PAIF/PGal Check in 2/7/17

[shandorfml2]

Hi Ladies...

How are we doing? You watch the Super Bowl? I'm from New England so I was pretty impressed with the game

we're getting close to the final stretch here ladies, if you can believe it!


AFM
Found out I have gestational diabetes. Not to impressed with myself. Had it with my first rainbow, but was well controlled with diet. I'm worried it won't be this time and I will have complications. Trying to stay positive. Just ready to get through this last stretch. 

[icedtea]

shandorfml2, aw damn, I'm sorry. But at least you know how to handle it and everything? That has to be a plus as far as managing it.

I did not watch the game because my sinus infection (HGTV instead ha) but I'm from New England so I'm glad they won :-) All my friends back home are thrilled.

I'm doing pretty well. She's moving a lot, which helps. I do get nervous when she has quiet days. Last week I may have rolled around on the bed saying "wake uuupppp" to get her to move...

[shandorfml2]

icedtea, yes, should be able to remember all the diet stuff pretty easily. Sorry for the sinus infection. I LOVE HGTV, especially the fixer upper shows, property brothers and house hunters. I watch all weekend and dream of making over my house haha. I also talk to DD and tell her to wake up if she's not moving. Luckily she is usually quick to oblidge

[lastkiss]

icedtea I'm the same with the movement. Those quiet days are frustrating. I had one yesterday (probably because I was on my feet alot) but this morning they're kicking up a storm again.

I have an ultrasound this afternoon so it'll be nice to get some reassurance again.

[chknma]

doing well here. I started chiropractic care to try to ease the sharp pelvic pain I've been having. I had a quiet movement day after my first appointment and stressed myself out ;-)

I realized I forgot to get the routine blood work done that my MW ordered....my appointment is tomorrow....I forgot for 4 weeks....eekk...so I'll be running out to get that this afternoon. I'm hoping they'll let me schedule out a few appointments since I'll be moving on to appointments every two weeks!

28 weeks this weekend! I think that might be the beginning of third tri!! My ticker is 89 days!! wow.

[grneyes]

shandorfml2, I'm sorry about the GD diagnosis. Hopefully some diet changes take care of it.

Hi ladies!

Doing pretty good overall here. Fundal height measured a week behind this morning (first time they've taken it), so makes me a little paranoid about her not growing enough. OB wasn't concerned though and she's always measured ahead at ultrasounds, so hopefully that's still the case. I may try and up my calorie intake in healthy ways, since I do get a lot of comments about how small I am, but I already feel like I'm eating all the damn time!

She's pretty active in the mornings and evenings, but not so much during the day. I wish the PGAL worry would completely go away, but I'm guessing it won't until delivery.

lastkiss, Hope everything looks great at your ultrasound today!

[setsuna17]

shandorfml2, I'm sorry to hear about the GD! Fx it's easily controlled with diet.

icedtea, I love HGTV too, but a lot of the people annoy me. Maybe it's because I'm poor and live in a HCOL area so I can't do as much with my house. I'm bitter haha.

lastkiss, yay for an ultrasound today!

I'm totally the same with movement. This boy moves way wayyyyy more than my daughter so when he gets quiet I'm scared. I will totally drink coke or poke my stomach to wake him up. No regrets.

I've been feeling pretty crappy. Lots of Braxton Hicks and no way to really rest. Lots of back pain and hip pain too. I can't afford to go on bed rest, so I'm trying to take care of myself, but it's hard when you're teaching full time, going to grad school full time and also being a mom and friend and wife. I need balance. Is it May yet?

[icedtea]

lastkiss, good luck at the ultrasound!

chknma, yay for 3rd tri!

grneyes, due dates are more of an art than a science anyway, right? So a week behind probably isn't a big deal.

setsuna17, oh they drive me crazy most of the time. Especially the people on Love it or List it, I swear they find the worst human beings. OH or the Tiny House Hunters. Tiny houses are cool, nothing against them. But the superiority of "well we'd rather enjoy life than having a bigger house." Bite me.

[icedtea]

... I clearly have HGTV feels. Never get me started on the people on Property Brothers who act *shocked* when they can't afford the first house.

[shandorfml2]

icedtea, property brothers- right? They KNOW which show they are on, and when they resist a reno...uh...duh. I agree that the people on love it or list it are whiney and so demanding. One lady flipped out because they had to leave a little bump out for the HVAC and couldn't be "completely" open concept. Yikes. The one I watched last night was so stupid...the Mom wanted smaller rooms for her kids, closed off kitchen and no extra bathrooms. It was so weird!

[icedtea]

shandorfml2, yes! And the prop brothers where they put in an all white kitchen, but there was a tiny bit of not-white and the woman threw a full on tantrum. I wanted to smack her.

[setsuna17]

Even House Hunters annoys me. Like they complain about the color of the walls. Have you ever heard of paint?

[PirateCat]

grneyes I would not worry too much about the fundal height. My MW told me that fundal height typically measures the same number of weeks you are pregnant in cm. 1 cm is a pretty small measurement to be off by and I imagine it varies a lot from person to person and the measuring itself is not that all that accurate either. I'm sure the baby is growing just fine!

[lastkiss]

grneyes - when I was pregnant with DS I measured behind one appt. The next I was back on track. If your ob isn't worried, you should try not to either.

My ultrasound went well today. Both are measuring on track. Baby B is definitely trying to kick my ribcage out of place like I thought.

[grneyes]

Thanks ladies, that makes me feel better. It's hard at times to not worry something is wrong with baby.

Yay for a good ultrasound, lastkiss!

[iheartbroccoli]

shandorfml2 Sorry to hear about the GD! That must be frustrating, but I hope it's easy for you to manage again and there are no complications.

grneyes I get the comments on how tiny I am too, and they always make me so anxious. I get people are trying to be nice, but loss brain kicks into overdrive when I hear those comments and I start to imagine what's wrong with this one. If your OB isn't worried about it, I wouldn't either (easier said than done though!).

icedtea Hope you're feeling better. I hate the quiet days too, and have done something similar. Lol.

setsuna17 Hope your back and hip pain eases up for you and that you are able to get some time to rest.

[shandorfml2]

Feb 7, 2017 14:00:02 GMT -5 icedtea said:

shandorfml2 , yes! And the prop brothers where they put in an all white kitchen, but there was a tiny bit of not-white and the woman threw a full on tantrum. I wanted to smack her.

omg yes, and she had approved the plan! She was nuts.

[icedtea]

Feb 8, 2017 10:09:00 GMT -5 shandorfml2 said:

Feb 7, 2017 14:00:02 GMT -5 icedtea said:

shandorfml2 , yes! And the prop brothers where they put in an all white kitchen, but there was a tiny bit of not-white and the woman threw a full on tantrum. I wanted to smack her.

omg yes, and she had approved the plan! She was nuts.

I feel like she was also the one mad that they had to have something jutting out to cover a support pole of some sort. Apparently she'd prefer the house fall down. How do these people have friends?

Had my 25 week appointment today and everything looked great They said I'm measuring a bit behind, but it's fine. Heartbeat was strong, and she kicked at me afterward for the indignity of being poked at ha. I got my prescription for my breast pump, and my juice for next appointment's GD test. Aaah it's all feeling real. 

[shandorfml2]

yay for the progress icedtea, my babies always kicked the crap out of me during/after NSTs. They do not appreciate being bothered haha. With my first baby, she was asleep so they put a thingy on my belly that made a loud noise and woke her up! She did NOT like that.

[river]

I spent some time in labor and delivery one day last week with severe side/back pain. I'd been dealing with it for a few days, my OB said it was likely positional, but it got bad and I got worried so off I went. I had to do a 24 urine test because my protein was elevated, but my blood pressure was low and kidney and liver function were good. Fortunately the results were normal so no pre-e at this point. It definitely triggered a new kind of worry.

I had a regularly scheduled growth scan yesterday, which pretty much confirmed that the boy is still snuggled tightly in my ribs. The girl is head down. Feeling their movement is interesting - sometimes they're both going, other times it's mostly him.

[river]

That sucks, shandorfml2. I hope you get into the groove with the diet stuff quickly.

I've started poking them, icedtea and lastkiss, which doesn't usually do much. I may try my coworker's suggestion of a cold pack to get them going. Usually 9-11 pm is party time.

Did you go to a chiropractor pre-pregnancy, chknma? A few people have recommended it, but I'm skeptical after a bad experience.

One of my doctors doesn't even do the fundal height, grneyes. Try not to worry about it too much, I know that's easier said than done.

I hope you get a little relief from the pain, setsuna17. Three months to go!

[shandorfml2]

Feb 8, 2017 21:01:11 GMT -5 river said:

I spent some time in labor and delivery one day last week with severe side/back pain. I'd been dealing with it for a few days, my OB said it was likely positional, but it got bad and I got worried so off I went. I had to do a 24 urine test because my protein was elevated, but my blood pressure was low and kidney and liver function were good. Fortunately the results were normal so no pre-e at this point. It definitely triggered a new kind of worry.

I had a regularly scheduled growth scan yesterday, which pretty much confirmed that the boy is still snuggled tightly in my ribs. The girl is head down. Feeling their movement is interesting - sometimes they're both going, other times it's mostly him.

Sorry you were in L&D, but better safe than sorry! I can't imagine how uncomfortable carrying twins must be. Glad they are well and no signs of pre-e. I had to do the 24 urine as well, not fun at all! big ol' jug of pee. 

[river]

Feb 10, 2017 9:24:14 GMT -5 shandorfml2 said:

Feb 8, 2017 21:01:11 GMT -5 river said:

I spent some time in labor and delivery one day last week with severe side/back pain. I'd been dealing with it for a few days, my OB said it was likely positional, but it got bad and I got worried so off I went. I had to do a 24 urine test because my protein was elevated, but my blood pressure was low and kidney and liver function were good. Fortunately the results were normal so no pre-e at this point. It definitely triggered a new kind of worry.

I had a regularly scheduled growth scan yesterday, which pretty much confirmed that the boy is still snuggled tightly in my ribs. The girl is head down. Feeling their movement is interesting - sometimes they're both going, other times it's mostly him.

Sorry you were in L&D, but better safe than sorry! I can't imagine how uncomfortable carrying twins must be. Glad they are well and no signs of pre-e. I had to do the 24 urine as well, not fun at all! big ol' jug of pee. 

I had to do it on a training day, and I'm the trainer. I had a cooler, and people thought I was bringing them treats.