Weekly Check In - Aug 8th

[littlelion]

Starting, since I think snacks is on vacay

Week/Fruit/Team:

Symptoms/Questions:

Appointments this week:

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?:

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had?

[tbonequeen13]

Week/Fruit/Team: 21/carrot/PINK

Symptoms/Questions:Actually feeling pretty good this week...my mom took pity on me and bought me one of those candy cane shaped pregnancy pillows- that thing is LIFE CHANGING! I've been sleeping like a baby with it.

Appointments this week: nope

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: Sugars are staying pretty good so just watching my carb intake

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had? I have a hard time remembering my dreams once I wake so I can't really say...it's been awhile since I've had any that stuck around in my memory.

[littlelion]

Week/Fruit/Team: 21w+4d/large brioche or baby bok choy/STM, team blue

Symptoms/Questions: Back pain and sciatic nerve pain. My dr said I should try to sit with support pillow to alleviate some of my pains. I can also use hot or cold compresses. I've had luck with some yoga stretches helping out too.

Appointments this week: Nope. Had the A/S last Friday. Baby wouldn't cooperate so I need to return in 3 wks to finish up. But it was so cool to see baby dancing around in there...he's so active!

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: Trying to be more active.  My daily walks have suffered with the heat. So, I'm going to try to be active at home with the organizing. 

GTKY: Last night I dreamt my bff cheated on her husband (my cousin). And she wanted me to meet her new man and give my blessing.  It was an old creepy, English guy. The entire time I kept thinking how long she and my cousin were together and how in love they seemed...and if that could happen to them, could it happen to me & DH?  It was odd for sure. Esp since supposedly they had 6 kids (they don't). 

[Lucy]

Week/Fruit/Team: 21/Baby Bok Choy/PINK!!

Symptoms/Questions: So much baby movement! And the baby assaults on my bladder are rough.

Appointments this week: Meeting with the nutritionist about my low blood sugar tomorrow

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: Water water water!

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had? I honestly can't think of any right now.

[WineNChocolate]

Week/Fruit/Team: 20 WEEKS! I MADE IT!! THANK THE GODS!/ I cant look at the phone right now..it was an artichoke..I am guessing acorn squash/ BLUE ALL THE WAY

Symptoms/Questions: Ehh sore boobs, sleeping is hard. My hips continue to expand and make wearing clothes a burden.

Appointments this week: No appt this week...just the usual wait another month for anything exciting.

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy? This a trick question..jk, I am trying to keep up with my workouts..they get harder and harder every week. I am going home tonight and just chucking all fat stuff. I just can't say no. meh.

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had? They have been pretty mild. I would say...me and my hubs got married again and everyone was dressed like Renassiance times and all the activities were renaissance based lol. Random I know.

[Deleted]

Week/Fruit/Team:20w3d/Belgian Endive/Pink
Symptoms/Questions: Starting to feel movements, I'd love for them to be more consitent. RLP in the morning is no joke. Some shortness of breath. I feel like stuff has moved up into my lung space.
Appointments this week: Nothing until September!

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: I charged my fitbit and put it on for the first time all summer. Ready to get back to work which gets me off the couch.

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had? Lately I've just been having my crazy back to school dreams. My room not being ready, getting this one kid I specifically requested not have since I'm pregnant, being forced to share a classroom, lots of fun stuff.

[Becca]

Week/Fruit/Team:22w6d/Ear of corn/Purple

Symptoms/Questions: Lots of movement- baby girl keeps kicking/punching me in the ribs, baby boy in the bladder.

Appointments this week: I had my MFM consult this morning. She said the same thing as my OB, we just need to wait and see what my platelets decide to do. (They are naturally low and will likely drop even more with a twin pregnancy.) Once third trimester hits I will need to get my blood drawn frequently, but for now it is just a waiting game.

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: Now that it has cooled off some getting in more evening walks.

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had? I had a dream last night I couldn't find my car in the mall parking garage and was late getting to this mornings appointment.

[emilie]

tbonequeen13 snoogles are the best best thing ever.
littlelion sorry you weren't able to get everything at the a/s! at least you get to see him again!
Lucy good luck with the nutritionist!
@kc295905 sorry about the tummy issues
WineNChocolate congrats on the halfway point!
@cahistoryteacher I really need to charge my fitbit too. you're lucky to have a job that lets you move around!
Becca I have losing my car in a parking lot dreams all the time. so frustrating to wake up to - I never feel well rested after dreams like that!


Week/Fruit/Team: 20!/endive/pink

Symptoms/Questions: feeling good aside from awful reflux after eating. I find that smaller meals helps. I'm a 3-meals-a-day kind of gal so this whole constant snacking thing is new to me.

Appointments this week: Anatomy scan tomorrow! I'm excited! I'm scared!

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: I have 4 yoga classes scheduled, and I'm trying to eat well. I think that's enough, honestly

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had? I've been having the weirdest, most vivid dreams for the last couple months. Last night I had one where I stabbed my dad in the neck with a ballpoint pen. My dad died not that long ago, so super weird.

[requiressnacks]

Week/Fruit/Team: 23weeks/Barbie Dolls/ purple

Symptoms/Questions: I think the twins are going through a growth spurt. I'm always hungry and I feel like my bump is getting large, quickly.

Appointments this week: none until 8/18

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: I've been fairly active on vacation. Although I've eaten a shitload of fried seafood and ice cream. Balance right?

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had?

I've dreamed about labor a few times, like the babies just fall out and we aren't at the hospital yet. Ha

[requiressnacks]

littlelion, thanks for starting the check in! I lost track of the days on vacation.

tbonequeen13, pregnancy pillows are so amazing. Although MH hates it. Haha

Lucy, hope your appointment goes well!

@kc##, boo to stomach issues. Hope they resolve soon.
WineNChocolate, don't throw away ice cream. That's just wrong.

@cahistoryteacher, my Fitbit had been a lifesaver this pregnancy. I try to get 8k steps, which is always hard.

Becca, I'm glad you're feeling so much movement! I feel it sometimes, but it's so random.

emilie, good luck at your scan today!

[Winnifred]

Hey ladies! I'm seriously struggling today, I need an attitude adjustment and also just need this coffee to kick in already...

Week/Fruit/Team: 22 + 2, pint of Ben & Jerry's, girl

Symptoms/Questions: heartburn and apparently nausea as well.

Appointments this week: nope, regular OB check up next week

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: Hoping to get some exercise in this week, I haven't been feeling it the past few days.

GTKY: I honestly have no idea, is that weird? Since I have nothing I'll just share that every morning lately when my alarm goes off I open my eyes to see that our dog is sleeping with her head on a pillow just like a human, and it's seriously the cutest thing I've ever seen. It's my favorite time of day now.

[mrsp121308]

Week/Fruit/Team:
23 weeks/a bunch of grapes? Wtf Ovia??/Pink

Symptoms/Questions:
so much hip pain. Lots of movement. I have gotten really big in the last week too.

Appointments this week:
we get a repeat 3D u/s on 8/20 since he didn't feel like we got enough good face shots, but no OB appointment until 9/2.

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy? l
Lots of walking this week and watching what I eat. I hadn't gained any weight until this last month when I went up 7 lbs.

GTKY: what is the last strange (or any) dream you had?
I always have weird dreams but then I can't remember them when I wake up. But I know they are vivid during my dream.

[fikafairy67]

Week/Fruit/Team: 20w5d/no clue/PINK!

Symptoms/Questions: anyone have miracle cures for colds?

Appointments this week: every Thursday or Friday! Had a bonus scan yesterday due to a high reading last week.

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: Drinking as much water as I can, and making a solid effort to eat more veggies.

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had? I don't remember too many dreams recently, and I think it's the Diclegis? I do remember having one crazy sex dream sometime last week, which was bizarre since I have basically had no desire for it since the BFP!

[brit365]

Week/Fruit/Team: 22/coconut/blue

Symptoms/Questions: terrible back pain is about the only thing

Appointments this week: I just had one today. Another 90 seconds of peeing in a cup, taking my blood pressure, and listening to his heart.

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: Trying to limit the amount of Oreos I eat.

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had? I have very vivid weird dreams, but it's hard for me to remember them usually very long after I wake up. Last night I did have a dream where I was with my sister and her husband and we were on a quest to find something. It was odd, but I can't remember many details really.

[hmr11913]

tbonequeen13 – That’s SO nice of your mom! I have a pregnancy pillow like that too, I just have to bust it out of the basement… DH will love that. LOL.

littlelion – I feel like this baby is super active too, yet during my A/S the baby barely moved and we couldn’t get any good shots. Ugh.

@kcnumbers – I hope that your stomach issues go away… ugh, that’s no fun.

@cahistoryteacher – I hear you on the SOB… I notice that on my walk into work every morning it’s like I ran a marathon lol.

@becca – I can’t even imagine what it feels like to have two moving around in there!!!

emilie – My reflux has gone in streaks…. Sometimes SUPER bad that I feel like I’m going to have a hole burned into my throat, other times it’s non-existent which is super weird. Hope your anatomy scan went well!

requiressnacks – “Barbie Dolls” ……. Ha ha, love it!!!!!!

mrsp121308 – How exciting that you get to go back! We didn’t really get any good shots, which was disappointing, but they got whatever they needed so aren’t having us come back. I was hoping to have gotten some better pictures of baby. Oh well.

fikafairy67 – Have you ever tried elderberry syrup?



Week/Fruit/Team: 22 – Spaghetti Squash – Green

Symptoms/Questions: Heartburn, SOB… my weekly injections have also been giving me huge welts and became very itchy. I looked it up online and apparently that’s the most common side effect, but I hope I don’t end up with a lumpy ass forever.

Appointments this week: None until next Thursday! After Thursdays appointment, I’ll only have one more 4 week appointment and then it’s down to bi-weekly. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT!

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: Trying to drink more water – not scarfing down a box of mac & cheese a night.

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had? I honestly can’t remember any right now, but almost every night I have super weird dreams…. I should probably start to write them down in a book somewhere. They'd be funny to look back on months/years down the road!

[lola]

Week/Fruit/Team: 22/Papaya or Bag of Half Dozen Bagels/PINK

Symptoms/Questions: Mostly good here. Definitely needing to drink more water since it's super hot here. Some of my swelling has also gone down, so that's exciting.

Appointments this week: Next week I have my monthly appointment, as well as the Meet the Docs event for my practice to hopefully find a new doctor at the practice since mine is leaving. Fingers crossed I click with one of them or get that gut feeling.

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: Went to barre on Wednesday, and signed up for tomorrow as well. Want to get in some yoga this weekend too. And always trying to drink more water.

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had? All weird and mostly bad. I had a dream earlier this week that my BFF cut me off, and I was devastated.

[sheepish]

Week/Fruit/Team: 22/Corn on the cob/blue

Symptoms/Questions: I ended up in the hospital for a kidney stone this week! FYI, kidney stones really hurt! Feeling much better today.

Appointments this week: Had A/S on Monday - everything looks good! Now nothing else until September.

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: Drinking tons of water

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had? The strangest that I can remember recently was that my brother and sister in law, who have a 6 month old, announced that they were expecting twin girls.

[littlelion]

I had missed your update requiressnacks...but after reading your dream was reminded of this news story

evoke.ie/extra/woman-gives-birth-in-less-than-a-minute-and-its-caught-on-cctv

[hmr11913]

Aug 11, 2016 11:46:49 GMT -5 littlelion said:

I had missed your update requiressnacks ...but after reading your dream was reminded of this news story

evoke.ie/extra/woman-gives-birth-in-less-than-a-minute-and-its-caught-on-cctv

This makes me SO nervous! I had DD in 13 minutes upon arriving at the hospital and we have a good 40 min drive....... and it's going to be DECEMBER IN WISCONSIN. I'm praying for no snow and a little longer (But not too much longer  ) of a labor. LOL. I do not want to give birth in the car, on the highway, or walking into the hospital. YIKES!

[kaydee0402]

Week/Fruit/Team: 21/Banana/IDK

Symptoms/Questions: Lots of kicks! Also been starving lately.

Appointments this week: None

What are you doing this week to have a healthy pregnancy?: Walking with DS and watching what I eat.

GTKY: What's the last strange (or any) dream you had?: Ummm I don't really remember my dreams to be honest.