July 2025 Babies

Weekly Check-In 12/16

Note:ย Please know that anyone here can start the weekly check-in thread! I'm always happy to do it, but if you're ever inclined and someone else hasn't started it yet, go for itย  :)

๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€:


๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ:


๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป:ย 


๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?


๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย 


๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:


๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

Re: Weekly Check-In 12/16

  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 7/16, 9w+5d


    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: STM


    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: Team Finding Out! Hoping to do the NIPT in early January, depending on when the Natera rep is at my OB office. Can't wait!


    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? My nausea has gotten a lot better and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't come back. I'm still super tired all the time. And I'm having more headaches lately, but staying really hydrated helps.


    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: This is both a rant and a rave all in one. Recently, when it's time for a diaper change, my toddler suddenly runs up to me saying "mama, hug!" He knows I will not resist a hug and he clings on for a suuuuper long hug. And he'll do this while giving my husband this smirky smile like he knows exaaaactly what he's doing to delay the diaper change. It is both incredibly adorable and also frustrating. I'm thinking we're going to have to potty train soon, bc diaper changes are becoming more and more of a battle lately!


    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Any other STM+ moms starting to show a bit? It's mostly just bloat but I'm starting to see a bump. This is crazy to me because I'm just about 10 weeks, and did not start to show with my first until about 17 weeks!


    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

    I think I'd go to Italy! I've been to the coast of Italy before, but I'd love to go the cities and see the country side.

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  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€:
    July 15, 9wks + 5 days?


    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ:
    STM


    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป:ย 
    Finding out


    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

    Less nauseous with an on/off appetite i think mostly no appetite. Probably constipation.

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย 
    I want to enjoy being pregnant but every check-up/ultrasound brings with it new worries. Latest worry- subchronic hemmorage or something like that. Ugh... Also, little boy has rsv and husband is sick so....trying to keep my distance and take care of my family at the same time but under doctors orders to "take it easy"... :/


    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:

    Anyone have an annoying ammount of discharge? It freaks me out and is also uncomfortable.

    GTKY: I actually enjoy a good staycation. I'm so busy and away from home so much. Maybe just one day to myself and I'd be pretty happy.
  • @bigworldlittleg Italy is my absolutely favorite. I studied in Florence my junior year of college and then in 2021 my husband and I moved to Florence for 4 months just for fun! Weโ€™ve been back since then - itโ€™s my happy place. If you ever need any recs - I have them all!!ย 

    Pretty sure if we have a girl her middle name will be Florence! ๐Ÿคช
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 9th ๐Ÿฆ€ 10 W 5 D


    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: FTM


    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: canโ€™t wait to find out. Our NIPT is scheduled for 12/27. I keep having dreams about a boy - so we will see. I have three nieces so far and no boys.ย 


    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Iโ€™m feeling good! Still feeling lucky that I havenโ€™t had any nausea. Definitely extremely tired this last week.

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: my rant is just this time of the year! I feel lucky that itโ€™s flying by - I think the holidays make everything go so quickly which is nice in the first trimester but it getting so dark so quickly is making me extra tired. I almost went to bed at 5:30 the other day!ย 


    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Is everyone getting the NIPT test?ย 


    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go? Definitely Italy! Probably to Sicily but 100% making a stop in my favorite, Florence!ย 

  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 12th - 10w + 2d


    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: FTM

    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป:ย 

    Team finding out


    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

    Iโ€™m optimistic that my nausea is starting to improve, but the exhaustion is still pretty strong.

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย 

    Rant: not telling people at work has been tough especially with my nausea. It doesnโ€™t help that my commute is two hours both ways and my boss is a bit nosey (lol save me). My husband and I already made the decision to tell our families we are expecting over Christmas, and to hold off until the NY for everyone else but itโ€™s getting harder by the day.ย 


    Rave: I really love the holiday cheer around my neighborhood, almost all my neighbors have put up lights on their houses and itโ€™s been making me so happy. When itโ€™s not raining, my husband and I have been taking little walks around the neighborhood at night just to admire the lights and talk about what it will be like to have a little one next year to soak in all the magic with us.ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:


    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go? I would go to Iceland! Itโ€™s on my bucket list to see the northern lights but I would also love to be sat in a cozy hotel with a fireplace and good book watching the snow.


  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 8+6 / July 22


    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: FTM


    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: finding out


    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒย ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ย ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? The nausea hasnโ€™t been too bad but the exhaustion is almost unmanageable. Then I feel guilty for being so exhausted and not doing as much around the house.


    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Iโ€™ve been battling the flu this week, which on top of pregnancy has made me a blob on the couch.ย 


    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: none


    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

    So many places to see! Iโ€™ll hop on the Italy train though, Iโ€™ve been twice and itโ€™s one of my favourite countries. And the food is to die for!

  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 15 / 10w0 ๐Ÿฆ€ย 

    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: FTM

    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: Finding Outย 

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Nauseous, Hungry, Tirec

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Enjoying the holiday season and looking forward to announcing our news soon.

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: NATM

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go? Iโ€™ve been thinking about Kazakhstan. The scenery, the culture, and the food intrigue me.

  • @ruthiedoberenz Florence would be an absolutely gorgeous middle name for a girl ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
  • @bigworldlittleg thank you! I love the name but as a first name, I have a hard time with there not being a nickname I really love. So middle name it is! Hahaย 
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 7/21 9 weeks 1 day

    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: FTM

    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: Finding out

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Pretty good overall! Had a really bad headache Saturday night though - I rarely ever get headaches so that was weird, IDK if it was pregnancy related or not.

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Rant - trying to figure out how much the different tests (like NIPT) would cost me and my insurance is making it unnecessarily annoying!

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: n/aย 

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go? All of you talking about Italy make it seem tempting, but I wouldn't want to go now while I can't drink the wine there!! So maybe Japan, that's also on the bucket list and there's nothing I can think there that I wouldn't be able to do that I'd want to!

  • @bigworldlittleg I am definitely starting to show a bit. I had pretty bad diastasis recti with my first that never healed all the way, so I was expecting Iโ€™d show earlier, but I was a bit alarmed it came so soon. Haha. Definitely some bloat in there, but a bump is 100% starting to show.ย 
  • @ruthiedoberenz I'm curious if everyone is doing NIPT too! I am leaning toward yes but was hoping my insurance would give me a straight answer to help decide. I'm 35, so I feel like I should probably go ahead and do it either way but IDK.
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 7/19

    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: STM

    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: Finding outย 

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Headaches have been the worst and have made day to day extremely challenging. Doctor told me to take Excedrin Tension when I get one and that has been helping a lot. I try to limit it to only when they are really bad. And I feel like I need to snack constantly to keep nausea manageable. Hoping to get back to some sort of workout routine next week.ย 

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Rave! Things are finally starting to feel real for me. I was so overwhelmed at first because this was not planned and I had accepted we would be one and done. But after seeing the ultrasound and hearing the heartbeat and feeling everyoneโ€™s excitement, itโ€™s finally hitting home for me and Iโ€™m really looking forward to adding to our family!ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: None for nowย 

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go? Well, right now Iโ€™m reading Outlander so Iโ€™m going to say the Scottish Highlands ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

  • @ruthiedoberenz and @butterflyhunny Iโ€™m not getting the NIPT. I havenโ€™t ever done it and wasnโ€™t planning on it this time around. It does seem like most are planning to do it, though.ย 

  • @bigworldlittleg and @lalalauren15 I am definitely showing. So much, so early. I took forever to show with my first and itโ€™s gradually been sooner and sooner with each one. Iโ€™m trying to tell myself itโ€™s just my body remembering what to do, but it is definitely alarming.ย 
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 6 (11w2d)


    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: Fourth rodeo


    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: Not finding out. I was tempted, but I think I love the thrill of finding out in the moment too much. It also seems a shame to break tradition with the last one. I know it is maddening to our friends and family, though.ย 


    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Finally, on the mend from such a terrible sickness. Still so, so tired.ย 


    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: My sweet friend made me dinner tonight. She also has rough first trimesters and was saying she needed meals most during that time and less when the baby was born. It was such a blessing. She also sent me home with a bunch of maternity clothes to borrow. Hooray! I can finally switch up my wardrobe from my alternating sweatpants situation.ย 


    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: If your previous babies were born in the summer, tell me what itโ€™s like/why itโ€™s the best. Mine have all be spring babies and Iโ€™m not sure what to expect. (Am I going to be so hot all summer? Do I need to worry more about fall sickness with the baby being so young? Etc.)ย 


    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

    I do love Italy. And, yes, the food is so good! I agree with you @butterflyhunny about not being able to enjoy the amazing wine being a drawback. I do want to visit Spain and eat all the things. I also would love to go to Scandinavia and take in the sights and lifestyle. My answer likely depends on my current level of nausea. ๐Ÿ˜œ

  • edited December 2024

    ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€:

    8 w 2 days (7/27)

    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ:

    STM

    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป:ย 

    Team Blue!

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

    NAUSEOUS (is it still nausea if it includes puking???

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย 

    Had our first appointment today and the baby looks great. They gave me Zofran so I am excited for some relief!

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:

    My Dr told me I had a โ€œclotโ€ on my placenta, which is probably going to cause spotting but itโ€™s not a concern. Anyone else have this?

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?


    Anywhere QUIET. ๐Ÿ˜‚

  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 13 10 weeks 2 daysย 


    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: FTM


    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: We are going to find out at the 20 week anatomy scan. We arenโ€™t doing genetic testing or the early gender blood test. I would be happy with either blah blah blah I want a girl!ย 


    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? I have been viciously sick ever since week 4 (thatโ€™s how I knew to take a test) today Iโ€™m feeling mid.ย 


    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: rant is Iโ€™m hoping I get to feel better soon. Iโ€™m so excited to have a baby Iโ€™m not not in the mood to celebrate until I feel better.



    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

    I would go to Florida! I love beaches in the winter!ย 

  • @butterflyhunny but you canโ€™t have raw fish!!! What is Japan without sushi?
  • edited December 2024
    @butterflyhunny Iโ€™m in the same boat of having gotten so annoyedย with trying to find out any costs from my insurance or dr office. I got my first bill from my first ultrasound and it would have cost less to go to one of those boutiques lol lol ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคช

    idk if this helps but with the NIPT Natera Panorama, my dr told me the companyโ€™s prompt-pay cash price is typically $250,ย so you can call the Natera company directly and theyโ€™ll talk you through it, for me they couldnโ€™t give a cost with insurance until actually doing the test but if my insurance price is higher than $250 then the most to pay would be $250 if paid promptly. (You can google Natera Compassionate Care and try their calculator to see if you qualify for any financial assistance as well.)

    I think weโ€™ve decided not to do the testing because there are just soo many bills right now and it is ย overwhelming to add another. The dr was clear that itโ€™s an optional screening/personal preference and that if $250 feels like a lot at the holidays, she advises patients to just skip it. I still feel a little nervous about skipping it and missing something important, though.ย 
  • @routtymama and @lalalauren15 Glad to know Iโ€™m not alone! ๐Ÿ˜…

    Also @lalalauren15 I looooove Outlander!! Havenโ€™t read the books though. Itโ€™s on my list!
  • @bigworldlittleg I just finished book 3 and also started watching the show! Late to the game, but loving it. Book 2 was tough to get through (just felt slow), but Book 1 and 3 were great.ย 
  • @bigworldlittleg I'm also finding that if I can keep my hydration up the nausea is a little better.
    @bluejaybaby I hope you're feeling better!

    ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 20, 9w3d - They moved my due date earlier at my appointment

    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: STM


    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: Finding Out


    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Still nauseous but haven't been throwing up as much so that's good. Slightly more functional. Finally getting myself hydrated and trying to stay that way seems to be helping.


    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Finally had our first appointment and we got to see our little bean! Thankfully everything is going well and the heart rate was good. Because I was measuring 9 weeks we were able to do the NIPT earlier so that was exciting too and I can't wait to get the results.


    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Those of you that have other kids, when are you telling them? I'm so nervous to tell my 5 year old in the event things don't progress and I have to explain what happened.


    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

    Since I'm not feeling too up for traveling right now, I would just love a good staycation BY MYSELF where I can veg with no responsibilities or do things at my own leisure.
  • @bluejaybaby damn you are right, what was I thinking!!! Apparently everywhere I'd want to go has something I'd want to eat or drink that I'd be upset about missing ๐Ÿ˜ย 

    @watermelonsunshine I saw that same thing now, so I went ahead and scheduled for the NIPT. With my age I figured better to just go ahead with it. Plus my husband seemed eager to know the sex earlier!
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€:

    July 15

    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ:

    TTM

    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป:ย 

    Finding out hopefully!ย 

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

    Absolutely horrible. I probably have the flu and so does hubby. It's miserable, especially since I've had 'morning' sickness since 5 weeks and already lost weight. Thankfully our kiddos aren't sick... Yetย 

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย 

    I lay in bed most of the morning while some friends came to watch the kids. So thankful, but also feeling lazy, horrible and just not in the mood for anything involving moving more than a couple feet.ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:

    None atm

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

    I don't even want to think about leaving the house right now, let alone a vacation ๐Ÿ˜… Though I live in Asia and love it here, so maybe another Asian country?ย 


    Also little sidenote: in many Asian countries they don't stress the no raw fish rule... Because in many places like Japan, quality sushi is very safe and considered healthy/nutritious for pregnant moms. I had sushi for dinner (though I chose cooked fish because I'd still rather be safe than sick).ย 

    Also we are doing NIPT because our insurance covers it thankfully, though I think if it wasn't covered we'd probably also skip it and just wait to see more details at the anatomy scan. After all, it is a screening test, not a diagnostic test, so it can (usually accurately) predict certain genetic markers but it's not 100%.ย 
  • @linh18 I hope you feel better too!
  • My first ultrasound was supposed to be last week but it got rescheduled to today. Finally got to see the little bean and relieved to see a strong heartbeat of 161 (my sonโ€™s was 160). I was surprised they did a vaginal ultrasound at 10 weeks (I only had abdominal with my son) and damn that wand truly is like a giant dildo, isnโ€™t it lol ๐Ÿ˜ฎ So definitely a little awkward, but the imaging was much better compared to what an abdominal ultrasound would get! Anyway, feeling very happy that all looks good ๐Ÿ™Œ
  • @lappymom2019 I told my almost 7 year old right away. Heโ€™s been nagging me about a little sibling. I figured if the pregnancy does go awry heโ€™s going to be aware anyway as we work through those feelings and I would rather just have a frank conversation instead of pretending Iโ€™m fine.ย 
  • @lappymom2019 @rainwaterdroplet @linh18
    My daughter is 5, and we also told her right away. I knew she would notice the changes and wanted to make sure she understood that while a baby was growing, sometimes things happen and we would let her know how everything was going.ย 

    I was nervous about it, but my husband very much wanted to make her a part of it, and I think he was right. So far, sheโ€™s been enjoying being a part of it all and getting to be the one to tell other family members.ย 

    Every kid is different, but ours is a huge empath and would pick up immediately, so itโ€™s been nice to be able to be open with her.ย 
  • routtymamarouttymama member
    edited December 2024
    @lappymom2019 We waited to tell the boys until we had our first appointment and verified everything was okay. For us, it is less about the risk of something bad happening and more about being ready to share with the masses. We knew as soon as we told them they would tell everyone. ย They are really sweet boys and also not very observant. Iโ€™ve felt so awful and they havenโ€™t really noticed. ๐Ÿ˜œ And as we expected, theyโ€™ve told anyone they have contact with that we are โ€œgetting a new baby!โ€ I think there are a lot of good ways to handle this situation and it just depends on your family and what makes the most sense/feels best.ย 
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 11wks


    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: FTM


    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป:ย 

    Donโ€™t know yet

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

    Tired of not being able to brush my teeth without feeling sick

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย 

    I had a review at work with a new manager (who never met me before I was pregnant) and I got marked down a little for basically being ย negative and unenthusiastic at Zoom meetings (which are mostly all first thing in the morning when I feel the worst). No one has told me that before, so Iโ€™m wondering if pregnancy nausea is affecting my mood more than I thought, I thought I was hiding it.ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

    I would like to see the European Christmas markets. ย 

  • @watermelonsunshine omg Iโ€™m sorry you got that feedback - Iโ€™d be super upset about that. The first trimester is so tough, and I know youโ€™re dealing with some anxiety, which is also difficult to deal with. Itโ€™s a lot! I wouldnโ€™t be chipper on morning Zoom meetings either. And it kind of sounds like bullshit feedback - like telling a woman to smile more. Iโ€™m sure youโ€™re completely professional. If not, you would have been told something more this new manager reviewed you. Ugh Iโ€™m sorryโ€ฆ.๐Ÿ˜žย 
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 15 / 10w5d

    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: Fourth!ย 

    ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜/๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ/๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: Itโ€™s a girl! (Prequel/Sneak Peek completed at 8 weeks due to being 35+)

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Exhausted. Less nauseas but still present.ย 

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: While I donโ€™t have any energy, I am enjoying the holiday season with love and warmth.ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Anyone else experiencing sporadic brown spotting? I didnโ€™t have this with my previous pregnancies and my doctor says itโ€™s okay but it makes me nervous.ย 

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world right now, where would you go? Greece! (When Iโ€™m not pregnant) Enjoy the culture, the fresh olives and fish, swim in the beautiful water.ย 


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