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Weekly Check-In 5/30

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  • jenkm1110jenkm1110 member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 13+3, 12/2

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: NT Ultrasound last week looked great! I have an appointment with my OB this week.

    How are you feeling?: Physically okay--I had some pretty intense gas pains(?) last night and have had general pelvic-area tightness today, but I don't think it's cramping. It's so hard to differentiate between all these aches and pains!

    I'm definitely struggling a bit with anxiety. Even with the good US last week, I'm nervous something still will go wrong. We still haven't told anyone yet (other than my brother, who caught on when I visited last month and didn't drink). PGAL brain sucks. 

    Rants/Raves: Rave: I had soft-serve ice cream for the first time in ages the other day, and it was amazing.
    Rant: I just want to be able to stomach fruits and vegetables.

    Questions: None today!
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  • narwhal33narwhal33 member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 11w5d, 12/15

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: I have 12 week appointment in exactly one week. It will have been a month since my last appointment so really looking forward to getting confirmation the little pea is still doing well!

    How are you feeling?: Physically, my symptoms are subsiding a lot. Not newrly as nauseous, the food aversions have calmed down a LOT, and I'm not fatigued in the same soul crushing way. I don't even feel as hormonal. Still burping a lot and occasionally getting some insane gas pains too that freak my partner out. And constantly feel dehydrated. But things are finally getting better. Emotionally/mentally, im anxious bc it's been a month since my last appointment and I don't know if my baby is ok! It's scary now that my symptoms are subsiding, even though I know it's normal. I know ppl who have had mmc even after 12w so I'm so scared. I really just want to know my baby is ok.

    Rants/Raves: I still don't have much of an appetite - I eat a little and I'm full. Is that good or bad I don't know. Also this baby really likes sweets and I know need to stop bc I don't want to get gestational diabetes but oh man I'm finding it hard to resist sweets right now.

    Questions: This might tmi but the other day while going to the bathroom I noticed VERY stretchy snot like pale yellow discharge. Is this normal? Had anyone else noticed this?
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  • mrs-kay929mrs-kay929 member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: December 8. 12 weeks + 5

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: Appointment this friday!

    How are you feeling?: Still nauseous. Mostly when I get hungry, so I'm figuring out how to catch it before it happens. My boobs and nipples are so sensitive. It feels like razor blades anytime they touch something ugh. 

    Rants/Raves: Just discovered the flavored water I've been drinking like crazy has ginseng which isn't recommended for pregnancy.. Managing the guilt of that has been fun. 

    Questions: Anyone else completely NOT have a bump or firmness in their belly yet? I keep seeing women post about how their bellies are noticeably firmer on the FB group I'm in and it's stressing me out that I'm not at that point yet, especially for being due in the earlier part of December. Maybe I'm just overthinking it..
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  • jsa25jsa25 member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: Dec. 13 / 12 weeks

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: 5/23 appointment baby was super active and had a strong heartbeat 😊

    How are you feeling?: feeling great. The woes of the 1st trimester are slowly dwindling

    Rants/Raves: looking forward to telling family and friends next weekend!

    Questions: how are y’all??
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  • msd15msd15 member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 12/5. 13wks

    Upcoming Appointments or Results:have an apt Friday. Still waiting on the results of the genetic testing and gender blood work. My anxiety kicked in and said they haven’t given it to me because it bad news. Never mind that they said it could take 10 days and a holiday was in the middle 

    How are you feeling?:symptoms aren’t getting better which is nice. But I’m eating a lot more and I think I’ve put on like 4lbs in a week

    Rants/Raves: I think I ranted enough above lol

    Questions:@mrs-kay929 I don’t think my belly is any firmer. Now I’ve started out on the heavier side already. But who knows 
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  • sarahsays25sarahsays25 member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 12-21 / 11 wks

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: Had my dating ultrasound yesterday and baby measured 6 days ahead.  Not enough to push the date back but still puts us a bit at ease. He was kicking and wiggling so much, I honestly didn't expect to see that😭 They even said he (Hoping it's a boy, we don't know yet for sure though🤞) was already fat!

    How are you feeling?: So much better, had a food poisoning incident and now I almost feel back to normal.  Other than being so tired and hungry lol

    Rants/Raves: I'm tired of the doctor asking me all of these questions on which tests we can do and my partner only says it's whatever I want.  Like I want you to help pick and not leave it up to me🤦‍♀️

    Questions: My next ultrasound is 2 months away, is that standard? I just did my dating ultrasound and next one is the anatomy one. I thought you get one once a month at first.  
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  • kmiddykmiddy member
    @narwhal33 I had the same thing the other day, almost like my ovulation discharge very stretchy but more yellowish 

    EDD / Weeks + Days:  Dec 18/ 11+4 by the way my drs doing it which is a day ahead of this app idk

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: 12 week scan tomorrow! Got my NIPT call yesterday, low risk and choosing not to hear the gender right now. Subject to change 

    How are you feeling?: my nausea is the worst in the middle of the night right now. During the day when I take zofran I'm ravenous 

    Rants/Raves: 

    Questions: has anyone ever stayed team green? He has 3 girls, i have 1. I told her not to tell me and then immediately regretted and obsessed over needing to know LOL
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  • omnommeromnommer member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: Dec. 7 / 13wks+0

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: I have my Nuchal Translucency ultrasound tomorrow! We are cutting our sex reveal cake on Friday with family. The NIPT results all came back normal but we had them send the gender to the baker.

    How are you feeling?: Energy is starting to come back. I’m not able to eat full meals or else I feel really bloated and burp for hours…. So I’m eating 5-6 times per day. 

    Rants/Raves: Rave - love being able to get veggies in finally - crunch veggies with ranch are so satisfying. Rant: I wish I could eat a full meal and not feel horrible afterwards!

    Questions: No questions right now.

    @mrs-kay929 Every body is different! When I told my work with my first at 12 weeks they had all already guessed because I was beginning to show. This time, I’ve had to hide in baggy clothes since 8 weeks… at first it was all bloat, of course. Now it’s definitely a bump. 
    BabyFetus Ticker
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  • jenkm1110jenkm1110 member
    @sarahsays25 I had an US last week at 12 weeks and my next one will be the anatomy scan. I wish there could be a reassurance US in there somewhere!
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  • talldecafcappuccinotalldecafcappuccino member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days:     Dec 18 / 11 weeks + 4 

    Upcoming Appointments or Results:    Next appointment is Monday with an ultrasound and NIPT testing. I'm really looking forward to it to get confirmation that everything is okay with the baby. I don't have any reason to suspect something is wrong... but you know how it is. 

    How are you feeling?:    My pregnancy symptoms are mostly fine. I mentioned in the June AMA thread that I've been pretty anxious overall lately. Working on that. My biggest complaint is intermittent sciatic pain. Stretches I found online help but I'll need something different when my bump gets bigger. Prune juice  and fiber have been helping my constipation. 

    Rants/Raves:    Rant. We ordered a crib at 3 weeks because our friends had their furniture backordered by 6 months. It was early but we decided it could go into storage if needed. Well the crib has been delayed three times now so hopefully it'll get here by December. 

    Questions:    I'm shopping for a pregnancy pillow so if anyone has recs lemme know. My only rec so far has been the boppy one. 


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  • talldecafcappuccinotalldecafcappuccino member
    @mrs-kay929 mine doesn't feel any firmer yet. Mostly feels bloated. 

    @sarahsays25 I have an ultrasound schedule at 12 weeks (coming up!) and then at 20 weeks. And that's it unless something comes up. I wish they happened more often too! 

    @omnommer I thought I was gonna be team green until I actually got pregnant and now I want to know. I don't think knowing their sex is going to change anything for us but I can't explain it. I just wanna know lol


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  • sarahsays25sarahsays25 member
    I wish we could have more too😭 Glad to know it's standard at least! 

    @talldecafcappuccino
    I purchased this pregnancy pillow and I like it a lot. Doesn't get me hot and I can use it to sit up and prop my feet up as well when I'm not sleeping. Only thing I'd say I wish was better though would be the lumbar support part, not much of that going on but other than that it's sooo comfy. Even my partner was sleeping on one side of it last night😂

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09DSYVHCP?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
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  • jzajac06jzajac06 member
     Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 12/4; 13w5d

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: maternal-fetal specialist 6/6 due to complications in first pregnancy; OB appt 6/10

    How are you feeling?: Pretty good. I’ve barely had morning sickness and it’s been worse the last few weeks. The smell of a first diaper change in the am gets me every morning 

    Rants/Raves: We’re doing a early gender determination US tomorrow 6/4!!! SO excited! 

    Questions:none
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  • amjschmidtamjschmidt member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: Due 12/17, so today I’m 11w6d.

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: First apt was a week ago— amazing ultrasound and love love loved the particular midwife I’ll be seeing most of my visits. 😍 Waiting on my NIPT results which were drawn the same day. 

    How are you feeling?: Mostly good— at least compared to previous weeks. Still wiped out in the evenings, bouts of insomnia, so much dizziness, hungry ALL the time. Also my belly!!! It did NOT feel this big this early last time. Omg, this week especially, I am /aware/ of it getting in the way when I lay on my front and I literally show in tight shirts. 😭

    Rants/Raves:  We told my three year old about the pregnancy last week and he keeps putting his little hand on my belly and telling me that he feels the baby inside. 😍😍 Obviously, he doesn’t yet but it’s so sweet. We also got the book ‘What Makes A Baby’ for him and he adores it. We’ve probably read it fifty times already. 

    On the other hand, my husband is on a four day camping trip with his buddies. It’s been planned since before the pregnancy and my parents are helping out for part of the time, so I can’t complain too much. Definitely, overall glad he can go— it’s really important for his mental health to set aside time like this. But… 👎 it’s just harder being pregnant and single parenting and I’m tired. 

    Questions: None as of right now!! 
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  • amjschmidtamjschmidt member
    edited June 2022
    @talldecafcappuccino Bummer about the crib delay, but you’ll be fine! We didn’t use our crib until my first was five or six months; he slept in a bassinet or pack and play by our bed, which is what most pediatricians recommend as a SIDS precaution— you totally have time. 
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  • rac2718rac2718 member
    Est Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/9, 13 weeks

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: next office visit is June 20. Already scheduled my anatomy scan for later in July bc imaging can get so backed up. Got my NIPT results yesterday. Low risk for everything!! Next weekend when I'm officially in 2nd trimester and bc we have the genetic results, I now feel comfortable telling extended family and more friends. We will also tell our 4 yr old he will be a big brother. 

    Rants/raves: On day 10 from covid, so we can rejoin the world tomorrow. Excited to have antibodies for the summer!

    Questions: no questions today
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  • sprout1234sprout1234 member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 13+3

    Upcoming Appointments or Results:
    perinatologist today 
    2 more weeks for part 2 of genetic testing 

    How are you feeling?:
    emotional/anxious, still too tired to exercise but getting better.

    I had a horrible experience yesterday- I got an electric shock while plugging in a 50 year old toaster at work. The cable had split so there were some wires exposed I didn’t see.  It jolted up my had all the way to my shoulder and I had tingling and numbness for 3 hours afterwards. 
    I’m so so scared it hurt the baby and I’m going to miscarry.  Docs said not to worry (but I think mostly just because nothing can be done about it now). 

    Rants/Raves: 
    Rant- my doc appointment was via phone “sometime between 1-4pm”.  I put my life on hold anxiously awaiting this call at work.  I cried when I didn’t get a call thinking they were going to post pone me until next week.  I did eventually get a call at 5pm. So then afterwards I cried from relief! 

    Raves
    husband cleaned the house today! 
    I bought one of those waist bands that lets you wear your pants unbuttoned and it’s heavenly.


    Questions:
    Where is everyone at with weight gain? 
    I’ve gained about 4-5lbs so far, but also think I’ve lost muscle so it’s probably more like 8lbs of fat! 

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  • narwhal33narwhal33 member
    @sprout1234 ive lost about 4-5 lbs so far from barely being able to eat 1st trimester but I LOOK noticeably rounder and softer (the only stuff I've been able to stomach is also junk food) so I do think in my case I've also lost a ton of muscle 😭
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  • andvga228andvga228 member
    @sprout1234 same for me! About 4-5 lbs, but prior to pregnancy I worked out 4-5 times a week and I’ve maybe worked out 4 times since 5 weeks due to sickness and fatigue. So probably more like 8 lbs of fat as well! @narwhal33 I also look noticeably rounder and softer, at least in my opinion! 
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  • henn204henn204 member
    est due date 12/24, 11w1d here. 

    Feeling good for the most part. I’ve noticed if I go more than 2 hours without eating, I start to get nauseous. My hair feels crazy greasy lately and my stomach starts to feel heavy at times. 

    I had an appointment last week for some light spotting. I have a small subchorionic hematoma. Baby was moving during ultrasound and heart rate is 163 bpm. 

    Next appointment is next week at 12w3d with OB. I’m anxious to see baby again! 
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  • jenkm1110jenkm1110 member
    @talldecafcappuccino yikes, thanks for that head's up about your crib! I guess it's time to start looking into that stuff.

    @sprout1234 how scary, and then how frustrating you had to wait for the call! My weight has pretty much stayed even (I lost four ounces between my first and second appointments), but I've also lost a fair bit of muscle, so who knows.
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  • wishingwell925wishingwell925 member
    You should get a 12 week scan to check fluid behind neck. 
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  • mahalove108mahalove108 member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: I'm due Dec 28th, am 10 weeks and 4 days pregnant 

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: I have my second appointment with my midwife in a week.  My last results were my hcg at 7 weeks, 6 days which was 73,496.  I had my hcg tracked from 4 weeks until then and it went up in the way its supposed to.  No results since then. 

    How are you feeling?: Getting some energy back, but still pretty tired.  Still have some dizziness, but that's getting better too.   No more nausea, though I never had it too bad. 

    Rants/Raves: 
    I decided to skip the early ultrasounds since they don't impact the outcome in any way and there is the world's smallest risk associated with them (mostly if the us technician holds it on one place for too long or uses an aggressive frequency).  Which means I'm waiting until 20 weeks for an us.  And while I'm happy with my decision, the part of me that worries about losing the pregnancy would kinda like the feeling of being in control that I think an us would give me.  I think I'll feel less nervous once I'm in the second trimester - which is in 3 and 1/2 weeks.  I'm also feeling guilty that in the last few weeks I've barely exercised, haven't eaten many dark leafy greens, and haven't had any seafood.  Plus I've probably had too many carbs.   I keep thinking I'll get it together next week, but btwn my job and this pregnancy I'm always so tired.  So yeah, cutting myself some slack and also a bit worried I'm not taking good enough care of my health. 

    Questions:  
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  • sprout1234sprout1234 member
    @mahalove108 I can totally relate. I haven’t been able to stomach fish as it’s the one time I threw up this whole pregnancy after eating fish and broccoli! (So no broccoli either!). I haven’t been able to properly exercise in 2 months, and feel like I’m eating way too much carbs and chocolate. I think it’s just whatever gets you through! You are trying your best. 

    Everyone else- I’m happy others are also in the same boat with weight gain or feeling softer.  Today was the first day I felt like I had a decent amount of energy, but I spent it doing chores instead of properly exercising. I hope it’s the first of many days and I can get more active! 
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  • kdrn913kdrn913 member
    Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 12/21 11w5d

    Upcoming Appointments or Results: my NIPt came back that there wasn’t enough fetal DNa in the sample. so have to get that redrawn and trying not to panic. OB appt in 2 weeks 

    How are you feeling?: Intermittently good. Intermittently awful. Mostly just blah 

    Rants/Raves: Just had a long day with my other kiddos today. I have zero patience when i’m pregnant and they were trying today 

    Questions: Anyone else have this happen with their NIPT?? 
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  • kdrn913kdrn913 member
    @narwhal33 I had similar discharge the other day 

    @sarahsays25 I only have the anatomy scan on the schedule too 

    @kmiddy we were team green our first 2 and likely this one too 
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  • bustabucketbustabucket member
    @kdrn913 Hey, due date buddies! When did you have your first draw for the NIPT, if I may ask? We’re still waiting on our results and I had the draw last Wednesday.
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  • kdrn913kdrn913 member
    @bustabucket it was a week and half ago. the thursday before memorial day 
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  • bustabucketbustabucket member
    @kdrn913 Try not to stress—we were told that while we could do the draw anytime after 10 weeks, waiting till 11 weeks was recommended to avoid this exact situation. Regardless, I’m sorry for the added stress and frustration! Sending you positive thoughts and ❤️
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  • kdrn913kdrn913 member
    @bustabucket I wish they would have told me that!!! I for sure would have waited longer 
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