TTGP Grad Check-In - 9/7

hedgepig · September 2017

Hey there TTGPers! How are things going? Let's do a casual check in, but if questions/structure help you, then here are the usual to use as guidelines:
How far along are you?
How are you feeling?
Any recent/upcoming appointments?

lund · September 2017

How far along are you? 10 weeks!

How are you feeling? not much has changed. Maybe a LITTLE less nausea, but then I had to concentrate really hard on not throwing up in the middle of the night last night - which is new. My skin is still freaking the eff out - like my skin hasn't been this bad since puberty - and I'm just about as emotional as I was during puberty too lol. Oh, and I'm having a slight aversion to drinking water, which is NOT like me at all, so I'm having to work extra hard to make sure I stay hydrated.

Any recent/upcoming appointments? We have our first OB appointment a week from tomorrow

fishsticks-n-custard · September 2017

7 weeks tomorrow! Still incredibly nauseated, but no vomiting. I used the work ultrasound yesterday to do a transabdominal. I saw a sac easily but no fetal pole, but I'm still way early to be doing transabd so I'm not worried. Happy just to see the sac.

@lund I'm having the water aversion too, which is also really weird for me. I usually drink crazy amounts of water (at least 100 oz a day) but plain water seems to make the nausea so much worse. So I've been trying flavored sparkling water and its helped increase my fluid intake a lot. This definitely didn't happen with my first pregnancy.

2.5 weeks until my OB appointment!

jenotontx · September 2017

Had a great first appointment today and feeling so relieved! Baby is measuring 8 + 4 which is right on track with LMP.

jenotontx · September 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard @lund Idk how you ladies can deal with a water aversion. My mouth is always SO dry I have to constantly be drinking water. You should try some lemon! Sparkling water sounds good though too.

looeeze · September 2017

Thanks for starting this @hedgepig! I've been dealing with some family emergency stuff for the last month or so and trying to jump back into the BMB is a little much for me right now so I'm grateful for this thread.

@lund @fishsticks-n-custard count me in on hating water right now. I have to put lemon slices in ice cold water to make it bearable and even then, blech. Also @lund : hi! I feel like it's been a long time since I saw you.

@JJMNO1616 So happy you had a great appointment! I love seeing these ultrasounds.

How far along are you? 10 weeks. Really eager to be over 1st tri.

How are you feeling? Working from home today because of nausea. And very sleepy.

Any recent/upcoming appointments? NT/BW on 9/27.

cards10 · September 2017

@lund yup, unfortunately I'm right there with ya with the teenager skin

@fishsticks-n-custard that's great you can just do u/s like that! It's hard to see anything now but still nice!
@JJMNO1616 awww what a perfect little bean

@looeeze I hope you're doing ok!!

How far along are you? 7+1... finally! That 6th week took foreeeever

How are you feeling?

Just pooped. And work has been super busy. Which is good bc I don't notice until the day is over. But then I'm beyond non-functional from not resting. Should slow down now though thankfully.

Loooong story coming up... but it relates to pg I swear!

OH- and I woke up Thursday with a kind of sore wrist. Whatever, maybe I slept funny. Then Friday it hurt bad enough to buy a brace and ice it. Then Friday night it was throbbing and hurting so bad that I couldnt sleep at all and went to the ER at 5am thinking maybe I broke it. I couldn't move it or anything.

Let me tell you: early Saturday morning ERs are interesting! The doctors chased a man down the hall threatening to have him arrested bc he was too drunk to leave. He then ranted to everyone about how the government tries to make people alcoholics through advertising so they can make money off of them.

Anyway... I reluctantly had an X-ray (but what else can they do for me if I don't do that) and everything came back fine. I felt so dumb. Doctor said it's tendonitis but I said that doesn't usually come on quickly, does it? She said no, not usually but pregnancy can wreak havoc on joints for some reason. So I googled it at home and yep... she's right. I may get some details wrong here but there's pregnancy induced tendonitis. Relaxin (which I thought was just for your hips and ribs when you get bigger) is actually most prevalent in the first tri.

So good news, my wrist pain and swelling already went away (which made me feel even more dumb about going in). I hope this doesn't happen again.
https://www.tendonitisexpert.com/joint-pain-during-pregnancy.html

Any recent/upcoming appointments? I have my first u/s next Tuesday at 7+6!!!!! So excited and nervous but thankfully it's in sight.

lund · September 2017

@JJMNO1616 I'm normally a person who drinks about 100 oz of water per day, and for most of this pregnancy I've been insanely thirsty - insatiable thirst was actually my first pregnancy symptom! The water aversion only happened in the last week, but it already seems like it may be passing thank god. And your little gummy bear is perfect!!!

@looeeze hi! Yeah, I haven't been super active on this BMB, but I do like keeping up with my TTGP grads!

@cards10 sorry for your not-so-fun trip to the ER! I've definitely heard of pregnancy induced tendinitis, hopefully it doesn't become a 9 month long thing for you!

kmalls · September 2017

@cards10 oh man! Sorry you had to make a trip to the ER but I'm glad there's an explanation for the pain. I had pregnancy-induced carpel tunnel in both wrists/hands during my first pregnancy and it was agony. Hopefully this is just a temporary thing for you!

@looeeze I've been away for a whole, too, but glad to see you check in!

@JJMNO1616 what a great ultrasound!! Congrats!

@lund I can't even with the skin. I have a pizza face right now

@fishsticks-n-custard that's pretty awesome you can utilize an u/s at work. I feel like I'd be in there every day, ha

AFM: I'm 10+3 and feeling a lot better than I had been, thank god. I still get super tired in the afternoons but at least I'm not waking up in the morning already feeling like a bus hit me.

Going in for the blood draw for my Panorama screening on Monday, and in addition to all the genetic tests they'll run we're also opting to find out the sex. So we'll know what we're having less than three weeks from now! Which seems impossible. Hooray science!

cards10 · September 2017

@kmalls glad you're feeling better lately. And wow how exciting you'll find out the sex so soon

fishsticks-n-custard · September 2017

@cards10 Yeah, late night/early morning ER is not for the faint of heart. Was it DeQuervain's? I've heard that's more common in pregnancy. (When you make a fist with your thumb inside the fist then pull the whole fist the to side directly away from the thumb, does that make it worse?)
Picture of what I mean in spoiler:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/0x/gdyzsy4o9xib.png

Similar to @kmalls I had an ulnar neuropathy (like carpal tunnel but the nerve compression is at the elbow) all throughout my last pregnancy and I was miserable. I already feel it start to come back now and I'm not looking forward to it.

@looeeze I should try the lemon slices thing. So far I've been living off of Chic'fila lemonade. I was just that crazy woman who bought two gallons and brought them home.

@JJMNO1616 Look at the little nugget! So cute!!

@kmalls That's so awesome that you're going to find out so early! Hubbie and I have debated about it since it's about $500 out of pocket for us. I think I can wait two months because that's a big chunk of change.

kmalls · September 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard I hear ya. We didn't do genetic testing last pregnancy because it was subject to our deductible and way waaay too expensive. This time I have the oldz so insurance completely covers it. Score.

saralee797-2 · September 2017

@JJMNO1616 Glad you had such a good appointment!! Baby looks great

@kmalls I go next week for Materni21 testing too. I forgot to even ask if it will include the sex but we decided not to find out. Maybe I will ask the lab.
@lund I mean if you believe all that old wives stuff maybe you are having a girl?? Sorry about your skin like you need something else to deal with in addition to nausea, bloat, emotions, tiredness etc etc hurry up second tri.
@fishsticks-n-custard So jealous you can give yourself a u/s ... I would probably be freaking just trying to find where my ute is lol

Also thank godd for La Croix or else I would never drink enough water.
AFM appt went well today! Baby was moving all around

I get labs next week and am back to the OB at 14 weeks.

mispanda · September 2017

@lund I think I'm feeling a little less nauseated too! My face is so bad as well. I don't remember having this problem with DD but it's really bad right now.
@fishsticks-n-custard water is hard for me too right now.
@JJMNO1616 yay for a great ultrasound!
@looeeze I hope everything is ok

@kmalls that's awesome you can find out the sex so soon! All the genetic screening is OOP for us so we opted out of it.
@saralee797-2 I was drinking La Croix but I had to stop because it turned into an aversion for me. So sad.

AFM:
How far along are you? 10+3
How are you feeling? A little better I think. I have had horrible hip pain the past two days. Only 30 weeks to go.
Any recent/upcoming appointments? I had an appointment on Tuesday and the doctor used the doppler and he found the heartbeat at 179 (I think if I remember correctly) It was really amazing to hear it and assuring. I hate to have to wait another 4 weeks but I don't think I should buy a home doppler. I think the anxiety of not finding the heart beat because lack of expertise and hospital grade equipment might not be worth it.

edit: spelling

saralee797-2 · September 2017

@mispanda Such a shame that turned into an aversion for you

I struggled with whether to buy a doppler too. It would be so nice to have if it worked but I think I would freak if I couldn't find the hb.

cards10 · September 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard no, that position didn't hurt. The dr did ask me to do that motion. My pain was on the top of the wrist. Couldn't bend up or down. Hopefully you don't get it again!
Aaaand now you've made me crave lemonade!

@saralee797-2 glad your u/s went well

and along with you and @mispanda I also debated getting a Doppler last pg but a bunch of bumpers talked about how much it stresses them out so I didn't do it.

stalkinghorse · September 2017

@mispanda I had no idea there were home Doppler but for sure I would find a way to use it incorrectly and freak myself out. Congrats on hearing the heartbeat, it must have felt amazing. I'm with @saralee797-2 and mourning the loss of La Croix in your life

@kmalls so psyched to see you here! Excited you are soon learning the sex. Are you leaning any direction? Any intuition? Nice to know having the oldz can be good for something

@lund holy crap, I am MORTIFIED by my skin right now. It's flipping out of control. I'm masking every night my husband doesn't even raise an eyebrow at the green goo on my chin anymore.

@lund and @fishsticks-n-custard and @looeeze I am so sorry for the water aversion. I'm drinking lots of hot water and sometimes herbal tea and for some reason that's ok. One thing that always works for me when I'm really trying to focus on water intake is mint. That really helps me throw it back. Maybe bc my brain smells mint and thinks it's its best friend mojitos. So that might just be specific to me!

@JJMNO1616 HUGE CONGRATS on being right on track, that must feel like a wave of relief washing over you. I'm new to looking at ultrasounds but it looks very lively to me!

@cards10 oh no. Under normal circumstances that's a non fun adventure. But being pregnant I feel like adventure is the last thing we need. Try to get some rest if you can, maybe sneak a nap?

@saralee797-2 so glad you had a great appointment and that your baby is moving and shaking. Must be feeling awesome!

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I'm at 7w6d, and *TW* have passed the point of my miscarriage which feels good *TW*

Im feeling less nauseous than last week except at night. I don't love how I'm eating and would like to get a little healthier.

I am on the plane right now on my way back from New York home to LA for a work trip.

On the flight over over here Tuesday, I managed to split my front tooth, which has a crown on it in half!!!! Eating a damn frozen yogurt pop. I landed at 6pm and managed to find an emergency dentist who sealed it back on. I mean, of course it came right back out when I ate a croissant the next day at the conference. I had to find another dentist to seal it on a bit more firmly. Imagine me running uptown with a grimace!

I have an appointment to get the crown replaced tomorrow in LA, but you know I was googling lidocaine and whatnot to see if numbing the tooth is going to kill my baby. I also lobbed a call into my doctors office for his advice. You guys, he is the sweetest. He left me a long reassuring message. I see him next Tuesday!

lets just say I'm eating all of the carbs...carefully.

kmalls · September 2017

You guyz I'm sitting in my car trying to get up the courage to walk into my first parent's meeting at DS's preschool. He's not starting until November (in MA they have to be 2 years 9 months to enter preschool) but the first parent's meeting is tonight (all the other kids started this week). I cannot believe my baby is starting PRESCHOOL! Also, I've never been a parent in a school setting like this and I'm freaking out

hedgepig · September 2017

Sorry ladies, I started this and then totally ghosted, and I am about to again, but hopefully will be able to get back on later. Today is MH and my wedding anniversary, so we're gong over to my parent's house with that as a pretext and are going to announce to them. I'm beyond excited! Then, on Saturday we're doing the same with my in-laws.

How far along are you? 10w6d

How are you feeling? Good! This past weekend was rough, but the past couple of days I've basically felt normal. Even the bloat is subsiding a bit, so today I was able to wear my belt on its old setting for like half the day!

Any recent/upcoming appointments? Next week I go in for the Harmony blood draw.

jenotontx · September 2017

@looeeze I have been thinking about you and wondering where you went. I hope everything with your family is ok.

@cards10 That's such a bizarre symptom! I would have had no idea either.

@kmalls I think I am going to get a blood test to find out the sex at my next appointment in 4 weeks! It's crazy the things they can do. We also talked to a patient financial counselor at my Dr. office today and she told us we should just pay for the genetic testing out of pocket and not even bill the insurance because it will actually be cheaper. I thought that was weird.

@saralee797-2 Glad to hear your appt went well!

@mispanda I agree with the other posters that the doppler would make me go cray cray.

@stalkinghorse Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear about your tooth! Hopefully it can be fixes once and forall soon. Dental problems are the worst.

@hedgepig Hope you have a great anniversary!!

cards10 · September 2017

@stalkinghorse congrats on making it past your MC date! That feels so good! What a crappy tooth story, hopefully you can get that sorted out asap at home.
@hedgepig happy anniversary

how did telling your parents go???

I haven't been suffering from super bad PGAL brain lately. I think I've been too busy and tired to really think about it. And it's been nice. But last night I had a dream that I was bleeding when I went to the bathroom. And I had this dream once last week too. Why the eff am I dreaming about going to the bathroom?! I guess my subconscious is still worried about it. The dream was real enough that I woke up worried and at first couldn't tell if it was a dream or I really woke up in the middle of the night and that was real. My Tue u/s, and hopefully some reassurance, cant come soon enough!

hedgepig · September 2017

@lund Glad to see your post - I have missed you!
@fishsticks-n-custard I hope the time flies until your appt and that you're feeling better by then too!
@JJMNO1616 Look at that adorable little bean!

@looeeze I miss you too! Glad to see you here, and glad that this thread can be a safe place

@cards10 Yay for your appt next week! Sorry about the tendonitis.... I have definitely had some weird unexplained joint pain, including my wrist, and came to the same conclusion about the relaxin. Glad you're feeling better! Also, telling my folks was awesome - they are sooooo excited!!! It was really fun

@kmalls Glad you're feeling better too! Also, how did your parent meeting go?
@saralee797-2 I'm so happy for your good U/S with your LO wiggling all around!
@mispanda I'm very jealous of you getting to hear the heartbeat - apparently we will get that at the first midwife appt, but I don't know when that will be yet.
@stalkinghorse Sorry about your tooth! What awful timing!

mispanda · September 2017

@stalkinghorse hopefully your tooth fix goes smooth today and you won't have to worry about it breaking anymore!
@kmalls that is tough. DD should start preschool when shes 3 but only if I can get her to potty train. They won't take anyone it diapers which I totally get but my child hates underwear and the toilet.
@cards10 sorry about those kind of dreams, they are the worst. I hope Tuesday comes quickly for you!

saralee797-2 · September 2017

@cards10 That is a terrible dream. I feel you on how vivid they can be right now though. Last night I dreamed that I had to pee in my make up bag because I had to go so bad. I woke up REALLY having to go too... I feel like bed wetting might be in my future

please no.

looeeze · September 2017

@cards10 Oof, sorry you had to make the ER trip. But sounds like the safest bet was to go- I hope the pain goes away soon. And good luck on Tuesday, FX for you!

@kmalls That's pretty exciting! Are you doing a reveal or anything, or keeping it to yourself?

@fishsticks-n-custard Mmm now I've got a craving for Chik-Fil-A...

@mispanda Agree about the anxiety a home doppler would cause. So happy that you got to hear a strong heartbeat! Did it help your PGAL brain?

@stalkinghorse Yes, the mint helps. I've just been using that as an excuse to eat a ton of junior mints

How did your dentist appointment go?

fishsticks-n-custard · September 2017

@looeeze I feel like it never fails: if I have a serious Chik-Fil-A craving, it must be Sunday.

GUYS!! I found the fetal pole and heart beat today at work! I'm so excited.

*TW* I've never had a loss and don't even pretend that I understand that pain, but doing what I do, I've been around a lot of loss and watched my sister go through two so it's been constantly in the back of my mind. I literally broke down crying when I saw that heartbeat. I'm so happy. *end TW*

saralee797-2 · September 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard I somehow always want chick fil a on a Sunday. That food literally saved my life from MS about two weeks ago. So happy that you found the heartbeat. It is definitely an emotional experience!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!!

hedgepig · September 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard Awww, that makes me so happy!

cards10 · September 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard yay so glad you saw the heartbeat!!! Was that trans-abdominal? Impressive. So happy you have that reassurance so early!

and you just gave me serious flashbacks to 2005 when I lived in Atlanta and sat in the chik-fil-a drive in line for like 10 minutes saying "helloooo?" Until I realized it was Sunday. Face palm. I was from MI and had no idea about the closed on Sunday thing lol

fishsticks-n-custard · September 2017

@cards10 It was trans abdominal. I drank so much water to get a full bladder and good acoustic window. It legit looked 4 times the size of my uterus. I let the nurse and tech take a peak and she was like, "That's a big gestational sac." "No friend, that's my bladder"

fishsticks-n-custard · September 2017

@kmalls I didn't want to resurrect last week's WTF, but did your BFF come to her senses and decide to get her pregnant ass the hell out of dodge?

kmalls · September 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard ahhhh I'm so happy you saw a heartbeat!! That is SUCH an emotional moment

...and no, my pregnant friend and her two little boys and her husband did not get out of Miami. They lost power as of 7pm last night. I'm scared for them, though I'm hoping the shift in location of the storm saves them from the worst of it.

Speaking of the shift, my parents have a first floor condo in Naples -- which is now getting SLAMMED. Thankfully they're snowbirds and are still up here in MA, but they have little hope the condo will come out of this unscathed. So many people have it so much worse, though, so they're just thankful a condo is just a thing and they are physically safe.

saralee797-2 · September 2017

Are you guys doing NIPT testing and/or an NT scan? I was given labs for the Materni21 test but I don't have an NT scheduled. My books seem to indicate that the accuracy increases if given together. Is it not necessary to do both?

kmalls · September 2017

@saralee797-2 - usually the NT scan is given in combination with a quad screen (also a blood test) and those increase the accuracy of both.

NIPT is more accurate either of those, so an NT scan isn't totally necessary. That being said, I'm having my Panorama blood draw on Monday and my NT scan on Friday -- not entirely sure why. It seems like overkill.

Edited for clarity

hedgepig · September 2017

@saralee797-2 My understanding is identical to @kmalls - I am getting Harmony NIPT on Tuesday and it is supposed to cover everything that the NT scan + quad screen would have, and with better accuracy.

saralee797-2 · September 2017

Okay that makes sense. Thanks @kmalls @hedgepig I feel better now.

mispanda · September 2017

@looeeze sorry about the delayed response. I haven't been on in a few days.
Hearing it did help PGAL brain but then afterwards my anxiety came back because I have to wait 4 weeks to my next appointment. I'm just going about my days now trying not to focus on anything because if something is going to happen it's out of my control.

@fishsticks-n-custard so happy you found that heartbeat! It's a great feeling when you see it.

saralee797-2 · September 2017

What's going on this weekend ladies?!

I have a headache that Tylenol won't touch and I'm currently trying an ice pack on the back of my neck. Really putting a kink into the start of the weekend. Better not ruin my shopping plans tomorrow!!!

jenotontx · September 2017

Laying in bed right now wondering if this evening sickness is going to let up so I can eat dinner tonight. No real plans for the weekend. Probably just some cleaning around the house and a Costco run. Serious adulting over here.

kmalls · September 2017

@saralee797-2 my headaches have kicked in, too! Thankfully Tylenol seems to be taking the edge off -- I'm sorry it's not helping you!

@JJMNO1616 the evening sickness is so horrible, I hope that crap is behind you soon.
Also, I loooove Costco runs so that sounds awesome.

AFM: Kids are in bed and hubs is out picking up Chinese food. We're heading to a big animal preserve/farm that randomly has an epic splash park with the kids tomorrow. It's fun for them but also completely exhausting for us. Well, me, really.

Sunday morning my husband has a baseball game that we'll go to, then we're taking the kids to a truck day event in town. It's all fire trucks and police cars that the kids can climb in.

Lord, give me strength

fishsticks-n-custard · September 2017

@saralee797-2 I have migraines and mine just started ramping up (which happened when I was pregnant with DD too). If it's any consolation, they were better by 17-18 weeks and stayed much better til I delivered. But I feel you. Also have one right now and the tylenol did not help.

@JJMNO1616 Ugh, I have the evening sickness too. Been dry heaving intermittently for the last hour.

@kmalls That sounds like an awesome weekend! I hope y'all have fun.

AFM, working overnight tonight and then a birthday party tomorrow (assuming I can wake up in time to go!)

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