Weekly Check-In - 2/13

trapperkeeper87 · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁:

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱:

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻:

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?:

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀:

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻?

trapperkeeper87 · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: September 7th / 10w4d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: kumquat

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: 💚

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: February 23rd for a routine prenatal

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Anxious that something is going to go wrong (or already is), nauseated, so hungry, and exhausted (more exhausted than usual due to a sick toddler).

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I'm so glad I'm only about a week from my next appointment, but I'm just so worn out that I'm ranting that my house is a disaster. My husband is a godsend, and he knows how to clean, but he's picking up my slack elsewhere, so he can't really contribute much there. Hopefully energy will find its way to me soon! 🤞🏻

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Do any other STM+ feel like they're resorting to lazy activities like screen time or independent play for their toddlers (I know independent play isn't lazy)? I feel guilty, but I know that she's so young she won't remember this time too much. We do play a lot, and her imagination is incredible for this age, but it doesn't stop the anxiety and guilt I'm having.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? I would love to learn how to have a normal conversation with people. Being an introvert with anxiety that hates small talk, I constantly struggle to hold a normal conversation. I can do simple convos with strangers in the grocery store like an expert, but if I see you in the store and I know who you are, you better believe I'm going to do everything I can to dodge you. 😬

puzzlehead11 · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: sept 17th / 9w + 1d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Cherry/blackberry (side question - is the first fruit that is listed all week what the baby will be by the end of the week? Seems weird they list 2 different things that are different sizes 🤔)

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: NIPT blood test in 8 days and next appointment with doctor on Feb 25th

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: feeling pretty good! I haven’t been sick at all but having serious food aversions and smell sensitivity (salmon 🤢). My boobs still ache and I am exhausted at night so no energy for social plans

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: we are getting a puppy corgi in one week named Wilbur and we are so excited! We don’t have any pets in the house yet and I’m excited to have a dog for my baby to grow up with. His little waddle… I can’t handle how cute it is

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: not at the moment

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? Stock market investing. I am sure I could be doing smarter things with my money but I realllly don’t want to take the time to read and learn about the stock market, I’d rather be poor lol

jhysmath · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 10+2

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: strawberry

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: ttm

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻:

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: green

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: nervous more so now after Jamie's departure. I ordered a new doppler but it won't be in for 2 weeks.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: my 3 year old was up all night puking. I'm so tired and my husbands solution was to tell me to take the day off tomorrow and sleep in. 🙄 I don't have enough sick time to get paid next year for a 6 week leave but yeah sure I'll take tomorrow off to sleep.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: I can't think currently so no

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? I'd love to learn how to make cheese, as well as how to have and care for my own milk cow.

@trapperkeeper87 my 2 kids are currently on devices or screens most of the time. If they're playing they're fighting, and I just don't have the energy or patience. I lost it on the 1 year old this morning because she'd ask for something to eat, take a bite and then spit it out and tell me it's yucky. Also because she keeps asking to use the toilet and she will have just gone.... I'm terrible at small talk. It was the worst part about being a waitress after college.

elle-0409 · February 2022

@trapperkeeper87 +1 for mom guilt. DD is doing a LOT of independent play. I recently put out two containers on our balcony. One has "dirty" plastic animals in it, and the other has water with Mr. Bubbles in it. She loves to go out there and wash her animals/make a giant mess in the water. I'm so tired that I don't even care about the mess she makes. Plus, she can be absorbed in it for a long time, which gives me a chance to just sit down. We'll be in the second trimester before we know it!

@ knottie Oh my gosh, I want a corgi sooooo bad!!! One day I'll get one. Also, if you could change your generic knottie name to a new one it would help us remember you and make it easier to tag you in conversations.

@jhysmath Yeah, Jamie's departure hit me hard, too. It's so heartbreaking. I'm sorry that your LO is sick! I hope that they recover soon and that you all stay healthy.

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Sept. 22 / 8w, 3d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Can fit on a penny.

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: I go in on March 1st to discuss medical history stuff and then I return a week later for an ultrasound and regular appointment. That will also probably be the day that I do my NIPT.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: The stress comes and goes. As stated above, the losses from our friends on here have been shocking and devastating. Physically, I am exhausted and the nausea/food aversions are still sticking around.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: My rant is that I feel like I cannot stop eating. I think I overeat when I feel nauseous, like somehow that will help? I'm going to have to start a food diary so that I don't gain a zillion pounds in the first trimester, but all my body wants is carbs, carbs, carbs. I was like this with my DD, so I know it won't last, but good Lord it's annoying. My rave is that I will get to see one of my best friends tomorrow for a little bit. She lives about 2.5 hours away, so we don't get to meet up very often.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Is anyone else just not in the mood for sex? I feel like a beached whale, plus I have an irrational fear about having sex in the first trimester. I know it won't cause a MC, but I just don't want to do anything to mess this pregnancy up, if that makes sense.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻?

I would love to learn to be a professional ballet dancer. I took ballet when I was younger, but I'm not flexible enough/I'm too curvy to have been much good at it.

laj0217 · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/12/22, 9w6d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: grape

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻:

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Finding Out

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: I actually have felt better since Friday, which is making me nervous. Nervousness is actually going up daily as I approach the next appt on Friday.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: My sweet husband planned a trip to the zoo for my birthday (only thing I asked for lol). He took care of all the details and I just got to enjoy feeding sting rays and giraffes and seeing tigers. It was great.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Natm

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? I’d love to be able to speak Spanish fluently.

@elle-0409 I don’t feel like sex as often due mostly to exhaustion, but when I do, it seems to be better. Not sure if maybe it’s due to increased blood flow/sensitivity with pregnancy, but I’m a fan lol.

komamommy · February 2022

@trapperkeeper87 My last pregnancy the first three months my one year old and I spent on the couch either reading books or watching tv. I remember in the later months being so reassured because the disengagement I had didn’t last. I’ve had so many moms say to me that the first three months of pregnancy and postpartum are survival period and to giver yourself permission to just get through it the best you can.

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/27 7+5

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: jellybean

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM+

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: finding out at the anatomy scan

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Tuesday!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Honestly, this week I’ve been hitting an oh s*** moment expecting another baby. This baby would be our third born and my other two will be 3 and a half and 21 months at the time of the birth. I dreamed of having kids so close in age and am ecstatic to have gotten pregnant again, and the reality of managing all the needs is terrifying. God help me! I don’t think I am nearly as bad a** as I thought! Also, already I feel like I look 4 months pregnant, much bigger than either of my previous pregnancies at this point. It makes me wonder if there are twins 😳

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rants: my husband. Raves: my husband. It’s amazing how these days I can go from one extreme to another in a matter of minutes. Crying because he didn't read my mind to crying because he is so thoughtful. The poor guy. He is a total rave at the end of the day!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Does anyone have experience with bedsharing with multiple kids or tandem nursing? I know we have many months ahead but I am trying to mentally prepare myself if my little guy isn’t done by the time a new baby comes!

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? Easy- to speak Hungarian. This language is really hard and I feel so dependant on others for such simple things even after almost a year living here!

babywiik · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 10+0

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: guitar pick

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: second time mom

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻:

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: planning to find out at 20 weeks. My first appt is Feb 28th. Just a visit with the midwife and hopefully she'll be able to find a heartbeat with her doppler🤞🏼

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: still sick, especially in the mornings but way better than i was a few weeks ago. I feel like I'm able to manage the sickness now whereas before I felt sick all day no matter what. Also some of my food aversions are going away so yay for that! I'm tired all the time it seems and this morning I was super grumpy until my cousin from out of town randomly texted that they were in town and wanted to visit. It was so awesome to see them again and I felt loads better!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: natm

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: natm

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻?
To speak Norwegian completely fluently. I can speak and understand a lot but I also have a long ways to go as far as grammar and such.

@trapperkeeper87 I've been letting my 15 month old do lots of independent play as I lay on the couch watching her. She really likes books and will read for a long time which I'm glad for but I feel you on the guilt part. Sometimes she starts getting fussy and I know she needs more simulation. As I've started feeling better I try to at least sit or lay on the floor next to her so I'm "playing" with her.

puzzlehead11 · February 2022

@elle-0409 I have been trying to change my username for so long and nothing I was doing was working. I just logged into my computer to mess with it (I've been using the phone app) and now it looks like my username is finally updated. Do you see that it is? Maybe it was just an issue with the phone, hmm..

Also totally feel you on the overeating! I have been eating all day every day. It's like as soon as I'm not full, my body thinks I'm hungry again. And really all that sounds appealing is bread, pasta, bagels, cereal... aka carbs. Nervous for my next appointment when they weigh me 🤣

__heatherc · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9+1

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Blackberry

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: still finding out. Opting in to the gender screen for prenatal testing and thinking about finding a way for it to be a surprise to us. Thinking cake pops? I dunno.

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 28th. I’m really nervous but really grateful my husband can go to that appointment too.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: still exhausted. Still peeing all the time. And still anxious. Seeing the posts of people leaving the group due to loss isn’t helping my anxiety which feels like such a selfish thing for me to say.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: the egg kick seems to be gone now 😩 so nothing tastes mind blowing good anymore other than in n out.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? To be able to clean well/maintain the house. It’s always been a struggle and I hate it.

crowness · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 8 weeks 1 day

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: raspberry

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: we haven’t decided yet. We found out with our first but I am thinking I want to wait until delivery to find out!

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: this Wednesday…FINALLY!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: I’m feeling exhausted and nauseous and hate how a lot of things smell. I am nervous about our first appointment as we have had a missed MC before.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I wish I could take naps at work! I take 2 hour naps on the weekends with my 3.5 year old. I NEED them at work but I doubt my kindergarteners would approve ;)

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? I would love to play an instrument…the cello or piano or heck even just the guitar.

kboydbowman · February 2022

@trapperkeeper I hear you on the small talk. I'm a psychologist who's not really a people person, so my "talking with people" spoons are pretty much entirely used up by my job. When I'm not at work, please don't interact w/me unless absolutely necessary. If you call me, just tell me what you want, let's address it, and then hang up. I hate small talk, except with my mother, my best friend, and sometimes the boy person.

@puzzlehead11 welcome! make sure to stop by the introduction thread. As far as the fruits, it's just an approximation - hell a strawberry can be anywhere from 1/2 inch to 4 inches big!! I use them as guidelines rather than definitives. And yes, your username shows up now.

@elle-0409 My daughter was born at 22+3 due to my incompetent cervix, so I quite honestly might not have sex for the duration of this pregnancy, even *after* I get my cerclage in.

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9+4

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: tater tot

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: It's complicated. STM/FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: finding out, probably when I have my NIPT done

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: First OB appt. (with U/S) tomorrow

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Terrifed. I've made it as far as the U/S three times before, and two of those did not go well (one MMC, one blighted ovum). Tomorrow is either going to be awesome or suck.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: See my comment in WTF Wednesday earlier - being on call is both awesome and awful. Hopefully no more middle of the night calls until I'm done with this on call cycle (until the 20th).

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none at this time

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? Maybe how to play the guitar?

__heatherc · February 2022

@kboydbowman will be thinking of you tomorrow. ❤️

elle-0409 · February 2022

@kboydbowman Hugs for you tomorrow.

@puzzlehead11 Yes! Your username works.

whitta1015 · February 2022

@elle-0409 I'm with you on that! Definitely better and more intense during pregnancy!

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Sept. 7th – 10w5d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: A cotton ball

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Have my blood draw for my NIPT this Thursday! Then my 12-week checkup next Wednesday (Feb 23)

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Feeling great. Haven’t been sick with this one, unlike my last one. Just super bloated/gassy after I eat, but have been managing that with Gas-X. Also can’t sleep at all, but not sure if it’s from pregnancy or what. I have noticed my sinuses are stopped up every night which I’ve always heard can be from pregnancy.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: No rants. Raves – I got my first order in from SHEIN and I loved everything! My neighbor always orders from them and gets amazing stuff. I was sure that mine would be a bust, but I was very surprised!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: natm.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? - Mmm maybe calligraphy. I can do it a little bit, but I'm left-handed so the wrist motion doesn't come quite as naturally as it does for right-handers.

dsmith211 · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/24, 8+2

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: raspberry

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: March 1st

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: still exhausted and nauseous, feeling a slight reprieve in the nausea… it’s definitely still there, just more manageable I guess

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I just want to sleep all day long… so tired 😴

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻?
I’d love to learn to play an instrument. Both my husband and son are musically inclined (singing, piano, guitar, etc) and I’ve always wanted to learn something just never put in the time.

mk2022x · February 2022

@kboydbowman thinking of you today!! 💚

mk2022x · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 10+0

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: strawberry or guitar pick

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: finding out

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 3/3 with OB and we scheduled a private US on 2/26 to see Peanut since we were told at our first appt that the only other US will be at 20w.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: so. Tired. Also a little nervous seeing our other mamas going through loss. It’s hard not to be anxious, especially since it’s almost been 3 weeks since we saw baby, and I was only 7w3.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I am always eating!! I resonate so much with @puzzlehead11, I’m nervous for the next weigh in😂 also thankful I didn’t get morning sickness - I feel for you ladies who have had quite a go of it.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: can you find baby heartbeat at 10w?? Thinking of getting a Doppler.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? I took French in high school for 4 years and I loved it. Wanted to be a French teacher but didn’t follow that path. I’d love to be fluent in that!

jhysmath · February 2022

@mk2022x I usually wait until the mw finds the hb at 12ish week appt, but went out and bought a new doppler. Sadly it won't come in until 12 weeks. Make sure you YouTube using one so you can tell the difference between your hb, the placenta, and the baby.

mnmomma84 · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9w2d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Kumquat

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Team finding out

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: NT/NIPT tests March 7 and my initial OB appointment March 14

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Exhausted, constipated, bloated, nauseous on and off throughout the day, and hungry but disgusted by nearly all the foods. Hoping to turn the corner soon.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rave - I have been taking vitamin B6 twice a day and wearing the Sea Bands that have been suggested on other threads. You ladies are BRILLIANT! It definitely helps ease the nausea when it's at its worst in the evenings!!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: None at the moment, I lurk on the question thread and get most answers to questions already asked!!

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? I think I'll double down on @trapperkeeper87 with the social conversations. I have a small village of people I'm close with but beyond that, if I have to make conversation with an acquaintance or someone I don't know very well I feel so awkward and like I'm concentrating more on how to not be awkward than on the actual conversation. Which likely makes me look like I'm not listening and super awkward! LOL It's a lose-lose situation and I typically rely on my extroverted husband to lead conversations at parties or social gatherings.

mnmomma84 · February 2022

@kboydbowman
Thinking of you and sending all the positive vibes!!
@puzzlehead11
I'm also nervous...Have been doing so much less moving around due to being so tired and icky feeling, and being backed up for a few days at a time doesn't help the scale!
@whitta1015
I'm always so impressed by the calligraphy videos that pop up on social media! They make it look easy, would be such a cool skill to have!

Amphibious22 · February 2022

@kboydbowman thinking of you today! Hoping we both have good appointments today. 🤞🤞

scimomma · February 2022

@kboydbowman @Amphibious22 I hope you both get some good news today!

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Sept 16th/ 9 weeks + 3 days

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: size of a soda can tab

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: finding out at 20 week scan

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: March 7th for screening ultrasound

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Feeling basically the same. Still nauseous, though sometimes I think I might be feeling a little better. I get so tired in the afternoons though and I need to plan to get most of my work done in the morning before I crash. I'm mentally starting to prep myself for telling people, because right now my husband and I still haven't told anyone.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: My son is turning 3 in a few weeks and has decided he doesn't need his afternoon nap anymore. My husband and I have been mostly working from home, and this afternoon nap has been so critical for me getting work done. He's been sleeping a little more at night which is nice, but I just don't know how I'm going to survive with no naps until we get him into preschool this summer. The first few nap-free days were miserable and I was just SO upset and overwhelmed, but now I'm trying to think of how to transition his naptime into just a "quiet independent play" time so I can get at least an hour without him climbing on me and chatting my ear off.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? I'd love to speak fluent Spanish, or to have some more artistic skills like drawing. I always loved art and music but stopped pursuing those things once I went to college and I feel like I've neglected part of my brain.

julwanderlust · February 2022

@komamommy We are in the same boat with three kids 3 and under. My oldest will be 3 in June, my second will be 2 in August, and we're due 9/6 with baby #3. It's crazy! I can't offer any guidance on bedsharing. I kicked my kids out of our room when they were teeny tiny and stopped BFing my first the day I found out I was preg with #2. Good luck though, lots of moms tandem BF; it's inspiring.

@mnmomma84 Sea-Bands are great! They offer so much relief.

@kboydbowman - good luck tomorrow. Sending you lots of good vibes

@scimomma I dread the day we have to drop the afternoon nap. My SIL still has her kids do 'quiet time' in their rooms 1pm-3pm on the weekends. Her kids are 4 and 5 - maybe that could work?. Good luck finding a new routine.

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 10w 3d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: kumquat

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Feb 22

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Less nauseous which was concerning until I looked back at my notes from my first pregnancy and read that around 10w, things got a lot better.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant: The SuperBowl halftime memes made me feel super old Rave: I researched all the lotions and potions for "old" people, and I'm excited to pick up my new nightly skincare routine since botox isn't allowed during pregnancy.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? to be crafty and be able to draw.

lalarose22 · February 2022

@komamommy no experience with tandem nursing, but if my LO is still wanting to nurse before bed once baby is here, I'm open to it! I've been reading some articles on La Leche League to prepare.

mamamoomoo12 · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9w+6d 9/13/2022

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Baby is the size of a prune

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: NIPT blood draw this week

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: I am still having bouts of nausea and headaches all the time. I am less food adverse so I have been able to move on from a strictly carb diet to something that resembles healthy. I am slowly transitioning out of my worry all the time phase to pure excitement. We get out NIPT draw this week and I am going to be counting down the days until we get results. I have yet to purchase anything until I know the sex. Either way well be dressing our LO fairly gender neutral.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Raves: My DH. I have never met someone with more patience. He has really picked up my slack and does not put up a fight when my tastes change mid meal or I have a major mood swing. I am so so lucky. Rants: I live with my in laws and my MIL never cleans the lint trap in the dryer lol.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Nothing right now

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? I would either want to speak another language or play an instrument. My DH is a really talented music producer and I cannot for the life of me understand how he does it!

jhysmath · February 2022

@komamommy I didn't tandem nurse. I weaned my first at 22 months to give me 10 weeks between her nursing and the new baby. I'm sure if I continued she would have loved it, but I needed the time. After my second was born, my first would ask for cups of milk so I'd give her the haakaa milk and she would say "mmmm mama" which was pretty cute. I think my 1 year old might be done, she did really well last night when I told her I didn't feel well so I couldn't nurse her, I asked if she still wanted to snuggle still and she did and fell asleep quickly.

As far as bed sharing, I'm with you in I don't know how it's going to work with 3. We don't really fit with 2, I have a crib side carred to our queen bed, most nights I try to get the 3 year old in that so we have more room. My husband will pull her up on his side to cuddle which often means I end up in the crib.

laj0217 · February 2022

@julwanderlust maybe it’s different since I take Botox for medical reasons (migraines) but both my OB and neurologist cleared me to continue Botox treatments in 2nd trimester. I think it’s actually a lot more than you’d take for skincare. It’s 30+ injections on my face, head, neck, and shoulders.

omgbabynames3030 · February 2022

@kboydbowman and @crowness Good luck at your appointments!!! MMC is my greatest fear, I can only imagine! ❤️

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/30 7w3d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: blueberry, praying for a raspberry on Friday

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM, first time pregnant

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: finding out but will probably be mostly green anyway

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: first one this Friday!! 🤞🤞🤞🤞

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: kind of tired, nauseous, boobs ache, constipated, heartburn but none of it is all that bad. Can’t seem to get more than 3 hours of sleep without getting up to pee. The hormones are at 11 though. I keep laugh-crying hysterically at my husband when he gets frustrated, and my hanger is normally bad but now is beyond this world. I feel bad for him lol.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: why is a week SOOOO LONG when you’re preggers??? Also it is painful waiting so long to tell people. I wish I could just give people a good explanation for why my bedtime is 8pm now.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: nope. Google helped talk me down from Ebola to iron supplements earlier when I googled “dark poo” so I’m good now.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? I love to bake, and my first thought was I wish I could be the best baker. But really, I just wish I could eat unlimited baked goods and magically never gain weight.

wiseh · February 2022

@trapperkeeper87 – my house is an absolute disaster too. I can’t be bothered putting any toddler toys away because they just get pulled straight back out as soon as she’s home. I wish there was a door I could just close so it wouldn’t feel like it’s clutter my whole life, but there isn’t 😔 Also yes I have been resorting to lazy activities allll the time. I have been so sick & so tired I end up snoozing while she plays around me (which also then leads to more clutter because she is a menace but I really have zero energy). She loves that I am just there next to her, even if I am asleep. I woke up from a snooze on the couch the other day to all her toys next to me with blankets over them also having a nap 😅 I also feel the same way about conversations.

@kboydbowman I have everything crossed for your ultrasound today!

@mk2022x I’ve heard horror stories of dopplers because people don’t really know how to use them. If you can’t find a heart beat you could get stressed that something is wrong, if you find a heart beat you could be falsely reassured that everything is OK when you’re on the placental heartbeat not the baby’s heartbeat. I had one in my last pregnancy and it caused so much stress I got rid of it.

@mnmomma84 the constipation is real!

I wrote my GTKY before reading through the threads & I love that there are so many language ones!

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 22 Sept / 8w 5d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: pygmy seahorse

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Green

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Harmony test & other hormone test for NT scan at 10ish weeks. NT scan at 12ish weeks.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Much, much better! Have stopped taking my morning sickness medicine and had coffee for the first time in a long time today. So looking forward to the second trimester!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant: One of the ladies that works at the place I go for my ultrasounds is absolutely useless. I don't normally rant about stuff like this because we all start somewhere, but she's been there at least 6 months and still has absolutely no idea. Every time I try to book an ultrasound she has to ask the other chick that works there when I should be getting it done. I just called them to find out when I need to take the blood tests for the 12 week scan/nuchal fold ultrasound, and she said she didn't know so was going to ask someone & then I heard her saying "she wants to know when to take the harmony (NIPT) test". Like, NO. I want to know when to take the hormone blood test for the ultrasound that I have booked with you & how I get that information to you because I don't remember 😩😩 Rave: we bought a camper trailer on the weekend (not sure if they're different here than in the US but a camper trailer is a tent on a trailer that folds out & has a kitchen & stuff in it). We are so excited for the weather to cool down so we can get out & about. We love 4WD & exploring the countryside and we live in the spectacular Pilbara with access to Karijini National park which is just stunning.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Nil

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? I would like to instantly learn every language in encounter. I love learning new languages but they are so hard! The two languages I would like to learn the most are Swedish & Gaelic.

chelsraec · February 2022

@trapperkeeper87 yes to screen time and independent play. My daughter is almost two and runs the household. I keep telling myself she’s fine And I doubt this is gonna harm her. I watched a lot of tv and am on screens all of the time. I feel ok about it. lots of extra cuddles at nighf

@__heatherc oh yeah.. cleaning so impossible. The tasks keep piling up. One day we will feel better or get lost in a pile of laundry ha

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/28 7+6?

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: earbud?

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻:

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: cant wait. skin is a mess so guessing another girl

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: ugh these symptoms come in waves. im exhausted and a little nervous about my appointment friday. im just hoping for a successful pregnancy and happy healthy baby.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: i suck at typing on my phone and hate my capitalization mistakes. im an english teacher too haha. the bump is for my insomnia moments

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: favorite smoothie to make?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻?

seconding the mama who wrote about investing

blanket_girl · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: sept 6th 11+0

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: a lime

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: finding out, doing my NIPT this week!

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 2/21 (12 weeks)

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: the past 5 days or so my nausea has eased a lot, which is such a relief!! I’m still headachy, exhausted, and dizzy, but I will take what I can get

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: like others, I am also CONSTANTLY hungry… I’ve already gained 12lbs! Part of it was that for weeks and weeks I needed to eat every 90 minutes to stop myself from vomiting and another part of it was that I used to run 4-7 miles daily and I’ve been down to like two slow walks a week lol. Trying to give myself space to just get through this trimester and then try to pick up again on my healthy eating and exercising habits.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: when do you guys plan on telling your coworkers? I told my boss a few weeks ago because I was so sick and missing a lot of time, but no one else. I’m already starting to show through most of my clothes but I really wanted to wait until at least week 16, if not a little longer.

TW
I think I might be showing earlier because I’m a smallish person, which I know can sometimes contribute... but also had a loss in the beginning of the second trimester, so maybe my uterus is kind of stretchier than the typical FTM? I wasn’t really prepared to already have a noticeable belly this early. It’s grown a lot in the past week and it’ll be obvious in a few weeks to my coworkers that it’s not just me eating too many donuts, haha!

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻?

I wish I could draw! To be able to express yourself artistically is such an amazing talent. Plus I have really wild, elaborate dreams (even more so with pregnancy) and when I explain them to a friend or my husband, I wish I could just draw it out for them so they could really picture it!

komamommy · February 2022

@chelsraec I love the smoothie question!

My go to is yogurt, banana, spinach, frozen fruit (I love tropical!) and chia seeds. Sometimes I add oats if I do t eat anything else for breakfast.

julwanderlust · February 2022

@laj0217 - oh I am adding this to my questions for my OB next week. Thanks!

@blanket_girl - I was going to tell my boss last week but he brought up a promotion/opportunity to me so I didn't say anything. It is kind of a hard position to be in right now, I am working on a contract now and I *think* the new opportunity would be a permanent position. My husband and I had agreed that with this baby I would let my contract expire in June and stay home fulltime, but now I don't know. So I am just going to keep wearing black clothes and oversized cardigans until there is some clarity. I don't want to be discriminated against and lose the opportunity since I will inevitably be out for 3months (September - December) Also, I don't know if I want to work, we will have 3 kids 3 and under and preschool tuition for #1 and #2 plus infant care for #3....that's a lot of cash.

theblondebump · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 12+2 I think, due 8/21

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: I dno, too tired/lazy to look this up

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Team Green (though we are doing an NIPT today! but we won't find out)

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: NT scan and NIPT today! (see my emotional rant in another thread about why I didn't get to have the ultrasound this morning as scheduled!) then regular OB appointment next Monday.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: I feel exhausted and still nauseous pretty often and randomly. Last pregnancy I had bad acid reflux all the time and it's beginning to start up again. Last night I woke up in the middle of the night with bad reflux and it kept me up for quite a while.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: So many rants lol. (see ultrasound saga - grrr). My other rant right now is that we were contracted with a company to build a pool this coming summer and long story short, we had to part ways because they suck and couldn't do what they agreed to do without like tripling the budget. Anyway, they were supposed to refund our deposit and they haven't yet, so today I had to put my lawyer hat on and send them a very not nice notice demanding our deposit back. I would hate to see my blood pressure today, I have had a LOT of stress! Rave - today was supposed to be my nanny's last day (that's also a rant lol) but she isn't starting her new job until monday now so she's staying through the end of the week - yay!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none currently.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻? Either to play the piano or to speak another language (or two).

kboydbowman · February 2022

@theblondebump
totally dumb but I thought you were an STM?

theblondebump · February 2022

@kboydbowman haha omg I am! What is wrong with me today? I am losing it!!! If you can’t tell based on my other posts, I am having a very stressful day lol (Going back to edit my post to the appropriate response)

kboydbowman · February 2022

@theblondebump one of my speciality areas is gender identity so every time I see FTM I have to remind myself that we're talking about pregnant women and not transgender men.

mokay19 · February 2022

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9-22 / 8+6

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: iPhone app icon

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Green

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: not til March 1st!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: the stomach bug has passed and I put a pound back on so I’m happy about that since I lost 3lbs in 2 days. Still have nausea and insane bloat!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: DH has been SO helpful around the house and with the kids since I’ve been feeling awful in the evenings!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: natm

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹/𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻?

I agree with others that I would like to know like 10 languages!

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