HDBD/Check-In (5/2/18)

[sammichcat]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby?

2. How big is baby?

3. Team:

4. Symptoms:

5. What/when is your next appointment?

6. Questions / concerns / rants:

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house?

8. Show us that bump/baby!

[sammichcat]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 34w

2. How big is baby?cantaloupe

3. Team: green

4. Symptoms: heartburn, fatigue, sore hips, peeing all the time, hot flashes, swelling (the symptoms finally hit me like a bus this week)

5. What/when is your next appointment? Next week OB

6. Questions / concerns / rants: Baby measured at 34 percentile last growth scan so I no longer have to go in for weekly u/s and NSTs

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? We keep it at 67-70 usually with only a couple degree change for the seasons.

8. Show us that bump/baby!

[itsmemeg]

1. Or how old is baby? 6 days


2. How big is baby? She was 6lbs 7oz at birth and Monday at Pedi appt she was 6lbs 6.5oz . So I think she is probably back to birth weight by now

3. Team: pink 🎀

4. Symptoms: tired

5. What/when is your next appointment?
Weight check next Wednesday

6. Questions / concerns / rants: none really. She sleeps pretty much all day still. At night she wakes about every 1.5 hours or so but then barely stays awake long enough to eat so I’m constantly trying to keep her awake long enough to eat so MOTN wakeups can take about an hour right now.

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? Does it change based on the seasons or on who's home?
I like to keep it around 70 but we’ve found that E likes to be pretty warm so her ideal sleeping temp is 72 I think. She tends to sleep longer stretches when it’s warmer but it’s that hard balance of not making it too warm.
Our downstairs stays super cool but upstairs where all bedrooms are gets so hot so I try to keep it cooler. I freeze DH bc he stays downstairs a lot more than i do.

8. Show us that bump/baby!

[tinyjoys]

1. How old is baby?
One day, plus a couple hours.

2. How big is baby?
She was 7lbs. 9oz. at birth. I’m not sure what she is now.

3. Team:
Pink

4. Symptoms:
I’m sore & I haven’t passed gas yet, but I’m okay otherwise.

5. What/when is your next appointment?
We’re still at the hospital, so we’re randomly checked & my OB will be checking in again tonight and tomorrow. She’ll see the hospital ped again in the morning & then her ped on Monday.

6. Questions / concerns / rants:
Nope.

7. GTKY: pre-baby: 65°. We’ll bump it up to 68-70 once we’re home either tomorrow or Friday.

8. Show us that bump/baby!

SPOILER: Click to show

[itsmemeg]

Who wants to teach me to spoiler? I use tapatalk app if that makes a difference

[Speedy]

May 2, 2018 14:54:10 GMT -6 itsmemeg said:

Who wants to teach me to spoiler? I use tapatalk app if that makes a difference

Before{spoiler=Spoiler]Content{/spoiler]After

Replace {'s with ['s

SPOILER: Click to show

[lily]

Omgosh all these baby pics. So precious.

sammichcat congrats on the growth!

[lily]

]1. 33+3

2. How big is baby? - junior tennis racket

3. Blue

4. Symptoms: so irritable, N/V, peeing all the time

5. What/when is your next appointment? - 2 weeks for growth ultrasound and group B swab

6. Questions / concerns / rants: - I have way too much unpacking to do between now and my baby sprinkle that’s being held at my house.

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? - 73 for the A/C during the day

8. ((poof))

[Speedy]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 31w4d

2. How big is baby? Head of romaine lettuce

3. Team: Blue

4. Symptoms: heartburn, leg cramps, BH, sore hips, insomnia

5. What/when is your next appointment? Tomorrow!!

6. Questions / concerns / rants: I am officially off of work, and tomorrow we're booking my c section so the count down begins!

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? In the winter, we keep our thermostats between 17 and 18* C (about 65F. We layer.). We don't have an A/C, so as soon as it gets above that it's anyone's guess. Our apartment stays pretty cool though. Since it's a duplex, we just open the front door and back window and get a nice cross breeze, and it's an older building (built in the 1920s) with high ceilings which also helps it keep cool.

8. Show us that bump/baby! From Sunday.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}

[Lord Disick]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby?
33+5

2. How big is baby? Pomelo

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: achey, belly pain, tired.

5. What/when is your next appointment? 34 week checkup next week

6. Questions / concerns / rants:

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? 68 during the day and 64 at night. I have windows open whenever I can.

[jessila]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby?37+3

2. How big is baby? Half a medium pizza

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: the swelling has started, peeing all the time, my pelvis feels like it's splitting, the waddle is so real

5. What/when is your next appointment? Friday for weekly. Maybe a position u/s, maybe a cervical check.

6. Questions / concerns / rants: Tomorrow is my last day of work!! I have so much stupid paperwork I'll have to fax in after I get it back from the OB. I could drive it down but I'd rather just fax it.

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? 68-70 in the winter, 73 in the summer. H is trying to push 74 right now and I'm all lol, no I'm 9 months pregnant and it's suddenly 90 outside. He didn't want to turn on the air last night but O's monitor said it was 78 in his room. Nope.

8. Show us that bump/baby!
Final classroom picture!

[budders]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby?
39w 5d. Due in 2 days and no end in sight 😭

2. How big is baby?
Big enough

3. Team:
Blue

4. Symptoms:
Everything, including raging hormones and random sobfests. So over being pregnant and ready to meet my baby.

5. What/when is your next appointment?
Had my 40w appt today. If baby doesn’t come this weekend, I have an ultrasound, NST and OB appt on Monday.

6. Questions / concerns / rants:
I think I’m on track to be the first person in our BMB to make it to my due date.

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house?
68 degrees when we’re home, 62 when we’re gone in the winter.

8. Show us that bump/baby!

SPOILER: Click to show

[\spoiler]

[ajm]

tinyjoys I love that picture! I'm jealous, too, as I was going to do one of those with her stats.

And this also made me realize I have no idea how long Harper was when she was born.

[ajm]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 2 weeks and 2 days

2. How big is baby? 4lb and 12.5oz
Gaining about 1 to 2 oz a day.

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: I had an infection in my incision site this weekend. I woke up to a high fever and chills Saturday night. So we made a trip to the ER where I spent Sunday. So that was fun. It seems to be clearing up and looked good at my follow up appointment today.

5. What/when is your next appointment?

6. Questions / concerns / rants: Harper took 10ml at two feedings today from a bottle. That's a quarter of the milk she's getting right now. I'm so excited and hope that this means progress. The biggest issue right now is getting her to wake up for her feedings. She sleeps like all day and almost all night. The only time I've seen her awake more than 30 minutes is between 3 and 6am. Thanks, girl.

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? We normally keep it between 68 and 72. We'll probably keep it little warmer this summer with a newborn.

8. Show us that bump/baby!

[budders]

ajm that sounds like great progress! Sorry to hear about your infection, but glad it's already looking better.

[itsmemeg]

ajm oh no on the incision infection. Did the incision look any different to you?
I’m glad H is eating better and gaining weight!

[ajm]

itsmemeg Honestly, I can't really see it because my stomach fat covers it. I've had to have DH look at it every couple of nights when I get home since I've mostly been staying at the NICU.

He did say that he didn't think it looked red or anything. Saturday night, there was some leaking from the incision, but I thought that might be because I was walking a lot (we had gone to the zoo).

What was the weirdest was I woke up to the craziest chills I have ever had. It was similar to the shakes I had after getting my spinal. Poor DH woke up because it was so bad.

[Madymoiselle]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby?
34w6d

2. How big is baby?
A basketball hoop lol

3. Team: 💓

4. Symptoms: Feeling ok honestly

5. What/when is your next appointment? Tomorrow with a specialist to check the baby’s kidneys. Tuesday for my weekly OB appointment to check BP/proteins and she will do a ultrasound for placement/fluids to have more infos in case she wants to induce.

6. Questions / concerns / rants: My friends have come through to be on call to help us if I get induced too early. I feel very fortunate to have such amazing people in our life, they’re not blood family but they are definitively heart family ❤️

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? 68 during the day, 64 during the night.

8. Show us that bump/baby!

SPOILER: Click to show

Family/Maternity pics 😍

[sammichcat]

everyone has such great pics of their little ones here!

[adeline]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 39 weeks + 1 day, RCS is on Tuesday - 5 more sleeps!

2. How big is baby? Estimated birth weight is 2.6 to 3kg / I think that’s between 6 lb 2 oz and 6 lb 6 oz

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: pelvis and hips are aching, bladder is completely squashed

5. What/when is your next appointment? Delivery!!!

6. Questions / concerns / rants: these last 3 days off work have mentally allowed me to get in the zone. I’m ready now. Excited and can’t wait for DD to meet her sister.

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? We don’t use cooling or heating much until the height of summer. We have big bifold doors across the back of our house for fresh air.

8. Show us that bump/baby!

SPOILER: Click to show

Happy days: made it to my pedicure and wax, now having a cup of tea watching a movie before going to pick up DD from daycare.

[birkmmm]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby?
39 weeks

2. How big is baby?
A small pumpkin

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: I feel like all of them

5. What/when is your next appointment? Monday

6. Questions / concerns / rants: I also feel like there is no end in sight. I am 4 cm dilated but no consistent contractions. It’s so frustrating. I’m large and uncomfortable just ready to be done and meet this little girl!

Also it’s 2:30 why am I not asleep?! Lol

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house?
Around 72 ish

8. Show us that bump/baby!

[robot]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 36w 5/31

2. How big is baby? Cabbage patch doll or chihuahua

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: so much heartburn, pelvic pain and pressure, butt hiccups, sooooo swollen

5. What/when is your next appointment? Next wed for normal weekly MW visit

6. Questions / concerns / rants: my feet are sloshy. It sucks.

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house
Around 76 in the summer, 70 in the winter. Several degrees cooler for both at night since we all sleep better when it’s cooler.

[kiri]

May 2, 2018 20:26:02 GMT -6 ajm said:

itsmemeg Honestly, I can't really see it because my stomach fat covers it. I've had to have DH look at it every couple of nights when I get home since I've mostly been staying at the NICU.

He did say that he didn't think it looked red or anything. Saturday night, there was some leaking from the incision, but I thought that might be because I was walking a lot (we had gone to the zoo).

What was the weirdest was I woke up to the craziest chills I have ever had. It was similar to the shakes I had after getting my spinal. Poor DH woke up because it was so bad.

Oh no! I hope that you feel better!

[kiri]

adeline lol on 5 sleeps. I’m accounting for time based on how many opportunities to get a full night sleep (although I’m usually up for a couple of hours MOTN or waking up at 3 and not falling asleep again).

[Speedy]

I think I mentioned my itchiness in the randoms previously, but anyways, it seems to be getting worse, to the point where I've scratched myself raw at some times. I mentioned it today at my appointment and they hustled me downstairs to get bloodwork done for cholestasis. I think they put a rush on it so I should know in a day or two.

[kiri]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 38 weeks, RCS May 10

2. How big is baby? Big enough to come out

3. Team: blue

4. Symptoms: BH

5. What/when is your next appointment?
Went in yesterday and had another NST. If I make it to next week, will have another appointment Wednesday before NST

6. Questions / concerns / rants: For a second time mom, I feel clueless about what is happening to my body. I never felt BH last time and my water broke before any other signs of labor then got induced. I’ve been having strong and frequent BH for months now. The NST yesterday showed strong contractions. My OB switched the dialogue from sign on labor to timing contractions and to going in if they are 8-10 min apart for CS. I exerted myself yesterday chasing DS, working and running to and from the drs office to make the calls I had scheduled. So last night, I was having frequent contractions and almost went in. I feel like I’m in limbo as the contractions are on the verge of being too frequent but just shy of being consistently 8-10 minutes apart (some are 5 min some might be longer). I’m stuck on a work call all day and I just want to finish packing and laundry just in case. I was up on my laptop working at 6 AM to put out a few fires so already had a stressful day before the sun was up.

Fingers crossed that I can last another 36 hours. I don’t have meetings tomorrow and was planning to take the day off.

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? We are all over the place with this old house but around 72 in the bedrooms

[larzhope]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 37 weeks

2. How big is baby? winter melon

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: allergies! but that's not baby's fault. other than that still feeling fairly good

5. What/when is your next appointment? a week from today, 38 week check in. just did the GBS swap and ultrasound today. baby is heads down and in the correct position

6. Questions / concerns / rants: got nothing!

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? it goes down to 62 when we aren't home, 69 when we are home and 65 for sleeping. We also have a/c but rarely use it. When we do need it, we typically keep it at 72

8. Show us that bump/baby!

Attachment Deleted

[lovealwaysalison]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 37 weeks, 6 days

2. How big is baby? Skunk (lol this made me laugh), Honeydew Melon, Tackle Box

3. Team: Blue

4. Symptoms: SPD, Sciatica, headaches, swollen feet and hands, general discomfort, so tired.

5. What/when is your next appointment? Next appointment is next Thursday. I had an appointment yesterday and her assistant had told me last week they would be doing a re-check of somethings, and a cervical check. But she had a student with her yesterday and told me she had those other things on the agenda for our next appointment. I'm slightly thankful because when I went to L&D back in February they had a resident and a student both do all the tests and I was not happy having everything done twice (especially the cervix check, I would have declined but it all happened very quickly and I didn't quite grasp they were both going to do it until it happened). But I really wanted to know if I was making any progress.

6. Questions / concerns / rants: Nothing really.

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? We don't have a central system since we live in old house so I don't really know a set temp. I know we keep our daughters room at 67 degrees. And in our room we like to sleep cool so we have the window going and a fan. Our living room just has a wall heater. We adjust accordingly. lol

8. Show us that bump/baby!

SPOILER: Click to show

[caligirl]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 39 weeks tomorrow

2. How big is baby? Pumpkin

3. Team: green

4. Symptoms: BH and some back pain

5. What/when is your next appointment? Had one this morning... softening and a fingertip dialated (compared to high and closed last week)

6. Questions / concerns / rants: my husband finished painting the nursery this week in our new house and I’d love to be doing laundry to get it set up but the workers are currently replacing the water heater and a broken pipe so the water is turned off. Ugh!

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? Since we’ve moved to the west coast from the Midwest recently, not really sure what we’ll set the temp too. I’m currently enjoying just letting the windows be open to let the breeze blow through instead of AC.

[alexipodes]

1. How far along are you? 35 weeks

2. How big is baby? Honeydew

3. Team: Girl

4. Symptoms: Lower back pain. Fatigue.

5. What/when is your next appointment? Last appointment was this past Thursday. Had GBS test which I didn’t think was happening until my next appointment. Doctor said I should be visiting weekly now. Things just got so much more real.

6. Questions / concerns / rants:
Even though I’ve done this before I feel like I’ve forgotten everything that’s going to happen and everything I need to prepare for. I probably should just make a list.

7. GTKY: At what temperature do you keep your house? 70ish. I’ve been freezing cold this entire preganabcy and have been requesting the temperature be kept at 72. My H would prefer 65.