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April 2021 Moms
juliebird6
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All due date check in - week of 1/18
juliebird6
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Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:
FTM/STM/STM+:
Team Green/Pink/Blue:
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets?
Re: All due date check in - week of 1/18
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 27 weeks today
FTM/STM/STM+: 3rd time
Team Green/Pink/Blue: boy
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: lettuce
Upcoming appointments: 28 week appointment coming up on 1/27
How are you feeling?: tired, lazy. I have this rash under my boobs too - I had it when pregnant with DS but thought it was heat related (he was born late August) but it's snowing here sooo not heat related this time. It's so irritating and uncomfortable because it's all across my rib cage and basically right exactly where every bra falls. I can't find any sort of cream to help so I'll definitely be asking about it next week. Last time they gave me a powder to put on there, but it didn't help that much so I'm skeptical I'll get very much relief until baby is born.
Rants/Raves: Raves this week: My two kiddos are so cute. They are always talking about baby brother. DD (4) always gives my belly hugs and kisses and it's so sweet. DS (2.5) has started laying his head on my belly and asking to see baby brother all the time. He has the sweetest little voice so it's adorable when he says "baby brother, him so cute!" lol his language is so cute right now.
Rave number 2: I finally accepted that I needed to go back on my meds and restarted prozac following some additional discussion with OB, psychiatrist and therapist. I am feeling so much better, even with just a very small dose. I hope this will carry me through 3rd trimester and I won't be such a rage monster anymore.
Rave number 3: DD's birthday was Sunday and she got a bunch of girly stuff like make up and glitter hair clips and what not from one of my brothers. She's not a super girly girl usually so it's been fun to "get ready" in the morning with her. She wants to wear her make up and choose fancy clips to match her clothes, which is totally my jam but not normally her personality. I'm enjoying it while it lasts.
Questions: nada
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? I hope baby is silly like DH. I'm more serious (or sarcastic) and he's got a very silly/playful side that DD and DS both have. Hopefully this baby will get a little of that too! But I hope DS2 gets a little of my lazy gene because I don't know if we can even handle 3 littles with the same level of activity. I'd love to have a kid who wants to watch movies and read books with me, or who is content to ride along in the stroller quietly without narrating an entire trip. I'm a pretty avid runner and I totally dread taking DD or DS in the jogger because they talk the WHOLE TIME and ruin my vibe haha
FTM/STM/STM+: 4TM
Team Green/Pink/Blue: Green
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a loaf of bread
Upcoming appointments: not until 30 weeks, 2/23
How are you feeling?: Tired, and my lower spine (that I’d previously injured, and it acts up from time to time) is killing me.
Rants/Raves: I don’t know if this is a rant or a rave, but like zero foods sound good. What the heck? Rave: my body hair has pretty much stopped growing so I hardly ever have to shave my legs 💯
Questions: None
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? Oh gosh, I like pretty much everything about my SO, so I’d say I hope the baby is just like him in every way! I have some freckles that none of my kids got so far, so maybe those. 🤷♀️
@juliebird6 I’m glad you’re starting to feel a little bit more like yourself on the meds!
FTM/STM/STM+: third
Team Green/Pink/Blue: blue!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: kale?
Upcoming appointments: I had one last week, so not again until February!
How are you feeling?: Not too terrible, just tired and sore. I wake up tired and that's a special feeling.
Dealing with some sciatic and other nerve pain, but it's not unbearable - just slows me down!
Rants/Raves: I was looking at baby boy clothes this morning and kept finding clothes that said things like "ladies man" and "stealing hearts and blasting farts" and if that's how baby boy clothes are I'm not excited to be shopping for them!
Questions: none at the moment!
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? I hope that he is chill and not stubborn. DH and I are both very laid back people. DD1 shocked us all by coming out very independent and strong-willed and stubborn...she is so unlike us! Or at least unlike us now - my mom has said (and seems to find joy in reminding me often) that I did have some of those tendencies as a young child so I guess she gets it honestly. DD2 is chill and can entertain herself and is happy to just piddle around, which is more like our personalities. I do hope that little man inherits some of DH's athletic abilities. I'm super clumsy and totally unathletic and DD1 definitely takes after me there. DD2 is pretty coordinated when it comes to throwing balls and stuff, and I hope that our son is athletic for DH's sake!
FTM/STM/STM+: 4TM
Team Green/Pink/Blue: PINK!!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: I decide to bump this up. I mean, I'm like 2 days away from 28w, so.... Box of Mac N Cheese
Upcoming appointments: 1/27 28w OB, and GTT some day this week.
How are you feeling?: blah. I'm ready to be done. I want my body back.
Rants/Raves: DS2 will be ONE TOMORROW!!! It's been such a long and eventful year. I'm glad he won't remember any of it.
Questions: nope. Not really.
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? I want her to herself. That's it. But, physical characteristics... I want her to have SOs dimples. SO is hoping she'll have my eyes, like DS2.
FTM/STM/STM+: 3TM
Team Green/Pink/Blue: Blue
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Size of a head of broccoli or cauliflower and he’s apparently developing eye lashes now.
Upcoming appointments: Monday for Rhogam shot and Wednesday for 28 week appt
How are you feeling?: Overall, pretty darn good pregnancy wise. My hips and pelvis are sore most of the time but I’ve been trying to be more aware of sitting too long or vice versa with trying to get too much done.
Rants/Raves: One thing after another this past week! Our car “threw a rod” on Thursday and needs an engine replacement.
It has an extended warranty we still fall under and is at the dealership but the process is so drug out. Until they verify with the warranty that repairs will be covered, they don’t give a rental so going on day 5 of being without a car as it’s our only vehicle. We can manage this week but next week’s appts are all out of town and it’s important I get my Rhogam shot! Our New Year goals are going up in smoke. We were looking into trading it in for a bigger family car and getting a commuter car for my husband when he returns to work. Now I’m just hoping to get our car back repaired! Top it off, my sweet dog has been sick since Friday evening. The weather where I live has been crazy and the power company shuts the power off when it’s too windy which in turn makes the businesses and offices close down in my small town. No vet to get him to in town and no car to take him out of town so I’ve been up night and day with him. I’m at my wits end and trying so hard to keep my emotions in check so the baby isn’t feeling them. 
Questions: Anybody else feel like the universe is against them lately.. I sure do!
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? My husband is so mellow and truly doesn’t let things get the best of him whereas I’m the one that stresses out and can’t stop looking at every single possible outcome and path to get there. I hope this little guy takes after his daddy and lets the pieces fall where they will. I do hope he’s a bookworm/school driven like me though! My other 2 don’t love school, they just do what they need to get it over with so it can be a pain at times!
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue: blue
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: kale
Upcoming appointments: 2/04 for 28 week appt and growth scan (to hopefully continue to rule out IUGR!)
How are you feeling?: @bblair24 on the waking up tired feeling
. I wake up several times a night catching myself either on my back or stomach so need to adjust. That, or to pee. I guess the 2nd trimester honeymoon phase has begun to wear off...in it for the long stretch now!
Rants/Raves: An actual rant/rave - baby hiccups!! Just started feeling them last week. I love feeling the baby move as peace of mind, but I can't lie that the hiccups just annoy me...especially in the middle of the night.
Questions: none today!
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? I hope this baby is chill and laid back, more like DH. DD is great but 'chill' is not a word I'd use to describe her; she's our first born so likely used to the constant attention and she has a 1:1 nanny while we work, and therefore is very needy and whiny all the time (I guess that's like me?! Or so DH claims - HA!). I do hope that all my children are responsible and cautious like me. DD already seems to be - I hope the same for DS!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: April 26, 26w1d
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue: Greeeeen
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an acorn squash?
Upcoming appointments: Down to appts every 2 weeks (HOW?!), so 1/28 after just having an appt 1/14
How are you feeling?: Up until last night I've been doing great. I posted more detail in the Randoms thread, but I have timed contractions every 3-5min last night for a little over an hour. Trying not to stress, but this never happened with DS and its too early..
Rants/Raves: I coach high school cheerleading and a couple of my senior girls approached me about throwing me a small "sprinkle" and if I was okay with that. I thought it was so so sweet of them!
Questions: none
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? I hope baby is as friendly as my SO.. he could make friends with a tree.
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue: pink
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: I can’t keep track, plus I never think it makes much sense.
Upcoming appointments: 1/27
How are you feeling?: I could complain a lot here but I’m just going to say- it could be worse.
Rants/Raves: Last week sucked. I got less then 5 hours of sleep on 4 different nights, and usually I need my full 8+ to function. Plumbing issues, a kidney stone, scary lack of movement for one night, and DS deciding to wake up at 11 one night and staying up until 4:15. Luckily the city already called back this morning so fx they’ll take care of the issue with the main sewer being blocked by roots that keeps causing our plumbing to back up. I’m tired of mopping, I want to get caught up on laundry, and I want a nice long shower without worrying it’s all draining into my downstairs bathroom.
Questions: I haven’t looked or even asked this time around because with DS I was told it was no big deal, but I keep hearing mention of sleeping on you back being bad. I thought (4 years ago) it was old advice to sleep on your side, but hearing it has me wondering if there was a change since then. I have a lot of back pain normally so I have to sleep on my back or have pain the next day. With pregnancy, it gets even worse and in addition to the normal pain if I lay on my side for more than a few minutes I feel like my rib is cracking. It happened with DS and went away right after labor, but it gets worse as I get bigger.
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? I hope her personality is like DH and MIL. They’re so laid back and calm. DS was a chill baby but has become much more like me as he’s gotten older. Our family really needs the chill to keep us in balance. I hope she gets the love of books/learning from me.
FTM/STM/STM+: FTM
Team Green/Pink/Blue: Found out!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a rectangular kleenex box?
Upcoming appointments: Next Wednesday 1/27 for glucose test (bleck)
How are you feeling?: Generally ok - I feel like I have a lot more aches and pains recently. DH and I were able to get away for a mini baby moon (staying in a condo and ordering takeout, going for walks, being somewhere OTHER than our house lol) and the bed was NOT super comfy and I had a lot of leg pain. But even in our comfy bed, I feel aches in my hips and butt pretty much every night and sometimes in my rib area if I stay in the same position for too long. That plus the PGP whenever I walk long distances (we went for an unexpected 6.5 mile walk Sunday - mama was in PAIN) just make me feel really old and decrepit lol. Also feeling constantly tired even when I do sleep, but I guess that's my life from now on lol.
Rants/Raves: Rave - we were able to get a change of scenery this weekend and it really helped my mood!
Rant - Being back at work after the long weekend lol.
Questions: Are people doing virtual showers? We're sending out pregnancy announcements to close family and friends basically saying "sorry we can't celebrate in person, hopefully we can soon, also we're registered at babylist!" but it feels kind of weird and pandery...I don't love it but honestly need people to buy us things since this is our first and we have zero supplies. Is this totally tacky? My friend did it already so I don't feel too bad about it, but yeah...
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets?: I hope that once baby is old enough, he/she is clean like me - DH leaves crumbs and mess EVERYWHERE and it drives me NUTS! On the other hand, I hope baby sleeps like DH, because he sleeps like the dead and if baby is anything like me, we're in trouble lol. I also hope baby gets DH's nose (I've got a large Italian nose lol) and my ears (DH had very pronounced ears as a child which I feel like will not be fun for delivery lol).
In all seriousness, I hope baby is laid back and funny like DH and empathetic like me.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 26 + 4
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue: pink
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: bowling pin
Upcoming appointments: 2/2
How are you feeling?: Eh. Heartburn is sometimes terrible, sometimes not bad at all. I am also having trouble sleeping comfortable again (aching hips is the main issue). I'm tired. It could definitely be worse though.
Rants/Raves: Rave: so glad inauguration is tomorrow! And I am also defending my dissertation prospectus, so big day for me. I'm looking forward to being done with that.
Questions: none right now
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? My husband was pretty chill as a kid according to my MIL (and still is pretty chill). I have never been laid back and either is our son. A bit more laid back/go with the flow would be nice this time around.
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue: Pink
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Kale?
Upcoming appointments: 1/26 Rhogram Shot and Glucose Test
How are you feeling?: Symptoms are all around pretty nice still other than terrifyingly brutal bloody noses and waking up several times a night and having trouble falling back asleep.
Rants/Raves: DH is abroad this week and it is just me and DD1. Didn't realize how emotionally co-dependent we are until he left. Have been feeling pretty sad and lonely. I also realized how easy it is to keep the house clean without him living there: no sweeping dirt off the floor since he forgets to take off boots, no collecting empty cans/bottles around the house, no grease stains on my stovetop since he loves to fry things, etc...
Questions: To those with messy SOs: How do you keep yourself sane and try and maintain order in your household?
GTKY: I hope DD2 gets DH's hair; straight and dark. I love DD1's dirty blonde curly hair but it is so hard to brush. It would be cool if she inherited some green/blue/hazel eyes from FIL or my mom. Praying she doesn't get my MIL and BIL's freaky goblin ears, or FIL's wide piggy nose (sorry if that sounds terrible). I think she is going to be very stubborn like DH, since she will be a Taurus and DH has Taurus moon/rising and is very stubborn. I honestly am just praying that she is healthy and happy. Substance abuse and mental illness run in both of our families so we are hoping that neither of our girls have to struggle with those issues.
For the kitchen, I do a major clean after lunch, so it's a quick wipe down at dinner. The bathroom we pick up as we go. Ironically, he doesn't care about the bedroom, which makes ME crazy, so the bedroom I do when I get up after he leaves for work. (I work 8 to 5, but from home.)
FTM/STM/STM+: 4tm
Team Green/Pink/Blue: Blue
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: lettuce! I looked today.
Upcoming appointments: next Friday for gd test and 28 week appt.
How are you feeling?: I feel really pretty good. My chiropractor helps a ton and my headaches are nearly gone, praise the Lord! I’m working out 6 days a week but still struggling with lack of energy mid day. Once I get passed 3pm, I’m good until 9. And then I crash hard. It is going to be a super hard adjustment getting no sleep again. All 3 of mine are finally sleeping great through the night, so i am getting close to 9.5 hours a night.
Rants/Raves:
Questions: I’m thinking about talking to my doctor about induction around 39 weeks if baby doesn’t come before. I know this can be controversial but I’m super nervous about having to get a c-section. My other son was born at 39 weeks (water broke on its own) and he was 9 lbs 3 ounces. My last OB was amazed I was able to get him out given my hip width and pelvic bone structure. I had to be induced at 40 weeks with my third because she wasn’t coming and they were worried about size. She ended up being only 8lbs 4 ounces. Think it warrants a discussion? Or just wait it out and pray he doesn’t get stuck? Since this is a new Ob for me, I’m not sure what her protocol will be.
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? I never really considered myself to have a ton of patience, but I do. My kids are trying and for the most part, I keep my shit together and rarely tell (Hate yelling). I hope this baby gets my patience. DH is also just a really amazing person. Super ethical, always first to help, etc, I hope he gets those characteristics too.
FTM/STM/STM+: 3tm
Team Green/Pink/Blue: green
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: lettuce (looks like romaine to me)
Upcoming appointments: Feb 3
How are you feeling?: starting to get shortness of breath, foot cramps, constipation
Rants/Raves: starting to get over the crazy anxiety associated with going back to school after 9 years
Questions: any foot/leg cramps advice? So far staying hydrated has seemed to have helped.
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? My nose, dad's wavy hair. I hope baby loves to be outdoors and to read like me and is comfortable with people like their dad.
@BuckeyeNut05 same with the body hair! I haven't shaved my legs in about two weeks and not even DH could tell!
@bblair24 I am absolutely the same about boy clothes. Once you know where to look you can find tons of cute things that don't say foolish things. DS loves animals, trucks, and dinosaurs and theres tons of that kind of stuff around. Gender neutral grays/greens/yellows never have those annoying sayings either!
@forevertired re: sleep positions.. I sleep/lay literally however I can get comfortable. I have a C-shaped pregnancy pillow that I can stuff under my head, knees, back, curl into a donut to lay on my stomach.. all the things.
@aguamala My H is ungodly messy.. all the same things you stated, plus leaving laundry on the floor RIGHT NEXT TO the basket, empty cans on the counter above the recycle bin.. It used to drive me insane until I just started taking pictures of it all and adding funny captions. Then he was suddenly deployed NYE last year (2019-2020) when things got insane in the middle east and all of a sudden his mess was gone as were my little (albeit annoying) daily reminders of him. I guess thats a verbose way of saying, find humor or joy in his little quirks to help you from going nuts.
@pelorunningmama I had the induction talk with my OB at our second appt. DS always measured about 2wk ahead and was estimated at 9lbs 6oz at 38+4, so I was induced at 39wk. He came out 8lbs 14oz and he literally tore his way through my body. Needless to say, I don't want that to happen again, so I brought it up to my new OB. Her stance was very much that at that stage in pregnancy baby is done cooking and any potential risks are very very low, so it's my choice and I will be supported in that choice. We've been keeping close tabs on this one's size and will make a call at a much later date.
Honestly, I've recently found that hyper organization helps. He used to leave his shoes in the kitchen closet so he could easily take the dog out (it's feet away from the shoe closet, where I keep my shoes and am similarly able to easily take the dog out...) and it drove me BANANAS. I recently cleaned out the entire closet and organized it with labeled bins. Since then he's been taking his shoes off and putting them in the shoe closet. It's one tiny step forward but we're getting there!
@aisukurimsarang that's good to hear. I've never requested one before and feel odd doing it, but I'm also terrified that if this boy goes to 40 weeks, he will be 10 pounds.
@Juliebird6 I carry fairly small, so my actual stomach measurement isn't all the helpful. We are doing a growth check at 32 weeks because of my age and then I'm hoping they will continue to monitor as we get closer. Unfortunately, all of those measurements are just so unreliable. With my son, they relied on my stomach size and didn't do an additional ultrasound. They assumed he would be a small to average size baby. Everyone was shocked when he came out 9.3 and 22 inches at 39 weeks. For the sake of tearing, I really do not want a 10 lb baby to come out of me vaginally. The last two did a number on that region.
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue: Pink
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Who knows? well prob everyone but me. Something that's big judging by my stomach size
Upcoming appointments: virtual one on the 3rd of Feb
How are you feeling?: I feel good! Heartburn and blabla but nothing out of the ordinary- pretty lucky! I think working from home is a huge help
Rants/Raves: Wish my son would sleep past 6 and I am VERY unmotivated at work lately so almost looking forward to the break even though I know how tiring a newborn will be! Sad to end my chapter soon with just us and my son but he is kissing my stomach lately and saying hi to the baby which I love so much.
Questions: Nothing right now, sort of feel like this last stretch before baby will go by so quickly!
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? I hope she is sweet, caring, and witty (my best qualities IMO, and trust, I have plenty I hope she DOESN'T get from me!) and logical, patient, and calm like my SO- he's pretty wonderful! Also hope she gets my eyebrows and his blue eyes if we are being superficial!
DH isn't too messy, but he does a few things that sometimes irritate me. Like, NEVER wipes a counter top, ever. He had a "dressing room" (it's a tiny little room with two closets) that we turned into a playroom. He used to have his clothes all over; the floor, the toybox/bench that I newly reupholstered, just piles everywhere. I eventually got him to go through his closets and get rid of stuff he doesn't wear, and since I put up wall decals and stuff to make it look like a kids playroom he now folds and hangs up his clothes. Hallelujah.
DH isn't super messy, but his idea of "cleaning" is very different than mine. Like @bbrahmbhatt said, he'll wash the dishes and say the kitchen is clean, but he also doesn't clean the counters. He also has recently wanted to try baking some of his favorite desserts (kind of his pandemic project I guess) and I usually have to remind him to clean up all the ingredients when he's done - stuff like that. He'll do the dishes if I leave them in the sink long enough
@pelorunningmama I'd definitely consider discussing 39 week induction given all that history. Plus arent there some studies that even recommend 39 weeks for those that are AMA? Id say to at least ask your provider...
FTM/STM/STM+: 4tm
Team Green/Pink/Blue: blue
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:
Upcoming appointments: mfm appt next week
How are you feeling?: No complaints from me other than just tired and sore at the end of the day!
Rants/Raves: I've been getting more sleep at night which is great!!! But with that my super weird and often stressful pregnancy dreams have amped up 🤦♀️
Questions: anyone else still did pretty much nothing to prepare for baby?? 😬 I'm in denial how quick this is coming!!!
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? Id love for this baby to be more laid back/go with the flow like me vs constantly needing a routine like my hubby. Not going to hold my breath though lol! I also hope he is patient like me and logical like my hubby.
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue: Team Blue!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Eggplant
Upcoming appointments: This week for 28 week check
How are you feeling?: Lost, and overwhelmingly angry and alone.
Rants/Raves: Being a single pregnant mother during a pandemic really highlights how little support there is for non-traditional birth experiences.
Questions: I guess just wondering if I could connect with other single moms here?
GTKY: What characteristics of yourself and your SO do you hope your baby gets? Hopefully just his good looks and not his toxic personality. 🤣