**~*~PGAL Check-in 9/8~*~**

[wrenofthesea]

I hope everyone had a good weekend, and if it was a three-day one for you that you enjoyed the holiday



How far along are you?

Any upcoming appointments, milestones, or special events?

Pregnancy symptoms/cravings/aversions?

QOTW:  What have you found really helpful during PGAL? (mantras, articles, blogs, rituals, etc?)

Anything else you would like to share or ask?

[flutterfly88]

Thanks for the check-in, wrenofthesea

How far along are you? 29w 1d

Any upcoming appointments, milestones, or special events?

I have alternating appointments with my ob and mw every 2 weeks. I also see an mfm, although there's no specific timetable to that. I see the mfm again at the end of the month.
October feels like it's looming when I look at the calendar. It was the beginning of October that I went into the hospital with leaking fluid, so even though I've passed that milestone of 21w 5d, it almost being that time of year feels overwhelming.

Pregnancy symptoms/cravings/aversions? Thankfully I'm mostly over the morning sickness, although it still sometimes comes back. Haven't really had any specific cravings, although I do want sweets a lot. The strangest aversion I have is soup. No matter what kind I try, it doesn't stay down.

QOTW: What have you found really helpful during PGAL? (mantras, articles, blogs, rituals, etc?)
Anyone else got anything? The one mantra that helped in the beginning was "today I am pregnant and I love my baby". Other than that I don't really have anything. I'm finding as exciting as it is to be expecting again, I haven't really connected with this baby too much. DH and I are having trouble coming up with names and there are times when I feel like I almost forget about the baby. And then the guilt of not connecting with baby comes.

[wrenofthesea]

flutterfly88, ((hugs)) as October approaches, I am sorry that you are feeling so overwhelmed.

[wrenofthesea]

How far along are you? 15 weeks and 5 days

Any upcoming appointments, milestones, or special events?

Right now my appointments are still spaced out quite a bit. My next MW visit is towards the end of the month. The last time I saw her was late Aug.

Pregnancy symptoms/cravings/aversions?

My morning sickness/all day nausea is finally getting better- or at least it is to the point where the unisom/b6 and other measures are working. My appetite is also coming back which is good, still not eating a lot but at least I can look at food and want it. I do have a recent craving for Sunny-D... don't know where it came from since I didn't grow up drinking it but for some reason I just need a little glass of it every now and then. Maybe it is the tang that I want but OJ and even lemonade are a little too acidic for me now.

QOTW: What have you found really helpful during PGAL? (mantras, articles, blogs, rituals, etc?)

This is something that I am still working on and trying to find what helps. So far I have been telling myself that "everything is ok and on track until I am told differently." This can be quite difficult at times but I find that my mind can really go down a rabbit hole of terrible things and I just have to stop somehow. I have also started meditating and intentional breathing with one hand on my heart and the other over my abdomen where baby is along with doing prenatal yoga. Finally I have forced myself to pick out yarn and a pattern to make this baby a blanket. It was tough and it took a few trips to the store before I could select and purchase the yarn but having something to focus on that will get accomplished in a month or two (I have even told myself a few times that I can always donate this blanket to a hospital, another friend, etc) is feeling easier than thinking about having to go through another nine months when I now know that there is no guarantee.

[littleowl913]

How far along are you? 31 weeks 6 days

Any upcoming appointments, milestones, or special events? I have a checkup with the new MFM at my group on Tuesday.
I created a separate post about being one year today I had my angel Ronin.

Pregnancy symptoms/cravings/aversions? Symptoms - I'm starting to get really big so my back is hurting, it's hard to get up or turn in bed. Other than that I feel like I've been lucky.

QOTW: What have you found really helpful during PGAL? (mantras, articles, blogs, rituals, etc?) PGAL is hard but I just try to remember that every pregnancy is different and take it one week at time.