After weeks of no AC and inside house temps of 80-85, we had a major temperature change this week. High of 89 on Monday, 59 on Thursday.. and my furnace actually works so I won’t need to worry about the AC until next spring when maternity leave is over. Hallelujah!
We have fall weather here and it’s so wonderful!! We hung up our Halloween decorations and are going to get pumpkins Monday. Still need to get my mums for the porch pots. And I made the yummiest pumpkin bread yesterday. YAY FALL!
We have fall weather here too, which is great! But I have yet another mountain of grading, which sucks. I am so much less efficient these days, I just can't focus and keep getting tired. Must push through so I don't have to deal with it while doing everything else during the week, blergh
It feels freezing here because it's so windy! My dds and I harvested the rest of our tomatoes, onions, peppers,and carrots last night and made homemade tomato soup. I was really impressed with how well it turned out!
Our RainbowBaby H arrived at 37 weeks on 12/20/16!
Baby E arrived at 37 weeks on 01/31/15!
Married my Marine 05.23.14
*TW* TWIN LOSS 7.2.15 BFP 9.7.15 CP BFP 12.31.15 MC 2.28.16 BFP 10.14.17 CP BFP 3.10.18 D&C 4.13.18
Has anyone done a good job at sticking to a healthy diet? My struggle has been having the energy to cook and prep healthy meals/snacks. Especially being prepared when Im at work and on the go. I just ordered a weeks worth have healthy food, but hoping someone has some tips or ideas! When I put my maternity shorts on Thursday and they were tight AF!
@lzzfrancisco All I want to eat is junk food. I'm normally a pretty healthy eater, but I've really had to make an effort not to give in and get McDonald's every day for the past few weeks.
I keep a bag of healthy trail mix in my handbag for snacking when out and about, and I always have fresh fruit at home which requires no prep! All my meals are low prep because I hate spending time cooking. For getting enough veggies I make a huge batch of soup or stew that can be frozen. Right now there's a container of butternut squash & sweet potato soup in the fridge, but I usually make something with lentils or chickpeas to fill me up. Roasted veggies with fish is also quick and easy to make, I use carrots, onions, potato or sweet potato and tomato, cover with tin foil and put it in the oven for an hour and chuck a cod fillet on top of it for the last 25-20 minutes.
My lunch at work is pretty much always leftovers from the day before. That's definitely the easiest, as long as you have access to a fridge and microwave at work!
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
@izzfrancisco I struggle with it too because I’m still having pretty intense cravings and aversions so I can’t meal plan like I do when not pregnant. I stock up on healthy, veggie based freezer meals from TJs to be honest. Lots of cauliflower or sweet potato gnocchi, cauliflower pizza crust, veggie lasagna, etc. Even if the meals I have on hand in the freezer (like orange chicken or ravioli) aren’t super healthy, they’re better than ordering pizza or hitting the drive thru lol. I LOVE cooking and would cook a huge meal every night if I had someone to do all my dishes lol. With my husband working nights I have to be the person to cook AND clean which I just never have the energy for anymore!
@izzfrancisco it's such a struggle. I hate cooking for one and really DH is the one who would usually keep our meal plan on track. Combined with cravings/aversions, it's a lost cause. The only thing that saves me from a toddler diet is meals in the freezer (thanks, mum!).
I took my boys and my niece to a pumpkin patch today. 2 hours of that and I'm just done. I can't believe how much that took out of me. I hurt everywhere! The next 15w3d are going to be fun.
@lzzfrancisco to be fair I have pretty junky eating habits, especially when non-pregnant. But for me I find it easier to add things, rather than cutting or going all-or-nothing. So most days I aim to add several fruits and veggies and eat high protein. I find that adding things makes me less likely to eat the bad stuff and I don’t feel bad about it when I do. I also always keep almonds and granola in my car which helps keep me away from Starbucks muffins...
I love yalls ideas and perspective. I think trying some healthy freezer meals is a great idea. I havent been successful finding them at Kroger or Aldi, but Im willing to make the trip to Trader Joes. Ive never been!!
1st night in the new house. Don't really have the furniture in yet so it's super echoey. And the wifi didn't get hooked up so all I have is the sound monitor for DD not video which I am so annoyed at right now. Shes in bed, but has been fussing for a bit. No crying so I don't plan to go in, I just wish I could see why she was fussing. Plus her room is echoing too so everything on the monitor sounds louder than it is. Yay new house but oh how much I wish I could snap my fingers and be settled.
TW: 1 infant loss 8/17: Our daughter was born 8/18: Our daughter kicked open heart surgery ass 2/19: We lost our son to Prader-Willi/Paradoxical Vocal Cord/ Noonans at 6wks old 4/26/2020: EDD for baby #3!!!
@Izzfrancisco- I am super struggling with this. I had been eating super healthy for about a year before this pregnancy, and I have totally fallen back to eating random extra baked goods and sweets, which is my kryptonite. I am really trying to course correct but once you fall off the wagon... 😕
@smallbutmighty77- Happy new house! Wish I had a pineapple to give you. It takes time to make a house a home... it will happen! ETA: oh, wait, here ya go: 🍍
I do not envy the moving! I’ve been in this apartment almost three years and I feel like we just settled in lol.
we had TWO birthday parties today...I’m exhausted and so was DS. He didn’t nap and he fell asleep at 530 on the way home. We tried waking him because that’s really too early but it was meltdown city. He fell back asleep and hasn’t woken up yet - I’m sure he’ll be up at like 4am
@lzzfrancisco HAHAHA I learned my first time around that LO does ALL the diet dictation. I was so cute before I got pregnant thinking "it'll be hard, but I'm gonna stick to my diet the whole way through!" Then I got pregnant and could literally not keep down anything except white bread and cheese. And all of a sudden I realized why gaining weight after pregnancy is such a common thing.
Found out last minute about a local swap and drop and got two large bags of free clothes! (A few baby things but mostly for DD since LO will use all her hand me downs. Also a few maternity pants/capris). Many were well loved, and/or won't fit DD for awhile, but I'm not gonna turn down free on my budget!
We're about to have a very Fall festive morning and head to an apple orchard about an hour away at the Wisconsin border, for apple picking, corn maze, hay rides, all that jazz. Of course our timing, to be there and back for my two year old's nap to not get totally messed up, requires him to be up now, which he's not, and out the door in an hour. Because of course he would sleep in the ONE day it's actually problematic.
DD’s bday party was so fun but exhausting! She skipped her nap of course so she was super wound up but in a cute way. She kept walking around saying ‘2nd Birthday!’ DH and DD are still sleeping so I am enjoying some hot tea and the quiet.
@smallbutmighty77 congrats on the new house and getting the move done! I can’t imagine moving wile pregnant with a toddler.
@sjnsjnsjn- are you goin to Apple holler? I work near there and it’s alway so busy! Good plan to go early, I hope it’s not too crazy for you guys and you can make it home by nap time!
History in Spoiler
Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
Starting to sink in. Starting to have alot more of the oh crap moments. Thank you Bump for the count down, but please stop! Then the weather change was like it's fall, yay but that means February is almost here.
Then my major oh crap moment: a friend gave us a ton of stuff. Super grateful but got it in the house and realized this is happening. She gave us a car seat with 2 bases,a pack n play, stroller, high chair and a swing. Not to mention nursery decorations. Hit me like a ton of bricks...
Our nursery now has a crib in it! We're in the process of getting the other boys furniture rearranged. But it's really starting to look like a real baby is going to be coming into this house soon. 15 weeks from Tuesday actually!
@jessier19 grading is so much harder while pregnant, no? It's the worst part of the job to begin with and then it's like a dense fog has descended upon my brain and I can't even pretend to do it quickly. Sending you good vibes that you'll get through yours as quickly as possible!
@lzzfrancisco it's all carbs and cheese over here as well. I don't know if it is "unhealthy" but I'm not as balanced as I was pre-pg
Re: Weekend Randoms - Oct. 13-14
DH was the best and got up with the kids this morning and let me sleep. I’d put out but I’d also drop snot on him so that’ll have to wait.
MMC 2.12.11 @ 8w
PVM 5.8.12
GWM 3.17.15
RPM 2.21.19
*TW*
TWIN LOSS 7.2.15
BFP 9.7.15 CP
BFP 12.31.15 MC 2.28.16
BFP 10.14.17 CP
BFP 3.10.18 D&C 4.13.18
I keep a bag of healthy trail mix in my handbag for snacking when out and about, and I always have fresh fruit at home which requires no prep! All my meals are low prep because I hate spending time cooking. For getting enough veggies I make a huge batch of soup or stew that can be frozen. Right now there's a container of butternut squash & sweet potato soup in the fridge, but I usually make something with lentils or chickpeas to fill me up. Roasted veggies with fish is also quick and easy to make, I use carrots, onions, potato or sweet potato and tomato, cover with tin foil and put it in the oven for an hour and chuck a cod fillet on top of it for the last 25-20 minutes.
My lunch at work is pretty much always leftovers from the day before. That's definitely the easiest, as long as you have access to a fridge and microwave at work!
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
1 infant loss
8/17: Our daughter was born
8/18: Our daughter kicked open heart surgery ass
2/19: We lost our son to Prader-Willi/Paradoxical Vocal Cord/ Noonans at 6wks old
4/26/2020: EDD for baby #3!!!
ETA: oh, wait, here ya go: 🍍
We've lived here a year and it still feels a bit empty.
we had TWO birthday parties today...I’m exhausted and so was DS. He didn’t nap and he fell asleep at 530 on the way home. We tried waking him because that’s really too early but it was meltdown city. He fell back asleep and hasn’t woken up yet - I’m sure he’ll be up at like 4am
@smallbutmighty77 congrats on the new house and getting the move done! I can’t imagine moving wile pregnant with a toddler.
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
Then my major oh crap moment: a friend gave us a ton of stuff. Super grateful but got it in the house and realized this is happening. She gave us a car seat with 2 bases,a pack n play, stroller, high chair and a swing. Not to mention nursery decorations. Hit me like a ton of bricks...
@lzzfrancisco it's all carbs and cheese over here as well. I don't know if it is "unhealthy" but I'm not as balanced as I was pre-pg
Never. That’s the answer to that question.
BFP 6.8.2018 EDD 02.18.2019