Weekly Check In / Ticker Change - April 24 - April 30

[legitlizard]

How many weeks are you? 12wks, 5days

What is your baby the size of? Apricot

What symptoms are you having? My energy is finally starting to come back (yay!), but I have been having pretty bad back/hip pain the last few days and occasional tightening in the stomach (which of course is freaking me out). I didn't have these symptoms until 3rd semester with DS.

Do you have any appointments this week? Yes! We had our NT ultrasound yesterday. It was so awesome to see him bouncing around. Although, he wouldn't sit still long enough to get the measurements we needed! We also met with the genetic counselor after which was a little overwhelming. We are going to move forward with some additional screenings (I forget the name of the blood work- it's the DNA one.)

Rants/Raves/Randoms? We are finally telling our families Friday night. I can't wait to not have to hide it anymore and also I hope sharing the news helps it feel more real. We will also be telling DS which I have some worries/guilt over. I ordered some books to help the discussion (he's 2.6). Any STM+ with any advice?

QOTW - Do you have a favourite Nursery Rhyme? Another vote for the morbid "You Are My Sunshine" song. Who knew?!?!

[sophiegrace]

legitlizard I just started getting some BH within the past few days (I'm 12+2) when I'm either dehydrated or my bladder was too full. MFM was fine with it and told me to listen to my body. I'm glad it's nothing, but I hate the feeling!

ETA: we also got the extra blood work done too. The NIPT brand they use is panorama, does that ring a bell? They didn't make us meet with the genetic counselor this time, but last time overwhelming was definitely an understatement when she went through everything.

[dashook]

I'm finally getting to check in even though the week is almost over! So exciting that so many of our ladies are 12 weeks+ at this point. I'm not there yet, but still, it feels like this is going kinda quickly!

How many weeks are you? 10 weeks 4 days

What is your baby the size of? A kumquat or a prune

What symptoms are you having? Nausea and exhaustion seem to have improved in the past couple of days. I am actually starting to look pregnant though, which has me disturbed because I know that baby is still way down behind my pubic bone. Idk if it's that my organs remember the drill and are already shifting around to make room or what, but I can't quite suck this in, it's still there when I wake up in the morning, and the lower part of my abdomen feels kind of firm. Weird!

Do you have any appointments this week? NT scan isn't until May 12th. Less than 2 weeks away!

Rants/Raves/Randoms? Yesterday I forgot one of my 2 progesterone suppositories for the first time, and of course I got myself all freaked out. Looking forward to not having to deal with these anymore in just a couple more weeks!

QOTW - Do you have a favourite Nursery Rhyme? Not really. Almost everything I sing to DS is a pop song (in English, Hebrew, or Spanish). I like "Baby Mine" but it's hard for me to sing it without crying because it makes me think of Dumbo and how she rocked him with her trunk through the bars of her cage...omg I'm tearing up just typing it


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[dashook]

Apr 29, 2016 8:49:14 GMT -5 danib said:

Oh my goodness dashook I cannot handle Dumbo! That whole movie is just one trigger after another for me.

I know, it's awful