May 2020 Moms
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PGAL Check In Week of December 30
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This thread is for those who are pregnant after a previous loss(es)
Weeks/EDD/How many times a mom?
Previous loss(es)?
How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically?
Any appointment updates?
Rants/Raves/Questions?
Any milestones coming up?
GTKY: Any fun plans or traditions for New Year's this week?
Weeks/EDD/How many times a mom?
Previous loss(es)?
How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically?
Any appointment updates?
Rants/Raves/Questions?
Any milestones coming up?
GTKY: Any fun plans or traditions for New Year's this week?
Re: PGAL Check In Week of December 30
Previous loss(es)? 1 (stopped growing at around 7 weeks)
How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically? As of today I am actually more confident. I had an ultrasound, confirming that the baby is growing well. I was very scared that I might miscarry because I have a bicornuate uterus and there is a higher chance of incompetent cervix, but the US confirmed that it was all ok as well. I have had quite a longer time of distress and anxiety because of this.
Still, the further along I'm coming, the scarier are the scary moments.
I also hate it when people assume I should be feeling a certain way (super positive and excited) when I'm actually very weary and repressed (so is my husband)
Any appointment updates? Last one was today (see above). Next one is 1/20
Rants/Raves/Questions? I hate the restless leg syndrome! I have always had it to some degree, but it was quite rare. Now I get it almost every day and if I don't fall asleep fast enough it starts torturing me. I have to get out of bed and walk around until it fades and then I can only hope I'll fall asleep soon after...
Question: The Dr. told me the baby's face was towards my pelvis. Any idea what position she meant? I'm just curious... Head down and facing my back, perhaps?
Any milestones coming up? I'm hoping that at my next appointment my Dr. will finally approve of my doing some light exercise (I was on pelvic rest during the first trimester due to some bleeding). This would be amazing news for me, as I was very active before being pregnant and going straight to bed rest was quite the torture...
GTKY: Any fun plans or traditions for New Year's this week?
We invited some friends over and we'll play games, watch movies, talk about whatever and, best of all, eat Raclette
20+5, Due May 13, FTM
Previous loss(es)?
CP April 2016, MC July 2019
How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically?
Exhausted. I often feel like this baby is a parasite and is slowly killing me. My husband just keeps reminding me that this is what I wanted.
Any appointment updates?
Just had the Anatomy Scan and everything looked great. Even though my doc had to reschedule, the new appointment was the very next day.
I have been crying happy tears because the MFM called to say that our amnio test results came back and our daughter definitively does NOT have SMA! It was one day shy of a month since my amnio that I finally got this call. This whole experience does however make me question if I can go through this again and have another child.
Rants/Raves/Questions?
This is it right? No more major tests to be terrified of after the AS?
Any milestones coming up?
I think I am ready to share it with the world now. My husband and I have been talking about taking a pregnancy announcement photo that we can share online or text or print and mail to people we know.
Oh, and I can finally feel the baby!
GTKY: Any fun plans or traditions for New Year's this week?
Nothing yet, though my husband may be performing music at the distillery, so I may end up there for a bit, but doubt I will make it until midnight.
@pustiulari I know what you mean about previously being active and now just heading home and going to bed. It's emotionally draining. I have not been on rest, but rarely feel up to doing anything. It's definitely messing with my head at this point. I was on rest over the summer when I had my loss as well, so now it feels like a lifetime of being a bum, but it is what it is and if it's best for me and best for baby to take it easy for awhile it's what I have to do.
BFP1 04/24/2015 EDD Dec 2015 MMC 10W5d;
BFP 2 09/25/2015 EDD June 2016 MMC 9wks;
BFP 3 03/22/2016 EDD Dec 6th 2016
Weeks/EDD/How many times a mom?
20+4/May 14th/TTM&FTM
Previous loss(es)? 3 MMC's and 3 CP's
How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically? I'm doing really well emotionally since I can feel the babies so much now. Physically, it's starting to get a little harder. The morning sickness is gone, but the aches, pain and poor sleep are setting in. I'm trying to be positive, since it's only going to get worse and I really want these babies in until 38 weeks if possible.
Any appointment updates? So many appointments now. I have my OB appt next Friday, then a fetal echocardiogram mid-January, followed by monthly growth scans with my MFM.
Rants/Raves/Questions? Nope, just glad things are going well.
Any milestones coming up? Passed them all.
GTKY: Any fun plans or traditions for New Year's this week? I have to work all week, which is horrid. We do fondue every NYE, so I'll probably work early/leave early to at least enjoy the afternoon and evening. Staying in and drinking sparkling cider with my kids.
I had lots of appointments early due to risks etc. and feel like it should slow down now. I guess most women only have appointments once a month at best early on and then twice a month later in pregnancy. Soooo I just looked at my calendar and now that I'm done with all my tests and special care, the timing is such that I'm right into the twice a month appointments, so at least twice a month for my whole pregnancy it seems! I think I actually had 4 appointments in the month of December. Back to the dentist this week too.
@pirateduck For about the last month of pregnancy you will go for weekly appointments, but no more as long as everything looks good. Oh and probably an extra to the lab for the GD test around 26 weeks depending on how your office does it.
Previous loss(es)?
How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically?
Tapped out both ways. Since I only had six months between a full term birth and this pregnancy I’m just so tired. I realized I’ll have spent 18 of the last 24 months pregnant and the end of all this and I’m soooooooo done. Emotionally I’m pissy because my in laws are here and I just want my house back.
Any appointment updates?
Rants/Raves/Questions?
Any milestones coming up?
GTKY: Any fun plans or traditions for New Year's this week?
@pustiulari I'm glad your ultrasound went well and that you're feeling better/more confident about your pregnancy. I can totally relate to the whole not feeling how everyone expects me to. In the beginning everyone asked what I was hoping for (boy or girl) and my typical response was alive. Those who haven't struggled or haven't suffered a loss, don't always understand.
@ruby696 my body constantly aches, I can only imagine how much more you're going through with the twinsies! Sorry you have to work all week, I'm sitting here getting ready for work while H and S snooze away, but at least I get tomorrow off.
@ieles2531 eek, I'm sorry your in-laws are staying with you. My MIL is fine, but FIL is an obnoxious know it all and can't hear well so all he does is shout, if they're at my house for more than an hour, I'm done! You deserve that glass of champagne tonight!
Weeks/EDD/How many times a mom?
20+5, 5/14, stm
Previous loss(es)?
12/25/16 MC, 7/13/18 CP
How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically?
Physically achy, but other than that can't complain. Mentally, I'm feeling confident about the pregnancy, but I'm an emotional basket case!
Any appointment updates?
Just had my 20 week ob appt on Friday. I'm doing my 2 hour glucose test on 1/23 and my next ob appt is 1/24.
Rants/Raves/Questions?
Rant: Back in November, I ordered my maternity scrubs from the website where we order our uniforms and they came in and were gigantic! Like I could fit both my legs in one pant leg. So I contacted the company, they sent me the return info and I paid $25 to ship them back. A few weeks later I got the e-mail that they received my return and I was clear to order my new ones. Put in my order for a size smaller, was told they were on 6 week backorder and they finally showed up yesterday. The tops are fine, the bottoms barely squeezed over my ass and heaven forbid I need to bend over or they'll definitely split! I started crying (see comment above about emotional basket case) so now I'll have to pay to ship them back only to get the original gigantic ones that I'll then have to take in myself.
Rave: H got me a wood burning tool for Christmas and I did my first project the other night. It's so much harder than they make it look on youtube lol and I'll definitely need practice, but it's a fun new hobby to play around with. My first project in the spoiler
Any milestones coming up? Nope
GTKY: Any fun plans or traditions for New Year's this week?
H said he wants to play cards, which I'm cool with, but he falls asleep when I'm putting DS to bed so....we'll see if he can actually stay awake lol.