Ticker Change Week of 12/4

[marshian]

Not sure how we missed this!


How far along are you?

How big is baby?

Upcoming appointments this week?

Any new symptoms or changes?

Rants/Raves/Questions?

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions?

[marshian]

Not sure how we missed this!


How far along are you? 12 weeks

How big is baby? Toy soldier

Upcoming appointments this week? Second attempt at NT scan on Friday

Any new symptoms or changes? More discharge. Less nausea (yay!) but stomach is easily full and upset by certain foods. Had a headache all day Monday and still have one off and on through today.

Rants/Raves/Questions? Is second tri 13 weeks or 14? I keep seeing both.

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions?

H is Jewish but we're both not very religious. We celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah as cultural holidays. We cut down a tree (because I'm still amazed that's a thing!). We light the menorah each night. I bake cookies. We send a holiday card and newsletter. We usually give each other small gifts, but this year we're going to make donations instead (likely Planned Parenthood and the ACLU).

[punkybrewster]

How far along are you? 12w1d

How big is baby? 2 limes (!!!!)

Upcoming appointments this week? Nothing until January

Any new symptoms or changes? I thought my symptoms were starting to subside, but the nausea is back in full force today unfortunately.

Rants/Raves/Questions? I am starting to get quite the bump! It's not super obvious to other people yet because I was overweight to start with, but I think I am going to break out the maternity pants next week.

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions? We celebrate Christmas. This year, I think MH will have to work, and my whole family is travelling to other places, so it will probably be pretty low key, which I am fine with.

[mreve]

How far along are you? 13 weeks 1 day

How big is baby? Clownfish

Upcoming appointments this week? None

Any new symptoms or changes? Nausea seems to be decreasing, which is very welcome.

Rants/Raves/Questions? I put on maternity jeans today. I had forgotten how comfortable they are!

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions? We celebrate Christmas. Traditions involve seeing family and lots of eating and playing games.

[mreve]

marshian I've seen both too. If the trimesters are all supposed to be equal length I think 14 weeks makes more sense mathematically, but lots of places say 13 weeks. I think sometimes it's just nice to feel like you're done first tri one week sooner!

[sdlaura]

How far along are you? 13 + 2

How big is baby? Peapod

Upcoming appointments this week? Nope, not till 16 weeks

Any new symptoms or changes? I woke up with a headache today, likely due to being a little dehydrated, drank too much water and puked. I managed to get the kids ready and to preschool somehow and am now laying in bed. I don't know how you ladies with bad morning sickness who already have kids managed!

Rants/Raves/Questions? My sister is due 7 weeks ahead of me and had her anatomy scan yesterday and things looked good, so that's exciting. She has two boys and is expecting a girl. It's weird that both of us will hopefully have three kids since no one in our entire extended family has more than two.

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions? We celebrate Christmas. It's been really fun this year with the kids. We decorated the tree together last weekend, and they love their advent calendars with little chocolates. On Sunday DD and I went with a bunch of other moms and daughters from my local moms group to a teddy bear tea at a local hotel, and that was super adorable. Every year I bake a bunch of cookies for my coworkers and neighbors and they should be able to 'help' more this year.

We're taking the kids back to see all our family on the east coast this year for Christmas. We haven't been back for either winter holiday in six years but now that our youngest is almost three we're hoping the cross-country flights won't be terrible. I think the kids will be so excited to have Christmas with their cousins. I just need to figure out all the logistics of seeing different parts of the family and friends while we're there, and which gifts Santa will bring there and then how to get them back.

[cateyes]

marshian-most apps and places I have seen say 13 weeks. The exception being What to Expect book and app. Mathematically it would be after 13w2d so I think that is why most people say 13w for 1st tri and 27 for 2nd.

[cateyes]

How far along are you? 13w3d

How big is baby? A lemon!

Upcoming appointments this week? Nope, none until 16 weeks.

Any new symptoms or changes? Less of the gagging thing and more energy it feels like. I can stay up past 9pm!

Rants/Raves/Questions? The next appointment feels soooooo far away. My H and I keep debating on doing another elective US but I get such anxiety the day of that I don't know. I want one but always worry. We shall see!

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions. We celebrate Christmas and New Years. We always watch Christmas Vacation and have appetizers in December with my mom and then do church and parties the weekend/days of Christmas. I love church at Christmas time especially because I love the traditional Christmas hymns.

[marshian]

mreve & cateyes - I guess I'll say I'm in second tri starting about halfway through week 13 then!

[violetrose]

How far along are you? 14 weeks 4 days

How big is baby? A lemon

Upcoming appointments this week? None until the 20th

Any new symptoms or changes? Nope- feeling great!

Rants/Raves/Questions? None

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions? We celebrate Christmas. Our lives the past 5 years have been crazy and we were never near family, so we really don't have any traditions. However this year I think we will be starting some!

[sabrinaml]

How far along are you? 12w3d

How big is baby? "Robo" hamster

Upcoming appointments this week? I had my 12 week appointment today. I'll write about that in the appointments thread.

Any new symptoms or changes? More discharge. Still getting nauseous at times. Constipation can go away any time now.

Rants/Raves/Questions? I made my next 3 appointments. Was also told I am being referred to a MFM specialist for our 20 week ultrasound. She also put me on baby aspirin, figuring when MFM contacts me they will put me on it.

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions?
We celebrate Christmas, but are not very religious.
No fun traditions yet. Hopefully as our small family grows we can start something and pull back from all the extended family stuff. This year we will spend Christmas Eve at DHs parents. Christmas morning at home, then to my moms, then back to DHs extended family Christmas. (We normally would also have to do DHs parents on Christmas Day.).

[ihatepizza]

How far along are you? 15 weeks

How big is baby? A canary

Upcoming appointments this week? Nope, none

Any new symptoms or changes? Just really crampy and stretchy, oh and I finally have a teeny tiny bump

Rants/Raves/Questions? Sooo much TMI but what is normal in terms of discharge, mine doesn't seem normal but I don't want to borrow trouble

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions?
We celebrate Christmas and usually go all out for it, tree decorating, presents, lots of travel

[lulu783]

ihatepizza, I'm at 14w4d and the discharge is...shocking. It was like this last time with DD and I must have blocked it from my memory. Panty liners all day, errrday over here.

[marshian]

ihatepizza & lulu783 - Discharge is increasing for me too. Only at 12 weeks so sounds like it's only the beginning. It's worse after I go for a run.

[agm04]

How far along are you? 12 weeks! YAY!

How big is baby? lime (i want a margarita now.)

Upcoming appointments this week? no appts, but waiting for the call about our verifi test. hopefully today.

Any new symptoms or changes? feeling much better mostly. bloated, looking a little more pregnant but still no bump. exhausted again!

Rants/Raves/Questions? just so hopeful to hear that baby looks healthy, and to find out if we're having a boy or a girl. i'll start thinking about the nursery then!

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions? we celebrate christmas, though DH and i are not religious anymore. we go to chile every other year (DH's grandparents live on a farm there - it's amazing). my SIL and i do a big cookie baking day together, i take cookies to neighbors, we watch christmas movies and drink cider or hot chocolate, decorating on black friday. there's so much i look forward to doing as DD grows.

[sdlaura]

Sending you all the good vibes for normal verifi results, agm04!

[teachermomtobe]

How far along are you? 13 weeks

How big is baby? peach

Upcoming appointments this week? None until January. We will do cell-free DNA test as soon as insurance approves it

Any new symptoms or changes? I think heartburn is under control. The burping/random hiccups are not fun

Rants/Raves/Questions? Starting to get a bump. I'm very thin so to anyone else it probably looks like a starting beer gut but I know it's a starting bump.

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions? We celebrate Christmas. My family gets Chinese food for Christmas Eve dinner. Lots of time with family. That's about it.

[marshian]

Dec 8, 2016 10:04:14 GMT -5 sdlaura said:

Sending you all the good vibes for normal verifi results, agm04!

+1!

[cateyes]

redrock-what is a group appointment?

[redrock]

Dec 8, 2016 16:34:04 GMT -5 cateyes said:

redrock -what is a group appointment?

It's a new thing offered at the birth center we are using. You meet monthly with the same group of other expectant parents with close due dates. I'm excited to see what it's like. I think it will be good for DW. You get time to meet with the midwife privately as well. 

[sabrinaml]

Dec 8, 2016 9:17:26 GMT -5 lulu783 said:

ihatepizza, I'm at 14w4d and the discharge is...shocking. It was like this last time with DD and I must have blocked it from my memory. Panty liners all day, errrday over here.

I agree, the discharge is shocking. I remember it with my 1st, but not this early. (12w4d) and yep, liners all day everyday!

[cheezee]

How far along are you? 13 weeks!

How big is baby? a scoop of ice cream

Upcoming appointments this week? Just had our NT scan.

Any new symptoms or changes? My dinner doesn't want to stay down. OB said since it is happening at night I can try some phenergan. It knocks me out! But so far I haven't barfed in a couple days.

Rants/Raves/Questions? Well hello second trimester! I had a moment of panic last night that I'll have a baby in like 7 months. I need to get through Christmas first and then it will be operation get ready for baby time!! We went facebook official which was fun. I'm also pissed that all the Old Navy maternity clothes I ordered on Black Friday are delayed and I am really starting to need them!! With DD I didn't need maternity clothes until summer time so I don't have much for cold weather.

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions? We celebrate Christmas. I'm so excited for this one because DD is way into it!! Five is a fun age for this. We'll get together with H's family on the 24th and my family on the 25th. It will be mass chaos of presents and kids and food. I love it!

[marshian]

cheezee - I also ordered maternity clothes from Old Navy on Cyber Monday and they still haven't shipped. Really annoying if you need them! Thankfully I don't yet, but the delay is bugging me.

[honda13]

How far along are you? 14 weeks!

Fixed my ticker after my OB changed my due date back.

How big is baby? 8 oz filet

Upcoming appointments this week? Nothing until January

Any new symptoms or changes? My stomach muscles hurt. I chalking it up to stretching and not enough water.

Rants/Raves/Questions? I'm happy it's Friday!

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions? We celebrate Christmas. My family always goes over the top on stockings so that's probably my favorite.

[cateyes]

marshian and cheezee-I know it doesn't help the clothes you already ordered but I am a huge fan of the pink Blush things. They ship fast and are priced nicely!

[leloyd]

How far along are you? 15w0d (Wow that went fast!)

How big is baby? Box of crayons

Upcoming appointments this week? I had an appointment with my midwife yesterday. Everything looked and sounded good. Now I need to call and schedule my anatomy scan

Any new symptoms or changes? Nope

Rants/Raves/Questions? Why can they not invent a pregnancy safe version of Nyquil?

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions? Christmas - we do all the usual Xmas stuff - Santa, stockings, Christmas tree, etc. We also always do a seafood feast Christmas Eve which is AWESOME!!!

[starsandshamrocks123]

redrock that sounds great! I wish they did that near me

[violetrose]

Dec 8, 2016 9:37:18 GMT -5 marshian said:

ihatepizza & lulu783 - Discharge is increasing for me too. Only at 12 weeks so sounds like it's only the beginning. It's worse after I go for a run.

Just here to say that I'm too dealing with crazy discharge.  I honestly don't remember this with either of my pregnancies so it's super weird to me.  I think the only time I had horrible discharge before was near the end of my pregnancy... but I won't get into how fun that all is just yet

[pinecone21]

How far along are you? 13 + 1

How big is baby? Clownfish

Upcoming appointments this week? I had an appointment last week. Super short, but everything looks good. I did the blood draw for the cell free DNA test, so we should have those results before Christmas.

Any new symptoms or changes? So much discharge here as well. And I'm starting to grow out of my bras.

Rants/Raves/Questions? I have a cold and I feel like crap.

GTKY: What winter holiday(s) do you celebrate? Any fun traditions?
We celebrate Christmas. I decorated the tree with DD, which was fun because this is the first year she can really help. She calls the nativity the "baby Jesus game." Our families live a plane ride away, so we usually spend Christmas with my cousin.