Friday Ticker Change | 4.14.17

laeberge3 · April 2017

1) How many weeks are you?

2) How big is baby?

3) How are you feeling?

4) Any appointments or tests this week?

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read?

laeberge3 · April 2017

1) How many weeks are you? 15 weeks!

2) How big is baby? Apparently the size of an orange ... finally something that isn't as confusing as the back-and-forth lemon/peach debacle.

3) How are you feeling? Great! I have had more energy the last week or so overall and I'm not dealing with many more symptoms over than being super hungry lately.

4) Any appointments or tests this week? Had one on Monday and the next appointment isn't until the AS in May.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? Rave: we announced on social media yesterday and received an outpouring of support. I was nervous but feel much better about it. Rant: I'm at work and everyone seems to be off today. It's too pretty to be stuck inside.

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read? Does TCOYF count? Actually, it was probably It Starts With the Egg.

Happy Friday, all!

feeislove · April 2017

1) How many weeks are you? 14 weeks

2) How big is baby? If by this you mean in comparison to other things, according to TB the size of a peach and according to Ovia the size of a beet.

3) How are you feeling? Fine. Still get a sleepy after meals later in the day.

4) Any appointments or tests this week? Nope. Nothing until 4/26 and that's just a check up.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? I didn't get the shift I was wanting. It would have been M-F 8-5 which I had been trying to get for a long time since I've been working a closing shift for a few years now. BUT I did get a schedule that will actually work out better. It'll let me have my doctor's appointment without having to take time off and once baby is here we won't need childcare for as many days. So it worked out.

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read? The last book that I finished? Probably A Thousand Splendid Suns. I usually don't read books more than once but this one is just so good. And heartbreaking. And soul-crushing.

joforyoga · April 2017

Yaaaay 12 weeks!!

baby is the size of a plum

Feeling pretty tired still but not as sick thankfully!

Next appts are on Wednesday. Midwife appt, bloodwork and ultrasound

no rants, feeling pretty positive!

Gtky: just finished Reading the play Fences

Mommaswizz · April 2017

1) How many weeks are you? 15 weeks

2) How big is baby? Apparently it's the size of an orange!

3) How are you feeling? Better! Hallelujah for more energy! RLP still in full effect. When's the libido boost going to happen? lol

4) Any appointments or tests this week? Nothing until 4/26 for a check up and the stupid early GD test.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? I got nothing. Just that time is going MUCH faster this pregnancy than last. DH was asking me yesterday how many weeks i was going to be today and i had to sit and think about it. Last time i could give him every last detail about what was going to happen each week. I guess that's a rave

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read? Jeeeeez i probably haven't read a non-children's book since before DD was born when I could get some quality reading time while commuting 2+ hours a day. For shame, that means it's been almost 2 years since I've read a book for fun.

bluejeanbabi05 · April 2017

@laeberge3 lol @ the peach/lemon debacle. The fruit thing is confusing. I'm on peach right now *sigh* I like the creative ones you can find online better. Oh also, I agree about the social media support making me feel warm and fuzzy. I included a small piece about science getting us here, and I got several messages with either stories about past problems or current problems, or questions. DH was against including that at first, and I'm glad I convinced him.

@feeislove Hi DD buddy

I'm glad you got a good work shift!!

1) How many weeks are you? 14

2) How big is baby? Peach, 8 oz filet mignon, Star Wars action figure (??), stick shift knob

3) How are you feeling? Ok- had a bit of a scary day yesterday. Woke up with a little brown spot on my underwear, then had some very dull achiness in my pelvic area and back that has continued into today. I've listened to my doppler 3 times in the past 24 hours, and baby is thumping away, thank goodness. My OB said all is fine, drink more water and just call back if anything gets worse. Still scary, though! It's crazy how attached I feel to this tiny little organism already.

4) Any appts or tests this week? UGH I don't have another appt til May 1!!! My doppler is saving my life.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? Happy it's Friday. I want to fast forward to when we feel baby move, but DH keeps telling me not to rush things. He's right, but I'm so impatient.

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read? I downloaded Ina May's guide to childbirth the other night because I want to go med-free, but it's not as engaging as I had hoped. The birth stories are a bit woo-woo for me. Or maybe I'm just unenlightened.

laeberge3 · April 2017

@feeislove Sorry you didn't get the shift you wanted, but I'm glad it worked out!

@Knottie1447173547 Glad you're feeling better!

@Mommaswizz I wonder about the libido boost, too! It's not happening here, either. Poor H. I commute about 2 hours each day too, so I've done audiobooks from time to time. I need to get back into that.

laeberge3 · April 2017

@bluejeanbabi05 I like the creative baby sizer too - maybe I'll switch to one of those! Sorry you had a scare; I'm so grateful for the doppler as well and hopefully it carries you through to your next appointment. The long wait times between these appointments is killer. I actually read Ina May's guide in college when I took a class on pregnancy and its cultural role. I left that class so woo-woo about unmedicated/natural birth...I probably should've got KU then as I've lost that excitement.

dinosaur · April 2017

1) How many weeks are you? 15

2) How big is baby? Naval orange

3) How are you feeling? It's getting harder to breath and I have a little more energy. I also ate KFC twice last week. I don't even like KFC and that's more KFC then I have eaten in the past decade. I want more so badly.

4) Any appointments or tests this week? Nope

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? Now all I can think about is KFC.

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read? The Mayo Clinic pregnancy book.

dinosaur · April 2017

bluejeanbabi05 - That's so scary! Glad to hear that you found the HB on the Doppler.

ladyglittersparkles · April 2017

12 weeks today

I think baby is plum size?

Still sick a lot, but my boobs hurt way less and have shrunk down (not good for my pgal brain)

apt next wed for NT scan. I'm terrified (not because of abnormalities just fear of loss)

no rants for now. At least none bump related

i started reading "you're a badass"
inhave yet to finish it.

ladyglittersparkles · April 2017

@Mommaswizz I have to get tested for the GD early too. BLAH. Good luck!
I also feel ya on having not read anything but children's books!

dinosaur · April 2017

@Mommaswizz and @futuremrsspriggs - I had my GD test at 6 weeks! I almost threw up on the nurse. Apparently it's standard procedure for them.

bluejeanbabi05 · April 2017

@Mommaswizz @futuremrsspriggs I'm on the early GD test too. 20 weeks. And then if it's normal, I have to take it AGAIN at whatever the normal time is. Eye roll.

ladyglittersparkles · April 2017

@dinosaur SIX WEEKS! THAT IS TORTURE

ETA: I think my early test will be around 14.5/15 weeks. My doc said she didn't like to be mean and do it at the same time as you're laying down for the NT scan

bluejeanbabi05 · April 2017

@dinosaur that's so weird!!!!! Wow. Do you have to do it again at some point?

gpulle · April 2017

1. 12 weeks tomorrow finally!
2. Baby size of line (finally something I recognize vs kumquat and fig)
3. Feeling good - apart from coughing a lot I think cuz if Heartburn? Still have shortness of breath and need a nap after work! Took one day off this week to sleep and felt great! Finally got my libido back and had sex for first time since pregnant!!
4. Have NT on wed - feel surprisingly relaxed but hope everything is ok - we have told a lot of people now so will be extra hard if anything goes wrong or maybe not more support!
4. No rants
5. Just read Lion and now reading "Expecting Better" it's very good

dinosaur · April 2017

@futuremrsspriggs and @bluejeanbabi05 - yes and I have to do it again at around 20 weeks.

Mommaswizz · April 2017

WTF!? well at least i'm in good company with the early GD crew. Last pregnancy i just had the screening at 28 weeks. Again, i know i gained WAY too much weight last time (about 60 lbs) but I lost 45 of it! My DD was 7lbs 3 oz so not big like some babies of GD mommas can be. I'm overweight but i didnt think so much so that they would be concerned about diabetes. They didn't really tell me why we needed to do the screening So early. So mad i have to do this at 16 weeks and 28 weeks

Eta clarification

folamij · April 2017

1) How many weeks are you?
13

2) How big is baby?
TB says size of a lemon

3) How are you feeling?
Ive been getting headaches and dizziness more frequently. Overall, still feeling good!

4) Any appointments or tests this week?
Nada.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Nope

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read?
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins

ChocolateIsLife · April 2017

@feeislove sorry you didn't get the shift you were trying to get, but it sounds like there are a lot of benefits to the other shift! I might have to check out A Thousand Splendid Suns. I love a good soul-crushing story every now and then.

@bluejeanbabi05 Ahh that would scare me too, but I'm glad that everything is fine! It really is crazy how attached we get to our little one. I'm always scared something will happen and take it all away.

@mommaswizz Ughh I am so sorry about your GD diagnosis.

@mommaswizz @laeberge3 The only time I have a libido boost is when I'm dreaming, and its usually just a dream of DH poking me with his boner...yeah

1) How many weeks are you? 13 weeks

2) How big is baby? I think the size of a meyer lemon?

3) How are you feeling? Really tired. Kind of feel like my body is trying to fight something off right now.

4) Any appointments or tests this week? I go for another imaging scan on Friday to check on SCH. I'm crossing my fingers that it is going down in size.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? Thinking about looking for a new OB. It takes on average 2 hours to get to most appointments because of traffic, and I feel so rushed when we get there. It took 3 days to get them to answer their phone this week even after leaving several messages. Also, I googled my doc to confirm their address, since my health insurance portal needed the info, and the first page on google had several threads of women saying to avoid him. womp

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read? Just finished Big Little Lies. It was pretty good! One of my SIL's gave me a book called A Dogs Purpose, so I think I'm going to read that next. Pretty sure I will be crying like a baby. These days dog food commercials make me cry. ***Seriously, if you want to watch a sweet 1 minute dog commercial and cry, check this one out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asnbU7m-z5o

Mommaswizz · April 2017

^@chocolateislife I don't have gd. They are just screening for it way earlier than before.

ChocolateIsLife · April 2017

@mommaswizz Ahh my mistake I must have misunderstood your second post!

feeislove · April 2017

@ChocolateIsLife It will destroy you. I also recommend all by Khaled Hosseini. They're physically painful.

samrobins · April 2017

1) How many weeks are you? 15

2) How big is baby? Naval Oranges (carrying twins)

3) How are you feeling? Alot better than I was in the first trimester. Finally. Really starting to show...feel like I look at the 25 weeks, by am only 15!

4) Any appointments or tests this week? Nope

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? Zero

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read? Can't remember

winterecho · April 2017

1) How many weeks are you?
14 weeks. Hello second trimester!

2) How big is baby?
TB says peach, Ovia says troll doll

3) How are you feeling?
still nauseous at night and really gassy, but mostly tired from all the interrupted sleep

4) Any appointments or tests this week?
nope, not till later in the month

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
why have I been feeling so nostalgic lately? It's like all I wanna do is watch movies from my childhood. Watched Blue Lagoon this afternoon

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read?
saw in my FB memories that 3 years ago I started up Harry Potter again so (there goes that nostalgia thing) I started reading it again. I'm currently almost done with book 1

Amesie13 · April 2017

1) How many weeks are you? 13 weeks

2) How big is baby? lemon

3) How are you feeling? morning sickness is seeming to let up now I hope it leaves completely.

4) Any appointments or tests this week?
not till the 27th

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
I wish I could see baby weekly so I knew the baby was growing well and such. I guess I am just kinda anxious.

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read?
I have been reading several books about child birth and pregnancy after a miscarriage, I had a miscarriage back in December.

Ka++Lo · April 2017

1) How many weeks are you?
13

2) How big is baby?
According to Ovia, it's a hot jalapeño.

3) How are you feeling?
I've been feeling great, still have to pee every couple of hours and my pants are definitely tighter.

4) Any appointments or tests this week?
I can't wait for my next appointment on Wednesday. I should be getting an ultrasound and NT scan, and I can't wait to get some reassurance that baby is still in there and doing fine (crazy PGAL brain).

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
I finally decided to get partial highlights and get my hair trimmed today (it had been since November), and my stylist was 30 minutes late and then was coughing and sneezing on me the whole time. Ugh, I really don't want to get sick, especially since I'm traveling next weekend for my friend's baby shower.

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read?
I'm currently reading What to Expect, after reading Baby 411. I like reading about pregnancy!

KDeola · April 2017

1) How many weeks are you? 12 Weeks

2) How big is baby? Size of a plum

3) How are you feeling? Feeling good, although I think headaches are starting, which were always my worst pregnancy symptom.

4) Any appointments or tests this week? I had my NT scan and blood draw on Thursday. I was so relieved to see baby in there, I always get so nervous before.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? Ranting that my fatigue seems worse the past few weeks.

6) GTKY: What is the last book you read? Reading "The Things We Wish Were True", but I'm having a hard time getting into it.

Sorry I didn't post this yesterday, I have my niece and we've been on the go!

beautyundefined · April 2017

My midwife changed my due date to the 6th, so I'm joining you ladies

1) How many weeks are you?
15
2) How big is baby?
The size of an orange
3) How are you feeling?
Don't even get me started

4) Any appointments or tests this week?
Nope but I found out the sex of the baby today, Its a boy
5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Is anyone feeling movements yet?
6) GTKY: What is the last book you read?
Med Surg book for nursing school

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