*** 1st tri check-in 3/9 ***

[nomnom]

Welcome to the PAIF 1st tri check-in. Please let me know if you'd like to be added, your EDD, and how many beans are cooking if you know. The check-in will be posted weekly on Monday (read: late Sunday night so I don't forget).


A few questions to get you started:
How far are you now?
How are you feeling?
What and when is your next appointment?
Anything else you'd like to share or discuss?


QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born (i.e. nanny, daycare, stay at home, etc.)?


bunnybun (9/3, x1)
chiwifey (9/5, x2 - b/g)
mshandlebar (9/18, x1)
nomnom (9/26, x2)
cml112 (9/26, x2)
ginnyjones82 (9/29, x?)
b (9/29 or 10/2, x1?)
wazzu08 (9/30, x?)


sewfie2 (10/3, x1)
lilyharper (10/4, x1)
shortstuff (10/5, x1)
jro1602 (10/5, x1)
SweetieShellie (10/8, x2)
ruthie (10/8, x1)
Smootiepie (10/10, x1)
jetta83306 (10/12, x2)
@dyork (10/13, x1)
aves0708 (10/14, x1?)
somer (10/15, x1)
juneroses (10/17?, x?)
@buttmonkey (10/17, x1)
swyatt2014 (10/17, x1)
bostongirl617 (10/18, x1)
@ketchup (10/26, x1)
bluefairy5 (10/30, x1)
luchich (10/21, x3)
astop87 (10/24, x?)
dharmachick (10/27?, x1)
fluffydamn (10/28, x1)
@emazeem (10/29, x1 - girl)


DrHooch (11/3, x?)
kbrooke06 (11/5, ?)
pinkdoggie (11/8?, x1)
firstbbq (11/9, x?)

[crazycatlady6]

How far are you now? 5w 5d. nomnom- EDD: November 4th and I'm having a girl.

How are you feeling? Awful. M/s has hit head on over the past week and I'm barely functioning.

What and when is your next appointment? Ultrasound on Friday to hopefully hear a heartbeat.

Anything else you'd like to share or discuss? I already posted a thread about FLMA leave in the first tri. I'm thinking about it since it seems these days I'm either praying to the porcelain kingdom or sleeping. My job is to lead weight loss meetings and I'm struggling to not get sick while doing the meetings. Not fun at all.

QOTW: I plan on working from home doing online chat that the company offers and doing meetings on Saturdays. No family is nearby and the cost of day care is not worth keeping my current schedule of meetings.

[astop87]

Good morning ladies!

How far are you now?
7w2d

How are you feeling?
CRAPPY! Lucky me, I've had a bad cold with a sore throat, achey ears, and all the lovely congestion for the past few days. I can't breathe so sleeping is impossible. Then on top of that lots of m/s that lasts all freaking day (totally not complaining about that one though). I just need to kick this cold!

What and when is your next appointment?
2nd u/s is tomorrow. Hopefully we'll see TWO baby blobs continuing to grow and that we'll find out what's up with the mysterious third blob.

Anything else you'd like to share or discuss?
If anyone has tips for natural and pregnancy safe cold remedies... I'd love to hear them!

QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born (i.e. nanny, daycare, stay at home, etc.)?
MH and I have talked quite a bit about the logistics of caring for two newborns. I've over googled as well. Apparently quite a few new parents of twins hire night nurses for a few nights a week in the beginning to help with their sanity. This sounds like an amazing back-up plan if we start going crazy. I didn't know people did this. Money will be tight but our sanity and health of our family will be most important so I feel good knowing this is available. We also plan to do daycare (hopefully base daycare since MH is a gov't employee). This will save lots of money, so fx we get accepted! I'm worried about finding 2 available newborn spaces at a place we're comfortable with and can afford. So much to think about with twins!

[Deleted]

How far are you now? 8w5d
How are you feeling? Oddly enough not too horrible. A little bit of m/s, but not as bad as it was, and I seem to be getting a little more energy back. (this all makes me nervous, but I try to remind myself that hormones are crazy and this happens).
What and when is your next appointment? 1st appointment with O/B on Thursday, just to go over everything from the RE, and normal pregnancy stuff.

QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born (i.e. nanny, datcare, stay at home, etc.)? I'm stuck here, I think in the end we'll end up having them go to daycare. But part of me wants to stay home, which is a problem because I like having nice things. We'd have to cut back in order for me to stay home.

[luchich]

How far are you now? 7w3d

How are you feeling? I'm feeling ok. Tired, sore boobs still and I can't sleep comfortably at all.

What and when is your next appointment? I don't know I think I'm graduated from RE so my next step is MFM to figure out what's going to happen in the future. I hope I never have to speak to my RE again. I literally HATE her!

Anything else you'd like to share or discuss?

It's been such a rough weekend since we found out about the triplets and the RE dropping a bomb on me. I'm so mad she had no compassion at all just rambled a bunch of shit and was like ok bye! I hate her hate her hate her!!!! I've never been so scared, mad, grateful and so many more things at the same time in my life! I don't even know what to think anymore.

QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born (i.e. nanny, datcare, stay at home, etc.)?

My mom doesn't work and lives next door so she would be taking care of the baby? Babies? I don't even know! Also, my sil doesn't work either (she was In a bad car accident 6 years ago so she's unable to work because of arthritis) so she would be helping some days too. I already switched my schedule in November to just work wed-sat and DH Is home on Saturdays so it would just be wed, thurs, fri.

[sewfie2]

How far are you now?
10w, 2d

How are you feeling?
Mostly ok, still dealing with m/s. Some days are no problem, other days it lasts all day! Today is touch and go so far. I'm glad in a way though, I feel like it's my only symptom. I still get fatigued pretty easily, but I can dismiss that as being due to general laziness. We went on a long walk yesterday (probably close to 4 miles) and by the time we got back to the car my right hip was super sore and I was tired. I used to be able to run 16 miles, nbd. As I said in the GTKY, I'm hoping to get cleared to start running again at my appointment today. I do think my energy is picking up with the sun finally coming out.

What and when is your next appointment?
Today at 1. It should be our last RE appointment. That's super freaky. I hope I get to stop the PIO and estrogen patches today.

Anything else you'd like to share or discuss?
Is anybody else a former runner? I'm planning on starting out slower than I want to, but mh is convinced I'm going to go full force. Not that I blame him, I have a strong history of getting completely obsessed with things and going all in really quickly. But I've just got to get back on the trails, asap.


QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born (i.e. nanny, daycare, stay at home, etc.)?
Probably day care. MH is thinking about a nanny, since one of his colleagues has one, but I'm really uncomfortable with having someone work for me. I don't even like hiring plumbers and stuff, I don't know why. My parents are blue collar workers, so maybe deep down it makes me feel too "uppity" (I hate that word)? Our families live to far away to offer long-term help too. Plus, neither of us trust our own families to take care of our kid. I think his mom would be fine, he thinks she's mentally slipping. I think my parents are crazy and relatively neglectful (since they were when I was a kid), he thinks they'd be okay. Yikes! My dad may be alright actually, but he has awful memory issues since a work accident over a decade ago. I'd have to write everything down for him, in multiple places. I think I'd like to stay at home, but we'll have to bust our butts to pay down all our debt to do it and be comfortable. We could probably swing it, but it would be way too tight, and I'd probably be anxious about money all the time.

[sewfie2]

luchich, I'm sorry that your RE was so blasé about your triplets situation. I hope she gets her head out of her ass enough to offer you some serious medical advice.

[astop87]

luchich, I've been thinking about you all weekend! I'd go nuts if my RE handled a situation in that way. I'm praying things work out for you in whatever way is best for your family. Hang in there!

[crazycatlady6]

Mar 9, 2015 8:52:53 GMT -5 sewfie2 said:

Anything else you'd like to share or discuss?
Is anybody else a former runner? I'm planning on starting out slower than I want to, but mh is convinced I'm going to go full force. Not that I blame him, I have a strong history of getting completely obsessed with things and going all in really quickly. But I've just got to get back on the trails, asap.

I'm a former runner. I also remember the days where a long run was no big deal but cannot imagine doing it right now. I've decided that I am not going to start running until after DD is here, I do plan on walking a bit and if I can get this m/s to go away or be less of a PITA, I plan on walking a half marathon on Mother's Day.

[bluefairy5]

sewfie2 I was running about 15-20 miles/week up until IVF (then switched to the helliptical for the first week of stims, but have been entirely unable to exercise since 2/4). My ovaries are grossly enlarged from OHSS (I still can't sleep on my side; I can feel them flop over if I do) so running's still out for me. I am so looking forward to getting back to it, and also plan to take it very slowly, starting out probably much shorter than I'd like. (My long runs were in the 7-8 range, so I'm not up to your level by any means.) I'm hoping my OB will clear me to start getting toward running again at my first appt. with her on 3/20.

@dyork I like nice things too It's a quandary.

crazycatlady6 Hopefully they can schedule you well with the online stuff. I've heard they can be a bit difficult with that sometimes. (Though maybe that difficulty's for more part-time folks.)

astop87 That would be great if you can get them into base daycare! FX for that. What's the process like?

bostongirl617 Sorry about the sciatic nerve pain. That's the worst.

luchich TP to your RE. She sounds callous.

@ketchup COLACE IS YOUR FRIEND. (At least, it has been my friend. Not back to normal by any stretch of the imagination, but better than nothing.)

@buttmonkey  I have noticed some, uh, shifts in blood volume already, if you will.  I wasn't expecting it quite this early either (and am also on the bench for sex ATM due to ovaries pretending to be apples rather than almonds).

nomnom To round out my info: my EDD should be around 10/30 and we're cooking up 1 bean based on eSET and early u/s.

How far are you now? 6w3d
How are you feeling? This morning is the first morning I'm definitely feeling a bit of m/s, but it's manageable. Crampy since Thursday or so, but no spotting/bleeding, so I assume it's fine. My biggest problem is how tired I am all. the. time. Not being to exercise still isn't helping.
What and when is your next appointment? Tomorrow a.m. with the RE to hopefully see/hear the h/b. I'm guessing it'll be there by now if it's going to be there at all.
Anything else you'd like to share or discuss? I am so out of shape right now, having been completely unable to fully exercise since just before ER on 2/6, and having been basically unable to move for 3 weeks with the late-onset OHSS. Walked 1.5 miles round trip to the pharmacy yesterday to get my PIO refill and my leg muscles are trying to convince me that what I actually did was run 3-4 miles. Like sewfie2, I cannot waaaaait for it to be okay for me to low-key run.

QOTW: I'll probably be working a bit less at least for the first while, and my in-laws have an apt. in the building next to ours so they can help out a fair bit, but we will also have a part-time nanny after the first 3 months or so when I do need to go back to work a bit more. Unless we win the lottery or, I don't know, Oprah decides she wants to give us a bunch of money.

[astop87]

bluefairy5, We have no idea what the process is yet. MH is supposed to call this week and get us on the waiting list. I guess we wouldn't need daycare until December-ish, maybe January if I can swing that much at-home time. I have no clue if they'll let us get on the list this early but I can only assume that with twins, we'd have to. Hopefully I'll know more by the next check-in.

@buttmonkey, eggs are the absolute worst smell for me right now! I'm to the point where we're thinking about spilling our news to close family this weekend because they keep eating gross things in front of me. It's almost like they know but they're just torturing me haha.

[luchich]

I just got a call from the hospital I'll be going to for my consultation and most likely all my monitoring appointments and where I'll deliver. I go next Tuesday for a consultation with the head guy in charge! I'm actually feeling so much more calm knowing I'll be in the care of the best hospital in the nation! Driving into Boston on St Patrick's day should be fun :/ . I'm glad to be done with that douche RE. Love my clinic and everyone else there and literally have only spoken to my RE 4 times since July and that's enough for me!!

[ginnyjones82]

Morning Everyone!!

How far are you now? 10W6D

How are you feeling? The nausea comes and goes, and if I go out and run errands for a few hours, I am so freaking tired afterwards!!

What and when is your next appointment? Wednesday!!! Finally!! I'm told to be prepared for a long appointment with the OB. Can't wait to finally see whats going on inside!! We are also very curious about twins. DH and his cousin are the skipped generation in their family, and well, cousin has twins...

Anything else you'd like to share or discuss? I got nothing til Wednesday!!


QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born (i.e. nanny, datcare, stay at home, etc.)? Before we knew about baby, I was planning on quitting my job anyways. I've hated it for a long time now. DH and I made plans to move and for me to go back to school. When we sell our house, we will pay off debts, and with DHs 2nd job, we should be just fine! We talked a lot about it, and even with baby, we will make it work!! I have no problems with second hand baby items (clothing and stuff), and I am beyond thrilled to be a SAHM. A dream I never thought was possible. When baby enters school, I plan on getting a part time job with the school. Bus aide or cafeteria worker. That way I have snow days and vacation time to be home!!

[kbrooke06]

Good morning ladies!

How far are you now? 5w 4d.

How are you feeling? Pretty good actually! Mostly just super tired, sore boobs and gassy. But m/s hasn't come yet, so very thankful for that!

What and when is your next appointment? Ultrasound on friday to check for heartbeat and see how many we have growing! It can't come soon enough.

QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born? Not exactly sure at this point. I think a lot will depend on if we have one or twins. Both DH and I work from home with my schedule being way more flexible. My boss said I could go to part time if needed, which would be wonderful. Obviously that affects income, but we can manage. Also, my family lives next door (insane, I know lol!) and my mom works from home too, so she said she would come over to help as much as she can. Since we are in California, maternity leave and paternity leave is pretty good. DH will likely take the first 6 weeks of his leaves once the baby/babies come so that will be great. He can take more time as needed, also.

[dharmachick]

How far are you now? 5w 5d
How are you feeling? Mainly dizziness, mild headaches, joint pain, and fatigue - probably from the crazy-high progesterone. Mild nausea when I'm hungry or have trouble burping, which is something I need to do more lately. GI system also can't seem to decide on constipation or diarrhea.
The OHSS symptoms are mainly gone, though I have had stabbing pain under my upper ribs on the right side all weekend. I saw my RE this morning, and found that it is most likely fluid that is still in my right lung, and that a defect in my diaphragm is making the pain worse. Time and exercising my lungs should take care of it.
What and when is your next appointment? Our first u/s is next Tuesday, 3/17.
Anything else you'd like to share or discuss? During today's RE visit to check on the chest pain and lingering fluid, we got to see the gestational sac! She even pointed out the tiny dot that is likely the baby. We'll get a better look at next week's appointment.

QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born (i.e. nanny, daycare, stay at home, etc.)? Daycare, most likely. DH works from home, and I do occasionally, but we would not be available enough to care for a baby at the same time.

[ruthie]

Can I be added to the check-in? I'm pregnant with a singleton and due on 10/8.


HOW FAR? 9w4d

FEELING? I feel pretty gross. My cramps have definitely eased up, but good lord- the gas. I look 7 mos pregnant and feel all nasty inside! My m/s comes and goes, but food aversions are here to stay. I usually get all the throwing up over by noon, but I still look like death by evening. And, I'm so, so tired. This time around I'm also having nightmares, which isn't the best. Last time, I had all sorts of sex dreams (@buttmonkey- that happened to me ALL THE TIME with the twins! I had awful cramps after, but it never messed up anything with my pelvic rest. And, apparently, I think I'm a secret exhibitionist.) , but this time, I keep dreaming about axe murderers.

NEXT APPOINTMENT: 12w1d for my NT scan/ next OB appointment.

ANYTHING ELSE? I am so angry with my insurance company. My OB prescribed Diclegis (sp?), but they won't pay unless I try two other meds first. Ummm, no. If my doc wants to prescribe a category A nausea med, that's what I'm going to take! And, I HATE Zofran and the constipation. My OB is nice enough to give me samples, but I'm just SOOO angry.

QOTW: I stay home with my two year old twins, so I'll do that with this baby too.

[Smootiepie]

9w2d...ummmm, when did that happen?!?!?!

I was feeling so freaking awesome last week, aside from the fatigue. But baby decided that today, my birthday, would be a good day to make me throw up for the first time. Been feeling on and off nausea ever since.

I had an appt last Friday w/ my RE. Baby is measuring 2 days ahead and still has a strong hb. Last one w/ the RE will be 3/17

I get to stop all my hormone supps when I hit 10w this week! I'm counting the days down!!! Oh, and I finally bit the bullet and bought maternity pants this weekend. Best decision ever, I'm so comfortable today!


QOTW: Most likely daycare.

[shortstuff]

I'm going to try this again since my check in last week was an epic fail.

crazycatlady6 - sorry your m/s is so bad!

astop87 - Feel better! How awful being sick while PG! Can't wait to hear how your u/s goes!

bostongirl617 - GL Thursday!! I did have a little sciatic nerve pain yesterday too, but it didn't last long.

luchich - sorry about your feelings towards your RE. I can't imagine how much that must suck. Glad you're moving on now! BTW, your dog is so freakin adorable! I'm assuming that's your dog in your profile pic...

@buttmonkey - I haven't personally had it happen to me, though I wouldn't complain if I did, but I had read a few times that the progesterone can cause women to have orgasm in their sleep. I was reading because my clinic said no sex or orgasms after the ET and I kept seeing that was happening to people. Totally normal, no worries!

bluefairy5 - GL tomorrow! Last week I had commented about how much I love the cat/sushi pic in your siggy. It was part of my post that went missing. I feel just like that cat! lol and his little face is so adorable!

ginnyjones82 - GL Wed! I'm excited to hear how everything's going!
Welcome ruthie!

AFM:
How far are you now? 10 weeks
How are you feeling? Still really good overall. Though some serious cramping today. Nothing that's concerning me... no blood or anything, just a lot of cramping.
What and when is your next appointment? More blood work Thursday. Nothing exciting this week.
Anything else you'd like to share or discuss? I can't wait till I actually look pg and not like I've just gained a little weight.


QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born (i.e. nanny, datcare, stay at home, etc.)?
DH works long hours, but I will work from home as much as I can. I'm self employed and an independent contractor making that easier. Our parents will also be a huge help. One of the luxuries of having a baby later in life is retired parents. Daycare is so expensive by us that it doesn't make sense for us financially.

[bluefairy5]

Happy birthday Smootiepie! Sorry about your, er, present from the little guy or gal.

shortstuff Man, I wish I could be that cat. I really do miss sushi. I plan to ask my OB about eating it from a reputable place with no reported contamination issues. I'm going to try not to be overly optimistic about her response, though.

[nomnom]

ruthie Added. Insurance companies suck when they make you jump through hoops or won't pay something. They're tolerable when they pay for stuff.

@emazeem Added.

bluefairy5 I think your sushi question will go about as well as my exercise question. I asked why I could not do single-arm bench press with one 30-lb dumbbell, but I could do a single-arm push-up (If I ever could do them) according to the strict 25-lb lifting limit. The NP got kind of huffy and said it's my choice whether or not I listen to the doctor's recommendations.

shortstuff I think I have the food baby look going.

luchich I'm glad you get to talk to the MFM relatively soon. They have *got* to be more helpful than your asshat RE.

@buttmonkey Eggs are pretty bad, but garlic is worse. I've made DH move across the room when he eats garlic just to make it tolerable.

sewfie2 I did biking instead of running. I'm really not allowed to do that outside because of the risk of falling. Stationary bike just isn't the same as an hour by myself outside.

@ketchup GL for tomorrow!

AFM...
11w2d today. I still have m/s off and on (more on that off), no vomiting, and decreasing fatigue. I might actually go to jujutsu tonight for the first weekday practice in weeks! Don't worry, no throwing or falling for me.

Next appointment is still 3/18 for the NT scan. I've started getting weird spasm-like pain in my lower back on each side of the middle where the gluteus medius attaches. I think it's related to the PIO shots. Speaking of shots, less than four weeks left! And less than two weeks of estradiol pills!

QOTW: DH and I were discussing that some more today. I applied for a computer programming job that may pay well. If I get a good offer from them, we might send the kids to daycare. If they don't, I'll probably stay home with the babies and work on a per-project basis for my current employer and do other freelance jobs on the side. I almost hope I don't get a good offer (or any offer) for the programming position because it just sounds logistically difficult to have kids in daycare, work a full-time job, and breast feed for at least six months.

[sewfie2]

bostongirl617, I can rejoin a group of ladies that I use to run with, pre-IVF, if they're still doing slower runs. I know at least one of them would be open to slow run/walks with me, but she never tracks pace haha. I am thinking about getting a watch with a hrm though, since I know my tendency is to go too fast. I do wonder if I need to lower the standard recommend threshold, since my heart rate is typically pretty low?

luchich, I'm glad you're done with that RE too. What a douchecanoe.

nomnom, I got approved for lifting today (after asking about running), but she (the RE) didn't specify a limit. I probably don't look very strong, so she may have assumed that I can't lift that much to begin with.

[bluefairy5]

Mar 9, 2015 14:14:51 GMT -5 nomnom said:

bluefairy5 I think your sushi question will go about as well as my exercise question. I asked why I could not do single-arm bench press with one 30-lb dumbbell, but I could do a single-arm push-up (If I ever could do them) according to the strict 25-lb lifting limit. The NP got kind of huffy and said it's my choice whether or not I listen to the doctor's recommendations.

I have found articles! And science!  I plan to argue my case like a damn lawyer.

[SweetieShellie]

**prev loss briefly mentioned**

How far are you now? 9w4d


How are you feeling? I was kind of feeling better with m/s, at least I thought I was. I did not vomit Saturday at all. But Sunday morning, m/s came back. And this morning too while working nights at work. Still tired. Randomly getting dizzy spells (like, 3 minutes ago for example). Yesterday my left hip was sore, and today my right hip is a little sore. I haven't had any red spotting since last Monday, so mini-victory dance! I have had some random (Sorry TMI) yellow discharge. I don't feel like I have an infection or anything (no itching, swelling), so I'm guessing it's pregnancy or Endometrin related?


What and when is your next appointment? U/S on Thursday @ 12:30. I have an OB appointment that was booked for me on the 23rd @ 3pm, but I start work at 3pm, so I have to get them to change it! Ugh. I don't get why they didn't just call me to make the appointment. Why use my doctors office as the middle man??

Anything else you'd like to share or discuss? @buttmonkey, I've had that happen to me too in my sleep. I even had it happen the night after ET, so I was worried my ute was going to expel my embies. Obviously that was not the case. I sometimes worry it'll cause my SCH to act up, since that's actually how my SCH in my previous pregnancy started to bleed (which was probably just a coincidence). But this time the bleeding has been unrelated to dreamland activities!


QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born (i.e. nanny, datcare, stay at home, etc.)? I get mat leave for 1 year, and after that I guess it'll be Daycare until they are in school. A lot of schools have after school programs, so we'll probably enrol them in one when they are in kindergarten. With my shift work, DH will most likely be doing the majority of the dropping off/picking up of the babies from daycare/school. We've briefly discussed having a nanny during the day, but don't like the idea of a stranger in our house alone with our kids. But who knows, when we crunch the number$ , we may change our minds.

[ginnyjones82]

nomnom, I went to my chiropractor the other day with the same kind of pain! No PIO shots, but I was thinking to myself that maybe I was having sympathy pains for everyone here.... I have a history of lower back pains, but this was different. Like yours. Chiro said that with hormones and all that fun pregnancy stuff, that pains can become worse. She said to ice for a few minutes if it starts up again. I figure I'd just go sit in a snow bank!

[nomnom]

ginnyjones82 The weird pains aren't too bad and they are isolated twinges. They just make me paranoid because I've had longer-lasting issues in that area, possibly related to subluxed SI joints.

sewfie2 How did you get approved for lifting? No argument even? Ugh, my doctor's office must be old fashioned that way. Most of the studies I've seen on it are occupational lifting, which is often not done right and is much more repetitive than exercise lifting.

bluefairy5 Let me know how that goes. I miss sushi too!

[lilyharper]

Guys I have grades due. I will come back and tag everyone, but I got to get things done! But I loves you...

How far are you now? 10 weeks 1 day (officially the most pregnant I've ever been!)
How are you feeling? Well I just had an u/s so like a calm, happy, normal person. Don't worry, it won't last. Otherwise, I'm dying for my snoogle to get here...I need some support at night up top...if you know what I mean. They hurt like crazy then. Otherwise, I'm feeling pretty good. Oh, and I wanted to say, you guys can own feeling like shit. You don't need to feel like it means your ungrateful for being pregnant. Vomiting and shit isn't the best experience ever, and that's totally ok. Just my two cents...
What and when is your next appointment? Nt scan and they're moving it up because my ob felt it was scheduled too late. Then ob appointment 2 weeks later, because she loves me.
Anything else you'd like to share or discuss? Anyone else actually believing this is going to happen? Like, I keep catching myself thinking about...having to plan things...for when I have a baby. That seems weird to even type. But I'm starting to think this is happening, which is both wonderful and terrifying.

QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born (i.e. nanny, datcare, stay at home, etc.)? I love all the pronouns nomnom. . Well, my mom was the plan, and had been the plan, but they may be moving...in...get this...October. I work part time, so I'd only need someone in the mornings, so my guess would be a nanny because it would be cheaper? Or maybe a co-op? No idea, clearly. Unless, they don't have the sections for me that they were hoping to in which case, I'd cry a lot, because I love my job. But I'd stay home.

[nomnom]

lilyharper I had to include every case in the QOTW :-D

I just thought of another option for part-time workers: trade babysitting time with other moms. I may do that if I end up going the freelance route.

[sewfie2]

nomnom, honestly, she mentioned it after I asked about running. I guess she could see that I'm getting antsy with basically sitting around, so it was a consolation for not being able to run full force? She knows I used to lift and play derby, so maybe that was part of her reason for mentioning too?

[aves0708]

How far are you now? 8w5d

How are you feeling? Pretty terrible 50% of the time, the other 50% I'm doing ok. I've had all day morning sickness with lots of dry heaving into the toilet but no actual vomiting. Eating anything makes me feel terrible so I've settled into a saltines and ginger ale diet. And the smells....smelling anything that isn't fruity or flowery is killing me. I basically want to buy an air freshener and strap it to my nose.

What and when is your next appointment? I officially graduated from the RE last Friday. I have my first OB appointment on the 16th, but it is just with a nurse. Then the first ultrasound with the OB is the 20th.

Anything else you'd like to share or discuss? I'm still bleeding/spotting lightly every day, going on three weeks now. They couldn't find a cause for the bleeding and RE didn't seem worried at all, so it's just become a normal part of my pregnancy I guess. It still freaks me out and I still have moments where I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop, but I'm really trying to just relax and remember that everything really is going well. My ultrasound on Friday was amazing. We got to see arm and leg buds and baby was moving all around with a great hb.

QOTW: How do you plan to care for your baby/babies after he/she/they is/are born (i.e. nanny, datcare, stay at home, etc.)? I don't get any maternity leave at my work, the only paid time I could get off would be my vacation time, so I would love to just quit. I really want to stay home for a year then try to get back into working after that. Me leaving work would be doable but it would require some changes for sure. I've kind of avoided thinking about it for now, at least until we make it out of first tri.

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bostongirl617, sciatic nerve pain, I'm only 8w5d and it's been killing me for a couple days! Which seems insane, and not normal. I'm going to ask my OB about it on thursday but I get the feeling I need to move around more than I have as it seems to ease up when I walk it out for a while.