Pregnancy Check-in (April 13)

[megd893]

Good morning and happy Monday!

Here's the roster as it stands.  If I've missed anyone, please don't hesitate to let me know aso I can add you!

Pregnancy

@twoatlmoms- April 20

calsurb - June 4

Kristykristyleelee - June 19

megd893- June 22

kevinandjesse-July 19

twotxmommies- July 27

rosieelk- August 2

jgy- August 21

karlamo- August 28

healz413 & manada- September 8

officerofthelaw- November 11

ionaerebor- November 23

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QOTW: How are you and your partner planning on feeding your LO?  BF, bottle or a mix of both?  Tell us why!

[kevinandjesse]

Thanks for doing the checkin today megd893,

our EDD is July 19, 2015 - 26w + 1d

Everything is going well for us at the moment! Got to spend time with our surrogate this weekend going to the cherry blossom festival in DC. That bump is just growing and growing . LO is kicking and moving a lot now! With an anterior placenta it is hard for us to feel too much movement from the outside, but our surrogate sure is feeling it!


QOTW: How are you and your partner planning on feeding your LO? BF, bottle or a mix of both? Tell us why!

- We originally had the idea to use donor milk, and while we still plan on supplimenting. I think we are starting to move away from that idea. Of course we would love to use breast milk, but totaly respect our surrogate's wishes not to bf due to attachement. Makes sense. So organic (probably Earth's Best) formula is what we are thinking.

[megd893]

No problem kevinandjesse! I changed your EDD at the top too!

I'm 30 weeks today, and the boy is as big as a cucumber
We have an appointment tomorrow just to check in, but not expecting anything earth shattering.

QOTW: We're planning on both BF and bottle from day one. K feels REALLY strongly about being able to feed the boy and bond with him immediately (and has her heart set on feeding), so I won't get in the way of that. IF I can produce enough, I'll be BF'ing and pumping so she can bottle feed as well. However, if we have problems we may switch to formula. I'm trying not to set myself up for failure while still having a plan in place.

[rosieelk]

I'm 24 weeks and one day pregnant today!

DW has had a chest infection since Tuesday, and only got over it yesterday, so I'm kind of tired from looking after her. Good news though is that she is well enough to go on our anniversary/babymoon starting on Friday. We're going to Morocco for a long weekend, it's quite excited about it.

On the baby front; there's not a lot going on. I have a midwife appointment next week, and that's about it. Oh, we have picked names though, I'm not sure if I've said before. Ludvig Anders if it's a boy and Solveig Elisabeth for a girl.

QOTW: The plan if for me to mix breastfeeding with expressing. Until I go back to work, the idea is for me to largely breastfeed, and only expressing for when Dw wants to feed the baby. When I go back to work, it'll be largely expressed milk baby gets.

[manada]

Hello everyone,

I rarely post, but I decided to catch up on my TCF posts/boards today

healz413 and I are 18w6d today. We have our anatomy scan tomorrow morning and are looking forward to it, and I'm also a bit anxious. Today is H's birthday so I'll let her post about that, but we had a good weekend of hanging out and doing things she likes to do.

Otherwise, pregnancy after loss is a hard thing. I am acutely aware of how many weeks we are, how this compares in timing to our last pregnancy, and how close we are to both viability and our loss date. At this point in our previous pregnancy I was admitted to the hospital because my cervix had shortened again and I was getting a cerclage. That was a scary point, aside from their birth it was actually probably one of the most scary points for me was that surgery.

So far though, things are going okay with this pregnancy. We have a home doppler - which is great because every few days it's good just to hear the reassurance that Rocky 3 is still alive in there. They are a bit of a punk though, and are now using their new found movement to swim away from the doppler often before we can get a decent read of their heart rate (it's usually fine though ~140BPM). H's belly is a bit lopsided, which we find pretty funny -- apparently it happens, but her belly button is definitely veering off to the right these days

QOTW: How are you and your partner planning on feeding your LO? BF, bottle or a mix of both? Tell us why!

Our motto for this pregnancy is "breast is best, but alive is better". For us this has mostly to do with choices around birth and things (ie. we won't fight a c-section or an induction in order to privilege breastfeeding) - but it also extends to our life as well. Our plan is to have both of us lactate (I will re-lactate for this one), and then do a mix of breastfeeding and bottlefeeding pumped breastmilk --- for us it's more important to try to make it work for our family, so we are taking a bit of a "take it as it comes" approach. I know many people cite concerns about nipple-confusion, or about how a birthmother might produce milk more suited to the baby's age - - but I'm really not fussed about that at all, I mean seriously - our baby will be very loved, won't starve or be poisoned, and we'll figure it out.

[megd893]

manada - nice to see you chime in!
Honestly, I found our doppler to be a sanity saver. Especially before I started to feel things more reliably. Heart rate sounds really positive and I hope your AS goes REALLY well tomorrow. My belly is lopsided as well, I can really see now where most of this boy is inside my belly. And, my linea negra doesnt connect at all (more right above belly button, more left below).

[karlamo]

Good Morning!

20w4d over here.

Not too much happening. I am feeling the baby sporadicly throughout the day which is fun. I have an anterior placenta so movement is muffled. My wife did get a treat 2 weeks ago and got to feel a kick.
We are both taking the day off from work next week and sending R to daycare so we can organize our baby gear. It's out of control and I gave up months ago of keeping everything tidy.

QOTW: My wife and I will both be breastfeeding. She is still bf our son R who is 14 months and we have no plans to wean him until 2.
I induced lactation when she was pregnant with R and was able to sucessfully bf him for his first 8 months. It was wonderful in so many ways. We both said how we couldn't imagine having to do it alone without having another mom to pass the baby to.
Last night we were talking about how easy of a time we both had with breastfeeding R. He knew what to do from hour one and we never needed help. We hope LO #2 is the same but are planning on schdeduling a lactation consultant to come to the house right when we get home from the hospital to make sure we're A-okay.

[ionaerebor]

As of today, I'm 8 weeks pregnant. My morning sickness seems to have lightened a bit, but I don't trust that will last long. I can't wait for the first tri to be over. I'm also excited because my next appointment is next week, finally, though I still won't be getting an ultrasound.

QOTW: Breastfeeding is pushed so hard here, it never crossed my mind not to. Obviously, if I can't, that won't be happening, but we'll give breastfeeding a good go first.

[twotxmommies]

25 weeks today. We have a check-up tomorrow but it wont be anything too exciting (weight, FHM and p in a cup). We will have another ultrasound (3D) next Monday... super excited about that! Oh, and finally picked a date for the shower!

QOTW: I am hoping to BF. I had a reduction when I was 18 and am not sure that I will be able to. I am going to give it my beast try. I will be a tad heart broken if I cant. Keeping positive and have heard good things from others in my position who were able to after reductions.

[officerofthelaw]

9d5w

We just purchased our baby furniture yesterday so it feels good to have that expensive purchase out of the way. I'm still getting bad migraines and passing out spells. We have our first obgyn appt at the end of the month and we will be getting a blood test done to determine the gender and check for Down syndrome. I'm excited to know the sex before we go on our baby moon may 1. Nausea is hit or miss now, it's not everyday anymore.

I will be breastfeeding until the first tooth comes in and then I'm out. I may pump still but not giving my boob to a teething baby that's for sure.

[officerofthelaw]

That's crazy to me that you havent had a sonogram yet. Have you asked for one? I have had two already. I'm excited for you for your first one!



quote author="ionaerebor" source="/post/1525827/thread" timestamp="1428943745"]As of today, I'm 8 weeks pregnant. My morning sickness seems to have lightened a bit, but I don't trust that will last long. I can't wait for the first tri to be over. I'm also excited because my next appointment is next week, finally, though I still won't be getting an ultrasound.

QOTW: Breastfeeding is pushed so hard here, it never crossed my mind not to. Obviously, if I can't, that won't be happening, but we'll give breastfeeding a good go first.[/quote]

[PiradicalMaid]

Can I be removed from the check in?

[megd893]

Apr 13, 2015 15:21:32 GMT -5 PiradicalMaid said:

Can I be removed from the check in?

Absolutely *big hugs*

[ionaerebor]

Apr 13, 2015 12:45:12 GMT -5 officerofthelaw said:

That's crazy to me that you havent had a sonogram yet. Have you asked for one? I have had two already. I'm excited for you for your first one!

Apr 13, 2015 11:49:05 GMT -5 ionaerebor said:

As of today, I'm 8 weeks pregnant. My morning sickness seems to have lightened a bit, but I don't trust that will last long. I can't wait for the first tri to be over. I'm also excited because my next appointment is next week, finally, though I still won't be getting an ultrasound.

QOTW: Breastfeeding is pushed so hard here, it never crossed my mind not to. Obviously, if I can't, that won't be happening, but we'll give breastfeeding a good go first.

I've asked for one a couple of weeks ago and was told quite pointedly that I wasn't allowed one until I was either at least 8 weeks, though they prefer to wait until 14, or have a high likelihood of having a high risk pregnancy. Since my appointment is my first appointment with a midwife, she gets to decide if I get one then, or have to wait for my next appointment, at 14 weeks. It's kind of crazy.

[officerofthelaw]

Oh boo.   Sorry to hear that!

Apr 14, 2015 9:07:38 GMT -5 ionaerebor said:

Apr 13, 2015 12:45:12 GMT -5 officerofthelaw said:

That's crazy to me that you havent had a sonogram yet. Have you asked for one? I have had two already. I'm excited for you for your first one!

I've asked for one a couple of weeks ago and was told quite pointedly that I wasn't allowed one until I was either at least 8 weeks, though they prefer to wait until 14, or have a high likelihood of having a high risk pregnancy. Since my appointment is my first appointment with a midwife, she gets to decide if I get one then, or have to wait for my next appointment, at 14 weeks. It's kind of crazy.

[megd893]

Kristykristyleelee - you've been added! AND, we're SO close to one another! I'm 30w1d today! Is this #1 for you ?

[megd893]

It IS crazy! Our first as well. Knowing I'm likely 8ish weeks away is crazy (they're talking about inducing me early). The idea of packing a hospital bag to bring a BABY home... wow. These 7 months feel like they've FLOWN by. Do you know what you're having?

[healz413]

Update from manada and Healz.

Manada gave our weekly update yesterday but now we have new news. Our anatomy scan was today and it went well! It was nervewracking lying there on the table not able to see anything and trying to read M's lips as she was trying to tell me what she was seeing on the ultrasound after. But we got the report after and everything was normal!

I'm glad that M got to have over an hour of looking at various pieces of Rocky. I really enjoyed getting to do that when she was pregnant with Tavin and Casey.

We have to go back a week from Thursday for another try at a few of the pictures (Rocky was in the wrong position and wouldn't flip over), but the ultrasound tech said that it was fairly normal to have to come back and we shouldn't worry about that.

[calsurb]

Hi megd893 and everyone here!

I'm due June 4. I've got the darn GD diagnosis and totally broke down at the dietitian this morning. It was my second appt and it's pretty clear I'll be on meds by my next appt a week from today. We have about 7 weeks to go and we're waiting until the birth to find out the sex. We've had fun dreaming of what this kiddo will be like. 

For feeding-I'll breastfeed for the first month and then hopefully add bottles so my wife can feed, too. I'm hoping this baby will take a bottle and breast! 

[megd893]

calsurb - Hi to you as well! I've updated your DD at the top so we can all start bugging you closer to the big day

healz413 & manada - what WONDERFUL news!! And you're so lucky you got to watch the hour long A/S. When I had mine done, K wasn't allowed in the room at all for the scan. The US tech brought her in for 3 minutes at the end to show us some brief shots and take some pics. They didn't get all their shots of Leo either. I was told the same, that it's pretty normal. Congrats on another awesome milestone passed