March 2018 Moms
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Friday Ticker Change - 8/25
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If your due date is 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23 or 3/30 - your "ticker" changes today! Join us. 
(2/23 welcome also!)
1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby?
2. How are you feeling?
3. Any appointments next week?
4. Rants, raves, questions?
5. GTKY- What was your first job?
(2/23 welcome also!)1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby?
2. How are you feeling?
3. Any appointments next week?
4. Rants, raves, questions?
5. GTKY- What was your first job?
Re: Friday Ticker Change - 8/25
1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby?
eleven! little orby is the size of a (small, key?) lime vs. bee hummingbird vs. poker chip?
2. How are you feeling?
Aside from the weird insane fatigue, not too bad. Queasiness let up. Sacroiliac joint pain has anointed my left butt cheek. I want to eat all the cheese in the world.
3. Any appointments next week?
I had my first pre-natal visit and US this past Tuesday. I have my NT US on 9/7 and next midwife appt 9/8. I think my husband can come to this next US, so I'm excited for that.
4. Rants, raves, questions?
I feel really ambivalent about the NIPT testing. I signed up for NT US mostly to get another peek, cos I'm greedy for peeks! I'm thinking of only doing the blood tests if they see something abnormal? Part of me craves the "relief" of getting "normal" results back, on the other hand I'm afraid I'll just FTFO if I get some questionable result. Really don't want to do amnio. So what next?
5. GTKY- What was your first job?
I worked at the local "record shop" (we sold mostly CDs by that point). So fun.
1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 9 - size of a pecan!
2. How are you feeling? Less sick this week. I'm nervous that I'm getting lulled into a false belief that the worst of MS is over and maybe next week it will be back with a vengeance.
3. Any appointments next week? Nope. Which is sort of a first for me. Now that I'm with an OB instead of an RE I'm not so heavily monitored. It's nice (cheaper, less time spent at offices), but I'm also bummed that I wont get another US for a long time.
4. Rants, raves, questions? Just happy that today is Friday. I really, really appreciate relaxing on the weekends.
5. GTKY- What was your first job? First government taxes official sort of job was working for Michael's. I loved getting art supplies for discount.
9 weeks - a grape, an olive
2. How are you feeling?
I'm a broken record. Still nauseous (with windows of reprieve). But now I have this strong gag reflex that's caused some unannounced dry heaving.
3. Any appointments next week?
Nope - nothing until 12 weeks now.
4. Rants, raves, questions?
I want coffee!!! My stomach has churned at the thought since I got my BFP.
5. GTKY- What was your first job?
I picked berries on a small farm at 14 years old. These sweet old people would hire young teens and we mostly ate them and threw bad ones at each other. I feel horrible now but it was so fun at the time.
12 weeks - plum
2. How are you feeling?
Tired and nauseous. I can't ride in a car for more than 15 minutes without feeling queasy.
3. Any appointments next week?
No, it's my off week.
4. Rants, raves, questions?
My 9 year old is an amazing kid and I don't know what I am going to do when he goes back to school next week.
5. GTKY- What was your first job?
I weighed trucks at a grain elevator and did other office work when I was 13.
1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby?
12 weeks today, size of a plum or lime.
2. How are you feeling?
Nauseous all the time.
3. Any appointments next week?
Yep, Monday morning
4. Rants, raves, questions?
Would really like my body to stop rejecting all fruits and veggies. I can't live on carbs forever
5. GTKY- What was your first job?
Elf that handed out candies at a flower shop.
13 weeks... a lemon.
2. How are you feeling?
Today, for the first time in a week I don't feel like crap which is really nice actually. I think I had some kind of summer cold coupled with throwing up 3-4 times a day since last Friday. I still have no solution for this headache but I'll take the good day with a headache.
3. Any appointments next week?
My next appointment is the 31st. Nothing too exciting though. We will see if they do another ultrasound or try the Doppler.
4. Rants, raves, questions?
Today is the last day of MH's big training deal at work for the year. So I survive one more 12 hour day with a toddler and things go back to normal until he has to travel for work or something.
Anyone have any ideas for entertaining an energetic 2 year old inside when it's 100'+ outside? I'm running out of ideas and a bored 2 year old is a recipe for disaster.
5. GTKY- What was your first job?
Besides babysitting?? I worked at American Eagle forever. Haha. But I had some great, cheap clothes.
@orbmaker I am doing the NIPT because my doctor told me that he considers it significantly more accurate than the NT/blood test. I would rather be prepared.
@antoto I love Fridays. And hate Mondays.
@StephBrim24 I know the feeling. I love coffee and it has been a really long 10 weeks since I got my BFP and figured out why I didn't want coffee.
@riansmommie yay for lessening symptoms! Every little bit helps!
@megpeg my dad was a farmer so I think that's a pretty cool first job.
@amberunwin Give me all the carbs--cheeseburgers, pizza and tacos are on the list today. Haha. But if there are veggies on any of those then it's healthy right?
1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby?
12 weeks, a plum!
2. How are you feeling?
Much better. Still have some achy boobs though.
3. Any appointments next week?
Nuchal Translucency scan on Monday. I'm nervous about it.
4. Rants, raves, questions?
Nothing at the moment. Glad to be near the second trimester!
5. GTKY- What was your first job?
Working at a Starbucks inside a Barnes and Noble.
My due date is still up in the air... they said between 3/1 and 3/4 but I'm going with the 2nd! Anyway... 13 weeks and baby is the size of large macaron (I have the French pastry thing on Ovia)
2. How are you feeling?
Overall pretty great! Not sick any more and a lot less tired! Just sooo hungry all the time!
3. Any appointments next week?
Yes! Tuesday! My first real appointment, finally! I cannot wait to hear the heartbeat!
4. Rants, raves, questions?
None today
5. GTKY- What was your first job?
Technically coaching gymnastics.... but it was under the table/illegal lol (I was 12 and on the team) so my first legit job was a photographer at an amusement park. I loved that job!!!
Hey 2/23 - that's me! Thank you for allowing me to stay!
1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby?
14 weeks. A PEACH!!!
2. How are you feeling?
Hungry. ALL THE TIME.
3. Any appointments next week?
Nope.
4. Rants, raves, questions?
Can anyone else give advice on something to help me poop? Sorry if TMI.. but ugh. This is getting painful.
5. GTKY- What was your first job?
Golden Corral - 15 years old. I did frontline register until I was 18 then I was a waitress up until I graduated college and got my first big girl job with PNC bank at the age of 23.
@mdfarmchick - thank you! Coffee has been an aversion for me which sucks because I miss it so much but it makes me still want to puke
I am going to try fiber one bars again. if not, maybe Metamucil!
10 Weeks
2. How are you feeling?
Not bad actually. Tired, but I work full time with 2 young kids so I'm always tired
3. Any appointments next week?
Mat21 and U/S on Thursday!
4. Rants, raves, questions?
I CAN NOT wait for my u/s. This is the longest I've waited to have one.
5. GTKY- What was your first job?
Cashier at a discount clothing store.
1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 11weeks, a lime
2. How are you feeling? Better now that I'm avoiding lactose, sad that I have to avoid it but not sick anymore
3. Any appointments next week? Sadly no, my next appointment is with the MFM on 9/13
4. Rants, raves, questions? Can I get the nesting urge yet? My house is in serious need of a clean out!
5. GTKY- What was your first job? My first job at 16 was working at Dairy Queen, doing everything from running registers and making ice creams to manning the grill to running the mini-golf course attached to it
@crossfitbabybump do you still work for PNC? That's where I work!
@LaurenAnn0405 - Unfortunately no, I moved to Minnesota and there aren't any out here
BUT.. my husband and I's long term goal is to move back to Indiana and I would definitely apply for PNC again!
@LaurenAnn0405 - HOLY CRAP! 16 weeks!? Do you mind me asking at what paid percent? The bank I work for now does 6 weeks @ 70% but I legally get 12 weeks, the rest I would have to use PTO or no pay at all.
What do you do at your branch? I was a teller at mine but now I work in the Operations Department and am the fraud specialist so when we move back, I'd like to do something in that field, or their accounting department!
1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? I'm late posting, but I'm due 3/30 and so I am 9+5 I think, today. I just had my first appointment last week and finally have a due date!!!
2. How are you feeling? Like poop. Still a lot of nausea, plus a wicked cough/cold hat won't go away.
3. Any appointments next week? Just had one Thursday! I had an ulstrasound and did all the bloodwork. I also just took the Panorama test and am awaiting results.
4. Rants, raves, questions? I've been straddling both the Match and April groups all this time because I didn't know my official due date but knew it was somewhere on the cusp. I'm not sure where to call home. Hopefully it's okeydokey for me to hang.
5. GTKY- What was your first job? I was a grocery store checker in high school. I loved that job! All my friends worked there.
@crossfitbabybump it's 16 weeks at 100% - just last year they upgraded the parental leave policy and now moms and dads both get 6 weeks of "bonding time" that can be taken any time in full week increments throughout the child's first year. The policy used to be (for mom's at least) 6 weeks paid, up to 7 more weeks unpaid, one of the 7 weeks could be substituted in with the 1 week "bonding time" so you'd essentially get 7 paid weeks and 6 unpaid weeks. Now along with the 6 weeks of bonding time they upped the paid week amount from 6 weeks to 10 and then the additional 6 on top of that. I had my last baby in 2015 and they updated that in 2016 so I was a little salty about that but now it's all good.
I started out as a teller, then I became teller supervisor, and now I'm a universal banker which basically means I can work on either the platform side or the teller side. I saw from your other TW post that you're in Reg E so I can understand how you're a fraud specialist! I've never worked anywhere but in retail but I hear some back office positions allow you to work from home so that might be something I look into...