Pregnant/TTC/New Baby Check-In!

glowpoint

Sharonstevens' TTC post reminded me that we haven't done this in a while.

How is everyone doing?  Any exciting news, pregnancy milestones, rants, random thoughts?  

And a bonus GTKY question: if you could have planned out your whole family (number of children, spacing, birthdays, genders) would you have done so, or do you appreciate that there's always a part of this process that's out of your hands?

lisamoe

glowpoint:

Sharonstevens' TTC post reminded me that we haven't done this in a while.

How is everyone doing?  Any exciting news, pregnancy milestones, rants, random thoughts?  

And a bonus GTKY question: if you could have planned out your whole family (number of children, spacing, birthdays, genders) would you have done so, or do you appreciate that there's always a part of this process that's out of your hands?

Everything here is good.  Heading into the 2nd trimester soon.  I'm feeling much better, which is great, but now of course since I don't have m/s, I worry something is wrong.  I have an appt Monday so I'm sure I will feel better after that!

As far as planning anything- It took us 9 months to conceive this LO, if it would've happened when I wanted it to (first month trying) I wouldve had kids way closer together.  I actually feel better that it worked out this way, so I was able to enjoy DS a little more before adding a new baby.  As far as genders, I would love a girl this time, but as long as the baby is healthy, I'm good.  I wished for this pregnancy so much, it really doesnt matter at this point.  I'm just happy I'm going be a Mommy again!

glowpoint

Nothing exciting here. We're in the TWW of cycle 13, and I'm handling it remarkably well so far. I think part of that is that I'm not absolutely certain that I want it to happen this cycle. I have a meeting out on Cape Cod at the end of September every year, and if we get it this time, I will be due October 9th, and I'll have to miss the meeting. It wouldn't be so bad since it would mean we'd finally be having baby #2 (yay!!), but I think I won't be as disappointed as usual if we don't get it this time. 

As for planning it all, there is definitely an aspect of it that makes it very appealing, especially since this TTC #2 thing is taking so long! But I'm not a very good planner. If it were totally up to me, and I planned it all out, I would always be second-guessing myself, thinking "was this the right way to go?"  

ETA: Update -- Onwards to cycle 14. Oh well. At least I will get to go to my meeting after all. 

swimiz500

Same old, same old here. Sick of annoying long cycles. I am on CD 23 with no O in sight. 

I wish I could have planned it! Planning it would make me feel in control, and right now I feel like I have no control (because really, I don't!) I like control. 

sharonstevens85

I'm excited to be apart of this thread now. Just got my period today so once the *** is on its way, it's go time I bought some prenatals today. I'm excited but like I mentioned in my TTC post, I'm nervous at the same time. I'm praying for a sticky baby but if that doesn't work I'm heading to the fertility specialist.  

MandG2010

I'm 8 weeks away from meeting my little girl, and getting more and more excited about bringing out DS's newborn stuff to use again.  It has been bittersweet for me though; I love getting to spend all of my time/energy on DS, and having to split that time seems difficult.  I worry that he'll think I love him less since I won't get so much time with him anymore.  (Getting all teary-eyed as I think about it.)

As far as planning.... I'm a bit of a control freak, so yes, I would love to have it all planned out.  Alas, I didn't meet the perfect man until a few years ago, so no babies until I was 30.  I wanted to have a house full of boys with one girl; I wanted to be a SAHM until they were in school; I wanted to be a MILF; I want birthday cake regularly throughout the year.  But I know that my plans aren't necessarily what would be best, so I accept that I cannot control this, and I try my best to appreciate it. 

lisamoe

randomosity:

I'll be 27 weeks on Monday....I can't believe I'm nearly in 3rd tri! Holy moly. Other than that, my bump is finally getting nice and big and I'm just preparing for birth! I plan to go med-free at a birth center so I'm very much looking forward to it.

And yeah, I'm glad that much of the planning process is out of my hands. I love not being able to pick out the sex of my child...whatever will be, will be. As for the time of year, I was just happy to be pregnant, totally didn't matter when as we tried for 7 months. The only thing I knew I really wanted was a small space of time between kids and I think 21 months will be cool. 

Anyway, best of luck to the TTC'ers and I hope to see some new announcements soon! And congrats to those who have recently had babies

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jesstellina

Things are going well. I haven't been as nauseous yet this time, which is nice yet slightly nerve-wracking. Big event this week was finding out that I had been exposed to CMV, one of the viruses that can cause mono. It's no big deal for the average person but can cause severe mental retardation if a baby's exposed to it in utero.  thankfully I got my bloodwork back today and found out I'd already had it in the past!! I have to have blood drawn in another month to make sure I wasn't reinfected, since there are multiple strains, but my doc doesn't think we have anything to worry about. Thank God!! My main fear was that if we had a severely MR kid that DD wouldn't get to have a normal life and we wouldn't have any attention to devote to her.

If I could have planned things exactly, I would have gotten pregnant about 9 months from now so that I could get farther in my training program before having a newborn at home. And also... This is dumb... But so that if the next one's a girl, she would be able to wear all of Dd's hand-me-downs because they'd be in the same size for the same season. I'm sure we'll manage -I'll just get to buy more clothes, whether this one is a boy or girl! I am happy to have kids around 2 yrs apart though. It's what I've always wanted. My training program is the only reason I'd want to space them farther apart.

Lauren79

I ended up having a D&C today.  My levels were not dropping with the pills or injections they gave me. 

On a good note.  My RE believes I will have another child.  All of our tests came back normal and they haven't been able to find anything wrong with me.  I have   They really think this is just bad luck.  I am sad but happy to be moving on.  I am going to wait for my body to heal and we will start another round of injectibles.  It is frustrating that my IF is unexplained.

ETA:  I wanted my kids closer but that's not happening.  I have accepted it.

Mason&Mama

Things are going pretty well here. Cole is 12 days old, and so far not too challenging of a baby. We did have a LONG night last night, but that is to be expected. I am seeing signs of low supply again so I have started the fenugreek and mother's milk tea, and I am already seeing improvement after a few days. We had a renal ultrasound today because he was diagnosed with hydronephrosis of the left kidney on one of my ultrasounds. Unfortunately, it now looks like it is bilateral, although the left is more severe than the right. I only heard from the tech so far, but I should be able to discuss the results with the pedi tomorrow at Cole's weight check. Mason is being a great big brother so far. He doesn't seem affected by the baby at all. Curious at times, but in general he ignores him. It is definitely challenging to balance two, but SO has been a huge help. I appreciate that there is part of the process that is out of our hands. I wouldn't have my two boys right now if I had waited for "the right moment."

yeladim

In the glorious 9th month here. I've had a great pregnancy up until now, but now it's getting to me. It's hard to get up, bend over, or stand for too long, etc. I have to work until the end but at least I'm not on my feet all day at work. I'm sitting about half the time.
I'm a little nervous about how DS is going to deal once the baby is here. He likes lots of attention.

sarahbeth27

I'm sad to be moving from the pregnancy check in to the TTC check in. As soon as my doc clears it and AF is back, we'll be TTC again. I had a D&C last Thursday and meet with my doctor next Friday. 

I wish I could plan it. I wanted 2U2. Now I'm just hoping for 2 healthy LOs. Period. 

queeniecrayon

How is everyone doing? Any exciting news, pregnancy milestones, rants, random thoughts?

I'm CD 18 currently, should O in the next couple of days. I'm just happy my last cycle was 33 days...since my d and c in September I've only had 3 periods...it's annoying... I broke down the other day, I guess I'm still not over the whole miscarriage thing...the closer March getsmy EDD was March 21the harder this waiting game is. At least I've got DH on board with DTD a little more frequently...and if it happens this cycle I'll get Christmas off of work LOL

And a bonus GTKY question: if you could have planned out your whole family number of children, spacing, birthdays, genders would you have done so, or do you appreciate that there's always a part of this process that's out of your hands?

I would have planned the spacing. We still don't know how many we want and I flip flop between wanting another girl or a boy next

Mamapoo

We're in week 2 of 2u2! It's going so much better than I expected it to. DS LOVES his little sister, and is so adorable with her.

I'm really glad things were out of my control. I always pictured 2 kids, 3 years apart, but I'm really liking the 18 month age gap...so far!

waterlily2k2

First of all, congrats to everyone who is pg or just had a baby, and good luck to those TTC! I know I don't pop in much, but I'm still here.

Almost 5 weeks, and so far so good. No symptoms at all yet except for being SUPER tired. It's been almost a week being on Lovenox, and it already sucks But it'll be worth it.

As far as the planning, I would have liked to have had more control over the age gap, but glad the rest is out of my control. 

aichandaich

14 weeks along due in July! M/S has gone from being naseous all day and sick at night to light naseous during the day and sick every few nights. I'm back up a couple lbs from my initial 14 lbs lost... so cross your fingers that my midwife doesn't want me to go back on Zofran

And a bonus GTKY question: I would only wish I were younger so I had more time for spacing the kiddos out. I'm terrified of 2u2 (or at least close enough), but I know there are many brave ladies doing a great job of it here.

kimmyberly26

sarahbeth27:

I'm sad to be moving from the pregnancy check in to the TTC check in. As soon as my doc clears it and AF is back, we'll be TTC again. I had a D&C last Thursday and meet with my doctor next Friday. 

I wish I could plan it. I wanted 2U2. Now I'm just hoping for 2 healthy LOs. Period. 

I've been thinking about how you have been since our LOs are the same age and we had our D&Cs on the same day.

Things are good our way except for recently loosing out twins at 16 weeks (stopped growing at 13)...after we saw them twice with strong heartbeats.  Ugh.  DD finally started cutting teeth at 15 months and we are working on number 7 and 8. 

We did plan DD and the twins because we were hoping for 2 under 2 but someone has another plan for us.  We'll be trying again as soon as the doctor gives the go ahead which sounds like after two cycles.

We've started slowly introducing DD to the potty so hopefully we can have her day trained by 2.

Kimmy9j

26 weeks along now.  We really havent done much to prepare, just grabbing the few things we need as the right deal comes along.

 We have a follow up u/s in 2 weeks to see if placenta previa has corrected and if it has and I can try to VBAC were considering defecting from Team Green just so we can prepare the guest room if we have Boy.  But feeling good just tired.

I dont think I would plan it out. 

CABeachMom11

9.5 weeks now.. had our first prenatal appointment a week a go and ultrasound looks good. I have m/s this time, but it isnt all that bad, just really tired!  

Mommy2CB

Doing well! 21 wks with DS2. So crazy to think we will have 2 little boys in the next couple months.

I am a planner and OCD so I don't like anything to be out of my control lol! I would have liked for my DS's to have been a couple months closer in age actually, but they will still be pretty darn close at around 22 months.