FINALLY Friday

[hummingbird125]

Well this has been the longest week ever.

REALLY REALLY REALLY hoping this is my last Friday with an inside-baby. Six freaking days until my EDD. Just hoping that the measurements were off and he's 100% a normal-sized baby and is just coming right on schedule :-) Today is my last day of work, and I don't know what I'll do with myself if he takes another two weeks to make his entrance into the world...

What's everyone got going on this weekend?

[thelorax]

I have so much work to do and I'm so unmotivated. I want to just curl up and sleep. I have a million files to review and it's stressing me out.

[thelorax]

I also have a doctors appointment today. Not sure why they are just going to weight me and check my BP. I really wish my old MW practice hadn't closed. I just don't love this one. Almost done. Almost done.

[steph]

I've got a docs appt today too. Just the basic 36 week checkup. In a perfect world she'd say "surprise your due date is way off and your baby is actually ready to go now!" But yeah... Highly unlikely hahah.

[blueinred]

Anyone else have the pregnant waddle? I feel like I'm moving in slo-mo and that getting from point A to point B takes forever.

I have an OB appt today. Hoping baby is starting to get ready to enter the world. Everything was hermetically sealed last week.

Today is DD's last day of camp and the. on hiatus for 2 weeks until school starts. I wish I had more energy to take her on outings. I dread walking from the parking lot given the infernal heat and my turtle speed gait but need to suck it up and get out of the house.

[hummingbird125]

blueinred - Oh yes, I think I'm waddling. Though to be fair I think it's only 50% due to feeling like there's a bowling ball resting on my cervix and 50% because I'm usually wearing a maxi dress (or no pants) and am sick of my thighs rubbing together.

[youdontsay]

Happy Friday everyone, hopefully everyone has uneventful doctor's appointments today!

I stayed up late (for me) to watch the DNC. But, I only woke up once to use the bathroom so I might stay up late again tonight.

My work is done for the day except for one west coast account, I wanted to leave early but another CW beat me to it because she spilled coffee on herself.....not leave and come back. Leave for the day. Love my job.

Tonight, H is bringing up stuff that we need to assemble for the first floor. He also needs to install the car seat base in his car too. I need to finish sealing the dresser and have him bring that to the second floor. I love how it turned out, it's not perfect but it's a lot better than how it used to look!

I guess I'll work on a diaper caddy for the first floor and just wait for the baby's arrival, whenever that will be.

My OB's office called yesterday to tell me that I'm number 10 on a waiting list for scheduled C/S for August. The whole month of August. I reminded them that I can't go past 39 weeks per MFM, they told me they know and they'll see me next Wednesday. I can't wait to be done with this OB office and go back to my regular gyn.

So now it's a wait and see again. As my platelets drop too. Good times. I'm kind of a control freak and decided to just let shit go and just be like "do whatever you want".

[bocaburger]

Good morning everyone. I was up until 3am, thanks insomnia... but at least I was able to sleep in a little bit. Still trying to shake out the cobwebs, my brain has not started working yet.

11 days to induction! I'm having trouble figuring out how to structure my days until then so I keep wasting lots of time.

[agpjt413]

Morning ladies! Hope everyone's appts go smoothly. I have my NST & cervical check this PM as well. It'll be interesting to see how I've progressed...last wk was 1cm, 50% effaced. Like many of you - I'm so ready to have this baby be an outside baby already too!

youdontsay - whoa - that's a lot of Aug births! I hope they're able to get you scheduled not past 39w per your MFM!!

[youdontsay]

agpjt413 I work at the hospital where I'm delivering and their projected OB census for August is crazy so I knew something like this was going to happen. I hope I don't go past 39 weeks either but at this point I'm just letting everyone else be in control and just show up to these appointments fat, dumb and happy.

[agpjt413]

Jul 29, 2016 9:46:02 GMT -5 youdontsay said:

agpjt413 I work at the hospital where I'm delivering and their projected OB census for August is crazy so I knew something like this was going to happen. I hope I don't go past 39 weeks either but at this point I'm just letting everyone else be in control and just show up to these appointments fat, dumb and happy.

Hugs mama...

[shanny]

youdontsay, Oh wow! That's crazy there's a waiting list to get a scheduled C/S! I wonder if August has a big surge in births this year in general.

[countrycotton]

August and September are big baby having months. They call them holiday babies. They are conceived in November/December delivered August September. We have like 20 August birthdays in our family.

[joy]

I saw the different OB yesterday; she was lovely. I said how uncomfortable I still was with the last growth scan so she pulled up the info. Unfortunately, she didn't have the individual measurements, but told me that the MFM reported the overall growth to be 10 - 20% on the growth curves. Small, but proportional is what she assured me of.

I said the head circumference really upset me and she said she totally understood, she didn't have the exact measurement, but if it was too small in any way, there's no chance that they would have let me leave without another word on it. Based on what she sees in the chart, she said that I should not worry.

I believe her. I just want to see my kid's head now. Haha.

My iron level was also tested because I can't eat and crave ice like a mofo. She said that if was too low, then I could do IV iron supplements over oral ones to avoid any more digestive problems. THANK YOU, LADY.

We'll see what my results are!

[joy]

Jul 29, 2016 9:55:05 GMT -5 countrycotton said:

August and September are big baby having months. They call them holiday babies. They are conceived in November/December delivered August September. We have like 20 August birthdays in our family.

August and September is "birthday season" in my family.

I soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo wanted to avoid another one in this whole mess of birthdays.  Alas. 

[youdontsay]

Our family is all over the map. I'm July, MH is September, my mom is February and my dad is October. The only other family member with an August birthday besides this kid would be the grandfather that passed away this year. My mom is hoping I have her then, I feel like it's bad luck or something.

[steph]

Lapcorp emailed me that my bloodwork results were posted for my thyroid. My T3 is really low, but my T4 is on the high side. The internet isn't helping explain what this means at all. I'm already on 125mcg of synthroid (which from what I understand is pretty high). I won't if this could this be why I feel so exhausted, anxious, and moody. Orrrrr it could just be that I'm forever pregnant. Lol

[joy]

Jul 29, 2016 10:01:41 GMT -5 steph said:

Lapcorp emailed me that my bloodwork results were posted for my thyroid. My T3 is really low, but my T4 is on the high side. The internet isn't helping explain what this means at all. I'm already on 125mcg of synthroid (which from what I understand is pretty high). I won't if this could this be why I feel so exhausted, anxious, and moody. Orrrrr it could just be that I'm forever pregnant. Lol

Is T3 out of range low?  Is T4 out of range high?  If so, this suggests that your body is being sluggish at converting T4 to T3.

If T4 is just high normal and T3 is low normal, then your endocrinologist will probably just say you're fine.  Like mine does.  ::screams::

How's your TSH?

EDIT: What is wrong with your thyroid to begin with?  Hashimotos?  Just hypothyroid for unknown reason? 

[steph]

joy hypothyroidism, unknown reasons. I haven't seen an endo, my PCP has just been treating me. Maybe I should schedule an appt? My PCP never mentioned that I should go.

T3 is "<15". Range says 24-39. My T4 is 11.6. Range says 4.5-12.

TSH is 2.18. Range is .45-4.5. So I'm right in the middle there!

[joy]

Jul 29, 2016 10:12:42 GMT -5 steph said:

joy hypothyroidism, unknown reasons. I haven't seen an endo, my PCP has just been treating me. Maybe I should schedule an appt? My PCP never mentioned that I should go.

T3 is "<15". Range says 24-39. My T4 is 11.6. Range says 4.5-12.

TSH is 2.18. Range is .45-4.5. So I'm right in the middle there!

Oh.  Yeah, I'd go see an endocrinologist with those results.  Have you ever have that pattern in your test results before? 

This is reaaaaally suggestive that you have a T4 to T3 conversion problem.  T4 is converted to T3 via an enzyme.  T3 is the actual energy molecule for the body while T4 is its precursor.  T3 is used up almost as fast as it's made.  If that enzyme can't work, then you'll have a ton of T4 floating around, almost no T3, and you'll be feeling lousy because you have no T3/energy.

Synthroid is T4.  You take that because it 1. hangs around in the body much longer, 2. is the reporter to the brain for TSH, and 3. is normally easily converted in your body to T3.  Your body is failing at that right this moment.  So, your TSH is normal, your T4 is high, but your T3 is suuuuuuuuper low.

I could explain this far more straight forwardly if you want.  I feel like I'm all over the place.

[steph]

joy I've never seen my actual results before. This is the first time I've accessed them online like this. Do you know if the T4 to T3 issue part of the hypothyroidism? Or are they prescribing me synthroid and it's not hypothyroidism or something else.

I'll definitely research and make an appt with an endo! Thanks so much for the info!! Such a huge help

[lennonkdc]

joy, I'm glad the OB was able to help put your mind at ease!

I'm starting to freak out, and I might need to be talked off the ledge here soon. I'm freaking out over how I'm going to juggle work/building up my firms business, raising a kid and running a household. DH has been lost in his own little world recently, he does this when he get stressed, he needs to retreat/isolate himself to work out whatever is bugging him, and he's been snippy and knit picky about things (again I know its because he's stressed out too) However, it's been upping my anxiety because I feel like now I'm going to be the default 'do everything-er' and I already suck at adulting. I don't know how much I can/should push myself to get things done these last few weeks, both at home and work. I'm feeling really overwhelmed and all I want to do is go hide in my room.... /vent

[agpjt413]

Hugs lennonkdc - try to breathe and take it a day at a time (I know easier said than done!)

[agpjt413]

In other news - apparently my baby is the size of a bucket of chicken today (38w)...and now I want some Bojangle's for lunch! Dare I risk the heartburn?!

[steph]

Jul 29, 2016 10:38:17 GMT -5 agpjt413 said:

In other news - apparently my baby is the size of a bucket of chicken today (38w)...and now I want some Bojangle's for lunch! Dare I risk the heartburn?!

Hmmm I say do it. take a nexium and drink mylanta before eating?

[steph]

lennonkdc huge hugs. Are we twins who married the same guy? DH is stressing about his job and it's like he's just checked out (which makes me want to attack him, mentioned yesterday lol) he asked if I was okay this morning and I told him that im freaking out about nothing getting done starting soon when I just can't anymore and when I'm recovering from the CS. I'm already so tired. It's like PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE.

I think I just need some me time. I work from home by my SD (12) is here all day. Maybe tonight I'll go to target alone or something. Lol

[agpjt413]

Yesssss steph!!! Definitely do a solo Target run!! It'll be glorious! And I think I may have to do Bojangle's- w/ some Cajun rice & beans and mac & cheese!!

[joy]

Jul 29, 2016 10:32:25 GMT -5 steph said:

joy I've never seen my actual results before. This is the first time I've accessed them online like this. Do you know if the T4 to T3 issue part of the hypothyroidism? Or are they prescribing me synthroid and it's not hypothyroidism or something else.

I'll definitely research and make an appt with an endo! Thanks so much for the info!! Such a huge help

So, the way it works is that your brain is checking out the energy situation.  When T4 drops too low, your pituitary gland is like "Hey, thyroid - make some more T4."  The way the pituitary gland expresses that is by secreting TSH.  Healthy thyroids only need a little prodding from TSH to make T4.  Levels of T4 come up quickly, TSH is turned off, and everyone is happy.

Sluggish thyroids (hypothyroids) don't respond as well.  So, the pituitary gland secretes more and more TSH.  Basically, it's yelling at your thyroid - "Why aren't you making more T4?  COME ON, ALREADY!" 

The intervention that doctors use on low-functioning thryoids is to supplement with T4 (Synthroid) so that your pituitary gland stops yelling at your thyroid and your thyroid is no longer stressed by the constant barrage of yelling.  Your thyroid can't make the T4 so we take it in little pill form.  It calms everything down.

I have no idea what your TSH level was when you were diagnosed.  There's a whole mess of theories on what is truly hypothyroid versus what is just a bad day and what doctors should really be using a benchmark (TSH, T4, T3, etc).  I don't doubt that something isn't quite right with your thyroid.  I do wonder if you're on such a high dose of T4 simply so that you push the reaction of T4 conversion to T3 as much as possible.

An endocrinologist who is trained to look at these numbers will be able to figure it all out.  Maybe your thyroid is slow at turning out T4 (hypo) or maybe your problem really is just T4 > T3 conversion and if you supplement with a little T3, you'll feel a lot better.  Or maybe it's a bit of both. 

EDIT: T3 supplementation is controversial.  Since it's used up so fast, doctors are like "There's no point."  But, I've read a lot that suggests people who truly have a conversion problem benefit greatly from it.  Thyroids are really ... frustrating.

Have you ever had your anti-thyroid antibodies level checked?  At diagnosis, my TSH was 13 and my anti-thyroid antibodies were skyyyyyyy high (like 300 and they should've been under 15).  It helped draw the whole picture of what was wrong with my thyroid (classic auto-immune Hashimoto's).

[youdontsay]

lennonkdc sending you hugs. Sometimes I feel that way too, like I'm going to have to handle it all. MH swears he'll pitch in but I worry he'll get overwhelmed and just be like the kind of dad I had, he was the financial support and my mom was the do it all.

I don't mind if I have to do it all, just make sure I get my 8 hours a day of sanity at work!

[lennonkdc]

Thanks agpjt413, and steph. Rationally I know that we'll work out a system and figure out our new normal. I'm also ok with the fact that our new normal will included more 'adulting' than MH might do. (the feminist in me wants to throw a tantrum at this fact....) I also WFH, so I feel like I never get a break from the 'shit that needs to get done' if I'm working and I go down for coffee I'm reminded that the kitchen is a mess/laundry needs done/floors need cleaned, etc. If I'm doing house work I feel like I'm ditching out on work b/c a 'real' lawyer would work like a dog and never stops to vacuum a rug in the middle of the work day. So as a result I feel like I'm already failing. I don't work hard enough at either 'job'. And then DH comes home, complains about work, opens a beer and goes up to play video games while I make dinner. And his pattern has really been in the last few weeks so I know he's gonna pull out of it soon, and that its b/c he's stressed and that I can't force him out of it. But it's shitty timing.