2nd Trimester Check-In 10/17

[onesweetworld]

Week/Size of Baby:



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To Do's:



Rants/Raves/Randoms:



QOTW:  What are you most excited about?  What are you most nervous about? 

[mustloveerica]

Weeks/size: 14w6d, troll dolls

Symptoms: just cruising along with my symptomless pregnancy.

Appts: midwife appt tomorrow. It's been a month since I've had an appointment so I'm anxious to hear their heartbeats.

To dos: I think our glider is getting delivered this week. Other than that I need to start planning our sex reveal party.

RRR: nada

QOTW: this is tough actually. I've just wanted to be a mother for so long. I can't wait to have a baby or my own. I can't wait for that baby or babies to smile at me. I can't wait to see their personalities as they grow. I'm most nervous about the first few weeks. I don't handle sleep deprivation very well and I'm worried I will end up taking it out on DH.

[ellabee]

Week/Size of Baby:
26, a big gulp or a bowling pin.

Symptoms:
Getting kicked on the reg. A few BH here and there. Hunger. Always hungry.

Appts:
Belly check and GD test on Wed. Blech.

To Do's:
Transition DD to a real bed so we can prep the crib for LO2.0.
Make a mobile for over LO2.0's crib.
Start drinking raspberry leaf tea.
Start listening to my hypnobabies tracks.

Rants/Raves/Randoms:
I always think about eating healthier, but then I find myself in my old habits. I need to get back on the bandwagon for the rest of the pregnancy.

QOTW: What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about?
Excited about newborn snuggles. My PgAL brain is always worried about complications. My normal brain is nervous about DD being jealous.

[amandamh2]

Week/Size of Baby: 16 weeks, avocado

Symptoms: Movements are really getting going on, I have an active one! Belly is starting to pop out now.

Appts: This afternoon, looking forward to hearing the heartbeat again

To Do's: start working out now that it's getting cold and walks aren't happening as frequently

Rants/Raves/Randoms: can't think of anything

QOTW: I'm looking forward to meeting this LO and having newborn snuggles. Long term, I'm really excited for DS and this LO to grow up together and have a sibling to play with. I'm most nervous about handling the early newborn weeks while also trying to care for a toddler.

[daisylola11]

Week/Size of Baby: 20 weeks/ 10in banana

Symptoms: lots more kicking, and some back pain but overall good.

Appts: had a belly check today, all went great! A/s this Friday, so excited to see her moving!

To Do's: not much for now, have all the basics from DS might just need to strip cloth diapers and prep them. Also clean the used cosleeper we got.

Rants/Raves/Randoms: working on naming this kid is making me nuts since DH thinks we have all the time in the world 😒


QOTW: Most excited about getting newborn snuggles and seeing DS with his sister. I just want to see her little face, so curious to see what she will look and be like. Most nervous about caring tor two kids on my own since DH works out of town m-f

[onesweetworld]

Week/Size of Baby:14+2/Kiwi? Lemon? Who the hell knows

Symptoms: Not much. Just some RLP when I go from one position to another.

Appts: 10/25 with OB. 11/8 for elective 2D ultrasound and heartbeat recorded into a teddy bear.

Rants/Raves/Randoms:
My Results from my blood work last Monday came back!:
Your results are negative.
No chromosomal abnormalities detected in chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X or Y. This means there is a very low risk that your baby has a chromosome alteration, such as Turner syndrome, Down syndrome, trisomy 13 or trisomy 18.

To Do's: Lots! Right now we are getting things set for our sex reveal on Saturday.

I have not clicked on the sex yet.



QOTW: What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about?

I am most excited about having the baby here and being a mom. I am most nervous about the hospital experience. I don't do doctors or hospitals well and I know I have to give up all control.

[nic1231]

Week/Size of Baby:
15+5 / crayon boxes

Symptoms:
Occasional nausea in the morning again

Appts:
Just had one today, next is schedule for Nov 14th.

To Do's:
A little bit of everything. Waiting until we find out what the gender is to finish the room and start adding clothes

Rants/Raves/Randoms:
Doctor today was an ass about my weight. Don't plan on seeing him again. Currently, waiting, not very patiently, for the clinic to call to schedule my level 2 a/s

QOTW: What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about? Nervous about having two at once. This twin thing is making me a tad scared. I'm excited to have that newborn phase back. The cuddles, little wrinkles, that baby smell. It's been 8 years. I'm also excited to see my son become a big brother

[loves2shop4shoes]

Week/Size of Baby:

24w0d, pack of oreos/large zucchini/Atlantic puffin/Really depends on which App I'm asking...

Symptoms:

Phlegm like whoa which leads to morning dry heaving, kicking all the time, cramps/pain when I walk too far or too fast, shortness of breath when I talk for extended periods of time

Appts:

Regular OB check in on Wednesday

To Do's:

Plan Babymoon activities. (We're going to Seattle on Friday!) Paint nursery. (We've finally decided on a color. Glid.den Hei.rloom Pink.) Buy a crib/dresser for nursery.

Rants/Raves/Randoms:

I found the most adorable little hair bows and headbands for the baby this weekend at a craft fair. I can't wait to put little bows all over her. She's going to be so precious.

QOTW: What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about?

I'm most excited to watch my H with her. And when she gets big enough to giggle, watching him make her laugh. That warms my heart so much. I'm pretty nervous about labor itself, whether or not I'll get any sleep, how a baby will impact my marriage, and how I'll balance a career and a baby.

[silvermelody]

Week/Size of Baby: 26 weeks, butternut squash

Symptoms: HUNGRY. Starting to get some hip pain if I stand too long. Heartburn is starting to creep in if I lie down after eating.

Appts: 10/31 checkup and bloodwork. Waiting to see if I'll have one in between due to GD diagnosis (might be just a phone appointment)

To Do's: Pick a name. Clean up the car seat and fix the straps. Think about shower/sprinkle dates.

Rants/Raves/Randoms: Really bummed about having GD again but not surprised. My mom is driving me crazy with her anxieties about this pregnancy. She's an RN and so far she has diagnosed me with carpal tunnel and anemia over the phone (I have neither). Now she's pushing me to look up some study that says women with GD shouldn't go beyond 36 weeks gestation. Mom, stop. You work with hearts, not babies. Let my OB handle this.

QOTW: What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about?
Excited to have a daughter because I wanted one so badly and this is our last baby.

Nervous about finding childcare for DS during delivery, the first 2-3 weeks of life with a newborn, and how DS is going to handle being a big brother.

[wildflower810]

Week/Size of Baby:
21+5 today. No idea on the size. My belly is big and I'm uncomfortable, how's that?

Symptoms:
Nausea is back, damn it. My mouth tastes like my teeth are rotting out. Contractions are becoming more noticeable. I'm kinda over this being pregnant thing already.

Appts:
First week of Nov. Just chugging along at every 4 weeks. My midwife doesn't do the glucose drink, so I get to skip that again! She does a blood draw at 12 and 28 weeks and runs hemoglobin A1C numbers instead. Much more accurate and much less gross.

To Do's:
Potty train DS so baby can have the cloth diapers! Also talk to the in-laws about potentially buying their car if they are selling it. Other than that, there isn't any big to dos for baby at this point. Poor second kid.

Rants/Raves/Randoms:
Naming this kid is hard! We have an idea for a first name, and I think I have a middle name I like... but it's H's cousin's middle name as well. Trying to decide if that's a close enough relation to not want to use the name.

QOTW: What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about?
Watching DS be a big brother.
Watching DS be a big brother! Managing the sleep deprivation with an energetic toddler.

[Evelyn3]

Week/Size of Baby: 24w3d

Symptoms: feeling pretty good, save for some ligament pain over the weekend

Appts: glucose test on the 28

To Do's: everything! Or so it feels like.

Rants/Raves/Randoms: not too much, just excited to finish painting the nursery this week!

QOTW: What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about?
I think I'm most excited to just meet him
I'm nervous about sleep deprivation, I don't handle it well.... so we'll see.

[cosmicav]

Week/Size of Baby: 21 weeks tomorrow!

Symptoms: Apart from my pelvis occasionally feeling like it wants to split apart (which is hell on wheels), I feel pretty good! For now, it's the honeymoon stage of pregnancy for sure.

Appts: Weekly hormone butt shots are happening, but the next official appointment is in early November.

To Do's: Ahhhhh

Rants/Raves/Randoms: I could use a vacation.

QOTW: What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about?
I am SO excited to see LO be a big brother. I think he is going to be the sweetest big brother ever. He loves to cuddle himself on my bump and hugs it and rests his head on it, and I can't help but think that he just loves his little sibling so much already and here I go crying again.

I am also SO excited to find out whether this baby is a boy or a girl!! #teamgreen

I am nervous about 2u2, and about figuring out logistics on childcare while in labor. We haven't left LO overnight with anyone before yet, and I'm anxious about it.

[mikaela20]

Week/Size of Baby: 20 weeks, 1 day/ banana

Symptoms: RLP and sometimes pain under my ribs. Also lightning crotch. Hate it.

Appts: next Friday for a redo of my a/s. I hope my baby cooperates this time.

To Do's: pack and move into our new home by end of Nov! I'm so excited. Once that happens, then so much left to do for baby.

Rants/Raves/Randoms: We found out last we that we are team blue! And I was finally comfortable to make our pregnancy fb public. Feels good to not have to keep it a secret.


QOTW: What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about? I'm excited about holding my newborn and cuddling with him.im nervous that I will feel overwhelmed becuase I don't know anything about babies. I've never even changed a diaper before. I have to practice on some stuffed bears one day.

[moutonrouge]

Week/Size of Baby: 20w/Pint of Root Beer

Symptoms: RLP has gotten real. I also have had a couple days where my stomach aches toward the end of the day; I think this is because my abdomen is more full by the evening and my skin isn't stretching as much as it once was.

Appts: A/S tomorrow, next MW appt isn't until Nov 2nd.

To Do's: Register, Find a birth/baby care class and sign up

Rants/Raves/Randoms: I'm really over my job right now.

QOTW: What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about? I'm excited about nesting-type things - setting things up, reorganizing the stuff we already have and new things for baby. I'm nervous that I'll suck at this, and I'm already nervous about going back to work (ridiculous, I know) because I worry I will regret it.