TTGP Grad Check In - 4.20.17

Tennis11785 · April 2017

I was looking at the schedule of posts and it looks like TTGP Check-In is for Thursday. Woot Woot!

This is a check-in for friends from the TTGP board. If you were a contributing member of that board please let us know how you are doing!

1. Due date?

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments?

4. Questions/concerns?

Tennis11785 · April 2017

1. Due date? 12/20

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support

Trying to stay positive today. I spoke with my MFM last night, and that helped put my mind at ease a bit. Although it's still driving me batty that I won't have an u/s until 8 weeks!! With my previous two, I had one at ~6 in addition to the 8 week one. So I'm a bit confused. But I didn't go to med school, my doctors did.

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments? Not until May. So far away....

4. Questions/concerns?

CandyApple2012 · April 2017

Congrats @Tennis11785

It's good to have you here! The waiting is killer... I've peed on a lot of sticks but more symptoms have kicked in and I'm feeling slightly more reassured this week. FX that everything progresses smoothly for you and that your appt approaches quickly!

1. Due date? 12/11

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support

I'm feeling pretty good today. Yesterday I was pretty nauseous but I ate quickly this morning and I think it helped. Actually, the morning sickness and sore boobs (though uncomfortable) make this all for more real and are a relief. In fact, I haven't peed on anything in 4 days! A record!

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments? Next Thursday for the first appointment and doppler. I.cannot.wait.

4. Questions/concerns? I'm trying to take one thing at a time. I started worrying about genetic testing the other day and realized that its silly to worry when I haven't seen my doctor yet. I'm quite concerned about zika though -- I live in S. Florida and there's not much that I can do to stay away from danger zones (actually the doctor I've been referred to practices just inside of an area I haven't visited in months because there were positive tests for zika last summer... great). I'm trying to be smart about it but ugh, I think I will be spending much of my summer inside.

Marley629 · April 2017

**i was active on the wto/tww dailies on TTGP from 12/2015 thru August/sept 2016 and then posted sporadically after that until BFP. the last few months I was exclusively on the IF thread on TTGP and an occasional GTKY post.*

1. Due date?
Based on LMP, 12/17 but doctor thought I was a few days further along at last weeks ultrasound. Hopefully I'll get a due date at tomorrow's appt.

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support

ugh. I'm an anxious mess. I've been spotting since Monday afternoon and RE told me to stay off my feet and not lift anything heavy so I've been working from my bed the past 3 days...I am terrible at sitting still and it's driving me bonkers and not helping with pregnancy anxiety but if it's what i need to do, than I'll do it. I'm also super nauseous, especially today but that's oddly comforting.

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments?
I had an US last Friday and the RE estimated I was between 5-5.5 weeks and she saw a sac and yolk. My beta looked great and my progesterone was 12. I go back first thing tomorrow morning for another ultrasound and we are hoping to hear the heart beat.

4. Questions/concerns?

wabash15 · April 2017

1. Due date? 12/25

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support

Hanging in there. I've been having cramping and waves of nausea so thats comforting. I'm just so darn antsy to 1) see that the baby(ies) are growing well and 2) to find out how many there are! I honnestly think the wait for the US is worse than the wait to pee on a stick!

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments? 1st US may 3rd...

4. Questions/concerns? just trying to remind myself that I am pregnant and ignore the PGAL brain. I'll feel better once we get to the 2nd trimester!

@Tennis11785 thanks for getting this rolling!! making you wait till 8 weeks is cruel and unusual punishment! I am praying that this is your take home baby
@CandyApple2012 GL avoiding the mosquitoes!
@Marley629 I'm so sorry your still spotting. Fx everything looks great tomorrow. I will be checking back in!

dragonette505 · April 2017

Tennis11785 Dude, tbh I'm also surprised they've got you waiting till 8w... buto me that just says they are pretty confident about this pg, so that's awesome!
CandyApple2012 Sux about the zika zones... hopefully this year will have less cases. I think they must have ideas for you to try to keep safe?
Marley629 Ugh, so sorry about the spotting... I know its terrifying even when the docs are not concerned
wabash15 I feel like I keep having tww... the one before the beta and this one since my last US.... total torture

1. Due date? 12/13

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support

meh... today not many symptoms at all so I totally feel like not pregnant at all (just tired)

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments? next is Wed 26th bw and us

4. Questions/concerns? Just terrified I'll get to my next appointment and find out I'm not pregnant anymore... the usual terror.

failuretofly · April 2017

I hope you guys are okay with me posting here even though I never posted in the grad threat on TTGP, I felt like I was on the cusp and thought it better to just move along, but I really did enjoy the culture of that board and felt like I got to know a lot of you decently well and got invested in your stories!

@Tennis11785 I don't have any appointments until 10 weeks and my first u/s isn't until 11! we can WAIT together lol
@CandyApple2012 big step not peeing on things anymore haha that's so scary about the zika risk. I heard it isn't an issue once you're in 2nd tri, is that true?
@Marley629 I would lose my mind being on bedrest. hopefully it doesn't last long!
@dragonette505 your anxiety is completely understandable, but I hope it is completely for nothing!

1. Due date? 12/14 according to O (hubby's bday!)

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support

Pretty good, actually. My only real symptoms are extreme hunger & thirst, and fatigue, which if I didn't know I was KU, I would probably not even think twice about. Though i'm JUST 6w today, so there's still time for more symptoms to creep up on me.

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments?
First midwife appointment is supposed to be May 3, but I might have to reschedule as DH is expected to be there, and he has to work that day. Other than that, first u/s isn't booked until June 5, that is going to be a painful wait! Hopefully the midwife will at least let us hear the HB with the doppler before then.

4. Questions/concerns?
My anxiety has really ramped up this pregnancy compared to normal. I keep having worries that I'll start bleeding, or get in a car wreck or something. Completely irrational, I know... but it's there.

Tennis11785 · April 2017

@CandyApple2012 - yay for no longer peeing on sticks. Progress!
@Marley629 - Sorry for the bed rest. Hope you're back on your feet soon
@wabash15 - I think lots of people want to know how many babies you've got in there ;-)
@kvacmak - I'm cool with you joining :-)

dragonette505 · April 2017

@kvacmak I swear I thought you posted there! Maybe did you post in infertility? I can relate to the random anxieties... I check for blood every. single. time I go to the bathroom.... and yeah, I worry about stuff like falling down stairs and other totally random stuff

failuretofly · April 2017

@dragonette505 nope. There was a bit of drama surrounding it actually but I won't get into it unless you ladies want me to. All is good, regardless. Just happy to be here now

PennStateCait · April 2017

I was also on TTGP for about a year starting in November 2015 but infertility was hard so I kinda dropped off in there! Hope it's ok if I still participate!

@kvacmak Oh my goodness I keep having the car accident fears too!!
@Marley629 Oh yay a due date hopefully! I'm secretly hoping we'll be due date twins. I am glad you are nauseous and not glad you are still spotting.
@CandyApple2012 Oh man that sucks about zika. I'm sure you'll be safe about it and it will be fine! I haven't researched recently but I think the major concerns are first trimester? Is that right?
@dragonette505 I hear you with those fears. I'm hoping once we get further along we can stop thinking like this. Fingers crossed for you, always!

1. Due date? 12/16
2. How are you feeling? Ok? I had an ultrasound today at 5w5d and it didn't show much but it did rule out ectopic. There's something in there!! I saw a gestational sac and a yolk sac. Every step of the way I think I'll feel this flood of relief and it still hasn't come. I'm beginning to worry I'll be an anxious mess this entire pregnancy.

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments?
6 week ultrasound next Thursday!! I live 3 hours away from my clinic so it's a 6-7 hour drive. H isn't going to be able to make it to next week's appt so I'm gonna need to cross my fingers extra hard that it's good news. I also have an OB appt next week but that's just to become a new patient.

4. Questions/concerns?

stillclever17 · April 2017

@Tennis11785 staying positive is hard, but not worrying is easier said than done. Waiting is the worst. I hope time flies!

@CandyApple2012 It seems weird to say I'm glad you are finally feeling like crap lol. But I am! Ugh, Zika. As if there's not enough shit to worry about. I'm sorry.

@Marley629 I hate that you have to deal with spotting. Your anxiety is understandable. GL with your u/s tomorrow. Hopefully you'll continue to get good news that will ease your mind a little.

@wabash15 I'm also holding my breath until the second trimester. Sending lots of good vibes your way.

@dragonette505 Tired is still a good sign. I hope you also start to feel terrible very soon lol.

@kvacmak Anxiety is the worst. I'm so sorry. I know how that feels. Maybe once the hormones settle down your anxiety will too. That's the hope I'm holding on to.

1. Due date? 12/7

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support. I've never been so tired in my whole life. I want to cry. My whole body hurts so bad. I have occasional nausea, but nothing terrible.

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments? I had my first appointment today. I was extremely upset because the midwife informed me that an OBGYN will have to deliver my baby since my BMI is over 35. I'm so sad and angry. But it's not even close to the worst news I could get, so whatever I guess.

4. Questions/concerns? The midwife wants me to get an u/s immediately for dating purposes. Ummm... I charted, and I told her my exact ovulation date. I don't feel like it is necessary at all. I want to skip it, but DH does not agree.

On another note- crazy dreams are on a new level. I dreamt that Mark Wahlberg was my midwife.

wabash15 · April 2017

@PennStateCait heck yah your welcome here!!
@stillclever17 I'm sorry that your midwife won't be able to deliver you. Its hard when you have a birth plan in mind and a vision of how things are going to go only to have it change. Is there any other reason other that being confident of your dates that you don't want the US? Oh yah pregnancy dreams are crazy!

CandyApple2012 · April 2017

@Marley629 Thinking of you today! GL and keep us posted about your ultrasound.
@dragonette505 Being extremely tired is my most prominent symptom too. I've never napped this much in my life! My appointment is the day after yours and it can't come soon enough... I feel like so many of my thoughts are hinging on this one doctors appointment and I'm so anxious about it.
@stillclever17 That would be upsetting. I'm in a similar boat -- I was really hoping to deliver with a MW, but I had a blood clot a few years ago and had to be classified as "high risk." I meet my new OBGYN on Thursday and I hope I like him. Truth be told, I'm not thrilled that he's a man and is much older... I have always envisioned things differently. I keep telling myself to be grateful for skilled hands and experience, but it's still a disappointment.
@PennStateCait All PSU peeps are good in my book!

dragonette505 · April 2017

stillclever17 Ugh... hate that you wont be able to work with a MW... Maybe you can get a Doula to give yourself a bit more of that more organic experience
CandyApple2012 Yeah, I hate I didn't keep better notes last pregnancy as far as when it all kicked in... And yes... I feel like waiting for this next appointment is harder than the initial TWW lol

katiegeminimoon · April 2017

I'll be back later to tag people with comments (it's so hard on mobile!)

1. Due date? 12/1

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support

MUCH BETTER. They convinced me I was having a miscarriage, so my mind has been 100% I'm not going to be pregnant much longer. Well after my appt today, that is not true!!!!! I also don't have too bad of symptoms, so that's nice. (Also, what does DD posts mean?!)

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments? Just had another ultrasound today and amazingly enough, everything looks great! They gave me a 5% chance of having a miscarriage now.

4. Questions/concerns? None at the moment.

stillclever17 · April 2017

In case you didn't notice... the TTGP grad thread is BLOWING UP over there. In a good way.

failuretofly · April 2017

@stillclever17 I saw that! so awesome!

stillclever17 · April 2017

@wabash15 Because I feel disrespected by them. They don't trust that I know my body and I am giving them accurate information. They are brushing me off. SO, I don't want the ultrasound on principle. They tell me I have a choice. But do I? Because it says in my chart that I'm 10 weeks pregnant. I'm only 7. So I'll have to spend the rest of this pregnancy explaining to ultrasound techs and medical professionals that my baby is not, in fact, 3 weeks behind in developing. OR I will have to fight if they try to induce me or something thinking I'm 41 weeks when I'm actually only 38 weeks. Also, I don't want to expose my tiny baby to unnecessary ultrasound waves. I know it's supposed to be safe, but why do it if it's not needed? That is just my personal preference. I'm extremely angry.

wabash15 · April 2017

@stillclever17 I get the principle of it. It stinks that your getting brushed off. I remember being annoyed when they insisted the twins were 2 days younger because they went by LMP and not IUI date! Is there another practice you could work with that you might feel more comfortable with?

stillclever17 · April 2017

The other main clinic in town rubbed me the wrong way just when I was getting gyno care. And they use a hospital without a natural birth program. So, that's what I'm stuck with.

stillclever17 · April 2017

I just want to live in the TTGP grad check in thread forever. I don't feel connected to anyone on this BMB. I know it's early but I'm just kind of meh. Plus, I miss the organization of TTGP. There are so many threads and individual DD threads. It's overwhelming to me.

breezybee · April 2017

Hey all! I'm one of the ladies from the TTGP Grad Thread yesterday!
Feels very sudden and wierd to be over here now, but I'm happy you guys set up a check in - looking at you @Tennis11785

1. Due date? Dec 31

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support

I feel pretty weird, and honestly, kind of uncertain. Like it hasn't hit me yet and I'm still in shock. Also, it's hard for it to feel real when I haven't even seen a doctor yet - but that's what you get when you get BFP on a Friday I guess.
I slept like shit last night and I have really sore boobs and crazy acid reflux. Plus I feel like I'm on the verge of burping or barfing at any given moment. Pretty fun so far.

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments?
I've got a phone appointment with my doctor on Monday. I'm really anxious to talk to someone and figure out what I'm supposed to do next.

4. Questions/concerns?
I don't know, I guess not

failuretofly · April 2017

@stillclever17 I totally feel you. There's a lot of 'look at me' here and very little 'how you are you doing'. Though if I remember from my previous BMB they all kind of start out like that and calm down as the months go by and the drive-bys start getting weeded out. I am still lurking TTGP hard daily

dragonette505 · April 2017

@breezybee Yesh, felt pretty neutral/numb for the first week. After all the "trying" the being seems surreal

wabash15 · April 2017

@stillclever17 when you've been trying for a while it's hard to get invested in a whole new group of people. I too am a bit overwhelmed by some of these threads but hopefully it will settle down. Hugs.

stillclever17 · April 2017

@kvacmak I'm getting that vibe too. I hope it calms down. I'm not sure I'll stick around that long though. I'm just used to more give and take conversation instead of the look at me type stuff you mentioned. Plus I know I'm just easily annoyed by people.

vvitchhazel · April 2017

Hope you don't mind that I'm lurking on this thread, but I wanted to chime in and say that I agree that interaction has been more lacking than I'd like on this board and a lot of people are posting without really getting invested in the other members... But there are a lot of us who are trying to interact. It's something I'm envious of, because it seems like the TTGP and PGAL threads seem to have a bit more camaraderie. I do think a lot of people are still trying to get the hang of it here, especially those who aren't graduating from a different forum. And the people who really don't care about making connections won't last as long anyways. I guess I'm just trying to say that I hope more people from these threads will start contributing to the other threads, because I do feel like there's a separation and it's hard to build relationships with people who aren't active in the threads where I post. There's a lot of back and forth here, but it's not somewhere that I can contribute, obviously.

ETA: All in all, you guys seem like great ladies and I hope you give this BMB more of a chance, because you're the kind of ladies I'd love to have in my corner throughout the next couple months. I know you're used to each other and already have established relationships, so I know it's difficult... But I swear, a lot of us are pretty decent too.

breezybee · April 2017

@dragonette505 When did yours go away? It's going to be a long time before my first Appt!
@stillclever17 @wabash15 @kvacmak I've only been here a day, but I can see what you mean - I agree that it will thin out a bit with randos. I plan on being involved where I want, but obviously it's a very different feeling from the small community of TTGP. Hopefully we can stick it out, because I feel like the payoff of being in it together will be worth it

And @vvitchhazel, I hear you. Speaking for myself, it's hard to jump in with all new people so soon, so I'm feeling it out.

failuretofly · April 2017

@vvitchhazel Great points! And I totally agree, it will probably just take some time to get used to the different culture compared to previous boards

MJDsquared · April 2017

I agree with @breezybee. It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that this is real. But, after TTGP, I knew I needed to be part of a community (without waiting!) so here I am. I am definitely having TTGP withdrawals but after lurking other BMBs I'm hoping as people become regulars and randos drop off it will be a great board!

1. Due date?
12/28

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support

I'm okay. Yesterday I had some suuuper light pink CM and while I told myself that brown/super light pink tinge was normal, when it actually happens to you, it's hard to be calm. But, TMI, I think I maybe brought that on myself when I, um, rubbed one out during my three-hour stretch of insomnia yesterday morning...

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments?
I'll be getting betas next week at an outpatient lab, haven't decided which days. Other than that my OB's office said I could schedule my first for 7-10 weeks.

4. Questions/concerns?
Not yet.

Tennis11785 · April 2017

It's hard coming from TTGP that is so tight-knit and has such a focus on communicating with one another and just to one another. This forum is new to a lot of people. I've seen some positive signs of interaction. I think not everyone is - obviously - but I'm starting to see some interaction and attempts at building a community. It will take some time, but I bet we get there.

LaurenEG14 · April 2017

Hi ladies! Kind of late to this party but I am happy to be here with all of you! I agree that it’s different than the ttgp community, but hoping since there are a good amount of us (which is so amazing!), this community will start to feel like home soon.

1. Due date? 12/31

2. How are you feeling? DD posts are welcome if you need support 3

I am doing pretty well. Surprisingly calm and optimistic. I had some spotting and cramping on thursday and freaked out and thought it was over before it began. But it stopped after a couple hours and I went in friday for a blood test and will go again tomorrow to make sure my levels are rising. I have been testing everyday (thank all the gods for cheapies) and the lines seem to be getting darker. So I am cautiously expecting good news tomorrow.

3. Any upcoming appointments and/or updates from recent appointments? My blood test tomorrow and then my first ultrasound is on 5/16. They think it’s an 8 week appointment, but due to my long cycle it’s actually 7 weeks.

4. Questions/concerns?

@tennis11785- I am right there with you on being surprised that I have to wait weeks before getting to see my OB. Hoping time flies for all of us!

@wabash15- It would be so exciting if you were pg with multiples again! I keep joking with DH telling him that I am pregnant with triplets and we’re going to be like kate and jack in This is Us. I have always thought the idea of having multiples would be exciting. He thinks I’m crazy. Looking forward to when you find out!

@breezybee- Due date buddies!

@MJDsquared- I know how nerve racking spotting can be! It’s crazy how we watch and watch for “implantation spotting” when ttgp but when there’s spotting after your bfp, you freak. Hope it’s nothing for either of us.

stillclever17 · April 2017

We'll just see how things shake out, I suppose.

breezybee · April 2017

@LaurenEG14 Welcome girl! ETA: We are due date buddies! I think @alysapuggles is due Dec 31st as well

New Years Babies!
Sorry you and @MJDsquared are getting freaked out. That's got to be scary. Come freak out with us anytime you need to.

I just took a digital test for fun. It's positive. Whew.

stillclever17 · April 2017

@LaurenEG14 Spotting is so terrifying. I feel like it would be impossible for anyone to just accept that the idea of bleeding can be "normal". Or at the very least doesn't always mean something is terribly wrong. But both of those things are true. I'm glad it looks like it's resolving and things are looking good.

MJDsquared · April 2017

@breezybee DH and I stood in the pregnancy test aisle for like five minutes yesterday while I decided if I wanted to get a digital or not. I decided against it but am already thinking I want to get one!

Also, my FIL is here and we're going to see my mom later. It hasn't been hard keeping quiet in front of FIL but I'm so close with my mom...that will be tough!

Marley629 · April 2017

@LaurenEG14 I'm sorry about the spotting. I too have been spotting and was told it was normal..it def did not provide comfort. What I found helped a bit was to stay off my feet (which is near impossible) and to take it easy for a few days. You can also call your doctor and ask them to check your progesterone levels through bloodwork. I hope it resolves quickly for you!

dragonette505 · April 2017

breezybee said:

@dragonette505 When did yours go away? It's going to be a long time before my first Appt!
@stillclever17 @wabash15 @kvacmak I've only been here a day, but I can see what you mean - I agree that it will thin out a bit with randos. I plan on being involved where I want, but obviously it's a very different feeling from the small community of TTGP. Hopefully we can stick it out, because I feel like the payoff of being in it together will be worth it
And @vvitchhazel, I hear you. Speaking for myself, it's hard to jump in with all new people so soon, so I'm feeling it out.

After seeing the gestational sac! Made it more real.

breezybee · April 2017

@MJDsquared Do it! It's so satisfying.
We're definitely not telling DH's parents, but we did tell his brother and my SIL. We're going out to dinner with them tonight, along with my nieces and nephew, and I didn't want them to call me out for not having margaritas, because I'm a horrible liar and would totally give myself away in front of the kids. Now they know, and I won't have to get the kids all excited too early

Problem solved!
There's NO WAY I'll be able to keep it a secret from my mom for 2 months! I'll probably tell her next week sometime. Will this be your mom's first grand kid?

MJDsquared · April 2017

@breezybee This will be the first on both sides! Honestly, if MIL were here too, we'd be willing to tell this early, especially since having all three of our parents together probably won't happen again until July. And we'll probably tell my mom before we tell his parents since she's just an hour drive away so we see her more often. But we can't tell her today since FIL will be there the whole time. My mom is leaving tomorrow for two weeks though! I'm just dying to tell someone! Haha.

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