PGAL Check-in 02/02

[belle0720]

Good Morning Ladies! Hope you all had a fun Superbowl Sunday and ate some yummy food! We had pizza :-)


1. How far along are you?

2. When is your next appointment?

3. How is PGAL brain treating you?

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)?

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)?



Inspirational quote of the week: "You never understand life until it grows inside of you" - Sandra C. Kassis

[belle0720]

1. How far along are you? 20 weeks 2 days

2. When is your next appointment? 02/26 - Check-up and 1 hour glucose test

3. How is PGAL brain treating you? Not bad. It is driving me nuts that I'm still not feeling baby move. But we had a great A/S last week, so that' kept me smiling.

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? Talking about what it will be like when baby is here. For example, every year we rent a cabin in South Lake Tahoe with my immediate & extended family the last weekend of January. So we were there this weekend and it got me excited to bring baby up there next year (hopefully there will be more snow next year though!) I even bought her a snow jacket already since it was on clearance at Target.

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)? A robe. I hate pants and bras. I'm thankful for leggings and maternity pants, but really I'd prefer to go pants-less.

[paintdadanta]

1. How far along are you? 20w3w

2. When is your next appointment? Feb. 27

3. How is PGAL brain treating you? Better since A/S

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? Found out the baby's sex and can start doing all the nursery decorations plus increased movements

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)? Sweat pants and one of DH's shirts

[mrskblack11]

1. How far along are you? 21 weeks + 6 days

2. When is your next appointment? Friday for a checkup plus a quick U/S to get some pictures they missed at my A/S

3. How is PGAL brain treating you? Things have been good this week. I am feeling him more often which is very comforting

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? Bought some clothes for him. BABY CLOTHES ARE SO CUTE!!

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)? Maternity jeans are the greatest invention. They really help accentuate my bump! I do however work from home and spend most of my day in a robe. Clothes are overrated.

[taisree]

1. 19w2d

2. Today!!! AS in about 4 hours. SO is coming too, yes I'm excited. Hoping the baby won't play any tricks though, Im anxious to know the sex.

3. Meh. Last night i picked up a shift where i used to work in the hospital and had a couple people ask how my baby was. They both figured he was a year old now... Having to explain is the worst. It is also why I've avoided picking up extra shifts.

5. Just bought some new jeans at thyme they are amazing! So ill be wearing those today. So comfy!

Edited to fix typos, guess autocorrect is actually helpful & i should turn it back on.

[acw2015]

1. How far along are you? 20w 5d

2. When is your next appointment? march 20

3. How is PGAL brain treating you? Ok, found out at my appt Thursday that our little girl has a spot on her heart (I believe it's called an echogenic focus) but my midwife acted like it was nothing to worry about. Still, I can't help but be worried.

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? Feeling her move a lot

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)? I have been living in yoga pants and t-shirts. So comfy

[sgarmand]

1. How far along are you? 18 weeks today.

2. When is your next appointment? Too far away, March 2nd for A/S and check up.

3. How is PGAL brain treating you? Fine right now, after seeing her last week (I can finally call "it", "her") I feel much better.

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? I love DH constantly asking how his "girls" are. It's sweet.

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)? I have no favorites and the struggle is real. Apparently buying maternity jeans is just as hard for me as buying regular jeans.

Also, quick question: The office didn't schedule my anatomy scan until 22 weeks, is that late? I know 18-20 is ideal, but I guess I'm being impatient/anxious.

[belle0720]

sgarmand Just from what I've read around here it does look like 18-20 weeks is the norm for the A/S, but 22 weeks is probably totally normal too. If you want to try and get in sooner though I don't think it can hurt to call your doctor's office. At my 13.5 week appointment they scheduled me for an appointment at 17.5 weeks. I emailed me doctor after realizing that it was just for a check up and not for my A/S and wondered if they had made a mistake not scheduling my A/S, since they usually schedule appointments a few weeks in advance. So she emailed me back that she scheduled my A/S for a little over 19 weeks. If I hadn't done that, I would have waited until my 17.5 week check-up to even schedule my A/S and it probably would have been around 21-22 weeks.

[mrsdee1982]

Morning ladies. This years Super Bowl was such a downer! And WHAT was with all the crazy sad depressing commercials? My brother and his friends started taking side bets of "how many commercials into the next break until a commercial makes Nik cry again".

1. How far along are you? 22w4d

2. When is your next appointment? Feb 16th (24 week check up), and I have to get into the lab sometime between now and then for my glucose test.

3. How is PGAL brain treating you? Actually, I've been struggling a little bit this last week. DH and I are getting closer and closer to starting the nursery, and it's causing me some anxiety. "what if something happens, and then I have to come home to a nursery as a reminder" type of thoughts. I need to get this in check.

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? I *think* I may be starting to feel baby girl, but I'm not 100% sure if that's what I am feeling, or if I am just so desperate to feel something that I am imagining things.

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)? Stretchy pants!!! I haven't worn pants with an actual button in weeks, and I don't ever want to go back.

[curlyrunner]

1. How far along are you? 20w 5d

2. When is your next appointment? Feb 16

3. How is PGAL brain treating you?
Meh. Comes and goes. For the most part better now that I've passed all loss milestones, had a successful A/S (girl!)and feeling movement. However I can over analyze anything with the best of them.

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? Starting to shop for girl things and dreaming about not being the only girl in the house!! And the movement when it's not just one kick- I like thinking that she's partying in there.

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)? I have a white sweater from Gap that fits just right which is still challenging. Reg clothes are still too tight/short and some maternity is too baggy.

[mrskblack11]

belle0720 glad to hear you had a good A/S!
paintdadanta nursery decorations are fun!
taisree hope everything goes well at your A/S today!
acw2015 I am glad your midwife isn't worried.
sgarmand I would see if they will move up your appointment. Waiting is so hard!
curlyrunner congrats on team pink!
mrsdee1982 I missed all the sad commercials. I was kind of disappointed that I didn't get to cry!

[mrsdee1982]

Feb 2, 2015 12:37:17 GMT -5 mrskblack11 said:

belle0720 glad to hear you had a good A/S!
paintdadanta nursery decorations are fun!
taisree hope everything goes well at your A/S today!
acw2015 I am glad your midwife isn't worried.
sgarmand I would see if they will move up your appointment. Waiting is so hard!
curlyrunner congrats on team pink!
mrsdee1982 I missed all the sad commercials. I was kind of disappointed that I didn't get to cry!

mrskblack11 - Nothing says football fun like 

1) a puppy almost being eaten by wolves
2) a little boy with no legs
3) a little boy who died
4) an abusive husband
5) an absentee father

The list goes on!  It was nuts this year 

Although, Katy Perry's dancing sharks almost made up for it  

[belle0720]

mrsdee1982 I also loved that their mouths were moving as if they were singing too!

[sully326]

1. How far along are you?: 20w3d

2. When is your next appointment?: On Weds for my A/S

3. How is PGAL brain treating you?: Not too bad but I'm super nervous for my A/S.

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)?: Feeling baby girl everyday & more frequently. She's a mover, that's for sure...

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)?: My maternity jeans are soooo comfortable. I also have a few tops that I love. I can't wait until it warms up...Dresses FTW.

[belle0720]

curlyrunner yay congrats on baby girl! I looove shopping for baby girl things, although I've managed not to go overboard knowing that we'll probably get a lot at our shower.

[belle0720]

Feb 2, 2015 12:56:03 GMT -5 sully326 said:

1. How far along are you?: 20w3d

2. When is your next appointment?: On Weds for my A/S

3. How is PGAL brain treating you?: Not too bad but I'm super nervous for my A/S.

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)?: Feeling baby girl everyday & more frequently. She's a mover, that's for sure...

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)?: My maternity jeans are soooo comfortable. I also have a few tops that I love. I can't wait until it warms up...Dresses FTW.

Yeah I think my favorite outfit that I can actually wear in public is maxi dresses! The temp is pretty moderate here so I've been wearing them probably twice a week (wearing one right now actually).

[belle0720]

Feb 2, 2015 12:31:19 GMT -5 mrsdee1982 said:

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? I *think* I may be starting to feel baby girl, but I'm not 100% sure if that's what I am feeling, or if I am just so desperate to feel something that I am imagining things.

Glad I'm not alone here! I thought I might have felt my LO last week but it might have just been weird gas?  I'm dying to feel those flutters everyone talks about!

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tons of yummy food enjoyed for the super bowl. hot wings...guacamole dip...girl scout cookies...chips. a friend of mine was there and only drinking water and she is the first to have a drink in her hand at a party so my DH and i were defanitely thinking she is pregnant. but we both kept our mouths shut...


1. How far along are you? 22 weeks 4 days

2. When is your next appointment? feb 19th

3. How is PGAL brain treating you? haven't had any pgal brain yet. im usually guilty of that after the baby is born.

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? excited to hold my baby girl. completely over being pregnant though!

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)? maternity leggings/ jeans.

[upandbelow]

1. How far along are you? 18 weeks 6 days

2. When is your next appointment? 03/02 - Check-up. I had an appointment this morning to go over my anatomy scan and all that jazz, things are looking good

3. How is PGAL brain treating you? Not bad, I've settled down after our scan last week and hearing from my doctor that everything is good! Being able to call her 'her' helps too!

4. What's your current Pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? Planning! I love making plans about taking her home to meet family, planning the nursery, all of that

5. GTKY: What is your favorite thing to wear (now that we are probably all showing at least a bit)? Maternity jeans! Love them!