TTGP Grad Check-In August 2022

hestia-is-wearie · August 2022

***THIS POST WILL MENTION PREGNANCY, BIRTH OR BABIES. If you are having a hard TTC or TTCAL day, please read at your own discretion***

Hello old friends, good to see you!

***As a courtesy to those still TTC on this board, please do not post bump pictures here.***

If you were a regular poster on TTGP we'd love to get an update on you this month! Please tell us how you are doing!

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)?

*How far along are you?

*Which birth month board/due date?

*Team Pink/Blue/Green?

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share?

July 2022

@inthewoods23 @zwink1 @bumblebee0210

August 2022

@paytonpedro

October 2022

@bows22 @shortstack930

November 2022

@fantasyflyte

February 2023

@tessiesmom26 @Paturkey

April 2023
@acleverusername @iiirene

acleverusername · August 2022

I'm gonna get an update out of the way, just in case things go south. But really hoping I'll get to post again next month. 🤞🏻

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? 2 years 1 month

*How far along are you? 5w2d

*Which birth month board/due date? April 2023

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Pretend-green

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We have a iNotes started with names. Oddly enough, with our last pregnancy, we had a name picked out and agreed on by week 5.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? Ooph, where to start. First of all, this is all still feeling quite unreal to me. It's a completely different feeling than last time, where I truly thought the pregnancy was a miracle and that we were going to get our THB after our hail mary medicated cycle before attempting a transfer. This time around, I'm just taking it day-by-day, and going about my life without thinking out it too much. I know those of you with loss history will understand.

The biggest update is that about a week after my BFP, I finally had my consult with a reproductive immunologist (a call that had been postponed multiple times since March) and he's like "we've got a lot of work to do to ensure you keep this pregnancy." So he put me on: Metformin, Lovenox, BA, estrace, progesterone, MTX (folate supplement). This is all based on the Pregmune testing that I had done back in Dec 2021, that revealed I had underlying immune conditions which can get triggered in pregnancy. Anyways, my belly is already a nightmare of purple bruises. The biggest / most difficult decision here was that I had to "agree to disagree" with TEW who has been my rock during most of the IF journey. She absolutely didn't think I needed to take any of the medications that Dr. J prescribed because my past losses have been genetic in nature. HOWEVER, I also got a second opinion from Dr. Vidali (the person behind the Pregmune report) and he agreed with Dr. J's recommendations. This was one of the hardest decisions I had to make, and I had to get a lot of counsel in the RI Facebook group and also just followed by gut. @kiki047 and @inthewoods23 really helped here as well.

I don't have to tell you guys that I'm lurking (hopefully you didn't even notice my departure) cause I am, and will continue to do so until I no longer recognize any names here. Also still keeping some April BMB seats open for my IF ladies!

paytonpedro · August 2022

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? May2021- Nov2021

* How far along are you? 5 days postpartum

*Which birth month board/due date? Due 8/11, baby came 8/2

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Pink

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Her name is Amelia June. June reminding us of our MC last year and the rainbow that she is.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share?

Is this my last update? It feels surreal to be sharing that we’ve had her. I’ve already cried happy, and thankful, tears so many times. And have felt all of the anxiety of making sure this treasure is perfectly taken care of. I had a good labor and delivery, and my recovery has been pretty easy. Some of our blood mixed at birth and we’re different blood types, so that caused a couple issues and extended our hospital stay an extra day (you can google ABO incompatibility if you’re interested in the details, it’s not a huge thing). But, she is doing good at home now, just a little jaundice still. My boys are beyond thrilled to have a little sister.

I’m always lurking and wishing this same joy for every single one of you. I have nothing but gratefulness for the time I spent in this community and each and everyone of you wonderful ladies. This is truly the greatest corner of the internet because of all of you. 💕💕

inthewoods23 · August 2022

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? 3 years - Sept 2018 to Nov 2021

*How far along are you? 3 weeks PP!

*Which birth month board/due date? Due 7.14; DS arrived 7.19

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Team blue of course!

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. It was weird sitting there with him wondering if the name we always had in mind was the right one. I wouldn't call it cold feet, but it was that nervous energy you get before doing something permanent and you're worried you're going to mess it up. Since his name is very unique I'm going to spoiler it.

We named our little rainbow Carbon Timber

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I can't remember when I did my July update so some of this may be a repeat. I had a high blood pressure reading in early July and was told if I had another high BP reading they would want to induce me. My due date came and went. I got DH to take me out for breakfast that weekend since it was a bonus weekend before becoming parents . Had some delicious crepes . Monday morning I thought my water broke after getting out of the shower so I went in to my OB's office to check it. It wasn't my water breaking after all but I did have 2 more high BP readings while I was there so they recommended inducing me. I had terrible back labor and caved much faster than I thought I would have for the epidural. Maybe that would have been different if labor came on naturally. Apparently things in L&D were chaotic that day as I had a rotation of doctors throughout my labor. They had to call in additional doctors to handle everyone and they even needed to have a heart surgeon assist with the multiple emergency C-sections that happened! I was half out of it from the pain meds and/or epidural so I learned this all second hand from DH. I ended up with a 2nd degree tear but my recovery has been very smooth and DS is thriving although the road has been a little bumpy trying to figure this all out as a first timer.

As for the wedding....

Nothing real outrageous happened although there were things that were very weird. Like the fact that SIL did a walk down this long winding path down a hill to where the beach was at the park to no music. Again this is all second hand because I didn't go to the ceremony but did go to the reception which was at my IL's house since that was pretty much sitting around socializing. The most interesting thing I learned from DH was that even the night before the wedding my SIL was seriously contemplating whether or not they should get married. That was a thing for months from what I heard. I mean what??? How can you have these feelings for months? Bizarre. BIL had aunts and uncles in attendance even though we had always been told it would be immediate family only (sans spouses!). I was the only spouse invited "to help even out the numbers". What a stupid thing to do when they knew my due date was so close to their chosen wedding date (which they had decided on 6 months prior!). Can't even out the numbers if I'm in no state to attend.

Sorry I don't have anything juicier. There's just so many little things that add up to the day being overall weird

I can't believe this is my last update. What a long journey it has been. This board was my rock for so long and I'll never forget all the friends I've made here . I'll still be lurking and checking to see how everyone is doing. I still periodically check my inbox for anyone that wants to send a PM.

Wishing you all the best and all the strength in the world!

bumblebee0210 · August 2022

It's clearly postpartum week here...

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Fall 2020-Fall 2021

*How far along are you? 3 weeks postpartum (@inthewooods23 and I gave brith on the same day!)

*Which birth month board/due date? July 2022

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Blue

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We named him Amos.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? Can't believe I'm already on the other side! Newborn life with a toddler is very different than for the first one (and also when you are kind of trying to work too-- I do not recommend this), but our family is adjusting well. Weird to say but I do miss you all, and I have been lurking a bit less often of late but I am still around. Rooting for everyone, particularly the long-haul IFers.

optimistgardener · August 2022

man i gotta say i am super happy to see some of my IF friends arrive at postpartum week. congrats you guys!

inthewoods23 · August 2022

Fun fact, @bumblebee0210 and I had the same scheduled induction date and both ended up needing to get induced a few days early on the same day 😆. What're the odds?? Happy to have a birthday buddy 😊

acleverusername · August 2022

@inthewoods23 I'm definitely rather underwhelmed by the denouement of the "wedding" story. Lol. I guess I'm just hungry for some gossip! So cool that you and @bumblebee0210 have birthday twins! Wishing you all the best as you adjust to the new life.

inthewoods23 · August 2022

@acleverusername I am just so over all the odd stuff surrounding the whole thing that every little piece of new information I'd learn was just another eye roll. I mean we literally could have been stuck at the hospital day of and as far as I know it was important for at least DH to be there so like... maybe don't plan for something to happen around the moving target that is a due date?? Plus the whole "don't tell family because we're not inviting them" was just stupid. Be f*cking honest like an adult. Even if you have to twist the truth to something like "well we've been engaged for so long already and didn't want to have to wait another year due to everything being booked up so we just planned for something small".

I do have more deets but don't really want to put them out here in a public space

shortstack930 · August 2022

Super huge congrats to @paytonpedro @inthewoods23 and @bumblebee0210!!! It's so great to see such wonderful postpartum updates!

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? July 2021-February 2022

*How far along are you? 28 weeks 4 days

*Which birth month board/due date? October, 10/29

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Green

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We have one for each sex but not revealing until delivery.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I passed my gestational diabetes screen today so that was a relief. They are also going to call me in the next few days to schedule my c-section which is crazy! I have to go to the OB every two weeks now that I'm in third trimester so I feel like things are going to fly by. This little one is moving like crazy which eases my anxiety a lot. I'm still lurking and rooting for all my IF friends

bows22 · August 2022

Congratulations @paytonpedro @bumblebee0210 @inthewoods23! So incredibly happy for you!

How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? March 2019 - February 2022

*How far along are you? 30 weeks

*Which birth month board/due date? October BMB - October 18

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Boy 💙

*How are you doing picking out a name? We are still between 2. When we were deciding DD’s name we went with the one I really wanted so if DH ends up having a preference I’ll let him pick. Otherwise hopefully we will know when we see him!

*Questions, concerns or other? After dodging covid for the last 2.5 years it finally caught up to me. I am pretty sick, and worried about the baby, but I was able to get an appointment this afternoon for the monoclonal antibody treatment which I’m thrilled about. Other than that all is well baby wise!

Paturkey · August 2022

Congratulations @paytonpedro @inthewoods23 and @bumblebee0210!

I am so happy for you all!!

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Sept '21 - June '22

*How far along are you? 13w4d

*Which birth month board/due date? February, 2/16

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Team finding out on Sept 30th 😂

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We definitely do not have a firm name in mind either way, but we have some solid lists. We are going with an Italian name (my SO is from Italy) that works well in English. I'd rather it not be super popular so I'm checking name lists in Italy, the UK (where we live) and the US (my nationality) which is making it a little tricky but fun. So for example, Sofia is lovely and fits the Italian/English criterion, but it's one of the top names in all three countries so it's out.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I waited to update until after my NT scan which was last week. Everything is looking good which was very exciting for this almost-42-year-old lady! I measured 5 days ahead of LMP-based EDD and 2 days ahead of O-based EDD which surprised me so I suddenly reached the third trimester before I was expecting to. That was nice. I am very happy to see some more graduates joining April and I'm keeping my eye on the board and rooting for everyone else to join a BMB soon

fantasyflyte · August 2022

Congratulations @paytonpedro @inthewoods23 @bumblebee0210!

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? November 2020 to March 2022

*How far along are you? 27+5

*Which birth month board/due date? November 18

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Pink!

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Name is picked out!

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? Nothing super exciting other than she's trending bigger and bigger every scan, we're up to 86th percentile now! Fully expecting her to be over 8lbs at birth, given my husband and I were both near or just above the 9lb mark. It's bananas that I'll be officially 3rd trimester in a couple days!

iiirene · August 2022

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? April 2022-August 2022

*How far along are you? 8 weeks

*Which birth month board/due date? April 10

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? We will find out

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. I have some name options. If it’s a girl it will be much easier than if it’s a boy. My husband and I are pretty efficient when it comes to making choices like this though.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? We had our first appointment with our midwife today and first ultrasound. Everything is going well so far!

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