Weekly Check-In w/o 12/28

Re: Weekly Check-In w/o 12/28

• marmalade0 member

  December 2025

  FTM/STM/TTM+: STM

  
  

  EDD / Weeks + Days: 38 weeks tomorrow.

  
  

  Team blue/pink/green: Pink!

  
  

  Upcoming Appointments: Just left one, another this next Tuesday.

  
  

  How are you feeling?: Achy. All of a sudden, my hips and pelvis and butt muscles (of all things) are just incredibly achy...

  
  

  Rants/Raves: We're getting so close, guys!

  
  

  Questions: Favorite items that you've taken with you in your hospital bags? I over packed with my first, and used almost none of it,  but I still feel like I'm missing something this time around...

  
  

  GTKY: Is anyone planning a homebirth?
  
  Not me, but kudos to those who do!

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• emeraldmaybythebay member

  December 2025

  @marmalade0 nursing bras, comfy robe, chapstick, bone broth, mama chia seed pouches, boppy for baby (i did this with the last one and wish I had with each) that's about it for extra stuff I've favored. 
  
  FTM/STM/TTM+: 6th
  
  

  
  

  EDD / Weeks + Days: almost 37 weeks
  
  

  
  

  Team blue/pink/green:💙
  
  

  
  

  Upcoming Appointments: so i had a back to back scheduled today, but doc had family in town and surgery moved up so he asked if I could come this AM to the OB appointment and do the US in the afternoon and I was able to accommodate it so I did. Still at a 1 but he felt his head easily. This was at 9AM. At 330 PM at my US which went well, baby is measuring 85th percentile and passed all the tests in the timed US, BUT he is BREECH now. Haha 6 hours later and he is breech. This little stinker. My husband and I had a little fun this afternoon, I'm hoping it is something that happens often without my knowledge. This the latest US I've ever had. Since being home I feel like he is sideways and not head upto like he was during the US. So I called to make sure I could do some flipping techniques, but he's out of office until Friday. Ugh. Anyway I am just going to do as I have always done and hope this lad goes back to head down. 🤞 I've never had a breech baby. Or atleast known baby was breech. Wouldn't that be the luck a cesarean on the last baby. Haha anyway he was healthy and that's the main thing. Even if I desperately want him to flip back. 
  
  

  
  

  How are you feeling?: really good actually, sore, heartburn, achy hips, but all in all good. A bit disappointed in baby's position, but hopeful he will get this act right. 🤭
  
  

  
  

  Rants/Raves: tomorrow is my last hosting gig and then it's all about baby. As much as it has been, it really made this last month fly by and I'm grateful for it. 
  
  

  
  

  Questions: anyone ever had success flipping a breech baby? I'm all ears! 

  
  

  GTKY: Is anyone planning a homebirth?
  
   I was planning one initially, but my husband got cold feet. He told me it was ultimately up to me, but I knew a stressed husband was not the best thing, so I went with an OB. I plan to do unmedicated vaginal delivery, but I'm not opposed to an epidural if I so choose and if baby stays breech as he was this afternoon, I may not have much choice. 

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• acleverusername member

  December 2025

  @marmalade0 I too overpacked my first bag and didn’t use any of the stuff in it. “Luckily” I couldn’t even find the list I had made last time. So I just asked in my last BMB from moms that just recently had another baby. 

  
  

  @emeraldmaybythebay I do hope your lil dude flips but a mom in my last BMB ended up with a C section for a breech baby on her surprise #3. These babies… always keeping us on our toes 
  
  FTM/STM/TTM+: STM

  
  

  EDD / Weeks + Days: Jan 11 but today is the induction day! Dec 31, 2025. I’m 38+3.

  
  

  Team blue/pink/green: you’ll know soon enough 

  
  

  Upcoming Appointments: membrane sweep with my midwife later today; induction this evening 

  
  

  How are you feeling?: done. Lol. I did the Miles Circuit yesterday (baby was in OP position) and I guess the “Captain Morgan” stretches were so new to my body that I really effed up my piriformis on the right side. Trying comfort measures to get the pain to subside before the heavy work begins. 

  
  

  Rants/Raves: Induction Day! I calculated my Bishop score based on info from yesterday’s membrane sweep and it’s at 6. I hope it’s improved today. 

  
  

  Questions: nah…

  
  

  GTKY: Is anyone planning a homebirth?
  I toyed around with the idea initially but after consulting with some midwives they unilaterally told me that I’m not a good candidate given risk factors. So I ended up instead getting adjunct care from a midwife and I’m glad I did because of all the misses by my OB. 

  
  TTC History
  TTC#2
  

  Me: 41; MH: 40 | Met 02/2009 | Started Dating 08/2017 | Married 02/02/2020
  Mar 2024 | consult to get established with a new reproductive immunologist (Alan Beer Center)
  Apr/May 2024 | required testing & waiting for a protocol
  May 2024 | protocol given / decided to go back to my old reproductive immunologist, Dr. Jubiz
  Jun / Jul 2024 | more testing, incl. SIS, ultrasound, and endometrial biopsy
  Jul 2024 | Dx chronic endometritis; 14 days of 100mg of doxy given
  Sep 2024 | Repeat endometrial biopsy; still + for chronic endometritis. 2 more antibiotics + an antiviral
  Oct 2024 | Hysteroscopy turned polypectomy; endometriosis consult w/ specialist who confirmed high likelihood of endo based on symptoms and ultrasound; lots of blood tests ordered
  Mar 2025 | Endo excision surgery. Stage 3 endo found! Recoveing
  Apr 2025 | Planning transfer w/ RE & green light protocol w/ RI; target transfer July or August 2025
  May 2025 | Surprise BFP! EDD 1/11/2026
  
  

  
  TTC #1
  

  Me: 36, MH: 34 | Met 02/2009 | Started Dating 08/2017 | Married 02/02/2020
  TTC #1 02/2020 - 07/2022
  2009 | Dx PCOS; likely a misdiagnosis
  07/14/20 | Dx Hashimoto's Thyroditis
  07/21/20 | 1st RE appointment
  07/2120 - 08/20/20 | so much testing; no signs of PCOS
  08/20/20 | Dx Unexplained; AMA
  09/08/20 | IUI #1 Clomid + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
  09/30/20 | Urology consult; more testing required
  10/2020 | Clomid + OPK + TI + Prometrium | BFN
  10/26/2020 | Starting 2nd IUI cycle, with Letrazole and with a new RE / different clinic
  11/03/2020 | New Dx "poor egg quality"; IUI cancelled in favor of Trigger + TI + Prometrium | BFN
  11/26/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Menopur) + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
  12/20/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Gonal-F) + Trigger | IUI Cancelled due to thin lining; TI only | BFN
  01/14/2021 | Combo IUI (Letrazole + Menopur) + Trigger | BFN
  02/06/2021 | Switched to a new RE (TEW) ; trying naturally until we complete additional testing 
  03/14/2021 | Hybrid Double IUI, with Zymot (Letrazole, Gonal-F) + Trigger + Endometrin | Ovulated 4 mature eggs but still a BFN ☹️
  04/07/2021 | Natural cycle while we regroup | BFN
  04/09/2021 | Employer announces fertility benefits starting 05/01/2021! | Search for a new doctor who accepts insurance
  05/10/2021 | New RE consult & plan for IVF
  05/13/2021 | Mid-luteal IVF cycle #1 interrupted; had to get cancer genetic screening done to make sure I didn't have the same SDHA gene mutation as MH. 
  06/10/2021 | Aygestin priming IVF cycle #1; opted to Cx after 9 days of stims since only 5-6/12 follicles responded
  07/26/2021 | Attempt #2 at IVF cycle #1 (mid-luteal start): 8 retrieved, 8 MII, 6 fert (1 PN3), 3 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 3AA, 3AA, 6AB; 3 euploid
  08/09/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC | Shockingly, a BFP! EDD: 5/25/202 | CP at 4w4d
  09/23/2021 | IVF cycle #2 (mid-luteal start): 14 retrieved, 13 MII, 11 fert, 5 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 2 x 3AA, 2 x 3AB, 3BB; 2 euploid
  11/12/2021 | IVF cycle #3 (mid-luteal start): cancelled due to ovaries being on vacation
  12/20/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + Pregmune Immunology Testing; BFN
  01/22/2022 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + understanding uncovered immunological issues; BFN
  02/18/2022 | Mock transfer cycle! ERA, ReceptivaDx, EMMA/ALICE; start Prednisone to address NK activity
  03/16/2022 | Final, "Hail Mary" super-ovulation + TI cycle before FET; BFP! EDD: 12/21/2022 | MMC 05/08/2022
  05/20/2022 | D&C; recovering... 
  06/21/2022 | Trying naturally until October 2022
  07/21/2022 | BFP! EDD 04/02/2023; 👦🏼 born on 4/5/2023

  
  

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• marmalade0 member

  December 2025

  @acleverusername Best of luck to you!!! I can't wait to hear about your new arrival!

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• emeraldmaybythebay member

  January 1

  @acleverusername hope everything goes well! Looking forward to you and little one's tale! 

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• kbmt member

  6:32AM edited 6:33AM

  Happy New Year!
  
  FTM/STM/TTM+: STM

  
  

  EDD / Weeks + Days: 1/14 / 38+1 (But planning an induction on 1/7)

  
  

  Team blue/pink/green: Blue

  
  

  Upcoming Appointments: Tomorrow (NST and check-up)

  
  

  How are you feeling?: So over it. Haha. I'm in so much pain, especially in the evenings. I've had some contractions, lightening crotch, kicking, acid reflux, and just general pelvic pain that makes it hard to do anything.

  
  

  Rants/Raves: My parents are flying in on Monday to help out with my son while I'm induced. It will be nice to have help. My rant is that we still have so much to do that I was hoping would be done before I gave birth (being fully moved out of our old house and having it cleaned and ready to list). 

  
  

  Questions: 

  
  

  GTKY: Is anyone planning a homebirth? No. I've never even considered it as I'd be too afraid of something going wrong. My first was born with pneumothorax, and I don't think he would have survived if I had a homebirth.

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• emeraldmaybythebay member

  3:42PM

  @kbmt give yourself grace. It's frustrating to not have everything checked off, but sometimes it's just not possible. With one of ours we were living in a home we were renovating my entire pregnancy. I was rushing to paint ceilings and do grout while 9 months pregnant. I was miserable. I had baby and we weren't done, but once I healed I would start a project and it would take half the time it had when pregnant. I laugh now thinking how stressed I was and it was all OK. In the moment, you couldn't tell me anything though. I was so bummed we failed our timeline. Babywearing is taxing while working but not like baby growing. That's next level! 
  Excited for you! Monday is so close!!! Can't wait to hear your tale too! 

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