Wednesday ticker change - 7/5

peachy13 · July 2017

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?

2) How are you feeling?

3) Do you know baby's sex? Have you started showing?

4) Any appointments this week/last?

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?

6) GTKY: What is the best gift you've ever given to someone?

flowerpower5838 · July 2017

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 16 weeks! Size of a dill pickle

2) How are you feeling? I am starting to feel back to "normal" finally. With the exception of awful teeth brushing gag reflux and some killer headaches, that is. Can't win 'em all though!

3) Do you know baby's sex? Have you started showing? No and no. I should get our NIPT results back by the 11th though.

4) Any appointments this week/last? None for a few weeks

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? I told my big mouth boss at work on Monday with the hopes that she would spread the news quickly, but with the holiday and a big sales meeting/prep for a big conference it seems to have fallen off of her radar. Womp womp. Guess I am going to have to do the dirty work myself.

6) GTKY: What is the best gift you've ever given to someone? Um, fatherhood to my husband? LOL ok, but in all seriousness I planned a kick ass 30th birthday for my DH in Vegas (even though I was 7.5 months pregnant I still managed to keep up!) so that was awesome. My brother and I are also working on sending my mom and my aunt to the Daytona 500 (turning left, I don't get the appeal but whatever - not my gift haha), but that is still a work in progress and may not happen until the 2019 race.

failuretofly · July 2017

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 17 weeks, pomegranate or onion

2) How are you feeling? Pregnancy symptom wise -great! But I have a cold that is kicking my ass. All I want is some Advil Cold & Sinus!

3) Do you know baby's sex? Have you started showing? Nope. And definitely yes. This bump was obvious at like 12 weeks!

4) Any appointments this week/last? Well I have an appointment with a doctor I've never met today to get a note for work to get out of nights... since apparently my midwife isn't qualified to make those decisions... see the randoms thread for my full rant on this... then I have a proper midwife appointment next week!

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? We are driving 7 1/2 hours tomorrow to visit DHs brothers and dad... can't decide if that's a rant or a rave? Lol Yay to the visit boo to the drive. Just wondering how were going to keep the 17mo entertained all day!

6) GTKY: What is the best gift you've ever given to someone? similar to @flowerpower5838! I sent DH on a Vegas trip with his best friend who lives across the country for his 30th birthday when I was 7 months pregnant with DS, but I didn't go with them! Or the time I surprised my mom for her 50th by flying back home unexpectedly. She ugly cried!

holzie-2 · July 2017

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 17 weeks, pomegranate, onion, large order of fries

2) How are you feeling? Ok, a little discomfort and I can't sleep comfortably anymore.

3) Do you know baby's sex? Have you started showing? yes, boy. And yes to everyone who knows. Everyone who doesn't know probably just thinks I gained back some of the weight I lost.

4) Any appointments this week/last? OB visit today

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? When is the best time to do childbirth classes? I figure it's way too early now, but I don't know when the best time to do them are.

6) GTKY: What is the best gift you've ever given to someone? Oh geez....this is tough.

peachy13 · July 2017

@flowerpower5838 I also get a little gaggy still with brushing my teeth!

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 18 weeks, a sweet potato

2) How are you feeling? Very good. I've had pretty bad heartburn lately so taking Tums, and I'm really trying to drink more water to combat the random mild headaches. I feel like with the holiday weekend I didn't get as much sleep as I would have liked, so I just need to catch up a little.

3) Do you know baby's sex? Have you started showing? Not yet but finding out tomorrow, and yes I'm definitely showing. I have hardly any torso so I was showing weeks ago and now it just feels like I'm getting bigger and bigger everyday.

4) Any appointments this week/last? Tomorrow is our anatomy scan

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? A new coworker just moved to my cube area and her friend (another coworker) visits her all the time and when they chit chat, they whisper -- so I'm just listening to a whispered conversation for a good portion of the day. I don't know why but it's more annoying to me than listening to a conversation in normal volume. I know they're trying to be considerate... what am I supposed to tell them, to quiet down? It's just such an annoying sound.

6) GTKY: What is the best gift you've ever given to someone? Going along with the trend, each year for DH's birthday I take him on a surprise trip - usually an overnight - and so far it's been a success and he never has any clue what we're doing or where we're going. For his 30th a few years ago, I took him skydiving! I went too! It was something I knew he'd want to do at some point in his life and why not on your 30th birthday? So we went, and then I also surprised him with a romantic overnight at a cute B&B in coastal Maine. We bar hopped, ate a ton of lobster, got wasted. It was one of our best trips.

ETA: whoops forgot my rant

cait5413 · July 2017

@kvacmak Colds SUCK when you are preggo. So little you can take

@peachy13if the heartburn is getting worse as you drink more water, you may want to try a different beverage or taking a little food in with it. Water is very easy to reflux. Tums usually works pretty well for me, but you can also take Zantac, so if it gets really bad, know there are other options!
@holzie-2 We took our classes pretty late last time. we moved when I was about 6 months pregnant, and you had to be registered with the hospital to take classes, and then they only had certain dates. I think we took them in late June and DD was due in early August. It depends on the class and when they are offered. We took CPR/first aid, breastfeeding, and a birth/baby care class. Each was only one session. If you're doing more advanced classes, there may be multiple meetings, so take that into account.

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 16 weeks. An avocado

2) How are you feeling? pretty good, still not full of energy, but I think the fatigue is getting better

3) Do you know baby's sex? Have you started showing? No, we don't know. I still don't think it looks like I have a bump, though over the weekend I did look rounder--probably bloating, because it seems to be gone today!

4) Any appointments this week/last? not til next week

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? Anyone got 1st birthday food ideas? I think we are going to do a small party, mostly for family, for DD's birthday. I think we'll do 11-1 to hit between naps. I just want to make sure there's some good stuff for her to eat. Cheese and crackers? fruit salad?

6) GTKY: What is the best gift you've ever given to someone? DD was a pretty great gift for her grandparents! I also got DH a flash for his camera that he loves (and a gaming chair he BEGGED for--he hates it. It makes his back hurt. I told him I am never buying furniture for him again he can't sit in first)

failuretofly · July 2017

@holzie-2 Mmmmmm large fries
Also, never too early to learn about birth! I am personally obsessed with birth, and continuously watch birth videos and read about it. I recommend Ina mays guide to childbirth and prepare to push by Kim vopni if you're interested in reading!

@peachy13 now all I want is lobster... and above mentioned fries lol

dilbert890 · July 2017

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?

16 weeks, avocado

2) How are you feeling?
tired, headaches, sore back, allergies really bugging me.. I'm just a ray of sunshine haha!

3) Do you know baby's sex? Have you started showing?

Nope.. and yep. Some ppl say I don't look it, but if you saw photos from April I've definitely added some weight to my stomach. I had finished a cut when I got pregnant so I was finally starting to look fit, I likely just look like I've never done the cut.

4) Any appointments this week/last?

No.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
had someone at work tell me yesterday that I likely don't need to exercise anymore, as I likely get enough at work. My job is sedentary. She explained that my 25-30 minute walk where I get 2600-occasionally 3000 steps is all I need to do. For context I was getting 15,000 and working out 3x a week before BFP. Now, I'm lucky to get 6-7000 and get to the gym 2x a week to do half what I was doing before. I'm not ranting about my strength, I don't have high expectations right now, as that isn't my purpose for trying to be healthy. My rant is, yet another person who seems to want to justify sitting and eating the second pregnancy occurs. It's all about balance, listening to your body and doing what's right for you. I guess this rant is about unwelcomed advice. Rant over.

6) GTKY: What is the best gift you've ever given to someone?
Likely my husbands 30th bday gift, took him to a hockey game. Or my parent's surprise 40th anniversary party I threw them.

lijuan09 · July 2017

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 18 weeks, artichoke

2) How are you feeling? So-so. Ankle/foot swelling and headaches are big for me right now.

3) Do you know baby's sex? Have you started showing? Don't know but we have an elective u/s scheduled for this Friday. I am such a planner, I feel like I need to know while I still have some summer left to do some shopping. My a/s isn't until a few days before I go back to work.

4) Any appointments this week/last? U/S on Friday

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? Meh

6) GTKY: What is the best gift you've ever given to someone? We took my mom dolphin watching for Mother's Day one year. She absolutely loved it!

pink flamingo · July 2017

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
18 weeks / artichoke

2) How are you feeling?
i was feeling better until the other day when I started to have diahreaha and a fever. On top of that pregnancy symptoms hit hard ... headache and nausea. Now I feel better but I'm disappointed because I had a really good workout week leading up to this and now I feel like I'm starting over

disneyfan0511 · July 2017

@holzie-2 I would say around 30 - 32 weeks is a good timeframe. We did a CPR class and the hospital birth class. The birth class we took late - around 36 weeks and I was SO uncomfortable throughout the whole class I wish I had signed up earlier.

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 18 weeks - sweet potato

2) How are you feeling? Today was rough, I had a terrible migraine all day but it seems to be on its way out. I definitely am more exhausted than I've ever been during pregnancy. Must be chasing two kids around and being pregnant, but it's rough.

3) Do you know baby's sex? Have you started showing? Yes, a boy. Yes, definitely showing.

4) Any appointments this week/last? Last week I had a prenatal appointment and all went well. Anatomy scan is on July 19.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? Just want these headaches to stop - they seem to come and go but when they are here they are brutal.

6) GTKY: What is the best gift you've ever given to someone? We surprised our kids with a trip to Disney World for Christmas last year. It was pretty awesome.

peachy13 · July 2017

@disneyfan0511 i seriously fantasize about the day we get to surprise our kids with a trip to Disney. that must have been amazing!!

balletnerd · July 2017

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?

16 w an action figure sized baby!

2) How are you feeling?
Good. Starting to notice that I get short of breath quicker while working out

3) Do you know baby's sex? Have you started showing?

Not till the 31st. I think I'm showing - others don't hahaha

4) Any appointments this week/last?

Yes- finally got to hear the heartbeat again. Nothing else exciting

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?

Trying to figure out when I should do Hospital tours. Is now too early?

6) GTKY: What is the best gift you've ever given to someone?

Hmmm probably homemade scrapbooks. People have seemed touched by them.

disneyfan0511 · July 2017

@peachy13 it was so much fun. We had originally planned to go in the spring but my husband was diagnosed with cancer and had to go through treatments so we postponed and decided to make the whole thing a surprise for the girls. They went crazy, it was awesome.

failuretofly · July 2017

@disneyfan0511 my anatomy scan is on the 19th too!

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