TTGP Grad Check-In Sep 11

cards10 · 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?

kmalls · September 2017

Hello TTGP grads! Checking in at 11+1 today. Feeling mostly ok but tired AF. I went in for my Panorama blood draw yesterday and I've got my 12 week office visit on Friday. NT scan is a week from Friday. Moving right along!

Those with an older kid/kids: are you finding your patience is a lot shorter lately? I have like zerooooo patience with DS's shenanigans and I feel terrible. He's 2 so of course he's an asshole sometimes but oh man, he is KILLING ME lately!

cards10 · September 2017

I'm 8 weeks today!!! Feeling really fatigued and I guess you'd call it nauseous but really just "off". But also reassured now that our first u/s yesterday went well

There was the little nugget, all comfy. It wasn't moving around but we were able to see and hear the little flickering heart

Also, I know I O'ed a little late at CD17 so I was expecting baby to be about 7+3 but it was measuring a little bigger at 7+5 and 8+0 in two measurements so yay!

The dr said my uterus felt large so that was a good sign things were going well. Yup, I feel that! I haven't buttoned my pants in like a week and I officially pulled out the button extender today and bought some more/better maternity pants online this morning. It's so much earlier than last time when I waited until almost 17w but it has to be done.

And is anyone else having funky dreams? I normally have weird dreams but they're next level when I'm preggo. The lastest one involved hot dog toasters. You know... this:

MH had no idea this was a thing and now wants one lol but anyway... I dreamt that I was in a room with like a hundred hot dog toasters. And when they were done toasting, they would fly up high into the air and the 2 hot dogs would fuse together in the middle and along with the buns fly around like butterflies. WTAF lol. I feel like a looney toon!

@kmalls you have a lot of stuff coming up, good luck! And I TOTALLY understand what you mean about tolerating my DS right now lol. He's almost 21mo and he isn't at that terrible stage yet but he is just non-stop. I'm just too exhausted to read the same book 15 times and acknowledge colors when he holds up every crayon over and over and wants to climb all over me. Last weekend DH went golfing all morning and I was home alone. Normally fine, but I found myself laying on the floor in the hallway, exhausted from simply going up the stairs, watching DS play in his room. That was an enlightening moment for me when I realized what I was doing. Luckily DS did not care and brought over books to read to me in the hallway lol

hedgepig · September 2017

Hi Ladies! I'm 11w5d today, and am feeling pretty darned good - basically normal, although with a big bloated tummy all the time. So, there IS light at the end of the tunnel!

I went to the doctor yesterday to get general blood work plus Harmoney NIPT done, but my insurance wasn't active, so I didn't get any of it done. I've been in the middle of changing insurance, so last month I had two active insurances, and somehow this month I have zero, and I have no idea what the F happened. So mad/frustrated/embarrassed. Now I have to figure out insurance, then drive an hour again to get the blood draw.

On the brighter side, I made an appt for my first visit with one of the midwives in 3 weeks, so then I'll get to hear the heart beat and do a physical and all that. Yay!

hedgepig · September 2017

@kmalls When do you get your Panorama results?
@cards10 Yay for a good U/S! I also didn't get nausea, but my stomach just hurt basically all day, and I felt washed out and overall bad. Hopefully you start feeling better soon!

saralee797-2 · September 2017

How far along are you? 11+4
How are you feeling? Better!! MS seems to be waning. Now I am just starving all the time but can only eat a little bit at a time. So I am constantly eating.
Any recent/upcoming appointments? I just went for the NIPT testing yesterday. They took sooooo much blood. Also, I woke up in the middle of the night freaking out about the results. I didn't even realize I was anxious about it.

@cards10 We didn't see the baby moving around until 10 weeks. I am having the weirdest dreams too! A couple times I have woken up ANGRY and it lingered throughout the day. So weird. Also, sounds like you really need to get yourself a hot dog.

jenotontx · September 2017

9 weeks 2 days today! I still feel nauseous off and on but nothing too serious for the most part. Yesterday after lunch I felt so dead tired but idk if that had to do with being pregnant or because I hadn't had any caffeine at all that day. My next appointment isn't until October 5th and I have no idea what will be taking place that day. I think I get mostly blood work done but I really need to look into that more.

@cards10 I have never seen a hotdog toaster in my life.

kmalls · September 2017

@hedgepig the phlebotomist sad 5-10 business days for the results, so 1-2 weeks. Last time it took 2 weeks exactly so I'm going to assume that for this time as well.

saralee797-2 · September 2017

Wait also can we eat hot dogs? Cause now I want one.

lund · September 2017

@saralee797-2 I've been eating bratwurst *shrug*. From everything I've read I think you're fine as long as it's cooked through - not that you'd eat raw or cold hot dogs lol.

saralee797-2 · September 2017

Who are these people eating cold/raw hotdogs?? I rather die.

lund · September 2017

saralee797-2 said:

Who are these people eating cold/raw hotdogs?? I rather die.

Good question. My guess would be the type of people like the women who was asking about TTC grants for her and her "finance" David.

fishsticks-n-custard · September 2017

lund said:

saralee797-2 said:

Who are these people eating cold/raw hotdogs?? I rather die.

Good question. My guess would be the type of people like the women who was asking about TTC grants for her and her "finance" David.

Grants? WTAF?

Also, thought of raw hotdogs just made me so nauseated.

lund · September 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard I'm pretty sure the BGs deleted the thread, but yeah there was super speshul lady who posted a thread in TTGP asking if there were any grants available for TTC. After pages and pages of gifs and hilarious back-and-forth she said that she and her "finance" David lived in different states, so she wanted a grant to help pay for a sperm donor. It was priceless.

jenotontx · September 2017

lund said:

@fishsticks-n-custard I'm pretty sure the BGs deleted the thread, but yeah there was super speshul lady who posted a thread in TTGP asking if there were any grants available for TTC. After pages and pages of gifs and hilarious back-and-forth she said that she and her "finance" David lived in different states, so she wanted a grant to help pay for a sperm donor. It was priceless.

Best drive-by thread ever

fishsticks-n-custard · September 2017

@lund I'm pretty sure, you know, a plane ticket, would be cheaper than donor sperm. Plus I'm so sad I missed this!

lund · September 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard by the end of it all it was pretty obvious that she was either 1. full of sh*t, or 2. suffering from a devastatingly low IQ

Yeah it was definitely one of the drive-by record books!

cards10 · September 2017

@saralee797-2 good to know you saw your baby moving at 10w. Hopefully we will see some wiggling at our next appt at 12w, but not too much bc it's for the nuchal test (is that what NT is that I'm seeing?). Last time with DS, we saw him moving at 9w so I figured we were a little early this time. Dr didn't seem worried at all.

And about hot dogs... I forgot they were on the "no" list. Something to do with nitrates? Idk, but my Dr never put too much concern into those. Probably falls within the "anything in moderation" mentality. Just don't eat like a hundred in a week and like others have said, make sure they're cooked.

And apparently I missed a fun thread in TTGP lol

hedgepig · September 2017

@saralee797-2 @lund I agree with @cards10 that it's also about avoiding nitrates, but there are plenty of hot dogs and sausages without added nitrates these days, so I've been having at it. Also, my brother's old roommate totally ate cold hot dogs. All. The. Time.

lund · September 2017

@hedgepig @cards10 @saralee797-2 well most conventional hot dogs, brats, sausages, bacon, lunch meats, etc have nitrates in them. So, it's not just limited to hot dogs. There does seem to be some link between maternal nitrate consumption and the occurrence of childhood cancer in offspring. While research "suggests that exposure during gestation to endogenously formed nitroso compounds may be associated with tumor occurrence. Laboratory exploration is needed to: (a) define dietary sources of exposure to alkylamides; (b) investigate the reactivity of nitrite in high concentration such as around bits of cured meats in the stomach after ingestion compared to nitrite in dilute solution; and (c) confirm that simultaneous ingestion of alkylamides and cured meats leads to the endogenous formation of nitrosamides."

I agree that sticking with nitrate-free is likely the best way to go. I just wish I had easier access to the nitrate free products! Living in a small rural town definitely has it's downsides.

Full article:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8824361

ETA "white" isn't the same thing as "while"

stalkinghorse · September 2017

@lund oh thank you for the link! Love me some science!
@cards10 I have really enjoyed your hot dog diversion. I am 100% with you on the crazy dreams, I has those big time. I wake up every morning absolutely perplexed and I already have bizarre dreams without pregnancy. They just seem to step into a new dimension with pregnancy.
@kmalls Did they do an initial blood draw for your first appointment or is this the first big one? Forgive me, I am just trying to get oriented about what all the tests are? I could certainly understand struggling with patience with small children. A few of the wall st jocks at my firm behave more poorly than toddlers (self-centered, impatient, irrational, needy) and I swear I can only hold back so many eye rolls in a single day guys!
@hedgepig I'm so sorry about the lapsed insurance, that is super frustrating especially when it's for test results that will already take weeks to come back. Hoping you get back out there quickly.
@saralee797-2 oy, I am with you on needing to eat more often but smaller meals. That's a big change for me, and I'm struggling a bit with it. I'm keeping fingers crossed for good NIPT results
@JJMNO1616 It definitely sounds like you were pregnancy tired. I also just like to blame everything on this pregnancy, including my struggle to focus at work and my inability to complete basic tasks at home. Going to be a bummer when I hopefully have this kid and lose the excuse bc the justification train is glorious.

How far along are you? 8+5

How are you feeling? Nausea becoming more tolerable. Appetite continues to really scare me. Also, I'm starting to have actual boobs. I'm an A-cup and they are starting to look huge to me. To the casual observer, I'm like a chubby teenage boy. I am a little alarmed by the weight gain, but my hips are measuring the same and my waist (which is really high) is also the same measurement. So I guess it's all boobs and bloat? I'm trying not to stress but hard to help it.

Any recent/upcoming appointments? Had my first ultrasound yesterday and my doctor was lovely. HB was great and I measured 8w3d, which I feel good about bc I think I ovulated a day late. My doctor gave me a huge reassuring hug when our appointment ended and said we were off to a great start. I think he can tell my PGAL brain is on overdrive. He is also kind of not stressing about how old I am (turning 37 end of October). I think he has been on these boards and realized women probably don't love being told they're kinda old to have kids. I feel like he goes out of his way to make me feel not old, which perversely, concerns me. So now you guys know what a headcase I am...

Steve Harvey TV crazy steve harvey you crazy GIF

Steve Harvey TV crazy steve harvey you crazy GIF

hedgepig · September 2017

@lund Thanks for the science share! I generally try to stay away from nitrates, but am not super careful about it. I guess the upside of living in hippie NorCal is that even our crummy rural grocery store has nitrate free/organic/free range hot dogs

saralee797-2 · September 2017

@stalkinghorse Your doc sounds so nice!! I wish mine was a little softer and gave out hugs!

mispanda · September 2017

@kmalls you are not alone. My 2.5 year old is making me slowly lose my shit. It's not her fault, she's just acting her age but I think my hormones are just making me more irritable.
@cards10 so glad you got to see the heartbeat and that it was a great ultra sound.
@hedgepig you can always get the blood work done if you know your insurance is suppose to be active on a specific day. Usually when insurance is activated if need be within a certain time frame they will retro-activate it on that specific date. You just then have to make sure the blood work is then resubmitted.
@saralee797-2 that's great you are starting to feel better!
@JJMNO1616 usually a call to the office and they will tell me exactly what to expect at the appointment. It's always nice knowing ahead of time so there are no surprises.
@lund I forgot about the TTC grant thread. That was such an eye roller
@stalkinghorse your doctor sounds great!

Hey ladies,
Just dragging my feet lately around here. I'm very fatigued and it is making it hard to want to do anything. I took my last progesterone yesterday. At 11+2 I'm happy to be done but anxious that I don't need it anymore. I am starting to feel better. I've been getting some terrible headaches lately and Tylenol is the worlds most useless medicine for headaches in my opinion.

saralee797-2 · September 2017

@mispanda I am taking my last PIO on Saturday and I feel the same way. I am hoping to get more energy though! Sorry about your headaches. I agree about Tylenol

lund · September 2017

@mispanda I can related to the headaches! I've only had a couple, but they suck. A brief google search said that they're really common during late 1st tri.

I guess I can do my own check in lol:

We'll see if my OB changes my due date, but for now I'll say that I'm 10+3 or 10+5 lol.
Feeling pretty good, boobs are getting huge, and I still have pizza face. Also, I can definitely tell that there's less space in my abdomen. I'm sure a good portion of it is bloat, but I can only eat small meals otherwise I feel like this for about 5-6 hours:

Maybe it'll help mitigate weight gain (hey, I can hope).

Also, my RE said I could stop progesterone about 6 days ago, but I've stayed on it because paranoia. I have our first OB appointment on Friday, so I'll see what she thinks, but I figure it can't hurt to stay on it through 12 weeks.

looeeze · September 2017

Re: sausage. Trader Joe's has delicious turkey corn dogs without added nitrates. They are super good!

cards10 · September 2017

@lund that cat is my spirit animal

kmalls · September 2017

@stalkinghorse - I had a blood draw at my initial appointment at 7 weeks for an array of things, mostly diseases that can be passed on to baby.

The blood draw I had on Monday was just for the Panorama screening, which will tell me the likelihood of specific chromosomal abnormalities being present. Plus we'll find out the sex because I'm too impatient to wait any longer

saralee797-2 · September 2017

I ate a ballpark hot dog and it was perfection!

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