STM+ Weekly check-in 7/7

[mrspearl]

Evening ladies

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: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them?

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DS 10 mo

We were NTNP for one cycle

I am hoping to be a lot healthier w my eating this time. Nausea and food a versions really got me in first tri last time and I ate a lot of processed junk throughout. That is not my norm and it has been hard to get back to healthy eating.

We just got our BFP, but I am feeling all that nausea. I also am struggling to sleep. I did not connect the dots because last week was vacation...plane, boat, sleeping in a strange place, etc.

No rants/raves today

LO is only 10 mo, so I will probably talk about the baby in conversation starting right away. I am sure he won't get it until it shows up and his world gets rocked!

[peachesncream]

Age of LO(s): 10.5 months



How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: NTNP since she was born


How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I am finally getting over my denial. I'm starting to eat healthier and be more active.


Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I'm ignoring my fatigue and actually getting a lot done around the house. I feel a little nausea which is new for me.


GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them? No telling her really. She does know how to sign baby though, it's one of her favorites :-)

[cinnamonsmiles]

Age of LO(s):
DS 12.5 mo

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

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:
I'm more serious about it and less excited than the first time. DH is still walking around saying, "Wow, two kids..." with a dazed look on his face, so that's taking some adjusting apparently. We've been discussing how I'm going to approach the hospital here with due dates and appointments. I'm leaning more towards fudging my LMP date to match better with my ovulation date so they don't push so much for induction (DS was 5 days late LMP, 3 by my ovulation).
Feeling great, but I know MS is coming next week. Boo.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves:
Nothing yet other than frequent peeing. Trying to up my water intake to compensate.

GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them?
Since he's so little I doubt he'll understand until the baby gets here, so same as PP.

[rnmommy]

Age of LO(s): DD1 is 13, DD2 is 3, DS is 19 months


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



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I'm more scared this time because I just had a miscarriage at the end of May. I'm tired and have been having crazy dreams, waves of nausea, increased thirst and urination, sometimes I'm starving for no reason...



Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I feel like a couple of these are kind of repetitive...



GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them? We don't tell our oldest until we see a heartbeat, so she never knew about the miscarriage. We also don't tell anyone in my family until DD1 knows because they can't keep a damn secret. When I was pregnant with DD2, we gave DD1 a t-shirt that said, "I'm going to be a big sister." When I was pregnant with DS I had custom blue and pink M&Ms made that said, "Baby L #3, Boy or girl?" and maybe something else, I can't remember. She said she doesn't want any more siblings, so I don't know how we'll tell her this time. With DD2 and DS, we'll probably just talk about baby. I think to announce to my family this time I'll make our train crazy son a t-shirt with a train on it that says "big brother in training."

[nexttonormal]

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



How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 2 months



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: I don't have as much time to just sit and analyze all my symptoms, so that's helping my sanity (or what's left of it haha)



Symptoms/Rants/Raves: still dizzy, tired, blah blah. I'm hoping this pregnancy will be as kind to me as my previous two, I never threw up with either of them.. *runs to knock on all the wood*



GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them? Surprisingly, my 3yo hasn't caught on yet, but my 2yo randomly walked up to me one morning and says, "you have a baby in you belly." Not a question, but a statement.. like she knew. So freaky. I'll probably tell them once we have an u/s. I'll most likely look to Daniel Tiger to help explain it haha.

[tacocatmom]

Age of LO(s): almost 4 months



How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: ntnp, surprise bfp...I thought I was missing my fertile week.



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:
I am feeling good, just super tired. I've been wanting naps in the evening. I didn't have any morning sickness the last time, so fingers crossed for the same this time!



Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I would have my first appt next week but I'm on vacation so I have to wait until the 21st.



GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? She has no clue what I'm talking about when I tell her she is going to have a brother or sister lol.

[ironmom]

Age of LO(s): 2 1/2 (*sobs*)



How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: 2 years, 2 months. I was gunning for 2u2.



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?:
Well, Bird was a MASSIVE surprise. I had low hcg levels my whole pregnancy, so I didn't even find out until I was almost through first tri, even taking pregnancy tests each month. So it's weird to have a whole 8 months ahead, TBH. I (obviously) feel a lot more prepared this time around, since I've been rocking this mom thing for awhile.


Symptoms/Rants/Raves:
I've been puking nonstop for the last week. If this is a sign of things to come, it's going to be a rough one.


GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them?
We'll probably tell Bird when we tell everyone else, at about the midway point. 1. He is the world's biggest gossip and will tell everyone, and 2. I'm still very nervous, since it took soooo much to get here. I don't know how to talk loss with a toddler if it came to that.

[jess9802]

Age of LO(s): DS - age 3; SS - age 15

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: Got pregnant the first month.

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: Handling things the same - reducing caffeine, being mindful of what I eat, trying to rest when I feel tired. I feel much more tired this time around.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: Fatigue, occasional nausea and tender breasts. Rant: None. Rave: Had a rough quarter in terms of my collections. Despite that, I'm still getting a small bonus tomorrow. Better than being in the hole in terms of salary like I was expecting!

GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them? I've mentioned to DS that there is a baby in my tummy. He looks puzzled. We will tell my SS when he returns to OR at the end of the summer. We won't make a big production out of it.

[OrganicRosemary]

Age of LO(s): DD 15 months



How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: My period came back right after LO's first bday so about 3 months. But we were NTNP pretty much since I had her. She's still bfingg 3x/day, but finally started sleeping through the night last month. Coincidence...I think not.



How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: Honestly, I don't feel as dead tired as I remember being at this stage last time. I think it's because I wouldn't know tired if it hit me in the face. I'm not running around full of energy though. This time I feel a lot less like I need to read and buy all the things. We were team green last time and will be again, so we have neutral everything and cloth diapers so we're set. I just need a double stroller and a new diaper bag (* want...don't really need). I had a good experience with labor/birth last time so I'm excited? to do this all over again. Yes, I'm that weirdo who likes being pregnant (once the nausea/ fatigue lets up anyway).



Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I feel decent for right now, which makes me kinda nervous. But, I think that's about how things were last time. My brain doesn't work anymore, that is about the same as last time. Pregnancy brain is for real. Tired, kinda sore boobies- but still able to bf DD without too much discomfort, mild cramping here and there, gas and bloat. I'm interested to see how quickly I show this time. I didn't really "pop" until about 24 weeks last time, I think it'll be a lot sooner this go round.



GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them? Well, DD is only 15 months so it won't really matter. I guess I've already told her? We are encouraging her to hold and love her baby doll and it.is.precious. She puts it up on her shoulder and pats it's bottom, gives it hugs and "kiss kiss", and likes to carry it around with her, melt my heart. I know it'll rock her little world when mommy and daddy aren't 100% hers anymore...

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[arbe]

Age of LO(s): 5 & 3/4 (don't tell her differently) and 3.5

How long were you TFAS (trying for a sibling)?: Waiting 2 cycles after m/c

How are you handling things differently this time around (vs. first/previous pregnancy/ies)? How are you feeling this week?: Nothing different. Nausea has arrived, I'm thrilled and miserable at the same time.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: I'm just glad to be feeling something, got a little nervous with some cramping yesterday afternoon but now that i feel like crap I think baby is good.


GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them? Going to try to hold off as long as possible DD was devastated after m/c, she still says she misses our baby. I think I'll wait until I'm showing and can't hide it, she's a smart kid when mommy's belly gets big it only means on thing. I thought maybe I'd write her a note so she can read it to her little brother.

[rlpointer86]

Age of LO(s): 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?: Nothing different so far. I'm tired and craving all kinds of foods. I pretty much feel like I eat and sleep then do that again.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: Overall I'm feeling pretty good. Next Monday I have an early scan which I'm excited about so just counting down the days until then!

GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them? I don't know how much she will truly understand until the baby is out. As we get farther along we will start talking about the baby in mama's tummy and what that means.

[kendraj426]

Age of LO(s): 12 months

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?: I feel like I'm a lot more relaxed this time since I already know what to expect. And the fatigue isn't hitting me as hard this time. I still feel low on energy, but I don't feel like I can't function. I suppose after the first few months with DD, a little fatigue is easy to handle. heh. I also don't feel the need to read everything about pregnancy and childbirth since I've btdt. It's kinda nice to feel more prepared this time.

Symptoms/Rants/Raves: Still feeling nauseous on and off, and tired, but overall, I don't feel too bad.

GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them? Considering she is only a year, I don't think she'd really get it. I'll probably start talking about the baby more as she gets older and it gets closer to due date. I assume she won't really understand fully what's going on until baby gets here.

[sdchick]

Age of LO(s): 17 months



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



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

Feeling mostly good but tired.  I desperately need DS to nap everyday so I can nap.


Symptoms/Rants/Raves:  I'm starting to freak out about stuff I'm sure every STM (or any mom for that matter) stresses about.  Where is the new baby going to go?  What do I do about the crib?  Will he be ready for a big boy bed by March?  What do I do about the changing table?  Do I need to buy new furniture?  etc etc etc



GTKY: When do you plan on telling your kid(s) you are pregnant? Any ideas how you will tell them?  I've started telling him there's a baby in mommy's belly.  Of course he doesn't understand, but I feel like eventually the idea may sink in.