Pregnancy Check-In: March 28, 2016

[wittyandwaiting]

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 1

humorme00 - September 3

firstcomeslove2013 - October 4



QOTW:



1. What do you call your baby right now? Any nicknames?

2. What did you do this weekend for Easter or otherwise?

[crazyaunt84]

Happy due date wittyandwaiting !! On high baby alert!

We're still pregnant - 33w1d. Part of me is thrilled that they're still cooking away, and part of me is shocked that they're still in there, especially given their size.

We spent all day Wednesday in L&D. No babies.

SPOILER: Click to show

{The Long Story...}

I'd called my OB that morning because the pain under my ribs had gotten unbearable and after 4 days of no relief, I couldn't do it any more. They'd already told me it was muscle strain and microtearing, so I wasn't concerned, I was just done. Well, the doctor decided I needed to race to the nearest hospital as fast as possible (which is not the hospital they practice at) and faxed my charts. I was met at the ER door by a nurse with a wheelchair who ran me up to the maternity floor. I was in a bed and hooked up to monitors in less than 5 minutes and they were drawing blood and scheduling an ultrasound before I could even figure out what was up. A full blood panel, two ultrasounds and 6 hours later, they said I had severe muscle strain, wrote me a script and sent me home. They also told me not to take the script unless I want opioid addicted babies. So pretty much just a giant waste of time.

Other than that, we just about finished the nursery this weekend. I still need to get the video monitors hooked up and I have one more load of laundry, but I think we're done after that! Super ready to meet these babies.

QOTW 1: I usually refer to them as "The litte guys", or by their names (Jackson and Oliver). I sometimes call Jackson "Jax". I will NEVER call Oliver "Ollie".

QOTW 2: We had 11 people over for dinner yesterday, and C pulled off an amazing feast. I'm normally in charge of feasting and entertaining, but I was 100% not up for it. I did do the grocery shopping and leave her detailed instructions, but I bet she could have figured it out on her own. I got to sit back and enjoy time with family and friends. It was lovely!

[wittyandwaiting]

Today is my due date!
Come on baby girl!

I have a midwife appointment tomorrow; I'm pretty sure that we'll be seriously/discussing an induction due to how big baby girl is expected to be and my GD. When we got the weight estimate two weeks ago they really encouraged me to do what I could to get things started.

Just tired and sore and so ready to meet this little lady on the outside. I've been trying to coax her out for two weeks now, last Tuesday I was 3-4cm dilated so I was really optimistic that I would be able to avoid an induction, now I'm not so sure and that bums me out.

On a positive note, DS is sooooo excited to meet his sister which totally makes my heart smile, with an age gap of over a decade I feel like it could have gone either way - I'm happy he's so pumped! Yesterday he was giving her some big brotherly advice and encouraging her to come on out!

QOTW

1. We usually call her The First Lady, we have a family full of boys so it's evolved from that. We still haven't settled on a name but we are going to the hospital with a short list.

2. We went to a huge holiday fam jam with about 40 of us yesterday, like crazyaunt84, I am usually responsible for more but I got to take it easy and enjoy spending time with everybody, it was really nice. My youngest nephew kept saying "That girl is missing Easter!", in reference to the baby which had us all cracking up. Besides that we relaxed and stuck close to home.

[wittyandwaiting]

crazyaunt84, I'm sorry to hear that the time you spent in L&D turned out to be such a bust! I don't even understand why they would give you that script.

[crazyaunt84]

Mar 28, 2016 8:56:18 GMT -5 wittyandwaiting said:

crazyaunt84 , I'm sorry to hear that the time you spent in L&D turned out to be such a bust! I don't even understand why they would give you that script.

Thanks. The script is for percocet - and they said "Well, it will help you but hurt your babies...so the choice is yours." Which is honestly they most infuriating information. The script calls for 1-2 pills every 6 hours. I'm breaking the stupid things in half trying to get enough relief to function and trying to take 1 pill or less a day, because honestly I have to do something. But the whole thing just seems stupid. 

[wittyandwaiting]

Mar 28, 2016 9:03:58 GMT -5 crazyaunt84 said:

Mar 28, 2016 8:56:18 GMT -5 wittyandwaiting said:

crazyaunt84 , I'm sorry to hear that the time you spent in L&D turned out to be such a bust! I don't even understand why they would give you that script.

Thanks. The script is for percocet - and they said "Well, it will help you but hurt your babies...so the choice is yours." Which is honestly they most infuriating information. The script calls for 1-2 pills every 6 hours. I'm breaking the stupid things in half trying to get enough relief to function and trying to take 1 pill or less a day, because honestly I have to do something. But the whole thing just seems stupid. 

That's so unfair to you! Have you tried acupuncture or massage; I don't know how much it works for muscle strain and it might not be a cure-all but perhaps it could help compliment everything else you are doing.

Hopefully you are able to get some relief, being in pain every day is a nightmare!

[bexincanada]

crazyaunt84, ugh - sorry you are in so much pain. And that is NOT the kind of info you want to hear from a healthcare provider. Kudos to you for keeping your cool, that one might've put me into a hormonal rage.

wittyandwaiting, sending you birthing vibes. I love that your son is talking to his little sister - super cute!

31 weeks as of tomorrow.

Had an uneventful midwife appointment last week. Next one is next week (two week schedule).

Had a massage this morning which was nice, however towards the end I got a brutal hot flash - was pleased I didn't pass out on the table. I've been tired and sore lately, I think I've been pushed myself too hard with moving things back into the basement on the weekend. I really want to get everything set up and de-cluttered. In reality, there is time.

QOTW 1: H. calls her bug. I did the same in earlier pregnancy but now that she is/feels so big inside me, "bug" doesn't seem appropriate. (c: Otherwise we've been trying out names.

QOTW 2: We had a pretty quiet easter. We had a family gathering a couple of weeks ago so this weekend we were working on the house. The weather yesterday was beautiful so I spent the afternoon outside walking/taking photos which was great.

[kona]

M is 20 weeks. We had our anatomy scan and midwife appt last week. I was irritated about all the waiting for the midwife appt (30 min late) for essentially no purpose. Then they called her back saying they wanted more pics and to go back for another ultrasound. Annoying, to be charged for another us when they should have done it right the first time. I told M to go back if she wanted but I was fine if she skipped it. I kid if I was ever pregnant I would be tempted to call the midwife at about 28 weeks. I can't stand doctor visits in general and all the waiting.

Sorry for the rant. Everything seems to be going well. M is staying active and I think she feels well overall, still bfeeding O as well.

QOTW: I had named the baby Little Nugget but we honestly don't call him/her anything besides baby usually.

QOTW: We had a busy weekend. I had a race Sat AM, then we went to a Easter egg hunt with M's parents and my mom. Sun afternoon we want to my mom's for dinner and played outside since it was so nice. M and I were slacking so we ordered all O's Easter stuff this AM from Amazon #parentingfail.

[wittyandwaiting]

Baby watch update:

I ended up at the midwife today instead tomorrow and here's the update....

I'm on the list for an induction on Monday so if I don't have the baby by next Monday they'll be inducing me that morning.

I am 4-5cm dilated and had a pretty aggressive membrane sweep. Peace out mucus plug!

My midwife thinks I'll have the baby sooner than Monday.

We are going to do another membrane sweep on Wednesday or Thursday and maybe again on the weekend if need be.

Ultrasound on Friday if she hasn't arrived by then.

[JustJudy]

Lurking to say GL witty! Thinking of you and hope little one decides to make an appearance before Monday.

[wittyandwaiting]

Thanks bexincanada! I wonder if the hot flash is because of increased blood flow....just a thought.

@suesposa - I was just talking about that beta today; this potentially 10lb baby started with a beta of 7! And yes, it was me that gave you the fibroid link.

[mahler5]

wittyandwaiting-- 4-5 cm dialated! Woohoo! Hope she comes soon!!

I will do a really quick update.

I'm 29 1/2 weeks. I had another dizzy spell today. They don't scare me anymore but super annoying and when they tested me for benigh postural p... Vertigo last week I didn't have it. OB thought it was that and not related to pregnancy. My BP was fine today, so not too worried. Just annoyed. Also slept horribly yesterday and was a zombie this morning until I had an afternoon nap.

Baby is kicking a lot! Have an appt on Wednesday.
QOTW- we sometimes call her baby "Ellen" since we are pretty sure we are going to name her that. L is more sure than me. I really like the name but want to see her first we don't have any nicknames really. C thinks the baby's name is "Margaret" half the time since she loves Daniel Tiger and his baby sister is Margaret. I call her "she" a lot.

[firstcomeslove2013]

1. General overview (examples--answer what you like: How many weeks? First baby/, second, etc.? Do you know the sex of the baby?)
- We are 13w3d, second baby (First Pregnancy)...we are still deadlocked at team green (wah, wah)


2. Appointment Updates (recent appts? ones coming up?)
- We had another appointment today and it went well. We heard the heartbeat (160bpm) and everything looks great!


3. General symptoms/rants/concerns/exciting things? EXHAUSTED, I am anxiously awaiting to feel the baby kick!



QOTW:

1. What do you call your baby right now? Any nicknames? We call the baby a few things. We nicknamed the baby Flip because when we decided to move forward with our IUI we flipped a coin. We also will call the baby by a few of the names we have as favorites right now.

2. What did you do this weekend for Easter or otherwise? My family was in town and it was lovely. We did the Easter Egg hunts, church, family time...it was really nice and everyone got along which is also a bonus.

[humorme00]

crazyaunt84, Thats really shitty of them to say that to you. There are a million ways they could encourage you to get by with as little as possible without being jerks about it.

wittyandwaiting, FX for baby news soon.


I'm 17w4d today. Mostly just cranky a nauseous lately. Next appt is the anatomy scan in a couple of weeks.

QOTW1: We call her Hedgie most of the time. I fell in love with a baby hedgehog/wood.and animals theme right before the FET. Sometimes we use her probable name/ nickname.

QOTW2: We had dinner at a friend's place. This was the last group of people we want to tell in person and they were all super excited for us. Then we posted on social media later that night.