* * First Tri Check-In * * . . . Week of 2/6/17

[shytimes]

thanks for the checkin @ketchup ! I think being in first tri gives you an automatic pass for dragging. And since nobody knows you weren't clutching the franzia, you have a built in excuse.

1. 5 weeks 2 days

2. Symptom check: Guys, I'm dragging. I made it past half time and then MH sent me to bed. I woke up when he came to bed and announced "you slept through the greatest SB comeback ever."

3. First ultrasound is tomorrow. Dr. G says cardiac contraction began on Friday so I'm hoping we get an early HB, which will make me feel oodles better. However, I'm with @ketchup ... I won't feel better until after the NIPT.

4. I'm having some trouble with the IF feels .... e.g. I FINALLY have been pooping and rather than high-fiving my colon for triumphing over my 2cc PIO daily dosage, it brought up all the worries. Even though I'm typing this through a general "blech" feeling, it's not calming me down.

QOTW: Since I didn't see all of it, I liked the Air bnb and the Budweiser commercials.  

ETA: I work in a field where nobody follows sports.  I just want to smack all of them today.... why are there 9am meetings the day after the SB?

[wannabmama]

1. How far are you now? 10w2d
2. Symptom check: tired and nauseous if I get hungry or ride in a car
3. What and when is your next appointment? Have intake appt with my new OB practice today
4. Anything you’d like to share with the group? I'm sick and just can't shake it...and not being able to take anything makes it so much worse. I need to get over it and rejoin the land of the living, but it's hard!


QOTW: Fave Super Bowl commercial. I liked the sweet and emotional ones, though some of them seemed sort of disconnected from the product (the yearbook one comes to mind as an example) so I'll say the Mr. Clean one...it definitely made me chuckle!

[mrsrodgersaz]

@ketchup, all the more reason for you to love Heinz.
shytimes, good luck tomorrow. FX for a nice strong HB. Also, it took me way to long to figure out who Dr. G was.
wannabmama, I hope you feel better soon. Being sick while pregnant is awful.

1. How far are you now? 11w1d
2. Symptom check: Just the usual fatigue.
3. What and when is your next appointment? February 21 for the NT scan. So far away...
4. Anything you’d like to share with the group? I went in last week for the NIPT blood draw. Hoping to get the results this week so like others in this check-in, we can start telling people. I'm also nervous that whoever calls me to review the results is going to tell me the sex - we want to be team green again so I'm hoping to be able to tell them I'm not interested in finding out the sex before they say anything.

QOTW: I thought a lot of the commercials were pretty boring last night. The Buick one with Cam Newton was pretty entertaining. I liked the 84 Lumber and Budweiser ones just for the messages they conveyed.

[mrsrodgersaz]

Feb 6, 2017 11:45:57 GMT -5 @ketchup said:

mrsrodgersaz - did you let your doctor or the nurse who did the NIPT draw know that you didn't want to test for sex? With most NIPT labs, it isn't an automatic test, but rather a selection for testing for sex chromosomal abnormalities. Anywho, just to CYA, I'd call the office and speak to your nurse. That way, if he/she is the one calling with the results, it'll be noted, and if he/she isn't the one calling with the results, it will also be noted. FWIW, with TT, they asked me if I wanted to know before they straight up just said something. What'd they do last time for you?

Last time we just did the NT scan and basic blood work that went with that (not sure what that's called) so all I had to do was tell the ultrasound tech that we didn't want to know the sex. The paperwork that I saw looked like the sex was automatically done, but I could have read it wrong. Good call on talking to a nurse. I'll send a message through my portal just to let them know. I would hope they would ask first, but I remember with one person (tiko, I think?) the nurse just blurted it out without asking. I mean, it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but I'd like to avoid it if possible. 

[nutmeg8484]

Hi everyone!

13+3 today so this is my last first tri check in. I can't believe I'm already moving on up. It's crazy.

Not much new symptom wise. The exhaustion is calming down a little now which is excellent. Still nauseated all the time.

Next appointment is just a regular pee in a cup and check up at 16 weeks. It's not until the end of the month.

Got my NIPT results back this morning. Everything came back low risk. We found out that we are having a boy this time. Now I need to go through all Molly's things and decide how I'm going to get rid of the rediculous amounts of clothes we have. And I have to decide if they are still going to share a room and redecorate the nursery.

QOTW: I didn't watch many of them and I have no real opinions.

[king26]

1. How far are you now? 11w 5d

2. Symptom check: Tired, oh so tired all the time. I'm also haven't a lot of motivation problems. Oh and a new fun one...constipation!

3. What and when is your next appointment? February 15 is my NT scan

4. Anything you’d like to share with the group? I'm telling my parents and my brother this weekend. I have to go home for some birthdays and I'm finally telling them. My other family members will be there but I'm not comfortable telling them until after the NT scan so it'll have to be on the phone. DH's parents are deceased so that's why we are only worrying about my immediate family.


@ketchup, Good luck with the NIPT. I understand waiting until you know everything is ok.

[cali]

@ketchup, good luck tomorrow!

shytimes, good luck tomorrow, I hope you hear an early hb but don't freak if you don't. I had an ultrasound at 5w6d and was so upset that we didn't hear a hb but by the next week it was there and nice and strong!

wannabmama, how did you like your new OB?

mrsrodgersaz, that wait for NIPT results feels like the longest! Hope it passes quickly for you!

nutmeg8484, congrats on good NIPT results and team blue!!

[cali]

1. How far are you now? 11w4d

2. Symptom check: None really, just tired.

3. What and when is your next appointment? Friday for NT scan. This is the longest I've gone between ultrasounds and it's making me so anxious!

4. Anything you’d like to share with the group? We got our NIPT results today and all was good. Also found out we're having a girl!

QOTW: I thought the Mr. Clean one was funny and also liked the Melissa McCarthy one, but I just love her!

[shytimes]

cali thanks so much for the calming words .... my mind knows this, but it's hard to quell the other worrying anxious beast.

Congratulation on team pink!!!!!!

[wannabmama]

Congrats on team pink cali!!

I like the new OB practice, the nurse is pregnant with IVF baby, so she was extra sympathetic and scheduled an u/s since I had spotting a couple weeks ago (and just to quiet my mind), so I have that tomorrow and I'm grateful! I didn't meet my actual doc, this was just an intake, getting to know my health history, etc., but it was a nice vibe, so I'm happy about that!

[therealbug]

@ketchup, thanks for the check-in. I hope all went well with the MFM.

shytimes, I hope your ultrasound went well. I was on the same dose of PIO. I would have random days were the constipation would be gone then boom! Back with a vengeance. I bought a 64 ounce bottle to drink from every day at work. It helped.

wannabmama, sorry you are sick. I hope your OB appointment went well and you start feeling better.

mrsrodgersaz, hope you get your NIPT results soon.

nutmeg8484, congrats on team blue and moving on to second tri!!!

king26, the constant state of tired is so hard. My concentration at work is almost nonexistent.

cali, congrats on team pink!!!!


1. How far are you now?

11w6d

2. Symptom check:

Occasional waives of nausea, more spotting today, and now cramping.
I'm hoping the cramping means more growing is going on.

3. What and when is your next appointment?

MFM on Thursday with a NT scan. It can't get here soon enough.

We opted to not do the NIPT because with twins it's less accurate.

4. Anything you'd like to share with the group?

The Doppler is the only thing keeping me sane at this point.

QOTW - I love what Heinz did. What a great way to take care of their employees.

My favorites this year where the Budweiser commercial and Cam's Buick commercial. Not a big fan of Cam but he definitely likes kids.

[shytimes]

therealbug Thanks for the PIO Pro Tip. I will definitely start trying to up the hydration. Let us know how it goes on Thursday!

And, luckily, all looked good on the ultrasound. No HB, but they confirmed it was too early. However, we saw the beginning of a yolk sac which was just what we needed. I'm trying to take deep breaths.

[dashuria]

shytimes, so happy everything looked good! Sounds like it looked as good as it could for being this early. When will you get to have another U/S?

1. How far are you now?: 10wks5dys
2. Symptom check: Super nauseas from about 1pm on. Big aversion to meat. I'm not even wanting McD's chicken nuggets which, my DH knows, normally solves all my problems. (I know they are terrible for me!)
3. What and when is your next appointment?: First MFM appt on the 16th.

[mrsrodgersaz]

shytimes, glad the U/S looked good. When is your next appointment?

I just got a message in my portal that test results are in. I waffles for a good hour before I decided to log in with a piece of paper over my phone screen so I could slowly read and avoid seeing any mention of the sex. 😂 The message from my doctor is "test is negative" so I assume that means all is good? That's what I'm going with unless I hear otherwise.

[katemonster]

Hi @ketchup, can I join? I took a TCF break while cycling, but I think I'm ready to join again! Hi Everyone! Congrats on team blue, nutmeg8484!

1. Your EDD: 9/23
2. How many, if you know, beans you have cooking: one
3. What treatment got you your BFP: FET from IVF 2


For everyone else:

1. How far are you now? 7w4d
2. Symptom check: irritable, tired, nauseous, bloated - I'm a lot of fun
3. What and when is your next appointment? Blood draw at OB on Friday, blood draw at RE in two weeks
4. Anything you’d like to share with the group? I'm so freaking sick of PIO. I've been on it since New Years.

[mrsrodgersaz]

Feb 9, 2017 9:55:58 GMT -5 @ketchup said:

Feb 8, 2017 16:07:14 GMT -5 mrsrodgersaz said:

shytimes, glad the U/S looked good. When is your next appointment?

I just got a message in my portal that test results are in. I waffles for a good hour before I decided to log in with a piece of paper over my phone screen so I could slowly read and avoid seeing any mention of the sex. 😂 The message from my doctor is "test is negative" so I assume that means all is good? That's what I'm going with unless I hear otherwise.

Which test did you get? I mean, yes to negative meaning good, and yay to them not posting the sex in your portal!

I got the MaterniT21. I'm pretty sure the sex was on the actual scan of the results from the testing company. I stopped reading as soon as I saw the label that said something about testing for the Y chromosome. Did you get yours done yet? How was the genetic counseling meeting?

[shytimes]

mrsrodgersaz and dashuria THANKS! Next ultrasound is next Tuesday.

katemonster wow! welcome lady! How much longer do you have to stay on the PIO?

[king26]

Feb 8, 2017 14:16:33 GMT -5 dashuria said:

shytimes , so happy everything looked good! Sounds like it looked as good as it could for being this early. When will you get to have another U/S?

1. How far are you now?: 10wks5dys
2. Symptom check: Super nauseas from about 1pm on. Big aversion to meat. I'm not even wanting McD's chicken nuggets which, my DH knows, normally solves all my problems. (I know they are terrible for me!)
3. What and when is your next appointment?: First MFM appt on the 16th.

I've had aversion to meat for the last 6 weeks and it sucks!   I'm able to eat deep fried chicken without problems but everything else I have a hard time with which makes eating meals difficult.

[katemonster]

Feb 9, 2017 11:37:47 GMT -5 shytimes said:

mrsrodgersaz and dashuria THANKS! Next ultrasound is next Tuesday.

katemonster wow! welcome lady! How much longer do you have to stay on the PIO?

thanks! Minimum two more weeks of PIO depending on my levels at 9w. Are you on it too?

[shytimes]

katemonster yup, I'm on it. And have the ass-itches to prove it. I've also got a few more weeks to go.