May 2017 Moms
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Thursday Ticker Change 2-2
luckywife10
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How far along are you?
How big is baby?
Any appointments this week?
Symptoms?
Cravings?
Rants/Raves/Questions?
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one?
How big is baby?
Any appointments this week?
Symptoms?
Cravings?
Rants/Raves/Questions?
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one?
Re: Thursday Ticker Change 2-2
24 weeks!
How big is baby?
Cantaloupe
Any appointments this week?
Not until the end of the month
Symptoms?
Some lower back pain and frequent trips to the bathroom. This past weekend I feel like a switch flipped and all the sudden I'm having to use the bathroom every half hour or whenever I take a drink of water haha.
Cravings?
Chocolate and sugar. To get my chocolate fix and still be kind of healthy, I've been eating healthy trail mix with m&m's mixed in. Yum.
Rants/Raves/Questions?
H and I are leaving town this weekend for a little get away. We're staying with family and have a fun night out planned for Saturday night. I can't wait to leave town!!!
Question for ST moms or FT moms who already know this. This may be TMI, but what do you wear while you're in labor as far as pants and underwear? Is it different laboring at home than the hospital? Do you they encourage you to leave your underwear off when you get to the hospital so it's easier to check dilation? How much discharge or fluid is coming out during labor? What about during the car ride to the hospital? I am planning on sitting on towels during the car ride to the hospital in case I'm leaking all over. Sorry for the long winded awkward questions
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one?
It was love at first sight for me, even though that's kind of cheesy. I didn't start dating H until well over a year after we met, but I had this feeling the second I laid eyes on him that we were going to end up together. After we had been dating for about 3 months I asked him if he thought we were going to get married and he said yes.
How big is baby? Cantaloupe
Any appointments this week? Routine check-up tomorrow afternoon. I'm sure I'll get info on that fantastic gestational diabetes test.
Symptoms? Lower back pain seems to be starting up. I did get a prenatal massage a couple days ago, though, and I think that temporarily helped. Also, she gave me a tip to lay flat (while I still can) with a pillow under my knees for 20 minutes to help relieve lower back pain. And actually, I could immediately feel the pressure lift up when I tried.
Cravings? Still sweets. I've been eating a lot of chocolates (but I can't help it because people keep giving me chocolates! what the heck!)
Rants/Raves/Questions? You guys, I'm so ready to be done with work. I probably only have 3 months left, but I just have "senioritis" so bad since I know I won't be going back in the same capacity. I just want to be done now.
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one? I don't have any great story for this. My now-husband told me he loved me first. I think it took me another month or two before I said it back. I don't even remember what made me realize he was the one, but it just clicked one day that I didn't want to imagine my life without him. It literally hurt too much to try. It was an interesting revelation to me. H is only man I've actually loved.
@luckywife10 I am not sure about the laboring thing. Even though I have 2 boys, I've never actually been in labor.
How far along are you? 27w
How big is baby? Head of lettuce
Any appointments this week? On Tuesday I get another U/S and the lovely GD test
Symptoms? we got a new mattress over the weekend and my back has gotten so much better!
Cravings? lately lots of sweets and fresh fruits
Rants/Raves/Questions? I can't believe my infant car seat expired 12/2016! We got it in 2011 for DS1 and I knew the Chicco ran approximately 6 years. Well good thing I checked it out last weekend. Although we purchased it in 2011, it was manufactured in 2010 and just expired. The good thing is now I get splurge on a travel system and have it all match
I'm starting to get a little nervous as I approach 30 weeks. That's when DS1 was born and as that milestone is approaching I realize that I may deliver early again. Then I remind myself I mad it further last time, so maybe this time will be even longer than DS2's 36 weeks.
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one? DH knew first. We were at a house party and someone mentioned what a great couple my ex and I made and that they could see us getting married. I laughed it off, but DH remembers it clearly and remembers thinking to himself "they just don't know that she is going to end up marrying me". A year later, I was no longer with the ex, and DH and I were just hanging out with a group of friends, not a date at all. At the end of the night we stayed up talking and kissed, and I just knew that I would marry him. Funny thing is we didn't actually go out on a first date until about a month and a half later.
11.2011 - DS1
02.2013 - loss at 6 wks
06.2014 - DS2
10.2015 - loss at 12 wks
03.2017 - DD
How big is baby? A cantaloupe
Any appointments this week? Nothing until the 15th
Symptoms? I still have hip pain at night, although now that I've put a pillow under me it has helped. My legs also ache, but I find if I used Burt's Bees Leg and Foot Cream (part of their Mama Bees line) it really helps!
Cravings? Cereal, especially later in the evening around 10 or so. I've been having big bowls of Joe's Os (Trader Joe's version of Cheerios, they're a lot more crunchy!)
Rants/Raves/Questions? I met with work today to discuss my maternity leave...I guess I picked good timing to have my little one right before the end of the school year. I get summer and then 12 weeks of FML. I feel so relieved, as originally I thought summer would count towards those 12 weeks.
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one? I think DH knew first - there was one day where I was really mean to him (this was in high school) and even though I was being horrible he still loved me!
How big is baby? Huge. lol. a cauliflower
Any appointments this week? Nope, everything looked good last week!
Symptoms? She's finally off my sciatic nerve after 4 days and I feel a million times better! Definitely more hungry this week.
Cravings? All the food. Sweets. Carbs. Avocados (but can never find them ripe! Ugh). Cheerios with bananas.
Rants/Raves/Questions? Between work and life things have just been crazy and I'm exhausted. Our school doesn't hire subs and with everyone trying to fill in for everyone it's just nuts. I feel bad taking any time off because I know it falls on my coworkers who are already working 50-60 hr weeks like me. But things are starting to come together and I've scheduled seeing daycares, dentist appts, dr appts, and birthing classes for the next few weeks plus got FMLA paperwork submitted so feeling relieved about that being taken care of!
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one? When I was 17/18 and he was across the country I realized he was the one. We started dating seriously when I was 20 and we were on different continents for 5 months, then did long distance for a year after that, then got engaged and finally moved in together. It's been a beautiful adventure with him and I still get butterflies
I didnt labor at home at all, so I can't compare. As soon as they checked me into the hospital, they had me strip down completely and put on a delivery gown. I had to be given Pitocin and didn't actually deliver until a full 24 hrs after my water broke, and I was pants/undies free the entire time. I honestly don't remember a ton of fluid until I actually delivered, but I don't know if that really means nothing happened. Selective memory! Haha
How far along are you? 27 weeks, hello third trimester!!
How big is baby? Dang, I forget what I saw.
Any appointments this week? Next week I do my glucose test and have a visit with the high risk specialist. The following week I see my regular OB
Symptoms? Insomnia (huge shout out to unisom for saving me), and general crankiness. I getting sick of myself
Cravings? All of the junk food, ever.
Rants/Raves/Questions? I'm sick of peeing all the time, and I know it's only going to get worse!
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one? Is it awful to admit that I didn't have an "ah-ha" moment? My home caught fire early in our relationship, and I ended up moving in with him on what was supposed to be a temporary basis. But we settled into life together very easily, but never really discussed marriage. He proposed about 5 years later, and there was never any doubt in my mind to say yes.
Married:09/14/13
Baby 2 - Due: 5/4/17
How big is baby? Cauliflower
Any appointments this week? Not for 2 more weeks
Symptoms? More hip pain when I sleep. I guess I'm not keeping the snoogle between my legs regularly.
Cravings? Ice creammmm. Just got some rocky road tonight
Rants/Raves/Questions? None, just been a long tiring week. As y'all know, we closed on our house a couple weeks ago. We just moved in on Monday and it's been a lot of back and forth to our old apartment clearing everything out and making sure it's clean. We still have a lot to unpack but we're finally making progress.
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one? Gosh I'm not sure. I was fresh out of high school when we met in person. We had been talking online for a few months. I do remember the first night we talked, my BFF had a crush on him and wanted my "approval", and my first impression was that he was cocky and full of himself. We ended up talking for hours. The chemistry online was undeniable and even my BFF could see it. She was in college across the state so I made plans to visit her after I graduated, and since he got to know both of us online, he came out from across the country and met us (after we video chatted to make sure he wasn't some creepy old man ha). And the rest is history. That was 11.5 years ago and my BFF was the MOH at our wedding.
As for the labor stuff.. My water broke at 5am in bed. I had a pee pad under me to protect the mattress. I made DH get a towel so I stuffed iit between my legs and waddled to the bathroom and just sat on the toilet for a few. I put on an overnight pad and brought a towel to sit on in the car. I managed to not leak, so I guess a majority of it came out in the toilet? It's recommended to bring in the pad to L&D to confirm it's amniotic fluid. Ironically enough, mine failed the test but I was clearly having very regularly contractions and was 6cm by the time they checked me. I still roll my eyes every time I think about this. I probably had on a maxi skirt at this time, since at 39 weeks pregnant, it's just so much easier to get on/off in general.
Sometime during my pregnancy, we bought a waterproof mattress cover which I highly recommend for after the pregnancy as well in case of diaper leaks from the baby. It's way easier to toss in the wash than having to try to clean a mattress!
How far along are you? 26w+1d
How big is baby? A head of lettuce. Apparently, she's about as heavy as a liter of cola according to the What to Expect website.
Any appointments this week? I just had one on Tuesday and all was well. My next one in 2 weeks will be a doozy. I'll be getting a Rhogam injection (since I have RH negative blood type), a TDAP vaccine, and the Glucose Challenge Test. I was told my appointments will be every 2 weeks from that point forward since I'll be in the third trimester by then....the home stretch!
Symptoms? I've been having bouts of nausea again every once in awhile and I'm exhausted again. Zumba is getting harder but I'm going to try to keep it up until the end if I can!
Cravings? Bagels
Rants/Raves/Questions? Less than 100 days to go!! Can't wait to meet this little girl
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one? It's hard to remember ....it was 2004 when we had our first date! We were friends in college for awhile first but I knew within the first few months of dating that he was a keeper.
DH: 34/Me: 35
Married: Feb 2008
DD: June 2011
TTC# 2: April 2014
BFP!! 8/29/16 --> EDD: 5/11/17....it's a GIRL!!!
26 weeks
How big is baby?
head of lettuce, according to @march2008 -- love when she posts first!
Any appointments this week?
Tuesday, and I'll be doing the glucose test
Symptoms?
SPD in general and some heartburn, though not so bad
Cravings?
sweets
Rants/Raves/Questions?
Rant -- I have a stomach bug! No vomiting, just lots of discomfort and runny poop. As soon as DH left last night to go to his rehearsal (which is a bit of a haul so he's gone for about 5 hours), I starting feeling it. So I was on my own with the kids dealing with it, and meanwhile one of them might have been having a very mild version, as he pooped in the bath! The other one had been in bed but then came out of bed with all of the commotion and didn't get to bed until 1.5 hours later! Everyone stayed up late and it sucked. Then I was in the bathroom about 10 times last night. Luckily the poopy kid didn't seem to have any additional poops or symptoms, so we sent him to school (if it weren't for me, I wouldn't have been suspicious about him having anything.)
Anyway, this all sucks pregnant. The stomach pains/cramps are worse because gas has less space to move around in. Overnight it was a huge hassle with my SPD to have to get in and out of bed repeatedly. I did cause my hips to pop a couple of times. ugh.
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one?
Awesome question!
Though I was very young when DH and I got together (19), I had been in love twice before. After nearly a year together, my ex broke up with me because he basically said he was not in love anymore (incidentally, we are still close friends and he is married to an awesome woman, so all is good.) After that relationship I said, "you know, I think I've learned enough from relationships now; I am ready to meet the person I'll marry. I could marry my next boyfriend." (<-- I laugh now that I said that to myself at 19!) Then DH and I met very randomly (unlike my other boyfriends, whom I was all friends with first) and asked me out. After the first date or two I was like, "well...I could marry the NEXT guy...not this one." I guess because I barely knew him I didn't have any strong feelings off the bat and totally figured he was just some rebound dude that was there for fun.
Anyhow, time progressed and we were still dating. About 6 months later I was realizing that I was very into this guy. He was never what I thought I was looking for in a guy, as we are different in so many ways and I thought I wanted someone just like me (so uncreative of me!) But I hadn't realized we'd compliment each other so well. My birthday was about 8-9 mo into the relationship. The romantic tension had built. He took me out to dinner and said he loved me, and I said it back. It felt like a marriage proposal. It might has well have been. Within a year we really did know we were getting married and I even broke the news to my mom that I thought I was probably going to marry this guy (my mom was one of the people who we knew would freak out if we had tried to get married when I was this young, so I felt warning her a few years ahead of time would be helpful.) We didn't actually get engaged until 3 years after "I love you" but that was fine. That helped other people prepare. We were still married young. FWIW DH is 3 years older than me.
With #2, I did less laboring at home because I was again GBS+ and I learned from #1 that things can go fast once they get going. My water didn't break until the last 5-10 min of delivery, right before pushing. So it ended up being ok, once again, that I had just worn normal clothes to labor in and to go to the hospital in.
It doesn't hurt to get something for the car that you can throw on the passenger side for the trip to the hospital, even if it's just a plastic bag that's in the trunk with your overnight bag (though I think we didn't do this; I don't remember). And I remember with #1 we decided that I'd sleep over a sleeping bag (kinda waterproof) on the bed in the last few weeks just in case. We might have done that with #2 but I can't remember.
How big is baby? Lettuce
Appts this week: Yesterday. Baby and I were both given a clean bill of health after our scare/hospital stay last week, but I was told to still be pretty restful. I couldn't take the glucose test due to receiving steroids in the hospital, so I am going in next week to do that. I am also going to every-2-weeks appts from now on.
Symptoms: Mucus discharge (I was so worried, but asked doc & everything's okay as long as there's no blood). And unrelated to baby, I've caught a cold. :-(
Cravings: Milk, clementines, chocolate.
GTKY: I knew he was the one about 2 weeks into dating! He just showed so much potential to be a great husband & father, which was important to me. He was also fun and absolutely adored me. He says he knew I was the one at about the same time, but we didn't share that with each other until about 3 months into dating.
DH: 34/Me: 35
Married: Feb 2008
DD: June 2011
TTC# 2: April 2014
BFP!! 8/29/16 --> EDD: 5/11/17....it's a GIRL!!!
1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
How big is baby? TB says kale
Any appointments this week? Had a checkup yesterday with my family doctor, I will be booked into the hospital for delivery and to meet the on call OB's for every appointment between now and delivery
Symptoms? Heartburn, hip and pelvic pain, I'm sick of being kicked, leg cramps ugh
Cravings? None really
Rants/Raves/Questions? Can't think of any. I'm kind of over it, I have at least 12 weeks to go and I'm ready to give up now, sick of being in pain.
GTKY: Since Valentine's Day is coming up, how/when did you know that your SO was the one? The first night we spent together (NYE 2012) I was super drunk by the time we got back to his place, and despite me being all over him all night he slept on the lounge and let me have his bed.
He was supposed to have a bunch of friends around but everyone pulled out last minute, rather than telling me not to come he rearranged his plans and we ended up sitting on the beach watching fireworks. It was the first time of every really done anything with him and was a last minute decision to go, I'm glad I did.
DS - January 2014
TTCAL | April 2016
CP | June 2016
CP | July 2016