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GTKY (stolen from January BMB): What was your favorite trip/vacation you ever took and what's one destination you really want to go to?
Re: Weekly Check-In 7/27
Married May 2014
TTC # 2 Since December 2021
Baby girl W born 2/2021
Our journey so far...
(tw loss & infertility)
Working with an RE since March 2016
2 failed TI cycles
3 failed IUI cycles
IVF Feb - April 2017
23 eggs collected, 20 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI, 4 day 3 blasts, 3 day 5 blasts, 1 PGS normal
Transferred 1 PGS normal embryo 4.12.17
BFP 4.21.17
MMC due to small gestational sac 6.8.17
Our adoption journey:
12.25.18 Agency picked and apps submitted!
5.1.19 Adoption on hold so we can buy a house!
1.1.20 Homestudy process started
3.14.20 First social worker visit
5.25.20 Homestudy Approved & Submitted to Agency
6.1.20 Surprise! Positive pregnancy test!
Healthy baby girl born 2/10/2021
@tamalahoops I have phlem! I don't have any cures for getting rid of it though, I'll follow along to see if anyone else does!
MC at 8 weeks {EDD 9.2.20}
Rainbow Girl! {2.28.16}
Baby boy, lost at 16 weeks {EDD 6.10.15}
13 weeks
Third Time Mom
Tamagotchi
Thursday
The all day nausea has mostly gone away to be replaced by, “Oh I’m going to throw up right.now.” So hopefully things are getting better as I move towards second trimester.
MH flew out yesterday for his remote work location and we leave next Saturday to drive to the east coast to see him and both of our families while he’s there for two months. And we got into an epic fight last night because he was supposed to stay in an empty house his family owns to start his quarantine for the next week while he picks up the camper he will be staying in for the rest of the trip. He decided at the last minute to stay at his parents house instead and got mad when I pointed out that they haven’t been taking precautions lately; they went shopping at the outlets Saturday and out to dinner on Friday and we don’t even know what else, plus his mom works home health. Anyway he got mad and said something really mean so I told him to have a good night and I loved him and hung up. Not the way I wanted to start the next two months. But now I’m worried about even visiting them in August and September since I’m pregnant, high risk and just really don’t want to get sick right now, plus I have two other kids.
Nope
The Isle of Skye in Scotland after MH had been gone on an extended work trip. We found a little apartment for rent and a tiny grocery store and a pizza joint. It was the best three days of our driving tour of Scotland and one of my favorite places we’ve ever been.
Last pregnancy I developed carpal tunnel and preeclampsia and I'm curious if I'm likely to have those again with this pregnancy.
@moguippy how did your nuchal appt go?!
edited because I remembered my question haha
So glad you heard a strong HB.
10+5
Cardinal Tetra Fish
Met the genetic counselor yesterday and did NIPT bloodwork. Virtual consult with a midwife today as I have decided to look into other options for my provider and delivery location. Acupuncture tomorrow.
@babymamadimo I would have sworn up and down I felt flutters the other day...but it was gas. Kept fooling me, kept farting
@manditchka24 the ability to eat sometimes is up to the attending OB and not an actual hospital policy so if you still want a hospital birth you may be able to find a care provider that practices more evidence based policies like allowing you to eat. I birthed with a midwife at a hospital for my first and it was a great experience. The midwives had a TON more latitude for my birthing experience than any of the OBs allowed (I could eat, I birthed on my knees instead of my back, I moved around the room during labor, I was never left alone b/c the midwife and Doula were there the whole time with me and my husband, I didn't have to get a IV line placed, etc.). Now, a lot of those were only possible since I didn't have an epidural so there was no anesthesiologist to have a say in the matter.
I was induced with my first and the doctor specifically said to have dinner before arriving that evening (but nothing too heavy). I had Panera and it was delightful. With my second I went into labor in the middle of the night and everything was so fast the thought of food didn't cross my mind... Until a little after she was born and I think I ate everything out of their overnight fridge because the kitchen was closed 😂
I did something to my upper ab muscles, they hurt!!! Likely something from tossing and turning all night
I got takeout with the kids last night and we had a picnic in the yard... Zero kitchen cleanup
We had a really fun kid free vacation in AZ at the end of February!!! It was sooooooooo relaxing to be able to go with the flow and only need to keep myself organized. Plus the desert was gorgeous.
So first time moms, bringing snacks for you and your birthing partner is a good idea. Because of the mag drip, I had to stay on the delivery bed (really it's more like a table) until 24 hrs after delivery and I was told I couldn't be left alone with my baby until I was off the drip and cleared. Because of my preeclampsia we were in the hospital for 6 days. We weren't prepared.
Because my insurance is through my employer it costs me more to give birth elsewhere but I am starting to look into other options in my area. There is one hospital with a well known midwife practice that I am going to check out but even their website says they have policies I don’t love (they take your baby to the nursery for a few hours for “observation” for example and also state a no food policy).
i could rant about my in laws and their two impromptu visits within less than a week and the annoyance that is their demeanor but honestly i'm too lazy to type it all out!
I'm not a huge traveler. I like to go to the beach. we went on a cruise to the bahamas and that was fun. I don't know if I would do a cruise again though, especially with littler kids. I would LOVE to go to hawaii someday.
ETA: @PinkKathryn12 happy second trimester! 🥳
Rant: The MFM clinic who shall not be named didn't cancel my appointment after I called and told them to last week. So I called them again yesterday and the scheduling lady was a huge B about it.
Rave: My boss and her secretary are super sweet. My boss came by my office today to check and see how everything was going and her secretary gave me some tips on the consignment shops that she uses and now I'm over here scrolling through pages of maternity clothes trying to decide how much I'm willing to spend right now, lol.
SD: 21 & SS: 17
BFP #2 6/3/2020
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