Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an apple seed!
Upcoming appointments: I have a phone appointment on the 1/27 to do all the background info stuff - hoping it doesn't take long because I scheduled it during my lunch break at work.. and then my first sonogram appointment is 2/16 (I'll be 9 weeks)
How are you feeling?: fine! the insomnia is raging, but I have an almost 8 month old so I don't sleep much anyways. Other than that and acne I don't have any symptoms. I don't feel exhausted yet...but I'm trying to get ahead with work while I can because I know the exhaustion is coming!
Rants/Raves: DH is still very much processing this surprise pregnancy...I'm trying my best to give him space to process, so I'm trying not to bring it up all the time, but it's ALWAYS on my mind! Since we aren't planning to tell anyone until after the sonogram I feel like I have no one to talk things out with and it's driving me nuts. I'm very much a planner and I feel like we have so much to figure out and less than 8 months to do it!
Questions: nothing really right now
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? hmm...I feel like I've never been cool enough to follow any trends...As a high school teacher I really with the belly/midriff shirt trend did not come back...I'm so tired of seeing stomachs all day!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a black peppercorn!
Upcoming appointments: 1/29. Feels like forever away!
How are you feeling?: Anxious about lack of symptoms, but trying to remember I felt this exact way with DD. Also oddly calm at the prospect of having a 2nd child. I remember when I got pregnant the first time it was full steam ahead with planning, shopping... so much excitement - and this time around I have thought about the pregnancy half as much. Maybe because we’re not telling anyone super early like last time, this is my brains way of putting it aside a bit until I’m allowed to talk about it. I’m not a great secret keeper.
Rants/Raves: We planned to tell only my immediate family (parents and brothers) this past weekend on my dad’s birthday but they had dinner with my aunt on Wednesday and Thursday morning my aunt turned up covid positive so we had to cancel all our plans with them as they quarantine at home due to direct exposure. Fortunately they all feel ok so far, but it was frustrating to not see my dad on his birthday and to not be able to tell them now for another 2 weeks. It’s killing me!!!!!
Questions: Are you all receiving beta bloodwork? For some reason my OB hasn’t requested it for me. They just had me make an appointment between 7-8 weeks for daring ultrasound and “pregnancy confirmation”... last time I had bloodwork done as soon as I said I had a BFP. I’m wondering why there’s none this time.
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Mid rise jeans. What is with these high waisted jeans with zero stretch??? They make 90% of people look like they have a flat pancake butt and personally they dig into my stomach. And they are everywhere I look.
@chewie5990 I’m sure you have seen it all as a high school teacher. I’m surprised there isn’t a dress code that prohibits midriff showing.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 9.16/ 5w4d
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: grain of rice
Upcoming appointments: US next Monday afternoon. I’m anxious and excited.
How are you feeling?: The nausea kicked in yesterday afternoon and lingered for awhile. I also had heartburn and I noticed that I was peeing more frequently. I’m feeling more at ease since my symptoms seem to be getting here.
Rants/Raves: The temps are above freezing and everything is melting. Which means the roads are going to be hazardous. After last winter (it was -20 most of the time) I thought I would love a winter with warmer temps like this. Nope, I don’t like the snow melting and then refreshing.
Questions:
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? I really miss low rise jeans. The only thing they have in stores are high rise. I feel like I have finally gotten used to the high rise but I would love a nice fitting low rise. Not so low I can’t bend over but low enough they aren’t above my belly button.
upcoming appt: on Friday I go in to hear the heartbeat (hopefully). This pregnancy has me feeling pretty odd so seeing the hb will be surreal.
feeling: honestly, so not myself. This first tri period is really hard for me. Yes I’m nauseated, tired, food averse. But I’m also mentally negative. For some reason these hormones always make me feel a bit depressed and I’m miserable about every single thing. It’s REALLY annoying. I have to keep reminding myself it’s not real and will pass.
rants/raves: these hormones are my biggest rant for sure. but I’m also having to commute to appts and haven’t been able to find a local OB yet which is very annoying.
GTKY: I don’t know if they’re out yet, but I want skinny jeans to stay forever. I haven’t hacked the wide leg trend since it re-emerged. Not since high school lol.
Also full length shirts. Will not be baring midriff.
@chewie5990 glad you're giving YH time to process. Feel free to talk about it here as much as you want or need to! No one else wants to talk about pregnancy as much as pregnant people @runningonindie my OB doesn't do beta's, they didn't last time either with a different health group, I had beta's done this time because I was doing a medicated cycle with an RE. I think you can get beta's done at Quest for pretty cheap or you could see if your OB will do them but I don't think they usually do unless you are high risk. @emeraldcity1214 I hear you on the melting and refreezing! It was warm on Thursday and Friday (36 lol!) and it rained/sleeted so we had a slushy mess everywhere which the plows did not clear and then it refroze so it just a bumpy mess of ice. I tried to take DS on a walk on Saturday and it was too bumpy to use the stroller!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 5+2 EDD 9/18
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Lavender bud
Upcoming appointments: 6wk u/s next Wednesday 1/27
How are you feeling?: My boobs have gotten bigger which I am not a fan of and I have been exhausted by the end of the day but other than that pretty good. No nausea but I didn't have any last time either, pretty bloated by my elastic waist jeans don't care about that.
Rants/Raves: We bought a new washer and dryer this weekend and they are getting delivered tomorrow. MH wanted to basically redo the whole laundry room and I vetoed that because we don't have enough time to do it right before they deliver them. We can make some small changes to improve the space but his plan requires moving electrical and plumbing but I can predict the future and I know he wouldn't get it done before they are delivered and he would have problems getting them hooked up and then we would be without the washer and dryer until he had time to fix it all. So I said just leave it as is and we can think about redoing it when we have the time. We don't need to reinvent the wheel just because new ones are being delivered.
Questions: NATM
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Color! Don't get me wrong I love some good neutrals especially in my home decor but I have getting sick of seeing all the babies on IG with their all tan and brown outfits and plain wooden toys, the moms with all cream outfits (like how in the world do you keep that clean with kids!?!). It seems like no one has just normal style like normal people!
*TW LC*
Me & MH: 32 DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU) TTC #2: 12/2019 Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
@runningonindie I have only ever gotten betas with my first but that was because I was young and was at the OB/Gyn for HBC. They gave me a test and it came back with a faint positive. They told my mom (I was 17) that it may not be a viable pregnancy because the line was so faint. Anyways, I have had 7 other pregnancies (counting this one) and I never got betas for any of them. They never asked me to come in for them and I never asked for them.
@agea I have found when I get in a funk like that I feel better if I can take some time to do some stretching and/or light exercise. It really lifts my mood and makes me feel much better.
@krash_ I love new appliances. We got a new washer and dryer set when we moved into our house this summer. I wish our space could have accommodated a bigger set like the ones I had in TX but we had to open a hole in the wall to get the dryer completely installed. It was quite the ordeal.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: poppy seed
Upcoming appointments: I haven’t called and made any yet 😬
How are you feeling?: Nauseous on and off but if I remember to keep eating it’s not so bad. Heartburn at night. My boobs already hurt and I’ve got lovely acne. I don’t remember feeling like this so early the last 2 times but maybe my body remembers what it’s supposed to be doing?
Rants/Raves: We are building a house and the mortgage company wanted it appraised before build, sat on the plans for a month, and then decided to wait until it was almost finished to appraise. So construction was delayed a month for no real reason! I really would love to be in the new house sooner than later because our current bathroom is 32 steps away from my bed and down a flight of stairs. 😂
Questions: Don’t have any right now!
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? I miss bell bottom jeans 😂 although I do like skinny jeans! I don’t really like the high rise because I’ve got super long legs and a short torso so it’s odd.
@chewie5990 the midriff trend can go away. I enjoy being able to buy long shirts!
@runningonindie I’ve never gotten betas 🤷♀️ They did the dating ultrasound like yours does for my first two.
@agea love full length skirts! I have a bunch that I wore when I was pregnant with DS1 that I think I’ll be breaking out again this summer.
@chewie5990 it’s good that you’re giving YH time to process everything!
@runningonindie I’ve had 2 CPs before this pregnancy, my first I didn’t get betas and my second I only got a beta because it was the cycle after the previous loss. This time, I was doing IUIs with an RE, and they did betas when I got my positive test.
@emeraldcity1214 ugh the melting and refreezing is the WORST during the winter!
@agea I’m sorry you’re feeling so down. It’s amazing how much hormones can mess with you. Hopefully you start feeling better soon!
@deziraywatt congrats on seeing the heartbeat...so exciting!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 6+2
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a chocolate chip
Upcoming appointments: u/s on Thursday afternoon...hoping to see a HB!
How are you feeling?: The nausea is definitely becoming more frequent, as is the fatigue during the day. Insomnia at night continues to be a cruel joke to how tired I am all day long.
Rants/Raves: DH and I are redoing our bedroom! AKA we decided to do it before I got pregnant and now he’s pretty much gearing up to do it all himself haha. We just decided on a wall color today that I’m totally in love with. It’s sort of like a sandy mauve. Just so pretty!
Questions: no questions at the moment!
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Ugh I don’t know! I’m so bad about thinking back on old trends...and most of the ones that I used to love I probably wouldn’t be into now haha.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Blueberry
Upcoming appointments: I have my 8 week ultrasound appointment next Wednesday! Can’t wait
How are you feeling?: Like crap. Every morning I throw up right away and just feel crappy the rest of the day. I just want the first trimester over
Rants/Raves: It’s annoying how easily men get off on the whole pregnancy thing 🤣 all they have to do is have sex and go about their lives while we suffer for 9 months 🤣
Questions:
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? I just don’t want yoga pants to ever go out. I’ll be lost lol
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: A sweet pea
Upcoming appointments: I have an US tomorrow. Which is good because my anxiety has kicked into high gear and it’ll be good to see how things are progressing
How are you feeling?: I just complained a bunch over on the symptoms thread, but just now noticed I have a pimple on my cheek for the first time since high school (I get them other places, but not on my cheeks!)
Rants/Raves: Nothing especially. I told a close friend yesterday and she sent me a huge email today with a ton of local resources and as grateful as I am for all that, I’m now feeling entirely overwhelmed
Questions: Nothing right now
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Remember when Adidas tear away pants were super fashionable? That was great. I miss that.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: raspberry
Upcoming appointments: first ultrasound on Thursday!!!!! I am SO excited and equally as nervous.
How are you feeling?: still utterly exhausted. Peeing all the time. Slightly nauseated but nothing like with DD1. Wildly bloated and look 5mo pregnant at this point, it’s ridiculous. Also, who do these boobs belong to? Certainly they are not mine...
Rants/Raves: finally got acid under control, thank goodness!
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Bell bottom/Flare jeans. My apple-bottom self loved them LOL.
@runningoncookies the exhaustion + insomnia is some major BS. Not sure who thought that up. Right up there w hunger nausea + food aversion.
@sawasap is this your first? Resource/info overload is real. I found myself overwhelmed during first tri and immediately postpartum with so much info/advice/stuff. Might need a little space and come back to it when you’re ready. That helped me.
@chewie5990 Ours isn’t a surprise but my husband is being a bit similar. He’ll say/do some encouraging things but won’t talk about it much. Plus we’re trying not to talk in front of our blabbermouth 8yr old. We’re also not planning to tell anyone until after the first u/s, and I told him the other day that if I didn’t have this group to talk pregnancy with then I would be pulling my hair out!
@runningonindie That must have been so frustrating to have to postpone! I don’t know that I’d still be able to hold it in if we were planning to tell and then had to wait. Fx your family stays healthy! As for betas, I didn’t get them with my first and only had them this time because there’s the potential for this to be ectopic (with the beta results they're pretty confident that’s not the case).
@emeraldcity1214 are those low rise or mid rise jeans? I always felt like low rise caused my butt to fall out if I sat down (I’ve got some serious junk in the trunk), but mid rise was usually safe. I think? It’s been so long since I’ve bought jeans I can’t even remember now lol
@agea I’m sorry your hormones are getting the better of you and bringing you down. Sending positive vibes your way!
@krash_ new washer and dryer sounds amazing! Good job on the veto for the laundry room remodel, if it hadn’t gone to plan before they arrive then I’m sure your stress level would’ve gone through the roof.
@deziraywatt Hooray for us and heartbeat!!! So exciting!
@whatabout2ndbreakfast your bathroom struggle sounds horrible, and much like what I had with my last pg. Thankfully this time around we have a master bath, so now my only issue is tripping over all the clothes my husband scatters on the floor lol
@runningoncookies We rearranged our bedroom this weekend, but I was told re-doing anything is out of the question lol. Are you doing a big overhaul or just a surface refresh (paint, wall art, etc)?
@sawasap that’s great that you have a friend who has resources for you! Don’t let the list overwhelm you, just take them one or two at a time and you’ll be through the list before you know it. It’s OK to let the list simmer and then come back to it once you’re feeling less intimidated by it too (or even just neutrally intimidated lol).
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 5+1
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: A bead from a letter bracelet
Upcoming appointments: First us on 2/11, It seems so far away! I had no clue on dates with my first so I had an us right away. This waiting game is going to be killer
How are you feeling?: Super excited, but also a little overwhelmed. I haven’t done this in almost 10 years, so even though I’ve been through it before it’s still kind of new in a weird way.
Rants/Raves: We ordered our gifts for the grandparents yesterday and I’m really excited about them! We’re going to tell the grandparents via a FaceTime date and record their reactions. We ordered these really cute Golden Snitch eggs from Etsy that come with a personalized message inside (we’re big HP nerds). We’re going to send them to the grandparents saying it’s a Valentines gift from our 8yr old, and have them open them on the call. I am so excited for these and can’t wait for them to arrive so I can add a few extra things to the box and ship them out!
Questions: None right now
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Oh gosh, I’ve never been cool enough to be trendy. Console video games that don’t involve a joystick? I kicked butt at Super Nintendo, but I can’t seem to get by on any console that has a joystick.
@emeraldcity1214 the thaw-freeze cycle is the worst, I hate the cold but I would rather it just stay cold so the snow stays as snow instead of turning into slush and ice over and over again. @agea skinny jeans can't go, I can't do the wider leg cuts! @deziraywatt so exciting that you got to see the heartbeat today!! @wettnugget I had some brown spotting around week 6 with my first, my doc said it was normal but did a couple of follow up betas and an earlier ultrasound to confirm viability. Definitely talk to your doc if you're concerned though
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 9/15, 5+5
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: An apple seed
Upcoming appointments: Need to book an us for the second week in Feb
How are you feeling?: Tired and nauseous for the most part. And sort of hideous from the acne.
Rants/Raves: Very annoyed that my doctor's office hasn't contacted me about the bloodwork I had done over a week ago. I know the results are done, I can see them in the lab's client portal, but my doc hasn't called to confirm that everything looks normal. I don't know if they just assume that I can magically understand all of the numbers with zero medical training or what, but I'm irritated. Sent them an email to confirm that they got it; if they didn't then I can switch my irritation to the lab itself lol
Questions: None atm
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? All I can think of is trends that DON'T need to come back, like crop tops and scrunchies
@grizzlymama86 we are keeping our furniture, but everything else is changing! We are going to do a shiplap wall behind the bed, repaint the whole room, hang some new shelves/art, we got a new duvet and some new cute plants, and DH is redoing his closet! So it’s a lot for him to do all on his own but I’m helping be his “design expert” lol.
@lmcw was it just general bloodwork? I’ve had doctors in the past that go with the “no news is good news” method, and if things are normal they won’t reach out. Maybe you can call and say that you’re just looking for an update?
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: peppercorn
Upcoming appointments: 2/12, so far away!
How are you feeling?: big itchy boobs, bloated, a little queasy, and no appetite at all. I managed to eat a good breakfast this morning, but haven't eaten anything since, and it's after 4pm already. I know I should, but nothing sounds good at all. I'll probably force myself to eat a banana after I type this.
Rants/Raves: DH and I got in a huge fight this morning and I'm still very upset. There's been a lot of crying and hardly any homeschool today. At least work isn't crazy busy so I haven't missed much there. I'm using Better Help for therapy but don't feel a connection with my therapist, but also I just suck at therapy and don't know how to make it actually helpful. I know it's necessary, especially after a day like today, but if I don't want to reach out to her about a really rough day, then it's obviously not a good match, right? Ordered two pairs of under belly maternity jeans from Asos on massive discount and they've already shipped, so hopefully I get them before my work trip this weekend and I can wear them there. Word vomit complete.
Questions:
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Nothing, I like trends but I don't miss any old ones.
@agea Yup, FTM. I skimmed the email and got overwhelmed... will probably go back soon and figure out what needs to be handled ASAP and what can wait until later on.
@grizzlymama86 Yeah, I feel really grateful for the list, even if I feel like I can’t handle it all right now lol. Good advice and will definitely be breaking it down into manageable chunks. It’s just amazing how many things there are to think about!
@agea yeah, I definitely can, I just don't know how much of it is my fault for being terrible at therapy or just a bleh match, you know? Like will I just power through like 10 therapists and realize finally that "it's not you, it's me"?
@Aerialmrs I think a lot of good therapy is buy-in. Have you shared with your therapist that you feel like you’re “terrible at therapy”? They may be able to give you some tips that you may find helpful to open up maybe? I’m sorry that you’re feeling so upset. Especially with amplified pregnancy hormones, that’s just no fun
@grizzlymama86 Definitely mid rise! I had some really low rise jeans and my crack was always out. I was in my early 20’s though and I probably thought I looked cute. 🤦🏻♀️
@agea she's the first one on Better Help, and I've had one other therapist in person that I liked but don't know that it was actually helpful at all.
@runningoncookies Yes, she knows that. We've only had 2 meetings so far, I have another tomorrow. I'll try telling her about this feeling. Blech it feels like breaking up with a high school boyfriend.
@runningonindie betas aren't typically done unless dealing with IF or prior loss. With my first I had nothing at all until 12 wk ultrasound...the wait was killer!!!
@agea I'm sorry you are feeling so down. My emotions get the best of me too. I'm on medication to control anxiety but I still have moments where I struggle. Hang in there!
@ladylynn222 i have my first ultrasound next Wednesday too!! So anxious to see a hb!!
@grizzlymama86 I am with you on the old gaming consoles! Super Nintendo was my b*tch lol
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7+2
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a blueberry!
Upcoming appointments: I have my 8 wk appt over the phone next Tuesday and 8 wk dating ultrasound next Wednesday!!
How are you feeling?: I'm super nauseous and throw up most mornings. So ready for second trimester. Also exhausted. Trying to think of the awful symptoms and reassurance..
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Watching Bridgerton made me wish ballroom dancing was still a thing! How fun would that be!
@chewie5990@grizzlymama86 I am totally the same! My hubby was all in on the getting KU'd part, but now he's just smiling and nodding when I have all my pregnancy blabber and I have no one else I can tell yet! So here I am lol. Also @grizzlymama86 I love fun pregnancy announcements and yours sounds amazing!
@runningonindie I usually am told to get initial bloodwork as well but this time haven't been told anything.
@ladylynn222 your comment about your hubby made me giggle, it's so true over here too. I totally want to milk being pregnant and pregnancy symptoms but I know DH would be like, oh, hope you feel better, and then go back to whatever he was doing. I kid you not, he laughed when I barfed while pregnant with DD. What is wrong with men?
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 5 w
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: An orange seed
Upcoming appointments: Not till mid Feb
How are you feeling?: Some nauseous and fatigue but it hasn't fit in full force yet
Rants/Raves: We're in the 3rd month of a "household only/no public events of any kind" lockdown and now they're saying the virus is going to get worse here. Boooo.
Questions: What are your favorite baby name apps?
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back?
@runningoncookies betas and a bunch of other tests he wanted to run alongside. I think there were about a dozen things checked off on the requisition, I don't remember it being so many with my first lol
Of course the doctor's office called tonight while I was putting my son to bed so I couldn't answer, and they can't leave any information in a message so now I have to call them tomorrow and wait on hold for who knows how long!
@grizzlymama86 omg that snitch reveal is so cute!!! I am so excited for you and can't wait to hear how it turns out!
@lmcw I strongly agree that crop tops need to die and never be unburied.
@nasalot188 I find ballroom dancing utterly beautiful. When I watch it, I am in awe.
@sleepydaze DH and I have been using "BabyName" (yellow app with what looks like an egg as the symbol). It's one of those swipe apps that connects matches between you and your partner.
@emeraldduchess I can't believe I didn't think of foods I want to come back!! I full went crazy over some Blue Bell "Grooms Cake" ice cream with DD. They discontinued it, and I actually legit cried over it lol. I started craving it with this pregnancy again already. I actually emailed the company to see if it would ever come back. It doesn't look positive lol.
@nasalot188 fun fact- I was a competitive ballroom dancer in my teens and twenties! I considered skipping college and going pro, but didn’t. I miss it a lot! I still have all my competition costumes and jewelry in hopes I’ll return to it someday.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: Sept 20/ 5+2
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: size of an appleseed
Upcoming appointments: dating US tomorrow!
How are you feeling?: so nauseous and so tired. Also, I’m super thirsty which is a symptom I didn’t have with my other pregnancies.
Rants/Raves: none
Questions: Can we start a separate US thread? Maybe a first trimester US and then another one for the 20 week scans?
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Vintage fancy dresses!
Re: Weekly Check-in 1/18
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 5W1D
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an apple seed!
Upcoming appointments: I have a phone appointment on the 1/27 to do all the background info stuff - hoping it doesn't take long because I scheduled it during my lunch break at work.. and then my first sonogram appointment is 2/16 (I'll be 9 weeks)
How are you feeling?: fine! the insomnia is raging, but I have an almost 8 month old so I don't sleep much anyways. Other than that and acne I don't have any symptoms. I don't feel exhausted yet...but I'm trying to get ahead with work while I can because I know the exhaustion is coming!
Rants/Raves: DH is still very much processing this surprise pregnancy...I'm trying my best to give him space to process, so I'm trying not to bring it up all the time, but it's ALWAYS on my mind! Since we aren't planning to tell anyone until after the sonogram I feel like I have no one to talk things out with and it's driving me nuts. I'm very much a planner and I feel like we have so much to figure out and less than 8 months to do it!
Questions: nothing really right now
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back?
hmm...I feel like I've never been cool enough to follow any trends...As a high school teacher I really with the belly/midriff shirt trend did not come back...I'm so tired of seeing stomachs all day!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 5w3d EDD 9/17
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a black peppercorn!
Upcoming appointments: 1/29. Feels like forever away!
How are you feeling?: Anxious about lack of symptoms, but trying to remember I felt this exact way with DD. Also oddly calm at the prospect of having a 2nd child. I remember when I got pregnant the first time it was full steam ahead with planning, shopping... so much excitement - and this time around I have thought about the pregnancy half as much. Maybe because we’re not telling anyone super early like last time, this is my brains way of putting it aside a bit until I’m allowed to talk about it. I’m not a great secret keeper.
Rants/Raves: We planned to tell only my immediate family (parents and brothers) this past weekend on my dad’s birthday but they had dinner with my aunt on Wednesday and Thursday morning my aunt turned up covid positive so we had to cancel all our plans with them as they quarantine at home due to direct exposure. Fortunately they all feel ok so far, but it was frustrating to not see my dad on his birthday and to not be able to tell them now for another 2 weeks. It’s killing me!!!!!
Questions: Are you all receiving beta bloodwork? For some reason my OB hasn’t requested it for me. They just had me make an appointment between 7-8 weeks for daring ultrasound and “pregnancy confirmation”... last time I had bloodwork done as soon as I said I had a BFP. I’m wondering why there’s none this time.
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Mid rise jeans. What is with these high waisted jeans with zero stretch??? They make 90% of people look like they have a flat pancake butt and personally they dig into my stomach. And they are everywhere I look.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 9.16/ 5w4d
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: grain of rice
Upcoming appointments: US next Monday afternoon. I’m anxious and excited.
How are you feeling?: The nausea kicked in yesterday afternoon and lingered for awhile. I also had heartburn and I noticed that I was peeing more frequently. I’m feeling more at ease since my symptoms seem to be getting here.
Rants/Raves: The temps are above freezing and everything is melting. Which means the roads are going to be hazardous. After last winter (it was -20 most of the time) I thought I would love a winter with warmer temps like this. Nope, I don’t like the snow melting and then refreshing.
Questions:
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? I really miss low rise jeans. The only thing they have in stores are high rise. I feel like I have finally gotten used to the high rise but I would love a nice fitting low rise. Not so low I can’t bend over but low enough they aren’t above my belly button.
baby is the size of a: PEA!
upcoming appt: on Friday I go in to hear the heartbeat (hopefully). This pregnancy has me feeling pretty odd so seeing the hb will be surreal.
feeling: honestly, so not myself. This first tri period is really hard for me. Yes I’m nauseated, tired, food averse. But I’m also mentally negative. For some reason these hormones always make me feel a bit depressed and I’m miserable about every single thing. It’s REALLY annoying. I have to keep reminding myself it’s not real and will pass.
rants/raves: these hormones are my biggest rant for sure.
but I’m also having to commute to appts and haven’t been able to find a local OB yet which is very annoying.
GTKY: I don’t know if they’re out yet, but I want skinny jeans to stay forever. I haven’t hacked the wide leg trend since it re-emerged. Not since high school lol.
@runningonindie my OB doesn't do beta's, they didn't last time either with a different health group, I had beta's done this time because I was doing a medicated cycle with an RE. I think you can get beta's done at Quest for pretty cheap or you could see if your OB will do them but I don't think they usually do unless you are high risk.
@emeraldcity1214 I hear you on the melting and refreezing! It was warm on Thursday and Friday (36 lol!) and it rained/sleeted so we had a slushy mess everywhere which the plows did not clear and then it refroze so it just a bumpy mess of ice. I tried to take DS on a walk on Saturday and it was too bumpy to use the stroller!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 5+2 EDD 9/18
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Lavender bud
Upcoming appointments: 6wk u/s next Wednesday 1/27
How are you feeling?: My boobs have gotten bigger which I am not a fan of and I have been exhausted by the end of the day but other than that pretty good. No nausea but I didn't have any last time either, pretty bloated by my elastic waist jeans don't care about that.
Rants/Raves: We bought a new washer and dryer this weekend and they are getting delivered tomorrow. MH wanted to basically redo the whole laundry room and I vetoed that because we don't have enough time to do it right before they deliver them. We can make some small changes to improve the space but his plan requires moving electrical and plumbing but I can predict the future and I know he wouldn't get it done before they are delivered and he would have problems getting them hooked up and then we would be without the washer and dryer until he had time to fix it all. So I said just leave it as is and we can think about redoing it when we have the time. We don't need to reinvent the wheel just because new ones are being delivered.
Questions: NATM
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Color! Don't get me wrong I love some good neutrals especially in my home decor but I have getting sick of seeing all the babies on IG with their all tan and brown outfits and plain wooden toys, the moms with all cream outfits (like how in the world do you keep that clean with kids!?!). It seems like no one has just normal style like normal people!
DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU)
TTC #2: 12/2019
Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube
Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN
Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 6+4
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Blueberry!
Upcoming appointments: I had my ultrasound today and saw baby's heartbeat.
How are you feeling?: I'm feeling pretty good mostly just tired and hungry.
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Not too big on trends.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 4w1d, 9/26
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: poppy seed
Upcoming appointments: I haven’t called and made any yet 😬
How are you feeling?: Nauseous on and off but if I remember to keep eating it’s not so bad. Heartburn at night. My boobs already hurt and I’ve got lovely acne. I don’t remember feeling like this so early the last 2 times but maybe my body remembers what it’s supposed to be doing?
Rants/Raves: We are building a house and the mortgage company wanted it appraised before build, sat on the plans for a month, and then decided to wait until it was almost finished to appraise. So construction was delayed a month for no real reason! I really would love to be in the new house sooner than later because our current bathroom is 32 steps away from my bed and down a flight of stairs. 😂
Questions: Don’t have any right now!
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? I miss bell bottom jeans 😂 although I do like skinny jeans! I don’t really like the high rise because I’ve got super long legs and a short torso so it’s odd.
@chewie5990 the midriff trend can go away. I enjoy being able to buy long shirts!
@runningonindie I’ve never gotten betas 🤷♀️ They did the dating ultrasound like yours does for my first two.
@agea love full length skirts! I have a bunch that I wore when I was pregnant with DS1 that I think I’ll be breaking out again this summer.
@runningonindie I’ve had 2 CPs before this pregnancy, my first I didn’t get betas and my second I only got a beta because it was the cycle after the previous loss. This time, I was doing IUIs with an RE, and they did betas when I got my positive test.
@agea I’m sorry you’re feeling so down. It’s amazing how much hormones can mess with you. Hopefully you start feeling better soon!
@krash_ yay for a new washer/dryer!
@deziraywatt congrats on seeing the heartbeat...so exciting!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 6+2
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a chocolate chip
Upcoming appointments: u/s on Thursday afternoon...hoping to see a HB!
How are you feeling?: The nausea is definitely becoming more frequent, as is the fatigue during the day. Insomnia at night continues to be a cruel joke to how tired I am all day long.
Rants/Raves: DH and I are redoing our bedroom! AKA we decided to do it before I got pregnant and now he’s pretty much gearing up to do it all himself haha. We just decided on a wall color today that I’m totally in love with. It’s sort of like a sandy mauve. Just so pretty!
Questions: no questions at the moment!
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Ugh I don’t know! I’m so bad about thinking back on old trends...and most of the ones that I used to love I probably wouldn’t be into now haha.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7 weeks +4
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a jelly bean
Upcoming appointments: I've had zero appointments so far and don't see the midwife until February 2nd. Feels strange.
How are you feeling?: Like I have the baby flu lol. Started Diclectin last week, so helping a little but also drowsy.
Rants/Raves: None today. Shockingly lol
Questions: Having some brown spotting. Normal right?
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7W3D
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Blueberry
Upcoming appointments: I have my 8 week ultrasound appointment next Wednesday! Can’t wait
How are you feeling?: Like crap. Every morning I throw up right away and just feel crappy the rest of the day. I just want the first trimester over
Rants/Raves: It’s annoying how easily men get off on the whole pregnancy thing 🤣 all they have to do is have sex and go about their lives while we suffer for 9 months 🤣
Questions:
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? I just don’t want yoga pants to ever go out. I’ll be lost lol
DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU)
TTC #2: 12/2019
Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube
Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN
Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: A sweet pea
Upcoming appointments: I have an US tomorrow. Which is good because my anxiety has kicked into high gear and it’ll be good to see how things are progressing
How are you feeling?: I just complained a bunch over on the symptoms thread, but just now noticed I have a pimple on my cheek for the first time since high school (I get them other places, but not on my cheeks!)
Rants/Raves: Nothing especially. I told a close friend yesterday and she sent me a huge email today with a ton of local resources and as grateful as I am for all that, I’m now feeling entirely overwhelmed
Questions: Nothing right now
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Remember when Adidas tear away pants were super fashionable? That was great. I miss that.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7w+6d (9/1 DD)
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: raspberry
Upcoming appointments: first ultrasound on Thursday!!!!! I am SO excited and equally as nervous.
How are you feeling?: still utterly exhausted. Peeing all the time. Slightly nauseated but nothing like with DD1. Wildly bloated and look 5mo pregnant at this point, it’s ridiculous. Also, who do these boobs belong to? Certainly they are not mine...
Rants/Raves: finally got acid under control, thank goodness!
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Bell bottom/Flare jeans. My apple-bottom self loved them LOL.
@sawasap is this your first? Resource/info overload is real. I found myself overwhelmed during first tri and immediately postpartum with so much info/advice/stuff. Might need a little space and come back to it when you’re ready. That helped me.
@agea skinny jeans can't go, I can't do the wider leg cuts!
@deziraywatt so exciting that you got to see the heartbeat today!!
@wettnugget I had some brown spotting around week 6 with my first, my doc said it was normal but did a couple of follow up betas and an earlier ultrasound to confirm viability. Definitely talk to your doc if you're concerned though
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 9/15, 5+5
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: An apple seed
Upcoming appointments: Need to book an us for the second week in Feb
How are you feeling?: Tired and nauseous for the most part. And sort of hideous from the acne.
Rants/Raves: Very annoyed that my doctor's office hasn't contacted me about the bloodwork I had done over a week ago. I know the results are done, I can see them in the lab's client portal, but my doc hasn't called to confirm that everything looks normal. I don't know if they just assume that I can magically understand all of the numbers with zero medical training or what, but I'm irritated. Sent them an email to confirm that they got it; if they didn't then I can switch my irritation to the lab itself lol
Questions: None atm
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? All I can think of is trends that DON'T need to come back, like crop tops and scrunchies
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: EDD 9/16, 5w4d
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: peppercorn
Upcoming appointments: 2/12, so far away!
How are you feeling?: big itchy boobs, bloated, a little queasy, and no appetite at all. I managed to eat a good breakfast this morning, but haven't eaten anything since, and it's after 4pm already. I know I should, but nothing sounds good at all. I'll probably force myself to eat a banana after I type this.
Rants/Raves: DH and I got in a huge fight this morning and I'm still very upset. There's been a lot of crying and hardly any homeschool today. At least work isn't crazy busy so I haven't missed much there. I'm using Better Help for therapy but don't feel a connection with my therapist, but also I just suck at therapy and don't know how to make it actually helpful. I know it's necessary, especially after a day like today, but if I don't want to reach out to her about a really rough day, then it's obviously not a good match, right? Ordered two pairs of under belly maternity jeans from Asos on massive discount and they've already shipped, so hopefully I get them before my work trip this weekend and I can wear them there. Word vomit complete.
Questions:
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Nothing, I like trends but I don't miss any old ones.
finding a good match makes all the difference.
@runningoncookies Yes, she knows that. We've only had 2 meetings so far, I have another tomorrow. I'll try telling her about this feeling. Blech it feels like breaking up with a high school boyfriend.
@agea I'm sorry you are feeling so down. My emotions get the best of me too. I'm on medication to control anxiety but I still have moments where I struggle. Hang in there!
@ladylynn222 i have my first ultrasound next Wednesday too!! So anxious to see a hb!!
@grizzlymama86 I am with you on the old gaming consoles! Super Nintendo was my b*tch lol
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7+2
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a blueberry!
Upcoming appointments: I have my 8 wk appt over the phone next Tuesday and 8 wk dating ultrasound next Wednesday!!
How are you feeling?: I'm super nauseous and throw up most mornings. So ready for second trimester. Also exhausted. Trying to think of the awful symptoms and reassurance..
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Watching Bridgerton made me wish ballroom dancing was still a thing! How fun would that be!
@chewie5990 @grizzlymama86 I am totally the same! My hubby was all in on the getting KU'd part, but now he's just smiling and nodding when I have all my pregnancy blabber and I have no one else I can tell yet! So here I am lol. Also @grizzlymama86 I love fun pregnancy announcements and yours sounds amazing!
@runningonindie I usually am told to get initial bloodwork as well but this time haven't been told anything.
@ladylynn222 your comment about your hubby made me giggle, it's so true over here too. I totally want to milk being pregnant and pregnancy symptoms but I know DH would be like, oh, hope you feel better, and then go back to whatever he was doing. I kid you not, he laughed when I barfed while pregnant with DD. What is wrong with men?
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 5 w
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: An orange seed
Upcoming appointments: Not till mid Feb
How are you feeling?: Some nauseous and fatigue but it hasn't fit in full force yet
Rants/Raves: We're in the 3rd month of a "household only/no public events of any kind" lockdown and now they're saying the virus is going to get worse here. Boooo.
Questions: What are your favorite baby name apps?
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back?
Side ponytails. I'm such a 90s girl.
Of course the doctor's office called tonight while I was putting my son to bed so I couldn't answer, and they can't leave any information in a message so now I have to call them tomorrow and wait on hold for who knows how long!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 9/13, 5w6d
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an orange seed
Upcoming appointments: u/s follow by virtual appointment on 1/28.
How are you feeling?: My boobs are sore amd itchy, food doesn't really appeal to me, and I'm pretty tired. I'm getting anxious about my ultrasound.
Rants/Raves: It's report card time, so I am pretty stressed. I know they'll get done, though. They're just so much work.
Questions: None come to mind.
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? I miss Keebler "Magic Middle" cookies. Does that count?
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: poppyseed
Upcoming appointments: I haven’t even called the doctor yet!
How are you feeling?: still fighting the covid but I feel waves of nausea in the evening and morning. Trying to remember to eat a snack.
Rants/Raves: I want these covid symptoms to be gone, I’m soooo over it. I need my kids back in school
Questions: hmmm nope.
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? I’m not very fashionable 😂 so I like what I like and wear what I like.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: Sept 20/ 5+2
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: size of an appleseed
Upcoming appointments: dating US tomorrow!
How are you feeling?: so nauseous and so tired. Also, I’m super thirsty which is a symptom I didn’t have with my other pregnancies.
Rants/Raves: none
Questions: Can we start a separate US thread? Maybe a first trimester US and then another one for the 20 week scans?
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? Vintage fancy dresses!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 8 weeks
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: 1/2 a lego brick
Upcoming appointments: not until feb 8
How are you feeling?: the last 3 weeks have been rough with a lot of pain, but the past day and a half I have felt a lot more human
Rants/Raves: so happy DD is back in school. She's only in pre-k but virtual learning was still no fun.
Questions: nope
GTKY: What fad or trend do you wish would come back? I don't know...I'm not that'll trendy lol