Weekly Check-in Groups 3&4: 12/16 - 12/31 w/o 8-26

ktmaesim · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days:

Team Blue/Pink/Green:

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be?

mecoats · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/26 23 weeks this Thursday. HOWWWWW?????

Team Blue/Pink/Green: BLUE

Upcoming Appointments: Not until after Labor day

9/11 for fetal echo, 9/12 for OB appt

How are you feeling?: Over it. I LOVE that we're expanding our family, but pregnancy with a toddler is exhausting. Also I'm ready to break out the fall clothes.

Rants/Raves: Have gotten some really bad news last week for my family and my DH's family, but trying to stay positive.

Questions: Nope. I did and lost it. Pregnancy brain.

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? Hmmm....interesting question. Maybe Oprah. I honestly have no idea. I wish I could sing cause I would totally be Faith Hill so that I could be married to Tim McGraw.

anniemarie887 · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/17, 24 weeks tomorrow

Team Blue/Pink/Green: GREEN

Upcoming Appointments: today 8/26, routine and assuming i'm getting orders for GD screen

How are you feeling? great, i kinda of feel like a brat saying that - but truly any ache/pain/annoyance has been temporary so far. i keep telling myself i have got to get the trim/touch up paint done in the baby's room before this belly is too in the way... and i keep putting it off... whoops.

Rants/Raves: rant: i can't find a pretty baby shower dress for the life of me. yes, i know this is minimal and very first world of me. but man maternity stuff is U-G-L-Y! rave: so many, we leave for our baby moon/anniversary trip thursday and i'm excited, especially b/c my husband truly deserves 4 days to chill out. he has been working his actual job, then working on our major house renovations every day and is just exhausted. i keep telling him it's ok if it's not all done before baby b/c i don't like seeing him tired/stressed - but i'm also shamelessly really excited to get our house "done".

Questions: i've looked at nordstrom, pinkblush, asos, destination/motherhood/pea in the pod, h&m, old navy/gap... am i missing any other spots to try and find something to wear for my baby shower?

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? ADELE

or Michelle Obama

ktmaesim · August 2019

12-23 so 23 weeks toady.

Team Green

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling? HUGE. Why do I feel like I look full term lately? LOL. My back is effing (I wish I could use really F word here) killing me, just ordered a belly band for back and support on amazon so it should come today. I got up around 8am, walked around the city for only 1 hour yesterday and my back literally felt like someone was trying to stab me in the spine! WTF. I think my husband was sad we went back to lay down so quickly because it was a gorgeous day out....but I told him I seriously couldn't take it. I also feel so annoyed by how much discharge there is everyday.....I have been wearing panty liners since this pregnancy started....

Rants/Raves: Putting together our shower invites is making me super happy and excited. Sharing a pic bc I'm so excited that even the random stamps I had to buy, match!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/5o/xz1maduu0nqm.jpg

Also excited to celebrate my bestie's shower this weekend but worrying about how tired and worn out I get, we will be going from 10am-11pm with shower and bachelorette mixed on the same day....yikes. I hope I'm not lame.

Questions: Water is annoying me lately, and also breakfast...but I force them both down every day. Anyone else? Also anyone else with back pain? I also feel like the baby is kicking my bladder and/or bowels sometimes? I think?

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? Prob Lady Gaga!

ktmaesim · August 2019

@anniemarie887 I've thought the same about maternity and just started sizing up on normal clothes if I buy them lately... but pea in the pod has a huge sale right now with some really lovely shirts and dress that were like $200 down to half the price if you wanna check again. I can't stand all the floral / off the shoulder dresses on pink blush....I look so bad in off the shoulder and I don't like bold prints lol. also try hatch maternity and lulu's has a bump friendly section!!!

CapricaAndrea · August 2019

@ktmaesim those are lovely!

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/23 = 23 weeks today

Team Blue/Pink/Green: Green

Upcoming Appointments: had a midwife appointment today, all is good. GD test next Wednesday, and waiting to hear back about the OB consultation for the cyst on my ovary.

How are you feeling? Pretty ok. Tired and hot, but reflux has been tolerable so far.

Rants/Raves: Our A/C is broken! Someone came on Friday to check it out and the condenser was frozen solid so he scheduled to come back Saturday once it was melted to check it out. Except he scheduled it incorrectly, so is coming today instead. Thankfully it's been a bit cooler outside, but my room and our toddler's room both don't get good air-flow so they're hotter than the rest of the house. My FIL (we live with my husband's parents) is convinced we don't even need A/C and can just leave windows open all the time, but even if those rooms were cool enough, having the windows open introduces the issues of noises outside waking us both up, as well as if there's any wind, it blows the blackout curtains open and then my son wakes up earlier in the morning and is grumpy all day because he's tired (and then all the same issues occur again at nap time so he doesn't nap as long as he should either). Fingers crossed that whatever it is can be fixed today and we don't have to wait for him to come back a third time because I'm so over this.

Questions:

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? Probably Kristen Bell, she seems like she's got it all. Supportive husband, great kids, amazing job, and she's really relatable.

jandawg · August 2019

@anniemarie887 if I lived in the states I'd be all over these:
https://storq.com/collections/maternity-dresses-jumpsuits
Love the slip dress, tank dress, and caftan

I got this rose dress as my occasion maternity/nursing dress - I've already worn it to a wedding and 2 opening nights.
https://bellies.ca/collections/dresses/products/ripe-nursing-slip-dress

@mecoats wishing your family well, sorry to hear about your bad news.

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/26 22+4

Team Blue/Pink/Green: Green

Upcoming Appointments: midwife On thurs

How are you feeling? Overall really good. Figured out some exercises that will hopefully make my hips feel better when I sleep. We've been working on stuff around the house which is awesome - patching walls and painting the nursery, and this weekend we have our dads coming over to help us paint our house exterior.

Rants/Raves: I went to an amazing long table dinner last night - the food was excellent, I met some new friends including a couple who live two blocks away from me, and there was super cool Terrazzo floors and fireplaces there and now I want Terrazzo everything.

Questions:

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? Assuming I didn't have to stay traded, Neil Armstrong. I wanna go to space and walk on the moon but I'm way too chicken to do it myself.

brrrrrrrrie · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: due 12/19. 24 weeks on Thursday.

Team Blue/Pink/Green: she's a girl.

Upcoming Appointments: 9/20 for that gestational diabetes screening.

How are you feeling? I feel good. I'm tired of sleeping on my side, and I feel like I've swallowed a balloon that someone then inflated inside my body, but no actual complaints.

Rants/Raves: my friend just gave birth and I think that made me extra ready to be done. Also, way back I was asking about flying during late pregnancy...update! My OB has no problem with me flying to Canada at 36 weeks and Delta airlines doesn't have any restrictions on flying during pregnancy, so I'm officially going to the big conference in my field. I'm really happy to not have to skip this.

Questions: none right now.

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? I don't think I'd want to change places with a person. Maybe I'd be interested in being a tree for a little while? Could be interesting...

jandawg · August 2019

@brrrrrrrrie I would love to be a tree. That is a such a cool idea.

nsquaredlife13 · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/31, 21 + 6

Team Blue/Pink/Green: PINK!

Upcoming Appointments: Next checkup is in 2 weeks

How are you feeling? Not bad, but still riding the Braxton Hicks train. Also we're experiencing the hottest month on record in Texas, so a bit miserable at times. Today's temps are going to be around 107-112 (currently it's 105 and it'll keep getting warmer until about 6 PM).

Rants/Raves: None really

Questions: Nope!

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? Ooh that's tough. I really have no clue!

McKBaby · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/28 / 22w2d

Team Blue/Pink/Green: Green

Upcoming Appointments: 9/6

How are you feeling? Pretty good! I have some RLP and sciatica pain, but nothing that is slowing me down at this point.

Rants/Raves: DH has so much traveling coming up for work and I'm not thrilled about being home alone pregnant with 2 kids.

Questions: I thought the GD test was at 28 weeks, but many of you seem to be getting it closer to 24 weeks. Has that changed since I was pregnant with DD 6 years ago, or have I lost my damn mind?

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? Eek. No idea.

CapricaAndrea · August 2019

@McKBaby I was told today it can be anytime between 24 - 28 weeks. So I guess it depends when your midwife/OB appointment happens to fall during that window?

ashorkey · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 23weeks + 6

Team Blue/Pink/Green: Blue

Upcoming Appointments: 9/17 for midwife and GD test

How are you feeling? I'm so sick of sleeping on my side! Buuut... it looks like my placenta previa is gone! it's still low lying, but it's not covering the cervix anymore. And considering I just downed half a bag of chili cheese fritos I now have heartburn.

Rants/Raves: My husband ran over his phone on Friday. I'm still not entirely sure how this happened, but it did. Luckily we have insurance on them, but his new phone doesn't arrive until today and he's traveling for work this week. He left at 5AM this morning to catch a flight to MI. He's staying at his parents this work trip so he's having the new phone shipped there and it's supposed to arrive sometime tonight. However, his mom and sister are freaking out that he doesn't have a phone and I don't know his exact itinerary. Not because they are afraid of anything happening to him, but because they want to know if they need to wait to eat dinner or not! He's a big boy, it's OK! And no you don't have to wait for him because he and his co-worker are going out when they land. This caused a whole other level of freak out because they were then upset that he was eating with his co-worker rather than going out to eat with them. He's still on a work trip people! He's not coming home for a random visit home!

Questions: Does anyone else's baby get active while they are going pee? For the last week baby boy has been getting really active whenever I go to the bathroom... I'm already not getting any alone time!

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? If this is temporary I feel like I need to choose someone dead. and from along time ago. I'm thinking Genghis Khan or Nero or someone who went on a complete rampage just so I could know what was going through their head.

ETA: I'm not sure I would want either of these people to take over my life.. that could be disastrous.

nerdmom0013 · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: EDD 12/28, 22w2d

Team Blue/Pink/Green: Blue

Upcoming Appointments: I need to schedule my 2nd a/s for this week or next week

How are you feeling? Not too bad. My hips are sore, and a little bit of back pain.

Rants/Raves: Both kids are in a new school, so I'm trying to learn 2 sets of rules and teachers and friends' names, and I can barely remember what I'm supposed to be doing thanks to baby brain.

Questions: If you have school aged kids, are you sending them to a pre-baby siblings class?

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? I have no idea. LOL

ninrms · August 2019

@ashorkey Your bathroom comment cracks me up! And my GTKY is super similar.

@nerdmom0013 I got my first sibling when I was 9, and my mom sent me to a sibling class. I LOVED it. I remember being SO proud (we got some goofy "I'm going to be a big sister!" buttons). I'm not sure what more recent experiences are like...

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/24, 23w tomorrow!

Team Blue/Pink/Green: Blue

Upcoming Appointments: Second AS this Friday, appt with my local dr (standing in for OB) 9/9, and first appt with midwife 9/10

How are you feeling? Today was my first day back at work, which went surprisingly well. Very grateful to be going back part time. Mentally, not doing well at all. I got home from school and saw that a former student of mine, who also happens to be the son of a former coworker/close friend, had killed himself this morning. I'm kind of reeling, and not sure how to process it yet, and my heart is absolutely broken for my friend and her two daughters (also former students of mine).

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? Similar to @ashorkey -- I'd love to trade places with just a random, normal person anytime from the 19th century or earlier. (Maybe even way back to early humanity!) I'd love to see how different life was, and especially how differently or similarly humans acted/perceived the world compared to now.

mrszoobear · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 24 weeks on Wednesday

Team Blue/Pink/Green: Pink

Upcoming Appointments: Had a dentist appt and ultrasound today. Have a follow up OB appt on Wednesday.

How are you feeling? Better today then I have in days. It's a good day so I'm just going to focus on that and be happy.

Rant - The ultrasound tech at my OB's practice is hired out of a seperate company. She is so cold and not a people person. Every time I ask a question, she makes me feel like I'm putting her out and being annoying. She also bruises my tummy from pressing so hard.
Rave - The ultrasound went good. They got everything they didn't get last time. She is a healthy baby and measuring correctly.

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be?
I wouldn't want to trade forever. But I would love to trade places with Audrey Hepburn, only for the filming of Funny Face. That way I could dance with Fred Astaire in a beautiful white wedding dress and sign lovely songs. Plus the fashion in that movie was amazing!

anniemarie887 · August 2019

@McKBaby I expected to be given the rx for the GD test today at 23w7d but my OB actually said they’ll do it next time when I’m 27w 🤷🏻‍♀️

ktmaesim · August 2019

@ashorkey god I feel you on the annoying fam member thing, I love my in-laws and that side, but sometimes it’s like JUST CHILL OUT WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT and you don’t need to know every detail!!!

@ninrms omg my heart aches for you. I am so sorry for your friend. Sending you good vibes.

McKBaby · August 2019

Thanks @CapricaAndrea & @anniemarie887! Glad to know that my memory isn’t failing me ... yet! 😂

CapricaAndrea · August 2019

@ninrms I'm so sorry for you and your friend

jandawg · August 2019

@ninrms sending good vibes your way

KTZ17 · August 2019

@ninrms I am so sorry to hear that. My husband has lost several students to suicide over the past few years and it has been so hard for him and his school community. I can’t even imagine what the family is going through.

Due Date/Weeks + Days: December 16, 24 weeks 2 days

Team Blue/Pink/Green: Green

Upcoming Appointments: Thursday regular 24 week prenatal visit then an ultrasound to check growth since I am being monitored for repeat HELLP syndrome/ preeclampsia. Then I don’t know if they’re doing my second glucose test when I’m 26 or 28 weeks.

How are you feeling? Pretty good other than occasional back pain. Hungry.

Rants/Raves: None

Questions: Maybe best directed to the baby gear thread, but what car seats are you guys thinking of getting? We had a chicco keyfit 30 for our daughter who is now 6 so it is expired, but I was looking at the chicco fit2 because it has two recline positions so it can be used until age 2. It’s still a bucket seat though so it can snap into the stroller base, which I like.

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? I can’t think of anyone.

anniemarie887 · August 2019

@ninrms i'm sorry for you and your friend, that's just heartbreaking

Stac928 · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: Dec22 23w2d

Team Blue/Pink/Green: blue

Upcoming Appointments: not until Sept 13

How are you feeling? The heartburn! Today’s it’s killibg me. And still exhausted.

Rants/Raves:
rave: I found the double stroller I wanted on Facebook marketplace for $75 (retails around $200). It needs a serious cleaning but for that savings I can clean!

Rant: I just realized I have no cool weather maternity clothes. Last year I was due in August.

Questions:

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be?
Hmmm not sure. I’ll hsve to think more.

ninrms · August 2019

@anniemarie887 @jandawg @CapricaAndrea @ktmaesim @KTZ17Thank you, it means a lot! @KTZ17 - This will only be my third year teaching, so it's definitely something terrible and new for me to experience. I'm sorry your husband has gone through it several times, too.

Stac928 · August 2019

@ninrms I’m so sorry to hear that. Suicide is rough for everyone.

lucylivesinwa · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 22w6d, 12/19

Team Blue/Pink/Green: Blue

Upcoming Appointments: tomorrow with the oncologist for a follow up and then with the high risk perinatologist right after. Had an ultrasound and OB appointment yesterday with my glucose screen. Fingers crossed I pass!

How are you feeling? Just kind of drained. At yesterday’s ultrasound they measured my cervical length and it was too short/too open, so now I have to go have the high risk doctor look at it tomorrow. In the words of my OB (who I love) - “who did you piss off?” 😒 I suppose I need to see the high risk doctor again anyways, as he’ll be coordinating my early induction with my oncologist. I just didn’t really want to see him for a totally separate issue. I’m still crossing my fingers that this will be minor and I can take some progesterone and everything will be fine. On the positive side, I’m really looking forward to meeting with my oncologist tomorrow. She found no new cancer spots from my latest surgery, so I’ll definitely get to hold off chemo until after delivery.(yay!) I’m looking forward to getting some concrete details about what the chemo plan will be so I can plan my life a little. It’s a weird form of torture to have three months to worry about something major and unknown. A planner like me needs all the details I can get!

Rants/Raves: Rave - on Monday my mother-in-law drove me over two and a half hours each way to Mt. Rainier National Park so we could be in spectacularly beautiful nature but still have super easy walks for me while I’m recovering. We had a total blast and the weather was just flawless. I’m so grateful for a MIL I get along with so well and who is so generous with her time and love. She also just moved here from Chicago and lives about 30min from us now. It will be such an amazing help to have family nearby when the baby comes and I’m doing chemo.

Questions: This seems like a silly question, but what would contractions right now feel like? With the shortened cervical length, everyone is now asking me if I’ve been feeling contractions. I don’t think so, but I’m not really sure. I’ve been feeling so many weird new things with the baby growing that I’m not sure I’d be able to separate them all out. 🤷🏻‍♀️

GTKY: if you could change places with someone dead or alive, who would it be? This one is so tough! I’d really like to just spend a day or two as different average people from different periods of time and places in the world. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t want any of the switches to be permanent though!

brrrrrrrrie · August 2019

@lucylivesinwa I've been wondering what contractions feel like, too! Not a silly question. I have a really tight feeling every once in a while but I have no idea if that's a contraction or some other strange thing happening. Also, I'm jealous of your mother in law relationship! That's awesome that you're so close and that she'll be around to help.

ashorkey · August 2019

lucylivesinwa My midwife told me anything consistent / regular intervals in regards to braxton hicks / tightening of the stomach or lasting cramping similar to menstrual cramps could be considered contractions.

jandawg · August 2019

I feel like I've felt a tightness across my belly at times, but I think it's usually a one off?

ashorkey · August 2019

@jandawg It's probably a braxton hicks which are "practice" contractions (not actual)

jstinkz · August 2019

Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/29 but OB says 12/19. Grrrrrrr

Team Blue/Pink/Green: Pink

Upcoming Appointments: next week and need to do my glucose before that. Sooo you all got me worried that it’s way too early. Oh well I’ll just do it anyway.

How are you feeling? Not too bad. Heartburn but it’s tolerable. I’m currently dealing with allergies which is way worse than the pregnancy symptoms at this point.

Rants/Raves: we worked nights this past week and supposed to next week too. But then they decided today that next week we will be on days and the following week will be nights again. I hate adjusting back and forth.

Questions:

GTKY: I also don’t have a good answer and would go along with the people who said an average person in different centuries.

jandawg · August 2019

@ashorkey all these weird new feelings!
@jstinkz that adjusting of the work schedule sounds rough - hope it goes well.

Had a midwife appointment today, all went well for the most part. I wish I had got more detail about measurements because I'm feeling a lack of information. Also got some tips on the glucose test. My midwife says the 1 hr has a high false positive rate but a true negative rate. She recommended a low carb high protein/fat breakfast 1-3 hrs before the test for best chances of avoiding a false positive. I've got the req' but won't go until around September 19th.... so a ways away for me.

Also got a last minute physiotherapy appointment today which went well. Looking forward to hopefully getting some relief from this hip pain.

mrszoobear · August 2019

@jandawg - The nurse at my OBGYN suggested I eat a high protein breakfast or snack too! I was going to ask about it but forgot. It almost sounded shady because she told me to lie to the tech at the lab and say I was fasting 😂. Apparently some will refuse to do it if they know you have eaten. She also said not to eat any carbs or sugars at all with it. So I'm pretty sure I'm going to fast anyhow. I can't choke down eggs without ketchup or toast. I wouldn't know what else to eat early in the morning to keep down. Nausea is still a big problem in my life.

jandawg · August 2019

@mrszoobear I didn't think you had to fast for the 1 hr? Eggs with cheese - no probs!

CapricaAndrea · August 2019

@jstinkz My midwife said any time between 24-28 weeks is fine for the glucose test, so you shouldn't be too early. That's just a really big window of time and many will be going closer to the 28 week mark instead.

@mrszoobear Yeah i was specifically told that I don't have to fast for it, but I suppose it's possible that different places have different ways of doing it.

ashorkey · August 2019

@jandawg I had to fast last time for the 1 hour and I was asked what I ate for lunch that day (my appointment was at 4pm) I remember I had a burrito bowl and they were nervous I was going to fail because of all the rice. I managed to pass still.

@mrszoobear could you do a breakfast hash? eggs and meat and veggies?

ETA: now I want breakfast hash. with sweet potatoes and sun dried tomatoes!

mrszoobear · August 2019

@CapricaAndrea & @jandawg - yeah apparently it depends on what lab service you use, some are okay with the protein only thing and others will make you come back when fasting. But I'm glad to hear my OB's office isnt the only one who wants you to eat some protein.

Thanks @jandawg for the egg and cheese suggestion. I suppose I could probably keep down an egg and cheese omelet. Is American cheese okay?

jandawg · August 2019

@mrszoobear my kraft singles show 2g of sugar per serving to my balderson Cheddars 0g of sugar. I think as long as it wasn't like a 'light' American cheese it would be fine?

mrszoobear · August 2019

jandawg said:

@mrszoobear my kraft singles show 2g of sugar per serving to my balderson Cheddars 0g of sugar. I think as long as it wasn't like a 'light' American cheese it would be fine?

Thank you!

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