/// Grad Check-in: 6/13/16 \\\

[sleepymonkey]

Hello GRADS!!!

Congratulations to our newest grad tiresiastheblond! The stickiest baby vibes are headed your way!

sonpetitlapin, Divefrog, winogirl, radiantly, @jimbobcooter, beckyp005, flippinchica, colinsfebmommy, Maggie0424, lucylulu, flyliceandcoffee, cml112, sunni1, b0710, manderslvt, meredithcarole, aswedishbee, mdogan29, lickwed, scorpioscuba, jess9802, zombiesquad, mom2boxers, MissMusic, luvmyponies, URMySunshine77, KirstenAlecia, rnmommy, bgkc4, pittpurple, agpjt413, lennonkdc, mamafesto, jwinct, ladystrat, bazinga, summergirl1211, tiresiastheblond


How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)?

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc?

Upcoming milestones or appointments?

Do you need any thoughts or prayers?

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!!

QOTW: What is one household product you wouldn't want to live without?

[jwinct]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable 23 weeks, baby is the size of a chinchilla (per Ovia), or a large mango (per babycenter)

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Feeling great. No complains, other than occasional swollen legs after work.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? I bought a Baby Einstein exersaucer, brand new looking shopping cart cover and a baby toy ABC steering wheel thing for $30 yesterday, thanks to a local online tag sale post on Facebook. And one of my friends is giving us a high chair and a bunch of other stuff that we need, including baby toys. After we pick that stuff up, we pretty much have everything we need, aside from bottles and clothes! I'm psyched!

Upcoming milestones or appointments? My OB is scheduling me for another u/s at the hospital for the first week of July because report they sent about my placenta is completely different than what they said to my face. Annoying!

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Just vibes that I don't have placenta accreta and that my placenta has moved.

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!!
Here's mine from last week, taken in my ugly work bathroom, as usual.



QOTW: What is one household product you wouldn't want to live without? Toilet paper

[lennonkdc]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable? 30 weeks, baby is the size of a large cabbage

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Great! I'm 75% of the way cooked and really getting excited to meet her. I'm even feeling calm about labor, but that could change as the weeks pass lol

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Our shower was Saturday and we are so blessed! We have everything we need. The nursery is done, we're just enjoying nesting and our last few weekends together just the 2 of us.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? I have my last 4 week check up Friday, then I switch 2 weeks for July and then once a week till my due date.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Just that I can make it through the summer heat

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!!


QOTW: What is one household product you wouldn't want to live without? Does a dish washer count? I HATE washing dishes lol

[sleepymonkey]

How are you already 30 weeks, lennonkdc?!

[summergirl1211]

Thanks for the check-in sleepymonkey!

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable 11 weeks 2 days, lime!

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Tired, so tired. And still constantly either nauseated, starving, or a weird combo of the two.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? We did our Harmony testing yesterday, so I have my fingers crossed everything comes back okay! We heard the heartbeat for the second time yesterday. I could listen to it all day.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Next OB appointment is not until 7/11.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? So far so good, thanks!

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!! LOL, you ladies don't need to see this blump!

QOTW: What is one household product you wouldn't want to live without? toilet paper comes first, then any kind of hand soap is a close second!

[beachdreamer]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable: 5w2d, Ovia says black peppercorn

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Overall feeling pretty normal. Sore boobs and peeing a lot... can't complain. I am getting quite the ragey mood swings from time to time (this also happened early on with DS).

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Nothing yet. Just trying to keep my mind busy during this early stage.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Have a 6 week scan with RE next week to check growth and hopefully see the heartbeat.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Just that everything continues on this positive path.

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!! Nothing to see yet.

QOTW: What is one household product you wouldn't want to live without? Running water...but since that is not really a product I'm going to go with soap.

[pittpurple]

Welcome tiresiastheblond , sending tons of good thoughts your way!

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable: 38 weeks. Size of a bucket of fried chicken apparently. Feels bigger :-P

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Absolutely knackered and fed up. Still nauseated plus SPD and carpal tunnel is just making this month a bit miserable. Have pretty much restricted my life to moving from couch to bed and back again. Baby is moving tons and is absolutely gigantic so feeling very lucky as well.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Just ready for him to come out now. Everything is ready to go, just need him to agree! I see my midwife tomorrow who said she's request an induction for me if the SPD gets any worse so hopefully I'll give birth soon!

Upcoming milestones or appointments?

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Just that this baby arrives happy and healthy and soon.

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!!
This bump is out of control, I am so, so much bigger than last time it's insane.


QOTW: What is one household product you wouldn't want to live without?
I pretty much hate all housework so am fully committed to my dishwasher. And non pregnant I really love my nespresso machine - looking forward to coffee tasting delicious again!

[tiresiastheblond]

**Possible loss mentioned--AGAIN**

Bad news at today's ultrasound appointment (I'm 6 weeks, 2 days). Last week's ultrasound showed 1 baby measuring 5 weeks, 0 days. Today's showed monozygotic twins, each measuring 5 weeks, 6 days , and neither with a heartbeat. RE says growth is OK and yolk sacs, etc, are all the right size, but she couldn't think of another pregnancy she's seen that didn't have a heartbeat at this point and turned out to be viable. She's "crossing her fingers," but pessimistic. She thinks entanglement of blood vessels from the twinning might be to blame. I'm so angry right now. This looks likely to be my fourth failed pregnancy; I've done soooooooo much to take care of the likely causes of the other three, and now THIS? I mean, what are the odds?

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oh tiresiastheblond, I'm so sad for you, and holding onto hope that all is ok. When will you go back for re-check.

[summergirl1211]

tiresiastheblond, you've constantly been in my thoughts and continue to be. I could be wrong, but less than 6 weeks is pretty early to see a heartbeat, isn't it? Clearly your RE would know better than me, but I always thought it was around the 6 week mark or even a few days into the 6th week that it started beating. I am so so sorry this is happening to you and I have everything crossed for you!

[tiresiastheblond]

@kellbell, summergirl1211, Thanks! I go back next Thursday. I could have gone back earlier, but I have lots of deadlines between now and then and I decided it would be better to just push through them and then be sad in peace. I'm actually 6 weeks 2 days, so not super early for HBs.

[beachdreamer]

tiresiastheblond, I'm so sorry this continues to be such limbo for you. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that all is ok. When do you go back?

[flippinchica]

Ugh tiresiastheblond, I'm so frustrated for you. Fx for a miracle and you see a HB (or 2) on Thursday.

[pittpurple]

tiresiastheblond, keeping everything crossed for you.

[wannabmama]

Sending you big hugs and good positive thoughts tiresiastheblond I've been thinking about you and hoping so hard this is your rainbow(s)!!

[hooligans4]

Sending all my thoughts your way tiresiastheblond. I truly hope you get good news when you get your scan. I've had three losses since we started trying so I understand.

[URMySunshine77]

tiresiastheblond: I've been thinking of you. Sending all of the positive thoughts, love and support.

[pittpurple]

Update on me: Induction scheduled for Monday unless anything interesting happens this weekend! Am already 2-3 cm dilated so had a sweep yesterday. Awesome coincidence is that MIL arrives midday Monday for a week so we'll have childcare for the whole week! We have lots of friends offering help but it would be so much easier to just have DD able to stay in her own house. So just a few days to go!

[tiresiastheblond]

Jun 17, 2016 3:22:08 GMT -5 pittpurple said:

Update on me: Induction scheduled for Monday unless anything interesting happens this weekend! Am already 2-3 cm dilated so had a sweep yesterday. Awesome coincidence is that MIL arrives midday Monday for a week so we'll have childcare for the whole week! We have lots of friends offering help but it would be so much easier to just have DD able to stay in her own house. So just a few days to go!

So exciting!  Hope everything goes perfectly!

[lickwed]

tiresiastheblond all I can say is a big Fuck You to the universe. I am so sad you have to keep posting these thing over and over again. Praying so hard that you just have slow growers.

[rnmommy]

tiresiastheblond,praying for you and your babes.

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Sending thoughts to both pittpurple, for a smooth induction (if it was/is needed!) and delivery

And huge best wishes/thoughts all is well tiresiastheblond,

[sleepymonkey]

tiresiastheblond, I am sending so many good thoughts your way that this turns out well.

Good luck, pittpurple. I hope everything goes well and you have a safe delivery. And I also hope that this means you will finally get some relief from the terrible sickness you have been dealing with!

[pittpurple]

Thanks all... I had a baby yesterday!

First off, thank you all for your support and well wishes and just generally being a group of people willing to listen to my crazy thoughts. I feel so grateful that I had somewhere totally anonymous to just vent about whatever and it definitely helped.

Short story: Waters broken, nothing happened for a couple hours and then crazy quick contractions and a baby 2 hours later. Besides my being rather over dramatic all went well and we were discharged that night at midnight. Everything is lovely! My daughter is (mostly) delighted luckily enough I have my MIL and husband here this week while we figure this all out. 8lbs exactly and 22 inches long.



Longer version:
So as my SPD just kept getting worse my midwife agreed I should be induced. Was 2cm dilated already so they just broke my waters around 1pm. Bounced on my ball and wandered the halls and absolutely nothing happened. The midwife came in and said she suggested pitocin but said I could wait an hour if I wanted. Had my first contraction at 330 and another at 345 and then out of nowhere they were every 3 minutes and getting crazy painful. I handled it with grace and dignity by screaming like a crazed toddler and demanding painkillers. The midwife sent for a doctor to talk about epidurals and got me up to take a look and it turned out I was just about ready to push. Half an hour of pushing and he was here at 520 - so just under 2 hours from the first contraction. No issues at all except some bleeding so we just had to wait around to be discharged (they don't like you to leave before 6 hours) so we went home around 1am after all the checks and paperwork.

The only issues are a tongue tie which is making breastfeeding really painful and since he was born so quickly, he has a lot of mucus in his longs that he has to cough out. It's frightening to watch so my husband and I are just taking it in turns to be awake with him. He pretty much sleeps all the time so it's not too difficult. My daughter is mostly impressed with him though not really enjoying the literal sharing of Mommy's lap. We're going to send her back to daycare tomorrow to give her a better routine.

My nausea FINALLY stopped pretty much immediately but my SPD is still around in full force. Since I wasn't handling myself very well I didn't listen to any of the advice from anyone and delivered on my back which is the worst option for someone with SPD. So I've made this more difficult on myself! Hopefully it will start to get better soon but I'm really struggling. Feeling quite lucky I have 2 other people to do all the work right now, I just lie around working on the bf'ing. Hopefully it will start to settle soon and we can start having some fun as a family of 4!

[sleepymonkey]

So many congratulations, pittpurple! He is beautiful and your DD is a doll!

[beachdreamer]

Congrats, pittpurple! What a cute photo of the siblings.

[summergirl1211]

Congratulations pittpurple! Both of your kids are adorable! I hope you start feeling better soon.

[summergirl1211]

I'm thinking of you today tiresiastheblond!

[URMySunshine77]

Jun 23, 2016 7:12:01 GMT -5 summergirl1211 said:

I'm thinking of you today tiresiastheblond!

Me too! Sending hugs and positive thoughts tiresiastheblond.

[tiresiastheblond]

Congratulations, pittpurple , and what a beautiful picture!  I'm so happy for you and hope you're feeling better soon!

AFM, ultrasound was today, and we did see heartbeats, of 124 and 111. Babies were measuring 6 weeks, 6 days, and 6 weeks, 4 days. On the one hand, yay for consistent growth--they both grew about a week's worth in about a week. Yolk sacs and everything are still normal, and RE says there are two amniotic sacs (one placenta). On the other, I'm supposed to be 7.4, so both the size and the HBs are behind, and RE is still concerned that this is due to entanglement issues. Still, I've been upgraded from "fingers crossed" to "still guarded, but much more optimistic."

So, not out of the woods yet, but progress...