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Week/Fruit:
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
Upcoming Appointments:
Questions for the group:
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy?
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
Upcoming Appointments:
Questions for the group:
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy?
Re: Monday/Tuesday ticker change 02/22 & 02/23
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: I have been sick for about a week now. It started with a head cold that has now settled into my chest. Cole's movements make up for it though.
Upcoming Appointments: Tomorrow for a regular OB checkup
Questions for the group: None
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? H is pretty involved. He likes to hear the updates each week and often rubs my belly and asks me how I am feeling/what I am feeling.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Horrible, horrible dreams...insomnia...constant night time peeing...back/hip pain...basically my body is doing everything possible to reject sleep to prepare for the sleepless nights ahead!
Upcoming Appointments: Next Tuesday, just a regular ol' OB appt.
Questions for the group: Total TMI, but has anyone noticed a significant increase in your SO's or your sex drive? We were totally celibate for the first 2 tri, and now it is ramped up to 11! I actually have had to remind MH (well, both of us!) that we can't do some of the stuff we usually do because I totally pay for it later in pretty intense sensitivity and soreness.
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? In the past few weeks, he has gotten really involved. I think now that he can really feel her kicks, I am undoubtedly bumping out, and the logistics are becoming more real (setting up daycare, getting the nursery ready etc) he is suddenly back in new Daddy mode. We also picked our daughter's godparents which was a HUGE deal and we have been really talking about the new baby with our son so it is all coming together.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: I feel like a beached whale. And I have to pee constantly.
Upcoming Appointments: Next Wednesday (every 2 weeks now). Our growth scan last week was great! Baby boy is measuring right on schedule.
Questions for the group: No
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? This is our second, so he knows the routine. He likes to try to get DD to talk to "baby brother". He has a hard time keeping up with how many weeks I am and developmental milestones, but he's great about picking up the slack for me and not letting me push myself too hard when he's around.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: The back pain (mostly in my lower back) is getting worse. I need to do stretches on the floor and on the yoga ball nightly. I suspect LO is going through a growth spurt....movement hasn't been as crazy this week and my weight creeped up a bit more than it has in the past. We started the nursery over the weekend, finally!
Upcoming Appointments: Next Monday for a check-up & growth scan.
Questions for the group: Am I the only one not too thrilled about every 2 week appointments? I feel like it's too soon for this and I feel like they are going to be really boring until like 35w.
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? I wouldn't say he's too involved. Like last time, he just really wanted to meet our daughter and have her here.
Week/Fruit: 27/acorn squash
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rants: My DH snoring when I am trying to sleep. It ALWAYS wakes me up and I have so much trouble falling back to sleep.
Raves: Feeling baby move, as always. He's been moving so much more. I love it!
Symptoms: I am exhausted all of the time again. Lower back pain.
He also keeps saying he can't wait until May and that I need to stop hogging him because it's not fair. lol I love how excited he is for the baby! Our first birthing class is March 7, we will see how he does with that. Hopefully he does well and doesn't pass out if they start going into detail about the birthing process.
Upcoming Appointments: Glucose test Saturday morning.
Questions for the group: None
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? I'd say he's pretty involved for the most part. He never did read the book I got him, but oh well. He loves to feel baby move and watch baby move too. It's cute.
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: Reflux - still (taking 300mg of Zantac per my OB which keeps it somewhat at bay), up at night to pee every few hours and finding it much more difficult to get in a comfortable sleeping position. Raves: love feeling baby boy move around and trying to guess his position.
Upcoming Appointments: next Friday for a routine check up
Questions for the group: I went to a full day childbirth class yesterday and the nurse leading it told us that they no longer do stitches for tears during vaginal births (unless, of course, it's an extreme tear). I mentioned this to my friend who lives in another state and she said her friends who have recently given birth have all been stitched. Curious as to what you all have heard/experienced?
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? He's been so supportive and great this entire time. Went to all the early appointments (until I told him he didn't need to come to the routine monthly ones anymore), is involved in finding childcare, wanted to sign up for childbirth class, always puts his hand on my belly to feel LO move and talks to him, etc. Couldn't ask for more.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Miss being able to sleep though the whole night.
Upcoming Appointments: March 11... glucose test.
Questions for the group: None.
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? He's been to most of my appointments and I share weekly updates when exciting stuff is happening. He likes talking to the belly and feeling her little kicks. So he's pretty involved.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rave - DH and I had an incredibly productive weekend around the house.
Rant - Stressing out a little with my coworker going on 4 week paternity leave any day now and then 2 weeks for overseas trip. My boss still hasn't told me who I should be training for my job, and now my workload doubling *deep breath*
Symptoms - BH much more frequently. I feel it when I workout so much more now.. definitely slowing down. Also (TMI) - I have my first ever in life dreading hemorrhoid, and I want to cry because I read that they never really go away. I've been reading what to do about them, but I'm so embarrassed and just told my husband I was tired because I was hurting this weekend lol.
Upcoming Appointments: March 1st for my week 28 and the beginning of my 2 week appointments. Will also be my first night of childbirth prep classes!
Questions for the group: Please tell me it isn't true that hemorrhoids do not go away. Pretty please.
Also - did anyone else convince their DH to let their mom come to an ultrasound? My husband wants it to be just our thing which I LOVE, but I get so many of them, and she has been depressed lately. I honestly feel like just one would cheer her up, and I'm wondering how I should go about it.
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? Pretty involved - he goes to every appointment, we talk about the baby's growth, he finds stuff he wants to get for the baby. He has his own list of things to focus on for the baby so sometimes I get annoyed because I need help, but he is there for me. I'm very grateful.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Finally got the crib painted and managed to get the dresser halfway put together! Unfortunately, the drawers are not the color I thought they would be so I either have to live with it or paint. Aside from just feeling tired and the nighttime hip pain, I've been feeling pretty good physically. Mentally, it is hard sometimes since I had a preemie unexpectedly last time. I didn't think I would worry about it so much, but I get scared easily. If I ever have a cramp or some other weird feeling I start to worry.
Upcoming Appointments: Next Monday, glucose test. Yay!
Questions for the group:
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? - H doesn't usually go to my appointments but he has been more involved this time around. Maybe because he already is a Dad? He asks more questions and talks a lot about the new baby. Also he is doing whatever he can to keep me from getting too tired and doing too much around the house.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: for the past week I've had an mild upset stomach that comes and goes. Nothing dramatic, just general discomfort most of the day! Also I've been much more constipated. I haven't changed my diet so I don't know what's up with my insides!
Upcoming Appointments:
Questions for the group: Do we have a 3rd-tri symptoms thread to ask questions about new symptoms as we reach the end?
hellogoodbye2AdorkablePixie mine won't read the book either! oh well
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: If baby would leave my ribs alone, that'd be great.
Raves: Movement all day, everyday!
Symptoms: insomnia is back, shortness of nreath is at an all time high, and baby must be going through a growth spurt because Im exhausted!
Upcoming Appointments: This week!
Questions for the group: none at the time.
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy?
MH looks up information, and is hands on knowing what tests I've taken,etc. but outside of that he doesn't check if I've eaten anything, or ask how I'm feeling. He loves talking about baby being here and doing everything with her. As far as getting the nursery together, and getting other baby stuff, I picked out everything and he puts it together
Thanks @jenbkc ! We love it too. It was actually my husband's number one choice and we made a deal that if we had a girl I would get final say on the name and the same for my husband if we had a boy. I'm very happy with the choice! Do you have a name picked out yet?
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: I'm just tired a lot.
Upcoming Appointments: Glucose test and OB check up today. Ultrasound next week to check on the placenta previa situation.
Questions for the group: None today!
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? Eh. Somewhat involved. To give him credit, we went through IVF, so he was involved on a day-to-day basis leading up to the BFP. He might have needed some time to chill, especially once we made it to second tri and got the "all clear" on our testing. There's not much he can do at this point, and I honestly don't mind that he can't make it to my regular OB appointments. He's going to all the baby classes and L&D classes with me, so shit's about to get real for him.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Achiness in my lower back, but it comes and goes. I'm feeling okay, physically. I just have too much work to do!!! I work all the damn time and i have no time for nesting. I know I complain about this a lot, but it sucks
Upcoming Appointments: Two weeks, I believe.
Questions for the group: Who is doing prenatal yoga? I hate yoga, but I'm going to try and go.
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? As much as one can be. He was 'chastised' several times by the birthing class teacher to "stop taking notes and just watch and learn!" as it's all in the book, lol. He has been great since I'm working so much, he's taken the lead on a lot of stuff--example, he got us all signed up for the birthing classes, paid for them, chose them, etc. All I had to do was show up. He's making it as easy as possible on me.
DS: Born 5-17-16
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: I'm kind of hitting a wall. Just don't sleep well, always tire and sore and all that good stuff. Ready to meet the babies for sure but also want them to develop fully. Generally just lots of heart burn, gas, etc.
Upcoming Appointments: tomorrow to discuss my diagnosis of cholestasis of pregnancy. Then next week for a regular check up, and the following week for a growth scan.
Questions for the group: anyone have experience with cholestasis of pregnancy? Kind of want to avoid any more googling on it, but it's hard. Hopefully my appointment answers my questions
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? I would say he is probably more involved than average, but maybe I also involve him more? Haha. He comes to basically all of my appointments, he talks and reads to the babies, he asks if I'm feeling ok, helps me up and down from the couch or whatever, etc. he's recently gotten more involved in their stuff like wanting a particular carrier, wanting to try cloth diapers, etc. he does remain more hands off of certain aspects, but generally he's pretty into it.
Also--- never Google them. I didn't know what they were, I had just seen them listed, and googled. Big mistake on the images shown
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Just the normal aches and pains. Tired. Still can't breathe. Ninja baby has found my ribs, so that's fun.
Upcoming Appointments: Thursday
Questions for the group:
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? A fair amount. He has gone to a good bit of the appointments, but also has had to be at work during some of them. But he talks to the baby and kisses and rubs my stomach. He lights up when she kicks him... so sweet.
5.5.16 | 8.14.17 | 1.30.19
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: I am starting to feel the swelling in my fingers. Trying to drink more water to see if that helps. And of course, feeling tired more than usual.
Upcoming Appointments: Tomorrow with diabetes counsellor; Next week with midwife for reg prenatal appt.
Questions for the group: Anyone else feeling tired ALL the time?
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? Mine comes to the ultrasound appointments. He asks questions about dr's appts and how they went and helping with the nursery decisions. I am enjoying the belly rubs and how excited he is when we talk about the baby. Can't really ask for more
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
Rants: I hate taking the subway to work, people are so insensitive, they still push me and sit on top of me. As someone else ranted- my SO snores which wakes me up and then I can't fall back to sleep, terrible.
Raves: Love how my little guy is moving so much now and responds back when I touch my belly
Symptoms: Down there is super sore, like I have been riding a bicycle with a brick for a set non-stop, legs become super sore while I'm sleeping and my back is really starting to hurt.
Upcoming Appointments: Next Wednesday, regular OB appt.
Questions for the group: Is anyone else getting super impatient about meeting their little one? All I can think about lately while he is moving around is how much I just want to hold him and touch his little hands already
GTKY - How involved is your SO in the pregnancy? He is super involved. It's the first for us both so we are both being extra cautious with everything. He comes to every appointment and has been extremely patient and caring throughout.
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!Ill keep telling you what I learn as I go! But yes, Google is scary. You're still early so if they can catch it now and get the meds in your system, that's a good sign!