Weekly Check-In/ Ticker Change - May 16 - May 22

[requiressnacks]

How far along are you?

Baby is the size of....?

How are you feeling?

Appointments this week?

Rants or Raves?

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it?

[brit365]

How far along are you? 10 weeks


Baby is the size of....? a prune


How are you feeling? Nervous and excited for our first appointment with the OB in about 45 minutes! And awful because I have a cold!


Appointments this week? in less than an hour!


Rants or Raves? I'm ready to be obviously showing instead of just questionably fatter looking


GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Put it toward my credit card bill for sure!

[requiressnacks]

How far along are you? 11 weeks today!

Baby is the size of....? A poker chip or a key lime

How are you feeling? I'm good.

Appointments this week? Nada.

Rants or Raves? Symptoms are mostly gone, except very tired. Of course I'm constantly worried that something is wrong.

Does anyone know how early a Doppler might work? I'm considering buying one. Appreciate any recommendations too.

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it?

Put it in savings for sure. Twins aren't going to be cheap!

[harfamilyof3]

May 16, 2016 14:53:42 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

How far along are you? 11 weeks today!

Baby is the size of....? A poker chip or a key lime

How are you feeling? I'm good.

Appointments this week? Nada.

Rants or Raves? Symptoms are mostly gone, except very tired. Of course I'm constantly worried that something is wrong.

Does anyone know how early a Doppler might work? I'm considering buying one. Appreciate any recommendations too.

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it?

Put it in savings for sure. Twins aren't going to be cheap!

I have a doppler from my pregnancy with our DD - I just pulled it out last week at exactly 11 weeks and found the heartbeat within 5 minutes or so.  I LOVED it with our DD.  We bought the Sonoline B fetal doppler for $40 on ebay! 

[harfamilyof3]

How far along are you? 11 weeks 4 days (don't want to wait until Thursday!)

Baby is the size of....? Bee hummingbird

How are you feeling? I feel ok just VERY tired- we had a whirlwind weekend trip from CT to PA to DC and all the way back to CT this weekend. Lots of driving with a 16 month old. Heartburn is starting to kick in, which is weird, because I had NONE with DD.

Appointments this week? Not until June 3rd!

Rants or Raves? I feel bloated and have succumbed to just wearing dresses to work because I'm not ready to look SUPER pregnant at 12 weeks.

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Probably buy a new dresser for DD's room and new summer maternity clothes! Last pregnancy I was only big in the winter!

[lastnamewithheld]

May 16, 2016 15:21:50 GMT -5 harfamilyof3 said:

May 16, 2016 14:53:42 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

How far along are you? 11 weeks today!

Baby is the size of....? A poker chip or a key lime

How are you feeling? I'm good.

Appointments this week? Nada.

Rants or Raves? Symptoms are mostly gone, except very tired. Of course I'm constantly worried that something is wrong.

Does anyone know how early a Doppler might work? I'm considering buying one. Appreciate any recommendations too.

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it?

Put it in savings for sure. Twins aren't going to be cheap!

I have a doppler from my pregnancy with our DD - I just pulled it out last week at exactly 11 weeks and found the heartbeat within 5 minutes or so.  I LOVED it with our DD.  We bought the Sonoline B fetal doppler for $40 on ebay! 

this is the one I just bought! (it hasn't arrived yet!)

I've heard of people picking up the HB a little bit before 10w (where I expect to be when the doppler arrives) with a little extra prodding and positioning just right.

[wherethelightis]

How far along are you?  10w 2d

Baby is the size of....? Prune 

How are you feeling? Tired. 

Appointments this week? Had my blood draw for Maternit21 testing today. Next OB appt is 5/26.

Rants or Raves? The weather here was cold and cloudy this weekend, which gives me no motivation to get out and do anything active. 

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it?  Am I the only one who would spend it??!!

[mrsp121308]

How far along are you? 11 w 2 d

Baby is the size of...? Brussels sprout

How are you feeling? Anxious, still some nausea, tired

Appointments this week? No more bi-weekly u/s so nothing until 6/10

Rants or raves? I'm so frustrated by my OB's office so we're trying to decide if we are going to switch or just hope my body chills and 2nd tri brings better experiences with the office.

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? I'd use it towards our new rocker/glider. It's our only big purchase since SIL gave us their car seat, 2 bases, & stroller.

[Deleted]

How far along are you? 8w


Baby is the size of....? Half Lego


How are you feeling? Bleh. Fatigue and Nausea are constantly there, and then kick it up a notch at night.


Appointments this week? Nope


Rants or Raves? Whhhhhyyyy smelly man? Why you no shower and then sit next to me at the doctor's office?! Huge rave for the recptionist and doc at my primary care office. They rock on so many levels. Huge rant to being gluten free and only really feeling like bread will calm my stomach. Like a big loaf of bread would be so nice right now and I can't have it.


GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Go buy something for this kiddo. I started looking online at stuff this weekend and it is all so expensive!

[emilie]

@cahistoryteacher I hear you. All I want is carbs all day. I know I need to be eating more protein so I'm getting a steak salad for dinner, but ugh, it sounds so healthy and non-carby

How far along are you? 7w6d

Baby is the size of....? A raspberry

How are you feeling? Pretty good! Since my OHSS symptoms have subsided I've actually lost weight, which is a little weird.

Appointments this week? Thursday. If everything looks good I get to graduate from the RE!

Rants or Raves? I feel like things are getting a bit more real! I just want to fast forward to 11 weeks where we can do the blood tests and the NT scan and make sure everything is ok.

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Pay off debt. Boring I know.

[WineNChocolate]

How far along are you? 8w 2d




Baby is the size of....? I am the size of Denise's pygmy sea horse (who happens to be purple) and a rasberry




How are you feeling? I am actually feeling really good...I peed like 8 times last night but I woke up with lil to no nausea and well my boobs are def filling out. I mean they are deflated from BF DD but they def have a lil weight to them.




Appointments this week? TOMORROW!! I can't believe I made it the 2 weeks without losing my mind. But as the time approaches I do get those bad thoughts in my head.




Rants or Raves? It irritates me that my symptoms seem to find a place to hide when I am getting close to a Dr appt. like I know we should be like yeah..not nauseated. I was able to eat and drink normal things and not hate myself. But then your brain just starts turning..What IF! Why are my nipples not as sensitive, wait why is my face so clear...blah blah. Its so nerve wracking. I keep saying in my head that "What is meant to be is to be" and then I think of statistics like out of all the good US am I goin to be the sad one.



GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Probably save it for the lil one. I take off 4 months with my newborns and we usually save up till they are born so without my paycheck we make ends meet. I don't have to live in the house and not leave at all due to finances being so tight. Man was that boring or what. lol


@usernameedit, no no you are not lame..RESPONSIBLE..bravo you. By the way ever actually had a Kumquat. I feel that I need to have one in my lifetime. like a right of passage..bucketlist item perhaps.

brit365, Sorry late to the game here. I hope your US went very well!

requiressnacks, I will look when I get home what my Doppler was called. I can't seem to remember it off the top of my head. Also I would like you to start recognizing that things are plural, lol. Key Lime(s) Poker Chip(s)...

harfamilyof3, BOY perhaps...it wouldn't be hair yet lol. Are you taking anything for the Heartburn I used Zantac 75 and it did wonders.

wherethelightis, lol..see us trying to be responsible. LAME. Spend it girl..spend it.

mrsp121308, Do what is right for you. I switched twice during my last pregnancy! Second time was at 31 weeks i just was not feeling like I was a person and more like a number step aside. Maybe I am a more emotional touchy feely person. I have to feel like they look at me like an individual and not just textbook. Man I wish we were getting things from friends and family again..unfortunately we are in a state now with no relatives or friends.

@cahistoryteacher, oh man okay the no gluten bread is brutal. My GF has to eat it and it always amazes me its in the freezer. lol. I hope your nausea subsides..I am 2d into my 8th week and it seems to have taken a back seat. I hope yours does too. Did you have the nausea before this? What is a half a lego like two dot lego or a one dot. just curious lol.

emilie, so I am a raspberry at 8 weeks..I think that I am being told lies..*gasp* lol. I am proud of you eating a steak salad! I had alfredo and sausage ravioli with a side ceasar salad last night for dinner. I would not call the a win on what to eat to not become huge. I feel you on the fast forward to straight out of first trimester.

PHEW I made it through all of you...but wait lastnamewithheld, ahem you didn't leave your info..please do in a timely fashion.

[WineNChocolate]

kaydee0402 its here

[lastnamewithheld]

WineNChocolate, Sorry! I ran out of time at work to do this yesterday! LOL

How far along are you? 9w3d!


Baby is the size of....? a grape, a southern pecan or a jack


How are you feeling? fine and dandy.


Appointments this week? NO. WTF.


Rants or Raves? H said the doppler should be arriving tonight!!! AHHHH. I wasn't expecting it to get here so quickly!


GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? I'd buy the crib. One less thing to worry about!

[kaydee0402]

May 16, 2016 14:43:01 GMT -5 brit365 said:

Rants or Raves? I'm ready to be obviously showing instead of just questionably fatter looking

All of this.

[kaydee0402]

May 16, 2016 14:53:42 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Does anyone know how early a Doppler might work? I'm considering buying one. Appreciate any recommendations too.

My midwife said it depends on the size of the person.  A smaller person can probably pick up a hb anywhere between 10-13 weeks.  A larger person probably about 15.  But you have two hb's in there, so I'm not sure.  Maybe try reading the product reviews and see what they say. 

Andplusalso, depending on the doppler, you might need to put aloe vera on you tummy before checking for the hb.  Don't be like me and forget this step and then have a meltdown when you don't hear anything, lol. 

[legalbeagle]

How far along are you? 8 weeks 4 days

Baby is the size of....? wild strawberry

How are you feeling? Good! I feel like time has sped up a bit since my US on Friday. Grateful for that.

Appointments this week? Nope. Next week I have genetic counseling since I am AMA.

Rants or Raves? Tried to limit water intake last night but still up three times to pee.

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Buy some nice maternity clothes!

[cipollina]

How far along are you? 8w3d

Baby is the size of....? raspberry or 2x2 lego

How are you feeling? MS is kicking my butt, and the subsequent Zofran-induced constipation is absurd. Finally had some type of movement this morning after a cocktail of magnesium citrate, Colace, Miralax, and a glycerine suppository, thank god.

Appointments this week? First u/s on Thursday. I'm dying for these next couple of days to pass. Just want to see the little squishy and know everything is going well.

Rants or Raves? Had to take a medical leave from work. It's a long story, but basically, my director is less than supportive and gave me no choice but to officially take a few weeks off due to MS. Now that it's official, I'm supposed to be dealing directly with HR and not her, but she's pestering me non-stop about paperwork and parts of the process which are none of her concern now. Seriously, lady, stop stressing out a sick and miserable pregnant woman.

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Probably add it to the "baby fund." While I'd love to use it to fund a vacation before baby arrives, I know we need to save it for all of the upcoming baby-related expenses.

[littlelion]

cipollina that's unfortunate about your director. What matters is you can now take good care of yourself and hopefully 2nd tri brings you some relief.

[sdgal]

How far along are you? 8 weeks 2 days

Baby is the size of....? wild strawberry

How are you feeling? Fine

Appointments this week? this morning!! All is good!

Rants or Raves? Feels more real now since I haven't had many symptoms. We plan on telling the families this weekend.

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it?
Put it in the housing fund. We would like to move out of our 2 bedroom condo rental before baby. So either finally buy something (scary SoCal market) or rent a 3+ bedroom.

[hmr11913]

How far along are you? 10 weeks today

Baby is the size of....? kumquat

How are you feeling? MISERABLE. I am so stuffed up, my throat feels like razor blades, my sinuses are causing so much pressure that I've got a headache. DR said I can take Sudafed, so I just took that and waiting for some relief. I just need to sleeeeeeeeeeeep.

Appointments this week? None

Rants or Raves? This cold can go f themselves!

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Pay someone to chop my nose off. or save it...


I had a doppler w/ G and I had loved it.... I also have the sonoline B. I actually tried to find a HB yesterday, but no such luck.

[Lucy]

How far along are you? 9w 4d

Baby is the size of....? a canape

How are you feeling? I was super nauseous all last week, and so far this week, I've been fine. Most of my symptoms have chilled. So, of course I am convinced something is wrong. Also, I'm still freaked out over the Vitamin A thing, and my OB's shitty nurse.

Appointments this week? I have the MaterniT21 test on Friday, as well as a bunch of other labs, including the lovely 24 hour urine test because I had previous pregnancies with preeclampsia, so my OB wants a baseline 24 hour test done.

Rants or Raves? We're on vacation, yay!

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Buy all the chocolate. Or put it in savings, like a responsible adult.

[Becca]

Thank you for the check in requiressnacks!

How far along are you? 11 weeks today

Baby is the size of....? A Poker chip or brussel sprout (mmmm....wish they weren't upsetting my stomach so much right now)

How are you feeling? As long as I keep taking my meds MS is under control. I tried not taking it on Saturday night to see if I was over the hump yet- nope. Also, hello allergies. Please go away.

Appointments this week? None this week.

Rants or Raves? The health teacher at school showed a birthing video to her students today. They all then came to my class and told me every last detail. Did not want to think about doing any of that, twice.

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? I would be totally selfish and spend it on a weekend away with DH. We've been saving a third of my salary to put towards IVF/adopting for almost a year, time to spend some money on us.

[lola]

How far along are you? 10 weeks

Baby is the size of....? A petit four or a golden snitch!

How are you feeling? I'm fine in that I have not puked. However, I am SO TIRED all of the time, and food is all weird. My tastebuds have reverted back to childhood. I legit bought Spaghetti-Os yesterday. And I'm obsessed with chocolate milk.

Appointments this week? Nope, next Tuesday is my blood work/medical history appointment. No ultrasound, so I assume they'll use a doppler to check on baby? Anyone know?

Rants or Raves? Nope. Partly dreading telling everyone (I don't like extra attention), partly excited to not have to make up excuses to avoid drinks anymore.

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Probably buy some nice maternity clothes, or a ticket to Hamilton (I know, huge dork).

[sheepish]

How far along are you? 10w

Baby is the size of....? Kumquat or a Lego mini figure

How are you feeling? Nausea is still bothering me for at least part of every day, and I'm exhausted, but otherwise doing okay 

Appointments this week? Not until next week, and it won't be an ultrasound appointment anyway (boo!). 

Rants or Raves? I got a fetal Doppler (sonoline b) and was able to find baby's heartbeat pretty quickly! I recorded it on my phone as a voice memo, and I keep going back to listen to it  .

I have an appointment next Friday and then I am leaving the country for 7 weeks for work, so I won't have my next appointment until around 19 weeks. Crazy to think that it will be time for the anatomy scan by the time I get back!

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Save it for baby stuff. 

[legalbeagle]

lola, not dorky at all. Hamilton is amazing!

[emilie]

May 19, 2016 12:40:16 GMT -5 legalbeagle said:

lola, not dorky at all. Hamilton is amazing!

lola I am dying to see Hamilton! also, my taste buds have done the same thing. All I want is plain pizza and apple juice.

[kaydee0402]

How far along are you? 9w1d


Baby is the size of....? Cocktail olive. Marinated in vermouth.


How are you feeling? Pretty darn good, so long as you keep green, leafy vegetables away from me. And tired AF.


Appointments this week? None.


Rants or Raves? I want ice cream. And I'm tired of peeing.


GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? Go get the new car seats.

[littlelion]

How far along are you? 10w+1d

Baby is the size of....? Lego man!

How are you feeling? Exhausted

Appointments this week? I had one this morning.  Baby measures on track.  My BP was perfect! I had extra blood drawn but not sure for what. Maybe when the nurse calls this afternoon with results I'll find out. 

Rants or Raves? none right now

GTKY: If someone gave you $500 today, what would you do with it? I would buy another baby monitor  

[lola]

legalbeagle, emilie, We seriously considered making a trip to see it, but the ticket prices have increased 50 percent from when we first started looking at them, and they were already well above face value. I assume it's a combination of the Tony announcements and contracts being up in July. So at this point, I'm just hoping they'll release a video of the original cast someday.

[legalbeagle]

emilie, lola, I'm embarrassed to say we saw it in Feb. I started listening to the music and within a week we bought tickets day-of to see it that night (with Kim and Kanye in the audience)! We paid a lot of money, but every time I check to see where ticket prices are I actually think we didn't do so bad since we were in the orchestra. But I mean, we could have gotten on a plane for that much money. Totally worth it when I listen to the soundtrack and get so much enjoyment and we live in NYC so didn't have to pay for hotel. Wait for the touring show! I bet it will be good even without original cast.