PGAL Check-in - Week of 10/3/16

lajoliedreamer · October 2016

Weeks:

Next milestone/appointment?

Rant/Rave/Anything else:

Questions?

GTKY: Are you an extrovert or an introvert?

tigerfish227 · October 2016

Weeks: 35+6

Next milestone/appointment? No more loss milestones until way after baby gets here. Yay! Appointments scheduled every Tuesday for the next 3 weeks(unless I go early)

Rant/Rave/Anything else: I was WIDE awake this morning from about 3:30-4:45ish I feel like I might add well not have slept at all. I'm exhausted today. It's not like I didn't sleep at all last night. I want a nap now.

Questions? Nope

GTKY: Are you an extrovert or an introvert? I'm definitely more of an introvert. I take a while to warm up to people and I really have only a few close friends. I hate big crowds.

lajoliedreamer · October 2016

Weeks: 32w6d

Next milestone/appointment? Appt next week Thurs with midwife

Rant/Rave/Anything else: I met with the OB last Friday - normally I see a midwife, but have to see the OB twice during the pregnancy for liability reasons. He told me that I'm measuring big, as in 3 weeks bigger than I should be, though admitted that it's not the most accurate measurement. Despite the fact that it has never come up in any other appt and that I know 3rd trimester size measurements are notoriously off, I still can't stop thinking about it. I'm looking forward to seeing my midwife next week and getting her measurement/thoughts on it.

Questions? Nope

GTKY: Are you an extrovert or an introvert? Introvert, for sure. I was raised by two extroverts so it took me well into my 20s to realize that I'm actually an introvert. It was such a comforting discovery to make!

@tigerfish227 - I hope you're able to crash early tonight and sleep well to make up for last night! Sleeping during 3rd trimester is so hit and miss, as if we can afford to be sleep deprived before baby arrives and makes it worse!

MollySm · October 2016

Weeks: 33w 3d

Next milestone/appointment? My next appt is next Tuesday.

Rant/Rave/Anything else: Baby has always been a big wiggler. But for the past 2 days, all of a sudden she moves so much less, and her movements are muted. I can still get her to pass her kick counts, but it's freaking me out that there was such a big change in such an immediate way. I know they move less as they get bigger, but the change should be gradual, not overnight.

Questions? Nope

GTKY: Are you an extrovert or an introvert?Introvert. My oldest daughter is also an introvert. It's been really eye opening to have to really think about her needs, and how being an introvert affects her. With myself I never thought about what my needs might be, and just power through.

rspalding001 · October 2016

Weeks: 33 + 2

Next milestone/appointment? 10/21

Rant/Rave/Anything else: My arm hurts like a Bitch! I had the Tdap and flu shot yesterday and today its agony.

Questions? not really

GTKY: Are you an extrovert or an introvert? Probably more of an introvert but Id like to think Im a good mix, not too introverted but not too extroverted either.

tigerfish227 · October 2016

I love how we are all introverts. Lol! I almost want to suggest a get together but then I'm like nah... Too many unknown people. Haha!

lajoliedreamer · October 2016

@tigerfish227 - Haha!

Has anyone else read Quiet by Susan Cain? I found it very eye-opening and it helped me to embrace my introversion more. @MollySm - there is even a section in there about raising introverts.

@MollySm (again) - I totally get your worry. Baby has never been a big mover (annoying anterior placenta), but it has slowed down a lot just in the past few days and I can't help but worry a bit. My stomach is also feeling much more solid so I've been trying to reassure myself that baby is now completely filling up the available space so of course movement is going to be less.

@rspalding001 - did you get both shots in the same arm? I got mine the same day as my GD test and had a shot in each arm and blood drawn. The tdap was the worst as far as post-shot pain, but the flu shot left a bruise.

rspalding001 · October 2016

@lajoliedreamer yeah I had them do both in the same arm. I was thinking that at least that way I'd have one functioning arm but maybe it made it worse than it needed to be ha ha.

Bad10Wolf · October 2016

Next milestone/appt. : next Wednesday, ultrasound for growth a day position.

Rant/rave: The pelvic and lower about pressure is torture!!

Questions : I'm 35 wks and doc suspects breech, we will know for sure next week. Anyone else breech? How is a copy section different recovery wise that a vaginally birth??

I'm am a total introvert!! Love to read and binge s I figured shows lol.

lajoliedreamer · October 2016

@Bad10Wolf - I'm not breech (that I know of), but I've known women whose babies have turned at 38 weeks, so you might be good yet! I know there are things you can do to encourage baby to move positions, so I'd definitely talk to your dr/midwife as well as do a search online. From what I understand, the recovery from a c-section is longer than vaginal, since it is a surgery. One of the complaints I've heard from women I know who have had c-sections is the lift restriction for 6 weeks - nothing heavier than your baby. But the end goal is healthy baby and mommy so if you end up needing a c-section, it is fairly routine. Some doctors will deliver breech babies vaginally, so you might also want to consider asking at your practice if they would consider it (if that interests you).

MollySm · October 2016

@lajoliedreamer - I took Quiet out of the library, but didn't have time to read too much of it, and there was a wait list behind me. I need to just buy it!

@rspalding001 - I got my TDAP one week, and flu at my next appt, and TDAP was by far worse. My arm was killing me for 3 days or so. It made it even harder to sleep!

lajoliedreamer · October 2016

@MollySm - though I did end up buying the book, I actually read it as an audio book in the car. I found it the best way to get through it, but like having the hard copy to go back to now that I've read it once.

Muscatmommyof4 · October 2016

Weeks: 35w+3D

Next milestone/appointment? Next appt 10/12

Rant/Rave/Anything else:
Im so over being pregnant I can barely walk from all the pressure and now I have to call my dr because I started seeing black and white dots and now my hands and feet are swollen....

Questions? No

GTKY: Are you an extrovert or an introvert?
Growing up I was more of an extrovert but as I get older I've become more of an introvert... overall I think I'm a good mix.

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