May 2018 Moms
ivyvines6
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Due date check in (4/29-5/6?) 11/27
ivyvines6
member
This is a weekly check in for people who are due the last week of April through the first week of May 
How far along are you? When is your due date? What size is baby?
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves?
Any upcoming appointments?
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year?
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you?
How far along are you? When is your due date? What size is baby?
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves?
Any upcoming appointments?
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year?
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you?
Re: Due date check in (4/29-5/6?) 11/27
17w4d
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves?
I’m freaking out right now. I haven’t been to the midwife in an official capacity yet, and it will be another two weeks until I am seen due to financial reasons on our end. Outside of exhaustion and constipation I have like no symptoms right now, and haven’t felt the baby move in a few weeks now. It’s still early yet, so I know it’s normal to not be feeling anything yet anyway. I’ve also lost my appetite for the most part, and am back down to my pre pregnancy weight, which is concerning to me, even though it shouldn’t be. I’m having anxiety attacks at the drop of a hat, and insomnia over being afraid of nightmares concerning le fetus.
Other than that, I’m great!
Any upcoming appointments?
Hopefully I’ll be seen ASAP in December /shrugs (I’m not freaking out, who’s freaking out???)
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year?
I haven’t started buying yet, but I’m most excited about sending a gift to one of my friends in my previous BMB for our gift exchange. I’m probably sending her a mug with a breakfast club quote and a shirt with the names of the kids from Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. She’s obsessed with 80’s culture and Willy Wonka so I’m hoping it’ll cheer her up a little bit.
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you?
We usually burn a Yule log throughout the night and have a no electronics rule during it. Since neither of us are religious it’s more of an emotional reconnect to each other and to nature than anything else.
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves? I am trying to finish my interim reports. Only two more to go! I am excited to see all my book club ladies at our meeting this week and for our camp holiday party this weekend. I'm feeling tired and sick, STILL! Rant- I hate editing the reports this time of year. Rave- It finally cooled off and doesn't feel like a summer anymore.
Any upcoming appointments? I need to schedule my AS. I see my OB next Wednesday.
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year? I am getting there. I would say I am halfway done. I did a lot of online shopping this weekend. I need to buy for the Secret Santa exchange we do with my cousins and for my nephews. I am waiting on the wishlists from those people. I think the best gift I am giving is to my SIL. I got her this great custom made Harry Potter sign in Hufflepuff colors (her house). The writing looks like this :
I also got her a set of unicorn makeup brushes that I know she will love.
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you? I have always enjoyed this time of year, but sharing it with DS makes it so much more fun. He is holiday obsessed. We decorated first thing Friday and he asked to make gingerbread men that same day. He has such a love of the holiday activities and his excitement is contagious. One of our traditions is to get hot cocoa and walk the street that has all the crazy Christmas lights.
@ivyvines6 I would be going crazy! Also, +1 for the constipation. It has been terrible this last week.
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves? My brother set up a GoFundMe account for us this week. I feel bad asking for help, but all the CDH parents I have spoken with told me that I need to ask for help because the expenses were way more than they expected. This really scares me. And then I also found out that a lot of CDH kids can't go to regular daycare for a couple of years since they are more prone to infection. Which also freaks me out because I can't not work!
Any upcoming appointments? Another u/s with the MFM tomorrow. Hoping to be able to get a better look at the heart and rule out any issues.
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year? No but almost. We ended up getting DS a balance bike. It wasn't even on our radar, but it popped up when I was looking at other stuff and saw a lot of great reviews on it!
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you? This year is special because it will be our first Christmas away from home. The circumstances of it aren't what I wanted, but I think it will be a special year still.
@mileswithmyles I want both of those gifts!!
@sparklingdiamond I think if people want to help you should let them
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves? I have an anterior placenta and just want to feel baby!!
Any upcoming appointments? Friday is my AS!
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year? I have my dad left to do and then I'm done!! The toddler is going to be so pumped with his Kid Kraft fire house playset and Brio trains.
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you? We go and drive around and see Christmas lights. The toddler has loved it. In fact, we went to see Halloween lights and decorations last month and it was a little creepy but he had his first ultimate tantrum when we had to leave he loved it so much. At least this time we will stay in the car to hopefully avoid that.
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves? Nausea is waning, boobs aren't quite as sore, but sleeping is becoming uncomfortable, especially in my hips. I tried sleeping with a pillow between my knees last night and it helped relieve some pressure, but made it hard to roll over easily without waking up completely. Rave: I was able to wean down on my nausea medicine from 2 tablets to 1 over the weekend! Woo hoo!! Now to see how the next few weeks go to try to wean off completely! Rant: I know this is not something to truly wish for, but part of me daydreams of going on bedrest so I don't have to deal with work anymore. One of my project managers is seriously grinding on my last nerve - it's so bad I cried in front of him last week! He doesn't have good personal-skills and is very blunt. His favorite thing is finding the tiniest flaw I've made and calling me out on it and making me feel 2 inches tall. He's gotten better since I started 2 years ago (and there's stories that he used to be 10x worse before me), so it could just be my hormones blasting everything out of proportion. If I could get away from him and get a chance to catch up on house work (which is severely behind), I feel like I'd be so much better off mentally and could actually relax and enjoy this pregnancy.
Any upcoming appointments? Next Monday for a checkup and to schedule the A/S!!
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year? HA!!! Barely even started. Normally I stock up throughout the year, but we're really behind this year. We have no clue what to get our DD. Anyone else having trouble finding something they think their kids will love? My best gift is a drone for DH. He's been hinting at wanting one all year. Plus, we may be able to write it off as tax expense since we may use it to check for missing cows on the farm.
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you? The only thing we do a little differently is not having many traditions haha. DH and I haven't started any yet, although I'm sure now that DD is getting older, she'll want some things to be the same in years to come that will become our own little traditions. This year, we're going to my Dad's in TN for Christmas. It's the house I grew up in, so the memories are amazing, although some are bittersweet with reminders of my mom. This will be the first year DD actually understands who Santa Claus is and what he does, so I'm excited to see her reactions to Santa's note and presents.
BFP 2/25/14 EDD 11/5/14 BD 11/4/14
BFP 8/26/17 EDD 5/5/18
@cups4 that firehouse playset sounds cool!
@zizzabell523 glad you have been able to start weaning the medication. I am down from 4 pills to 2 a day and it feels like a little victory. The first Christmas they understand Santa is awesome. I love the video we have of DS getting his "monster truck" (Powerwheels) from Santa. He was so happy!
How far along are you? When is your due date? What size is baby? 17w1d pomegranate
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves? Nausea, vomiting, constipation and tired...what else is new? Still down 23 lbs from pre pregnancy weight. Rant: work is going to be crazy until the 15th. not looking forward to 12+ hour days, daily. Rave: but I am taking 3 weeks off after the 15th!
Any upcoming appointments? none this week. Anatomy scan on the 15th.
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year?
ha! I haven't even started lol. Barely even begun to think about what we are getting everyone.
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you? I cannot think of anything specific. Honestly, not really looking forward to xmas this year. My aunt passed away two months ago from metastatic breast cancer and I cannot imagine Christmas without her. Going to go get our tree on Sunday with her husband and daughter, they are trying to go through the motions and still do all of their holiday traditions without her, but it's so hard.....and i'm crying. damn hormones.
@sparklingdiamond Wishing you the best for your meeting with the doctor!
@cups4 Same on the anterior placenta. Feeling the baby was one of the milestones I was most counting on reaching this pregnancy since I didn't last time, so hopefully we get to feel baby eventually!
How far along are you? When is your due date? What size is baby? 18 weeks, due 5/1, sweet potato or artichoke
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves? I don't really feel pregnant at all, and my bump even seems a bit smaller, but that's probably the bloat finally going away. I'm so jealous of everyone who can feel kicks and really hoping my anterior placenta doesn't mean that barely happens for me. I know I'll be able to feel something at some point, but I really hope my wife gets to too. Hopefully baby's not fully blocked and there's some room for jabs! I've been more anxious the past couple weeks, but I think it's just the lack of symptoms and that I'm approaching the point of my last loss. I need to get past that anatomy scan! Tomorrow's ultrasound should help.
Rant: Back at work after 10 days away. They weren't very relaxing because my little niece and newborn nephew were here, but they were way more fun than the office!
Rave: We get off between Christmas and New Year's, so I'm not back for too long. Also, almost everyone in my family had the plague the whole time I was off work, and I somehow managed to not get it!
Any upcoming appointments? Makena injection today and MFM ultrasound/cervix check tomorrow
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year? Mostly done other than a couple little things. Only big stuff left is my sister and her husband. I have NO idea what to get them since they didn't ask for much, so probably gift cards. Thankfully our family (at least the adults) has gradually moved toward getting each other exactly what we ask for. It means less surprise, but no wasted money and no unwanted stuff. My wife is the only one who has some issues with it because she keeps wanting to surprise me but then gets stressed if she can't think of the perfect thing.
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you? I think we're pretty typical, if low key since we don't have any kids yet. We'll probably have more defined traditions once baby is around and aware. We go to our adorable neighborhood tree lighting at the beginning of the month, then do a small Christmas with my parents at our house and sometimes go to the movies. We don't even cook...we just get the ready made holiday stuff from Whole Foods. Lol. The day after Christmas we drive out to my mother in law's nursing home a few hours away and take her out for a couple days of fun and hang out with that side of the family. We do a white elephant gift exchange type thing with them to save money because there are so many of them!
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves? still sick. My rant may be a bit selfish but my friend just found out she's pregnant and she's driving me CRAZY! She has morning sickness but isn't throwing up and can eat and drink. I have HG but she's going on and on about how it's so much worse for her and I'll never understand. Since I'm sick all day every day and haven't eaten in months I guess I'm just annoyed by the constant texting.
Any upcoming appointments?
Go in for labs today and my next appointment is next week
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year? almost done! My husband and I read Harry Potter for the first time this year and loved it so I got him the illustrated version of the first three! He's gonna flip!
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you? every year we write down funny things that happen throughout the year and we read them on Christmas and vote on the most absurd thing from the year! It's fun going back through the year! My family is absurd so usually there's lots of laughter!
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves? Just excited for our A/S in two weeks. I think we are settled on both a girl and boy name now. Feeling pretty good. I have had an increase in heartburn in the evening but still bearable.
Any upcoming appointments? A/S December 14!
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year? Definitely not. We are having tons of family come into town from out of state and I find myself really unsure of what to buy for people that I haven’t seen in the past year. Plus some of the family have to fly home so they will want things that aren’t bulky. Is it okay to get your own parents a gift card? Maybe I could just do a nice dinner gift card for my parents.
I am an most excited for DD because we are going to surprise her with a bedroom makeover. We recently redid our bedroom and she kept asking where her big girl bed was. We bought this bed and plan to put her room toghether on Christmas Eve.
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you? I love the holidays and being pregnant definitely makes everything more emotional. One non traditional thing we do is eat chili for Christmas Eve dinner.
@abhphilly GL with your appointments!
@jessnoel89 Do you think she feels she can talk to you about it since you've "been there" ( or still are there)? I feel like I talk way more about pregnancy stuff with my friend who just had a baby than my other friends just because of the context.
@attorneyworkproduct I love getting gift cards. I say do it.
@attorneyworkproduct and @ivyvines6 The real question is, do you eat the chili with cinnamon rolls?? LOL
Married June 2012
BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
BFP Oct 2013- twins! A&H born May 2014
BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17
ETA: Yes! It was @tincupchalice who started the thread and a few people chimed in and said they've eaten it like that. Woo hoo, I'm not crazy!! Hahahahaha
Married June 2012
BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
BFP Oct 2013- twins! A&H born May 2014
BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17
How far along are you? When is your due date? What size is baby?
17.4 pomegranate
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves?
I’m feeling better! hg is lifting! I still don’t feel good but i am eating (eve eating really) and have gained 10 of the 25lbs I lost back! I got back to work Friday night.
Any upcoming appointments?
Next week is the big anatomy scan.
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year?
Hahahaha. I have some items in my amazon shopping cart. Been to sick to actually go to stores until now.
My mom and dad don’t want a gift per say but something handmade or a poem... I know they are being nice because they know how financially strapped we are.
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you?
I’m working Xmas this year delivering Christmas babies! That’s pretty special to me. I’ll miss my family for sure though. It’s my first Xmas in 7 years of nursing that I have to work but I volunteered so I can be sure to have it off next year with the new baby.
Unexplained infertility
TTC #1 since 2015
11/2015 - BFP! 12/2015 - MC
IVF #1 July 2017 freeze all (20 eggs, 15 mature, 10 fert, 6 blasts, 4 PGS normal)
FET #1 TBD Surprise BFP 9/2017 while waiting for FET... hoping for the best!
@helloworld9 do you mean you don’t have a Doppler or can’t find the HB on one?
I think the best gift so far is a big tool bench we got for our son.
@mileswithmyles how long did the crappy symptoms last with your previous pregnancy? I hope it passes soon for you.
@attorneyworkproduct that bed frame is amazing!!
@kpc914 23 pounds?! Oh man, that's impressive! I hope you get to feeling better soon too.
@cups4 I'm bemoaning my anterior placenta too
With DS I was really sick until 13 weeks, felt fine, and then felt sick again at the end.
Unexplained infertility
TTC #1 since 2015
11/2015 - BFP! 12/2015 - MC
IVF #1 July 2017 freeze all (20 eggs, 15 mature, 10 fert, 6 blasts, 4 PGS normal)
FET #1 TBD Surprise BFP 9/2017 while waiting for FET... hoping for the best!
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves? Sciatica still sucks, but not as bad. I am starting to beg off of the climbing and lifting at work
Any upcoming appointments? Monday
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year? Haven't really even started yet. I only really buy for Viking and DH. Everyone else gets gift cards. I'm not really even buying for Viking this year, just wrapping a bunch of empty boxes since that is is all time favorite toy. He's going to love it.
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you? We like to see a movie and have a "junk food feast" on Christmas Eve. We also do a birthday cake for Jesus. My favorite part of the season is a tie between the music and the smells.
How far along are you? When is your due date? What size is baby?
19 weeks tomorrow
What's going on this week? How are you feeling, any rants or raves?
I have a coldsore cluster coming out of the corner of my mouth that makes me feel like the Joker. I've never had one this bad in my life. And an ignorant co-worker pointed it out, wouldn't shut up about it very loudly and basically made me cry. And I know you don't personally know me but I'm not like that. Ever. I've often been told at work that I'm hard to read. It was so awkward. I couldn't even look at her.
Any upcoming appointments?
Monday!!! I find out the sex on Monday!!!
GTKY: Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? What's the best gift you are giving this year?
Ugh no
Bonus GTKY: What do you do outside of typical Christmas traditions? Or what makes this season special to you?
I make perogies by hand, from a scratch (dough and filling) for my family. It kills my wrists (mild carpal tunnel) but it's sooooo worth it.
Married June 2012
BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
BFP Oct 2013- twins! A&H born May 2014
BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17