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August 2016 Moms
WinchesterGirl
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Wednesday Check-in
WinchesterGirl
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Sorry about missing yesterday, ladies! It was a crazy day. For future reference, whoever gets here first in the morning, feel free to start this.
How far along are you? 5W3D
How are you feeling? Great! Slightly nauseous at times.
Doing anything baby related today? No, just bumping.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: despite a week of spotting off and on, went in for an ultrasound yesterday and we saw the sac! Apparently we are a full week behind where we thought, but everything looks good and they sae progress from last week! Positive vibes to all you mamas! Thanks for all the encouragement when I was nervous last week.
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
I would like to keep all of the big stuff neutral, but room decor, clothes, linens, etc will probably be pretty specific.
Eta: I forgot to answer the GTKY.
How far along are you? 5W3D
How are you feeling? Great! Slightly nauseous at times.
Doing anything baby related today? No, just bumping.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: despite a week of spotting off and on, went in for an ultrasound yesterday and we saw the sac! Apparently we are a full week behind where we thought, but everything looks good and they sae progress from last week! Positive vibes to all you mamas! Thanks for all the encouragement when I was nervous last week.
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
I would like to keep all of the big stuff neutral, but room decor, clothes, linens, etc will probably be pretty specific.
Eta: I forgot to answer the GTKY.
Rainbow baby Dean is due 2/17/17!
Re: Wednesday Check-in
How are you feeling? Exhausted, boobs are sore, and I'm gassy and a bit constipated
Doing anything baby related today? Nope
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Can I go home and go back to bed? I did work out this morning, though! Also, we're 2 weeks away from our first appointment and ultrasound
Questions? Nope
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
We're going to keep things fairly gender-neutral. We want 3 kids so we don't have to have to buy a bunch of new stuff next time if the second baby is the opposite sex. Once we find out, though, we'll definitely buy a few boy-specific or girl-specific things.
How are you feeling? Pretty good still ... Which is a little scary
Doing anything baby related today? just bumping.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I'm still very nervous about telling the family on Christmas without an ultrasound. My lack of symptoms scares me.
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? I feel like even when we know what we are having I will still like to keep it pretty neutral.
TTC July 2015-November 2015
Baby boy born August 2016
Oops BFP February 2021
MMC March 2021
Back on BC for a year to decide what we want to do.
TTC Since March 2022
MMC June 2022
BFP September 2022 - Due June 2023!
How far along are you?
How are you feeling?
Doing anything baby related today?
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
How are you feeling? Little nausea, slightly sore boobs, insomnia, THIRSTY
Doing anything baby related today? Nope
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I hate the first tri, feeling gross and not being able to talk to anyone about it.
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? Our big gear was all neutral with DS1so we can use it again but clothes were all pretty boy.
How are you feeling? Pretty good. Most of my symptoms have been relatively mild, and they ebb and flow. Of course, lack of symptoms makes me nervous but what can you do!
Doing anything baby related today? Probably not. Working hard so I can still take the time off around the holidays that I'm planning!
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Positive vibes for all the August mamas! I've been lurking but not posting much lately, but you can bet you'll see more of me when I'm on my little stay-cation around the holidays!
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
TTC since May 2014.
Aug 2014 BFP, EDD April 22, 2015. Low progesterone, started suppositories. Loss at 5w6d.
Nov 19, 2015 BFP at 13 dpo, EDD July 29, 2016. MMC discovered 12/29 (9+4). Natural miscarriage 1/16 (12+1).
AMH results 0.42, 1.2; FSH 12.1, AFC 10, dx DOR.
RPL testing results normal. Nurse recommended progesterone suppositories in TWW.
Clomid + trigger + TI cycle August 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
Femara + trigger + TI cycle December 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
Short LP (8 days).
Acupuncture & Chinese herbs starting January 2017, lengthened LP to 10 days
Summer 2016 LFAF awards:
Winter 2016/2017 LFAF awards:
How are you feeling? Pretty good. A little queasy first thing this morning and have not slept well the past 2 nights.
Doing anything baby related today? I don't think so
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Feeling pretty good physically; stressing off and on about the logistics of baby coming with a move and a new job. Excited to tell my in-laws next week, though I wish we were having the ultrasound first!
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
Married May 2014
DD born August 2016
Baby #2 due December 2017
How are you feeling? nauseous all the time.
Doing anything baby related today? No, just bumping.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I took my first blump photo, I got serious bloat going on.
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? I kept a lot of stuff neutral when I have my DD other than clothes and her nursery. baby carriers I bought what appealed to me.
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How are you feeling? Tired, sore boobs and nauseous. Also the same as my first pregnancy getting sick every single morning starting at 5 weeks ;-(
Doing anything baby related today? Nope.., doing some shopping for dd 2nd birthday party this weekend
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
We didn't find out the sex of dd so we have a lot of gender neutral big items and newborn stuff :-)
How are you feeling? Nauseous...hit right at 5 weeks like clockwork. Was sitting next to my boss' boss at an event I planned yesterday and had my first real bout of nausea - that was awesome to try and act normal if somewhat intelligent. I'm also not sleeping well but trying to stay positive and energized by being pregnant in general.
Doing anything baby related today? Nope, just bumpin'
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Just finished my last major work initiative for the year, hoping to slide into the holidays and take a few weeks break!!
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? I'll keep it neutral, we'll find out the sex so I'm sure there will be some pink or blue scattered about!
How are you feeling? Great.
Doing anything baby related today? Just Bumping.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Just very uncomfortable about not having symptoms. I can't believe I'm in a place where I want to feel nauseous!
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? The overall nursery will be neutral, but I'll definitely add in touches of pinks or blues. Clothes will most definitely be gender specific.
How are you feeling? Really sore boobs and I feel like I'm on an emotional roller coaster. Some abdominal pain and massive bloating too.
Doing anything baby related today? DH and I bought grandparents frames last week and at work last night I printed off "August 2016" in fancy font. Today we're putting that in those frames (wanted to frame an ultrasound, but our first appointment isn't for another five weeks...) and then shipping one out to his mom and wrapping the other two to give to his dad and my parents on Christmas Day.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I called my OB and left a message with the nurse yesterday asking if my first appointment could be moved up to 8 weeks instead of 10 or if I could get blood work because waiting weeks to see if my pregnancy is even viable this time is giving me panic attacks. Of course she never called me back and I don't expect her to at this point. I wish there were doctor's offices out there who actually cared about their patients -- at least enough to call back and say no as opposed to ignoring me.
Questions? Nope.
GTKY- Do you lean more toward boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? We're going gender neutral. The previous owners of the house did a beautiful paint job in every room, which we've decided to keep. They had the second bedroom in a soft green because they used it as a baby room too. We plan to keep it that way. And I want all gear and clothes to be gender neutral with the exception of a couple nice outfits. That way any subsequent children we have can wear the same clothes and use the same gear, which will save money.
How are you feeling? Exhausted. Itchy.
Doing anything baby related today? Bumping
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: tI think I might be kicking this cold in the butt finally
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? Haven't really thought about this but probably neutral for bigger things and specific for smaller
DS1 -- 9/30/2016
How are you feeling? Really great actually! Super bloated but I have a lot more energy now than I did last week. I have to actually force myself to sit down and slow down sometimes otherwise I would run around like crazy all day. I'm with some of the other girls on here though, the lack of symptoms is making me nervous. But I've had one ultrasound already and we found the sac so that is giving me some peace of mind.
Doing anything baby related today? Unfortunately not.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Just getting excited to tell my in laws this weekend. It will be their first grandbaby so I think they'll be over the moon.
Questions? Nope.
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? We'll keep in neutral for the big items like car seat/high chair, etc but boy/girl specific for things like clothes.
How are you feeling? Great, finally don't have a sinus infection anymore. Slight cramping in my right lower side but otherwise great!!
Doing anything baby related today? OB appointment today in 45 min and possibly hitting BRU.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: lots of stress in our household, seems like everything hits at once and mostly negative but trying to keep a positive outlook and prayers daily.
Questions? How does everyone plan on getting their other children ready for a new baby? We bought a couple books "I'm gonna be a big sister" & "baby on the way" but our daughter is a bit aggressive and active. She doesn't understand gentle and we will work on that of course but not sure how to get her ready.
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? With our first everything that was clothing, room decor and hers only was very gender specific. Things like the stroller, car seats are all very neutral.
Married Since - 11.19.2012
Daughter Born - 10.16.2013
Angel Twin Boys - 07.03.2014
Baby #2 Due - 08.21.2016
How far along are you? 5W
How are you feeling? Great! I don't even feel of yet
Doing anything baby related today? Fighting the urge to not buy baby stuff
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: just feeling a little weird when I have to tell people that need to know I'm pregnant that I'm pregnant. The gym owner at the crossfit gym I go to have me the having a baby and not married look. Made me cry yesterday.
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
Trying to keep it neutral!
How are you feeling? Starting to get bouts of nausea if I dont eat every two hours on the dot.
Doing anything baby related today? Nope. Working on Christmas wrapping and working on LLR
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? We have one of each so sort of have a good amt of each already
Married 5/2/09 To my best friend
PCOS
Lots of Failed Medicated Cycles
3 Failed IUI's 2015
1st IVF November 2015
ER- 11/9, Transfer 11/16
BFP 11/24 Beta#1 78 Beta#2 286, US 12/4
EDD UPDATED: 7/28/16
12/11/15- U/S saw 1st HB- 6wks
12/2315- U/S measuring 8 weeks, released from RE !
1/5/2016- U/S measuring 10 wks/5 days, heard the heartbeat!
How far along are you? 5W 5D
How are you feeling? Bouncy. Hyper. Jittery.
Doing anything baby related today? Random, unexpected, violent vomiting. Fun times.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Rave! I just found out they are changing my maternity leave from 6 weeks at 60% to 8 weeks at 100%! Combined with my vacation & sick, I will be able to take the full FMLA without it impacting our budget!!!
Questions? Day care is really the only thing I am super stressing over now - Anyone have any thoughts / resources?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
The future baby's room is a pale blue, with white lace curtains. We've been sticking to neutrals for the big items, and will likely put accents in place with an apple theme. I'm sure we'll end up with some pink if we have a girl, or blue for a boy, but the big stuff - no. Mostly charcoal grey so far.
How are you feeling? Exhausted. I have been sleeping all day, every day when I am off work. Queasy most of the day. Anything that has a scent bothers me. I am hungry all of the time, but the thought of food makes me feel sick.
Doing anything baby related today? Nope.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Rant: Well, pretty much everyone found out about my pregnancy :-( There will really be no surprise announcements, but oh well! I have a lot of support. Rave: First ultrasound on the 23rd and I am super excited. Positive vibes: Despite feeling kinda crummy most of the day, I feel so blessed to be experiencing this and wouldn't trade it for the world!
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? I will be very gender specific!
How are you feeling? I've had a few dizzy episodes this week if I don't have some protein every 2 hours. Today I stayed on top of it better. I also feel like my boobs grew overnight!
Doing anything baby related today? Reading about my 7 week updates, my little blueberry
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I can't wait for my first OB appt 12/28, I really hope they do an ultrasound but I'm not sure if they will.
Questions? None today
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? Well I love grey for either so that's neutral but I'd like to throw in some specifics as well.
How far along are you? 5W
How are you feeling? Holy sore tatas batman!
Doing anything baby related today? Nope, just working.
I know this is the calm before the morning sickness storm, so I am just trying to get stuff done.
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? I will probably be team green this time around as my first baby's gender scans were totally wrong (we were told girl and had a boy. Lol) so we will just avoid that this time around by waiting until baby is here and keeping things neutral until then.
How are you feeling? Fine except my boobs are extremely swollen and uncomfortably sore.
Doing anything baby related today? Nah
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Well after having a corpus luteum cyst rupture last Saturday I'm on light duty til I see the Dr Tuesday. I'm nervous that everything is so early, my hcg levels that night were 43 and earlier that day 31 so I'm hopeful as it did go up some, even if it was only a 14hr difference.
Questions? I'm still in shock to find out a week before AF is even due, when was the earliest you all found out? What was your first HCG blood work?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? I'm not a big pink or blue person. I like to keep neutral with maybe some accent colors.
@kcolly32 I also found out at just under 4 weeks because I had gone to a MC follow up with my doctor and she ran blood work. I believe my initial level was 34.
How far along are you? 6w1d (although I think it's more like 5w5d based on ovulation)
How are you feeling? A little queasy and sharp pains in my boobs. Also, tired but having trouble sleeping.
Doing anything baby related today? Nope
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I started progesterone yesterday because my level was borderline low, and had dropped from 15 to 12.74. I'm glad to be on the progesterone but the drop is freaking me out and making me even more paranoid that something might be wrong.
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
We'll keep most things neutral, except some clothes/blankets.
It's crazy how sensitive pregnancy tests are!
How are you feeling? Yesterday morning I was telling a friend that I hadn't been feeling pukey at all. 20 minutes later ... Boom. Almost puked on the street. Today, I was nauseated pretty much all day. So I would say, morning sickness has officially kicked in. I jinxed myself.
Doing anything baby related today? Not really.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I tried prune juice for the first time yesterday and it was actually pretty good. That was a relief because I think it's going to come in handy.
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? I am more gender-neutral, but I still like pinks and blues more than greens and yellows. I just don't think blue has to be a boy and pink has to be a girl.
How are you feeling? Better today, not as tired as yesterday (physically exhausted I mean), constipation is starting to set in but that's the only uncomfortable symptom for now
Doing anything baby related today? Nope, still letting the idea sink in
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Drinking lemon water in the morning now in place of my second cup of coffee, I think that may have added to the energy I didn't have yesterday
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral? Gender neutral mostly but those little girl baby dresses...I hope I get to buy those
6w0d
Good, tired, sore boobs, bloated, crampy
My ultrasound.
Questions?
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
Apparently I just got the blessing from the Bump Gods to post! I'll introduce myself in a second.
How far along are you? Not positive but just based from LMP - 5w2d (I'm guessing more like 5w5d)
How are you feeling? Great! Eating a ton and very tired. Being hungry around the holidays is never good!
Doing anything baby related today? POAS, my second digital read 3+ this morning (3 weeks post ovulation)
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Becoming adjusted to the idea of 3 kids. Still freaked by the idea of 2u2.
GTKY- Do you lean more towards boy/girl specific gear, or do you try to keep it neutral?
I actually love lots of aqua, teal, etc. but we try to keep it neutral.