Hi! I haven't been writing in the "ticker change" thread because when I first joined this board there were weekly threads for PGAL and AMA & I just could bring myself to talk about myself in 3 separate threads and Saturdays were hardest for me to get online. Anyway, those threads haven't been going up and my schedule has changed so here I am! 1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
22 weeks. An ear of corn!
2) How are you feeling? I have had a hard time with nausea and exhaustion throughout this pregnancy. It has been much better for the last few weeks. I did throw up yesterday though.
3) Any appointments this week/last?
Nope.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? This past week has been pretty cool...starting to feel the baby move pretty regularly and my bump has made a decisive appearance. 5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? We met at a mutual friends' birthday party!
2) How are you feeling? I'm pretty good, a decent amount of energy, can eat almost anything.
3) Any appointments this week/last?
Nope.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? This morning I felt a few decent kicks, rather than tickles, that was pretty cool. 5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? Lol, plenty of fish online.
19 weeks. I feel like the random fruit sizes are kind of a scam lol
2) How are you feeling? annoying symptoms like acne , Carpal tunnel , swollen hands and feet along with working 80 to 90 hours a week is taking its toll . I'm glad I got to relax and do home stuff today
3) Any appointments this week/last? appointment last week very brief
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? Found out I was Rh negative a few days ago after being told I was rh positive my whole life so annoying lol. I'm glad my antibody screen was negative Bc I've had fetal maternal blood mixing in this pregnancy And last and never got Rhogam ugh
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO?
on ok Cupid. I was on there meeting new friends in a new city and came across his profile. He seemed like the perfect guy for my friend then he messaged me and asked me on a date. Rest is history im really lucky to have him as my husband and life partner
Excuse my lateness! Thanks for getting us started @blueskies17 @Amber_Waves sorry to hear you're still not feeling well! @Kirss the kicks are super cool...until they getcha in the bladder. That's less fun! @jackiesmom324 hope you enjoyed your day at home!
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
21 weeks, endive???
2) How are you feeling?
Pretty good - definitely some heartburn and acid reflux but the nausea is still mostly at bay. Fingers crossed it sticks!
3) Any appointments this week/last?
Had our regular OB appointment Thursday and our anatomy scan Friday. All looks good!
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? Rave: Went to a christening yesterday for my cousin's daughter and got to see lots of family. My cousins are all in baby mode so there were so many cute little nuggets to play with. H is especially fond of one cousin's 7 month old baby boy and it is so cute to watch then play together! 5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? We met in college in a class we took together.
@Amber_Waves Welcome to the club! I'm still taking Diclegis because the day I missed it by mistake, I got sick.
@Kirss Yay for plenty of kicks! Also, I met my fiance the same way.
@jackiesmom324 I'm tired of the fruit references too. I had a sweet potato a long time ago and you me, sweet potatoes are huge so it was weird to see something I thought would be smaller afterwards. Plus, each vegetable varies in size. If much rather have a comparison to an I antimicrobial object with a fixed size. Hope you feel better soon.
@Piccola1988 I'm glad that your anatomy scan went well. That darn heartburn and reflux! I'm ready for that to go away as well. And what the heck is an endive? I'm there too.
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
21 weeks with di/di twins, the size of endives .
2) How are you feeling?
Heartburn and I feel so front heavy already. My boobs are so huge and heavy (they already were pre-pregnacy. I see a maternity belt/support belt in my near future.
3) Any appointments this week/last?
No appointments recently.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? Rant: Back pain from being front heavy already and heartburn. Rave: I love feeling the babies move more often and having a more pronounced bump. Questions: None 5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? On plenty of fish. Three years later, we got engaged and did IVF.
1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 19+1 babies are the size of mangos or game boys lol
2) How are you feeling? Ugh, heavy in the ute, heartburn, peeing every 10 minutes, and nauseous. So, fabulous!
3) Any appointments this week/last? I had our AS last Wednesday. Babies look great and are girls! I have my obgyn check up tomorrow.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? I'm super full from breakfast this morning. My husband made me chocolate chip pancakes. Love him. But now I'm in a good come on my couch. I really want to get outside today to go for a Long Beach walk, but it's so hard now. I'm out of breath so easily and it makes everything hard. But if I don't move around, I get restless legs at night, so I gotta do it! I think we're going to go to a food festival later today, so I could eat AND walk. Two birds with one stone
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? We both brought the same bottle of vodka to my bffs birthday party. Then he wouldn't stop trying to make out with me all night. He succeeded, and we've been obsessed with each other ever since. That was 10 years ago . He's literally my favorite person in the entire world and I love him so much
@amber_waves - I might be biased, but welcome to the best ticker change of the week :-)
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?21 weeks. So yes, an endive. Also a least weasel or a baseball hat!
2) How are you feeling? I really can't complain. Occasional heartburn, occasional sleepiness, occasional blah. But I really, really can't complain.
3) Any appointments this week/last? Had the week 20 u/s the other day, and it went really well! It's hard to believe this is real.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Rant: I asked my sister what to get my niece and nephew for their birthdays (both in August) and she suggested bookbags and sent me the links for the ones they wanted. Completely sold out. Not available in any store or online until JANUARY. Crazy. So I'm on the hunt for a new birthday present. Rave: We had a really productive weekend. Bought a new couch, went new car shopping (just trying to get a feel for what we like), picked out nursery colors (although I think I have gone back on the fence) and started discussing names (and got the list down to 5 options). I guess nesting is settling in! 5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? We went to college today and had a lot of mutual friends. Although we didn't start dating until right before he graduated (he's a year older).
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Me: 31+ H: 32 TTC Since 11/2015 #1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 21 weeks! I'm with y'all - Wtf is an endive??
2) How are you feeling?
Meh. I feel blue a lot of the time, which is really unlike me. I feel really out of my element physically, mentally, and emotionally. Changes are happening faster than I can adjust and I can't do the things I'm used to doing as an upbeat, active, hard working person that keep me balanced.
3) Any appointments this week/last? I have the follow-up to my anatomy scan on Friday.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? We are moving next week, which will be really nice. I'm excited to prep the place where we will bring our child home! I know a lot of you moved recently, any tips and tricks to share???
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? Oh my. We worked at the same place with youth, except he worked evenings and I worked days. I heard about him constantly, everyone thought he was so great and the kids LOVED him! A workmate had a work party and he showed up a little late in the night, after a hockey game. It was like a slow-motion, spotlight-from-heaven, magical moment when I first saw him walking across the room. So lucky our paths crossed, and I get to be married and make littles with him! He is the kindest, smartest, most loving person I've ever met, and he's hot as hell too.
Things have been a little crazy here so I'm posting for the first time in a while (and late) 1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
23 weeks! I'm with all of you: is a grapefruit really bigger than an endive?
2) How are you feeling?
usually pretty good at this point, although I've been having some heartburn and back pain.
3) Any appointments this week/last?
Appointment coming up on Tuesday. Nothing exciting, though, as far as I know.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? I think this kitchen remodel is causing a lot of my occasional breakdowns. On the bright side, we're definitely making progress!
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? we met through college band. We were volunteering for an event together, got a box truck stuck in the mud, and really hit it off after working together to extricate the truck.
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?21 weeks! Baseball cap.
2) How are you feeling? Still nauseous and sicky feeling but used to it. Pretty tired-we had a long busy weekend!
3) Any appointments this week/last? Nothing this week, but we had our anatomy scan last week and all is well.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? People annoy me a lot lately. Especially on social media, or people at work who barely know me thinking they can ask me questions about the pregnancy (was it planned?) and such. Just mind your business people!
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? We actually met in high school!
@clovelyone definitely get the support belt! especially with twins.
@breezybee glad the babies are doing well-have a great appointment today!
@Tennis11785 wow you guys did get a lot done! i am impressed. great job! also, i know what you mean about it being hard to believe this is all real. when i brought dd home from the hospital i just kept staring at her and could not believe she was real or was really my baby. i feel the same way during this pregnancy and not sure i can picture it being real yet. it is a very weird feeling!
Good morning everyone! Welcome @Amber_Waves. 1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
22 weeks. The size of a coconut, which means the song "put the lime in the coconut" has been stuck in my head since I got the Bump notification on Saturday.
2) How are you feeling?
Really good! I'm grateful to have more energy, my appetite back, and just generally feel better for now.
3) Any appointments this week/last?
Quick and uneventful midwife check in. No news is good news, and it still is amazing to get to hear the fast, strong little heartbeat!
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? I do a charity bike ride every year in the spring (this would have been my 11th year- I did the fundraising, but didn't ride as I was already pregnant!). My wife works for the organization it benefits, and she has done the ride some years, and attends as a staff/volunteer some years. So we met riding bikes for a wonderful organization that provides healthy meals to people with AIDS, cancer and other illnesses who are home bound. I knew her for years, and admired her from afar, before we started hanging out and then dating.
___ Due date 12/9 I can't figure out the pregnancy countdown tickers, but I do know how to make a signature! #40andpregnant
As of 12/15/2017, my new hashtag is #41 and pregnant!
@mrsorigami My husband is doing all the work himself with a little help from friends (and from me). It's a complete gut and rebuild. He says 8-10 weeks, putting it end of September/early October. Just hoping we can stick to the schedule!
@mrsorigami@jackiesmom324 I've been dealing with the acne too! It was worse for me in the first trimester, but my skin is definitely still revolting a bit. So much for the glow!
@clovelyone I'm starting to have pretty frequent back pain, so I'm thinking of getting a maternity belt pretty soon too.
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
20+2, di/di twins, banana / red Swingline stapler
2) How are you feeling? Ok, think I'm coming down with a little cough/cold. Been getting heartburn pretty consistently, but the Zantac works and my ulcerative colitis is still flaring, but not quite as bad now.
3) Any appointments this week/last?
I have one with my OB Friday. Hoping he'll do a quick US even though I just had my anatomy scan a couple of weeks ago. He's done them every other time, so hoping that's just his standard practice. I love seeing them so much!
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? Nothing right now 5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? @jackiesmom324 I met my husband on OK Cupid too! We actually happened to literally live around the corner from each other which was a little weird, but very convenient when we eventually decided to move in together.
Re: Saturday Ticker Change 8/5
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
I have had a hard time with nausea and exhaustion throughout this pregnancy. It has been much better for the last few weeks. I did throw up yesterday though.
This past week has been pretty cool...starting to feel the baby move pretty regularly and my bump has made a decisive appearance.
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO?
We met at a mutual friends' birthday party!
I'm pretty good, a decent amount of energy, can eat almost anything.
This morning I felt a few decent kicks, rather than tickles, that was pretty cool.
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO?
Lol, plenty of fish online.
annoying symptoms like acne , Carpal tunnel , swollen hands and feet along with working 80 to 90 hours a week is taking its toll . I'm glad I got to relax and do home stuff today
appointment last week very brief
Found out I was Rh negative a few days ago after being told I was rh positive my whole life so annoying lol. I'm glad my antibody screen was negative Bc I've had fetal maternal blood mixing in this pregnancy And last and never got Rhogam ugh
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO?
on ok Cupid. I was on there meeting new friends in a new city and came across his profile. He seemed like the perfect guy for my friend then he messaged me and asked me on a date. Rest is history im really lucky to have him as my husband and life partner
Thanks for getting us started @blueskies17
@Amber_Waves sorry to hear you're still not feeling well!
@Kirss the kicks are super cool...until they getcha in the bladder. That's less fun!
@jackiesmom324 hope you enjoyed your day at home!
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
Rave: Went to a christening yesterday for my cousin's daughter and got to see lots of family. My cousins are all in baby mode so there were so many cute little nuggets to play with. H is especially fond of one cousin's 7 month old baby boy and it is so cute to watch then play together!
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO?
We met in college in a class we took together.
@Kirss Yay for plenty of kicks! Also, I met my fiance the same way.
@jackiesmom324 I'm tired of the fruit references too. I had a sweet potato a long time ago and you me, sweet potatoes are huge so it was weird to see something I thought would be smaller afterwards. Plus, each vegetable varies in size. If much rather have a comparison to an I antimicrobial object with a fixed size. Hope you feel better soon.
@Piccola1988 I'm glad that your anatomy scan went well. That darn heartburn and reflux! I'm ready for that to go away as well. And what the heck is an endive? I'm there too.
Rant: Back pain from being front heavy already and heartburn. Rave: I love feeling the babies move more often and having a more pronounced bump. Questions: None
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO?
On plenty of fish. Three years later, we got engaged and did IVF.
19+1 babies are the size of mangos or game boys lol
Ugh, heavy in the ute, heartburn, peeing every 10 minutes, and nauseous. So, fabulous!
I had our AS last Wednesday. Babies look great and are girls! I have my obgyn check up tomorrow.
I'm super full from breakfast this morning. My husband made me chocolate chip pancakes. Love him. But now I'm in a good come on my couch. I really want to get outside today to go for a Long Beach walk, but it's so hard now. I'm out of breath so easily and it makes everything hard. But if I don't move around, I get restless legs at night, so I gotta do it! I think we're going to go to a food festival later today, so I could eat AND walk. Two birds with one stone
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO?
We both brought the same bottle of vodka to my bffs birthday party. Then he wouldn't stop trying to make out with me all night. He succeeded, and we've been obsessed with each other ever since. That was 10 years ago
Rant: I asked my sister what to get my niece and nephew for their birthdays (both in August) and she suggested bookbags and sent me the links for the ones they wanted. Completely sold out. Not available in any store or online until JANUARY. Crazy. So I'm on the hunt for a new birthday present.
Rave: We had a really productive weekend. Bought a new couch, went new car shopping (just trying to get a feel for what we like), picked out nursery colors (although I think I have gone back on the fence) and started discussing names (and got the list down to 5 options). I guess nesting is settling in!
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? We went to college today and had a lot of mutual friends. Although we didn't start dating until right before he graduated (he's a year older).
** December BMB Siggy Challenge - Animals in Pools **
Me: 31+ H: 32
TTC Since 11/2015
#1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
21 weeks! I'm with y'all - Wtf is an endive??
I have the follow-up to my anatomy scan on Friday.
We are moving next week, which will be really nice. I'm excited to prep the place where we will bring our child home! I know a lot of you moved recently, any tips and tricks to share???
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO?
Oh my. We worked at the same place with youth, except he worked evenings and I worked days. I heard about him constantly, everyone thought he was so great and the kids LOVED him! A workmate had a work party and he showed up a little late in the night, after a hockey game. It was like a slow-motion, spotlight-from-heaven, magical moment when I first saw him walking across the room. So lucky our paths crossed, and I get to be married and make littles with him! He is the kindest, smartest, most loving person I've ever met, and he's hot as hell too.
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
I think this kitchen remodel is causing a lot of my occasional breakdowns. On the bright side, we're definitely making progress!
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO?
we met through college band. We were volunteering for an event together, got a box truck stuck in the mud, and really hit it off after working together to extricate the truck.
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO? We actually met in high school!
Together since May 19, 2001
Baby #1 was born in May 2013.
@Kirss yay for kicks!
@jackiesmom324 what is UP with the acne? I am getting it this pregnancy but did not have any with my first pregnancy. so odd!
@Piccola1988 i hope the nausea stays away!
@clovelyone definitely get the support belt! especially with twins.
@breezybee glad the babies are doing well-have a great appointment today!
@Tennis11785 wow you guys did get a lot done! i am impressed. great job! also, i know what you mean about it being hard to believe this is all real. when i brought dd home from the hospital i just kept staring at her and could not believe she was real or was really my baby. i feel the same way during this pregnancy and not sure i can picture it being real yet. it is a very weird feeling!
@barrbaby-2 best of luck with the move!
@rebeckyjoy when will the kitchen be completed? must be very frustrating but i am sure it will all be worth it!
Together since May 19, 2001
Baby #1 was born in May 2013.
Welcome @Amber_Waves.
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO?
I do a charity bike ride every year in the spring (this would have been my 11th year- I did the fundraising, but didn't ride as I was already pregnant!). My wife works for the organization it benefits, and she has done the ride some years, and attends as a staff/volunteer some years. So we met riding bikes for a wonderful organization that provides healthy meals to people with AIDS, cancer and other illnesses who are home bound.
I knew her for years, and admired her from afar, before we started hanging out and then dating.
Due date 12/9
I can't figure out the pregnancy countdown tickers, but I do know how to make a signature!
#40andpregnant
As of 12/15/2017, my new hashtag is #41 and pregnant!
@clovelyone I'm starting to have pretty frequent back pain, so I'm thinking of getting a maternity belt pretty soon too.
Ok, think I'm coming down with a little cough/cold. Been getting heartburn pretty consistently, but the Zantac works and my ulcerative colitis is still flaring, but not quite as bad now.
Nothing right now
5) GTKY: How did you meet your SO?
@jackiesmom324 I met my husband on OK Cupid too! We actually happened to literally live around the corner from each other which was a little weird, but very convenient when we eventually decided to move in together.