November 2022 Moms
ashnicell
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Weekly Check-in Week of 8/1
ashnicell
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Questions:
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without?
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GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without?
Re: Weekly Check-in Week of 8/1
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM
Upcoming Appointments or Results: Growth scan and GTT at the end of the month.
How are you feeling?: huge. As big as I did with my second at 32ish weeks 😩 finally got my indigestion under control with a PPI in the morning and an H2 blocker at night so I can eat somewhat comfortably.
Rants/Raves: my fundal heigh was measuring 27 weeks at my 24 weeks appointment. I know it doesn’t mean a whole lot, but I’m hopeful it means this baby had some big growth spurts and won’t have any growth issues 🤞
Questions:
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? Snacks for sure.
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM
Upcoming Appointments or Results: Glucose testing in 2 weeks, 28 week appt
How are you feeling?: Surprisingly, very good. A little tired in the mornings, but I feel good.
Rants/Raves: I don't like the fact that my doctor's office got rid of their midwives and we now have to see the doctors. I've never liked seeing them while pregnant because they rush too much and never have time to address personal concerns. As I'm reading through, at my last appointment they didn't even do a fundal height. I promise I'll address it at my next visit. After all, the measurements are important. After this appointment, we move to every 2 weeks!
Questions:
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? My daily arguments between my children. It's my daily laugh.
FTM/STM/TTM+: ftm
Upcoming Appointments or Results: I just moved to Phoenix and had my new ob appt today. The office seems great which is such a relief. I had so much stress about this. I am pleased with myself for being on top of my care transition game. I had an appt with my old ob last week and new ob this week, so no gap. The office has a policy of doing a full anatomy scan for new patients, so I got a second anatomy scan. Was cool to see and feel baby move at same time, which I hadn’t had happen before.
How are you feeling?: pretty good. It’s cliche but it’s hot in Phoenix. Stocking up on Gatorade. Trying not to be too stressed about moving logistics.
Rants/Raves: the water in my new place smells like sulfur so I haven’t been able to shower in days. Using bottled water fur everything. Hoping it gets fixed soon
Questions: @ashnicell did you get the stone removed?
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? Twitter…
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Upcoming Appointments or Results: Glucose test and growth scan next Tuesday. Fundal height was measuring ahead at my last appt. Up to bi-weekly appointments now!
How are you feeling?: AMAZING! My kidney stone was successfully removed last Thursday and I was able to remove the stent they placed for recovery yesterday. Relief was instant. I feel like I'll get to enjoy this pregnancy now.
Rants/Raves: Rant - none!
Raves - So many! I have my appetite back. DH took me out for BBQ last night. Today I started getting my house back in order. DH tried to keep up with the cleaning, but he was picking up all the slack with DS and cooking, etc too so it had fallen behind. Now this upcoming weekend is a local music festival I look forward to every year and I feel like I'll actually be able to see some shows.
Questions:
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? Comfy clothes. I can't relax at the end of the day without them.
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM
Upcoming Appointments or Results: Getting my TDAP at the end of the month and the next day having the GTT, OB appointment, and high risk appointment. Gonna be busy!
How are you feeling?: Ugh, not great. I'm exhausted like ALL the time, it's hard for me to get through the day without a nap. Still struggling with my appetite and on top of that I have gnarly acid stomach most days which makes me not want to eat even when I AM hungry.
Rants/Raves: the town where my husband grew up has a yearly picnic. It's been years since we've been, but it's the 60th anniversary this year and we made plans to go. It's one of the only times we get to see most of my husband's family, so I'm so excited to go!
And since we're talking fundal height, I was measuring 27 cm last week at almost 25 weeks. Both my other kids were super small so maybe I'll have a chunky baby this time? Probably not lol
Questions: Anyone else have some crazy movements going on? Baby girl is still super chill most of the time, but when she's active my whole belly is moving (and I have an anterior placenta!). I don't remember my other two being quite so strong this early
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? Coffee lol. My 4 year old has started trying to figure out the coffee maker so he can make me my coffee in the morning
W born September 2020
#3 due November 2022
Upcoming Appointments or Results: two weeks revisit the dr. My appointment last week he was caught up at the hospital with deliveries so I didn’t get to see him. And glucose test at the same time.
How are you feeling?: pretty good for the most part. Nausea comes and goes. Eating meat comes and goes with it. I have started swelling a couple of weeks ago so the nurse has me going back sooner to see the dr. Preeclampsia is what caused me to have my first born prematurely. So we are now watching my feet and legs.
Rants/Raves: rant - I am one day shy of finishing my summer semester. My accounting professor is crazy. The work load is unreal. My husband helped me with one homework problem and it took two hours to complete it. For 5 weeks I have cried through this class. And yesterday on top of 15 hours worth of homework l, three quizzes and a final due tomorrow he dropped a pop quiz on us and we found out that the syllabus we had is incorrect and I will probably not pass the class now. So much frustration! I am 10 classes from finishing and baby has pushed my graduation date out. If I weren’t so close and my job wasn’t paying for my education I would just drop out.
Questions: for the mommas out there that are like me and overweight and who have lived with momma belly/fupa and have had a c-section how do they cut you? And how do you heal t from that if they cut below your extra skin? (The thought of this has me up overthinking tonight)
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? The random text messages from my son asking the most random questions or updating me on whatever news story has he attention that day.
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Upcoming Appointments or Results: OB checkup in 2 weeks. Doing a repeat ultrasound because I had covid a couple weeks ago
How are you feeling?: I feel great! It's lovely to feel baby getting bigger and stronger
Rants/Raves: I bought a wedge pillow to combat acid reflux and it is really helping in addition to the nexium, tagamet and tums. Also, we've started training our two dogs to completely stay off our bed and go to their own beds. It is sad to see their disappointment, but I like having the extra space and less wiggling.
Questions:
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without?
My cellphone - it's my calendar an be library in addition to a prime way of communicating with my out of state family
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Upcoming Appointments or Results: Met with my doc last week and the fundal height was on target. Glucose screening in a couple of weeks. I’m scared for that!
How are you feeling?: Generally pretty good! Loving all of her movement throughout the day. Now I can feel her on both sides of my belly at once sometimes (feels like both hands and feet going) and it’s so cool. Definitely feeling bigger this week and I’ve been getting these new stretching aches and pains in my belly when I walk sometimes.
Rants/Raves: My husband is a teacher and we live in faculty housing on his campus. They are working on our apartment and asked us to be out of our home for three weeks in July. The project got delayed for over 2 weeks and communication has been poor. Since late June, we have stayed with multiple friends and family, in hotels, and even in dorm rooms at the campus. All the while, I’m still commuting into work for half the week. I’m exhausted and just want to be back in my own bed. I feel like we have lost time getting our home ready for baby and I’m stressed about all we have to do.
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? Morning iced coffee or matcha and a daily walk, preferably through the woods or on a pretty trail. Oh god also my million to-do lists trying to keep my life in order through the chaos of this month.
Something a little interesting (and maybe a little gross, sorry!) is that they generally don't cut the entire thing - they cut a small opening (about 7 cm, or 3 inches) and then the rest of it is torn open. The tearing heals better and generally faster than cutting
W born September 2020
#3 due November 2022
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Upcoming Appointments or Results: glucose screen Aug. 15, growth scan Aug. 23
How are you feeling?: pretty good! We had our fetal echo yesterday and it was great to see her on the big screen again, and my husband was able to hear her heartbeat instead of just seeing it. She was being uncooperative and covering her heart with her arms and wiggling around a ton so I had to try turning a lot, but it was very cute to see on our end. She's also head down so fingers crossed she stays that way!
Rants/Raves: I tweaked my back shifting on the couch last evening, ugh. I need to find some prenatal yoga.
Questions: Anyone have a favorite YouTube channel or other free source for prenatal yoga?
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? does my phone count as a necessity or can I say that? I feel naked when I wear leggings without pockets and can't have it on my person, let alone not having it at all during the day.
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Upcoming Appointments or Results: AT 24 weeks my fundal height was right on measuring 24. We have a repeat ulltrasound on Friday since there was a small 3mm calcification on baby’s stomach. Has anyone else had this? My doctor didn’t seem concerned but wanted us to get another US just to see if it grows/shrinks/disappears
How are you feeling?: pretty good! Heart burn and acid reflux comes and goes as does my appetite. Sometimes I’ll be absolutely starving and other times it will take me 20 minutes to finish a hamburger.
Rants/Raves:
Rant: I did 20 lunges yesterday and I can barely walk today 😩 also I bought leggings from old navy and now they are too small because I think my legs and butt have grown
Rave: love feeling baby move! Movements now feel more like rolling and baby stretching rather than punching and kicking me
Questions:
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? Coffee.
FTM/STM/TTM+: ftm
Upcoming Appointments or Results: had glucose test + some labs on Monday, everything came back normal. Now I have my 28 wk appt in two weeks
How are you feeling?: I’ve been super tired the past two days, not sure if that’s related to the glucose test or if it’s related to getting close to 3rd tri.
Rants/Raves: rants: been having postnasal drip that seems to be triggered by acid reflux.
Raves: I’m going on vacation tomorrow for a little over a week and I’m so ready for the break.
Questions: I see a lot of people mentioning growth scans, but my midwives haven’t mentioned this yet, does everyone do this?
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? Coffee lol. I have a latte every morning or I get a migraine 😅
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Upcoming Appointments or Results: We have an appointment on the 8th. He said he’ll listen and start measuring!
How are you feeling?: I’m feeling good. I’m almost done with my summer internship which has been kicking my butt
Rants/Raves: I just got over being sick and it’s no fun not being able to take anything. I used to shoot DayQuil like tequila when I was sick and it helped a lot. On the other hand, since I took it easy while I was sick she has been moving so much!
Questions: none
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? I would say this is a necessity but my pups! I couldn’t live without them.
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Upcoming Appointments or Results: GTT is happening mid-August (my lab is walk-ins only which is so nice actually) then an OB appointment to go over results and check-in on August 25th.
How are you feeling?: Surprisingly good! My nausea and acid reflux have been a little more under control which is nice. Definitely “feeling pregnant” when it comes to physical activities, but trying to take it all in stride. My itchy ankles don’t seem to be concerning to my doctor and I’ve noticed they are worse on hot days, so that is a relief!
Rants: I will be starving and then when I eat can only eat a smallish portion before feeling full. It makes me feel like I am eating all day!
Raves: We finally finished some big house projects that have been in the works. It’s so relieving to know that our space will be better for the baby when he arrives.
Questions: Because I’ve never been pregnant before, I’ve always experienced what seems like fairly fluid movement when I’ve touched a belly (like rolling over). Are the jerky movements typical for this early on? It feels like baby is kicking, hiccuping, or twitching fairly regularly. I wasn’t concerned at all and then when I explained to a friend she mentioned that twitching movements is how they found out her baby was having seizures in the womb. I feel like that can’t be what’s happening, but my anxiety can’t let it go.
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? A book to read. It is my way to unwind and even if it’s only 5 minutes of my day I treasure it!
Growth scans - I’ve never had them. My practice would only do them if there was an indication of necessity, basically if you are measuring 3+ weeks ahead or behind. I think it’s silly that they’ve become so routine with how inaccurate they are. I think they should be reserved for true cases of concern, such as the baby measuring substantially ahead or behind, or you’re in some other way high risk.
My baby does twitchy or fast movements and some jabby also . My first pregnancy my son would get hiccups a lot. It’s pretty normal. I remember his movements didn’t slow until a little later when there is mess room to move around.
Probably my dogs. Even though they've been kind of getting on my nerves lately, they still have a way of making me smile
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM, aka, no idea what I'm doing. :-) At 39 I feel like I'm a teenager, in some ways.
Upcoming Appointments or Results: Standard prenatal appt. on 8/26 (includes a scan)
How are you feeling?: Great. I've been fortunate to feel physically well this whole time. Mild carpal tunnel (no pain just tingly) in right hand since week 10. In the very early stages, I felt more tired at night and had ravenous hunger all the time. That passed @ week 12. Now, just starting to really feel pregnant... larger boobs and a little belly. I have been one to gain any extra weight in my butt/hips area, so it kind of feels odd to be in the stomach area. Some self-esteem issues to work through.
Rants/Raves: No rants, really. To be honest, I never really saw myself as a biological mom. I met my husband when we were both 21. I have always felt more of a connection to being an adoptive parent. At 39 we decided that we'd like to see if bio parenthood was 'meant' to happen for us. If not, we would meet with an adoption counselor. I went off the pill after 21 years, 2-3 weeks later I conceived. Totally shocked, to put it lightly, but I have to think it may have been meant to be. There's not a moment where I take this for granted. I know for many it's a hard, long, emotional journey.
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? My cup of decaf in the morning!
FTM/STM/TTM+:
Baby #4
Upcoming Appointments or Results: Aug 22 for a glucose test and another scan to check a few things baby didn’t cooperate for at the anatomy scan
How are you feeling?:
Tired. So so tired
Rants/Raves:
Our long delayed house project started this week! Ripped up old carpet in two rooms and are putting in new flooring, painting walls. And then new cabinets, trim paint etc
the house is chaos right now but I’m so excited for it to be done
Questions:
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? Coffee, screen time for me and the kids - no shame in our extra screen time here.
FTM/STM/TTM+:STM
Upcoming Appointments or Results: Growth scan/ finishing anatomy next week and OB check in to set up GTT
How are you feeling?: Tired, pregnant- got the belly for sure
Rants/Raves: feeling a little overwhelmed with what still needs to happen - school starts in 3 weeks for me so I feel like I’m running out of time at home as the school year will be crazy and prepping for maternity leave.
Questions: none
GTKY: Aside from necessities, what is something you can't go a day without? A walk or coffee- just 15 min of me time.