January 2023 Moms
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Weekly check-in 6/6
jennifer_louise
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EDD / Weeks + Days:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Team blue/pink/green:
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten?
Re: Weekly check-in 6/6
EDD / Weeks + Days: 8w6d
Baby is the size of a(n): gummy bear
Team blue/pink/green: green
Upcoming Appointments: first US on 6/16!!
How are you feeling?: Exhausted, but otherwise totally fine. Is that weird?
Rants/Raves: Super bummed that hubby is traveling for work all week and I’ll be wfh alone. It’s great for the first day or two but too much quiet is unnerving after a week!
Questions: should I be worried that I don’t have a ton of symptoms? I’m so scared we’ll show up to the first US and get bad news.
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten? Beef carpaccio with truffle oil in Florence, Italy, *probably the same night this baby was conceived. So glad to have gotten in some raw food (my favorite) before having to give it up for the rest of the year!
EDD / Weeks + Days: Jan 18th/ 7wks5days
Baby is the size of a(n): blueberry
Team blue/pink/green: can’t wait to find out
Upcoming Appointments: Wednesday first ultrasound!
How are you feeling?: excited/nervous! I’m anxiously waiting to see baby Wednesday and if everything checks out we are going to tell our parents that evening!
Rants/Raves: I’m still feeling like garbage and I’m still nursing my 18 month old and it’s starting to seriously hurt so I told him he could t nurse through the night last night but telling him my milk was sleeping because it was super painful and it resulted in a LOT of tears! I was planning on potentially completely weaning cold turkey this weekend but feeding him to sleep still doesn’t hurt so maybe if he accepts that I will just do that one feed all this week I’ll let him keep it lol but I am exhausted from baby growing and lack of sleep from toddler having big emotions through night changed!
Questions: natm
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten? Omg grilled cheese with pickles! Hear me out. Get a GOOD bread like a nice fluffy rye and good cheddar cheese and heat that up with baby dill pickles sliced inside and dip it in Italian dressing. Mind blowing lol (maybe this is just my pregnancy talking because before that it would have been mushroom raviolis at my fav Italian restaurant lol)
EDD/ W+D: 1.8 / 9w1d
Baby is the size of a(n): southern pecan
Team: blue 💙
Upcoming Appointments: labs and US on 6/16
How are you feeling?: Nausea on and off 🤢
Rants/Raves: I was on night shift this weekend so during some down time, I went in triage and used the US on myself so I could watch kiddo’s heartbeat. Took a little video to send to his daddies 🥰
GTKY: In Norfolk, VA, a restaurant called Kincaid’s. They had the most amazing lobster bisque 🤤
@daffodil_shoe when i worked in hospital I used the ultrasound to see my first son all the time too! Some perks hehe
I’m also going to add a rant to my weekly update: why is finding a good reasonably priced house cleaner so hard? We decided this year we wanted to hire one for 2 hours every 2 weeks just to do like floors and bathrooms and kitchen (and it only takes me an hour and a half to do this myself) but our first cleaners charged an outrageous price, didn’t use their own products and really didn’t do a good job and so I finally found another cleaner but she canceled on her first day already and so I’m just frustrated. My house is kept super clean I just don’t want to be spending that hour and a half cleaning when I could be spending it with my son type thing but gosh it’s hard to find someone reliable that does a good job!
EDD / Weeks + Days: 1/3/23 9w6d
Baby is the size of a(n): the face of a watch
Team blue/pink/green: green
Upcoming Appointments: labs including NIPT on Thursday
How are you feeling?: Much better these past few days. The hunger pangs in the middle of the night and early in the morning have been tough but queasiness is basically gone.
Rants/Raves: I’ve been trying to schedule a get-together with my friends so I can share the news and it’s just been impossible! I thought I was getting ahead by planning it a month in advance but we still can’t get anything scheduled. I think I’ll just have to tell them separately.
Questions: I didn’t get to hear baby’s heartbeat at my first US and OB appointment. I didn’t even think to ask though. Is this normal? My mom couldn’t believe it, she said it’s the one thing they do at every appointment.
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten? This is pretty impossible to pick but what came to mind was a cold-poached swordfish with okra from The Grey in Savannah, GA.
EDD / Weeks + Days: 8w6d, Jan 10
Baby is the size of a(n): Raspberry
Team blue/pink/green: I'm not sure, but hopefully will find out soon!
Upcoming Appointments: Next OB is June 28 and first MFM is June 30
How are you feeling?: I am okay. Still tired and my gag reflex is like super strong lately lol. Other than that I hate that I just feel a bit disconnected from this pregnancy. I know it's due to my loss history, but I didn't feel this way with my others
Rants/Raves: I just realized I will likely have to go to my MFM appt alone. I am nervous about it because that is the appt where they first picked up my stillborn daughter's issues. I totally forgot my son is out for the summer and I have no one to watch him.
Questions: None right now
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten? Oh man that's a hard question. I can't pick just one lol.
@jesele Sorry he is travelling! My husband used to travel a ton for work and I hated it so much. Thankfully the travel has lessened a lot, but I still hate when he goes.
@tryingktogku Ok now I HAVE to try the grilled cheese with pickles!
@r_kenn99 I didn't get to hear the heartbeat at my first ultrasound either and was kind of upset about it. I was 7 weeks at that appt and they said they don't listen until after 11 weeks. All of my previous doctors have let me hear the heartbeat at that timeframe in prior pregnancies so I was really surprised this one did not.
EDD / Weeks + Days: 01/17/23, 07w06d
Baby is the size of a(n): keyboard key
Team blue/pink/green: I want to find out ahead of time but my husband wants to wait and be surprised.
Upcoming Appointments: Second ultrasound on 06/20
How are you feeling?: Tired, Hungry and Anxious. Grateful I don’t have bad nausea this time though.
Rants/Raves: I just wish my 3year old would take a nap so I could take a nap.
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten? I’m not sure about best meal ever, but there’s a deli about 40 minutes away from me that makes an amazing hot corned beef sandwich and I am massively craving one right now.
@jesele I wouldn’t read to much into a lack of symptoms. I had almost no symptoms when I was pregnant with my son, but lots of symptoms with the pregnancies I lost. Every pregnancy and body is different.
@tryingktogku I’m not a huge fan of pickles but pickles on grilled cheese does sound good
@beccaneu I have a few friends who have decided to find out sex w/o telling their husband! I don't think it would work for me but it worked for them!
@sparklingdiamond I'm so sorry you have to go alone. The same thing happened to me bc I forgot summer care hours are different
@daffodil_shoe I always get jealous of you all that have access to bonus US 😆. I'm sure the IPs appreciate it too!
@jesele I 100% agree about wfh in an empty house. I am an introvert but, like, not THAT much.
EDD / Weeks + Days: 1/14, 8+2
Baby is the size of a(n): raspberry
Team blue/pink/green: green for now.
Upcoming Appointments: Tomorrow!! Eek, I'm starting to get super nervous. Hope I can sleep tonight.
How are you feeling?: honestly, hungry. Like all the time. I occassionally get small bouts of nausea but only if I don't eat enough. So, I've been eating more than I usually would! 😅 other than that, pretty good.
Rants/Raves: I'm sick again. Pretty sure it's just allergies but I've been seriously ill this whole pregnancy. (First covid, then stomach bug, now whatever this crap is). Rave: because I was feeling sick, I was able to WFH today. I took a laying-down lunch break
Questions: NATM
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten?
It's a hard call but I think it was this little cafe we ate at in Greece. There was a lot of good food there but it was sort of a hole-in-the-wall type place and everything was amazing. We actually tried to find it again before we left and never could.
Baby is the size of: A soda can tab
Upcoming Appts: just had my pregnancy confirmation, so my next is at the end of the month.
How are you feeling: pretty good physically, with a bit of nausea and exhaustion thrown in periodically. Mostly, I have some crazy pregnancy rage going on. It takes me about a half second to go from a good mood to ready to do battle. Not sure what to do about it.
Rants/Raves: My daughter's birthday is this weekend, so we're planning on telling our parents while they're in town. But I have a ton of stuff to get done around the house before they show up. So fun, but also a ton or work to prep for them arriving later today. I also should buy party decorations...
Questions: None atm.
Best Meal I've eaten: This is a surprisingly tough question. I've had some amazing steak recently? I'm not sure I could pick a single favorite meal, but I am currently about all things meat and salt.
EDD / Weeks + Days: 6w3d
Baby is the size of a(n): raspberry seed
Team blue/pink/green: I think it’d be kind of fun for team green, but I just don’t know if I have the patience
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?: Pretty good so far, but it’s 320am and I woke up feeling queasy. The nausea usually starts for me right about now
Rants/Raves: it’s the end of the school year, and all kids + hubs have fevers/colds. Negative for COVID.
Questions:
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten? Grilled cheese and pickles is ah-mazing…. I don’t know. A turkey grinder (a turkey sub with taco meat cheese lettuce) and this special white sauce this food place where I grew up called The Red Pepper. It’s sooooo good. They ship the grinder kits bc they’re so delicious! 😂
as for in the bedroom I find sex actually helps the headaches for me and helps me get a decent sleep so I’m all for it! I’m not feeling super sexy so I just go the lights outs in bed route for now lol but I know once I start to rock a bump I’ll feel confident again and so ill mix things up again then! It’s all ebb and flow!
EDD / Weeks + Days: 7+ 2 / 1/22
Baby is the size of a(n): Blueberry
Team blue/pink/green: pink
Upcoming Appointments: June 20, just left my US
How are you feeling?: much better after my US, baby looks great and my spotting is most likely progesterone irritation
Rants/Raves: not really, I have some leave coming up I’m excited for
Questions: Nope
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten?
The beach house in Kauai for my honeymoon. I STILL dream about that place 😂 it was SO incredible
@footdrbritt so glad your US went well!!!
EDD / Weeks + Days: 1/10/23 - 9 w 0 d
Baby is the size of a(n): Cherry! I thought this was so cute and fitting because it’s cherry picking season where I live in NM. We always pick a bunch and make pies, jam and can pie filling!
Team blue/pink/green: Planning to find out with the NIPT testing.
Upcoming Appointments: 6/13 f/u US and appmt
How are you feeling?: Better than a few weeks ago. I’m not sure if the overwhelming exhaustion has improved because I’m off work for summer break and able to sleep in or because I’m just feeling better.
Rants/Raves: We’re currently visiting family in Arizona and it is going to be 110-115 degrees all week. I’m melting. I was so overheated after running a few errands today that I skipped lunch and took a nap instead.
Questions: Is it normal to feel nauseous and crampy after sex? We’ve only tried a couple of times since finding out and both times I get cramps and nausea after. It goes away within 30 minutes and I’ve not had any bleeding. I’m just not used to feeling yucky after having a good time 😅
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten?
This is hard. I love pizza and we try new pizza everywhere we go, but I think probably something my wife cooked. Maybe the lemon chicken and cream cheese rangoons she made me while we were still dating.
EDD / Weeks + Days: 1/22/23 / 7w3d
Baby is the size of a(n): blueberry
Team blue/pink/green: Feels weird to say already but team pink
Upcoming Appointments: Next Tuesday
How are you feeling?: Pretty good. Already waking up four times a night to pee.
Rants/Raves: I woke up at 5:30 this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. Meanwhile it’s 7:45 and my toddler is still sleeping. This always happens.
Questions:
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten? We went to a tapas place in Asheville earlier this year and everything was amazing. The mushroom soup and seafood I had was out of this world. We decided if we go to Asheville again we’ll make reservations there every night 😆
EDD / Weeks + Days: 9 weeks 5 days
Baby is the size of a(n): a bottle cap
Team blue/pink/green: 💚
Upcoming Appointments: 6/16 MFM
How are you feeling?: Bloated
Rants/Raves: I'm excited and nervous all at once and it's not our first. 🤣
Questions: None
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten? At the moment that's not something I can easily think about. Lol
EDD / Weeks + Days: 1/11 | 9w
Baby is the size of a(n): Cherry
Team blue/pink/green: Ready to find out!
Upcoming Appointments: 6/14
How are you feeling?: Nauseous a LOT lately. I have to eat small portions constantly to help the nausea but no food sounds appealing at all! Such a strange feeling…also exhausted!
Rants/Raves: Currently visiting family in FL and it’s almost 100° and so miserable outside! Bleh
Questions: None at the moment
GTKY: What is the best meal you've ever eaten? Tough question! Roy’s in Hawaii was beyond amazing!
@nuggetsmomma21 We are so close in dates and appointments! I can also sympathize with the heat this week haha