Pregnancy Check In June 8

[ionaerebor]

This hasn't been done yet, so i thought I'd start if everyone is okay with that?


1. how many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby?





2. Any appointments coming up?





3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things?





GTKY:


What has been, or what do you think will be, your biggest buy for your baby?

@bigko - June 19
megd893 - June 22
kevinandjesse - July 19
twotxmommies - July 27
rosieelk - August 2
jgy - August 21
karlamo - August 28
healz413 & manada - September 8
officerofthelaw - November 11
ionaerebor - November 23
amandflo - January 16
cetcar - January 16
leftitblank - ??

[healz413]

1. manada and I are 26w6d! This is our third baby and will hopefully be our first take home baby. We lost our twin daughters to premature birth almost a year ago. We do know the likely sex of this baby but are only telling our immediate families.

2. Our next midwife appt is a week from tomorrow. It will also be the glucose tolerance screening test.

3. Things are going pretty well. It's amazing that we will be in there trimester tomorrow! Today marks exactly 3 months until our due date.
I've got a chest cold which isn't horrible but is wearing me out so I took a sick day today.
I'm feeling Rocky more and more. And I sent M a short video of Rocky making my stomach bounce today.

GTKY. Our stroller. We bought an Uppababy Cruz.

[ionaerebor]

1. How many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby? I'm 16 weeks pregnant with my first baby, who is a girl.
2. Any appointments coming up? Nope, none. I've got my next appointment in two and a half weeks.
3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things? I think I'm starting to get a bit of a bump? You can't really tell yet because I have a bit of a belly, but it feels different now. I'm still not sure though, it could be something else. Also, one of my only friends that knows I'm pregnant told me I look like I'm glowing, that was nice. What was not nice was that I had to go and meet my ex today. She wants to buy my half of the house so that she can rent it out. It makes sense I guess, but I feel odd about the idea of her living on what was supposed to be our home where we raised our kids.
GTKY: What has been, or what do you think will be, your biggest buy for your baby? I think it's going to be the buggy. The one I want one of the bugoboo ones, but I haven't decided which yet.

[cetcar]

1. how many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby?

We're 8 weeks, and it's our 1st. We do know the sex because of our IVF genetic testing, but we're not saying just yet.


2. Any appointments coming up?

Next week we have our 9 week u/s...and then (assuming it's ok) we have to graduate from the RE, and find another doctor.


3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things?

On and off queasiness, but nothing life altering just yet, which is great! Still having some leftover bloat from the IVF and OHSS, ovaries still very large. No big concerns at this point, just really hoping everything's still going ok 'in there.' The waiting between scans is so long!


GTKY:


What has been, or what do you think will be, your biggest buy for your baby?

Um... does 'paying the fertility clinic' count?!? Other than that, not sure... haven't gotten that far yet.

[healz413]

Jun 8, 2015 17:53:29 GMT -5 cetcar said:

GTKY:


What has been, or what do you think will be, your biggest buy for your baby?

Um... does 'paying the fertility clinic' count?!? Other than that, not sure... haven't gotten that far yet.

cetcar-- oh man, yeah! That would take the cake for sure.

[kevinandjesse]

1. how many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby?

34w+2d!!! First baby and it's a boy!!!



2. Any appointments coming up?

Thursday we have our last every 2 weeks appointment, then appointments every week until showtime This appointment should be a standard check-up.



3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things?

We had our baby shower on Sunday! It was awesome! We feel so loved. I think we are finally starting to feel prepared (not ready... I don't think you can ever be ready) for little Sky to arrive ...Our exchange student from Japan leaves on Monday which is so so sad, going to miss him so much! but the silver lining means that now the room is open to start putting together our nursery!!!!!! Which is awesome because we have Mount Baby currently stockpiled in our living room haha.

Our surrogate is doing wonderful. Aches, pains, and fluid in her ankles/knees... but she is pushing through it all. Just amazing how strong she is! She has been feeling downward pressure for the last 2 weeks... not enough to feel alarming, but she is getting the strong hunch that he is planning an early appearance. We will see... cook baby cook!



GTKY:

What has been, or what do you think will be, your biggest buy for your baby?

Do the surrogacy fees count??? Other than that I just bought bottles... I don't know how it happened, but I ended up spending $223 on bottles... ugh! Everything else we have been very savvy and gotten 2nd hand/hand-me-downs.

[karlamo]

1. how many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby?
28weeks5days. First time pregnant. My wife carried our DS who is 15 months old.


2. Any appointments coming up?
None this week, but next week I have a regular apt and then my 3 hour glucose test. Yeah, I failed the 1 hour.


3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things?
Moka is moving around a bunch throughout the day which is reassuring and an amazing for me to experience. I can't believe I was ever of thinking of not carrying a baby. I'm so glad I changed my mind. I really need to start excersing. I know it's laughable this late in the game but I was a runner a week before my FET and then once I got my BFP I just stopped. I think I'm going to try and walk 2-3 times/week. Any of you workout?


GTKY:
What has been, or what do you think will be, your biggest buy for your baby?
We have just about everything already so probably the crib/mattress set. We are doing newborn photos which cost a pretty penny. We had them done with R as newborn, then 6 months, and then a year and I LOVE THEM. So I want to do the same for Moka.

[karlamo]

cetcar, I can't believe the OHSS is still rearing its ugly head. Your GTKY made me laugh. When we were hanging with our friends who adopted their 2 kids, we figured between the 2 of us couples we had over $55,000 worth of babies!

healz413, Where has the time gone??? Almost 27 weeks!!

kevinandjesse, You must be getting so excited. Glad you had a great shower.

ionaerebor, Thanks for starting the thread and what an emotional time for you. Hang in there.

[jgy]

karlamo, I've always been pretty active but, like you, pretty much stopped the minute I got pregnant. I've added stuff back in slowly and now I walk about 3 times a week and swim 1-2 times a week. Do you have access to a pool/lake for swimming? I highly recommend it during pregnancy, it's awesome.

ionaerebor, I'm really sorry to hear about all the emotional crap that you have to deal with. I admire your strength in pushing forward with such a positive outlook.

1. how many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby?
29 weeks 4 days. Second baby, second boy.


2. Any appointments coming up?
I actually have a small break in appointments and I'm loving it! The last 2 weeks have been doozies for us. My next prenatal is at 32 weeks, and I also have another ultrasound that same week to check for signs of Congenital CMV. I was thrilled to have passed my glucose tolerance testing at my 28 week appt.


3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things?
Sticky Ricky is moving around a ton, which I love. This is really my favorite time in pregnancy, I think. As for our CMV issues, well I had an infusion on the 29th and unfortunately I had a reaction to it. So they won't allow me to continue with those. I guess if I look on the bright side, they weren't convinced that I was even going to need more than 1 (not that we'd ever truly know "Need" as it's all experimental right now). And we are still sitting squarely in the Best-Possible-Scenario category from what all the MD's can tell. But again, there is so little known about this and so few things that they can measure. We really will just have no idea what's going on until the little guy shows up. And even then, we won't know what our future holds. It's kind of crushing in terms of stress and anxiety. We're trying to just take it one milestone at a time.


GTKY:
What has been, or what do you think will be, your biggest buy for your baby?
We are reusing pretty much everything for this baby, so we haven't purchased much of anything (I did buy a Moby on eBay). I have a few things on my list ... we WILL get a new swing and that will likely be the biggest purchase. Other than that, we'll probably replace our bottles and I'll buy one of those little add on platforms for our stroller so that G can ride while the baby is in it. That's honestly it for big stuff!

[karlamo]

jgy, glad you passed your test. That's the last thing you need right now.

Question for you: What are your plans for G while you are in labor/at the hospital?

My sister is going to come and stay with R. I'm hoping to go home 6 hours after giving birth but mamosey thinks we should stay at the hospital longer to give our undivided attention to Moka before the circus begins. I've never spent a night away from R and kinda want to get home ASAP. Thoughts?

[officerofthelaw]

1. how many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby?
17w6d First baby. Boy





2. Any appointments coming up?
June 18 3d sono





3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things?
I am finally getting an appetite and the nausea is subsiding, I think.





GTKY:


What has been, or what do you think will be, your biggest buy for your baby?
Our most expensive buy for the baby was the furniture. We have spent a lot of money on the decorating of the nursery though!

[megd893]

1. how many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby? FTM who today, is 38w1d pregnant with our pumpkin boy.

2. Any appointments coming up? Had an appointment yesterday (38wk checkup). Doc attempted stretch and sweep for a second time, but instead I got to enjoy a a medical fingerbang for no reason. While my cervix is soft, he wasn't able to touch the boy's head yet. So no membrane sweep. Doc was slightly concerned about a UTI and pre-e, so I left a sample. Missed a phone call from them 20 mins ago. Waiting to hear back. Sounds like next Monday is another SnS at my 39 week appointment and he may decide to send me for one final ultrasound to see just how big this nugget has grown.

3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things? So my weight went (28w)207, (30w)207, (32w)209, (34w)209, (36w)207, (37w)207, (38w)212!!! FIVE POUNDS!? Thats both a rant AND a concern lol. The feeling of a stretch and sweep is shiity. I was, more prepared this week than last so there was less painful/uncomfortable laughter which was a bonus (especially for the student who was in the room). Nothing really exciting, but so crazy to think he could LITERALLY come any day, any time.

GTKY:

What has been, or what do you think will be, your biggest buy for your baby? We've been very blessed with family gifting us our large purchases. MIL bought our rocker, my Ma bought our buggy (easily the most one time expensive purchase), gram-in-law bought us a bunch of bigger ticket things, and aunt and two cousins bought our swing. I'm lucky to say our car seat was probably OUR biggest ticket expense.

[jgy]

Jun 9, 2015 9:45:09 GMT -5 karlamo said:

jgy, glad you passed your test. That's the last thing you need right now.

Question for you: What are your plans for G while you are in labor/at the hospital?

My sister is going to come and stay with R. I'm hoping to go home 6 hours after giving birth but mamosey thinks we should stay at the hospital longer to give our undivided attention to Moka before the circus begins. I've never spent a night away from R and kinda want to get home ASAP. Thoughts?

Thanks, and agreed on the GD.  I was actually pretty nervous about it because I've been having some blood sugar-type issues.  But apparently I just need to be more diligent about timing my morning meals.  

Good question!!!  Our plan is to have my Sister fly out about a week and a half before my due date.  She has a fantastic relationship with G, but I want to make sure they have some time together to get reacquainted.  I will be doing everything in my power (ha ha ha ha) to go into labor on or very close to my due date.  I don't want to deliver too early, or my Sister will not have been able to settle in and I really want baby to cook.  I don't want to deliver late because, well, the Medical Team would be WAAAAAYYY uncomfortable with that.  My Sister will stay for about 3 weeks total, so she'll head back about a week and a half after my due date.  I am seriously SOOO grateful that she was able to do this.

As of right now, we have absolutely NO plan of what to do if I go into labor earlier than August 12th.  I mean, NO PLAN.  We have tons of friends here, but no family.  And right now we're lucky enough that all of our friends are either employed or in school (or have kids of their own with little to no extra space or energy to deal with ours).  We need to do some serious thinking about this.  

As for your plan to leave the hospital, I do have a couple of thoughts ... first off, please do make sure to check with your insurance company.  If you leave after 6 hours (which you could really only do after an ideal birth), it will be AMA.  Some insurance companies then decline paying for any of the bills associated with the birth.  I don't know that it's that common, but it has definitely happened so PLEASE check.  Also, I would really encourage you to spend as much time as you're comfortable doing with just the new baby.  This is THE ONLY time that you will have 1 on 1 with him/her and you may find that you really need it.  Also, and this is just my personal preference, if you stay in the hospital for at least 1 day, you'll be able to have the newborn hearing screening done, and also to have the baby seen by a pediatrician.  Those things alone (saving myself a trip to a Dr office with a 1 week old, or back to the hospital in the case of the hearing screen), would make it worth it to me to hang out a while.  But that's just personal preference. 

[karlamo]

jgy, We are going to a birth center which d/c you after 6 hours but I will def f/u with our insurance to make sure. We have the option of staying longer but we would be transfered to the hospital wing for our PP stay. I plan on doing a "wait and see" approach on how I feel. I know the second I get home R will want to be picked up.

I forgot about the hearing test. I really hope I give birth during the day and then only spend 1 night in the hospital. Mamosey gave birth at 12am and we were stuck in the hospital for 3 nights and it was painful. No rest, lousy food and we just wanted to be home.

[jgy]

karlamo, Ahh, okay. Yes the hospital is a totally different animal than a birth center, as you well know.

I also anticipate that G will want and need (and deserve) attention from me immediately once I get home, and I'm feeling a bit like I'm going to want to get my sea legs underneath me before that happens. I had a totally less than ideal birth with G, so at the 6 hours pp point I still had a catheter in, leg compression doohickeys, iv, and everyone needed me to poop. I'm hoping for a drastically different experience this time.

It's funny though, we left the hospital as early as we possibly could due to what you mentioned - no rest, lousy food, etc.. I felt confident that breastfeeding was established and that I was capable of responding to G's needs. By the time we actually got home, it was evening. Worst timing ever. Within the hour, I was in tears because I couldn't get G to latch and I couldn't soothe him. I actually pointed to my hospital band and said "It's still on there and I doubt they've cleaned the room yet. Do you think we could just sneak back in???" I was totally serious.

I anticipate that the second time around will be different for both of us. We have the experience of having done all of this before (granted with a different baby, but a baby none the less), so I certainly hope I have more confidence. But I will say that one thing I'm very nervous about is introducing this new life into G's world. I think I will happily put that off for 2-3 days (or as long as they'll let me stay in the hospital )!!!

[karlamo]

jgy, This made me laugh,"It's still on there and I doubt they've cleaned the room yet. Do you think we could just sneak back in???" I was totally serious.
I remember getting home with R and saying to mamosey, "What did we just do?"

Glad you brought up introducing the "bigs" to the new little's. I need to talk to MW about what she wants to do. I wasn't thinking of having my sister bring him to the hospital but instead waiting for us to bring the new one home to meet each other. I think R will want to stay with us and have a hard time leaving us.

[jillc0323]

1. how many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby?

My wife is carrying our first baby, 38w1d today. In the home stretch! Much to my chagrin (kidding!), we do not know the sex of the baby.


2. Any appointments coming up?

Just had out 38w. No dilation/effacement so far!



3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things?

Not knowing when the baby will come is the craziest feeling. Exciting, fun, full of anticipation, anxiety provoking, and out of control all at the same time. I feel like I am leashed to my phone right now waiting on the call.

[healz413]

NariaDreaming,wordsy,theophania, Sorry for the "Admin" post, but we don't have a Board moderator. Can someone remove the spam from "Melissa Gilbert"?

ETA: Sorry, just found the "report post" function

[megd893]

jillc0323
We're SO close! Your wife is due... June 24?
I'm 38w4d today and the anticipation is KILLING us. I'm so ready for him to come and be done. How's your wife? Is she "done" yet?

[jillc0323]

megd893, 38w6d today... due 6/23! Are you due 6/22?

Anticipation is killing us too! Over the weekend we watched a friend's daughter because the friend went into labor. She was due the week after my wife, so now we're even more antsy! She's totally "done". What about you? This is your first as well?

[megd893]

jillc0323, I'm ENTIRELY done - and yes! Due Monday!! One week left for you guys! omgosh... I'm watching all the women in my birth group going into labour and having their smooshy outside babies lol... makes me even more antsy as well. You guys sick of the "has the baby come yet?" texts???

[jillc0323]

megd893, someone comes into my office about every day and asks, "no baby yet?" Clearly not, or I would be at home snuggling my new little one instead of in the office with you guys, no offense!

I have a coworker with the same due date as we have, so we have a little betting pool going on about who will have theirs first.

Are you still working?

[megd893]

jillc0323 - I am. I have the luxury of working from home though, so I'm still online everyday... just in stretchy pants which makes me VERY happy.
Honestly, my response every time I'm asked now is standard, "Yep, yesterday. Sorry about that. Forgot to tell you"

[jillc0323]

megd893, haha oh my gosh, I'm totally using that!!