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Welcome to the August ‘14 PgAL Check-In!
This is a weekly check-in for women who are due in the month of August (or thereabouts) and have suffered a previous pregnancy loss. Being pregnant after a loss can produce a mix of emotions. This check-in is intended to provide support while we make our way through each trimester.
If your EDD has changed, please let me know. I try to pay attention to the board and get the latest update, but apologies if I missed out and I'm posting outdated info.
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EDD (if this is your first time on the check in):
How many weeks are you:
How are you feeling (physically/emotionally):
Upcoming appointments or milestones:
What's been going down this past week:
GTKY: How was your Mother's Day?
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@arusso07 - 8/15/2014 - How are things going?
@babypants11 - 8/7/2014 - How are things going this week?
@bkroxfan003 - 8/21/2014 - How did your appt go last week?
@borstad - 8/30/2014 - What's been happening?
@caybeh - 8/3/2014 - How are things going?
@Elbug - 8/2/2014 - How was your GTT Saturday?
@esmith10 - 8/16/2014 - How was your appt last week?
@ginny5683 - 8/8/2014 - What's going on?
@KaleMonster - 8/4/2014 - When is your therapist appt? I'm interested to know how it goes.
@kountingsheep - 8/24/2014 - How did your appt go last week?
@Lena76 - 8/22/2014 - How did your appt go last week?
@lingchow8655 - 7/31/2014 - How was your appt last week? What did your OB say about leave?
@luvbrettnizzy - 8/24/2014 - Have fun at your appt today!
@MamaTugboat - 8/6/2014 - You have your glucose test this week?
@mdarmetko - 8/7/2014 - Hey! That's me!
@MeganEMcG5 - 8/6/2014 - Good luck at your appt this week!
@megknyc - 8/10/2014 - What's going on?
@mhiester314 - 8/7/2014 - What's been happening?
@mmsweeney1 - 8/23/2014 - How did the glucose test go?
@MorganElise511 - 8/12/2014 - What's going on?
@MrsDeo - 8/21/2014 - How are things?
@muffin87 - 8/9/2014 - Good luck at your mw appt. FX for great GD results!
@mv9310 - 8/22/2014 - How did your appt go Friday?
@Pink021 - 8/6/2014 - Did you get the results back from the 3 hour test?
@Ptarma - 8/23/2014 - Have fun at your appt this week!
@Russiandea12 - 8/10/2014 - What's going on?
@tahitiansun - 8/18/2014 - What's been happening?
@Third&goal - 8/18/2014 - How are things?
@XpectingTwinnies - 8/11/2014 - What's going on?
BFP 5/08/13 -- EDD 1/15/14 -- slow hb@7wks d&c 6/07/13
BFP 8/12/13 -- EDD 4/20/14 -- no fetal pole @7wksnatural m/c 9/16/13, cytotec 10/17 & 10/22
BFP 11/26/13 -- EDD 8/07/14 -- Born 7/24/14!
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BFP#1 6/27/13 EDD 3/5/14 MC 7/16/13
BFP#2 11/25/13 EDD 8/4/14
It's a BOY!
Baby Blog
Me: 06/12 Dx w/ IR PCOS (rx 2000 metformin) DH: SA all clear; looking good
06/12-10/12- Clomid/Femara + trigger + TI + P4 = 3 BFNs, hysteroscopy, polypectomy, D&C
11/12 - 7.5 mg Femara + trigger + IUI + P4 = BFN
12/12 - Surprise BFP ectopic (MTX 01/13)
04/13 - Off the Bench! 7.5 mg Femara + trigger + IUI #2 + estradiol + P4 = BFN
05/13 Clear HSG-5 mg Femara + Menopur + trigger + IUI #3 + P4 = BFP ectopic (MTX 07/03 & 07/11)
07/23 emergency lap to remove ectopic mass and left tube
Baby Girl born 7/9/2014 at 34.5wks
How are you feeling (physically/emotionally): Just ok. Some days are better than others. I'm struggling more and more with sleep which is frustrating, though I knew it was coming. It seems no matter how tired I feel, I can't fall asleep without walking around for 20 minutes, getting a snack and drinking something. Emotionally I'm getting more and more anxious and excited. I'm still not sure how we'll adjust to 2, and I'm beginning to feel sad for DS since I know how much his world will be changing, but I'm also so excited to meet this little lady.
Upcoming appointments or milestones: Routine and GD on Wednesday morning
What's been going down this past week: H was gone most of the week on a rafting trip, so it was a quiet week with just DS and me.
GTKY: How was your Mother's Day? Eh, it was just ok. H decided to meet up with some old coworkers after he got off shift on Friday morning (he works 24 hour shifts as a fire fighter) and had breakfast with them. I was a little miffed that he didn't feel the need to spend that time with us, especially since he had been gone all week. He did come home with 2 bouquets, though, so that was nice. The weather was beautiful, so we spent most of the day outside. We went to my mom's for dinner and I ended up getting into it with my step dad who was yelling at my 3 year old for "provoking" their 2 yappy dogs. My kid was simply running around like 3 year olds do. I know he isn't a parent, and those dogs are like his kids, but he needs to rethink how he speaks to MY child and I made that very clear. It was awkward and I left immediately after him scolding Maddox for jumping on the couch. I feel bad for my mom, but I'm just not going to put up with that. Long story short, my Mother's Day could've been better!
Feeling- oh the back pain! I blame my giant boobs! Emotionally pretty good. Nothing like a good dr's appt to ease any lingering fears. But I did have a crazy emotional meltdown Saturday- darm hormones.
Upcoming appts- ultrasound, glucose test and in check up 5/30
Past week- goodness we've been busy! Son transitioned beautifully to his "big boy" room. So thankful for that! Dr's appt went well. On the work front, I'll be part time as of July 1 and will officially become a SAHM August 1. Working hard to help hire my replacement.
GTKY- Mother's Day was great. DS made me the cutest necklace. MH and DS spent the day with my MIL so I got to take a nap and watch a movie- heaven!
How many weeks are you: 25 weeks! moving right along...
Upcoming appointments or milestones: MFM on Friday and ultrasound 5/27
Sorry for the long post!
first son stillborn 7/20/13 at 39 weeks due to Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
It's a girl! Baby Anna was born August 3, 2014!
How are you feeling (physically/emotionally):
No complaints on the pregnancy front- feeling (and seeing!) baby girl move constantly, so that is always relief
Upcoming appointments or milestones:
Routine appt 6/2
What's been going down this past week:
Not too much, just been working on the nursery and some other home projects. I am also trying to finish up organizing/scrap booking photos so it's all done before the baby comes.
GTKY: How was your Mother's Day? Mother's Day was great- we went to breakfast and took DS to the zoo....although DS climbed out of his crib (for the first time) at 2:30 am last night and he refused to stay in it after that. He FINALLY went back to sleep at 7 am. Looks like we are moving to the toddler bed tonight....hoping there is more sleep in my future!
@mdarmetko - thanks for the check-in, hope you are well!!!
How are you feeling (physically/emotionally): physically I'm feeling good. Some days I don't even feel pregnant. Some days I'm a little uncomfortable but not bad. Emotionally I'm good too. Took some tags off baby clothes and put them away finally.
Upcoming appointments or milestones: I have check ups every 2 wks now. My appt last week I got chewed out for not checking my blood sugar often enough. Truth is I just forget (baby brain and all..) but the dr pretty much accused me of either a) not caring or b) trying to hide the fact that I sit around and eat candy bars all day (his words not mine). It irritated me bc I've been doing this diabetes diet for 18 weeks and have never had bad numbers. I don't think it's a big deal if I take a nap and miss a finger prick occasionally. Sorry for venting!!
What's been going down this past week:
GTKY: How was your Mother's Day?
It was great! My dd made me a card with her handprints on it. We celebrated early bc I had to work on Mother's Day. We went out to eat. Then after work Sunday I came home to flowers and cupcakes and a foot spa
Me: 06/12 Dx w/ IR PCOS (rx 2000 metformin) DH: SA all clear; looking good
06/12-10/12- Clomid/Femara + trigger + TI + P4 = 3 BFNs, hysteroscopy, polypectomy, D&C
11/12 - 7.5 mg Femara + trigger + IUI + P4 = BFN
12/12 - Surprise BFP ectopic (MTX 01/13)
04/13 - Off the Bench! 7.5 mg Femara + trigger + IUI #2 + estradiol + P4 = BFN
05/13 Clear HSG-5 mg Femara + Menopur + trigger + IUI #3 + P4 = BFP ectopic (MTX 07/03 & 07/11)
07/23 emergency lap to remove ectopic mass and left tube
How are you feeling (physically/emotionally): good! Sleeping is definitely getting rough, between my hips hurting and having to pee a bazillion times a night.
Upcoming appointments or milestones: GD test on Monday, along with my 28 week appt.
What's been going down this past week: we had my grandmother's funeral on Saturday. That was tough, but I'm trying to keep my head up and keep things in perspective.
GTKY: How was your Mother's Day? It was so nice! DH took dd and let me sleep in, then we went out for breakfast. We had my family over for dinner that night, which was great. DD had a fabulous day and was a total sweetheart the entire time.
- 8/16/2014 - How was your appt last week? It went great! I passed my glucose test (for some reason, I really stressed over it!) and they said my iron looked great too. Baby girl's heart was sounding awesome, and all around everything was good. I'm not terribly happy with my weight gain--I gained barely any weight the first 20 weeks or so, but it appears that I'm making up for it now. It may be my last appointment with this office, so that's bittersweet.
BFP #1 8/8/13, EDD 4/16/14
MMC discovered on 9/18/13 @ 10w, baby measuring 9w. D&C on 9/26/13
BFP #2 12/7/13, EDD 8/12/13. It's a girl!
Caroline Marie born 8/20/14. 8lbs 11oz, 21 inches and perfect!
It's been really scary AND today I found out I didn't pass the one hour glucose test. When it rains it pours I guess
first son stillborn 7/20/13 at 39 weeks due to Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
It's a girl! Baby Anna was born August 3, 2014!
How many weeks are you: 27w2d
How are you feeling (physically/emotionally): it's been tough.. Tougher than I expected pregnancy to be.. After 6yrs IF and our previous loses I hoped things would be normalish when we got pg.. It hasn't been the case and my emotions are all over the place, I'm thrilled and grateful that my babies are doing ok.. But my self image is down the drains and I don't know what to do about that.. I have this why me? Feeling that I can not get past and then I'm scared of losing the babies this far along or something else going wrong.. It's nerve wrecking really.. I know I can't face another sadness and it drives me crazy to not be able to be certain that all will be ok (even though thank god nothing in babies' signals a worry)..
Upcoming appointments or milestones: I'm looking forward to 28 wks which is when they do reanimation and try to help babies here in FR if I was to go into labor.. We have our 28w appt too and I'm expecting the rhogam shot (will have to remind my OB though), and also will have a checkup with the endocrinologist..
What's been going down this past week: last couple of weeks have been tough.. Turns out I didn't pass the glucose test.. So I have GD.. Right now I'm trying to handle it with diet.. Picking my fingers has not been fun.. Blood sugar levels are all over the place and sometimes turn up high with random meals, two days in a row I had Special K for breakfast and readings were low one day and super high the next.. I'm feeling hungry and I am afraid to eat (snack a cookie or something).. I am normally not a sweets kind of girl but I've been craving a chocolate cake.. Won't have it though.. Also it turned out in hypothyroid so I've been put on thyroid meds.. I'm hoping that will help with my hair a bit.. It's been a week now.. All this was detected and diagnosed by the endocrinologist, I showed the same blood tests to my OB the day before my endocrinologist appointment and he dismissed them (sugar + thyroid) saying since I have not gained much weight, GD was a non issue, and my thyroid levels were of no concern.. He even suggested I just wanted to be medicated and asked why? I was shocked, who would want to be medicated just because?? I told him I just want to be healthy, and he said oh you are.. Next day endocrinologist says no you're not, and thyroid issues can be very dangerous for babies health.. So my confidence with OB has plummeted.. I'm feeling left alone by him in this pregnancy and just grateful that babies are doing good since I really don't feel he stays on top of things.. I found another OB but the only appointment I could get here was on June 10 at the hospital.. I feel as if I'm mainly in god's hands more than anything since there are no options OB wise.. He seemed very competent but I fear he over trusts his experience and just sees everything as normal since he has seen so many ladies before.. I am more hands on.. I also went to a dermatologist for the hair and more of the same it's normal for some women (I've never heard of this happen to anyone else).. She said hair will come back eventually, and to maybe consider skipping bf so it happens sooner rather than later, so that is a sad thing to consider, I want to fb but I'm going crazy so what should I do?? She said formulas now are a great option and that she strongly recommends it.. But I feel like I owe my boys the best start possible.. But also I want to feel pretty and ladylike again and be happy with myself when I look in the mirror.. Oh dear..
GTKY: How was your Mother's Day? It was ok.. Mixed feelings.. Got some nice messages from friends and family, but I feel like it's not really Mother's Day until next year for me hopefully..
Upcoming appointments or milestones: Continued MFM weekly appts and OB every 2. Lots of time clocking in at the Dr.
What's been going down this past week: I passed my GD test! I was convinced I had it with my 98 percentile babies. MFM said I am having some funneling, so hoping these babies stay put as long as possible. OB wants me to consider starting STD as I am measuring full term now (the joys of twins - going to start to work from home more).