*** 2nd trimester check-in 02/16 *** - Need New Leader!!

[sunshinedaisies]

Happy Monday to everyone! This is a weekly check-in for PAIF members in their second trimester. Feel free to join at 14 weeks and we will bid you an excited farewell on your way to 3rd tri after 27 weeks.

If there are any newcomers that would like to be added to the list, post below and include:

- EDD (and team if you know - or team green if you aren't finding out)
- How far along you are
- Any appointments or other updates?

QOTW: WE NEED A NEW CHECK-IN LEADER as this is my last week!! Any volunteers??

Okay, okay: that’s not the real QOTW, just wanted to get your attention! How did you and your other half meet? Tell us your story!!


***LAST WEEK!!!***
lolasky - May 15 (boy) – Yay!! My labor buddy!! (I am so excited about this!) Um…so ironically right after I read your post, I woke up the next morning with a Charlie horse in my calf too!! It was horrible, you have my utmost sympathy! But I’m convinced it only happened because I read your post
sunshinedaisies - May 16 (boy) – that’s me! Almost to third tri!! YAY!!
Aimothy – May 17 (boy) – welcome to the dark side!!! Are you still having pains or have they subsided now? That’s not fun either way!

MAY
hollberry – May 21 (boy) – Good to hear from you! How did the family reunion go – and more importantly, how was it getting your sweet dog at the end from the kennel? Just one more week in 2nd tri – see you soon in 3rd tri!!
viola - May 25 (team green) – How did your appointment go last week? Did you get any news on why your hair has been falling out? That’s so odd.
ky29 - May 28 (boy) – Didn’t see you check in last week, any updates??
IFinTN - May 31 (boy) – Your shower is Mar. 21??? Mine is the 22!!! What a fun weekend! Any other news/appointments going on?
sweetpotato123 - May 31 (b/b twins) – Haven’t seen an update from you in a while, how are things going?

JUNE
turquoisequeen - June 3 (boy) – Yay to see an update! I hope you are feeling loads better! Any appointments coming up?
daydreamernyc – June 8 (girl) – Happy V-Day to you today!! Any updates? I hope your weekly scans continue to show nothing to report to us!
bears1011 - June 10 (girl) – Happy V-day this week!! Good to hear from you! Sorry you were sick but feeling better. How did your appointments go last week? Also, I totally go through growth spurts with the belly too – it seems to happen every 3 weeks or so overnight!
sunnyb - June 11 (twins – Team Green) – Happy V-day this week!! Ugh, sorry to hear you were still feeling down – did you figure out what’s going on? GL at your scan this week!!
purpledaisy923 - June 12 (b/g twins) – Happy V-day this week!! Eek, that’s so cute that your LOs were spooning!! Glad to hear all is well – and no worries about the swelling, I can’t wear my real wedding rings either! I also have a cheap fake one I wear.
@jimbobcooter - June 14 (boy) – Happy V-day this weekend! Sorry to hear you are still struggling with nausea. I also feel like time slowed down mid-2nd tri, I hope it speeds up again soon!! Do you have an appointment this week??
jessimi06 - June 16 (b/g twins) – One week to go until V-day! You got this! How did the visit with your mom go? Comfort food – always so great! How did your appointment go last week?
hbanana18 - June 18 (girl) – Oh how is prenatal yoga? I’m not that flexible and I’m scared of bending the wrong way and hurting him/me. Any other updates?
beachbum913 - June 19 (boy) – Congrats on no more bed rest! What great news!! How’s it feel to be back to “normal?”
erbear – June 24 (girl) – Do you have your follow up AS this week? GL!!

JULY
katemonster - July 7 (team green) – GL on your AS today!!! Stay strong and stay green!! (So much respect, but how do you do this??). Did you get it sealed just in case you guys change your mind?
julie216 – July 20 (twins) – GL on all of your upcoming appointments, especially your AS next Monday! I will have to come lurk to see how it goes!
chicory - July 21 (twins – Boy/Boy) - Welcome!
cwuredhot – July 26 (??) – Didn’t see an update last week, how are things going?
nutmeg8484 – July 28 (??) – Glad your appointment went well last week! I will have to check back in at the beginning of March to see if you are team pink or blue! GL on your u/s (many weeks in advance)! Also, I feel somewhat bad for you guys in the NE – aren’t you supposed to get hit by more snow?

AUGUST
runcici – August 4 (??) – welcome to second tri!! So happy to see you here! GL on your scan tomorrow, hopefully you get great news (no more jellies!!) and maybe you can tell us your team???
notelsie – August 5 (??) – Glad to hear you are feeling good! You have so much going on right now! How did your elective u/s go? Do you have a team now?? GL at your appointment this week and that the blood work comes back looking good and on your GTT!
lebradford – August 5 (??) – Welcome to second tri!! When is your elective u/s? It should be coming up, hopefully you will get to find out the baby’s sex!!

[notelsie]

sunshinedaisies, congrats on your last week of 2nd tri! I would volunteer, but I'm really not on as much as I'd like to be

My glucose test, more blood work, and elective u/s are this Friday! I can't wait!! Hopefully munchkin shows us the goods, and I really hope the sex is obvious I'll be 16w2d.


QOTW: WE NEED A NEW CHECK-IN LEADER as this is my last week!! Any volunteers??

Okay, okay: that’s not the real QOTW, just wanted to get your attention! How did you and your other half meet? Tell us your story!!

We actually lived down the street from each other, and played together as kids. I ended up moving out of state, and we lost touch for about 7 years. We ended up reconnecting on facebook, and about a year later we started dating long distance (thank goodness that is over!)

[jessimi06]

Thanks for the check in @sunshinedaises and congrats on moving to third tri!

Congrats to our other grads as well!

beachbum913 yay for no more bed rest!

notelsie have fun at your u/s!

AFM- I ate more last week when my mom was here than I have in a long time . Our mfm appt went well- baby a is now 1 lb 3 oz and baby b is 1 lb 4 oz. They're watching baby a closely since he has a single umbilical artery (SUA), so they looked at his heart again as well (SUA is linked to heart defects/diseases). They couldn't get 'definitive' pics during last week's appt, so we have a fetal echocardiogram sched with a cardiologist in two weeks. I'm just hoping they're being overly cautious and everything turns out well! The previa and clot are still there, but that's to be expected.

QOTW- we met online through some mutual friends

[hollberry]

OMG, I can't I am almost to 3rd tri, and wow it feels like it is going by so fast! Family reunion was fun but damn I feel the need to eat vegetables for the next week. We decided to come back a day early because of the storm which means I got to pick up my pup early. We have been snuggling all morning.
runcici, notelsie and lebradford, welcome to 2nd tri.
viola, I thought my hair was falling out too but it turned out to be breaking off not coming out from the root
sunshinedaisies, see ya in a week for 3rd tri and thank you again for being an awesome check-in leader

[Deleted]

Congrats sunshinedaisies, and the others, for moving on to the third tri. And thanks for the great job on the check ins.

I can't believe I'm 3-4 weeks away from moving on. On one hand I need time to slow down so I can get everything done. On the other I'm starting to feel over being tired, sick, and uncomfortable so I'd like to be done. Still barfing daily. Pretty sure I can just settle into accepting that as a fact of life until I deliver, based on my first pregnancy. And the past few days I have been beyond exhausted and can barely do anything. I'd better not be entering the third tri exhaustion early. I've only had a 7-8 week reprieve. On better notes, little ninja is super active all the time and I'm loving it. And yesterday a friend gave us three more huge trash bags full of 3m-12m clothes. This is in addition to the three bags of 12m-2T she had already given us. I am quite serious that we will not have to buy clothes for this kid for two years. I am just overwhelmed by her generosity... and the amount of clothes I need to sort, hang, fold, and put away.

Oops!  forgot QOTW:  Our story is long and spans 15 years, but the short version is that we originally met when my roommate and I went out to play pool one night.   All the tables were full  so we put quarters down on one to get in line for it.   DH and his friend were playing on that table and he came over and asked me if we wanted to play doubles.  That was 1997.  Followed by three years of dating, three years of pretending to be just friends, and then nine years of losing touch.   Then three years ago we reconnected n FB and picked up right where we left off and got it right this time. 

[lolasky]

Aw, you've been an amazing check-in leader sunshinedaisies! I'm thrilled to be moving on to third tri with you! (Though I'm sorry that I might have induced a horrible morning leg cramp in you! Flexing--even if forced by you or someone else--helps!)

But, wait, seriously, THIRD TRI!?! I am so excited--and I wouldn't be able to believe it if it weren't for the tell-tale signs I'm noticing: huge baby+bloat belly, constipation (TMI… I think I have some hemorrhoids… ), heartburn, discomfort in all positions, whether sitting or standing. I'm happy to report that I passed my 1-hour glucose test, and I'm really excited to be going on a very short babymoon this weekend (where I will sport this sexxxy swimsuit . Plus, DH and I finally sat down and put together a registry!

QOTW: How did you and your other half meet? Tell us your story!!!
We met 12 years ago--at an orientation for a terrible job we both signed up for as undergrads. We started dating shortly afterward, and we've been together ever since

[beachbum913]

@sunshinedaises, lolasky, Aimothy -congrats on moving to 3rd tri! How exciting!

notelsie GL on Friday! Hope LO cooperates!

jessimi06 FX they're just being overly cautious and hope everything turns out well.

hollberry Glad you got to pick up your pup a day early! It can be tough being separated from your fur babies.

@jimbobcooter I'm SO sorry you're still getting sick. That's just not fair.


AFM - nothing new here except that being off bedrest is exhausting! Since my brother (finally) moved out recently, we've been able to start rearranging the house to empty out the room that will be the nursery, so that's exciting. DH and his dad have also decide they're knocking down the wall between the kitchen and dining room this weekend, so I hope that goes well.

QOTW: I'm mobile 99.5 percent of the time. I would make an awful check in leader.

QOTW 2: we met when I was in college. A friend of mine decided to set me up on a blind date with someone she knew from HS. Unfortunately for that guy, DH showed up to the gathering before he did, and we totally hit it off. The other guy was his best friend, so he talked to him and made sure he was ok with it, and the 3 of us still laugh about it. DH's best friend and I have nothing in common and we cannot figure out why the girl thought to ever set us up.

[sunnyb]

Thanks so much sunshinedaisies ! You've done an amazing job. Congrats on moving on up! I think it was just a cold!
Not V-day for me yet. My EDD is based off of 38 weeks.
Looking forward to my scan on Thursday! Hopefully the babies are looking great. I'm also curious about my placentas and my cervix!
I think we are scheduling the C-section (for 38 weeks, G-dwilling) at this appointment which is cool!
Not too much else going on! Feeling a bunch of movement from Baby A and finally feeling Baby B a bit!

[sunshinedaisies]

sunnyb, that's tricky!! I've been going off of EDDs, but you will be there soon!!

AHHH!!! I can't believe I am actually at the end of 2nd tri! I feel like this has been so much longer than first tri, although it's been less stressful and easier to manage. I just can't believe I am finally here!

Not much is new, I go home this weekend for a quick visit with DH and my lovely dog, so excited to see them. We will be spending the entire weekend packing up our house for our move in just over a month. I'm feeling good, although I am now exhausted all of the time again - I guess there goes my 2nd tri burst of energy. I never heard anything about my GTT so I am assuming that is good news??

QOTW: We met in college - I was dating someone else and barely realized MH existed. We had a mutual friend that we both kept in touch with after college and I met them both for dinner a year after he graduated. DH was still not on my radar - I totally thought we were just friends, but eventually I wised up (after much persistence on his part, he finally broke through my complete lack of awareness that he liked me - I was really really dense at the time). Been together for 9 years now and it's been amazing even through all of the obstacles we've faced.

[purpledaisy923]

I am 23w3d today. My next OB appointment is next Monday.

I have been taking baby bump photos since I found out I was pregnant, but I haven't shared them with anyone until yesterday. I had a few friends and family members bugging me on facebook to post a bump pic, so I shared my 23 weeks photo. Totally regret it. My facebook has been blowing up for the past 18 hours and it's annoying lol. I don't like being the center of attention, so all of the "OMG, look at that beautiful baby bump!!" comments are just too much for me. I guess I'm not very good at taking compliments.

QOTW: We met almost 8 years ago on a cheesy dating website. We spent our first year dating long-distance because I went to college out of town. I transferred my second year to be closer to him. Best decision ever. I am so lucky to have such an amazing DH.

[cwuredhot]

- How far along you are - 17w1d here.
- Any appointments or other updates? I have an appointment tomorrow and hopefully schedule anatomy scan for March.


How did you and your other half meet? Tell us your story!! Met when I was in college. He was a local of the town and we both work night jobs. I was a waitress and he worked at a local bar in which him and all his coworkers would come eat after closing the bar. We went on a date and here 12 years later we are married for 7 years with baby #2 on the way.

[chicory]

Coming on over from "the other place." Can I be added? My avatar, SN and siggy (if it shows up right) are the same as from the other place so if you knew me from over there, I should be recognizable here.

I'll be 18 weeks tomorrow with twin boys from IVF. I'm doing well, except I have this weird new pain under my right rib cage. Way too high to be uterus/growing pains in my mind. I'm a little worried it could be gall bladder, though I have no history of issues. It's been getting pretty uncomfortable, so I have a message in to my OB. Otherwise, just sitting around waiting for our A/S on 3/3. I got a boatload of maternity clothes from a friend and a cousin, so am excited to go through that stuff.

QOTW: we met in college at a Relay for Life event. He was playing guitar with a group of people, some of which were mutual friends. I recognized a song he played and we chit-chatted about the artist. He followed me around for much of the rest of the night and we had a great time hanging out, but he never asked for my number. A few weeks later, I stalked him on our online campus directory, called him up, and asked him on a dinner "date" to the campus dining hall. From then on, he acted like a proper gentleman...I guess he just needed me to make that first move!

[bears1011]

Hey girls! Thanks for the checkin sunshinedaisies and yay for moving on to 3rd Tri! 

Had my fetal echo last week and baby girl's heart looks normal, no concerns! Thursday will be 24 weeks, so excited to reach V-day! started the nursery and finished registering. I love my belly, I find myself rubbing it all the time lol. 

Hope everyone has a good week! 

[katemonster]

Hello and congrats to our grads! sunshinedaisies, you were an awesome leader. I'm hesitant to run the check-in since I am on an iPad.

A/S was today, and baby is looking healthy and cute! I let DH decide about the sex and he wants to be team green until the end. He's really excited about it, which makes me happy. I do really think it's a girl though. Now that we got good news, I'm ready to register!

QOTW: college - he was a senior, I was a sophomore. I went to a party at his house, and he followed me around all night. We did tequila shots, and he walked me back to my dorm room. The next morning I imagined what our children would look like...and here we are 10+ years later!

[nutmeg8484]

sunshinedaisies Thank you so much for being an awesome check in leader! I could possibly take over, but I have never run a check in before, so if anyone else is interested they are more than welcome to it.
There is so much snow around here it is beginning to look like it won't melt until this baby comes in July! DH has been great about it's removal though. The only downside is that the dog is going a little stir crazy because he A) hates the snow B) absolutely hates being cold and C) we live in MA and it is currently really cold and really snowy. Poor thing. I think he is also realizing something is different but doesn't know what is going on so that has him acting out even more.

Anyway, I will be 17 weeks tomorrow and it is only 2 1/2 weeks 'till A/S so I'm super excited. been feeling pretty okay too and I have gotten a little bit of energy back finally.

QOTW: We met in the most boring way possible, through friends, and there isn't really any more to the story than that. 8 years later and here we are.

[Aimothy]

sunshinedaisies, lolasky, I can't believe we are moving on to 3rd tri!

I feel like 2nd tri went much faster than the first trimester. Maybe that was because I wasn't stressed every single day about whether or not we were going to lose the babies, and then whether we'd lose the remaining babe. It is unreal to me that I am pregnant, let alone in the 3rd trimester of a pregancy.

The pain has unfortunately not gone away, but it hasn't gotten as bad as it did the night we went to the hospital. I have no idea what's causing it, but it helps to know that they've ruled out kidney issues. He's still kicking up a storm, so I worry less about him. I think some of it might be/have been anxiety related. I think I'm holding on to more PAIF/infertility feelings than I sometimes want to let on to myself. I have found that a combo of a shiatsu massage chair, heating pad and Tylenol make it the most tolerable. He does seem to be favoring that side of my body, so I think I might just be compensating for the added weight/kicking on that side? Who knows. But if this is the worst I have to deal with, I'll take it.


Oops: I always forget the QOTW!  We actually met through Match.com.  His profile came through my email as a potential match, but I skipped right over him because he was 8 years older than I. At the time, 33 seemed "ancient." Ha.  One weekend I was bored and cleaning out my emails and happened to look at the profiles closer. I found out he was a letter carrier for the USPS and his salary range was listed as $50,000-75,000. I had NO idea mailmen made that much money, so I sent him a message that said, "You deliver mail and make $50,000 a year? I'm in the wrong profession!"  We started chatting back and forth after that, had our first date about 3 weeks later, and I moved in 4 months later.   And he can't ever complain that I'm a gold digger, because he knew that from our very first interaction!

[turquoisequeen]

@sunshinedaisies000‌ thanks for the check in. You've done such an amazing job! Congrats to all moving on to 3rd tri!

Just got back from a wonderful girls weekend in sunny Phoenix! 24w5d and feeling him move every day! We have a MFM appt tomorrow to take a better look at baby's heart and face since he wasn't as cooperative last time. Hoping everything looks good!

I wouldn't mind doing the check in but it would only be for 2 weeks until I move to 3rd tri so not sure that's very helpful. Hopefully someone else will volunteer.

QOTW: DH and I met at the beginning of our senior yr of college at an event on campus and have been together ever since

[hbanana18]

Congrats to all those moving on to 3rd tri, @sunshinedaises you have done an awesome job. If I wasn't always on mobile, I wouldn't mind taking over but I don't think it would work well.

Prenatal yoga is amazing. There are woman ranging 20-36 weeks in my group. At the beginning of every class, the instructor checks to see how we are feeling and gives us ways to modify to work better for our bodies. Prenatal yoga isn't as strict as other practices and they understand everyone won't be comfortable doing every position. There is also meditation and affirmation which I am hoping to use during labor.

Today was sucky. I was going to work and a lady ran a red light and t-boned my car. Just about 6 weeks ago I got rear ended at the same light! Insane. Unfortunately, this time was a lot worse. I went to hospital because I had some neck/shoulder pain and wanted to check on the baby. Luckily, she is fine. They told me be extra observant the next 24 hrs so I am trying to do that without over-analyzing every twitch and cramp. I am *very* grateful to walk away just sore but already stressing about dealing with the aftermath. My car is totaled. It was paid off and ran great. There is no way I'll be able to buy something comparable with what insurance will probably pay out. I just hate it. We really don't want another payment. We aren't sure what we are going to do. Not to mention, I was taken away before the police finished and I don't know for certain what she told them or if she was ticketed. There was someone behind me but they didn't stop, and I am just paranoid with no witnesses that it will be a battle. Not to mention, the one paper the cop gave me with ER name & insurance info wasn't even legible. I will have to call tomorrow to get confirmation on it to give to my insurance company. I am moving past the initial shock phase to angry. Sorry for the super long post.

QOTW - MH and I had worked together. It was immediate attraction but he was newly divorced. I was in a relationship. I thought he was too old(8 yrs older) and had baggage. He thought I was too young and would be partying a lot (not his scene at all). I eventually broke up with my bf. We found we liked a lot of the same music and went to a couple concerts together. But neither of us would make a move because working together. About 7 months after we met, he took a a seasonal layoff (motorcycle sales in winter in NE....not best season). We hung out a couple of times and started dating. Luckily, he had a great opportunity to get back into electrical work and took it. 6 years later, here we are.

[sunnyb]

hbanana18 I'm liking the yoga, not that car accident! I'm so sorry I'm glad you are ok. How incredibly scary.

[runcici]

Hi girls, I'm 16 weeks today. Woohoo! I have my growth scan & cervical length measurement later this afternoon. It feels so far away! I can't wait to see Ninja (and perhaps find out the sex of the baby!!).

QOTW: we met in college. We were both the same major, and took the same class as part of our course requirements.

[sunshinedaisies]

hbanana18, yikes! Glad you are okay, how are you feeling today? Take it easy, it's usually the second and third days that hurt a little more.

nutmeg8484, totally up to you, but it's really easy. I just have one saved document and use it every week (cut and paste). You don't have to update the whole list like I do - I'm just crazy! Oh and come up with a QOTW.

chicory, I've got you added! Welcome!

[turquoisequeen]

hbanana18 so glad to hear you are ok. Dealing with accidents is such a pain! So sorry!

[nutmeg8484]

hbanana18 Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you are able to get things figured out with the insurance company.

sunshinedaisies I will take over the check in for next week. Congrats on moving up to 3rd tri!

[nutmeg8484]

sunshinedaisies Also, I usually don't go on the other site much anymore, mostly just to lurk once in a while. So if they had their own check in leader it would probably be better for everyone.

[lebradford]

sunshinedaisies, Yep! You have my due date right. :-)

I'm 15w6d today!! I can't believe it. People are eyeing my belly and someone told me I looked pregnant, so I'm pretty sure I'm officially showing now. I have been in maternity pants for a couple of weeks, but I feel like it is time to bust out those longer shirts now too. It's a never ending battle of tugging the shirt down to cover the bump, and then pulling it up to cover the boobs right now. ;-) 

I've been having all sorts of crazy heart palpitations, so I had an impromptu visit to my OB yesterday. Baby is still sounding great, and I have an EKG and a day with the Holter monitor lined up. I'm feeling pretty crappy because of it, so I hope it lets up on its own, because I really doubt they will give me any medication or anything. :-( 

My elective ultrasound to find out baby's sex is this Saturday! I can't wait! 

QOTW: We met on OKCupid! His profile said he wasn't looking for a serious relationship, but I was so I made some sarcastic comment about it. I found out he hadn't been separated from his ex for long and I was in the middle of an especially crazy part of grad school, so we just talked on and off for almost a year before we met up, and I pretty much knew within a few dates that things were going to get serious. We got married about a year and a half after we first met and the rest is history! 

[bears1011]

lebradford I had some bad heart palpitations in first tri...I think it was a combo of my body adjusting to my increased synthroid dosage and just the increased blood volume from being pregnant. I have a history of benign palpitations though. They eventually subsided on their own. Palpitations aren't uncommon in pregnancy, due to all the changes going on with your vascular system, so hopefully yours are nothing serious and go away on their own! Good you are getting it checked out though.

[katemonster]

hbanana18, so sorry to hear about the car accident but glad you're ok. Bummer about the car being totaled.

[IFinTN]

sunshinedaisies we wish you a fond farewell and can't wait to hear about the LO in about 14 weeks:)

@hanabanana18 dude, that sucks! If it makes you feel better, I would venture to guess the person who t-bones the other car is generally presumed to be at fault unless there's evidence otherwise. I can't think of too many situations where someone gets t-boned by a car that was not running a red light or stopsign....but that's all just random thinking on my part. Glad you and baby are OK!

hollberry I can't believe we are headed to 3rd tri soon...seems like just yesterday we were polishing off breakfast together and contemplating what the future held!

AFM-holding steady at 25 weeks, I get to redo my 3 hr GTT next week. Not looking forward to that. Once I hit 28 weeks, the OB wants to see me weekly because of my pre-existing chronic hypertension. The end game is still at 38 weeks but I think we're going to have to have a heart to heart about induction. I don't want an induction lasting days on end just to end up with the c-section anyway--I've seen this happen way too many times this past year in my various PG groups. I think if we really feel like it's medically necessary to get him out sooner, then let's just do the c-section.

QOTW: We met on Match.com but only because I "lied" about my hair color! I had just gone through a bad breakup and dyed my hair blond, so that's what I had in my profile as hair color even through I'm a natural brunette. Apparently DH only went after blonds and if I had checked brunette he would have passed on my wink:) By the time we met for our first date, I had gone back to brown and he was very confused...but it worked out anyway!

[hollberry]

IFinTN, why did you have to bring up breakfast! Now that's all i have been thinking about!! Might have to make a trip to Snooze on Friday! Well assuming I pass my glucose test. Is it bad that I feel compelled to eat carbs, ice cream and girl scout cookies before i get the phone call this afternoon?

[jessimi06]

hbanana18 I'm glad you and baby are doing well after the accident! Hopefully the other insurance company will play nice and give you a fair amount for your car.

@bears - I'm glad the eco went well!