How are you feeling?: Getting better each day I think.
Rants/Raves: Excited to get to see the baby again tomorrow!
Questions: Not right now
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? I have a cup of coffee every morning and if I have a headache in the afternoon I will sometimes have a Coke.
How are you feeling?: was feeling great, hadn't thrown up in 2 weeks until this morning. Bleh
Rants/Raves: Rave- I'm excited for my birthday tomorrow but only because I'm playing hookie from work to go see It Chapter 2 with my husband. I don't really care that it's my birthday Haha
Questions: nah
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? Lunch meat. Coworker tried to shame me bc we have 2 lunch meetings a month where they cater in boxed lunches with subs/sandwiches and I said I wasnt going to request a special lunch for them. Be more worried about the lettuce recalls! Lol 🤷♀️ And I'll have a soda occasionally. More often than not lately though I haven't even been able to finish off the whole bottle.
How are you feeling?: nervous. No symptoms, no kicks, nada
Rants/Raves: rave: started work and it’s going well so far rant: still really don’t want to tell work bc it’s been 3 shifts but the December schedule is done. January requests are out now. My time is limited. I had given myself a deadline of two weeks in I’d tell them but didn’t realize as I work 3 shifts per week I really have barely started working.
Questions:
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? Coffee. 100%. My OB said two cups. I try to do just that. Some days it’s two big cups. My schedule is too erratic to function without it and sometimes it’s probably a party in my uterus
@22ksi2 I would not worry at all about not feeling movement yet at 16 weeks. I had an anterior placenta with DS and didn’t feel movement til almost 19 weeks. A friend also had an anterior placenta and didn’t feel movement til 24 weeks. Also what number kid is this for you? FTMs often don’t detect movement as soon as STM+ because they aren’t quite sure what to look for.
How are you feeling?: Great some days and others not so great. My headache has lessened and is now only occasional instead of constant for days.
Rants/Raves: Rave- feel like I'm starting to get some energy back! Rant- even though my headache isn't as bad it still pops up to say hello
Questions: nope!
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? I don't consider drinking caffeine to really be a rule breaker since I'm not coming close to the 200mg but I can be better on drinking more water.
Me:37 MH:37
TTGP since 07/2017
**TW** in spoiler
DX: PCOS, anovulatory, AMA
Femara X3: no response
Clomid X3: BFN (cyst and thin lining)
IUI (Dec '18) MMC
IVF (April '19) 9 retrieved, 7 fertilized, 2 normal PGT-A
@daffodil_shoe I’m a FTM. I know it’s too early but it’s a mental block about telling anymore people until I’m sure. Maybe bc it took so long to conceive
How are you feeling?: crappy. This is my 4th and I’m accepting that I don’t like being pregnant. I’m sickly feeling all the time and it sucks. Rants/Raves: I bought little baby slippers from t j Maxx and they are so cute and pink. Questions: nope
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? All of them??? I drink coffee. I pick up my heavy toddlers. I eat deli meat and soft cheese and runny eggs. When I was pregnant with my second I told my midwife I really wanted some jimmy johns and she said well eat it. Best advice ever. Lol
Baby is the size of a(n): Mixed tape (reppin' the 80s!)
Upcoming appts: 9/18
How are you feeling?: Pretty good! As long as I have at least one salad a day... I'm kinda nice, too! lol
Rants/Raves: I'm finally moving past the 'constant exhaustion' phase so that's a huge RAVE!!! My rant is that I'm going to kill DH if he spends anymore $$ on his stupid game that he plays on his phone!
Questions: Nada!
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? I drink coffee daily, eat lunch meat and soft cheeses. I am having a seriously hard time resisting sushi... I may just have to get tempora or veggie soon!
Me: 35 DH: 37 Married: May 2011 DD: Dec 2013 DS: Sept 2015 #3: EDD 2/28/20
How are you feeling?: Great. I don't feel pregnant at all.
Rants/Raves: My H was in a pissy mood for his birthday. The guy was exhausted. He fell asleep at 8PM and woke up at 9:30PM. He complained he didn't have any candles on his cake I was in bed and almost asleep at that time. Tried to wake him up several times to celebrate with candles. He wouldn't wake up. Not my fault. He also complained he had to cook. I asked him multiple times if he wanted to go out. He said no, he was too tired. I told him to stop being a martyr
Questions: Nope
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? Lunch meat. I totally forgot about it. We had a lot of people in our office last week and we ordered Panera sandwiches one day and Jimmy Johns the other day. Oops. It never even crossed my mind.
TTC#1 10/2018: MFI (2 SA under 9 million/ml) 11/2018: HSG shows right Fallopian tube slightly damaged 1/2019: Husband diagnosed with grade 3 varicocele 4/05/2019: varicocele repair surgery 6/13/2019: BFP!!! EDD: 2/22/2020 Baby girl born 2/27/2020 7/18/2019: Total Motile Count at 3 months post surgery = 51 millions!! (number must be >20 millions to conceive naturally).
How are you feeling?: pretty good. Headaches lots but not terrible
Rants/Raves: rave to finally getting to see this baby tomorrow!! I am so excited to hear the heartbeat and find out how fast the heart beat is! Rant: I’m still exhausted! No amount of sleep seems to help!
Questions: nope
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? Pop for sure. I don’t drink coffee or eat lunch meat not pregnant so I don’t have it now obviously lol not avoiding it just not liking it! I’m sure there are more but I can’t think of any!
How are you feeling?: I’m less nauseous, but still very tired. The nausea has been replaced by a very lovely, very sexy throbbing varicose vein. I’ve ordered some almost as sexy compression socks and have started elevating my feet at every opportunity.
Rants/Raves: This pregnancy is going by so fast. I still haven’t announced at work and have been able to hide my bump with tunics and flowing nursing tops that I found in the back of my closet. I’m not sure that I’m ready for all my coworkers to only be able to talk to me about baby related stuff when I’m just starting to feel comfortable getting excited and being able to imagine the baby in my arms.
Questions: nope
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? I have at least one can of Diet Coke a day. Which is horrible, I’m sure, but I still can’t stomach coffee and I need some caffeine. I’ve also had lunch meat, but I don’t think it’s a big deal at all.
@doodleoodle my anatomy scan is on 10/8 too! I can't wait. We will see the baby in 4D. I haven't announced at work either. I am thinking maybe this week, for sure next week. I am dreading it. We've had meetings about how everyone at my company is working at 150% right now so I feel bad announcing that I will be gone for 12 weeks. This is ridiculous, I know, but it still makes me nervous.
TTC#1 10/2018: MFI (2 SA under 9 million/ml) 11/2018: HSG shows right Fallopian tube slightly damaged 1/2019: Husband diagnosed with grade 3 varicocele 4/05/2019: varicocele repair surgery 6/13/2019: BFP!!! EDD: 2/22/2020 Baby girl born 2/27/2020 7/18/2019: Total Motile Count at 3 months post surgery = 51 millions!! (number must be >20 millions to conceive naturally).
@rikiteacup being a working mom has got to be rough. I feel like I can’t really call myself a working mom because I only work 8 hrs a week at my child’s preschool. But I totally get where you’re coming from. And then, on the other hand, if you wait too long to announce you risk it becoming a whole ~thing~. Have you told your boss at least?
The appointment went really well! I thought was exactly 16 weeks today and that’s what the measurements showed! So due Feb 26th! Everything’s looked good! HB was 156! I cannot wait until the anatomy scan to see baby again!
@rikiteacup I’m in the same boat as you. I’m dreading announcing and to be totally honest with the company structure I’m unclear who I tell. I work at 3 sites that have 3 command structures plus I have one regional boss who I do not see more than once per year due to distance. (Haven’t seen her since hire in December)
I hadn’t announced bc the start date of this job was pushed back several times due to credentialing. I’ve been there 2 weeks. I liked the idea of working there a month before making that kind of announcement but I’ve already heard how overworked everyone is going to be this winter.
Upcoming appts: 10/8 for next midwife appointment 10/11 for anatomy scan
How are you feeling?: good I believe I’m noticing round ligament pains but it very faint and sleeping is a bitch
Rants/Raves: Raves: I might have finally found a location for our gender reveal will be looking at the property tomorrow to make sure it will work fingers crossed 🤞 Rants: my boss’s family got lice so I missed a day of work for them to delouse and the next morning I texted to be sure it was done so I wouldn’t catch it if I came in and they said yes but apparently they had only treated them self’s so I spent all of Thursday delousing their house hoping I don’t end up with lice
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? I haven’t paid attention to what the rules are I feel most of them are silly from the obvious ones I know I drink coffee eat lunch meat and honey I don’t check my cheeses to see if there pasteurized and I’ve eaten sushi
Re: Group 4 (2.22-2.29) Check In w/o 9.9
Team: Pink!
Baby is the size of a(n): Orange
Upcoming appts: Today and tomorrow
How are you feeling?: Getting better each day I think.
Rants/Raves: Excited to get to see the baby again tomorrow!
Questions: Not right now
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? I have a cup of coffee every morning and if I have a headache in the afternoon I will sometimes have a Coke.
Team: FO
Baby is the size of a(n): navel orange
Upcoming appts: 16week appt next Monday
How are you feeling?: was feeling great, hadn't thrown up in 2 weeks until this morning. Bleh
Rants/Raves:
Rave- I'm excited for my birthday tomorrow but only because I'm playing hookie from work to go see It Chapter 2 with my husband. I don't really care that it's my birthday Haha
Questions: nah
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken?
Lunch meat. Coworker tried to shame me bc we have 2 lunch meetings a month where they cater in boxed lunches with subs/sandwiches and I said I wasnt going to request a special lunch for them. Be more worried about the lettuce recalls! Lol 🤷♀️
And I'll have a soda occasionally. More often than not lately though I haven't even been able to finish off the whole bottle.
Team: waiting...waiting...
Baby is the size of a(n): CD
Upcoming appts: tomorrow
How are you feeling?: nervous. No symptoms, no kicks, nada
Rants/Raves: rave: started work and it’s going well so far
rant: still really don’t want to tell work bc it’s been 3 shifts but the December schedule is done. January requests are out now. My time is limited. I had given myself a deadline of two weeks in I’d tell them but didn’t realize as I work 3 shifts per week I really have barely started working.
Questions:
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? Coffee. 100%. My OB said two cups. I try to do just that. Some days it’s two big cups. My schedule is too erratic to function without it and sometimes it’s probably a party in my uterus
Team: Announcing the end of the month!
Baby is the size of a(n): orange
Upcoming appts: 09/24 OB check-up
How are you feeling?: Great some days and others not so great. My headache has lessened and is now only occasional instead of constant for days.
Rants/Raves: Rave- feel like I'm starting to get some energy back! Rant- even though my headache isn't as bad it still pops up to say hello
Questions: nope!
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? I don't consider drinking caffeine to really be a rule breaker since I'm not coming close to the 200mg but I can be better on drinking more water.
Team: PINK
Baby is the size of a(n): Grande iced coffee
Upcoming appts: next Tuesday. 17 week appointment
How are you feeling?: crappy. This is my 4th and I’m accepting that I don’t like being pregnant. I’m sickly feeling all the time and it sucks. Rants/Raves: I bought little baby slippers from t j Maxx and they are so cute and pink.
Questions: nope
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? All of them??? I drink coffee. I pick up my heavy toddlers. I eat deli meat and soft cheese and runny eggs. When I was pregnant with my second I told my midwife I really wanted some jimmy johns and she said well eat it. Best advice ever. Lol
Team: Blue!!
Baby is the size of a(n): Mixed tape (reppin' the 80s!)
Upcoming appts: 9/18
How are you feeling?: Pretty good! As long as I have at least one salad a day... I'm kinda nice, too! lol
Rants/Raves: I'm finally moving past the 'constant exhaustion' phase so that's a huge RAVE!!! My rant is that I'm going to kill DH if he spends anymore $$ on his stupid game that he plays on his phone!
Questions: Nada!
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? I drink coffee daily, eat lunch meat and soft cheeses. I am having a seriously hard time resisting sushi... I may just have to get tempora or veggie soon!
Me: 35
DH: 37
Married: May 2011
DD: Dec 2013
DS: Sept 2015
#3: EDD 2/28/20
Team: pink 💕
Baby is the size of a(n): avocado
Upcoming appts: Thursday
How are you feeling?: I had been better but last night was rough
Rants/Raves: nothing really
Questions: nope
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? I drink caffeine, cokes, eat lunch meat, soft cheeses. It gets crazy around here. 😜
Team: PINK!
Baby is the size of a(n): Avocado
Upcoming appts: in 30 mins
How are you feeling?: Great. I don't feel pregnant at all.
Rants/Raves: My H was in a pissy mood for his birthday. The guy was exhausted. He fell asleep at 8PM and woke up at 9:30PM. He complained he didn't have any candles on his cake I was in bed and almost asleep at that time. Tried to wake him up several times to celebrate with candles. He wouldn't wake up. Not my fault. He also complained he had to cook. I asked him multiple times if he wanted to go out. He said no, he was too tired. I told him to stop being a martyr
Questions: Nope
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? Lunch meat. I totally forgot about it. We had a lot of people in our office last week and we ordered Panera sandwiches one day and Jimmy Johns the other day. Oops. It never even crossed my mind.
10/2018: MFI (2 SA under 9 million/ml)
11/2018: HSG shows right Fallopian tube slightly damaged
1/2019: Husband diagnosed with grade 3 varicocele
4/05/2019: varicocele repair surgery
6/13/2019: BFP!!! EDD: 2/22/2020 Baby girl born 2/27/2020
7/18/2019: Total Motile Count at 3 months post surgery = 51 millions!! (number must be >20 millions to conceive naturally).
TTC #2
9/07/2021: BFP - CP: 9/10/2021
10/07/2021: BFP - CP: 10/23/2021
12/23/2021: BFP! EDD: 08/31/2022
Team: Green
Baby is the size of a(n): Orange
Upcoming appts: 1st ultrasound tomorrow!!
How are you feeling?: pretty good. Headaches lots but not terrible
Rants/Raves: rave to finally getting to see this baby tomorrow!! I am so excited to hear the heartbeat and find out how fast the heart beat is!
Rant: I’m still exhausted! No amount of sleep seems to help!
Questions: nope
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? Pop for sure. I don’t drink coffee or eat lunch meat not pregnant so I don’t have it now obviously lol not avoiding it just not liking it! I’m sure there are more but I can’t think of any!
Team: Finding out!
Baby is the size of a(n): Orange
Upcoming appts: anatomy scan 10/8!
How are you feeling?: I’m less nauseous, but still very tired. The nausea has been replaced by a very lovely, very sexy throbbing varicose vein. I’ve ordered some almost as sexy compression socks and have started elevating my feet at every opportunity.
Rants/Raves: This pregnancy is going by so fast. I still haven’t announced at work and have been able to hide my bump with tunics and flowing nursing tops that I found in the back of my closet. I’m not sure that I’m ready for all my coworkers to only be able to talk to me about baby related stuff when I’m just starting to feel comfortable getting excited and being able to imagine the baby in my arms.
Questions: nope
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? I have at least one can of Diet Coke a day. Which is horrible, I’m sure, but I still can’t stomach coffee and I need some caffeine. I’ve also had lunch meat, but I don’t think it’s a big deal at all.
@doodleoodle my anatomy scan is on 10/8 too! I can't wait. We will see the baby in 4D.
I haven't announced at work either. I am thinking maybe this week, for sure next week. I am dreading it. We've had meetings about how everyone at my company is working at 150% right now so I feel bad announcing that I will be gone for 12 weeks. This is ridiculous, I know, but it still makes me nervous.
10/2018: MFI (2 SA under 9 million/ml)
11/2018: HSG shows right Fallopian tube slightly damaged
1/2019: Husband diagnosed with grade 3 varicocele
4/05/2019: varicocele repair surgery
6/13/2019: BFP!!! EDD: 2/22/2020 Baby girl born 2/27/2020
7/18/2019: Total Motile Count at 3 months post surgery = 51 millions!! (number must be >20 millions to conceive naturally).
TTC #2
9/07/2021: BFP - CP: 9/10/2021
10/07/2021: BFP - CP: 10/23/2021
12/23/2021: BFP! EDD: 08/31/2022
I hadn’t announced bc the start date of this job was pushed back several times due to credentialing. I’ve been there 2 weeks. I liked the idea of working there a month before making that kind of announcement but I’ve already heard how overworked everyone is going to be this winter.
EDD/W+D: 2/22/20 17w exactly today
Team: PINK
Baby is the size of a(n): chipmunk 🐿
Upcoming appts: 10/8 for next midwife appointment 10/11 for anatomy scan
How are you feeling?: good I believe I’m noticing round ligament pains but it very faint and sleeping is a bitch
Rants/Raves: Raves: I might have finally found a location for our gender reveal will be looking at the property tomorrow to make sure it will work fingers crossed 🤞 Rants: my boss’s family got lice so I missed a day of work for them to delouse and the next morning I texted to be sure it was done so I wouldn’t catch it if I came in and they said yes but apparently they had only treated them self’s so I spent all of Thursday delousing their house hoping I don’t end up with lice
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? I haven’t paid attention to what the rules are I feel most of them are silly from the obvious ones I know I drink coffee eat lunch meat and honey I don’t check my cheeses to see if there pasteurized and I’ve eaten sushi
Team: pink
Baby is the size of a(n): avocado
Upcoming appts: 9/18
How are you feeling?: physically pretty good, but yesterday and today I've been emotional/crying a lot
Rants/Raves: none
Questions: none
GTKY: What “pregnancy rules” have you already broken? None that I can think of.