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July 2019 Moms
Panaceia
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Group 1 Check In (7/1-7/8) w/o 4/22
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: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most?
Re: Group 1 Check In (7/1-7/8) w/o 4/22
Baby is the size of a(n): acorn squash
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):blue
Upcoming Appointments: prenatal today
How are you feeling?: good
Rants/Raves: I love seeing the spring flowers and trees bloom!
Questions: Any stm+ worried about breastfeeding? I breastfed ds for 18 months, but I feel like I forget how to get a good latch in the beginning. I’m hoping I get a good LC to make sure we get off to a good start.
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most? Probably the baby carrier bc I like to babywear.
Baby is the size of a(n): acorn or butternut squash
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: Next week
How are you feeling?: Swamp hag-like, bloated ugly, and fat. And my goodness! Girl has got some bony ass elbows or knees. She rolled at one point yesterday all slow and there was a pointing part jammed into my belly button for a full minute!
Rants/Raves: I am horny dammit!!!! And cranky, and I want to have sex with my DH but he has been coming to bed way late playing his stupid video game and has not touched me in weeks. Cue my cranky face. >:(
Questions: none right now.
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most? Second the baby wearing. I do not have anything to baby wear with yet, but I am still hopeful.
Baby is as tall as a magazine
Team Blue
Upcoming appointments: growth ultrasound tomorrow morning
How are you feeling? I’m having really bad nerve pain in my pelvis, back, butt and leg on my right side. Trying to take it easy and hoping it somehow resolves because another 10 weeks of this is so unappealing!
Rants/Raves: Just a little nervous since I was measuring small at my last midwife appointment. She said it might be nothing to worry about but since my VCI issue can cause growth problems I’m worried, just hoping baby is still growing on track at tomorrow’s scan.
Questions: 2 this week! First has anyone had thyroid issues during pregnancy? Mine has tested high a few times so I need to start thyroid medication, wondering if anyone else has experience. Also branching off of my rant, has anyone been measuring small? At what point has your doctor become concerned?
GTKY: what baby gear are you most looking forward to using? Definitely my baby carrier! I miss being able to wear my daughter so I can’t wait!
Baby is the size of a(n): Pineapple
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Girl
Upcoming Appointments: Just had my growth scan today; going in again in two weeks to re-measure. She has short femurs and a small head. I'm worried and sad.
How are you feeling?: Tired! And, weirdly, nauseated again.
Rants/Raves: My parents bought us a fancy rocker for the nursery. I'm really excited for it to come! Also, my husband and I went on a maternity ward tour at my hospital this morning; it was so informative and I'm really glad we got to go.
Questions: How do you stay sane/calm/not freaked out when you've gotten less-than-stellar news about your baby? I've already broken the cardinal rule about Googling...
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most? Baby carrier. I hope she likes it!
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 29 weeks today
Baby is the size of a(n): acorn squash
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):
Blue X's 2
Upcoming Appointments: diabetes Dr tomorrow.
How are you feeling?: I feel pretty good! A lot of pelvic pressure and I feel bad my emotions have got the better of me and I've been "mean"
Rants/Raves: my son playing tball is the cutest thing I've ever seen. I'm in awe of him everyday .cannot wait to meet these two
Questions: none at the moment.
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most? I'm excited to use my binxy baby. Hoping it makes grocery shopping with twins and a toddler easier.
Baby is the size of a(n): Piece of paper (height-wise use anyway)
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: Thursday
How are you feeling?: Tired! I was up most of the night because, as usual, I procrastinated all weekend on a brief I was supposed to be writing. But I got it done!
Rants/Raves: Glad to be done with the brief. I left work earlyish and walked to a bar with food trucks close to my house where I’m enjoying a good burger and good weather. If only I could have a cold IPA to go with it...
Questions: Are we there yet?
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most?
The most useless of all... clothes! I love shopping for myself, particularly for dresses, so the prospect of shopping for LO is one of the best things about having a girl!
7/7 - 29+1
Baby is the size of a(n):
Acorn squash
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):
Pink
Upcoming Appointments:
None this week
How are you feeling?:
Had the worst constipation of my life last week and ended up with my first hemorrhoid experience. I may have blamed DH as he talked me into giving up my daily fiber one bar. I’m eating them again now, and my digestion is going a lot better.
Rants/Raves:
I’m having a lot of repeating frustrations, and I don’t feel like reiterating them again. Trying to keep a positive attitude as much as possible - focusing on this little one’s movements helps a lot.
Questions:
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most?
My first thought was the ergo carrier that we just ordered... but I remembered the adorable duck hooded blanket DH surprised me with... it is super cute!
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): pink
Upcoming Appointments: Got my TDap shot today. My next appointment is May 1st and I have a oral surgery on the 29th. Not looking forward to that one.
How are you feeling?: I still have a cough and stuffy nose lingering from the flu. It’s been almost 2 weeks and I just want to be not sick. My arm now hurts to move.
Rants/Raves: Baby movements were cute, now they have moved on to painful. My MIL had a surprise “sprinkle” for us on Easter with my husbands family. We have all the bigger things we need now, so thankful sincere has been unable to work the last month. Hoping we get good news about his health at the start of May.
Questions: nope
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most? Our new monitor. We never had one with our first and only had audio with our second. We are making a playroom in the basement and my older two love to be outside during the summer so a video one is going to be super helpful this time around.
@vanillalatte89, tbh I haven’t been much in the mood since BFP. First trimester, I felt terrible all the time. Second trimester I was going through some major life changes in addition to the one growing inside me and was too busy and stressed. And now I just feel large and gross, not to mention that H is living 1000 miles away for another few weeks anyway. I feel really bad thinking about the number of times it’s actually happened since we’ve known.
Baby is the size of a(n): half of a large cheesecake from cheesecake factory
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): blue
Upcoming Appointments: yesterday
How are you feeling?: I'm good, just the usual aches and pains. The whole sciatica thing isn't fun.
Rants/Raves: I'm ranting this week, my emotions are beyond high, my job/commute are miserable, and DH has issues with apologizing. At this stage him not apologizing over something very small becomes something HUGE to the point where I get so worked up and emotional I'm vomiting from it. I finally told him enough is enough and if he can't figure out how to say I'm sorry like an adult he can bunk at his mother's until this baby comes cause I can't have the stress. So yea I'm just a wreck
Questions:
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most? Oh this is a toughie for a FTM I feel like what I answer with I will probably end up hating the most ha! I like all of your baby wearing, hopefully I really do enjoy it!
@indulgentgypsy I thought of you yesterday - so I had been piling and piling on the weight and had no idea how it was happening in such large quantities and that's when I switched to the fuck 'em give me a milkshake lifestyle. WELL don't you know yesterday I found out I only gained 1 lb since my last appt and I mean this is after I said I give up the weight is coming anyway and I have to pass the ice cream parlor on my way home from work so if you can't beat them join them! I hope you are loving yourself and enjoying what you want when you want!
Baby is the size of a(n): Melted wheel of brie wrapped in pastry I think...
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: May 9th
How are you feeling?: Terrible. My blood pressure has dropped more so I'm dizzy all the time. I'm back to throwing up daily and constant nausea. And I threw my back out just trying to get off the floor yesterday. And the fatigue! But I'm so so happy that baby is moving and growing and generally doing well so I am ignoring the feeling terrible part as much as possible:)
Rants/Raves: My doctor took one look at me at my appointment last week and wrote me off on sick leave. I wanted to come back in for 3 more days to get things sorted but I'm off work starting Friday. I'm hoping I can take the time before baby gets here to get a bit of my strength back:/
Questions:
GTKY: My Ergo and my new stroller/bassinet/car seat. Basically everything new that I purchased:)
@vanillalatte89 Ha. Yep. Honestly with SO living in a different city it's not something I have to worry about;)
Baby is the size of a(n): zucchini
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): blue 💙
Upcoming Appointments: Thursday for regular OB appointment.
How are you feeling?: REALLY bad indigestion the last few days. Every time I eat I feel like I can’t move and am so full. I know it’s only going to get worse. I’ve been eating so many tums
Rants/Raves: my MIL is driving me nuts! We saw them over the weekend for the holiday and she said about 57,000 times “let me know when that baby moves I want to feel him” and then wouldn’t leave my side. I literally had to cover my stomach and hide behind my dog so she wouldn’t touch me. I don’t mind my stomach being touched but she does it ALL the time! And doesn’t ask before she just grabs me. What makes it ok to just randomly touch a pregnant woman?! I’m going to just start grabbing her stomach and see if she likes it 🙄 she is also planning a baby shower for me along with my mom. She texts and calls me about every little thing. She calls my mom about every little thing. My mom said she ignores her calls sometimes because she just can’t deal with her in the moment lol welcome to my life. I love her, she just needs to back off a little
Questions: I don’t think I have any this week
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most?
Oh man! Being a FTM, everything but I’ll jump on the baby wearing train! I really hope I like it and the baby does too because I just always love seeing mom wear baby’s everywhere and I can’t wait for that!
Hopefully your MIL is just excited about being a grandma and cools it before she really crosses a boundary with your or your SO! If she goes full on crazy at any point I’m around to commiserate with 😂
Baby is the size of a(n): acorn squash?
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: Placenta check u/s next week
How are you feeling?: Up and down. I have a good day and then a bad one. Light headed and dizzy all the time! And exhausted. I am 9 weeks away and ready to be done!
Rants/Raves: So.... I run a large initiative at my company. And no one else there has the knowledge and experience I do. I think my team is gonna have a tough time. THEY are great. But no one seems like a good candidate to step in here... to help guide and answer questions. I’m trying to fill the pipeline so they just have to execute while I’m gone. But it’s stressful....
Questions: None.
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most? Hmm. I dunno.
Oh and I would have lost it if I heard her saying she was mommy! That is NOT ok! 😡🙅🏻♀️
I appreciate anybody willing to listen lol but I’m sorry you have to deal with the same type of thing! Lol
@pizzaplz I’m so sorry about the news... Dr Google is not your friend. Trust what the OB says and just go from there. The baby will be perfect in its own way!
Baby is the size of a(n): acorn squash or pineapple
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): 💙
Upcoming Appointments: next appt is 5/13 for the bi-weekly visits.
How are you feeling?: like shit. SI and SPD pain is really taking a toll on me. Not to mention my work is overworking me- or at least I think it is.
Rants/Raves: rant: I failed my 1 hr GD test, most likely because I had coffee and a breakfast sandwich before the test. So tmrw I have to do the 3 hour test, and then go straight to my dentist appt. I’m not looking forward to being at the hospital at 730. I am barely up at that hour.
Questions: anyone else haha extreme hair loss right now? Like PP level hair loss? I’m freaking out that it could be something, but my thyroid was fine when they checked.
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most?
I miss my Tula so much! I’ve been able to back carry DD, but I can’t get her on it by myself. So it’ll be nice to carry the babies again on my front when the belly is no more!
Baby is the size of a(n): zucchini
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): blue
Upcoming Appointments: GD today, sono and routine check next week
How are you feeling?: I’m ok, been in a depression funk lately and will be talking to my ob about possible solutions.
Rants/Raves: I’m having trouble regulating my GD this time around. I’ve limited carbs, increased my exercise routine to 2x a day, cut sweet drinks. Specialist told me to keep doing what I’m doing, most likely we’ll be increasing my insulin throughout the day. I wanted to avoid that but if I need to then I need to. It’s all about a healthy momma and baby.
Also, the pelvic pressure is unreal!!! Like oh my god I don’t remember it being this bad with my other pregnancies, even with my twins.
Plus side only a few more days until hubby and I leave for vacation. I’ve been given the clear to go and enjoy myself. I’m so excited for it.
Questions: what are somethings you ladies have found that helped with the pelvic pain? I’ve done walks and stretches that seem to help a little bit, as well as epsom salt baths my ob recommended.
GTKY: What baby gear are you looking forward to using the most? I purchased a new baby sling to baby wear. I loved baby wearing my other boys, it definitely made things easier.