Pregnant after 35
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Weekly check-in: 6/6/15
jerseygirl227
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1. How far along are you? What is your EDD? What size is baby?
2. Age at delivery?
3. Any other children or fur babies?
4. How are you feeling? Any recommendations for dealing with MS, aches, pains, etc?
5. Upcoming appointments or milestones? Rants or raves?
QOTW: Name one thing that is making you happy right now. And name one thing that's driving you nuts. Ready, go!
2. Age at delivery?
3. Any other children or fur babies?
4. How are you feeling? Any recommendations for dealing with MS, aches, pains, etc?
5. Upcoming appointments or milestones? Rants or raves?
QOTW: Name one thing that is making you happy right now. And name one thing that's driving you nuts. Ready, go!
Re: Weekly check-in: 6/6/15
2. 43
3. 3 fur babies
4. Noticed some pink-tinged cm this morning, so now I am worried and thinking about calling a nurse hotline if it continues. Other than that, nausea, constipation, stuffy head, cramping and sore boobs.
5. Dating scan scheduled for 19th June
QOTW: My husband is being a real trooper and helping me out more around the house and that makes me happy. On the other hand, my cat is driving me crazy. She keeps waking me up during the night and I want to kill her.
2. Age at delivery? 37
3. Any other children or fur babies? 2 girls 3 and 5 years. 2 dogs
4. How are you feeling? Any recommendations for dealing with MS, aches, pains, etc? I'm feeling really good, have just gone onto anti-anxiety medication which seems to be working.
5. Upcoming appointments or milestones? Rants or raves? Nothing coming up, but I want to rave about my doctor. I was feeling so wretched and pathetic with the anxiety and he said some wise things that really helped me through while the medication took effect. He told me to call anytime I was worried, and sent me a text over the weekend to follow up on a urine test but also being kind. He's just a very nice man, who strikes a nice balance between being a bit stern with me, but also not making me feel stupid.
QOTW: Name one thing that is making you happy right now. And name one thing that's driving you nuts. Ready, go!
Elizabeth 5yrs old Jane 3yrs old
2. Age at delivery? 45
3. Any other children or fur babies? 1 son. 1 cat.
4. How are you feeling? Any recommendations for dealing with MS, aches, pains, etc? I feel horrible. The MS and weakness have taken over my life. I can hardly do anything.
5. Upcoming appointments or milestones? Rants or raves? I was supposed to have my first regular OB appointment yesterday, but my son got sick. I'm now scheduled for the 15th! I don't really want to wait that long.
QOTW: Name one thing that is making you happy right now. And name one thing that's driving you nuts. Candy is making me happy. Everything else is driving me nuts!
TTC 10/11. IUI 2/12. BFP 3/8/12. 4/26/12 missed mc. RE consult 5/17/12. IVF #1 ER 7/13/12 53R, 41M ICSIed, 32F, 8 5d, 6 6d blasts - all PGD/frozen. PGD results 1 normal M and 1 normal F, 1 maybe M. FET 9/6, transferred 1 F embie. Beta 9/15 BFN. FET#2 planned for 11/2012 put off until 2013. Surprise BFP 11/21/12!! My son was born on 7/24/13!
40+6. EDD at this point feels like never. This kiddo is clearly quite happy where he is.
2. Age at delivery?
37
3. Any other children or fur babies?
One cat
4. How are you feeling? Any recommendations for dealing with MS, aches, pains, etc?
Physically, just moving very slowly. A bit frustrated, because up until this week, I had been exercising 2-3 days a week, but I think my body is finally revolting and telling me to stop.
5. Upcoming appointments or milestones? Rants or raves?
Saw a prenatal chiropractor yesterday to work on my hips/pelvis and make sure everything is in alignment to allow baby to drop and hopefully get things going. Seeing her every other day until delivery. I'm really hoping that it will help so that I can avoid induction.
QOTW: Name one thing that is making you happy right now. And name one thing that's driving you nuts. Ready, go!
•4w5d
•2-8-15
• a poppyseed
2. Age at delivery?
•40
3. Any other children or fur babies?
•DD18, DS10, 1 dog, 1 iguana, 1 leopard gecko and a bunch of fish.
4. How are you feeling? Any recommendations for dealing with MS, aches, pains, etc?
Only symptoms are constipation and insomnia. It scared me that I'm not feeling anything else yet. PGAL brain sucks!!!! I want sore boobs and morning sickness.
5. Upcoming appointments or milestones? Rants or raves?
Doctors appointment and sono scheduled for June 17th.
QOTW: Name one thing that is making you happy right now. And name one thing that's driving you nuts. Ready, go!
Knowing I'm pregnant makes me happy, not knowing how things are progressing yet is driving me crazy.
Waiting for first beta numbers.
Me:39, DH:40
DD born 8/96, DS born 8/04
TTC#3
NTNP since 2006, active trying 1/13
Natural M/C 3/13 at 7 weeks
CP 2/14
All welcome
37+ weeks. June 24. Well my chart now says "abnormally large fetus" so I guess baby size is ginormous
2. Age at delivery?
42
3. Any other children or fur babies?
This is my 8th child
4. How are you feeling? Any recommendations for dealing with MS, aches, pains, etc?
Quite well physically. I mean I get tired and achy as the day goes on but its totally cope-able
a little hint: Ladies if your feet are swelling in the heat...try cabbage leaves. Just wrap a few around your feet and ankles at night or during the day should you be so lucky as to be able to put your feet up during daylight hours! Just plain cold green cabbage leaves. The coolness feels nice and it helps take down the swelling...I know sounds odd but it does!
5. Upcoming appointments or milestones? Rants or raves?
Weekly appts.
Rant: So the Ginormous baby issue has me worked up. I don't know why...all my babies have been large. It shouldn't scare me. But it is. I have nightmares about labor. I am dreading getting to pushing. Usually for me the pushing is a relief. My mega labor pain is done. THe whole thing is coming to an end and I will have my baby soon. But this time I think I will dread labor ending and pshing beginning. It just takes so much strength to get a huge baby out. I was hoping for normal size this time.
Rave: I have been accomplishing so much around here! Getting a lot of household chores etc done and I also am done with the baby's coming home outfit and have just the straps on the cap to put on and decide if I want to make the matching booties or not. I also have another outfit well in progress. I will probably take both to the hospital to see what fits better, or looks nicer on him
QOTW: Name one thing that is making you happy right now. And name one thing that's driving you nuts.
Happy: I feel very organized and productive. Things that need to be done drive me crazy so crossing things off my to-do list makes me happy
Nuts: I hate that I am anxious over this birth. I don't know why I am letting it bother me but it gives me near panic attacks several times a day. I am considering asking my dr for another ultrasound when I go in on wed. Maybe she will give me one the following week which would at 39 weeks exactly. Maybe another size estimate would help ease my mind that the baby wasn't beyond what I had already birthed before etc. Not sure she would give me one or not.
38+3, size of a pumpkin. They should just say normal baby size. Due June 18 (11 days)
2. Age at delivery?
37
3. Any other children or fur babies?
2 kitties. My old man cat has been walking across my head and pillow over and over at night again. Im glad he wants to spend time with me (he's a standoffish guy) but mostly its frustrating.
4. How are you feeling? Any recommendations for dealing with MS, aches, pains, etc?
Slow, achey, lots of pelvic pressure. Lots.
5. Upcoming appointments or milestones? Rants or raves?
Appointments every week. Next one on Friday 6/12.
Rant - Pelvic. Pressure. My poor girly bits.
Rave - I got nothing right now
QOTW: Name one thing that is making you happy right now. And name one thing that's driving you nuts. Ready, go!
Happy - my town had its 'city wide garage sale' this weekend. 76 different sales and the city puts out a flyer with a summary of what's for sale, addresses and a map. Also, since there are so many people driving around town tons of other folk have garage sales, too, even tho they aren't on the flyer. Anyway, I made out like a bandit over the weekend, 3 and a half plastic grocery bags stuffed full of baby clothes 0-9m for $20.
Nuts - Starting to get the incessant 'just checking in!' calls and texts and fb posts from people. I'm just trying to hunker down and deal and not in the mood make nice talk.
:-@
2. Age at delivery?43
3. Any other children or fur babies? DS 2, 3 cats
4. How are you feeling? Any recommendations for dealing with MS, aches, pains, etc? Feeling ok, still battling low energy and fatigue, I have a feeling it's here to stay..finding it more difficult to do things with DS like pick him up from a seated position ect, which is bittersweet
5. Upcoming appointments or milestones? Rants or raves? Mmmm, not much going on, moving along steadily, GD testing at next appt in two weeks.. Finding it difficult to get everything done at work, including focusing for longer than a minute on anything..I usually do a lot of project oriented work at home at night after DS goes to sleep but I'm way too tired lately to do much of anything.. not sure how i'm supposed to get it all done?
QOTW: Name one thing that is making you happy right now. And name one thing that's driving you nuts. Ready, go! DS has always been a chatty patty, but we can finally understand what he's saying, most of the time! Work, and not being able to get everything done!!
Me 43 DH 48 Not actively ttc, surprise BFP on 1/6/11! 4/1/11 m/c our sunshine at 16wks after complications from CVS test. *5th cycle after loss 12/6/11 BFP! Missed m/c at 9 weeks 1/21/12, trisomy 14. Two Chemical PG 3/12&7/12
** BFP 8/16/12 beta #1 148! beta#2 407 beta #3 4000 u/s 9.10 1 lovely hb 126, Baby Boy born 5/6/2013!
TTC #2, bpf 1/15/15 Baby Girl due Oct 1! She's here, 9/26/2015!
35 weeks and 3 days, July 11, coconut (and I've been singing "you put the lime in the coconut" in my head for days, lol)
2. Age at delivery?
43, and I am feeling every year of it this week
3. Any other children or fur babies?
Three kitties, one of whom is traumatized by our recent move into the new house.
4. How are you feeling? Any recommendations for dealing with MS, aches, pains, etc?
Super achey, but most of that is from moving, I am sure. Fingers have been numb, too. Even though I still have a ton to do, I am about ready to be done being pregnany.
5. Upcoming appointments or milestones? Rants or raves?
Appointment on Friday, and then twice a week til baby comes.
QOTW: Name one thing that is making you happy right now. And name one thing that's driving you nuts. Ready, go!