Pregnant Check-in Feb. 21

[DVMmomma]

I can't believe I have to scratch another name off the list!! nic1231 , how are things going?

Week/Team/Fruit:


Appointments this week:


Symptoms:


Rants/Raves/Questions:


GTKY: Show us your view this morning! Whatcha looking at, whatcha doing?

dukegirlsc - B/G twins due March
mustloveerica - Twins due April
LydiaDeetz - Twin girls due April
DVMmomma - Twin girls due April
fightersince83 – Two boys due May
river - Twins due May
lch1309 - Twins due May
Run20K - B/G Twins due May
lastkiss - Twins due May
lindsay - Twins due June
lotusbee - Twins due June
Crisco Salad - Twins due July
twotxmommies - Twins due July
@katerli - Twins due June
happyfeet9
elmo1414
therealbug
dashuria
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[DVMmomma]

30 weeks / double pink / summer cantaloupe (not a winter one mind you)

Appointments this week: Growth scan/BPP/NST done yesterday. Girls are 3lb 9 oz and 3lb 6oz estimated and doing great. 10/10 on the other testing. Still seem way too active in there for as big as they're getting! Tomorrow I have an Ob appointment.

Symptoms: Tired! I can't sleep so well anymore and it's quite unfortunate. I feel drained all day. My poor outside kid.

Rants/Raves/Questions: I think we're all ready! Car seats bought, clothes in the drawers, diapers bought, nursery done, bring on the babies. Still need to get a booby pump but I'll have to ask my Ob for a script for that tomorrow

GTKY: Show us your view this morning! Whatcha looking at, whatcha doing? I'll have to post a picture a bit later because I don't have my phone handy. But envision this: A play room filled with toys that was organized this morning and is now in shambles. A two year old runs by with no pants on in a blur. A large woman who looks similar to the meme posted on this page sits on a lime green bean bag chair and stares at the action with a cup of coffee in her left hand.

[mustloveerica]

I'll come back with a proper check in later.

But for now........HOLY CRAP! How did I get to be second on the list?!?!?!

[Crisco Salad]

Week/Team/Fruit: 21+2/double pink/carrots


Appointments this week: MFM tomorrow for A/S and cervical check.


Symptoms: heartburn on an off, mostly off this week, yay!


Rants/Raves/Questions: I didn't expect to feel like I needed to slow down so early in this pregnancy. I guess I underestimated carrying twins!


GTKY: Show us your view this morning! Whatcha looking at, whatcha doing? I'll post a picture in a minute, but it's just the view outside of my office window. There is a soccer field across the street and earlier there was the cutest mom and toddler out there kicking a ball around.

[Run20K]

Week/Team/Fruit: 24 + 3 / Purple

Appointments this week: MFM appointment this morning to complete Fetal Echo. We didn't finish it, but everything looks good so far! OB appointment in the morning.

Symptoms:
It's tough to get up from seated position. Once I sit, I'm pretty committed to my spot for a while. I feel awful for my daughter whose getting mediocre meals and quality play time with me.


Rants/Raves/Questions:
I bought a "grabber," which I use to pick things up from the floor. It's nice to not have to bend over as often as I used to. I highly recommend the purchase!

GTKY: Show us your view this morning! Whatcha looking at, whatcha doing?
My view right now is of my cat in front of the fireplace.

[LydiaDeetz]

34 weeks / double pink / savoy cabbages

Regular appointment on Thursday. It's the last doctor in the practice and I'm ready for this rotation to be over. I haven't seen my "real" doctor in forever.

Still so much lower back and hip pain. Tylenol and heating pads are for the birds. I'll sit next to you on the momguilt bench Run20K

DH is wonderful, but he's getting on my nerves. We've been CDing since C was 8 weeks old and granted, I've always done 98% of the changes, DH is acting like a total newb! Even after I've explained what everything is for! He insists that I tell him something different every time and that I don't keep the diapers organized the way I explain things.... but lmao, seriously? Our stash is made up of 3 simple diapers: night time, AIOs for the diaper bag and shells with snap in inserts for everyday. I know I've told him several times to use the shells for everyday because rinsing poop off inserts is so much easier than an AIO. Sorry, this probably sounds like gibberish to some of you. The crazy person inside my head keeps whispering that he's doing it on purpose to get out of more changes because I just don't have the patience or sanity lol

GTKY: Show us your view this morning! See my rant above... I'm doing diaper laundry and wondering WTF is disorganized in this pic...

[happyfeet9]

Week/Team/Fruit: 14 + 1/not sure yet/lemons

Appointments this week: Tomorrow! Excited to see the babies again.

Symptoms: Still have all the nausea and exhaustion of 1st trimester; hoping to hit my 2nd semester stride asap.

Rants/Raves/Questions: Did some maternity online shopping this weekend, waiting for my cute stuff to arrive.


GTKY: Show us your view this morning! Whatcha looking at, whatcha doing? No windows so not much of a view. Hiding away in my office this week because I have all my deadlines coming in at once (grants, manuscripts, presentations - the glamorous life of a professor).

[DVMmomma]

LydiaDeetz, I hear ya on the CD woes! We did it until DD just PT'ed and it was a struggle the whole way with DH. I ultimately had to put the inserts into the shells so that everything was an AIO more or less and all in the same bin. Men.

[DVMmomma]

This is my new view. Much better. DD is napping and normally I'd be cleaning something but I decided to get in the recliner and watch some Ellen instead. My normally naughty cat is cuddling with me like he only does when I'm pregnant.

[dukegirlsc]

Week/Team/Fruit:


Appointments this week: NST on Thursday


Symptoms: All the usual, carpal tunnel, swollen legs and feet, heartburn


Rants/Raves/Questions: New this week, if I don't eat every 3 hours on the dot, I break into a cold sweat, get dizzy and almost pass out! Good times!


GTKY: Show us your view this morning! Whatcha looking at, whatcha doing? I'm horrible at posting photos though the site, I'm sitting at my desk trying to be productive since I was out of the office for a lunch today.

[dukegirlsc]

DVMmomma, thanks for the check in! Sounds like your girls are doing great! Those are awesome weights!

mustloveerica, I feel you on the "Holy Crap", how did I get to be first on the list???!

Crisco Salad, GL tomorrow on your A/S!

Run20K, I LOL at the grabber, I have given up and either wait for DH to pick something up for me or let the dogs eat it if it's food, I can't even.

LydiaDeetz, Have they said how long they are going to let you go? My MFM and OB have told me 37w6d is my cutoff

happyfeet9, I hope all goes well tomorrow!

[callmeKD]

Oh my goodness dukegirlsc - sounds like low blood sugar.

[dukegirlsc]

Feb 21, 2017 17:23:49 GMT -5 callmeKD said:

Oh my goodness dukegirlsc - sounds like low blood sugar.

Yeah, trying to stand in clinic yesterday and look normal/not pass out was pretty rough, thank goodness for the nurses and their peanut stash! I won't be without snacks on me again!

[lastkiss]

Week: 27+1/camping laterns/still holding out as team green

Appts: nothing this week!

Symptoms: so much heartburn ugh. Tums are controlling it when I have them around. I need to start carrying them in my pockets everywhere.

Hip pain still too.

Rants/ Raves/Questions:

I'm with Lydia on the DH rant - I asked him to throw towels, washcloths and bath mats in the wash yesterday. Somehow he missed one set of bath mats (out of 3), 2 towels and the kitchen cloths....

Gtky: DS coloring before bed

[river]

Hi everyone! I have a huge project wrapping up Friday, so it's been taking all of my energy, so I feel like I've missed a lot.

Week/Team/Fruit: 27w5d, boy/girl, bunch of bananas

Appointments this week: nothing! I have both OB and MFM next week

Symptoms: tired all of the time, leg cramps, baby in my ribs

Rants/Raves/Questions: A big rave for a productive holiday weekend. My ILs came over and worked their butts off helping us with a few things. The nursery furniture will be here soon, and my shower is this weekend, so I'll have lots of organizing to do. We took advantage of the Container Store's sale and have an efficient, functional closet ready to be loaded up with supplies.

[callmeKD]

Feb 21, 2017 17:56:11 GMT -5 dukegirlsc said:

Feb 21, 2017 17:23:49 GMT -5 callmeKD said:

Oh my goodness dukegirlsc - sounds like low blood sugar.

Yeah, trying to stand in clinic yesterday and look normal/not pass out was pretty rough, thank goodness for the nurses and their peanut stash! I won't be without snacks on me again!

Low blood sugar is awful - I had some crashes during this pregnancy (I had GD). Juice or soda works best to get it back up. Or a PBJ. Chocolate doesn't work as well as straight sugary drinks like juice.

[nic1231]

Thanks for the tag! I can't believe mine are out lol both are doing good, keep improving each day. Charlottes heart rate is doing really well with the meds, they should start weaning back to see how it goes.
Here is my view =)

[DVMmomma]

wannabmama, sorry!! I missed getting you tagged in the original post.

[therealbug]

Week/Team/Fruit: 13w6d/green at the moment/pea pod

Appointments this week: Regular OB appointment yesterday and MFM on Friday for cervix check.

Symptoms: not bad right now. I'm starting to get indigestion if I eat too much but not all the time.

Rants/Raves/Questions- my OB now wants me to have my MFM appointment on the same day as hers. I think the main reason is to try and save us money from having scans at both doctors. Last appointment she wanted me fine them so they were two weeks apart to make sure she got their report in time . . .

[callmeKD]

nic1231 they are so cute!!

[elmo1414]

Week/team: 26 weeks team green butternut squash I believe

Appointments this week: had my GTT, yesterday. I have a glucometer at home so already pretty sure I failed. Also have an ultrasound, appointment with my OB and dietitian on Thursday.

Rants/Raves/ looking forward to my ultrasound. Can't wait to see the babies again. Also have lots of questions to ask the OB so thinking i should make a list so I don't forget.... because I will forget.

GTKY: currently Mickey Mouse clubhouse on the TV as my 2 year old decided he needed to get up way to early.

[pbandj714]

LydiaDeetz, I feel ya on the diaper thing. I finally had to tell DH...DO NOT TOUCH the diapers in the top row (we use a hanging organizer in the closet) because he would perpetually put the kids in the least absorbent diapers right before a long car ride, I wouldn't realize it, and they'd be soggy once we got to our destination. I *think* he's finally figured it out.

[wannabmama]

Feb 21, 2017 23:07:32 GMT -5 DVMmomma said:

wannabmama, sorry!! I missed getting you tagged in the original post.

No worries, thanks for the tag to remind me...sometimes I still can't believe I might get to be a parent of multiples

[wannabmama]

Week/Team/Fruit: 12w5d/green/apricots


Appointments this week: nothing, but big ones next Monday (u/s and mat21) and Tuesday and I meet my new doc!


Symptoms: I think they're subsiding. I have a headache when I wake up and still crave a nap in the afternoon, but I'm feeling a bit more normal (which is, of course, freaking me out).


Rants/Raves/Questions: trying to stay even keel at the moment.


GTKY: Show us your view this morning! Whatcha looking at, whatcha doing? I'm working from my couch...I had intentions to go into my office, but...there are puppies here. Plus...see above re: nap. It might have to happen this afternoon.

[fightersince83]

DVMmomma can you please change my tag to just say two boys? Having people call them twins now just hurts

[callmeKD]

Big hugs fightersince83

[DVMmomma]

Feb 23, 2017 11:12:26 GMT -5 fightersince83 said:

DVMmomma can you please change my tag to just say two boys? Having people call them twins now just hurts

Done  

Sorry! I was toying with what option would hurt less and I guess I picked wrong. I hope you're hanging in there. 

[fightersince83]

Feb 23, 2017 12:12:25 GMT -5 DVMmomma said:

Feb 23, 2017 11:12:26 GMT -5 fightersince83 said:

DVMmomma can you please change my tag to just say two boys? Having people call them twins now just hurts

Done  

Sorry! I was toying with what option would hurt less and I guess I picked wrong. I hope you're hanging in there. 

Thanks. It's hard to know.

[dashuria]

DVMmomma, glad all the tests/scans this week looked good!

Run20K, haha I'm adding a "grabber" to my mental list of things I will need during this pregnancy!

nic1231, they are so cute! Glad things are going well!

AFM...

Week/Team/Fruit: 12wks,6dys / Team Green / Plums

Appointments this week: None, but OB appt on the 2nd

Symptoms: Still really sick and living off ginger ale and saltines. For about two weeks now midway through each day I start feeling pressure "down there" which has been uncomfortable. MFM said its just my pelvic muscles stretching - already??

Rants/Raves/Questions: At my MFM appt last week everything looked great except for Baby A's umbilcal cord has attached to the edge of the placenta instead of the center. Dr said it could lead to lack of nutrition or growth problems later on but that they would be monitoring closely. He said not to lose any sleep over it...yeah like that is not something I'm gonna worry about. :/ Anyone have experience with that?

GTKY: Show us your view this morning! Whatcha looking at, whatcha doing?: DS is napping so I'm just sitting on the couch catching up on TCF and watching HGTV.

[DVMmomma]

mustloveerica, still waiting on your check in  

Crisco Salad, how'd your A/S go?? I'd be interested in hearing about your superhero cervix too. The slowing down thing is SO annoying. Just wait. It gets worse. And then you think it can't get worse. And it does. And then before you know it...you waddle. 

Run20K, love that you got yourself a grabber. DH was joking I needed one but maybe he was actually on to something if you're using yours!

happyfeet9, everything go ok with your appointment?

dukegirlsc, the whole dizzy/passing out thing sounds quite terrible. Has it gotten any better?

lastkiss, I had to lol at YH missing articles for the laundry. Mine is like 4/4 for missing pillowcases when I ask him to strip our bed. Like. Fer real? wtf. It's not that hard. 

river, I can't believe I missed a container store sale!! I love that place. Organization is the best. Also productive weekends are the best too. 

@katerli, I also say "oh well" to the putting on of the lbs! It's an impossible game while pregnant. I try to be reasonable about what I chose to eat. But if I wanna eat I'll be damned if I'm going to not eat that donut. 

therealbug, my Ob doesn't do any of my scans anymore. They're all done with the perinatologist (is this my MFM?). I go 2-3 days before Ob appointments so he gets the reports and then we talk about it. 

elmo1414, how'd  your appointments go?? Any chance you passed the GTT or do you have to endure that 3 hour one?

wannabmama, excited for your appointments next week!! I hope they all go well!!

dashuria, HGTV. No experience with the placenta/cord thing but it sounds like one of those 'meh' things. Like maybe I could see something coming of it but a placenta is a placenta no? It should have the same blood/nutrient supply all over. I guess there's nothing you can do about where the cord is and better to have a cord on the edge than no cord at all? Sorry this probably isn't helpful.