Weekly Check-in/Ticker Change - April 11 - 17

[requiressnacks]

Let's see if we can get more people to join us!

How far along are you?

What is your baby the size of?

Symptoms?

Upcoming Doctor's Appointments?

Rants/Raves?

GTKY: What was your favorite thing that happened this past weekend?

[requiressnacks]

How far along are you? 6 weeks today!

What is your baby the size of? according to Ovia, a ladybug or a maine blueberry.

Symptoms? I am tired. All. The Time. And I can't poop.

Upcoming Doctor's Appointments? My first ultrasound with the RE is 4/22. Has time stopped?

Rants/Raves? Well, it's Monday and that's not cool.

GTKY: What was your favorite thing that happened this past weekend? I went to a pampered chef party and ordered a ton of cool stuff.

[babycowbell]

How far along are you? 6 weeks

What is your baby the size of? Ladybug and Maine blueberry too!

Symptoms? Tired, sore boobs, possibly starting food aversions today because my husband's breakfast was totally grossing me out more than usual. It includes sardines.

Upcoming Doctor's Appointments? FRIDAY!! I'm excited and nervous but am commiting myself to stop saying "if we have a baby..." after that appointment and fully embrace and expect to have a baby! It's hard to make the change after three years of uncertainty.

Rants/Raves? It's super busy at work which sucks but hopefully it makes the week go fast.

GTKY: What was your favorite thing that happened this past weekend? We watched The Jinx HBO show. So good! It was addictive so we finished the whole thing.

[requiressnacks]

babycowbell, your H eats sardines for breakfast?

[babycowbell]

Apr 11, 2016 10:07:36 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

babycowbell, your H eats sardines for breakfast?

Yes, he likes to put them on his scrambled eggs. I'm not into it but it doesn't usually bother me that he does it...until today. I think they supposedly have tons of nutrients. He heard about it on some podcast he listens to. I'll stick to my avocado toast!

[requiressnacks]

Apr 11, 2016 10:20:05 GMT -5 babycowbell said:

Apr 11, 2016 10:07:36 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

babycowbell , your H eats sardines for breakfast?

Yes, he likes to put them on his scrambled eggs. I'm not into it but it doesn't usually bother me that he does it...until today. I think they supposedly have tons of nutrients. He heard about it on some podcast he listens to. I'll stick to my avocado toast!

OMG......HORK.

No thank you.

[littlelion]

How far along are you? 4wks 4 days based on LMP

What is your baby the size of? Poppy seed...so small.

Symptoms? Tired and so many tears

Upcoming Doctor's Appointments? Supposedly this Thursday, 04/14. But because of $$, perhaps push that to Monday, 4/18.

Rants/Raves? This mornings appt I found out I have to meet my insurance deductible. So each visit I have to pay oop $500! Until I get to $2k. I almost cried at the office (waited until I got to my car). I could only pay $200.

GTKY: My favorite part of the weekend was hanging out with my cousin. She brought me lindt chocolates and we watched Trainwreck.

[requiressnacks]

littlelion, that is terrible! Hopefully they can just bill you so you can pay in chunks.

[hmr11913]

babycowbell, that is so GROSS! LOL. I think I'd have an aversion to that without even being pregnant.

littlelion, oh no.... do they make you pay it like a co-pay, right at the appointment? Usually pregnancies are billed globally at the end. I'm sorry. I hope you can figure something out.

How far along are you? 4 weeks 6 days

What is your baby the size of? poppy seed

Symptoms? Mild cramping & tender breasts

Upcoming Doctor's Appointments? Not until May 6th.... that day will never get here!

Rants/Raves? So I got two $20 coupons to Shutterfly that I was planning on using to order DD's birthday invites... plus they're running a 40% off right now. Go figure, I can't use any of them together.

GTKY: What was your favorite thing that happened this past weekend? DH & I have been wanting to get a gun safe for a long time... we finally bit the bullet (no pun intended) and got one. We hired a cleaning lady and she's starting on Monday, so we figured it'd be a good idea to lock up valuables. DH has many, many guns, knives, etc so now that DD is almost mobile we really needed to put them away anyway.

[mrsp121308]

How far along are you? 6 weeks 2 days

What is your baby the size of? Maine blueberry

Symptoms? Nausea, sore boobs, TIRED

Upcoming doctor's appointments? Friday!! I'll see the nurse practitioner, my OB, and first u/s

Rants/Raves? I'm so tired and feel crappy 80% of the time and if DH makes one more comment about wanting to get some, I may strangle him.

GTKY: what was your favorite thing that happened this past weekend?
It was a really relaxing weekend with no plans. I love no-plan weekends.

[littlelion]

hmr11913 yes, they expect the payment right then and there. And they want to see me again this week. Once the yolk sac is visible, I can go weekly.

[mrsp121308]

Apr 11, 2016 10:20:05 GMT -5 babycowbell said:

Apr 11, 2016 10:07:36 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

babycowbell, your H eats sardines for breakfast?

Yes, he likes to put them on his scrambled eggs. I'm not into it but it doesn't usually bother me that he does it...until today. I think they supposedly have tons of nutrients. He heard about it on some podcast he listens to. I'll stick to my avocado toast!

That's the most disgusting thing I've ever heard. Even if I wasn't pregnant I'd have a hard time not being grossed out by it.

[Becca]

requiressnacks, I'm so jealous of your PC purchases. DH has put my on a "kitchen supply" diet and won't let me buy anything else until I clean out our kitchen.
babycowbell, I have to agree, sardines are gross. Yuck!
littlelion, I'm so sorry about the billing. That is terrible!
hmr11913, You will LOVE having a cleaning lady. Ours only comes every few weeks, but she is a lifesaver.
@kc295905, Sorry about your SL. Hopefully you can get that straightened out soon.
mrsp121308, My DH has been complaining too, glad I'm not alone. I may have made him sleep on the couch this weekend because of that.

How far along are you? 5w6d
What is your baby the size of? Peppercorn
Symptoms? Nausea, sore boobs, mild cramping, super tired
Upcoming Doctor's Appointments? We go on Thursday for another U/S. I'm super happy that DH will get to come to this one. Even though I've already had one, I'm still waiting with baited breath for this appointment to make sure everything is alright.
Rants/Raves? The smell of my students perfume and cologne is really starting to bother me.
GTKY: What was your favorite thing that happened this past weekend? I went out to dinner on Friday with some friends. It was nice having a girls night out.

[purple]

How far along are you?
About six weeks, I think. I haven't got back to being regular after having L and H accidentally threw away the notebook where I'd noted down the first day of my period. I should have put the info straight in my phone. Oops. Feeling rather a fool here.

Symptoms?
Nausea is starting. I've had a couple of episodes of round ligament pain already, which seems rudely early. Also the aversions are starting. Tap water, or any still water, is disgusting.

Upcoming Doctor's Appointments?
Soon, I hope! I saw my GP on Friday and she's referred me to the consultant so I hope I'll be seen next week. In the UK, straightforward pregnancies are under the careof midwives, not doctors, but I'm high risk so will be under consultant care again.

Rants/Raves?
Not really, except that I'm still having trouble believing I got KTFU so quickly. L will only be 17 months old when she becomes a big sister!

GTKY: What was your favorite thing that happened this past weekend?
H is off till Thursday this week - that's probably my favourite thing. Otherwise, the weekend itself was quiet, we had a lovely day out today, and the endoscopy I was supposed to be having tomorrow has been cancelled, because whatever they find, they won't operate whilst I'm pregnant.

[anaberry]

babycowbell is your H swedish or something? Japanese? Otherwise I don't see how fish for breakfast is justified...
littlelion I feel you with deductibles - I have to reach the same amount, except my appointments here are only about 75$ each - and that includes scanning.
Can I ask where in Latin America you live that makes each appointment that expensive? I'm so sorry!

[anaberry]

I am currently about 5 weeks along, although no idea for sure because I definitely ovulated late but no clue exactly when.
Symptoms-
Just low immune system. Hello cold.
Appointments: 4/22
Rants-
Give me a permanent vacations. I want to quit.
Raves-
Getting excited about this surprise baby! So much love already!
GTKY -
I was on bed rest this weekend and I got a cold... The only fun thing about it was seeing H do a crash course on taking care of our baby current 8month old... Who turned 8 months today!

This is an old pic, but I couldn't help myself to share!

[littlelion]

anaberry I live in the U.S. and see an RE in Chicago. I can't say if that's expensive for an RE. You probably got confused because I said my husband is in Mexico temp. Although I do recall someone else intro'ing from Latin America.

[anaberry]

Apr 11, 2016 17:29:42 GMT -5 littlelion said:

anaberry I live in the U.S. and see an RE in Chicago. I can't say if that's expensive for an RE. You probably got confused because I said my husband is in Mexico temp. Although I do recall someone else intro'ing from Latin America.

My bad!
No wonder those medical appointments are so expensive! Still, I am sorry for the surprise cost...
Who was from Latin America then?

[redsoxgirl10]

@becca yikes- what age do you teach? I feel like teenagers are bad at not going overboard on perfume anyway, so you must be dying!

@kcnumbers I'm sorry about the student loan crap... student loans are the worst, really

I'm 5 weeks today.

Baby is the size of an appleseed, ha ha.

I'm definitely starting to get tired and nauseous. Also, so many tears. This weekend I was reading a Kristin Hannah book. Do not read her when pregnant. I cried through most of the book. I also cried today when I had to change my first doctors appointment and now won't go until 10 weeks. Even 9 seemed SO long to wait.

So I guess my rant is having to wait so long to see the doctor. Last time I got a 6 week ultrasound because they needed it to date the pregnancy. Now I have a more normal period so that's not necessary, but it still really stresses me out to wait.

The best part of my weekend was going out to dinner on Saturday night even though it was without a delicious glass of wine, ha ha. The rest of my weekend was super busy because we are moving next week and have been packing non stop.

[Becca]

redsoxgirl10, I teach high school math. Trust me, it is actually more fun than it sounds. I opened all the windows in my classroom today to air it out and told my students they would remain open if they kept wearing that much perfume. Hopefully tomorrow they will be better

[babycowbell]

anaberry well his heritage is Finnish but he's never been there and doesn't have any of their dietary customs I think he just likes it. He always orders sardines and anchovies at restaurants. He's weird.

[littlelion]

Oops I think I did this wrong. I should've posted on the day I turn 5 wks, right? Hence the ticker change? That would be Thursday. First time I play in these type of threads!

[babycowbell]

Apr 11, 2016 20:37:23 GMT -5 littlelion said:

Oops I think I did this wrong. I should've posted on the day I turn 5 wks, right? Hence the ticker change? That would be Thursday. First time I play in these type of threads!

Ohhh I didn't know that. It was pure coincidence that I posted on the official day. Makes sense.

[anaberry]

In theory yes, thats what its supposed to be, but theres so few of us we may as well make these ticker changes by the week instead of by the day (kind of how we do randoms right now) until our numbers swell some more.

[hmr11913]

Apr 11, 2016 21:10:02 GMT -5 babycowbell said:

Apr 11, 2016 20:37:23 GMT -5 littlelion said:

Oops I think I did this wrong. I should've posted on the day I turn 5 wks, right? Hence the ticker change? That would be Thursday. First time I play in these type of threads!

Ohhh I didn't know that. It was pure coincidence that I posted on the official day. Makes sense.

OOPS - I didn't know that either. Lol! 

[requiressnacks]

I think we just check in weekly - since we don't have enough people to really check in on a certain day. There are no wrong posts here!

[lola]

How far along are you? 4w 5d

What is your baby the size of? Fleur de sel/sea salt (I changed my Ovia theme to Parisian bakery)

Symptoms? Tired, bloated, frequent urination and insomnia

Upcoming Doctor's Appointments? First appointment on 4/29 (basically forever away)

Rants/Raves? I miss wine. And I have so many work events this week that involve drinking. I'm going to have to get creative.

GTKY: What was your favorite thing that happened this past weekend? My parents came to visit, and we told them the news. I figure that even if things don't turn out well, we'd want their support. It was nice to see their reactions.

[serpentine85]

Tentatively joining the convo. we are approximately 5 weeks but have had some troubleing signs. So if we go quiet, you know why. Hope everyone is happy and healthy.

This week I have been feeling heartburn and nausea as well as back ache and some cramping. It's strange because my first pregnancy was almost symptom free.

[winewinebustarhyme]

Let's see if we can get more people to join us!

How far along are you? 6 weeks 5 days

What is your baby the size of? maine blueberry

Symptoms? sore boobs, fatigue, some nausea, insomnia, moodiness.

Upcoming Doctor's Appointments? April 25th.

Rants/Raves? Glad to be feeling symptoms. I really miss my morning coffee. And wine. And acid reflux meds. And sleep.

GTKY: What was your favorite thing that happened this past weekend? Visit with our best friends (my best friend and H's best friend are married to each other and have a son that's DS's age). We had such a wonderful time!

[anaberry]

Apr 12, 2016 10:14:39 GMT -5 serpentine85 said:

Tentatively joining the convo. we are approximately 5 weeks but have had some troubleing signs. So if we go quiet, you know why. Hope everyone is happy and healthy.

This week I have been feeling heartburn and nausea as well as back ache and some cramping. It's strange because my first pregnancy was almost symptom free.

I hope you dont go quiet. Hugs and welcome!