*All-CAR Check In 10/17*

[grneyes]

Thanks for the check-in renegadewhit, congrats again on a healthy baby boy!


How far along are you? 8+3

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Exhausted still and gaggy at times. Nausea isn't really increasing, so thankful for that. Emotionally starting to feel better.

Other updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Not too much at this point!

Upcoming milestones or appointments? I graduated the RE today!!!! Baby is measuring 8+4 and HB was 173! I never thought this day would happen. I have an OB intake on Weds, but it's just with the nurse, I won't get to see the OB for another couple weeks.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Not this week.

QOTW: Have you read any good books lately? If not, tell me about your favorites. I'm reading the GOT series now, on book 3, it's intense!

[tbonequeen13]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable. 31 weeks/romaine lettuce

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)?Physically I feel like garbage. My mom was in the ER Thurs and it turns out she had a stomach virus which I have been battling since Fri night. Being this pregnant and having a stomach virus at the same time S-U-C-K-S. The weight of my belly only exacerbates the nausea, DD2's kicking keeps me awake when I wake up sweating to death, and most of the things that one eats when their stomach is upset (toast, crackers, ginger ale, etc) are carbs and I have to be extremely cautious on the amount of carbs I intake since I'm type II and high blood sugar is not good for LO.

Other updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? nope

Upcoming milestones or appointments? not this week

Do you need any thoughts or prayers?that this virus would go ahead and get out of me and that DH and DD1 wouldn't catch it

QOTW: Have you read any good books lately? If not, tell me about your favorites I recently read the Harry Potter series for the first time. I had seen the movies, but never read the books. I could read that series over and over and over again...even though I knew what happened, it still had me on the edge of my seat and I didn't want to put it down.

[oldbaylover1024]

Congrats again on the healthy baby boy, renegadewhit! And I hope the house sells soon.

grneyes - Yay!!! Congrats on graduation

tbonequeen13 - Stomach viruses are the worst. FX it passes soon and YH and DD1 don't catch it. I'm also an HP lover. Such a great series!


How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable. 22w3d

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Physically I'm really tired lately and feeling heavier in the belly. I'm also winded easily, which makes me feel totally out of shape LOL Emotionally I'm okay. Dealing with a friend and a family member struggling to start/expand their families and feeling a lot of survivors guilt. This journey can be so hard sometimes.

Other updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Not really. I still have to wash and organize a ton of hand-me-downs, but can't until the nursery is officially arranged. And now MH wants to paint it... so there's that. Spoiler: painting was not on the to-do list. I'm feeling Sweat Pea move a LOT lately, which is so fun!

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Nope, not this week.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Not this week, thanks.

QOTW: Unfortunately, I'm studying for a work-related certification, so my time is limited for pleasure reading. But I love the HP series. I started rereading them a while ago, and am into book three. They're so good.

[chknma]

congrats again on the great A/S renegadewhit ,

whohoo for graduation grneyes ,

hope you feel better soon tbonequeen13 ,

lots of movement sounds awesome!! oldbaylover1024 ,


How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable. 11+1

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? so tired, nausea...hoping things let-up the next few weeks as I inch toward 2nd tri! emotionally I'm going back and forth. our NT scan is a week from Tuesday. I just want it here now.

Other updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? nothing much here

Upcoming milestones or appointments? next monday-MW appointment, tuesday NT scan

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? not at the moment

QOTW: Have you read any good books lately? If not, tell me about your favorites.
Sadly, I haven't read anything in a while. Will be stalking this for suggestions.

[kath16]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable. 12 weeks / macaron

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Just feeling .... pudgey. I cannot wait for this spare tire to turn into an actual bump. It is really not cute.

Other updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Nothing major to report

Upcoming milestones or appointments? NT scan on Thursday. If that goes well, I think I will be ready to exhale a little (at least until A/S)

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Just for the scan this week. I had a good one last week but as each one approaches I get really anxious. And my H won't be able to come to this one, which is usually when something bad happens.

QOTW: Have you read any good books lately? If not, tell me about your favorites I don't get too much time to read these days. The last books I devoured were The Hunger Games, so that was probably a good 4 years ago?

[sfazar]

Hi everyone, thank you SO MUCH for all of the good vibes last week, and I am sorry for my silence. I had a 20 hour day with my dissertation defense on Tuesday--which was a success! And I got the DNA test results as normal this AM. I was away at a wedding on the West coast all weekend solo with DD--just got home on the redeye.

renegadewhit, sorry about the house selling issues all it takes is that one buyer!

grneyes, congrats on graduating!

tbonequeen13, so sorry about the stomach bug--ughh that sounds awful. I hope you will move past this soon. I have to say gatorade was my best friend when I faced on of those last.

kath16, fx for the NT.

HeyMrsPotter, can't wait to see nursery pics! GL with the echo.

km380, yay for RE graduation!

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable. 15 weeks Apple

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Physically ok--some bouts of nausea but maybe that is stress! Emotionally much better--I got my MaterniT21 test results this AM and they came back normal. And my doctor called this morning out of the blue to see whether I had heard so I got a chance to ask him how common these problems are with baby's heart based on higher NT, and he said he hadn't experienced any in his recollection (touch wood).

Other updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? I successfully defended my dissertation!

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Nothing til the 1st week of November.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? None for me. Thinking about our latest graduate @sarahwithanh and her darling Monty.

QOTW: Have you read any good books lately? If not, tell me about your favorites. I haven't done much reading for pleasure because my dissertation has filled all of my free time, but I am very excited to resume! I downloaded some total guilty pleasure books: Chelsea Handler's Uganda be Kidding Me, and Bridget Jones' Baby--how appropriate! But what I really love are Indian novels so I'm looking forward to catching up on some of those that I've missed over the last 10 years (PS I'm not Indian!).

[glb30]

renegadewhit, congrats again on the awesome scan! House selling vibes coming your way!

grneyes, yay! congrats on the RE graduation. It is a surreal feeling.

tbonequeen13, I am sorry you are battling a stomach virus. That sounds awful. I really hope you are feeling better soon!

oldbaylover1024, Exciting that you are feeling a lot of movement!

chknma, I hope the time until your NT scan passes quickly!

kath16, I hope the NT scan goes well!

HeyMrsPotter, I'm glad to hear the nursery is coming along! I read a Man called Ove and liked it as well!

km380, RE graduation is so close!

sfazar, im so glad the DNA test was normal!!!



How far along are you? 17+2

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Physically, still vomiting, but not everyday. Headaches on and off. Otherwise, good. Emotionally, I am doing okay. A little worried b/c I don't need maternity pants yet, and I feel no movement. I was worried about this last week though, and heard the baby's heartbeat last Tuesday, so I'm doing okay.

Other updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? I think we decided on a name! It's not a common name, so I have to figure out if the spelling we like is a legit spelling.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Next Tuesday- normal OB appointment.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Not this week.

QOTW: Have you read any good books lately? I liked the Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. I just finished Love Warrior bu Glennon Melton, which I liked except sometimes she got a little too feminist for me and I had to skim through those parts. I've been reading a lot and have had a lot of duds lately.

[glb30]

renegadewhit I do hate that! I usually feel like I owe it to a book to read 50% before I judge it, and then once I'm at 50%, I'm like "I guess I'll just finish it."

ETA- and thanks for letting me know you can still fit in regular pants too! That makes me feel much better.

[peaseblossom55]

renegadewhit, I really hope the house sells soon.
grneyes, congrats on graduating from the RE!!!
tbonequeen13, I hope the virus is gone soon & doesn't affect the rest of your house
chknma, good luck Tuesday!
oldbaylover1024, yay for feeling movement. What color are you going to paint the nursery?
kath16, good luck at the scan this week!
HeyMrsPotter, yay for nursery progress!
km380, hope you get to graduate this Friday!
sfazar, so glad the DNA test was normal!
glb30, yay for deciding on a name, we haven't even begun the discussion yet.

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable. 28 weeks 2 days/eggplant/

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Emotionally my anxiety is high, I keep worrying something will go wrong. Physically, the swelling has increased a lot. I also feel huge and so incredibly uncomfortable.

Other updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Nursery furniture has been set up, appointments made to meet with some pediatricians.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? I hit 3rd trimester this past weekend, OB appointment & 3 hr GTT tomorrow morning. BPP on Thursday.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Just that Duck is continuing to grow and thrive.

QOTW: Have you read any good books lately? If not, tell me about your favorites. I haven't read anything good lately. My favorites include The Diary of Anne Frank, Harry Potter series, Hunger Games,Let's Pretend This Never Happened.

[ksyknelvr73]

I had my baby yesterday! I posted a birth story on the October16 BMB. Baby girl is healthy and happy - born at 1:12pm, 7lbs 13oz and 19.5 inches.

[sfazar]

glb30 I didn't feel movement with DD til 21 weeks i think. I had an anterior placenta--they told me in the anatomy scan I think. Try not to worry about that!

[glb30]

ksyknelvr73 congrats!!!

sfazar thanks- that does make me feel better!!

[peaseblossom55]

Oct 17, 2016 20:30:19 GMT -5 ksyknelvr73 said:

I had my baby yesterday! I posted a birth story on the October16 BMB. Baby girl is healthy and happy - born at 1:12pm, 7lbs 13oz and 19.5 inches.

Yay congrats!!!

[shandorfml2]

Thanks for the check in renegadewhit, I hope your house sells quickly and yay for a great A/S!
grneyes, YAY graduating RE!
tbonequeen13, Sorry you've been sick, nothing worse than a stomach virus when pregnant...Hope you feel better soon (and your mom!)
kath16, GL at your NT scan!
sfazar, Congrats on your dissertation and normal test results, yay!!!
peaseblossom55, YAHOO 3rd tri!
ksyknelvr73, Congrats on baby girl!!

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable. 10w5d Lego man

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Little bit better physically, a bit less nausea. Emotionally had a terribly vivid dream last night that I started to bleed after an argument with my husband, and I couldn't find the number for my OB. It was terrible and took a minute for me to realize it was a dream

Other updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? nope

Upcoming milestones or appointments? no apt until November, looking forward to 2nd tri.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Not really

QOTW: Have you read any good books lately? If not, tell me about your favorites. Currently reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series

[grneyes]

sfazar, Yay for normal results!! I bet that's a big relief.


ksyknelvr73, Congratulations on your baby girl!!!

[oldbaylover1024]

Yay, ksyknelvr73! Congrats!

[leloyd]

How far along are you? 7w4d/raspberry

How are you feeling (physically/emotionally)? Physically I am nauseated, exhausted, having a lot of headaches and backaches. Oh yeah and as of this a.m. Slight spotting. Emotionally see the slight spotting.

Other updates: nothing this week

Upcoming milestones or appointments? I am hitting a rough patch milestone wise. With my first miscarriage I was a couple days further along than I am now and out of town when I started spotting. Guess who is currently out of town for a work trip. This girl. I know the past doesn't dictate the future, but today kind of sucks.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Just for my baby to be safe and to continue growing

QOTW: Have you read any good books lately? I'm almost finished with "End of Night" which is super interesting.

[downtheshore]

Oct 17, 2016 20:30:19 GMT -5 ksyknelvr73 said:

I had my baby yesterday! I posted a birth story on the October16 BMB. Baby girl is healthy and happy - born at 1:12pm, 7lbs 13oz and 19.5 inches.

Congrats! So happy to hear this wonderful news.

[downtheshore]

leloyd, I'm sorry that you are struggling with fears. It's so hard to have faith. I'll keep your baby in my prayers.

sfazar, I was thinking of you all weekend and hoping and praying for good news. I'm so glad that your DNA tests comes back all clear.

[downtheshore]

I'm 13 weeks, 4 days, not sure the size.

Physically I'm feeling fine. Still kind of blah with a lot of fatigue and indigestion/heartburn BUT far less nausea, so that is good. Emotionally I am doing pretty well. Got my bloodwork back all clear for chromosome problems, and heart the heartbeat today at a dr's appointment.

Other updates, we told our extended family and close friends. I am waiting to tell most people when it becomes obvious but it's good that it's not a secret anymore.

QOTW: I am currently reading a new book called The Wonder. It is really interesting so far.

[sfazar]

km380 so sorry the alarm bells are going off with scary spotting. So many women experience this in the early weeks. Remember the mantras--this is a different pregnancy. I don't see any harm in calling. Considering your history they might squeeze you in for an ultrasound today. You never know unless you ask. Big hugs!

[chknma]

km380, glad to hear about the good appointment and congrats on graduating!!!

[sfazar]

km380 yay! Congratulations! What happy news to start the weekend!