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August 2019 Moms
wanderlustsoul
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Group 4 Check In (Aug 24-31) - W/O 03/31
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Est Due Date / Weeks + Days:
Baby is the size of a(n):
What team are you on (Blue, Pink, or Green):
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: (Stole from G1 because I liked the question!) What is 1-2 physical features you hope LO gets from you? From your partner?
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Re: Group 4 Check In (Aug 24-31) - W/O 03/31
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: August 26 / 19 weeks
Baby is the size of a(n): Mango? These fruits never make sense lol. Isn't a sweet potato longer than a mango?
What team are you on (Blue, Pink, or Green): Blue
Upcoming Appointments: TOMORROW!! A/S. I am nervous and excited.
How are you feeling?: Pretty good actually. I have pain and pregnancy is painful but whatever.
Rants/Raves:
Rants - Everything is on sale and I want to buy all the baby things now but this doesn't fit my plan. Also, I realized if I am 19 weeks, this baby could be born in anywhere from 18-21 weeks. WHAT. Where is the time going? I am not prepared.
Rave - The weather was AMAZING here the past few days. So sunny and warm. I wore dresses with bare legs. Yesterday, I walked 12 kms and did 1 hour of intense barre. Everything hurt after but I am pretty proud. I bought a ton of baby stuff and they're all so cute. If I ever finish this 1 last paper I have to do, I will be done this semester. However, I have procrastinated hard and only written like 200 words. It is due tonight.
Questions: None I think?
GTKY: (Stole from G1 because I liked the question!) What is 1-2 physical features you hope LO gets from you? From your partner?
I really hope he gets my H's eyes. Scientifically I know that it is highly unlikely as I have brown eyes (albeit, lighter than most brown eyes) but my H has these amazing green eyes with a hazel edge. They're so beautiful. His parents both have brown eyes and my H has his eyes and his brother has blue eyes so...I like to tell myself not impossible. Haha. I also really hope he gets my H's height. He is 6'0 and I am only 5'1.5. Please let him be tall and not short like me.
I hope he gets my nose. I have a great nose and my H and his brother have terrible noses. I also hope he gets more of my hair and skin genetics as I am brown, which means I have great hair, I can tan well and don't burn, and I have really good skin. We also age very well haha.
@mrosek91, your A/S is tomorrow as well, right? You guys will be finding out the baby's sex? SO exciting! I hope it goes well.
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Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 8/24, 19+1
Baby is the size of a(n): mango
What team are you on (Blue, Pink, or Green): Finding out tomorrow!!
Upcoming Appointments: A/S tomorrow
How are you feeling?: Pretty good, still perpetually tired.
Rants/Raves: my parents and brother came for the weekend, it's so nice having an extra 3 sets of hands.
Questions:
GTKY: (Stole from G1 because I liked the question!) What is 1-2 physical features you hope LO gets from you? From your partner? I've never really thought about it everyone says DH's family is only capable of making large, blond, boys, and so far that has proven accurate. I guess if there's one thing of mine they could get it would be my chin. DH's family all have very pronounced chins, and it causes dental issues.
@AKuzReve yes, mine is also tomorrow and we are finding out!! I can't wait! But yours is probably sooner because mine is not until 1:30 EST. Hope they both go well!
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 8/27 18+4
Baby is the size of a(n): postcard
What team are you on (Blue, Pink, or Green): blue
Upcoming Appointments: Thursday
How are you feeling?:I’m fine until it’s time to eat then I’m so nauseas until the food is in me
Rants/Raves: still haven’t found a boy name we love. I’ve only felt a flutter twice. I want to feel baby move!
Questions: are you feeling baby move yet?
GTKY: (Stole from G1 because I liked the question!) What is 1-2 physical features you hope LO gets from you? From your partner?
My other 2 boys were born with my green eyes then had blue up until their 1st birthday. They both have light brown eyes now. I hope this one has my green and keeps them. They both also have my smile so I hope this one does too. I hope baby has H’s nose and squishy cheeks!
My nephew is super blonde and my husband was blonde as a child. LO will probably have brown hair but I wonder. My sister in law and brother in law both have brown hair.
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@mia8263 I am not feeling regular movements yet. Occasional things I think MIGHT be baby, which feel more like distinct rolls or punches than the...tickle flutters I was getting a couple weeks ago. But I'm not positive it's baby vs like...colon spasms. (Even though I don't remember experiencing them ever before pregnancy). I know it's still early so I'm trying not to be nervous about it.
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: Aug 30, 18+2
Baby is the size of a(n): artichoke apparently?
What team are you on (Blue, Pink, or Green): Green. But I keep dreaming it's a girl. So we will see if the dreams are accurate!
Upcoming Appointments: OB on Tuesday, AS on April 12
How are you feeling?: I'm getting heartburn at night I think. Before bed. I get super nauseated and almost vomit. Otherwise pretty good. Occasional sharp nipple pain. Tired (DH is still sick and waking me all night). And I think my bump popped...so it's there now... Hanging around. DH LOVES it.
Rants/Raves: I love when my sister comes by. She is super helpful, does little tasks (dishwasher, dishes, walking dog) without being asked. And I don't feel like I have to entertain her. I love DHs family, but it's not the same when his siblings come visit. One of his brothers and SIL invited themselves over yesterday. (With 2 days notice). I figured it was to walk the dog, which is great and very helpful. But then I found out they wanted us to cook them dinner. Which is always complicated since SIL is vegetarian (but also isn't eating sugar, gluten, milk or cheese). Which requires weeks of meal prep planning for me. Not 1 day notice, especially when both DH and I are sick. And then there was no help given. The Brother just wanted to hang and play video games, didn't walk the dog, and ate an ENTIRE bag of our Oreos.
Questions: I can't remember..
GTKY: I hope baby gets DHs full thick hair, but my straightness if it's a girl (his is curly, which I love. But as much as I wanted curly hair when I was little, everyone says how much harder it is to take care of).
Hopefully baby gets DHs memory for things learned, and his smarts and physique (read: skinny genes lol).
But hopefully not his ADHD, as that is difficult for a person to live with. (Even though several of these aren't really phsyical traits).
I don't have any good physical traits to pass on.
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: August 24 ..19w1d
Baby is the size of a(n): Mango?
What team are you on (Blue, Pink, or Green): green until delivery!
Upcoming Appointments: regular check up tomorrow and anatomy scan the following week.
How are you feeling?: Still struggling. i am nauseous, exhausted and fighting dizzy spells and frequent headaches. Thankfully my back pain is signifcantly better than it was.
Rants/Raves: I just wish that I had easier pregnancies, but definitely not the case.
Questions:
GTKY: (Stole from G1 because I liked the question!) What is 1-2 physical features you hope LO gets from you? From your partner? IDK. I really don't have a strong preference. DH and I look very different from eachother, he is 6'2" I am 5'0", He has always had very dark brown hair while I was a natually light blonde kid, his eyes are blue and mine are brown. DD is my mini and DS looks so much like DH that I don't think I would believe he is mine if I didn't give birth to him....so it will be interesting to see how this one looks. I feel like I would rather have our boys get his height and our girls get mine. Also, his blue eyes and dimples on our DS get me every time so I definitely would not mind another set of those in our family.
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
@chillycanadian I can not imagine having those kind of dietary preferences/restrictions and asking someone to cook for me. That sounds awful. Also, DD has very severe ADHD and not going to lie, I hope we do not have another with it. Due to that and other health issues everything is more challenging with her. She also struggles with anxiety, sensory issues and they suspect she has a learning disability. Plus Chiari Malformation, mixed sleep apnea, insomnia and a suspected connective tissue disease....I literally pray for a less medically and behaviorally complex kiddo this time.
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
I love DH with all my heart, but I know his life would have been easier growing up without the ADHD. I know it still causes difficulties for him. And he is nervous that our kids will have to go through the same.
(Though luckily his parents were amazing at dealing with 3/4 of theirt children having ADHD, and learned lots while raising them. So we would have a support system. But still. Fingers crossed!)
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 18+4
Baby is the size of a(n): artichoke
What team are you on (Blue, Pink, or Green): We are having a girl.
Upcoming Appointments: AS this week!
How are you feeling?: Pretty good, especially in comparison to the first 16 weeks! Some nausea, back pain, heart burn, but all manageable enough for the time being.
Rants/Raves: This is my first check in post - yay! I am also excited that I’ve finally got some maternity clothes and make me feel comfortable and cute!
Questions:
GTKY: (Stole from G1 because I liked the question!) What is 1-2 physical features you hope LO gets from you? From your partner?
I would love for my LO to get my eye color (blue/green) and freckles! MH has beautiful thick curly hair and great teeth - I hope LO gets those from him!
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Is this the OB appt where you could get taken off bed rest?!
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1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
@AKuzReve - My husband has the exact same color eyes as yours, and DD1 got them. I adore them. They almost change color depending on what she wears and they are more golden than hazel. Mine are brown, so it can definitely happen! Punnett squares forever!!
@mrosek91 and @Allycat11 - I don't think I realized until now that we have the same due date
@chillycanadian - Pregnancy heartburn is the WORST. It has gotten increasingly worse for me with each pregnancy. Good luck.
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 19w + 2 d / August 24
Baby is the size of a(n): I feel like TB said it's the size of a dollar bill in the app today
What team are you on (Blue, Pink, or Green): Blue
Upcoming Appointments: Wednesday is my A/S with MFM, and then on the 9th I'll have one with my regular OB/GYN
How are you feeling?: SO. HUNGRY. and SO. TIRED. But otherwise feeling pretty good. My shoulders hurt a lot from the sudden weight gain I've had in the last few weeks (I lost weight first tri and suddenly put on 10 pounds) and I have a bit of a forward lean.
Rants/Raves: My skin is finally clearing up! Hurray! I'm a little annoyed that I am first trimester tired still, but I'm making due.
Questions: Any STM+ figure out their carseat configurations yet? We're still debating what we're going to do with 3 carseats.
GTKY: (Stole from G1 because I liked the question!) What is 1-2 physical features you hope LO gets from you? From your partner?: This is an interesting one since this is our third. DD1 looks mostly like me but has some traits from DH (his hair line, his eye color, which I ADORE, his chin) but otherwise is my clone. DD2 is 100% my family - like she has absolutely nothing from DH and looks identical to my sister/mom. So honestly, I kind of hope DS looks like DH.
@AKuzReve I am light brown, blond is a recessive gene, so you can definitely be a carrier, without knowing it. My husband's hair actually got darker once he hit his 20s, it's still light, but nothing like the bright blonde I see when I look at pictures growing up. All his brothers (5) were blond growing up, some still are, some are more light brown like he is now... genetics are weird. It's not a great picture, because it's a yellow background, but if you can make out my profile pic it's my two boys from the back, you can see how blonde they are.
@chillycanadian Good luck with the heartburn, have you tried tums? I haven't experienced it yet this pregnancy, but they saved me quite a bit last time. I also have a lot of personality things of DH that I care about more than his looks. Like I want our kids to get his brains, and his musical talents, and his patience... I could go on.
@peachy0709 I mostly stopped looking at the daily facts, yesterday they said baby is the size of a hot dog, today it was a dollar bill, and the weekly one is mango. How are all those the same? About the car seat, we haven't discussed it in detail yet, every time I bring it up DH says he's not worried. When we have all three we'll have to be in his car (Toyota Highlander) because there is no way we can fit three across in mine (Nissan Cube). He said that they sell special skinny car seats for people with kids close in age, or multiples. He plans to buy one of those, and put it in the middle. He'll have DS#1 climb into it himself, and we can reach through the seats from the front to buckle it. Then DS#2, and this one will be on either side. Not sure where we'll put all the luggage when we go away, but I guess we'll figure it out...
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 8/31, 18+2
Baby is the size of a(n): artichoke
What team are you on (Blue, Pink, or Green): pink!
Upcoming Appointments: Anatomy scan 4/12!
How are you feeling?: Pretty good, belly is getting more and more noticeable. It's starting to get uncomfortable to sleep, even with a pregnancy pillow. I roll from side to side a lot and usually sleep on my stomach, so now I have to roll around the other way (onto my back first then to the other side). Also bending over is getting difficult. I know this will get 100x worse but I can't imagine it right now!
Rants/Raves: Rant: General discomfort but overall feeling pretty good. Rave: We spent the weekend with my parents and with my H's dad's side of the family so it was good to see everyone!
Questions: Anyone else not get the "butterflies"? I *think* that I'm feeling movement, but it's more like random light taps rather than flutters.
GTKY: (Stole from G1 because I liked the question!) What is 1-2 physical features you hope LO gets from you? From your partner?
Also, me too for the non physical traits! Like my love of reading and musical talent! What are yours?
@peachy0709 yay for the clearing skin!!!! That must be such a good feeling!!
@mrosek91 thank you. Yeah TUMS does seem to help. I was taking it during the first trimester...almost daily. But then last week when I was almost vomitting from the heart burn, I took one and gagged and spat it out. Couldn't handle the chalky-ness I guess? Haha. Pregnancy is so weird.... Maybe I should try not eating 3 hours before bed...
@dogmomma096 I'm pretty sure we have already pointed this out, but I'm excited we are AS date buddies haha! I also seem to be feeling light taps. But was getting tickle flutters a couple weeks ago. But none in quite a while.
@chillycanadian & @dogmomma096 - You gals totally need to show off your popping bumps on HDBD this week! I was so excited when I started showing with my first. This time around I’m all like “omg, I’m huuuuuge. Slow down!” I totally wish I had a cute little bump - I look more like a manatee than anything 🤣.
@peachy0709 - we have a Honda Odyssey. We’ll remove the middle seat from the second row, DD will be turned forward facing and moved to the 3rd row, and the twins will be in the two second row seats. Honestly not quite sure how we would manage 3 under 3 in a vehicle without that second row magic slide functionality - it’s gonna be a lifesaver.
@mia8263 I think I'm feeling movement, at least a few times each day. It's hard to be confident but it definitely feels different than anything else!
@chillycanadian Ugh your H's brother and SIL sound super rude. I can only imagine how un-helpful they will be when the baby comes and they want to visit! Anxiously awaiting 4/12 for our AS too!
@Allycat11 Sorry that you are still having a rough time. I hope you get some relief soon!
@gcmomtobe19 Welcome! Good luck with your AS this week!
@peachy0709 My skin finally cleared up this last week too - it's been brutal! Good luck with your AS's!
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 8/24, 19+2
Baby is the size of a(n): mango / dollar bill
What team are you on (Blue, Pink, or Green): Blue + ?
Upcoming Appointments: 4/11 for A/S & OB check-up
How are you feeling?: I stopped my prenatal with iron for a couple days while we potty trained (b/c I needed to feel as good as possible for that) and have been feeling so much better. I’m dreading restarting it. Also - starting to feel quite large, and it’s inhibiting my ability to chase my very active 2-year-old
Rants/Raves:
RAVE - MY KID IS TOTALLY GETTING THIS POTTY TRAINING THING. All other STMs here will hopefully understand why that’s all caps. So freaking exciting. She picked it up so quick. Not that it was all fun, b/c we had our fair share of meltdowns and tantrums, but I’m feeling really great about her progress. It was my most-dreaded parenting experience (seriously, I think I started worrying about it while I was still pregnant with her) and I think we’re through the worst of it.
Rant - no big baby movements yet. I’m at the point where I started feeling them with DD, and originally I figured I would feel them sooner with my second. I’m sure the anterior placenta is going to keep me from feeling one of them for a bit, but I was really hoping I would start feeling the one with the posterior placenta!
GTKY: (Stole from G1 because I liked the question!) What is 1-2 physical features you hope LO gets from you? From your partner?
Hope at least one of the twins gets my thick, dark, fairly straight hair. I was teased with DD - she came out of the womb with my hair, and a few months later it fell out and regrew blonde...and now it’s wavy/curly. I’m struggling to figure out how to manage it!
Hope at least one kid gets DH’s blue eyes to stick. Again, we were teased with DD - born blue and kept them for over a year, but now she has some green on the inside.
I also hope the twins get DD’s adorable full lips. I don’t know where they came from but she gets so many compliments about them! I think they’re destined to have long legs and short torsos since DH and I are both built that way, and DD is the same.
AFM, I'll give more details in the A/S thread, but it went well, and IT'S A BOY!! as I guessed.
@Allycat11, that is very hard. I know you know it but even when you’re so happy to be pregnant, it’s ok to think it sucks when it has been so hard.
@chillycanadian, that’s a great sign! My fingers are crossed that they let you off it.
@dogmomma096, my movement has all been taps and kicks and never flutters.
@mrosek91, yay for a boy and a great a/s!
My appointment went so great. He is still a boy (I had them confirm). I’ll post more in the A/S thread and I’ll post an ultrasound picture in that thread too! She got a super clear shot of his profile. I am so relieved. I honestly never thought I would get a baby and I’m constantly waiting for something to go wrong. This really helped reassure me!
He has a big head and super long legs. He weighs 280 grams. My placenta is slightly covering my cervix but hopefully it’ll move (super likely). My uterus is also already 3 fingers above my belly button! His positions were so crazy throughout.
Our next scan is a 3D/4D one in 8 weeks so it’ll be interesting to see how much he grows and changes.
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Things are sounding good! OB was happy!
Got to hear the HB! About 154. Didn't get to see baby today, but we do have our AS scan in 10 days.
IM OFF BED REST!!!!! 🎉
I'm allowed very slow,easy, short walks. No lifting, no heavy house work. But yay!! I can go out for dog walks, as long as someone else is holding the leash 😂. I'm so excited!!!!!
He has also decreased (halved) my progesterone. If that goes well, we will look at stopping it at the next visit. YAY!
The only really crappy thing.... He has started me on enoxaparin. (I recently got diagnosed with a clotting disorder). Which means every day I get to take a lovely, painful and expensive injection.
And he says that every pregnancy after this, I'll be on enoxaparin every day until 36 weeks. That's a lot of pokes and bruises haha.
Which is fine, I'll do anything for baby. It just makes me nervous because we don't know what was causing my spotting. And this can cause serious bleeding.
The doctor gave us his personal cellphone number haha.
The maternal serum screening results also came back!! No Downes or Spina bifida! So relieved!
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
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But I wanted to jump in and congratulate @chillycanadian for being released from bedrest!! That is amazing news. Hopefully those shots aren't too bad!
THe OB warned the shots hurt quite a bit. And it means my belly will be bruised for bathing suit season. So so much for being a belly whale in the pool in bikini haha.
Also...I just saw baby kick for the first time!!!! I've been chilling on the couch for a few min, and feeling what I thought was gas spasms or something. But then my belly jumped!
Baby must be doing a ballet in there or something! It's been frequent for the last 30+ min!
Also, I'm so envious you can see your babe moving!! We can feel mine (faintly) from the outside of my stomach when he's really being active, but I don't think his movements can be seen yet. How exciting!
Rave: Feeling the baby kick pretty consistently now, and DH is able to feel her kicking, too. Never gets old.
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And yes...I feel bad for us too 😂 worse for me actually. My last orgasm was Dec 8 when we made the baby.....
At least he doesn't have THAT restriction.... 😂😂 And second trimester hormones have been driving me BONKERS!!!