Pregnancy Check-in

KH826 · February 2014

Please let us know how your/your SO/Spouse's pregnancy is going? Any updates to share? Please do not forget to remind us how far along you are and what your EDD is.

QOTW: How are you doing with your pregnancy to-do list? Obviously everyone is at different stages of pregnancy, so they will be at different stages of baby prep, but please share with us what you have done so far, what some big ticket items on your to-do list are that remain, how you balance stress when trying to prep for baby, and what your biggest anxiety is about baby prep. Ready, set, go!

Belovedvirgo0209 · February 2014

I am 19 weeks today everything is going well.We have the 20 week ultrasound March 5th which will actually be 21 weeks.The only issue i'm battling right now is horrible leg cramps

We have decided that we are going to wait until 25 weeks before we get everything we need for Averie which isn't much just her crib and a stock pile of diapers and some items like cloth diaper to use for burp rags and bottles for pumping and new receiving blankets other than that just odds and ends like that the majority of it we still had from Adasyn so that makes thing alot easier

trisholio · February 2014

Good morning all!

I will be 12 weeks tomorrow and my EDD is 9/2.

I am very excited to almost be out of my first trimester, for so many reasons. I know that chances of miscarriage/loss go down significantly, and I am hoping this exhaustion lets up just a little bit. I can't tell what is interrupting my sleep more, my bladder or the new baby we have as a foster placement. So I am up around 4 times a night, which isn't horrible, but I am just not getting any good rest. I hate to complain so much, I know so many women go thru the same thing and worse.

I am very excited to find out the sex in 2 weeks. My mom is paying for us to find out the sex at 14 weeks with a special ultrasound. We get a video of the baby moving, get to know the sex and also hear the heartbeat. We are super excited!

AmandaG47 · February 2014

Hello everyone!

We are 37w4d and I am so excited to say we are having babies this week! We have an induction set for exactly 38 weeks this Thursday and it can not come soon enough! J has pregnancy induced hives all over her body (PUPP) and they itch so bad she can't sleep and is breaking her skin when she itches. Last night we had to keep cool towels all over her to help control the itching. Of course that's on top of dealing with the physical pains of carrying twins this far. They estimate she is carrying around 12 lb of baby (on top of two placentas, etc...)

We might beg to be induced during the Tue appt because it is so bad. She is not a cryer but has broken down in tears multiple times in the last few days because she just can't take anymore.

BUT on the bright side we get to meet our baby girls this week, yay!!!!!!!

I am particularly excited to try out breastfeeding. We decided that after birth, if everyone is healthy, we will each do skin to skin with one baby and do their first feeding. I could not be more excited! After that, we will prioritize J breastfeeding until her milk comes in but I suspect I will get to do some supplementing because there are two babies. Overall, my inducing lactation experience has been way more successful than I expected. I am already making 16+ oz a day and it still goes up a little everyday. If anyone is thinking about trying it, or already doing it, I would love to chat

QOTD: We are done with everything important right now but I suspect there will be odds and ends after they are born we may need to get. My MIL is staying with us now through next month. I didn't know how it was going to work out but so far it has been GREAT! I love having another pair of hands around the house (she is so very helpful) and it makes me feel more prepared for the babies' arrival.

I hope everyone has a great week!

KH826 · February 2014

I am 24w6 days today. EDD is June 3rd. Not too much to report this week. Baby is growing and so am I. Baby is pretty active most days, which makes me happy.

QOTW: I am a bit of a crazy person when it comes to planning/preparing, so I am anxious about getting things crossed off the baby to-do list early. Here is what we have done so far:

Registered
Purchased crib & matress and picked it up (not put together yet though)
Cleared out the office that will become the nursery
Ordered a glider/rocker (this weekend!)
Ordered a new window to be installed in the nursery (also this weekend - the window in there was one of the originals and was leaky/drafty)
Registered for birthing class (class is all day on Sat. April 5th)
Researched pediatricians, but haven't gone to visit any yet (I have a favorite, so I am hoping we can pull the trigger on that soon)
Started buying clothes (too many!) and a few other things (blankets, etc.)
Ordered my breast pump through my insurance company (it will arrive 6 weeks before EDD)
Met with HR at my company RE: maternity leave and started planning out my leave and coverage for my work
Notified our attorney who will handle our 2nd parent adoption of our pregnancy and started getting legal documents in order

The next things that I hope to tackle very soon:

Visiting a pediatrician and officially selecting one (as I mentioned, I have a favorite, but my wife has been procrastinating looking at the site and telling me her opinion of the practice that I really like)
Setting up the nursery (this one I have little control over because it is my wife's project, but she did make a date for March 2nd for her friend to come over and help her prime and paint the room -- so there's that)
We need to pay our final installment to our attorney for our second parent adoption so that the process gets going and it will be ready to go when baby is born

My biggest anxiety is all of the some-what last minute things that we will have to do right up near the end before baby arrives... packing hospital bag, installing carseat, etc. I fear we will not be ready...

ball.and.chain · February 2014

19w1d, EDD 7/13/14!

Physically, we're in kind of a lull. I feel good and while I definitely look pregnant in certain clothes and my belly has grown, I don't have a true bump and I can't feel movement yet. We've passed all our screening tests and won't have an ultrasound again until 28w unless there is an issue. My next appointment is next Wednesday (2/26), but I think it's just a quick pee/weight/doppler thing.

I finally went back to the gym this morning, which felt good. Going to try to make that happen more.

We had a big baby weekend in terms of preparation, so this is a good segue to the QOTW!

QOTW: This weekend we registered at BRU and went on a maternity clothes shopping spree (I had a few gift cards and Destination Maternity was having a big redline sale, so I got a ton of stuff without paying any of my own money). We've been slowly doing more research and adding more to the registry online. We also chose a crib and changing table and ordered them...although we're trying to cancel the changing table order as the next day we found out there is a dresser up for grabs in my grandmother's house (which my dad is trying to clean out and sell) that would work perfectly. This week we also put our deposit down for daycare. We've gotten some recommendations for 2nd parent adoption attorneys, and I've met with HR to start getting everything set up for my parental leave.

We still have to: register for childbirth class (we have done some research, but are waiting to confirm some changes to my wife's work schedule), possibly register me for a bfing class, order my pump from my insurance company, finish our registry, pick out a pediatrician (we have a practice chosen and I'm going to talk to them after my next OB appointment), choose an attorney and contact them, do more research on circumcision, nail down shower details (we are having two and we have a date set for one already), read up on childbirth, and do a LOT to the nursery: it has to be cleared out and cleaned, wallpaper stripped, trim sanded/stripped, painted, and then set up. Not to mention all the last-minute prep that I can't even imagine right now.

But for 19 weeks, I think we're in a pretty good place. I am thrilled that the registry is mostly set up and daycare is booked.

Belovedvirgo0209 · February 2014

aww thanks @sarahtrpt i emailed my ob and she told me put a bar of soap under the sheet by my feet very very strange but she says people swear by it so i will be trying it lol

Jazibel · February 2014

Belovedvirgo0209 said:

aww thanks @sarahtrpt i emailed my ob and she told me put a bar of soap under the sheet by my feet very very strange but she says people swear by it so i will be trying it lol

I've been taking Magnesium and it works wonderfully to keep the leg cramps at bay. But check with your OB/midwife to be sure. Hope they let up soon.

2MamazInSeattle · February 2014

I will be 14w on Wed. and EDD is 8/20 with a girl!

Well I finally feel a little better after our Trisomy X diagnosis - time really does help these things. We are with J's family this week and they have been so supportive and amazing, we really do feel like our village is all aboard for lil'mamaz. Thanks to all of you who have posted or sent me PMs of reassurance and support. I don't want to be all AW about this all the time - but during these first couple weeks the extra TLC has been much appreciated!

Seems Simone doesn't much dig the south, as she had tucked herself into a new position and it's a lot harder to find her hb with the doppler. We'd gotten to where it was just boom - there. But the last three days it's been a little more nerve-wracking to find, but we have. So she is fine! I have most definitely turned the 2nd tri corner - no more nausea to speak of at all, energy more or less back to normal, and I've eaten mudbugs (crawfish), chicken and Aunt Sandy's beef vegetable soup- all without incident. My mother raised me that when you are a guest, you eat what is put in front of you graciously. I'm glad I have been able to! This is not our normal style of eating at all, but a week of odd foods for me (white bread?! what!?) will not hurt her, and J's family is very kind, so I'm glad to just go with the flow and be able to be grateful for their efforts to feed and take care of us.

Belly is getting bigger to! Crazy!

QOTW: Honestly, we have a few more weeks to pass up our loss date and then the a/s won't be far after. In my typical "least common denominator" fashion, I remind myself that women squat in fields and birth their babies into their own hands, live in huts and caves and yet propagate the species. All my baby needs is me, my boob, diapers, and clothes. The rest is gravy - or so I tell myself. So - anyhow - I think we'll be ok to start on our list after 20w or so. As previously mentioned, I plan to steal ball.and chain's registry (don't worry, she'll be compensated with an extra gift from her registry as payment!). We have a theme for our nursery (yellow walls, moons and stars!) and I'm already collecting vintage toys and books with moon/star themes for decorations (a "vintage" 1987 care bear, etc.). We are hoping to get a referral's for a pediatrician at Children's who specializes in genetic disorders, and daycare...we have some leads and are hoping to figure that out soon - I am taking 5-6 months mat leave so we have a bit of time. I'm still not 100% able to believe we are in the clear, so didn't want to start on too much too soon. Here's our mobile that is the basis for the nursery - it's from a cool quirky New York artist who makes a lot of fantasy pieces, but this one struck me:

Jazibel · February 2014

30 weeks tomorrow, EDD 4/29/14.

I'm feeling pretty good. I definitely felt a shift this last week from feeling spry to feeling the heaviness of my belly on my pelvis. I'm waddling more, and I struggle to sit upright if I've been leaning back. It's pretty funny and a little frustrating. I'm feeling a little daunted by how I'm going to make it through the next 10 weeks with a toddler, since carrying him is difficult and bending down is a challenge all on its own. I know women do this all the time, so I'm sure I'll make it through. I told EV yesterday that I'm going to have to work a little on my attitude and perspective to try and stay positive even when I feel overwhelmed.

We had a great first appointment with our midwives, I loved having 2 hours to talk about our pregnancy and birth plans and I'm feeling so much more grounded. Our OB was great but my appointments were 5-10 minutes, I never really felt bonded to her and was missing all the supplemental information and feedback R & E are giving us.

QOTD: EV bought me a few boxes of natural face paints for Valentine's, with the plan that we could do a belly painting for Owen. We've been coming up with ways to celebrate his unique arrival and birth. Our midwife R may be hosting a refresher Birthing Class in April that will include an hour or so for the siblings to join the class and learn about becoming a big brother/sister, birth, etc.

My Mom offered to get a diaper service for us and I think I might ask to put those funds toward buying cloth diapers for Owen. I don't mind washing my own and the cost would be a lot less in the long run.

There's a Baby Consignment Fair coming up in the beginning of March, we're hoping to perhaps find cloth diapers, receiving blankets, etc., there or on Craigslist in the next few weeks.

I also have to rent my birth tub and birthing supplies and get the pregnancy tea herbs our midwives recommended and start drinking the tea of course.

We're planning on making some changes to the nursery and a few art pieces for Owen.

Finally date night. We didn't end up getting to go out on Saturday night. I looked more closely at the Advertisement at our gym and saw it said ages 5-12. No one had mentioned the age requirements when I registered Kaden, or when I was asking the Playcare staff questions on Friday evening. I'm glad I discovered it before Saturday night because we would have been even more devastated. Anyway Date Night is still on the table.

(P.S. sorry if there are weird typos, Kaden has come up to my laptop a few times and randomly hit the keyboard, I think I caught everything...) ;-)

Pinkspark · February 2014

Hi!

25w5d with boy/girl twins. EDD is 5/28. Not too much new to report, going for a U/S on Thursday to see the babies- can't wait! I am ok and trying to adapt to a life without bending down, exhaustion is creeping back into my life. Thank goodness for lunchtime naps! I know I should try to be a bit more active but I get so tired by the end of the workday that I can't even fathom doing anything else but vegging out! My belly really is getting huge.. there's no where for these kids to go but out...and they are going out! I'm going to have to get some new maternity clothing soon since the stuff I have isn't going to last too much longer!

QOTW: We're getting stuff done at a good clip! Washing the hand me down clothes/blankets/etc and putting them away, crib #1 is set up, and all that good stuff.

We still need to choose a pedi, I still need to sit down with HR and get that all settled on my end with work. But I'm planning on getting that done in the very near future!

yachee · February 2014

36w+3d with twin girls

We have been assuming these girls would show up early for so long that we never even imagined we'd be going past 37 weeks and into 38/39 territory, but our OB is scheduling us for a c-section at 38 weeks on the 28th.... unless there are no openings. Then we have to wait until MARCH! Sigh.

There is nothing on our list. Everything has been ready since around 32 weeks. Now we just need babies!

healz413 · February 2014

Wow! So many of you are so close to having your babies! I can't wait to "meet" them all!
Good luck to @Mamosey, @yachee, @sarahtrpt, and @amandag47!

shelly2314 · February 2014

I am 7 wks 6days as of right now (EDD Oct 2). We meet with our Ob's nurse yesterday and did the complete medical overhaul and question time--she said we would have a better idea of due date, etc after our first appointment with our OB. I have another u/s scheduled with my RE on Thursday (should be our final appointment with him) and it will be my first appointment I have to go to alone (M is out of town for a conference). YIKES> Nausea is going full force so that is always a good time. Luckily the OB gave me a list of meds I can take for my allergies and to help sleep so I am doing a bit better about that today!

QOTW: How are you doing with your pregnancy to-do list? Obviously everyone is at different stages of pregnancy, so they will be at different stages of baby prep, but please share with us what you have done so far, what some big ticket items on your to-do list are that remain, how you balance stress when trying to prep for baby, and what your biggest anxiety is about baby prep. Ready, set, go!

I am just at the beginning so all I have done is select an OB and a hospital at which I want to deliver. Everything else seems so overwhelming, and I am still trying to come to terms with the fact that I am pregnant and we are having twins...so pretty much everything makes me anxious right now LOL

shelly2314 · February 2014

@AmandaG47....my wife just expressed possible interest in doing this. We were going to start researching the process, etc so any advice is great!

AmandaG47 · February 2014

@healz413 - thank you for the good luck!

@shelly2314 - that's great your wife wants to try! I went off of a protocol I found here :

https://www.asklenore.info/breastfeeding/induced_lactation/regular_protocol.shtml

If you have been researching, you have probably found it already. I did the regular protocol with birth control/domperidone for about 5 months then switching to pumping/herbs/domperidone. There is one thing I did a little differently that I think helped a lot. Instead of ever pumping to the clock, I always pumped until empty. I also did compression while pumping and hand expressed to get any that was left inside. This takes me LONG time but if I didn't do it this way, I don't think I would have gotten anything for weeks!

If she does want to go this route with meds, I order the Domperidone online from inhouse pharmacy. I felt nervous about ordering meds online from an international pharmacy but so far I haven't run into any problems. If you come across any more questions or want to chat more I would love to!

shelly2314 · February 2014

Thanks! I will pass it along to her and we will probably be in touch LOL

healz413 · February 2014

AmandaG47 said:

@healz413 - thank you for the good luck! @shelly2314 - that's great your wife wants to try! I went off of a protocol I found here : https://www.asklenore.info/breastfeeding/induced_lactation/regular_protocol.shtml If you have been researching, you have probably found it already. I did the regular protocol with birth control/domperidone for about 5 months then switching to pumping/herbs/domperidone. There is one thing I did a little differently that I think helped a lot. Instead of ever pumping to the clock, I always pumped until empty. I also did compression while pumping and hand expressed to get any that was left inside. This takes me LONG time but if I didn't do it this way, I don't think I would have gotten anything for weeks! If she does want to go this route with meds, I order the Domperidone online from inhouse pharmacy. I felt nervous about ordering meds online from an international pharmacy but so far I haven't run into any problems. If you come across any more questions or want to chat more I would love to!

I one or both Rockies stick around, I plan to try to induce lactation as well. Thanks for this info! Your success is super impressive.

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