~*~August Check-in~*~

adoxyinherear

Good morning, gals! Getting an earlier start on this in hopes that everyone can participate.

If you have updates on appointments, just let me know and I'll include for next week! If we have any new folks, let me know that, too, and I'll do the same.

Kokocat, GL at your appt. today! And hoping for great appointments for everybody else that has them this week!

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally?

Any upcoming appointments?

Any pregnancy news?

Any new symptoms?

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share?

 

kokokat

Thanks for the well wishes, Russalka! 

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally?  I can't believe I'm typing this, but physically, I finally feel good!  Woot!  I actually went shopping this weekend, and cleaned the house, and I had so much fun feeling like a normal person again!  Emotionally, I'm still a wreck some days, but thankfully I've begun to feel a clunk every now and then from LO, so most of the time, I feel ok about things.  I wouldn't say I'm confident, but I'm hopeful.  Talked with my doctor today about ophthalmic migraines I've been getting recently.  He actually wants me to increase my caffeine intake!  I drink no coffee and no tea (I hate them both), so the only caffeine I get is from soda.  He wants me to actually drink a little each day to keep my blood vessels from dilating too much.  That, combined with low BP is what is causing my headaches, I guess.  I haven't gained a pound yet!  Actually, I'm down 9 lbs total from the start of the pregnancy.  Guess I know why all my old clothes still fit! 

Any upcoming appointments?  Today at 12:30, get to see LO on u/s and check my placenta previa. 

Go to snack:  Hmm, that's a hard one.  I've been so hot and cold with what I'm the in mood for.  I'm gonna say greek yogurt, because I could always manage to make that appeal to me!

adoxyinherear

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally? I had more energy this weekend than I've had in aaaages. I'm still sleeping a lot at night, but I got lots of cleaning and so much cooking for the week out of the way that it felt great. I've been experiencing some lower back pain, and of course my MIL told DH that she never had back pain and no one she's ever known who's been pregnant has had it... but I'm sticking to my Google guns that contend that it is a perfectly normal second trimester symptom.

Any upcoming appointments? I've got my monthly appointment this Thursday. I'm anxious to hear LO's heartbeat again and hopefully schedule my a/s.

Any pregnancy news? I think I am officially showing. DH came home from a camping trip all weekend and as soon as he looked at me his eyes got wide and he said, "You're showing!" His shock was quite amusing.

Any new symptoms? Nope.

QOTW: I'm trying to be more conscientious about what I am actually snacking on. I eat lots of fruit (oranges, strawberries, apples, bananas), and have a weakness for the frozen yogurt place near my work. That maybe doesn't count.

adoxyinherear

kokokat:

Thanks for the well wishes, Russalka! 

Go to snack:  Hmm, that's a hard one.  I've been so hot and cold with what I'm the in mood for.  I'm gonna say greek yogurt, because I could always manage to make that appeal to me!

*hugs* Thinking of you!

And I love Greek yogurt! I use it instead of sour cream in a lot of recipes, and the smoothie recipe I am loving right now uses it, too. I want to try it just plain with fruit one of these mornings.

noah-bear

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally? 

Physically, I hurt. My injection site has been giving me a very hard time and it has't gotten any better since Friday evening when I got it. Otherwise, I'm feeling great.

Any upcoming appointments?

ELECTIVE A/S ON WEDNESDAY!!!!!! Our a/s by the dr is on the 23rd of March

Any pregnancy news?

I look about 5 months along. Lol

Any new symptoms?

Not as of now, just monster boobs. 

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share?

Fruit gummies.....mmmmmmmmmmm 

LoveOfMikesLife

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally? -physically I'm ok just getting tired quicker. Emotionally I'm still having a hard time connecting to this pregnancy. I talked to this baby for the first time on Saturday and I brought me to tears to do it.

Any upcoming appointments? -I have one tomorrow afternoon. And my A/S is set for March 19

Any pregnancy news? - not really, I'm way bigger this time around if that counts!

Any new pregnancy symptoms? -nope

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share? - celery with peanut butter

And Noah- your A/S is my birthday!

xokell2

Can I be added to the list? I'm Due 08/10/12, My birthday! Next appointment 3/14 and my anatomy scan is 03/28. Thanks Oh yeah and were tentatively team BLUE!

 How are you feeling, physically and emotionally? Much better than in previous weeks. Emotionally and physically. Im back to working out and eating better since I'm not so crontrolled by my appetite. I cry sometimes when I get too excited about this pregnancy, it's hard to explain. If I didnt loose the last pregnancy I wouldn't be pregnant with this little guy and I feel incredibly guilty about that. It's hard to explain, and doesnt even make sense to me.

Any upcoming appointments? Hopefully just a routine appt in a couple weeks

Any pregnancy news? We had an early us last week and found out we are team blue (which I was secretly rooting for), I have until 3/10 to get my quad screen, but Im on the fence because of all the bleeding/spotting I had from weeks 4-8

Any new symptoms? My hair is amazing! I wish it was like this all the time.

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share? Nothing special, I eat a lot of cereal and egg salad (not together)

adoxyinherear

xokell2:

Can I be added to the list? I'm Due 08/10/12, My birthday! Next appointment 3/14 and my anatomy scan is 03/28. Thanks Oh yeah and were tentatively team BLUE!

I'll definitely get you added for next week!

Andreabks

Not sure how i ended up on 8/20, but my current due date is 8/27. 

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally? Feeling much better these days.  Just need to get through this next week, past our final loss milestone, then i'll feel a lot better.

Any upcoming appointments? 2 week checkup on Thursday.  Nice to see my OB again.

Any pregnancy news? nope, not really.  just waiting for the u/s department to call so we can schedule our a/s

Any new symptoms? back to being rather tired this weekend.  slept great, but was super tired.  maybe i just need to eat more?  idk.

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share? for right now my snacks are Grapes, strawberries, avacado, greek yogurt... basicly anything juicy and tangy i can find.

adoxyinherear

Andreabks:

Not sure how i ended up on 8/20, but my current due date is 8/27. 

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally? Feeling much better these days.  Just need to get through this next week, past our final loss milestone, then i'll feel a lot better.

I'll get it fixed for next week, my apologies! When I was switching things over from text to spreadsheet it got sort of wonky.

Also, I'll be thinking of you as you approach your milestone. *hugs*

Kasi80

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally?  Physically I am doing well.  Finally!  My morning sickness started dwindling on Friday and each day it seemed to be less and less and today I feel great!  I have been feeling like crap since mid December so this is a welcome relief.  Emotionally I am OK.  I get more excited as the days go but now that my morning sickness is gone it somewhat worries me.  That sickness at least comforted me and made me feel like things are going OK.  Now it's gone so it's a little weird and hard to be OK with knowing everything is going well with the pregnancy.

Any upcoming appointments?  I have a regular check up this Friday.

Any pregnancy news?  Looks like we are team PINK! 

Any new symptoms?  No new symptoms.  I need a break from symptoms. 

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share?  I have not had a go-to snack.  Really it has been whatever I can keep down.

JulySpark05

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally?  

Emotionally I am doing great bu physically, not so much. I caught a cold and now have fluid in my ears which is causing my ears to block and my head feels like it weighs 100lbs! Very annoying!

Any upcoming appointments?

I just had an appointment on Friday and h/b sounded great! I have to call to schedule my next appointment for 4 weeks from now. I do have my A/S scheduled for April 2nd though so looking forward to that one = )

Any pregnancy news?

Wondering when the bloat will stop?! I am only 13 weeks and I am already "showing".

Any new symptoms?

Headaches! 

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share?

I don't really have a go-to snack. Just whatever I feel like eating at the time. 

tiffanysbride

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally?

I am conflicted emotionally. On one hand I am starting to get excited but on the other I know all to well about late loss and that scares me. For the most part though more good then bad days. 

Any upcoming appointments?

Thursday morning, 16 wk appointment and u/s with MFM

Any new symptoms?

Starting to feel a firmness or pressure pushing up. I am defiantly tell my uterus is shifting forward. I also think I may be feeling some flutters. Too early to be 100% sure.  

canuck2107

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally?  Physically feeling well.  Still really low energy though so hopefully that will get better some time soon.  Emotionally I've been pretty good this week but still feel like this can't be real and there has to be something wrong.  I'm hoping that maybe I'll be reassured after the A/S.

Any upcoming appointments?  Saw th OB on Friday for a 3 minute appt.  Heartbeat was good, she thinks I can't feel the top of my ute well because it was retroverted and really far back when she did my pelvic exam last month.  A/S still hasn't been scheduled, waiting to hear from the hospital about that.

Any pregnancy news?  My pants are getting tight so I've started using a bella band but I still look like I've got a beer belly and not a baby bump

Any new symptoms? Not really.  Still hungry ALL the time!

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share?  See above.  I'll eat anything!  My go to recipe has been to look sad and hungry so DH will go out and get me something...

kokokat

Just a quick update on my appointment today, ladies!  Everything went great, and LO was dancing around like mad.  We got to see some great shots of the anatomy, and the tech got great measurements, and told us that our baby was really beautiful.  My placenta previa has resolved, and I'm thrilled about that.  Best of all (aside from the fact that LO is healthy), we found out for sure we are TEAM BLUE!  I knew it!  I've been so sure all along that it was a boy, and wasn't the least bit surprised when she told me I was right!  So happy, and for today, I have a happy healthy SON in my ute, dancing away. 

NScott2

Can I be added to the list as well. My due date is August 9. I am team green until March 6th. Thanks!

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally? Physically I am feeling okay. I am worried most of the time, but it is very comforting feeling the baby move reminding me that he or she is okay. (another thump from the baby as I am typing this)

Any upcoming appointments? I have my regular OB appointment on Thursday and the a/s on March 6. I can't wait to see the baby again and find out if I am having a boy or a girl!!

Any pregnancy news? Like, LoveofMikesLife, I too am bigger this time around. It is nice to "look" pregnant, but harder to hide from people at work I am not ready to tell. Needless to say the baby is not shy.

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Chocolate and american cheese.

kokokat

RusalkaSings:

kokokat:

Thanks for the well wishes, Russalka! 

Go to snack:  Hmm, that's a hard one.  I've been so hot and cold with what I'm the in mood for.  I'm gonna say greek yogurt, because I could always manage to make that appeal to me!

*hugs* Thinking of you!

And I love Greek yogurt! I use it instead of sour cream in a lot of recipes, and the smoothie recipe I am loving right now uses it, too. I want to try it just plain with fruit one of these mornings.

DH and I use it in place of sour cream too, particularly on mexican night! 

gina&dave07

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally? Physically I am feeling ok.  I am starting to have more aches and pains.  I am guessing that they are growing pains.  Emotionally I am doing alright.  I feel like DH is more excited than I am.  I am really looking forward to the anatomy scan.

Any upcoming appointments?  You have my appointments on the chart.  Next OB is 3/9 and the anatomy scan is 3/19.

Any pregnancy news?  Not that I can think of!

Any new symptoms? As I mentioned above, I am experiencing more growing pains for sure.

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share?  I can't say that I have a go-to snack....I just eat what sounds good to me!

I hope all the August mamas are doing well!

msc233

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally?

I have more energy which is awesome.... but I am having more migraines as well.  I was in my room the entire weekend with the curtains closed wishing my headache away... My dr. prescribed me Fioricet before.... I hate taking it but it wouldn't even help this time.  Now 3 days later my head still hurts... I have increased caffeine a bit... no help

Any upcoming appointments?  16 week appt is Wed. I will be discussing the headaches then.  March 19th is my A/S!!!!
Any pregnancy news?  Houston we have movement... sometimes... right when I am about to go to sleep.

Any new symptoms?

Besides the migraines... my hips are starting to get sore again... Other than that I feel good!

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share?

I love funyons.... I actually had to quit buying them because I realized how much of them I was eating.

adoxyinherear

So many colors to add this week! It's so exciting!

And so glad everyone is doing well!

ChristinaCT

I am feeling pretty darn good!  I was a little nauseous today, but I figured every now & again is better than every day not as tired any more either, I am able to stay up until a whopping 9:30 most nights.  Woooo!

Emotionally I doing pretty good.  Getting more excited with each passin appointment & milestone.   however I am a little nervous prior to appointments still.  Hoping that passes soon.

 My next appointment is Wednesday at 4:15.  I am very anxious to hear that heartbeat.  I hope I feel early flutters soon.  Anything to let me know that this little one is doing well inbetween appointments.

No new news or symptoms.

QOTW: my go to snack has been granola bars & fruit!  Mainly oranges, bananas & pineapple. Yummy!!! 

aspensonj

Could I join, please?!     My due date is August 5th!

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally?

Feeling pretty well, actually.  Much more energy the past fews days than I've had in weeks!  That could have something to do with the fact that the daylight hours are getting longer, and that this winter weather is warming up to be a bit more like spring!  

Any upcoming appointments?

March 15th is our A/S.  I absolutely cannot wait to find out the gender!!!!!

Any pregnancy news?

Our quad screen came back normal, which was definitely good news! 

Any new symptoms?

Um...does extreme excitement count as a symptom?!  I just looked back over my responses so far and I appear to be overusing the exclamation point.  I'm just so excited!!!   

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share? 

Honestly, I am obsessed with tomato soup, especially with shredded cheese and sour cream.  Does that count as a snack?!

 

So happy to be here with you ladies.  A happy and healthy 9 months to all! 

charmedgrl517

Congrats to all the August mommies finding out the gender!

I am feeling very tired, slight nausea still, and headaches daily. Emotionally this is going to be a rough week. I'm trying to keep busy and dh and I are spending this weekend together since march 4 is our 1st pg (loss) edd. I am just having so many mixed emotions obviously I'm happy and excited for this baby even tho I'm still nervous and I miss our angel too so hard. 

You have my appts correct and we are staying team green!

I swear u felt flutters but I'm pretty sure it's too early so it's prob just gas lol

Im waiting for my Doppler to come, I am thinking tomorrow or wed! I hope this helps me b/w appts!

I have just been eating what sounds good which is mainly cearal, fruit, and sweets!lol

Hope all of you are doing great and have a nice week  

linfor2

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally? Feeling great! Just nervous. I have no reason to believe that lo isn't healthy but just part of PgaL!

Any upcoming appointments? 16 wk appt this Thursday. A/S on March 30th...Yay! So happy for all of you already finding out your lo's gender!

Any pregnancy news? We purchased all of our Nursery furniture. Everything should be in by this weekend. We will have baby furniture in our house in less than 1 week. Yay! Nothing will be put together until after our A/S.

Any new symptoms? Still tired. My chubby belly is now hard and I cant suck it in...I think I'm officially showing! Yay!

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share?

Like many of you fruit and anything with cheese. (Not together)

Ladiebug710

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally? Emotionally I am doing better.  I am starting to feel like we are actually having a baby!  My first EDD is coming up next week on the 7th so that has been weighing on my mind, but I'll get through it.

Any upcoming appointments? Anatomy scan on the 28th.

Any pregnancy news?  I had my quad drawn and it is still pending.  I think i'm ready to come out of the pregnancy closet, but I'd like to know that was ok first.  In this past week I'm starting to have a baby bump.  Its kind of crazy it just appeared but it is exciting too.  I actually bought my first maternity clothes a week ago, cant wait to wear them!

Any new symptoms?  I thought m/s was going away, but it is kind of back with a vengance this week.  I hope it doesnt last, I was getting used to feeling normal.

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share?

My tastes seem to change on a weekly basis, right now chocolate milk is always delish.

sassy77

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally?
Right now I am on an emotional roller coaster. I have my cerclage placed tomorrow. I am scared, nervous and happy all at the same time. I just keep saying this will be my take home baby. 
Any upcoming appointments?
Surgery on 2-28 for my cerclage.
Any pregnancy news?
Nothing big
Any new symptoms? Nothing new

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share? I love my fruit...anything that I can have is great....grapes, apples, cuties...yum!

 

RachMHB

How are you feeling, physically and emotionally?

Physically, starting to get more energy. Still off and on not feeling great, but I think we're on the upswing. Emotionally, if I think too much about it, I'm a wreck. Until I feel the baby move or hear the HB again, I'm just going to keep on worrying.

Any upcoming appointments? March 6

Any pregnancy news? Not really. Starting to show though! Which is great.

Any new symptoms? I have a stretch mark on my boob. I wanted to cry.

QOTW: What's been your go-to pregnancy snack? Do you have a recipe to share?

I've been having chocolate ice cream with chocolate syrup the past few nights. Yum. Also, I'm trying to get myself into Greek yogurt. So far, we're still iffy, but I love the Chobani blood orange flavor. It tastes like jello mold (jello mixed with whipped cream).