Hmm I only get 2 ultrasounds: one at 8 weeks for viability & one at 20 for anatomy.
We will be going to a boutique place around 16 weeks to do a separate, private sex-only scan to find out early for fun, but otherwise...just those 2.
My midwife practice will use a doppler to find the heartbeat from 12 weeks on. And I want to say my appointments are like 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks, 20 weeks, and then I can't remember. I think it gets more frequent in 3rd trimester. Been a bit since I've done this.
We only do 2 ultrasounds, the dating ultrasound and anatomy scan. There isnt enough data to state how safe ultrasounds are. Noutiques dont need their equipment certified/quality controlled, they also dont all hire ultrasound techs who went to school. Just something to think about. I bought and at home doppler last pregnancy, can be both a blessing and a cause for concern when baby turns/hides.
well, I'm not too worried about it being unsafe. And the only thing we're there for is the sex, so...no real need to go to school to ID taco or sausage. we did it with my daughter, and it was really nice.
Kind of school to know what megahurtz to use. I did go to school to use therapeutic ultrasound in order to break down scar tissue and promote healing and had to know how not to burn the patient. To each their own. I too always want to see the LO more.
On a completely different note, after today at work I feel like my legs dont work. Busy busy day, felt like I was going to pass out but an unstable patient pulled up from the ED and within an hour he was intubated and to the ICU. DH told me he needed sex and I said I needed rest. Compromised. He got sex and I get Greys Anatomy in a bubble bath with mac and cheese made by DH.
Oh my god I woke up before DD today. 750 and she’s still asleep (usually wakes up around 645). It’s so nice enjoying my morning half cup of coffee without peppa pig in the background 🤣
I get a dating ultrasound at 8, anatomy at 20, and then usually one more around 32 to make sure everything’s on track. With DS I had an extra at 30 weeks or so because he had a spot on his heart they were concerned about (turned out fine). They offered the option of referral to an MFM for a 4-d ultrasound but we decided against it because even if the spot was something - it was one soft marker for downs, and he didn’t have any others — we wouldn’t have done anything different anyway.
Last time I had a dating/viability at 8 and anatomy at 20. Once I hit 40 weeks we did another to see how long I could go without induction / make sure placenta was functioning and enough fluids.
This time I had my first at 6w3d because of spotting. Won't have another until 20w. Hopefully this one doesn't get as comfy as ds who made it to 41w4d before getting evicted.
@runwmusic I made it to 41w5d. Absolute worst! I’m just going to assume this baby will be super late so I’m not disappointed 🤣🤣. I’m so jealous of people who went into labor naturally at 39 weeks!
@runwmusic@hayhay2501 with my DS I made it to 41+2 I thought he would never come out. And then you get the comments like so you didn’t have the baby yet. Duh does it look like I had the baby yet lol 😂
@hanshotfirst77@hayhay2501 late babies!! My water broke on its own at the same time I got induced. 15 hours later had an emergency section. I don't care if this one's late if I can avoid a section again!
My first was born at 42+2. Second, I knew wouldnt come early. Let my husband leave the state when I was 38 weeks. Water broke 2 days later! Lol. He made it back home while I was in the birth tub! Daughter was born an hour later. You never know! They both average out to 40 weeks gestation. I wonder if this one will be late or early. Or right on the due date!
My family goes early. I see this as mostly a good thing. Mostly. My first spending 3 weeks in NICU was definitely partially related to being too early (35+4), but also his birth being bad for both of us. Second born at 38+6. Not a preemie, and she was definitely done. Another one right around 38 weeks would suited me fine.
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Me: 33 DH: 32 Married 7/18/15 1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16 Team green turned BLUE! 2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18 Team green turned PINK! Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
My family mostly goes late so I assumed that I would totally go late. It was completely set in my mind that I would see at least 41 weeks. My husband was supposed to go to work across the country. So at my OB appointment at 38+4, she checked and I was a 1 & 25%. Even though that said there was plenty of time, we decided he would not go to work. My water broke that night and baby was here the next morning. I was so mentally unprepared for it because my mind was so set on weeks later.
Me: 34 DH: 38 Married: June 2011 TTC since Feb 2016 BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16 BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
My daughter just turned 6. I had hoped closer also. TW Life got in the way and then I had a few losses. Then it took me a year to get pregnant after my twin loss. So here we are. Assuming this pregnancy keeps going, DD is going to be an amazing helper though.
I'm totally cool with a late baby. It means I made it through the whole school year. Also, after having my first at 34+3, I will do whatever I can to make sure I never have a preemie again. He's happy and healthy, but things were rough when he was a newborn and I didn't realize how bad or hard it really was until I had my second full term.
As for age gaps, my oldest and this one will be 6 years apart.
I have some brothers in between but I had just turned 7 when my youngest brother was born and I LOVED that I was old enough to actually help and remember him being a baby whereas the others just were. We were best buds. I know that’s a very secondhand example but I bet someday the older siblings will have similar fun memories of taking care of LO that they can actually remember!
Married: 12/19/15
BFP: 9/4/17 EDD: 5/16/18 DD born 5/10/18 Postpartum Complications
@alli392 same here- I have a sister two years younger than me who I did not get along with at all FOR YEARS and then a sister 7 years younger, who I was super attached to since she was born. I remember being told at school she was born and being so excited!
Ahhh your stories give me warm fuzzies. My 5 year old, who will be 6 by baby's arrival, asks me all the time for a baby sister. We haven't told our boys yet because we haven't had the ultrasound, but that is finally this coming week so I'm hoping to tell them soon. They will be soooo excited.
Lol, I am opposite end.My sister is 8 years younger than me, I remember her birth, and being a baby, and a toddler and...it was awful. I am ND and she obliterated the routines and normalcy in my life. Then I moved out at 18, she was 10-we basically grew up in different households.
Finally, now that we're 24 and 32 we ,Ave a great relationship. But I grew up super fast, our mom is single, and worked nights when g wwas young, but days from when I turned maybe 17, so just very different experiences. My sister grew up super slowly and didn't really act like an adult until maybe 22, so we had nothing in common.
I know that we're not the norm tho.
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Me: 33 DH: 32 Married 7/18/15 1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16 Team green turned BLUE! 2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18 Team green turned PINK! Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
J/K. I'm sorry you guys didn't really get to enjoy growing up together, but it seems extenuating circumstances contributed. My brother and I are just under 2 years apart and weren't really close close until late teen years. I think it's normal for siblings to not always be close.
J/K. I'm sorry you guys didn't really get to enjoy growing up together, but it seems extenuating circumstances contributed. My brother and I are just under 2 years apart and weren't really close close until late teen years. I think it's normal for siblings to not always be close.
Super extenuating circumstances.
Like, we both just don't do well with roommates either, like it's ridiculously hard on our emotional states to handle them, so it's very probable that we wouldn't have gotten along being close in age either!!
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Me: 33 DH: 32 Married 7/18/15 1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16 Team green turned BLUE! 2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18 Team green turned PINK! Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
@diagonalley yea- as I said I borderline hated my sister who’s 22 months younger than me until she was like 22. I think the bottom line is no matter the age gap you can’t expect your kids to be best friends while growing up!
My son is 7, daughter turns 5 next week. I was happy they were both going to be in school all day next year and I would be freeeee. Lol. Nope. The gaps for my kids are almost the same as my siblings and I. We are all close but one sister. Thats due more on personality than age differences. I told everyone that asked if I was 'going to have another?', it would be when my daughter is older and I forgot how difficult of a baby she was. I haven't forgotten 😬😱 at least the older ones can help a little bit more than my son could when he was 2.
OMG I went to the doctor today to get referred to a midwife. Well the doctor was running FIFTY minutes late. And when I finally got seen I was told they’ve changed the process since I had my first and you can now self refer yourself directly to the hospital. Fml. What a waste of an hour. MONDAYS
I was so nauseous this weekend that I didn’t want to touch my phone so I’m playing catch up now..
With my first pregnancy, I had (in my opinion) way too many ultrasounds. I had a dating scan at 8 weeks, NT scan at 12, and anatomy scan at 20 weeks, but then had 4 third trimester scans while they monitored for borderline IUGR diagnosis. It made those later ones stressful and just not fun. Hopefully we avoid any of that craziness this time!
My sister is 3.5 years/4 grades in school younger than me and we did not get along at all during our childhood but have a good relationship now. My husband and his brother are only 19 months apart and were always super close. I was hoping for an age difference of about 2 years but my body didn’t even start having regular pp cycles until 20 months pp so we’re looking at a little more than a 2.5 year age gap.
@saladflambe I have to eat literally all morning so I don’t puke. I’ve already had a clif bar, an orange, a pack of peanut butter crackers and a string cheese and it’s only 10 am.
@chaos-and-coffee well I had a lunchables turkey, cheese, and crackers followed by my leftover half of turkey, bacon, avocado wrap from IHOP and my leftover 3 onion rings....so.
And it wasn't to keep from puking. I was just so hungry...
and yes I know you're supposed to avoid lunchmeat. I can't help myself.... >.>
I have only wanted to eat beige food. Yesterday I had a bagel with cream cheese, babybel, mac and cheese and then spaghetti with butter and Parmesan. It’s ALL I want
Baby apparently doesn't like desserts. I don't understand but they sound terrible. I'm a HUGE dessert person but just the thought of baking anything sounds so terrible and then actually eating it is worse. This is so strange!
so hungry but so nauseous that eating is just terrible.
But so excited at the same time? I've never been so happy to feel this bad.
Married: 12/19/15
BFP: 9/4/17 EDD: 5/16/18 DD born 5/10/18 Postpartum Complications
Re: October Randoms
We will be going to a boutique place around 16 weeks to do a separate, private sex-only scan to find out early for fun, but otherwise...just those 2.
My midwife practice will use a doppler to find the heartbeat from 12 weeks on. And I want to say my appointments are like 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks, 20 weeks, and then I can't remember. I think it gets more frequent in 3rd trimester. Been a bit since I've done this.
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
I bought and at home doppler last pregnancy, can be both a blessing and a cause for concern when baby turns/hides.
And the only thing we're there for is the sex, so...no real need to go to school to ID taco or sausage.
we did it with my daughter, and it was really nice.
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
This time I had my first at 6w3d because of spotting. Won't have another until 20w. Hopefully this one doesn't get as comfy as ds who made it to 41w4d before getting evicted.
TTC#1 - March 2013
BFP 8/9/13 - EDD 4/14/14 - DS born 4/23/14
TTC#2 November 2015
Dx: Secondary IF June 2016
Medicated IUI cycle#1- Clomid+IUI -1/15/17 -BFN
Break Mid 2017 - Resumed TTC December 2018
"She believed she could so she did..."
Medicated IUI cycle#2- Femara 5mg+IUI 12/22/18 - BFP 1/4/19 - MMC 2/1/19
Saline Sono 3/15/19 - All Clear!
Medicated IUI cycle#3- Femara 7.5mg+IUI 3/28/19-BFN
Medicated IUI cycle#4- Femara 5mg+Gonal F 50iu+IUI 4/27/19- BFP 5/11/19 - MMC 6/12/19 - D&C 6/14/19-
Incomplete M/C Repeat D&C - 7/3/19 -Testing concluded baby was genetically normal
Dx: Unexplained RPL July 2019 - Tested + as carrier for Usher Syndrome & Familial Mediterranean Fever
Saline Sono 8/7/19 - Mostly Clear! All systems go for IVF#1
But will need a repeat Saline Sono between ER and FET
IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol - 8/17/19
ER#1 8/27/19 - 12R, 6F, 4 biopsied+frozen! (3d5blasts + 1d6blast)- 2 PGS normal embabies!
Saline Sono 9/13/19 - All Clear! Onto FET Prep#1
FET#1 - 4AA -10/4/19 - BFP 10/14/19 - EDD - 6/21/20 -Beta#1-10dp5dt- 379 Beta#2-12dp5dt- 1007 Beta#3-14dp5dt- 2844
DD born 6/15/20
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
Married: June 2011
TTC since Feb 2016
BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16
BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP
BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
TTC#1 - March 2013
BFP 8/9/13 - EDD 4/14/14 - DS born 4/23/14
TTC#2 November 2015
Dx: Secondary IF June 2016
Medicated IUI cycle#1- Clomid+IUI -1/15/17 -BFN
Break Mid 2017 - Resumed TTC December 2018
"She believed she could so she did..."
Medicated IUI cycle#2- Femara 5mg+IUI 12/22/18 - BFP 1/4/19 - MMC 2/1/19
Saline Sono 3/15/19 - All Clear!
Medicated IUI cycle#3- Femara 7.5mg+IUI 3/28/19-BFN
Medicated IUI cycle#4- Femara 5mg+Gonal F 50iu+IUI 4/27/19- BFP 5/11/19 - MMC 6/12/19 - D&C 6/14/19-
Incomplete M/C Repeat D&C - 7/3/19 -Testing concluded baby was genetically normal
Dx: Unexplained RPL July 2019 - Tested + as carrier for Usher Syndrome & Familial Mediterranean Fever
Saline Sono 8/7/19 - Mostly Clear! All systems go for IVF#1
But will need a repeat Saline Sono between ER and FET
IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol - 8/17/19
ER#1 8/27/19 - 12R, 6F, 4 biopsied+frozen! (3d5blasts + 1d6blast)- 2 PGS normal embabies!
Saline Sono 9/13/19 - All Clear! Onto FET Prep#1
FET#1 - 4AA -10/4/19 - BFP 10/14/19 - EDD - 6/21/20 -Beta#1-10dp5dt- 379 Beta#2-12dp5dt- 1007 Beta#3-14dp5dt- 2844
DD born 6/15/20
TTC#1 - March 2013
BFP 8/9/13 - EDD 4/14/14 - DS born 4/23/14
TTC#2 November 2015
Dx: Secondary IF June 2016
Medicated IUI cycle#1- Clomid+IUI -1/15/17 -BFN
Break Mid 2017 - Resumed TTC December 2018
"She believed she could so she did..."
Medicated IUI cycle#2- Femara 5mg+IUI 12/22/18 - BFP 1/4/19 - MMC 2/1/19
Saline Sono 3/15/19 - All Clear!
Medicated IUI cycle#3- Femara 7.5mg+IUI 3/28/19-BFN
Medicated IUI cycle#4- Femara 5mg+Gonal F 50iu+IUI 4/27/19- BFP 5/11/19 - MMC 6/12/19 - D&C 6/14/19-
Incomplete M/C Repeat D&C - 7/3/19 -Testing concluded baby was genetically normal
Dx: Unexplained RPL July 2019 - Tested + as carrier for Usher Syndrome & Familial Mediterranean Fever
Saline Sono 8/7/19 - Mostly Clear! All systems go for IVF#1
But will need a repeat Saline Sono between ER and FET
IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol - 8/17/19
ER#1 8/27/19 - 12R, 6F, 4 biopsied+frozen! (3d5blasts + 1d6blast)- 2 PGS normal embabies!
Saline Sono 9/13/19 - All Clear! Onto FET Prep#1
FET#1 - 4AA -10/4/19 - BFP 10/14/19 - EDD - 6/21/20 -Beta#1-10dp5dt- 379 Beta#2-12dp5dt- 1007 Beta#3-14dp5dt- 2844
DD born 6/15/20
As for age gaps, my oldest and this one will be 6 years apart.
TTC#1 - March 2013
BFP 8/9/13 - EDD 4/14/14 - DS born 4/23/14
TTC#2 November 2015
Dx: Secondary IF June 2016
Medicated IUI cycle#1- Clomid+IUI -1/15/17 -BFN
Break Mid 2017 - Resumed TTC December 2018
"She believed she could so she did..."
Medicated IUI cycle#2- Femara 5mg+IUI 12/22/18 - BFP 1/4/19 - MMC 2/1/19
Saline Sono 3/15/19 - All Clear!
Medicated IUI cycle#3- Femara 7.5mg+IUI 3/28/19-BFN
Medicated IUI cycle#4- Femara 5mg+Gonal F 50iu+IUI 4/27/19- BFP 5/11/19 - MMC 6/12/19 - D&C 6/14/19-
Incomplete M/C Repeat D&C - 7/3/19 -Testing concluded baby was genetically normal
Dx: Unexplained RPL July 2019 - Tested + as carrier for Usher Syndrome & Familial Mediterranean Fever
Saline Sono 8/7/19 - Mostly Clear! All systems go for IVF#1
But will need a repeat Saline Sono between ER and FET
IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol - 8/17/19
ER#1 8/27/19 - 12R, 6F, 4 biopsied+frozen! (3d5blasts + 1d6blast)- 2 PGS normal embabies!
Saline Sono 9/13/19 - All Clear! Onto FET Prep#1
FET#1 - 4AA -10/4/19 - BFP 10/14/19 - EDD - 6/21/20 -Beta#1-10dp5dt- 379 Beta#2-12dp5dt- 1007 Beta#3-14dp5dt- 2844
DD born 6/15/20
Married: 12/19/15
BFP: 9/4/17
EDD: 5/16/18
DD born 5/10/18
Postpartum Complications
BFP: 10/1/19
EDD: 6/12/20
Finally, now that we're 24 and 32 we ,Ave a great relationship. But I grew up super fast, our mom is single, and worked nights when g wwas young, but days from when I turned maybe 17, so just very different experiences. My sister grew up super slowly and didn't really act like an adult until maybe 22, so we had nothing in common.
I know that we're not the norm tho.
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
Way to take down the warm fuzzies 🙄
J/K. I'm sorry you guys didn't really get to enjoy growing up together, but it seems extenuating circumstances contributed. My brother and I are just under 2 years apart and weren't really close close until late teen years. I think it's normal for siblings to not always be close.
Like, we both just don't do well with roommates either, like it's ridiculously hard on our emotional states to handle them, so it's very probable that we wouldn't have gotten along being close in age either!!
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
With my first pregnancy, I had (in my opinion) way too many ultrasounds. I had a dating scan at 8 weeks, NT scan at 12, and anatomy scan at 20 weeks, but then had 4 third trimester scans while they monitored for borderline IUGR diagnosis. It made those later ones stressful and just not fun. Hopefully we avoid any of that craziness this time!
My sister is 3.5 years/4 grades in school younger than me and we did not get along at all during our childhood but have a good relationship now. My husband and his brother are only 19 months apart and were always super close. I was hoping for an age difference of about 2 years but my body didn’t even start having regular pp cycles until 20 months pp so we’re looking at a little more than a 2.5 year age gap.
And it wasn't to keep from puking. I was just so hungry...
and yes I know you're supposed to avoid lunchmeat. I can't help myself.... >.>
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
I eat so much it's ridiculous
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
so hungry but so nauseous that eating is just terrible.
But so excited at the same time? I've never been so happy to feel this bad.
Married: 12/19/15
BFP: 9/4/17
EDD: 5/16/18
DD born 5/10/18
Postpartum Complications
BFP: 10/1/19
EDD: 6/12/20