Tuesday Grad Thread!

[joy]

Hey! I'm 10w1d today. I had my first OB appointment on Friday and got a surprise ultrasound! I didn't think they would do it and I knew I was too early for a doppler, so I figured we were going to fly on faith. Not so! Baby looks like an actual baby now. Heart rate is up to 174 bpm.

Next up is the chromosomal testing. I'm doing the cell-free DNA test, which my OB recommended and I was much more comfortable with over the NT scan. We should have the results a week later. No - we will not find out the sex, genetics coordinator! Haha.

EDIT: I said I wouldn't post an ultrasound picture, but fuck it.

[cnf2013]

Hi GKU!

Ellie turned 10 weeks yesterday! She had her two month appointment last week and is officially graduating off the premie charts! She cried a lot during her shots but otherwise she's doing great. I go back to work on the 8th and it's weighing heavily on my mind. I wish I could stay home with Booger longer.





Keep the bfps coming, ladies!

[Deleted]

Jan 26, 2016 13:14:14 GMT -5 Ray said:

Hai GKU

15 weeks today! I can't believe I'm almost at the 4 month mark. I've started to have some round ligament "awareness" I'll say because it's not really painful yet but I now know where they are lol. I've also been getting headaches daily which kind of sucks but they're not terrible so that's good. I am starting to really show which still seems to boggle my mind. I feel huge although I know I'm no where close to huge yet.

In NBR news our house is on the market again so FX it sells quickly!

Here's a quick bump shot:

Keep the BFPs coming!!

Definitely talk to your doc, but I had some ridiculous daily headaches in second tri and my doc put me on a combo of Magnesium Supplements and Baby Aspirin daily through the end of Second Tri and the headaches all but disappeared for the most part.

[Deleted]

Jan 26, 2016 14:04:33 GMT -5 cnf2013 said:

Hi GKU!

Ellie turned 10 weeks yesterday! She had her two month appointment last week and is officially graduating off the premie charts! She cried a lot during her shots but otherwise she's doing great. I go back to work on the 8th and it's weighing heavily on my mind. I wish I could stay home with Booger longer.


Keep the bfps coming, ladies!

I can't believe she's 10 weeks already!! What a beauty.

[kelle017]

Had my response typed out and the computer ate it and
Now I'm mobile so it will be shorter.

I have an outside baby!!! Mallory Diane was born 1/22/16 @ 6:21am (38 weeks 2 days). She was 7 lbs 2 oz and 19 1/2
Inches.

The full birth story is here (http://urbantimesinmichigan.blogspot.com/2016/01/mallorys-birth-story.html?m=1). But basically I didn't realize I was in full
Blown labor and thought I had to poop because the experience was SO different from with dd1 (water broke first, no contractions, pitocin, pushing and then a stick baby with a c-section) I feel kind of dumb saying that.

So by the time we made it to the hospital, h wasn't taking no for an answer even though I was sure I'd poop and feel better I was complete
And she was born in the triage room less than 30 minutes after getting there with no pain med (not because I didn't want any; just no time) I did get my vbac.
though!

Recovery has been so much easier this time. I only needed pain meds that first day and we were home the following evening. I'm still sore where I pushed obviously and my Arms are finally not so sore from holding my legs. Bleeding isn't terrible and cramping isn't often.

I did have a first degree tear that required a few stitches though but it's not any more painful than I think it would have been.

She has some elevated bilirubin levels and had 3 blood draws but even though the numbers went up she hasn't needed anymore. So I don't understand that I guess but her pedi wasn't concerned so I'll go with it I guess.

Big sister loves her and it's pretty adorable!



5 minutes old.




Going home


Meeting big sister.

[TheEleventhHour]

Ray How are you 15 weeks?! Time is flying. Sorry to hear about the headaches but yay for the house being on the market. I hope it sells quickly.

swivelchair5 Those decals are amazing! I love the nursery theme.

kelle017 Congratulations! She is beautiful. Don't feel dumb saying that about labor! I just felt like I was having bad period cramps until it was time to push. Every labor is different!

[thelittleredm]

kelle017, Congrats on your squish!

[ohinvrtedworld]

kelle017, congrats!! She is SO cute!

[thechickencoop]

Congrats kelle017 !!!

And omg I just read your birth story and all of the poop talk has me cracking up lol.

[whatsit]

Hey everyone!

G will be 3 months on Thursday! He's learned lots since I last checked in. He has started giggling and babbling( to us and himself). Last week he managed to roll over- a few times that day but he hasn't since then. Oh well, we know he can do it!

We go in for his 3 month check-up tomorrow. Hoping they're happy with his weight gain. He was 12.5 pounds last week - they better not give us shit!

Anyway, I don't know what else to say. I lurk often and comment creepily sometimes. So happy for all the grads!

Eta- out for a walk. He's put in the car seat better than that when we are driving. Don't worry!

[LadyNymeria]

Congrats kelle017 ! She's beautiful!

jags8 - Love the HP details!

[requiressnacks]

Congratulations, kelle017!

[kelle017]

Jan 26, 2016 16:35:23 GMT -5 thechickencoop said:

Congrats kelle017 !!!

And omg I just read your birth story and all of the poop talk has me cracking up lol.

Thanks! Seriously though it kind of makes me laugh anytime I tell it.  I feel a little dumb saying I just had to poop!  I was sure the hospital would give me something to poop and maybe  some pain meds and send me home.  I don't think I actually even pooped during delivery but I don't know and H says even if I had he wouldn't have seen it because he couldn't see.  

[requiressnacks]

Jan 26, 2016 15:41:45 GMT -5 TheEleventhHour said:

Ray How are you 15 weeks?! Time is flying. Sorry to hear about the headaches but yay for the house being on the market. I hope it sells quickly.

swivelchair5 Those decals are amazing! I love the nursery theme.

kelle017 Congratulations! She is beautiful. Don't feel dumb saying that about labor! I just felt like I was having bad period cramps until it was time to push. Every labor is different!

I had to read this three times. I assume you weren't one of those people who didn't know you were pregnant, right? They just felt like period cramps?

[kelle017]

requiressnacks, LadyNymeria ohinvrtedworld TheEleventhHour, thelittleredm,

Thanks!

[shadesofgold]

Congrats kelle017! She is beautiful and I love the name. Your labor sounds pretty ideal to me - short and healthy! Wishing you a speedy recovery and wonderful time with your precious new babe!

[TheEleventhHour]

Jan 26, 2016 16:52:53 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Jan 26, 2016 15:41:45 GMT -5 TheEleventhHour said:

Ray How are you 15 weeks?! Time is flying. Sorry to hear about the headaches but yay for the house being on the market. I hope it sells quickly.

swivelchair5 Those decals are amazing! I love the nursery theme.

kelle017 Congratulations! She is beautiful. Don't feel dumb saying that about labor! I just felt like I was having bad period cramps until it was time to push. Every labor is different!

I had to read this three times. I assume you weren't one of those people who didn't know you were pregnant, right? They just felt like period cramps?

No I was very pregnant and definitely knew lol. Labor felt nothing like I was expecting!!! Well at least from 0-9cm. But then I hit 10cm and shit went down lol. 

[requiressnacks]

Jan 26, 2016 17:19:04 GMT -5 TheEleventhHour said:

Jan 26, 2016 16:52:53 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

I had to read this three times. I assume you weren't one of those people who didn't know you were pregnant, right? They just felt like period cramps?

No I was very pregnant and definitely knew lol. Labor felt nothing like I was expecting!!! Well at least from 0-9cm. But then I hit 10cm and shit went down lol. 

I've never had a baby, but I really don't understand how someone could be 9 months pregnant and not know it. SO crazy!

[Deleted]

Everything checked out! So happy they were able to see everything they needed to and it's all okay. She gave me 9 photos! All the profile shots were super blurry because she would not stop moving, but she kept stretching her legs out and kicking and it was the cutest thing ever! She was breech, but by the end was transverse again with her feet smashing my bladder.

[Rama]

Jan 26, 2016 17:46:00 GMT -5 @led said:

Everything checked out! So happy they were able to see everything they needed to and it's all okay. She gave me 9 photos! All the profile shots were super blurry because she would not stop moving, but she kept stretching her legs out and kicking and it was the cutest thing ever! She was breech, but by the end was transverse again with her feet smashing my bladder.

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[teraiin]

YAY @led!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There aren't enough !s in the world

[housecarder]

Hey guys. Not much to update here. I'll be 17 weeks tomorrow. Finn and Evie are becoming professional boxers in there at night I think. We have our anatomy scan scheduled in a couple weeks and the fetal echo in March.

It's hard to believe that 20 weeks from tomorrow I will be checking in for my c section. I need to get moving on the nursery!

[ldubhawksfan]

Hi GKU! It's been awhile so I thought I'd come say hi! DD is 10.5 weeks already and I just can't believe it! She is such a happy baby in the morning and I love to just eat up all of the baby smiles and laughs I can. She is a good sleeper for a baby, so I feel really lucky. I have to go back to work in just over a month and it gives me anxiety already.

I'm so excited for all of the recent bfps!

[butlerfan]

Yeah @led!!!!!!!!!!!!

[singingsea]

That's awesome @led! So glad you had a great A/S

[Daikoku]

I can't believe I go here now. This is strange.

I wanted to wait until my first ultrasound today before I started participating. You see, after my second beta, the nurse told me that since I'm at high risk for an ectopic pregnancy, I would be having extra monitoring early. Since I had no idea I was as high risk for such a thing, I naturally freaked out for a while. You should have seen the look on her face when she realized the RE hadn't mentioned this teeny fact to me previously.

Long story short, lucky cycle 36 (IUI #5) was the winning ticket. Today is 5w2d. Our cute little bubble (I don't know what else to call it) is measuring 5w4d and everything looks great. I go for another ultrasound next Thursday at 6w4d. It feels like someone is trying to rip by boobs from my body, but other than that, there's nothing to report.

I still can't believe I'm allowed in this club.

[valie]

Hi GKU,

Well, my TTGP baby is nearly 20 months old. He is my exact opposite socially. We go to activities four times each week and he runs to the kids and beams and says "hi!" and joins right in. It makes me so happy to see. I hope he remains so sure of himself and has really good friendships in his life.

And my GKU baby is one week old in about an hour. Adel.aide Eliza.beth was born January 19th, just before 11pm. She is wonderful.

I have some serious Mommy hormones going on. Daily, I end up in tears over how much I love them and how happy I am that they are mine.

Here is the little miss about four hours old and fresh home from the hospital:

And here is one of her big brother holding her hand during story time:

For the first time in my life I feel like my family may be complete.

So much gratitude and good wishes toward you ladies.

- valie

[kayladawn91]

@led I'm I happy your appt went well! Yay!!!

[titania]

Hi GKU! I'm 21+5 today (yay for being over halfway!) and things are going pretty well. Had a short hospital stay a few weeks back due to a horrible stomach flu, but everything is fine now. Most importantly we had our a/s and Baby Muffin looked great! Moving like crazy!

And we found out our Muffin is a GIRL! I was totally shocked cause I was convinced we were having a boy, but we are thrilled!

Here is a pic of my little lady!


I'm still lurking constantly for BFPs!! ❤️❤️

[LadyNymeria]

Congrats valie! She's beautiful!