PgAL/PAIF Check-In 8/17

[notagoddess]

Welcome! This is a weekly check in for those of us who are pregnant after loss and/or infertility. This check in is a safe place to share all things that come with being PgAL and/or PAIF, and to give support to others.

***Loss warnings are not necessary here.***

PAIF Mantras
www.goodbyecb.proboards.com/thread/57254/welcome-paif-read-before-posting

PgAL Mantras
www.goodbyecb.proboards.com/thread/1034/pgal-mantras

~~~If You’re Just Joining in This Week~~~

What is your loss and/or IF history?

What is your EDD?
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How far along are you?

How are you doing physically? Emotionally?

Any appointments or milestones this week?

QOTW: How is your partner handling PgAL?

[ellabee]

How far along are you? 17w

How are you doing physically? Emotionally?
Alright. Spotting has pretty much stopped! Hooray! That's allowed me be a little less anxious lately.


Any appointments or milestones this week?
Had a belly check today. OB said my SCH looked smaller on my last scan, but that they also saw I had a bit of placenta previa - which could have also contributed to the spotting. She's optimistic it'll resolve as my uterus grows bigger. They plan to check it again in detail next Thurs at my A/S.

QOTW: How is your partner handling PgAL?
He's anxious. He wants me to basically to sit in bed and do nothing. He's so nervous our DD will accidentally kick me in the stomach and that'll send me into preterm labor or cause a still birth. While I was bleeding I agreed to spend some nights at my parents place so I didn't have to toddler wrangle. I fear he's wearing himself a bit thin while mostly single parenting, but it seems to be how he copes with the PgAL anxiety and bleeding scares. Poor guy.

[ls2012]

How Far Along: 14w4d

How Are You Doing Physically/ Emotionally: Ugh. Every other day I'm getting hit with really bad headaches that practically suck everything out of me. Combined with general tiredness and lightheadedness, and I'm feeling useless. Emotionally, I need this week to fly so I can get the phone call with the nipt results. I was doing fine until the stupid online chart posted "results updated" and got me all stupid excited. Of course there were no results because it had only been 6 days, but now I'm so antsy I can hardly stand it.

Appts This Week: Had a regular OB appt Monday, just typical stuff.

QOTW: H is basically acting like there have been no losses, and as if this pregnancy is just like any other normal one. He is anxious about the test results coming in, though.

[oldbaylover1024]

How far along are you? 13w5d

How are you doing physically? Emotionally?

Physically I guess I'm okay. Still very freaking nauseous and I've been sick this week. My nephew brought a cold to my house this weekend so I've been home the past two days fighting it.

Emotionally alright I guess. My SIL is going through another loss (her 4th concurrently) and I feel horrible. Our roles were reversed a few years ago - she brought home a DD and we had two losses. Being on the other side is awful. Feeling very guilty these days

Also my OB told me I need to start taking a daily low dose aspirin for elevated blood pressure. I had BP issues with J too, but never bad enough to be pre-E so it's mainly just an annoyance but still worrisome. Le sigh...

Any appointments or milestones this week?

Not this week. Well, I guess end of 1st trimester on Friday so that's exciting!

QOTW: We were PGAL with J too so we've been down this road unfortunately. We had two CPs before this and he's definitely guarded. Once we get past Friday he'll be more relaxed. He (and I) still talk in "if"s a lot.

[ellabee]

I still find myself in "if" land too oldbaylover1024. I've looked up a few baby things online, but I haven't bought anything because it still feels like I might jinx it.

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Aug 17, 2016 17:34:09 GMT -5 ellabee said:

I still find myself in "if" land too oldbaylover1024. I've looked up a few baby things online, but I haven't bought anything because it still feels like I might jinx it.

Same here. I have two car seats in my cart on Amazon but delaying till I get to a point when they are actually viable.

[ls2012]

UPDATE:

Testing came back negative for trisomies!!! And we're having another girl 😊 So happy and relieved!