July 2020 Moms
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Group 3 (July 17-24) Check in: 11/11
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Hope it’s okay I started this! Whoever is in group 3 can start weekly thread going forward.
EDD/weeks+days:
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?
Raves/Rants:
Questions:
GTKY: **stolen from May 2020** What’s your favourite coffee order and favourite place to go?
EDD/weeks+days:
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?
Raves/Rants:
Questions:
GTKY: **stolen from May 2020** What’s your favourite coffee order and favourite place to go?
Re: Group 3 (July 17-24) Check in: 11/11
EDD/weeks+days: 7/17 as of now based on LMP. 4 + 3
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: finding out
Baby is the size of a(n): a round cupcake sprinkle!
Upcoming appointments: 6 week US on 11/22
How are you feeling? Mostly fine, maybe a little more tired than normal. Anxious that I don’t have any symptoms but I need to relax seeing as it’s so early. This just doesn’t feel real so the lack of symptoms is convincing me of that haha
Raves/Rants: I was running late this morning and somehow flung the container of Greek yogurt off the counter...I don’t even know how it splattered in some of the places it did. Other than that I am just feeling grateful to still be pregnant! DH and I had preplanned fall family pictures with the dog last night and I can’t wait to see them! We did a few with the “worth the wait” onesie that I used to tell DH.
Questions: how do I relax and enjoy this part of pregnancy? Will I be this anxious the whole first tri?
GTKY: **stolen from May 2020** What’s your favourite coffee order and favourite place to go? I love this local place by my house and usually just get a latte, nothing fancy.
@b_1029 I think, for some, you just don't. For me, reminding myself what's normal helps. Being logical about factual things is helpful. That said, I'm still nervous about my viability US this week so I'm certainly not perfect and unworried either lol
EDD/weeks+days: 4 weeks, 2 days
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Team Green (second time)
Baby is the size of a(n): grain of table salt, baby measures 0.05 in (0.13 cm) from crown to rump and weighs 0.004 oz (0.11 g), dip switch toggle, size of a 20 grit grain on a sheet of sandpaper)
(This website is cool: https://babysizer.com/ cravings, facts, geeky, manly)
Upcoming appointments: Have not made any yet, just have an order in for HCG and progesterone
How are you feeling? Normal, maybe a tad tired but probably from toddler and school
Raves/Rants: Love having this secret with my husband but also hate the speculation when not drinking. I'm fake drinking (someone pours/gives me and I pretend to sip and dump)
Questions: I forget...ha
What’s your favorite coffee order and favorite place to go? Nitro Cold Brew or Cinnamon Dolce Latte. Usually Starbucks because of convenience but my city has lots of cute/local places
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: We will most likely find out. We found out with DD
Baby is the size of a(n): poppy seed
Upcoming appointments: Next Friday 11/22 for my initial scan and dating.
How are you feeling? relatively good not too many symptoms, but it's still very early.
Raves/Rants: While I'm over the moon about being pregnant with baby #2, it's going to be a rough month coming up with out move to Pittsburgh. We don't have much family close by who can help us. So, we're mostly doing it alone. That and DH has 2 weeks of out of town training for his new job coming up. So I'm praying for peace and strength during this transition.
Questions:
GTKY: What’s your favourite coffee order and favourite place to go? I don't really have a favorite coffee place since I've not really been drinking coffee since before DS. I do like a nice latte though or just a plain iced coffee.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: finding out! We were team green with my first, and it was a bit anticlimactic (for me). Plus, I have three boys and this is my last one, so I just need to know ASAP.
Baby is the size of a(n): a poppyseed
Upcoming appointments: first one + dating ultrasound on 12/3
How are you feeling? Exhausted but good. My morning sickness/raw food aversion always starts around 6w so I’m trying to prep a bunch of food now so dinners aren’t a hot mess.
Raves/Rants: rave: it’s my oldest’s birthday today! Rant: but my youngest decided not to nap (aka cake baking window) rave: Amazon now to the rescue! Rant: I know it’s silly (and probably hormonal) but I’m genuinely weepy about not making his cake
Questions: anyone have an acne spot treatment that’s pg friendly they love (I have one that I’m not that into)?
GTKY: **stolen from May 2020** What’s your favourite coffee order and favourite place to go? I’m pretty boring: triple venti almond milk latte (the ‘bux). But! My favorite is an oat milk latte; none of the places in my city are that fancy yet. Sob! Sob!
DS2: Jan. 2016
DS3: Dec. 2017
Baby #4 on the way!
EDD/weeks+days: 3+6
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Team finding out
Baby is the size of a(n): teeny tiny chia seed
Upcoming appointments: My beta is Saturday. I won't 'graduate' from my IVF clinic until week 7 but I'm going to call my OB today to set up an appt with her too.
How are you feeling? Fine. I feel nothing this early. I don't remember having many symptoms this early in my first pregnancy either except my boobs got sore.
Raves/Rants: My H is completely disconnected from this pregnancy so far. He hasn't even mentioned it since we high-5'ed yesterday morning when we got the positive. Maybe he is waiting for more concrete numbers from my beta this weekend but c'mon dude. Show some enthusiasm.
Questions: What is everone's plan for sharing the news with family. I will be almost 10 weeks at Christmas and I would love to share then but is it too early?
GTKY: **stolen from May 2020** What’s your favourite coffee order and favourite place to go? I'm a Starbucks girl. I usually get a standard coffee with lots of cream and sugar but I will treat myself to a latte now and then. I'm a sugar addict.
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
DS2: Jan. 2016
DS3: Dec. 2017
Baby #4 on the way!
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
EDD/weeks+days: July 18. 4 weeks 6 days
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: I have done both, team green for my first and third but found out for my middle because we were moving at the time. I'm leaning more towards finding out this time for some reason.
Baby is the size of a(n): Poppy seed
Upcoming appointments: I haven't made one yet. I'm still in a little bit of shock.
How are you feeling? I'm feeling fine physically, no real symptoms to speak of in truth. Emotionally I'm a bit more of a mess.
Raves/Rants: I wish I was more excited I'm just scared overall about finances and panicked in trying to find a way to get my business more traction so I can help out in some way.
Questions: What names do you guys like? I'm a big name nerd and look at names all the time pregnant or not so I admit the idea of getting to choose a new name is probably the highlight of this otherwise scary time.
What’s your favourite coffee order and favourite place to go? I don't drink coffee or tea. If I go to like Starbucks I get the caramel apple cider.
I've been thinking about names a lot too. With our son, Duke, it was literally the only name we agreed on. If we have a girl I really like Anna but I am at a total loss on boys' names this time around.
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
EDD/weeks+days: 4 weeks, 1 day
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: finding out
Baby is the size of a(n): poppyseed
Upcoming appointments: First appt for ultrasound, 12/12 aka forever.
How are you feeling? Nervous because I just want my appt to get here. I had ZERO symptoms with my son, and so far, no symptoms with this pregnancy. It's a blessing and a curse. Obviously feeling fine is awesome BUT it makes for a very anxious pregnancy. Symptoms in my mind are reassuring.
Raves/Rants: Rants- Hate they make you wait til 8 weeks for appts, although I totally get why! Also, super nervous about having 2 kids as I do a lot myself because my husband doesn't work a typical schedule. Raves- weather is beautiful in Florida right now!
Questions:
GTKY: **stolen from May 2020** What’s your favourite coffee order and favourite place to go? I am a starbucks girl, 100%. I know, I know. I am easy and LOVE my iced coffee with 1 splenda and extra cream.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Finding out asap 😊
Baby is the size of a(n): Poppyseed
Upcoming appointments: none yet
How are you feeling? Fine so far. Peeing a lot and insomnia are the only things I’ve noticed.
Raves/Rants: Trying to be content and go with the flow but really just want to fast forward to the second tri!!!
Questions: I’m still nursing my second, she’s 19 months (I know🙄) only in the morning and at night mostly but I’m wondering if anyone that has done this noticed a difference in pregnancy or symptoms?
DS2: Jan. 2016
DS3: Dec. 2017
Baby #4 on the way!
Anna is sweet though it might be swept up in the current Frozen craze in case you don't like that kind of thing. Its a lovely classic name though so it won't be a thing too when she is older, just now with little girls associating the name to the movie.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Undecided
Baby is the size of a(n): Appleseed
Upcoming appointments: 3rd beta HCG tomorrow, 6 week + 3 day scan on 11/27, 8 week + 1 day viability scan & prenatal appt on 12/9
How are you feeling? Absolutely exhausted throughout the day, waking up with insomnia around 3 am, and experiencing waves of nausea with gagging. Fun times!
Raves/Rants: This is my 3rd pregnancy and (fingers crossed) rainbow baby. I lost my first in May and had an ectopic pregnancy treated with chemo in August. Feeling ready to get past the initial appointments so I can breathe and feel confident about being excited. I am so grateful to be pregnant again and have been practicing tons of self-care and exercise to ensure my mind is healthy. Grateful for this community.
Rant: I am on progesterone suppositories and I've been constipated for 2.5 weeks. I just want to poop regularly like a normal person! 🤣
Questions: Is anyone else a loss mom here? Anyone with a previous ectopic? I would love to hear how you're managing anxiety and hope ❤️
What’s your favourite coffee order and favourite place to go? I love chai tea lattes in the fall 😍
TW***
I am a loss mama! This is also my 3rd pregnancy and rainbow baby. I lost last August 2018 at almost 10 weeks. My entire pregnancy I was anxious and being denied ultrasound and I did get progesterone test (was on vaginal suppositories with my first and then injections). When I finally got the ultrasound there was no heartbeat.
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This time they did HCG and I requested progesterone checks and I'm on the vaginal suppositories. I'm probably meeting with NaPro Technology dr this week and will most likely manage my progesterone with her. Sounds like I will do injections again (makes symptoms SO much worse and also it is painful to move/walk and they're two times a week). Whatever I have to do....I was on 3 vaginal suppositories a night last time and my progesterone dropped.....which is how I ended up on injections. I feel like like last year I should have pressed for another test. I found out progesterone level doesn't matter per se but is it increasing (much slower rate than HCG)?
I'm so busy with graduate school, my toddler and upcoming holidays that it is hard to be super anxious but I definitely am. I just have to take each day. I'm so glad you're taking care of yourself. I have no time right now for exercise but I was active with my first and I think it helps my well-being. I have a project due today and then more in next couple of weeks but I hope to fit in walking, etc.
There is a thread for loss mamas in July 2020 but I haven't made it over yet: https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12748565/pgal-11-11#latest
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: finding out
Baby is the size of an : Appleseed
Upcoming appointments: I haven’t called to make one yet.
How are you feeling? Very nauseous and tired.
Raves/Raves: Meh. I’m good. 🤷🏼♀️
Questions:
GTKY: **stolen from May 2020** What’s your favourite coffee order and favourite place to go? I don’t drink coffee. 😬
DS2: Jan. 2016
DS3: Dec. 2017
Baby #4 on the way!
I'm no nameberry and baby name wizard now as much as I'm here lol. Can't wait to hear all the amazing names people will come up with as we all move further along.