Pregnant after a Loss
HGRich
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PGAL Check In 3/6
HGRich
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Good morning PGAL mommies! If you're new, you're welcome to tell us about yourself in a separate thread, or add a little about yourself here. Welcome and congrats! And to the old hats, keep on trucking!
How far along are you?
How big is baby?
Appointments coming up?
How are you feeling emotionally/physically?
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to?
Rants/Raves/Questions:
GTKY: What did you want to be "when you grew up?" Did you end up doing that or something similar?
How far along are you?
How big is baby?
Appointments coming up?
How are you feeling emotionally/physically?
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to?
Rants/Raves/Questions:
GTKY: What did you want to be "when you grew up?" Did you end up doing that or something similar?
Re: PGAL Check In 3/6
How big is baby? Mango or a Zesty Zucchini
Appointments coming up? Anatomy scan tomorrow!!!
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? Physically I'm great. Finally starting to grow a little bit - my jeans don't button anymore
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? A/S for sure.
Rants/Raves/Questions: Struggling to find tall maternity jeans at a decent price. Other than that, nothing to report.
GTKY: What did you want to be "when you grew up?" Did you end up doing that or something similar? I remember very clearly that, for a period of time, I really wanted to be a neo-natal nurse. I am in the health care industry but FAR from the clinical side.
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
How big is baby? Over 4.5 pounds, size of a baseball glove.
Appointments coming up? Thursday afternoon, regular bi-weekly check up.
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? Physically exhausted. Braxton hicks contractions, acid reflux from hell, general discomfort and difficulty breathing. Emotionally, feeling overwhelmed with how quickly it's approaching, still kind of in denial, but after two baby showers my house is full of baby things and I really need her to arrive safe and sound and use them all. She's always moved enough for me not to panic, but she's definitely had days of being too quiet for my taste and I wish she'd be a little more active lately. But she has hiccups right this minute which makes me smile.
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? Having the nursery done, still. Now that I have all this stuff I need to be able to nest and put it away. Other than that, I feel like 36 weeks is a big deal since I'll start getting cervical checks.
Rants/Raves/Questions: At my baby shower this weekend I received four things from my registries. Hahaha. You just never know if people are going to use them or completely ignore them. I mean I'm grateful for the frilly pink things I guess, but I could have used a diaper pail and a changing pad.
GTKY: What did you want to be "when you grew up?" Did you end up doing that or something similar? I wanted to either be a writer or a veterinarian or a horse trainer. Horses are expensive and I hate math so I leaned into the humanities side and double majored in English and Philosophy. Then I got my MA in Philosophy. I do a lot of hobby writing and some writing for church and blogging, but nothing serious so far. I do still want to publish and still have goals of authoring books.
How big is baby? Size of a Pomeranian Dog?!?! That's slightly terrifying.
Appointments coming up? NST went well this morning, but HR and BP were still too high, so they scheduled me for an induction for later this week...
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? A little bummed that I won't get my ideal birth story, but on the plus side, I will finally get to meet my rainbow baby this week!!
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? Just 4 days til I meet my LO!
GTKY: What did you want to be "when you grew up?" Did you end up doing that or something similar? I wanted to be a firefighter - I thought they were so cool. Instead, I ended up working in higher education administration (with college students).
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
How far along are you? 20 weeks! Halfway there!!
How big is baby? Banana
Appointments coming up? 20 week checkup Thursday, A/S follow-up (to get better heart pictures) on Friday
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? I'm actually feeling pretty good. Today is my birthday and my halfway point so it's super exciting. I'm 38 so I'm definitely aware of my unique pregnancy/parenting challenges, but today is a good day!
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? I have 2. First is getting everything we need to complete the A/S on Friday, second is viability, I can't believe it's coming up so fast!
Rants/Raves/Questions: Is it really so hard to not post about my pregnancy on facebook when I haven't (and don't plan to) and I've told you that?? I had to close my wall to posts today b/c apparently you can't wish me a Happy Birthday without commenting on my pregnancy!
GTKY: What did you want to be "when you grew up?" Did you end up doing that or something similar? For a very long time, I wanted to be a teacher. I used to teach my stuffed animals and beg my high school teacher grandfather for his old textbooks. I taught a bit as a TA in grad school, but didn't go into university teaching after that. Sometimes I wish I did.
How big is baby? At our last growth scan, they estimated 6lbs! Baby is back in the 55%.
Appointments coming up? I'll have two twice a week from now til my scheduled c-section. Tomorrow is a NST and Friday will be a BPP.
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? Emotionally good, though sometimes I have some pretty negative thoughts that creep in. Just what I think are normal worries of bringing a second child into the mix of our current family. Physically, really I"m pretty good. I have a giant bump and yea it's hard to move around, but really I'm feeling pretty good. I've gained much less this time around then with my daughter so I'm really happy about that. I can thank the GD for that one
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? I guess, 3/27 when I have the baby. As long as he doesn't come early!
Rants/Raves/Questions: I have two weeks and six days left, I think I might be in some type of weird denial.
GTKY: What did you want to be "when you grew up?" Did you end up doing that or something similar? A veterinarian or an artist. Nope, not even close, I ended up working in IT with computers/networks. I'm a SAHM now, this July it'll be two years since I started saying home with DD. I don't plan on ever going back to work in an office if I can help it. I absolutely hate office politics, I can't even think about it without getting annoyed.
@HGrich do you have a lot of the nursery left to do?
@JustAnotherUsername16 are they inducing you on the 10th?
@cpr79 Happy belated birthday!
We have made progress in lots of little things--priming, painting trim and doors. But our timeline is to have the walls painted by friday night and on Saturday move the crib and the rocker in, and run to ikea for the dresser we plan to get. Then hang decorations on the walls and maybe get a rug. But things like rugs and curtains aren't such a big deal. We just need to get the furniture and storage boxes in there so I can start putting away clothes and linens and such. Am hoping to be able to do a lot of nesting next week!
2. Grapefruit
3. Actually in the hospital currently for 1 day for protective magnesium and steroids so that's my appointment I guess! (Preps baby's brain and lungs in case I deliver very early)
4. Right now my emotions are a big question mark. Feeling everything at once but actually pretty calm- reminding myself that I'm in such a better place than I was last time (this far along last time I was dilated 4cm, now my cervix is short but still closed and I have my cerclage)
5. Looking forward to passing 24.5 (when we lost our little baby last year) but really just praying for 28 weeks.
6. We've been renovating our 1880s Victorian home for almost a year and the last of our big projects is finally well underway- the main bathroom!
7. I wanted to own a pet store... now I work in the medical field, so nope!
@hgrich - putting all the stuff away really makes it feel real. Like "wow there going to be a baby here using/wearing this stuff".
@pabloandchristine - congrats on getting your home reno completed! We moved into a very outdated home with a long list of renos needed and just had our kitchen redone. While it's certainly not a 1880's Vic, I can relate to the excitement!!! We are saving the master bath for last also, haha.
@cpr79 - i hope you have had a great birthday!! Mine will fall sometime right after birth (unless I go late) so I feel like I may be a bit preoccupied for the big 3-8 this year!!
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
How big is baby? At last weeks ultrasound, baby was measuring over 5 lbs. I developed GD this pregnancy; my first two babies were delivered at 38 1/2 weeks, and were in the 6lb range...I'm scared! lol.
Appointments coming up? OB next week - think I start going weekly..; and I have to make another growth scan apt.
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? All the feels, scared, excited...
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? Having a healthy baby in my arms..even the crying, I'll take it.
Rants/Raves/Questions: Last week's scan showed that baby was breech, it doesn't feel as if he flipped. While I'm ok with the concept of having a C-section, it scares the crap out of me (first two delivered vaginal).
GTKY: What did you want to be "when you grew up?" Did you end up doing that or something similar? I wanted to be a Veterinarian. No, nothing close to that.
Baby #3 - EDD: 4/14/2017
I'm going out of town for work next week and I'm a little anxious not having the scan until I get back but they said its nothing to be worried about, happens all the time.
Has anyone else had to go back twice??
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches