Pregnancy Check-In; Feb 8

[crazyaunt84]

Happy Monday!

This is our weekly check-in for expectant families!

Congratulations to all who have recently received BFP's! Jump in when you're ready and let us know when you'd like to be added to the roster.

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
wittyandwaiting - March 28
crazyaunt84 - May 15
bexincanada - June 1
mahler5 - June 9
Stringy - June 9
@suesposa - August 8
kona - August 14
esquette - August 16


QOTW: Is there anything about pregnancy/getting ready for baby that you find scary or overwhelming at the moment?

[mahler5]

Things are good. I'm at 22 weeks. I'm feeling good. It's funny how once you start showing people ask you how you are. I'm great now. 1st and 2nd tri have definitely been night and day.

I went to a baby shower for a friend this weekend. She is almost 38 weeks but has been in early labor for a week with mild contractions. She looked a little miserable. Her daughter was there and was very excited about all the presents for her "soon to be" little brother. It was pretty cute!

QOTW-- I'm a little nervous about moving at 7 months. If I don't deliver early it should be fine. C will still have a few months to adjust to the new house before she has a new baby sister. We moved when C was 4 months and it was so stressful. We were also trying to sell a house. It stressed C outta little too. She went on a short nursing strike. So, I'm glad we are moving before the baby come at least (assuming she's not really early!)

[crazyaunt84]

mahler5 - glad you're feeling better! A shower at 38 weeks?? Your friend is brave.

I'm 26w1d with the boys.

We have an appt. scheduled for a week from Thursday, including a sonogram to see how big they are. This will be our 10th sonogram. I LOVE how much we get to peek inside and see them.

I'm dealing with mostly 3rd tri symptoms, even though we're not quite there yet, I'm measuring at roughly 34 weeks (by singleton standards) so the back pain, insomnia, and swelling are getting to be a bit much. I'm hoping to continue working both jobs until I'm actually 34 weeks (at which point I'll probably measure at 42 weeks), but the reality of that remains to be seen! I'm still thankful every day that we're here and that even though these symptoms suck, they're real and for the best of reasons!

QOTW: I worry about finances. We own our own business, and things have been pretty rough for a few months since a rather large customer went bankrupt. The money from waitressing has kept us afloat, but I don't know how much longer I can keep at it.

[mahler5]

Feb 8, 2016 15:21:01 GMT -5 crazyaunt84 said:

mahler5 - glad you're feeling better! A shower at 38 weeks?? Your friend is brave.

I'm 26w1d with the boys.

We have an appt. scheduled for a week from Thursday, including a sonogram to see how big they are. This will be our 10th sonogram. I LOVE how much we get to peek inside and see them.

I'm dealing with mostly 3rd tri symptoms, even though we're not quite there yet, I'm measuring at roughly 34 weeks (by singleton standards) so the back pain, insomnia, and swelling are getting to be a bit much. I'm hoping to continue working both jobs until I'm actually 34 weeks (at which point I'll probably measure at 42 weeks), but the reality of that remains to be seen! I'm still thankful every day that we're here and that even though these symptoms suck, they're real and for the best of reasons!

QOTW: I worry about finances. We own our own business, and things have been pretty rough for a few months since a rather large customer went bankrupt. The money from waitressing has kept us afloat, but I don't know how much longer I can keep at it.

Sorry the business hasn't been going as well. That is stressful, especially knowing you will have to take off soon. I'm sure it will all work out in the long run though. I've been worrying about finances lately too. Maybe we should start a "how do you save money" thread. Personally, I can always use more help at saving money.

[kona]

13 w 3 d with #2

We had an us last week. It was great to see the little nugget. Hopefully everything checks outs with the screen.

Not much else to report. Next midwife appt is the end of the month.

QOTW: M and I talked this weekend and we decided to wait another 3 years before moving. It makes the most sense financially and we have the best shot of only moving once more before the kids are grown. Best of all if we can save $$ we might be able to still build. So long story to say I'm nervous about all of us in our current house. I know it will work out fine but I still cringe.

[wittyandwaiting]

33 weeks pregnant with a little lady; also Mum to an amazing 14 year old young man.

Midwife appointment today and I'm measuring 35 weeks! I'm still losing weight, maybe it's my GD diet or maybe it's the all the puking I've done during this pregnancy but I now weigh less than I did when I was 6 weeks pregnant.

I have an ultrasound next week to look at baby's growth and also to check out the status of my fibroid.

C and I are still struggling to agree on a name, I HATE her top pick but her second is okay. Naming a human is hard.

!!!Big Deal Alert!!!
Tomorrow I will be submitting my notice for my year of mat leave. This feels major to me.

QOTW: Right now I'm a little afraid of how this little lady is going to be delivered. Between the GD and my fibroid I'm worried that I might be headed for a c-section.

[bexincanada]

24 weeks with our first.

We have a midwife appointment in two weeks.

I've had two instances I want to talk to the midwife about where I became extremely dizzy and then super hot/sweating bullets. They were about a week apart, both in the AM (once at 9:30, once at 10:30). I'd eaten before both times... not sure if it's a blood pressure drop or something with blood sugar, just glad it hasn't happened while driving.

wittyandwaiting , I agree about the naming - H and I are having difficulty getting on the same page, naming a human is a lot of pressure and is definitely hard work. Congrats on submitting for mat leave! (that's what the "like" was for, not the poopy parts.)

I'm still deciding when my leave-date should be, I'll likely be taking the first 9 months with H taking the last 3. I'll have about two weeks of vacation/lieu I can take before birth, but otherwise it's the unpaid until EI kicks in after the little one is born. It feels incredibly weird that it's coming up so quickly, I've responded to someone's e-mail for summer vacation coverage with "I'll be home with a newborn, sorry!" It's going to take a lot of planning and organizing to get to a good point for leaving so I need to be proactive about it over the next couple of months.

QOTW:  Mainly stressed about the house prep piece, waiting for the basement to be finished so we can move things out of the nursery and start setting it up.  It's also hard to know what to get, vs. what we will get as hand me downs/gifts.  We haven't really been buying anything because we're not big on extra "stuff" and don't want to have doubles of things.

[kona]

Jealous of all the mat leave talk! I really should move to Canada.

[wittyandwaiting]

Feb 10, 2016 16:35:37 GMT -5 bexincanada said:

I'm still deciding when my leave-date should be, I'll likely be taking the first 9 months with H taking the last 3. I'll have about two weeks of vacation/lieu I can take before birth, but otherwise it's the unpaid until EI kicks in after the little one is born. It feels incredibly weird that it's coming up so quickly, I've responded to someone's e-mail for summer vacation coverage with "I'll be home with a newborn, sorry!" It's going to take a lot of planning and organizing to get to a good point for leaving so I need to be proactive about it over the next couple of months.

bexincanada You can have your EI start before the baby is born, but it does cut into your mat leave; I am taking some of my paid sick time and then having my EI start one week before my due date. Also, you may still be able to accrue your regular vacation from your employer while you are on mat leave so that can beef up your time off too.

[wittyandwaiting]

Feb 10, 2016 19:09:05 GMT -5 kona said:

Jealous of all the mat leave talk! I really should move to Canada.

Sorry kona!