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October 2018 Moms
tropical1982
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Wednesday Ticker Change 08/01
tropical1982
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1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby?
2. How are you feeling?
3. Any appointments this week?
4. Rants/raves/questions?
5. GTKY: What is one regret you have from when you were younger- assuming you still get to the same point in life if you're happy, what would you go back and change/do differently?
2. How are you feeling?
3. Any appointments this week?
4. Rants/raves/questions?
5. GTKY: What is one regret you have from when you were younger- assuming you still get to the same point in life if you're happy, what would you go back and change/do differently?
Re: Wednesday Ticker Change 08/01
27 weeks, cauliflower?
2. How are you feeling?
Not pregnancy, but either allergies or a summer cold. Can't figure it out, started yesterday and it sucks!
3. Any appointments this week?
Nope, not until next week. Ultrasound to see if my low lying placenta has moved up - I hope it has!!!
4. Rants/raves/questions?
Yay - I got an e-mail for super cheap flights so DH can go see his family. Central America so I can't go with because Zika and the kids are in school then....but I'm a tad bit jealous!! I want to go too!! He can have fun, just not too much fun without us. Yes, preggo rationale lol.
On that same note - I might have to reschedule my maternity pics which were scheduled for that week so he might get a chance to be in them. He'll also miss the sibling class I had scheduled for the kids to take in September. I'll try to move it, but if not I'll take my mom so we can wrangle the boys.
5. GTKY: What is one regret you have from when you were younger- assuming you still get to the same point in life if you're happy, what would you go back and change/do differently?
1. Completed CPA test before I had kids! I'm doing well without it but it's just one of those things I want.
2. Taken more pictures with my dad. He passed away two years ago and I wish I had more pictures of us together.
2. How are you feeling?
Exhausted and lots of anxiety lately. Some days it’s about what will happen when the baby is here and other days it’s about what could go wrong during birth. I cant seem to get it under control.
3. Any appointments this week? MW tomorrow- probably scheduling the TDAP. Will discuss the anxiety too.
4. Rants/raves/questions? Rave/brag/achievement: I found out last night that I got my office to change our maternity leave policy for EVERYONE! Now everyone gets 12 weeks paid regardless of how long they have been there. I was only going to get 8 weeks under the old policy and my pregnant work friend was only going to get 6.
5. GTKY: What is one regret you have from when you were younger- assuming you still get to the same point in life if you're happy, what would you go back and change/do differently?
I would have stayed broken up with my ex the first time, rather than drag it out over 7 more times getting back together and then breaking up.
31 - into the single digit week countdown. Eep!
Size of a large movie popcorn
2. How are you feeling?
Had some crazy BH over the weekend. Didn’t love that. Low back is starting to act up. Mostly glad the heat wave is breaking. Back to mid 70s for a week!
3. Any appointments this week?
Massage yesterday
4. Rants/raves/questions
Starting to get a little worries about the fact that our prep class doesnt start for another 2 weeks.
Excited to have DH back after a long weekend work trip thing without cell service!!
5. GTKY: What is one regret you have from when you were younger- assuming you still get to the same point in life if you're happy, what would you go back and change/do differently?
Probably waitress for 1-2 years less than I did. Good money, but you’re really just delaying starting in a new field. Those cash tips, though...
@tropical1982 I’m pretty sure I have that rational about DH and travel all the time. If it’s somewhere fun, I want to go, too! Sorry you’ll have to reschedule so many things, though. sounds like a hassle.
2. How are you feeling?
3. Any appointments this week?
4. Rants/raves/questions?
5. GTKY: What is one regret you have from when you were younger- assuming you still get to the same point in life if you're happy, what would you go back and change/do differently?
@tropical1982 - sibling class? i'm intrigued....my two year old is so not ready for the baby and i'm at a loss of how to prepare him!
1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby? 29 weeks, and a wrecking ball (at least i'm assuming, based on the constant ramming motions)
2. How are you feeling? Ok, some days i have more pelvic pain than others, but its manageable at this point. We've determined i will be on unisom for the entire pregnancy due to nausea, but it is what it is and i feel fine as long as i take it.
3. Any appointments this week? I just had one this morning - everything looks good! BP is low, but that is normal for me both pregnant and not, so its not a concern at this point. Baby is measuring right on track, and is head down for the time being which is nice (but having an end of pregnancy flipper last time, i don't think i'll ever feel totally in the safe zone)
4. Rants/raves/questions? So i live in a small town in Michigan that is currently in a state of emergency due to toxic drinking water that i have consumed my entire pregnancy. (as well as for my last pregnancy) We're starting to think some of the issue we had with my son could be a result after a town hall where we realized everyone in this town has had FTT babies that can't gain weight. They will be monitoring my BP and the babies size more closely for the rest of this pregnancy, but there are just 8 million unknowns right now. We are being given bottled water from the state, but i don't trust anything at this point, and i feel like i have ruined my kids by drinking toxic sludge, and i am debating switching to wine for the rest of the pregnancy because its actually safer for baby at this point than the water is. Sorry to be a downer, i am in a dark place this week.
5. GTKY: What is one regret you have from when you were younger- assuming you still get to the same point in life if you're happy, what would you go back and change/do differently? This is probably totally lame, but i think i would try to put more in my 401k. i did the bare minimum from the time i started working, but the more i think about it, if i just had saved like, 1% more i could probably retire 5 years earlier. (i think right now i'm on track to retire at 80, lol.)
@quiltandknit DH and I have had that conversation numerous times... Sometimes it helps and sometimes it doesn't. It's frustrating.
1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby?
29 weeks, eep! This is going by really fast. Baby is an acorn squash?
2. How are you feeling?
So tired. If I can get through doing the bare minimum, I think that will be a success for me right now.
3. Any appointments this week?
Regular ol' appointment this Friday and will probably get the TDAP then. Meeting with a different doctor since my OB is out this week, which is probably not a bad thing, but I do love my doctor.
4. Rants/raves/questions?
At my last appointment the nurse told me she prescribed iron supplements since my iron was low, but when I spoke to the doctor about it he said it wasn't that low and that I was borderline low, and didn't seem like I needed the supplements. Also, it was the same day as my 1-hour glucose test, and I had been eating grilled chicken and salad pretty much all week to prepare, which I feel like lowered my iron as well.
SO, I never ended up picking them up. Been focusing on iron-rich foods in my diet right now and it sounds dumb but I'm not having issues going to the bathroom so I don't want to start by introducing iron supplements. May bring it up at Friday's appointment, I just feel guilty every time the pharmacy calls.
5. GTKY: What is one regret you have from when you were younger- assuming you still get to the same point in life if you're happy, what would you go back and change/do differently?
I should have been more confident and advocated for myself more. When I was younger I was content being a doormat as long as it meant no one was upset with me. Looking back, I missed out on so many opportunities just so I wouldn't "rock the boat" or deal with a temporary difficult situation.
This class is designed for children ages 3-7 yearsChildren learn to hold, change diapers, and wrap babies using dolls in the classroom.
I'm sorry to hear about your water situation. How stressful! Wine sounds good! lol
1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby?
31- footballs!
2. How are you feeling?
Exhausted! After doing anything I have to stop and take a breather, walking up the stairs, making dinner, getting in and out of a pool, it's really frustrating... I know I'm not going full 40 but idk how I'll get to even 38!!
3. Any appointments this week?
Friday I have a regular appointment with another dr which I'm excited about.
4. Rants/raves/questions?
Rant: I'm going to class for work for the next 2 weeks. Normally I'd be so happy to get out of the house but it's in Boston and I just dont want to go that far right now, once I get there I'll be fine but I just dread packing and getting there lol and the second week will be all outside...
5. GTKY: What is one regret you have from when you were younger- assuming you still get to the same point in life if you're happy, what would you go back and change/do differently?
I think I'd learn to budget sooner... I regret having close to nothing saved up before getting pregnant and now I'm starting to stress about how we'll get by when the babies come. I'm so glad we have my parents letting us live here but I wish we were in our own place..
31 weeks, asparagus
2. How are you feeling?
I Came down with a cold over my 2 day Work trip. Sore throat stage. I can see what’s in store from hearing my husband coughing up a storm.
3. Any appointments this week?
None this week
4. Rants/raves/questions?
Was gone 2 days on a work trip and the dirty pan on the stove is still sitting there. Thanks husband.
5. GTKY: What is one regret you have from when you were younger- assuming you still get to the same point in life if you're happy, what would you go back and change/do differently?
i like what someone else said about more assertiveness and confidence rather than always trying to keep everyone else happy.
@rabtaido1214 aren't husbands great
Sorry Ive been missing a bit lately and Im behind on our ticker change day - the past few weeks have been so busy.
1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby?
29 weeks, acorn squash
2. How are you feeling?
Tired, swollen and overwhelmed!!
3. Any appointments this week?
I had my regular OB visit Monday and I a measuring big so they scheduled me for an US on 8/9 to check growth and fluid.
4. Rants/raves/questions?
I think we have been doing too much lately and we have been so busy trying to fit in everything that I might be over doing it. We are also potty training my 3 year old (yesterday was her bday) and I've been so swamped at work. I think all the added stress and has been a bit much lately and its starting to catch up with me. Plus we haven't started/finished hardly anything to prep for baby yet. Here is to a slow few weeks so we can get it all done before baby comes!
5. GTKY: What is one regret you have from when you were younger- assuming you still get to the same point in life if you're happy, what would you go back and change/do differently? I am not big on regrets but one thing I wish would have been different was to find my career earlier. I am a nurse but I went to school for psychology first and it was several years after I graduated that I decided to become a nurse. It would have been nice to figure that out a little earlier.