Pregnancy Check-In (Sept. 28)

[wittyandwaiting]

Good morning everybody and happy Monday!



1. General overview (examples--answer what you like: How many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby?



2. Appointment Updates (recent appts? ones coming up?)



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



QOTW:

1. What has surprised you about this pregnancy so far?



2. When is the last time someone really made your day? What did they do?



Due Date List



Let me know if you'd like to be added to the list and go ahead and jump in with your update!



officerofthelaw - November 11



ionaerebor - November 23



amandflo - January 16



cetcar - January 16



kh826 - January 22



daisyflower - January 26



wittyandwaiting - March 28



honigbiene - April 24



crazyaunt84 - May 15


bexincanada - Fill me in! 

[wittyandwaiting]

1. General overview (examples--answer what you like: How many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby?
14 weeks today! Peace out first trimester, I'm on to the second! We are no longer team green and will be finding out at our October 30th ultrasound.

2. Appointment Updates (recent appts? ones coming up?)
No appointments this week and nothing until October 13.

3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things?
Being out of the first trimester feels pretty exciting. I'm also transitioning from looking bloated to actually having a bump which is pretty awesome.

QOTW:

1. What has surprised you about this pregnancy so far?
How tired I have been; I was much younger during my first pregnancy so I certainly didn't expect this much exhaustion.

2. When is the last time someone really made your day? What did they do?
DS took me out for lunch for my birthday, with his own money, that was a pretty awesome surprise.

[kh826]

1. 23w2d
Baby No. 2
Team green!

2. Next OB appointment is October 8th.
No appointments since last check-in

3. I have been sleeping horribly and have been getting daily afternoon headaches. I plan to talk to my OB about the headaches at my appointment next week. Otherwise, not much else new to report at this point. Approaching viability, which will make me feel good to get to that point.

QOTW #1: How often that I actually forget that I am pregnant, and how this pregnancy seems much less like a focus of our daily life the way our last pregnancy did.

QOTW #2: Two weeks ago I found out from my boss that there is a strong chance that our company will be overhauling our maternity leave policy/benefits to be effective in January. I did a ton of market research and put together a report about how our current policy and benefits are not competitive and likely hindering our ability to retain some talented employees. It seems management is listening! I don't know details yet, but there is at least hope that the new policy (whatever it looks like) will take effect before Dosey is born. That news really made my day for selfish reasons and unselfish ones. It feels really good that I might be the reason that my company agrees to make a positive change. I told my boss the day that he told me this that if I were a hugger I would have hugged him. He gave me a strange look and then we moved on to something else. He and I have a strange working relationship. Nonetheless, it totally made my day!

[crazyaunt84]

1.7w1d
1st pregnancy - expecting twins

2. We had an ultrasound this morning, and everything looks great! Both heart beats were strong at 141, and both babies are measuring on track. Next ultrasound on Monday. I'm totally going to miss our weekly peek in there when we graduate to the OB at the end of October.

3. I don't have any previous pregnancies to compare to, so everything is new and different. Symptoms are increasing, and the nausea is getting pretty overwhelming, but it tells me things are moving along, so I'm taking everything in stride.

QOTD 1. I guess I'm surprised that at 7w I desperately need new bras because my boobs cannot be contained by any that I currently own (which fit me very well 5 weeks ago!)

QOTD 2. I waitress nights and weekends (in addition to my full time career), and a couple of the girls are already planning a work shower for me. I've only worked at this restaurant for 6 months, so I was shocked that they all jumped in and wanted to do this! I feel so loved!

[cetcar]

crazyaunt84, I had to buy new bras early too. Luckily, they don't seem to have continued to grow.

1. 24w2d
It's our first

2. We had our fetal echocardiogram last week and all looked good. We have an appointment with our OB later this week.

3. I've still been waking up really early some days so a few days this week I've indulged in an afternoon nap. I have to set an alarm though, if I don't, I'll sleep for like 1.5 hours. Sometimes my stomach feels tight/stretched/pressure and other times a little crampy on the sides. But overall, feeling pretty good. This last week I went to two prenatal yoga classes. Going to try and make it part of my routine.

QOTW #1: Days where I go nonstop leave me feeling pretty nauseous by the end.

QOTW #2: I don't mean for this to sound pessimistic/grumpy but life has been so busy lately that I really can't think of anything. It's been more about going from point a to point b and getting things done.

[bexincanada]

1. 5 weeks today. No due date told to us, but using math and 40 weeks, brings us to May 30th due date.

2. We don't have another appointment until October 16th, our 7 week ultrasound. It seems super weird, I'm thinking I should call to get on the list for a midwife, and maybe make a GP appointment to discuss OB's though - I don't know, we've never done this before!

3. All things feel wonderful at this point. I'm more tired than usual, and waking up early. I'm also achy, but not much else.

QOTW #1: Everything, like I said, we have nothing to compare it too. H. was pretty surprised about the tired factor. We're reading and learning a lot.

QOTW #2: Our friend with the wee little one sent me a message with a cute picture a few weeks ago - it was a good pick-me-up.

[ionaerebor]

wittyandwaiting, yay for 2nd trimester!
kh826, That's great that you got your company to change to better maternity leave! Do you know what the new leave is?
crazyaunt84, I needed new bras really early as well. And then I needed bigger ones a couple of weeks ago as well. It's such a pain.
1. General overview (examples--answer what you like: How many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby? I'm 32 weeks pregnant with my first, a little girl.
2. Appointment Updates (recent appts? ones coming up?) I had an appointment with my midwife on Thursday. It went well, and I found out I can get a growth scan at my next appointment! But it's not for another two and a half weeks.
3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things? Everything is pretty much the same symptom wise. I have swollen ankles, but my midwife isn't concerned about them, and I still run out of breath so quickly. I also go on maternity in less than a month. I'm counting down the days!
QOTW: 1. What has surprised you about this pregnancy so far? Everything? I thought I would hate being pregnant, and actually, I kind of like it.