Weekly Check-in 5/6

bigworldlittleg · May 6

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱:

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻:

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀:

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Are you an early bird or a night owl?

bigworldlittleg · May 6

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 7/16, 29w6d

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

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

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Better than last week! We all got hit with a horrible stomach bug. I had a mild fever too, so not sure if it was norovirus or the flu or what. The dehydration was giving me uncomfortable Braxton Hicks to the point that I started to get nervous I was going into labor. But if I had even a sip of water it made me feel unbearably sick. It was awful! But we are all recovered, thank goodness.

I was supposed to have the 1 hr glucose test on Thursday but there was no way I could have done it, so I rescheduled it to this Thursday instead.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant is that my sleep is starting to take a hit. I had a stretch where I was actually sleeping pretty well, but now it's taking me a while to fall asleep and I wake up in the middle of the night to pee. Not fun. Rave is that I went out for brunch on Sunday and got stuffed french toast with a blackberry bourbon sauce. I was feeling better at that point and never usually get something so decadent for brunch, but decided to just go for it. I couldn't finish the whole thing, but oh my, it was SO delicious!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Are you an early bird or a night owl?

Definitely a night owl. And of course I'm married to an early bird haha!

butterflyhunny · May 6

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 7/21 29 weeks 1 day

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

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

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Pretty good overall. This month is really packed with work, appointments and fun personal stuff, so it's kind of exhausting to even look at the calendar lol.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I think I have both kind of combined into one lol. Still feeling a bit overwhelmed and stressed with everything that was thrown at me at my last appointment! But we had our first "BPP" ultrasound yesterday and she got an 8/8, so that was definitely comforting! Now just hoping the "NST" part goes well too.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Anyone else doing the BPP/NST appointments? I think I've made sense of it all now but I was really confused at first!

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Are you an early bird or a night owl? Definitely night owl, and baby seems to be too lol (I feel her moving even when I wake up to pee at like 2am!)

bigworldlittleg · May 6

@butterflyhunny I had several BPP ultrasounds and NSTs with my son, and will likely have them this time around since I'm "high risk" again. I never had issues with either! And I actually loved the NSTs. They gave me cold apple juice to drink and sat me in a comfy reclining chair and measured his activity for 20 minutes. It was a wonderful little break! lol But between the two, it did feel like I was at the OB/MFM constantly during those last couple months of pregnancy!

ruthiedoberenz · May 6

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: July 9th, 30 Weeks + 6 Days

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Good overall! I keep thinking that I am much closer to giving birth than I actually am... I feel like the conversations have just turned to more focus on when he is here vs pregnancy things so maybe that is making things seem super super close!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rave is I have my baby shower this weekend and I am really excited (hoping the weather is nice)! We decided to just invite everyone so over 75 people are coming which should be really fun! Rant is that intense exercise can sometimes spike your blood sugar due to your body releasing more glucose etc. so I have to cut back on my spin classes. Oh well! Walking, yoga, pilates and lifting does the opposite.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: n/a

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Are you an early bird or a night owl? Neither? Haha - I like to be in bed by around 9a and I sleep until around 7:30a. I def need my sleep so I have been getting a little nervous about the first few weeks with the baby! We just started reading 'Twelve hours' sleep by twelve weeks old' by Suzy Giordano - it came highly recommended by some family members and I know I need to prioritize sleep for my sanity so we are going to focus on following her steps!

lalalauren15 · May 6

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 7/19, 29+3

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Uncomfortable, but making it.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant - I failed the 1 hr and now need to take the 3 hr. It’s just such an inconvenience to take off work 1/2 day right now as I’m trying to get as much done before I am out. And I also get so sick when I don’t eat as soon as I wake up. All that said, hoping I pass, but preparing mentally if I don’t.

Rave is we are starting to have things ordered off our registry and baby’s room is slowly coming together 🥰

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Are you an early bird or a night owl? Neither right now 😅 but typically a night owl. Luckily my daughter will sleep until 8:30 or so on the weekends so hoping I can get new baby on the same timeline!

peach93 · May 6

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 7/12; 30+3

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: 🩵

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Tired and I have definitely been moodier. I think lack of sleep on top of hormone changes is making me a little more stressed and cranky. Yesterday, I had a bizarre meltdown about the laundry stacking up and did about 3 loads 😅

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀:
Rant: more aches and pains. I know I’m still early in my third trimester but I miss the energy and ease of movement from by 2nd tri already.

Rave: my baby shower is also this weekend! I have a few friends flying in that I’ve not seen in a long time (and honestly I didn’t expect them to come). I was so surprised and excited when they RSVPd, and I can’t wait to see them!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Are you an early bird or a night owl?
definitely a night owl, though I’ve been trying to head to bed earlier just to catch up on sleep nowadays

dogmamacita21 · May 7

@butterflyhunny We have our first BPP tomorrow. Then rotate to NSTs every other week (with 2 more growth scans before baby).

butterflyhunny · May 8

@dogmamacita21 is your baby measuring small too? Or if there another reason they're doing that for you (if you don't mind sharing!)?

watermelonsunshine · May 9

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: July 10 / 31wks

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻:

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Struggling with GD more than I’d like to admit

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀:

Rant: Thought I had the GD thing figured out but then learned my continuous glucose monitor was defective (so none of my numbers were reliable, I’d been woken up and stressed by its “critical alert” alarms for no reason, drank juice for “low blood sugar” when I shouldn’t have but I didn’t realize I was supposed to confirm the number with a finger test first, had to go spend more money on finger test equipment, and have been super anxious because probably irrational fear of needles/blood).

Rave:
I hope everyone stateside has a happy Mother’s Day weekend. I know it can be emotionally difficult for a lot of reasons. But I’m telling myself it’s my first Mother’s Day even though the baby isn’t here yet 💕

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
Anyone else getting new uncomfortable symptoms for trimester 3? 😬

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Are you an early bird or a night owl?

depends on the day

cosmicmclain · May 9

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 7/14 - 30w4d

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: ftm ☺️

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

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Huge 😅 Acid reflux and heartburn are almost unbearable this week for some reason, I talked to my OB and got a prescription to help lower my stomach acidity hopefully. I had to go in early this week because I had blood in my urine, I assumed it was a UTI and messaged my doctor and they had me go in immediately. I ended up passing a couple of clots through my urethra which was uncomfortable but not painful necessarily, it did freak me out a bit though. I tested negative for a UTI and they think it could have been a kidney stone. Went back 3 days later with no more strange situations and my urinalysis came back clear of any blood or remaining symptoms so that was good.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Found out baby is measuring 2 weeks ahead, she was 64th percentile at our 20 week appt so it’s possible we may need an additional scan soon to see just how big she is. I’m excited to potentially see her again but so mind blown that 9 weeks may turn into 8 or anything sooner! Feels surreal we’re in the home stretch!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Are you an early bird or a night owl?
Early bird for sure! We have a homestead and love to be out early to beat the heat! My husband also wakes up early for work so we’re usually in bed by 9:30 and up by 5:00am ✨

cosmicmclain · May 9

@watermelonsunshine omg I’m so sorry about your glucose monitoring fiasco. This would have sent me a bit over the edge too. Were you able to find out why the continuous glucose monitor wasn’t measuring accurately? That seems concerning since so many people rely on these devices. Are you doing okay now that it’s been a few days hopefully? I don’t do well with needles myself and it’s been one of the most difficult parts of this journey/what is to come. Sending hugs, you’re so brave and strong and doing so much for a healthy baby like you should 🫶🏼🩷

butterflyhunny · May 9

@watermelonsunshine also sending positivity your way, I have a needle phobia so I can't even imagine how I'd handle all that! Hopefully it helps knowing that there's a light at the end of this tunnel and it's getting so close. Definitely celebrate this weekend, I agree that it still counts for us!

ruthiedoberenz · May 9

@watermelonsunshine I’m so sorry!!! The pricks get easier and hopefully will end up helping with your fear once you get used to it. I wasn’t the best but now whenever I need to get blood drawn or a shot, I’m like - this is nothing!!! It’ll all be ok! ❤️❤️

tashaandpeanut · May 9

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: July 4, 32 weeks

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

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

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? Finding that my appetite is waning so trying to eat smaller snacks. Have had feet in my sternum for a week or two which has been an interesting experience. Otherwise good and impatient to meet our little guy.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: My fiancé had to miss our ultrasound today which was a huge bummer for us both, but the ultrasound went really well and they let me take a short video.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Are you an early bird or a night owl? I used to be a night owl but that’s changed in the last few years (for no apparent reason). Now I’m in bed by 930 and usually up at 630.

dogmamacita21 · May 10

@watermelonsunshine Happy Mother's Day to you, too! This is the 3rd Mother's Day without my mom, but I'm actually happy to celebrate vs let the day pass by and ignore my feelings because I know I get to be that person for our baby girl and I'm honored!

dogmamacita21 · May 11

@butterflyhunny Our baby is measuring on track (actually 2 measurements during our 30 week growth scan were at 31w5d). They are doing it due to my maternal age (I just turned 38) and my blood clot history (I am on lovenox twice daily). They haven't needed to send me to MFM, but still are cautious about placenta profusion, so the BPP's allow them to see more. I was told this week (at 32 weeks) they could guarantee I was good for another week (as that's all the test really tells them, lol). They NSTs I am told are common for others that are of "geriatric" age.

watermelonsunshine · May 12

That sounds so stressful with all the extra tests, dogmamacita and butterfly!!!😭😭 I hope it all continues to go well.

Thanks for all the kind words and support. It’s been so weird bc I was sent a replacement CGM sensor, and I trusted it at first but now it’s doing the same thing where it’s showing frequent lows and huge differences from my finger tests. So they are sending me another replacement, they said it’s nothing I can troubleshoot at home. It has been unnecessarily stressful and a big waste of money if these sensors just never work. Mostly it is concerning that I have no idea what’s reliable data now, so idk if my GD is being managed well or not, which obviously could impact my baby if it’s not.

Apparently this sensor is actually being discontinued. So if any of you are prescribed one, maybe see if you can get the most updated kind in case it’s any better.

butterflyhunny · May 12

@dogmamacita21 I remember you mentioning that earlier in a different post now. I'm also "advanced age" (36) on top of her measuring a little small, so I guess they were most likely going to do this with me sooner or later anyway! But they just decided they want to do BPP and NST every week for now, but they don't do them the same day apparently, so it'll be like I'm living at the OB office for these last couple months 🙃

bigworldlittleg · May 13

@watermelonsunshine So sorry to hear about your pains with the CGM! A couple moms in my Sept 2022 group have used the CGMs and had the same exact issues, even after getting a replacement. I can't remember the details, but if you want me to ask them any specific questions for you, just let me know!

watermelonsunshine · May 13

Wow @bigworldlittleg that is so wild. I would be so curious if they finally got a CGM that worked/if they had to be prescribed a certain kind, or if they just had to do finger tests the whole time. That’s so nice of you

I wish I could get over my fear of the finger tests.

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