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April 2018 Moms
ngolimento
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PGAL check in 9/24
ngolimento
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Good morning! I hope everyone had a good weekend. Let us know what's going on in your world!
How far along are you?
Any appointments coming up?
Questions?
How are you doing? (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here)
GTKY: What is your all time favorite food/beverage? Is it different than what your favorite food/beverage is right now?
How far along are you?
Any appointments coming up?
Questions?
How are you doing? (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here)
GTKY: What is your all time favorite food/beverage? Is it different than what your favorite food/beverage is right now?
Re: PGAL check in 9/24
Any appointments coming up? I had an u/s scheduled with the RE for next Monday that I was going to cancel since I went ahead and did my first OB appt last week. But now I am thinking about keeping it.
Questions? I don't think so right now.
How are you doing? (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here) I was super emotional this weekend. Getting mad at things easily and then also wanting to cry.
GTKY: What is your all time favorite food/beverage? Is it different than what your favorite food/beverage is right now? Hmmm that is tough. I really love cookies ha!
How far along are you?
11 weeks today
Any appointments coming up?
NIPT blood draw this week and first appointment with the high risk doctor next week for the NT scan.
Questions?
Not right now
How are you doing? (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here)
These last few tests are making me super nervous. I just want to get through them already so I can hopefully relax a little more. I've still not allowed myself to feel really excited about this pregnancy yet and I really want to start bonding with this baby. I'm also feeling anxious about fall and Thanksgiving on the horizon because I miscarried last year on Thanksgiving (my second MC) and it was really painful and traumatic-- ended up being taken by ambulance in the middle of the night alone because DS had a 104 fever so DH had to stay with him. We're planning to rent a house in a more rural area a few hours away so I don't have to be home for the anniversary of it. It really messed me up and I'm feeling really not good just thinking about it.
GTKY: What is your all time favorite food/beverage? Is it different than what your favorite food/beverage is right now?
I love vanilla bean ice cream oh and champagne. Obviously no champagne right now! I'm also trying to be good about the sweets so right now as weird as it sounds baked potatoes are my jam right now!
Any appointments coming up? a lot actually. I have an OB appt today (probably will get a flu shot), and then on Wed I get the NT scan
Questions?
No
How are you doing? (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here). I am a nervous wreck about the scan. I know I have very low risk of problems given my family history, but being AMA is screwing with my mind hard. I will be a nervous wreck at the scan on Wed.
GTKY: What is your all time favorite food/beverage? Is it different than what your favorite food/beverage is right now? My family is big into wine (both my father and I belong to the Guild of Sommeliers). It has been torture to not be able to drink anything. Especially since last night my father broke out one of his better Merlots.
For my pregnancy favorite, I would have to say potatoes. Anything potato is like gold to me.
@sparklingdiamond sorry for the extra long week
How far along are you?
12w2d
Any appointments coming up?
No, but I found out that I'll be in the intervention group for my research study, so I'll be seeing someone at my appointments from now on
Questions?
So, I might be starting a job search soon. I hope to find something before I'm showing significantly. Any advice?
How are you doing? (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here)
Not so great today. My appointment with my psychiatrist got cancelled today, and then I had a physics test I wasn't prepared for. I needed my anxiety medicine, and now I need to get my mental health care in order. Additionally if this test didn't go well, I'll be dropping out for the semester and looking for a job. After driving 4 hours back home starting at 6am, it has been quite a day.
GTKY: What is your all time favorite food/beverage? Is it different than what your favorite food/beverage is right now?
Ice cream is my go to favorite food, and I've been digging milkshakes recently ... so pretty similar
@ngolimento That is so cool that you are a sommelier! That is something I have always been so interested in (I love love wine) but I have a terrible sense of smell and have a feeling that would be a barrier. Good luck on your scan!
@sparklingdiamond sorry about the never ending week! and +1 to cookies (and this pregnancy cookie dough icecream!!)
@allowachick I hope things start to settle down for you. I work in higher ed and I know how hard it is for students who have no other responsibilities except being students. I can't imagine the challenge of being pregnant and going to class. My only recommendation is to let people know what is going on, especially advisors and professors. They really do genuinely care about your success and happiness and will help you fully evaluate your options. And if taking the rest of the semester off is what is right for you and your mental health then go for it!
As for searching for a job, you are not legally required to disclose that you are pregnant and personally I would recommend not doing so. It is illegal for employers to make hiring decisions based on that but many do still. Don't let anyone tell you that you are taking advantage. You have every right to employment as any other person.
How far along are you?
12+3
Any appointments coming up?
I have an US on Thursday and an appt afterwards. I've been feeling really confident but the closer I get to the appt the more nervous I am starting to get. I think part of it has to do with the fact that I'm planning on telling work if the scan goes well.
Questions?
I am missing the year cutoff for qualifying for FMLA by a month if I deliver on my due date. Does anyone have or know someone with experience with this? What did you/the person you know do?
How are you doing? (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here)
I'm ok. Feeling substantially better physically as I round the corner into 2nd tri. Trying to stay positive for Thursday's appt...
GTKY: What is your all time favorite food/beverage? Is it different than what your favorite food/beverage is right now?
Hmmmm...well it's not my favorite all time food but the thing I want more than anything right now is a Jimmy John's Vito sandwich. I am avoiding lunch meat from sandwich shops and while I would only have that sandwich maybe 4 times a year regularly now that I can't have it it is legit all I can think about.
10w 5d
Any appointments coming up?
Next Thursday!!! So excited to see how things are going.
Questions?
None this week.
How are you doing? (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here)
Just ok. I had almost a solid week of good days, but this past week has been rough. All I want to eat are potatoes. I am feeling very large. I am a plus sized girl to begin with but the shape of my body is starting to change and I feel like my tummy is becoming more prominent. Right now I am accepting that this pregnancy is happening, but when I start "preparing" too much (reading up on things, planning announcements etc.) I get paranoid something will go wrong.
GTKY: What is your all time favorite food/beverage? Is it different than what your favorite food/beverage is right now?
Baked goods (cookies, brownies, pastries). Very different. I can't stand the thought of sweets. I have 3 pints of untouched ice cream in my freezer because my DH keeps buying them trying to be sweet. Right now potatoes are my favorite.
Any appointments coming up?
October 18th, it seems so far away!
Questions?
How are you doing? (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here)
Mentally I'm doing good, I actually bought some gender neutral sleepers over the weekend. I'm still so exhausted and the headaches are annoying.
GTKY: What is your all time favorite food/beverage? Is it different than what your favorite food/beverage is right now?
Margaritas and Mexican food!
I miss margaritas. Right now I'm craving fountain pop and peanut butter m&ms.