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PgAL Check-In 3/27/2015
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I hope everyone has had an easy week! @dadalou hoping that baby and you are still hanging tough!
How far along are you?
Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones?
Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions?
QOTW: Let's show off these beautiful rainbows! Post a bump or U/S of your precious baby!
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?
How far along are you?
Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones?
Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions?
QOTW: Let's show off these beautiful rainbows! Post a bump or U/S of your precious baby!
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?
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Re: PgAL Check-In 3/27/2015
Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones? Another CL check and ultrasound this next Wednesday. As of today, this is the most pregnant I have ever been. It feels like a small sense of relief.
Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions? Just still a lot of pressure.
QOTW: Let's show off these beautiful rainbows! Post a bump or U/S of your precious baby! Here's my little thinker...
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? There was so much fear and anxiety getting up to 25 weeks (which is when I delivered the twins) now that I'm here I'm just hopeful that every new day will mean a bigger, stronger baby and that I can make it to term with a healthy baby at the end of this!
Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones? We have our anatomy scan on April 7th. We found out at our last ultrasound that it's a boy (we've named him Crosby Joseph), but I am anxious to see that everything is growing the way that it should. It was at my anatomy scan last time that they saw Georgia's heart defect- so I'm a little anxious going into it. It's also Georgia's birthday on Wednesday. I've taken Mon-Wed off of work because I know that I'm not in the frame of mind to focus on work... I'm still trying to decide how we're going to "celebrate" the day, but we did decide that we don't want to include family... I want to feel everything openly and I feel with family there is always an effort to cheer us up or avoid the feelings. I don't want to avoid anything, I want to revel in her memory and celebrate my first year as a mommy.
Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions? Not really. This pregnancy has been so tame compared to my last. I kind of just have an icky feeling a lot of the time after I eat, but it's nothing compared to the nausea I had last time.
QOTW: Let's show off these beautiful rainbows! Post a bump or U/S of your precious baby! My computer won't let me upload, so maybe I'll come back to this later from my phone.
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? Pretty much just focused on Georgia's upcoming birthday... and ultimately dreading the 40 days after that leading up to the day we said goodbye (May 10th) which lands perfectly on Mother's Day this year (it was the day before last year). I wish I could just take the whole 40 days off of work and hide from the world.
Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones? Induction scheduled for 5:30am on April 13th. Three appointments a week until then.
Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions? I feel pretty good! My most painful symptoms right now are heartburn, hip pain and vomiting but it's all manageable.
QOTW: Let's show off these beautiful rainbows! Post a bump or U/S of your precious baby!
I can't post a pic right now but I'll try to come back later!
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? I absolutely can not believe that I am two weeks away from my induction. I thought April would never come and now it's almost here. I'm getting more anxious as it gets closer but I'm staying positive and hopeful. We lost Wesley at 39 weeks after noticing decreased movement so I'm hyperaware and get really anxious when he's being quiet.
@schulme2- yay for 25 weeks! What a great picture of your little one.
Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones? Weekly check-ins with the doctor, my next is Wednesday
Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions? Just feeling very large and out of breath, and full easily. Some cramping and braxton hicks.
QOTW: Let's show off these beautiful rainbows! Post a bump or U/S of your precious baby! This is the most recent profile shot of our little guy. Not very clear, but you get the idea
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? Counting down days. C-section date is set for April 8th if Harrison doesn't come sooner, and that's single digit days away. I'm just so excited to meet him, but at the same time am nervous I won't love him like I love Lincoln. I think that fear is common for any parents, but that doesn't make it any less scary! Other than that, just ready to kiss this baby!
@hsabyan - congrats on the news your having a boy! I'll be thinking of you this week, on Wednesday for Georgia's birthday and the days after - so many hugs to you. I'm sure whatever you decide is best for you and your DH will be perfect for Georgia's birthday.
@bgirma - almost there! Hoping your little guy keeps moving so you don't have to worry and will save the resting for after he's been delivered.
@Mel&John2013 - wow you are really at the end - congrats! cute picture! Looking forward to hearing of Harrison's arrival
@dadalou - almost there! Hopefully she'll come sooner so you don't have to wait until 40 weeks - you've been waiting long enough.
Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones? appointment next week
Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions? very tired
QOTW: Let's show off these beautiful rainbows! Post a bump or U/S of your precious baby! I'll have to try to do this later.
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? Just hyper aware of when my little girl is not moving because my son died of a cord accident. Also trying to just stay present in the current moment and not wish to fast forward to the end of this pregnancy - it's so hard. I just want her in my arms to know she is safe.
How far along are you? 30 weeks! According to my phone, 70 days to go!
Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones? I just had an appointment with my new doctor on Wednesday. It was a rough experience. First, just being in a new practice with new nurses, new doctor, etc and having to go over ever detail. The nurse was wonderful. I really appreciated her. But the doctor was kind of just all business. He was nice enough, but it was very different than what I am used to. Coming from only having had experience with Midwives, and this pregnancy with one who knows me well and cares about me, more than just the medical part of pregnancy, it was difficult to not have that connection. I missed the part where my midwife usually just sits and talks with us, asking how my anxiety has been and how I'm doing emotionally.
Also, we moved to a small town with only one hospital. My plan with the pregnancy has been to try for a VBAC, as my C-Section was due to baby not tolerating labor well as opposed to some physical reason on my part. So I've been told all along that I'm a great candidate for a VBAC. So, the small town hospital doesn't allow VBACs. Which means the new doctor is actually at a great hospital in a city about an hour and a half away. The doctor told me at my appointment that he is going to want me in that city (as in living there temporarily) for 3-4 weeks before my due date! (There is absolutely nothing between our town and the city other than wheat fields.) Whether I have a planned C-Section or a trial of labor, they want to be able to monitor me immediately in case of complications.
The doctor gave me a rundown of the risks of repeat C-Section and the risks of VBAC and well, did a great job of leaving me pretty much equally scared of both. Thanks doc! When you start talking about 1 in 200 chances to someone who lost a child to SIDS, which is more like a 1 in 2000 chance, or maybe even less than that, it just doesn't help! So now I'm unsure of what to choose, what to do and pretty much terrified about either birth option for me and for baby. Sigh...
Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions? Just starting to get big and uncomfortable.
QOTW: Let's show off these beautiful rainbows! Post a bump or U/S of your precious baby! I don't have any pictures on my tablet really, but this is one that my friend took as part of our announcement photos. The large turtle was a gift for our son at the hospital from my parents. It is almost baby sized and was the perfect thing to sit in my rocker and hold for many months after our son passed away. The little turtle was bought by my husband and I for our son, but we saved it. So we kind of see this picture as our boy leading his new little brother. I don't know, I just really like it!
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? Just trying to settle into our new town. So far I only know 6 people who I will begin working with in a few weeks and I don't really know them all that well. So I am trying to go against my anxiety and desire to hideout and figure out ways to meet people. I'm also worried about finding a new counselor that I will connect with well as soon as possible.
@Mel&John2013- single digits!! Sending you so many positive vibes!
@GymSpaz26- love the picture. So cute
@msunshine123 - I totally understand how you feel. That had been my challenge as well.. We found out that Wesley passed away after decreased movement over a weekend. I try to focus on staying my mantras when I get really stressed about movement. But it's hard