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May 2022 Moms
And846
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Weekly Check-In: Week of 9/27
And846
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Est Due Date / Weeks + Days:
FTM/STM/TTM+:
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: What food are you currently craving?
FTM/STM/TTM+:
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: What food are you currently craving?
Re: Weekly Check-In: Week of 9/27
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming Appointments: 10/4 for Panorama NIPT and 10/19 for NT Scan
How are you feeling?: SO TIRED. I sleep all night and it feels like I didn't sleep.
Rants/Raves: We saw my parents this weekend and had DD show up wearing a "Big Sis" shirt and they were super happy. I wanted to wait a little longer to tell but it would have been obvious if we went through weekend and didn't tell them.
Questions: Any good gender reveal ideas to include kids? last time hubs and I cut into a mini cake that had pink icing on the inside. It will just be the 3 of us...not big party.
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? Chick-fil-A and Publix frozen yogurt ice cream. I really need to start craving something healthy.
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming Appointments: first ultrasound is today!!!
How are you feeling?: Very, very nauseous. All day long. Could barely get out of bed yesterday. Lots of dizziness when I get up. Have to eat constantly to keep nausea at bay. Also have pregnancy rhinitis and insomnia.
Rants/Raves: None quite yet
Questions: This was an unplanned pregnancy (I’m 43 and we have a 2.5 year old) and I’m so worried about “betraying” my first born. I know it’s silly, but I’m really worried. Also, I’m not sure how to handle 2 kids and a full time job. Any tips?
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? pickles and oranges lol. Not necessarily together
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@ knottie I am also dealing with pregnancy rhinitis, it's awful. Won't go away!
@and846 I've gone to bed at 9 twice in the past couple days. And am exhausted every morning still.
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Upcoming Appointments: First in-person OB appointment is 10/4 and I believe I’ll have a darling scan then. Sounds like I need to call and confirm that my husband is allowed to come too… I messaged on MyChart but it didn’t get to the right person, they just wrote back that they didn’t know.
How are you feeling?: Nauseated if I get even slightly hungry or brush my teeth. Otherwise good?
Rants/Raves: Time is passing soooo slowly! Just want to confirm that everything is going well!
Questions:
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? Everything bagel with cream cheese!
FTM/STM/TTM+:TTM
Upcoming Appointments: well I had the date wrong I thought it was 10/6- turns out it’s 1/5
How are you feeling?:I was up too much this weekend for my sons party by the end of the night I had such bad pelvic pain I could hardly walk. Nausea still around and the fatigue. It’s unreal
Rants/Raves: raves for those puffy sleep masks that surround your eyes and stop any and all light from peaking through. They are the MVP right now
Questions: NATM
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? It depends on the day, I’ll crave it and then it makes my stomach turn, so that’s fun.
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Upcoming Appointments: 10/4 1st ultrasound
How are you feeling?: I’ve been wanting this pregnancy for a long time. Holding my breath until my 1st apt next Monday when I will know if the baby is ok so far. Only symptom so far is fatigue and being thirsty all the time. Focusing on eating healthy, working out, and getting lots of rest.
Rants/Raves: Rave: went to a party on Saturday night. Hubby woke up super hungover and I felt great :)
Questions: Tips for hiding this pregnancy from friends? I feel like everyone will notice I’m not drinking. I want to keep it private until we tell our families at Thanksgiving
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? Nothing yet. I eat very healthy normally but am prepared for all kinds of weird cravings/aversions/nausea to come.
@lbindc523 I've had a friend totally trick us by taking spiked seltzer cans to the bathroom pouring it out and then filling it back up with normal water. It was clear she was actually drinking what was in the can, so none of us questioned it at all.
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 5/4 7w5d
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Upcoming Appointments: First prenatal visit on 9/29
How are you feeling?: My nausea comes and goes, but it's still mostly food aversions! I can't open the fridge or brush my teeth without gagging. Headaches and heartburn have stayed pretty frequent, but manageable.
Rants/Raves: I get weird moments where my throat feels gaggy and it just stays like that for a while. I have no idea why it happens or what makes it go away, but it's very annoying.
Questions: None!
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? I've been craving an Italian sub, which of course I can't have. I've also been making pasta and just putting hot sauce and parmesan cheese on it. I've never done it in the past, but I've really been loving hot sauce recently so it goes on almost everything 🤣
@lbindc523 you can say you have a migraine, cutting back for health, want to work out tomorrow/later, DD that evening, antibiotics (that excuse will run out quickly), or, you could just not make a big deal about it...people might not notice. If you're at a larger event like a wedding, it's super easy to just grab a soda water and say it's a g&t or vodka tonic. My food aversions with my first were waaaay more obvious to people than me not drinking 🤷♀️ but I was super limited in what foods I could tolerate.
@karisahamdi aaahhh a fellow hot sauce craver! It's definitely giving me immediate heart burn, but so worth it 😂
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM
Upcoming Appointments: 10/13
How are you feeling?: good, I’m a little more tired today. I’m hormonal and anxious but excited. This pregnancy was a surprise, we wanted more children but we’re going to wait a little longer for the third one.
Rants/Raves: we got our house cleaned today so that is helping with my anxiety!
Questions:
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? No cravings yet I’m still so early I don’t think they have started for me yet. (Edit to add: I actually was really craving noodle and co on Friday, I forgot about that.)
mom I really wanted to lose weight so was cutting out alcohol.
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming Appointments: 10/11, 2 weeks to go!
How are you feeling?: I feel nauseous most of the time now (haven’t gotten sick yet though so fx) and exhausted. I wake up a million times at night now whether it’s to pee or just because. My nipples have gotten really sore in the past several days.
Rants/Raves: it’s getting harder and harder to make up excuses to not drink, especially since MH has left me in the dust with our initial excuse (he was supposed to do a half marathon next month so he was gonna not drink and I was supporting him by not drinking. He is no longer doing the race and is drinking 😐). I’m probably just overly paranoid that people are suspecting things but really want this to be a surprise!
Questions: not that I can think of
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? Hmmmm nothing comes to mind. Cheese, but I crave that all the time whether pregnant or not.
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 5/19 / 7w4d
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming Appointments: First OB appointment on Wednesday! 9/29
How are you feeling?: Reflux, gas, want to sleep forever, nausea when I'm hungry so mostly in the morning, food aversions--last night I made what sounded like a delicious dinner when I started, but by the end I wanted nothing to do with it. I ended up eating butter noodles and toast (DH assures me it was delicious, though)
Rants/Raves: Rant is that DH can't come to my first OB appointment, but it's for a RAVE reason: he's taking DD to the orthopedist and she'll hopefully get her cast off! (I'm also not even sure he's allowed at these appointments anyway.)
Questions: None
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? Hot dogs and boxed macaroni (I think hot dogs are out but I could have the boxed macaroni if I bought it!). My mom was so sweet and made me homemade macaroni twice while she was here, which helped a bit!
@pajamstagrams Oh no! I'm sorry for the stress around the new practice and insurance! When will they be able to tell you?
@itsagalsworls1024 I feel you on the aversions following fast on the heels of the cravings! I'm a little scared to give into cravings because I don't want that to happen. There are still some things I won't eat after my last pregnancy because the aversion has lasted for some reason.
@lbindc523 I got a lot of seltzers and lime because it looks like a cocktail. Or make up something like Sober September. ;-)
@jandawg I'm interested in the answer to your question as well. My MIL swears DD will be totally fine and happy with this situation because she'll be almost 3, but I really think she enjoys being an only child and is going to have a hard adjustment.
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming Appointments: Oct 5
How are you feeling?: Bleh. DD has a cold and passed it onto me on top of nausea that doesn’t seem to end.
Rants/Raves: DD and I are both sick and she has been super attached to me which doesn’t help with resting and getting better.
Questions: nope
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? Anything that will stay down which currently is fries and crackers.
@pajamstagrams thats amazing! I think my HB was through the roof and my US last week too! The stress is killer! Glad the appointment went well!
@lbindc523 I was also going to suggest saying you’re doing a “health challenge” of some sort! Whole 30, work challenge to see who can go the longest without alcohol, etc.
@knotie- it’s a hard transition, but i bet you’ll be surprised how excited your little one will be! Maybe take them to the store to pick up matching clothes for the two of them!
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: May 14/ 7w3d
FTM/STM/TTM+: 4th time mom!
Upcoming Appointments: 10/6- second ultrasound/first appointment with my OB.
How are you feeling?: I’m SO tired. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so exhausted in my life. My chest is super sore. Food in general just sounds pretty terrible most of the time, but not nauseous.
Rants/Raves: I never sleep well when I’m pregnant despite how extremely tired I am and it’s so frustrating! I wake up constantly throughout the night and just toss and turn.
Questions: none for now!
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? When something sounds good, it’s spicy and salty. I’m normally a sweet tooth to the max, but desserts just don’t sound appealing right now!
Thread started!
@OneRainDrop I slept more/better post partum than I did while pregnant. It's a miserable time. 😖
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM (not counting losses)
Upcoming Appointments: October 19. It feels so long to wait for an initial appointment!
How are you feeling?: very tired and nauseous. I have noticed that as your number of children increase so does the early pregnancy fatigue.
Rants/Raves: Rave - hit has been cool here for a few days, almost lke fall!
Rant - not exactly a rant but I am having mild cramping today and it has my PGAL brain in a bit of a tizzy.
Questions: not right now
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? Seems to vary day to day. Today I am just so nauseous that most things sound terrible.
No idea what FTM,STM,TTM means. I've reason that it's "first time..... Second time... Third time..." But no idea what the M stands for. This is my first time for everything pregnany related though. 😂
I had my first appt today and got an ultrasound! 😁 Ultrasound posted in the "ultrasound thread" if anyone wants to peep that. Baby is 1.73cm and had a strong heart beat at 168bpm. The appt went wonderfully until the end. I'm very petite. Fluctuate 100-105 lbs and they needed SO MANY vials of blood for labs. They had a hard time getting enough because they said any extra I have is going ti baby. On top of that we had been there about 3 hours and I was starving. Long story short I fainted twice and had to call into work. Ate and napped and am doing MUCH better now.
Symptoms: nausea, fatigue, so so moody (bless my fiancee heart), and not sleeping real well. Craving spicy on and off but not a lot of cravings really. I actually got a lecture at the doctor that I need to be eating more frequently.
Rather than a "rant/rave" I feel I should post a disclosure: This is my first pregnancy ever and I'm not familiar with the lingo. I'm reading you guy's posts and following your journey, but half of what is posted goes right over my head. 😂 I know those of you who have been seeing a fertility doc have a whole set of abbreviation and lingo that I'm just not following. I've read the "read this post" and try to look up the abbreviations, but not all the ones I see are in there. With that being said, I'm so so happy for all the mommas in here and I'm so excited to be on this journey with you guys! I'm going to continue to stay as involved in this community as I can, but may not post a lot simply because I'm a little lost. 💜
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM
Upcoming Appointments: I had my first OB visit this morning! My follow up ultrasound looked good, my SCH resolved by about half. I haven’t had any bleeding from it. Heart rate was 167
How are you feeling?: I’m feeling so lucky, my nausea has really been decreasing already (which had me so nervous). Boobs are still tender. I can’t even speak of fatigue really so I have nothing to complain of.
Rants/Raves: I was waiting until after this ultrasound to tell my girls (3 & 6). I am SO excited to tell them after we get the older one from school tonight
Questions: Anyone else surprised that we’re getting close to genetic screening time already? I didn’t do it with the girls but decided to this time. He told me the genetic counselor will see me at around 10 weeks for that!
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? Always tacos
FTM/STM/TTM+: I’m assuming FTM means First Time Mother? In that case, that’s me!
Upcoming Appointments: October 11th (super excited; it’s right before we see my in laws so we can let them know then)
How are you feeling?: So. Tired. I woke up feeling cruddy (headache, cough, muscle aches, exhaustion) and got a COVID test just in case. Hopefully just pregnancy symptoms!
Rants/Raves: No rants yet, but my rave is I’m super excited to be a mom! Doesn’t feel quite real yet.
Questions: What is the deal with distilled water? Can we drink it? So much conflicting info!
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? Oddly enough, the sweet chili rice snacks I had yesterday just hit the spot more than usual. So now of course I want them everyday lol
@happynapper Just did my NIPT (Panorama) bloodwork at my 9 week appointment yesterday! Are you also getting a carrier screening? We had that done before we did IVF in 2018 but they've expanded the number of genetic issues they screen for since then so my OB suggested doing the updated test anyway.
@happynapper That makes sense!
FTM/STM/TTM+: not sure what 4th Time Mom would be since it can start with an F. But, yeah, this is #4 for me.
Upcoming Appointments: First Appointment is October 19th
How are you feeling?: exhausted and nauseous ALL THE TIME!
Rants/Raves: My older 3 kids are carrying on life as usual most of the time and I’m getting frustrated with easily.
Questions: None
GTKY: What food are you currently craving? Not really craving anything, but I can’t stand anything sweet and I typically have a major sweet tooth.