Post by flyinghorses6 on Jul 28, 2016 7:59:04 GMT -5
I was just thinking how much I can't wait for fall! I'm sitting here before 9 am melting!!! Bring on leaves changing colors, cooler weather, and Halloween! (My fave holiday).
What are you all doing today? Any fun plans for the weekend??
I work 2 more shifts, tonight and tomorrow, then I am on vacation!! Going to visit my parents with DD. DH is staying home because he couldn't get the time off. Hopefully he gets in all the golf he wants, and relaxes.
We have our meeting with the genetic counselor. Hope I get my blood drawn so we are one step closer to getting answers!
work Friday night but off sat / sun. Gonna get a mani pedi w my BFF on Saturday after I wake up and then going out to celebrate our two year anniversary two weeks late made reservations at the restaurant we got married at but we will see if H wants to eat there.
Maybe I will make it to our pool this weekend. It's just so hot out its easier to stay inside the ac!
I think I have a bump! Barely ate all night bc of nausea and I have a bump of sorts. Maybe it's gas?? We will see haha!!
addymac I hope your appointment with the counselor goes well and you get some answers!
flyinghorses6 I find myself day dreaming about fall often. October - December is my favorite time of year with holidays, fall clothes & pretty trees. Ah I can't wait! I feel like a good thing about having a February baby is after December is over it feels like there's about 3 months of dreary cold weather with nothing to look forward to until April when spring starts. It'll be nice to have something in February to look forward to!
My sister turns 21 today so we are doing dinner and supposed to be taking her out after. I haven't told the family group that is going yet (just haven't seen them since my appointment) and I don't want to take away from her big birthday by announcing. I am going to have to either pretend drink or come up with an excuse and tell them next week or something.
addymac, big hugs and wishes that your appointment goes really well! I'll be thinking of you.
flyinghorses6, yes to fall! I went on a Pinterest kick pinning all the fall and Halloween decor ideas, and trying to find a maternity costume I don't hate. On the other hand, though, I am not ready for winter to only be one season away.
No big plans here. Catching up on laundry and other house things before the prep work for "renovating" the upstairs hallway gets started. As much as I want it done, I don't want to do the work. But we haven't hired out anything yet, so time to roll up the proverbial sleeves and get started. Joy.
Post by beachdreamer on Jul 28, 2016 8:29:28 GMT -5
I'm usually all about summer but for some reason, I've been finding myself looking forward to fall already this year.
Eh, this weekend. Nothing exciting. My parents are coming back and we will hopefully get the rest of the old house cleaned out. Exactly what I expected...with only moving 4 miles, we were not organized for our move at all. The movers got the big stuff and the nicely packed boxes, but there's still so much crap at the old house. I just want to be done.
flyinghorses6pivot I too have been dreaming about fall. I can't handle the humidity here! Even if the temperature is only in the 70s I overheat because the dew point is also in the 70s.
Master R (10 months old) woke me up just before 6am today. I want to go back to bed or crawl under my desk for another nap. I didn't consume any caffeine last pregnancy, but I also didn't have a baby waking me up too early and a full-time job that doesn't technically allow nap time. Mama needs to be conscious at work. I only got away with a nap yesterday because I literally had nothing to do and therefore no one was looking for me.
Today I'm at work and then going home to take care of kids until bedtime, which I will probably end up doing mostly solo since MH is barely walking without a cane after his leg injury earlier this week. This weekend we're going to a wedding.
flyinghorses6 - My BFF calls me the definition of a basic white girl. I tell her, "What's wrong with scarves, fall leaves, cold weather, and pumpkin lattes?! Who doesn't like sweater weather?!?!?!"
Have fun at dinner, pivot. Perhaps a virgin pinna colada is in order
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Post by oldbaylover1024 on Jul 28, 2016 10:03:41 GMT -5
We had our panorama blood work done today. We should get the results in 1-2 weeks, and we'll also find out the sex. It's crazy to me that they can determine all that information from two tiny viles. Ah, the mystery of modern medicine!
I thought we were having an u/s today, but I was mistaken. We won't have one until our next appointment on 8/11 (I'll be 12w6d). Seems so far away.
And we just got back from vacation (I know you've missed me and wondered where I was ). We had a nice time. J loved the beach and was a total angel! She's a sweetheart with her cousins, too. I love watching them play and love on each other.
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addymac Good luck at your appt today! Let us know how it goes!
I'm just waking up but B was up from 3-530am so I'm pretty tired. I'm going to attempt Bodyworks this morning then hopefully lay by the pool. It's been so hot here and I've been so sick I've just been inside all summer and my skin is looking pretty pale. Should be a relaxing day!
Post by shawnabm1320 on Jul 28, 2016 11:07:18 GMT -5
flyinghorses6 , I was just looking at zulilly this morning and they had thanksgiving stuff. I really want it to be fall. Fall and spring are my favorites. I'm so sick of summer!
DS woke up from his nap at 11, was a cranky mess, and fell asleep on my lap at 11:30. I'm not sure where to go from here... Maybe I'll try putting him back in his crib? My stomach is growling - need food!
oldbaylover1024 That's exciting that you get to find out the sex soon!
I did my finger prick mail off for the NT screening today & scheduled the ultrasound for that. I opted out of this testing with DD and now I am having second thoughts about whether I shouldn't have done it with this one too. Oh well.
pivot what made you decide to with this one if you don't mind me asking. I need to make a decision by tomorrow if I'm going to do this. I didn't with my first 2 but with my last child she had suspected IUGR and her femur bone was 4 weeks behind which I was told could be a soft marker. It was just a lot of stress because I like to be prepared and it made me realize I think I'd like to know ahead of time. My husband says it's up to me so he's no help.
puma1315 I just did my NT bloodwork and ultrasound today. It wasn't really presented as optional, but I would have chosen to do it anyway. Knowledge is power, and I feel like it's best for me to know how baby is doing. That said, you get to do what makes you feel best. There isn't a wrong answer.
puma1315 The doctor just presented some good points about finding really good specialist doctors, etc. I like to plan but I also worry which is why I am feeling back and forth. "What if there is a slight risk factor but they're not 100% sure" are just some thoughts running through my head. But it will be good to know if there really is something wrong so we can plan and prepare.
Post by oldbaylover1024 on Jul 28, 2016 13:18:59 GMT -5
puma1315 - I'm a STM and I didn't have this testing with J either. We opted to do it this time for preparedness. I also asked about the accuracy, and (if my understanding is correct) the test is very accurate. I *think* there is even additional blood work they can do afterwards if markers are detected. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
And this testing wasn't covered when J was born. Now it is. I'll take any test insurance will pay for!
P.S. My doc said the accuracy has become even better in the four years since I was KU with J. Modern medicine = amazeballs.
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I'm a ball of nerves. My first appointment is tomorrow. I'm having an ultrasound and we're doing NT bloodwork. So there's a lot going on but I'll be so much happier after seeing a medical professional.
And my clothes don't fit and I need a few outfits for client visits next week. Ugh.
Post by flyinghorses6 on Jul 28, 2016 14:09:36 GMT -5
pivot I must say that with frequent ultrasounds there is definite risks to finding soft markers and "slightly increased risks" of this, that and the other.
With DD she had a soft marker for downs found on her anatomy scan. It scared the shit out of me. But I saw a maternal fetal medicine specialist who did an extra ultrasound and we decided with no other markers that we didn't want an amnio. If I hadn't had the NT scan and blood work I would have been so much more worried!!!! It gave me more information and statistics. My risk doubled with the marker seen on US, but it was still 1:12,000 or something crazy like that. I was so grateful I had the first trimester screening done.
The MFM Doctor also said that they find so many more markers these days because people get like 2-10 ultrasounds a pregnancy. I had 4 last time and I thought that was too many.
Lots of us having panorama tests and blood work this week! I am a little annoyed by the 1-2 week time frame though. This means that for an entire week or more, every time my phone rings I will think it's them. This morning I got a call from a San Diego area code (Natera is based in California) and I almost jumped out of my chair. Alas, it was just a recording saying I "won" a cruise. I think my doctor's office would be the one calling with the results anyway...
addymac, I hope your meeting with the counselor goes well!
Post by oldbaylover1024 on Jul 28, 2016 14:52:52 GMT -5
EmMilAlly - Ha! My labs go to CA! I would totally think the same thing if a San Diego number called me. Alas, my doc said it would be her office
And guess what, ya'll?! MH gave the office the 'okay' to tell me the sex first! I'll know before him! Must think of a creative way to tell him the news... [off to Google]
PAL May '17 Siggy Challenge: Picnics - Feminist Picnic
Two MM/C 1/09/12 & MM/C 4/26/12 BFP#3 - Rainbow #1 born 5/11/13 via unplanned C-section Two CP 11/23/15 & 5/13/16 BFP#6 - Rainbow #2 born 2/10/17 via planned C-section
Post by shawnabm1320 on Jul 28, 2016 15:26:46 GMT -5
We have our ultrasound tomorrow too. Eep! I'm so nervous. It's just a dating one - no lovely high tech pictures. But that's ok - I'll just be looking for the heart beat!
Post by musicallyinclined on Jul 28, 2016 15:42:53 GMT -5
Yes to fall! I'm so over the heat. I have an all day sexual harassment training tomorrow that's a two hour drive away. Convinced my mom to come down to hang out with DS so DH can work. DS has impetigo (so gross) so he can't go to Mother's Day out. Been dealing with passive aggressive disgruntled congregation members allllll week. Wish we could all be adults and use our words. Obviously I'm having a stellar week. Cannot wait for Saturday I'm turning my phone off.
Thanks ladies for the advice. I've gone ahead and scheduled the appt.
This morning I asked my husband if he called his mom yet to tell her. He hasn't but he asked if he could start telling work/friends. Um, no let's just focus on telling family. I think he's more excited to tell his boss/friends.
Post by wildflower810 on Jul 28, 2016 19:13:29 GMT -5
I'm not doing any of the early detection scans and whatnot. I place a lot of importance on the 20 week scan, but we would carry to term no matter what, so I'm assuming everything is fine and going from there. I'm also about the lowest risk imaginable for most everything, so that plays a big part as well.
I'm not doing any of the early detection scans and whatnot. I place a lot of importance on the 20 week scan, but we would carry to term no matter what, so I'm assuming everything is fine and going from there. I'm also about the lowest risk imaginable for most everything, so that plays a big part as well.
This is where we are too. We have basically no genetic risk factors, so I figure why bother. If there were concerns at the 20 week, we'd take it from there, but I'd try to carry to term anyway.
I had my first appointment yesterday. I'm pretty sure they took 6 vials of blood. Just...why? (I mean...I know why, but it seems so unnecessary. Can't I go on the installment plan? 2 vials per visit?) We're going to go ahead and do some of the genetic testing this time too. Didn't with the other two and afaik, we're low risk for everything, but I like to have all the info I can. Annoyingly, this now means I have to wait an extra week for an u/s so that I can be in the right window.
Speaking of which...she changed my due date by 8 days based on when I suspect I ovulated. I know in the long run, 8 days is nothing, but...that's 8 extra days in the first trimester! I was counting down to the end of this nausea and exhaustion! And I'm betting they change it again at the u/s. Yay for unpredictable cycles! 🙄
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