Groups 3 & 4 (3/17-3/31) Check In w/o 1/27

Re: Groups 3 & 4 (3/17-3/31) Check In w/o 1/27

• uno_mas member

  January 2020 edited January 2020

  Well I guess I’ll go first!  

  
  

  EDD/W+D: 3/22/20 32w 2d
  
  Team pink/blue/green: blue
  
  Baby is the size of a(n): squash? Naked tailed armadillo?  Weird suggestions this week!
  
  Cravings/Aversions/Symptoms: I love grapefruit lately. Don’t have as huge an appetite as I did before. My worst symptom is feeling so blue suddenly. I’ve been really content and even tempered, even euphoric for this whole pregnancy and now I keep getting so weepy. Little things trigger it, but it’s making me nervous for after delivery too. It’s like all the feel good hormones seem to have disappeared. 
  
  Upcoming appts: seeing the midwife this Thurs. Maybe they will do a growth scan, but I am considering declining because I’ve been measuring on track every week. 
  
  Rants/Raves/Questions:
  I’m considering placenta encapsulation this time around. Anyone else?  Talking to the midwife about it this week, but the most compelling thing for me is so many women try it for postpartum mood support and say they have good experiences and would do it again for subsequent pregnancies.  And on another crunchy-ish topic, any kombucha drinkers home brewers?  I’ve been brewing it at home again and drinking small amounts a few times a week. I feel like it could be so beneficial to assist gut bacteria before the GBS screening, but haven’t been able to totally ignore all the conventional, conservative opinions that home brewing is risky. 
  
  GTKY: What is your favorite way to relax? Self care tips.

  A warm bath has been my go to lately.  And all the naps.  I can fall asleep anytime.
  
  **edited because I forgot to include EDD

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• puppylove8910 member

  January 2020

  EDD/W+D: 3/23, 32+1
  
  Team pink/blue/green: Pink💖
  
  Baby is the size of a(n): Jicama 
  
  Cravings/Aversions/Symptoms: No cravings or aversions. Everything seems pretty status quo in that department. Haha! Symptoms: I feel as if my hormones are beginning to change a bit. My constipation phase seems to be ending which I remember happening at 37 weeks with my DS, feeling more period like cramps and my Braxton Hicks contractions have taken it up a notch. I'm able to sleep so I feel grateful for that & my belly just feels incredibly low and heavy. 
  
  Upcoming appts: Next Thursday for a growth ultrasound and OB visit.
  
  Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm starting to get quite emotional about my first born no longer being my baby & only. I just want to soak up every single second with him, but I find my bump and exhaustion levels make it so hard. I'm excited to meet my DD, but will miss this time of just me and my DS. 💙
  
  GTKY: What is your favorite way to relax? Self care tips. Massage therapy! I can't live without it. 
  

  Me: 37 | H: 44
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  TTC #1: May 2015
  IF DX January 2016- Me: Right sided hydrosalpinx 
  Right tube removed: February 2016
  Acupuncture + TCM: March 2016
  BFP: July 4, 2016 | DS: March 2017 (39w 2d)
  TTC #2: April 2019
  BFP #2: April 2019 | CP: April 30, 2019 (4w 2d)
  BFP #3: July 15, 2019
  EDD: March 23, 2020
  
  

  
  
  

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• puppylove8910 member

  January 2020

  @uno_mas my cousin did placenta encapsulation with her DD and she seemed to think it helped her post partum moods a ton. I've never done it though myself! 

  Me: 37 | H: 44
  **TW**
  

  TTC #1: May 2015
  IF DX January 2016- Me: Right sided hydrosalpinx 
  Right tube removed: February 2016
  Acupuncture + TCM: March 2016
  BFP: July 4, 2016 | DS: March 2017 (39w 2d)
  TTC #2: April 2019
  BFP #2: April 2019 | CP: April 30, 2019 (4w 2d)
  BFP #3: July 15, 2019
  EDD: March 23, 2020
  
  

  
  
  

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• uno_mas member

  January 2020

  @puppylove8910 a prenatal massage is on my to do list!  Such a nice treat. Also, I had the same feelings when I was expecting my daughter (wanting to savor every minute with my son/first born before the baby arrived). And after she was born, I just wanted to snuggle her every second and felt a little sad/guilty for the inevitable shift in my attention. Ultimately it is such a gift for them to have each other and they both get lots of love of course and I have a unique relationship with each of them. I want to be more conscious this time  with my third baby to put him down or pass him to someone else and spend one on one time with the big kids because I don’t think I did that enough last time. 

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• silverhope member

  February 2020

  @uno_mas All research I have read has said there is zero benefit to eating your placenta. I am relatively crunchy (vegetarian, cloth diaper, extended BF, organic food, pureed own baby food, no screen time before 2 [and we’ll prob go longer]) and I do not believe in the placenta stuff. I think it’s a placebo effect. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/10/18/dont-eat-your-placenta-researchers-warn/

  Me: 32 | DH: 35
  Married: 8/22/15
  BFP #1: 8/22/17 | DS: 4/20/18 
  BFP #2: 7/14/19 | EDD: 3/18/20
  
  

  
  

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• dunder_mifflin member

  February 2020

  I’ve been so MIA since the bump app hasn’t been working for me! Im glad I got on this thread. 

  
  

  EDD/W+D: March 28, 32w2d
  
  Team pink/blue/green: pink!
  
  Baby is the size of a(n): squash
  
  Cravings/Aversions/Symptoms: all the chips!!! Lol
  
  Upcoming appts: midwife next week on Monday!
  
  Rants/Raves/Questions: nothing so far - just sleep is starting to get a bit rough and I’m hot all the time.
  
  GTKY: What is your favorite way to relax? Self care tips. 
  
  

  This is a good one!  Hanging out on the couch with DH or some friends, mindfulness, resting and napping before our lives get turned upside down! 

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