๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐๐/๐๐น๐๐ฒ/๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ/๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป: finding out in May.
๐จ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: Second genetic screening next Friday, the 15th, then 16w check-in on the 22nd (during week 17 lol. Scheduling is funny).
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด?: My nipples have gone back to being super sensitive which sucks. ย Not as tired as first tri. Nowhere near. Still tired. Getting up 1-2 during the night to pee isnโt super helpful, but at least I go right back to sleep. Still enjoying my 3-4 total miles per day with doggo. My stomach does no longer stand ti eat Kirkland pulled pork, which is sad, but whatever. Hubbs is amazing and I wish I could ease his stress, but heโs feeling a lot of pressure to do well in his programming bootcamp with kiddo on the way.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐/๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: rave: My husband is a champion and we were finally able to snuggle on the couch this weekend. Itโs been since January since we were able to and weโre both very tactile and enjoy touch, so itโs been rough. Iโve been horizontal on another couch for so long. We both needed the snuggles quite badly and we just watched anime and I laid on his chest the whole time (without falling asleep. Very out of character for me). It felt so good and we are going to prioritize snuggles again. ALSOOOOO I listened to The Sword of Shannara on Audible bc I got it free with the trial, and Iโve been listening on my walks, when I shower, when I get ready in the morning. I havenโt read for pleasure since I started teaching (this is my 7th year)โฆ and I feel alive again. Iโve regained a part of myself that was genuinely lost. My husband is happy because Iโve been gushing and itโs one of his favorite books. Iโm starting with the Shannara trilogy but then I think Iโm just listening to every book Terry Brooks has ever written.
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: This might sound shallow, but as I believe my bump is beginning to form very slightly, I am faced with the reality that my waistline will change. I am overweight (175lb @ 5โ5โ) but have a slender waist and thatโs always been a big deal to me because I am built like a workhorse. Does anyone have advice for processing this mentally, maybe someone who has also been attached to their waistline?
๐๐ง๐๐ฌ:ย What would you sing at karaoke night?ย I wouldnโt. Unless I was drunk, and drunk me has unpredictable tastes, soโฆ I can tell you it wouldnโt be country, but thatโs it.
๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐๐/๐๐น๐๐ฒ/๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ/๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป: Blue
๐จ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: Anatomy scan on the 11th ๐ฌย
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด?: migraines and nosebleeds- but beyond that Iโm feeling good!ย
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐/๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: Rants: work has been SO demanding lately and I feel overwhelmed.ย ย Raves: none todayโฆ it was not a great day honestly :-/ย
Questions: Has anyone started feeling flutters/twitches and then had them suddenly stop? During the end of week 16- mid week 17, I was feeling them at least 10-15 times per day, but then all of a sudden theyโve stopped. Havenโt felt anything for four days now. Iโm trying so hard not to freak outโฆ but itโs very hard. Iโm just trying to hold on until the anatomy scan on Monday, and hoping I feel something again before then.ย
๐๐ง๐๐ฌ:ย ย What would you sing at karaoke night?ย
I used to do karaoke all the time in my early 20s- Iโm a very socially anxious person and it was kind of like exposure therapy for me.ย
We used to go to dive bars filled with these kinda grungy dudes so I would just go for it with angsty 90s rock. โThe Roosterโ by Alice In Chains was my go-to, hahaย It was a crowd pleaser and was honestly really fun once I overcame some of my stage fright
@jhysmath good luck researching the rules in your area! It's such a huge hassle - we always do a ton of research before we move, and it drives me nuts trying to find all the zoning info and local regulations. My shoulder is definitely feeling better, which is a huge relief. I have a massage scheduled for tomorrow, too, which I'm hoping will help.
@pangolindrome I was struggling a bit with watching my body change until I realized something interesting...when I see pregnant women in public, I generally think they look beautiful! They always look so healthy to me, and there's something so cool about all the changes going on in their bodies. When I realized I had such a double standard between my body and theirs, I was able to turn things around a little. I don't know if that helps at all, but I hope you're able to find ways to process the changes!
First time mom-to-be, due 9/25/22
Some complicated chromosomal stuff going on - our fingers are crossed, but this may not go according to plan!
@blanket_girl at this point in the pregnancy, how they're turned matters a lot.ย If you have an anterior placenta, the "area" where flutters can be felt is smaller, so if their feet get turned and are pointed toward your back you may not feel much still for awhile.
Current pregnancy - First BFP on 1/4/22.ย Due date 9/13/22.
Four prior losses, no living children - 1 first trimester miscarriage, 1 blighted ovum, 1 chemical, and one extreme premature live birth daughter who died at 15 days old.
@lilienne that is such an interesting concept around the way we view other pregnant women that I had not considered! Thank you for sharing, I definitely think it will help me process my body changes.ย
๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ(๐ป) / ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: avocado / babyโs hand is the size of a chocolate chip
๐จ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: 4/25 for my anatomy scan! Excited to see baby again โฅ๏ธ
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด?: feeling pretty good energy wise. I hate this in-between stage where I donโt really feel pregnant I just feel like I ate a heavy lunch lol. I can feel a hard mass in my abdomen which seems to be getting bigger daily but still havenโt felt baby move yet which Iโm dying to feel. Hopefully soon!
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐/๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: Iโve really been struggling with workโฆ I work in film 12+ hours a day, often 6 or 7 days a week. I have to work up until the baby is born to save enough money to take time off, but feeling anxious about being able to keep up with the stress and the hours while still somehow getting enough sleep and rest for the baby. Also have no free time at all so all of my hopes and dreams of decorating a nursery seem impossible when right now I feel like I wonโt even have enough time to think of a name for the baby ๐
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: When did everyone first feel their baby move? What did it feel like?ย
๐๐ง๐๐ฌ:ย What would you sing at karaoke night?my go-to is โA Thousand Milesโ by Vanessa Carltonย
I've just started feeling baby move more frequently the last couple of days @puzzlehead11. Sometimes it feels like a flutter in your tummy, other times when they're stretching out you can just feel weird pressure for a few seconds before it eases.ย
I know quite a few people that have worked right up until they give birth, including a shift electrician at a blast furnace. I will be aiming to work right up until I pop this round too because I don't have much leave. Wishing us both luck.ย
@lilienne I think the research thing I hadn't really done much of because we've lived there each summer for the last 8 years so I feel like I know much of what's there. I've recently pulled up all the teacher contracts for the surrounding school districts to start comparing them, but really I'm hoping I don't get the job I interview for tonight and either my husband gets the second one I told him to interview for or he get none (which I think would be heart breaking for him and wouldn't happen) but I don't think I want to have to research daycare and logistics of sending our 3 year old to preschool in our district (his second application) when we're working about a half hour away in another district.ย
@puzzlehead11 I think movement feels a lot like bubbles, if you're a first time mom you'll likely have a hard time deciding if its digestion or baby,ย I mean as a TTM I'm having difficulties with that some times. Once we get bigger it will be much more pronounced and unmistakable.ย
@whitta1015 Iโve never heard two possible heartbeats. You can definitely hear different speeds of โswooshingโ but if you hear two areas of โgallopingโ then I would be questioning like your husband, too ๐ The heart has a different sound than just the blood flow in my experience. Maybe the baby is just moving while you check though!
๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐๐/๐๐น๐๐ฒ/๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ/๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป: Green
๐จ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: more PT this week and midwife on 4/19
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด?: Nausea is improved but the lower back pain and shooting pain down my left leg is already making things more annoying. I had this with my son, too, but it didnโt start this early!
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐/๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: Rant: back and leg pain is annoying! Rave: Iโve been doing a pretty good job eating healthier than I did with my first two pregnancies. Though, totally craving potato chips 24/7!
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: ย natm
๐๐ง๐๐ฌ:ย What would you sing at karaoke night?
For the sake of everyoneโs ears, I donโt sing karaoke. But I enjoy being at karaoke to support other people haha
@pangolindrome I'm struggling with body image issues, too. I mentioned it to my OB at my last appointment. What I MEANT to say was that I wanted to be conscious of not gaining too much too fast since I'm in the category of gaining 15-25 throughout the pregnancy. I've already (from my calculations) gained 14 and I mentioned it to the doc. She responded that we are supposed to be gaining weight, we're pregnant and growing a human. And she also reinforced that if it was an issue for me she will do weigh-ins without me seeing the number on the scale. I've struggled with my weight for years and have been able to maintain but still not where I want to be. I don't know where geographically you live, but in MN the weather is getting nicer (well, kind of) and I'm hoping the extra outdoor activity helps to keep my weight gain at a healthy pace. Where I'm gaining but in all the good ways because I'm also using that energy, too.ย However, what @lilienne said about the double standard is sticking in my brain. I'm going to use that as a daily affirmation.ย
Current pregnancy - First BFP on 1/4/22.ย Due date 9/13/22.
Four prior losses, no living children - 1 first trimester miscarriage, 1 blighted ovum, 1 chemical, and one extreme premature live birth daughter who died at 15 days old.
@lilienne love that perspective! Obviously pregnant ladies always make me happy and hopeful for them. Such a great way to think about ourselves! Definitely using this moving forward ๐
@newbabymama27 - No joke, yesterday DS and I jammed to Imagine Dragons on the way into school. I was thinking how cool it would be to see Imagine Dragons in concert, and then I wondered to myself what the crowd would look like.... Now I guess I have a clue.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด?: Overall good. Sometimes I forget I'm even pregnant. Sometimes I wonder why I did this to myself again. The nausea has waned, but still makes frequent appearances. Still worth it.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐: We have a succession of tiny stepped goals ahead of the whole nursery idea. I just wanna make this room (my office) into the nursery already! One thing at a time...
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: Maternity Clothes!!!! I didn't buy any with DS, and I just broke down to get a cute 3/4 sleeve tee (target), a sweater (target), a built in bra tank (fabletics), and 2 pairs 7/8 length leggings (fabletics). This is my new wardrobe. They are AMAZING! I can't believe I thought it was fine without them! I feel so good in my body again!
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐:ย
๐๐ง๐๐ฌ:ย What would you sing at karaoke night? My Give a Damn's Busted by Jo Dee Messina for sure... really any of her songs. @bigworldlittleg YES to the 90's! @whitta1015 It sounds like your husbands are good company! That would have been hilarious!
@leannechristina haha so fun!! I actually saw them with a couple of friends back inโฆ 2015ish? Itโs been a while so I canโt recall the exact year. We had floor tickets and it was really fun! A good crowd, not too busy, no chaos. This time my husband and I have actual seats because floor were just way too expensive. Plus I bought them in fall when I wasnโt pregnant so I would be waaay too tired to stand.ย
๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ(๐ป) / ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: croissant! ย Every time I think of that I want to go buy one to eat hahaย
๐จ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: 2 weeks till my anatomy ultrasound and a follow up midwife appointment. Have to get a new family doctor as mine is retiring soon so I also have a physical and extra tests to do for that this week! More than enough appointments these days.ย
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด?: feeling great today! Sleep has been good, energy good, appetite good. Besides when a headache gets me an derails my day I am feeling better and better.ย Noticed my nipples are sore again after a few weeks of nothing and I think they are changing! Also I think I see the start of a faint Linea nigra creeping up my belly. So interesting how early these things happen!ย
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐/๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: rant again about headaches - I know I sound like a broken record but also glad to hear that I am not alone in this. I did start taking an Tylenol pill with caffeine in it (Iโm off caffeine otherwise so this is still within the recommended max amount daily) when I feel one coming on and it may be helping to kick in faster.ย
Rave - my partner is just great and Iโm so glad we were already sharing so many house tasks prior to pregnancy. Now he can easily take on more to help me have more downtime. Specially when I am down with a headache several days a week he gets our meals together and makes sure I am eating! And the few days I donโt have headaches I donโt want to spend all my free time catching up on house tasks. So I can just relax a lot on the good days which is nice.ย
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: none at this pointย
๐๐ง๐๐ฌ:ย What would you sing at karaoke night? Friends in low places by Garth Brooks is my go-to if I was forced, because I always know all the words and the tone is low enough itโs not hard. But in a private karaoke room with my best friend Iโll sing any 90โs diva songs in my terrible way.ย
Thank you for the perspective, @lilienne, I really needed that. I love my body. Itโs healthy and does things I never imagined it would be able to. It doesnโt look exactly how Iโd like - it seems happy in the 170s and I have a hard time finding the motivation to have a strict enough diet to change that, but my waistline being mid20โs has been big.ย
I feel the same way when I see obviously-pregnant women. I do need to keep that in mind. I also know how I feel when I see other non-pregnant women who are about my size. How people see you is 90% how you feel about yourself and what you project, and I struggle with that for sure. Sorry for the ramble. Iโm having an emotional day.
@melyrae I remember I would listen to 80โs/90โs country all the time while pregnant with DD. Then, after she was born, a method that would always calm her was putting on that playlist while she was in the carrier and dancing around the kitchen! A main favorite of her as a baby was Watermelon Crawl!ย
๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ(๐ป) / ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: ย Iโve got a couple of endives in my torso which is cool, because endive is delicious.
๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐๐/๐๐น๐๐ฒ/๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ/๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป: Green
๐จ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: midwife is coming over tomorrow for an appointment. Since this is the first regular appointment since finding out there are two babies, Iโm very much looking forward to seeing her.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด?: TIRED! This exhaustion is equivalent to how I felt at night after through-hiking a mountain range 10-20 miles a day. But without the scenery. Also, my back hurts. If I can sneak out next week Iโll get some relief with fire cups.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐/๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: I hired a nanny to come Wednesdays and Thursdays to help with DD and things around the house. She starts next week. Iโm excited to get a break but also nervous about how it will go after some bad experiences with babysitters last summer.
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: The biggest thing Iโm wondering about these days is the probability of scary blood loss after birth and what my midwife recommends happen before resorting to a pitocin injection.
๐๐ง๐๐ฌ:ย What would you sing at karaoke night? After developing my version of Salt-N-Pepaโs โShoopโ during diaper changes (it started by my replacing โshoopโ with โpoopโโฆ then evolved), I think Iโd do that.
@csardaszz hahaha i love Shoop and can only imagine how funny the poop version is ๐คฃ Weโre all about changing lyrics to funny baby or poop versions.ย
@csardaszz does your midwife know you're having twins?
Current pregnancy - First BFP on 1/4/22.ย Due date 9/13/22.
Four prior losses, no living children - 1 first trimester miscarriage, 1 blighted ovum, 1 chemical, and one extreme premature live birth daughter who died at 15 days old.
@csardaszz is she going to continue to see you?ย I know a lot of midwifes consider twins to be too high risk and transfer people to OBs (grr).
Current pregnancy - First BFP on 1/4/22.ย Due date 9/13/22.
Four prior losses, no living children - 1 first trimester miscarriage, 1 blighted ovum, 1 chemical, and one extreme premature live birth daughter who died at 15 days old.
Current pregnancy - First BFP on 1/4/22.ย Due date 9/13/22.
Four prior losses, no living children - 1 first trimester miscarriage, 1 blighted ovum, 1 chemical, and one extreme premature live birth daughter who died at 15 days old.
Re: Weekly Check-in, Week of 4/3 (for everyone)
ALSOOOOO I listened to The Sword of Shannara on Audible bc I got it free with the trial, and Iโve been listening on my walks, when I shower, when I get ready in the morning. I havenโt read for pleasure since I started teaching (this is my 7th year)โฆ and I feel alive again. Iโve regained a part of myself that was genuinely lost. My husband is happy because Iโve been gushing and itโs one of his favorite books. Iโm starting with the Shannara trilogy but then I think Iโm just listening to every book Terry Brooks has ever written.
ย Raves: none todayโฆ it was not a great day honestly :-/ย
It was a crowd pleaser and was honestly really fun once I overcame some of my stage fright
Some complicated chromosomal stuff going on - our fingers are crossed, but this may not go according to plan!
First BFP on 1/4/22.ย Due date 9/13/22.
I know quite a few people that have worked right up until they give birth, including a shift electrician at a blast furnace. I will be aiming to work right up until I pop this round too because I don't have much leave. Wishing us both luck.ย
The heart has a different sound than just the blood flow in my experience. Maybe the baby is just moving while you check though!
Rave: Iโve been doing a pretty good job eating healthier than I did with my first two pregnancies. Though, totally craving potato chips 24/7!
I'm struggling with body image issues, too. I mentioned it to my OB at my last appointment. What I MEANT to say was that I wanted to be conscious of not gaining too much too fast since I'm in the category of gaining 15-25 throughout the pregnancy. I've already (from my calculations) gained 14 and I mentioned it to the doc. She responded that we are supposed to be gaining weight, we're pregnant and growing a human. And she also reinforced that if it was an issue for me she will do weigh-ins without me seeing the number on the scale. I've struggled with my weight for years and have been able to maintain but still not where I want to be. I don't know where geographically you live, but in MN the weather is getting nicer (well, kind of) and I'm hoping the extra outdoor activity helps to keep my weight gain at a healthy pace. Where I'm gaining but in all the good ways because I'm also using that energy, too.ย
However, what @lilienne said about the double standard is sticking in my brain. I'm going to use that as a daily affirmation.ย
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First BFP on 1/4/22.ย Due date 9/13/22.
๐๐๐ / ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ + ๐๐ฎ๐๐:ย 9/13: 17w+1d
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: Maternity Clothes!!!! I didn't buy any with DS, and I just broke down to get a cute 3/4 sleeve tee (target), a sweater (target), a built in bra tank (fabletics), and 2 pairs 7/8 length leggings (fabletics). This is my new wardrobe. They are AMAZING! I can't believe I thought it was fine without them! I feel so good in my body again!
@bigworldlittleg YES to the 90's!
@whitta1015 It sounds like your husbands are good company! That would have been hilarious!
Noticed my nipples are sore again after a few weeks of nothing and I think they are changing! Also I think I see the start of a faint Linea nigra creeping up my belly. So interesting how early these things happen!ย
Friends in low places by Garth Brooks is my go-to if I was forced, because I always know all the words and the tone is low enough itโs not hard. But in a private karaoke room with my best friend Iโll sing any 90โs diva songs in my terrible way.ย
Sorry for the ramble. Iโm having an emotional day.
A main favorite of her as a baby was Watermelon Crawl!ย
After developing my version of Salt-N-Pepaโs โShoopโ during diaper changes (it started by my replacing โshoopโ with โpoopโโฆ then evolved), I think Iโd do that.
does your midwife know you're having twins?
First BFP on 1/4/22.ย Due date 9/13/22.
First BFP on 1/4/22.ย Due date 9/13/22.
First BFP on 1/4/22.ย Due date 9/13/22.