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February 2021 Moms
mdfarmchick
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PGAL Check In Week of 7/20/2020
mdfarmchick
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This thread is for anyone who has experienced loss at any point in pregnancy or experienced the loss of a child. ((Please feel free to share your loss story if you haven’t already.))
How far along are you?
How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)?
How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)?
Any upcoming appointments?
GTKY: What is your favorite item you’ve bought this year?
Re: PGAL Check In Week of 7/20/2020
12 weeks today/Due 1 February/Baby is the size of a Swedish fish
How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)?
My nausea is back with a vengeance. Ha. And no coffee again 😢 Otherwise, I’m doing okay. A few round ligament pains here and there. Mentally I am still feeling good after my appointment last Thursday. She let me have a one second listen to the heartbeat and it was the best sound I’ve heard all year. ♥️ I’ve finally given in and ordered some clothes for me to wear. Last week was my big milestone week since it was the same time as my loss last fall. It feels a little more real.
Hands down my car. MH has been looking for a used diesel Touareg for a while now and he found the perfect one right around the same time we found out we were pregnant. It fits 3 across and got me back into a safe SUV. We’ll probably trade his commuter Jetta in and get something with a third row in a couple years but this buys us some time to decide what I really want.
How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? The nausea is not as constant but it seems to come on in stronger waves. Like I can go from fine to puking in six seconds flat, where I used to be nauseous all the time with less puking. I think I like it better this way even though it’s unpredictable. Mentally? Much better especially since the OB just called with good NIPT results.
How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? My nausea seems worse the last 2 days for some reason and I am experiencing insomnia lately. I’m about to try insomnia because I need to sleep! Mentally I am still so anxious. I actually broke down and ordered a fetal Doppler for at home and it should be here by the end of the week. Hopefully it works and doesn’t make me more anxious!
How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? I’m mentally alright. I mentioned in the spotting thread that I was bleeding. Thankfully it stopped but now I’m waiting til my week 12 appointment to make sure everything’s still okay.
How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)?
Still tired and nauseated, but no actual puking, and I no longer need a daily nap! Still horrified by meat lol.
Hands down, linen sheets for the bed. They're magically warm when it's cold and cool when it's hot. I love them.
MC at 8 weeks {EDD 9.2.20}
Rainbow Girl! {2.28.16}
Baby boy, lost at 16 weeks {EDD 6.10.15}
I got into woven baby wraps this past year and love them for carrying my 1.5 year old. Can't wait to use them in the new baby!
How are you feeling? My nausea was really bad over the weekend, but yesterday and today it’s been really good. So I’m more anxious suddenly because I can’t enjoy a good thing apparently.
Next appointment: in two weeks for a regular ob checkup. Since I’m in a rural area, there’s no NIPT or nuchal screening unless you decide to fly up to Anchorage for it.
Favorite purchase this year: we bought a house back in April, which I love and it’s perfect. But honestly I’m most excited about the banjo that I bought and arrived yesterday. 😂
How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? Physically fine. Breasts can still be sensitive at times, and I'll still randomly have a flare up of cramps every once in a while, but no bleeding. Insomnia last night was fun, hopefully that was just a one-off and not something new to look forward to. Emotionally/Mentally my interactions with my OB's office are really draining me. For those that didn't see it elsewhere:
-My NIPT came back with insufficient DNA after being out for more than 2 weeks, so I had to re-test and start the wait over again. (Hello, anxiety). Because the cause of our MMC was chromosomal, I've been specifically waiting to tell anybody that we didn't absolutely have to about this pregnancy until our NIPT gets back. So...more waiting and diverting questions from my parents. Joy.
-My midwife keeps trying to refer me to the high-risk clinic that gave me incorrect test results in our last pregnancy and were super unprofessional about it when they got called on it, and they actually went so far as to schedule appointments on my behalf after I told three separate staff members that I'm NOT going.
-I logically know its better to be safe than sorry, but I'm feeling miffed about having to check my blood sugar 4x per day when all of my post-meal readings so far have been well under what they want them to be. My highest # has still been over 25 pts under their max, and out side of that one number the rest have all been 31-48 pts under. My job won't allow me to keep my Glucometer in the building where I work, so I have to get to work even earlier every day to check out a locker in a different building and then go there during my 2 qty 15-minute breaks to check my blood. It's just annoying. Also, I'm so over the finger sticks at this point.
My next regularly scheduled appointment is on 8/3, at which point I should be 13+2. It's just a general office visit with my OB (first time meeting her) but no ultrasound until end of September/early October for the anatomy scan.
SD: 21 & SS: 17
BFP #2 6/3/2020
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ETA autocorrect issue. 🙄
@hannahbananas11 - I had an issue with her my last PG too, but I've been honestly trying to give her a shot. On the plus side, they responded to my message and gave me a couple options of other MFM clinics in our region, so score +1 for them for having the right response.
Also, my one co-worker recommended her OB/Gyn to me and gave her a raving review and the names of a few other co-workers that utilize her, so if I decide I just can't handle it anymore at the one in town I've already got an option to look at another 40 miles down the interstate.
SD: 21 & SS: 17
BFP #2 6/3/2020
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@birdiejo - Thanks! I used to live in a small town, and know a bunch of people that still have to drive far for an OB (or other specialty doctors), so it almost makes me feel bratty to complain about a 50 minute drive that's mostly interstate. But TBH, I didn't want to go here in the beginning for fear of running into DH's aunt (who does patient ed now, but also PRNs as L&D nurse), so maybe all of the bad experiences/bad mojo I've had so far are just a sign I should get out before she's helping deliver our baby in February, lol.
SD: 21 & SS: 17
BFP #2 6/3/2020
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