My EDD for my my first pregnancy is next week and I'm actually doing ok. My anxiety got to an all time high there for a while and I had to do some soul searching and lots of positive self talk to get to a better place. I feel like I'm doing better now and am focusing on this pregnancy and keeping this little one healthy.
Thanks for checking in @rainbowminion. How are you doing?
My EDD is this month as well. I am doing surprisingly much better than I expected. We also had our A/S yesterday and it went so well. We found out we are having a baby girl It makes it more real now, and really exciting. We are just trying to do our best to keep our positive focus on this pregnancy and not to stress. I feel ya on all that @cbou
Yes @rainbowminion how are you doing? So glad you remember to post this weekly.
@oxsarah7ox Glad you had a great a/s! Congrats on the little lady
I'm doing ok this week-- had a birthday on Monday and had go to to the bathroom like 27 times during dinner and the movie thanks to kicks to the bladder. Kind of sweet to think our little girl was celebrating with us haha. I realized I only have about 17 weeks left and got a little panicky because there's SO MUCH to do yet. Still haven't scheduled any classes or tours or even really purchased anything. We did tour a few daycares and realized we need to a) make way more money and/or b) stop spending like yesterday. Yikes.
My EDD is Halloween, and I also remember trick or treating with Zeke (the son we lost) last year so every time my other son starts talking about being excited for Halloween I get emotional :-( For the most part I'm trying to ignore negative emotions and focus on good stuff. Is that denial or is that healthy coping mechanism?
Even though I'm tired of being pregnant it feels like we're too close to feb!
Thinking of everyone who is close to their EDDs. It can be such a hard time.
Mary's birthday is actually the most emotional time for me. It comes at the end of March which will be right in the midst of sleepless newborn adjustment time. So that will be interesting.
This week has been fairly uneventful for me, which is great! My little guy has been making himself known with stronger movements and kicks I can feel even with my anterior placenta. He is busy!
@cbou I'm glad you were able to get through your anxiety. I can't imagine how hard it must be to be pregnant during the actual EDD for your first baby.
@purpletulip I don't know the answer to that question, but I think there's no real correct way to do this crazy dance. You do what works for you.
I found out I was pregnant again right around my EDD in June. It was bittersweet, certainly. I'm feeling good now & I think starting to feel some movement so that helps with the worries. (But I still do worry some. )
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Thanks for checking in @rainbowminion. How are you doing?
I'm doing ok this week-- had a birthday on Monday and had go to to the bathroom like 27 times during dinner and the movie thanks to kicks to the bladder. Kind of sweet to think our little girl was celebrating with us haha. I realized I only have about 17 weeks left and got a little panicky because there's SO MUCH to do yet. Still haven't scheduled any classes or tours or even really purchased anything. We did tour a few daycares and realized we need to a) make way more money and/or b) stop spending like yesterday. Yikes.
For the most part I'm trying to ignore negative emotions and focus on good stuff. Is that denial or is that healthy coping mechanism?
Even though I'm tired of being pregnant it feels like we're too close to feb!