Upcoming appointments: Sometime in early Nov, can’t remember anything right now lol
How are you feeling? : Good!
Raves/Rants: My parents have been coming on the weekend to help get the nursery ready and to turn my toddlers room into a big girl room! It’s all very exciting!
Questions: What have you all been making for dinner? I don’t feel bad but nothing sounds good either.
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? Black and white with teal accents. It also has an animal theme going on (zebras, black and white cheetah wall paper on an accent wall).
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: we're just gonna say pink
Baby is the size of a(n): endive
Upcoming appointments: 11/11 for the 3 hour GD test. OB said since I've already done a 3 hour early on, she's going to skip the 1 hour.
How are you feeling?: Exhausted, emotional...
Raves/Rants: Rave, baby shower is getting closer! I can't wait to have a couple days off work next week. Also, I'm 99% sure I've been feeling her more this last week and that she was definitely headbutting my belly button since she wants to hang out breech lately haha. Rant: work is killing me. I've got 30+ hours of OT this pay period and there are still 6 business days left in it...also the other guy working on this project has confusing methods and explained nothing and doesn't give me updated info so I look like the idiot when it comes to the "mistakes" made. Luckily, the head engineer understands what's going on.
Questions: none right now
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? Sigh...i really wish we had a nursery room already, but when we move, it will be baby elephants! Though H said the other day we can make the room an office/nursery combo. Not sure how that's going to work, but we'll see!
@babyroma, my H is losing his office to turn it into a nursery. He is on call though so sometimes he works late into the night, overnight, early mornings so he could never share with a nursery. If your office wouldn’t need to be used during baby’s sleep time at naps or nights then maybe it could work.
@char245 we eat a lot of salad with different meat either on the salad or on the side. I eat a lot of soup too. The other thing we do to mix it up is breakfast for diner.
EDD: 02/27
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Blue!
Baby is the size of a(n): Endive
Upcoming appointments: OB on Monday and anesthesiology consult 11/04
How are you feeling? : OK for now. I'm still having low BP issues so I'm trying to keep pushing fluids and making sure I'm careful when standing up.
Raves/Rants: Rave- baby boy has been moving around more! Rant- the whole BP issue is getting really annoying!
Questions: Nope!
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? The bottom color is red and the top is light blue with a white chair rail. The theme is firefighter with a lot of dalmatian accents.
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
Raves/Rants: Nursery is painted and carpet has been cleaned. We can finally build the crib that's been sitting in its box on the floor in the family room for like a month and order the rocker/glider and bassinet. I now I have a dedicated room to store all that baby gear
Questions:
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? Paint color is Benjamin Moore "Oystershell". It is a very light gray with green undertones. I wanted something gender neutral. Crib is white, rocker/glider is going to be gray, light fixture is going to be white/brushed nickel. I don't have a theme. I am looking for art for the walls and I guess that will set the theme. There will also be some tint of pink (blanket for the rocker, table lamp...). I should do one of these boards.
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).
@jvk2012 neither of us work from home much, I'd much rather have the desk in the living room especially if there's room. We had talked about putting our extra queen bed in the nursery too. I think it all just boils down to wherever we move & the spaces layout.
Upcoming appointments: Nov 8 for 4 week check up and to redo some of my AS
How are you feeling? : Ok.. Still exhausted, feeling more uncomfortable and random aches and pains
Raves/Rants: Rave - My lifelong girlfriend is planning my mostly friends shower for end of November and she is amazing and on top of everything. Getting really excited for it!
Rants - So. Many. Rants. Biggest rant right now is we've been sleeping in our dining room for the past year because the house we bought last July needed a full basement gut and reno where we're putting our bedroom, ensuite, rec room, office, etc. H has been doing the renos himself and what was promised to be a half year project is now going on 15 months. What was going to be the office is now going to be the nursery. While the pregnancy has ramped up his work on it, currently we have 3 of the walls framed for the nursery and that's it... We have H's kids 3 every other week and they have the 3 existing bedrooms (and they absolutely cannot share, god forbid). I'm dreading the thought that we're still going to be sleeping in the dining room when I have this kid, and have her out there with us in her bassinet without any designated spot for a glider or changing or privacy. His current rate of work is really good when we don't have the kids and then the weeks we do have them he gets maybe 1 day of work in. And I feel like we're just bleeding money into this project for the last year without much discernible progress! Sorry for the long rant but I don't really have anyone to unload this on without them judging him (or us), which isn't helpful to my stress levels. And I know lots of people have babies without a space of their own, it's just been a long 15 months in the frickin dining room!
Questions:
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? Nursery (when finished with walls and flooring and everything) will be mountain/woodland theme
@char245 Since I’ve been back to meal prepping, I’ve done chili, butternut squash soup, pot roast with veggies and mashed potatoes and chicken with broccoli and white rice. Trying to keep things simple right now!
@kper82 oh man, that sounds rough!! My grandparents decided to reno their house from the ground up and my grandma likes to say they're on year 7 of the 5 year plan. Are the other kids old enough where they could maybe help with some of the projects? It could be fun and mean something to them to help build baby's room!
How are you feeling?: Okay. I'm still pretty exhausted during the day and sometimes I swear he has his foot in between my ribs.
Raves/Rants: Rants....so many rants! I am getting crazy insomnia every. single. night. This is the pits for many reasons, but the worst is that my DH gets up at 4 for work and I get up with the oldest at 6 to get ready for school. Mornings are rough for me even when I do actually get some sleep, so my A.M. parenting game is seriously weak! Also I am so tired of being the only person in my house who knows what a broom, dishwasher, trashcan and laundry basket are for. Get. It. Together. People.
Questions: Nada
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? We are not doing a nursery for this baby. He will be in our room for the first 6 months or so and then we will transition him into co-sharing with his brother. We just moved in May, so if we are still here next May, maybe I will actually paint something. lol
Me: 35 DH: 37 Married: May 2011 DD: Dec 2013 DS: Sept 2015 #3: EDD 2/28/20
@babyroma We will have the 16 year old help with some of the decor (she's a very talented artist so I'm hoping she'll help with the mountain mural I'm planning on painting, and her dad has asked her to paint a custom canoe paddle for the wall), but the younger two are 8 and 10 and they can't really help with the construction etc.. So not much else to do but be encouraging and hope for the best!
@kper82 OMG I can only imagine the nightmare. This would drive me nuts. I would have the 2 boys share a room. It would only be during construction time. Once the basement is done, they can have their own room.
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 Unfortunately the 8 and 10 year olds are girl and boy and are like oil and water. Apparently they used to share a room before the divorce when they were much younger, but now they can't even sit beside each other to eat dinner, and they have to be on opposite ends of the L-shaped couch to watch TV.. It's so extreme! Somewhat hilariously, and yet not, the 10 year old is just like his dad and the 8 year old is just like her mom!
Upcoming appointments: AS on Friday! I can’t wait to see this little peanut again!
How are you feeling? I’m having some really back siatic pain! If that’s how you spell it! Hopefully that doesn’t stick around all pregnancy!
Raves: My son (3.5) this week started tell his little sister (20 months) about how she is going to be a big sister! He is getting so excited and it makes me so happy!
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? We currently live in a 2 bedroom on the main floor home so baby’s nursery will be a bassinet in our bedroom! My other two kids sleep in the other room. Our house has been on the market forever and no bites! So baby will sleep in our room until at least summer!
Thanks ladies! Now I have some dinner ideas Tonight might be breakfast for dinner, thanks @celticknotfire. @Swiftlet do you have a good recipe for the butternut squash soup?
@kbrinks2 unfortunately your sciatic nerve pain likely won’t go away until baby is born. Your growing uterus is tilting your pelvis, which in turn is pinching your sciatic nerve(s). You can try a pregnancy support band, chiropractic adjustments, and/or physical therapy in the meantime.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: finding out in 3 days!!!
Baby is the size of a(n): coconut
Upcoming appointments: 11/4. I’m not even sure what it’s for
How are you feeling? : started having new left hip pain. It’s fine walking or sitting but if I sleep on that side or put pressure on it it feels awful? Self diagnosing as bursitis?
Raves/Rants: excited to finally find out boy/girl this week! Also I have a bump! Like a real one which appeared overnight. And not just a burrito bump.
Tried ordering maternity scrub bottoms on amazon. Wow the sizing is awful. Maybe I hold off until I have a little more bump and need them but I can only pull mine down and wear a band so long.
Questions: none
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? At the moment I just have a bassinet for our room. We’re supposed to reno our other bedroom but I’m not optimistic it will be done in time. If it is I’ll probably keep the greige colored walls and do white furniture and maybe accent colors?
@22ksi2 I am due 2/22 and I have an appointment on 11/05. This is the 24-week appointment. My practice sees you every 4 weeks from 8 weeks to 28 weeks. Then it's every 2 weeks from 28 to 36 and then every week from 36 until birth. Maybe they have the same protocol? I don't know what they'll do at my next appointment. I forgot to ask.
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).
Re: Group 4 (2/22-2/29) check-in w/o 10/21
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: pink
Baby is the size of a(n): Red Bell Pepper
Upcoming appointments: Sometime in early Nov, can’t remember anything right now lol
How are you feeling? : Good!
Raves/Rants: My parents have been coming on the weekend to help get the nursery ready and to turn my toddlers room into a big girl room! It’s all very exciting!
Questions: What have you all been making for dinner? I don’t feel bad but nothing sounds good either.
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? Black and white with teal accents. It also has an animal theme going on (zebras, black and white cheetah wall paper on an accent wall).
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: we're just gonna say pink
Baby is the size of a(n): endive
Upcoming appointments: 11/11 for the 3 hour GD test. OB said since I've already done a 3 hour early on, she's going to skip the 1 hour.
How are you feeling?: Exhausted, emotional...
Raves/Rants: Rave, baby shower is getting closer! I can't wait to have a couple days off work next week. Also, I'm 99% sure I've been feeling her more this last week and that she was definitely headbutting my belly button since she wants to hang out breech lately haha.
Rant: work is killing me. I've got 30+ hours of OT this pay period and there are still 6 business days left in it...also the other guy working on this project has confusing methods and explained nothing and doesn't give me updated info so I look like the idiot when it comes to the "mistakes" made. Luckily, the head engineer understands what's going on.
Questions: none right now
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? Sigh...i really wish we had a nursery room already, but when we move, it will be baby elephants! Though H said the other day we can make the room an office/nursery combo. Not sure how that's going to work, but we'll see!
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Blue!
Baby is the size of a(n): Endive
Upcoming appointments: OB on Monday and anesthesiology consult 11/04
How are you feeling? : OK for now. I'm still having low BP issues so I'm trying to keep pushing fluids and making sure I'm careful when standing up.
Raves/Rants: Rave- baby boy has been moving around more! Rant- the whole BP issue is getting really annoying!
Questions: Nope!
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? The bottom color is red and the top is light blue with a white chair rail. The theme is firefighter with a lot of dalmatian accents.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Pink
Baby is the size of a(n): Coconut
Upcoming appointments: in 2 weeks
How are you feeling? : Great.
Raves/Rants: Nursery is painted and carpet has been cleaned. We can finally build the crib that's been sitting in its box on the floor in the family room for like a month and order the rocker/glider and bassinet. I now I have a dedicated room to store all that baby gear
Questions:
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? Paint color is Benjamin Moore "Oystershell". It is a very light gray with green undertones. I wanted something gender neutral. Crib is white, rocker/glider is going to be gray, light fixture is going to be white/brushed nickel. I don't have a theme. I am looking for art for the walls and I guess that will set the theme. There will also be some tint of pink (blanket for the rocker, table lamp...).
I should do one of these boards.
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 Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Pink
Baby is the size of a(n): Endive
Upcoming appointments: Nov 8 for 4 week check up and to redo some of my AS
How are you feeling? : Ok.. Still exhausted, feeling more uncomfortable and random aches and pains
Raves/Rants:
Rave - My lifelong girlfriend is planning my mostly friends shower for end of November and she is amazing and on top of everything. Getting really excited for it!
Rants - So. Many. Rants. Biggest rant right now is we've been sleeping in our dining room for the past year because the house we bought last July needed a full basement gut and reno where we're putting our bedroom, ensuite, rec room, office, etc. H has been doing the renos himself and what was promised to be a half year project is now going on 15 months. What was going to be the office is now going to be the nursery. While the pregnancy has ramped up his work on it, currently we have 3 of the walls framed for the nursery and that's it... We have H's kids 3 every other week and they have the 3 existing bedrooms (and they absolutely cannot share, god forbid). I'm dreading the thought that we're still going to be sleeping in the dining room when I have this kid, and have her out there with us in her bassinet without any designated spot for a glider or changing or privacy. His current rate of work is really good when we don't have the kids and then the weeks we do have them he gets maybe 1 day of work in. And I feel like we're just bleeding money into this project for the last year without much discernible progress! Sorry for the long rant but I don't really have anyone to unload this on without them judging him (or us), which isn't helpful to my stress levels. And I know lots of people have babies without a space of their own, it's just been a long 15 months in the frickin dining room!
Questions:
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? Nursery (when finished with walls and flooring and everything) will be mountain/woodland theme
Are the other kids old enough where they could maybe help with some of the projects? It could be fun and mean something to them to help build baby's room!
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Blue
Baby is the size of a(n): Endive
Upcoming appointments: 11/5
How are you feeling?: Okay. I'm still pretty exhausted during the day and sometimes I swear he has his foot in between my ribs.
Raves/Rants: Rants....so many rants! I am getting crazy insomnia every. single. night. This is the pits for many reasons, but the worst is that my DH gets up at 4 for work and I get up with the oldest at 6 to get ready for school. Mornings are rough for me even when I do actually get some sleep, so my A.M. parenting game is seriously weak! Also I am so tired of being the only person in my house who knows what a broom, dishwasher, trashcan and laundry basket are for. Get. It. Together. People.
Questions: Nada
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? We are not doing a nursery for this baby. He will be in our room for the first 6 months or so and then we will transition him into co-sharing with his brother. We just moved in May, so if we are still here next May, maybe I will actually paint something. lol
Me: 35
DH: 37
Married: May 2011
DD: Dec 2013
DS: Sept 2015
#3: EDD 2/28/20
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 Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: 💚
Baby is the size of a(n): coconut
Upcoming appointments: AS on Friday! I can’t wait to see this little peanut again!
How are you feeling? I’m having some really back siatic pain! If that’s how you spell it! Hopefully that doesn’t stick around all pregnancy!
Raves: My son (3.5) this week started tell his little sister (20 months) about how she is going to be a big sister! He is getting so excited and it makes me so happy!
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)?
We currently live in a 2 bedroom on the main floor home so baby’s nursery will be a bassinet in our bedroom! My other two kids sleep in the other room. Our house has been on the market forever and no bites! So baby will sleep in our room until at least summer!
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: finding out in 3 days!!!
Baby is the size of a(n): coconut
Upcoming appointments: 11/4. I’m not even sure what it’s for
How are you feeling? : started having new left hip pain. It’s fine walking or sitting but if I sleep on that side or put pressure on it it feels awful? Self diagnosing as bursitis?
Raves/Rants: excited to finally find out boy/girl this week! Also I have a bump! Like a real one which appeared overnight. And not just a burrito bump.
Questions: none
GTKY: What is your nursery theme/color(s)? At the moment I just have a bassinet for our room. We’re supposed to reno our other bedroom but I’m not optimistic it will be done in time. If it is I’ll probably keep the greige colored walls and do white furniture and maybe accent colors?
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