Every year my one or more of my second graders will ask, “are you having a baby?” I’m by no means thin, but not overweight, so if I wear something not flattering I can understand why they ask. In the past, I’ve always honestly answered no, no baby here. Well, it happened today! I still haven’t told anyone at work, and it’s still definitely my belly, not the baby. I didn’t know how to honestly answer! Hahaha. I went with answering with a question and the conversation quickly turned to one about our shared love of junk food! At first I thought I’d tell my students once I started showing, but now I might just wait and see who decides to ask!
Me: 30 DH: 31 Married: 2012 BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016 | BFP #3 May 2017, MC July 2017 | BFP #4 Jan 2018, MC Feb 2018 | BFP #5 July 2018, fingers crossed
So I started a new job last week and I'm finding most of my coworkers are not very inviting. I'm feeling very left out even if I try to be super friendly. They don't want to be bothered. There is only one person that I've really clicked with and of course today is her last day!
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Me (34): DOR d/t chemo/radiation, Immature Endometrial Lining, Hypothyroidism
DH (35): MFI d/t testicular torsion and removal, Low T, Oligospermia, Anti-Sperm Antibodies, Currently on T supplements Sept '11-April '13 ~ Testing, failed multiple MFI treatments, saving & TONS of praying January 2014 ~ IVF/ICSI & PGS ~ no response to stims ~ converted to IUI ~ BFN February 2014 ~ On to donor embyros ~ 5 blasts!!! March 2014 ~ FET #1 ~ Transferred 2 blasts ~ BFN July 2014 ~ Kliman's mock cycle with endometrial function test Sample too small for EFT, HE slide showed immature cells New protocol planned, saving for another biopsy for EFT January 2015 ~ Considering adoption options April 2015 ~ Privately arranged adoption of planned pregnancy DD#1 ~ Lillyana Violet Marie born 6/15/16, Finalized adoption 12/20/16 July 13, 2018 ~ BFP....WTF?!?! 7/16 Beta #1 ~ 466...7/18 Beta #2 ~ 1,077...7/23 Beta #3 ~ 5,291 7/23 US #1 ~ 1 gestational sac seen and yolk sac 7/30 US #2 and 1st OB appt ~ 1 perfectly round gestational sac, 1 perfect yolk sac and 1 teeny tiny heart beat seen!!!
@violetmarie61516 I’m sorry to hear that. I find that it is always awkward at a new job for a while, and people slowly warm as they realize they can trust you to do your part. I always feel like a burden at the beginning because training takes up so much of someone’s time. I hope it gets better for you.
@violetmarie61516 I definitely agree with what @maggiemadeit and @keikilove have said! I always find it’s hard at work to connect with people especially in the beginning. I would just keep trying by being friendly and pulling your weight.
I didn’t see a current symptoms thread so I’m posting here.
I had a god awful day at work yesterday. My teammates were squabbling with each other and by the end of the 12 hour shift I wanted to murder all three of them. And then, I threw up in the driveway after driving home. It’s raining today for the 6th day in a row, and I feel like I’m hungover. 12w1d.... come on second trimester!!!! I’m ready to stop feeling awful all the time.
However, I had ten minutes of this bubbling feeling this morning laying in bed, and I’m wondering if it was fetal movement (I know it was probably gas) One of the twins is really anterior, and it was right where we were able to hear FHT the other day for that twin. I know it’s early but it did make me feel less angry at the world.
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Me: 36, DH 37.
August 2014- 6w MMC
July 2015- CP
PCOS, plus some medical issues that make me high risk.
They’re planning to remediate it soon. How soon is a good question (govt office) and how long it’s been there is another concern all together. We had water damage probably 7 months ago that they “fixed”.
DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
I'm craving chinese from a specific restaurant in town like CRAZY! Asked a couple coworkers if they'd like to order in but apparently I was 5 minutes too late as they both already heated up their lunches. GAH. Text DH my pity party (he's off today) and got "maybe you can get some tomorrow?" I'm going out of town tomorrow - the chinese just won't be the same! LOL
@HoneyBear40 Such a bummer! Hopefully, you were able to talk your husband into it for dinner. I know when those things happen...I will daydream about it until I get it!
TTC #1 since April 2015 June 2016 - CP 2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's IVF w/ PGS - January 2018 FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN ERA Cycle May / June 2018 ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change) FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP Beta #1 - 137 Beta #2 - 410 U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166 Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19 EDD March 28, 2019 Baby Girl born 3/26/19
You guys!!! I completely forgot I had my second dr’s appointment today!!! They callled me when I was 5 minutes late. I was already at work and couldn’t make it within a reasonable amount of time. They had no more openings for today.
I have a specialist appointment next week but I would’ve loved the reassurance today. It’s been such a weird gross-feeling pregnancy so far that I’ve been worrying that all is not well. I can’t believe I missed that appointment...
@keikilove that is so frustrating about missing an appointment ugh! I always put them in my phone calendar with several alarms to remind me.
My random is that I just found out via Facebook that one of my exes now works for my brothers company. My brother is pretty high up in the company so I have no idea if they work in the same office or anything. But I’m not sure why I’m so irritated about this I’ve been married to my DH for over 5 years and he’s wonderful. I guess I just find it weird.
@purpleteacher82 yuck. I do mine on the 19th and I’m really not looking forward to it
Thursday was DS1 birthday. DH was outta town so we went out today. What did DS choose? Bowling. I’m in pain now with low heat on my back, drinking tea and watching Notre Dame football. Worst part? My ILs are coming for dinner and cake soon and I just want my bed
Not sure if randoms is the right place but I don’t feel like symptoms is the right place either. Almost two weeks ago at my 12 week anatomy scan babe was down where it is typical, but my fetal Doppler kept picking up heart tones higher up. I’m 14 weeks today and heart tones are being picked up right near my belly button. Anyone else have a little so high up? My best friend who is a nurse said it’s too soon for baby to be so high up but agreed that the tones I was getting was baby. I’m not sure why this freaks me out, but my PGAL brain can’t seem to relax about this. I have an appointment Tuesday morning and I will get answers from the doc then, but curious if I’m not an odd ball. This is my fourth pregnancy that has made it to this gestational week, so I’m not sure if that makes a difference?
We have two sleeping beauties in heaven. Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016. Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015. They will be forever missed.
My PGAL brain keeps telling me that it’s not really the baby’s heartbeat and when I go in Tuesday I’m going to get bad news. I’m sure this probably should have gone in the PGAL group. I was just looking to see if someone else is going through something similar.
We have two sleeping beauties in heaven. Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016. Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015. They will be forever missed.
@bdesterhouse I’m sure it’s fine. If it causes you stress, maybe you need to hide the Doppler until after your appointment.
Hurricane prep is underway here. Is anyone else being threatened by Florence?
DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
Since hyper. Emesis. Has me basically nonfunctional, I find myself playing. Tsum TSUM on my phone when the idea of moving causes more nausea.. . Does anyone else play? If so, add me. Line ID: PookaATX
I'm pretty sure I inadvertently packed a bunch of my maternity clothes for the move because I am a massive idiot.
DD2 started walking. It's adorable and I am already worn out. How am I going to do this with three DDs 3 and under?!
I packed what I hadn't given away because I thought we'd have our stuff by now. Sorely regretting that... Though I don't think I have much left anyway since I was. Solidly done having kids and purged literally 2 months before. My bfp
@bdesterhouse I'm 15 weeks today and just had an appointment 3 days ago (so 14w 4d). My doctor (heartily) prodded my belly and proclaimed "ah, there baby is!" It was right by my belly button. I was surprised but he seemed confident. When he puked out the Doppler he started by my belly button and then laughed and said baby was squirming away. He did eventually find it much lower, but had originally started near my belly button. He's been a doctor for 30+ years and god knows how many babies he's delivered, and he didn't find it odd at all that baby would be near my belly button when I was laying down. My best guess is baby may seem/feel hgood Cher when we are lying down vs standing up? I thought baby would be much lower too. I'm sure you're ok!
@bdesterhouse I’m not sure if this is helpful: I have a vein that runs down my stomach past my belly button that I can’t see visibly through the skin. But I can feel my heart beat through this vein (the same way one can feel their heartbeat in their neck or wrist) and sometimes if I’m lying down I can see that whole belly button area “thumping” to the rhythm of my heartbeat. (When I was young I used to think that somehow my heart was located outside of my rib cage because of this weird phenomenon.) Maybe you also have a vein that’s echoing baby’s heartbeat? I know this sounds bizarre and idiotic since the placent & umbilical cord isn’t attached directly to any of your veins, but just thought I’d share my weird experience.
Thank you ladies. I’m sure everything is fine, and I’m just being paranoid. I get like this when there are two weeks between appointments instead of a week. I think I will calm down more once I start feeling movements.
We have two sleeping beauties in heaven. Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016. Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015. They will be forever missed.
@bdesterhouse I’m not a PGAL but I had a high risk pregnancy last time and every time I go in the office I get so much anxiety that my BP is going to be high and/or something else will be wrong with me/baby. Of course all this anxiety only causes my BP to actually be higher. I’m not sure if it’s even appropriate for me to respond to you and I don’t want to be Insensitive to how or what you are dealing with. Just want you to know you aren’t alone in feeling anxiety about the appointments.
ETA because my finger hit submit before I wrote anything!
I don’t think you have to go through a loss to get anxiety, especially if things in previous pregnancies were traumatic for you. I’d never discredit someone’s feelings just because they didn’t walk in my shoes. I’d never wish for anyone to experience what I did.
We have two sleeping beauties in heaven. Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016. Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015. They will be forever missed.
Re: Randoms 9/4- 9/9
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DS1: 9.6.12**DS2: 12.22.14
CP1: 6/17 @4w4d
CP2: 9/17 @4w3d
CP3: 2/18 @5w
Rainbow Baby On Board
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Married: 2012
BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016
So our departments are called “codes” so this was my announcement this morning.
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
Sept '11-April '13 ~ Testing, failed multiple MFI treatments, saving & TONS of praying
January 2014 ~ IVF/ICSI & PGS ~ no response to stims ~ converted to IUI ~ BFN
February 2014 ~ On to donor embyros ~ 5 blasts!!!
March 2014 ~ FET #1 ~ Transferred 2 blasts ~ BFN
July 2014 ~ Kliman's mock cycle with endometrial function test
Sample too small for EFT, HE slide showed immature cells
New protocol planned, saving for another biopsy for EFT
January 2015 ~ Considering adoption options
April 2015 ~ Privately arranged adoption of planned pregnancy
DD#1 ~ Lillyana Violet Marie born 6/15/16, Finalized adoption 12/20/16
July 13, 2018 ~ BFP....WTF?!?!
7/16 Beta #1 ~ 466...7/18 Beta #2 ~ 1,077...7/23 Beta #3 ~ 5,291
7/23 US #1 ~ 1 gestational sac seen and yolk sac
7/30 US #2 and 1st OB appt ~ 1 perfectly round gestational sac, 1 perfect yolk sac and 1 teeny tiny heart beat seen!!!
Maybe ask the new friend/soon-to-be leaving coworker if she has any tips or advice for you on making it work? Good luck!
I had a god awful day at work yesterday. My teammates were squabbling with each other and by the end of the 12 hour shift I wanted to murder all three of them.
And then, I threw up in the driveway after driving home.
It’s raining today for the 6th day in a row, and I feel like I’m hungover. 12w1d.... come on second trimester!!!! I’m ready to stop feeling awful all the time.
However, I had ten minutes of this bubbling feeling this morning laying in bed, and I’m wondering if it was fetal movement (I know it was probably gas) One of the twins is really anterior, and it was right where we were able to hear FHT the other day for that twin. I know it’s early but it did make me feel less angry at the world.
[spoiler=TW in signature]
Me: 36, DH 37.
August 2014- 6w MMC
July 2015- CP
PCOS, plus some medical issues that make me high risk.
Our rainbow babies are due 3/21!!!!!
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Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
@BuckeyeNut05 YES!!!
June 2016 - CP
2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
IVF w/ PGS - January 2018
FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
ERA Cycle May / June 2018
ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP
U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
EDD March 28, 2019
Baby Girl born 3/26/19
I have a specialist appointment next week but I would’ve loved the reassurance today. It’s been such a weird gross-feeling pregnancy so far that I’ve been worrying that all is not well. I can’t believe I missed that appointment...
My random is that I just found out via Facebook that one of my exes now works for my brothers company. My brother is pretty high up in the company so I have no idea if they work in the same office or anything. But I’m not sure why I’m so irritated about this I’ve been married to my DH for over 5 years and he’s wonderful. I guess I just find it weird.
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
Thursday was DS1 birthday. DH was outta town so we went out today. What did DS choose? Bowling. I’m in pain now with low heat on my back, drinking tea and watching Notre Dame football. Worst part? My ILs are coming for dinner and cake soon and I just want my bed
DS1: 9.6.12**DS2: 12.22.14
CP1: 6/17 @4w4d
CP2: 9/17 @4w3d
CP3: 2/18 @5w
Rainbow Baby On Board
<a href="https://babysizer.com/geeky"><img src="https://babysizer.com/geeky-2019-03-08.jpg" alt="Babysizer Geeky Pregnancy Tracker"></a>
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
[spoiler=TW in signature]
Me: 36, DH 37.
August 2014- 6w MMC
July 2015- CP
PCOS, plus some medical issues that make me high risk.
Our rainbow babies are due 3/21!!!!!
[/spoiler]
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
[spoiler=TW in signature]
Me: 36, DH 37.
August 2014- 6w MMC
July 2015- CP
PCOS, plus some medical issues that make me high risk.
Our rainbow babies are due 3/21!!!!!
[/spoiler]
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
ETA because my finger hit submit before I wrote anything!
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.