First-Time Mom Friday

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@iliketurtles, I'm not a first time mom, but your nerves are the same as mine. My husband works out of town and I worry he will miss it as well. I know your situation is incredibly different, but I know how you feel, slightly.

::hugs::

[sumbeach]

First time mom here! We did IVF and are vey excited to be KTFU!

EDD: 1-19-2016

How are you feeling?: Good

Buy anything for the baby this week?: Not yet, but this may change by the weekend

Are you nervous about anything this week?:

Are you excited about anything this week?: Really looking forward to our first ultrasound!

[silverspoon]

May 15, 2015 9:05:04 GMT -5 @iliketurtles said:

May 15, 2015 9:00:41 GMT -5 @erin2021 said:

@iliketurtles, I'm not a first time mom, but your nerves are the same as mine. My husband works out of town and I worry he will miss it as well. I know your situation is incredibly different, but I know how you feel, slightly.

::hugs::

Well, your DH will still likely be able to see LO in the hospital, right? That's comforting, isn't it? DH will probably take 72 hours from the time I go into labor. Edit: not diminishing your feelings at all, just commiserating that DH won't even get to see baby in the hospital and like everyone will get to see the baby before him.

You don't know that hers will be there and you don't know that yours won't. You put an awful lot of energy into worrying about what ifs.

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May 15, 2015 9:05:04 GMT -5 @iliketurtles said:

May 15, 2015 9:00:41 GMT -5 @erin2021 said:

@iliketurtles, I'm not a first time mom, but your nerves are the same as mine. My husband works out of town and I worry he will miss it as well. I know your situation is incredibly different, but I know how you feel, slightly.

::hugs::

Well, your DH will still likely be able to see LO in the hospital, right? That's comforting, isn't it? DH will probably take 72 hours from the time I go into labor. Edit: not diminishing your feelings at all, just commiserating that DH won't even get to see baby in the hospital and like everyone will get to see the baby before him.

No not at all!

There is a chance he would miss the whole month. So if baby came on Jan 9th, but his schedule had him working, he might not be home till Feb 9th. Does that make sense? It's a super shitty situation. Yours more so then mine.

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May 15, 2015 9:27:25 GMT -5 @iliketurtles said:

May 15, 2015 9:22:42 GMT -5 @erin2021 said:

No not at all!

There is a chance he would miss the whole month. So if baby came on Jan 9th, but his schedule had him working, he might not be home till Feb 9th. Does that make sense? It's a super shitty situation. Yours more so then mine.

He can't even come home for the birth? What does he do? That really really sucks, Erin. That's worse than mine, actually. I'm crossing my fingers both of our DH'S can be here for the births.

FX for both of us!

No he is on a rotation. If he leaves it his job is gone. Luckily though, because it's around Christmas time, he "might" be laid off, so hopefully that happens.

They are shitty situations, and I try not to stress about it just yet, because there is no sense is stressing until we know. I really hope neither of us have to give birth without our husbands there.

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May 15, 2015 9:25:42 GMT -5 @iliketurtles said:

May 15, 2015 9:20:46 GMT -5 silverspoon said:

You don't know that hers will be there and you don't know that yours won't. You put an awful lot of energy into worrying about what ifs.

My husband is in the army and has projections for Kuwait. and that doesn't mean he is for sure going, but right now for my own sanity I am planning as if he is going. I'm planning on him not being here, that way it is happy that he is here rather than devestated if he has to go.
Hopefully we will know today whether or not he has to go, his first sergeant said we would have an answer at the end of the week.

I know he's in the army. We all know that he's in the army. I think that's incredibly admirable and I'm very thankful for the service that men like him perform for our country. 

[mrsoscarfelix]

EDD: 1/19

How are you feeling?: Physically okay - my appetite is gone but I am not feeling sick. Emotionally: I just feel detached from this pregnancy, afraid that something will go wrong at any minute.

Buy anything for the baby this week?: No we probably won't until after 1st tri.

Are you nervous about anything this week?: Our appointment with the doctor is still 11 days away - I hope I can keep calm that long.

Are you excited about anything this week?: My betas looked great! The best they have ever been!

GTKY: How long have you been with your S/O?: We have been together for 8 years. Married for 7 months.

[ruthgoose]

EDD: 1/15

How are you feeling?: Alright, manageable symptoms for now until nausea will probably happen in coming weeks (just anticipating, my stomach has given me problems for years)

Buy anything for the baby this week?: Just a pregnancy book, if that counts

Are you nervous about anything this week?: Just that everything is progressing, I really won't know for another 5 + weeks

Are you excited about anything this week?: Just to be pregnant today :-)

GTKY: How long have you been with your S/O?: Funny you should ask, 7 years ago tomorrow is when we first started dating.

[silverspoon]

EDD: 1/1/16

How are you feeling?: Terrible

Buy anything for the baby this week?: God no. That would require energy I don't have.

Are you nervous about anything this week?: No

Are you excited about anything this week?: No. I did tell H this morning that we are going to have to make the most of this munchkin because I'm not doing this again. I'm kidding.... mostly. It made me feel better at the time to think I wouldn't have to do this again.

GTKY: How long have you been with your S/O?: 4 years

[peaseblossom55]

EDD: 1.1.16 for now

How are you feeling?: today like crap, the nausea is really bad this evening

Buy anything for the baby this week?: Nope

Are you nervous about anything this week?: Nope

Are you excited about anything this week?: We tell H's parents tomorrow and hopefully I can meet with my BFF later on this week and tell her.

GTKY: How long have you been with your S/O?: 5 1/2 years our 1 year wedding anniversary is next month