October 3 Check In

[moutonrouge]

EDD: 3/7

Weeks/Baby's Size: 17w6d/Large order of fries (tomorrow is tall Frappuccino with whipped cream)

Appointment plans/results: Had a regular check-up on Friday that went well. Baby's hb sounded good and was a lot easier to find this time. Next appt is my a/s on the 19th.

How ya feeling: Having a cold while pregnant is the worst. I'm also realizing that although I am not throwing up regularly anymore, my motion sickness and gag reflex are more sensitive still. I'm guessing that's just going to be how it is for the duration.

Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)? I like the idea of an alphabet-themed nursery. I've seen a lot that have letter gallery walls, but our space is smaller and I think that will look cluttered. I like this idea - our walls are already grey and maybe I could find decals of letter shapes in a bright color and white.

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Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year? Last year I dressed up as a video game character with my dog - I think we looked good. This year I will probably be a skeleton. Maybe the dog will be one, too DH isn't very into Halloween - he'll probably try to come up with something the day/night of and it will be obscure and weird.

[ladytiffany24]

EDD: 3/30


Weeks/Baby's Size: 14W4d


Appointment plans/results: Next Tuesday, 10/11. I'm really hoping doc will put in the order for my A/S so I can get that on the calendar.


How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice)
Still feeling a little more human, although I had a weird day with 1 random bout of nausea on Saturday. I'm feeling better overall though and am hoping that's a good sign. I've felt a couple of small flutters over the past couple of days too which is fun.


Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)? Nada.


Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year?
I am super boring when it comes to Halloween. It's just not my thing. I'll probably find some silly pregnancy Halloween shirt to wear this year.

[cosmicav]

EDD: 02-28-17

Weeks/Baby's Size: 19 weeks tomorrow! Can't even believe this shit

Appointment plans/results: My anatomy scan is NEXT WEDNESDAY!! Shit is getting real. I am almost halfway there!! Also hormone shots every week *song plays in the distance: shots shots shots errybody!!**

How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice) I feel like garbage but it's just because I have a cold. I am feeling more regular movement and that is really cool

Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year? When I was about 13, I dressed up as the Scarlet Witch from X-men--a precursor to my brief stint with cosplaying, lol. I will probably dress up this year since at my work, they hound you if you don't. Idk what to do yet. It will have to be bump friendly because this kid is out of control lol.

[obi]

EDD: 3/10


Weeks/Baby's Size: 17w3d pomegranate


Appointment plans/results: saw endocrinologist today. Ob on Friday.


How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice)
Meh, alright. Lots of heartburn by the end of the day.

Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)?
Nothing new right now. If I take a bump pic I will come back and add it here.

Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year?
As a kid I always dressed up as a hippy in my moms old clothes. Nearly every year was the same.
I havent dressed up since I was a kid so no plans.

[Deleted]

EDD:3/8


Weeks/Baby's Size: 18 weeks on Wednesday!


Appointment plans/results: My a/s is next Thursday!


How ya feeling: I'm getting random headaches but other than that it's easy sailing.


Any pics? I made a silly collage because I was dressed UP NOT unfortunately a date the other night. 




Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year?

My favorite ever was my Harley Quinn costume for a college party. I actually won a prize! I probably won't dress up this year.

[Quinstar]

EDD: March 7th

Weeks/Baby's Size: 17+6/Pomegranate

Appointment plans/results: Oct. 17th, just two weeks until the anatomy scan.

How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice) Frazzled, but that's no so much pregnancy related. As far as that goes, I have extremely painful gas.

Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)? no

Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year? None plans so far. My mom used to make our Halloween costumes when we were kids. Of course it was always about 40 degrees and snowing on Halloween so we had to be something warm.

Thought I'd check in today, I know I've been absent a while. My grandma passed away and we went out of state for a week for the funeral. We're also trying to get wheat drilled, and I have to come up with a financial plan for our loan officer, since we're further in debt than we've ever been and still going deeper. I haven't done much but stress about stuff lately, add to that my mom trying to buy a whole farm 20 minutes from us, with no idea how to run it and asking us questions every day, including coming up with a financial plan for them as well.

Anyways. I have been lurking, and trying to follow everyone along the way. Our loan appointment is in a couple days so after that stress is over, life will sort of get back to normal for us. I'm so sorry I've been absent.

[obi]

Im sorry for all the stress Quinstar. I feel like I can relate to a lot of it right now and haven't been around much either.
I hope your appointment goes well and life begins to feel normal again soon.

[mosdub]

Haven't checked in on M17 in a while, so here I go!

EDD: 4/1/17 based on LMP, 3/30/17 based on FF

Weeks/Baby's Size: 14 weeks 2 days, troll doll

Appointment plans/results: 2 weeks from today! I'll have an U/S

How ya feeling: I've been fascinated with how fast baby grows and found this cool size thing (the first link is a silhouette of a fetus compared to a hand, the 2nd link has MODELS of fetus' in a model hand, just a heads up because they look real but they aren't!): spacefem.com/pregnant/howbig/ and brooksidepress.org/ob_newborn_care_1/?page_id=232 I think all the other comparisons are fun but so vague. How was I a peach 2 weeks ago but a lemon now? Lemons and peaches vary so much in size it's always a mystery, so I like these clear-cut comparisons.


Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)? I'll share on HDBD. No crafty things yet. I'm waiting for this ultrasound to really let myself begin any project.


Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year? I was an amazing sugar skull one year - I even put jewels around my eye sockets. I kind of want to do it again it was such fun make-up!

[Deleted]

EDD:
 March 23rd

Weeks/Baby's Size:
15w4d, avocado or cinnamon bun

Appointment plans/results:
Still another week till NP appointment, gah! 
(Originally I said u/s, that's even further away  )


How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice)
Moody/emotional/sensitive whatever you want to call it. Not a fan of the mood swings TBH.
ETA: Oh Friday I nearly passed out, I couldn't see properly for nearly a minute & was dizzy for a good while. Apparently having LBP, having a warm shower and delaying breakfast until after said shower = fainting. So grateful that I didn't faint since I was home alone, but it's just another reason to be cautious.


Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year? I'm one of those people who doesn't really like Hallowe'en. The last 'costume' I wore for Hallowe'en was I wore a necklace which said "Shhh" and said I was dressed as a mean librarian -- for context, I worked in a library (and still do).

[mosdub]

Oct 3, 2016 16:02:59 GMT -5 @amc25 said:

mosdub I got tired of the fruit and veggie comparisons so now I'm just going by the size estimates my pregnancy apps are giving. 4oz and 7" from head to toe is much easier for me to visualize than "dill pickle."

EXACTLY.  

[mosdub]

Oct 3, 2016 16:02:59 GMT -5 @amc25 said:

mosdub I got tired of the fruit and veggie comparisons so now I'm just going by the size estimates my pregnancy apps are giving. 4oz and 7" from head to toe is much easier for me to visualize than "dill pickle."

I like concrete things like "a lego person" or "as long as a hershey bar".  Fruits/veggies are too ambiguous. 
 

(FFMC whenever I use the word ambiguous I always think of the ambiguously gay duo from old SNL days)

[mosdub]

@ordinaryamy Ah! Glad you're okay! I actually told a coworker my news today (I'm still in the closet with this pregnancy) because I'm taking kids on a field trip and thought in the even of anything happening (like fainting or god forbid an accident) another person should know I'm pregnant that's also on the trip.

[mosdub]

Quinstar, I'm so sorry it seems like everything is pouring right now, I hope things start to calm down for you soon. Sorry for your loss

[jnow]

Quinstar I'm so sorry

[jnow]

EDD:

3/30

Weeks/Baby's Size:

15.5

Appointment plans/results:

Normal stuff. Everything looking good.

How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice)

Well I didn't puke today. But every time I feel ok, I try to do something and can't. So that's cool.

Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)?

We are redoing our office to make it an office/guest room so the guest room can become the second nursery. No plans though, painting for now.

Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year?

My mom made me a present one year. It was a huge cardboard box wrapped up. It was awesome.

[bookish]

EDD: 3/31
Weeks: 14 + 3
Appointment Plans: I had an appt last Friday...nothing for another two weeks of so.

Feeling: I have been spotting since last Tuesday. I known it is just because of previa, but it still has me totally freaked out.

No pics because I haven't figure out how to do that yet!

GTKY: I was Miss America three years in a row as a kid. I'm going as a taco this year because I have three costumes I rotate and that's what is up in the rotation this year.

[bookish]

Quinstar Sorry for your loss. We'll still be here when you have time to jump back in :-)

[daisylola11]

EDD: 3/6

Weeks/Baby's Size: 18 weeks/5.6in croissant

Appointment plans/results: MW appt on the 17th and a/s the 21st!!


How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice)
Feeling good, loving the movements it's definitely increasing and still surprises me baby is so low when my belly is big all over haha

Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)?
Pic on hdbp but I'll AW my other "baby" the weather was perfect and we did his annual pumpkin pic!

Poof

Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year?
I like dressing up but mostly the festivities! I think my favorite was I dream of genie when I was younger haha

Eta I'll poof pic later on

[elsmom]

EDD: 3/21

Weeks/Baby's Size: 16 weeks tomorrow

Appointment plans: Appointment Wednesday, should be able to schedule A/S after that

How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice) More movement has been fun. I had a crazy "pop" feeling getting up from a semi-reclined position on the couch the other night. Not painful at all but really unsettling. I did lots of googling and looks like it's just a weird thing that happens? Floating rib maybe?

Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)? Nope

Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year? No plans for this year, DD will probably be a lion because she has the most hilarious "roar". My favorite costume ever was years ago when DH and I went as Jon and Kate +8 (he's 1/2 Chinese and I'm white so people often compared us). I got a wig and slapped on an annoyed face and we carried around lots of baby dolls.

[elsmom]

Quinstar I'm so sorry for your loss and all the stress. Hope things get easier soon.

[elsmom]

corinne you may have said this before but are you in Seattle? I'm assuming from your boy nursery theme I'm in Seattle, but a pretty recent transplant.

[britab]

Weeks/Baby's Size: 17 weeks Xbox controller


Appointment plans/results: Find out sex on Oct.20


How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice)

Still some diarrhea, heartburn, sore throat and hair loss. Craving iced tea.

Need to take a bump pic (poor 2nd kid)


Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)?
Trying to sort through maternity clothes. A lot are too big.

Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year?

My mom made me a Pocahontas dress one year and I loved it.

Ordered a pregnancy skeleton shirt. Excited to finally announce our pregnancy. We've just been lazy about it.

[meggypoo1]

EDD: 3/28

Weeks/Baby's Size: 15 weeks today - yellow canary

Appointment plans/results: OB on 22nd and 3rd is our Anatomy Scan

How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice)
Heartburn is acting up, I feel like have popped so much sooner this time, and I feel like I am gaining a lot of weight already

Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)? Nope


Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year? I don't remember my favorite costume.. maybe a green M&M? I don't plan to dress up but Clara is being a lion because it's her favorite animal and we are bringing her to boo at the zoo! I am excited for that. Plus daycare will have a party.

[jnow]

Haha just kidding I'm only 14.5 weeks.

Wow

[erinshelley21]

EDD: 3/21


Weeks/Baby's Size: 16 weeks today / avocado


Appointment plans/results: ultrasound and appointment on 10/27!!


How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice): I threw up as a result of coughing/gagging again yesterday morning. I have been so tired. I went to bed at 7 on Friday. Still fighting with my progesterone injection issue. I think the mess is almost figured out, just have to see what the damage is financially.


Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)? No pics.


Bonus GTKY: My senior year of HS a group of friends and I went as dominoes. It was a lot of fun! We did the whole falling over bit too.

[kristhegirl]

17 weeks here! Anatomy scan finally scheduled for the 19th. Oh! And we found out yesterday husband is NOT a carrier for any of the things they tested, so yay!

I'm feeling great. I can even sometimes pull an all-dayer!

Oh gosh, no pics. Poor second child already.

One year I worked a school festival with friends, all as Spice Girls, and was Ginger Spice. Electric blue mini, red fishnets, union jack tank top, bright red wig, gigantic platforms. It was great.

This year, I don't know. Something fun with the baby and the bump!

[kaits8]

EDD: 3/31


Weeks/Baby's Size: 14w4d


Appointment plans/results: next regular appt Thursday, hopefully schedule the AS for late Oct/early Nov.


How ya feeling: (Symptoms, cravings, rants, raves, baby names, interesting articles, good buys, other advice) Feeling generally not pregnant, which I will take for as long as it lasts!


Any pics (u/s, bump, nursery ideas, craft projects, etc)? nope. A friend that is due 3 weeks before me sent an 18w bump pic last night so I sent one back, but I just look a bit fat.


Bonus GTKY: What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Do you have plans to dress up this year? I've never been big on the costume thing. Love everything else Halloween, just too shy to enjoy dressing up. No plans to dress up this year; H works trick or treating night, and the hours fall right during/after bedtime, so I may go to my parents, where they get very few trick or treaters, to avoid DD being woken up repeatedly.