PGAL Check In - week of 8/1!!!

musicinmysoul17 · August 2016

This is a weekly thread for those of us who are pregnant after experiencing loss of any stage (chemical, miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal) to support one another.

Please introduce your self if this is your first time participating

Good of luck to those of us with appointments this week!

1. Tell us about yourself (if your first participating)

1.5 how far along are you? EDD?

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)

4. When is your next appointment?

5. Rants/raves/whatever

5.5 anything else on your mind?

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading?

MrsDramaK · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD? 10+5, 2/22/16

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms) I'm still feeling symptoms, which sucks, but also means I'm still pregnant. Nauseated, headache and my back just started to hurt this morning. Also, so much congestions.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) I get anxious between appointments, my next appointment isn't until August 16th, which on the plus side means I'll be through first tri (hopefully) when I see the doctor again, but on the down side is a log of time to worry between now and then. Doctor couldn't find the heart beat on the doppler last week, but he said ten weeks was still pretty early to hear it and he was able to see it on his U/S sound machine (which might very well be older then me), it still makes me anxious.

4. When is your next appointment? August 16th, doctor wants to try again with the doppler, also should get the panorama results back.

5. Rants/raves/whatever I'm just nervous about not hearing the heart beat on the doppler. Part of me wants to buy a home doppler, but the other part of me knows if I find nothing I'll just be more nervous.

5.5 anything else on your mind? I got nothing

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? Definitely not the stone, but it'd be a tough call between the wand and the cloak. I think ultimately the cloak though.

CoonMom · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD? 11+4; 2-16-17

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms) Still have nausea and vomiting; this weekend I didn't leave the couch at all:(

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) Both sets of parents are anxious to tell people but I want to wait until next apt 8/10 to hear a heartbeat. Don't get me wrong I'm excited to tell people too but just worried still.

4. When is your next appointment? 8/10 (Also was the EDD of my loss:( )

5. Rants/raves/whatever I just want some appetite and energy. Is that too much to ask?!?

5.5 anything else on your mind? Not really

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? I wish I liked reading as much as I did as a kid, I just can't find time to get into it anymore.

HeatherMarques · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD? 10w 1d due feb 26

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
lots of nausea, no gomiting thankfully!! Peeing constantly! And yes, joints are starting to hurt!!

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)
taking it day by day, sometimes I feel like ok I haven't lost the baby but what if something else will go wrong?! I could drive myself crazy but I am trying to just get to that 12 week mark and hope my insurance will cover all the genetic testing!

4. When is your next appointment? 8/9

5. Rants/raves/whatever I miss eating meat. Lol and I cannot even look at it!

5.5 anything else on your mind? Not really

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? I wish I had time to read but my career and family keeps me busy!

luckymamaof5 · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD? 9w6d/ February 28th

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms) Seems nausea has started to fade a little. Sore breasts, Peeing a lot, can't sleep well.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) Now that I am not as nauseous and its been a few weeks since ultrasound I am not feeling fantastic. I am still taking it one day at a time and keeping calm.

4. When is your next appointment? August 26th

5. Rants/raves/whatever I Just ordered a maternity pillow.. a Leachco Snoogle it will be here tomorrow and I can't wait because I am not sleeping well.

5.5 anything else on your mind? Wish I could hear babies heartbeat so thinking about getting a monitor but don't know if thats such a great idea?

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? Love to read but its been a while since I've had time to really dedicate the time. I mostly read to my Children now.

Steelerfan78 · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD? 12 weeks tomorrow, 14-Feb

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms) Nausea has let up a bunch, but still have all the other symptoms.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) Not too bad, actually.

4. When is your next appointment? 8/09 I see OB for checkup and 8/10 I go in for first tri screen.

5. Rants/raves/whatever Got some pretty good news this weekend. MIL had a followup CT scan to check on progress of chemo for lung cancer and mass has disappeared. She is on her way to remission. Also, SIL told me yesterday that she is KU. We will have LOs around the same age.

5.5 anything else on your mind? I would really just like to be able to want to eat when I am hungry. Nothing ever sounds good.

6. GTKY: I have never read or watched HP. Don't plan to either. I am almost done with the Outlander series now. Haven't thought about what to read next though.

joyful08 · August 2016

@CoonMom so sorry you're still puking so much!
@Steelerfan78 that's great news about your MIL and SIL!

1.How far along are you? EDD?

13 weeks 5 days

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
Lots of acid reflux and heartburn

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)
I'm worried this next appointment won't go well. I have no reason to believe this i am just scared.

4. When is your next appointment?
August 17th. Basically forever away

5. Rants/raves/whatever
I've been staying at my grandmas house for 6 days because my AC is out and the landlord is taking his sweet old time to fix it. I live in south Texas so AC is a must. I just want to go home.

5.5 anything else on your mind?
I wish I had a caramel apple.

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading?
Dont flame me- I've never read/seen anything Harry Potter and to be honest I don't like to read at all.

fourPsinapod · August 2016

13w5d.

Symptoms are calming down. I still am exhausted but nausea has almost disappeared. I had some bleeding that resolved itself over the past few weeks so that was a relief.

I still just am having the hardest time being excited or attached. I know it is irrational - most of my appts have been going well. I just wish I was as happy and excited as my first pregnancy.

I don't have another appt until late August.

With this exhaustion, I just feel like I'm being the crappiest SAHM. We barely leave the house or do anything fun. I'm excited to go back to work in the fall just bc I know DD will be having fun at school full time. I think my anxiety and depression just keep me from being a good mom sometimes and it makes me really sad. I wish I knew how to be a better SAHM over the summer.

I have really been craving cherry coke and I drank it a few times despite my soda aversion. It was awesome. It is the only thing I want besides water.

I read all the HP books as a teen but have forgotten so much. I don't really find time to read!

bdesterhouse · August 2016

1. Tell us about yourself (if your first participating)

1.5 how far along are you? EDD? 11 W 4 Days EDD Feb 15, 2017

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms): I was feeling great till this morning. First time throwing up...nothing that felt awesome!

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) : I have a ton of anxiety because of our loss before this pregnancy. However, this time around feels so right so it gives me hope.

4. When is your next appointment? My next appointment is on Friday!

5. Rants/raves/whatever: Umm brownies should never give anyone heart burn, yet they are giving me heartburn... not cool.

5.5 anything else on your mind? I think work days should be only six hours for full time worker and we should still get paid for eight... I know there is at least two hours in my work day I am not productive.

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? I would choose a wand, because I would make fun stuff like the weasley twins.

cinderin · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD?

12 weeks Wednesday

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms) still the usual first tri stuff. wish I wanted to eat real food.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) trying to tall myself into not worrying. u/s Wed for the 12 week scan.

4. When is your next appointment? Wed

5. Rants/raves/whatever

5.5 anything else on your mind? got my DNA results back, healthy baby boy. we are so relieved and excited about the possibility.

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading?

well, based on the book, only the cloak can/should be kept, so I'll go cloak.

Lafreeman21 · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you?
10W 4D

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
Lately I've been crazy thirsty. I have nausea occasionally with an empty stomach, but not too bad.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)
@fourPsinapod I'm having the same problem with getting excited and attached. It makes me feel like an awful pregnant person. I've had 3 ultrasounds already, blood counts, I know everything is going spectacular... but I'm not nearly as excited and constantly-planning and Pinterest-ing all the things like I was before the loss.

4. When is your next appointment?
8/8
@joyful08 @MrsDramaK sorry for your waits! I've been super lucky and it's only 3 weeks or so between my appointments.

5. Rants/raves/whatever
You know those occasional symptom-free, glorious hours or days where you feel awesome, not bloated, not tired, just totally normal? Those terrify me. I'm happier queasy because I know I'm still preggo

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? I agree with @Cinderin, the cloak is the only wise bet... but supposedly the resurrection stone made whoever you brought back miserable... Maybe I'd use it to bring back Hitler so he would have a chance to stand trial.

Tennis11785 · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD? 10 weeks/ Feb 27

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms) Decent. Fatigue and insomnia are still there (really, both?! ugh) and MS comes in waves. But i really can't complain compared to how others feel.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) It calmed down a bit, but now that we've told our families it's in full swing again. We told my family before we experienced a loss last time around, so part of me fears we've jinxed ourselves. But I keep trying to tell myself that the symptoms are much stronger this time around. I actually fear the 2nd trimester when they say you start to feel better - like I'm going to be concerned all the time that something is wrong.

4. When is your next appointment? Friday. SO FAR AWAY.

5. Rants/raves/whatever I'm with you @fourPsinapod. Part of me feels like "why research all this stuff when it's just going to come to an end soon anyway". But I'm trying to fight through it.

5.5 anything else on your mind?

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? I'm one of those weird people who has never read the books or seen the movies. I go through different phases of not reading or reading a ton. Generally I like chick lit, light reads.

rachoochoo2 · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD?

10+6 2/22

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
Still pretty exhausted but hasn't been quite as bad.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)
I'm back and forth. One minute I'm freaking out that I'll go to my next appointment and not find a heartbeat. The next minute I'm having such undeniable symptoms that I know everything is fine.

4. When is your next appointment?
Next week 8/11

5. Rants/raves/whatever
My sister was due yesterday and is being a total bish to everyone. I'm about to go off on her and tell her a) she's not the only pregnant person on the planet nor only person who has ever been pregnant and b) nobody has ever been pregnant forever.

5.5 anything else on your mind?

Starting to get some little bubble sensations that aren't gas so I'm hoping in the next week or two that it becomes those first little flutters. I felt my last two babies right around 11-12 weeks.

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading?

The cloak! I just read Cursed Child last night and meh. No lasting impression.

Patience7150 · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD? 11w6d, 2/15

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms) MS has switched from night time to morning...exhaustion is still very high.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) We had the NT scan yesterday and it went well...baby was moving around like crazy. It was very reassuring/surreal while we were there. I keep telling myself "you just have to make it to X point and then you'll feel better"...and X point comes and goes and I never really feel better. This is my first and I still barely feel like researching anything (as PP have said), and I joked with DH that baby will be here before I will feel convinced we're having a baby so he'd better secretly buy a car seat so we can at least bring the baby home.

4. When is your next appointment? Friday, I feel blessed we get to see the baby twice this week. 12 week appointment with OB

5. Rants/raves/whatever Rave that we've gotten this far in a pregnancy...it's the furthest we've gotten, and baby is measuring 5 days ahead.

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? Choosing the hallows is a really tough question...I do love HP, but can't choose!

ckis-2 · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD?
10 weeks today...February 27 (hey due date buddy @Tennis11785!)

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
Sore boobs - it hurts to hug people. A little nausea/food aversions, but it really has never gotten too bad. Was pretty tired, but I've either gotten better at managing it...or I'm more used to it now...or it's starting to be a little less intense.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)
I'm having a hard time believing this will work out. I'll feel fairly optimistic one day, then the next will have given up on it. I'm having a hard time not expecting the worst at my next dr. appt. I feel like it's a sure thing I'll have a MMC.

4. When is your next appointment?
A week away - 8/8

5. Rants/raves/whatever
Worried about a couple big meetings the day after my Dr. appt. I'm afraid that I'll get bad news, and that I'll be unable to handle myself at work.

5.5 anything else on your mind?
It's getting hard to hide the bloat! I'm sure all my co-workers think I've been hitting the burritos hard

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? I think cloak.

aadamson12 · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD?
11 weeks 2 days

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
Nausea, tired, insomnia

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)
I'm doing ok anxiety wise. I have very good thoughts out this pregnancy

4. When is your next appointment?
August 24th apt and ultrasound

5. Rants/raves/whatever
TW

August 13th is my son's due date. We lost him at 16 weeks back in February. I got very emotional and cried when I flipped the calender this month.

5.5 anything else on your mind?

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading?
Not a Harry Potter fan

Partyof6? · August 2016

1. Tell us about yourself (if your first participating)

1.5 how far along are you? EDD? 10w5d, due Feb 23 but measuring ahead on ultrasound.

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms). Eh. More headaches, insomnia, on and off nausea.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) Nervous. Missed miscarriages are such a mind messer. Both of mine had no physical signs of loss, so of course I worry.

4. When is your next appointment? Friday. Dr. said NT scan, by my last ultrasound it would be 12w1d

5. Rants/raves/whatever I am really ready for my older kids to get back to school and into a routine. I need some quiet around here!

5.5 anything else on your mind? For everyone worrying, it's okay. With my twins, we were pregnant after infertility and I think I held my breath every time I wiped, had an ultrasound or a stress test until like 32 weeks. It's normal! Hang in there.

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? Cloak for sure. I could use some time when no one can see me. The wand was too much trouble.

becks13-2 · August 2016

1.5 how far along are you? EDD? 10weeks, Feb 28, 2017

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms). My nipples are killing me, at the most RANDOM times. Aside from that, fatigued during the day and wide awake at night.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)? Better lately. It's sinking in that this is happening, and seeing the heartbeat on my ultrasound a week ago really helped.

4. When is your next appointment? Aug. 23rd, just a check up.

5. Rants/raves/whatever: My husband and I are bickering a little more lately. I've been kind of moody the past couple of days, and I will admit I've been snapping at him. He doesn't exactly know how to handle a moody, pregnant wife yet and so we bicker like five year olds for like ten minutes before calming down... I kind of want that to stop.

5.5 anything else on your mind? Totally random, but I really hope my step dad is okay. My mom called this morning saying he had a bad fall and hit his head, and was in the hospital. We got there and the doctor said he had a two minute seizure when he was checked in. They're keeping him overnight for observation and I just really want everything to be okay with him.

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? Sadly I could never get into Harry Potter, I'm way more of a comic book nerd myself; both western and Japanese manga.

snarky14jd · August 2016

1. Tell us about yourself (if your first participating)
I'm Jaime. This is my first pal post. I'm 32 and this is my 3rd pregnancy. I have a 3 year old son.
1.5 how far along are you? EDD?

13 weeks and edd is either 1/30 or 2/7 (they haven't decided if they'll move it up yet)
2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
Mostly great now. Nausea has subsided. Some days I forget I'm pregnant. Praying I'll start to feel flutter soon.
3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)
It's much better since our nt scan and learning she's a girl.
4. When is your next appointment?
Next week

5. Rants/raves/whatever
No real rants this week.

5.5 anything else on your mind?
Just dying to feel movement so this pregnancy feels more real. Some days I'm not so excited about being pregnant because I'm still nervous here and there.

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading?
im not, sorry.

ameshape1301 · August 2016

1. Tell us about yourself (if your first participating)
I'm Carter, this is my first post on here or anywhere on the Bump, I'm 31, I have a 2 year old son and had a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks in March.
1.5 how far along are you? EDD? 12w1d, 2/14/17

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
Nausea isn't constant anymore, but still present, otherwise I'm tired and anxious.
3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)
Some days are better than others. I have an SCH again this time (had it with my MMC in March, too) and I hate not knowing what's happening with it. I have a doppler though and I'm using that to stay (relatively) sane.
4. When is your next appointment?
My NT scan is next Tuesday

5. Rants/raves/whatever
I found out this week that I now get 12 weeks at 100% pay through my company and can take unpaid up to 3 months after that if I want! Which is HUGE and such a relief.

5.5 anything else on your mind?
I'm ready to hit 13 weeks and have the NT scan to see how my bleed and my baby are doing. And I'm ready to tell work because I look about 20 weeks pregnant and I think most of them have figured it out...

6. GTKY: If you're a Harry Potter nerd which of the hallows would you choose: wand, stone or cloak? If you aren't a Harry Potter nerd - what do you enjoy reading? I read the first 4 books as a kid but I'm going to go back and reread so that I can get caught up and read the new one!

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