Pregnancy Check In (August 4)

If you have a recent BFP (and/or if you are new to the board), please let me know when you want to be added to this list. How is everyone feeling? I know there is someone who asked to be added and I haven't added you yet! Sorry! Not intentional...I will add you today!!! How is pregnancy treating you and your partner this week? Any updates to share? QOTW: What traditions do you plan on continuing (or starting) with your LO?

AandStilltrying · August 2014

12w2d and finally saw some weight gain on the scale. We were concerned that she wasn't gaining anything. That seemed to put her mind at ease a little. We have ob appointment on Wed. Still continuing to have a brown bleed.

QOTW: lots...but I will start with Christmas! On Christmas Eve both kids will open a Christmas gift with new Christmas pjs to wear, movie snacks and a Christmas movie or book. We are also excited to do elf on the shelf. We go holiday crazy in our house so I'm sure the kids will love it. Having kids I'm sure will just intensify this!

firstcomeslove2013 · August 2014

AandStilltrying said:

QOTW: lots...but I will start with Christmas! On Christmas Eve both kids will open a Christmas gift with new Christmas pjs to wear, movie snacks and a Christmas movie or book. We are also excited to do elf on the shelf. We go holiday crazy in our house so I'm sure the kids will love it. Having kids I'm sure will just intensify this!

We will be doing Christmas PJs as well! This tradition continues in C's family even with us adults!

Amber&Reva · August 2014

I'll be 10 weeks tomorrow and looking forward to my first OB appointment and u/s on Thursday. I am feeling okay today. Not to sick to the stomach and not as tired.

QOTW: I really want to take the little one to Home Depot to do the monthly projects and get the orange apron.

pauljl · August 2014

@firstcomeslove2013 would you change my due date on the list? They bumped me up to October 28!

We had our first shower this weekend and it was amazing! We are so very lucky to have a family that supports us, recognizes our marriage, and might be even more excited about this baby than we are. Not to mention generous- holy COW we got a lot of great stuff for baby Callie. I feel almost guilty for all we received- both in love and in gifts. Time to pay it forward!

The pregnancy is going well. I'm starting to have more trouble getting around and have noticed some hip pain in the afternoons that makes me waddle some. Overall I've had such a great experience. I even passed my glucose test! (I was worried since I'm insulin resistant). I hope it continues!

QOTW: My family goes quite crazy at Christmas too. I have an advent calendar that "appears" each year with the help of an elf. Each day their are clues- some add up over several days to lead to a prize or gift. Other days would lead me directly to a prize or treat. Sometimes it was a physical object, or candy. Other days it was an event- like getting to spend the afternoon with my Granny! It was so much fun waking up each day in December. I hope to continue that for Callie, with little surprises each day!

1blueridgemama · August 2014

Hanging in there this week! I've been having BH contractions for a while but this weekend, the cx were stronger and much worse when I was vertical. Hoping they're still BH and not real ones... The babies are growing well, we are on biweekly MFM visits and will soon change to weekly. So exciting! We are finally organizing the nursery beside our room and getting things set up. Feeling surreal this family will have two tiny babies here soon! Due date Oct. 22 but OB said no later than Oct. 8 so 2 more months!

CageyMack · August 2014

15w5d with baby girl here.

DW is doing so-so. Last night she was really not well, plagued by heart-burn induced nausea. She had laid down with a very cute sleeping baby W for about 10 minutes after we ate, and that was all it took. Poor thing was sick for hours.

She is getting a little baby bump and it bugs her because she is almost out of clothes. Bah!

QOTW: We are going to keep up Christmas stockings (a very big deal at our house), and also the Easter Bunny (and equally big deal). The Easter Bunny brings presents and leaves white bunny tracks in the house. My heart swells with reminiscent joy when I think of the Easter Bunny and Easter in general. We used to dye eggs with Ukrainian wax nibs and that was so lovely. I miss my grandmother's house (where I lived during that part of my childhood) very, very much.

KatCraig30 · August 2014

@firstcomeslove2013 I PM'd you

I'm at 6 weeks and still no m/s yet, but I know its still kinda early. I'm hoping I'll be lucky though! The only thing that's been bothering me really is the heartburn and I'm constantly hot. I didn't do well with heat before I was pregnant and now I feel like its 10 times worse. Its pretty miserable.

As for traditions Christmas is big in our house too, so we'll do all the stockings and cookies for Santa etc. But I also want to add some Christmas Eve traditions from my mother's side of the family. They're french Canadian and we always had French meat pies for dinner on Christmas eve and they were always such a treat.

doodah1013 · August 2014

Hello Everyone!

All in all we have had a great week! Only had a few bouts with nausea and think I may have determined the cause and am working on steering clear! IT was also cool here last week, so I was able to get out and do some walking.

My big news, and something that is hard to talk about, is after a long battle with anxiety, I chose to go back on anti-anxiety medication. I stopped taking it when we first got pregnant, and was hoping my middle of the night racing mind would ease up after our first tri-mester, and then I thought once we were half way there I would stop having obsessive fears... and last week I just decided enough was enough. It was a really hard decision, and I still worry extra drugs in the body are going to affect our Squints... but we talked to the mid-wife and she said that me being less anxious, is better for baby. It takes a while for them to start working again, but I am hoping to feel some relief soon... maybe then I can stop worrying about the worrying... and the medication.

QOTD: MY family is HUGE on traditions. We joke that if we have done something twice it becomes "tradition" and can't be changed. Something that is really important to me is that our kiddo have a special birthday (once they are old enough to understand birthdays). She will be born in December, and I just don't want the hustle and bustle of the season to get in the way of her having some special time... So I want to start a tradition of having a birthday party that isn't half birthday/half Christmas decorating... I haven't decided what the actual tradition will be yet. But just something special!

Danni_Girl · August 2014

5w3d today.

I'm getting a lovely piece of m/s it seems. I feel like I'm hungover... So very strange and off putting.
I hate being hungover, which is why I stopped drinking a lot/too much a long time ago.

Today is the first time I've felt this gross. Did anyone else feel like this? I don't have the headache, it's the groggy head and nausea.

QOTD - A small Christmas tradition when I was a little older was that I was allowed to open my stocking at any point Christmas morning and let my parents sleep in. It was great. However, I always wished I could open one gift Christmas Eve, and was allowed too when I was young because we would see Santa at a friends house and we would open the gift from him, but as I got older I wasn't allowed to. So I want to keep that going with our little one.
PJ's on Christmas Eve is the perfect gift and I want to do that too.

firstcomeslove2013 · August 2014

I think I have made the changes people were asking for. If I missed you please let me know!

Thanks!

firstcomeslove2013 · August 2014

I usually let C do our check ins but I want to be more active in the board so I am going to give my check in as well.

My induced lactation is going well. No pumping yet but I have had some good signs that progress is being made. I am currently losing a battle with the changing table that my parents bought us. Not only does it need put together but its has a million parts and instructions with no words...awesome!

QOTW: Like C said we love traditions! I am looking forward to fall type traditions. C and I LOVE the fall and I think we are really looking forward to sharing them with our LO.

MrsT11 · August 2014

Hi!! Please add our due date as well! 10 weeks tomorrow pregnant with our first due date 3/4/15. My wife is beyond thrilled, as am I! Feeling pretty awesome with the exception of bloating, sore boobies, and total wipeout exhaustion! No m/s or nausea thank god. Hoping the second trimester brings back my energy because I miss walking and exercise!

MrsT11 · August 2014

QOTW: it was always a tradition in both our families that someone was designated to play Santa every year. That person had to get up before anyone else and seperate the gifts by the recipient and then when we opened the gifts it was always youngest to oldest! We all would wear footsie pajamas (even the adults) with our favorite Christmas tracks playing in the background!!

trisholio · August 2014

I'm a day late, sorry. I'm 36 weeks today. Craziness!!
I caught a stomach bug last week and spent a full 24 hours in bed or on the toilet. It was miserable!! But I'm much better now. I have pretty consistent exhaustion, but there are days when I feel ok for a few hours and then just hit a wall and have to lay down. My family keeps lecturing me about picking up baby K, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do. I'm a mother of two other children, I can't just stop because I'm about to pop. My back hurts sometimes, but I don't think I'm over doing it compared to other women in my position. We have our last birthing class this week, which is nice because I haTe having to count on my mom to watch the girls every Sunday.
Qotd: I'm sure we will continue traditions, like opening one present Christmas Eve or going to church as a family on easter. But I have a feeling the holidays are going to continue to be stressful due to our families each wanting their own way. So we make someone mad every year, it stinks.

twobrooklynmoms · August 2014

Hi all,

DW is 17w3d today. Hard to believe we've made it this far, although time seems to be moving much faster for me than her. Go figure

We did the early anatomy exam, and we're scheduled for the next anatomy exam at 20 weeks. We've opted against amnio since there's been no red flags so far (knock wood!) We still have only told immediate family and closest friends. We've been saying for weeks we would tell people, like work friends and bosses, after the 20 week anatomy exam.

DW isn't showing yet since she had a bit of a belly to start with, but we've recently been able to feel "hard spots" on one side of her lower abdomen that we're assuming it the little one. I'm dying to see a bump!!!!

shelly2314 · August 2014

Doing ok. Had my first NST/AFI appointment today. Everything seemed to go pretty well. I am tired. The girls are moving around and making me soooo uncomfortable (I am excited they are active therefore healthy BUT...) It actually makes me very sore. SIGH...Getting there

QOTW: What traditions do you plan on continuing (or starting) with your LO? 1.Camping every year in the keys with the family for lobster mini season. 2. Lighting Chanukkah candles. 3. Carving a pumpkin and toasting the seeds. 3. Daily reading time.

Not really sure what else

ball.and.chain · August 2014

doodah1013 said:

My big news, and something that is hard to talk about, is after a long battle with anxiety, I chose to go back on anti-anxiety medication. I stopped taking it when we first got pregnant, and was hoping my middle of the night racing mind would ease up after our first tri-mester, and then I thought once we were half way there I would stop having obsessive fears... and last week I just decided enough was enough. It was a really hard decision, and I still worry extra drugs in the body are going to affect our Squints... but we talked to the mid-wife and she said that me being less anxious, is better for baby. It takes a while for them to start working again, but I am hoping to feel some relief soon... maybe then I can stop worrying about the worrying... and the medication.

@doodah1013, I have been meaning to respond to this for a couple of days but time just gets away from me! Anyway, I've written about this here before, but I was on Prozac during my pregnancy (and still am). I know it's probably not what you're on, since it's not strictly an anti-anxiety med (though it does take the edge off my anxiety, depression was my more serious issue), but it's a similar situation where people feel nervous about taking it while pregnant but every medical professional I've encountered has been emphatic that the benefits to your mental health outweighs any small risks to the baby. I am sure they put you on the safest anti-anxiety med they could and I'm sure it will be just fine for Squints. B was exposed to Prozac for 9 months and is still exposed via bm and he is perfect. But I get that it's a tough decision to make. I hope you are feeling better soon!

2MamazInSeattle · August 2014

I'm so late! 38 w today - August 6, 2014!

Last Friday was my last day of work which was the best decision ever. My benefits admin (a self-professed family man) explained to me that women who took time off before birth had better labors and outcomes. It doesn't cut into my maternity leave at all, so why not? And since, I have been so so busy!!

On Monday our weekly appointment went really well. My fluids are still stable around 19/20 which they have been for weeks and weeks (a good thing with GD). The NST was great, she was moving as expected and appropriate heart accelerations. The doctor portion of the visit was the best part. This was Dr. V, who is in our window for potentially delivering us and who we have our next week appointment with for a cervix check. We talked about doing a membrane sweep next week and he agreed that was a good move. Yay! He also told me I was in the top 10th percentile of my GD class - i.e., my sugars are really good and I'm very well-managed. He said he expects our baby's sugars to be normal at birth (though you never know). Also, somehow I lost 5 pounds. This baffles me and he asked about it - I assured him I was NOT restricting and J vouched for me ("She at a WHOLE Paseo pork sandwich on Friday..." thanks honey).

We discussed induction a bit more and he told me one interesting tidbit. He said if your cervix is ripe and ready (which he feels mine is 'doing what it's supposed to') your risk of c-section isn't any higher with an induction. It's more when the cervix is still hard and closed. Mine was soft and open a fingertip at 37w, so here's hoping it is/has continued on that path. Pretty much they'd be happy to induce me as of the 13th - but we want to wait until the due date if we can. I am honestly not that uncomfortable, sleeping and eating well, still going to yoga and on 3-mile walks around Greenlake (though those walks are taking a bit longer these days). It's hot in Seattle but I don't feel I'm suffering any more than everyone else is. So, I've asked J to help me resist going in early unless there is a good reason to. The only way I suppose I'm suffering is just a lot of nervous energy/anxiety - but it's more excitement-based, not so much fear or worry-based. So I'm ok with that and figure it's pretty normal.

Preparations-wise, I just finished packing my hospital bag and the last two big things are to write down our birth plan (which is pretty basic as it turns out...I've let go of a lot of things that somehow mattered before but matter less as we approach the due date) and to get our wills/POA's done. I am seriously slacking on that. Otherwise, I ordered the rest of the registry (plus a bunch of last-minute items) today. Our newborn prep visit with our doula was Monday night and we got 'approved' as ready for a baby to come home. We also discussed postpartum topics such as PPD, breastfeeding, who's helping us, etc. We also had lessons on our carriers and our breast pump. It was very productive!

I still have a long list of "nice to haves" but otherwise am getting myself to the OB, acupuncture, the chiropractor and today had a really nice prenatal massage. I've had some dates with friends and my sisters to just see people 1:1 one last time before it's all turned upside down. Also I'm trying super hard to keep the house clean, laundry caught up and fridge tidy so when we leave, we don't come home to a pigsty. It looks like J's mom might come out for the birth - well, not in the room - but here, which would work out really well in that she can keep the house up and watch the cats. That's another thing to get sorted! I think the list never ends but we keep telling Simone we're on her schedule, and whatever works for her, works for us. If she wants to come anytime now she is welcome, and if she prefers eviction (since we don't have a choice) then that is ok too.

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I'm 35, DW is 33
Together since Dec 2007
Married since 18 June 2011

TTC #1
1st IUI - trigger, 9 July 14 at midnight, IUI - 11 July 14 at noon - BFP!!
10 Dec 14 - Lost our Baby Girl to Hydrops & Cycstic Hygroma due to Turner Syndrome
TTC #2
2nd IUI - hoping to try for our Rainbow in the Spring