HDBD/Check-in (5/23)

[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: Do you collect anything?

8. Show us that bump/baby!

[theduchess]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 35 weeks!

2. How big is baby? Mini-lop rabbit

3. Team: Pink

4. Symptoms: Hip and lower back pain, pregsomnia, ravenous hunger, discharge, boogers, heartburn... the standards

5. What/when is your next appointment? Tomorrow (I think it's the GBS appointment - fun)

6. Questions / concerns / rants: Yes I'm sure it's not twins. Yes I do carry rather large. You're right it's not particularly comfortable. LOLOLOL you're totally the first person to tell me it looks like I'm smuggling a basketball!

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? Never been a collector. DD1 has a collection of cheesy little snowglobes from all the airports H and I travel through for work, though, and it's pretty cute.

[Speedy]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby?
34w4d

2. How big is baby?
According to the tech yesterday, about 4.5 lbs

3. Team:
Blue

4. Symptoms:
Hip and back pain, headaches, itchiness

5. What/when is your next appointment?
I have a physio appointment on Friday, and an OB appointment next Thursday. I'll probably have a hair appointment sometime next week too.

6. Questions / concerns / rants:
I was approved for my maternity benefits, and got paid for the first time today. Except that it was supposed to be sick benefits first, and I can't get anyone on the phone, so now I have to go in tomorrow and wait and hope someone can help me.

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything?
Not anymore? I used to collect soda from around the world, that my dad would bring home with him from his business trips.

8. Show us that bump/baby!

He popped yesterday after the ultrasound lol

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[adeline]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? She is 2 weeks old. Yay I can drive again!

2. How big is baby? 3.62kg the other day. Gaining well.

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: tired, but loving her and enjoying her

5. What/when is your next appointment? 6 weeks post

6. Questions / concerns / rants: really trying to establish good sleep early on. It’s a mission.

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything?
No. When I was little I collected teddy bears. Now I’m a minimalist so the idea of collecting heaps of stuff gives me anxiety lol

8. Show us that bump/baby!

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Mild breastfeeding jaundice makes her look a bit tanned!

[fatpony]

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

2. How big is baby?
Apps tell me variety of things - a jicama, a pumpkin, a Pomeranian. Probably somewhere between 6 and 8 lbs.

3. Team:
Pink

4. Symptoms:
Everything? LOL

5. What/when is your next appointment?
No appointments, just c-section next Wednesday.

6. Questions / concerns / rants:
Nothing. Just so ready to be done and holding her.

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything?
We collect refrigerator magnets from where we travel to. We also get a commemorative ornament for Christmas from vacation or big events.

8. Show us that bump/baby!

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[lemons]

1. 40 + 1
2. Large
3. Boy
4. Miserable
5. Tomorrow to schedule induction
6. I’m just so torn on whether I should schedule the induction for Friday or wait until Tuesday.
7. Hard pass to collecting anything.

poof

[leo91]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 38w 1d

2. How big is baby? Ukulele

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: all of them

5. What/when is your next appointment? Had my last regular appointment today, my induction is scheduled for next Thursday!


6. Questions / concerns / rants: now that I have a date set, I’m kind of like “holy shit this is happening”. And jus hoping that the transition from 1 to 2 kids isn’t a total nightmare.

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? Nope

8. Show us that bump/baby!

Pic from my surprise shower at work yesterday

[Madymoiselle]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 37w6d

2. How big is baby? Don’t know, hoping not too large

3. Team: 💓

4. Symptoms: Large

5. What/when is your next appointment? Induction tomorrow morning, so I have a date with Pitocin, lol.

6. Questions / concerns / rants: Excited for tomorrow !

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? Not really, I used to buy mugs everywhere new I was going but I have too many now. I try to get magnets now..

8. Show us that bump/baby!

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[budders]

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

2. How big is baby?
About 9 lbs (according to me holding him on my bathroom scale)

3. Team:
Blue

4. Symptoms:
Tired. Big, sore boobs.

5. What/when is your next appointment?
2 week checkup for L on Friday, still need to schedule my 6 week appt😬

6. Questions / concerns / rants:
L is a puker. It’s always well after I’ve burped him and let my guard down. We are going through bibs/burp cloths/clothes like crazy and I’m drowning in laundry.

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything?
Nope.

8. Show us that bump/baby!
Poof

[itsmemeg]

1. Or how old is baby?
4 weeks this Saturday

2. How big is baby? Not sure somewhere in the 7-8lb range

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: tired as a mother

5. What/when is your next appointment?
E has one next Tuesday’

6. Questions / concerns / rants: I’m just so damn tired. I think she is growth spurting. Super fussy today and shitty naps. Fighting the boob. I think I also have a fast let down for her.

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? Negative. I’m very into owning less shit

8. Show us that bump/baby!

[budders]

itsmemeg I’m dealing with an overactive letdown too. It leads to a lot of fussiness, gas and hiccups if I can’t hand express first. I also leak all over everything when I nurse him, which is the other reason my laundry is out of control.

[birkmmm]

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

2. How big is baby?
She hasn’t been weighed since last week (she was 7.4 lbs)

3. Team:
Pink

4. Symptoms:
I’m been bleeding a lot so just taking it easy

5. What/when is your next appointment?
Gemma has one on Friday - I don’t have one for another 4 weeks

6. Questions / concerns / rants:
I’m ready to get into a new “routine” with us as a family of 4 but I don’t want my mom to leave. Lol such a dilemma

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything?
Nope


8. Show us that bump/baby!

[adeline]

leo91 that cake 🙌🏻

[adeline]

birkmmm I love that outfit. I wish I could see W’s little toes more, it’s getting too cold here now to have her feet bare.

[ajm]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? H is 5 weeks old

2. How big is baby? 5lbs 15oz as of her appointment today

3. Team: girl

4. Symptoms: tired and a little anxious

5. What/when is your next appointment? I have my 6 week next Wednesday

6. Questions / concerns / rants: I'm a little anxious especially when it comes to making sure she is getting enough to eat. Also at night if i wake up before she wakes me, I do a little mini freak out, checking her to make sure she's ok.

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? We like to get ornaments for our Christmas tree from vacations we go on or special places.

8. Show us that bump/baby!

[MauLoaM0M]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 36w1d

2. How big is baby? A Cabbage Patch doll

3. Team: Blue

4. Symptoms: all of them - everything hurts and I’m dying basically. Back pain, hip pain, pressure, swelling, heartburn, insomnia etc

5. What/when is your next appointment? Tuesday morning

6. Questions / concerns / rants: Baby is head down!!! My husband is finally starting on the baby’s room!!!!

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? Nope

8. Show us that bump/baby!

[jessila]

1. How far along are you? Or how old is baby? 8 days

2. How big is baby? She was 6lb9oz on Monday. Another weight check today.

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: c/s incision has some red and minor swelling on one side, still sore from surgery, tired, sore nipples

5. What/when is your next appointment? L has a weight check today and I'm getting ready to call the OB about my incision

6. Questions / concerns / rants: TMI: I also feel like I have a yeast infection and my hemorrhoids are not all better. I'd like to just replace below my belly button to the tops of my thighs.

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? We collect bottle openers from places we travel.

8. Show us that bump/baby!

[tinyjoys]

How old is baby?
3 weeks on Tuesday, so 23 days today.

How big is baby?
7lbs. 15.5oz

What/when is your next appointment?
She had a weight check yesterday & gained five ounces in the last week. She goes back next Friday for her one month appointment. I can’t believe she’s already a month old 😭 I have my 6 week pp appointment (a week early) the following Wednesday.

Questions / concerns / rants:
I had a plugged duct turn into mastitis over the weekend. I’m still tender, but feel so much better over all. It did make for a crappy birthday for my middle, though. I was miserable at her party on Sunday.

GTKY:
Owls & copies of The Great Gatsby & Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I have way too many owls to take pictures of, though.


8. Show us that baby!

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How I pump most days.

Groceries solo with both girls on day two of mastitis.

I think she’s going to be a DJ.

This girl turned 3 on Saturday.

She drew a treasure map, put on big brother’s shoes, & let herself out the front door. Then, she got distracted by the dandelions.

[robot]

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

2. How big is baby? A cat or a pumpkin I guess? My MW estimated 8lbs but that was just feeling my belly so grain of salt.

3. Team: pink

4. Symptoms: heartburn, sore everything, either no appetite or so so hungry. No labor signs currently though

5. What/when is your next appointment? I had a visit yesterday. Next will be 1 week from today, on my EDD.

6. Questions / concerns / rants: MIL arrives Sunday and I can’t wait. Not just because then she can watch DD when I go to the hospital, but because she can take this preschooler off my hands. She is making me crazy.

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? Not really. I don’t really like “stuff” but I do try to get a cool decorating piece or picture or something when we travel to foreign countries.

8. Show us that baby!

[larzhope]

1. Due date today
2. Jack fruit, red panda, big box of macarons
3. Pink
4. Cramps
5. 41 week appointment next week
6. Got nothing
7. Passport stamps
8.

[birkmmm]

May 23, 2018 19:56:09 GMT -6 adeline said:

birkmmm I love that outfit. I wish I could see W’s little toes more, it’s getting too cold here now to have her feet bare.

I know I love the little baby toes 😍

[Speedy]

ajm, that smile <3
Is it possible for your uterus to squee when it's already gestating? Because these pictures are definitely doing it for me!

[kiri]

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

2. How big is baby? 2 weeks

3. Team: blue

4. Symptoms: feeling pretty good 2 weeks post RCS, DS is doing well

5. What/when is your next appointment? Had an incision check today that went well and DS has a weight check tomorrow

6. Questions / concerns / rants: having a minor freak out about the pain meds that I’ve been taking and the amount that shows up in breast milk, moving on to Tylenol today. Thanks dr. Google

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? I’ve been trying to purge a lot, I think that “accumulate” might be a better description for me than “collect” lol. I guess I like Buddha statues and have a few that I’ve gotten while traveling

[sammichcat]

1. How far along are you? 37.5 weeks

2. How big is baby? winter melon

3. Team: Green

4. Symptoms: heartburn, trouble breathing, headaches

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

6. Questions / concerns / rants: knowing that next week is my last full week of work is making me excited!

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? I really like science-y decor. Someday I'd like to fill a couple shelves in a living room with rocks/minerals/etc and beautiful scientific instruments (like a brass telescope, and a storm glass), but it's just not the right stage in my life to really try to accumulate all these sort of things.
I do have one fossil and a Galileo thermometer that was a gift. So I guess I've at least started the collection unintentionally.

[MauLoaM0M]

larzhope Sending labor vibes your way!!!

[larzhope]

May 25, 2018 8:26:48 GMT -6 MauLoaM0M said:

larzhope Sending labor vibes your way!!!

Thank you!!! I was telling DH last night, I can't wait for her to be here but I'm terrified of the "getting her here" process!!

[ajm]

May 24, 2018 12:01:28 GMT -6 Speedy said:

ajm, that smile <3
Is it possible for your uterus to squee when it's already gestating? Because these pictures are definitely doing it for me!

It's definitely possible a month after birth....DH is already ready for another one.

[lily]

1. 36+5

2. How big is baby? - cabbage patch doll

3. Blue

4. Symptoms: BH, swelling feet, general discomfort

5. What/when is your next appointment? - Thursday. Had my GBS swab and a cervical check yesterday, 1cm & “halfway thinned” for whatever that’s worth

6. Questions / concerns / rants:

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? nope. DH collects Snoopy figurines and it’s all I can do to tolerate that. I’m not a Knick knack person.

8. ((poof))

[kiri]

May 24, 2018 21:51:59 GMT -6 sammichcat said:

1. How far along are you? 37.5 weeks

2. How big is baby? winter melon

3. Team: Green

4. Symptoms: heartburn, trouble breathing, headaches

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

6. Questions / concerns / rants: knowing that next week is my last full week of work is making me excited!

7. GTKY: Do you collect anything? I really like science-y decor. Someday I'd like to fill a couple shelves in a living room with rocks/minerals/etc and beautiful scientific instruments (like a brass telescope, and a storm glass), but it's just not the right stage in my life to really try to accumulate all these sort of things.
I do have one fossil and a Galileo thermometer that was a gift. So I guess I've at least started the collection unintentionally.

Thanks sounds like a nice collection to have when the time is right!