Tuesday - STM+ Check In

[Sparkly]

This is a check in for those of us who coming at this for the second, third, or fourth time around. It's a whole new ball game when chasing toddlers and keeping up with schedules for your other littles, but all you want to do is sleep/puke/nothing...you name it. If anyone has any ideas for questions to add, let me know!

If you are new this week, feel free to introduce yourself! I'll change up the questions more once the group is more established.



Age of LO(s):

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?:

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:

Symptoms/Rants/Raves:

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)?

[crimsonandclover]

Age of LOs: 4 and 2
How long were we TFAS: 7 months
Handling things differently? Not really, nope
Feeling this week? Good, no symptoms yet except crazy crazy dreams (had that with DD1, too)

GTKY: We go to mother/child gymnastics class Wednesday afternoon. It's pretty crazy trying to keep an eye on both of them at once, but they both love it. Otherwise we don't do organized activities, just go to the playground and occasionally meet up with their friends from preschool/daycare.

[reagan1010]

Age of LO(s): DS is 5

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 22 long months

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:
All of our immediate family and close friends know we are pregnant already. We waited until almost 8 weeks to share with DS, but everyone knew we were going through IVF and fertility treatments, so we told them immediately. They have all been so supportive!

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I didn't have any bad symptoms with DS until around 7 weeks. With this pregnancy I have been having symptoms since 7DP5DT. They are what prompted me to POAS early and I got my BFP!

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)?
DS just started ice skating "hockey" lessons and loves them. He will also take swimming lessons this summer!

[zaydensmomma20]

Age of LO(s): Almost 2.5 years old

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 2 cycles (I got a BFP
on my second)

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:
With my first I was able to nap when I wanted/needed to and lay down when I was feeling the morning sickness. Now, I'm having to put my big girl pants on and chase my rambunctious lil man around. If he naps, I'll nap and I can't seem to puke in peace without him banging on the bathroom door asking if I'm okay. I love you hun but oh my just let me puke.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: My chin transformed into the Appalachian Mountains overnight. Yikes! And I can give DS a run for his money in the gas department this morning.

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)?
Unfortunately, there isn't much around where I live. No toddler swimming lessons or gymnastics or music classes. We go to the library's reading hour (when they have it). I love where I live because I'm surrounded by national parks and wildlife but there is nothing around here for young kids besides the playgrounds and the reading hour.

Edited because stupid spell check put put instead of puke.

[thebanich]

Age of LO(s): 2.5 and 4

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 3 months

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: this is the earliest I have ever known about my pregnancy so I'm hyper aware of everything and it's aggravating my anxiety.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: tired, crampy and the pukes have arrived. All I want to do is drink a beer

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? None at the moment. I want to get DD in soccer. 

[lucanjo14]

Age of LO(s): 9 years (DD) and 10 months (DS)

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: we weren't trying- we were actually planning on waiting until Dec to try

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: still in total shock/disbelief/ I'm sure I'll get excited but since this wasn't exactly the plan I'm feeling a little stressed

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: no symptoms

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? DD plays soccer, DS is in daycare on days I work. We go to the park a lot and will be spending a lot of time at the pool this summer.

[kingsqueen131]

lucanjo14 Get out of my life!!! LOL your answers are almost identical to mine!

Age of LO(s): 10 DD and 2.5 DS

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: I was not trying at all, I was thinking of the possibility after DS's bday which is on Halloween.

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I am still in shock so I have not started doing anything. This is the earliest I have ever found out that I was pregnant. During this time with my last two pregnancies I probably was walking around like why tf am I so tired and sweaty? I really need to stop drinking so much because I am tired of peeing lol oh and why is everyone so effing irritating?

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: Tired, sweaty, peeing, back pain, and nausea when brushing my teeth.

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? My daughter is pretty laid back and really is not into much. She does dance, and she is really good at it. My son is 2 and he is not in anything yet most activities start at 5 with the exception of a few things at 3 but oh when he turns 3 we will find something, because he wears me out!

[surfmama106]

Age of LO: 10 months DD

How long were you TFAS: +1 for not trying/waiting to start trying/oopsy!

How are you handling things this time around: +1 for total shock. Just found out yesterday and scheduled my 1st apt today. +1 for stressed but starting to get a little excited for Irish twins! (As long as this LO doesn't turn out to be actual twins...yikes!)

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I've got nothing...

GYKY: Not a whole lot going on here, DD is with my mom during the week while I work and weekends are spent cuddling/walks/park etc. Can't wait for summer, pool, beach and play dates!!

[Deleted]

Age of LO(s): 2.5 twin boys

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?:roughly 6 months

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:It's completely different. I was sick more often with my last pregnancy, a lot of migraines before, and incredibly fatigued.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves:I have a feeling I'm having another boy. Just this gut feeling, and I cannot come up with any boy names! I know I have awhile till I need a name, but my crazy emotions are making me angry that I can't come up with something!

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? Nothing right now. They are obsessed with bugs, dirt etc. So for right now they are just into making a lot of messes! lol

[dizzycooks]

Age of LO(s): 15 months and 3
How long TTFAS: We were never avoiding...
Different this time around? I fully intend to nap every single time my girls nap this summer. I figure it will be the last year both girls nap and I'm f-ing tired.
Symptoms: I'm tired. Like TI-erd, two syllables.

GTKY: Activities - dd1 is in swimming lessons and Sunday school each week and has speech classes 2x/week. This summer she will also do VBS. dd2, being the poor second child, goes to Sunday School which for babies means childcare They are also both in daycare ft during the school year.

[itsmeally]

Age of LO(s): 16 months

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 8 cycles

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)?
This is a lot different bc I wasn't charting or anything with my first. I don't think I tested until almost 5 weeks pregnant. I also didn't have beta draws with my first so this time I am a lot more anxious about blood results.

How are you feeling this week?:
Fine, mostly just tired and nervous about betas. EG has an ear infection and we are in teething molar hell, so there's that.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves:
Just waiting on my betas today... FX they are higher!

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)?
None really, she's only 16 months. Daycare is her favorite thing on the planet. She also loves bubbles, swimming, getting pushed in the stroller, and being pulled behind our bikes in the bike trailer. She is a little social butterfly!

[Deleted]

itsmeally, FX for u! Let us know how it goes!

[walkek85]

Age of LO(s): 14 months (DS)

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 1 Month

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:

I thought that I would be more calm with this pregnancy, but NOPE! Still paranoid that everything is OK.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: We leave for Seattle tomorrow. I'm excited but not. I love to travel but spending time with family I don't see that often is stressful to me. Because we are not close I feel like there will be a lot of "small talk" of which I am not good at.

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? We do a mom/me class once a week. I am also going to sign him up for Music Together classes this summer since he is really starting to get into music. We also do a play date once a week with a friend from our mom and me class. There is also story time at the library that we plan to go to this summer. I try to get out of the house with him at least once every day.

[sj821]

Age of LO(s): 16 months

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 3 months

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: pretty much the same so far. The only difference is I have to wait for him to nap to take mine. He goes to bed early so I can crash early also which is nice.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: super sore/sensitive nipples. Started feeing kind of bleh first thing in the mornings. Has passed with breakfast though. One that just appeared yesterday is some pressure around my pelvic bone. Last pregnancy this was usually what happened when I had a uti. (I had a few). Should I call my nurse? Or just wait it out until my appointment on June 4?

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)?
He plays with our friends children a lot and we are signed up for Kindermusik this summer.

[scorpioscuba]

Age of LO(s): DS is 4

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: just 1 cycle

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: Nervous nervous nervous. We haven't told anyone else yet. I want to make sure all is ok so we can tell DS than we'll let him tell family!

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: mostly tired and some nausea here and there. I work FT and MH is in school FT so he is done for part of the summer. That's good for me so I can get my naps in after work

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? DS is in a Montessori school 3 days a week, he just finished up a spring Tball league (so fun) and he has been in swim classes for 2 years.

[zaydensmomma20]

itsmeally, FX for good betas!!! Keep us posted!

[leggomyeggo]

Age of LO(s): DS is 4

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 1 cycle

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: Feeling nervous/worried. I've had several blood draws already and they're nerve wracking.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: Feeling "more" pregnant this week, I guess. Not really sick, but tired and getting up in the middle of the night to pee. It seems like my lower abdomen is harder or something?

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? Swim lessons. That's it, we're boring lol.

[amandflo]

Age of LO(s): DD1 is 5, DD2 is 3

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: One cycle.

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I'm a lot more nervous and more busy this time. I don't have as much time to fret, but when I do, I do it more. This week I feel a bit better since betas on Thursday and Saturday were really good.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I'm nauseous, but no longer crampy and m boobs aren't sore any more.

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? Both do a tap dancing class on Saturday mornings and swimming lessons on Monday afternoons, plus DD2 has a toddler book club on Wednesday afternoons and DD1 has lego club on Friday afternoons. I expect as they get older, there will be more.

[Lollipop]

Age of LO(s):
Almost 4

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?:
About a week.

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:
I'm doing the same as I did last time, whatever it takes to keep functioning. I'm feeling pretty gross this week.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves:
The usual, nausea, sore boobs, sleeplessness. NPR, but H just got the quote for his car, its going to cost $1000 at least to fix. We can't get ahead and it's getting very frustrating.

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)?
None. He's also not in school/daycare. He starts preschool in September.

[ilovewine]

Age of LO: DS will be 3 in a few weeks

How long were you TFAS: 3 months

How are you handling things this time around: I'm still worried this time. Waiting for my first appointment is so hard. I'm sure the rest of the pregnancy will fly by.

Symptoms: I am way more nauseous this pregnancy. My boobs are sore and have gotten bigger.

What activities is your child involved in: We do a music class. He will start preschool in the fall.

[ilovewine]

May 19, 2015 8:47:43 GMT -5 walkek85 said:

Age of LO(s): 14 months (DS)

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 1 Month

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:

I thought that I would be more calm with this pregnancy, but NOPE! Still paranoid that everything is OK.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: We leave for Seattle tomorrow. I'm excited but not. I love to travel but spending time with family I don't see that often is stressful to me. Because we are not close I feel like there will be a lot of "small talk" of which I am not good at.

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? We do a mom/me class once a week. I am also going to sign him up for Music Together classes this summer since he is really starting to get into music. We also do a play date once a week with a friend from our mom and me class. There is also story time at the library that we plan to go to this summer. I try to get out of the house with him at least once every day.

We do Music Together. It's really fun! DS loves it.

[icequeen]

Age of LO(s): 18 months

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 9 months, 10 cycles

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I'm more anxious and nervous. This week I'm just impatient because I want it to be next Tuesday.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: Ranting because of my lack of symptoms. I know I should be thankful I'm feeling decent, but I feel like the oddball.

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? We do library storytime and Play and Learn classes at Gymboree.

[feisty]

Hi All! I'm new here, but thought I would jump in

Age of LO(s): DS is 2

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 4 months

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I feel more laid back, but still a little worried. I need to call dr to make appointment.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: much more naseaous this time around already

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? We started swim lessons a few weeks ago, we previously tried music class, but he wasn't interested in participating so I gave up for the time being. I may try some gym type classes during the summer since its super hot here (AZ)

[Sparkly]

Age of LO(s):    17 months today!

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?:    ~6 months

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:    In some ways I feel like I'm handling it better (no choice), and in others I feel like I feel so, so much worse and I don't know how I'm going to do this. I wanted to try to eat healthier and stay more active, but with how I feel, there is just no way right now. I did/do better later on, once I start to feel better, but last time that wasn't until almost 3rd trimester.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I want to love being pregnant, but right now I just want to crawl in a hole and die. I mean, maybe not die, but I feel pretty awful.

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? She goes to story hour at the library with my mom most weeks, and music class with her nanny on Fridays. The nanny also takes the girls (hers and my DD) to the toy store, book store, children's museum, etc. for an outing every now and then. I plan to get her into swimming lessons this summer.

[missglitz]

Age of LO(s): DS is 5

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 19 months

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I'm still nervous on a daily basis. Just so freaked out that something will go wrong. Oh. And it isn't summer yet.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: This morning so thought I was going to puke in the kitchen sink. The only time I felt like that with Das is when the dr out me on Tamiflu because of a crazy flu outbreak.

GTKY: What activities are your child(ren) involved in (besides school/daycare)? He is just finishing Pre-K for the year. He was going full time 5 days of week. Soccer has ended and now we are starting golf. He's pumped!