Weekly Check-In 1/13

bigworldlittleg · January 13

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱:

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻:

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀:

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's a tradition from your childhood that you plan to (or already do) carry on with your own child(ren)?

bigworldlittleg · January 13

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 7/16, 13+5

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Team Blue 💙

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Tired, as usual! Just starting to get a little bit of lower back pain. Having some round ligament pain, but nothing too crazy. I'm already eager for spring and warmer weather, so I can spend more time outdoors and get fresh air.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I have MLK day off, but my son's daycare is open. So I'm going to take the day to rest and relax and it's sooo needed!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's a tradition from your childhood that you plan to (or already do) carry on with your own child(ren)?

Saturday night was always movie night and we'd order pizza and have potato chips. My son is still too young to sit through a movie, but eventually I'd like to do Saturday family movie nights with my kids!

bluejaybaby · January 13

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: July 22 / 12+6

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: finding out but waiting for our detailed ultrasound

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Starting to feel a bit less tired I think, or maybe I’m just having a good day. Nausea is getting better. Lots of upper back pain and headaches.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I just finished a stint of working 21 days in a row and this morning I actually got to sleep in!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: has anyone tried Lahloya maternity jumpsuits? I keep seeing ads for the and they look so comfortable.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's a tradition from your childhood that you plan to (or already do) carry on with your own child(ren)? Marking heights on a door frame every birthday. I wish I still had the one from our childhood home, so precious!

butterflyhunny · January 13

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 7/21 - 13 weeks

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: One of the few team pinks so far 🩷

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? I have what I've been calling "the cold that doesn't end" - about day 10 at this point! Not severe but just zapping my energy even more. Pregnancy-wise I really can't complain though!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant up above lol, rave is that we made our official "announcement" on social media and I've started telling people at work, so no more having to hide it!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's a tradition from your childhood that you plan to (or already do) carry on with your own child(ren)? My grandmother made great cutout sugar cookies that I took on making when she got too sick to continue. I kind of let that lapse over the years, but when my daughter gets old enough I definitely want to start making them with her!

redseawitch · January 14

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: July 15 / 13w6

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Just found out we’re having a little girl 🎉 🩷

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Nausea, heartburn, tiredness, short of breath just going upstairs, difficulty sleeping.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I have 3 jobs. A full-time job in healthcare where I travel regularly, teach a couple classes at my local university, and own a private practice. I’m realizing I’m going to have to rethink my busy schedule before baby comes and am trying to decide what may need to be dropped or changed so I can focus on the new little one.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's a tradition from your childhood that you plan to (or already do) carry on with your own child(ren)? My husband and I both come from different cultural backgrounds. My family is Italian and Irish and he is from Bangladesh. The common denominator for us is our passion for food. Passing down the traditional recipes from our cultures is something we are excited to share with our children.

tashaandpeanut · January 14

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: July 4 / 15 weeks 4 days

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Good! Appetite is crazy and energy is back which I'm very happy about!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant: already with all of the advice and belly touching. Also everything is irritating to me the past couple weeks, even the well-meaning “how are you feeling” every time I talk to my mother in law.
Rave: I get to go to a work conference next month AND am taking a week off to do an out of town shopping trip that my fiancé is planning so I feel like I’ve got lots to look forward to.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Any tips navigating day care when you don’t have family close by for back up? I’m in SK, Canada and it’s hard to get into daycare here. Also, lots don’t take infants less than 18 months but I’ll only be taking a year leave. All of them ask what our “backup” plan is…. Uh, daycare? Sick leave I guess?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's a tradition from your childhood that you plan to (or already do) carry on with your own child(ren)?
Gardening! My mom had a huge garden when we were growing up and we loved to steal veggies and play in the mud. Can’t wait to have my little one crawling in the dirt while I plant and harvest.

cosmicmclain · January 14

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: July 14, 14w1d 🦀

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Team Pink 🩷

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Good compared to the earlier weeks! A bit of RLP, lots of constipation issues too so a lot of abdominal discomfort. I’ve had a few headaches during this week but they have been manageable.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I’m happy to be feeling more like myself now that I’m officially in the second trimester! Congrats to everyone else who’s almost there or already there with me, we did it! I’ve been in a great mood since finding out all good things from my NIPT & I’m so grateful that I chose to do that for some peace of mind. I have my 16 week appointment next week so that’s fun, too.

we’re planning on doing our “announcement post” on our social media in the next week!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's a tradition from your childhood that you plan to (or already do) carry on with your own child(ren)?
Hoping to do a lot of gardening like someone mentioned above, and lots of arts and crafts days. I just can’t wait to share my love for creativity and nature like my mom did with me. I know my husband is excited to have a little adventure buddy too!

lalalauren15 · January 14

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 7/19, 13+3

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? More like myself! But still will get randomly wiped out with exhaustion. Using bursts of energy to get things done.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I guess my rave would be feeling so much more chill with this pregnancy. With my first, I felt like I was constantly reading and worrying and wanting to make sure I had everything right. Now, I know there’s only so much preparation you can do, and a lot of it will depend on your child and your situation. I am looking forward to receiving NIPT results in the next week and hopefully clearing that hurdle.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's a tradition from your childhood that you plan to (or already do) carry on with your own child(ren)? Sharing our love for movies. Movie nights are some of my daughter’s favorite nights. She loves turning off all the lights and popcorn of course!

brittanny21 · January 16

@butterflyhunny I just realized that we have the same due date! 7/21😁

brittanny21 · January 16

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 7/21 13+3

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: BLUE💙

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Tired and a little sore in the joints. Nausea is getting much better.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I feel like I’m in a great mood 95% of the time and we heard the heartbeat last Friday so that was a plus. I don’t really have anything to rant about.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's a tradition from your childhood that you plan to (or already do) carry on with your own child(ren)? Both of our families would go look at Christmas Lights on Christmas Eve and come back home for hot chocolate and a movie. My husband and I have continued to do this together of the past few years and it’s something that we’re looking forward to doing with our little one.

butterflyhunny · January 16

@brittanny21 actually funny story with that lol, apparently my doctor has my "official" due date as 7/18 based on when I thought my last period was, but the date I have them was definitely more of a "guestimate" because we were dealing with the aftermath of a hurricane at the time so I wasn't exactly focused on that (I also didn't realize at the time that's how they come up with your due date or else I probably would've tracked better). The ultrasound indicated 7/21 as the estimated due date so I've been mentally going with that since it's probably more accurate than the date I gave them 😆

brittanny21 · January 16

@butterflyhunny it’s funny how it all works out haha. We were definitely a bit surprised by the due date because it’s actually my husbands birthday, so he’s going to have a cute little birthday present this year

watermelonsunshine · January 17

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: July 10 / 15 weeks

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: ftm

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: don’t know yet

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?

I have some nausea still after eating food or taking my vitamin, BUT I’m feeling SO much better this week. I feel like a different person.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀:
Rave, I am so happy to be feeling better!

Rant, the skin on my belly is feeling tight as I’m getting a bump and my rib cage feels like it’s expanding and while all this is logical and good and I wanted this, it’s also kind of hard realizing things are changing and my body will never be the same after having a baby. Also it’s getting harder to find outfits to disguise the bump haha.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
has anyone else gotten an earlobe cyst? 😂 I looked it up and it seems just a weird but harmless thing from pregnancy hormone changes

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's a tradition from your childhood that you plan to (or already do) carry on with your own child(ren)?

My mom would make a paper loop chain for us to tear off each day to count down to our birthday (probably about 20 days ahead or idk, whenever we started asking how many days until our birthday lol). I’d like to do that for the baby when he or she is that age.

butterflyhunny · January 17

@watermelonsunshine aww I'm kind of jealous of your bump, I already had a little more weight on me than I wish I did before getting pregnant and at this point I just look like I've maybe had a big meal or put on a few more pounds lol

And that's a cute tradition, I've done that for Christmas but never heard of doing it for birthdays!

watermelonsunshine · January 17

Oh @butterflyhunny mine isn’t a cute bump or anything! If I didn’t know I was pregnant I would think I was getting a little old man’s beer belly or something. 🤣 My dr told me don’t be surprised if I go through a really awkward stage of having gained extra weight and a uterus that’s expanded outside the pelvis, but still don’t “look pregnant” for a little while. 😂 I am sure we will both get cute bumps in time! (And then maybe feel uncomfortably huge after that🙈) 😆😄

routtymama · January 17

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 15w5d

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: Fourth

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Not finding out (to so many of our friends and family’s annoyance 😬🫠). We haven’t before and it’s been a fun surprise, even though it’s been the same each time. 😜

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? So much better. It’s nice to have energy back and more capacity. I can still over do it and need a serious nap, but it’s so much better than it was. I’m so thankful for that!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rave: I am back to my favorite pregnancy workout app and it feels so good to move my body again. I’ve also been enjoying cross country skiing a lot. I tried to get into a couple of years ago and just wasn’t enjoying it. I am really enjoying it now. Rant: Also not enjoying this in-between season of not looking pregnant and more like I enjoyed the holidays a little too much. I know it’s just part of it. Just not one of my favorite parts of it.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's a tradition from your childhood that you plan to (or already do) carry on with your own child(ren)?

All that I can think of is “snacky food night.” Which is basically a movie night where everyone picks their favorite snack foods and we make a meal out of it. I can remember being in elementary school and so looking forward to Friday nights going to the grocery to get our snacks then off to Pop n’ Go video to pick out our movies for the night. I tried it with my husband early on in our marriage and he did not get it. “Okay, but what is for dinner? Like what is the main meal or course?” He grew up in a very traditional meal eating family. I guess my family was a little more lax. He didn’t love it, but the boys have enjoyed it. We don’t do it often, but it is a fun indulgence when we do!

watermelonsunshine · January 18

What is the pregnancy workout app you like? That sounds smart:):)

routtymama · January 20

@watermelonsunshine It’s called Good for the Swole. It’s by a woman, Becky, who not only has special training in pregnancy and postpartum recovery, but I think she has four or five kids herself. She does a lot of focus on deep core and pelvic floor work, which made a big difference for me in terms of managing pregnancy, delivery, and recovery. It used to be workouts she emailed, but now it’s an app where you can do the workout with her via video. It’s taken me a bit to get used to the videos, but it’s been good. I also like that she plans out the month, so there isn’t the mental work of figuring out what to do each day. You can also go to the library and do other workouts. It’s sorted by trimester, so that is helpful, too. Some workouts are harder than others, but since I struggled to work out at all during the first trimester (energy and nausea), it’s nice to be doing something and have that sense of accomplishment. It has a seven day free trial, so you can test it before you commit. It might not be for everyone, but it’s been good for me.

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