July 2025 Babies

Weekly Check-in 12/23

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: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year?ย 

Re: Weekly Check-in 12/23

  • Hope it's ok that I got things started this week. It's been a long week and looking forward to hearing from others!ย 

    ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 11 weeks!


    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: hopefully finding out!


    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Horrible. But thankfully I think I'm over the flu! I feel for anyone else going through it or not yet recovered. It kicked my butt this time ๐Ÿ˜ข


    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย  I have been so thankful my MIL has come over to help with our 2 oldest, and yet I'm ready to have the sacredness of our home back, if you know what I mean. I'm definitely an introvert and might be a bit particular about some things...ย 


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


    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: one Christmas tradition I attempt to hold to is a Christmas brunch for my immediate family and sometimes invite grandparents. It's not happening this year since I'm only just beginning to feel better and don't have the energy to cook 3-4 casseroles on top of normal meals in the next few days. But we will still have stockings to open and a Christmas Eve gift which is a family tradition. Usually it's a pair of PJs to wear going to bed and all day Christmas day.ย 

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  • @linh18 Absolutely!! Thank youย  :)

    ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 7/16, 10+5


    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? Pretty good lately. I've also decided I'm going to do a repeat c-section at 39 weeks, and I feel great about that decision. Without getting into too much detail, I was induced at 38 weeks with my son because of high blood pressure. The induction began Thursday evening and he was finally born via c-section Sunday morning. It was a really difficult experience. I take medication for high BP outside of pregnancy, so the policy is I have to deliver at 39 weeks this time, either by induction or c-section. Even though a c-section is by no means "easy", everyone I know who has had a scheduled c-section had a positive experience. And I'd really like that this time around! I think it will be healing for me in a way. I feel a bit sad that I likely won't experience a vaginal birth (unless I go into labor on my own prior to 39 weeks), but I do feel at peace with this!


    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: I got a Cranberry Orange Lemonade drink at Starbucks yesterday and it was delicious!



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



    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year?ย 

    We do Feast of the Seven Fishes at my dad's house on Christmas eve! Here in New England we have access to great seafood. So it's always yummy!ย 

  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 15 / 10w5 ๐Ÿฆ€

    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? The nausea feels never ending. Been snacking on string cheese, bananas/oranges, and B6 hard candies, which help a little bit, but itโ€™s always there in the background. Itโ€™s worth it to bring baby here, but dang!

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Finding it hard to keep up with work/school/chores with how nauseous Iโ€™ve been. Waiting for the day when I can just focus and get things done. Husband has been a great help, but I think heโ€™s getting overwhelmed with having to take on my chores too.

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

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year?
    My family was never good about having Christmas traditions and my husband is Muslim so he doesnโ€™t celebrate any holidays this time of year. The thing that gives me the most joy is seeing all the lights up and watching Christmas movies while relaxing at home.
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 7/22, 10 weeks

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

    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? Strangely pretty good, I keep waiting to "feel pregnant" but it hasn't really happened. I do feel like I need to eat regularly or I start to feel a little off, but honestly I always need to do that because I tend to get "hangry"!

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: I'm off work for the next couple weeks so I'm looking forward to that relaxation! Also, planning to tell our families tomorrow so it will be nice to finally have someone to talk to about being pregnant outside of my husband and you lovely ladies!

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



    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year? Going to see lights at our local parks, we have a couple that do a great job every year.ย 
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    edited December 2024
    ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 8th, 11+6ย 

    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: Found out sheโ€™s a girl :)ย 

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Well, I was actually feeling a bit better this week but today has randomly been really horrible. Iโ€™m feeling extremely nauseas again today, Iโ€™m super super tired, and I have a headache from hell. Iโ€™m actually visiting my sister because she just had a baby last week, and I feel really bad that I havenโ€™t been as useful as Iโ€™d hoped to be, because Iโ€™m dealing with the aforementioned first trimester issues. Worse, she doesnโ€™t know Iโ€™m pregnant since Iโ€™m not announcing until Christmas, so if Iโ€™m disappointing her I canโ€™t even explain yet!ย 

    Otherwise, my sister has a home doppler that I used in secret today, and I managed to pick up a healthy heartbeat of 160! It was very comforting since I was a little nervous about announcing 3 weeks after the 9 week scan that went well because โ€œwhat ifโ€, you know. But all seems good and Iโ€™ve been on cloud nine after hearing that little heart.ย 

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Ok so my sister I just mentioned has a long term partner of 9 years and I officially donโ€™t like him. Heโ€™s on paternity leave but isnโ€™t doing jack to help her. At first I thought maybe he was being weirdly lazy because thatโ€™s a part of why Iโ€™m supposed to be here, but apparently heโ€™s justโ€ฆ like that. The baby arrived a week early so I wasnโ€™t here for the first 4 days, and within that timeframe my sister was still cooking and cleaning immediately after coming home from the hospital because all heโ€™s doing is playing video games, or otherwise sitting around. Iโ€™m so angry for her and already feel bad for not being able to stay longer.ย 


    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: How long did your first trimester symptoms fluctuate before completely disappearing? Iโ€™m really upset that I thought the worst was over, only to end up being sick again at a really inopportune time.

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: Iโ€™m Muslim and donโ€™t celebrate Christmas with my husband, but my family does so Iโ€™m just enjoying the atmosphere here lol, especially since Iโ€™m visiting a state that gets a ton of snow, while we never have any when Iโ€™m back home.ย 
  • @sonjanae Ugh, Iโ€™m upset for your sister too! What makes him think sitting around and playing video games is remotely okay? How is he not horrified by the burden heโ€™s placing on your sister by not carrying out his responsibilities as a father? It is beyond me. For your sisterโ€™s sake (and the babyโ€™s sake) I hope he gets his act together!
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 11w1dย 

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

    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 think itโ€™s a girl, but not hoping for one over the other.ย 

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? I still have bouts of nausea, but itโ€™s less persistent and intense. Iโ€™m finally getting some energy back! Hooray!ย 

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: My husbandโ€™s parents are coming this weekend and offered to watch the boys for a couple of nights while they are here. So we are going to Jackson for a couple of nights over New Years Eve. It was really fun to plan out our trip. It will be quick, but Iโ€™m looking forward to time alone with him and sleeping in/laying around in the mornings. Iโ€™m counting down the days!ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Any other โ€œgeriatricโ€ pregnancies? I think Iโ€™ve seen a few moms make note of being in the advanced maternal age group. This is my first time in this category and Iโ€™m not sure what to expect. I was surprised about the baby aspirin recommendation, but it makes sense. Started that this week.ย 

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year? Iโ€™ve felt so awful that many of our traditions and plans went out the window, but itโ€™s been oddly freeing. Itโ€™s made the holiday feel more simple and peaceful. One tradition that I love is what we call โ€œbrothers Christmas.โ€ We take the boys to a store and they take turns picking out gifts for each other. Itโ€™s nothing crazy, but itโ€™s so sweet how thoughtful they are. They want to choose the perfect gift and spend a lot of time deliberating. Itโ€™s a nice reminder that they do love each other even though they fight all day.ย 
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 11 weeks, 4 days - due July 11

    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 - bloodwork is on NYE and they said it should take about a week from there, but I think it was even less with my daughter.

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Really good, just super fatigued; I hit a wall around 2/3pm and just feel like I need to curl up in a ball and sleep (which is impossible with a 1 year-old).

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: We told my husband's family when we celebrated Christmas with them this weekend and everyone is super excited/surprised. My SIL is hoping we have another girl (she has 2 boys)! We're telling my family tonight at my grandparents' house for Christmas Eve and can't wait to see how everyone reacts.

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: None at the moment.

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year?ย 
    My family has always done ornaments as a gift on Christmas Eve, so we're continuing that with our daughter. We didn't get one last year because she wasn't even 3 weeks old and we also knew that other people would get them (I think she ended up with 3 "First Christmas" ornaments, plus the hand/footprint ones we made).ย 
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 19th, 10+5


    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? Up and down. Still very fatigued but nausea is getting a little better with Vitamin B12+Unisom. Headaches have been the worst part. REALLY hoping to get some energy back to go back to working out. The lack of movement is starting to wear on me mentally.ย 

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Rave is we had a wonderful, quiet Christmas at home. Itโ€™s the only holiday we spend just us and itโ€™s always a special day.ย 

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

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year? My daughter has an egg allergy so we make homemade cookie dough/frosting on Christmas Eve, and this year she really got into the decorating! And I am NOT a baker, but the cookies were much better this year than last year! Lol
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€:
    July 10 / 12 weeks today


    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 
    Not sure


    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?
    Tired and nauseous - not as intensely tired as in the earlier weeks, thankfully. This last week brought so much dry heaving, strange how it all can change and how the food aversions and bad smells can change quickly too, might try B6 vitamin

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย 
    I survived a familyย dinner hopefully without making anyone wonder if weโ€™re pregnant before weโ€™re ready to share๐Ÿ˜‚ One more holiday gathering to go, haha!ย 

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year?ย 

    We made our traditional springerle cookies and I enjoyed making them even though they donโ€™t sound good to eat this year ๐Ÿฅฐ
  • igrokthatigrokthat member
    edited December 2024
    ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 10+5

    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: will find out via bloodwork soon

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Awful honestly ๐Ÿ˜‚ My nausea got pretty noticeable around 4.5 weeks and slightly worse every day until about 9.5, then just started to let up a LITTLE bit last week, now it seems like itโ€™s gotten worse again. My friends have promised me it โ€œalmost magically vanishesโ€ around 12-14 so Iโ€™m holding out hope for that. The thought of it keeps me sane(ish).

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: My partner is an absolute hero, I am so grateful for him through this. He has taken amazing care of me while I have basically been bedridden. I grew up without a dad and sometimes I pregnant-cry thinking about how lucky our kiddo is to have him as a father.ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Someone further up asked about first trimester symptoms and how much theyโ€™ve fluctuated back and forth for others - Iโ€™m curious to know that, too.ย 

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year?ย 

    Weโ€™re not big Christmas people and this year we did basically zero because I am out of commission. I wanted to go see lights but didnโ€™t end up feeling well enough for it. I tell myself that when we have kids I will care more. :)
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 22/ 10+2 weeks



    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 but waiting until the detailed ultrasound



    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? I had a couple days where I felt better and was able to exercise, but Iโ€™m back to feeling run down and nauseous. Lots of random food aversions



    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย 
    I think Iโ€™ve ranted about this before, but shift work while pregnant is exhausting.


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


    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year?ย 
    I lost my mom this year so Christmas was especially hard, but my sisters and I got together for the weekend before and shared Christmas memories of her. She always did these huge Christmas dinners when I was a kid which we didnโ€™t do this year, but maybe next year when Iโ€™m feeling better.
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 7/28, 9 weeks



    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: finding out



    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Overall feeling sluggish, tired, and out of breath.ย 



    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย 
    Not really a rant, more of just wanting to get things off my chest.ย  Due to a tricky past and being older (43), I'm extremely nervous about this pregnancy.ย  I found out right before the holidays ramped up and so of course I've had a really hard time getting a doctor appointment booked, but luckily they are squeezing me in next week :)


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


    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year?ย 
    They have this huge outdoor venue about an hour away from our house that puts together the craziest Christmas display you've ever seen.ย  I've sat here for about 10 minutes typing out things and deleting them because it's soย  hard to explain, but I guess the best way I can think to describe it is a Chirstmas-themed amusement park that runs through the months of November and December.ย  I started taking my kids to that about 2 years ago and it really is the thing they look forward to the most I think.ย ย 
  • hey @bluejaybaby I just wanted to say Iโ€™m really sorry to hear you lost your mom so recently.ย 

    I lost my mom within the last 10 years or so (feels unbelievable that itโ€™s been so long now), she was my best friend, and itโ€™s really been hitting extra hard this holiday season and just being pregnant for the first time. (I heard the book Motherless Mothers might be good to read, but I havenโ€™t read it yet.)

    There arenโ€™t any good words, but my heart is with you
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 10



    ๐—™๐—ง๐— /๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— /๐—ง๐—ง๐— +/๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: 4th time around



    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: I just found out last night from the NIPT results: one boy and one girl!



    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Pretty good, the nausea seems to have mostly passed! I feel like I'm looking like 4-5 months pregnant already though.



    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: this was the first pregnancy we got to do NIPT (wasn't covered by insurance before) and found out (a) it looks like they're healthy and (b) gender so early, it was so exciting!! We called my brother to tell him about the pregnancy and my husband said he and his wife should each guess the gender, predictably they guessed different things, and we said you're both right!



    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: not at the moment



    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What is one favorite holiday/Christmas tradition you hope to continue this year? We've gone to the local light installation at the botanical gardens near us last year and this year. My kids absolutely love it, one said "this is the best part of winter!"
  • @watermelonsunshine thanks for your kind words, and Iโ€™m sorry for your loss too. I donโ€™t think it ever gets easier and the holiday season will always be hard, but know that youโ€™re not alone. I will definitely check out that book.ย 
  • @bigworldlittleg it's so good to have clarity and a plan. I hope everything goes smoothly for you and you have a positive experience! My sister recently had a necessary scheduled c section and I think it was a pretty positive experience for her.

    @redseawitch I hope the nausea gets better soon!! We also don't celebrate Christmas, but we love seeing all the pretty lights.ย 

    @butterflyhunny that's about how I felt my first few pregnancies, no major nausea but I'd suddenly need to eat NOW.

    @sonjanae ugh, I'm so sorry, that sounds so frustrating, and I'm angry on your sister's behalf too! Unless he has some really good reason he's unable to do anything, he'd better get it together and help out! Yay for heartbeats though!ย 

    @routtymama Oh that sounds lovely, I hope you enjoy! My parents watched our two oldest before our 3rd was born so we could go away for a few days and it was amazing. Afterward they said it was a bit too tiring though, so we won't be asking again. I am their youngest, and they're both 70 now. I'm not quite in the geriatric category, as I'll be 34 when I give birth. But thank you for the reminder about taking the baby aspirin! It's apparently recommended for twin pregnancies, and I'd been neglecting it on my vacation - just took it again tonight.

    @igrokthat it definitely is a thing that it can get a LOT better around 2nd trimester, but if it doesn't, be sure to talk with your care provider, since they might be able to give you something that can help. (You probably already know/are doing that, but just in case.)

    @bluejaybaby sending you hugs. That's so hard. I hope the memories that you and your sisters share are a comfort to you.
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