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December 2023 Moms
dmcg17
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Weekly Check-In 11/13
dmcg17
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EDD/Weeks + days:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink:
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?
Raves/Rants:
Questions:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink:
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?
Raves/Rants:
Questions:
Re: Weekly Check-In 11/13
Also, we still haven't picked out a middle name for this boy😬
Baby is the size of a(n): pineapple
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: 🩷
Upcoming appointments: regular check up tomorrow
How are you feeling? Tired! Insomnia is getting the best of me. My snoring had gotten worse so I now get woken up by my husband telling me that I’m snoring 😑😆
Raves/Rants: raves: my husband finally started painting the nursery!! I think we’ll be able to assemble the furniture next week! Rants: work has been nonstop stressful (feels like my workload is increasing vs decreasing) but this is my last full week (only working three days next week) so looking forward to get the house and myself (mentally) prepared for next month.
Questions: none at the moment
Baby is as tall as a baseball base
Team blue
Appointments: I have one scheduled next week but I went in today to get checked
How are you feeling: not great. Lots of headaches, some vision issues, last night I started swelling. Up until now, my BP has been normal but I went in today to get checked and it was elevated. They took some blood and urine and will contact me this afternoon.
Raves/rants: I'm ready to have this baby. My poor body is stressed to it's max.
Questions: none really
Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN
Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP!
Beta confirmed 8/22
EDD 5/1/17
Baby is the size of a(n): romaine lettuce/ baby's big toe is the size of an m&m. I remember when baby was the size of an m&m!!!
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: 💚💚💚
Upcoming appointments: Thursday ob/nst/bpp
How are you feeling? Tired. But I've been overdoing it a bit since I got an extra boost of energy last week! I'm a lot calmer about the birth, but a lot more nervous about life with a baby! It's all too real now! My husband is nesting but I don't feel motivated enough...I don't feel close enough to labor I guess...
Raves/Rants: I don't feel close to labor, but I know it's going to be happening latest in three weeks! Three weeks feel like forever and no time at all. Every time I freak out about having a child, I go back to my baby's little washed onesies and smell them. It's weirdly grounding and fills me with all the baby fuzzies (thanks, dreft!)
Rant: my sister is due any day and needs help. Granted, I probably shouldn't be the one she's asking, but I live the closest and she does give me an 'out'. I say yes to things that will tire me out because I feel bad, but I wonder if I should be really selfish and say that I can't. I am 37 weeks! I need my sleep!
Questions: how often are y'all's appointments? I know I have extra because of "high risk" but my sister, who is probably 39 weeks, has only just started once a week appointments, while I have 2-3/week starting from 36 weeks!
These appointments tire me out to no end, but I'm wondering how off scale it is to a 'healthy' pregnancy.
@chellylin I go in every other week. Starting 36 weeks I will have to go in once a week.
Baby is the size of a(n): small 🍍
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: 💚
Upcoming appointments: Thursday bio-physical to check growth because I’m “old” 😂
How are you feeling? 😩 so terrible. I’ve been on cloud nine up until 2 days ago. Horrific pelvic girdle pain hit me so hard it’s impacting sleep. Same with the acid reflux. I called the doctor today just to make sure everything sounded “normal”. Tums won’t even touch the acid reflux… I’ve been steadily working on diet changes.
Raves/Rants: I’m just hoping we go naturally at 38 weeks. Midwife is looking at induction if I go past 38 weeks which I absolutely do not want.
Questions: has anyone else had pelvic girdle pain?? Anything help this far along in pregnancy?
DS#2 due 25 April 2019
DS#2 due 25 April 2019
Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN
Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP!
Beta confirmed 8/22
EDD 5/1/17
Baby is the size of a(n): pineapple
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: pink
Upcoming appointments: Nov 20 check up and ultrasound
How are you feeling? Pretty good just a little tired. I've taken more of a step back from work which has really helped my stress level. Trying to focus on enjoying these last few weeks and preparing for baby!
Raves/Rants: @mayghen18 I'm in the same boat as you. If I don't go into labor naturally by 38 weeks the doc says I'll be induced. I also would prefer if that didn't happen, but I guess it's up to the baby lol. I just wish I was told that earlier, I understand why because I am also "old" 😅. I'm just the kind of person who likes to have all the info so I can mentally prepare for things and they only told me at my last appointment that it was a possibility.
Questions: Anyone else overwhelmed by all the "info" social media is throwing at you? I only have Pinterest but all the articles about what you should and shouldn't do, before the baby, while in labor, after the baby...it's alot. I mean I take all with a grain of salt but seriously it's a little out of control.
DS#2 due 25 April 2019
Baby is the size of a(n): According to Babylist, a bag of Bugles.
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: 💗
Upcoming appointments: Had our follow-up ultrasound today and now we're on weekly visits.
How are you feeling? Ugh...trying to figure out the right decision to make. So, she's still measuring 2 weeks ahead and our doctor said now we need to decide between inducing a week early or scheduling a c-section. I asked what she recommended and she basically said it's a decision we need to make, but pretty much kept talking about the risks of shoulder dystocia and that she's been consistently measuring big. She also said that the risks with a vaginal delivery were more impactful on the baby where any risk with a c-section would be more on me. It felt like she was pushing the c-section, but I don't know what to do!
Raves/Rants: Had a pretty big rant up there, but I'm also just getting a bit frustrated at home too. We got a lot done with the nursery and the things that still need to get done I need my husband's help for, but every time I think we'll have a free day to do it, something else comes up and we end up getting nothing done. I just want to start getting things organized and put away before Thanksgiving since we're hosting.
Questions: Any thoughts on inducing early vs. c-section? Those of you who have had c-sections; how was the recovery? I truly don't know what to do.
@chelleylin I am officially at once a week as of today (and I'm 36 weeks) until she's here.
@mayghen18 God...the acid reflux/heartburn has been my worst symptom this entire pregnancy and it's only getting worse now. Even if I don't eat anything or something super mild (like yogurt which is supposed to help) I get awful acid the second I sit down. It's like I can't fit anything other than this giant baby in my body.
@booksandicecream Ugh...so sorry your boundaries aren't being followed! I am so worried about that as well, especially if we do opt to have a c-section. Can you talk to them about taking the older kids instead of the baby or are they just going to do what they want no matter what you ask?
@clt2pwm11 Wishing you all the best with the preeclampsia diagnosis! Keep us all posted on how you're doing.
@booksandicecream that sounds like something my in-laws would do. I'm sorry that's something you're already having to worry about! Maybe you can put them all to use in running errands and getting/making food and letting you rest.
Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN
Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP!
Beta confirmed 8/22
EDD 5/1/17
Baby is the size of a(n): Butternut Squash
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: 💙
Upcoming appointments: 11/22 standard appt
How are you feeling? Exhausted and sore. Hip pain is getting so bad walking and standing for work is getting so difficult. Which sucks because most of my job is walking / standing 😂
Raves/Rants: my fundal height is on track but I keep getting told how small I am (doesn’t feel like it!) but it always makes me scared that my baby isn’t getting what he needs- thankfully OB says he’s doing just fine.
Questions: Nothing at this time just ready for the little guy to get out of my body! Hoping he will be the exception and be ready earlier than my due date 🤞🏻
Baby is the size of a(n): Tickle Me Elmo
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: Blue
Upcoming appointments: Last biweekly regular checkup on Nov. 30th
How are you feeling? I'm feeling pretty good overall. I'm definitely experiencing shortness of breath when I walk and talk, body aches from the weight of my bump, occasional headaches, and some acid reflux but not heartburn. It's getting harder to get comfortable to sleep at night. I've also had sore boobs this entire pregnancy (like every single day) - I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced that. I don't feel like I've had any Braxton Hicks contractions yet, but maybe I have and just don't know it?
Raves/Rants: I had a great regular checkup with my OB yesterday. Baby boy is doing well and growing on track! I'm doing well and still healthy. Thank the Lord! I pray that everything continues to stay this way. We talked with my doctor about doing an elective induction at 39 weeks because we really want one particular doctor in my practice to deliver and so, we would schedule it on the day she is on call at the hospital. She put us on the list and so, I feel good about that and excited. But...also nervous at the same time. I think I just have a fear of the unknown and what to expect pain wise. I do want an epidural as soon as I can get one, but it's all of the pain before I can get the epidural that I'm worried about. Of course, I still feel overwhelmed by our long to-do list of stuff to get done before baby arrives and I'll feel so much better and more prepared when everything is checked off our list.
Questions: Is anyone else planning on doing an elective induction at 39 weeks? How are you feeling about it?
EDD/Weeks + days: 37 weeks 12/07
Baby is the size of a(n): romaine lettuce but it says his big toe is the size of an M & M 🤣
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: blue 💙
Upcoming appointments: ultrasound tomorrow to check fluid levels
How are you feeling? I’m feeling better today, trying to adjust to my husbands new work schedule and keep my 4 year old boy busy has me wiped by the end of the day.
Raves/Rants: so my blood pressure in todays app was 140/76 which is still high. They are looking at booking an ultrasound doing more labs and discussing the possibility of an induction next Friday depending on how things play out. I’m calm in the sense that my oldest will be with his grandparents and he will be safe and secure but I’m also nervous because 38 weeks is a little earlier than when my oldest was born and the induction was not fun but it is what it is. Like I said last week you can’t control what happens you just adapt and I want baby and me to be safe. We are prepared and we still have some time to get stuff together (and I can have my thanksgiving plate 😂)
Questions: none at the moment
DS#2 due 25 April 2019
Baby is the size of a(n): Papaya
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: Baby Boy!
Upcoming appointments: Weekly now
How are you feeling? I'm carrying high, so lots of acid reflux, nausea etc, depending on the position I am in. This makes sleeping really hard. Also, like a lot of you, lots of snoring. My husband has been sweet and hasn't said anything, but I notice that I sometimes start almost before I am fully asleep, then I have to adjust. I'll try the strips though, it sounds like it has helped some of you
Raves: It's getting so close now, I'm so excited to meet the little guy! It feels so real now!
Rants: There is soo much left to do and I sometimes feel like it's all on me. My husband has been great in dealing with me, but he is about as tired as I am most of the time and it's been hard to not be overwhelmed. Now that I'm toward the end, I want to just be able to relax and pamper myself but I really can't, there is too much left to do, which has been frustrating. The nursery is finally painted, but we don't have furniture set up yet or anything we got from the shower organized, it's just kind of all over the house right now
Questions: Nope
Like everyone has said, do what you think is best. I have tried to follow the BRAIN method for decisions and it has helped me feel a bit more confident as the big day gets closer!
Baby is the size of a(n): 40 week baby!!!
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: 💚
Upcoming appointments: Had one this morning, and the next checkup scheduled for right after the week of Thanksgiving!
How are you feeling? SO tired and swollen… and ready to sleep laying flat again 🤣 This morning the dr said I’m measuring at 40 weeks, so sounds like we are planning for a fairly big baby!!
Raves/Rants: Why are boundaries so hard?! We’ve asked for no visitors day of birth, and you’d think we said that people can’t have a relationship with the child… when it’s JUST 24 hours.
Questions: what are y’all packing in your hospital bags? I’ve been watching videos online, but some of it just seems so extra
Baby is the size of a(n): pineapple
Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: BLUE
Upcoming appointments: Monday 11/20: 36 week appointment, doing my swab for step B and doctor offered to “check me” but I don’t have too many symptoms that would make me believe I am dilated or effaced
How are you feeling? Feeling anxious, and ready. I’m a type A planner so I wish I knew when he was going to come. I do have some cold symptoms this week I’ve been battling. Body feels good, still working out 4 days a week, and doing pelvic/hip
opening yoga 4 days a week as well. Still able to walk my 3 miles in the morning so I would say I feel great. Some Braxton Hicks contracts here and there but nothing horrible.
Raves/Rants: I’ve only gained about 8lbs this pregnancy and I’m sick of people saying I’m extremely small and asking if there is something wrong with my baby. I’ve asked my midwife about getting an US in third trimester to check size but she said it wasn’t necessary. We have only had one scan, which was our 20w anatomy scan. I personally feel he is perfectly fine but it does raise concern when everyone is commenting on my size.
Questions: has anyone noticed any lightening ? Where baby engages in pelvis. I read that first time moms it happens a few weeks before labor starts, I am curious if this is true ? Or does baby wait until Closer to labor to drop down ?
DS#2 due 25 April 2019
i feel defeated that I’m not engaged yet. Especially being 36 weeks tomorrow. I’ve been doing a lot of yoga movements that are suppose to help with bringing the baby down into the pelvis, but nothing seems to be working.