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April 2019 Moms
lyse01
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Week 4 Check-in w/o 12/3
lyse01
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Due date:
Any appointments? Questions?
Rants/Raves?
How are you feeling?
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy?
Re: Week 4 Check-in w/o 12/3
Any appointments? Questions? Next appt 12/10
Rants/Raves? Have I mentioned how much I hate the cold and winter? I’m so over it and there is still so much of it
How are you feeling? Feeling good. Feeling more pregnant than fat this week
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? I loved Go Dog Go by PD Eastman. And I do still have the copy I read. It’s in terrible shape so I’ll probably need to get a new one to share.
Anatomy scan is next week, 12/12.
Rave: been feeling him move a ton. Rant: not sleeping well. Totally exhausted. Rave: my new maternity jeans arrived that I bought on a Black Friday sale and I love them. They actually fit, when most mat jeans I’ve tried don’t fit me well.
Feeling: tired. Headachey. Not motivated to do much. Heartburn has been bad, but it’s my own fault for drinking tea and decaf coffee when I know how much reflux it gives me.
GTKY: my parents said it was a Little Critter book called the Fussy Princess. I don’t have it, but it apparently came in a McDonald’s happy meal so it did fall apart eventually. I did buy some of my other favorites for DD.
Any appointments? Questions? 20w anatomy scan next week, 12/12!
Rants/Raves? Rant: Just the usual subway/commuting issues. It’s a nightmare generally, doubly so now. Rave: I’ve been feeling my little babe move around since last week and it’s awesome!!!
How are you feeling? Sciatica is rearing up bad again. Trying to get in to see a specialty physical therapist that my OB recommended, but no one has called me back yet after leaving a message. I’m not sleeping well and having a really hard time getting comfortable.
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible No Good, Very Bad Day — I don’t have a copy anymore, but my mom might (she’s a retired elementary school teacher).
Any appointments? Questions? 20 week appt/anatomy scan on 12/12!
Rants/Raves? Rave: I love feeling LO move around. I got the car seat the other day, so I feel like we are "ready" now with the main items we will need. Rant: DD#1's meltdowns because its December but not Christmas break yet... & I 100% get it.. I am ready for break too!
How are you feeling? mild back pain, but nothing I can majorly complain about.. Really, trying to remind myself that this energy isn't going to last-- so to not over commit for DD#1 in the spring for activities..
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? Madeline! I have always loved that one & my grandma would read it to me.. So it is a name contender for us with this LO. & Yes, DD#1 has a copy of it.
DD #2: BFP: 8-19-18 EDD: 4-30-19
Any appointments? Questions? Next appointment is 12/12. Probably my last appointment with my midwife before I have my care transferred to an OB/GYN.
Rants/Raves? @lovemaddux I also hate winter!! If I could hibernate till spring, I totally would.
How are you feeling? Pretty good, just super hungry all the time! I do wish I could feel my babies more - I feel flutters from baby #2, but I don't feel much from baby #1 due to having an anterior placenta. I'm looking forward to when they really start kicking around in there!
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? The Monster at the End of this Book. I don't still have a copy, but I definitely want to buy one for my boys!
Any appointments? Questions? Appointment on Thursday for AS and research MRI. I'm so excited. Honestly, I'm still not showing much and if I didn't feel this baby kicking me all the time now, I would be a little worried that they aren't actually in there... But anyway, excited to get a peak inside!
Rants/Raves? I'll join in on the winter-hating even though I really shouldn't complain. It's the darkness that gets me. Cold is bad, too, but I just hate not seeing the sun...
How are you feeling? Always tired. So creaky and sore in all my joints, all the time. I try to stretch out my hips, and it's better for about 30 seconds and then its back to moving trying to move frozen rubber. Also, my appetite has gotten more unpredictable recently: sometimes super hungry and sometimes satisfied by just a few bites? And emotionally pretty sad/bittersweet for a variety of reasons but trying to just keep up with eating, sleeping, and moving.
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? So many! Go Dog, Go was one of my faves when I was first learning to read -- thanks for bringing it up @lovemaddux because I totally wouldn't have remembered it. I really liked a lot of Jan Brett's books when I got a little older, The Mitten is one of her best but the others were also nice. Also, Tomie dePaola books! Also Officer Buckle and Gloria was a grade school favorite.
now on.
Any appointments? Not for me
my dd has her three yr old checkup. Today. She is growing well and nonlingner anemic (iron supplements ftw) Questions?
Rants/Raves? Enjoying baby wiggles. Want to name him already but hubs takes longer to agree to what I already know we should name him I’m too busy and it’s insanely exhausting and I’m accomplishing very little.
How are you feeling? Tired and like I already have to pee too much at night
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy?
I really don’t know. I love “the day jimmy’s boa ate the wash” and I do have that one. I have a lot of my childhood books and read all the time as a kid. And when I didn’t read them yet I still perused them regularly. We have several bookshelves of children’s books and are getting more for Christmas. We read them before nap and bed and if she’s in a mood otherwise. She also disappears for 30-45 min looking at books in her corner in her room regularly.
books.
Any appointments? Questions? 20 Week appt on Thursday
Rants/Raves? Baby was measuring small on my anatomy scan. Not a huge difference. But my Doc tends to be a 'err on the side of caution' person so I know she will make a big deal about it. I hate it because this happened towards the end of my pregnancy with my first. I am small, I am only 4'11 so my baby will be smaller too. DD has always been super healthy and in about the 25-30% range for height and weight and always had a small head.
How are you feeling? Normal, tired, and fat.
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy?
Not sure I will need to ask my Mom. Its funny because I know I loved to read but I remember my favorite TV shows much better than my favorite books.
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
Any appointments? Questions? Not until after Christmas
Rants/Raves? I like winter well enough except for the dark, plus I’m nervous about falling once the snow and ice show up this year. I do feel like summer has better and cheaper maternity clothes- all those sundresses are much easier for an office than finding the two pairs of warm petite maternity work pants out there.
How are you feeling? Pretty good, a little cumbersome. Going to drag myself to water aerobics this Friday. I love feeling the baby move, makes that pgal brain much quieter.
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? I loved books by Chris van Allsberg- the Mysteries of Harris Burdick especially, but all of his illustrations are gorgeous and feel kind of mysterious and almost dangerous. Better for an older kid, but really good to discuss. I’ll need to buy new copies. Thankfully I still have my Maurice Sendak stuff in a box.
Any appointments? Questions? Anatomy scan appointment on 12/12! So excited! Hoping for a boy, but have a feeling it’s a girl. Is anyone else not feeling any movement yet? My uterus is tilted, so I’m not sure if that plays into it at all.
Rants/Raves? I found three pairs of maternity jeans and a pair of maternity dress pants at Kid to Kid for $12 total. It was AMAZING.
How are you feeling? Okay, having more heart burn lately but really only in the back of my throat which is kind of strange. I had a bad migraine yesterday that made me throw up at work, during which a coworker walked in. That wasn’t awkward at ALL.
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? I read Matilda by Roald Dahl over and over and over. I’m sure it’s still at my parents’ house somewhere. My parents thought I could read when I was two but in reality I had memorized the books. They caught me when I started “reading” one upside down and backwards.
Any appointments? Questions? Anatomy scan will be Monday. Staying team green.
Rants/Raves? Currently soaking in my tub and it’s magnificent.
How are you feeling? Heartburn started this week.... I’m excited to be nearing the half way point!!
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? Anything little critter. DS has some.
PCOS
BFP June 3,2012
Partial Molar Pregnancy
D&C July 12, 2012
Forced 6 month break.
BFP January 13, 2013
If heartburn turns into reflux (in your throat, tasting stomach acid) it can do perminant damage. Get on a antacid or relfux med quickly. I always have reflux (gerd) and have to take more meds from now until birth, but it’s important to take care of your esophagus.
April 27th
Any appointments? Questions?
Not so patiently waiting for the anatomy scan next Tuesday.
Rants/Raves?
Most of my cyber Monday maternity clothes are finally here, so I'm psyched about that. I'm looking a lot less frumpy.
How are you feeling?
Physically I'm feeling pretty good. I have some random vaginal pain and random stomach pain, but nothing major. Mostly I'm just feeling super emotional.
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy?
I kept soooo many of my old books. Now I just have to find all those boxes...
Any appointments? Questions? Anatomy scan Friday and and follow Tuesday
Rants/Raves? Still not feeling much (if any) movement and getting anxious about it!
How are you feeling? Pretty good most of the time.
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? Oh jeez too many to choose from. Definitely still have a few boxes.. somewhere haha
Any appointments? Questions? Anatomy scan Friday!!! Can’t wait to find out the sex!
Rants/Raves? Amost half way!!!!
How are you feeling? Tired, but the best I’ve felt all pregnancy!!!! Yay!
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? Oh the places you will go. Yes DS has my childhood copy. Along with some other favorites!
Any appointments? Questions? Next midwife visit is 12/12. Also had my AS 2 weeks ago and still haven’t decided if we want to find out the sex. Team green for now but option is there if we want to know.
Rants/Raves? Everything is good so far. I get heartburn on occasion so I carry tums with me everywhere. Compared to my first 2 pregnancies this one has been the easiest.
How are you feeling? Good but I’m definitely showing more than a couple weeks ago. My sister said I pretty much popped overnight. We see each other almost everyday so she’d know, lol. Also I managed to hurt my knee a few days ago and it’s really annoying. It’s sore but I can walk on it.
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? When I was little it would have been the Berenstain Bears series but ~10 I really loved the RL Stein series. And nope I donated all of my books to the library when DH and I moved in together. There really wasn’t anything worth keeping.
Any appointments? Questions? AS was yesterday. Baby looks good but big, 90%. So they want me to do the glucose test at 24 weeks.
Rants/Raves? Where's this energy I'm supposed to be feeling at this stage?
How are you feeling? Tired, and my hip joints are sore despite seeing my chiropractic just 2 days ago.
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? Berenstain Bears or Clifford the big red dog. DD has a Clifford book but I think shes still young for BBears.
Any appointments? Questions? Just had anatomy scan and things look great baby was super photogenic 😊 next appointment is 1/8.
Rants/Raves? None things were good this week.
How are you feeling? Had swelling in my feet and hands on Tuesday and that freaked me out. It was gone the next day but I have a feeling there is more swelling to come. My engagement ring doesn’t fit anymore😩. Besides that my energy is bhalfway back and I only take naps twice a week. I don’t have a real bump yet— but I can’t wait for it to come in.
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? Still have it and it is titled Popcorn.
Any appointments? Questions? Had my anatomy scan last Friday and go for the appointment to review it this Thursday. I was able to read the report already so I can relax some:
Rants/Raves? We’re in the process of building a house and currently living in my Grandma’s empty 1 bedroom house that is FILLED with our storage. Was told we’d move in end of February but things have gone pretty slow and I’m getting nervous now!
How are you feeling? So much better than a few weeks ago. I can feel her move more often (still not consistently) and that’s always reassuring. Some mild heartburn and hip pain but I’ll take it over the all day morning sickness and bleeding scares we had in the first trimester.
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? Noah’ Ark. My Dad read it to me every night for years. We’re not super religious, I just loved how he changed his voice for the different characters. I still have it and embarrassingly enough still have it memorized!
Any appointments? Questions? AS this Wednesday night! Initially I was super excited even though we already know the gender. But a lot of my coworkers have been talking about scary stories where results weren’t favorable and now I’m a little nervous.
Rants/Raves? On Friday night my dog ended up with hives randomly, which had never happened to her before. She’s allergic to grass but usually just chews on her feet, no hives. She’s finally doing better and healing up, but I spent nearly all Saturday just snuggling with her since I felt so bad for her.
How are you feeling? Better and worse at the same time.. I seem to be over getting sick constantly, which is great. I have more energy and motivation to do things. But my pelvis hurts so bad lately when walking, not even a far distance. I’m really worried about it since I’m only 20 weeks and a FTM. It’s started clicking too when I turn over in bed. 😳
GTKY: What was your favorite children’s book when you were little? do you still have a copy? Go Dog Go! I don’t have a copy but definitely will be picking one up next time I come across it. I remember my grandma reading it to me before bed many times and dreaming about the dog party in the tree.