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Week 2 (11/8 - 11/14) Check In - Week of 8/17
Ecat504
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Estimated due date (EDD):
Week of pregnancy:
Baby is the size of:
Upcoming Appointments:
Rant/Rave:
Questions?
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city - why? (selfishly asking to plan my next vacay
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Week of pregnancy:
Baby is the size of:
Upcoming Appointments:
Rant/Rave:
Questions?
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city - why? (selfishly asking to plan my next vacay
)ECat504
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SD (11/2010)
DD1 (09/2014)
DD2 (10/2015)
Baby Girl #4 (11/2020)
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SD (11/2010)
DD1 (09/2014)
DD2 (10/2015)
Baby Girl #4 (11/2020)
Re: Week 2 (11/8 - 11/14) Check In - Week of 8/17
Week of pregnancy: 27 weeks + 4 days
Baby is the size of: Kids jelly shoes
Upcoming Appointments: 8/24 I think - anatomy scan
Rant/Rave: SOOOO TIRED. Everything kind of hurts too and my stomach has felt crampy but I think it is just a lot of Braxton hicks. I am always chasing after a toddler when I am not working so.
Questions? None..
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city - why? (selfishly asking to plan my next vacay
Week of pregnancy: 28 today!
Baby is the size of: eggplant🍆(I've never tried eggplant. Is it any good?)
Upcoming Appointments: August 27th with my midwife
Rant/Rave: Rave: baby girl has been moving so much today! I was going to start counting kicks this morning but she was moving too much to count them😆 maybe I'll try again this evening.
Questions?
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city - why? (selfishly asking to plan my next vacay
I really love shopping but big cities stress me out a bit if I'm there for too long. Also, it's typically cheaper and more relaxing to be at the beach or in the mountains so that's where I'll go😁
This was a pretty perfect combo! My SIL and I went berry picking one evening! Got the view of the ocean alongwith a small hike and the smells of being in the mountains.
Estimated due date (EDD): 11/11
Week of pregnancy: 27+5 (SO CLOSE TO THIRD TRIMESTER...Wednesday!)
Baby is the size of: Fennec Fox
Upcoming Appointments: Went for my Glucose screen this AM - should have results by tomorrow the tech said. Then I have a midwife 28-week appointment on Friday!
Rant/Rave: Rave - had a cute shower with some coworkers yesterday! It was so sweet for two coworkers to plan a joint shower for another coworker and I who are only 3 weeks apart! Rant - opening gifts in front of people always makes me feel so awkward! LOL
Questions?: Nada
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city - why?: Beach and mountains! I'm exhausted in a city after the first 3-4 hours. Beach and mountains bring me relaxation, peace, and happiness! Really hopeful that next summer COVID is better understood/controlled, so this family of 3 can visit (great) grandparents in southern Germany again where we have access to beaches, mountains, and cities in a quick drive!
@babywiik Eggplant is delicious!!! Especially if made correctly lol I hear that eggplant parmesan helps you go into labor... not sure if it's true but multiple Birth Stories said so as I've been listening to those.
Started dating: 10/2010 ;; Married 10/2017
Started TTC: 10/2019
BFP: 12/20/19 ;; MC: 12/24/19
BFP: 3/5/20 ;; EDD: 11/11/20
@lovelee3 Goodluck with the screen results! I hate attention on me so yeah I would hate to open gifts in front of anyone.
Week of pregnancy: 28
Baby is the size of: eggplant!
@babywiik Eggplant is delicious, but it can be terrible if not prepared well. I love eggplant parm and baba ganoush and this really amazing dish I had in Sardinia once but have not yet managed to recreate. Eggplants are both a vegetable and a fruit, and they have a rather high nicotine content (not harmful, just interesting... or maybe I’m just a weirdo when it comes to eggplant).
Upcoming Appointments: Seeing the midwife next month
Rant/Rave: rave- I bought a bunch of furniture in May and FINALLY it arrived! I’m so excited to make my home more comfy.
Questions? I heard that after birthing baby #1 your cervix is basically always at 1cm. Is that true? I’ve been wondering if I’ll need to buy the larger menstrual cup.
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city - why? The beach, for sure. I love the ocean and am really missing it this year.
Week of pregnancy: 27w4d
Baby is the size of: Papaya
Upcoming Appointments: Next Monday. Had my glucose test this morning, yuck
Rant/Rave: Sorry for being MIA last week, it was my first week being home and DH was also off and we were working on lots of stuff around the house...still have lots more to
do, ugh. I am struggling with motivation big time!! I need to finish going through all of the stuff from my classroom and figure out what I want to keep out for my kids to use during virtual school and what needs to go up in the attic. I need to finish rearranging DD’s room which she will share with the baby. Her new bed was delivered on Friday and she doesn’t have room for all of the crap she had in there, some of it needs to go to the playroom. I also need to reorganize the playroom. I feel like I’m doing 15 things at once, lol.
Questions?
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city - why? (selfishly asking to plan my next vacay
Week of pregnancy: 27w2d
Baby is the size of: eggplant
Upcoming Appointments: Not until Sept. Due to vacation timing, I ended up going in at 26 weeks which at first I thought was great since I essentially skipped one in the middle. But now it's coming back to bite me as my midwife casually mentioned just going to two weeks starting at 30 instead of 32 to make up for it. Sigh, backfire.
Rant/Rave: I'm really getting ready to start work on the new baby's room. We pretty much have to do a massive shift job throughout the house to get it all done. But my mom is still visiting for another week and using it as a guest room, so I'm just waiting. Have to remind myself that these sort of projects are marathons not sprints and there is plenty of time left. And, as usual, once I actually start I'm sure I'll go back to hating the work of it all.
Questions? Not really. I posted something in the general questions thread about how people are managing to deal with some of the lengthy quarantining recommendations they are being given for after the birth. Just not sure how it is possible to do most of this.
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city - why? (selfishly asking to plan my next vacay
@csardaszz that's something I haven't heard about staying dilated at 1cm. Interested to hear if it's true.
@auburnvelvet86 We haven't done anything to the nursery still either. Waiting for our crib we ordered to come in...hopefully when we get that it'll kick our butts in gear to paint the other furniture and get some paint on the walls, etc. Definitely in the boat of looking at it as a marathon but mine might turn into a sprint with the way DH and I procrastinate.
Started dating: 10/2010 ;; Married 10/2017
Started TTC: 10/2019
BFP: 12/20/19 ;; MC: 12/24/19
BFP: 3/5/20 ;; EDD: 11/11/20
Week of pregnancy: 27w5d
Baby is the size of: Lettuce
Upcoming Appointments: Finally got my confirmation text! It’s the 25th at 8 in the morning for my glucose test!
Rant/Rave: I had a nightmare last night that my water broke. It was terrifying being this early in the pregnancy. I pray that we can all have full term babies. The nightmare was probably triggered by me stressing that I have nothing done for this baby. I need to get to work.
Questions? I thought we had a corona board, I wasn’t seeing one... but it’s starting to stress me out even more.
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city - why? Probably the city with no coronavirus. I want to go shopping at little boutiques and eat some amazing food. I’m missing living in Houston where everything was right there!
I live by the beach, but I hate the sand. I would love to go back to Gatlinburg, we went when I was kid.
@babywiik I tried eggplant Parmesan hoping to induce labor with DD. It didn’t work. I wasn’t a fan, but I’m not a fan of Chicken Parmesan either. I don’t let breaded things with sauce on them. I bet they would be good just fried though or baked.
Week of pregnancy: 28 today! 🥳
Baby is the size of: a puppy!
Upcoming Appointments: Thursday for the 3 hour glucose test 😖 I failed the 1 hour...which I kind if expected that as I did with DD. But still, they have you go to the hospital at 6am for the 3 hour and I am not looking forward to it!
Rant/Rave: I’m good 🙂
Questions? Not at the moment
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city? I am definitely a beach girl! Planning a girls getaway this weekend! 🥳 🌊
I am sorry you failed, did you pass the 3hour with your DD?
Week of pregnancy: 27 or 28?
Baby is the size of: An eggplant. I've never had eggplant parmeason, but I LOVE Mousakka, which is kind of like greek lasagna with eggplant instead of noodles. Soooooooo goooooddd..... mmmmmmm
Upcoming Appointments: Whopping Cough vaccine this afternoon with my family doctor, 1 hour glucose test tomorrow and next OB appointment is Sept 2
Rant/Rave: Had our last camping trip of the year this past weekend. It was really good... but glad it was the last one! We have an RV and the mattress is so hard my hips hurt so much each night. Also DH brought our bikes and our bike ride turned into more of a walk than anything else! DH mentioned Saturday that he wanted to do another weekend camping if we could fit it in... but when he saw me packing stuff up yesterday said maybe this should be our last trip of the year... I was so relieved! lol
Questions? I feel like I randomly have questions I should already know the answer to (like last week... how often do you bath a baby?). The other day I asked DH if you drop the baby do you immediately go to the hospital, or wait and see if he's okay first? The look on his face was pretty hilarious!!! Apparently the correct answer is "DON'T DROP THE BABY!!!!" Then today I asked him if we should ask our family doctor about this when we get our vaccines today and he said I'm going to have my name on a list before the baby even comes!
Edit: I do not plan on dropping my baby, but was thinking more of like if the baby rolls off the change table or something like that!
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city - why? (selfishly asking to plan my next vacay
Started dating: 10/2010 ;; Married 10/2017
Started TTC: 10/2019
BFP: 12/20/19 ;; MC: 12/24/19
BFP: 3/5/20 ;; EDD: 11/11/20
Started Dating: 2003 Married: 2013
Started TTC August 2016
BFP: 2/1/17 MC: 2/8/17
BFP: 3/8/17 MMC: 5/1/17
BFP: 7/23/17 EDD: 4/5/18
BFP: 2/27/20
@1MommyRunner I did a double take at the “8 week postpartum bleed” too. That sounds so sucky! And I can’t yet imagine the other pains that accompany it... But I’ve been loving not having a period so much, maybe a couple months of a massacre in my underwear (or diaper, no shame) will be enough to make me okay with periods again, especially if they’re better than pre-pregnancy.
I'm such a planner and I like having everything figured out ahead of time... But there is just so much to learn with a baby!!!
We definitely need to start up the STM board again... I’ve got a question!
@mia80 I’ve heard if you happen to drop the baby or baby takes a tumble don’t let them sleep for at least 30 minutes to watch for a concussion.
@babywiik I would ask your midwife what the hospital gives you, I bought all this stuff and ended up having duplicates because the hospital gave me a ton. For recovering, heavy pads or diapers, witch hazel pads (are great for hemorrhoids and in general they have a cooling effect), dermoplast spray which is for pain and itching, squirt bottle to clean yourself after you go, And hemorrhoid cream. I did use padsicles or anything cold down there but did use the rest. I only had minor tearing though (my midwife was magic and I will miss her).
Week of pregnancy: tomorrow I hit 28 weeks
Baby is the size of: lettuce
Upcoming Appointments: I had an appointment Tuesday morning with my midwife. Good heartbeat for baby boy and did my GD screening so waiting on results. Next ultrasound Aug. 31st withawith high-risk OB then appointment with midwife Sept. 1st.
Rant/Rave: I'm not driving anymore. A few weeks ago I drove to target (5 mins away) for a pickup order. I'm way to distracted by pain and was really slow responding. I'm like nope not safe anymore. So now I need to get rides to all my appointments.
Questions?
GTKY: Would you rather the beach, the mountains, or the city - why? (selfishly asking to plan my next vacay
+1 for depends "underwear." We should do a hospital bag and postpartum care thread. I found that thread so helpful when I was a FTM and learned so much. A lot of it depends on if you delivered vaginally or C-section. Also, a lot of hospitals send you home with supplies to get you started. I didn't get too much ahead of time as I sent DH to the store or ordered online afterwards.
Puppy pads are great for putting under your bed sheets in case your water breaks while sleeping (happened with my second) and to sit on in the car while driving to the hospital.