Upcoming appointments? I have a routine one today and I'm going to book all of my remaining ones!
Rants/raves/questions? I have a baby shower this weekend! My sisters threw one a few weeks ago for my family back home and this is a local friends one. I'm really looking forward to it : )
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? It's not really a symptom but the unseasonably warm weather we're getting (hitting records in the 80s this week) is making me miserable in general.
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? I had a book about Grover when I was little called "There's a monster at the end of this book" and I absolutely loved it. My parents don't have it anymore and my mom couldn't find it in stores by her. Randomly I found it at B&N this weekend! So I'm excited to add it to our growing library of children's books.
Rants/Raves/Questions: Doc 'cant encourage, but won't not recommend' that I stop my progesterone and start walking+RRLT and EPO if those are things I want to do.
At this point they won't stop me if I go in with time-able contrax!!
Symptoms/Cravings/Aversions: Sadly a lack of contrax, in what feels like a month.
ETA: bump ate everything after my emoji.
GTKY: So many. HP, Fablehaven, Eragon, Rick Riodan, CS Lewis. . .
Formerly known as Kate08young August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Me: 28 H: 24 Married: 7/22/14 Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017. Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
@Kate08Young I mean...at least the little one is cooking and you get to finally be mobile!
How many weeks? 30. Wut.
What size is baby? Zucchini, I think.
Upcoming appointments? Not til November.
Rants/raves/questions? Shiz is getting real all of a sudden. I guess I should get my nesting in gear and put together my nursery area! Oh, and I want to rave on my H. He is being a complete sweetheart about going to appointments and encouraging me to do my exercises.
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? Not really. Just jabs from baby, tiredness, etc.
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? Uh...Harry Potter!
Me: 31 | DH: 31
Together since 2003 | Married 2010 TTC #1 January 2016 BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016 Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018 BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
@Kate08Young I mean...at least the little one is cooking and you get to finally be mobile!
How many weeks? 30. Wut.
What size is baby? Zucchini, I think.
Upcoming appointments? Not til November.
Rants/raves/questions? Shiz is getting real all of a sudden. I guess I should get my nesting in gear and put together my nursery area! Oh, and I want to rave on my H. He is being a complete sweetheart about going to appointments and encouraging me to do my exercises.
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? Not really. Just jabs from baby, tiredness, etc.
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? Uh...Harry Potter!
Me: 31 | DH: 31
Together since 2003 | Married 2010 TTC #1 January 2016 BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016 Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018 BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
Rants/raves/questions? Ongoing back pain is the worst. I'm doing PT and hoping that helps. Also, this is totally unrelated to pregnancy, but has anyone updated their iPhone with the new software and think that it sucks? There are so many things I hate about it.
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? Reflux, back pain, muscle cramps, tiredness
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? Harry Potter... also I need to go through my childhood books and see what I have. I'm sure there are some old favorites in there.
Upcoming appointments? Tomorrow we have our last ultrasound and then a HB check!
Rants/raves/questions? Rant: I am just ready to be done. I hurt all the time and I can't do anything for more than 5 minutes without feeling totally wiped out. Rave: We had a baby shower this past weekend and things got really real with all the pink! We also received a hand crocheted blanket my Granny made for us before she passed away. She made a pink one in addition to a blue one when I had my son, just in case she wasn't able to make another...it's like The Lord let her in on the secret we would have a girl eventually. Needless to say, I completely ugly cried. She was my best friend and I miss her so much. But like my DH says, she has the best seat in the house.
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? She received a small library at her baby shower including a bunch of Bible story books and Cinderella. Her room is done in Cinderella so I'm pretty excited about that.
Upcoming appointments? Tuesday. I've been going weekly since 32. Currently dilated to 2 cm.
Rants/raves/questions?
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? This last week RLP has really ramped up. Not a fan. Still having back pain and breathing issues as well.
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? None in particular at this stage. We practically have a children's library at our house since both grandma's are firm believers in reading to children. I know we have well over 400 books.
What size is baby? Butternut squash or savoy cabbage
Upcoming appointments? None this week - I have a check in with the midwives practice next week and then weekly check-ins and non-stress tests after that.
Rants/raves/questions? I guess my rant is that I feel like crap. I'm not sleeping, and I'm having issues with swelling that are leading to carpel tunnel. My current boss has been very understanding and agreed to let me work from home when needed, but he got transferred and tomorrow is his last day. As of Monday I have a new boss, and I have no idea how supportive he'll be. He can't do anything about the leave I'm taking, but if the next 6 weeks are more or less like the last couple, I'm going to need to work from home a fair amount.
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? No particular cravings or aversions at the moment. In addition to insomnia and swelling, I've got the general stuff - braxton hicks, hip and back pain, some heartburn/reflux. He's been an active little guy in there, and it's still fun (read: not painful) to feel and see him move.
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? Some of my childhood favorites - Goodnight Moon, the Giving Tree, etc.
Upcoming appointments? Perinatal on Tuesday, OB on Thursday.
Rants/raves/questions? I somehow managed to lose $175 in giftcards from our shower. I have turned my house upside down, inside out, with no luck. I've searched the cars, and random other places. I'm so ticked at myself.
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? Pizza, bananas, apples, and mandarin oranges are all I want lately
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? Monster at the end of this book, The Giving Tree, I'll Love You Forever, Where the Wild Things are. I know that there are more, but I'm brain fried right now.
Rants/Raves/Questions: Only 6 weeks til we have a baby!!!! I am honestly so ready for him to get here and mostly to just not be pregnant anymore.
Symptoms/Cravings/Aversions: Still have HG. Considering buying stock in whatever the parent companies are of Keebler club crackers and ginger ale since that's all I can keep down.
GTKY: So many. Definitely HP above all others. For little kid books I was obsessed with the Biscuit series about the little dog, and FI and I want to get Rhett a puppy when he's old enough to understand how to help with it. So I think that will be a neat book series to get him introduced to.
What size is baby? a cabbage of some sort....these fruit things are getting ridiculous so I stopped paying attention
Upcoming appointments? Monday - regular Ob, then on to weekly appointments
Rants/raves/questions? cant sleep. Feel like a whale
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? everything makes me nauseated and gives me acid reflux
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? not even thinking of that right now. Would love to find some Russian fairytales to read to him.
Met DH - 9/2003
Dating - 9/18/2012
Married - 8/16/2014
NTNP - 7/2014-5/2015
TTC #1 - 5/2015 (CP October @ 4w2d)
*PCOS/Hypothyroid/Ectopic Kidney/High DHEA-S* HSG - All clear, ectopic kidney didn't affect uterus (yay!) CT Adrenal Scan - no tumors! SA - sperm count excellent, 2% Morphology March/April IUI scheduled - surprise BFP w/ help of Progesterone - 3/18/2016 Beta #1 @ 11dpo - 45.7 #2 @ 14dpo - 163 #3 @ 18dpo - 997 #4 @ 21dpo - 3799 EDD 12/1 based on O, 11/28 per Ob/Gyn (but he's wrong lol).
What size is baby? A Bunch of Asparagus or Romaine Lettuce
Upcoming appointments? Monday 10/24, regular ob appt
Rants/raves/questions? My baby shower is this Sunday, that's pretty exciting!!
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? Oh the heartburn/acid reflux...
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? I love The Giving Tree, Corduroy and many others. We've started a nice little collection already.
Me: 39 DH: 36 Married: Sept 2018 DS: December 2016 #2 EDD Feb 2020
What size is baby? A coconut, asparagus, 4 naval oranges
Upcoming appointments? Had 30ish week appointment on Monday, and have 32 week appointment next Friday!
Rants/raves/questions? Pregnant women should be immune to colds and the flu. I mean come on, aren't we doing enough???
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? Swollen feet!! And I would really like an amber beer right now, but I will be patient.
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? The Giving Tree. Then of course I'll introduce it to my worlds of Hogwarts, The Shire, The Four Corners of Civilization, Two Rivers, and so many others!
Upcoming appointments? I had an appointment today - everything measuring fine! We won't have any more ultrasounds unless something is going wrong and I scheduled all my appointments through my due date!!
Rants/raves/questions? This week I got my butt kicked. I am excited to set up our nursery with the crib we got last weekend but my DH has to drive 4 hours Saturday to help his parents move. Now they want him there at 7 a.m. which means that he would have to leave at 5 a.m. (UGH) So now he's going to work in the office near them on Friday and just spend the night. I might just put this freaking crib together myself
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? Nothing really! Back pain is under control just exhausted. I know i should be walking today but I just want to take a nap.
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? ALL THE BOOKS. Goodnight moon and Runaway Bunny for board books. Harry Potter of course when she is older. I have a list on my amazon registry if anyone wants to contribute The Stupids, Rotten Ralph, Mike Mulligan and His Steamshovel, Meanwhile Back at the Ranch, George and Martha, the list goes on and on.
Me: 38, DH: 36 Married Jan 2008 DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18" so in love Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
What size is baby? a large bag of potato chip or a basketball hoop
Upcoming appointments? I had an appointment yesterday (Wednesday) and it was pretty routine, my tsh levels are good so no worries there. Next one is 2 weeks away and then I think weekly after that
Rants/raves/questions? I love how active baby girl is in the evening, as uncomfortable it can be it's cute how she just grooves along in there
Symptoms/cravings/aversions? I;ve had some good BH lately but nothing too uncomfortable, no weird cravings, still have swollen feet/ cankles
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? All of my Dr. Seuss books and my Disney books
31 - this past week flew by, I can't believe it is already Friday and I missed ticker change yesterday
What size is baby?
Asparagus
Upcoming appointments?
GD dietitian appointment next week. Had a terrible appointment this past Monday with one of the rotating OBs and afterwards I reached out to a group of midwives to see if I could transfer to their practice this far along. Now waiting for my docs to send the midwives my file so they can review it and decide if they will let me transfer. I'm not thrilled about switching groups, but I'm over the baby-factory atmosphere and need to see a group that actually has time to answer my questions.
Rants/raves/questions?
Where did September go and how did it get to be the end of October already?!?
Symptoms/cravings/aversions?
Thankfully my sugar cravings have toned down with following the GD diet, but I'm reallllly getting sick of eating the same things every day. A new symptom this week - I've been waking up with achy knuckles.
GTKY: Are there any books you are especially looking forward to sharing with your LO? I love this questions! Yes, as @leksiL said, all the books! @karmba - that was one of my faves too
Re: Thursday Ticker Change - 10/20
What size is baby? Butternut Squash
Upcoming appointments? Every week
Rants/Raves/Questions: Doc 'cant encourage, but won't not recommend' that I stop my progesterone and start walking+RRLT and EPO if those are things I want to do.
At this point they won't stop me if I go in with time-able contrax!!
Symptoms/Cravings/Aversions: Sadly a lack of contrax, in what feels like a month.
ETA: bump ate everything after my emoji.
GTKY: So many. HP, Fablehaven, Eragon, Rick Riodan, CS Lewis. . .
Formerly known as Kate08young
August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Married: 7/22/14
Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms
Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms
TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017.
Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
How many weeks? 30. Wut.
TTC #1 January 2016
BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016
Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018
BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
How many weeks? 30. Wut.
TTC #1 January 2016
BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016
Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018
BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
32 weeks!
last week as a loaf of bread
Tomorrow we have our last ultrasound and then a HB check!
Rant: I am just ready to be done. I hurt all the time and I can't do anything for more than 5 minutes without feeling totally wiped out.
Rave: We had a baby shower this past weekend and things got really real with all the pink! We also received a hand crocheted blanket my Granny made for us before she passed away. She made a pink one in addition to a blue one when I had my son, just in case she wasn't able to make another...it's like The Lord let her in on the secret we would have a girl eventually. Needless to say, I completely ugly cried. She was my best friend and I miss her so much. But like my DH says, she has the best seat in the house.
Shortness of breath, heart burn, backpain, rib pain...I feel huge.
She received a small library at her baby shower including a bunch of Bible story books and Cinderella. Her room is done in Cinderella so I'm pretty excited about that.
@karmba that's one of the books I got at my shower! I was so excited, it was one of my faves too!
TTC since 6/13
Diagnosed w/ PCOS 4/9/15 - R/E recommended lifestyle change
BFP 4/10/16 - DS born 12/16/2016
SURPRISE! BFP 3/8/18
What size is baby? Celery
Upcoming appointments? Next week.
Rants/Raves/Questions: Only 6 weeks til we have a baby!!!! I am honestly so ready for him to get here and mostly to just not be pregnant anymore.
Symptoms/Cravings/Aversions: Still have HG. Considering buying stock in whatever the parent companies are of Keebler club crackers and ginger ale since that's all I can keep down.
GTKY: So many. Definitely HP above all others. For little kid books I was obsessed with the Biscuit series about the little dog, and FI and I want to get Rhett a puppy when he's old enough to understand how to help with it. So I think that will be a neat book series to get him introduced to.
HSG - All clear, ectopic kidney didn't affect uterus (yay!)
CT Adrenal Scan - no tumors!
SA - sperm count excellent, 2% Morphology
March/April IUI scheduled - surprise BFP w/ help of Progesterone - 3/18/2016
Beta #1 @ 11dpo - 45.7 #2 @ 14dpo - 163 #3 @ 18dpo - 997 #4 @ 21dpo - 3799
EDD 12/1 based on O, 11/28 per Ob/Gyn (but he's wrong lol).
*TEAM BLUE!*
@penelope4612 I hate it. I can deal with it on my phone, but I have basically quit using my iPad because it bothers me so much.
Formerly known as Kate08young
August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Married: 7/22/14
Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms
Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms
TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017.
Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
Me: 39 DH: 36
Married: Sept 2018
DS: December 2016
#2 EDD Feb 2020
Married Jan 2008
DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18"
Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
BFP#1 & MC:August 2015 BFP: #2 10/01/2015 MC: 10/09/2015 BFP #3: 12/22/2015 @ 5 weeks MC/CP: 12-23-2015
Fertility Appointment: Feb 23/16, Hysteroscopy 03/02/2016,
BFP #4: 03/31/16 EDD 12/01/2016
A new symptom this week - I've been waking up with achy knuckles.
I love this questions! Yes, as @leksiL said, all the books! @karmba - that was one of my faves too