AMA Check-in 4/7

[manderslvt]

Hi all! 

Welcome to our weekly check-in for those of us who are pregnant at an Advanced Maternal Age, generally 35 and over. 


How far along are you?

How are you feeling? Any symptoms yet?

Any appointments this week?

Rants/raves?

GTKY: If someone offered you the chance to be a high school student again (as in the movie Never Been Kissed), would you do it?

[manderslvt]

How far along are you? 5w4d

How are you feeling? Any symptoms yet? Super nauseous this morning, which sucks, and tired.  Not "I could go for a nap" tired...more like "did I get run over by a truck?" tired.

Any appointments this week? Ultrasound on Friday, hoping to see a heartbeat.

Rants/raves? Today is the last day of Hell Week  (two of the four people I supervise are out on maternity leave or PTO) at work...I can make it through one more day!

GTKY: I don't think I would want to go back to high school. It was fine the first time, but not necessarily something I would want to repeat!

[murrt]

Hi all,

Had my 6 week ultrasound yesterday and so far so good. I have another next Friday, then get released to the OB at ten weeks.

Also, I just got blood test results back and I can stop crinone supplements! Yay!

As for symptoms: constipation, heartburn, insomnia (which I'm sure leads to being SO tired all the time), and mood swings. Good stuff.

GTKY: No way! I didn't hate high school but I didn't love it either. To go back now and have to deal with all the social media crap and the much more advanced pressure on everything from academics to sex...no thank you!

[RoLoMa]

Happy Tuesday!

How far along are you? 5w2d

How are you feeling? Any symptoms yet? Sore boobs as usual. I woke up at 4am with the worst headache ever, luckily it went away pretty quickly. Also the constipation is real, which is leading to some lovely bloating. I have been alternating between a few days of constipation and then a day where I suddenly have to go RIGHT NOW. Growing a human is hard.

Any appointments this week? not until the 20th for a 7 week ultrasound. I am becoming more and more impatient as the days go on.

Rants/raves? Work is driving me nuts this week. I am completely overworked and looking at three weeks in a row of meetings that apparently no one else can help with. Two of the weeks I have to travel, one to the east coast and the other to the west coast. I am NOT looking forward to it but it will make the time between my 7 and 9 week appointments go quickly.

GTKY: If someone offered you the chance to be a high school student again (as in the movie Never Been Kissed), would you do it? Absolutely not. I hated high school and I am pretty sure it would be even worse now. I am with murrt, I don't think I could deal with all of the social media stuff that kids use now.

[LanE]

How far along are you? 5 weeks 2 days

How are you feeling? Any symptoms yet? I feel great today, I swear if I didn't pee on a stick I wouldn't know I was KU.

Any appointments this week? I go and see my OB tomorrow.

Rants/raves? My DD has her 2 yr molars coming in and last night she screamed from 10 until 330 this morning, nothing i could do would comfort her. DH slept through the whole thing and E was laying right next to him. I wish I had the ablility to tune things out.

GTKY: If someone offered you the chance to be a high school student again (as in the movie Never Been Kissed), would you do it?
No fricken way!!!!!

[manderslvt]

murrt, yay for being able to stop the crinone!

RoLoMa, good luck with all the work stuff, hopefully it goes smoothly. You're right, growing a human is really hard!

LanE, I'm sorry DD is having a rough time! MH is the same way...I've considered putting the screaming baby on his pillow with him, but I'm not sure that would wake him up!

[meredithcarole]

How far along are you?

4 weeks, 3 days

How are you feeling? Any symptoms yet?

Constipation, headaches, tired, sore boobs, occasional nausea, some weird eating patterns - either I want all the food or I don't want anything.

Any appointments this week?

None this week. I have my first ultrasound 4/22.

Rants/raves?

H needs to learn how to come to bed without announcing his every move at the top of his lungs (or what seems like the top of his lungs when pregnant people are trying to sleep).

GTKY: If someone offered you the chance to be a high school student again (as in the movie Never Been Kissed), would you do it?

Not even if you put me on salary.

[anonymouseliza]

How far along are you?

3w5d

How are you feeling? Any symptoms yet?

Yes, intermittently. Sore/heavy/full boobs, fatigue, nausea, constipation, cramping. Standard stuff.

Any appointments this week?

I am trying to get in, but is not going well. Sigh.

Rants/raves?

I'm crazy and just worrying a lot. I am working on lessening the crazy and letting go of the stress.

GTKY: If someone offered you the chance to be a high school student again (as in the movie Never Been Kissed), would you do it?

Let's see. No mortgage, no bills, no responsibilities, my parents providing everything, no work, sleeping in . . . Yes. For, like, a week. Then I want my stuff back.

[manderslvt]

meredithcarole, MH used to turn the light on in the bedroom when he came to bed. I explained to him that I was contemplating smothering him with a pillow, and he stopped doing that!

anonymouseliza, ugh, I hope you are able to get an appointment scheduled soon...what a pain.