PGAL Check-in 1/15

[mattsgirl2004]

Hello! The PGAL check in is posted on Mondays. If it is Monday and you would like to post it, please feel free.


How far along are you? EDD?

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?

Any other word vomit to share?

QotW: What is your all time favorite song/band/genre?

[mattsgirl2004]

How far along are you? EDD?
28 weeks 4-9-18

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
Physically I'm okay. Still same complaints as always. My pregnancy pillow has helped lessen the hip and back pain, but the hand and arm pain/numbness is still very present.

Emotionally I'm doing okay this week. The anxiety comes and goes a lot.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
I have my GTT and regular OB appointment Wednesday morning. We will schedule my RCS and the hospital tour/pre-admit appointment.

Any other word vomit to share?
I'm just amazed at how quickly this pregnancy is going!

QotW: What is your all time favorite song/band/genre?
My favorite song is the song between DH and I that is "our song." We also danced to it as our first dance together at our reception. You Look Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton. 😍

I don't really have a favorite band or genre, bit to listen to "older music" from the mid 90's because I'm old, lol.

[mirabelle]

How far along are you? EDD?
~6 weeks, 9/5/18
How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
Tired, emotionally I’m tense and on edge.
Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
Just over a week away from my first ultrasound, crossing everything that things will measure well.
Any other word vomit to share?
TW** This is about the time when I started bleeding and cramping at night and I would wake up from nightmares that I was miscarrying even though I didn’t miscarry until many weeks later, I knew in my gut something was wrong. I’m feeling emotional about getting through these next couple weeks.

My mom asked me if I was pregnant over the weekend so I must look bloated again even though I’m still losing weight. Made me feel bad about my body and defensive. I told her I didn’t want to talk about it, she’s nosy in all the worst ways... thanks for letting me get that all off my chest.

QotW: What is your all time favorite song/band/genre?
Our first dance was to Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours, by Stevie Wonder so he has a soft spot in my ❤️. I also really enjoy Billy Joel so I guess I’m an oldies soft rock kind of gal, but I’ll listen to pretty much anything.

[kam3100]

How far along are you? EDD? 12 weeks - 07/30

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Still have nausea and vomiting, and a sore hip today (non pregnancy related)

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? NIPT results any day now and NT scan scheduled for Wednesday.

Any other word vomit to share? I for some reason seem to not accept this is going to happen. I hear the heartbeat every week, I’m pretty certain I’ve felt the baby a couple times, I absolutely feel pregnant, but for some reason I feel like it’s not real. It’s super strange.

QotW: What is your all time favorite song/band/genre? All time favorite band is No Doubt. Just a Girl is my favorite but I love all of their songs. I don’t have a favorite genre, but lately I listen to top 40 or Country.

[notmoose]

How far along are you? EDD?
13w 4d. July 19th.

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
Still struggling with worries about this pregnancy. Still having cervix/vagina pain and now an increase in discharge which causes me to spiral on incompetent cervix. I hate my brain.
Is it normal to have a high, soft, slightly open cervix? I read it's supposed to be high. And I've read it can always be slightly open if you've had previous vaginal births. But idk. It just feels so short.
*I know I shouldn't check it. I noticed it while doing progesterone suppositories

Am I just insane? Will I ever relax?

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
Not until Feb 7.

Any other word vomit to share?

QotW: What is your all time favorite song/band/genre?
Um idk. I can't choose. I have always loved matchbox 20.

[Speedy]

How far along are you? EDD? 16w2d, June 30

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically I'm just sore all over right now. Going to get a massage tomorrow though, so that should help.
Emotionally, I'm kind of all over the place. I feel good most days, especially because babe is moving quite a bit, but then my head goes to the "Well, what if it's not actually baby moving but something else and you're just going crazy!?" I try to shush that part of my mind by talking to baby instead.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? Massage tomorrow (that counts, right? lol) and then OB appointment next Monday

Any other word vomit to share? I just keep wondering how in the heck I'm feeling this child moving SO MUCH at 16 weeks already. I had a coffee on Saturday afternoon and not long later I had to go and lay down because baby was pretty much bouncing back and forth and it was making me feel sick lol. And then last night I played baby his/her special lullaby and he/she was dancing =)
Also, my mom ordered my crib this weekend, yay!

QotW: What is your all time favorite song/band/genre? I love symphonic metal. My favorite band is a Dutch metal band called Within Temptation, there's so many good songs I just can't pick. I'm a fan of Nightwish too, but their older stuff, back before their lead singer went all diva. The newer singers just aren't the same.

[twohopes]

How far along are you? EDD? 10 weeks and 1 day. Aug 13.

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Still quite nauseous, especially on some days. Tired. And also starting to get a little moody.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? Trying to find a new trusted OB now that my old one has gone on an extended family leave, so I have appointments on 1/17 and 1/22 to check out two other options. It's super important to me that I see the same person and not get stuck in a huge practice with a lot of rotation (BTDT, triggered my anxiety a lot!). NT scan and NIPT blood draw scheduled for 1/25.

Any other word vomit to share? Meh. Just the usual anxiety about every upcoming test and milestone. Trying to keep it in check.

QotW: What is your all time favorite song/band/genre? Wilco.

[mattsgirl2004]

Jan 15, 2018 11:27:45 GMT -6 mirabelle said:

How far along are you? EDD?
~6 weeks, 9/5/18
How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
Tired, emotionally I’m tense and on edge.
Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
Just over a week away from my first ultrasound, crossing everything that things will measure well.
Any other word vomit to share?
TW** This is about the time when I started bleeding and cramping at night and I would wake up from nightmares that I was miscarrying even though I didn’t miscarry until many weeks later, I knew in my gut something was wrong. I’m feeling emotional about getting through these next couple weeks.

My mom asked me if I was pregnant over the weekend so I must look bloated again even though I’m still losing weight. Made me feel bad about my body and defensive. I told her I didn’t want to talk about it, she’s nosy in all the worst ways... thanks for letting me get that all off my chest.

QotW: What is your all time favorite song/band/genre?
Our first dance was to Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours, by Stevie Wonder so he has a soft spot in my ❤️. I also really enjoy Billy Joel so I guess I’m an oldies soft rock kind of gal, but I’ll listen to pretty much anything.

Lots of hugs mirabelle. I hope your ultrasound brings you peace and some reassurance too. ❤

[mattsgirl2004]

notmoose I'm sorry for the anxiety you're experiencing right now and questioning all thr "what ifs." I've never felt my cervix during pregnancy, so I'm not sure what it's supposed to be like. I hope as time goes on though, you're able to find a place of less anxiety. I know PGAL can be really awful and a big struggle sometimes. Hang in there hun. Don't hesitate to contact your OB with any concerns too.

[snowyowl]

How far along are you? EDD?
35+5, 2/15

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
So, I tripped and fell quite hard on my front yesterday. The important thing is that an NST and an ultrasound both showed no issues. I’ve been doing a lot of kick counts and they are good too.
Emotionally I’m a little shell shocked. I was going to my car and back and didn’t bother to grab a coat. It was freezing, which made me rush. So I was half running in Uggs, caught my toe, and went down quite hard on cement and didn’t manage to get my arms out at all. My hands have barely any scrapes. It scared the shit out of me. Once the initial shock wore off I felt pretty confident that I hadn’t done any major damage, but having to do all the monitoring wasn’t pleasant.
Physically I’m incredibly sore. I feel like I did a crazy workout. Every muscle hurts! My knees must have taken the brunt because they are scraped and bruised and going up and down stairs sucks.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
I was supposed to have an ultrasound to check on his size tomorrow, but they did that today when they were looking for issues. I’m on once a week visits now, so I’ll see my OB on Friday (she’ll probably find a very nice way to point out that a nine months pregnant woman running in Uggs on an uneven sidewalk is... not smart).

Any other word vomit to share?
I think I word vomited plenty above.

QotW: What is your all time favorite song/band/genre?
I’m bad at this question. I get bored with music quickly and tend to circle back around to stuff a few years later after listening to something until I hate it.
I have been giving an old favorite, Justin Timberlake’s Future Sex/Love Sounds album, another listen because I really hate his new song and wanted to revisit something he did that I really liked.

[notmoose]

snowyowl sorry for the scare. Glad everything seems to be okay with baby. I hope your soreness is gone soon!

[mirabelle]

snowyowl that sounds painful and scary, glad you’re being closely monitored and everything looks ok. I hope your body aches recover quickly.

mattsgirl2004 thank you!