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January 2018 Moms
darkrose88
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FTM Check in 6/14
darkrose88
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This is a day late, but I figured better late than never!
How far along are you?
How far along are you?
Any appointments this week/last? How did it go?
Cravings?
Rants/Raves?
Questions for FTM, STM+?
GTKY: Have you announced your pregnancy to anyone yet? If yes, who and tell us their reactions. If no, who is the first person/people you'll tell?
Re: FTM Check in 6/14
We've told quite a few people at this point.
My mom - called the day I got my positive test and she started screaming with excitement.
DH's parents - called on Mother's Day and they're very excited. This will be their first grandchild.
DH's sister - gave her a "Kickin' it with my Aunt" onesie and she was super excited.
My oldest brother (of 4) - sent him a text and he's very excited. He's been wanting us to have kids for a while.
My BFF/college roomie (and her husband) - told in person right around 5 weeks and she cried! She never cries!
My 3 close work friends - told them all at different times but they're all excited. One of them was TTC alongside of me for a while but she got KU a few months before me.
We accidentally spilled the beans to another couple we had over the other night for dinner (it's a couple we consider friends but we only really hang out with them in a group setting with my best friend and her husband who stayed with us over the weekend. We definitely weren't planning on telling them). We spent all day cleaning and making sure any hints of baby stuff were clear of the downstairs but we both forgot the printed pregnancy smoothie recipe that was pinned to the side of our fridge and they noticed.
We've told a few other close friends and they're all excited for us. I am going to call my other 3 brothers and my dad this weekend and then next week we're both announcing at work and letting our parents know they can start telling extended family.
We've told all our family and close friends at this point. All the reactions have been positive. Probably my favorite reaction was from my grandpa. When I told him we were expecting he said "Good job!" LOL. According to him, raising a family is tough and deserves a good job to take that first step.
I've told several close friends (all very excited) but I am telling my parents this weekend on Father's Day. This will be their first grand child so I'm nervous and excited to tell them. I'm the oldest and the only girl so it will be a big deal. As for my husband's family, we are telling them next weekend and this will be their 5th grandchild. My husband is their youngest child so they will be emotional for all different reasons than mine will be lol.
Going to have US #2 on Friday and the Informaseq test!
Fruit salsa! I make it with strawberries, kiwi, mandarin oranges and crushed pineapple and eat it with cinnamon pita chips. YUM.
Nothing really...my patience with people is THIN lately though. My relationship to the fetal doppler is also ehh. I think after this week I'll give it back to the friend I borrowed it from. Don't get me wrong, hearing the heartbeat is awesome but I feel like it contributes to my anxiety if I have trouble finding it for some reason. I have enough on my own, thanks!
We've told quite a few people....
My sister got pregnancy test pictures for a week straight.
I mass texted the rest of my siblings the US photo.
I sent my mom a grandma-themed kids book for Mother's Day and she refused to read the note I sent with it because she was so excited about the book...but totally didn't get it! When she finally did the look on her face was priceless.
DH broke up his parents bickering over a light by telling them that I complained all day about making dessert because I was tired and crabby and growing a human. It was actually hilarious.
Friends have been told over text or in person, depending on the relationship.
DH's grandma we told in person to "soften the blow" when we moved out. We were living with her while we were getting our property ready to build and we knew she would miss us!
Everyone is really excited! Our moms want to know when they can tell people already.
11w today
last Monday, got a surprise ultrasound which was fun, snowman was wiggling around and waved at us
we've been telling people for a while..... we had our parents over Mothers Day weekend and told them all together, they were all super excited, we've also told our close friends who were all really excited for us. They know its been years of trying and that we were doing IVF. One of my best friends since kindergarten called me ( I group texted my elem/high school bffs since we are all over the country now) crying and saying how excited she was to throw me a baby shower, it was the sweetest.
Together Let Us Seek the Heights
7 weeks today!
Cereal...like, for days. Haha
(I'm sure I'll have some at some point, just nothing I can think of today!)
3 people know - our really good friends who are also neighbors, and a girl from my small group from church. My neighbor girl knew I was tracking ovulation and that I was supposed to get my period and flat out asked me, so I couldn't lie! Lol. But it's even better because she is 18 weeks and a FTM so our babies will be a few months apart! We live in a different state than our parents but will all be together in 3 weeks, so we will tell them in person. I can't WAIT!
How far along are you? 10w4d
We told DH's parents the week of Mother's Day because they came to visit for his bday, they were so excited! It is the first grandchild on that side. I have told a lot people at work d/t work hazards, etc. I just started this job in October so it's not "super special" to tell them, but it is still nice to have people know. DH has told a bunch of his friends but I have only told one so far, she was super happy. I plan on calling my BFF tonight!
Had appointment with a new office this week with a Midwife. The whole thing was really off and I don't know if I'll go back. I posted more in the appointments thread.
My only craving continues to be nacho cheese. Nachos and cheese fries at work only feed my addiction.
Rant - I can't get DH to have a legit conversation about telling his kids that we're PG other than we wanted to tell them first. Well, tick tick, hubby, because I already told you I want to tell my parents this weekend.
Also Rant: I'm so mad at the electrician we hired last week that stood us up. It took us until today to get a replacement to come put in our new line for the central air and now the HVAC people can't come until next Wednesday. I miss air conditioning and it's 90s and humid outside *cry*
The only one I've directly told is my best friend. She was super excited and started talking about buying baby stuff for her new house for when I come to visit. It was super cute. I have something fun planned for my dad & my stepmom, who I'd like to tell this weekend. For those of you that are into musicals, it involves: a white cow, a red cape, yellow hair & an ear of corn, and a gold baby slipper. I'll post an update after they find out
Edited because TB keeps eating the bottom of my post.
SD: 21 & SS: 17
BFP #2 6/3/2020
*Trigger Warning*
SD: 21 & SS: 17
BFP #2 6/3/2020
*Trigger Warning*
8 weeks
we had the first ultrasound on friday 6/9. it's twins! next appt is the first one with my OB (my RE just released me) on 6/30
I can't wait for this exhaustion and nausea to go away! I know i just jinxed myself, but the last couple days the nausea hasn't been as bad as previously...probably wishful thinking!
none at the moment
We've told all of DH's family, and my dad's side of the family. They're all excited cause for most of them, there hasn't been a new baby in a while. We will be telling my mom's side of the family in a couple weeks at my uncle's 75th birthday party.
We've told a handful of close friends and they're all also excited.
DH told a couple of his co workers, by texting a picture of the ultrasound that showed that it was twins, and one of them replied with, "i saw the picture and crashed my truck!" He showed his captain, who punched hi min the hard and said, "holy f__. twins? you're so screwed...!" Silly/stupid ways of saying they're happy for us. cause, y'know, vets and firefighters need to be all manly and can't show excitement that often ::sarcasm/eyeroll::
Well, my mom found out because the saltines in the bathroom where a giveaway + she'd helped me with some medical record paperwork that I was pretending was just for getting set up with a new family practice. Oh well! She's done good so far and hasn't told anyone and we're telling my family this weekend on Father's Day.
We told DH's two sisters + their husbands + kids last night! It was so fun. Husband told our nephew who is almost 6 "hey, wanna see a cool picture I took today?" and showed him a picture of our ultrasound. nephew was immediately like "oh, baby," (he's gotten used to seeing sonograms at this point haha) his mom looked over him and was confused saying "wait, who's baby is that?" because other sister is currently 23 wks pregnant. they all crowded around to look and were confused at first thinking, that's too little to be hers. Then it finally clicked and there was lots of "wait, what!" and "ahhh, are you serious?!" and excited hugs. It was way fun. It's almost comical because we're ~3 months behind the currently pregnant sister and we were ~3 months apart with our engagements too! We plan to skype the rest of DH's immediate family on Father's Day since they're out of the country for another week.
@ryannenikole As you get further along, you’ll have NO problem finding the heartbeat, so you may/may not want to hold onto it. It’s much harder now when LO is so tiny!
DD1 EDD 9/29/2015, Born 9/24/2015
DS1 EDD 1/3/2018, Born 12/26/2017
BFP #3 3/21/2019, EDD 11/29/2019, MMC/D&C 5/7/2019
BFP #4 6/28/2019, EDD 3/12/2020
DS2: Jan. 2016
DS3: Dec. 2017
Baby #4 on the way!
7w4d
Water! I am THIRSTY!
Rave: Loving the target-brand Simply Balanced sparkling water that is Cucumber Mint flavored. It reminds me of Tommy Tucker mint ginger ale, which I can't get in South Carolina.
Rant: My Gynecologist doesn't deliver babies, so he referred me to a colleague who does. That's fine, but the new office ONLY does first appointments on Wednesdays, no exceptions. I tried to explain that I already had my first prenatal visit, so my first visit with them would technically be my second visit, but they wouldn't bend, so I'll have a redundant first prenatal visit with them, and have to re-schedule no less than FIVE appointments I already had scheduled with my OWN patients since they can't see me on a Monday. Monday is my regular weekday off. I'm a veterinarian and my schedule is NOT flexible so this is really frustrating. I'm going to ask if I can schedule out all remaining appointments so I can assure they will be on Mondays.
not right now!
I've announced to quite a few. The most important person I told was my Grandma. I told her very early at 5 weeks. She was in the hospital with heart failure, and told me, "Great news, great news!" Those were the last words she spoke to me - she passed away the very next day. My baby would have been her first great-grandchild.
I told my mom on her birthday by giving her a card to "Grandma." She didn't get it at first, but Dad did, and they were both very excited once they both knew! My little brother was there and found out when they found out. I snapped my sister a picture of my positive pregnancy test the day it happened. I called my older brother and told him he'd be an uncle, and he said, "oh, by you or (our sister)?"
DH called his mom and sister and dad the same evening we got the positive test because he just couldn't wait. We told his grandma in person when we saw her this past weekend. His aunts and uncle found out this weekend, too. They were all pretty excited.
My extended family found out at my grandma's funeral, so it was mixed feelings, as we were all grieving grandma.
Everyone at work had to know because of potential exposure to radiation and anesthetic gasses. They're all excited, except my boss who says he's excited, but I know he always fears that when people get pregnant they'll never come back to work.