Weekly Check In 6/17-27

blackhottamales · June 2021

How far along are you?:

Upcoming appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes?

blackhottamales · June 2021

How far along are you?: 7+5 (Jan 29th)

Upcoming appointments: not until 9+2 (see rant)

How are you feeling?: I still feel fine, some small waves of nausea pop up now and then but still been really lucky so far. The bloat is there but I can still wear my jeans most day and just unbuttoned them on my drive home.

Rants/Raves: We booked a flight home months ago. And of course, I'm supposed to have an 8-week appointment with my RE. I've called each day this week to see if there was a cancellation for tomorrow before we leave on Saturday but there isn't. So we are going on our trip, we are telling my parents and we hope everything is fine with this LO. Rave is obviously that we are going on vacation!!

Questions: n/a

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes? I love quotes, which is why I picked the question. I'm not sure it's my favorite but the one that popped into my head today is: “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”– Anne Frank

Lisa3379 · June 2021

@blackhottamales Ooh, where are you going?

How far along are you?: 11+1

Upcoming appointments: I'm doing my NIPT blood draw next Tuesday, and then my NT scan on 7/2

How are you feeling?: Generally better than the past few weeks, but still, I'm feeling pretty awful at night. At least the nausea isn't really showing itself until after dinner now. I've had naps the past couple of days and that's been nice.

Rants/Raves: I'm going out of town for the weekend with my husband to some resort centered around wine. Boo. I mean, I'm excited to relax by the pool (I bought three books for the occasion, haha) but I'm really going to want wine.

Questions: Nope

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes? I'm not a big quote person, but one comes to mind, it's kinda random. I used to teach history and WWII was my favorite, and this quote by Churchill just sounds cool, and it not only sums up the Battle of Britain really well, but I think the entire war as well: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."

karenmarie9 · June 2021

When I am due: Jan 20/ 9 weeks today.

Upcoming appt: Just had my first meeting with my OB today. It went well- I really like her! Next one will be the the nuchal scan in a few weeks.

How am I feeling: Tired and hungry!

Rants: Ugh. I lost my job and applied for unemployment and since March it’s been frozen bc California can’t process the new federal extensions. Literally 3 full days calling and calling. I’m actively interviewing (I do corporate finance) and hopefully will have a new job soon. But holy crap- a 3 month delay is insane! And then after being on hold for an hour the call just drops bc the call volume is so high.

Questions: None

Favorite Quote: “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face” - Mike Tyson. I say this one too much 🤣

alpacamama2 · June 2021

How far along are you?: 9 weeks (jan 20)

Upcoming appointments: Next week - blood tests!

How are you feeling?: Less nauseated? I think? 😂😫😭

Rants/Raves: Rant - My emotions are all over the place...crying, insanely angry, hopeless, laughing. I'm a mess! Rave - lime tortilla chips are AMAZING!

Questions: Nope

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes
"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for." – Georgia O’Keefe
Artist over here! 🎨💛

blackhottamales · June 2021

@Lisa3379 We are going home to Montana!

@karenmarie9 that quote is amazing. Also glad you like your OB!

@lilyfox Ha, i'm the opposite when pregnant, my emotions are more level during that time!

rachel0428 · June 2021

How far along are you?: 11w2d

Upcoming appointments: I just had my first trimester NT ultrasound and NIPT blood draw today.. a little early but we’re going to be moving this weekend so this is what worked.

How are you feeling?: Moody and tired. And some lower back pain but doing okay.

Rants/Raves: Rant- we are moving half way across the country this weekend and my husband has not had much urgency to get stuff organized for the move.. we’re getting there but it’s been a super stressful week.

Questions: So nuchal translucency came back borderline elevated today at 3 mm (which is 99%ile for current GA).. praying the NIPT comes back okay. Do others have experience with this and end up having healthy babies? I’m super emotional today.

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes?
“If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” -Mother Teresa

fifilala516 · June 2021

How far along are you?: 9w5d

Upcoming appointments: July 12 for NT scan/NIPT bloodwork

How are you feeling?: Bloated and crampy. Very tired. I'm still dealing with food aversions/queasiness but not as bad as it was.

Rants/Raves: Raves is that today is my Friday. Hooray for 3 day weekends.

Questions: I'm finding I have some small, jelly-like light brown discharge when I do more strenuous activity than I usually do. I admit I'm not as active as I should be, and even taking a brief walk triggers this. Everything I read online says it's pretty normal, but has this happened to anyone else?

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes?
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." - Neale Donald Walsch

magalina_h · June 2021

How far along are you? 11w5d (Jan 1)

Upcoming appointments: June 23

How are you feeling?: Starting to feel better and getting more energy. Appetite is still here and there, but less nausea overall.

Rants/Raves: Rave- I've made a lot of progress on cleaning out the nursery and purging things we no longer need. I'm actually glad we decided to find out the baby's sex because I was able to go through all of our baby clothes and determine what to keep and what to get rid of. I have 3 big totes of stuff for a garage sale.

Rant- apparently I didn't save any of my maternity clothes aside from a couple bras and 2 dresses. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Questions: I never had an NT scan with my 1st (insurance didn't cover it). My doctor hasn't mentioned anything about it to me, but I'm now AMA for this pregnancy. From what I've read it needs to be done by 13 (maybe 14? weeks). I have an appointment next Wed when I'll be 12w4d. I've debating whether I should call my OB and ask if they can/should add it to my appointment? My NIPT test came back negative, but I know the NT scan can identify other problems that the NIPT doesn't. Should I call? Or wait and ask about it at my appointment?

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes? Don't wish for it, work for it.

kcf19 · June 2021

@rachel0428 sorry for the NT scare. no personal experience but that happened to friend and her baby ended up having no issues.

kcf19 · June 2021

@Lisa3379 that would be super hard. the only good thing about feeling nauseous all the time is that I don’t miss wine too much.

@fifilala516 I had some spotting like that with my first pregnancy after sex and possibly straining to go to the bathroom.

kcf19 · June 2021

How far along are you?: 10+5

Upcoming appointments: July 2

How are you feeling?: the nausea is back 😩. I’m kind of depressed about it.

Rants/Raves: I’m just anxiously awaiting my NIPT results.

Questions: how long does it take to get panorama results back in your experience?

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes?
What’s it like having 4 kids? Imagine you’re drowning and someone hands you a baby.

-Jim Gaffigan

It’s funny because it’s true. At least that’s how I feel…😬

magalina_h · June 2021

@kcf19 I got my NIPT results back in just under a week. I had my appointment on a Tuesday. Results were emailed to me the following Monday.

sheenaco · June 2021

How far along are you?: 11 weeks 1 day

Upcoming appointments: Monday June 21st last blood work with fertility, Friday June 25th 12 week ultrasound

How are you feeling?: Since 9 weeks my nausea went down. This week it does go to mild nausea but overall it is manageable. I was worried that my symptoms went way down. But still boobs are tender, some white discharge, and moodiness that is driving the household crazy

Rants/Raves: I am worried about leaving the fertility clinic all together since it is such a comfort. My new OBGYN kept saying how I was high risk 500 times during my apt which made me annoyed... but least she ran tests and was open to hearing what I want.

Questions: None

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes? You cant wait for the hard to go away to make yourself happy.

Lisa3379 · June 2021

@magalina_h I would contact your doctor ASAP to get a referral for the NT (if you need one). I had my first appt with the OB at 10 weeks and she said to call Stanford (they don’t do the NT at my regular doctor’s office, there are a couple places nearby that do them, so I would check with your doctor to see what your situation is). I called Stanford that day, and they only had a handful of appointments available during the appropriate window of time. I would hate if you waited and appointments were full and you missed the window of opportunity.

rachel0428 · June 2021

@magdalina.h I believe the cut off for that first trimester anatomy US is 13w6d.. it can be helpful additional info to combine w the NIPT to determine risks for chromosomal abnormalities, but the NIPT has such a high negative predictive value that it’s very reassuring even without the ultrasound for those big chromosomal abnormalities. Another consideration w high NT is congenital heart disease which will likely be screened for later w a fetal echo anyway. So I think you could go either way but would also be reasonable to discuss risks/ benefits at this upcoming appt and schedule for the following week if you decide to it. That’s my thoughts after discussing my findings w genetics today.. Hope that helps.

laurabridget · June 2021

How far along are you?:

10 weeks day 6 (jan 8th due date)

Upcoming appointments:

NIPT and NT scan friday the 25th! can’t wait!!

How are you feeling?: moody, heartburn/nausea every now and then, exhausted around 2:00 and need a nap to function

Rants/Raves:

Rants: pregnancy insomnia! i’ve had it with all three kids now. i’m up from 1-4. i’m currently writing this at 3:58am and i’ve probably been up over an our 😴

Raves: summer break is finally here! it hasn’t sunk in yet and i wish i could celebrate with a jalapeño margarita but yay to no work!

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes?
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts and don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Lisa3379 · June 2021

@laurabridget I'm totally on the 2pm nap schedule too! I was visiting with my parents yesterday, looked at my watch, and said "well, I need to go now if I'm going to make it home by 2 so I can sleep!" And I LOVE jalapeño margaritas!

sheenaco · June 2021

Naps have been my best friend

elksamm · June 2021

How far along: 8w5d

Upcoming appointments: bloodwork next week

How are you feeling: nausea is still hanging around, pretty tired all the time. Got my covid shot today so my arm is pretty sore too

Rant: this pregnancy has been so much worse than the last, granted I was 9 years younger but man it’s kicking my ass. Still having a really hard time eating every day and spend every free moment in bed.

Rave: H has been so patient with all of my crazy food requests and lack of household responsibilities participation.

GTKY: “a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step”

MrsJessS · June 2021

How far along are you?: 11 weeks

Upcoming appointments: not until mid July

How are you feeling?: a little better...not great but not as nauseated. Still permanently exhausted.

Rants/Raves: it’s finally getting warm and the rain stopped!! I was getting really tired of being cold and soggy. Rant: I’m trying to book us a place to stay for vacation in August and everything is full 😭

Questions: nope

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes? “900 years of time and space and I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important” The Doctor. (That show has some seriously quotable moments!)

Limes030 · June 2021

I'm 9w/6d (due Jan 16)
Next appt for pregnancy is July 7th for OB intakeintake, then 12th for my AMA US. Before that though, I'm seeing my functional doctor on June 25th to review my latest big blood panel. I've been trying to work on my gut health and I'm hoping to get a 2 year game-plan from her so I can just focus on this 2nd pregnancy. Not looking forward to the conversation of "thanks for your help, but I can't handle this many appointments.. see you in two years 😂").
Feeling ok. I need to exercise more regularly as I'm stressed at work, but also am just tired at the end of the day. I'm quite hungry and am worried I'm gaining too much weight. We've been lazy at cooking and have been eating out more.
Rant: everyone is talking about vacation and I'm not good at planning those.. so I'm not sure it's going to happen. My husband never seems to want to. He is slammed at work and regrets even taking a day off 🤦.
Q: Anyone take a vacation by themselves? Sounds so lame.
Quotes: I'm not a quotes person either.. but I think Kimi Raikkonen is so funny since he doesn't say much& doesn't like his engineers talking much on the radio.. "Just leave me alone, I know what I am doing!”

sarah_is_pregnant · June 2021

How far along are you?: 8+1

Upcoming appointments: fiest appt July 15 with the OB, and hopefully a dating US before that. *roll my eyes at this clusterf*ck*

How are you feeling?: still a little nauseous in the am. Lots of pressure in my uterus.

Rants/Raves: still annoyed with the healthcare system here.

Questions: none

GTKY: What's one of your favorite quotes? I reqlly don't have one.

Lisa3379 · June 2021

@Limes030 I’ve never taken a vacation alone, but I’d do a weekend alone for sure. Maybe somewhere kinda close, where I could sit at the pool or beach all day and read and relax.

Limes030 · June 2021

@Lisa3379 yes! A short local getaway sounds awesome. I was even thinking just something during the day (take time off work and little is in daycare)

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