July 2025 Babies

Weekly Check-In 1/6

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's your idea of a fun date night?

Re: Weekly Check-In 1/6

  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 7/16, 12+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: Team Finding Out (hopefully this week!!)

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? SO tired these last couple days. Such a tease when I get my energy back for a few days and feel productive. Feeling a bit dizzy and lightheaded too. It's starting to feel uncomfortable laying on my stomach at night, mostly because of bloating I think. So I'm been mostly laying on my side/back. But I am a total stomach sleeper, so it's taking longer to fall asleep.

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: I haven't had Spindrift in a while but recently bought the Island Punch flavor, and it really hits the spot when I'm craving a yummy cocktail!

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

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What's your idea of a fun date night?

    Hmmm...doing an escape room and then having delicious food and drinks at one of our favorite restaurants!
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  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 7/22, 12 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: Pink!

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Pregnancy-wise all is well, but I have a cold and it's super annoying not being able to take any of the medications I would normally! I ended up calling out of work when I normally would've been able to go because I haven't been able to sleep well for days.

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Rave - feeling really glad I decided to go forward with the NIPT, it's definitely a relief seeing everything is low risk. And getting to know that we're having a girl!!! I was really surprised and relieved to find out we qualified for the tests to only be $99 each, so highly recommend y'all look into it in you do that testing.

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

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What's your idea of a fun date night? Normally just going out to dinner somewhere we like, but it's nice to also mix it up and go to somewhere new. Like over the summer we went to a local bar/brewery that also has a mini golf course!
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 7/4 14w +3d

    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: Team finding out and our ultrasound tech said she thinks itโ€™s likely a boy at our 12 week!

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Good! More energy and my appetite is going crazy.ย 

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: My fiance is such a supportive angel, making sure that my well being and rest is first priority. Rant - I barely have a bump and already dealing with people touching my stomach.ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Anyone else on here have imposter syndrome? I still donโ€™t โ€œfeelโ€ pregnant, itโ€™s almost like Iโ€™m telling people Iโ€™m pregnant but feel like Iโ€™m lying. canโ€™t wait for that big belly!

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What's your idea of a fun date night?
    Fishing or a nice dinner out!
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 9th - 13W6D

    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: Itโ€™s a BOY!ย 

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Iโ€™m feeling good! Also have a little of that imposter syndrome - I havenโ€™t had many symptoms at all but all our ultrasounds and test have looked awesome!ย 

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: We found out weโ€™re having a boy yesterday (thru NIPT) and weโ€™re so excited but very surprised. I think we both really just thought/wanted a girl! Iโ€™m having a hard time imagining a boy!! I think itโ€™ll be so fun and heโ€™s the first grandbaby on my side and the first grandson on my husbands (we have a lot of nieces) so thatโ€™s going to be a lot of fun and a lot of firsts!ย 

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

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What's your idea of a fun date night? My husband and I love sports so either a sporting event or a nice dinner! We love exploring good restaurants in Philly and NYC!ย 
  • @ruthedoberenz Congrats on a little boy! With my first, I was convinced it was a girl, and it turned out to be a boy. So it was initially hard to imagine for me too! Especially if you've been envisioning a little girl for these past couple months (consciously or unconsciously). Now I absolutely LOVE being a boy mom. And it's hard to imagine having a little girl! We'll see what I end up having....ย  :)
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 15 / 13w0

    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? Still nauseous, still tired, still sleeping a ton (will it ever end, lol).

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: I have to travel for work next week and am not looking forward to sitting on a plane with this morning sickness. Other than that finally got the NIPT done last week and waiting on results any day now.

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Not currently.

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What's your idea of a fun date night?
    Currently, taking a nap and trying not to puke. In the โ€œbefore timesโ€, going on a picnic by the lake.
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 12 weeks and 6 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: 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: itโ€™s a boy!! We found out at new years as the ball dropped. It was awesomeย 

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Yesterday there was a moment where I thought, โ€œomgโ€ฆI feel like MEโ€ and it was amazing. And then I got hit with a wall BUT that one moment was great haha. Energy is def starting to come back and im loving my lifts again. Iโ€™ve also been able to eat some more veggies which is a win.

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: raveโ€” the support!!! My goodness I swear every day I have a gift arriving at the door for me or baby boy. I remember my bridal shower I was so overwhelmed with support and it freaked me out people buying us things. I have a feeling it will be that, ten fold!ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: anyone get massages? I typically get monthly sports massages but havenโ€™t since finding out. Iโ€™d love to get some work done (obviously not something as aggressive as a sports massage) but does it need to be a particular kind? Any experience? Iโ€™ll also ask my doc at my next appt.

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What's your idea of a fun date night? Movie theater!! The one where you have the reclining cozy seats and a waiter comes to take your order and serve dinner. We have so much fun doing that. Or any type of play/musical/concert. Food must be included. :P
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 7/12 ย - 13W&4D

    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: ๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿฉต boy

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? This has been the first week where Iโ€™ve felt even vaguely human again. My nausea isnโ€™t completely gone but itโ€™s gotten way better. Iโ€™ve started to have more intense headaches but I find that ice packs help relieve them. I still havenโ€™t made it back to the gym so I have a bit of guilt over that, but Iโ€™m going to be trying out a yoga class tonight to ease myself back into it.

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย 
    raves: the closer I get to the second trimester, the less I throw up ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜‚

    rants: Less of a rant and more just anxiety- my husband is originally from England and we now live in Northern California. We are flying back to England next week to see the fam and Iโ€™ve been super nervous about having a long haul flight (10ish hours). Our doctor has given us the green light and recommended I get compression socks but Iโ€™m still worried about my little nugget.ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: has anyone flown internationally while in early pregnancy, and if so do you have any tips?ย 

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What's your idea of a fun date night?

    I love when my husband and I do a fun activity and then dinner! We live close to a mini putt place, so in the summers we often go to the arcade, do a round of mini putt and then end the night with dinner.ย 
  • @emmaleekinsley Iโ€™m also a massage junkie but my regular therapist made it clear she does NOT do pre natal. I guess there is some special training for giving prenatal massage so I did some research and found a therapist in my city that does. I found lots of options so hopefully you do too!
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: July 10 / 14wks

    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?
    Sometimes I forget Iโ€™m pregnant, sometimes I feel excited, sometimes I just feel icky from nausea and round ligament pain, and sometimes I feel very anxious about all the unknowns (being totally new to pregnancy, birth, and parenting!)

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:ย 
    I had my second appt and got to hear babyโ€™s heartbeat, which was reassuring. We will share the news with our families soon. I want to wait until after the anatomy scan to share more widely, because Iโ€™d like to have the peace of mind that baby is developing ok. Also my work is supposed to be making a family leave policy for 2025, and so I kind of want to hear what it will be *before* they know Iโ€™m pregnant in case that might sway their decision somehow (small org). I can tell my belly is looking swollen/bloated, but I think Iโ€™ll be able to hide it for a while under big sweaters since itโ€™s cold outside.ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:
    Anyone going to a pregnancy-certified chiropractor?

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What's your idea of a fun date night?
    Probably eating food now that food is sounding a little better:)ย 
  • emmaleekinsleyย my best friend swears by prenatal massages she went to a local place but Iโ€™m sure there is a place in your area that does it. She carried her stress in her shoulders and she said getting massages was a life savor.ย 
  • 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 out

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Better, finally. Still dealing with exhaustion/headaches when I try to workout or do too much physically, but otherwise feeling a little more human.ย 

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Rave is I told my boss I was pregnant this week, and I was nervous because Iโ€™m in senior leadership and report directly to him, the CEO. So, concerned how it would be received taking 3 months off during budget season. Haha.ย 

    He could not have been more supportive and excitedly shared with me the new maternity leave policy for this year. Itโ€™s 2 weeks paid, which while not a lot of time, is the first time we have had any paid maternity leave. Itโ€™s also for dads as well/adoption/foster parents/etc. which is cool all around. A step in the right direction.ย 

    ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: None right now!ย 

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What's your idea of a fun date night? Usually going to a brewery where they have board games or trivia. But now, Iโ€™d say going to a movie. We have an Alamo Drafthouse nearby and they do so many fun things for movie lovers.ย 
  • @lalalauren15 2 weeks paid or 12 weeks paid? Really, really hoping youโ€™ll be taking more than 2 weeks off!
  • @bigworldlittleg Iโ€™ll have 12 weeks off due to FMLA, but only 2 weeks paid maternity + ย PTO/short term disability. Last time we had zero time paid, so Iโ€™m glad to see they are finally implementing something! Lolย 
  • @lalalauren15 nice to at least get something! At my job we're currently under contract negotiations and maternity leave is one of the things being requested, not getting my hopes up too high but it would be nice even for a couple weeks!
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 13w3 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: 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 outย 

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Tired, but not nauseous anymore and I actually have an appetite! I'm so happy because I've lost like 7 lbs already.ย 

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: I've been so thankful my parents are visiting for a month. Hubby and I have been able to go on 2 date nights, after almost a year of no dates out. (Still have date nights in, but it's not the same).ย 

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

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What's your idea of a fun date night?
    Anything without the kids ๐Ÿคช

    Last date night we went out for dinner somewhere that's no child friendly and then just spent the evening walking by the beach. Ended with a movie together at home and some dessert.ย 
  • @peach93

    I've flown internationally with both my first pregnancies and will do again with this one. Flew at 20 weeks with my first and 30 with my second. It's uncomfortable, but totally doable. Tip is to request special assistance when booking your flight (or on your booking confirmation page). They will bring a wheelchair and wheel you to connecting flights and through immigration if needed. Even if you feel you don't need it or don't "look pregnant" it's a huge help to skip lines and not deal with all the stress of making it from one place to another. The people assisting me have always been amazing and so kind. (Bring a bit of small bills for tips if that's something you'd do. I found they were so awesome I definitely wanted to tip and wish I could've done more.)

    Compression socks were great, and lots of snacks. Also don't be afraid to ask flight attendants for extra water/drink/snack. You don't even have to say you are pregnant and they will be happy to help you.ย 


  • @emmaleekinsley

    I'm going for a prenatal massage tonight actually. Many spas also offer prenatal services, some require you to be out of the first trimester. I'd just Google "prenatal massage" for your area and then check for ones with good reviews and that look professional. Usually it comes with a bigger price tag but it's so worth it! Typically you lay on your side instead of back/front, sometimes being propped up by pillows to make sure baby is in a good position.ย 
  • @tashaandpeanut

    I do! Even though this is my 3rd.ย 

    Last week at a mall this lady was trying to get my to sample some herbal tea (in the hopes I'd buy it) and she was super insistent. I just told her "no thanks, I'm pregnant and I'd rather not" thinking that would get her to stop. But I felt a bit silly and like idk not "pregnant enough" to make that statement ๐Ÿ˜‚ย 
  • This is super helpful! Thank you! @linh18
  • ๐—˜๐——๐—— / ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ + ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€: 7/14 | 13 weeks 4 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: Finding out

    ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? Iโ€™m feeling a lot more like myself lately, a lot less fatigue and I can stay up later like I used to now. Iโ€™m also less nauseous overall and not having to snack as much during the day. The last feel days Iโ€™ve been having a lot of round ligament pain which is uncomfortable particularly at night & I think Iโ€™m losing my ability to tummy sleep now since that feels less comfortable. Definitely seeing a bump come through finally which is exciting in its own way but Iโ€™m having so much lower back pain (I think my sciatica region?)

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€/๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Rant - really hating the waiting time for our NIPT results, itโ€™s been a week for me and weโ€™re going into the weekend, Iโ€™m just ready to hopefully relax and feel like I can mentally be more excited than nervous about any genetic abnormalities. Iโ€™m really excited to find out the gender too so itโ€™s making the days feel SO long!

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

    ๐—š๐—ง๐—ž๐—ฌ: What's your idea of a fun date night?

    A nice walk at a nature trail followed by some ice cream and dinnerย 
  • @cosmicmclain have you been checking the NIPT website? I finally got a notification email but it was literally a week or so after the results actually came through lol! Mine took exactly a week from when they were received (a day after the actual bloodwork), and it actually did come through on a Saturday!
  • @butterflyhunny I would be so happy if it came through tomorrow on a Saturday! Yes Iโ€™ve been checking religiously multiple times per day. Itโ€™s been exactly 7 days today (Friday) so Iโ€™m anticipating Monday hopefully, but it would be so cool to get weekend results! Fingers crossed :)ย 
  • @cosmicmclain wishing you the same luck I had!! Glad I wasn't the only one compulsively checking like that lol but I was glad I did since it finally paid off!
  • @butterflyhunny thank you! Cheers to you and your little girl! Iโ€™ll keep you all posted ๐Ÿ’—
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