HDBD/Check In - 1/17

[tinyjoys]

1. How far are you now?


2. How big is baby?


3. Team?


4. Symptoms:


5. What and when is your next appointment?


6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants?


7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related.


8. Show off your bump!

[numbears]

1. How far are you now?
24 weeks

2. How big is baby?
Atlantic puffin

3. Team?
Blue

4. Symptoms: N/V, rash, getting harder to walk up stairs lol

5. What and when is your next appointment?
Next Friday, glucose test, NST

6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants?
I wish the cold weather would go away. More specifically the ice/snow. I had to use a spoon to shovel the snow off my windshield when I left work. I'm just not prepared for this stuff.

7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related.
Hmm...tearing/episiotomy if it happens again 

8. Show off your bump!
Here's my dorky picture that I sent my sister the other day lol

[tinyjoys]

1. How far are you now?
24+4

2. How big is baby?
A GI Joe doll (action figure?). Also, did you know there's a difference in size between a GI Joe and a Barbie? Well, now you do!

3. Team?
Pink.

4. Symptoms:
Still some nausea & vomiting; congestion that I don't think is leftover from my cold around Christmas; sore hips & some BH if I haven't drank enough or make too many trips up & down the stairs; OH and heartburn. ALL. THE. HEARTBURN.

5. What and when is your next appointment?
Two weeks from today, just the OB.

6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants?
We'll be moving A into the girls' new shared room by the end of this weekend & then H is on vacation next week and we'll start the renovations on our room. We basically just moved our stuff into when we bought this house 6 years ago and haven't done anything since. We're taking our closet from two sets of double glass doors to a single set of barn style sliding doors, doing shiplap on the wall behind the bed, and then plastering over the horrible textured, eggplant colored walls. I ordered a new bed from Wayfair and we'll be ordering a new mattress from Ghostbed once an end is in sight. And new bedding is on deck, too. Oy. I made this earlier this week to send H.

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7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related.
This stage right now in parenting: potty training! My oldest was easy and woke up one morning, said no more diapers, and had zero day time pee accidents and only a couple of poop before he fully potty trained himself both day and night over the course of a week or two. This girl is stubborn AF and has zero interest. Yesterday, she told me she'd pee on the potty for a new necklace, so today I picked up two from Target dollar spot and she's sitting. She'll get one the first time she goes and then the other a week or two down the line when she's way more consistent.

8. Show off your bump!
I am the worst at taking pictures.

[Pizzaslut]

1. How far are you now?
24w5D, due May 4th.


2. How big is baby?
Cantaloupe

3. Team?
PINK!

4. Symptoms:
Just tired, which I'm sure has something to do with the toddler. And being almost 35.

5. What and when is your next appointment?
I had my 24 week appointment today. I did my glucose test and got my TDAP shot. Next is on 2/28. At that time, I will be switching to every 2 weeks and be scheduling a second ultrasound to check if she is still breech and to get some measurements they did not get during our first anatomy scan.

6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants?
We just finished painting J's new "big boy" room. H has to put together the furniture and then I will be ordering some decorations and we'll be set to move him in. My major concern is how he will handle the transition. We had a very very rough summer when we climbed out of the crib at 21 months. I am not looking forward to another sleep regression.

7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related.
The MOTN wake-ups. I'm not ready to go back to that! Also, J was really sick his first winter in daycare (he started at 12 weeks at the start of cold/flu season so it was a long, long 4 months). I am hoping since this baby will be a couple months older before cold/flu season hit that it won't be so bad. Once J hit 6 or 7 months, he could handle the colds so much better.

8. Show off your bump!

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[jessila]

1. How far are you now? 22+3

2. How big is baby? Nalgene bottle

3. Team? Pink!

4. Symptoms: nausea & dry heaving, nosebleeds (super fun!), cranky, and my feet are starting to swell if I stand too long while teaching. But, I've gone two nights without my wrist brace and my carpal tunnel seems to be betterish? So win there.

5. What and when is your next appointment? Follow up A/S Jan 30. Trying not to worry about it.

6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants? tinyjoys, I just watched some documentary on Netflix about Barbie and another episode about GI Joe. Also, question for you (or anyone else) have you ordered furniture from Wayfair before? We ordered barstools from there a few years ago and were underwhelmed. I'm looking at dressers for DS's room and am hesitant about quality and the whole process. I plan to get one that's preassembled to save us some headache.

7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related. I just started processes for my son with Infants & Toddlers and he starts therapy this week. He'll turn 3 shortly after the baby is born which will mean some kind of change to his therapy as well and meetings scheduled right around my EDD. So those transitions along with a new baby and moving him into a new room. I realize it will all work itself out but I feel like there is a lot of change going on that I can't control. Also, not sure if I want to go to VBAC or RCS route. My OB says I'm a good candidate for the VBAC since DD is measuring on track (DS was giant by this stage) so it could work. Or I could try and VBAC and end up with another CS anyhow.

I just like to know wth is happening and enjoy schedules. Parenting doesn't exactly allow for that.

8. Show off your bump!

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These jeans do nothing for my butt.

[tinyjoys]

jessila, ordering my bed on Monday was my first time dealing with them. I read the reviews a ton, though, but I do that with any/all online ordering. Do you have an Ikea local? I'm not going to lie, they've been my favorite for furniture. My daughter's dresser is from there and took about 20 minutes to put together and the quality is awesome, like better than the quality of my preassembled/way more expensive dresser. We're actually giving hers to the baby, because the changing pad is already attached & getting her the taller dresser & painting it to match.

[jessila]

Jan 17, 2018 12:41:45 GMT -6 tinyjoys said:

jessila, ordering my bed on Monday was my first time dealing with them. I read the reviews a ton, though, but I do that with any/all online ordering. Do you have an Ikea local? I'm not going to lie, they've been my favorite for furniture. My daughter's dresser is from there and took about 20 minutes to put together and the quality is awesome, like better than the quality of my preassembled/way more expensive dresser. We're actually giving hers to the baby, because the changing pad is already attached & getting her the taller dresser & painting it to match.

Ikea is over an hour away without traffic so it'd have to be a weekend trip. I haven't really seen any dressers there that were what I was looking for. H and I went this summer to get him a desk and he is not fun to shop with there. There was no wandering around and browsing just straight business which is not what I look forward to in an Ikea trip.

[tinyjoys]

Jan 17, 2018 12:49:23 GMT -6 jessila said:

Ikea is over an hour away without traffic so it'd have to be a weekend trip. I haven't really seen any dressers there that were what I was looking for. H and I went this summer to get him a desk and he is not fun to shop with there. There was no wandering around and browsing just straight business which is not what I look forward to in an Ikea trip.

Ugh! Ikea is about 15 minutes from me. We go about once a month, depending on projects and needs, and have a lot of Ikea in our house. We have a trip planned for Friday night to get the toddler a big girl bed. I'm not sure what you're looking for, but the girls will have the Tarva brand dressers, one 5 drawer & one 6 drawer, both painted navy blue and with fun pulls. It's definitely somewhere you have to walk through, though. It's just not the same to go directly to the self serve area.

[Pizzaslut]

Jan 17, 2018 12:58:36 GMT -6 tinyjoys said:

Jan 17, 2018 12:49:23 GMT -6 jessila said:

Ikea is over an hour away without traffic so it'd have to be a weekend trip. I haven't really seen any dressers there that were what I was looking for. H and I went this summer to get him a desk and he is not fun to shop with there. There was no wandering around and browsing just straight business which is not what I look forward to in an Ikea trip.

Ugh! Ikea is about 15 minutes from me. We go about once a month, depending on projects and needs, and have a lot of Ikea in our house. We have a trip planned for Friday night to get the toddler a big girl bed. I'm not sure what you're looking for, but the girls will have the Tarva brand dressers, one 5 drawer & one 6 drawer, both painted navy blue and with fun pulls. It's definitely somewhere you have to walk through, though. It's just not the same to go directly to the self serve area.

Which bed are you getting? I went with the Hemnes twin and tall dresser in dark grey for DS. I'm excited for his room to be done. 

[tinyjoys]

Jan 17, 2018 13:10:10 GMT -6 Pizzaslut said:

Which bed are you getting? I went with the Hemnes twin and tall dresser in dark grey for DS. I'm excited for his room to be done. 

The white twin Hemnes!

[jaidit]

1. How far are you now? 22 weeks


2. How big is baby? Flaugnarde (fruit tarte)


3. Team? Blue x 2!


4. Symptoms: getting very sore by the end of the day


5. What and when is your next appointment? Glucose testing in 2 weeks


6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants? I had a scan today and all looks good! I have 2 pounds of babies in me 😳


7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related. Eh, never sleeping again lol

[adeline]

1. How far are you now? 23 weeks


2. How big is baby? The Bump app says grapefruit? Y’all must have bigger grapefruits over there than us!


3. Team? Pink


4. Symptoms: left hip feels dislocated (super fun to run after DD when she bolts), so tired. Just turned 34 and super low blood pressure makes me feel like such a tired old lady some days by the afternoon.


5. What and when is your next appointment? OB check up in about 2 weeks


6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants?


7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related.

I’ve been reading past posters and just nodding yes to everything! Ongoing debate in my mind about whether I could pull off a VBAC (logically I know the answer is no), fear of moving DD into her big girl bed, ongoing difficulties with toilet training DD (she is definitely not a straight to it kid), remembering the exhaustion of sleepless nights. I’m just trying to imagine the logistics of having 2!

Just trying to focus on the good bits, which there are heaps (and heaps) of.

8. Show off your bump!

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This was actually last week but I haven’t grown much the last few days.

[Speedy]

Jan 17, 2018 12:58:36 GMT -6 tinyjoys said:

Jan 17, 2018 12:49:23 GMT -6 jessila said:

Ikea is over an hour away without traffic so it'd have to be a weekend trip. I haven't really seen any dressers there that were what I was looking for. H and I went this summer to get him a desk and he is not fun to shop with there. There was no wandering around and browsing just straight business which is not what I look forward to in an Ikea trip.

Ugh! Ikea is about 15 minutes from me. We go about once a month, depending on projects and needs, and have a lot of Ikea in our house. We have a trip planned for Friday night to get the toddler a big girl bed. I'm not sure what you're looking for, but the girls will have the Tarva brand dressers, one 5 drawer & one 6 drawer, both painted navy blue and with fun pulls. It's definitely somewhere you have to walk through, though. It's just not the same to go directly to the self serve area.

I legitimately have to drive 2 1/2 hours to the nearest IKEA. I'll make it there eventually, but so far haven't. There was talk of them building one in my city, but they went with the other city instead =(

[Speedy]

1. How far are you now? 16w4d


2. How big is baby? Dill pickle


3. Team? Finding out


4. Symptoms: heartburn, sciatica (which is better after my massage), irritability, insomnia, general soreness


5. What and when is your next appointment? Monday!


6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants?
Just been having a LOT of pulling feelings in my lower belly. I'm assuming those are normal? Also, today I had a dull ache just above my belly button. I'm not sure whether to be worried or not


7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related.
Lack of sleep. I like my sleep lol


8. Show off your bump!

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[Lord Disick]

Jan 17, 2018 12:58:36 GMT -6 tinyjoys said:

Jan 17, 2018 12:49:23 GMT -6 jessila said:

Ikea is over an hour away without traffic so it'd have to be a weekend trip. I haven't really seen any dressers there that were what I was looking for. H and I went this summer to get him a desk and he is not fun to shop with there. There was no wandering around and browsing just straight business which is not what I look forward to in an Ikea trip.

Ugh! Ikea is about 15 minutes from me. We go about once a month, depending on projects and needs, and have a lot of Ikea in our house. We have a trip planned for Friday night to get the toddler a big girl bed. I'm not sure what you're looking for, but the girls will have the Tarva brand dressers, one 5 drawer & one 6 drawer, both painted navy blue and with fun pulls. It's definitely somewhere you have to walk through, though. It's just not the same to go directly to the self serve area.

I'm so jealous. We used to love ten minutes from IKEA and I went all the time. Now it's two hours and over a mountain pass. 😔

[Lord Disick]

Ok, I need to start checking in here more often!

1. How far are you now? 17+


2. How big is baby? A pomegranate


3. Team? Pink! (I'm still so excited about having a girl that I keep questioning if I really am)


4. Symptoms: round ligament pain, headaches, so tired, very anxious (not necessarily pregancy-related).


5. What and when is your next appointment? Tomorrow for a check up and pelvic exam. Weeee!


6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants? I miss drinking and partaking in legal marijuana and also the ability to stay awake past 9pm. It's cold and dark here and I just need some lighthearted fun in my life.


7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related.
Being hugely pregnant. I'm really bad at that part.


8. Show off your bump! I finally have one!

[leo91]

1. How far are you now? 6/5-- 20 weeks 1 day

2. How big is baby? Paper airplane

3. Team? Pink!


4. Symptoms: Ravenous all the time.


5. What and when is your next appointment?
A/S is next week


6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants?
Nope


7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related.

Not sleeping. The newborn stage is so rough, but now I know what I'm getting myself into so hopefully it'll be less of a shock this time. Also nervous about working out the logistics of having two kids, and making sure DD1 doesn't feel left behind or anything.


8. Show off your bump!

[jessila]

Jan 17, 2018 15:54:28 GMT -6 Speedy said:

*snip*


6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants?
Just been having a LOT of pulling feelings in my lower belly. I'm assuming those are normal? Also, today I had a dull ache just above my belly button. I'm not sure whether to be worried or not

Welcome to Round Ligament Pain (RLP). It's all your stuffs stretching out. At this point just assume that all the dull aches are normal.

[budders]

1. How far are you now?
24w 5d


2. How big is baby?
Puffin


3. Team?
Blue


4. Symptoms:
Headache, achy hips, fatigue.


5. What and when is your next appointment?
GTT around 27 weeks, 28 week checkup in mid Feb


6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants?
I'm feeling lots of movement from the outside all of a sudden. Nothing that V can catch yet, but hopefully soon.


7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related.
A (then) 3 year old that still sleeps like shit in addition to a newborn. DNW to be dealing with two kids in the middle of the night.
Also, potty training. V was doing great then backed off, I think we might push it again next month when we're on break from school.

8. Show off your bump!

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[Speedy]

I have to say, of all of the symptoms I have, the absolute worst is the congestion. I am so so miserable right now. None of the pills that are safe to take work, steaming doesn't work, nasal sprays don't touch it, I finally got something to come out with my netipot but my sinuses filled right back up again. I'm so tired of trying to sleep propped up on a gazillion pillows just so I can not feel like I'm drowning :-(

[beersandweirs]

Jan 17, 2018 16:54:58 GMT -6 Lord Disick said:

Jan 17, 2018 12:58:36 GMT -6 tinyjoys said:

Ugh! Ikea is about 15 minutes from me. We go about once a month, depending on projects and needs, and have a lot of Ikea in our house. We have a trip planned for Friday night to get the toddler a big girl bed. I'm not sure what you're looking for, but the girls will have the Tarva brand dressers, one 5 drawer & one 6 drawer, both painted navy blue and with fun pulls. It's definitely somewhere you have to walk through, though. It's just not the same to go directly to the self serve area.

I'm so jealous. We used to love ten minutes from IKEA and I went all the time. Now it's two hours and over a mountain pass. 😔

I plan on spending many hours of maternity leave at that Ikea just walking around and drinking free coffee!

[Lord Disick]

Jan 17, 2018 19:21:47 GMT -6 beersandweirs said:

Jan 17, 2018 16:54:58 GMT -6 Lord Disick said:

I'm so jealous. We used to love ten minutes from IKEA and I went all the time. Now it's two hours and over a mountain pass. 😔

I plan on spending many hours of maternity leave at that Ikea just walking around and drinking free coffee!

This bitch. Careful, I might come join you.

[beersandweirs]

Jan 17, 2018 19:22:47 GMT -6 Lord Disick said:

Jan 17, 2018 19:21:47 GMT -6 beersandweirs said:

I plan on spending many hours of maternity leave at that Ikea just walking around and drinking free coffee!

This bitch. Careful, I might come join you.

I'll be the one with the crying newborn (if this baby is anything like DD was).

[Lord Disick]

Jan 17, 2018 19:25:17 GMT -6 beersandweirs said:

Jan 17, 2018 19:22:47 GMT -6 Lord Disick said:

This bitch. Careful, I might come join you.

I'll be the one with the crying newborn (if this baby is anything like DD was).

I'll just walk around asking everyone if they're beers and weirs. It won't be weird at all. Ill be the one buying everything.

[itsmemeg]

1. How far are you now? 25 weeks


2. How big is baby? Not sure..i rarely look at the app


3. Team? Pink


4. Symptoms: constipation, gas, reflux, RLP, sciatica


5. What and when is your next appointment? 2 weeks, glucose test and regular prenatal


6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants?
Anyone have digestive remedies? I can’t imagine having all these issues for the remainder of this pregnancy but i see no end in sight


7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related.

Parenting a (very active) toddler and a newborn and all that goes with that.

Sleepless nights.

8. Show off your bump! Don’t have a pic this week

[tinyjoys]

Jan 17, 2018 19:28:20 GMT -6 Lord Disick said:

I'll just walk around asking everyone if they're beers and weirs. It won't be weird at all. Ill be the one buying everything.

ouiserboudreaux & I live in the same vicinity. I’ve said more than once that whenever I’m in public, I’m going to say random Steel Magnolias quotes until we actually meet.

[Speedy]

Jan 17, 2018 18:53:33 GMT -6 Speedy said:

I have to say, of all of the symptoms I have, the absolute worst is the congestion. I am so so miserable right now. None of the pills that are safe to take work, steaming doesn't work, nasal sprays don't touch it, I finally got something to come out with my netipot but my sinuses filled right back up again. I'm so tired of trying to sleep propped up on a gazillion pillows just so I can not feel like I'm drowning :-(

It's just now occurred to me that this may be more than just normal congestion and will be heading to the clinic on Friday morning to see if I need some antibiotics.

[gustierx]

1. How far are you now? 21+ 3


2. How big is baby? Apparently a paper airplane? Total STM and didn't even download an app this time...


3. Team? Blue! A/S confirmed it today 💙


4. Symptoms: RLP, some BH already. This baby rolls a lot and it causes so much pressure!


5. What and when is your next appointment? OB check in 2 weeks


6. Questions/Concerns/Comments/Rants? A/S was today and this baby never stops moving! We might be in for it when he's here.


7. QOTW: What are you least looking forward to? Whether pregnancy, delivery, parenting, or just life in general related.
Lack of sleep again makes me nervous. I'm mostly just worried how DD will handle all of the changes.

8. Show off your bump! No picture this week...I'm so lazy this pregnancy

[itsmemeg]

I should add to #6: BH have started but mostly when I haven’t had enough water.

Also, things are getting bigger and not just my belly and boobs. Ugh, this is the part I hate. I really don’t want to gain 50lbs again like I did w DS

[budders]

beersandweirs , I've been mildly stalking you to find out: what are you having?