Weekly Check-in w/o 09.15.2025

acleverusername · September 16

FTM/STM/TTM+:

EDD / Weeks + Days:

Team blue/pink/green:

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: What is your biggest fear in life?

acleverusername · September 16

Also thanks to @ahume131 for helping with weekly thread creation!

littlebabybuster · September 16

FTM/STM/TTM+: 4thTM

EDD / Weeks + Days: 20w6d

Team blue/pink/green: 🎀

Upcoming Appointments: in a month i think

How are you feeling?: i don’t even know how i’m feeling anymore. some days i feel great, other days i feel like i’m falling apart both physically & mentally. i literally tell my husband “if it’s not one thing, it’s another”. morning sickness is back and it’s been so annoying! i feel like my eyesight got suddenly worse & i’m getting daily headaches from straining my eyes so much. but other than that, my coffee has pumpkin spice creamer in it so i can’t complain too much 🫠😂

Rants/Raves: rant - we got sick with covid a couple weeks ago & since my immune system is basically nonexistent right now i got it the worst. it wasn’t too bad honestly but the cough really humbled me. i coughed so much that my c-section site was sore & in so so much pain.

another rant - the state of the world has had me on edge recently. if i think about it too much i feel sad & spiral thinking how my babies will grow up. my husband remind me of the importance of prayer. if we can at least guide our babies into becoming loving, strong adults we can change the outcome somehow.

rave - our firstborn turned 7 🥹 he loved his small birthday party. we kept it small cause it was around the time we were all sick.

rave - our 1 yr old daughter just started walking!! it’s been so exciting. she’s gotten so much confidence these past two days! our 2 yr old hypes her up and she gets so happy, they literally look like toddling twins now.

Questions: anyone else has had morning sickness come back during the second trimester? this has never happened to me before & i’m wondering if it’s just not gonna go away till baby’s born.

GTKY: What is your biggest fear in life?
not knowing how my children are gonna grow up to be. the uncertainty makes me afraid. i never want them to feel less or not good enough. i’m afraid of when i won’t be there to comfort them when they’re sad and in need of their mother. besides that, i’m also terrified of earthworms.

emeraldmaybythebay · September 17

@littlebabybuster the world feels heavy. There is no doubt. I agree microcosm is the focus, what we can have a hand in and that is the people of the future. I'm raising the boys to be strong, kind, and resilient. I pray so often for the world and the future of it.
Honestly it reminds me of my covid pregnancy. Any other covid moms here? Hormones and uncertainty, what can go wrong? 🤭 what a wild ride that pregnancy was and oddly I was the most at peace with that one even the delivery. Mind over matter.

FTM/STM/TTM+: 6th

EDD / Weeks + Days: 21 and 6 I think. Honestly I try not to look and then when I do it's 2 weeks closer. Haha fool the brain.

Team blue/pink/green: 💙

Upcoming Appointments: US on the 6th. Finally got on with an OB. Apparently they had 2 retire and everyone is backed up but because I'm so far they are taking me on immediately so the 12th I believe I go for that.

How are you feeling?: the heartburn is fierce. Today was a good day. I felt great and got a lot done. I for the most part haven't gotten that 2nd trimester energy like I normally do. So I am just forcing myself to attack one big task a day other than what is on the normal schedule. Today it was chopping wood and cutting boards. My arms are going to kill me tomorrow. I can already feel it and my hips ache from the swinging motion. But I have hopes to sleep like a baby tonight. 🤞

Rants/Raves: potty training remains my most frustrating parenting moments. Trying again with my 2 year old he did alright today. Man will I be happy to be past the milkdud sprinkles. If you catch my drift. I love this age. He is such a little man and I just adore them finding there footing and their personality just blossoms so much. Happy to be out of diapers, but also sad. It goes so darn quick!

Questions:n/a

GTKY: What is your biggest fear in life?
Not enjoying the now enough. Reminiscing of the past or pining for the future, more than being in the moment. I love this little life and feel so blessed to be in it. I often worry what missteps I may be making that will have ramifications down the road especially as a parent. So I'm trying to quiet that worrisome voice and just be happy to have the moment at all.
I really hate red racers too and tarantulas and I've had both in my yard this week. 🤢

ahume131 · September 17

@littlebabybuster I definitely feel you on the "if it's not one thing, it's another" sentiment! Hoping this week goes better for you - I've noticed I tend to have a bad week, then a good week

Anecdotally, my mom told me her vision prescription got worse during both her pregnancies, so it may be worth scheduling an eye exam to see what's up.

@emeraldmaybythebay give yourself more credit - I am so impressed that you are out there chopping wood and cutting boards while this pregnant!

That's hard work and I'm sure takes a ton of energy even when not pregnant.

FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM

EDD / Weeks + Days: Jan. 14/ 23w0d

Team blue/pink/green: Blue

Upcoming Appointments: Next week, OB visit and follow-up US

How are you feeling?: This past week has been better! No new complaints. The acid reflux has calmed down a bit with daily Pepcid, and I think taking magnesium bisglycinate has helped big time with both my joint aches and insomnia. If anyone is on the fence about getting the new Ritual Magnesium+ supplement, I've had excellent results with it. Worth the somewhat hefty price tag in my opinion.

Rants/Raves: Nothing really stands out this week. It's been raining here and I've been feeling very meh haha.

Questions: Nothing this week.

GTKY: What is your biggest fear in life?

I probably have a few, but one is not being the kind of parent I'd like to be. I want my kid to have a happy childhood, and to always feels like he is enough exactly as he is and is loved unconditionally.

acleverusername · September 18

FTM/STM/TTM+: STM

EDD / Weeks + Days: Jan 4 (39 week induction) / 23+4

Team blue/pink/green: "fake" green

Upcoming Appointments: my next 5-min OB appointment is on Tuesday. I've decided to supplement my care with midwifery, so have my first appointment for that next Thursday. I'm really excited to be having some more support both ante- and postpartum.

How are you feeling?: This has been a rough week because I caught my first cold of pregnancy, and the coughing has been out of control. Stress incontinence is next level. I'm having to pull out all the stops, including wearing a tampon to help support my pelvic floor (Pelvic Floor PT hack). But, as a result, sleep has been really sucky. I'm traveling for work so at least I'm not keeping anyone else in the house up. I'll be back tonight so might need to sleep in the guest room.

Rants/Raves: Rave: I have a really large trochanteric bursa (which is causing left hip pain). This is the results of my pelvis stretching to the sides to accommodate the baby. Anyways, my assistant managed to find a sports medicine doctor while I'm traveling so I ended up getting a PRP injection yesterday. I'm already feeling better, so I'm really hoping this will help me get to the end of pregnancy without continued pain. The procedure was really expensive but I figured pain for the next 4 months isn't worth it, and all the other stuff I've been trying to relieve it (chiro, pelvic floor PT, massage), is going to add up pretty quickly and probably surpass the cost of the procedure. As a bonus, I bargained with the doc to treat a long standing pes ansarine bursa (below my knee) that I've had for many years, and had received a cortisone shot for a few years back, but its effects only lasted for 6-9 months and I've been suffering ever since.

Another rave is that I've figured out that there are 2 brands of the TDAP vaccine available and I figured out that one of them, that I've received at least 1x in the past, has a higher incidence of high fever as a reaction (which I've had multiple times), so I've located a local clinic that stocks/administers the other brand of the vaccine. I opted out of the vaccine in my first pregnancy (with my OBs blessing) because I was so nervous of the fever causing premature labor.

My rant is in the "how I'm feeling"

Questions:

GTKY: What is your biggest fear in life? before kids, it was very different. But now, like most of you, it's centered around kids. I had a traumatic childhood, which resulted in developing complex PTSD, so I'm "mothering without a map." I certainly don't want to follow my parents' footsteps and eff up my children in the same way that I was. But that means both healing my own trauma, and learning what to do instead. So, yeah, lots of fear of my children one day going down the same path and being estranged from me, especially how hard I'm trying.

acleverusername · September 18

@emeraldmaybythebay did you get that's baby's night sleep after all the wood chopping? But also, wow...
@littlebabybuster I'm with you re: feeling a profound sadness re: state of the world. A while back I cancelled all of my news subscriptions, so I basically live under a rock. It's great for mental health, but eventually I come up for air and see what's happening, and it instantly depresses me. Being from Canada, I've seriously started considering what it would look like to return there in a few years' time, but California weather is still much too appealing to give it serious thought.
@ahume131rain and cloudiness always has me feeling meh. We had a terrible "summer" in CA... set new records for "cold" in decades (since late 80's!) We're finally seeing some sunshine and above >68 degree weather and I can't say I'm not enjoying it.

emeraldmaybythebay · September 20

@ahume131 we are set for winter and that feels great! I love a good fire. I don't mind doing that kind of work, but I am excited for the perk of having so many sons that someday they will do that for me and I'll just bake them a pie or something 🤭 atleast until they marry and get preoccupied with their own people.

@acleverusername yes. I slept like a baby. The next night not so much, but I did sleep hard and my husband let me sleep until I woke the next day. 🙌 it was marvelous. My hips are starting to hurt which is a sign 3rd trimester is coming in hot! A good and bad thing! I'm so glad your injection helped. It's amazing how much we take our bodies for granted when nothing hurts. Pregnancy really does make me so grateful for that. I hope your cold passes soon and doesn't spread to the family.

littlebabybuster · September 20

@emeraldmaybythebay i got a taste of what pregnancy might’ve been like in 2020 😂

& i completely agree with you on the potty training! it’s been a bit harder this time around with our 2 yr old because he’s just so incredibly shy about it. we had some progress this past week but i joke with my husband & tell him our son might not be out of diapers by January and we’ll be stuck with 3 babies in diapers.

@ahume131 this week has actually gotten better, thank God. hopefully it keeps going for a good while 😊
& yes, i have made an appointment to update my prescription! i googled “morning sickness came back and my eyesight got worse” and it immediately said preeclampsia. 🤦‍♀️ i’m gonna go to the eye doctor before i jump to conclusions, it might just be hormones and i’m blind cause i never wear my glasses. 😂

@acleverusername i’ve been living under a rock for over 10 years & i don’t plan on moving out anytime soon. i like my rock.

how have you been feeling from your cold?

emeraldmaybythebay · September 20

@littlebabybuster my eyesight gets worse with each pregnancy. It's so frustrating. My night vision never recovers. I used to have 20/20, I don't even know what it is now. I'll check after this baby. I hope yours is not preclampsia!!!

I'm glad we are in those potty training trenches together. My son keeps taking his diaper off in his room and shaking the turds out. Then he runs out naked telling me poop yucky! Haha oh boy. I moved his potty in there to help but now he just shakes the turds in the potty. 🤦‍♀️ A mom told me to use the undies under diaper trick and that does help. No mess, but they feel the wetness and don't like it. Helps for sleep training too. Just a tip I learned with my 2nd and wish I had with my 1st! 3 in diapers! 😱 insanity. Haha you got this!

I'm so glad that you made it out of the 2020 pregnancy! 😅

littlebabybuster · September 21

@emeraldmaybythebay same!! my eyesight used to be perfect and i was the one that read road signs from far away at night. now for sure i know i have astigmatism. i hate driving at night because all i see is stars 🤦‍♀️😂

i’ll definitely try the undie under diaper trick. i take my son potty every 15 mins and he always cries cause he’s so shy to even sit on the potty. he’ll only agree to go potty when he’s ALREADY peed himself. i guess he thinks going potty is just going to get changed. it’s helped to put the potty in a corner of the restroom where he has more privacy! he still has a long way to go but we have 3 months to get this done. hang in there 🫡

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