Pregnancy Check-in (Oct 26)

[kh826]

Happy Monday!

This is our weekly check-in for those who's families are expecting!

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?

Due Date List
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 - June 1
mahler5 - June 9
Stringy - June 9

QOTW: Do you have a pregnancy to-do list? If so, what is a recent thing that you have checked off of it? Have you started thinking about hospital/birth center bag packing yet? What are some must-have items that you know will be in your bag?

[kh826]

1. 27w2d
Baby #2
Team Green!

2. Glucose test this Friday (yuck!)
Next OB appointment on 11/4.

3. I had my first bout with swelling this weekend. I was on my feet a lot on Friday, and by Friday night my ankles and feet were swollen (more so my left). I swelled off and on throughout the weekend, but my left leg/knee currently feels like it is retaining a lot of fluid. This happened last pregnancy as well, in fact much earlier on, so I can't say I am surprised. It is uncomfy though. I also think in general I did too much this weekend, and I feel totally exhausted and spent. Not a good way to start the work week. William and I had lots of 1:1 time this weekend, which was totally awesome, but that meant I did LOTS of lifting, carrying, bending, chasing, etc. I also did both the grocery store and a big Target trip solo with William and loaded/unloaded all the bags, etc. while wrangling my little toddler. It was fine, but cumulatively it all caught up with me last night/this morning. My body feels like it is rebelling. I am torn between feeling like I need to cut myself some slack and slow down a little, and feeling like I need to just suck it up and push through b/c that's what 2nd time mom's do. I'm OK with being tired (I am used to that), but the swelling and back pain and just overall achiness leads me to believe that maybe I did just a tad too much.

Other than that, everything is pretty status quo. Baby has been wiggling a lot lately, and I feel him/her pretty much throughout the day with the notable rest periods in between. I don't usually have to wait long to feel baby move again though, which I enjoy and find reassuring.

Dreading my glucose test on Friday - that stuff is SOOO gross. I really had to choke it down last time.

QOTW: We don't have a lot on our to-do list, really. We did talk to my MIL about our tentative "plan" for when we have to go to the hospital, so that makes me feel better (she will be watching William). I also talked to my mom about expectations this time around and when she will visit. It still remains unclear how that will shake out, but I did what I could to tell her how I felt following her visit after William was born (I had to pick her up/drop her off at the airport, cart her around, "entertain" her - we went shopping one day, cook meals for when she was here -- and she came at 3 weeks post partum. It was too much!)... In terms of the hospital bag, I haven't started packing yet, but I likely will after Thanksgiving just so that I am ready to go in case. Some go-to items from last time that I will definitely pack again: nursing tanks, handy wipes, lotion, slippers, my bathrobe, iPad, chargers, wash cloths from home, my pillow from home, several changes of comfy clothes -- we ended up being there many more days than I thought, I was glad to have options...

[crazyaunt84]

Happy Monday! We have had a wild whirlwind of a week - we went down to pack up our little apartment that we've kept near my inlaws this week. With the littles on the way, I couldn't see that we'd be using it. The inlaws will have to come to us! We drove down Tuesday (15 hours) packed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning, and drove home Friday/Saturday. I think I need a vacation from our 'vacation'.

1. I'm 11w1d. First pregnancy. Expecting twins.

2. We had our last RE appointment on Monday. The babies looked great and were very active. The nurses made us promise to bring them in for a visit once they make their arrival. Our first OB appointment is on Wednesday. C asked me last week, "Is our OB an LGBT friendly practice?" Ummm...I totally didn't ask that. Oops. I guess I just figure "Hey! Welcome to a big city in 2015. My wife and I are having a kid. We've chosen you to monitor the pregnancy and get us all through to the other side. Lucky you. Andplusalso - We'll pay ya for those services. K, thanks!" I really hope I'm not wrong.

3. The nausea is definitely subsiding. (As I say that, I've totally been nauseous today). I'm able to eat normally for the most part. Yay! I'm having weird cramp/stretchy feelings lately. Google says it's my ute stretching out. I'm starting to totally understand why second pregnancies are potentially easier than firsts. Every little tiny twinge makes me think AHHH! What's going on?!? I suppose once you've been through it, it doesn't freak you out as much? I may never know.

QOTW: We're starting to really buckle down around the house and start thinking about babies. This week, we're packing up the TV room/man cave so that C can paint it and we can make it the nursery. I can't hardly believe it's time to start the nursery, but 11 weeks has flown by, so might as well get started! Also, starting to think about buying some stuff. This week a friend picked me up a InStep double jogging stroller (high on my priority list!) at a garage sale for $20. It's in beautiful shape. I haven't even thought about a hospital bag. Or maternity clothes. Give me a couple more weeks...

[officerofthelaw]

1. General overview (examples--answer what you like: How many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby?
37 weeks 5 days First baby, it's a boy!

2. Appointment Updates (recent appts? ones coming up?)
This Wednesday. They will check for dilation

3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things?
Just a lower back ache and not getting good sleep. SO exciting that I only have 2 weeks and 2 days left!!!







QOTW: Do you have a pregnancy to-do list? If so, what is a recent thing that you have checked off of it? Have you started thinking about hospital/birth center bag packing yet? What are some must-have items that you know will be in your bag?
I have a few more things on my list that we need to get done, like hang a tv (in the dining room) that has been sitting around for 2 years and is still brand new, put the baby gate up (it's really to keep the dogs out of his room) and to put the Christmas tree up. I have people visiting from Kansas when our son is born and we are celebrating Christmas here so we don't have to go to Kansas with a month old baby. All three of our hospital bags are packed! I am ready for this to happen.

[officerofthelaw]

Oct 26, 2015 13:14:03 GMT -5 crazyaunt84 said:

Happy Monday! We have had a wild whirlwind of a week - we went down to pack up our little apartment that we've kept near my inlaws this week. With the littles on the way, I couldn't see that we'd be using it. The inlaws will have to come to us! We drove down Tuesday (15 hours) packed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning, and drove home Friday/Saturday. I think I need a vacation from our 'vacation'.

1. I'm 11w1d. First pregnancy. Expecting twins.

2. We had our last RE appointment on Monday. The babies looked great and were very active. The nurses made us promise to bring them in for a visit once they make their arrival. Our first OB appointment is on Wednesday. C asked me last week, "Is our OB an LGBT friendly practice?" Ummm...I totally didn't ask that. Oops. I guess I just figure "Hey! Welcome to a big city in 2015. My wife and I are having a kid. We've chosen you to monitor the pregnancy and get us all through to the other side. Lucky you. Andplusalso - We'll pay ya for those services. K, thanks!" I really hope I'm not wrong.

3. The nausea is definitely subsiding. (As I say that, I've totally been nauseous today). I'm able to eat normally for the most part. Yay! I'm having weird cramp/stretchy feelings lately. Google says it's my ute stretching out. I'm starting to totally understand why second pregnancies are potentially easier than firsts. Every little tiny twinge makes me think AHHH! What's going on?!? I suppose once you've been through it, it doesn't freak you out as much? I may never know.

QOTW: We're starting to really buckle down around the house and start thinking about babies. This week, we're packing up the TV room/man cave so that C can paint it and we can make it the nursery. I can't hardly believe it's time to start the nursery, but 11 weeks has flown by, so might as well get started! Also, starting to think about buying some stuff. This week a friend picked me up a InStep double jogging stroller (high on my priority list!) at a garage sale for $20. It's in beautiful shape. I haven't even thought about a hospital bag. Or maternity clothes. Give me a couple more weeks...

That's so exciting you are having twins!!!  Do you plan on finding out the sex before birth?

[wittyandwaiting]

1. 18 weeks today! We find out the sex on Friday. (Yippee!)

2. We have an ultrasound on Friday. Hopefully the tech will tell us the sex; they don't have to (policy...bleh) but hopefully they will.

3. I'm not going to talk about puke this week so onto my rant....(which ties into QOTW perfectly)

***rant starts now***
We are approaching the halfway mark and with the Christmas holidays/shopping season coming up I just want to get things done. C on the other hand is a total lady of leisure and feels like we have all the time in the world. We are planning on (I use the word planning loosely because we actually aren't planning anything and that's the problem): renovating our kitchen, basement and bathroom and moving DS to a bedroom which is currently the office, moving the office to a computer nook, setting up a nursery, building storage shelves in our garage, tearing down a wall between our kitchen and dining room (therefore needing new flooring) and getting new kitchen appliances....BEFORE BABY ARRIVES (which was already ambitious)!!!!! She cannot make a decision on anything and thinks we should wait until after Christmas before we even pick anything out!!! And we want to book a semi-private or private prenatal class. Ugh!
***rant over***

QOTW: Do you have a pregnancy to-do list? If so, what is a recent thing that you have checked off of it?
Yes I have a list. Get pregnant is pretty much the only thing I have crossed off the list.

Have you started thinking about hospital/birth center bag packing yet?
Yes!! I have done this! Yay!

What are some must-have items that you know will be in your bag?
Breast pads
Warm slipper socks with grips
A light gown that opens in the front for all the post-birth checks
Lanolin Cream
Adult colouring books
A deck of cards

[mahler5]

We heard a heartbeat today!! We are 7w4d.

I am still miserable with morning sickness. And I get the chills all the time. The RE said I have to wait 2 weeks to taper the hormones even though most research says you can stop them after 8 weeks. I guess they are still hesitant.

I feel like I'm being whiney but I feel way worse this pregnancy. Although maybe my memory isn't completely accurate.

QOTW-- I do not have any of that stuff thought of.

Have a great week everyone!

[wittyandwaiting]

Yay heartbeat mahler5! Sorry you're feeling crappy.

[crazyaunt84]

mahler5 - yay for a heartbeat! Sorry you're feeling crappy. I hope it passes sooner rather than later.

officerofthelaw - we're absolutely finding out the sexes. I'm already antsy to know!

kh826 - glad you got to talk to your mom about expectations. That's a big one. Your weekend sounds exhausting!

wittyandwaiting - hospital bag packed already??? You're a waay better planner than I am!

[cetcar]

kh826, Hope your able to find a balance and able to not push yourself too much (I know how hard it is to do). I noted some of your hospital bag go to suggestions. Thanks for sharing.

crazyaunt84, Hope your OB appointment goes well

mahler5, It sounds so unpleasant. I would be whiney too. Feel free to whine away. But I do hope it passes soon.

wittyandwaiting, Any guesses on whether it's a boy or a girl? Your house projects seem ambitious. Good luck!


1. I'm 28w3d. First pregnancy. Can't believe we're in the 3rd trimester.

2. My appointment last week went well, all results came back normal. I'm going for my 1 hour glucose test tomorrow morning and then we have our regular OB appointment next Thursday.

3. Overall, I'm feeling pretty good. Lately I haven't been having that stretching/heaviness I mentioned earlier and walking has been more comfortable. Feeling vthe hiccups at least once a day...so silly. Did our first kick count last night, I must have picked an active time because it didn't take long. Last weekend was great but exhausting, I took a 1.5 hour nap yesterday. Felt a whole lot better afterwards. It's hard to slow down a tad...I don't want to seem wimpy.

QOTW: We need to start doing and checking items off our to do list. One hold up is we still don't know what to do about the nursery/guest room (I think I explained it last week) and we don't have all that much extra space that I'm not sure how much we want to set up this early. I've been doing a lot of thorough cleaning and organizing but think I need to go through things again and see if I can simplify even more.

CET is travelling for the next two weekends, then we have guests for two weekends in November and as of now CET will be gone for 3-4 weeks for a trial right after Thanksgiving and we will be 'hosting' Christmas for my family 3 weeks from our due date (I was born 3 weeks early). Seeing it all written out is a tad overwhelming.

In terms of what we have done recently, we have some house maintenance projects (plumbing, front windows resealed, baseboard replacement in a small area) that are in progress and we picked a doula but need to fill out the contract.

We haven't packed our hospital bag yet or really thought about what to include in it. Suggestions are welcome. It's on our list but we'll probably do it closer to our due date.

[bexincanada]

1. 9 weeks, first pregnancy.

2. First midwife appointment this afternoon. I'm bummed that H. can't make it, she had a meeting she was hosting. Friday is an ultrasound and appointment with our RE. I want to talk with the midwife today though about the necessity of the u/s since we just had one two weeks ago. I know the 12 week is for a screening.

3. No morning sickness, thankfully. Aches and pains and not sleeping well. Digestive discomfort. I'm also having mood swings, it's quite annoying and exhausting.

QOTW: We definitely have a "to do" list, it's more regarding household stuff... some exterior work as well as finishing the basement. The basement already has drywall and electrical done... just needs flooring and finishing, as well as finishing the second bathroom. Once that's done we can move furniture from our second bedroom downstairs to make way for the nursery.

[cetcar]

15 minutes in to my 1hr wait for my glucose test. Am I crazy that I don't find the drink to be that bad? I wouldn't want to drink it all the time but you always hear how horrible and dreaded it is.

[officerofthelaw]

Oct 28, 2015 11:53:37 GMT -5 cetcar said:

15 minutes in to my 1hr wait for my glucose test. Am I crazy that I don't find the drink to be that bad? I wouldn't want to drink it all the time but you always hear how horrible and dreaded it is.

I didn't think the drink was that bad either.  I had heard it was horrible but it didn't bother me.

[wittyandwaiting]

Baby wouldn't show his/her sex today at our ultrasound today so it looks like we're staying team green for now.

They also spotted a 5cm fibroid in my uterus but near my cervix; if it continues to grow I may require a caesarean.

[mahler5]

Oct 30, 2015 16:33:07 GMT -5 wittyandwaiting said:

Baby wouldn't show his/her sex today at our ultrasound today so it looks like we're staying team green for now.

They also spotted a 5cm fibroid in my uterus but near my cervix; if it continues to grow I may require a caesarean.

I'm sorry to hear about your fibroid. Hope it stays small.

I was so excited to hear the sex. Maybe next time.

[wittyandwaiting]

Thanks mahler5.

[bexincanada]

Oct 30, 2015 16:33:07 GMT -5 wittyandwaiting said:

Baby wouldn't show his/her sex today at our ultrasound today so it looks like we're staying team green for now.

They also spotted a 5cm fibroid in my uterus but near my cervix; if it continues to grow I may require a caesarean.

Sorry to hear about the fibroid, I'm crossing my fingers that it stays the same.  

Sneaky little one. (c: