Grad Check In for Week of March 30

[lickwed]

Hey ladies, let us know how things are going.

sonpetitlapin, Divefrog, winogirl, radiantly, @jimbobcooter, beckyp005, flippinchica, colinsfebmommy, Maggie0424, @clgsquared, lucylulu, flyliceandcoffee, cml112, sunni1

and our newest grades agpjt413 b0710 manderslvt,

QOTW:  Who has been your biggest cheerleader in this pregnancy to date?

[Maggie0424]

Hi Everyone,

Congrats to the 3 new grads! I always love seeing graduates!

As for me, nothing really new to report. DH and I are still trying to figure out a name for little man. I'm anxiously awaiting my next appt ( 4/10) and if all goes well we will finally tell families.

QOTW - I wouldn't say I really have a "cheerleader" but DH has been my best support. I also have some friends at church that know about our losses and struggles and have been praying and that means a lot!

[colinsfebmommy]

Yay new grads!

I have my first appt Friday so I'm so excited for that.

No cheerleaders yet... Till Sunday we are telling both our families and they are going to go nuts!

[manderslvt]

Thanks for tagging me lickwed!

I'm just 4w2d right now, but things are going really well so far. My first betas last Monday were 63, and on Friday they were up to 460! I'll take it! This Thursday, I go back to the RE for an ultrasound. Fx that things look good!

I've been having some mild nausea if I go too long without eating, but it's totally manageable at this point. With DS, I was nauseous a lot, but only puked once, so let's hope that's as bad as it gets with this one too!

QOTW: Only a couple of people know at this point, but DH is my biggest cheerleader in life, pregnant or not!

[agpjt413]

Thanks for the check in, lickwed!! It's so exciting to be a grad! Hope to see you other ladies here soon!!

GL on your appt, colinsfebmommy!! Very exciting!!

manderslvt - I'm having sporadic nausea throughout the day as well. I haven't gotten to the point of feeling like up-chucking, but as long as I have my ginger ale, peppermint gum and my eucalyptus mint inhaler at the ready I'm good!

QOTW: I'm only 5w2d along so only MH knows. I'd have to say he's been amazing and of course you ladies of TCF!! Every board I'm a part of has been so supportive!!

[flippinchica]

Thanks for the checkin lickwed! Baby and pregnancy is going well here. I am 20 weeks and am feeling some movement which is really cool. I am working at a hospital where I work sporadically and a few people could tell I am pregnant (who didn't already know) which was pretty cool.  Whine ahead.



I have a really bad cough which has led to laryngitis plus I have to work this weekend while I feel like crap and I keep leaking pee with all the coughing. Ugh. So gross.

ETA: more good stuff

[URMySunshine77]

flippinchica, I hope that your cough clears up soon!

I still pee when I cough.

[lickwed]

Maggie0424 good luck with picking a name.

colinsfebmommy I hope everything goes well with your appointment next week.

manderslvt agpjt413 I hope the nausea doesn't get any worse. I never had full out nausea with any of my pregnancies. The first time with DD it was a blessing, with the losses it was a curse.

flippinchica I always have to pee before working out or doing any kind of jumping or I leak. I leak when I sneeze and cough too. It makes allergy season all kinds of special. I usually am wearing a panty liner during that time. So cool you are feeling movement.

[cml112]

agpjt413, manderslvt, b0710 congrats grads!!!!

I'm officially in my 2nd trimester! So I'm 14 W 1D, and the babies must be cutting me some slack now because I havent puked in 2 days. This is really exciting stuff!!! I passed my Harmony test, so my imperfect eggs somehow managed to make two perfect babies...what a huge sigh of relief!!! I feel like IF pregnancy is just overcoming one hurdle after another and after each one I breathe just a little bit easier..... for a little while at least!
We did a tour of our hospital Birth Place unit today. That was really quite surreal. It's still hard for me to believe this is real life! The Birth Place was beautiful though, I'm really happy with it!

QOTD: DH has been a great cheerleader throughout this whole process. My mom has been good too, sometimes she can overstep just a wee bit though.

Thanks for the check-in lickwed!

[lickwed]

cml112 wohoo for making it to second trimester and for perfect eggs. You mentioned a birthing center, are they going to let you try to deliver vaginally or go straight to c-section?

[flippinchica]

Yay for good harmony results cml112!

Don't tell me that URMySunshine77

[URMySunshine77]

flippinchica, sorry to scare you. I've always had a propensity for incontinence just before my period. It's definitely hormonal.

I will say that Kegels are no joke. I wish that I had done them during pregnancy, and I should do them now.

Edited for wording.

[lickwed]

Mar 30, 2015 7:12:25 GMT -5 @clgsquared said:

8 weeks and change. we have our first appointment on Friday. Sick as a dog and tired. I'm just glad my boobs have re inflated. I thought they were goners after my son. Our entire family was aware of out TTC efforts so we have a lot of cheerleaders and support!
good luck ladies

Glad the boobs are back. Maybe you will get lucky and they will stay this time.

[b0710]

Thanks for thinking of me ladies! It feels weird and exciting to get to post in the grad thread all at the same time. I am 5 weeks along today! I find myself very nervous approaching the date that my last loss occurred (5w3d), but positive at the same time. My boobs got really sore last night, but I am taking that as a good sign. People always say not to wish for symptoms, but until I can feel that LO move, I will welcome symptoms that make me feel pregnant My biggest support is DH. He is super excited and makes me feel the same! We haven't told our friends and family yet, but I'm sure we'll have a lot of support once we do. I hope to see all of you join us soon in this grad thread!

[winogirl]

5w6d this morning. I've had a headache since last night that just won't go away and my nausea is the worst it's been so far (could be due to the headache).
Still no puking and mostly just feel tired and crampy all the time. Hoping that at least the cramping starts to diminish soon. My first appt isn't until the 23rd which seems like forever away!! I thought the waiting game would be over once I got the BFP. boo.

[lucylulu]

Hi thanks for the check in thread. I'm doing well. Some mild nausea and super tired in the afternoon but it's all manageable. I'm still in OB limbo as I've graduated the RE but my real OB wasn't available so I saw someone else in the practice. She was reluctant to make any decisions on my due date or how far Along I am. I've always measured 3-5 days behind which was fine b/c I Od late (we were on a TI cycle). So depending on who you ask I'm either 10 weeks or 9w2d. Next appt isn't until April 7th. This is the longest I've gone without an appt (or even an ultrasound for that matter!)

Biggest support: my friends that know are always checking in on me. Which is super sweet.

[flippinchica]

I forgot the QOTW. Other than MH definitely my sister. She is all over planning a baby shower!

[sonpetitlapin]

I am 9w1d here. Doing pretty well, just freaking exhausted all the time. I would love to jsut sleep the day away. My back has been killing me on and off. But great otherwise.

I had my MFM consult last Thursday. She wants me to start on Levonox with my history of Pulmonary Embolisms and be on it for the duration of the pregnancy. I had an U/S and got to see my little peanut. The heart rate was beautiful and strong. SO saw the baby flutter a couple of time which was cool. I see the MFM again at 19 weeks when I have my Anatomy scan. And I take the MaterniT21 Test at my 12 week appointment on 4/21. No to focus on the wedding on Wednesday. I can't believe I am getting married again. But this time to my best friend, soul mate and love of my life.

QOTW: I my staunch supporter is no doubt my SO. He is even having sympathy symptoms. Which is all to adorable.

[flyliceandcoffee]

thanks for doing this thread every week lickwed!

good luck at your appt colinsfebmommy!

Not a whole lot new going on here. I'm scheduled for my genetics testing this week although I'm going to have to push it back a week thanks to all the meetings I have this week. I still feel like crap almost every afternoon but I've found as long as I eat every two hours or so, I can usually avoid feeling too bad for too long. I also need to drink a helluva lot of water (and no sugary drinks). Like others said, I'm okay with feeling like crap though because it's a good reminder that things are still going well.

Not very many people know about our pregnancy, so my biggest cheerleaders are DH and my mom. DH is great, he has really taken on all kinds of chores and kid duty, especially in the evenings when I can barely move.

[tiresiastheblond]

Mar 29, 2015 18:42:49 GMT -5 cml112 said:

agpjt413, manderslvt, b0710 congrats grads!!!!

I'm officially in my 2nd trimester! So I'm 14 W 1D, and the babies must be cutting me some slack now because I havent puked in 2 days. This is really exciting stuff!!! I passed my Harmony test, so my imperfect eggs somehow managed to make two perfect babies...what a huge sigh of relief!!! I feel like IF pregnancy is just overcoming one hurdle after another and after each one I breathe just a little bit easier..... for a little while at least!
We did a tour of our hospital Birth Place unit today. That was really quite surreal. It's still hard for me to believe this is real life! The Birth Place was beautiful though, I'm really happy with it!

QOTD: DH has been a great cheerleader throughout this whole process. My mom has been good too, sometimes she can overstep just a wee bit though.

Thanks for the check-in lickwed!

What??!!!  I can't believe I missed this!  Huge congratulations, cml112!

[tiresiastheblond]

Oh my goodness, it's so great to come back and find all of you here! Congratulations Maggie0424, colinsfebmommy, manderslvt, agpjt413, flippinchica, @clgsquared, b0710, winogirl, lucylulu, sonpetitlapin, and flyliceandcoffee!

[sonpetitlapin]

tiresiastheblond, so happy to see you back!!! I hope you had a rejuvenating break!

[lickwed]

Mar 30, 2015 7:39:53 GMT -5 b0710 said:

Thanks for thinking of me ladies! It feels weird and exciting to get to post in the grad thread all at the same time. I am 5 weeks along today! I find myself very nervous approaching the date that my last loss occurred (5w3d), but positive at the same time. My boobs got really sore last night, but I am taking that as a good sign. People always say not to wish for symptoms, but until I can feel that LO move, I will welcome symptoms that make me feel pregnant My biggest support is DH. He is super excited and makes me feel the same! We haven't told our friends and family yet, but I'm sure we'll have a lot of support once we do. I hope to see all of you join us soon in this grad thread!

Good luck with your upcoming milestone and I'm glad your PMS symptoms are bringing your PgAL brain some comfort.

[cml112]

tiresiastheblond, ahhhh Davie 813!!! I didn't recognize your new name Good luck with your upcoming cycle! Fx for you

[radiantly]

Hi! I'm 18 weeks now and bought y first maternity clothes in Friday after work! Got some jeans. Went to the gym today because my energy is finally feeling more "normal" and I think I need to buy a new sportsbra and workout clothes that fit better. All very exciting!

We had a lazy weekend. I finished making my honeymoon album. And napped a lot. Made roast turkey legs and veggies.

My husband is on my team big time! Otherwise maybe my mom?

Congrats to the new grads!

[sunni1]

@lickwed thanks for the check-in reminder.

I've made it pass 12 weeks. Yay!! So far so good. Last week I had an appointment with OBGYN. It went well, I guess. Did not get an ultrasound, just her listening to babies hb (bummed ). Been having some off days this weekend. Any of you not seeing an MFM doctor? Had my genetic/ gender test done and still waiting on results.

QOTW: Who has been your biggest cheerleader in this pregnancy to date? No one knows yet. I'm waiting till end of first trimester.

[lucylulu]

sunni1 - I will see an MFM at 12 weeks to discuss a cerclage which I had last time as well. Do you anticipate needing to see one? It's not a given based on age but rather it's circumstantial.

[Divefrog]

Well I'm late to the party this week but I wanted to wait to update until after my 12week scan appointment today. Baby looked perfect and measured 12w5d (by my calculations 2-3 days ahead). I also had blood taken for the materniti21 test and set out appointment for our 20week anatomy scan. So, things are looking pretty good. We texted out Doula and let her know that we would be requiring her services again and she is super excited (probably more than me or DH . Next appointment with the midwife this Friday which should be uneventful other than hearing the heartbeat on dopler for the first time.

QOTW: So far I would say my Mom and MIL have been my biggest cheerleaders. DH is excited for sure, and as supportive as he can be, but he just won't ever identify with, our understand what it is like to be pregnant.

[sunni1]

Mar 31, 2015 12:22:12 GMT -5 lucylulu said:

sunni1 - I will see an MFM at 12 weeks to discuss a cerclage which I had last time as well. Do you anticipate needing to see one? It's not a given based on age but rather it's circumstantial.

Oh, I see. Thanks lucylulu. I was worried that they did not mention it to me. FTM and just wondered. I want to make sure this little one will be ok.

[lickwed]

Mar 30, 2015 8:04:26 GMT -5 winogirl said:

5w6d this morning. I've had a headache since last night that just won't go away and my nausea is the worst it's been so far (could be due to the headache).
Still no puking and mostly just feel tired and crampy all the time. Hoping that at least the cramping starts to diminish soon. My first appt isn't until the 23rd which seems like forever away!! I thought the waiting game would be over once I got the BFP. boo.

I hope the time flies.  The wait for that first appointment feels like ages.