October 2021 Moms
chindimples04
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Weekly Check-In w/o 4.19
chindimples04
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Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:
FTM/STM/TTM+:
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY:
TTC History
Me: 26 DH: 27
TTC #1 | June '18-August '18 | DD | Born April 21, 2019 | Due May 10, 2019
TTC#2 | June '20-February '21 | DS | Due October 27, 2021
Re: Weekly Check-In w/o 4.19
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: baby is as tall as a tennis ball/apricot
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming appointments: tomorrow with infectious disease to figure out a plan for the constant UTIs. The one I have now is symptomatic now, so I’m annoyed we didn’t treat it right away. 🤬
How are you feeling?: This weekend was good. I was able to get a lot done and not feel too miserable, which is awesome! Still nauseous at times, especially in the evenings, but otherwise starting to feel somewhat normal?
Rants/Raves: DD turns 2 this week. 😭 I can’t believe my first baby is basically 2! We are taking her 2 year photos today as well as announcement photos. It’s supposed to be hella cold, so hopefully she does okay with it! My rant is my stupid UTI. 😩
Questions: None right now.
GTKY: I’m perfectly content with chocolate frosted (so long as it has sprinkles) and sinus holes. I’m a boring donut eater.
Me: 26 DH: 27
TTC #1 | June '18-August '18 | DD | Born April 21, 2019 | Due May 10, 2019
TTC#2 | June '20-February '21 | DS | Due October 27, 2021
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: lemon
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM
Upcoming appointments: none this week.
How are you feeling?: my nausea is easing up and my energy continues to return, but I also have spurts each day where I still feel super nauseous and super tired. But its not all day everyday and seems to be a little less each and every day! I feel like I'm slowly turning the corner.
Rants/Raves: We got so much done around the house this weekend! We sent the kids to my in laws and my parents came over to help us complete some projects. DH repaired the bedroom walls so we can paint next week. My dad worked on the exterior trim. My mom and I deep cleaned the kitchen and living room and packed up about 10 orr so boxes of stuff we don't need in the immediate future (5 of those were totes of old kids clothes!!!) And brought them to my parent's house. We want to list it, but it needs work and this gave us a huge boost. Next weekend I'm hoping to paint the living room and maybe our bedroom and pack up and toss even more stuff!
Questions: how would you feel about getting a massage if you're only half vaccinated? I really really want one, but the thought of being in a small room for an hour has me uneasy.
GTKY: 5, 18 and 8.
@vampirina, I'm personally not comfortable getting a massage while half-vaccinated. But it's on the tippy top of my priority list of things to do when I'm fully vaccinated! Like... the day I'm 2 weeks past my 2nd dose, I'm scheduling a massage! CANNOT WAIT.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: Oct 29 ?// 12w3d
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a chicken nugget
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming appointments: Wednesday for OB, Friday for my second covid vaccine dose. Woot!!
How are you feeling?: I seem to keep jinxing myself when I comment here. One week I wrote that I felt fine, and then BAM! The nausea hit me so hard. Last week I was really struggling and I lamented here about how I was so sick. Then last week I was mysteriously so much better! I got sick this morning, but it was the first time I've gotten sick in a week. So hopefully I continue to feel better!
Rants/Raves: we got our NIPT results back and everything is low risk! Wooohooo! Also successfully still Team Green, which is blowing my mind. I'm the least patient person ever, and I NEVER expected to be Team Green. But here I am doing it. And actually starting to get excited about the delivery room surprise!!
Questions: those of you with kids close together, will you be getting a second crib? My husband said something this morning about moving our daughter out of the crib, and I was like nooooooooooo! Crib for life! We'll be buying a second one.
GTKY: ummm chocolate frosted with sprinkles, which is inexplicably not pictured! Donut blasphemy! If I was really in dire need, I'd reach for the apple fritter, old fashioned, or donut holes.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a peach
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming appointments: 2nd covid shot on Saturday don't see OB 'til May.
How are you feeling?: Good. Still exhausted and following DS to bed most nights, but that is ok. I felt super productive this past weekend and am hoping that continues.
Rants/Raves: @cait32 feeling you on the work exhaustion. No project, but hitting several HR challenges in bringing people on board. Our busy season is March - August ish. We typically bring a good number of temp employees on board and end hiring some of them. Well we're so busy and business is doing great. But it is seriously impossible to find people to work. I've never seen anything like it in my years in HR and when I used to recruit for a staffing agency. It's nuts. And having to come in early every day to get these people set up is exhausting and also means I don't see DS in the AM or am much help with morning tasks for DH. So it's been super rough mentally, emotionally and physically lately. Rave, we should get sex and NIPT results this week, hopefully, I am so impatient and want to know NOW!
Questions: None right now.
GTKY: Also not a huge donut person, I prefer muffin or bagel but 10, 20 and 22. And now I want all of those...
@vampirina I wouldn't be comfortable so I definitely wouldn't be able to relax. When is your second dose? Like @galentine I plan on scheduling one as soon as I can 2 weeks after Saturday!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: doughnut, avocado 🥑
FTM/STM/TTM+: ttm🥰
Upcoming appointments: on the 26th for my 16wk check up
How are you feeling?: more energetic but I can still nap like no tomorrow😆
Rants/Raves: I absolutely HATE how congested my nose has been! I wake up feeling like I have the cold, sneezing and tons of mucus🤢
Questions: none at the moment
GTKY: I'm so basic. 1, 13, and 16 are my go to's🤤
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: peach 🍑
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming appointments: May 3rd for 16 week appt
How are you feeling?: starting to feel more like myself which has been great and the nice weather is helping a lot
Rants/Raves: DS turns 3 on Cinco De Mayo and I just can’t believe my baby is almost 3. Time seriously goes by so fast.
Rant: attended a cousins bridal shower this weekend and everyone got food poisoning including my DS so this weekend was literally the shits
Questions: None that I can think of
GTKY: not much of a donut person but I’d go with 2,18,20
@galentine My kids won't be close in age, but we kept DS in his crib until he outgrew it. If I was in your position, kid 1 would be in the crib for as long as possible.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 10/10, 15+1
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: yellow canary; his legs are now longer than his arms
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming appointments: next Tuesday, including an early glucose test (BOOOO!)
How are you feeling?: normal, I love second trimester!
Rants/Raves: DH got us tickets for Disneyland in June! We'll both be fully vaccinated and we'll be going right before CA likely puts an end to capacity restrictions, so it should be one of the last days of super limited capacity. I'm a little bummed that I won't get to go on Indiana Jones with DS for his first time.
Questions: none
GTKY: I'm not a huge donut person. Too much sugar in the morning makes me sick. Give me all your breakfast sandwiches and omelettes. I'd keep 20 (Boston cream) for DH, 25 (holes) for DS, and a chocolate old-fashioned (not listed) from my favorite local donut shop only.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a navel orange or a rubber ducky, apparently!
FTM/STM/TTM+: stm
Upcoming appointments: tomorrow!
How are you feeling?: Good, just tired
Rants/Raves: we ordered out for Chinese-Indian food last night. Lots of yummy leftovers for the next few days!
Questions:
GTKY: 22 all the way. I guess I can add doughnut holes and a cinnamon twist, but I'm all about apple fritters. Never heard of a spudnut or wonut--had to google and am not super intrigued.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a pear
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM
Upcoming appointments: Next Tuesday!! Feeling anxious. Need it to get here fast!
How are you feeling?: pretty good! Nausea is gone. I still have a lot of food aversions but as long as I avoid them I feel just fine. I can stay up later now, I’m not falling asleep by 7:30 😆 Still can’t sleep without a 1/2 tablet of Unisom. If I forget to take it I have absolutely terrible insomnia. Especially the last week or so with all the shootings all over the country. I have the most frightening dreams about my kids. I started taking a daily baby aspirin at my doctors recommendation because of my gestational hypertension in my first pregnancy... which seems weird to me since I didn’t have any issues in my second pregnancy and didn’t take anything, but there’s no harm so I’m giving it a go. I don’t want to risk it if they think it’s a risk!
Rants/Raves: It snowed here this morning. BOO. Rave: my cat is peeing on significantly less stuff and it’s making my life way less stressful. Granted, every door in the house is shut all the time so he can’t ever get anywhere, which is a pain in the ass to remember, but I’ll take it.
GTKY: I’d get a bagel (an everything bagel!) over a donut any day
but my favorite donut is maple (no bacon!!)
@v@vampirina I would definitely wait until 2 weeks after your second dose! Not worth it - it’d be so awful to get covid in between your doses!
@ga@galentine it’s my personal preference to keep my kids in their cribs as long as possible 🤣🤣 my son was 22 months when my daughter was born and we bought her a second crib. Right before she turned 3 we switched her out of her crib and into her brothers toddler bed (and him to a twin) because she could easily get in and out anyway. But if you’ve got a little one who sleeps well and stays in their crib, I wouldn’t mess with that until you have to! Some kids do great with the transition to a toddler/big kid bed and some kids do terrible... I wouldn’t want to deal with that with a newborn.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of a crayon
FTM/STM/TTM+: what is this? Lol
Upcoming appointments: may 3rd, first 2nd trimester appointment
How are you feeling?: Nausea is letting up thankfully but getting replaced with light headedness 😵💫 I'm still crazy tired, up at 5am and in bed at 830pm. Weekends are made for afternoon naps while my 2 year old naps. Work is rough but pushing thru for that second tri energy boost!!
Rants/Raves: I cannot handle my hands going numb while I sleep!! It's driving me crazy!! My carpel tunnel got really bad with my first but I don't remember it starting this early 😥
Questions: anyone find any good remedies for nighttime congestion? I've been taking benadryl. It helps but don't like taking it so much. I seriously feel like I wake up with a cold every morning!
On the fence about the covid shot but I'm paying close attention to all of your comments on it!!
GTKY: what's this?? Sorry, still learning the lingo here 😂
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a lightbulb 💡
FTM/STM/TTM+: first time ☺️
Upcoming appointments: my next follow up is 5/7, and my 20w anatomy scan is 5/21. So anxious!
How are you feeling?: feeling... not bad! I get spurts of energy, and I think I’m starting to nest a little early because I cannot stop cleaning once I get the itch to 😂 heartburn still sucks, but now just mostly at night. Lower back pain persists too
Rants/Raves: been feeling little one moving around sometimes- or what I think is moving around. Sometimes it startles me 🤣
Questions:
GTKY: glaze twist, chocolate frosted and definitely French crueler. Nommmmmy!!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an avocado (which I have coincidentally been craving)
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Upcoming appointments: Early anatomy scan in 2 weeks
How are you feeling?: anxious, but physically doing well other than not loving the weight gain (which has admittedly been too much...)
Questions: none today
GTKY: Donut holes are the best (specifically timbits) because you get a bunch of flavors! Maple bars and glazed can also stay.
@chindimples04 Sorry about the UTIs! They suck, and even more annoying when they are recurrent.
@vampirina I’m exhausted just hearing about your weekend!
@galentine I couldn’t be team green! I am way too impatient. I can see why a surprise would be nice for people who like surprises, but not for my impatient brain haha
@aztecash I second your love of the second trimester! Feeling so much better.
@madiirosee I recently started feeling movement as well. It is such a surreal feeling.
@galentine Yay for low risk and less nausea! We were happy to see we're low risk, too.
@vampirina Wow, nice! We had a fairly productive weekend, but not as physically demanding as yours. We picked up some really good used baby gear off Facebook Marketplace and got our daycare contract signed. Then I cleaned out the closet in what will be the nursery, as I'd been storing random extra bedding in there. Took a bunch of bags of stuff to the Goodwill and found a baby bouncer there for $4. It's missing the piece that goes over the top and dangles toys, but the motor works, and it cleaned up well.
@bcliffee1 Oh nooo! Hope everyone's feeling better. How miserable.
@kariek96 I got my second Pfizer shot last week. First one was fine, second one felt ehh, but my temperature never went above 99 with some prophylactic Tylenol. However, a number of friends in my age group got Moderna, and the second one knocked them on their @$$. Maybe go for it if Pfizer is an option. I'm guessing J&J probably won't be for our cohort.
@fitzfizz Glad to see you again. Feel free to cope however you need to cope!
@vampirina we definitely recorded songs off the radio onto cassette tapes! I remember just sitting and waiting for the song to come on and rushing to hit record in time 😆
@fitzfizz Welcome back!
@noprobalo Older millenial here. My sister (very young X-er) would make mixed tapes from songs on the radio and even convinced me that if I was in the room, it would pick up my noises and ruin her recordings. I never did that, but made many a CD with files from Napster and Limewire.
As for epidurals, I had an accidental walking epidural, which was awesome. I was able to feel everything just to a lesser extent. It allowed me to still move into different positions (squatting against the bed frame was my favorite) and feel when and how to push. Since I could feel everything, I only pushed for about 45 minutes. My friend was completely numb from her epidural, had to be told when to push, and ended up pushing for over 4 hours. Of course it also meant that I could feel when they stitched me up after I tore. The only issue I had (not a side effect) was that it took them 45 minutes to actually insert the epidural, and I had to be completely still the entire time through contractions, my water breaking, and complete emotional exhaustion. This time I'm going to try for unmedicated, but know that the epidural is available as a backup plan.
currently debating what to do about this! Right now DS1 is a little over 2.5 years and still in his crib, DS2 is almost 8 months and in a pack and play in our room. We just got another section of our basement finished to be a dining room and have that mostly done so now we can convert our 3rd bedroom dining room into DS1’s big boy room. Hoping we can do this quickly and start having him in a very low twin bed we got for him. And then move DS2 into the nursery and crib. With this baby and DS2 being 1 year apart I am thinking of getting a mini crib since baby will likely be in our room for a long time or maybe even having both cribs in the nursery eventually. Any recommendations for a mini crib? @vampirina
mixtapes: I am a young millennial and only listened to cassettes when I was super young and had no idea how to make a mixtape then. As teenagers my brother and I would make mixed CDs to play in the car!
I had cholestasis with my son and had to be induced at 37 weeks. I tried natural as long as I could handle. They started the process 5pm on a Monday and I made it until about noon on Tuesday and decided to get an epidural as I had hardly slept and felt like I was going to pass out from the pain. I’m relieved I did bc I was only like 4cm 🤣 I finally relaxed and by around 3pm I was all the way to 10cm! Pushed for about 1.5 hours and he came! Once I had the epidural the pain was minimal but I could still feel pressure so I didn’t feel completely numb. I did need help holding my legs up but really didn’t have a hard time pushing. I had 3rd degree tears and my stitching took forever so glad I didnt feel that! The spot where they inserted my epidural was SO painful for a couple days. They did have to attempt it twice bc I have scoliosis and was already having intense contractions. I also had heart problems arise after birth which also happened to me previously after a miscarriage/D and E so I can’t help but wonder if the anesthesia triggers that for me.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: peach
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM
Upcoming appointments: Friday OB
How are you feeling?: so much better than I was. Still tired and nauseous but not throwing up much anymore so I’ll take it. Lots of ligament stretching and have to pee all the time
Rants/Raves: rave is that I’m mostly done puking and am finally feeling like I can enjoy and be more present with my boys again!
Rant is I’ve been having insomnia for the first 1-2 hours I try to go to bed at night even though I’m exhausted. My brain seems to think I need to plan out all major life decisions like when DS should start kindergarten since he’s an august birthday (he’s only 2.5 🙈)
Questions: asked in above paragraph about cribs
GTKY: I LOVE donuts unlike many of you 🤣 I have a major sweet tooth. Top picks would be Boston cream, apple fritter and jelly donut and I seriously want them all right now
I had an epidural with my daughter and it was great. I remember reading a lot about different birth experiences, and learning the potential hazards of an epidural really freaked me out (especially epi-induced migraines?!?! I already get migraines; definitely didn't want to deal with one while in labor!). The chance of something going wrong is so small, though, and the beginning of labor was so intense and painful for me that I made the decision to get an epidural in spite of possible negative side effects.
Fun fact I learned: Upwards of 3% of dads faint during epidural insertion.
@galentine yay for being low risk!
@noprobalo i had an epidural with DD and it went horribly wrong. I admittedly waited to long to get it because I was trying to walk to speed things up and by the time anesthesia came to put it in it was a miracle I could sit still for it. It also only worked on half of my body at first so I went through the most difficult part of labor feeling it all. It finally kicked in a few hours later and crossed to my whole body. I was induced and had been on misto so they then went to check to see how effaced I was before starting Pitocin. Surprise! Her head was coming out and I didn’t feel it. A few minutes later I pushed her out in 17 seconds. The epidural continued to work great however I was unable to urinate. I brought this to the attention of the nurses but they didn’t seem to think it was bladder related. After nearly screaming for a catheter they put one in and got 2400mL out immediately. Even after that horrendous experience I’m getting one again, just sooner in the process. I have no pain tolerance.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a napoleon (dessert).
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming appointments: 5/7 to be evaluated for a PICC line since my HG is getting worse.
How are you feeling?: so dehydrated. My home health agency is talking to my insurance carrier today to see if I can get another at-home IV. I only have gotten up today to use the restroom and am currently trying to talk myself into taking a shower.
Rants/Raves: I’m now able to find her heartbeat on my Doppler. My SO was really touched because the only appt he was allowed at thus far was the NT scan.
I also really want a greasy cheese enchilada and a veggie tostada salad (with one of those giant fried shells) but at this point I feel like I may have to wait another 26 weeks. If I can’t eat I can at least fantasize!
https://instagram.com/donutfantasyfresno?igshid=co7kdaqwd7in
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: peach
FTM/STM/TTM+: 4th babe
Upcoming appointments: Friday
How are you feeling?: anxious and exhausted
Rants/Raves: so freaking tired but at least I’m able to eat twice a day now.
Questions:
GTKY: jelly donut 🙏
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a lemon! 🍋
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming appointments: just a regular OB appt at 16 weeks, anatomy scan at 20 weeks
How are you feeling?: good! Tired but overall pretty good.
Rants/Raves: My mom wants to throw some sort of small shower for this baby, which I’m fine with. We don’t really need much stuff, but it’s a reason to celebrate and get some family together. I originally was thinking of including all of MH’s family like we did for my shower with DD, but then decided that due to Covid and just wanting to keep things drama-free we should just keep it to my family and friends. Probably just my mom, sister, a few of my aunts, and a few of my friends.
Questions:
GTKY: #3 chocolate frosted, #8 jelly, #25 donut holes. But I also prefer bagels to donuts most of the time!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Honestly I dont know. I have 3 different apps and every fruit each uses is a different size so let's go with the size of an avocado bc I love those.
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM!
Upcoming appointments: Prenatal + bloodwork with my midwife tomorrow! Had one with them last week to hear the heartbeat for the first time!
How are you feeling?: Anxious and exhausted. I am struggling quite a bit with my choice to go through a midwife/birthing center for my care! My mom & MIL both had hospital births (4 for my mom, 2 for MIL) and just expect that I will do the same. It's very tough feeling like I have to be the spokesperson for midwifery lol but it is the best avenue for me so hopefully they'll all shut up and trust me.
Rants/Raves: See above about everyone trying to tell me I "have" to see an OB for my prenatal, labor & delivery. Also- why is making a registry SO HARD? I just want everyone to get me diapers or money and I will do the rest!
Questions: Nada!
GTKY: 3, 6 & 10. I don't fuck around with anything filled - too messy and not cute.