Pregnancy Check-in!

KH826 · May 2014

Good Morning Pregnant Peeps & Partners!

Here is our current EDD roster for this check-in:
1. @KH826: June 3 girl
2. @redrockmama: July 11 singleton
3. @ball.and.chain July 13 boy
4. @belovedvirgo0209 July 14 girl
5. @Kleigh1: July 26 girl
6. @2mamazinseattle: Aug 20 girl
7. @2momsinCA: Aug 20 boy/boy twins
8. @flygirl1228: Aug 21 girl/boy twins
9. @Trisholio and @trisholiosboi: Sept 2 girl
10. @shelly2314: Oct 2 twins
11. @manada and @healz413: Oct 29 twins
12. @only1leia: Oct 31 singleton
13. @pauljl: Nov 2 singleton
14. @byrrd: Nov 3 singleton
15. @Mazere: Nov 25 singleton
16. @rkbo: Dec 10 singleton
17. @doodah1013 & @firstcomeslove2013: Dec 12
18. @RobertJane33: Jan 8 twins

If you have a recent BFP (and/or if you are new to the board), and you would like to be added to this list, please just let me know your EDD and other info if available! I think I have added all the people who asked to be added last week… I hope! Thanks

So how is everyone doing/feeling? How is pregnancy treating you and/or your partner this week? Any updates to share?

QOTW: Did you always know that you wanted children? If you are the carrying partner, did you always know that you wanted to carry? If you are not the carrying partner, do you have interest in carrying in the future? Tell us about how you reached the decision of who would carry (first? Or at all?), and how that has impacted the dynamic of your relationship?

KH826 · May 2014

38 Weeks tomorrow!

I am hanging in there, but definitely starting to feel the “done” feeling with this pregnancy. At my last appointment (last Monday), baby was head-down; however, I think I may have felt her flip back to breech on Tuesday of last week. She has been in a different position literally every week for the last month, so at this point it is really anyone’s guess how she will end up. My next appointment is this Wednesday, and we shall see how she is positioned then. If she is breech again and stays that way, we have a scheduled c-section for June 2nd (two weeks from today!)… if she manages to get/stay head-down, then we will just wait for natural labor. The unknown is kind of anxiety –producing for me, but I am just trying to take it one day at a time and be ready for whatever outcome we are dealt in terms of labor and delivery.

I think I have popped more since last week, and my wife told me on Saturday that it looked like baby had dropped somewhat. I have been having Braxton Hicks and cramping (feels like menstrual cramps) on and off since last week. I also had a small amount of spotting last Tuesday, but nothing else in that department since then. At first I thought maybe it was the start of my mucous plug breaking up, but now I am not so sure since I haven’t seen anything else since. I guess it could also be from the internal exam that I had last Monday to check for dilation, but the spotting was about 24 hours later. Anyway, it wasn’t a lot, just enough to take notice that something might be going on in the getting ready for labor department…

Baby has been active. Some days I have lots of really strong movements and other days are a bit more subdued. I think she was slowed down a little in movement in the last week or so. I have heard that is normal as baby runs out of room and starts prepping for birth.

In the what am I feeling/experiencing category:
· A good amount of back pain (lower back)
· Strong cramps off and on
· Tired!
· A bit more emotional in the past week or so
· Sleep is a thing of the past…
· Achy joints sometimes (not constantly, this comes and goes, but does not seem to be predictable)
· Swelling in feet, ankles, lower legs and a bit in my hands now… usually at the end of the day and worse at the end of the work week, but more consistent swelling than before…

QOTW: I did not always know that I wanted kids. When I was in high school I used to say all the time that I was never getting married and never having children. I think part of that was because I couldn’t picture what my family/life would look like. I knew I was gay, but I didn’t come out until I was 18… I didn’t know any gay families at that time, and just didn’t think I would have options. I was also the oldest of 4 siblings and spent a lot of time caring for my younger sisters when my brother was born with severe special needs and quickly demanded the majority of my mother’s time. When I went away to college, I couldn’t wait to only have to worry about myself and no one else on a daily basis, and for a while thereafter I was pretty sure I didn’t want kids. The first time I entertained the thought of having kids was when I met my wife. She always knew she wanted kids, and she felt very strongly about it. I told her in the early days that I was open to the possibility. I didn’t have my “A-HA” moment about having kids until a couple of years ago. We had been talking about children as though they were an inevitability in our lives for a while, but I did not have my own strong yearning for them myself until about 3 years ago. I can’t point to a specific moment, but it was as though someone flicked a light switch in me and I knew I wanted kids and I knew I wanted to carry. Up until that point it had always been a given that my wife would carry since I just seemed indifferent. Making the decision that I would carry first was a really tough one for us. My wife had always assumed she would carry, and had never really considered the alternative until I suddenly had this burning desire to. It took us about a year of discussion before we finally decided that I would carry. There were a lot of factors involved in this decision (and I could write a book about it honestly), but some main factors included that I was in a better place with my health/weight to start, that our insurance was through my employer and adding a baby to the policy would be much more feasible immediately if I was the bio mom, we agreed my wife would become a SAHM after a baby arrived so my carrying was kind of a trade-off there, and most importantly for me – my carrying would only strengthen my connection to my wife’s family and our own new family. I took her name after we got married, and I have always struggled with feelings of belonging within my own family growing up. For me it was important to feel like I was solidifying my role as a permanent member of my wife’s family. It is hard to put into words, but I felt (and still feel) very strongly about it. I don’t know if my wife will carry in the future or not. We have talked about it off-and on since being pregnant with this baby, but we haven’t really landed anywhere. We have 10 embryos in the freezer from my IVF cycle, so it is possible that she could carry one of those embryos (partner IVF), or we are open to potentially trying IUIs with her to see if that might work. But honestly, we just don’t know yet. One baby at a time! I will say, as selfish as this is, I would be very content to carry all of our children. We will see what the future holds…

2momsinCA · May 2014

26w5d today and hanging in there.

I don't have a lot of pregnancy related changes this week. I feel very large and my feet hurt more at the end of the day, I assume from carrying around this belly. I know a major slow down is coming up soon as these boys grow, but I've felt well this past week.

My bigger news is that our shower was yesterday. It was honestly lovely. Our shower was a bit nontraditional in that it was at a restaurant, co-ed, and we chose to not open gifts. My sister hosted and did a fabulous job- we did two small paper and pencil based games that people definitely seemed to enjoy, had a "lottery" with baby shower scratch tickets, and a diaper raffle (we still plan to cloth diaper at least half time so now we are more than set for both disposable and cloth for the first year or so). The food was delicious and my sister's friend, who had previously aspired to be a pastry chef, made cupcakes. We opened gifts at home later and everyone was extremely generous. Overall it was wonderful to feel surrounded by friends and family who we love so much. I just regret that Kelli's family, who all live in Boston, could not be a part of it.

QOTD: I think part of me has always known that I wanted to be a mother, I just didn't know what that would look like. I've always been very open to adopting but it wasn't until we started the adoption process and started taking our classes that I realized I wanted to make a baby instead. There is a lot to consider when entering the fost-adopt system and we wanted a forever baby so badly. We decided that I would carry because I'm older and had less time to use my eggs. Through the process of unsuccessful and loss IUI's we did end up trying twice with K, both BFN. Part of me wishes one if those had been a BFP because I know she will make an amazingly cute baby. But it also was painful to try with her because I was scared I would loose my chance to be pregnant and I found myself, as we went through the process, desperately wanting to be pregnant. Though we are expecting twins now and we know two kids are already a handful, we do plan to try with k because I know she wants to experience pregnancy as well and as I said, she really would make a super cute baby.

ball.and.chain · May 2014

32w1d, EDD 7/13/14.

Two words: carpal tunnel. Seems to have developed over the weekend and it is no fun. Both hands are achy all the time and weak -- I tried to pick up a glass pitcher this morning and couldn't really hold it one-handed. The soreness gets worse at night and at least one hand is usually numb or tingly when I wake up. The good news is that it should go away after delivery; the bad news is that there doesn't seem to be much I can do in the meantime except for wrist braces. NSAIDS are supposed to help, but are not pregnancy-approved, and I don't think there's much point in taking Tylenol for this. I'll check in with my OB about it on Wednesday and maybe she will have some advice.

Otherwise, my biggest complaints are fatigue (I fell asleep on the subway this morning; hopefully I didn't snore) and heartburn. The heartburn doesn't seem to be as bad as last week; I have good days and bad days. Also, every part of my body feels huge. My feet are now almost too big for everything except flip flops and the sneakers I bought a month ago (purposely on the large side), which means I need to figure out a solution for work shoes soon. I hate to buy something that I'm only going to need for a couple of months and I don't have a very good sense of what will fit after the baby is born -- I know people whose feet went back to their normal size and people whose feet did not. My bras are now getting tight too; I am hoping extenders will do the trick so that I don't have to buy all new ones. I did just order some nursing bras but they are wireless so I do not want to wear them until I am actually nursing (except at home). Work pants and jeans are getting snug too --wonder if I can get by with dresses for the next 8-9 weeks?

Physical complaints aside...I had my work shower last week, and got lots of lovely children's books (plus other gifts) from co-workers all over the country. I got my haircut on Saturday and when I went to make my next appointment, realized it is a week before my EDD. Yikes! We also celebrated my birthday (which is next weekend) with my family on Saturday, and I received a few baby-related things...some clothes and a necklace with Mr. Baby's initial on it. We still haven't found someone to do the painting and wallpapering in the nursery, which means they are not done, which means nothing else is done and I am starting to get super stressed about it. Plus between the gifts and hand-me-downs and stuff we've bought, it looks like a baby store threw up in our guest room. I just want to put it all away, but there's no place to put it until we can set up the nursery. Fingers and toes are crossed that we will find somebody to do the work this week.

QOTW: Like KH, I was positive in high school that I was not going to get married or have kids. I come from a town where people tend to be very traditional, and I was annoyed by the idea that girls are supposed to want to grow up to get married and have babies, so I think I was mostly rebelling against that. However, once I started having LTRs, I realized the appeal of raising a family with someone you love. My wife was always interested in parenting but not in carrying, so I knew from the beginning that it was up to me and I was OK with that. I have to say that I am glad I am getting to experience pregnancy, but at this point doing it again doesn't seem all that enticing. I do want Mr. Baby to have a sibling, so if one of our last two embryos is viable AND we feel like we can afford another one AND we decided after he's born that we do actually want another one, I may do it again, but it is definitely not a given.

doodah1013 · May 2014

Good morning everyone!
10w3days here. Thought the nausea was getting a little better and then... BOOM! Feeling like garbage this morning.
I worked 3 ten hour days Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And now I am super exhausted... And so I am working from home today. I am on a 10 day stretch of working... That is what happens at camp in May, but I with nausea, pregnancy exhaustion and an impossible work schedule it has been quite the challenge!
We have a midwife appointment this week and hope to hear the heartbeat on Doppler!

QOTD: I have always known I wanted kids, but I never wanted to carry... But I would do anything to have a family, and this seemed like the best option. It has been a pretty big sacrifice for both A and myself... But once our little Squints gets here it will be totally worth it. She is planning on carrying in the future! And someday we would also like to adopt... Probably when we are older!

shelly2314 · May 2014

20w4d today. Doing ok. Have had a little energy LOL and have been spending A LOT of time in the pool. The acid reflux/heart burn/EPICBURNINGINMYTHROAT! has hit and is not fun! No new updates. We go in for another check up (one of our tri-monthly appointments) and I want them to double check fluid in sac, etc just to be sure after the stress I put my body through last week.

QOTW: I always knew I wanted children and I always knew I wanted to be pregnant. It wasn't until after I got pregnant that I doubted it (I hear that is a normal fear???) My wife was the opposite and never really wanted children with no desire to carry. That made the decision to carry very easy!!! She said that she also never wanted to get married, but somehow being with me changed all of that (She is so freaking cute)

shelly2314 · May 2014

ball.and.chain.....The only thing that seemed to help me was alternating between heat and ice on my shoulders/elbows/wrists. I also started massages which seemed to alleviate a lot of it. I hope that it eases up for you b/c I ended up in the hospital with some seriously intense pain

redrockmama · May 2014

32w3d EDD July 11th

We had an interesting week for sure. I noticed more braxton hicks on Tuesday, so I decided to track them on Wednesday at work. I downloaded an app and checked after a a couple of hours and they were about every 20 minutes, so nothing too crazy, but more than I should having. I went for a walk, drank tons of water and it was the same. J called the midwife and she said to try some things and if nothing made them stop or slow down to call back. Later that night after laying with my feet up and drinking tons more water they were every 10 minutes or less. I called the midwife back and she encouraged coming in to get checked. She was on call at the hospital, so even though I didn't want to, we headed to the hospital at about 10:30 that night. If I had to get checked I'd rather our midwife do it than some random stranger the next day.

At the hospital the contractions were every 2-3 minutes and my midwife was shocked. She explained that she's never had a first pregnancy do that, often with subsequent ones but never a first timer. She did a speculum check and ran some tests and kept me hooked up to the monitors for a few hours. Then she did another speculum check a few hours later. No change to the cervix so they basically told me I was abnormal and sent me on my way with instructions to come back if anything changed. They tried to look at the placenta but didn't have a transvaginal u/s machine so they didn't do an actual cervical check because of the risk of bleeding. From the abdominal u/s it looked like it was still covering the cervix, but it was hard to tell with the baby's head and arm in the way. It's crazy how big he was compared to at 25 weeks. My uterus is still contracting every 5 minutes or so, which is annoying but oh well.

Phew sorry that was a long story.

QOTW: I always knew I wanted children and I always knew I wanted to adopt and likely be pregnant as well, not as strong as adopting though. Back when I had a boyfriend my plan was to have a few babies and adopt a few babies, spread out a bit. That didn't change at all when I came out. My mom reacted very negatively when I came out and told me how selfish it was for me to have kids. She said that I chose this "lifestyle" and that I shouldn't make kids suffer because of it and that she wouldn't recognize my partners bio kids as her grandkids. It didn't matter to me though or change my mind at all. We've come a long way since then thank goodness. I'm carrying this kiddo because I'm older. My wife will carry the next one, although watching me be pregnant has made her not really want to anymore. We'll see. If I end up with a c-section I definitely won't carry again, the risk for another previa and accreta after a c-section is way too scary for me.

trisholio · May 2014

Good afternoon all! I will be 25 weeks tomorrow. It feels so real to say that I am over 6 months pregnant!

No real updates here, just the same back pain. I am still seeing the chiropractor, but I am wondering if I need to do something else. It is sharp stabbing pain and sometimes takes my breath away. It makes me pretty useless some days and that is a problem because I am a SAHM of two little girls.

We had an appointment last week and got to see our little girl. She is head down and moving around a lot! She is a stinker and didn't give us good ultrasound pics, just a lot of her lady parts, haha.

QOTD: I have always known that I wanted to be a mother. My wife has never wanted to be pregnant, though I am hoping she carries the next one ;-)

jjlvscg · May 2014

My partner is 6 weeks and 2 days today. She has her first scan tomorrow to make sure everything looks good and then we will transfer care to the OB(from the fertility clinic). It seems so hard to get to each milestone!
QOTW: we have been together for 18 years and have always wanted children. I tried for about 5 years (did a few years of IUI and then tried IVF with no success). I really wanted to experience, but we both just want a baby. My partner had luck on her first IUI! Let's hope it stays strong and come January 11, we will have a beautiful LO !!

twobrooklynmoms · May 2014

jjlvscg!

We had our 6w sonogram on Sat night and we saw the tiny little heart flickering. Such a massive relief since our previous loss was at 7w. We know there's a long road ahead, but we're trying to stay positive. Aside from being exhausted, DW is feeling pretty good. She normally does the bulk of the housework and I've been trying to do as much as possible, but I'm honestly pretty bad at it. I think she gets a kick out of watching me try

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QOTW: I thought I wanted to be preg when I was younger, but I've had a lot of issues with depression and anxiety which I take daily meds for. I felt like the process of trying to get pregnant and possibly having losses, would be more than I am willing to take on un-medicated, and I don't believe in taking meds while pregnant. DW had no interest in carrying until this summer, when the urge hit her hard and we decided to start immediately since she's 38. We were actually in the early stages of adoption when we shifted gears. I would like to have a biological child, but not enough to carry it myself for the above reasons. DW said she would carry for me, which is AMAZING, but I'm not ready to take her up on that quite yet. One thing at a time, know what I mean?

Manada · May 2014

Hello Everyone!

I haven't read all the threads yet because I'm a day late! But we're here.

@Healz413 and I did "Internet-Free holiday" yesterday because it was a holiday here in Canada yesterday (Queen Victoria's b-day is reason to celebrate in the commonwealth! - Otherwise known in Canada as "The Weekend You Open The Cottage").   Anyway, it was WONDERFUL to have a day to spend with H. without outside distractions and just hanging out and doing things together.   We got some furniture moved around to organize our Baby Room a bit more, and that ended up creating a lot more space in our house to store things so that was great.

We also went to Buffalo on the weekend to do some cross-border shopping. I ended up spending $75 on undergarments from Destination Maternity.   Mostly more maternity underwear, some short tights for the summer to wear under dresses, and a new belly band (my other one is getting tons of use). That was also a good day because we went with our friend/midwife and had a lovely time.

So today we are 16w5d, and things are ticking along.   Every day or so I feel a random little pop on my right side, which I'm pretty sure is Rocky 2 kicking or headbutting me.   I haven't felt Rocky 1 at all yet because that one's lower in my pelvis, and I expect is a bit more padded by placenta, but I am assuming all is well. I look forward to feeling them with more consistency.     H. has been reading to us at night with her face down toward the bottom of my belly to encourage them to get head-down, so they may have shifted positions a little bit... I dunno.

I don't have major complaints this week about pregnancy, I'm hoping I'm in one of those weeks where I don't have a major growth spurt and everything just gets to adjust for a bit.   My reflux is a bit better, and the Upsie Belly belt helps with the belly pulling A LOT, so i'm mostly just tired and dealing with some swelling that's beginning. I've been getting a bit tachycardic on occassion (usually after a big meal or exercise that makes me breath harder) - so that sucks, but is par for the course.

QOTW: I definitely always knew I wanted children.   I also knew I wanted to carry at some point - but was always less committed to the idea of a genetic connection (ha!   Maybe it was foresight!). H. also wants to carry, and for us - we went back and forth many times around who would carry first.   In the end, when it became really obvious that I wasn't likely to have a genetic connection to our kids, H. started pushing hard for me to take the transfer via IVF with her eggs so we can both have a link that everyone can understand and value. We actually started our first IVF cycle planning with her carrying, but when we got to the 2nd in January we had switched to me.    I still hope that Rocky 3 (our frozen embryo) will be viable to offer H. a chance to carry one day, but it's something I think about and carry because it may not happen, and that thought makes me sad.

2MamazInSeattle · May 2014

26w6d today! Third trimester starts tomorrow!!!

The past week has been a lot about my gestational diabetes diagnosis. I had my appointment last Tuesday and the educator at my MFM's office was fantastic. I have been on no fewer than 100 diets, counted everything in some way or another, and can usually recite the calories, fat, protein and carbs of any food I eat. So - good starting point in that I didn't need a lesson on all that.

The diet itself is incredibly manageable and not 'low carb' at all in my book. It's basically 15-30 carbs per snack (3x/day) and 30-60 carbs/meal (3x/day). Now, that is a motherload of carbs and I cannot imagine eating that many. However, all up I'm to aim for 175 a day - which I never achieve - I tend to average around 100-125, which is "not enough" but I also refuse to force-feed. However - the BIG problem is keeping my blood sugar at 95 or less when I wake, and under 140 at the one-hour point after a meal. So, this is where it's clear I am diabetic - bottom line: There is no way to eat enough carbs (even my 'diminished' amount of 125ish) without my blood sugar being too high. So, today I go back and fully expect to start long-acting insulin shots. I am 100% ok with this (the oral meds cross the placenta, are "we think safe", and give me the runs - a needle poke is nothing in comparison!).

The bummer is every time I test my sugar (4-5x/day) I just feel like a big fat loser when it's off. And it's so inconsistent - I can eat the same breakfast two days in a row and get 113 vs. 158! So I'm glad for some help, it's hard feeling defeated when you review my food diary and see that I"m doing a very, very good job and following all the rules. The simple fact is that this week has shown that I cannot control it with diet alone. And again, that's ok. I can only do so much and at a point, it's out of my hands. I surrender.:)

In other news, all else is going well. The overall impact of my GD has forced us to eat at home almost every day, and take a 30-60 minute walk after dinner every night (lowers blood sugar 10 points) which has meant a lot more J&J time which has been awesome. I think with the third tri starting tomorrow (holy crap!) it's kind of hit us both that we are REALLY having a baby.

With that, we got our doula hired! The one I talked about a couple weeks ago was a great fit. Super practical, yet with an appropriate reverence for the experience of birth; a ton of experience (attended over 150 births, on the adjunct faculty at Bastyr's midwifery school, an LC, etc.) and... we just liked her. She felt like "our people." Check!

J got some stuff cleared out of the nursery-to-be and our pal Mel is going to help paint it in the coming weeks. Honestly, we are keeping it super simple so not a ton of work once the painting is done. We went to look at gliders, but I'm still keeping an eye on CL for something used and then just buying new cushions if needed. Our house is small, so we tend to employ 'small space living' techniques which means minimal clutter in terms of decoration - yet, we need to be practical about what is needed. So, hoping to have it done by end of June! And lastly, we FINALLY got rid of our pet chickens. It was super sad and I cried, which I didn't expect at all! But, they are settling in to their new home nicely and we are getting updates. We can re-focus our backyard now for a kid. Bonus - also found a buyer for our chicken coop which will pay for 1/2 our doula fee!!!

Otherwise, I'm still feeling pretty good - my wrist is still a mess and I may go to a doctor about it as it's been a month since I had my nocturnal injury (I just slept on it funny, but it is messed up bigtime). I feel like I move a little slower on my walks, and I'm guessing that will continue. Still no hip/back pain (thanks chiro and yoga!) and swelling is very minor in my ankles. I can't underestimate the value of working at home usually 3-4 days a week- I can be comfy, not rush, sleep until the last minute...it's been great in terms of stress level. Oh yeah, and I am sleeping well, super um, 'regular', and generally just feel good. I'm a little scared of the 3rd tri but my plan is to take it one day at a time.

J is reading "All Creatures Great and Small" to my belly each night. I am loving it! Such sweet stories, and we play her some music afterwards each night too. Baby is moving more but still not a huge ton, but that's ok, I certainly feel her enough to know she's in there.

QOTW: I didn't used to want kids because I kinda felt like I'd raised kids already with my younger sisters AND I didn't think I'd be a very good mom. After lots of therapy - I refused to pass on the low-self esteem, control-freak type A behaviors coupled with food issues & eating disorders (sounds fun eh?) - I got to a place where I'd resolved my self-loathing and felt pretty good about myself and my body, though neither were perfect. This was around age 30, after a lot of hard work. A few years later, I was with my ex then, and we did try to get my pregnant via at-home ICIs with a KD. No worky. And a good thing, since we split up. J always said she wanted a "pound kid" (nice, honey) and so I figured at the point we met (35/37 years old) we'd be too old to have our own by the time we felt ready to. Then, I had a panic around 40 and was told I'd have to have my tubes out - I said "ok never mind." But then at 41, we were out to dinner (I remember this vividly) and J said "why don't we have kids yet?" - I went back and got the tubes out and here we are. She has never had any desire to carry ("even when I was with a man I never wanted to birth a kid,but I always wanted to raise one.") She tells me a lot how grateful she is I am giving her a child and the chance to be a mom, which is super sweet of her. We still will likely pursue a second child via adoption, but we too are taking it "one kid at a time" to see. After spending time with two different friends this week who each have two kids, both said "one would have been fine. way easier" though they of course love their second kids - more and more we think maybe we will be one and done. We'll see, I still struggle with having an only, esp. since we both love our siblings a lot, and because we're older, we don't want Simone alone in the world in her 40's, which could happen...We don't have any more embryos, and the idea of another pregnancy exhausts me (though I would rate mine a solid B+), but I consider it sometimes, despite we'd be 100% OOP. But again, we'll see!

CageyMack · May 2014

I suppose I can put this here, since hogging a whole thread just feels wrong. I guess we now are, apparently, pregnant, so I think I can post here.

Third beta in today: 1853. On the first day it was 134, four days later 672, then two days to 1853. That's some doubling. Or tripling, on the last one. Overjoyed. Stupid, crazy overjoyed.

KH826 · May 2014

@CageyMack - great 3rd beta! Welcome to the pregnancy check-in!

healz413 · May 2014

I am so very happy for you two (or I should say 3 or 4)! When is your first ultrasound, @cageymack?

2momsinCA · May 2014

@CageyMack‌ with numbers like those I can't wait for the ultrasound results!! Excellent doubling/tripling!

jjlvscg · May 2014

Congrats @RobertJane33‌ we really are going to have a lot of January babies here

my wife is also having a lot of nausea. A few things that really seem to help are lemon slices in mineral water and the sea bands. She tried those preggy pops (basically just hard candy) but they were too sweet. The ginger chews helped a little at first but again too sweet... All things sweet are a big trigger for her right now(even smelling sweet things). Good luck!

jjlvscg · May 2014

How exciting @2brooklynmoms‌ ! My DW has also been exhausted and gets cold really easily. We were watching Rosmarys Baby last night and I had kept looming at my DW every time Mia Farrow was all bundled up and exhausted looking... I thought hmmm that looks so familiar

hopefully we don't have. Little demon baby

we are both turning 38 this summer so we were feeling the clock ticking. My DW has struggled with anxiety and depression as well. She has worked really hard with doing some self help (hiking has been very therapeutic for her) and working with a counselor to wean off of her meds. I'm the house chore lady in our place so it works out well that she can just rest I. The evenings. Good luck!!

CageyMack · May 2014

@2MamazinSeattle - I am so moved by your post. At first brush, it seems like all the regular mundane stuff of pregnancy, but it is so, so much more than that. You are an amazing pregnant person, and I'm just so happy that after your journey to get to where you are, you have "it." I hope that makes sense. "It" is all the ups and downs of pregnancy, all the "what color will we paint," and "baby is moving," and "how to we adjust our lives for a child?" I hope that you don't feel like I'm speaking out of turn, but I'm just really happy for you and your family.

Also, I love that you are reading "All Creatures Great and Small." Tricky Woo goes flop-bott! If you haven't got there yet, I hope I haven't spoiled it. Sometimes when I read that part, I laugh so hard I cry.

Happiness.

shelly2314 · May 2014

In case anyone is interested, I found this on pinterest

https://www.parents.com/videos/v/83675086/pregnancy-workouts-best-10-minute-workout.htm?socsrc=pmmpin131129preg10minworkoutvid&crlt.pid=camp.YE7ai60h7fnL

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