2nd trimester check-in (1/17)

[BabyStandish]

Weeks/Size of Baby:

Symptoms:

Appointments:

To Do's:

Rants/Raves/Randoms:

QOTW: What is your favorite breakfast food? 

[akraus2015]

I go here, I go here!!

Weeks/Size of Baby: 14/Lemon

Symptoms: So. Many. Tears. I'm a cryer by nature but I swear everything sets me off these days. Mostly happy tears though, so that's good.

Appointments: Next Friday.

To Do's: Pay the doula deposit I think is the only thing left on my list this week. We will paint the nursery when H finishes the basement.

Rants/Raves/Randoms: I have done zero exercise. Need to change this.

QOTW: What is your favorite breakfast food? Last week it was bagels. Before that, smoothies. Before that, cereal.

[BabyStandish]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 21w4d? I think that's right/paper airplane

Symptoms: peeing all the time, BH, bloated

Appointments: not til Feb 2

To Do's: try not to buy anything til Feb and start a new book

Rants/Raves/Randoms: I feel like the first 20 weeks flew by but now it's slowing down again.

QOTW: What is your favorite breakfast food? Banana pancakes and coffeeeeeeeeeee

[marshian]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 18 weeks / Croissant

Symptoms: Today, I feel great again. Over the weekend I had headaches, my face broke out even worse than it already is, and I was exhausted. In general, still gassy no matter what I eat and still crying at many things.

Appointments: Anatomy scan in two weeks!

To Do's: Interview third doula, select doula and make deposit, interview maternity/newborn photographers, select photographer and make deposit

Rants/Raves/Randoms: I wanted to not tell work until the end of February (when annual reviews are finalized), but I'm pretty sure at this point I'll be showing in the next couple weeks and I'm not certain I'll be able to hide it at our all-hands meeting mid-February. I'm playing it by ear. But I can't tell anyone at work or on my client team until I tell my boss officially, and it's tough not telling some of my friends.

QOTW: What is your favorite breakfast food? I wouldn't eat it every day, but a scrambled egg and cheese croissant sandwich. Or banana bread. Or homemade cinnamon rolls.

[marshian]

akraus2015 - I'm with you on the tears. Did you decide on the doula package?

BabyStandish - Seriously, I don't know how I'm at 18 weeks already. The first trimester seemed super slow, but it really flew by.

[akraus2015]

Jan 18, 2017 10:51:32 GMT -5 marshian said:

akraus2015 - I'm with you on the tears. Did you decide on the doula package?

BabyStandish - Seriously, I don't know how I'm at 18 weeks already. The first trimester seemed super slow, but it really flew by.

Yes! We decided to go with the one I listed. I think we'll be glad we made the investment.

[icedtea]

Ha, I posted this in the 3rd tri checkin first because I wasn't paying attention to my windows. Wee baby brain.

Weeks/Size of Baby: 21w6d "least weasel"

Symptoms: RLP, heartburn, insomnia

Appointments: Not till Feb 8th, just a normal monthly.

To Do's: Set up a meeting with the nanny agency, check in with my doula, practice my meditation.

Rants/Raves/Randoms: I am so freaking tired. Getting comfortable enough to sleep is tough, with my hip pain and her kickboxing all over. I love feeling her move, but gah. I'm getting both impatient and terrified.

QOTW: What is your favorite breakfast food? Can I say everything? Ha. I love breakfast/brunch, it's my favorite! Waffles, eggs, french toast, biscuits, mimosas, all the things. My shower next month is a brunch and I am so excited.

[marshian]

icedtea - I need to get back to regular meditation. Some nights I just rush around getting stuff done and then decide it's too late and I need to get in bed.

[icedtea]

marshian, I'm really bad about it. I can basically last ~5 minutes before I start getting all twitchy and panicky. I'm told it'll get better as I practice, but ugh.

[marshian]

icedtea - I'm not great at it, either. It really helped when I read you don't have to empty your mind and not think, because I can't do that! I use a few apps which seem to keep me focused, but it's not easy.

[hpnegirl]

Weeks/Size of Baby: 25w+

Symptoms: large and very much not in charge. Also, hello heartburn, I hate you.

Appointments: growth scan on 1/26, last monthly app and GTT on 2/6

To Do's: sleep, nursery, finish DS1's cross stitch quilt and matching birth announcement cross stitch, finish DS2's handprint cross stitch, begin DS2's quilt and match birth announcement cross stitch. Lots of crafting nesting going on

Rants/Raves/Randoms: My baby is going to be two tomorrow 😭😭😭

QOTW: What is your favorite breakfast food?
Bacon on an onion bagel

[akraus2015]

I can't wait to start feeling Oliver move. When did you all start feeling movement??

[hpnegirl]

Jan 18, 2017 14:33:11 GMT -5 akraus2015 said:

I can't wait to start feeling Oliver move. When did you all start feeling movement??

16w with DS1, 13-14w with this one. It was a one or two kicks then nothing for a while (like, a week or two would go by with no more movements). I didn't get a lot of movement with either until 20-22 weeks and it didn't become daily until 23-24 weeks with each. I've had a posterior placenta with both

[akraus2015]

Jan 18, 2017 14:37:31 GMT -5 hpnegirl said:

Jan 18, 2017 14:33:11 GMT -5 akraus2015 said:

I can't wait to start feeling Oliver move. When did you all start feeling movement??

16w with DS1, 13-14w with this one. It was a one or two kicks then nothing for a while (like, a week or two would go by with no more movements). I didn't get a lot of movement with either until 20-22 weeks and it didn't become daily until 23-24 weeks with each. I've had a posterior placenta with both

I'm afraid he's going to kick and I'm going to miss it because I won't know what I'm feeling or what to look for.

[hpnegirl]

Jan 18, 2017 14:42:17 GMT -5 akraus2015 said:

Jan 18, 2017 14:37:31 GMT -5 hpnegirl said:

16w with DS1, 13-14w with this one. It was a one or two kicks then nothing for a while (like, a week or two would go by with no more movements). I didn't get a lot of movement with either until 20-22 weeks and it didn't become daily until 23-24 weeks with each. I've had a posterior placenta with both

I'm afraid he's going to kick and I'm going to miss it because I won't know what I'm feeling or what to look for.

You'll know. I'm pretty sure my first thought to both was "WTF was that??" He's in there moving even when you can't feel it for some reason, babies love to cuddle their placentas and umbilical cords. Weirdos...

[marshian]

Jan 18, 2017 14:42:17 GMT -5 akraus2015 said:

Jan 18, 2017 14:37:31 GMT -5 hpnegirl said:

16w with DS1, 13-14w with this one. It was a one or two kicks then nothing for a while (like, a week or two would go by with no more movements). I didn't get a lot of movement with either until 20-22 weeks and it didn't become daily until 23-24 weeks with each. I've had a posterior placenta with both

I'm afraid he's going to kick and I'm going to miss it because I won't know what I'm feeling or what to look for.

+1. I'm at 18 weeks today and last night and today feel some different feelings but they're faint and random so I have no idea if it's movement, or gas, or what. MW said some people don't feel it until up to 24 weeks, so I'm not too worried, just want to feel baby in there!

[morwen]

Jan 18, 2017 14:33:11 GMT -5 akraus2015 said:

I can't wait to start feeling Oliver move. When did you all start feeling movement??

I was 21 weeks, though I may not have recognized it at first. I did have an anterior placenta which can make it harder to feel the kicks at first. I remember watching my stomach and seeing it jump a little bit around then too.

[icedtea]

akraus2015, I started a bit after 16 weeks, I think. At first it was just pops/flutters/"knocking". Now she's performing gymnastics and beating up my organs.

[akraus2015]

Jan 18, 2017 15:24:52 GMT -5 icedtea said:

akraus2015 , I started a bit after 16 weeks, I think. At first it was just pops/flutters/"knocking". Now she's performing gymnastics and beating up my organs.

Okay this might be a stupid question, but where do you feel it??

[hpnegirl]

Jan 18, 2017 15:37:58 GMT -5 akraus2015 said:

Jan 18, 2017 15:24:52 GMT -5 icedtea said:

akraus2015 , I started a bit after 16 weeks, I think. At first it was just pops/flutters/"knocking". Now she's performing gymnastics and beating up my organs.

Okay this might be a stupid question, but where do you feel it??

It should be below your belly button,

[icedtea]

Jan 18, 2017 15:37:58 GMT -5 akraus2015 said:

Jan 18, 2017 15:24:52 GMT -5 icedtea said:

akraus2015 , I started a bit after 16 weeks, I think. At first it was just pops/flutters/"knocking". Now she's performing gymnastics and beating up my organs.

Okay this might be a stupid question, but where do you feel it??

Not stupid! At first I felt it mostly to the right, and lower, above my hip bone. That's where the nurse always found her heartbeat too, so that must have been where she liked to hang out for a while. Now it's usually more toward the middle, below my belly button. 

[PirateCat]

akraus2015 I felt movement for the first time between 17 and 18 weeks and it was infrequent at first. I wasn't sure I'd recognize it either but the "popping" felt pretty distinct to me. They started pretty low, way below the belly button. I didn't feel my first "kick" or "poke" for a little while longer and those feel different from the "popping".