PGAL/PAIF Weekly Check-In 8/8/16 - 8/14/16

[muskiefan]

sms2524 I'm glad you're joining this thread for support, but at the same time I'm sorry you've had to go through so much heartache. The u/s sounds perfect. Very happy for you.

callmeKD that would definitely cause a panic. What a relief that the babies are safe. GL at your first appt. That will certainly drum up lots of emotions.

ladytiffany24 when will you know if you get a second u/s? Yay for such a great HB yesterday.

mosdub I don't clip coupons or look for special deals, either, but meal planning has saved us quite a bit. We hardly discard any food these days, which is awesome because we aren't wasting money.

caer I'm glad you have meds now. Hopefully they help.

erinshelley21 spotting will understandably cause worry. I'm sorry you had that. I'm sure you've heard (even on here) of successful pregnancies with spotting in the beginning. **TRIGGER: I had so much at the beginning of my first pregnancy that I cancelled my OB appt. they made me come in to make sure it wasn't ectopic and all was fine. They never found the reason for it.

glb30 yay for your u/s tomorrow! Glad you're not puking any more.

renegadewhit Yay for the little HB on Doppler! I swore up and down I wouldn't try for the HB until 11 weeks, but I may try next week.

[muskiefan]

How far along are you? 8w3d

How are you doing Physically/Emotionally? I feel completely normal most of the time (with the exception of some heart burn, but that's not necessarily abnormal) -- which actually freaks me out. In the past, I've at least been bloated.

Any upcoming appointments or tests? Had a repeat u/s yesterday and it went great. Strong HB at 156 and arm/leg buds. That was super reassuring as my loss was earlier than this. I know I'm not out of the woods, but I feel better.

Updates/Questions/Rants/Raves: none yet today

GTKY: I'm watching the olympics now. I just finished reading 11/22/63. It was really good.

[kaits8]

How far along are you? 6w4d by O

How are you doing Physically/Emotionally? I've felt good, until yesterday. I had my 1st appt, which was uneventful. We talked briefly about a bad headache I had in June with my CP, and the nurse said it was due to a sudden crash in hormones. Well, I got home, and the worst headache I've ever had hit me full force (6 hours in bed crying, shaking, throwing up from the pain). I called the Dr and the nurse basically said "it's normal, take some Tylenol". I have a dating scan today, and all I can think is the headache meant I will get bad news today. I am absolutely terrified.

Any upcoming appointments or tests? Dating scan today..all fingers and toes are crossed for a good appt..

Updates/Questions/Rants/Raves: basically see above.

GTKY: What shows are you watching? Or, what books are you reading? I just read the latest HP book, which I loved! And I'm loving Bachelor in Paradise at the moment. Yay trashy tv!

[glb30]

kaits8 I am so sorry about the terrible headache. I'm really surprised Tylenol is all they told you to take.

I know it's hard to not associate bad headaches with your loss, but try and remember that headaches/migraines really are normal in first tri. The hormones that are GOING UP, cause bad headaches. FWIW, I had a bad one yesterday!

Sending so many good thoughts to you for an awesome dating ultrasound. Keep us posted. (((Hugs)))

[caer]

I'm glad your anxiety is a little better sarahh.

Yay for a great ultrasound muskiefan!

I'm so sorry kaits8, that sounds horrible. I'm sending you so many good thoughts for your scan today. (((Hugs)))

I'm sorry you felt bad last night .!

[callmeKD]

hugs Fearsy. every time I have an appt coming up I tell myself that something is going to go wrong.

. - I love the Good Wife! I started re-watching again this summer from the beginning.

kaits8 - I hope you feel better.

muskiefan & renegadewhit - which Doppler do you have? I'm thinking about buying one.

[amacbaby]

@katis8 Good luck today! I hope it goes smoothly and you get to feel more at ease!

How far along are you? 7w4d

How are you doing Physically/Emotionally? Okay, I was a little nervous yesterday because I felt better but now I am tied to my saltines and my bbs hurt again. Counting down until next week when I get another U/S. I am so tired.

Any upcoming appointments or tests? Next week is my first apt with OB. I am supposed to be seeing the RE one more time but I have questions for my OB and would rather go see her so I have to cancel my RE appt.

Updates/Questions/Rants/Raves:

GTKY: What shows are you watching? Or, what books are you reading? I just started call the midwife which is cute. My wife refuses to watch it with me because she doesn't want to see any "bad outcomes" so I don't get to watch it much.

[glb30]

renegadewhit I think my anxiety is going to require that I purchase one of these.

[erinshelley21]

kaits8, fluctuation would have been a better word the nurse could have used. Fingers crossed for a great u/s today!

[kaits8]

Update: had my ultrasound and all looks good for now. HB 134, and I was right on with due date so it's sticking to 3/31. I'll try to figure out how to post a pic in the 1st appt thread a bit later! I'm still nervous but feeling slightly better for now

[callmeKD]

congrats kaits8!!

[ladytiffany24]

Yay! Great news kaits8!

[muskiefan]

Aug 9, 2016 9:04:35 GMT -5 renegadewhit said:

callmeKD, I have the Sonoline B Pocket Fetal Doppler, which was given to me by an awesome CAR grad. It works really well!

Same here

[callmeKD]

Aug 9, 2016 10:48:00 GMT -5 muskiefan said:

Aug 9, 2016 9:04:35 GMT -5 renegadewhit said:

callmeKD , I have the Sonoline B Pocket Fetal Doppler, which was given to me by an awesome CAR grad. It works really well!

Same here

where did you buy it? Amazon says it won't ship to the U.S. 

[doves654]

Do you mind adding me to the check in? I'm new to the group. We got our BFP after 3+ years of trying, two IUIs, two IVFs, two FETs and one loss. I'm thrilled to be here!

How far along are you? 6w4d

How are you doing Physically/Emotionally? Tired, but overall well. I'm feeling much better emotionally after our good u/s yesterday where our embryo measured right on track and we saw a 120 bpm heartbeat!

Any upcoming appointments or tests? 8 week u/s on 8/22

Updates/Questions/Rants/Raves:

GTKY: What shows are you watching? Or, what books are you reading? I'm watching tons of Olympics!

[doves654]

callmeKD, - spotting is so stressful! I'm so glad everything was ok. I hope your OB appt goes really well.
sms2524 - nice to see you over here too! I'm glad your u/s went well!
ladytiffany24 - we're on nearly the same timeline! I'm so glad your u/s went well yesterday!
mosdub we're on nearly the same timeline too! I hope your MS lets up soon!
caer aaaand we're on nearly the same timeline too. Haha! It's reassuring to have so many people right around the same timeline I'm on! I'm so sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I hope you feel better soon!
erinshelley21 RHO[insert city here] is my guilty pleasure. I hope the next two days fly by!
glb30 hi! I hope your u/s goes great!
renegadewhit I'm so glad your OB appt went well!
sarahh I hope the two weeks fly by for you!
muskiefan I'm so glad you had a reassuring u/s. FX things continue to go well.
kaits8 I am so sorry to hear about your awful headache. I hope you're feeling better and we have the same due date!
. hiiii! I am sorry to hear your sushi didn't set great with you!
Fearsy, I hope you feel much better soon
amacbaby I hope you start to feel better soon!

[caer]

Welcome doves654! I'm so sorry for everything you've been through. Wonderful news about your ultrasound. And I'm happy to have another end-of-the-monther around!

[kinipela7]

How far along are you? 8 weeks

How are you doing Physically/Emotionally? had a good appointment today and heard a strong hb at 162 so I'm breathing a little easier now. Next up: NT scan in a month! I will announce once that goes well!

Any upcoming appointments or tests? see above

Updates/Questions/Rants/Raves:

GTKY: What shows are you watching? Or, what books are you reading? DH and I are watching Orange is the new black but we just started season 3 and im totally losing interest!! So basically just watching the olympics now!

[kinipela7]

Also after the ultrasound went well the doctor was all like "I looked at your chart and remembered that we didn't have a happy ending last time so I was nervous to do this today" - which i thought was kind of funny but really it must suck for them to tell people all the time the bad news!

[glb30]

Update: Today's ultrasound went well! Baby is measuring right on track (7w4d) and the HB was nice and strong at 157. I feel better for today- it's amazing the nervousness NEVER goes away. If anything, I'm more scared bc I'm starting to get more attached to this pregnancy, and I feel like I have more to lose! Hope is a scary thing!

[callmeKD]

that's well said glb30! glad you had a great appointment.

[mosdub]

I'm having some feels. Thought you ladies would understand.

I have a tiny closet and I just scored a ton of excellent clothes from the thrift store that should do a good job of hiding my bloat/bump when school starts up in a few weeks. I decided to pull out my maternity clothes from storage and use the box to store summer dresses and clothes that I won't want to wear as I expand.

Un-boxing my old maternity clothes and switching them out made me feel like I was jinxing myself. I haven't even seen a heartbeat yet, should I really be putting away clothes I don't want to wear anymore and replace them with baggier options? I know there's no such thing as "jinxing" oneself, but I can't help but not remember how heartbreaking it was to pack up those maternity clothes last time. And how devastated I will be if I have to prematurely pack them up again.

Ugh. PGAL brain is a bitch sometimes.

[caer]

(((Hugs))) mosdub. I didn't make it to maternity clothes last time but I can definitely relate to the feeling of jinxing myself and avoiding things I think of as future triggers, if that makes sense. Like I hid my ultrasound picture because I figure I won't want to see it again if the 8 week ultrasound is bad like it was last time.

So I don't really have advice but I do get it and can offer the biggest (((hugs))). I think taking it a day - or moment - at a time and reminding ourselves we really can't jinx this will get us through. Sending love and light.

[callmeKD]

big hugs mosdub! I've felt the same way as you. I squeezed into my regular clothes until after the 8 week U/S. every day I feel a little more confident that this pregnancy will go okay, and then I take 2 steps back in thinking that I'm jinxing myself.

[mosdub]

caer that's a good way of saying it- seeing things as future triggers. I find myself doing it automatically ((hugs)) thank you

callmeKD it's hard to let yourself be happy! It's so scary knowing how it can all flip, but I suppose we will never regret letting ourselves enjoy this pregnancy, but could regret not doing so.

thanks for the support ladies

[madameovary]

Aug 9, 2016 20:48:52 GMT -5 kinipela7 said:

Also after the ultrasound went well the doctor was all like "I looked at your chart and remembered that we didn't have a happy ending last time so I was nervous to do this today" - which i thought was kind of funny but really it must suck for them to tell people all the time the bad news!

Same sentiment from the sonogram her at my appointment. She showed us the heartbeat first and then took measurements.


Also, ladytiffany24 we watched Mr robot last season and concluded after the last two episodes we must not be smart enough to watch. It got....weird.