I'm PGAL and I just had what has been the most reassuring thought about my pregnancy thus far so I thought I'd share:
Today I am 21% of the way to having our rainbow baby.
For some reason, 8w3d, 221 days to go, 2 months pregnant... just doesnt seem like much when there are 40w, 280 days, 10 months ahead of us. But 21%, that more than 1/5. That's a nice portion and suddenly I feel so much more accomplished from that perspective. Thanks math!
I find it weird when (certain) people ask how I knew I was pregnant or what was my first clue. My MIL for example. I commented about how exhausted I've been and she asked if that was how I knew I was pregnant.
"No, MIL. Actually, I had well timed sex with your son so I had a good idea of when I should test!"
Edited to add: I didn't ACTUALLY say that to her, but her reaction would have been fun
@smmatt08 I honestly don't think a lot of the older generation necessarily knows a lot about how much thought, effort and knowledge that can go into trying to get pregnant.
My MIL also asks how I knew to test and I always just answered that I'm just really in tune and knew something was different. Lol.
I want to tell everyone I'm pregnant. Only my SIL and BFF know. It's driving me nuts. I'm afraid one of these days I'm just going to casually drop it into conversation by accident. Only 3.5 weeks until my first u/s and then I'll feel better spilling the beans. It'll be hard to get through my meeting with my boss on Wednesday without mentioning anything (I'm 7 weeks).
It makes me happy to see the November 2016 BMB getting busier and busier! The thought that we aren't the "new pregnant kids on the block" makes me feel reassured.... I can almost see the 1st trimester finish line!
@PeggyOlsonFTW, are you watching yesterday's episode? I usually would agree that she is absolutely terrible, but I actually thought how she handled the situation with her dad was quite sweet!
@PeggyOlsonFTW, are you watching yesterday's episode? I usually would agree that she is absolutely terrible, but I actually thought how she handled the situation with her dad was quite sweet!
I was. I just think most of the time she's horribly self centered and has terrible judgement. Like in the last episode with Marnie's wedding (not that she's a peach, either) and when she was talking to her boss in this episode.
I'm loving the Hulu series 11.22.63 with James Franco. Now I have to wait a whole week for a new one? I haven't gotten into a show in so long that I forgot how horrible the wait is for a new episode.
I'm loving the Hulu series 11.22.63 with James Franco. Now I have to wait a whole week for a new one? I haven't gotten into a show in so long that I forgot how horrible the wait is for a new episode.
I'm debating getting Hulu just for this show! Is it worth it?
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
I'm loving the Hulu series 11.22.63 with James Franco. Now I have to wait a whole week for a new one? I haven't gotten into a show in so long that I forgot how horrible the wait is for a new episode.
I'm debating getting Hulu just for this show! Is it worth it?
For $8/mo I don't mind. I like that it has my other shows like Nashville. We don't have dvr or anything so it's great to catch up. I've also caught some great documentaries. But 11.22.63 is sooo good! I say go for it just for that show!
I agree about 11.22.63. So stinking good! Great acting, and beautifully shot. I feel like I'm watching a major motion picture, not a Hulu mini series. DH and I can hardly wait for the next episode to come out. My only complaint is that there will be only eight episodes
FTM here and today is finally my intake appointment and ultrasound! I've been feeling like 90% excited and 10% terrified. But now that the day is here, that's kind of evened out.
Question... at your first appointment, did your DH/SO just come back with you and stay for the whole appointment? Only part of it? Or only the u/s? I'm trying to picture how it all works logistically and what will happen. Ugh, this is going to be the longest day everrrr....
FTM here and today is finally my intake appointment and ultrasound! I've been feeling like 90% excited and 10% terrified. But now that the day is here, that's kind of evened out.
Question... at your first appointment, did your DH/SO just come back with you and stay for the whole appointment? Only part of it? Or only the u/s? I'm trying to picture how it all works logistically and what will happen. Ugh, this is going to be the longest day everrrr....
I don't think it's bad if you want him there for the whole thing or if you're okay with him leaving after the US. Every couple is different so do what seems right for y'all!
For us, I told DH to head out after the US but that was basically my whole visit.
FTM here and today is finally my intake appointment and ultrasound! I've been feeling like 90% excited and 10% terrified. But now that the day is here, that's kind of evened out.
Question... at your first appointment, did your DH/SO just come back with you and stay for the whole appointment? Only part of it? Or only the u/s? I'm trying to picture how it all works logistically and what will happen. Ugh, this is going to be the longest day everrrr....
@Blonde1817 - my husband comes with me for all of it during first appointments. Your OB sounds similar to mine, in that we have an u/s plus an intake appt as well. Obviously he'll definitely want to be there for the u/s, and then for us, the intake appt is just lots of information-taking: family history (both sides), what to eat, what not to eat, what to expect at the next few appointments, we talk about any elective tests we may want, etc. It will be good to have him there!
I wish there was more action on this board. I know the early months are always boring, but I'm pretty over all the "when to tell! How to tell!" threads that pop up every day.
Thanks @kmalls@bnsmith85@br0co1ii! The u/s is actually scheduled after the intake, so I'll just have DH there for everything. I think it'll probably be good for him since he's a bit stricter on all the "rules" of pregnancy than I am! He's mostly joking, but I think it'll be good for him to know what is myth vs fact.
@kmalls and @Paturkey .... I know y'all aren't alone in that thought. You should post something to shake it up so you'll get the action you're wanting :-) Maybe a thread debating on a topic?
@kmalls and @Paturkey .... I know y'all aren't alone in that thought. You should post something to shake it up so you'll get the action you're wanting :-) Maybe a thread debating on a topic?
@bnsmith85 - I was thisclose to making a post asking about the pros and cons of vaccination, but...no. We have so many months to get into the good stuff
I'll try to think of something while DS is at daycare later.
@kmalls and @Paturkey .... I know y'all aren't alone in that thought. You should post something to shake it up so you'll get the action you're wanting :-) Maybe a thread debating on a topic?
@bnsmith85 - I was thisclose to making a post asking about the pros and cons of vaccination, but...no. We have so many months to get into the good stuff
I'll try to think of something while DS is at daycare later.
@JamieK1882 have you ever heard of the Good Night snoring ring? My SIL got one when she was in Ireland 2 summers ago, and her husband said it made a huge difference, so I made DH buy one and it's AMAZING. Life changing amazing. It's a sterling silver acupressure ring. We ordered it from Boots-kind of pricey but it works much better than the cheaper ones available on amazon. He still snores if he is sick, or has too much to drink but it's not like it was before.
@jdmrs no I've never heard of it but definitely looking it up! We've still been sleeping in separate rooms which I hate, but DD isn't sleeping well lately, so I need any bit of sleep I can get. Actually just this morning I asked him if he would consider surgery to fix it (it's that bad).
I couldn't decide what kind of soup I wanted for lunch, so I ordered all of them. (3 different varieties). I did this with the best of intentions, thinking I'll eat one today & just put the rest in the fridge for later this week. But you see...I needed a bite of all of them to decide which one I wanted. And they were all SO delicious. And I was SO hungry. You may guess what happened next...
Due date question for 2nd+ time moms: at my appointment earlier this week, my due date was set based on LMP (which is assuming a 28 day cycle with ovulation on day 14). My cycles are short and I typically ovulate relatively early, so I knew the baby would be further along than what my LMP would suggest.
The ultrasound showed the baby measuring 4 days ahead, but they only adjust the due date if the baby is 5 days ahead or more. I'm extremely uncomfortable leaving the due date as it is, as this happened last pregnancy (they wouldn't change the due date) and I encountered lots of problems at the end that I truly believe was the result of DS being delivered too late. Based on my LMP he was 6 days overdue, but based on the very first dating ultrasound, he was 10 days overdue.
Anyway, is this something I can fight? As in, do you think it's a battle worth waging? I'm suuuuper uncomfortable leaving the date as is, but when I raised my concerns, the midwife just said "well this is how we date every patient, so we'll just take note of your concern and revisit it later in the pregnancy."
@kmalls It's not going to kill them to just change your due date. I wonder why it's such an issue. I understand their concern (maybe dating the baby older than it is?), but they measure so often and people deliver early all the time without issue. Considering you had a problem related to this last pregnancy, I would fight it.
**Warning -- long premature rambling that will likely be of interest to no one but me**
I am having way too much anxiety over my bestie's wedding. She is a very dear friend of mine (she was one of my bridesmaids in my wedding), and she and her FI have set a date for November 12 of this year. The wedding will be local for me, which is good. However, assuming that things hold, I will be due October 28.
Whomp whomp . . .
I KNOW that a million different things could happen between now and then. I could (God forbid) miscarry. My due date could get pushed up or pushed back by two weeks. I could deliver two months early and half a 2 1/2 month old at that time. I could be super late and still be pregnant. The rational part of me understands that it is way way way too early to be thinking about this.
But assuming (fingers crossed) that I carry this pregnancy to term, I am having a hard time seeing how I am going to make this wedding, and I feel terrible about it. I just got married in my city last year and my bestie is OOT, so we are talking a LOT about her wedding and she's come to me a lot for vendor suggestions, budget ideas, etc. Every time she brings it up I am so so excited for her, but I also get a pit in my stomach because I know it's unlikely that I'll be able to share in her excitement on her wedding day.
Obviously she doesn't know about the pregnancy yet (we've told no one except medical professionals/physical trainers), and we're still a while out from telling people, but I'm struggling with how to tell her. I know she'll be super happy for me (she knows about my loss in November), but I know a part of her will be disappointed as well. I'm also struggling with whether to at least try to make an appearance at the wedding or just accept that it isn't going to work. I want to go if at all possible, but I also know from my own wedding planning experience that guests who string you along because they "aren't sure if they can go" are a major pain in the ass.
Again, I know this is all crazy early. But after another wedding conversation at lunch today I just had to get it off my chest.
DH and I: Early/mid 30s Married 7/15
TTC #1 as of 8/15
BFP 11/21/15 -- MC confirmed 12/1/15 BFP #2 2/18/16
@simcal18 I don't think it's too early for you to be thinking about it. It's something that will take planning so the earlier you start to think about it the better. Has she asked you to be a bridesmaid? If she does, I would probably say no and tell her you're pregnant. Even if (God forbid) something went wrong, you would just have one more person there to support you. One million things could go wrong between now and then if you were pregnant or not so my best advice would be to assume that you'll have a very small infant at the time of her wedding and plan accordingly. Whether that means you don't go at all, go but only stay for the ceremony/cocktail hour, or whatever you decide you're comfortable with. Good luck!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
Total random thought... but I seriously CANNOT WAIT for it to be April!!! It will be warm, we'll (mostly) all be in our 2nd trimesters, I have a beach trip at the end of April... come on April!! Counting down the days..
@cd92007 I second that! I can't wait for the warmer weather. This cold and rain/snow makes me so depressed. Plus my birthday is in April I'm soooo excited for spring and our 2nd trimester! Also, SUPER excited to wear cute and comfy dresses all summer!
Re: Weekly Randoms (29.February)
Today I am 21% of the way to having our rainbow baby.
For some reason, 8w3d, 221 days to go, 2 months pregnant... just doesnt seem like much when there are 40w, 280 days, 10 months ahead of us. But 21%, that more than 1/5. That's a nice portion and suddenly I feel so much more accomplished from that perspective. Thanks math!
"No, MIL. Actually, I had well timed sex with your son so I had a good idea of when I should test!"
Edited to add: I didn't ACTUALLY say that to her, but her reaction would have been fun
My MIL also asks how I knew to test and I always just answered that I'm just really in tune and knew something was different. Lol.
@paturkey omg me too! I'm dying to tell more people!
I actually might start a thread on this topic, I'm curious as to when people are planning to tell...
LFAF April Siggy: TV/Movie BFFs
BFP #4 1/2016, DD born 10/2016
LFAF April Siggy: TV/Movie BFFs
BFP #4 1/2016, DD born 10/2016
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
But 11.22.63 is sooo good! I say go for it just for that show!
Question... at your first appointment, did your DH/SO just come back with you and stay for the whole appointment? Only part of it? Or only the u/s? I'm trying to picture how it all works logistically and what will happen. Ugh, this is going to be the longest day everrrr....
It's a boy!
For us, I told DH to head out after the US but that was basically my whole visit.
It's a boy!
I'll try to think of something while DS is at daycare later.
I couldn't decide what kind of soup I wanted for lunch, so I ordered all of them. (3 different varieties).
I did this with the best of intentions, thinking I'll eat one today & just put the rest in the fridge for later this week. But you see...I needed a bite of all of them to decide which one I wanted. And they were all SO delicious. And I was SO hungry. You may guess what happened next...
There goes my feeling of accomplishment <sigh>.
The ultrasound showed the baby measuring 4 days ahead, but they only adjust the due date if the baby is 5 days ahead or more. I'm extremely uncomfortable leaving the due date as it is, as this happened last pregnancy (they wouldn't change the due date) and I encountered lots of problems at the end that I truly believe was the result of DS being delivered too late. Based on my LMP he was 6 days overdue, but based on the very first dating ultrasound, he was 10 days overdue.
Anyway, is this something I can fight? As in, do you think it's a battle worth waging? I'm suuuuper uncomfortable leaving the date as is, but when I raised my concerns, the midwife just said "well this is how we date every patient, so we'll just take note of your concern and revisit it later in the pregnancy."
@kmalls It's not going to kill them to just change your due date. I wonder why it's such an issue. I understand their concern (maybe dating the baby older than it is?), but they measure so often and people deliver early all the time without issue. Considering you had a problem related to this last pregnancy, I would fight it.
I'm just a FTM though.
Dating: 10/3/08 | Married: 12/27/14
TTC #1: August 2015 | BFP: 2/3/16 | EDD: 10/7/16
DD: 10/5/16
TTC #2: September 2017 | BFP: 4/28/18 | EDD: 1/7/19
DS: 1/9/19
I am having way too much anxiety over my bestie's wedding. She is a very dear friend of mine (she was one of my bridesmaids in my wedding), and she and her FI have set a date for November 12 of this year. The wedding will be local for me, which is good. However, assuming that things hold, I will be due October 28.
Whomp whomp . . .
I KNOW that a million different things could happen between now and then. I could (God forbid) miscarry. My due date could get pushed up or pushed back by two weeks. I could deliver two months early and half a 2 1/2 month old at that time. I could be super late and still be pregnant. The rational part of me understands that it is way way way too early to be thinking about this.
But assuming (fingers crossed) that I carry this pregnancy to term, I am having a hard time seeing how I am going to make this wedding, and I feel terrible about it. I just got married in my city last year and my bestie is OOT, so we are talking a LOT about her wedding and she's come to me a lot for vendor suggestions, budget ideas, etc. Every time she brings it up I am so so excited for her, but I also get a pit in my stomach because I know it's unlikely that I'll be able to share in her excitement on her wedding day.
Obviously she doesn't know about the pregnancy yet (we've told no one except medical professionals/physical trainers), and we're still a while out from telling people, but I'm struggling with how to tell her. I know she'll be super happy for me (she knows about my loss in November), but I know a part of her will be disappointed as well. I'm also struggling with whether to at least try to make an appearance at the wedding or just accept that it isn't going to work. I want to go if at all possible, but I also know from my own wedding planning experience that guests who string you along because they "aren't sure if they can go" are a major pain in the ass.
Again, I know this is all crazy early. But after another wedding conversation at lunch today I just had to get it off my chest.
Married 7/15
BFP #2 2/18/16
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16