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January 2025 Babies
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Weekly Check-in, w/o October 21st
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GTKY: Tell us about a one of your favorite Halloween (or fall) memories. Some example prompts: Best or worst costume, pumpkin carving, apple picking, favorite candy or treat you only get this time of year, etc.
GTKY: Tell us about a one of your favorite Halloween (or fall) memories. Some example prompts: Best or worst costume, pumpkin carving, apple picking, favorite candy or treat you only get this time of year, etc.
Re: Weekly Check-in, w/o October 21st
Location: Arizona
Age: 39
EDD / Weeks + Days: Jan 3rd / 29w 3d
Baby is the size of a (an): Acorn Squash or Mr. Potato Head
Team blue/pink/green: Blue
How are you feeling?: I pushed way to hard this weekend. I was so sore last night. The heartburn has been better. My daughter was small and I can tell that he is definitely bigger than her. It is getting harder to do certain things which is hard for me to accept because I didn't feel this way last time, at least not until close to the end. I know we are getting close to the end but at the same time still so far away.
GTKY: Tell us about a one of your favorite Halloween (or fall) memories. Some example prompts: Best or worst costume, pumpkin carving, apple picking, favorite candy or treat you only get this time of year, etc.
I love carving pumpkins and roasting pumpkin seeds. My dad started doing it with my brother and I when we were really little and it is one of my favorite things to do. Since I don't really get the fall weather here, that is something that really kicks off the festive holiday season for me.
Location: Orange County, CA
Age: 28
EDD / Weeks + Days: 27w
Baby is the size of a (an): head of lettuce
Team blue/pink/green: twin boys
How are you feeling?: Less heartburn/reflux, but getting so tired
GTKY: Tell us about a one of your favorite Halloween (or fall) memories. Some example prompts: Best or worst costume, pumpkin carving, apple picking, favorite candy or treat you only get this time of year, etc.
One thing that comes to mind is that my church growing up had an annual Fall Soup potluck and everyone would bring a crock pot full of their favorite soup and we'd hang out, share a meal together, and reflect on God's faithfulness. Fun memories
Location: tanzania
Age: 35
EDD / Weeks + Days: 29 w 5 days (Jan 2)
Baby is the size of a (an): pineapple
Team blue/pink/green: blue
How are you feeling?: My feet have started swelling. mostly in the evenings, but I don't remember it happening at all my first pregnancy. Also, carpal tunnel continues to be a bitch. I also can't believe how much this baby is moving, I'm starting to wonder if my first pregnancy was an anterior placenta because I don't remember this at all.
GTKY: Tell us about a one of your favorite Halloween (or fall) memories.
Yes to pumpkin carving and seed roasting! I love pumpkin seeds. Halloween isn't a holiday at all in Tanzania, but my kids see it referenced on TV and such so it's been kind of funny explaining it to them. Also growing up, we had a group of friends that we all went trick-or-treating together around our whole neighborhood and it was always so much fun.
Location: Kentucky
Age: 34
EDD / Weeks + Days: 29w+1d (Jan 6)
Baby is the size of a (an):Mr Potato Head
Team blue/pink/green: pink
How are you feeling?: I am still having a lot of symphyses pubis pain. It makes any movement challenging right now. But in better news, I finally got some good sleep last night and I am feeling so much better mentally! Lack of sleep really messes with my mental health.
GTKY: Tell us about a one of your favorite Halloween (or fall) memories. Some example prompts: Best or worst costume, pumpkin carving, apple picking, favorite candy or treat you only get this time of year, etc.
My husband and I are trying to celebrate the seasons more. For fall, we go all in on pumpkin carving, apple picking, lots of warm cozy drinks and campfires!
Also... pumpkin picking/carving and roasting pumpkin seeds with my godfather every year. I didn't get to see him very often, but this was our special tradition when i was little and i truly cherished it🧡
Which reminds me, pregnancy brain is definitely one of my symptoms haha
Location: So Cal
Age: 42
EDD / Weeks + Days: Jan 7 / 29 + 1
Baby is the size of a (an): acorn squash
Team blue/pink/green: blue
How are you feeling?: Goodness, ok overall with some bright spots and some dark spots too. I am pretty tired and my bump gets very heavy towards the end of the day. Pregnancy brain has also wreaked some havoc this week.
GTKY: I am in the minority but I love time change, I am a cozy person and love being on the couch or in bed at the end of the day. During the fall/winter I get to do that even earlier! Love it.
@jojosesame I'm sorry you are not feeling the big movements. The same happened with my first and it can be disappointing. I remember trying to get her movement on video and you can't even tell. Also, my husband could barely feel it and he said it just looked like I was breathing when she was moving. I haven't even had him try and feel this one yet. I will say that with this one I am getting some big movements but it's not much. And most of the big movement I get is uncomfortable and sometimes painful. He keeps hitting something that feels like when you hit your funny bone but down in there which I never had before. It can be very distracting.
Also, I agree that kick counting is very stressful. They haven't told me to start yet but I know at this point I should start so I started Friday after my appointment. The first 2 days were great but the last 3 days there hasn't been much movement and Monday night I realized that I hadn't felt him all day (or hadn't noticed) and I got freaked out. I felt some movement but didn't do kick counts that night. I was just relieved to feel the movement. Plus I never know when there are multiple "hits" in a row if I count that as 1 or try and count each one. I typically go with 1 but then don't get to 10 sometimes.
I'm loving all the answers to the GTKY! I'm glad to see all the pumpkin carving ones too. I love it and I feel like not a lot of people around me enjoy it. We tried to do a pumpkin carving contest at work last year and only me and 2 others did it. I think we might try again this year since we have some new people but I'm not getting my hopes up lol.
Name: Kalyn
Location: Alabama
Age: 33
EDD / Weeks + Days: January 24 / 26w5d
Baby is the size of a (an): Bunch of kale/VHS tape case
Team blue/pink/green: Pink!
How are you feeling?: Exhausted! I now cannot remember the last time I slept through the night. On top of being uncomfortable, my 6yo has apparently decided it's time to sleep regress too.
GTKY: Tell us about a one of your favorite Halloween (or fall) memories. Some example prompts: Best or worst costume, pumpkin carving, apple picking, favorite candy or treat you only get this time of year, etc.
OH man, I love fall/halloween. All of my favorite memories involved my grandmother making my costumes, doing "trunk or treat" at our church, and going to the pumpkin patch on field trips at school. Now I'm getting to do all the fun halloween activities with my kiddo and can't wait for baby sister to be here so I can experience it with her too!
Location: Colorado
Age: 38
EDD / Weeks + Days: January 15 / 28 weeks
Baby is the size of a (an): eggplant
Team blue/pink/green: boy
How are you feeling?: Mostly ok, but two big complaints: As of a couple of weeks ago I started getting muscle cramps in my glutes when I sleep! I assume they're for the same reason that people get calf cramps, but they're SO uncomfortable. I end up constantly rolling from one side to the other all night to give each side relief. I do think exercise helps. It's been hard to do this week, as I'm visiting my husband's family and it's super hot outside, but since I realized that, I'm going to try to get in walks every day anyway. And two, I have a really weird sensitive spot on one side of my ribs. It started a couple of months ago and feels like something with my nerves - nothing is visible but the spot varies between tingling and full on burning/itching. It's right where my bra hits, too. I'm going to bring it up with my doc in my next visit but I'm basically out of town until then anyway, so I just need to wait it out.
GTKY: Tell us about a one of your favorite Halloween (or fall) memories. I always liked Halloween but I haven't done anything for it in years, and it kind of fell by the wayside after college. In 5th grade my costume was a watchdog - inspired by The Phantom Tollbooth, for any of you who've read it. I painted my face like a dog and wore a clock face on my front.
Location: WA
Age: 34
EDD / Weeks + Days: 1/20, 27 weeks
Baby is the size of a (an): Head of lettuce
Team blue/pink/green: girl!
How are you feeling?: Rough 😞 I have a wretched cough that’s been with me for over a week, that has me keeled over gagging at night from coughing. The more I talk the worse it is, and being a therapist does NOT help with that. I’ve been spoiled with a super smooth pregnancy until now and I’m really struggling with this. It’s tough emotionally, too, because I’m anxious how such aggressive coughing and having less of an appetite could harm my baby girl and I’ve become paranoid about her kicks.
GTKY: Tell us about a one of your favorite Halloween (or fall) memories. Some example prompts: Best or worst costume, pumpkin carving, apple picking, favorite candy or treat you only get this time of year, etc.
its not my favorite holiday historically but I’ve come to love having trick or treaters come by to visit our house and hand out candy with my dog and husband. We dress my dog up as an apple since his name is Braeburn ☺️ I can’t wait to enjoy this holiday more with a little one
Location: Washington, D.C.
Age: 43
EDD / Weeks + Days: 29+3
Baby is the size of a (an): Acorn/Butternut Squash
Team blue/pink/green: boy
Finally, I know these are not an appointments, but my husband and I are taking a few classes together. Some from the hospital I'll be delivering at (Infant Skills, Baby's First Year, What To Expect When Delivering a Baby at VHC) and a weekend-long lamaze-style community class (4 other parents-to-be in the class). All will be in the month of November! All of these + two baby showers will make November a busy pregnancy month for us, while we continue to unpack, clean, organize and prep our new home in our new city to a decent spot (won't be fully "dressed" for baby, but close!).
How are you feeling?: Overall pretty good - we got worried a bit with some numbers on that came back from the 3rd tri anatomy scan, but our MFM helped reassure us that everything is normal and w/in range for baby's development. Other than that, I started to get tired during the day again when 3rd tri hit - - some days I need a 30-45 minute nap! My back is also starting to feel really tight as my belly grows.
GTKY: Tell us about a one of your favorite Halloween (or fall) memories. Some example prompts: Best or worst costume, pumpkin carving, apple picking, favorite candy or treat you only get this time of year, etc. When I was really little, my family would carve pumpkins (I sucked at it but the effort counted haha) - and I loved how my mom would bake the pumpkin seeds after. I remember trick or tricking around my parents neighborhood and there was always a house that had two dentists - instead of candy, they would give out packages of free dental products (tooth brush, tooth paste, floss) lol