July 2020 Moms
meanjellybean
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Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact:
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?
Raves/Rants:
Questions:
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you?
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Group 2 (July 8-16) check in: week of 1/27/20
meanjellybean
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EDD/weeks+days:
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green:
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green:
Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact:
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?
Raves/Rants:
Questions:
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you?
Re: Group 2 (July 8-16) check in: week of 1/27/20
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Green
Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact: Baby is the size of a box of crayons!
Upcoming appointments: February 21st is the Anatomy scan
How are you feeling? Some nausea and vomiting still, extremely emotional, some energy returning.
Raves/Rants: Hormones, man. I cried all day yesterday because I felt like my house was a disaster. It wasn't really, but I feel a but like the little things have been adding up and now I'm under a mountain and it's paralyzing when you don't know where to start
Questions: How terrible of a person would it make me to agree to be team green with DH (He absolutely does NOT want to know) but secretly find out myself when they call with NIPT results next week and just make sure not to tell him? I'll also put it out there that I am a terrible secret-keeper. But I would try so hard not to spoil the surprise for him. I have one DD and three DS, and I know I would love any baby joining our family, but I am definitely (and quietly) hoping for a girl. I'm afraid of being slightly disappointed after delivery, and I definitely do not want to feel disappointed in that moment. I've never been team green and now, after agreeing, I'm struggling with it.
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you? SO many things. One year, very early spring, (still lots of snow on the ground) I went on a trail run on a trail a teacher friend said her husband liked. She said he hadn't been on it yet that spring, he liked to wait until it was a little more clear. Anyway, on this run, the urge to poop HIT ME HARD. So, I pooped in the woods but didnt have any toilet paper, so I removed my undies to wipe with and was mid-wipe when her husband came running around the trail. This was an EXTREMELY rural area. Closest town (3-4 miles away) has a population of like 182 people. No reason to think anyone else would be out there. So awful.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Blue
Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact: Avocado
Upcoming appointments: Feb 5
How are you feeling? Pretty decent, a little tired
Raves/Rants: I am hungry all the time! I ate oatmeal and a banana like 2ish hours ago and am starving, send snacks...
Questions: None really although I'd be interested in books/resources that go over birth stories in depth/what you can and can't say no to in a hospital birth situation/patient rights/etc. I have a friend with some horror stories and want to be prepared.
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you? Oh gosh, not sure if I can pick a specific thing but I constantly say things like "brooming" instead of sweeping and things like that and have long before I had pregnancy brain.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: team green
Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact: action figure
Upcoming appointments: this afternoon! Nothing major, just listen to the heartbeat and pee in a cup.
How are you feeling? I've had a little bit of a cold the past few days which has been annoying, but nothing too bad.
Raves/Rants: Work is super slow right now. It was getting to me last week, but then I realized I can spend my day working on our 2019 photo album, so it has turned into a good thing! haha
Questions: Anyone feeling movement yet or are you still waiting?
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you? When I was super pregnant with DD (like 8 months pregnant probably), I went to the grocery store with MH. He was off getting something else and I was getting garlic. I reached out for the garlic, the sleeve of my coat caught on a display rack that was holding minced garlic, oil, and misc other things in glass jars. Anyways it caught it enough to make several jars fall to the floor and shatter. Cue me turning bright red immediately. I went to pick up a jar that hadn't broken, took a step, slipped on the spilled oil, and nearly fell flat on my back but I caught myself on our cart and so it ended up just as me doing a split basically instead of totally wiping out. Then a store employee called from like 3 aisles over, "WHOA, ARE YOU OK?!" Yes, yes, please stop bringing more attention to this already awful situation. It was mortifying, and I still cringe every time I go to the store and see that employee. Just yesterday MH went to the store and sent me a pic from the scene of the crime with a laughing face. (Pic in spoiler to really paint the picture for you.) Jerk. 😂
Love that your husband sent you a picture just to make sure you don't forget that special moment hahaha
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Blue
Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact: CD
Upcoming appointments: Feb 7 just routine, blood draw for second half of genetic screening and we’ll schedule the anatomy scan for later in Feb
How are you feeling? Good except for some annoying lower abdominal pain. I’ve also had a bit of a tickle in my chest and have been coughing a bit but I’m trying to tell myself it’s just dry air. You do not have coronavirus, Rachel.
Raves/Rants: My hair is super bouncy these days. I’ve always had thick hair but it feels thicker. My skin looks nice, too! But my rant is that I’m itchy. I slathered on lotion everywhere last night which seemed to help but I think my skin is just extra sensitive.
Questions: none really.
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you? Oh man. So many. When I was in Peace Corps I routinely butchered Moroccan Arabic in really awful ways. I was serving coffee to a bunch of my students’ parents and kept mispronouncing the word for coffee in a way that sounded like the word for testicle. I still dream about that one!
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Finding out
Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact: Coke can
Upcoming appointments: Feb 7, hoping to know if I am team Pink or Blue yay!!
How are you feeling? Nausea is still a thing, but now appetite is gone and I feel bloated all the time...
Raves/Rants: 2 ago my MIL rubbed my belly, it was annoying because I can assure that 85% of my bump is just belly fat :a:neutral:
Questions: nope
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you? well, the most recent I can remember of, was one day that I woke up late for work so I jumped in the first pair of jeans I saw (on the floor). Later that day I went in to the restroom and while walking out I saw some pink cloth laying there and my first thought was that it was a cleaning cloth or something, but then when I was closer I realize it was a sock, MY sock.... some random girl was washing her hand so I just waited until she left to pick it up, it was a cute sock with little black hearts... So yes, on the hurry I didn't noticed the sock in my jeans, luckily it was a sock and I think no one saw when it fell off from my jeans.... I think....
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: finding out at anatomy scan
Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact: dill pickle?
Upcoming appointments: next Monday regular OB appt
How are you feeling? Stopped taking diclegis and trying to ride out the last fleeting instances of nausea thank god. Also this entire pregnancy my stomach has just been f'ed up. Like random mornings (like this morning) I'm convinced I have a stomach bug, but then it kind of goes away... but just a lot of indigestion and upset tummy feelings. But honestly I'll take that over the nausea any day.
Raves/Rants: Rave is that today is the first day I'm actually flaunting the bump (aka wearing a maternity shirt) and I'm actually pretty happy with how bump-y it's looking! Finally have progressed past the just feeling fat phase. Rant is the my husband has started snoring again and I seriously may smother him in his sleep.
Questions: I can never think of any at the time!
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you? Nope, still thinking. I'm lame. I know that I have to have some stories but maybe I've blocked them out lol.
@mayisch a sock is better than a thong! Not that that's ever happened to me or anything...
@meanjellybean rock that bump!
@stlbuckeye132 love that your DH still won't let you forget bahaha
EDD/weeks+days: 16 weeks
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: We just found out! It's a(nother) girl!!
Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact: Nectarine
Upcoming appointments: I have my 16 week appt today right before we do a gender reveal with our parents
How are you feeling? Morning sickness continues. Whyyyy lol. With my first, it was over as soon as I left the first trimester. This one is lingeringggg
Raves/Rants: My parents are killing me. My mom was adamant she wanted to come over once a week and watch my first for a few hours after the new baby was here and she would stay overnight once a week. I thought that was so nice and I was soooo excited about it. Then she randomly texts me that she decided to go back to work and "maybe we can see each other on a weekend here or there." WHAT?! It's her life; she has every right to live it how she wants. But she got me excited to have the support and help and I feel like the rug was pulled out from under me. I'm sad and angry.
Questions: nope
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you? My life is one big embarrassment lmao. I'll have to think a while to pick one specific thing!
Me: 33 DH: 31
Location: Castle Rock, CO
DD: 10.13.18
baby #2 due: 7.14.20
EDD/weeks+days: July 10/17w0d
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: team blue! We found out Sunday!
Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact: pomegranate
Upcoming appointments: feb 11 with my ob.
How are you feeling? Pretty good actually. My energy is coming back but I feel like I can eat all the time!
Raves/Rants: my MIL is driving me nuts. There are no boundaries and at our gender reveal Sunday she kept jumping up and standing in front of the cake blocking my entire family's view to see the color. Then when we saw the color she rushed at DH and me before I could even celebrate with him.
Questions: new moms- has anyone signed up for classes and if yes, what kind? Also when/have you picked a pediatrician yet?
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you? So many to pick from.... I’ve also wiped out at the grocery store and tried to pop up like nothing happened but a well meaning couple called serious attention to it. I’m also struggling with words, especially during business meetings. It’s become normal to hear me say “well I don’t know the word I want but you know... that thing.” I supervise a team of 60+ so yeah that makes me sound super professional and competent. 🤦🏼♀️
As for picking a pediatrician, we live in a very rural community, so our family doctor will also be seeing the baby.
Congrats on your baby boy
Natural MC 10/01/14
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: PINK!!!
Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact: avocado. I've always wondered why the size goes up and down every week with these ridiculous object comparisons. I was an orange two weeks ago but now I'm an avocado. Have they never seen and orange before?
Upcoming appointments: Anatomy scan Feb 12
How are you feeling? Good. I'm getting regular flutters around 8 pm for the last few weeks and sometimes first thing in the morning.
Raves/Rants: Loving the British maternity company Seraphine. Tons of cute clothes, though they've sent me the wrong size jeans four times.
Questions: Any tall pregnant ladies with some great clothing recs?
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you? I don't get embarrassed too easily but I do stupid things all the time.
I guess something that is embarrassing is I have a perpetually awkward relationship with one of my son's friend's moms. I run into her literally everywhere (grocery stores, gym, school, library) sometimes multiple times per day. She's kind of quiet, I guess and I'll occasionally say hello too boisterously or joke that I'm stalking her and she looks horrified. Her son told my son that the reason they didn't get together for a play date this summer was that his mom tried to reach me but couldn't. I'm not really interested in being friends with her and haven't made any attempts to call her or anything but I wish it could be less painfully awkward when I see her in passing. Thankfully we are not at the same school anymore.
Natural MC 10/01/14
I have taken a newborn care class at a hospital, and I took an online course to learn about labor. I had a great doula the first time who provided support and education and care during labor. I also was lucky enough to have a great lactation consultant in the hospital with classes across the hall the second time. It's great because even though I breastfed my son past 12 months I had forgotten a lot of tricks about head positioning and helping the baby to latch. With my son, they just kind of left me in the room and I didn't know how often to feed him or really how to do it at all. It affected how long it took for my milk to come in. I think getting courses and also asking for help right after birth is essential given that experience.
Natural MC 10/01/14
@rjk0427 I agree with @modoodles and @stlbuckeye132 that a labor and delivery class (preferably given by your hospital/birth center) and then a bf class if you plan to bf are definitely worth it. And I forget how early we picked a pediatrician but I asked for recs early on and then I don't think I called until a couple months or so before she was born. It was a very easy process. When you think about it, some people just show up at the hospital without having a pediatrician so doing it at all ahead of time puts you ahead of the game lol.
Natural MC 10/01/14
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: we have an envelope but haven’t opened it
Baby is the size of a(n)/fun fact: 🤷♀️
Upcoming appointments: 2/13 for my 20 week appointment and 2/21 for anatomy scan - same as @modoodles
How are you feeling? Okay. Overwhelmed. Mom (stage 4 PC) went septic and spent two weeks in the hospital. She was moved to a rehab on Friday and immediately decided she didn’t like it. She’s super weak so to convince her to stay I Uber down Friday night and I’m not sure when I’m going to get home again.
Raves/Rants: I’m in a freaking medical facility that “doesn’t do microwaves” but also has NOTHING I can eat safely (celiac disease). I brought snacks but mom ate them all (and I wasn’t planning to be here this long). There is one safe restaurant around here, but they don’t open till 1239 and I’m starving.
Questions: nope
GTKY (stolen from Group 1): what's an embarrassing or hilarious thing that has happened to you?
1) when I was a teen I switched clothes with a friend. I saw her walking and thought to myself “what’s Danielle Andrews doing over there? Wait, I’m Danielle Andrews, what am I doing g over there?!?!?” Except I thought it out loud
2)re:words. I asked my husband to pass me the ketchup. He was confused and asked me again what I needed. “The ketchup” he gives me a funny look and I get annoyed “the ketchup the ketchup right next to you hand!”