Grad Check-in For Week of May 17

[URMySunshine77]

Hey Grads!

sonpetitlapin, Divefrog, winogirl, radiantly, @jimbobcooter, beckyp005, flippinchica, colinsfebmommy, Maggie0424, @clgsquared, lucylulu, flyliceandcoffee, cml112, sunni1, b0710, manderslvt, meredithcarole, aswedishbee, mdogan29, lickwed, scorpioscuba, tiresiastheblond, and teenybenoit

Please share your updates this week.

QOTW: Do you (or will you) have a nursery theme?

[manderslvt]

Good morning ladies! Thanks for the check-in URMySunshine77.

I'm doing much better this week. My cold has finally gone away, and it has taken my nausea with it! I've weaned myself off my diclegis with no problems so far. I'm looking forward to my ob appointment and NT scan on Friday, since it will be my first time seeing the baby since I graduated from the RE a few weeks ago.

No nursery theme here. This LO will move into DS's nursery once s/he is ready to move out of the bassinet in our room. DS's nursery is done sage green and cream paint etc.

[Divefrog]

20 Week this week half-way point! We have our anatomy scan tomorrow, which also happens to be DD's 3rd Birthday So hopefully, all goes well.

This kid is getting a raw deal. No room at all, just a nursery corner of our room. DD was in our room until she was around 9 months anyway. I did think about maybe having DD and this new baby share, but DD is a horribly light sleeper so she is keeping her own room. My brother is currently occupying the 3rd bedroom as he finishes his college degree over the next 2 years, and the 4th guest bedroom is in our basement. I decided to keep that open for guests and to use when this new baby and I need to co-sleep, which is totally not safe to do with DH, a dog and all the pillows we have in our bed. We are changing DD's bedding and room theme to more align with her 3yr old tastes, so this new kid will get all the hungry caterpillar bedding and wall art hung up in our room for them.

[colinsfebmommy]

15w today. Just got my results yesterday, healthy baby! What a relief!!! I declined on knowing gender at this point but I think I will cave in wanting to know. Knowing they know makes me want to know lol

I think we are doing a music themed room, but not 00% sure just yet.

[winogirl]

Just over 12 weeks here. Have an appt this week - I think we will only get to hear the heartbeat as we had an u/s last appt. Just ordered my first maternity clothes, should come tomorrow - I'm really excited!!

Assuming everything is fine on Thursday appt, I'll likely announce at work next week or the week after so I don't have to worry about outing myself with the belly.

I've had a headache for three days running now, went away for a little bit last night and I thought I was done but it came back in full force at about 3am this morning, waking me up. It has at least settled enough for me to go to work so I'm hoping it is on its way out! Other than that doing good - spotting stopped completely and my OB thought it was just the sex bringing it on.

As for the nursery, I've pinned a ton of stuff but have been too anxious with all the weirdo symptoms I've had that I haven't been able to really plan or think ahead very far. I'm hoping with a good appt this week and being almost second tri that I'll be able to move forward. That being said, I'm REALLY hoping that we find a new house and get moved before baby gets here so I'm a bit reluctant to really do up a whole nursery only to move beforehand or right after. We'll see I guess!

[flippinchica]

28 weeks today! I just got back from my rhogam shot and glucose test. I am definitely getting more tired recently. I started taking zantac which does wonders for the heartburn.

Our nursery has a color scheme but no theme. The walls are a buttery yellow and the accents are grey with pops of teal.

[Maggie0424]

(Hugs) to anyone having a hard week. I am 21 weeks today. Not much is new except my latest symptom is heartburn - yuck! This little guy is probably going to have a full head of hair just like his sister based on that, especially this early. Next appt is 6/8 and 6/9 is V-day. Just counting down the days.


QOTW: Do you (or will you) have a nursery theme. Nope. We went with a neutral modern grey and white design with DD. We purposely planned it this way so that if the next child was a boy, we wouldn't have to buy all new things. And that is exactly how it turned out. The only thing I'll probably change is he will get his own name sign for the wall like DD did.

[aswedishbee]

Hi everyone! I'm doing OK for the most part. My symptoms seem to be slowly getting better but it may just be the mind games from this weekend (long story, short: annual girls weekend, only 1 knows, had to pretend all was good and that was exhausting!). I saw a doctor at the new office yesterday and he ordered the draw for the Harmony which is good but I've been freaking out (thanks PGAL brain) since I haven't had an u/s or anything since 7w (10+6 today). I have an appointment to go back next Wednesday at 12w to see if we can hear the hb. If it's too hard to find I am totally pushing for an u/s.

As for the nursery, I have a feeling it will be more color-themed than anything else. I'm sure it will be pretty neutral but will totally incorporate purple (my fave) if a girl and Gator blue (for my hubs) if it's a boy. If all goes well, we'll know in a few weeks - crazy!!

[winogirl]

flippinchica, I love your color theme!!

[b0710]

Hi everyone! Thanks for the check-in URMySunshine77! I am 12w1d today. I am doing well. After getting to see our LO last week by u/s, that makes it seem a lot more real. I am still having quite a bit of nausea, headaches, terrible complexion, etc. but nothing that's too terrible or worth complaining about.

QOTW: Baby will be moving into the nursery currently occupied by DS2. It is painted a light gray color. For new baby, I will probably just get some removable wall stickers to decorate (like we did with DS2), and if it's a girl, maybe some new sheets and changing cover that are more girly (aka less all navy or light blue).

[flyliceandcoffee]

hey ladies! late to the game as usual. We are almost at 17w (16w5d)! Had an appt yesterday, this one played nicely and let the doc hear him/her super easily. Everything else looks good as well. Next appt in a month with our anatomy scan so we get to see the lil one again. I think H finally decided he does NOT want to know if we're having a girl/boy so we get to be surprised again.

QOTW: S is staying in her room, we have one extra bedroom that has more or less been a storage room for now, but we always planned for that to be a kid bedroom if we were lucky enough to have two. Not sure how we're going to decorate though since we won't know if we're having a girl or a boy. We originally did yellows and greens in DD's room, but we since moved houses and her room is now pink/purple. We may hold off on painting till this kid is born but we'll see what happens....

[scorpioscuba]

Hi ladies! I finally called my OB back since I officially will miss my period today and they are gonna have me start the blood work today since I fly out of town tomorrow. So grateful for that! Keeping my FX for good numbers.

As for the nursery, there probably won't be one. We only have a 3 bedroom home and my SS is in one and DS in the other. DS pretty much coslept with us for the first year (especially after I went back to work and was bf'ing) so I will set up a small changing area in our bedroom and I want to get the Halo Bassinet for the first few months. Depending on what happens with my SS, we'll figure out rooms later. He'll be 18 end of this month and I kind of think he'll move out in the next year or so. If that happens DS will move into his room and then this one will get DS's nursery. I haven't changed anything except change the crib into his full bed. It is an elephant theme room with sage green walls. If SS stays we will figure something out with bunkbeds in DS's room once LO gets big enough. So right now I just have to be flexible which doesn't go with my need to plan personality!

[teenybenoit]

Hi ladies,
Thank you for the check in. I believe I am in or around 8 weeks, the dreaded u/s is scheduled for Friday, the last two have had us in limbo and frightened. I'm hoping that having given myself an extra week between u/s, we will detect a nice healthy heartbeat. That's been my mantra for weeks now, strong, healthy baby, strong healthy heartbeat.
I had a yoga session last Friday at home with very gentle moves, we worked on visualization and meditation. This helped my anxiety a bit
Symptoms, I'm tired like exhausted tired. I'm super emo crying at the drop of a hat, breasts are still very tender and when I sit and touch my uterus area it's hard...not sure if I'm explaining that right. Also I'm starving all the time! No nausea.
I haven't thought too much about the nursery yet, but I see myself in a gliding rocker in the middle of the night feeding my LO.
Lord I hope this dream really comes true.
Will keep you all posted once I get done with the u/s on Friday.

[Deleted]

36+2 here. Baby still inside. Still showing signs of wanting to be out soon, as I'm still progressing every week. Now at 3.5cm/80%. We just want him to stay put until next week at the earliest so that he's at least 37 weeks and so that I get over my bronchitis. Oh yeah that. I'm on bed rest because, um, I can't breathe and have been coughing violently for four days now. Lots and lots of meds. Such wonderful timing. UGH. There is no way I could labor right now.

Here's a pic of our nursery.

[lickwed]

8 weeks and I get to be pregnant for one more week. Had another u/s today and everything looks great. I found out my doctor will be doing the Verify test at 10 weeks. I have the nausea, sore boobs, constipation, and starting what I believe are RLP. I'm hoping that means pants will get hard to button soon. We have never gotten that far and I can't remember exactly when with DD.

I'm not exactly sure what the theme will be. If it is a boy, I will let DH choose. If it is a girl I may go lady bug or owl theme. I will have to see what is out there. I see a secret pinterest board in my future. The birth announcement I will be stitching for Holly Bear came in and I will start that once school is out.

Here is today's blob pic

[manderslvt]

lickwed, yay for a great u/s!!

[meredithcarole]

Hi ladies! Thanks for the check in URMySunshine77!

I am 10w, 3d. I still have not embraced the OB's dating. We will see how LO looks at Friday's appointment before I acquiesce. I will also be getting the MaterniT21 test Friday. I do want to know the sex, so I should have that information in a couple weeks. Then I can plan....

QOTW: I think I am a bit more likely to do a "theme" with a boy - be it nautical or whatnot. For a girl I would probably incorporate birds to a degree, but it would be more about color. I'll keep you posted

[flippinchica]

meredithcarole it took me till 18-20 weeks to acquiesce to my ob's dating. She goes my lmp and I know based on trigger and ultrasound I didn't ovulate till cd 17 or 18 so there is still an asterisk in my head that I'm really a few days behind that. Plus I have measured "behind" by a fee days at every ultrasound (because my dates are right, lol)

[sonpetitlapin]

Hi Ladies. I will keep this short. This week has been brutal. I have began in my migraine cycle and in pure hell. Nothing right now I can do to treat it that makes me functional even after an ER visit. There is a chance they may not be migraines at all, but I am and have been in past having cluster headaches which happens to be the most severe type of headache. I see the OB Friday for check of the baby and I will beg them for something to get me through them where it is managable. I can't get into the Neurologist until Sept, hopefully they can call and get be in a lot sooner. I have another appointment Sat to hopefully get me established with a Family Doctor. If the cycle continues as it has in the past, I can look forward to this to last through the summer.

As for little man. He is moving along. I am 16w3d today and feeling more and more movement.

QOTW: No nursery. We have a 3bd and with the other three kids the bedrooms are taken up. He will be rooming with us in the corner.

[wannabmama]

sonpetitlapin I'm so sorry about the migraines. I suffer from them (luckily rarely these days) and can sympathize a bit with how debilitating they are and hope you can find some management techniques that work for you!

[winogirl]

sonpetitlapin, so sorry your migraines are persisting. boo, I really hope they can offer SOMETHING to help you out!!!

@jimbobcooter, love the owls!!

lickwed, yay for the great u/s!


I totally agree with you ladies that are doubting the OB dating. Mine is also going by the LMP date but I've measured behind at both u/s and I know that I ovulated way late, but whatever.

[Divefrog]

I jsut have a general comment I can't keep to myself...Why is it that OB's who are supposed to know more about how ladies reproductive systems work than the vast majority of people can't for the life of them understand and accept that ALL women don't ovulate on day 14! Secondly, why can't they believe that women are smart enough, and have enough knowledge of our bodies to effectively know better than them when we actually did ovulate?!

And to make matters even more crazy is they won't change their opinion even when mulitple U/S support later ovulation dates. I was lucky enough to convince my midwife last time around since my dates coincided exactly with early U/S dating...I hadn't ovulated until CD21 so 7 days behind. But, all of this behavior does little to install my confidence in their knowledge and abilities.

[mom2boxers]

I don't understand why they won't make a dating u/s a standard protocol. It seems like it would be better for both mom & baby in the end since it would be the most accurate and would help avoid inductions scheduled too early and potential c-sections from failed labors.

[winogirl]

May 20, 2015 12:03:05 GMT -5 mom2boxers said:

I don't understand why they won't make a dating u/s a standard protocol. It seems like it would be better for both mom & baby in the end since it would be the most accurate and would help avoid inductions scheduled too early and potential c-sections from failed labors.

Yeah - the bolded actually has me really worried. My due date by LMP is 11/24 and the due date by the last u/s would be 11/28 -- so effectively straddling Thanksgiving with the two dates. I don't want the OB to make decisions based on the LMP date and the holiday. I guess that is also part of why I'm moving over to the midwife side of the house in hopes that they won't push for that as much

[Divefrog]

May 20, 2015 14:20:57 GMT -5 winogirl said:

May 20, 2015 12:03:05 GMT -5 mom2boxers said:

I don't understand why they won't make a dating u/s a standard protocol. It seems like it would be better for both mom & baby in the end since it would be the most accurate and would help avoid inductions scheduled too early and potential c-sections from failed labors.

Yeah - the bolded actually has me really worried. My due date by LMP is 11/24 and the due date by the last u/s would be 11/28 -- so effectively straddling Thanksgiving with the two dates. I don't want the OB to make decisions based on the LMP date and the holiday. I guess that is also part of why I'm moving over to the midwife side of the house in hopes that they won't push for that as much

I was SO much happier after I switched form the OB side to the midwife side. And when things blew-up at week 35 last time around due to pre-e I know I got better care with the midwives working with the OB's and Dr's at the hospital vs. having just worked with the OB's. The midwives really acted as strong advocates for me and worked tirelessly to preserve as much of our wishes for our birth that they could.
 

[lennonkdc]

May 21, 2015 10:03:47 GMT -5 Divefrog said:

May 20, 2015 14:20:57 GMT -5 winogirl said:

Yeah - the bolded actually has me really worried. My due date by LMP is 11/24 and the due date by the last u/s would be 11/28 -- so effectively straddling Thanksgiving with the two dates. I don't want the OB to make decisions based on the LMP date and the holiday. I guess that is also part of why I'm moving over to the midwife side of the house in hopes that they won't push for that as much

I was SO much happier after I switched form the OB side to the midwife side. And when things blew-up at week 35 last time around due to pre-e I know I got better care with the midwives working with the OB's and Dr's at the hospital vs. having just worked with the OB's. The midwives really acted as strong advocates for me and worked tirelessly to preserve as much of our wishes for our birth that they could.
 

Midwives FTW!! I've been seeing a Midwife as opposed to a gyno for 2 years for my annuals and I love the care I get. They time I get with them during the appointment, the fact that I feel supported in temping/charting, no weird looks when I wanted to get off HBC and switch to a diaphragm (that had to be special ordered b/c no pharmacies will fill an RX for one...) I'm a pretty strong advocate for CNW

[vh2014]

May 21, 2015 11:31:44 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

May 21, 2015 10:03:47 GMT -5 Divefrog said:

I was SO much happier after I switched form the OB side to the midwife side. And when things blew-up at week 35 last time around due to pre-e I know I got better care with the midwives working with the OB's and Dr's at the hospital vs. having just worked with the OB's. The midwives really acted as strong advocates for me and worked tirelessly to preserve as much of our wishes for our birth that they could.
 

Midwives FTW!! I've been seeing a Midwife as opposed to a gyno for 2 years for my annuals and I love the care I get. They time I get with them during the appointment, the fact that I feel supported in temping/charting, no weird looks when I wanted to get off HBC and switch to a diaphragm (that had to be special ordered b/c no pharmacies will fill an RX for one...) I'm a pretty strong advocate for CNW

I was thinking of switching to a midwife when we got our BFP but never even thought of it for my normal care.  Might check into this.... fired my OBGYN so I just have an RE right now....  (Sorry to hijack grad updates) 

[winogirl]

Thanks for the midwife feedback all - I had my appt this morning with an OB who I hadn't seen before and he was actually awesome! If I could have him the whole time I would probably stick with him but that isn't how it works so I start with the MW at my next appt. Got all the blood sucked out of me for the various tests today and we will find out in a week or two on the maternity21 and the sex! I'm excited!! (also appt was great, heartbeat took a while to find which totally freaked me out but was really strong and I'm down another 4 lbs - which the OB said was fine).

[lickwed]

May 21, 2015 10:03:47 GMT -5 Divefrog said:

May 20, 2015 14:20:57 GMT -5 winogirl said:

**snip**

I was SO much happier after I switched form the OB side to the midwife side. And when things blew-up at week 35 last time around due to pre-e I know I got better care with the midwives working with the OB's and Dr's at the hospital vs. having just worked with the OB's. The midwives really acted as strong advocates for me and worked tirelessly to preserve as much of our wishes for our birth that they could.
 

I had the same thing happen with me only at 34 weeks.  They were actually afraid I was developing HELPS (luckily it was just pre-e).  I was seeing CNMs and they had no problems testing, monitoring, and treating me.  They really tried to keep my blood pressure down to get me as close to 40 weeks as possible.  Also, they were fine with inductions, epidurals, and there was an OB on call if C-sections were needed.  I'm seeing an OB this time, but I have more issues this time around and more than likely would have been referred out anyways.

[sunni1]

@clgsquared congrats on baby girl.
teenybenoit. I am praying for you. Don't forget to keep us updated.

AFM nothing to report except I feel lil man move all the time now. So reassuring. I have a OB appt next week. Hopefully placenta has moved up and marginal insertion corrects itself, if it does.

QOTW: I have not even thought about themes or colors yet. Lol. I think I am gonna wait till 26 weeks.