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March 2020 Moms
emilyace
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Group 2 Check in (3/9-3/16) w/o 10/28
emilyace
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EDD/W+D:
Team finding out/pink/blue/green:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Upcoming appts:
How are you feeling?:
Cravings/Aversions:
Rants/Raves/Questions:
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?:
Team finding out/pink/blue/green:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Upcoming appts:
How are you feeling?:
Cravings/Aversions:
Rants/Raves/Questions:
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?:
Re: Group 2 Check in (3/9-3/16) w/o 10/28
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Blue 💙
Baby is the size of a(n): sweet potato
Upcoming appts: 11/1 with my midwife
How are you feeling?: had some off days this last week but good overall!
Cravings/Aversions: still craving pimento stuffed green olives and now Milky Way bars 😂 I bought Halloween candy and got two extra bags of the fun size milky ways just to have 🤷🏼♀️
Rants/Raves/Questions: Rave to my pregnancy pillow, I have raved it before but omg I don’t know how I would be sleeping without it.
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?: I pulled off a really great Sally (Nightmare Before Christmas) a few years back. It was fun to do the makeup and I won a costume contest in it!
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Pink
Baby is the size of a(n): Large Banana
Upcoming appts: Anatomy scan on Friday and regular checkup on Nov. 5th.
How are you feeling?: I haven't been able to sleep much the past few days. Last night I was up at 3am watching the food network. I am usually a good sleeper so I think it could be my anxiety about my Anatomy scan but who knows. Aside from that no other issues.
Cravings/Aversions: No cravings/aversions thankfully.
Rants/Raves/Questions: None that I can think of right now.
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?: As an adult I haven't really gone all out with the costumes. I love Halloween though and really admire people's creativity when it comes to
costumes and makeup.
@emilyace I am so happy that I got a pregnancy pillow. I don't know how I ever slept without one lol I have avoided purchasing Halloween candy because I know I would have probably ate all the chocolate by now. Have to get some after work.
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Pink!
Baby is the size of a(n): banana
Upcoming appts: just had our 20w appt on Monday! Next one isn't until the week of Thanksgiving
How are you feeling?: I have been sick as a dog since last thursday. Mostly sinuses but i haven't been able to kick it. DH is gone this week so I've taken advantage of having the bed/house to myself but I havent slept much and I'm really feeling it.
Cravings/Aversions: none!
Rants/Raves/Questions: does anyone else have experience with a low lying placenta? Everything at the anatomy appt checked out for little bug but I have to go back at 28 weeks to see if the placenta has moved at all. I was told it usually does so I'm not sweating it yet.
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?: Two years ago DH and I dressed up as our Silver Lab and our cat and it was awesome!
@emilyace I have had a lot of hatred towards my pregnancy pillow this last week but I know it's because I'm sick and absolutely nothing feels comfortable right now.
@stacey6689 I feel you on the lack of sleep! I normally have no problem sleeping and this last week it's been a major struggle. Cant wait for it to pass.
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Pink
Baby is the size of a(n):
Upcoming appts: Regular check-up Nov 4th, another anatomy scan TBD
How are you feeling?: Lately - exhausted. I'm thinking it's due to a cold I'm starting to catch from DS. I could sleep for days at this point and be happy, so taking the kids out trick or treating on Halloween should be interesting - I'm not up for a whole lot of walking at this point.
Cravings/Aversions: Craving all things sweet, and have a dislike of chicken.
Rants/Raves/Questions: Rant/Rave, my sick DS can be quite the handful, but he is also adorable at times. He woke up in the middle of the night last night saying 'mom, I have the beaver." (he meant 'fever', but it cracked me up, even though I was a little cranky from being woken in the middle of the night.) then he cuddled with me the rest of the night and it made me grateful for how small he still is ... I remember when DD was that small. It goes fast for sure.
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?: I love Halloween, but I haven't really dressed up much as an adult. I was a witch back in college (with the long black gown and hat) while everyone else was dressed slutty... lol. When I was pregnant with DS, I drew a picture of a pumpkin on an orange shirt and wore that (still have it, will probably wear it again this year.. yeah I'm too cheap to buy the screen-printed version.) So my adult costumes have been pretty lack-luster, but I really enjoy seeing other people's elaborate costumes.
EDD/W+D: March 12, 20 weeks + 6 days
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: GREEN!
Baby is the size of a(n): Tomato? I’ve heard so many things.
Upcoming appts: I go on November 7th for nothing exciting.
How are you feeling?: Excellent! Even with the broken toe, I can’t complain that much. I honestly barely feel pregnant, which is strange.
Cravings/Aversions: I just want food… more savory than sweet still. Nothing specific. Aversions are mostly to sweets but not as bad as it was in the beginning (and this definitely makes me think boy haha)
Rants/Raves/Questions: I hope Halloween weather isn’t too awful for us tomorrow. Right now they are saying rain all day but that it’ll stop before trick or treating… but then be very cold… oh and RAVE I am taking tomorrow off. When possible, I try to take off all the “fun” holidays, so I can be with my kids and volunteer at DD’s preschool. On a Rant side, I already feel under prepared for the holidays. As soon as Halloween ends, I feel like the rest is upon us.
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?: My. Mom made me this amazing Pig costume out of a tan bean bag chair. In my 20s, I was Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen with my best friend… both are good memories!
@emilyace I think I might need to get a pregnancy pillow this go around!
@stacey6689 Yay for the anatomy scan this Friday!
@babyfox320 I am so sorry you have been sick. I found it super hard to kick sinus issues when pregnant as well. I hope it gets better! Also no direct experience with a low lying placenta but I too have heard in 90% of the cases it moves up. FX it does!
@treetop19 Aww that is so sweet about your DS. I try very hard to savor all of those moments with mine, because everyone says how quickly it goes.
DD1 EDD 9/29/2015, Born 9/24/2015
DS1 EDD 1/3/2018, Born 12/26/2017
BFP #3 3/21/2019, EDD 11/29/2019, MMC/D&C 5/7/2019
BFP #4 6/28/2019, EDD 3/12/2020
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: blue
Baby is the size of a(n): sweet potato
Upcoming appts: midwife appt this morning- all looks good, next one in three weeks
How are you feeling?: good but exhausted in the evenings.
Cravings/Aversions: craving all the sweet things, aversions to meat
Rants/Raves/Questions: rant- DH is out of town all week. I’m so tired putting the girls to bed. Rave- DH got a raise this month so finances are less tight.
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?: About 10 years ago, some of my girlfriends and I went as Peter Pan and the lost boys (I was Peter Pan). Last year, DH and I went as Claire and Owen from Jurassic world and DD1 was a dinosaur. This year I am wearing a giraffe onesie because it the only thing that fits.
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: blue
Baby is the size of a(n): bottle of sriracha or baseball hat. 😂
Upcoming appts: had my normal check today. I talked to her about my weight gain anxiety, my HR, back pain. All the things.
How are you feeling?: so emotional and so tired. About to nap with DS and I’m so excited.
Cravings/Aversions: I am SO hungry all the time. It’s like the hunger hit me like a ton of bricks. And if I don’t eat, I start shaking immediately.
Rants/Raves/Questions: does anyone have a brand of super supportive shoes they like? My OB said I need to stop wearing my Toms. Lol.
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?: probably when I was Britney Spears. It was so fun and it was a crowd favorite!
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Green (still!)
Baby is the size of a(n): banana
Upcoming appts: Nov 5th with my OB
How are you feeling?: Ok. Lots of movement and lots of gaassss.
Cravings/Aversions: nothing particular
Rants/Raves/Questions: I had my anatomy scan today with mfm. Baby looked good supposedly, but they didn't tell me anything else, so I guess I wait for my OB to go over the report with me.
I'm also rather annoyed with how many times I had to repeat to hospital staff that I don't have high blood pressure, I don't have diabetes (and didn't have GD with my daughter), and I don't have hypothyroidism. I know I'm on the chubby side, but I felt like they thought I was lying. I was asked by three different people at least twice about the same things. They were also super pushy over wanting to do a vaginal exam and ultrasound, which I refused partially because it didn't match what my OB told me to expect, because they also didn't feel like telling me during the phone call when they gave me my appointment instructions, and they couldn't give me a good reason why for either specifically in my case (its just routine for them for all their mfm patients regardless of health or point in pregnancy). They want me to come back at 32 weeks and 37 weeks for growth scans. I'm not sure if I see the point of a 37 growth scan, but I'm thinking I'll ask my OB about it. Is there a good reason for it if they don't find a problem at 32 weeks? I didn't have any with my daughter at all and all I know is that they're frequently wrong on baby size.
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?: I've been a witch a few times and I like it.
@emilyace Mmm now I want a Milky Way!! Yum! Also, I'd love to see your Sally costume if you have a pic! I love Nightmare Before Christmas stuff!!
@babyfox320 I'm sorry you've been sick. That's no fun at all! I hope you start to feel better soon. As for the low lying placenta, I haven't personally experienced that, but I know it's not an issue at this time and more often than not (like A LOT more often than not), it resolves itself and slides into a better-suited position. I hope that's the case for you!!
@treetop19 I, too, am craving all the sweet things. Gimme the chocolate!!!
@EmilyLove25 Oh man, the forecast for tomorrow is FREEZING here. It's supposed to be high of 30 with snow AND rain!!! I'm dying just at the idea of taking my 3 year old nephew around in that nonsense. That's sooo cold. Oh, and I, too, feel totally unprepared for the holiday season. Time is flying!!
@jenEP I'm craving all the sweets too! Or anything cheesy. It's a weird mixture of cravings over here, lol.
@miss.sally I start getting the shakes if I don't eat right away when hunger strikes, too! I almost passed out at the hair salon yesterday. It happened so fast.
@aerie_star So jealous that you're feeling so much movement. I can't wait! And I've never really heard of needing to go back for a growth scan at 37 weeks unless there was an issue with size up to that point, in which it would become routine to go in for growth scans. Weird!
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Team Pink! What a whirlwind it was to come to that conclusion, lol.
Baby is the size of a(n): Banana! Or a pint of lager, apparently.
Upcoming appts: Nov. 22 for the glucose test AND anatomy scan part two (they got all but one measurement last Friday at my actual anatomy scan, but I'm not complaining about a second U/S)
How are you feeling?: Pretty good. I don't really FEEL pregnant a lot, because the nausea and fatigue have dissipated a lot and I still have yet to feel the baby move. I'm hyper emotional always, about everything! And I'm usually starving, but then am super quick to be full. I'm a rollercoaster.
Cravings/Aversions: I want either all the cheesy things or all the chocolatey things. There is no middle ground. And as always, I want Arby's roast beefs.
Rants/Raves/Questions: I asked in the weekly question thread (last week's, oops!) if anyone was going to take any lamaze or childbirth class, and if so, when. I signed up for a lot of the smaller, basic classes already and my partner and I are going to take them throughout November and December (The Miracle of Birth, Breastfeeding Basics, Taking Care of You, Baby Care Users' Manual, & Infant Safety Class) but still need to sign up for the Lamaze class (it's a 6 hour course on a Saturday and I want to take it in 2020, but there are none listed yet) and the Whys of Cries class (the last one in 2019 was apparently on October 15, oops). I feel like I'm taking all the classes, lol. Anyone else?
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?: I think my favorite was when I was Harley Quinn and my husband was the Joker. This was back in 2015, I think. It was amazing! But I generally love any and all Halloween costumes.
@stacey6689 I feel you on anxiety about the anatomy scan! I hope all goes well on Friday and you can have more peace of mind when you're done!
@babyfox320 I hope you start feeling better soon! Being sick sucks...even more so when you can't take anything for it!
@treetop19 I'm a plus 1 for Team Sweet!
@EmilyLove25 I'm jealous you're taking the day off with your kids! FX that the weather holds out for you.
EDD/W+D: 3/12 20+6
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: blue 💙
Baby is the size of a(n): chipotle burrito
Upcoming appts: not until late November
How are you feeling?: Alright, as long as I remember to take everything I feel ok
Cravings/Aversions: sweet cravings are coming back/loosing the aversion. Besides that I don’t have anything specific. Struggling with leftovers bc I want it when I want it then it no longer sounds good
Rants/Raves/Questions: DH felt the baby kick for the first time already! I’m shocked bc last time I had just started feeling the baby at 21 weeks and this time I have an anterior placenta but I seem to be feeling a lot despite that.
Also trick or treating was so fun with DS yesterday! (Our town is weird and does it night before). He was too shy to say trick or treat but he always said thank you so I count that as a win! We even went to a house with full sized candy bars!
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?: Maybe poison ivy in college. Or Sookie Stackhouse. Both were a lot of fun!
Married: October, 19, 2015
EDD 2/22/17
EDD 3/8/20
EDD 11/24/23
(Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
@babyfox320 I had a low lying placenta last time and it moved up by 32 weeks! My dr said it’s pretty common and moves up like 98% of the time. If for some reason it doesn’t they’ll just schedule a c-section so it’s not like the end of the world though obviously it’s nice to avoid. I was kind of bummed I don’t get the extra scan this time...
@treetop19 hope you and DS feel better soon!
Married: October, 19, 2015
EDD 2/22/17
EDD 3/8/20
EDD 11/24/23
(Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
@treetop19 "I have a beaver" is so cute! Hope he's better soon!
@Malidocious I took a basic labor/delivery class and breastfeeding class through my hospital the first time, plus the hospital tour. They were both helpful! We couldn't commit to any of the ongoing weekly classes.
I'm at a different hospital this time around, and will probably just do the tour.
EDD/W+D: 21+2
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Blue
Baby is the size of a(n): Chipotle burrito... which sounds amazing.
Upcoming appts: Standard checkup next week
How are you feeling?: Pretty good! I kept waking up through the night and not being able to fall back asleep. I slept with my snoogle the past 2 nights, and I slept much better, so I'm hoping to continue that!
Cravings/Aversions: Right now, I want pizza with banana peppers and buffalo chicken dip. Ha!
Rants/Raves/Questions: Rant: It's supposed to drop to the 30s, but feel like 20s for Halloween tonight. Blah. DS is two and old enough to be excited about it, so we're still taking him out for a bit. Rave: We're going to my aunt's house tonight for a little trick-or-treating and eating chili and hot dogs. I just ordered a super cute bundt cake I'm excited about! Yum! It's been "spirit" week at daycare, and DS has loved dressing up, so it's been really fun!
GTKY: What’s your favorite costume you have ever dressed in for Halloween?: When I was with my ex, we were Taylor Swift & Kanye West right after the big "Imma let you finish" MTV VMA fiasco. Everyone loved it!
Last year, DH and I were Frankenstein's monster, and Bride of Frankenstein, and we had the green/white face makeup and wigs and everything, which was fun! Looking forward to some more family costumes over the next few years!
Married: 10.15.16
DS BD: 8.20.17
TTC #2 1.1.19
BFP #2 7.3.19
EDD #2 3.13.20
@aerie_star That sounds super frustrating. It’s pretty black and white, you either do have those things or you don’t. Answering once should be enough.
@malidocious That’s so funny that you keep wanting Arby’s haha! Also I took a lot of classes too. I think birthing classes are so important especially if you have a sense of the type of birth you want—unmedicated, medicated, etc. Of course there is always so much you can’t control, the more you KNOW about birth, the better. Listen to ALL the birth stories.
DD1 EDD 9/29/2015, Born 9/24/2015
DS1 EDD 1/3/2018, Born 12/26/2017
BFP #3 3/21/2019, EDD 11/29/2019, MMC/D&C 5/7/2019
BFP #4 6/28/2019, EDD 3/12/2020
@EmilyLove25 Mmm Arby's! I don't know what it is about Arby's right now except I used to eat the roast beef sandwiches every Sunday when I was a kid, so maybe it's hereditary and now my baby wants them? LOL! And thanks for your feedback on classes! I figured I'd rather be safe than sorry and take an abundance of courses rather than not enough. Plus my partner is pushing to go to as many as possible and learn ALL THE THINGS because he's absolutely terrified of the infant stage.