๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐๐/๐๐น๐๐ฒ/๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ/๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป: We are finding out at week 20 ultrasound and I canโt wait!
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด?: Stomach is very tight and stretchy, always hungry but canโt eat too much at once, stuffy runny nose and waking up around 3:30 / 4:30 am like clockwork every night.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐/๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: Rant: Work is a LOT right now. I love my job, but there are just so many extra things happening this semester, committees, projects, etc. along with all the usual day to day busyness that I always feel like Iโm barely caught up. Iโm sure the pregnancy symptoms arenโt helping either. Rave: My partner rocks and heโs been doing mostly all of the dinner cooking and cleanup this whole pregnancy, all while having his own hectic semester at work.ย
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: Anyone else here have a thyroidectomy pre-pregnancy? I had one in 2014 and my endocrinologist is on top of it, watching my synthroid dosage, etc. I feel great and donโt anticipate any issues, but anything I should be aware of as due date gets closer, then postpartum, breastfeeding, etc.? The TT groups Iโm part of donโt really talk about pregnancy so I thought Iโd ask here in case anyone else has been there.
๐๐ง๐๐ฌ: What's your favorite band we've probably never heard of, and why should we be listening to them? Iโm going to bend the rules and say a DJ lol โฆ DJ Relic who plays weeknights at the Zoo Bar in Lincoln, Nebraska! He does a mix of current and 70s / 80s funk and I love when weโre able to catch him for a bit on trips there. Only thing is his set starts at like 9:30 at night and even pre-pregnancy it was a struggle to stay up for that!
@runsonoatmeal I feel these symptoms so hard. The night time wake ups are exhausting and the stuffy nose sucks lol. I also relate to your rants and raves!ย
@runsonoatmeal I have had insomnia with this pregnancy as well- usually taking the form of waking up between 2am-4am. Granted, I have issues with insomnia even when not pregnant, but itโs definitely gotten worse. Youโre not alone!ย
@babez_mom There's quite a few of us on this board who have the same #2 problem. My doc told me to take magnesium, a stool softener and a dose of miralax daily. LOTS of water and walks help (hard to get exercise where I live with the winter weather, though). That still hasn't been helping to keep me regular and I'll discuss with my doc again next week when I see her. Good luck! Check things over with your doc, too. They might have different suggestions based on your own personal history.ย
@babez_mom I didnโt notice a pattern with that though I often go only every other day.ย
One day last week I became convinced it was because I was not drinking enough water and then was having a lot extra for a few days but still got a headache .. seems to be triggered by anything (driving sometimes, moving my arms too much?, eating or not eating) so weird. On day 3 of no headache now so fingers crossed they are more rare now.ย
Re: postpartum visits. MH and I are resigned to the fact that weโll need lots of help this time around. Iโm lucky my doula is a good friend; Iโm thinking Iโll take all the help I can get from her for the first bit. Then one or two weeks of help from my parents, although we donโt have a great relationship so I need to set clear boundaries ahead of time. My in-laws live in a different country, so having them visit would be tricky, which isnโt a bad thing because I donโt like them. I will accept all the help I can get, even though Iโm not enthused about spending time with anyone, especially right after expelling two babies.
๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ(๐ป) / ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: a microphone? Thatโs dumb because microphones come in a zillion sizes!
๐จ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: regular midwife appointment in a couple weeks
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด?: tired! I went to bed at 8:30 last night. Also, Iโve been having a pain by my ribs on one side. I had it in my previous pregnancy, so not too worried about it, but itโs annoying.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐/๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: Went for a prenatal massage and it was SO GOOD! Already booked another one for next month. Also, my doula friend visited and brought me a book called The Holistic Guide to Twin Pregnancy. I read it cover to cover. It was just the info I was looking for! Mentally, Iโm in a much better place than I was a week ago.
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: I know those baby walker things are frowned upon these days, but is there an equivalent? Iโm already envisioning the difficulty of having to keep two mobile infants safe, but I do want them to be able to move around at the same time.ย
๐๐ง๐๐ฌ: What's your favorite band we've probably never heard of, and why should we be listening to them? Gui Boratto does good electonica, Enrique Bunbury is an incredible Spanish rock star, and Pumarosa does some fantastic alternative.
Re: Check-in (for everyone), week of 3/27
There's quite a few of us on this board who have the same #2 problem. My doc told me to take magnesium, a stool softener and a dose of miralax daily. LOTS of water and walks help (hard to get exercise where I live with the winter weather, though). That still hasn't been helping to keep me regular and I'll discuss with my doc again next week when I see her. Good luck! Check things over with your doc, too. They might have different suggestions based on your own personal history.ย