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May 2016 Moms
sarawifenow
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Mon/Tues Ticker Change 01/18 & 01/19
sarawifenow
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week/ fruit:
rants/raves/symptoms:
upcoming appointments:
questions for the group:
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives?
rants/raves/symptoms:
upcoming appointments:
questions for the group:
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives?
Re: Mon/Tues Ticker Change 01/18 & 01/19
rants/raves/symptoms: I cannot get comfortable to sleep. It is the worse and I am so exhausted. Cole moves all the time now and is starting to respond more to me touching him. He will push back where I push. Love it!
upcoming appointments: Wednesday for me glucose test.
questions for the group: When does the third tri start? I've been reading a many different things ranging from 27 weeks to 29 weeks.
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives?
I think we are going to try and find a hotel in the mountains for Valentine's Day and just spend some time away from the city.
Rants/raves/symptoms: it's so freaking cold outside! The last thing I wanted to do was bundle up the kids so I could go to the dr, but it had to happen. Ugh. Rave here too!!!! Go ahead and judge, I'm judging myself, but we have FINALLY gotten my 1 year olds room clean and organized! And he slept in there for the first time last night!!! So exciting! Plus VIABILITY!!!
Upcoming appointments: today...currently in the waiting room...just your standard appointment
Questions: nope
GTKY: we won't be doing anything just the 2 of us. We are planning on taking the boys on a pre baby shopping trip in february or march though
week/ fruit: 24/canteloupe (really? That seems awfully big. But I feel awfully big already, so maybe that is right).
rants/raves/symptoms: I vacuumed up pine needles for what felt like an entire afternoon yesterday, including on the stairs where we had a garland. All that bending over really put a strain on my back and I'm feeling it today.
upcoming appointments: Thursday. I was asked to come back in four weeks following my 20W AS because the baby's stomach was only "Half full" of fluid. The doc didn't seem worried about it at all, but I get to do an other U/S.
questions for the group: Have you picked out your stroller(s)? Any particular reason why you picked the one you did? We walk outside A LOT and we're trying to decide if we need two different ones---a regular, "everyday" stroller and a jogger, or just a really durable everyday one that can handle some flat, but unpaved road on a regular basis.
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? We did go to Hawaii in December. I wish we had something else planned, but I guess we had our fun. Now it's just doing all the other stuff. Still, secretly hoping DH plans some nice night out.
DS: Born 5-17-16
rants/raves/symptoms: I saw baby boy kicking from the outside last night! It was so cool. DH got to feel him kick for the first time, he loved it.
upcoming appointments: My next appointment isn't until February 8.
questions for the group: No questions really.
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? Probably not. We are in the process of trying to buy a house so extra money isn't really something we have right now.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!week/ fruit: 22 (tomorrow)/papaya
rants/raves/symptoms: I still haven't felt her moving around all that much! I know she's squirmy because she's always dancing around on the ultrasounds. I am assured that this is normal, but it would give me more peace of mind to feel her more often.
upcoming appointments: Regular appointment in three weeks and follow-up ultrasound (to check partial placenta previa) on March 2.
questions for the group: None today.
@vinerie We got the BOB jogging stroller with the car-seat adapter. I was originally planning to also get a non-jogging stroller, but a few friends who love their BOB say they use it for everything.
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? It's a nice idea, but I doubt it.
rants/raves/symptoms: definitely feeling more uncomfortable this past week in the evenings and in bed. I'm worried how I'm going to feel in 3rd tri.
upcoming appointments: I had a regular check-up this morning. All is well. Good heartbeat, blood pressure, and weight gain. I'll have the glucose test in 4 weeks at my next check-up. I was also given the hospital registration forms which I wasn't expecting! This pregnancy is going too fast!
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? We have talked about it, but probably not. My parents like to take our daughter over night once a month or so so I'm sure we won't do anything more than that.
@vinerie We love our jogger stroller. We use that for pretty much every outing and for walks. Right now I'm looking into a double jogger stroller, but I hate how wide they all are! I don't think we will decide on one until after the baby gets here.
rants/raves/symptoms: Bleeding gums and leg cramps have arrived. I was doing just fine without them haha.
upcoming appointments: Wednesday to see the maternal fetal specialist. One of LO's kidneys appeared to be slightly dialated on the A/S. Dr. said it was a precaution so I'm really hoping there's nothing wrong. Then Jan 25th for OB follow up and glucose test.
questions for the group: None.
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives?
At the moment we don't have anything planned; although it would be nice to do something special!
rants/raves/symptoms: sleep is hard at times but I can't totally figure out why. Just uncomfortable. And the heart burn was gone for a couple of days but then came back. Overall I don't feel too bad but I can tell I'm much slower then normal now!
Loving the movement and seeing my belly move. Love that SO can feel their kicks and see them squish to one side. Bought them a few things this weekend which was fun!
upcoming appointments: feb 2 is my next one I think. Just a regular check up. Then feb 11 for my growth ultrasound and cervical length check.
questions for the group: none that I can think of right now
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives?
We are talking about going out of town for a weekend. Not too far away. Just a little break
rants/raves/symptoms: I feel like I haven't slept in days. I'll fall asleep and then 2-3 hours later up for a bathroom run. When I get back into bed, DH is snoring like a freight train and it takes me 2+ hours to fall back asleep. I guess on the positive side, I am learning how to function on little to no sleep.
upcoming appointments: Feb 8th - 28 week appointment and glucose test
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? We've had a lot of unexpected trips we had to make since the BFP so we aren't going anywhere. Stay-cations are the way to go!
rants/raves/symptoms: Rant - felt pain after intimate time for the first time this pregnancy... definitely scared me. Rave - Baby is kicking ALL the time and it is so reassuring. I'm starting to feel him kick somewhere and then feel him in another spot inches over a few seconds later. Symptoms: Weight gain is really the only one. I can't tell if my legs/feet are swelling or if it is just the new lbs.
upcoming appointments: Wednesday for my monthly check up, next Thursday for another echo. Will have to talk to my OB-GYN about the echo results, and I think my limitations are about to skyrocket, along with the number of appointments so I'm definitely worried.
questions for the group: I've been sleeping with a pillow under my back, but the past couple of nights, I woke up and realized it wasn't there. Not sure how long I was sleeping. I know the baby is fine because I feel movement, but is this happening to anyone else? How do I prevent it?
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? DH is in charge of planning a baby moon, but I told him to wait until after my testing next week to book anything because we may not be able to go as far as we were originally planning. Definitely going to do something special, but TBD at this point!
@adorkablepixie - buying a house is definitely something special! Good luck.. I know it is a lot of work too!
@hellogoodbye2 - I saw a 'stacked' (not sure if that is the right word) double stroller the other day. I'm not around any children so it was the first time I've ever seen one, but the babies seemed to love it, and it was thin.
DS: Born 5-17-16
However, my nurse said that I could sleep on my back as long as I'm comfortable because when I begin getting uncomfortable is when the blood flow is being reduced.
I would ask your doctor for peace of mind, but it sounds like you are rotating and aren't it pain so I wouldn't think it would be an issue.
rants/raves/symptoms: My husband snoring. I love feeling our girl kick and punch! I'm starting to feel all the back pain and aches. Having a lot of BH contractions.
upcoming appointments: February 11
questions for the group:
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives?
Over Christmas we took a 3 week vacation with his family to SE Asia. No more traveling for us. Maybe like a date weekend or something.
5.5.16 | 8.14.17 | 1.30.19
Also, I know I've woken up on my back several times too. I can't help it, it just happens!
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!rants/raves/symptoms: feeling great! No rants! Feel baby kicking ALL the time and loving it. My dog has to move in the middle of the night because she kicks him (he plasters up against my stomach at night).
upcoming appointments: glucose test in February - can't wait...
questions for the group: none currently
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? Yes! We are actually off to Chicago for 4 days this week! It wasn't our Jamaica trip that we had to cancel for the end of April, but we are still excited to get away just the two of us nonetheless
rants/raves/symptoms: Kicks come in the 1am hour for about an hour....fun times! Sleeping still inconsistent since I am determined to sleep on my left side which keeps giving me problems. On a brighter note, I'm almost done with the nursery. I still need a glider and the bedding in terms of things on my must have list.
upcoming appointments: Feb 15th....dreading the glucose test
questions for the group: none that I can rhink of now
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? I would like to do a weekend road trip type getaway but we'd already planned a couples trip to New Orleans in March pre-finding out we're expecting so I doubt it.
I have yet to participate in a weekly check in and thought I should probably join in the fun!
week/ fruit: 24-Cantelope
Still getting sick and I totally missed the toilet yesterday and didn't want my boyfriend to see it so I was throwing up and cleaning up vomit pretty much at the same time! AWESOME!! but feeling my baby girl moving around and actually seeing my stomach moving from it makes up for all the crappy stuff!
rants/raves/symptoms: starting to get back pain on my left side when I am on my feet for a long time,tried a shopping trip with my SO this weekend and I couldn't cut it anymore!
upcoming appointments: Thursday for regular ob appointment
questions for the group: None
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? we are leaving for New Jersey on Feb 12 for our "Kevin Smith geek adventure" My boyfriend and I are really into all the Kevin Smith movies, ie Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, etc. (I mean the man did introduce the world to Matt Damon AND Ben Affleck so we should all worship him! lol) So we are going to his Comic Book store in Red Bank and then to the Quik Stop convenience store that the movie Clerks was filmed in. It doesn't seem like much but were excited to take a trip together before baby arrives!
@ktous720 Chasing Amy is an under appreciated classic, IMO!
DS: Born 5-17-16
rants/raves/symptoms: I've been having a lot more BH contractions, and they're starting to hurt. We've had a ton of stuff going on in the past couple of weeks, so I think I just need to take it easy for a couple of days. Otherwise, I'm feeling lots of baby kicks, which had been fun.
upcoming appointments: Not till mid-February for growth check and glucose test.
questions for the group: Nope
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? Nothing planned. MIL will be here for a week in February, though, so maybe we can at least go to a nice dinner or something while she watches DD?
@AliciaD39 I always fall asleep on my side and then wake up on my back! I don't think it's a huge deal.. Most of us are moving around all the time trying to get comfortable and probably not in any one position for too long.
rants/raves/symptoms: Started throwing up again on the regular. Not cool. Though I will say that a few of those times have been because Baby Luna headbutts me very violently in the stomach and diaphragm. Thanks baby!
upcoming appointments: I had one last week so my next one isn't until 2/8. I have lost a total of 28lbs compared to pre-pregnancy weight, Baby is 1lb 5 oz, HB of 144, my BP at home and in office has been stable at an average of 110/70, urine looks great, blood work looks great, we were able to schedule the RCS and tubal ligation for April 20th and I am feeling pretty awesome (despite the aforementioned return of MS). I do have to do the 1 hr glucose tolerance test at some point next week so we will see how that goes. Not looking forward to that disgusting glucose drink. Blech!
questions for the group: None at the moment...but the day is young!
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? We really have just focused on fun stuff to do with our son as his last hurrah as an only child. We are going to Legoland, the Aquarium, the Children's Museum, the Curious George store, and might head back up to North Conway to see the train museum and have a nice dinner at the place where MH and I got married. We went there when I was pregnant with my son and then again last year so it is a nice tradition.
rants/raves/symptoms: baby boy seems to have had a growth spurt! he's super active and I can feel him so much more now which I love (except for when he dances on my bladder and kicks me in the vagina, but hey...). Sleeping is becoming more difficult and I feel like I turn over about 100 times every night. Starting to feel like a rotisserie chicken.
upcoming appointments: Feb 1 for my glucose screening
questions for the group: none at the moment
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? We had talked about it but we decided to spend the money on the nursery and my dream stroller instead. We took a bunch of pre-conception trips last summer so that will have to count!
DS: Born 5-17-16
rants/raves/symptoms: We made it to viability!!! Also one of my student's (I work at a university) friends from another school came to visit last week and this student told me today that the girl visiting thought I as at least 6 years younger than I actually am.
upcoming appointments: none right now
questions for the group:
Gtky: Are you and your SO going to do anything special, just the two of you, before LO arrives? Not in terms of a babymoon or anything. We just bought a house in September and have been working on a few renovations. The new flooring for the upstairs bedrooms is FINALLY going in today (it has been sitting in our house for over a month)!! We can now put all the nursery furniture in the nursery!
@vinerie We got the Graco Modes Sport and will probably also get a B.O.B. Revolution off of Craigslist eventually. I think the GMS will be great most of the time but we do go to the beach at least once or twice a year with DH's family and we also like to trail hike so I think we will need the more rugged tires for that. I have seen some used ones in really great condition for a decent price where we are. The biggest issue we found when searching for a stroller was having enough storage room underneath and still having it be a reasonable price. Even some of the more expensive ones couldn't fit one of my larger purses which is at least the size of a diaper bag.
BFP #2: 10/8/14, EDD: 6/22/15, MC: 11/13/14 (D&C)
Sorry haven't posted here in a few weeks!
Wk: 22
Rant/rave: I'm not feeling that much movement either w/my LO but he sure does move a ton whenever I have an ultrasound!!!
Appointment: check up and glucose challenge in a couple weeks
No questions
GTKY: nope we are much too busy, but we are appreciating our time alone together (even just to watch a movie or go to dinner) we are very aware that these opportunities will be much less frequent very soon!!
(Edited for darn autocorrect on my phone)