****2nd Tri Check-in 3/2****

[nutmeg8484]

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 tag me) 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: Do you have any pets? Do you think they know You are pregnant? How do you think they will react when LO comes home?


Last Week!
ky29 - May 28 (boy) – Good Luck in 3rd tri!
IFinTN - May 31 (boy) – Good luck in 3rd tri! Hopefully you will be able to stay off insulin.
@sweetpotato123 - May 31 (b/b twins) – Good luck in 3rd tri!


JUNE
turquoisequeen - June 3 (boy) – Good luck on your GTT this week.
daydreamernyc – June 8 (girl) – How are things going?
bears1011 - June 10 (girl) – It must be suureal to see her moving around. I think it's going to freak me out at first.
sunnyb - June 11 (twins – Team Green) – So glad that everything looked good at your scan.
purpledaisy923 - June 12 (b/g twins) – So glad everything turned out fine after your scare. Congrats on making it past V-day!
@jimbobcooter - June 14 (boy) – Congratulations on making it past V-day. I think that making it there will put my mind at ease just a little bit.
jessimi06 - June 16 (b/g twins) – Congratuations on making it past V-day! I hope your appt went well.
hbanana18 - June 18 (girl) – Congrats on Making it past V-day! Good luck with the car shopping. I hope you are able to find something.
beachbum913 - June 19 (boy) – Congrats on V-day! I hope your MIL wasn't too much in your way this weekend.
erbear – June 24 (girl) – How are you doing? Any new updates?

JULY
katemonster - July 7 (team green) – Congrats on starting a registry and good luck picking a color. I hate picking paint colors.
julie216 – July 20 (twins- Girl/Girl) – Congrats on being team pink! so glad everything looked great in there!
chicory - July 21 (twins – Boy/Boy) - Good luck at A/S this week! I'm sorry to hear about the rib pain, maybe your regular OB will have some other ideas.
cwuredhot – July 26 (??) – Glad to hear your appt went well. Good luck at A/S Wed.!
nutmeg8484 – July 28 (??) – That's me! A/S is in T-3days.

AUGUST
runcici – August 4 (Boy) – Hope everything is going well!
notelsie – August 5 (Boy) – It must be so exciting for you to be able to get started on the nursery.
lebradford – August 5 (??) – How are things going? Did you find out a team?
alpcrna- August 6 (??) - Welcome to 2nd tri! I find that for about 2 weeks after my appt. I'm fine but at the 2 week mark I start to think of all the things that could happen and I start to drive myself crazy. I don't think we are alone!

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EDD June 14, team blue, 25w1d

No appointments this week. Last night was horrible. I puked for four straight hours because my acid refulx was so bad. First dinner, and then every single thing I put in my mouth after: Tums, Prilosec, water, ice cubes, milk, it just kept coming. It got to the point that I considered calling my doc or whether I needed to go to the ER but I was finally able to fall asleep. This morning I'm still belching fire and I'm afraid to eat anything for fear it will upset my stomach and start this again. I weighed myself this morning and I"m down three pounds, which is not ok at this point. Time to call the doc.

We have two dogs and I know they know something is up. They've known for a while.


Congrats to all who are moving on to 3rd tri! I'll be seeing you there in a couple of weeks!

[jessimi06]

@jimbobcooter I'm sorry you're sick and dealing with horrible reflux. Hopefully they'll be able to give you something stronger to help you out.

Thanks nutmeg8484 for the check in!

Congrats to our grads this week!!

AFM- had an OB appt on Friday and it looks like my bleed/clot is shrinking/ resolving and I haven't bleed in almost a week! Also, I went from a complete previa to a marginal previa!! On the downside my PIH is getting out of control again and I have slightly elevated proteins in my urine, so now I'm being watched for pre-eclampsia. At this point, I'm just like whatever. I'll deal with things as they come.


Qotw- I have two fur babies- Mia (3) and Rylee (1). R is a Belgian Malinois and M is a Malinois/Boxer mix that we rescued. R knows something is up as she's been my shadow and guard dog since about week 6 and M either doesn't know or doesn't care. They both LOVE kids and play with the neighbor kids so I'll think they'll be fine. Well just have to make sure they know how to behave around the babes.


ETA - I just got my 1 hr test results and I failed, hard. So looks like I have to take the 3 hr GTT. Sigh.

[kam10]

nutmeg8484,I would love to be added!
EDD June 14 25w1d with a boy.

@jimbobcooter So sorry you are dealing with reflux. Hopefully you are able to get things figured out soon.
jessimi06 Yay for no bleeding in a week and only a marginal previa!

As for me, my next appointment isn't until March 23rd where I'll do my one hour glucose test and get the TDAP vaccination. Not looking forward to the sugary orange drink everyone seems to hate!

QOTW: We have two cats (Gus and Jessie) and a 2 1/2 year old golden retriever (Toby). Toby definitely knows something is up, and has been much more calm and gentle around me than he has in the past. I can't wait to see him with this little one. He does so well with my niece and nephew who are 3 and 6 months. Gus and Jessie are kind of clingy anyway, but I assume when baby comes they will keep their distance for awhile.

[katemonster]

Hope you feel better soon, @jimbobcooter. Glad to hear things are going better @jessimo06.

AFM 22w4d and feeling well. I had some pregsomnia last night so that will be a good excuse to nap after work today. Next appointment is tomorrow, just a routine visit.

QOTW- 9 year old yellow lab named Tobi. She seems anxious and clingy with DH. I'm actually worried about her because her previous owners gave her to us shortly after a baby. They didn't have time for her, poor thing. She'll be fine with the baby (kind of a lug unaware of her body/tail but not aggressive). We haven't been letting her upstairs the last few weeks because she slipped and hurt her knee, but I'm afraid she thinks it's because of the baby. Ah, stress/guilt/worry...

[IFinTN]

@jimbobcooter, holy hell that sounds awful! Can you take nexium? My OB ok'd it and I take that with zantac to control my GERD.

jessimi06, sorry to hear you will still be on bedrest due to PIH. I have hypertension and tachycardia prior to pregnancy, I take 500mg methyl dopa twice a day and 50mg metoprolol 2x a day. I'm worried that I'll develop Pre-e as well, especially since I have the GD now....FX we both avoid that diagnosis!

nutmeg8484, thanks for keeping up the awesome check in!

AFM-holy crap, it's my last week in 2nd tri? how did that happen. Just grappling with the GD and hoping my sugars stay in check with just diet for at least a little while. Baby boy is very forceful with his kicks and flips--I'm having a really hard time understanding how anyone goes into labor without knowing they are pregnant despite the fact that I've met 2 people IRL that it happened with.

QOTW: I have a dog and 4 cats. The cats are a set of brothers that are 6 years old and then a set of brother/sister siblings that are 1 year old. I don't think they can tell but one of the cats did look at me funny when he was resting on my stomach and baby kicked him! I think my dog will be super excited about a baby and hopefully will be very gentle. He was super gentle when we brought home the kittens.

[hbanana18]

Thanks for the checkin nutmeg8484! Great job as always!

@jimbobcooter - that sounds miserable, I'm sorry!

jessimi06 that's great news on the clot/bleed!

Congrats to those moving on to third tri - see you soon!

AFM, cruising along at 24w4d. Enjoying this lovely New England weather. I have a regular check up Thursday at the OB - I am sure I will get my glucose test scheduled.

QOTW - we have two cats and two dogs. The cats couldn't care less about me lately, but my dogs, especially my male, have been super shadowy and protective. It's cute. They are more gentle with me now too, so I think they know for sure. My male has to be touching me when I sleep. I think the dogs will be curious and interested in baby, the cats will probably be cats and hide.

[turquoisequeen]

Hi everyone!

Congrats to those moving to 3rd tri!

@jimbobcooter oh no! Hope the doc has some remedies!

26w5d for me. Cannot believe that 3rd tri will be here very soon. We painted baby boy's nursery yesterday so that was a big accomplishment (using no VOC paint of course). Glucose test is tomorrow. Hoping I pass that. I think it takes a day or 2 to get the results so I should know this week.

QOTW: no pets for us.

[julie216]

nutmeg8484, as always, thanks for doing the check in!
@jimbobcooter, That doesn't sound fun at all... hopefully you will feel better soon!
jessimi06, so happy the clot has is shrinking and no bleeding for 1 week! woohoo!
kam10, good luck with your GTT!
katemonster, I've been having insomnia too. Makes it really hard to get DD up and out to daycare and me for work!
IFinTN, will miss you here! Yay to moving over to third tri!
hbanana18, I'm a New England Girl too! This weather has been horrific! So ready for spring but don't think this snow will be gone till June!
turquoisequeen, Yay to moving over to 3rd tri too and good luck with your glucose test!

AFM, 20 weeks today. No appointments till March 16 with MFM. I've finally started to feel babies moving. Have 2 anterior placentas. Not feeling big
jabs or anything, more like rolling. But I'll take that! Been feeling a lot of shortness of breath. We have 2 dogs. When I was pregnant with DD we
only had 1 and he became my shadow. Now both of them follow me around constantly... I think they know something is up!

[sunnyb]

Enjoy your A/S nutmeg8484 !! Are you finding out the sex? Also, can you change my EDD to 6/15
Congratulations to all the ladies moving onto 3rd tri! So happy for you.

We have a scan on Thursday afternoon! I cannot wait to see the babies! Praying all looks good.

[sunnyb]

@jimbobcooter I'm sorry you've been suffering with such bad reflux. I hope you find something to help.
jessimi06 sorry about the glucose test But YAY for some placenta improvement!

[sunnyb]

IFinTN I always wonder how women could be pregnant and not know too! crazy!

[daydreamernyc]

@jimbobcooter, oh my, that sounds horrible! I hope the rest of your day was a better day and the dr could offer some relief.

jessimi06, sorry to hear about the glucose test. I was so nervous about it. After all, it has nothing to do with your overall health. I've heard of women who are so healthy and exercise regularly failing their test. Hopefully the 3 hour goes well.

AFM, everything is going well. Had my weekly scan this morning and everything looks good (whew). And had my glucose test last week and passed. I feel bad for those that need to take the 3 hour, the juice was not that tasty!

QOTW: I'm not sure if they know. Our one dog has definitely been cuddling with me more. Maybe that is a sign she knows??? I wouldn't be surprised

[bears1011]

Hey girls! 25w4d here. Had a stomach bug last week which was no fun at all. I'm feeling better now though. Haven't puked this whole pregnancy so I guess I was due. Had a little brown spotting last night and this morning so now I'm a little on edge. Haven't bled in 5 weeks so I'm just praying it doesn't come back..even though I know I have a polyp and the spotting is probably from that, it still gives me anxiety.

We have two cats, don't think they sense that I'm pregnant, although they are probably wondering why they can't walk on my belly anymore! I'm hoping they will adjust ok..they are my babies so I'm worried about them being stressed at first.

[chicory]

@jimbobcooter, that sucks! I hope it resolves soon or that you can get the OK to take something (or additional) to keep the reflux at bay!

AFM, 20 weeks tomorow. Rib/gall bladder pain is still there but not worse. None of the docs I've seen seem to motivated to do anything else, so I am just trying to put up with it.

I had an OB checkup with a fill-in PA last week. I'd had a crazy couple days at work and had been feeling some "tightening" in my uterus, not like cramps, actually not painful at all...turns out they were braxton hicks contractions. The PA checked my urine and said I was dehydrated, and they seem to have resolved for the most part now that I am pushing more water. Anyone have BH this early? I was trying to decide how worried I should be about them (PA was a little hard to read) but thankfully they seem to have resolved for now.

We have our A/S tomorrow and DH and I are really excited to see the babies. The BEST though - I started feeling them for the first time on Saturday! DH can even feel them if I''m still and laying down. They're just cute little bumps for now and I love them!

QOTW: We have two coonhounds (as pets only, I think they were hunting flunkies) and two cats. Nobody seems to be acting differently. I'm not worried about them and the babies. The dogs have always been good around small kids of friends/family. The kitties might be a little freaked out at first, but they're pretty social cats so as soon as they figure out what's what, I'm sure they'll be fine with the new additions.

[beachbum913]

chicory GL at your anatomy scan!

Congrats to those moving on to third tri!!

I'm 24+3. I had a routine check up today. It went well except that I've gained so much weight since my last appointment that the nurse made me get back on the scale because she was sure she read it incorrectly. Womp womp. My doc doesn't seem concerned though, so I'm not worrying. Yet.

QOTW: I have two cats. The younger one has definitely been more attached to me than normal for the entire pregnancy. He was even the first one to feel the baby kick from the outside. He was laying on my lap, baby boy kicked, and my cat FREAKED OUT. I had a large scratch across my belly for a while, and my cat wouldn't come near me for 3 days.

[purpledaisy923]

I am 25w3d today. My next appointment with my MFM is on March 10th. That is also the day I scheduled our birthing center tour. It's starting to feel real now!

We finally picked out paint colors for the nursery. DH is going to do all the painting this weekend. We are sticking with a woodland creatures theme, so the colors are light green, beige, and a dark brown. DH is going to paint birch trees on the walls too. We have all the big nursery furniture, which makes me feel less stressed. 2 cribs, a changing table/dresser combo, and a faux leather glider/recliner fills up the room!

QOTW: I have 3 cats, 2 ferrets, 2 aquatic turtles and a betta fish. I might be an animal person lol! My cats names are Faline (6 yrs old), Luna (5 yrs), and Jack (3 yrs). They keep our lives very interesting. I am certain that they know I am pregnant. Jack will specifically knead just my baby bump and he never did that before. It's very cute!

[cbnola71]

HI! nutmeg8484, can you add me please?

EDD: 8/29/15
Team: ?? one bean

I am 14 weeks 2 days today and SO happy to finally be in 2nd tri! I had my 2nd OB appointment last Friday and got to hear the HB! Our next one will be at the end of this month (3/27).
QOTW - we have 2 cats and 1 dog... I'm not worried about the dog at all - she is a sweet heart and scared of everything so she will probably hide when it cries... I'm really afraid of how our cats will handle it. They didn't react well when we brought our dog home. I have a coworker whose cat started peeing on everything when they brought the baby home... I REALLY hope that doesn't happen. I don't think any of the animals have a clue that I am pregnant either. Cats are happy walking over my belly and laying on it.. I'm just waiting for the day when the baby kicks them back! chicory, my dog is a black and tan coonhound mix (we think shes mixed with a catahoula??)! Love the breed.

[sunnyb]

bears1011 sounds like a rough week for you Sorry abou the stomach flu. I hope the brown spotting was a one time deal!

[jessimi06]

chicory,GL at your a/s today!

bears1011,glad you're feeling better and I hope the bleeding stays away!

[nutmeg8484]

@jimbobcooter That sounds awful. I hope that you can find something that will give you some relief!

A/S is getting so close! I need something to occupy my mind before I go crazy.

QOTW: chicory and cbnola71 I have coonhound of indeterminate origins that was shipped from a Tennessee shelter to a local one. DH is now adamant about never getting a dog other than a hound. Brooks is 3 and I think he definitely knows that something is going on even if he doesn't know what it is. He has been following me around for about 8 weeks now and is always laying with his head on my lap. I read somewhere they can hear the heartbeat through your belly but I don't know how true that is. I have a feeling he will either completely ignore the baby or he won't let it out of his sight and we will have to put his bed in the nursery. I'm curious to see which one it is.

[runcici]

@jimbobcooter - sorry about the rough night. The three pound weight loss would concern me too... I hope your doctor was able to put your mind at ease.

jessimi06 - I'm sorry to hear about the failed one hour & that you're having a bit of a rough time over there!

IFinTN - I chuckled at the part when your son kicked the cat! Haha!

beachbum913 - I see your cat got a kick from the baby too!! Sorry the cat wasn't too impressed (and scratched you... Ouch!)

purpledaisy923 - your nursery theme sounds almost identical to ours We are also going with the woodsy theme and I plan to paint trees on an accent wall (probably oak or maple though).

AFM, I'm 18 weeks today. I started feeling movement at 16w5d, and it has progressed from the "is that the baby?" to "definitely the baby" a week later. This morning, baby boy had a little dance party while I taught a trombone lesson We start our PR interval monitoring tomorrow with the MFM (due to my autoimmune disease). Hopefully baby's heart is healthy.

QOTW: we have two dogs. Our 8 y/o cairn is so in tune, she knows. She will probably want to lick the baby's face and cover him with kisses (though we'll wait a while before we let this one happen!!). Our 2 y/o lab/hound mix is clueless He's a bit unaware of his size (especially his tail, which seems to have a mind of its own!), so we'll have to watch carefully. I don't anticipate any problems, but we will certainly supervise them at all times.

[hbanana18]

nutmeg8484 we have a hound mix that came up from Virginia. He is very active but so, so sweet.

Hope time flies till your A/S!

[cwuredhot]

Well we had our A/S this morning and we are Team BLUE! Very excited about one of each.
DD went with us and she was VERY disappointed at first but by the time we got home it had soaked in and she was turning around. Oh the minds of 5 year olds...
I still have placenta previa and its still anterior but we will have another u/s at the next appt in 4 weeks to see if it has moved any (keeping my fingers crossed it does)

[alpcrna]

17w6d today. We had a quick check up on Monday. Heart beat is still in the 140s. So we are happy. I did notice (already suspected) that I'm gaining weight a little too quickly. I really need to buckle down, pick up the exercise and lay of the sweets... hangs head in shame.... On the plus side we scheduled our A/S for the 20th.

QOTW: We have two dogs and a cat. I don't think any of them know at this point. I expect our rescue/mutt to do really well. She is a very hyper dog, but gets very calm around small children. Our golden retriever on the other hand is the sweetest dog ever, but doesn't realize he is so big. As for the cat, we will definitely need to watch him. We jokingly say he is bipolar because he will purr and bite you at the same time.

[notelsie]

@jimbobcooter I'm so sorry that you've bee so sick. I hope y'all are able to get things to settle down soon.

jessimi06 Yay for no more bleeding! I'm sorry you failed your GTT GL on the 3 hour.

IFinTN Yay for graduating to 3rd tri soon!

turquoisequeen I bet you are super excited to get your nursery together!

nutmeg8484 I am also interested in if you are finding out the sex

bears1011 I know bleeding is scary. I'm glad it let up, and hope it doesn't come back.

cbnola71 Welcome!

cwuredhot Welcome to team blue!


Sorry if I missed anyone, I'm at work (shame on me). I'm so excited for everyone joining 2nd tri, going to 3rd, starting to feel movement, finding out sexes, doing the nursery, etc!

AFM, I am 18w2d. I determined a week ago today that it is definitely baby I've been feeling. I love the little flutters so much, and I can't wait to feel bigger movements.

I am STILL waiting on the results from my NT scan But I have my A/S on the 13th. I can't wait to see my little boy again, and to confirm that is definitely what he is lol.

We are starting to get stuff for the nursery, and I think we will be looking at paint colors this weekend

I'm just so happy things seem to be going smoothly.

QOTW: Do you have any pets? Do you think they know You are pregnant? How do you think they will react when LO comes home?

Yes, we have a 3 year old German Shepherd mix. I think he knows something is up, but I don't think he knows I'm pregnant. We just got him fixed recently, and I'm hoping he settles down a little more before B gets here.

I think he will love having a baby brother We are just going to have to help him adjust. He is so sweet and gentle though so I don't think it will be a huge deal.

[nutmeg8484]

notelsie Well, we have a stubborn one in there! He/ she had their legs crossed the entire time so we still have no idea if its a boy or a girl. So frustrating, but I did convince DH to pay for an elective 3d/4d ultrasound so we can hopefully find out. I just have to schedule the appointment sometime soon. I'm going to have a long conversation with the little one on the way there and hopefully it will listen. Everything else looked good and right on track for where we are.

[notelsie]

nutmeg8484, I'm sorry that you weren't able to find out, but hopefully baby cooperates for the elective!