Pregnancy Check In

Two*True · January 2013

A day late but if anyone would like to share updates please do so :-)

2moms2b · January 2013

9 days and counting until our c-section and only 5 days of work left! Holy sh!t!!!!!! It is starting to sink in that in a tiny bit more than a week, we will be moms to two tiny little boys. Two beings that will depend solely on us for their care... I know we are ready for this but now it's getting real. No further progress at my appointment yesterday so another appointment on Monday to check. If all is well we c-section next Thursday. Also NST looked great. I had a couple of minor contractions but nothing consistent or strong. I am at that point where I feel like drs appointments are my second job lol. Another NST later in the week along with a growth scan. I won't see the doctor unless it's needed.

M told me last night she is so ready to cuddle and hold these little ones that she could cry when she thinks about it. Also she finally got to "play" with Jacob. He is always hiding way down low and very rarely makes movements you can feel from the outside (I feel him all the time in my bum) but last night he was out and proud. I swear he was trying to stand up so it was sticking his butt out. M would tap and he would push harder. Sam always plays with her. She can come talk to my belly and he is immediately there pushing with his feet. He won't calm down until she puts her hands on his feet and rubs.

Sorry went on a tangent but it makes me so happy to watch it.

I think my mood has perked up a bit as I feel like we are so close. I just hope it doesn't start dragging the closer we get!

Manada · January 2013

2moms2b:
M told me last night she is so ready to cuddle and hold these little ones that she could cry when she thinks about it. Also she finally got to "play" with Jacob. He is always hiding way down low and very rarely makes movements you can feel from the outside (I feel him all the time in my bum) but last night he was out and proud. I swear he was trying to stand up so it was sticking his butt out. M would tap and he would push harder. Sam always plays with her. She can come talk to my belly and he is immediately there pushing with his feet. He won't calm down until she puts her hands on his feet and rubs.

Sorry to bust into the pregnancy check-in as a non-pregnant person, but this just warmed my heart in about a thousand different ways!

I can't wait to virtually "meet" your boys when they come and you guys are on my mind as your delivery day approaches!

2moms2b · January 2013

Manada:
2moms2b:
M told me last night she is so ready to cuddle and hold these little ones that she could cry when she thinks about it. Also she finally got to "play" with Jacob. He is always hiding way down low and very rarely makes movements you can feel from the outside (I feel him all the time in my bum) but last night he was out and proud. I swear he was trying to stand up so it was sticking his butt out. M would tap and he would push harder. Sam always plays with her. She can come talk to my belly and he is immediately there pushing with his feet. He won't calm down until she puts her hands on his feet and rubs.

Sorry to bust into the pregnancy check-in as a non-pregnant person, but this just warmed my heart in about a thousand different ways!
I can't wait to virtually "meet" your boys when they come and you guys are on my mind as your delivery day approaches!

Thank you! Our friends laugh and joke that I am just the incubator for her boys. She is always rubbing and talking to them. It's honestly the greatest thing ever.

Wanted to send you some love and good vibes for you this cycle during your TWW! Everything is crossed for you!

songbird31 · January 2013

2moms2b:

It definitely warms my heart to hear about such sweet moments between you and M and the boys. I'm so excited for you during this exciting time!

It's still so early for us, I even hate to update here yet, but here goes....

2nd beta came back good last week, still on progesterone pills at night and first u/s is scheduled for Feb 5th, almost at the end of my 6th week.

....feeling cautiously optimistic, but excited.

I did have a moment yesterday where I legit almost threw up. I have definitely had to start eating more regularly to try and keep the nausea at bay.

Two*True · January 2013

Manada:
2moms2b:
M told me last night she is so ready to cuddle and hold these little ones that she could cry when she thinks about it. Also she finally got to "play" with Jacob. He is always hiding way down low and very rarely makes movements you can feel from the outside (I feel him all the time in my bum) but last night he was out and proud. I swear he was trying to stand up so it was sticking his butt out. M would tap and he would push harder. Sam always plays with her. She can come talk to my belly and he is immediately there pushing with his feet. He won't calm down until she puts her hands on his feet and rubs.

Sorry to bust into the pregnancy check-in as a non-pregnant person, but this just warmed my heart in about a thousand different ways!
I can't wait to virtually "meet" your boys when they come and you guys are on my mind as your delivery day approaches!

Please bust in anytime. These posts aren't exclusive to only pregnant people/partners. :-)

2moms2b · January 2013

songbird31:
2moms2b:
It definitely warms my heart to hear about such sweet moments between you and M and the boys. I'm so excited for you during this exciting time!
It's still so early for us, I even hate to update here yet, but here goes....
2nd beta came back good last week, still on progesterone pills at night and first u/s is scheduled for Feb 5th, almost at the end of my 6th week.
....feeling cautiously optimistic, but excited.
I did have a moment yesterday where I legit almost threw up. I have definitely had to start eating more regularly to try and keep the nausea at bay.

Thank you! I wanted to extend a congrats on the great beta numbers!

Two*True · January 2013

At 16wks today I'm finally starting to feel a little bit better. Not a whole lot better, but a little. The constant nausea of the first trimester is starting to fade and now it just ebbs and flows.

We have an u/s Friday which I'm so excited about, because this is the longest I've gone without having one (a month). We could probably find out the sexes at that appointment but K is thinking we should wait until the 20wk a/s.

JGY · January 2013

2moms2b:

9 days and counting until our c-section and only 5 days of work left! Holy sh!t!!!!!! It is starting to sink in that in a tiny bit more than a week, we will be moms to two tiny little boys. Two beings that will depend solely on us for their care... I know we are ready for this but now it's getting real. No further progress at my appointment yesterday so another appointment on Monday to check. If all is well we c-section next Thursday. Also NST looked great. I had a couple of minor contractions but nothing consistent or strong. I am at that point where I feel like drs appointments are my second job lol. Another NST later in the week along with a growth scan. I won't see the doctor unless it's needed.

M told me last night she is so ready to cuddle and hold these little ones that she could cry when she thinks about it. Also she finally got to "play" with Jacob. He is always hiding way down low and very rarely makes movements you can feel from the outside (I feel him all the time in my bum) but last night he was out and proud. I swear he was trying to stand up so it was sticking his butt out. M would tap and he would push harder. Sam always plays with her. She can come talk to my belly and he is immediately there pushing with his feet. He won't calm down until she puts her hands on his feet and rubs.

Sorry went on a tangent but it makes me so happy to watch it.

I think my mood has perked up a bit as I feel like we are so close. I just hope it doesn't start dragging the closer we get!

SOOOO excited and happy for you guys. Good luck.

I really laid out most of what's on my preggo-brain these days on the TTT, but to reiterate ...

S really isn't that interested or involved in anything having to do with the Baby. This is the first time I've really admitted that in this forum. I'm not surprised, I know that for her it was a large journey to get to the point where she was okay with the idea of us TTC. And she got there because she knew how much I wanted a child. So I don't feel it's fair of me to demand more of her than she is capable of or ready to give, and subsequently we just don't talk about it. But it DOES build up inside me and make me sad even though I chastise myself for that since I know it's not fair to her.

I read about how supportive everyone's partners are, and it's not that she isn't supportive ... it's just, well, different. I'd love for her, just once, to reach for my belly on her own and want to feel our little guy moving. I'd love for her to tell me that I look great and that I'm doing a good job. I'd love, god forbid, for her to show some semblance of excitement about the upcoming birth. And at the same time, I know she's just not "There" and I can't ask her to get there any faster than she's going to. I just have to keep remembering that having a child was MY dream, not hers. And I can't help but hope that once he's here, hormones and emotion will take over and she'll develop a bond with this little guy that she will treasure.

(And, to be fair, she does MORE than her share to keep us in a home that is safe, clean, and well-maintained, and she deals with almost all of our pet-related issues which are substantial. It's not that she doesn't care or doesn't show it, it's just never specifically baby-related or emotional)

That's what I've got for pregnancy updates today! Sigh. Sorry for the big-bummer-ramble-post, it turned into way more than I had intended!

only1leia · January 2013

I don't really have anything much to say about the pregnancy, seems to be going fine. I can't wait for the second trimester in a couple weeks. My mom is kind of going insane over the baby. She's already told me she is taking the baby on weekend trips, and taking more nights off to spend with the baby, so I asked her if we needed to draw up a schedule. Her response was "No, it's all mine." Haha. DP asked me if my mom knew we will be breastfeeding.

JGY - Sorry to hear that your partner doesn't seem as involved. I really hope she comes around once the baby is born. Do you know or have you asked why she didn't want kids? Maybe she is excited, but stressed about money, or doing something wrong, and doesn't want to externalize anything. Good luck on all accounts.

CageyMack · January 2013

As I'm sitting here typing, the little boy is punching me in the bladder repeatedly--it is awesome. : )

Everything is going really well, I'm very happy, my new job is great, and we're just so excited! DW cannot WAIT to hold the baby; she says she thinks she won't ever put him down.

Went to dr. on Sat. and all is well, and went to tour the hospital on Sunday. The staff there seems great and they are very patient centered. We are so happy with our choices, given that we are pretty limited in birth center choices, doctors, etc. Everything seems just right! Now, to finish up the pregnancy part and have a baby!

I must say, I enjoy being pregnant a whole lot, though. I love feeling them move, feeling productive even when I'm just lazing around ("Hey! I'm building a PERSON here!"), and the expectant state of mind.

So all is well on our home-front! Oh, and my new job is pretty awesome, too! I really like my coworkers and they are taking good care of me.

The other day one of my coworkers said: "The baby's hungry! We need to get lunch NOW!"

Fun times. : )

Twinkler2011 · January 2013

Had my glucose test done, and as it turns out I most likely have GD. I go for my 3 hour test on Saturday but my midwife says my numbers are pretty high and she is about 90% sure I have it. Im upset because I am (for the most part) a very healthy eater! Ugh

Hope everyone else is doing good! For me these next 10 weeks are probably going to be the hardest. However, I wouldnt change this experience for the world!

clairmeij · January 2013

Hi all, busy week here so far. I'm doing fairly well, really anxious to do our anatomy scan on the 4th of feb. I didn't realize that the first few months would be so fraught with worry for me. I think that as soon as I can feel the baby move more frequently and on a consistent basis I'll probably stress less. My boobs look like they belong on a more voluptuous and darker person than me. Such a strange transition. I'm really marveling at the changes in my body. I don't love the hip and tailbone pain I've been experiencing, but apart from that I'm feeling good.
We bought and assembled our crib. It is so bizarre seeing it in the spare room/nursery. I get a bit of a cold sweat when I see it in there, like 'What the hell am I doing!!! I'm not responsible/grown up enough to have a baby!!' Then I think about my advanced maternal age diagnosis and realize that if I'm not now I never will be. Oh, snoogle. I'm having a love affair with mine. Good thing too because it's the only thing getting any action right now.

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