TTGP Grad Check-In

ermaderma

Hi ladies! It is so awesome to see everyone and their cute little bumps and u/s pics

I had a little bit of a scare on Sunday as I started having some brown spotting. I went in for an ultrasound and everything looks great! They measured me at 5w6d, so only 1 day behind where I thought I was. But they did see the gestational and yolk sacs and our little Poppy (we call it that since it was the size of a poppyseed last week and it stuck, haha). We could see the flickers of the heartbeat, but since it was so early, they couldn't get a measurement. The nurse did warn us before not to panic and even said she was very surprised that we could see anything being that it was so early.

The spotting has pretty much stopped and I won't know until Thursday at the earliest if they want to repeat the ultrasound in a couple of weeks. I figured maybe at our first appointment, but we'll see.

herbnhollie

kjaada:

Hey hey everyone! 

Everything is going well so far.  I had a little bit of spotting on Friday, but called the doctor and everything is okay (it only lasted a little while on Friday).  We told our parents Friday and Saturday...so that was fun!  MIL actually screamed a little bit...lol

First nurse appointment is 2 weeks from tomorrow...and the u/s is 3 weeks from tomorrow. 

Found out yesterday that I have mono...(no harm to the baby)....so I cant work for at least a week.   I will be bumping quite a bit more this week

Hope you all are doing well!!! 

 

 

Hope you feel better kj!!! Can't wait to see your bump and u/s pics!!!! 

TanyaKM

No bump pics yet, but we had our first appointment yesterday and it went great! Doctor said everything looked just fine... baby was measuring right on track (9w3d) and heartbeat was 161. It was just amazing to hear that heartbeat, and we could see his/her arm wiggling all around. 

 

kelann2010

Hey ladies!! Loving the baby bumps!! No bump photo hear yet, just all bloat I think...

Update: having major insurance issues w/ my company, so its all OOP for us this time around.. unless it hits 10K in bills.. furious but there is nothing they will do now.. still looking into more options

Other than that m/s is starting to slow down and Im feeling like I have more energy during the day. Next week is our big appointment to hear the hb and we can't wait! Also my 1st appt w/ my Midwife on the 3rd!

Good luck to all those testing soon!!

herbnhollie

amandaloren:

Man I miss you girls so much!!!

I don't really have any symptoms except getting tired easily. Last night I did some cleaning and laundry and was exhausted just after 30 minutes! Had some cramping over the weekend but thats about it. I have an appt with a nurse next monday and one with my OB Feb. 21st. After that appt we will tell everyone else (minus work). We told my parents this past weekend!

Awww I missed your BFP!! Congrats!!! 

LadyXaverian

red1976:

Good to 'see' everyone! Things here are good. I feel exhausted pretty much all the time but won't complain. I have an appt on Tuesday and plan is to hear the HB I can not wait!!!! We saw it on ultrasound but haven't heard it yet. Can't wait for Tuesday to get here!!!

As for a bump ... I just look bloated and chubby. I'll be waiting to post until it actually looks like there's a baby in there!

 

It's so great seeing you here. I can't wait for your doppler appointment!

megd06

I don't have any bump pictures yet--I plan to start at 10 wks. Right now it just looks like I've eaten too many cookies anyways

No new news to report--my next appt is on Feb 15 when I'll be exactly 12 wks. We are considering "go public" about the pregnancy sometime this week, since we heard the H/B and saw the baby--but not sure yet. Morning sickness is almost gone, just some lingering nausea and still have the sore boobs. Other than that--everything's great!

ProcrastinatingBride

Well, I've only been gone for a whole 24 hours, so not much has changed. Had my first beta yesterday (636!  YAY!), and I'll have another tomorrow.  Possibly a third on Friday.  No bump/bloat yet, obviously.  I'm just really tired but so ecstatic I hardly notice.

So great to see all the news and bumps!  Best of luck to everyone, TTGPers and grads!

lacey0482

Hi all!

I am just over 6 weeks and will go to the doctor for my first ultrasound on the 7th. No bump yet, just bloat. My boobs are huge and so sore, I get so nauseous if I get hungry (no throwing up yet thankfully), and I am sleeping 11 hours a night, only to still be so exhausted the next day.

I hope to not have a bump picture to share for quite a while, but maybe I'll have an u/s picture in a couple weeks to share.

Hope everyone is doing well!

FunNSunAZ

Hi ladies! Congrats to all the recent BFPs - I love reading them.

MrsBaker - I'm so excited that you get to feel the babies move - I can't wait to experience it!

L&R - I vote for boy as well.

I have been doing so so this past week. We hit the 14 week mark this past weekend and my nausea and m/s (actually I'm sick all day) don't appear to be going anywhere. My doctor prescribed me Reglan to help with my severe indigestion and heartburn; it's been so bad that I'm afraid to eat anything because it makes me sick. I'm a little apprehensive about taking it but I need some help.

Here is a pic of my little bump. I had yet to take any bump pics but my DH insisted I had something worth photographing now.

ah&gg08

Hey Everyone!! I hope ya'll are doing well.  I have been doing good lately, just tired in the evenings when I get home from work.  This past weekend I felt baby girl kick from the outside of my belly for the first time.  Feeling her moving around is the my favorite part of being pregnant!  Here is a pic I took this morning in the lovely bathroom here at work LOL!

Melissa2216

I updated already since last Tues. but for those who didn't read it, my initial amnio results came back NEGATIVE for Trisomy 18.  That was a huge relief.  We have since bought a crib and nursery bedding, and the nursery is underway.  I told my class on Friday about the baby...they are SO excited. 

Here is my 18 week bump pic:

 

ETA:  This is, as always, a post and run.  I hate that I can't bump from work.  I will have to read everyone's updates later.  

herbnhollie

natkay02:

Hey ladies! I miss it here! Nothing really excitingly new to report and trust me you don't want to see a pic of this belly! It's NOT cute (just fat/bloated). So you can stop reading this here and skip to the next post if you so choose. 

I've had pretty constant nausea the last few days. Nausea isn't fun.  ( . ) ( . ) <-- Huge, sore, veiny, and as my husband says "taunt" (I've corrected him 1,000 times, but he doesn't believe me that it's "taut").

I've also been dumber than usual, if you can imagine. After shopping for 45 minutes in Wal-Mart, I go to add toilet paper to my cart and notice that nothing is in it. Not my purse or any of the 100 items I had spent the majority of the last hour carefully picking out. So I literally sprinted across the aisles (picture me doing graceful leaps over children and floor displays) only to find my cart next to the last item I purchased, untouched. Moral of the story is Me + Prengancy = Stupid.

Wishing everyone a BFP &/or H&H9's! 

 

That's soo funny! Thank God no one got your purse!!! 

jennyhazz

Hi ladies!!  Just over 6 weeks, my first appointment is tomorrow, cannot wait!  Nausea has set in pretty strong, boobs are still incredibly sore and I can't stay awake past 8:30 p.m., but it's all pretty bearable.  Way to early for a bump pic, the bloat is major, and it's not pretty

 

ReeseM

Well, 39 weeks today! And huge.....

Planning for a VBAC, so I either have to go on my own before 42 weeks, or I will have a section scheduled for the 42 week. I am going to get acupuncture today, in hopes that it helps push my body. I thought I was in labor on Sunday, to the point where I had called all my "people" and had them ready. Then it stopped. So I know it's coming soon, and hope that this acupuncture can push me over the edge! 

Knowing me, I will go into labor at 41w4d or something.... 

MySweetBaboo

ReeseM:

Well, 39 weeks today! And huge.....

Planning for a VBAC, so I either have to go on my own before 42 weeks, or I will have a section scheduled for the 42 week. I am going to get acupuncture today, in hopes that it helps push my body. I thought I was in labor on Sunday, to the point where I had called all my "people" and had them ready. Then it stopped. So I know it's coming soon, and hope that this acupuncture can push me over the edge! 

Knowing me, I will go into labor at 41w4d or something.... 

Good luck! I hope you get your VBAC! I'll be interested in your birth story as I would like to attempt one as well...one day!

catahoulatte

ermaderma:

Hi ladies! It is so awesome to see everyone and their cute little bumps and u/s pics

I had a little bit of a scare on Sunday as I started having some brown spotting. I went in for an ultrasound and everything looks great! They measured me at 5w6d, so only 1 day behind where I thought I was. But they did see the gestational and yolk sacs and our little Poppy (we call it that since it was the size of a poppyseed last week and it stuck, haha). We could see the flickers of the heartbeat, but since it was so early, they couldn't get a measurement. The nurse did warn us before not to panic and even said she was very surprised that we could see anything being that it was so early.

The spotting has pretty much stopped and I won't know until Thursday at the earliest if they want to repeat the ultrasound in a couple of weeks. I figured maybe at our first appointment, but we'll see.

Yay!! Good news! I saw your post on the September board about the spotting and going in for the u/s-I'm so happy all is well!

Lkat17

Hey Fay! Hello everyone.

Ladies, you're looking fabulous. Km, I can't believe how close you are! Atl, so fun to see the girls. They're so cute already!

Here I am at 25 weeks. Not much new to report. Besides my hips killing me, I'm feeling great. And I'm learning to sew and I'm working on a baby hoodie. Ack, the cuteness. 

sweet*pockets

Hi Girls! 

Went to the doctor today for a pregnancy confirmation. Basically we debated the due date- LMP says Sept 30, FF says Oct 4. Which is important, I guess since I may be attempting a VBAC. We're doing an ultrasound on Feb 16th to date the pregnancy.

PS- I showed doc my chart to prove my my point. Preeeety sure she thinks I am crazy. 

Anywhoo- I am really hoping to see some of my TTGP girls on the October board. Come play with me:) 

lob

Hi Guys!  I'm 13 weeks, 2 days! I can't wait till tomorrow when I'll be officially in the 2nd Trimester no matter what counting system you use.  I have my next ob appointment next Wednesday (February 2).

 Here's my entering the 2nd Trimester mini-bump.

 

 

ProcrastinatingBride

Lkat17:

Hey Fay! Hello everyone.

Ladies, you're looking fabulous. Km, I can't believe how close you are! Atl, so fun to see the girls. They're so cute already!

Here I am at 25 weeks. Not much new to report. Besides my hips killing me, I'm feeling great. And I'm learning to sew and I'm working on a baby hoodie. Ack, the cuteness. 

Love the bump, Lkat!  GL with the sewing!!  And thanks for the email - YGM too. 

tblauvelt

Woo hoo, my first check in. I'm so happy to be here 

Nothing going on as of late. I do have a third beta appointment this Thursday, though. That's all I can report so far.

Have a happy Tuesday, ladies!

hjk5000

Hey ladies!  I've been meaning to check in for a while now.  I had my baby!  Eli James was born on 1/4/11 8 pounds 9 ounces and 21 and 1/2 inches long.  Here's my 3 week PP and 3 week baby shot:

Good to see some old and new faces in this post!  Congrats to all the new BFPs!

BonitaKaz

This has always been my favorite day on TTGP!

I have an ultrasound today at 4 p.m. I'll be sure to update with a pic this evening!

Here is my faux bump. I'm perfectly aware that it's all fat and bloat, but I can't bring myself to care.

Edit: Not the picture I wanted.

 

MuseumMaven

Hi Ladies!

I'm doing well - nothing new to report.  I'm still not really showing much, so no bump pics to post (sorry).  I had my first appointment with my MFM and I really like him - he'll be handling the rest of my pregnancy since my LOs are such high risk.

I have a u/s scheduled at 17 weeks to start checking for TTTS - I'll be having them pretty regularly from then on.  I hoping we can find out the sexes at that u/s.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Babydust08

Hey ladies! Not much to report...almost to 3rd tri which I can't belive! Today I am 26w3d and feeling pretty good. Except for the fact that sleeping is almost non-existent. I have my glucose test next Monday. Other than that, we feel and see Ellie kicking on a regular basis now

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kerrbear72

I'm a bit late to the party but:

Last week we had a follow up anatomy scan to get better pictures of the babys heart but it turned out they found a spot in his stomach called an "echogenic focus." They're fairly common in the heart and bowl, but not the stomach.

It could be an u/s glitch, could go away on its own or it could be a marker for a chromosomal abnormality.

We meet with a fetal specialist this Friday for a Level II u/s and hopefully find out that everything is ok.

Keep my little man in your thoughts  

a.graves

Hey ladies! I am doing well. I am at 36 weeks pregnant and I get to start my weekly appointments this week as well! This is my 35/36 week belly picture.

My dog wanted to be in the picture. Isn't he so cute!!!!

This last week we got the nursery done, and it looks fantastic! I have my bags packed and ready to go any day now.

Babydust08

kerrbear72:

I'm a bit late to the party but:

Last week we had a follow up anatomy scan to get better pictures of the babys heart but it turned out they found a spot in his stomach called an "echogenic focus." They're fairly common in the heart and bowl, but not the stomach.

It could be an u/s glitch, could go away on its own or it could be a marker for a chromosomal abnormality.

We meet with a fetal specialist this Friday for a Level II u/s and hopefully find out that everything is ok.

Keep my little man in your thoughts  

Keeping you and your LO in my thoughts and prayers! I can't believe you're so far along. So happy!

MuseumMaven

kerrbear72:

I'm a bit late to the party but:

Last week we had a follow up anatomy scan to get better pictures of the babys heart but it turned out they found a spot in his stomach called an "echogenic focus." They're fairly common in the heart and bowl, but not the stomach.

It could be an u/s glitch, could go away on its own or it could be a marker for a chromosomal abnormality.

We meet with a fetal specialist this Friday for a Level II u/s and hopefully find out that everything is ok.

Keep my little man in your thoughts  

I'll be thinking about you - keeps us posted!

BonitaKaz

kerrbear72:

I'm a bit late to the party but:

Last week we had a follow up anatomy scan to get better pictures of the babys heart but it turned out they found a spot in his stomach called an "echogenic focus." They're fairly common in the heart and bowl, but not the stomach.

It could be an u/s glitch, could go away on its own or it could be a marker for a chromosomal abnormality.

We meet with a fetal specialist this Friday for a Level II u/s and hopefully find out that everything is ok.

Keep my little man in your thoughts  

T&P coming your way!

mrs.monica

Don't have a belly pic from this week...but here's me last week.  I'm now officially in my 3rd tri ::cheers:: and feeling pretty good.  We go for our elective 3D/4D u/s on Thursday,so I'll share pix of that next week.  I also have one progress pix of the nursery below, we're in deep.  I'll post when it's done too, hopefully within the next 2 weeks. The last photo is her take-home outfit, I finally found what I wanted.

**more info in my blog and more pix tonight...if you're interested**

 Hope there's an explosion of October babies soon!  ::hugs::

MayBug19

kerrbear72:

I'm a bit late to the party but:

Last week we had a follow up anatomy scan to get better pictures of the babys heart but it turned out they found a spot in his stomach called an "echogenic focus." They're fairly common in the heart and bowl, but not the stomach.

It could be an u/s glitch, could go away on its own or it could be a marker for a chromosomal abnormality.

We meet with a fetal specialist this Friday for a Level II u/s and hopefully find out that everything is ok.

Keep my little man in your thoughts  

Thinking of you and your little man Kerr. 

ermaderma

kerrbear72:

I'm a bit late to the party but:

Last week we had a follow up anatomy scan to get better pictures of the babys heart but it turned out they found a spot in his stomach called an "echogenic focus." They're fairly common in the heart and bowl, but not the stomach.

It could be an u/s glitch, could go away on its own or it could be a marker for a chromosomal abnormality.

We meet with a fetal specialist this Friday for a Level II u/s and hopefully find out that everything is ok.

Keep my little man in your thoughts  

T&Ps coming your way!!

SarahRuthG

Hey ladies! Congrats to all the BFP that I have missed lately! So wonderful to see!

Everything is going well over here. Still have m/s but it isn't as intense anymore - meaning I dont end up with my head between my knees trying to hold it together. All I can say is ginger candies and popcicles are my friends right now.

The last U/S could see the heart fluttering away and the little bugger wiggling all over the place. My NT scan is Feb 8th so praying that goes well! My bloat bump has trimmed down a little the past week. Not so squishy and a little more firm. H says I am showing - I tell him I just like carbs right now. Mac & Cheese rocks

LauraOTR

Hi ladies! I am officially halfway now, 20 weeks last Friday. We had our anatomy scan, and it's a boy! DH and I went on a baby moon to Jamaica over the long weekend and it was fabulous! Here is a bump pic from our trip. We have been working on the nursery, our furniture is all in and we're planning to paint in the next week or two. Can't believe how fast things are going now. Hope everyone here is doing well!

MillerTime13

sweet*pockets:

PS- I showed doc my chart to prove my my point. Preeeety sure she thinks I am crazy. 

LOL.

I'm late to the party again this week because my office is a madhouse right now. Nothing new to report - still no m/s, just very tired. I have to take my pre-dinner nap every night! And I've started getting up at night to pee.

We'll hear the h/b a week from Thursday and I can't wait! We've outed ourselves to most of our family now so I'll be excited to prove there's something in there!

Glad to hear so many wonderful updates, and GL to all you TTGPers!

ETA: No bump here yet, but I am too uncomfortable sleeping on my stomach now. And MH says my boobs are getting bigger

mrsbaker1128

kerrbear72:

I'm a bit late to the party but:

Last week we had a follow up anatomy scan to get better pictures of the babys heart but it turned out they found a spot in his stomach called an "echogenic focus." They're fairly common in the heart and bowl, but not the stomach.

It could be an u/s glitch, could go away on its own or it could be a marker for a chromosomal abnormality.

We meet with a fetal specialist this Friday for a Level II u/s and hopefully find out that everything is ok.

Keep my little man in your thoughts  

Definitely sending T&Ps your way, Kerr!

DCrider

CatahoulaMom:

Not much going on right now, I have my NT scan tomorrow though!

I also wore a really comfy sweater to work today, and when I was making my lunch, DH goes "Aww look, you can see the baby in that shirt!"...so now I'm self conscious that you can see my itty bitty bump at work.

Good luck at your NT scan tomorrow!!! Can't wait to see more u/s pics of your LO!And awww to your little baby bump! Mine is still small too! But sometimes DH will look at it and be like...wow there is really a baby in there, its getting big! haha.

I am hoping ours cooperates so we can see the gender this weekend!

And btw I was so mad I had to miss the GTG last weekend! I was so disappointed, but I felt like total crap, and now I am feeling much better this week! Apparently...don't get sick while pg, its way worse :P

MillerTime13

kerrbear72:

I'm a bit late to the party but:

Last week we had a follow up anatomy scan to get better pictures of the babys heart but it turned out they found a spot in his stomach called an "echogenic focus." They're fairly common in the heart and bowl, but not the stomach.

It could be an u/s glitch, could go away on its own or it could be a marker for a chromosomal abnormality.

We meet with a fetal specialist this Friday for a Level II u/s and hopefully find out that everything is ok.

Keep my little man in your thoughts  

I hope everything is just perfect with your little guy, kerr!