PgAL Check-in July 17

[muscari]

How far along are you? EDD?

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?

Any other word vomit to share?

QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat?

[elliecat17]

How far along are you? EDD? 34w5d, August 23!

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
Physically really sore. Yesterday morning I tried to roll over to get out of bed and it felt like something in my belly popped. And ever since then it feels like baby is pushing on my pelvis more then usual.
Emotionally frustrated.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
Midwife on Thursday, although if I don't get a good kick count here soon I may be calling for something sooner. I leaned over stuff, lost my balance and fell onto my stomach this morning. It wasn't very far (1 foot since i was leaning over stuff) and it didn't really hurt, but when I call in and tell my midwife I know she is going to ask about kicks.

Any other word vomit to share?
I am just frustrated and clumsy and tired. We got the heaters off the wall this weekend and I was looking at them and I told my husband that's not the right voltage for the new heaters we got, it's too high. So he goes and looks at the breaker box and lo and behold I was right. So now we are right back where we started with probably needing an electrician to come in. H's friend's dad is an electrician and told him what to do, but I think H doesn't want to do it by himself the first time. So I had to call around and get quotes, and my 50$ job is now turning into a 600$ job. Meaning when I tel H tonight he will say fine I'll do it myself. But I really freaking need my nursery! For the love of God! I finally caved and moved everything out of the closet to get to the baby clothes, because as of right now if baby were born, I have a car seat and clean diapers. That's it.

QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat?
Balut! And kudos to anyone who can.

[bethkate]

elliecat17, I'm sorry about your fall. FX for a good kick count so you don't have to call.

How far along are you? EDD? 24+2, due 11/4

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? I'm feeling good. She's moving a lot, so that helps me emotionally, and physically, I feel pretty good.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? I hit viability on Saturday, so that was a milestone in my mind. Next appointment is next week and it'll just be a quick one. They'll be giving me the orders for the 1hr glucose and rhogam.

Any other word vomit to share? Not really

QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat? Oh man. I bet there's a lot.

[snowyowl]

How far along are you? EDD?
9+3, February 16th

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
Physically: I've been having a lot of dizziness. I know my blood pressure is low, so I'm trying to stay hydrated and take it easy, but some days it really interferes with my life. I have an appointment on Friday and I'm going to talk to my OB about any other solutions I should be trying.
Emotionally: I've been ok. Regular symptoms reassure me. I've been really busy this week so I haven't had time to think about it much.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
First OB appt on Friday. Looking forward to it because I have a few issues to discuss and I'm hoping for a doppler.

Any other word vomit to share?
It's been a little frustrating parenting a one year old while in first tri. I really struggle with the constant moving around and staying focused on him. I feel like I'm letting him down when I'm not engaged at all.
I know it's temporary and he's fine. DH works nights so he spends a lot of time with him too. It's just sad sometimes. I'm not enjoying being pregnant at all this time.

QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat?
My sister ate jellyfish once on a school trip to China. Apparently it was as unpleasant as it sounds. That's always stuck with me as something I don't think I could ever be brave enough to try. Kudos to her though!

[jules1614]

How far along are you? EDD? 21w tomorrow. EDD 11/28

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Better! Lots of kicks!

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
Had our anatomy scan on Thursday and everything is perfect. And we found out we're having another boy! 💙

Any other word vomit to share?


QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat?

Anchovies...

[sarahh]

How far along are you? EDD? 15w6d Jan 2

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically, I'm starting to swell in my ankles and feet. Mainly toward the end of the day. Probably because it's so hot here. I'm hoping the swelling goes down when the weather cools off in a few months. Emotionally - still not entirely connected to the pregnancy. I'm not sure at what point I will think that it's really going to happen. I thought that would have happened by now.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? Bloodwork and OB tomorrow. Anatomy scan 8/8.

Any other word vomit to share? We are on day 15 with no AC at my house which has been fun. The part they needed (compressor) finally came in from our home warranty company today and it didn't work so they have to figure out a replacement. To be continued I guess...

QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat?
The easy answer - I'm a vegetarian so any type of meat? Besides that, I've tried a cheeto (or cheese puff or any of those) one time and hated it. My sister loved them and the smell would make me nauseous every time.

[addymac]

Sorry I've been so MIA from these these last few weeks- I just needed some time, I guess.

How far along are you? EDD? 35+3 - 8/19 - 31 days to go!! 😱

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically like poop. Swollen hands, legs, ankles, and feet. Major hip and lower back pain. Occasional heartburn- I'll take it. I'm like, over it. I don't want him to come come now because that would screw up my leave time, but I wish I could fast forward to his due date and have him arrive on time / a few days late and then I won't be pregnant anymore. And I feel shitty not wanting to be pregnant anymore. But I just want to snuggle him, so it's okay, right?

Emotionally- I still panic and spiral on what ifs with something going wrong- if he's not as active I freak out. I start worrying about all the things that could go wrong in utero and then I spiral on things that could go wrong during labor/birth and post birth

We built our nursery furniture (from ikea) this weekend and today I started panicking - what if he dies and we can't return the furniture because we built it all??? Maybe we should have waited. And then I get so sad that I worry about that. But I have seriously tried to come up with a plan b for the furniture if he doesn't come home. How fucking morbid is that?! Ugh.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? Ultrasound on Thursday!! I get to see my boy. And see how big he is and what position (officially). And hopefully if he has hair and what he looks like. DH thinks u/s pics are accurate, I think they make them look like aliens 🤷🏻‍♀️ I guess we will see!!

Any other word vomit to share? I think I vomited enough up above lol

QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat?

Oh gosh. I really like to try different and unusual things if given the chance, so I'm not sure. I'm sure there are things I wouldn't eat. Maybe scorpion? Or like fried bugs?

[flippinchica]

Thanks for the check in muscari. I hope you are doing well
]How far along are you? EDD? 15w2d January 7
How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Slightly better. Tired has lifted a hair. Still occasionally nauseous and having food aversions
Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
Next appointment is next week.
Any other word vomit to share?
Nope I'm good here.
QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat? Tripe (no to poop filled intestines.

[cali]

How far along are you? EDD?
34w5d, 8/24

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
Physically I feel like the baby has dropped. My belly looks lower and my pelvis hurts more, but maybe it's all in my head. I hope she stays put for at least a couple more weeks.
Emotionally, I have good and bad moments. Just like addymac, I feel like I'm always worrying about the what ifs and scared she won't come home. We have pretty much finished the nursery and yesterday we put together the stroller and the rock n play and that definitely has triggered a ton of anxiety for me. I just want her to be here, safe and sound. I'm exhausted from all the worry.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
NST and OB tomorrow.

Any other word vomit to share?
I've been so irritable lately. Everything MH does drives me insane and I've just been kind of a bitch. Like I can feel myself being a bitch but can't stop it. I'm just overwhelmed with trying to get everything done and I have a lot of anxiety about labor/delivery because there's just no way to plan it!

QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat?

Pig's feet. I can't even believe people eat that.

[nevertoomanyshoes]

How far along are you? EDD? I'm 4 weeks 5 days, EDD is 23rd March

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? I'm ok, just so incredibly bloated. I literally look 4 months pregnant so I can't do up my pants. I don't remember being this bloated this soon with DS. Emotionally I am trying to be confident and positive. But the worry sneaks in frequently. I am terrified of another loss.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? I'm putting off setting them up (PCP to get referrals, dating scan, OB) because I'm worried this will fail and I'll have to cancel them all (I found that really awful last loss).

Any other word vomit to share?Just what's above. I'm trying to build up the courage to see my doctor for referrals.

QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat? Ham steak and Spam

[Waffle]

How far along are you? EDD? 17w4d, EDD 23 Dec

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically fine, feeling a bit less tired, which is really nice. I got a bit stressed out about my injection dose having to be upped but the hematologist said I was on the edge, so he prefers to adapt it now rather than to keep testing as, given the results, it's unavoidable that I'll need a higher dose in weeks to come. Good thing we had a scan and heart the heartbeat on Monday or I'd be a nervous wreck right now.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? I had an appointment/scan on Monday so next one is in a month again! Anatomy scan booked in 5 weeks. Seems like an eternity.

Any other word vomit to share? Just the above.

QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat? Tripe. Yuck.

[bethkate]

Waffle, what are you taking? What dosage now?

I've been on 40mg of lovenox since I started this IVF cycle back in January. I haven't had to up my dosage yet (I'm 24w), but I'm anticipating that I might need to at some point.

[Waffle]

bethkate, I've been on 40mg of clexane (EU equivalent to lovenox) since BFP. According to the latest test I'm metabolizing it too fast now (or I'm about to), so I'm on 60mg as of tomorrow until delivery.

[officedronette]

How far along are you? EDD? 19w5d, RCS scheduled 12-6

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically, kind of a mess for non-pregnancy reasons. I got the stomach bug last week, and now I have an infected bug bite/scratch that turned into cellulitis, so I'm on antibiotics which is of course, inducing the runs. I'd like normal poops please. And a non-infected ankle. Emotionally, I'm nervous about my anatomy scan on Friday, as I've known three different families that have gotten diagnoses incompatible with life at the A/S, but I keep reminding myself, that's out of my control, right now all I know is I'm pregnant with a baby girl and had a good NIPT.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? A/S Friday

What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat? I've tried a LOT of odd foods and offal meats at least once, even if I don't always like them - Waffle now has me wondering if I would try tripe, I think I'd give it a go depending on the preparation. The one thing I have not touched is salmon roe. I have trouble with roe to begin with, and salmon roe are always so large, I can't do it. Oh, that's a lie - it's not the one thing. I also haven't tried a raw oyster I don't think (I've eaten them fried).

[Waffle]

Jul 19, 2017 7:24:52 GMT -6 officedronette said:

How far along are you? EDD? 19w5d, RCS scheduled 12-6

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically, kind of a mess for non-pregnancy reasons. I got the stomach bug last week, and now I have an infected bug bite/scratch that turned into cellulitis, so I'm on antibiotics which is of course, inducing the runs. I'd like normal poops please. And a non-infected ankle. Emotionally, I'm nervous about my anatomy scan on Friday, as I've known three different families that have gotten diagnoses incompatible with life at the A/S, but I keep reminding myself, that's out of my control, right now all I know is I'm pregnant with a baby girl and had a good NIPT.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? A/S Friday

What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat? I've tried a LOT of odd foods and offal meats at least once, even if I don't always like them - Waffle now has me wondering if I would try tripe, I think I'd give it a go depending on the preparation. The one thing I have not touched is salmon roe. I have trouble with roe to begin with, and salmon roe are always so large, I can't do it. Oh, that's a lie - it's not the one thing. I also haven't tried a raw oyster I don't think (I've eaten them fried).

I have to admit I'm not a fan of salmon roe, it tends to repeat on me.

I'm your opposite on oysters: I've never had a cooked one Raw oysters essentially taste of the sea and whatever (lemon juice, vinegar) you add to them. YUM.

[ldubhawksfan]

How far along are you? EDD? 18.5 weeks, 12/16

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically mostly just tired. Emotionally ok. Still worried about the results we are waiting for. And my EDD is approaching at the end of the month, though with a RCS, I probably would have been having him around now. The timing sucks.

TW: LO mentioned

My mind went to a shitty place yesterday that if this baby does have Down's syndrome, it would mean that 3 out of our 4 children would have had/have chromosomal issues and that is a hard pill to swallow. But I need to wait for the results.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? AS in 2 weeks. Results next week. EDD next weekend.

Any other word vomit to share? I think I did a good job up above

QoTW: Am just stumped for a fun QoTW so I'll go with something that was endlessly discussed at a bday party I attended on Sunday.. What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat? Probably a lot of things! Escargot???

[ldubhawksfan]

Jul 19, 2017 7:05:47 GMT -6 Waffle said:

bethkate, I've been on 40mg of clexane (EU equivalent to lovenox) since BFP. According to the latest test I'm metabolizing it too fast now (or I'm about to), so I'm on 60mg as of tomorrow until delivery.

What made them test? I'm just wondering because I'm on 40 mg lovenox every pregnancy and they never test me

[littlecabbage1019]

How far along are you? EDD? 6w4

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Exhausted and bloated. Not quite as irritable as last week.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? We saw a heartbeat yesterday! And everything was measuring right on track. Next u/s is in 2 weeks and then I'll be released to my ob.

Any other word vomit to share?
2 weeks until i go to the beach!

QoTW: What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat? Olives. Every few years i try again and nope.

[bethkate]

Jul 20, 2017 12:50:50 GMT -6 ldubhawksfan said:

Jul 19, 2017 7:05:47 GMT -6 Waffle said:

bethkate, I've been on 40mg of clexane (EU equivalent to lovenox) since BFP. According to the latest test I'm metabolizing it too fast now (or I'm about to), so I'm on 60mg as of tomorrow until delivery.

What made them test? I'm just wondering because I'm on 40 mg lovenox every pregnancy and they never test me

I can't speak for Waffle, but mine is prescribed by a hematologist, so I see him monthly for blood draws.

[officedronette]

Jul 20, 2017 12:50:50 GMT -6 ldubhawksfan said:

Jul 19, 2017 7:05:47 GMT -6 Waffle said:

bethkate, I've been on 40mg of clexane (EU equivalent to lovenox) since BFP. According to the latest test I'm metabolizing it too fast now (or I'm about to), so I'm on 60mg as of tomorrow until delivery.

What made them test? I'm just wondering because I'm on 40 mg lovenox every pregnancy and they never test me

I'm glad you asked. They don't test me either and I'm also on 40.


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[Waffle]

Jul 20, 2017 12:50:50 GMT -6 ldubhawksfan said:

Jul 19, 2017 7:05:47 GMT -6 Waffle said:

bethkate, I've been on 40mg of clexane (EU equivalent to lovenox) since BFP. According to the latest test I'm metabolizing it too fast now (or I'm about to), so I'm on 60mg as of tomorrow until delivery.

What made them test? I'm just wondering because I'm on 40 mg lovenox every pregnancy and they never test me

It's apparently standard here as you potentially metabolise things quicker from second trimester onwards.

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[Waffle]

The hematologist said I'd stay on 60 until the end now, no more testing.

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[ldubhawksfan]

Jul 21, 2017 10:07:02 GMT -6 Waffle said:

Jul 20, 2017 12:50:50 GMT -6 ldubhawksfan said:

What made them test? I'm just wondering because I'm on 40 mg lovenox every pregnancy and they never test me

It's apparently standard here as you potentially metabolise things quicker from second trimester onwards.

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So interesting. Maybe since it's just my OB Rxing and not a hemotologist. I never increased with DD. Glad they are monitoring you though.

[nevertoomanyshoes]

Ugh I'm five weeks one day today, with brown spotting. Trying not to freak out.

[bethkate]

Jul 21, 2017 16:46:52 GMT -6 nevertoomanyshoes said:

Ugh I'm five weeks one day today, with brown spotting. Trying not to freak out.

Ugh. Spotting sucks. FX it's no big deal.

Anecdote: with this pregnancy, I had brown spotting from around 6-12 weeks with some red bleeding around 9 weeks. My RE and OB found no reasons for it, and I'll be 25 weeks tomorrow.

[nevertoomanyshoes]

I hate this so much. The waiting and hoping it's nothing. The more I try to be calm about it, the more stressed out I get. I have bled/spotted with every pregnancy (3 losses, 1 successful) which reminding myself of used to calm me a bit but the worse my personal stats get, the less it helps. I'm not confident at all.