Weekly Check In 5/28

[notmoose]

When is your due date? How far along are you?:

How big is baby?:

FTM/STM/TTM/etc:

Team Pink/blue/green?:

Any Upcoming Appointments?:

Symptoms:

Milestones:

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?:

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color?

[kam3100]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: 07/30, 31 weeks

How big is baby?: asparagus

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: stm

Team Pink/blue/green?: Pink

Any Upcoming Appointments?: Wednesday for a growth ultrasound and a checkup

Symptoms: RLP has been a monster

Milestones:

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?:

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color?
I prefer red

[westiemom]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: 8/10 29.5 weeks

How big is baby?: Hawaiian Pineapple

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: STM

Team Pink/blue/green?: Team pink

Any Upcoming Appointments?: In 2 weeks

Symptoms: gas, exhaustion, sore back, pelvic pain, soooo much peeing

Milestones: I can’t think of anything this week!

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: My TDAP injection site is all swollen and sore making it tough to lay on that side.

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color? Coral or hot pink

[kaeguri]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: 7/17, 33 weeks tomorrow

How big is baby?: a ferret

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: STM

Team Pink/blue/green?: pink

Any Upcoming Appointments?: tomorrow for a checkup

Symptoms: SPD mostly. And hungry. Forever hungry. H laughs at me bc I literally inhale my food right now like I've never seen food in my life.

Milestones: I feel like surviving every week is a milestone at this point

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: So probably TMI, but the excessive discharge can go away ANYTIME NOW.

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color? I paint my nails approximately once every 3 years, but usually black or teal/cobalt blue. My toes are a sparkly teal right now, and my nails were a matte black up til last week.

[pickles]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: 8/11, induction date 8/4 29w

How big is baby?: no idea, feels smaller than my last pregnancies

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: TTM, hopefully my 2nd takehome baby

Team Pink/blue/green?: blue

Any Upcoming Appointments?: Wednesday for gd. 29 weeks seems really late to be taking the test. I had it with my first (boy), didn’t with my 2nd (girl) so we will see if the sex of the baby plays a role for me

Symptoms: sore public bone, pee when I sneeze, reflux, sore hips at night

Milestones: first time (I think) doing check-in thanks to PGAL brain. He’s moving around a lot so I’m feeling mentally pretty good right now

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: my doctor told me that it’s fine to sleep on my back, anyone else get the okay too? I usually start on my sides but do sleep on my back when my hips can’t take it anymore.

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color? My Chihuahua Bites, but currently rocking a teal. I think I want to try a dark purple next time.

[goldenbird]

pickles I keep waking up on my back. I haven't had any of the physical symptoms that can go with it so I'm assuming either I hadn't been on my back that long or my bump isn't heavy enough to cause problems.
I think it's mostly physical symptoms for mom, not baby, that's why back sleeping isn't recommended. Someone correct me if that's wrong. But also I would think your body would wake you up if it was getting pissed. If your doctor said it's fine then I'd go with that.

[bananas22]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: 7/12, Baby is 2 days old

How big is baby?: 4 lbs, 7 oz at birth

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: stm

Team Pink/blue/green?: pink

Any Upcoming Appointments?: still in the hospital in the nicu for a few more weeks

Symptoms: still in recovery phase, haven't dealt with too much Post partum yet, she's doing well, just jaundiced

Milestones: being born!

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: any pumping tips? My body wasn't a big fan of it last time and is struggling a bit now

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color? I don't know the name but a pinkish- orange

[catladymeow]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: 8/28 - 27 weeks

How big is baby?: bunch of bananas

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: STM

Team Pink/blue/green?: blue

Any Upcoming Appointments?: GD test tomorrow

Symptoms: back pain, pelvic pain, heartburn

Milestones: none

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: H is really pissing me off lately. He comes upstairs to help me get the toddler to bed because it's getting more difficult now but then he just lays on the bed looking out the window while I do everything. Not helpful! Then when I ask him to do something I'm not asking nicely enough. F you.

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color? I don't paint my fingernails but I get pedicures a couple times a year. I usually go for a pale-ish colour so that it doesn't look so bad when I grow it out.

[notmoose]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: 7/19. 32w 5d


How big is baby?: bok choy


FTM/STM/TTM/etc: 3


Team Pink/blue/green?: Green


Any Upcoming Appointments?: I have an ultrasound tomorrow to make sure nothing is up about me measuring 5 weeks ahead.


Symptoms: Heartburn, back pain, SHIT sleep, v v emotional, congestion, hungry all the time but can barely eat before I'm full, groin pain, out of breath


Milestones:

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: I am anxious for my U/S tomorrow to make sure everything is okay. And I also am curious to see how big this baby is. I feel kicks so high up in my ribs and sometimes it feels like in my breast bone! I also feel punches/kicks way low too. So, the baby feels huge (but I'm sure isn't that huge).


GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color?
Black. Recently I found a color that is like a purple/gray color and I lurve it.

[cornflakegirl]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: July 24, 32 weeks

How big is baby?: a squash

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: stm

Team Pink/blue/green?: pink

Any Upcoming Appointments?: A follow up with the GD specialist today and then a growth scan u/s on Thursday.

Symptoms: groin pain/pressure, spider veins, congestion, bleeding gums, hip pain

Milestones:

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: I'm just excited for my u/s this week. I haven't had one since my fetal echo scan at 23 weeks.

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color? Coral in the summer and dark burgundy in the winter.

[tarheelmom]

May 29, 2018 5:35:26 GMT -6 bananas22 said:

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: any pumping tips? My body wasn't a big fan of it last time and is struggling a bit now

Normally I would suggest to just let baby nurse as often as possible, but with such an early baby, she will tire too easily.  A manual pump may be more effective at this point than an electric, at least until your milk comes in.  That colostrum is tricky to get out!  Good luck, baby girl looks so healthy for 33w.

I would also check in with a lactation consultant about how the hysterectomy may impact breastfeeding.  From what I’ve read, the procedure itself should not affect milk production, but taking an estrogen supplement could reduce supply.

[PennyCandy]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: 7/17, 33w

How big is baby?: Honeydew melon

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: STM

Team Pink/blue/green?: Blue

Any Upcoming Appointments?: June 4th

Symptoms: Reflux, hip pain, insomnia/exhaustion, irritability

Milestones:

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: I just want to sleep!

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color? I don't paint my nails often. I like pinks, purples, and reds.

[frecklesnbrains]

pickles, I definitely end up on my back most nights, and I did all the way through my first pregnancy too. I never asked my doctor about it but I figure if I'm involuntarily moving in my sleep then there's nothing I can do about it. Also if the circulation to my legs was really getting cut off then I suspect I'd wake up.


When is your due date? How far along are you?: 8/25, 27w3d

How big is baby?: bananas, or a camping lantern. A camping lantern seems huge.

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: STM

Team Pink/blue/green?: Blue #2

Any Upcoming Appointments?: I have a routine check-up with my 1hr GLT tomorrow. It seems like lots of us are having this this week!

Symptoms: Tired. Also, anyone else get a sort of achy discomfort in the soft tissue area of the crotch? Like in the pubic bone area but in the soft tissues/fat there instead of the bone? It's weird. I notice it first thing in the morning mostly and then it gets better as I move around during the day. On the plus side, allergies are getting better! I stopped the Zyrtec/Flonase a few days ago and I still feel decent.

Milestones: not quite third trimester

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: I'm nervous for my GLT tomorrow even though I'm probably low risk for GD because my 1hr glucose level with my first pregnancy was in the 70s, which is borderline hypoglycemic. This pregnancy just feels different though. Or maybe I'm nervous about my sugar crashing too low and making me feel like crap. I dislike not knowing which way it will go.

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color?
To form this opinion I'd have to actually wear polish... I got a coral-colored gel manicure and pedicure for my wedding 3 years ago, which was really the only time I've done something serious with my nails. I painted my toes (red, I think) towards the end of my first pregnancy 2 years ago but I haven't since then.

[catspajamas2]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: July 4th, 35 weeks tomorrow

How big is baby?: I have no idea

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: TTM

Team Pink/blue/green?: Pink

Any Upcoming Appointments?: June 5th, TDAP and normal check-up

Symptoms: Heartburn, so. much. heartburn.

Milestones: I washed all of the NB clothes that we had in storage last night, this is getting so real!

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: Rant, I've been googling (pointlessly) chances of going into labor spontaneously if first 2 were induced for being late. There doesn't appear to be much in the way of useful medical studies but the anecdotal evidence is not great. I really hate the constant monitoring you get when you're induced. The monitor never picks up my contractions half the time and the strap feels painful. I'm sure I'll be begging for an induction by week 41 but it would be nice to have my body pull itself together on its own.

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color? I used to love bright pink but I can't remember the last time I painted my nails. The girls love getting their nails painted though so I'm still in the nail polish game.

[catspajamas2]

bananas22 I had a lot of trouble pumping with my daughters. Breastfeeding was fine but going back to work really hurt my supply.

The thing that helped the most was doing compressions while pumping. Kelly mom had good info and I also googled a lot of ideas on how to do it. I would pump until my output slowed and then I'd do compressions while pumping on each side. It wasn't fun but it worked. Also, if you don't have a hands free pumping bra get one ASAP. All of that being said, you've just had a major medical procedure, go easy on yourself as much as you can.

[catspajamas2]

@bananas I should add that I didn't have to pump right away after birth so my tips may not be helpful. Hang in there.

[frecklesnbrains]

bananas22, pumping to establish a supply in the first few days vs. pumping later for production are totally different beasts, so be sure to keep your expectations low. Right now it should about trying to use the pump to mimic the baby sucking, not to actually produce much volume. Even a few drops of colostrum should be considered a success! Be patient... it should get better over the next few days. Definitely work with the hospital lactation consultant if you haven't yet. Good luck!

[potatocakes]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: August 2, 30+5

How big is baby?: Cabbage

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: Baby #2

Team Pink/blue/green?: Blue

Any Upcoming Appointments?: I'm on to every other week checkups, but this is my off week. I do go for a massage tonight, which is very much needed.

Symptoms: Mostly just peeing right now. Heartburn is mostly manageable, but still present.

Milestones: 3/4 done (or very close, DD was born at 41+1 after an induction). I also think I cut my own toenails for the last time until August

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: Still feeling nervous about this baby's positioning, but I need to just let it happen.

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color? I either like something grey (close to purple) or something very bright (right now my toes are coral). I rarely paint my fingernails, but those are always something neutral because it lasts for about a day before getting ruined.

[vvvvvfee]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: 7/17, 33 weeks

How big is baby?: Pineapple

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: TTM

Team Pink/blue/green?: Green

Any Upcoming Appointments?: 34 week appointment a week from today. Also an ultrasound bc my fundal height was measuring behind at the last appointment.

Symptoms: Mild reflux, some hip/pelvic pain, constant peeing, MOTN waking

Milestones: Not a pregnancy milestone, but in related news-- I now have a vehicle that can fit all 3 kids! Hooray!

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: Worried about baby's positioning/measuring behind. Worried about DS2's tonsillectomy next week. The car purchase was taking up so much of mental energy the past couple of weeks that I haven't had time to fret about DS2 yet. :S

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color? Anything metallic- silver/gold/rose gold or a blue/purple with a metallic tint. I can't do anything pink/peachy/orangey bc I have olive skin, and I don't really like red nail polish. I generally just do my toes, though, and only during summer. When I do my fingernails they seem to chip almost immediately so I don't bother.

[goldenbird]

frecklesnbrains I'm nervous about my 1 hr glucose test tomorrow also. I struggle with blood sugar crashes sometimes and have since I was a teenager. My glucose is always normal when I have it checked at physicals though. So I'm also thinking it will make me feel shitty. I'm worried that the fact that I have that issue, especially sometimes after eating like pancakes with syrup, that that means I'm going to have it. But we'll see.

[klw]

When is your due date? How far along are you?:     8/11    29w3d


How big is baby?:   Barbie Convertible


FTM/STM/TTM/etc:   STM


Team Pink/blue/green?:     Pink


Any Upcoming Appointments?:    Regular check up with midwife


Symptoms:    Heartburn and reflux are getting worse,  H says I have been snoring when he comes to bed.    

Milestones:   


Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?:   Still need to figure out what I am doing with the bedroom furniture.  Oh and get a carseat, order my pump, etc.  But I did buy a box of diapers.  Haha


GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color?    Purple or hot pink     Usually DD and I will add a top layer of glitter polish too

[kaeguri]

May 29, 2018 8:59:47 GMT -6 goldenbird said:

frecklesnbrains I'm nervous about my 1 hr glucose test tomorrow also. I struggle with blood sugar crashes sometimes and have since I was a teenager. My glucose is always normal when I have it checked at physicals though. So I'm also thinking it will make me feel shitty. I'm worried that the fact that I have that issue, especially sometimes after eating like pancakes with syrup, that that means I'm going to have it. But we'll see.

I've had this since I was a teen too, and I didn't have GD for my first pregnancy.

[klw]

pickles , I have to fall asleep on my back. I usually go to my left side after peeing the first time and then to my right after my second pee trip. Last night, I just couldn't get comfy at all though.

[klw]

frecklesnbrains, I have the soreness in the muscle/fat around the crotch area too. It almost feels swollen sometimes. I actually felt the area a while ago and H walked into the bathroom. I'm not sure he really wanted to know what I was doing.

[ohreally]

When is your due date? How far along are you?: 9/1. 26w3d.

How big is baby?: Scallion or about 14".

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: 4th.

Team Pink/blue/green?: Green.

Any Upcoming Appointments?: 28 week appointment on 6/14.

Symptoms: Doing pretty good. Enjoying the comforts of the end of the second tri.

Milestones: I survived our weekend at Six Flags! Thankfully neither the SPD or sciatic nerve pain flared up.

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: I can't believe how close many of you are to having your babies! We even already have our first BMB baby! I'm trying to play it cool and not get caught up in every pregnancy discomfort. I've got a long way to go (FX!).

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color? I typically only paint my toenails and gravitate toward bright colors.

[bananas22]

May 29, 2018 7:53:23 GMT -6 tarheelmom said:

May 29, 2018 5:35:26 GMT -6 bananas22 said:

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: any pumping tips? My body wasn't a big fan of it last time and is struggling a bit now

Normally I would suggest to just let baby nurse as often as possible, but with such an early baby, she will tire too easily.  A manual pump may be more effective at this point than an electric, at least until your milk comes in.  That colostrum is tricky to get out!  Good luck, baby girl looks so healthy for 33w.

I would also check in with a lactation consultant about how the hysterectomy may impact breastfeeding.  From what I’ve read, the procedure itself should not affect milk production, but taking an estrogen supplement could reduce supply.

They told me the hysterectomy shouldn't affect milk production and they left my ovaries so I don't need any hormones. She's latching on but it's not super frequent because she is so young and I don't want to wear her out. I should try out my manual pump once I get home. That might help. Thanks!

[bananas22]

May 29, 2018 8:18:17 GMT -6 catspajamas2 said:

bananas22 I had a lot of trouble pumping with my daughters. Breastfeeding was fine but going back to work really hurt my supply.

The thing that helped the most was doing compressions while pumping. Kelly mom had good info and I also googled a lot of ideas on how to do it. I would pump until my output slowed and then I'd do compressions while pumping on each side. It wasn't fun but it worked. Also, if you don't have a hands free pumping bra get one ASAP. All of that being said, you've just had a major medical procedure, go easy on yourself as much as you can.

Definitely have a hands free pumping bra! That's an absolute necessity. Thanks for the reminder on compressions. I should also try hand expression as well.

[bananas22]

May 29, 2018 8:24:05 GMT -6 frecklesnbrains said:

bananas22, pumping to establish a supply in the first few days vs. pumping later for production are totally different beasts, so be sure to keep your expectations low. Right now it should about trying to use the pump to mimic the baby sucking, not to actually produce much volume. Even a few drops of colostrum should be considered a success! Be patient... it should get better over the next few days. Definitely work with the hospital lactation consultant if you haven't yet. Good luck!

Thanks for the reminder that it is just colostrum at this point and to keep my expectations low.

[klw]

bananas22 , Definitely see if a lactation consultant can visit you before you leave.

[westiemom]

May 29, 2018 8:12:55 GMT -6 frecklesnbrains said:

pickles, I definitely end up on my back most nights, and I did all the way through my first pregnancy too. I never asked my doctor about it but I figure if I'm involuntarily moving in my sleep then there's nothing I can do about it. Also if the circulation to my legs was really getting cut off then I suspect I'd wake up.


When is your due date? How far along are you?: 8/25, 27w3d

How big is baby?: bananas, or a camping lantern. A camping lantern seems huge.

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: STM

Team Pink/blue/green?: Blue #2

Any Upcoming Appointments?: I have a routine check-up with my 1hr GLT tomorrow. It seems like lots of us are having this this week!

Symptoms: Tired. Also, anyone else get a sort of achy discomfort in the soft tissue area of the crotch? Like in the pubic bone area but in the soft tissues/fat there instead of the bone? It's weird. I notice it first thing in the morning mostly and then it gets better as I move around during the day. On the plus side, allergies are getting better! I stopped the Zyrtec/Flonase a few days ago and I still feel decent.

Milestones: not quite third trimester

Rants/Raves/AW/Questions?: I'm nervous for my GLT tomorrow even though I'm probably low risk for GD because my 1hr glucose level with my first pregnancy was in the 70s, which is borderline hypoglycemic. This pregnancy just feels different though. Or maybe I'm nervous about my sugar crashing too low and making me feel like crap. I dislike not knowing which way it will go.

GTKY: What's your go to nail/toe polish color?
To form this opinion I'd have to actually wear polish... I got a coral-colored gel manicure and pedicure for my wedding 3 years ago, which was really the only time I've done something serious with my nails. I painted my toes (red, I think) towards the end of my first pregnancy 2 years ago but I haven't since then.

The soft tissue pain is definitely hitting me hard. Do you keep a pillow between your knees when you sleep? This helps me a lot. But it’s seriously a weird feeling. I even put a heat pad on it once!