~*~ PgAL/PAIF check-in week of July 9 ~*~

[muscari]

Welcome to the PgAL and PAIF check-in!

This is a weekly check-in for those of us who are pregnant after loss and/or infertility. Feel free to jump in any time!
The check-in is a safe place to share all things that come with being PgAL and/or PAIF.
Use this thread to ask questions, share your excitement/rage/worries/whatever, or to ask for support!

Please come on in and let us know how you're doing, and know you are always welcome
to come back throughout the week whenever you need to!! ♥

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PgAL Mantras
aplacetomeet.freeforums.net/thread/373/pgal-mantras

PAIF Mantras
aplacetomeet.freeforums.net/post/47020/thread


**Loss/trigger warnings are not necessary here**

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Weekly check-in:

How far along are you?

How are you feeling (physically/emotionally)?

Any appointments or milestones coming up this week?

Do you need any thoughts or prayers?

Anything else you'd like to share?

QoTW: Did you pick out final name(s) yet? If so, do you share them with family/friends or are you keeping it to yourself till baby gets here?

[muscari]

How far along are you?
34+3

How are you feeling (physically/emotionally)?
Physically I seem to be alternating between one good and one sorta crappy day rinse and repeat. Maybe I'm overdoing things on my good days?? Symptom wise I'm not doing too bad, though these past couple nights my SI joints have been positively killing me! I think maybe baby is on her way down some, as my reflux is a little less bad then it was.
Emotionally I'm doing mostly okay as well. I'm feeling mostly reassured that baby is doing alright, I'm so very glad she's back to moving like before again! the whole low on amniotic fluid thing does worry me a bit still, but I've not had any leaking instances for almost a week so that's good.Still taking things one day at a time, and hoping we'll at least make it to 36/37 weeks.

Any appointments or milestones coming up this week?
I may call and ask for an extra check-up early next week depending on how I feel. Our next scheduled appointment is the 17th, for another biometric echo (is that what you call BPPs??), which feels a smidge too far away.

Anything else you'd like to share?
Not really pg-related but at the same time it is baby-related: we bought a new car yesterday! We're trading in our hatchback and will be driving away with a stationwagon next week. We already know we're going to LOVE the extra room which is going to be awesome for all the baby stuff haha. (which was the whole point of this new car heh).

QoTW: Did you pick out final name(s) yet? If so, do you share them with family/friends or are you keeping it to yourself till baby gets here?
We've had our favorite names listed since around 20 weeks and pretty much stuck with MHs favorite first (which I always liked but it did have to grow on me some) and my favorite middle name.  Most very likely she'll be named Daphne Johanna. Daphne isn't a very common name here at all, which felt like a plus heh and I love how Johanna incoorporates both the memory of my granny as MHs foster dad who is really important to him. And we like how both names work well in Dutch as well as English. We're not sharing with anyone until after baby gets here though. Though I don't mind y'all knowing!

Also, totally random lol, but is it me or do the weeks fly by like whoa these days?!!

[cali]

Thanks for the check in muscari. I love the name you picked! It is beautiful!


How far along are you?
33w4d

How are you feeling (physically/emotionally)?
Pretty good. I still have a lot of aches and pains but I'm learning to deal with them. Im also soooo hot all the damn time. Emotionally, it depends on how much she's moving. Lately, she's been pretty active so I've been ok.

Any appointments or milestones coming up this week?
I start my weekly NSTs and OB appointments on Wednesday. I can't believe I'm at this point already!

Do you need any thoughts or prayers?
Not at the moment, thanks.

Anything else you'd like to share?
I know some of you were discussing rainbow themed baby stuff last week. I don't have much but I did buy this super cute rainbow onesie at Target today.


QoTW: Did you pick out final name(s) yet? If so, do you share them with family/friends or are you keeping it to yourself till baby gets here?

We have known the middle name all along, it will be the same as mine because it's a family name, so that will be Therese. As for the first name we are 90% she will be Valerie. We still have two other names on the table but Valerie seems to be in the lead. We're not telling anyone IRL until she's here because I am reserving the right to change my mind up until the last minute. ;-)

[muscari]

OMgosh cali that onesie is just so cute! I love it. There's NO rainbow themed stuff to be found here whatsoever heh. I've been contemplaiting asking a friend who has a silhouette machine to make me something.. Also, I love the names you picked:)

[elliecat17]

How far along are you?
34 weeks today measuring 2 weeks ahead. I'm not sure if this excites or worries me.

How are you feeling (physically/emotionally)?
Physically sore in the lower abdomen. I've been getting some pretty big BH lately. I'm also not sleeping well, because I feel like a whale and I keep waking up at all hours to use the bathroom and or because I'm hot.
Emotionally pretty good. I really just want to meet baby and so there is that frustration there. But also a lot of excitement. I made an impulse buy today while out with a friend and it felt good to be able to buy something for baby and not worry too much!

Any appointments or milestones coming up week?
Nope, next week Thursday.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers?
Just that I don't personally hurt the electrician who has once again bumped our nursery job. Now he's saying not until late next week.

Anything else you'd like to share?
I will put up a pic later of the little onsie I bought.

QOTW: I think we have final names picked. We have one boy and one girl name. We haven't shared them with anyone, and H said I couldn't even share here. I will however say that they are unusual and old fashioned.

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[addymac]

Omg cali I love that onesie!! I need t go to target and search like right now... haha

[king26]

How far along are you? 34+1

How are you feeling (physically/emotionally)? Ok. I've been having a really horrible time sleeping which sucks. Last night I had an awful headache and was up half the night.

Any appointments or milestones coming up this week? Nope. Appointment and u/s next week. First one in 11 weeks and I can't wait to see him!

Do you need any thoughts or prayers?
No thanks.
Anything else you'd like to share?
We booked a 4 day trip for next week and I'm excited. I couldn't find any place that had a cheap price but DH called the place we stayed last year and got the same rate which is super cheap! It's 3 hours away so that's not too bad and it's on the water.

QoTW: Did you pick out final name(s) yet? If so, do you share them with family/friends or are you keeping it to yourself till baby gets here?
No. We have NO CLUE. Not even some in the running. I think people think we're lying but we really have no idea. When we do decide (we have a whole 40 days) we aren't telling anyone.

cali, Love the onesie!

[muscari]

Ahh sorry ladies for again not responding to y'all sooner! Been one of those weeks and I just haven't sat behind the pc hardly at all. Tapa is fine for lurking and the occasional post but I wish it was easier to tag in the app!?

elliecat17, I'm exactly the same way overnight.. I wake up all the time needing the bathroom or because I'm crazy hot. Some nights I have to change my nighty cause it's just soaking wet. And it takes time to fall back asleep again, just to wake up again shortly after. I feel like I never get enough sleep no more.. and this is only going to get worse once baby gets here?? Aaaaaargh *g* I'm so sorry about the electrician! BUT I read in the other check-in that YH is going to tackle the heating himself, yay!! Hope all went smoothly and you can get going on finishing the nursery soon. Now I'm curious and impatiently waiting for your lil one to be born so you can share the name *g*

king26, ahhh I guess we all are struggling on the sleep front! Your trip away sounds absolutely fabulous -- have a great time! And GL with your appointment too I was so sad when I realized that we weren't going to see the baby no more after our follow up A/S but with the scares we've had I got plenty of peaks and we will be getting regular U/Ss now cause of my fluid issue so I'm secretly happy about that. The reason why sucks but I just love getting to see her a few more times before she gets here?!