♡THURSDAY TICKER CHANGE♡

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Hi it's that time again ladies, Thursday! You know what to do!

Week/Size?

Symptoms?

Next Appoitment/Milestone?

GTKY: What have your daily thoughts been on the birth & how are you celebrating being one week closer?

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Week/Size? 31! & Pineapple!. I remember when I used to use TD app at the beginning of my pregnancy I would skip forward to see the size changes & I remember thinking wow! I can't wait for pineapple.

Symptoms? My back hurts.. So badly. It hurts when I'm standing, sitting.. Just all the time & I can't get comfortable.. I'm also finding it hard when walking. I think I have a waddle going on. Yesteday I stood up and got speckles in front of my eyes, maybe I stood up too quickly.

Next Appoitment/Milestone? Still the 10th of April & my next milestone is 36 weeks definately

GTKY: What have your daily thoughts been on the birth & how are you celebrating being one week closer? As the big day gets closer and as a FTM I'm very curious to experience it but I'm also terrified. I have overwhelming emotions anytime I think of it because we only have two months left and it doesn't seem that long ago that I got my bfp. Today I am again watching SO's family dog for the morning whilst his parents visit his little sister in hospital. SO is at work until 2:30PM. Then I have to get showered and ready for my nephews 5th birthday party. Lots of family members are going to be there that I haven't seen in forever & I'm excited about seeing them but I'm also anxious at the attention that my growing bump may receive. My family are generally quite loud (I'm the quieter one) & I'm pretty sure they'll make it a topic of conversation.. Which I don't want. I also don't want people to rub my belly.. I'm sorry, I don't care if we're related.. Please just don't. If it's anyone other than SO it makes me feel uncomfortable, especially when they just randomly do it.. Even my mother does it and I don't like it. I have to tell her to stop. I also feel the sensation to that part of my body feels different to anywhere else.. It's more sensitive and fragile because the skin is stretching so no.. I don't want to be touched. I bought myself a lovely top yesterday to wear to the party. It's not maternity and quite neat fitting so I had to go for the size up from my normal size to allow breathing space for bump.. I'm hoping I rock it and I don't look frumpy.. Sometimes that can happen ive noticed if the top/tshirt isn't actually tailored for my bump.. If it's not maternity it can just sometimes hang over it and I look weirdly out of proportion.

So that concludes my ticker change. Happy Thursday!!

[kimberlyandthor2014]

Week/Size?
- 31 weeks, yay! And a juicy pineapple according to TD

Symptoms?
-an angry back this week, and my eyes are rejecting my contact lenses. I feel good most of the day but if I do too much I end up feeling like a disjointed marionette puppet!

Next Appoitment/Milestone?
- 32 week appt coming up Monday, and waiting to schedule a growth ultrasound

GTKY: What have your daily thoughts been on the birth & how are you celebrating being one week closer?
-I'm hoping I go into labor naturally and that I don't need an induction. But realistically I'm coming to terms with the possibility of another induced birth. First time around it wasn't so bad, right at 40 weeks and my body responded to just the prostaglandin, no pitocin needed. I'm wanting to wait until at least 40 weeks again so that Its more likely to take so easily again. I'm afraid of complications from a failed induction. I have a countdown on my fridge to D-Day in weeks; I have GD and since just 15 weeks along, so I am dying for some naughty foods!

[laurenlou83]

Week/Size?
- 29 weeks, size of an acorn squash according to the TD! I swear it seems like yesterday I was the size of a blueberry...!
Symptoms?

Next Appoitment/Milestone?
- I have a check up with my OB on 4/9, I'm seeing her every 2 weeks now, plus I have growth U/S every 4 weeks. I feel like next week when i can say "30 Weeks" is a milestone.

GTKY: What have your daily thoughts been on the birth & how are you celebrating being one week closer?
- Everything so far has been good with my GD diagnosis, and the U/S last week showed he is growing normally and measuring right on track. I know that induction is a possibility now depending on his growth, my BP, etc. so I am just hoping everything can happen naturally for us!

[theBeeMama]

Week/Size?

-28 weeks and my favorite app says acorn squash...

Symptoms?

-I'm actually feeling alright! It's so strange but I actually have had fewer symptoms since crossing the third trimester threshold. Heartburn is an issue but not as bad as it was, back and feet are always killing me but other than that I'm okay!

Next appointment/Milestone?

- April 13th I have an ultrasound to make sure the placenta has grown away from my cervix instead of towards it. Then the 16th will be my appointment to discuss the findings with my midwife (and also just a regular appointment).

GTKY?

-I attempted a med-free birth with ds and made it a all the way to transition before having a full blown panic attack and demanding an epidural. So part of me is determined to make it all the way this time, and yet another part of me is like... UMMMM, why would I put myself through all that pain again when I know how easy the epi was?? I am really just having to remind myself of all the reasons I want to go natural. Also I'll have a doula this time, plus my husband will be better clued in on what to do since we've talked about it and know a little better what to expect. Lastly, there is obviously a very good chance of this labor being considerably faster than with my first, so that's encouraging. (This is me desperately trying to convince myself that I can do it. Lol) annnnd as far as celebrating... I don't know, I'll probably go eat some Cadbury eggs before breakfast.

Hang in there Thursday's!! We're getting so close!

[jessila]

Week/Size? 28 weeks! Third trimester please be kinder than first and first month of the second. And eggplant which makes sense to me.

Symptoms? Breathing is definitely starting to get craptacular when lounging or lying down. My back and hips hurt randomly especially after a long day of teaching on a cart then driving almost 2 hours each way. And swelling. Oh the swelling.

Next Appoitment/Milestone? Ugh. 3 hr GD test tomorrow after failing by 1 point when in hindsight my blood was drawn after 50 minutes instead of an hour. Booo. Then we start the two week appointments.

GTKY: What have your daily thoughts been on the birth & how are you celebrating being one week closer? Ummm...I'm still slightly in denial that this is actually happening. We took a birth class last weekend so I feel a little better knowing different choices I might face in the process. But for the most part, I know I have no control over his birth and the goal is to get him out safely. Then they let me take a baby home. And he's mine. Weird.

[mrsdee1982]

Week/Size? 31 weeks. Pineapple!

Symptoms? Belly is really heavy these days. And yesterday my lower back/hips were super unhappy with any movement I did.

Next Appoitment/Milestone? Just had a growth ultrasound on Tuesday. Baby girl finally cooperated! In every single other u/s we've had, she has kept her sweet face and profile covered. Not on Tuesday. Look how beautiful she is. I think she has my husbands nose. She's also big! Estimated at 4 pounds 6 oz. U/S Tech said if they were choosing my EDD based on that U/S it would be 5/22! That's 2 weeks earlier than what my EDD is now. Oh boy!

I have a follow up OB appointment on Monday.

GTKY: What have your daily thoughts been on the birth & how are you celebrating being one week closer? I just really can't wait to meet her. I don't want her coming right now (stay put little one), but at the same time, I'm a tad over being pregnant. I range anywhere from super excited and emotional about giving birth to terrified of it.

[nicolec78]

Week/Size? 28 weeks size eggplant

Symptoms? all the back pain

Next Appoitment/Milestone? GD test tomorrow. I did an early one around 13 weeks. I have PCOS and am a little worried.

GTKY: What have your daily thoughts been on the birth & how are you celebrating being one week closer?
I am only a little worried since my little guy has such a large head and my other two were so small. This is my third time around so not as nervous. It is just wild to think that in less than 12 weeks I will have a baby!

[veggiemo]

Week/Size? 31 weeks!

Symptoms? Not much, feeling great! Arm is a tad sore from TDAP but nothing terrible.

Next Appoitment/Milestone? April 16th, just a check up.

GTKY: What have your daily thoughts been on the birth & how are you celebrating being one week closer? With DS my water broke on its own and I had him a few hours later, so I'm kind of expecting this time to go just as fast/smooth. I'm not really preparing myself for anything different, which could be a bad thing but who knows. While I am sooo excited to meet the new baby (especially since we are team green!) I'm really enjoying being pregnant. I know this is our last baby and this is the last time I'll experience these feelings. It's bittersweet in a way. I wish I could stay pregnant forever (minus the inability to drink alcohol) but I'm also anxious to hold the new baby in my arms, give him/her a name and bring them home to complete our family

[whoopsadaisy]

Week/Size? 31 Weeks! Pineapple!

Symptoms? Lots of heartburn. Spending the day on my feet is getting harder, too.

Next Appoitment/Milestone? Had an appointment yesterday - things are looking good. Baby had a variable deceleration when I laid on my back for the doc to check me out. Doc left the doppler on for until she was sure it just happened because I laid back. Apparently, baby does not like this and I need to stop laying on my back. I'm also measuring at 32 weeks, yikes!

GTKY: What have your daily thoughts been on the birth & how are you celebrating being one week closer? I'm getting nervous about the birth process. I looked up my hospital's c-section rate today - 44%! I'm freaking out. And episiotomy rate is 20%, terrifying. So now I'm looking into birth centers and watching, "the business of being born." Is it too late to switch providers?

[trixi282]

Once again,  late to the party....

Week/Size? 29 weeks (yesterday )

Symptoms? Ugh, right now dealing with a terrible cough that H gave me, so who knows.  I'm so tired, achey, my back is killing me, I'm hungry but don't know what I want to eat... I just want to veg out, but I can't

Next Appoitment/Milestone?  Just about to update the appointment thread, but I am officially now going to have 2 appointments/week until my due date (or until baby is born) because of all the fun growth issues.  Basically I'm there that often anyway, so might as well schedule them ahead of time, right?!  So Monday/Thursday until June 18th now, except Memorial week it's Tues/Fri because of the holiday. 
This pregnancy is seriously a complete 180* different my first in terms of doctors appointments....

GTKY: What have your daily thoughts been on the birth & how are you celebrating being one week closer?
I'm getting excited and scared, but not scared for "normal" reasons...  I'm expecting we'll end up having a RCS instead of the VBAC I was originally hoping for.  I figure if my expectations aren't too high then I'll be happy with the outcome.  I'm most nervous about what's going to happen with Nugget after birth... We're supposed to meet with the pediatric surgeons soon, so hopefully some of that 'fear' of the unknown will go away then, but I have barely even thought about anything else in terms of L&D this time around.