All Trimester Check In- week of 11/2/20

vetgirl2011 · November 2020

How far along/EDD?
How are you feeling this week?
Rants/Raves? Questions?
Upcoming appointments?
GTKY: Where did you go on your favorite vacation?

Also! Feel free to post pics of nurseries and bumps.

Calling:

@mtpbadger EDD 11/13

@vetgirl2011 EDD 11/17

@omarismyhomeboy EDD 12/24

@the_road_to_oz EDD 12/31

@laurelew EDD 3/4

@Kimbrlyg814 EDD 3/6

madasm0530 EDD 4/3

@lucyb1954 EDD 3/17

@FuzzyDust EDD 5/30

@halfanewt EDD 6/4

@laurad75 EDD 6/26

@late_bloomer EDD 6/27

mtpbadger · November 2020

Ladies, this will be the last check in for me on this thread...had a baby BOY earlier today!! I’ll update more but it was a fast and furious labor but I’m so in love. No name yet and dad went home to be with DD for the night so a little nervous about being by myself but thankful for nurses!

vetgirl2011 · November 2020

@mtpbadger Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! I hope you get some rest and lots of baby snuggles. ❤️

laurad75 · November 2020

Congratulations @mtpbadger!!!

laurelew · November 2020

How far along/EDD? 22w4d, EDD 3/4/2021
How are you feeling this week? Still great. No real complaints.
Rants/Raves? Questions? None this week. My birthday is coming up this weekend.
Upcoming appointments? Telehealth appointment today was uneventful, as expected. Although it turns out they wanted me to get an echocardiogram this week that they never submitted a script for. So I now have that scheduled for Friday afternoon.
GTKY: Where did you go on your favorite vacation? After IVF was a bit fat fail last summer, DH and I took a break from TTC and took a belated honeymoon to Belgium. We stayed in Brussels, Bruges, and Ghent. Such a lovely country. We look forward to returning in the future -- after checking a few more new destinations off our our list that is!

@mtpbadger CONGRATULATIONS! So happy to hear that everyone is doing well.

charmedlifex3 · November 2020

How far along/EDD? 32 weeks / 12/31
How are you feeling this week? Fighting the good fight over here. I’m getting another iron infusion this week and one of my kidneys is having issues. Hanging on. Almost there.
Rants/Raves? Questions? We finally built the crib 🥰
Upcoming appointments? Fluids every day, ultrasound on Friday. Hoping she grew and my fluids look better. She dropped from 67th to 46th last time so fingers crossed
GTKY: Where did you go on your favorite vacation? Disney world! We have been a couple of times- I love it there

lucyb1954 · November 2020

How far along/EDD? 20w5d, 3/17
How are you feeling this week? Blech. Still struggling with nausea. Had a really bad day with it yesterday and it's depressing honestly, not to be able to go out and do things and be more active. I definitely notice on days when I struggle with it more that my mood starts to plunge. @the_road_to_oz I totally feel for you!
Rants/Raves? Questions? Eh the usual. Constipation + nausea. Blech! I started some probiotics, and TBH I think they made me feel worse so I quit them. Too bad cuz they were $35 at Whole Foods!
Upcoming appointments? Not for a few weeks, I think. I have to check. But we just had anatomy scan last week and everything was beautiful! They got amazing photos of the heart so I don't have to go back for the fetal echo.
GTKY: Where did you go on your favorite vacation? Italy, for sure! My father died in 2005. I unexpectedly came into some money three years ago from his estate and took myself and my SO to Italy. My favorites were Venice and Rome I think. I would love to go back to Venice. We spent a lot of time just on the water bus going back and forth and looking at everything. We stayed in Dorsudoro which is really relatively short on tourists and not crowded which was so nice.

@mtpbadger Congratulations!!! Yay! Can't wait to hear more.

In other news, my SO has been hedging a bit on telling his family about the pregnancy. However he did say he will tell them this week -- honestly we don't see them much so it's not a big deal and they will be mostly happy. He just has one sister that is judgy and gossipy and can somehow turn anything good into something bad so he just hasn't been wanting to deal with that. Which is understandable but it's time

And while he's not a super vocal person, I think he's a little bit deer in headlights about actually having a baby after years of IF, I caught him googling baby names today which made me happy

Question for second time moms: Most useful items on your registries? Also, most helpful things people did for you post-birth? Meals, cleaning, etc? I know my family will want to help but I don't know what to ask them for. I can see that homemade meals would be super nice though.

Happy November, friends! Still can't believe how fast time seems to be flying!

mtpbadger · November 2020

@lucyb1954 definitely meals or giftcards for uber eats/restaurants for take out. I also know ppl that have made a list and put it on the fridge so ppl don’t have to ask...add stuff as you think of it and just direct ppl there if they ask for help. Also, don’t be afraid to tell people to leave, especially in the beginning.

Helpful things for baby: def a bouncer/swing to put the baby down in, some sort of wrap and a sound machine.

mtpbadger · November 2020

Alright, little man is nursing and I’m wide awake so figure I’ll update you all on how crazy his entrance was!

I started having contractions around 9.45-10am and they definitely felt different than what I had the last few weeks but still didn’t really think anything of it bc I had been having false labor on and off. Plus I had my OB appt in the afternoon so figured if I was still having them on and off i would mention it then. Around 10.45 I called DH and told him to be on standby, just in case. The contractions were getting a little more regular and a little more intense but still not bad. He decided to leave work and we called our friend just to let her know we may need her to watch DD. We called her in and they both arrived at the same time and I had already called the nurses line who told me to go into the clinic. At this point the contractions were every 4-5 min and once in the car DH decided to go straight to the hospital and we got there around 12.30pm. I bypassed triage and went straight to a delivery room and when checked, was already at 8cm!!!

Since I’m GBS+, I needed antibiotics and at least half a bag of fluid before i could get an epidural. Of course my veins suck and it took the nurses a few tries to get an IV in to start everything. Started feeling pressure but wasn’t quite there yet and water hadn’t broken. Was able to get the epidural in but as soon as i had a contraction while sitting up my water broke and it was go time, so it hadn’t even kicked in yet when I started pushing. I think I pushed for about 3-4 contractions and out popped my little boy. Thankfully the epidural kicked in just in time for the OB to stitch me up (little man came out with his hand near his face). 6lbs 13oz and 20inch long.

From first contraction to delivery was just under 4 hours. Holy crap. I figured I might have a quick delivery since DD was fairly quick but she was also early and tiny so my OB wasn’t sure this one would be similar but never did I think it would be THAT fast! I have to stay 48 hours for observation since baby didn’t get the full dose of antibiotics and I’m at a higher risk for hemorrhage due to such a quick labor. I’m already ready to go home and hang out as a family of 4!

Nursing is going well so far...this boy likes to eat! He also will only sleep when being held and since the nursery is closed due to covid and DH went home for the night, I haven’t gotten much sleep and know I will pay for it later but I also can’t stop staring at his little face.

I had told my mom earlier that day that I was mentally preparing myself to go up to my due date and maybe past. Lol! Guess this boy had other plans!

laurad75 · November 2020

How far along/EDD? 6+3/ 6/26
How are you feeling this week? Beautifully terrible. I'm queasy, moody, irritated...all good signs that things are going well
Rants/Raves? Questions?
Upcoming appointments? First ultrasound is Monday 11/9 - I'm very anxious.
GTKY: Where did you go on your favorite vacation? I love to travel so it's hard to pick but my honeymoon was so special. We did Napa and then 2 islands in Hawaii. It was so extravagant but amazing.

halfanewt · November 2020

@mtpbadger congratulations! What a story, too! Hope your stay is uneventful and you can both get home soon

@lucyb1954 meals. All the meals. And if anyone offers to clean the bathroom, let them! Same with the “do you need anything from the store” offer - even if what you need is ice cream

How far along/EDD? 9+4, 6/4
How are you feeling this week? Moving from straight nausea to nauseous if I don’t eat. I’ll take that as a positive.
Rants/Raves? Halloween was so much fun! Candy chutes need to stick around even after covid!
Questions? For STMs+ - what, if anything, did you get/do you plan to get new for #2? DS just turned 2 and we saved pretty much everything, so I’m not really sure what we’d need, other than maybe rethinking the stroller situation. Feels weird not to be starting to plan registry/lists or anything, though.
Upcoming appointments? Next week - 11/12
GTKY: Where did you go on your favorite vacation? This is a hard one, I have a serious travel bug! Probably a toss up between my solo Australia/New Zealand trip and the summer DH and I spent in Greece.

laurelew · November 2020

@the_road_to_oz Keep hanging in there! My sister is a huge Disney parks fan as well. She just had her second LO in June and is super bummed to not have any Disney trips in her future.

@lucyb1954 Great to hear from you! I've been wondering how you've been doing. I'm so sorry to hear you're still struggling with the nausea and constipation. My constant queasiness didn't go away until 18 weeks but I see that you are already past that.

Happy to hear your anatomy scan went really well! My DH is funny with the pregnancy. He loves my belly and has begun to have conversations with the "bewwy."

(We still don't have a name yet.)

@mtpbadger Thanks for updating us with your delivery story! I feel like I am operating in a bubble where I don't even want to think about delivery (I keep telling my OB that if there is any reason that I might need a c section then she should sign me up!

-- although the nurse practitioner that I spoke with yesterday was not as sympathetic. She basically told me that because I would prefer a c section, I'll likely end up having a vaginal birth...)

@laurad75 Under one week to go before that first ultrasound!

@halfanewt So happy to hear you continue to do well and that your nausea may be waning.

laurad75 · November 2020

@lucyb1954 I have to agree with the meals. If anyone is willing to drop food off, encourage that. Accept all help but give specific tasks - do a load of laundry, make a meal, get you a clean shirt because the one you are wearing smells like spit up. People want to come over to 'help' and then they just end up holding the baby so you feel obligated to entertain. If someone else is holding the baby you should go take a nap.

31magnolia · November 2020

@mtpbadger - CONGRATS!! And wow, that is a super fast delivery!! I was induced. My labor went pretty fast once they gave me pitocin. And my baby also came out with her hands near her face (little fists all balled up on each side), causing me a third degree tear. Lol. But I'm just so in love with her.

@lauralew - I was induced and had a vaginal birth. It was fine...once the epidural kicked in. I could still feel the pressure of the contractions without the pain.

@laurad75 - So true about people coming over to 'help'. I started to just take naps during that time and felt so much better!

@the_road_to_oz - That sounds like a lot to go through. Keep hanging in there.

@lucyb1954 - Hoping your nausea subsides someday soon! The whole process is rough but so amazing at the same time. You're more than half way there. Also, Italy is my favorite vacation too. I so want to go back! Anyway, I continue to be so happy for you girl!

AFM - Baby girl is doing well. She had her two months appointment today and she already weighs 11.5 pounds and is 23.5 in long! She is heavy as hell. Lol. She does have bad acid reflux so the doctor gave medication. Hopefully that helps.

mtpbadger · November 2020

@31magnolia 2 months already?!?? I swear she was just born!! I had a 2nd degree tear thanks to his little hands lol. Fingers crossed the medication helped. I still can’t believe how fast it went and do glad DH came home when he did, otherwise I don’t think I would have made it to the hospital

@lauralew I honestly think whatever route you go (c-section, epidural, no meds, etc) it’s all terrifying but women are badasses and it’s the right decision for you. I had an epidural with my first and totally freaked out and was weirdly calm with this delivery...not sure if I was in denial, basically blacked out or what. Even the Drs commented on my calmness and composure but I felt like I had absolutely no control of anything if that makes any sense?

late_bloomer · November 2020

@mtpbadger - yay! Congratulations on your LO!

How far along/EDD? 6w3d
How are you feeling this week? Nervous. My first ultrasound is next Monday and I have a little light pink spotting. I called the nurse and she said it’s probably the Endometrin (which was the case a few weeks ago) but I want some reassurance! Other than that, I feel fine (which is also making me nervous). I have occasional slight nausea but it’s actually less than it has been in the past 2 weeks.
Rants/Raves? Questions? See above.
Upcoming appointments? Monday, Nov 9
GTKY: Where did you go on your favorite vacation? Antarctica. We went on a once-in-a-lifetime trip there almost 2 years ago for my DH’s 50th bday. The scenery, the penguins, whales, leopard seals, etc were amazing! I’m glad we did it then because I’m not getting on a cruise ship again anytime soon.

lizalovespasha · November 2020

@laurelew oh wow, good for you! I used to live in Belgium, so a very near and dear country to my heart. Also, sometimes taking a break from TTC is just what the doctor ordered. Hope it was a refreshing vacay!

@mtpbadger
Thank you for sharing your story! Congratulations on the new arrival!

How far along/EDD 9 weeks. 6/10, but I'm thinking end of May is more likely.

How are you feeling this week? Better. Much more able to do things.

Rants/raves? Questions? It's just really interesting reading all y'all write about birth and breastfeeding. I have to learn all I can, never done this before.

Appointments- 10 week scan next Thursday. DH is really looking forward to it, which I find endearing. He's not an emotional guy. We plan on discussing if this doctor can respect our wishes for no genetic testing, minimal interventions, vaginal birth if possible, skin to skin, etc.

GTKY - best vacation was probably Thailand. We weren't married yet, but that was like our honeymoon.

lucyb1954 · November 2020

@mtpbadger Congratulations on your little one! Wow, what a story! What is MBS+? I'm happy to hear that both you and LO are healthy and doing well

@laurelew I have been so tired lately, and I was incredibly nervous about my anatomy scan a couple of weeks ago. I couldn't even write about it because I was so nervous! Thankfully everything was perfect and I feel more reassured. I'm starting to feel her too. I was laying in bed last night and thinking maybe I was gassy and then I was like that's not quite a gassy feeling...lol. We don't have a name yet either.

@31magnolia awww so glad baby girl is doing well and you are too! I know, I can't believe I'm here and actually pregnant...it still feels so crazy after all the hardship and waiting of IF. Starting to feel like I need to get my ass in gear to prepare as we're nearly 22 weeks. The nausea continues to be crappy

but I just try and cut myself some slack and lay down if I need to and order pizza for dinner if necessary. Still trying to figure out how/what to do for the baby shower but I'm thinking it won't happen until January because of the holidays and stuff.

mtpbadger · November 2020

@lucyb1954 it’s Group B Strep which is a bacteria that’s commonly found in women (can cause UTIs) and is usually harmless but a baby can contract it during a vaginal birth and it could cause fever, meningitis and seizures in the baby if they get it. I had it with my daughter so was tested during the first tri for it again but usually women are tested around 36-38 weeks by a swab down there.

I’ll still be lurking and hope to comment as much as possible and follow all you ladies still but this nugget is keeping me busy......he LOVES to eat!

vetgirl2011 · November 2020

I’m a little late this week, but our little guy decided not to wait until our scheduled c section! My water broke at 10:20 Saturday morning, and Zian entered the world via c section at 3:42pm. He is 7lbs and 11oz of wonderful!

I wish all of you the best of luck and will be following your journeys! ❤️

late_bloomer · November 2020

@vetgirl2011 - Congratulations on your little boy! That's wonderful news!

mtpbadger · November 2020

@vetgirl2011 congrats on little Zian! Hope your recovery is going well and you are soaking up all the baby snuggles!!!

laurelew · November 2020

Congrats @vetgirl2011 !! Your little boy shares my birthday. November 7 is a great day.

Kimbrlyg814 · November 2020

@vetgirl2011 Aw yay! Congratulations!!!!

@laurelew happy belated birthday!

31magnolia · November 2020

@vetgirl2011 - CONGRATS!!!! I do love the name. Aww. These little munchkins keep us on our toes!

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