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March 2017 Moms
Spartanrd4
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PGAL Check In 8/15
Spartanrd4
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This is for all our March moms who have experienced a loss- we are here to support one another! 
1. How far along are you?
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to?
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time?
1. How far along are you?
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to?
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time?
Re: PGAL Check In 8/15
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to? NT scan next week!
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Tomorrow is DH and I's 2 year anniversary! He is out of town for work until Thursday so we won't be celebrating until Friday but super excited. We have had a rough second year of marriage with TTC and going through our loss in March but DH has been my rock and this experience has definitely showed me that for better or for worse we are there for each other no matter what- which is what marriage is all about!
Trying not to be nervous about the scan next week but can't help it- I need to put myself in a more positive state of mind. I even bought some maternity clothes this weekend against my better judgement because I just need to believe that all is well right now.
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? I definitely love dramas and I also like suspense thrillers/and or movies that really make you think. So I would say it would be a cross between The Godfather or Inception.
1. How far along are you?
9w1d
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to?
NT scan, possibly hearing HB with the home Doppler we bought this weekend against my better judgement
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
Excited to have a full week left of vacation to laze around and chill. Unfortunately, the forecast says mostly rain, so I'm going to read and watch movies and do a few chores and make some new recipes this week.
Also, super tired of nausea. I never puke, but if I'm too full or too hungry (which is always) I feel queasy. Once I have a successful NT, I'll be happy for MS to move on!
Our best couple friends bought us a onesie back in March and finally gave it to us last night. It felt super weird to receive a gift. I'll be devastated if this pregnancy doesn't stick. Trying to remain hopeful.
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? Goodfellas, hands down.
1. How far along are you? 9w5d
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to? Hearing a HB again
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Fell down the stairs yesterday. Today I feel fine, but I'll be calling the OB clinic here soon anyway to see if they can get me in for a quick Doppler check this week. Part of me is feeling so fine that I'm worried I could be BSC. However, I had a MMC around 10.5 weeks last time, and spotting didn't start until almost 12 weeks. So while I'm glad that I'm not cramping and bleeding, that doesn't mean all is completely fine.
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
1. How far along are you? 11w 2d
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to? Always looking forward to the next appointment. And getting past that 12w mark.
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: This past week was actually pretty good. My second appt was Friday and we heard the babe's heart beating right on track. Also, I am so happy with my doctor. She is just wonderful! We also decided we were ready to start sharing the news this weekend. Up until now only our parents and a couple of very close friends knew, but now we've told our principals, (we are both teachers) some coworkers, and more friends. Telling people about our little one gives me so much joy. It is so comforting to know that we have the support, love, and prayers of so many wonderful people.
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? My favorite movie of all time is Just Friends. This is the movie I have watched so many times I can quote just about the whole thing, and I will never not laugh.
Baby Boy: coming March 2017
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to? I seriously just need to get through this week, please. If I make it to ten weeks it will be the longest I have ever been pregnant.
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: It's my hardest week because this is the week last time that I started bleeding, and it seems like everyone in our birth month club is having miscarriages . My heart breaks for them and it continues to be triggering my PGAL brain for me as well. It seems like our BMB is full of unfortunate circumstances - 5 more from this weekend alone...
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? The Boondock Saints, The Princess Bride or Remember the Titans
Praying all is well, @dubcompanion!
Baby Boy: coming March 2017
@DaniBanani16 I had a rough PgAL day on Saturday, with the 5 losses being triggers for me also. This is around the same time last time that my baby stopped developing, and I'm on super high alert right now for anything concerning or "off." I just want to get past this stage, particularly since I'm back on contract in a few days.
@Spartanrd4 and @Wishilivedinflorida happy anniversary to you both! I also have an anniversary this week! Wednesday, DH and I celebrate 3 years of marriage
@liepertsm congrats on a wonderful U/S, and how great it must be to have an OB you trust! Good luck in telling everyone!
Happy Anniversary to you also @DaniBanani16...August is a great month to get married!
@liepertsm Thank you! And it's so exciting to finally tell people. So happy for you!
Baby Boy: coming March 2017
@liepertsm I'm so glad you had a wonderful weekend of hearing the HB and announcing!
@Spartanrd4 My heart goes out to those with losses on our BMB. Then I go over to the main loss board and see fellow former TTCAL and BMB posters... I really shouldn't do that but I don't feel right not following their stories either. I care for each of our gals (including all of you!) and don't want anyone to think that just because you've had a loss, that you are forgotten. Quite the opposite.
Happy Anniversary @danibanani16 @wishilivedinflorida @spartanrd4
@dubcompanion I am sorry to hear about your fall.
1. How far along are you? 8 weeks 5 days
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to? 1st appointment with high risk doctor on Thursday.
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Nothing at the moment. Just taking things day by day. As the days go on I feel more hopeful but then I also become afraid that a loss will be much harder to take. Would love to get past 12 weeks which was when I had my first loss.
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? Casino
Me: 33 Hubs: 34
TTC since 5/2014
BFP: 7/27/14 MC: 9/20/14
BFP: 6/29/15 MC: 7/6/15
BFP: 7/17/16 EDD: 3/22/17
@dubcompanion Sending you prayers and positive vibes that everything is ok.
1. How far along are you? 10+5
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to? Making it through the first trimester.
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: It's also DH and I's anniversary! 1 year down. I'm thankful that we were busy this weekend to keep my PGAL brain occupied. I've been having a rough time lately trying to keep my anxiety at bay.... I'm pretty much surviving off positive mantras as the moment. This week I finally started to allow myself to become "attached" to this pregnancy. I'm terrified that something will go wrong now that I let my guard down. Sorry guys for being a downer today.
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? I'm a sucker for all things Disney. I'll probably go with Beauty and the Beast.
11.1
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to?
Appointment tmw with a new to me midwifery practice. They are attached to the hospital where when DS was born I went to a freestanding birthing center. When my water broke while there, there was meconium which equated to my first ambulance ride. I'd like to avoid that this time. I've also heard that the midwives at this practice are better taken care of.
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
For the first time this morning I tried to get lo's HB on my Doppler. I couldn't get anything. Apparently it should picked up between 10-12 weeks so I'm trying not to worry. But it's hard after losses. Bleh. At least I only have to wait until tomorrow. Tmw is also what would have been my due date for one of the hardest losses we went through. So needless to say I'm simply an anxious wreck today.
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time?
So hard. I'm not a huge sports fan but I think sports movies are always great. Funny, intense, emotional. Like the blind side for example.
@DaniBanani16 Yes Remember the Titans! Fits my sports movie theory perfectly!
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to? NT scan next week
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: none
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? I have so many, can't choose just one. But I do love Tarantino movies, Disney movies, and comedies.
Baby Boy: coming March 2017
7w6d
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to?
This coming Thursday is my second ultrasound appointment after my BFP. I'm 39 and after several losses went through two rounds of IVF so I'm over the moon that I'm still pregnant right now. So looking forward to hearing the heartbeat for the second time, then if all looks good I "graduate" from the IVF clinic and my RE there, and they transfer my records to a regular OB. Then I follow a more typical ultrasound schedule.
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
I'm experiencing really tremendous morning sickness, so although its been very hard, it's keeping me positive because I feel like the symptoms remind me that I'm pregnant.
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time?
I'm not much of a movie-watcher but I just finished Stranger Things on netflix and since I binge-watched it, it was sort of like a movie?? It was so good!
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to? our next appointment tomorrow....they'll do another ultrasound and do measurements and such...nervous and excited at the same time
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: went shopping at the Loft outlet and got lots of cute clothes that I should be able to wear during pregnancy too
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? gah this is a hard one! I have no shame in admitting I love me some Disney movies
EP: 2.17.2016
DS: 3.4.2017
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to? I have my first US tomorrow
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I'm not sure if this is a break or what but, I finally feel a lot better starting right at 9 weeks
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? I have so many - The Notebook
@Spartanrd4 Happy anniversary! FX for a good scan next week.
@Wishilivedinflorida Happy anniversary! Hope you have a good week of lazy stay-cation.
@dubcompanion Sorry to hear you took a tumble! I saw your post in the US thread. Glad everything turned out alright!
@liepertsm Glad your appointment went well last week and you heard your little one’s heartbeat. I had my first appointment last week, so we just started to tell some immediate family and close friends over the last few days. It is nice to be able to share the joy and excitement with them –of course, with an attached gag order lol.
@DaniBanani16 I’m sorry this week is tough for you. I will keep you in my T&Ps this week. It is sad that we have had several miscarriages on our board recently. It can make you (especially if you’re PGAL) nervous as your fear is realized in other’s lives. Hopefully we won’t see more of these in the coming weeks and everyone will move on to healthy and successful pregnancies. Also, on a happier note, happy anniversary to you as well! I like your anniversary tradition. That is lovely.
@EALasagna45 Happy anniversary to you too! We have a lot of August anniversaries in our group! Also, like your movie pick! I’m also a big Disney nerd myself. I convinced DH to take me to Disney World this December and I’m geeked out because I plan to eat at Be Our Guest Restaurant. Specifically, the forbidden west wing. I’m so excited. Just hoping Zika stays south of Orlando and doesn’t mess up my plans. Also, I’m sorry you are having a tough PGAL time right now. It is definitely tough at times. There are times where I feel “normal” and hopeful and other times where I’m like, the bottom could drop out from beneath me at any moment ( ::Runs and hides under rock:: ). One of our PGAL ladies said something that I really like last time, which is that experiencing a loss robs us of our innocence. It really can suck the joy out of what should be a happy time, when you are worrying about experiencing another loss.
@vino831 I actually just ordered a fetal doppler myself. It should be in today. I’m so excited and nervous at the same time! DH was worried that if I try to use it and have a hard time learning to find the heartbeat, that I will freak out when I don’t immediately find something. So, I’m trying to prepare myself for this possibility. I even went on youtube to watch videos demonstrating how to find the heartbeat and what to listen for (since apparently there are multiple things you could mistake for a heartbeat). I’m sorry you were not able to find anything this morning. I wouldn’t worry if this was your first time trying to find the HB (MUCH easier said than done I know). Hopefully the next time you take a crack at it, your little one will cooperate and you find that strong heartbeat. Also, Happy Anniversary to you too!
@mcondald-bailey Yay for another Disney movie lover! Also, good luck with your NT scan next week!
@jenny0228 Sorry you are having such terrible morning sickness. Hopefully that won’t last too long for you. Also, good luck at your appointment this Thursday!
@ngcsugirl1112 Another fellow Disney fan! Good luck at your appointment tomorrow! Also, I’m going outlet shopping over Labor Day weekend. I love the Loft outlet! The outlets I’m visiting will have a motherhood outlet, so I plan to stop in and pick up a few maternity clothing basics.
@dimple2 Good luck at your US tomorrow!
1. How far along are you? 9 weeks 5 days
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to? 2nd Prenatal appointment on September 6th. Will also mark the end of first trimester. I think once I get to that point, I will start feeling more calm about everything.
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Just started sharing with some immediate family and close friends. I told my parents last night, and they were super excited. It was a nice moment.
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? Pretty much anything Disney, other than Pinocchio. I don’t know why, but I hated that movie as a child and have never been able to enjoy it. Any other Disney movie is great.
Me: 27 - DH: 33
Married: June 2011
TTC #1: January 2016
BFP #1: February 22nd 2016 MC w/ Misoprostol: March 21st 2016 -Blighted Ovum
BFP #2: July 6th 2016 EDD: March 15th 2017
M17 October Siggy Challenge: Animals in Costumes
Me: 33 Hubs: 34
TTC since 5/2014
BFP: 7/27/14 MC: 9/20/14
BFP: 6/29/15 MC: 7/6/15
BFP: 7/17/16 EDD: 3/22/17
@ngcsugirl1112 Best wishes for another great appt. tomorrow! How exciting to pick out some new clothes at the Loft outlet. Ann Taylor always has such cute apparel.
@dimple2 Best of luck for you too tomorrow! I hope you get to see a healthy LO wiggling around on screen.
@BelcherEars Ugh, I second disliking Pinocchio. It's just such a weird movie. The donkey part especially is really disturbing when you think about it as an adult. The entire story is just... bizarre.
2. Next milestone you're looking forward to? Getting past the genetic screening test and once everything is good with that, I am looking forward to finding out if I am growing a little Mr or a little Ms.
3. Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I feel so at ease after todays NT scan! Everything looked great and this little bun was just moving and swimming around and stretching and just having a party in my tummy. Haha! Then decided to fall asleep while the tech was trying to get measurements. Its so tough being a bouncy little fetus. Haha
4. GTKY: What is your favorite movie of all time? The Notebook! Aaaah I just love it! Followed by the silly Napoleon Dynamite!