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July 2019 Moms
Panaceia
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Baby is the size of a(n):
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Questions:
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
Group 1 Check In (7/1-7/8) w/o 1/28
Panaceia
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Est Due Date / Weeks + Days:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
Re: Group 1 Check In (7/1-7/8) w/o 1/28
Baby is the size of a(n): croissant
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink:)
Upcoming Appointments: AS on February 11th at 20+0
How are you feeling?: OK. Still nauseous and throwing up but much better than it was. Sore hips and back and bouts of heartburn. Oh...and I miss pooping:/
Rants/Raves: DD turned 5 on Friday. Her party was yesterday and we had so much fun. We started having parties for her when she turned 4 (since she started school at 3 so has a nice close group of friends now). We keep it small (6 or 7 kids) and the kids and parents are all wonderful!
Questions: I had one but can't remember it now. I might remember it later.
GTKY: Growing up I wanted either 2 or 4. Then through my 20s and early 30s I was pretty sure I didn't want any. Then at 32 bam! I needed to have a baby and was pretty sure I wanted 2. I had DD a month before I turned 35 and was definitely OAD. SO talked me around to having one more and now if I wasn't so old I might have even tried for 3 or 4...but we will be done after this little girl gets here safely:) So hopefully I'll end up with the 2 I initially wanted:)
Baby is the size of a(n): pomegranate
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink!
Upcoming Appointments: just had the early anatomy scan and all looks good. Saw so many parts of her and visually confirmed girl. This is so amazing.
How are you feeling?: Mostly better. Suddenly some nausea again and that’s annoying.
Rants/Raves: Just overall excitement is finally building. I can’t believe I’m at 17 weeks!! Might have to start considering a name.
Questions: None.
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
Always. It’s the thing I wanted most. Always assumed 2 and that’s still mostly held. Obviously with the loss of my first son, we are having 3. But because we wanted 2 and DS2 needs a sibling. But I am really happy to be doing this a third time. I feel like I finally know how to do a thing.
Baby is the size of a(n): pomegranate
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Finding out
Upcoming Appointments: Feb 9 / Anatomy Feb 10
How are you feeling?: So much better now.
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
Yes, I always wanted at least 2 and this will be #3.
Baby is the size of a(n):
Pomegranate
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):
Pink, per elective u/s!
Upcoming Appointments:
Official OB anatomy scan on 2/18
How are you feeling?:
Pretty good. Not 100%, but a lot better than I have previously. I seem to get out of breath easily, and have been having some dizziness and migraine issues.
Rants/Raves:
I cleaned out my entire “nursery” this weekend! It was our former office and storage room for all our boxes from when we moved and never dealt with it. I decluttered and got rid of half of the stuff, and I’m working on organizing it in our guest bedroom now.
Questions:
none
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
I’ve always wanted two children. Thought we’d have our two kids before age 30, as we got married at 22 and 23 (me). Ended up changing careers and going back to grad school, so here I am 30 and pregnant with my first!
Baby is the size of a(n): sweet potato
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Blue
Upcoming Appointments: AS on 2/11 -yay @Panaceia due date and AS twins
How are you feeling?: I can't shake this stupid cold
Rants/Raves: My sweet sweet husband wants to be involved in picking things for the nursery and it's giving my extremely picky and controlling self agida. He normally is the whatever you thinks will be best type of guy, but man is he opinionated about this nursery. My very small victory with myself is smiling and not complaining about the dresser knobs he purchased (even though they are in fact all wrong). Feeling lucky he cares enough to want to make decisions, but I think going forward I'll just show options and say which do you prefer that way at least it's something I know will work.
Questions: This may be a silly one, but how would I know if I had anterior placenta? Would this have come up at the 12 week NT scan? FTM reading too many articles about when you'll feel the baby.
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less? Yes all my life I've wanted two kids, I still want two kids! DH would like more so that may happen, but three is definitely my limit. Sidenote: DH has 5 siblings and I have 1 so we have very different outlooks.
Baby is the size of a(n): pomegranate
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): team Blue
Upcoming Appointments: 2/21 for AS
How are you feeling?: I’ve been feeling much better lately. I still have some aches and pains, but I can tell he’s growing in there!
Rants/Raves: DD turned one on saturday! I totally cried the night before rocking her to sleep. My baby is getting so big!
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
I always knew I was destined to be a mom. I’ve wanted 3, DH wants 2. And now that we have one of each, I may be content with just 2. But we shall see, my baby fever kicked in around month 6 with DD. We’ll see what this RCS does to my body this go around.
Baby is the size of a(n): Pomegranate
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: AS 2/13
How are you feeling?: Wicked ass heartburn and still so so so tired. I took a 2 hour nap after lunch yesterday and still went to bed at 8PM.
Rants/Raves: Rant - so I had to take Zantac when pregnant with both my boys because the heartburn was so bad it kept triggering nausea. Got the okay to take it again at my appointment last week and it is not working! Still having constant heartburn. And getting really pissed about it.
Questions: Anyone else starting to get really concerned about weight gain? I've literally ALWAYS been a fat girl, but I head to morbidly obese territory (over 300lbs) when pregnant. I cannot emotionally do that again as it cost me three years of sex and intimacy with my husband because of my PPD and body issues after my youngest son was born. Literally NO sex for 3 years because I hated myself and my body so much.
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
I always wanted children. I have always wanted a HUGE family, if all my pregnancies had made it to term I would have 8 children and be in bliss. Unfortunately I think 3 will likely be where we stop, because I seem to have a lot of trouble carrying to term and I'm 41 now, the risks just get higher and higher for me and baby. It makes me feel bad for my husband too, because he has always pictured us with a houseful he said, and I will not be able to make that happen for him. Makes me feel like a failure sometimes (not that HE makes me feel that way, he does not ever, just the crummy circumstances).
Baby is the size of a(n): pomegranate
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): finding out
Upcoming Appointments: anatomy scan and prenatal this week
How are you feeling?:
Pretty good!
Rants/Raves: very anxious to see that everything is ok on the anatomy scan
Questions:
Has anyone had a vbac? Is anyone thinking about a vbac?
Any stm+ with an anterior placenta? When did you start feeling baby?
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
When I was young, I imagined 2. Then in my teens/early twenties, I changed my mind to none. I think we’ll end up with 2.
I am also worried about gaining too much. I lost a lot of weight after DS, but unfortunately put some back on. My goal is to gain no more than 20. I get nervous because I’m up 9-11 already.... 😣
I’ve been working out 4-5 times a week to try to help and I’ve really been working on eating healthy, but I keep putting weight on. I’ll stay the same for weeks and then bam, 3 lbs.
I also need to get back on Keto now that I can stomach real food. With extra fruit and vegetables. I don't necessarily want to lose weight while being pregnant, but I really don't want to gain more than another 10lbs max. Goddess knows I have more than enough fat stores to feed me and Mouse for a while!
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):GREEN
Upcoming Appointments: anatomy scan February 11th and regular appt February 14
How are you feeling?: this everyday vomiting and sickness is getting old!!!
Rants/Raves: read above
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less
ive always wanted children. 2 was my number, never changed our minds.... until SURPRISE birth control baby #3 was conceived and here we are 17 weeks later 😉
We have an elliptical, but it’s harder for me to find the motivation for that. I’ve been doing pregnancy workout videos that I found on amazon. It does strength and some cardio. I can do them in my living room. It doesn’t require much space.
Baby is the size of a crossiant
Team: finding out
Upcoming appointments: anatomy scan on Feb 4th
How are you feeling? Really bad back pain, I had major problems with sciatica with DD and it feels like it’s back!
Rants/raves: DD is turning 3 on Friday which makes me so emotional I can’t believe she’s growing up so quickly. We have a ton of stuff planned for the whole weekend which should be super fun for her and luckily keep my mind off of Monday’s scan,
GTKY: have you always wanted children, how many etc.
Yes on some level I always figured I’d have kids but I had times when I waivered and wasn’t sure. DH and I had talked about it before we got engaged and we just kind of decided to wait and see what happened then got pregnant with DD completely by surprise. When pregnant with her I kind of figured we’d have one more but again I went back and forth on the idea a bit after she was born, but we eventually decided on one more and then took 18 months to get pregnant with this baby.
We think we’ll be done with 2 and planned on DH having a vasectomy after this baby comes but since I’m young I do think we might hold off a little bit just in case I decide on one more later on, even though it’s unlikely.
Baby is the size of a(n): weighs as much as a hockey puck
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): green
Upcoming Appointments: Feb 8 anatomy scan!
How are you feeling?: fine but I'm randomly puking after eating. Note often but random. I feel fine. The food is fresh. It's stuff I like. And I don't feel nausea, just that I need to puke.
Rants/Raves: people treating me like pregnancy is a handicap. I can do most things I did pre-pregnancy...so let me!
Questions: anyone else randomly puking but feel fine?
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? Yes
If so how many? 2
Did you change your mind at all along the way? No
Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less? Probably the number I want
July 4th
I'm obese. 250# normally. I lost some first tri due to lack of appetite but not much...245#. I'm at 253# currently. I worry about it because I'm already showing some minor high BP that we're monitoring now and I work in a field that focuses on disease prevention ..so I feel like a hypocrite. I also can barely stomach foods I'd normally eat. But bagels & cream cheese sit well 😫
July 4th
7/7
Baby is the size of a(n):
Pomegranate
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):
Finding out
Upcoming Appointments:
Had a good check up last week. Nothing scheduled for this week
How are you feeling?:
Good! Tailbone hurts when I sit too much, but I am working through that. Acid reflux has been more prevalent lately
Rants/Raves:
My health insurance is changing, so I’m going to have to find a new OB. I am bummed... I like my current care team, but keeping them isn’t an option
Questions:
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
I always liked the idea of two, but I saw so many couples around me struggling to conceive that I never let myself feel that was a guaranteed thing. This little peanut will be our first, and we will have to wait and see where we go from here!
Currently I do a Zumba class a couple times a week, I have so many home workouts and dvds but I can never find the motivation to do it myself but having a scheduled class to go to helps keep me motivated to go. My diet has just been insane the last month due to crazyfood aversions so I’m already up 10lbs but I’m hoping to keep it under control from here on out.
Good luck mama I know it isn’t easy, I keep thinking I’ll deal with anything as long as I have a healthy baby but it definitely sucks thinking about major weight gain.
@panaceia do you talk to your OB about it? I can’t remember if I ever disclosed to her or not. If I did it was a while back when I was giving my medical history.
Baby is the size of a(n): pomegranate
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): PINK
Upcoming Appointments: my next prenatal check up is 2/11 and then my AS is 2/19
How are you feeling?: Back to normal, although really uncomfortable when sleeping lately
Rants/Raves: I started on baby girl's nursery and it's so exciting going through the process and not being rushed and just taking my time to put it together.
Questions: Any other FTMs starting to freak out like me? All I've wanted my entire life is to become a mom and now that it's like happening I'm getting anxiety about the whole thing and life changing and etc
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less? I have always wanted children, matter of fact, when I first met my husband and we had a talk later about kids and etc and my hubby told he was unsure if he ever wanted children, I flat out told him ' I love you but I know that I want children and if you think there's any doubt you'll ever want in the future, I must not be the one for you' This conversation was four years ago and we waited until we were mentally and financially ready. I've never changed my mind on children but husband definitely. I want two kiddos but if I'm just meant to have one, that's fine by me as well. We plan on trying for another child after this but have not discussed when.
indulgentgypsy I’m also extremely concerned about gaining too much weight for same reasons, since Hubby and I have been together , I had gained about 50 lbs and I felt so crummy about myself and just really depressed and it took a toll on our relationship and I’ve lost 70 lbs total since right before baby and was finally happy with my body and the way clothes fit and now seeing the weight creep up, it’s definitely messing with my mind L
mama_bear19 that’s exactly how I feel, I’ve been doing at least 10,000 steps a day mainly to stay active to have an easier labor and for mental health, but my weight stays steady and then boom!! 3 lbs up today but I keep telling myself it’s the actual baby and the water and blood and the boobs, etc because obviously it’s not FAT! Because I’m not eating any differently except for maybe a few more 100 calories..
mrscammack I’m glad to see I’m not the only one around here with weight concerns
Panaceia I’m going through similar mindset- it’s so hard to see the weight# go up, and I have triggers I know will happen if I see a certain number and seeing that number is absolutely possible with having a baby!
firecracker_mama OMG ! that’s been driving me insane as well, the ‘you’re not supposed to do this or that’.. I can handle carrying the garbage bag outside and picking up my 10 lb dog. It’s OK people!
I’m not a ftm but I have moments where I have some anxiety about adding to our family. We’re certain it’s what we want, but I think it’ll be an adjustment because our first will have to adjust.
Baby is the size of a(n): a large order of McDonalds fries!
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): pink
Upcoming Appointments: regular appointment on Friday, AS on Monday
How are you feeling?: physically ok, aside from some lower back pain. I think sciatica. I also haven't felt baby move yet and was told at the NT scan I had an anterior placenta so I'm very impatiently waiting for some definitive movement. Emotionally, having a month between appointments, not feeling her move, and not being able to find the heartbeat on my own at home (all mixed with my PGAL brain) all have my anxiety on overdrive!
Rants/Raves: I could eat all morning long but come lunch time, and especially at dinner,I want nothing to do with food whatsoever. Also, our bathroom scale is broken so I have no idea where I am or how much I've gained. Probably for the best.
Questions:
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
I've always wanted a big family and thought 3 or 4 kids. H initially wanted 3 but he didn't feel complete at 3 so here we are on #4. I'm 99% sure we're done but not sure if I want to officially close that door just yet.
Baby is the size of a(n): sweet potato
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): finding out on Monday as long as baby cooperates!
Upcoming Appointments: Monday for our anatomy scan
How are you feeling?: finally starting to feel somewhat better and have an appetite. Let’s hope it’s not a fluke and it lasts!
Rants/Raves: I was able to eat all weekend without throwing anything up! Woo!
Questions: none at the moment
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
yes I have always wanted to be a mom. It’s one of the only things I have ever wanted. I’ve always thought of myself with 2 kids and I think we are still thinking that. Unless when we go for number 2 we have twins which would definitely happen to me lol
It sounds like you have some really good strategies for avoiding your triggers which is super important. If you ever want to talk, I’m here! ❤️
Baby is the size of a(n): sweet potato
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): team green
Upcoming Appointments: none until February
How are you feeling?: sick
Rants/Raves: everyone’s sick at my house and I’m just ready for everyone to be feeling better.
Questions: none
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
no, I never wanted kids. All my kids have been bc fails. I love them so much, they’re my everything. I definitely ended up with more than I wanted.
Baby is the size of a(n): cucumber
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): BLUE
Upcoming Appointments: 2/13 anatomy scan and appointment
How are you feeling?: Fine, but lazy. We have had 1 1/2 days of school in two weeks and I have turned into a bum!
Rants/Raves: My oldest is 16 years old today! Time goes so fast. Tomorrow we go to get his driver's license. Can hardly believe we are doing it all again in a few months.
Questions: None right now.
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less? I have always wanted children. I am an only child, so I wanted a big family. Four was my magic number, but here we are with soon to be five.
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Girl
Upcoming Appointments: anatomy scan on the 5th. I had the date wrong but got an appointment reminder for the correct date yesterday, fortunately!
How are you feeling?: sleepy
Rants/Raves: our fire alarm battery started dying at 11pm. We currently have no ladder tall enough to reach it. Going to be either fixing that or staying with my parents tonight, haha.
Questions: has anyone else started saving for baby expenses? I worry that we’re not saving enough, and at other times I’m convinced we’re putting aside too much for her. How are you all handling it?
GTKY: Have you always wanted children? If so how many? Did you change your mind at all along the way? Do you think you will end up with the number you wanted or more/less?
Nope! I like(d) my life a lot without kids; I was perfectly happy to be the fun aunt in the family. But my husband really wanted kids, and I wasn’t opposed to it, just ambivalent, so we tried and here I am at 18 weeks. I would like for this to be our only child, but who knows.