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JulyMomma2U2 · February 2014

Hi Ladies! I'm sorry I missed last week! And that the days are never consistent

I don't get on TB as often anymore. I hope everyone is doing well!

1. What is your EDD/how far along are you?

2. How have you been feeling this week?

3. Any big appointments or milestones?

4. Highlights or struggles of the week?

5. QsOTW: TB keeps telling me to "plan a babymoon".. are you planning one? Did you with your last child/children? If so where did you go or where are you planning to go this time? If money weren't an object (nor free time!), where would you like to go?

Junebug060609 · February 2014

1. What is your EDD/how far along are you?

EDD is May 6th. I'm 28 weeks and a lot of change.

2. How have you been feeling this week?

Overall good. Hips get sore if I am on my feet too much, but otherwise I feel good. A lot better than I did at this point with DS's pregnancy...

3. Any big appointments or milestones?

I had to do my 3 hour GTT last Friday...on Valentines Day of all days. I find out the results tomorrow.

4. Highlights or struggles of the week?

Highlight is NPR: The ship that will replace DH's in the Gulf left this weekend. While I feel for them being at the start of a deployment, them leaving is a huge step towards my DH getting to come home. Yay!!!

Struggles: My pregnancy one would be getting up off the floor these days, lol.

5. QsOTW: TB keeps telling me to "plan a babymoon".. are you planning one? Did you with your last child/children? If so where did you go or where are you planning to go this time? If money weren't an object (nor free time!), where would you like to go?

We didn't have one with DS and won't with this one. If I could travel anywhere right now it would be to the Gulf to see DH at his next port call

:x

Oatoa · February 2014

Hey Everyone! I have been seriously MIA but I've been lurking alot. I hope everyone is doing well.

1. What is your EDD/how far along are you? Due May 30th/a little more than 25 weeks.

2. How have you been feeling this week? Achey. My hips hurt a lot as does my back.

3. Any big appointments or milestones? I have my 1 hr GTT coming up on March 7th. Pretty stoked that they didn't have me do the test earlier.

4. Highlights or struggles of the week? Same old same old.

5. QsOTW: TB keeps telling me to "plan a babymoon".. are you planning one? Did you with your last child/children? If so where did you go or where are you planning to go this time? If money weren't an object (nor free time!), where would you like to go? We won't be going on a baby moon. No time or money to do so. I would love to go somewhere warm to just sit on the beach.

charmedgrl517 · February 2014

Thanks Julymomma2u2 for doing this check in!
Congrats theresat858! So happy for you!
1. Due Sept. 23. 9 wks tomorrow.
2. Tired and nauseous mostly in the afternoon and evening. Frozen strawberries have been very helpful! Lol
3. I had my first appt last week. OB said everything looks good and she was happy with my 6wk u/s.
4. PGAL brain is really kicking in since this around the time we lost my 1st pg. I'm debating on attempting my doppler today even tho its early. This time right now just really worries me.
5. No we didn't go anywhere last time while pg with DD and won't go anywhere this time. I would love a family vacation next year tho.

adoxyinherear · February 2014

@theresa858, CONGRATULATIONS! I am so excited to see you here.

1. About 8 and a half weeks, but I still haven't had my first appt. It can't be too far off.

2. I still feel about the same. Incredibly bloated, gassy, nauseated often in the evenings. But no puking, yet. A lot like I felt with DD, only my breasts were super tender then. But she's still nursing twice a day so I suppose it makes sense that they feel mostly normal.

3. I see the midwives on 25 February. The time is going by so fast and it still feels unreal that I don't really have a lot of anxiety about the appt. I hope I'll get to hear LO's heartbeat to make this all seem a little bit more substantial.

4. I've been trying to find a way to say this, but I just don't feel like I deserve this baby. I see so many amazing PAL mamas TTCing or losing pregnancies, and I think, that should be happening to me, instead. They want it more. I feel like a wretch. This was unplanned and for as many good feelings as I have about this pregnancy I have a lot of complicated ones, too. I worry about making it work financially, about changing the dynamic of our family, about caring for another person as much as I care for DD. When I was pregnant with her, I was elated. But the way I feel now is so much more complex. I imagine having another baby and I'm terrified and eager at the same time. I know it's normal to feel this way but I also just feel like an incredible jerk, because this baby is a gift, and I should just feel positive.

I hope you all won't think less of me for sharing this. I just haven't known how to say it and I feel awful keeping it in. I've tried to talk to DH and while he tries to understand he just can't, not entirely.

5. DH is going to a conference in San Francisco at the end of April and DD and I are going to go with him. I don't know if that counts. I'd also like to maybe go to Michigan lakeside sometime in June and just relax. If money were no object, I'd want to go on vacation to the beach with her pseudo-grandparents (my best friend's mom and dad see more of DD than her actual grandparents) so DH and I could have some time to ourselves but also still get to enjoy DD.

ksyknelvr73 · February 2014

1. 26 weeks on Wednesday, due May 28.

2. Really struggling with my SPD the lastcouple days. I feel so sore, like I got kicked in the crotch. Nothing really seems to be relieving the pain. Aside from that, all is well.

3. I don't have another appt until 28 weeks. Good news is I passed my 1 hr GTT at my last appt.

4. Highlights were this whole past weekend, celebrating DS' third birthday, we had such a great time! Struggles is getting ready for my CPA exam that is this Saturday...not feeling prepared and not feeling motivated either.

5. Nope, no babymoon for us. We didn't do one with DS and won't this time either. I wish we were, but DH coaches baseball so now his season is in full swing and will be until LO arrives.

cmumama · February 2014

1. What is your EDD/how far along are you? 9 weeks today. EDD 9/22.

2. How have you been feeling this week? I'm exhausted. I'm cranky and super irritable. I get really nauseous if I don't eat frequently.

3. Any big appointments or milestones? I had my first appt on Friday. I saw our little bean and he/she is measuring right on track!

4. Highlights or struggles of the week? Like @RusalkaSings, I'm not feeling very attached to this baby, which is making me feel horrible. I had actually just settled into the idea of not having anymore kids and then was surprised by this BFP. I'm worried I won't be able to handle 3 kids. I barely have the energy to keep up with the 2 I've already got. I know I will love this baby with all my heart, I just feel bad not being more excited right now.

5. QsOTW: TB keeps telling me to "plan a babymoon".. are you planning one? Did you with your last child/children? If so where did you go or where are you planning to go this time? If money weren't an object (nor free time!), where would you like to go? I have never done a babymoon and don't plan on one this time around either. We did just go to Jamaica in November though, so that was was an awesome week away. If money and time were no object, I'd go somewhere warm with a pool where I could just lay around.

big_noise · February 2014

RusalkaSings said:

@theresa858, CONGRATULATIONS! I am so excited to see you here.

1. About 8 and a half weeks, but I still haven't had my first appt. It can't be too far off.

2. I still feel about the same. Incredibly bloated, gassy, nauseated often in the evenings. But no puking, yet. A lot like I felt with DD, only my breasts were super tender then. But she's still nursing twice a day so I suppose it makes sense that they feel mostly normal.

3. I see the midwives on 25 February. The time is going by so fast and it still feels unreal that I don't really have a lot of anxiety about the appt. I hope I'll get to hear LO's heartbeat to make this all seem a little bit more substantial.

4. I've been trying to find a way to say this, but I just don't feel like I deserve this baby. I see so many amazing PAL mamas TTCing or losing pregnancies, and I think, that should be happening to me, instead. They want it more. I feel like a wretch. This was unplanned and for as many good feelings as I have about this pregnancy I have a lot of complicated ones, too. I worry about making it work financially, about changing the dynamic of our family, about caring for another person as much as I care for DD. When I was pregnant with her, I was elated. But the way I feel now is so much more complex. I imagine having another baby and I'm terrified and eager at the same time. I know it's normal to feel this way but I also just feel like an incredible jerk, because this baby is a gift, and I should just feel positive.

I hope you all won't think less of me for sharing this. I just haven't known how to say it and I feel awful keeping it in. I've tried to talk to DH and while he tries to understand he just can't, not entirely.

5. DH is going to a conference in San Francisco at the end of April and DD and I are going to go with him. I don't know if that counts. I'd also like to maybe go to Michigan lakeside sometime in June and just relax. If money were no object, I'd want to go on vacation to the beach with her pseudo-grandparents (my best friend's mom and dad see more of DD than her actual grandparents) so DH and I could have some time to ourselves but also still get to enjoy DD.

Hang in there, those feelings are so normal. Congratulations, btw, even if it is a surprise. And you are not horrible. There can be a lot of anxiety in having another. I wasn't thrown into the loss world until after my first, but my first miscarriage was an unexpected pregnancy, so I can relate to much of how you're feeling. That's what threw us into wanting to have a second. It can be very unnerving so maybe take some time for yourself to process things? Big hugs, but no, you're not horrible for feeling like that!

JulyMomma2U2 · February 2014

RusalkaSingsandrea ri 80cmumama

Hugs to you all! No one is horrible for any of these feelings.. I think it's all very natural. I definitely am experiencing more of the wavering this time than last.. wondering if 3U3 is going to send me running for the hills.. wondering if financially it was the wisest decision given some current unexpected things we've had come up.. wondering if my patience will tolerate it.. how it will affect the other 2.. etc. Like Andrea said.. I'm sure there are a lot of TTC Mommas that would look at my siggy and would feel anger towards me for having 3 babies so close in age.. I think there is always fear with the unknown, but the only light I can shed is that the weeks leading up to DS2's birth I was a mess.. I was so worried about how the changes of having a new baby would alter our family dynamic.. how I'd find it in me to love them both equally.. how I'd find the time to spend with each of them.. etc, etc, etc.. and, I can honestly tell you.. I haven't even thought about any of that since holding him in my arms the first time.. it just.. it all happens naturally. It all works itself out. That's what I'm banking on this time, too.. obviously, financial worries are a little different.. they don't just go away.. but, all the emotional stuff really did just disappear once I held him

Hugs to you all!!

Junebug060609 · February 2014

Addendum to my post: GD diagnosis today

Will try to catch up on others posts later tonight. Sorry for a P&R

adoxyinherear · February 2014

Junebug060609 said:

Addendum to my post: GD diagnosis today Will try to catch up on others posts later tonight. Sorry for a P&R

Ugh, I am so sorry!

JulyMomma2U2 · February 2014

Junebug060609 said:

Addendum to my post: GD diagnosis today Will try to catch up on others posts later tonight. Sorry for a P&R

Aww! Bummer! I had GD both previous pregnancies.. Sorry to hear you'll be joining the finger pricking anti-carb group :-(

adoxyinherear · February 2014

Thanks all for the kind words. I just feel so awful about it that it's comforting to hear I'm not alone, or at least not horrible from gals I trust.

Junebug060609 · February 2014

JulyMomma2U2 said:

Junebug060609 said:

Addendum to my post: GD diagnosis today

Will try to catch up on others posts later tonight. Sorry for a P&R

Aww! Bummer! I had GD both previous pregnancies.. Sorry to hear you'll be joining the finger pricking anti-carb group :-(. And I am such a carb-o-holic. This is gonna be a big adjustment...

Ladiebug710 · February 2014

1. What is your EDD/how far along are you? 5/17, 27 weeks

2. How have you been feeling this week? My nausea is coming back, weird because this didn't happen last time

3. Any big appointments or milestones? Passed my 1 hr!

4. Highlights or struggles of the week? I'm gaining more weight than I wanted to. A little background, I've been heavy for a long time. I lost almost 70 lbs before DS and then lost another 30 below that pre-preg weight before this one (total down 100, but still with 20 to go to get where I want to be). Last pregnancy I managed to keep it at 22 lbs total gained, and I'm there already at only 27 weeks. I'm so hungry all the time, and I wont diet or count calories right now, I'm just finding it a lot harder to be as portion conscious as I was before. I know I'm still in the normal range, but when I have worked so hard to get where I am now, I really don't want pregnancy to be an excuse to backslide.

Sorry if that was ranty, weight post are not going over well on my BMB right now even though I really feel weight and body image issues are important for women to talk about.

5. QsOTW: TB keeps telling me to "plan a babymoon".. are you planning one? Did you with your last child/children? If so where did you go or where are you planning to go this time? If money weren't an object (nor free time!), where would you like to go? We did a babymoon last time at 33 weeks. We don't have anyone to watch DS, so no plans this time around. I'm happy anywhere there is a beach, the more private the better.

adoxyinherear · February 2014

Ladiebug710 said:

1. What is your EDD/how far along are you? 5/17, 27 weeks

2. How have you been feeling this week? My nausea is coming back, weird because this didn't happen last time

3. Any big appointments or milestones? Passed my 1 hr!

4. Highlights or struggles of the week? I'm gaining more weight than I wanted to. A little background, I've been heavy for a long time. I lost almost 70 lbs before DS and then lost another 30 below that pre-preg weight before this one (total down 100, but still with 20 to go to get where I want to be). Last pregnancy I managed to keep it at 22 lbs total gained, and I'm there already at only 27 weeks. I'm so hungry all the time, and I wont diet or count calories right now, I'm just finding it a lot harder to be as portion conscious as I was before. I know I'm still in the normal range, but when I have worked so hard to get where I am now, I really don't want pregnancy to be an excuse to backslide.

Sorry if that was ranty, weight post are not going over well on my BMB right now even though I really feel weight and body image issues are important for women to talk about.

5. QsOTW: TB keeps telling me to "plan a babymoon".. are you planning one? Did you with your last child/children? If so where did you go or where are you planning to go this time? If money weren't an object (nor free time!), where would you like to go? We did a babymoon last time at 33 weeks. We don't have anyone to watch DS, so no plans this time around. I'm happy anywhere there is a beach, the more private the better.

I am so sorry to hear that your BMB is not taking kindly to these kinds of discussions. I think your feelings are perfectly reasonable... you worked really hard and it would be discouraging to feel like you might be at risk to gain more than you want.

Congrats on passing your 1 hour!

cmumama · February 2014

esd said:

@RusalkaSings @andrea ri 80 @cmumama Lurking..... I just want to give you all big ((hugs)). DS2 was a big surprise and it took me some time after I found out I was pg again to calm down and not worry. But now that's he's here, it's amazing. I really feel like our family is complete now and I love see DD and DS1 interact with him. Yes there have been times where it's hard but I wouldn't trade him for anything. And don't worry about loving your new LO as much as your older LO....your heart just grows. And seeing siblings together is the greatest in the world.

Thanks @esd. I really appreciate you saying that!!

cmumama · February 2014

Junebug060609 said:

Addendum to my post: GD diagnosis today Will try to catch up on others posts later tonight. Sorry for a P&R

Bummer! I'm sorry.

crystalknpp · February 2014

1. What is your EDD/how far along are you?

My EDD is September 11th and I am 10wks 5 days today

2. How have you been feeling this week?

Still feeling awful. The nausea/vomiting, fatigue and heart burn are kicking my butt and I'm hoping 2nd tri brings some relief

3. Any big appointments or milestones?
I found LO's hb on the doppler last week and we have our NT Scan next week on Feb 27th
4. Highlights or struggles of the week?

Definitely the morning sickness and keeping up with DS

5. QsOTW: TB keeps telling me to "plan a babymoon".. are you planning one? Did you with your last child/children? If so where did you go or where are you planning to go this time? If money weren't an object (nor free time!), where would you like to go?

I don't know if it's really a "baby moon" but DH and I have discussed going to FL soon with DS because it will probably be our last family vacation for a little while and we want to get a lot of quality time in with DS before baby #2 arrives. If money wasn't a concern I'd love to go on a 2 week trip to Europe or somewhere really exotic like Fiji!

crystalknpp · February 2014

Junebug060609 said:

Addendum to my post: GD diagnosis today Will try to catch up on others posts later tonight. Sorry for a P&R

Ugh I'm sorry about the GD diagnosis! I had it with Ben and I'm pretty sure I'll have it this time too. I already failed the 1hr and I go for the 3hr tomorrow morning. ((HUGS))

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