STM+ check in anyone?

[mrspearl]

So, I've noticed that most of us, according to the due date document, are STM+, so I thought we might like a weekly check in?

I copied this from Jan16

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: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children?

[arbe]

Age of LO(s): DD almost 6, DS 3.5

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

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: Nothing different bigger age gap this time around so less toddler carrying will be nice.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I hate keeping this secret but I don't want DD to get all excited in case of a loss, last time was devastating.

GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? This is #3, the tiebreaker, we're done.

[MOTY]

Age of LO(s):  15 months



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



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:  I'm very excited. I haven't jumped the gun in telling DH because I'm trying to think of a fun way to surprise him.



Symptoms/Rants/Raves:  Waves of nausea in the morning and at night.



GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children?  I've always said 3, but that could change. Baby fever is no joke!

[OrganicRosemary]

Age of LO(s): 15 months



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



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: So far, so good. The fatigue is hard with a toddler. I think I'm more excited/impatient for things to move along this time because I know what is to come. I really liked my belly last time, so I'm impatient top have one again. But, I'm also nervous about being able to hide things until the end of first tri.



Symptoms/Rants/Raves: fatigue mostly, occasional waves of nausea, I get nauseous and hungry, but nothing sounds good



GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? I said 4 before we had our first. I think 4 would be nice, I've always wanted a big family. We'll see what happens.

[rlpointer86]

Age of LO(s): just over 2 1/2

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 16 months

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I feel like I was definitely more excited with my daughter and each time I was more doubtful it was going to be the one. With this one I am taking it one day at a time because of my past three losses. However with my good numbers so far I'm feeling much better about a happy outcome. As far as different than my pregnancy with my daughter, I don't think I'm doing anything different really.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: My boobs are still hurting pretty bad. And hello mood swings. I remember with my daughter having major mood swings in the beginning and I definitely have that going on. Every once in awhile I get a little queasy and I have some food aversions and cravings (my cookies and a Caesar salad is all I want).

GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? We always talked about 3 but getting to baby #2 has been a tough journey. However despite all it, we still talk about having a third one after this one.

[peachesncream]

Age of LO(s):
10 months






How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?:
We weren't really trying... we were NTNP which we had done for 6 months prior to our year of TTC DD so we kind of figured nothing would happen again.  Oops!






How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:
 Since this was unexpected I am feeling a lot of panic.  I also have this sort of impending sense of doom... I peed on sticks for a week and they didn't get darker so I am sort of expecting to have a period anytime now.  Then all of a sudden I pee on one last night and BAM super dark.  WTF ute.  I was not this crazy last time, I swear.






Symptoms/Rants/Raves:
 You guys. I have cramps that usually signal impending diarrhea and my farts smell like a small animal crawled up my butthole and died a few months ago. This has been happening for almost a week now. I am so over it!!






GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children?  I used to think I wanted 4 and I am scared that having two this close together will convince me otherwise.

[mrspearl]

Age of LO(s): DD is 15 and DS is 12
How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 14 months + 1 year NTNP
How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: This pregnancy is very different for me. With my other pregnancy I was 19, single, living with my very conservative parents who wanted me to give DD up for adoption, and just generally a bit of a mess. This time, I'm a fully functional adult and happily married. So pretty much everything is different. I'm feeling so happy and excited with this pregnancy, its unbelievable.
Symptoms/Rants/Raves: So far my only symptoms are sore boobs and fatigue.
GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? I would love to have four children in total. Before DD, I wasn't even sure I wanted children, but after meeting DH I knew I wanted children with him.

[kendraj426]

Age of LO(s): 1 DD who just turned a year

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: We got pregnant in the first cycle.

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: Nothing different yet. We'll see how things progress.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I'm feeling a little nauseous here and there, but nothing bad so far. I think it's going to be hard for DH to keep the secret until we are out of the first trimester, and I will throatpunch him if he slips up!

GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? I still want 4, which is down from the 5 I originally wanted. DH only wanted 1 until I said that 'I don't want our kids to grow up alone'. We both have siblings and loved growing up with them. But he's pretty adamant that we can't have more than 2 for many reasons. I'll have to see if I can come up with some good arguments to convince him otherwise.

[miggg]

Age of LO(s): DS, 14 months



How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: A few months. I hadn't yet had a "fully functioning" cycle though so wasn't sure whether or not to consider myself as "trying". I've been charting for about 4 months and my LP had been 5-8 days.



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: Trying to do it healthier this time around, physically and mentally. i.e. not gain 70 pounds and not stress over every thing. Which is already easier said that done.


Symptoms/Rants/Raves: My lines haven't been getting darker and I have some (very minor) cramping so I'm finding myself getting paranoid which does no good at all of course but still... Hard not to worry. No symptoms at all yet either, I feel totally normal except for the random weird pressure/cramps in my ute.




GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? I used to say 4 but now I think we're probably done after this one. More than that would mean significant lifestyle changes that I don't think we're willing to make. DH especially. So I really hope that this one makes our family feel complete to me and my baby fever doesn't return...

[betheliz]

Age of LO(s):
15 months


How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?:
A couple months?  We started NTNP as soon as I stopped pumping BM and felt like my body was mine again.  I only had two periods since then, and they were nearly 2 months apart.  With DS, it took 8 months of trying to conceive, so we thought it would take a lot longer!


How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)?:  With this baby, I'm going to try to breastfeed, but if he or she won't latch, we're going to offer formula right away.  DS lost so much weight in the hospital while we tried to make breastfeeding work; it was really traumatic for both of us.  In general, I'm going to (try to) be much more laid back about the baby's eating, drinking and sleeping.  This pregnancy, I'm going to be active and eat less. 


Symptoms/Rants/Raves:
I wish I had more symptoms.  Last time, I didn't get any morning sickness, which I know I should be grateful for, but I really wish I felt something to confirm that the pregnancy was real.  


GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children?  I always imagined having two.  DS has been a tough baby though; he's headstrong and hates eating anything.  But if we have another boy and/or this baby is much easier than DS, I might be open to trying for a third.

[nexttonormal]

I hope I copy/pasted this right. I suck at technology.

Age of LO(s): 3 1/2 and 2 year old DDs



How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?:
This was our 2nd month trying.



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 laid back this time, especially compared to my first. I already forget what I did while pregnant with my 2nd, poor middle child already haha. I am also not rushing this pregnancy, as I'm almost sure it will be my last.



Symptoms/Rants/Raves:
Ugh, I was so pissed when I started getting that nagging queasy feeling the day after my BFP. I was (naively) thinking that my symptoms would mimic my last 2 pregnancies and I'd be in the clear until 6-7 weeks. I joke with MH and tell him that it must be twin girls in there. He did not laugh.



GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children?
If it was only my opinion that mattered, I'd want 4. MH is done after this one, so unless my "evil" joke comes true, we'll stick with 3. (FTR, I've always wanted twins, so I do not consider them to be evil... I need sarcasm font).

[zombiesquad]

Age of LO(s): 2-year-old DD



How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: NTNP at the beginning of the year, then an MC in March, then benched for two cycles, so I guess technically, we officially tried for one month.



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? Not doing anything differently, really. Business as usual.


How are you feeling this week?: I'm feeling relieved. Got my first beta back and we're in good shape so far. On to the next one this morning.



Symptoms/Rants/Raves: A little nauseous. It's pretty similar to my first pregnancy. I hope I can avoid full-on MS again.



GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? MH and I are good with two so this will be it. Before kids, I wanted three, but I'm totally fine with two now.

[sdchick]

Age of LO(s): 17 months



How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: Since January, but we weren't really trying...more so not not trying We had actually decided to take a couple months off because in August we were supposed to go to my family reunion and I wanted to be able to drink. Well, as of Monday it was canceled due to my Grandma's health.



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: Not sure if we're going to do things differently this time, although I'm sure it will be with a toddler to chase after. I'm still trying to digest this news!



Symptoms/Rants/Raves: Feeling a teeny bit crampy. That's about it.



GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? When I was younger, I always wanted a ton of kids, at least 4. Then as a nanny, I decided one would be enough. 2 seems ideal, though.

[tacocatmom]

Age of LO(s): almost 4 months



How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: we were not trying. I thought I was missing my fertile week, obviously my cycle was not the same as before pregnancy. We were going to start trying soon since it took almost a year to conceive LO. So this is a little sooner than planned, but oh well we are happy!



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: Hopefully I won't stress so much this time. I always thought something would go wrong. I am feeling good.



Symptoms/Rants/Raves: Just a little tired, but really I have a 4 month old, so it's probably that.



GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? I think 3.

[halfahippy]

Age of LO(s):14 months

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 3 months. We were waiting for the go ahead from the RE to do another IUI and decided to try while we waited. This is a surprise. DS took 5 years and an IUI.

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I'm trying not to get too attached until I've at least seen a hb. Let's see how that goes for me. Feeling fine so far, maybe a little snappy, but I haven't been sleeping well.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I'm just in shock that it happened so easily this time. Hopefully it continues to be easy. It's going to take a few days to sink in.

GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? We want 2, always have. But if this pregnancy/delivery goes smoothly, I would love to be a surrogate when I'm done nursing.

[isolemnlyswear]

Age of LO(s): 1 DD- 1yr on July 24th


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


How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:
The other pregnancy I had bad gastrointestinal issues the first couple weeks. Every time I ate I was running to the bathroom within 10 minutes. I haven't had that at all this time which is great!


Symptoms/Rants/Raves: no real symptoms but a little crampy and slightly more irritable.



GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? I always thought I'd just have two, but DH wants us to leave the conversation open for three and four. We'll see...

[jess9802]

Age of LO(s):
DS is three, and I have a 15-year-old stepson.






How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?:
We conceived the first cycle.






How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:
No plans to do anything different. I am feeling much more tired this time around. 






Symptoms/Rants/Raves:
I have been very tired, crampy on and off, and had bouts of nausea this afternoon. Ugh.






GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? When I was young I thought I would want a big family. Of course I got married at 31. DS was born the year I turned 32, I made partner at my firm 18 months later, and so here I am nearly 35 years old and Baby #2 is barely five weeks underway. Pretty sure two will be the right number for me. 

[noodles84]

Age of LO(s): 6 year old daughter and almost 11 month old son.



How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: I am breastfeeding still. We were ntnp.



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I feel calm currently. I have had horrible anxiety during previous pregnancies. I am hoping since I am currently busy with a baby that I won't have so much time to let myself worry. I never lost my baby weight yet so my goal is to really keep my eating in control and continue being active the next 9 months.



Symptoms/Rants/Raves: nothing yet- I never had symptoms with my others, I know that is lucky, hoping that trend will continue.



GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? 3 will be it for us. Previously I would have said 5 but kids are expensive. Our house isn't getting any bigger and I want to be able to afford their activities as they get older so this is it for us.

[sunny]

Age of LO(s):
13 month old DS

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?:
About 2 months, but we were more ntnp than ttc. We got lucky!

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:
Gosh...I'm just taking it all in. And I'm already trying to plan for what it'll be like to have a newborn and a toddler. Already having one has made me more grounded in reality.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves:
Craving spicy food!!! That's how I knew I could poas!

GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children?
When I was younger, for a time, I didn't think I wanted kids. I changed my mind as I got older. I love being a mom. I'm on the fence as to how many. DH wants just 2, but a big part of me wants 3. But we'd have to change our lives quite a bit for 3. Only time will tell, I guess.

[krl52014]

Age of LO: 13 months
How long were you TFAS?: 3 cycles
How are you handling things differently this time around?: Trying to manage my morning sickness while caring for a LO.
How are you feeling this week? Sick but relieved my little bean is doing good
Symptoms: hungry, nauseous, moody, tired, sore boobs (started today)
How many children would you like?: 2. We knew we wanted only 2 but this nausea confirms it!

[krl52014]

I'm sorry! Somehow I ended up on this board and clicked on this post right away so I didn't notice things looked a little different. Sorry! H & H 9 months to all of you

[adorebel]

Jul 3, 2015 22:37:43 GMT -5 krl52014 said:

I'm sorry! Somehow I ended up on this board and clicked on this post right away so I didn't notice things looked a little different. Sorry! H & H 9 months to all of you

A little different than what? You're not staying?

[rnmommy]

Age of LO(s): 13, 3.5, 19 months


How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 5 months. I had a miscarriage in May.


How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I'm not working this time. That's a first. Also, I think my husband is not going to tell people so soon this time.


Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I'm mostly alternating between nausea and starvation and I'm pretty tired. Oh, last night the dang vivid dreams started. Not good.



GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? Four will be it for us. We're getting too old.

[krl52014]

Jul 4, 2015 5:22:03 GMT -5 adorebel said:

Jul 3, 2015 22:37:43 GMT -5 krl52014 said:

I'm sorry! Somehow I ended up on this board and clicked on this post right away so I didn't notice things looked a little different. Sorry! H & H 9 months to all of you

A little different than what? You're not staying?

No I just meant I didn't notice there were different threads to recognize its not my board I'm on the Feb '16 board

[adorebel]

Jul 4, 2015 14:31:08 GMT -5 krl52014 said:

Jul 4, 2015 5:22:03 GMT -5 adorebel said:

A little different than what? You're not staying?

No I just meant I didn't notice there were different threads to recognize its not my board I'm on the Feb '16 board

Oh, too bad! H&H 9 months.

[cinnamonsmiles]

Age of LO(s):
12.5 months

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

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:
I want to do it very similarly but am starting off in way worse exercise shape than last time. Hoping to slowly pick up some more exercise with DH's help.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves:
Nothing yet, though I know morning sickness is coming (journal says it hit last time at 6 weeks so I don't have much longer)

GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? Was that number different before you had your children?
Somewhere between 3-4. We didn't expect to have them so close so we'll see how this goes before committing to more.

[fignewt]

Age of LO(s): DS1 is 7, DS2 is 2.

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

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: So far the same, I am starting to feel sick. Ugh. My first m/s was from week 6 to week 12. My second m/s was from week 8 to week 16. So I am really hoping this one is more like my first.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: The m/s isn't bad yet but based on my past experiences, I know it will be debilitating. We have a bunch of company coming over the next few weekends, so hoping I can fake it enough so we don't have to tell so early.

GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children?  We are done with 3.  I thought I would like 1 before I started having kids

[MadApple]

Age of LO(s): My DS is 4 and my DD is almost 18 months.

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: Surprise BFP (have been on the mini pill since DD was born)

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 at getting a BFP. I have no signs other than a missed period, so how I'm feeling is all mental so far. I'm pretty overweight right now, so I'm disappointed that I'm not as healthy as I could have been for another pregnancy.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: None so far.

GTKY: How many children would you ideally like? What that number different before you had your children? We discussed possibly having three kids before our second was born, but her delivery was pretty traumatizing so a third scares me a bit. We love kids and are happy a third is on the way, but I think we were also happy with where we were at with two kids.

[rnmommy]

MadApple, I was on the mini pill too (I stopped when we started ttc) but my doctor told me it's less effective after 6 months, so after then you're taking a gamble.

[MadApple]

rnmommy - My doctor didn't tell me that. I looked it up, and if taken correctly, it's supposed to be 91-99% effective compared to 99%+ for combo pills. Oh well.

Funny timing too - I was planning to call to get an appointment for an IUD yesterday. I knew they'd ask when my last period was, and that's how I realized I was a week late.