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Post by misskilljoy on Jul 18, 2017 21:16:19 GMT -6
How far along are you? 24 + 4 tomorrow.
Appointments coming up? Glucose test this week!
How are you feeling? SO MUCH HEARTBURN. I'll survive, but oh my word, nightly heartburn is serious business.
Any updates/interesting tidbits from recent appointments? Nothing. Haven't had an appointment in a while.
QOTW: What is your favorite time of year? Definitely fall. It will always be my favourite. Specifically October - my husband, my BFF, and I all celebrate our birthdays in the span of a week; Thanksgiving; Halloween... it's the best. I always gain a thousand pounds that month.
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Post by misskilljoy on Jul 18, 2017 21:19:13 GMT -6
pootsen, that sounds odd. Chat with your doc about it. It's so hard to distinguish pregnancy discomforts from other things, but pregnancy can cause gallbladder issues to worsen. Mine was usually more chest pain than abdominal and felt like someone was sitting on my chest so I couldn't take deep breaths. The first time I had an attack I was alone and didn't know what to do, but the second time the pain woke me up from a deep sleep and I thought I was having a heart attack. We called 911 and I took an ambulance to the hospital where they did a bedside ultrasound and found the stones. My attacks were usually 30-45 minutes long and I couldn't do anything but curl up on my bed unable to speak or do anything else.
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Post by pootsen on Jul 18, 2017 21:27:03 GMT -6
misskilljoy thanks for the anecdote. I'm sorry you went through that! My pain is not that severe, but I'll definitely continue to monitor and mention it at my next appt.
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Post by thatgolfb on Jul 18, 2017 21:52:26 GMT -6
grumpycat, I would also love a Halloween baby. I'd be 37 weeks and some change, but that would still be great for me. I'm actually having some anxiety about Halloween plans and costumes. We usually go pretty big with DIY family costumes. Do I plan for a bump or a baby? What if I can't be there at all? Will I finally get to go on the local cemetery tour this year after years of missing it due to work? Would I be crazy to take over the Halloween play date again this year? I did a 13 Days of Halloween countdown last year on our chalkboard, what if I don't get to finish it? So many unanswered questions. LOL I have most of these same questions. I am thinking I won't do a costume for myself, but I do want to make sure DD can somehow go ToT even if I am in the hospital.
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Post by thatgolfb on Jul 18, 2017 22:01:01 GMT -6
How far along are you? 23+3
Appointments coming up? Yes, tomorrow! I have a follow up to my anatomy scan, since baby was in a bad position to see the heart and the entire palate. Stubborn kiddo would not move.
How are you feeling? Pretty good! Definitely feeling more energetic (in spurts anyway). Heartburn isn't great but Zantac is effective at the moment. Getting some lightening crotch when I move a lot.
I will do my 2 hour glucose test hopefully the same day as my next appointment, I will be just short of 27 weeks I believe. For some reason at this facility they do the 2 hour test instead of the 1 hr.
Any updates/interesting tidbits from recent appointments? My appt on Thursday was uneventful which is good! They did help me get my maternity leave disability stuff in order which is nice. They did not measure fundal height, but I guess I will see size tomorrow. My OB ordered a growth scan for around 30 weeks just because getting into the ultrasound place is tough, but she said we might not need it. Depends what happens in the next couple weeks!
QOTW: What is your favorite time of year? Same as most of you- fall through Christmas! I loooooove everything about fall. Fall festivals, decor, Halloween, pumpkin everything. And I love the Christmas season. Thanksgiving is cool too but third on the list.
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Post by cnf on Jul 19, 2017 5:19:44 GMT -6
grumpycat, I would also love a Halloween baby. I'd be 37 weeks and some change, but that would still be great for me. I'm actually having some anxiety about Halloween plans and costumes. We usually go pretty big with DIY family costumes. Do I plan for a bump or a baby? What if I can't be there at all? Will I finally get to go on the local cemetery tour this year after years of missing it due to work? Would I be crazy to take over the Halloween play date again this year? I did a 13 Days of Halloween countdown last year on our chalkboard, what if I don't get to finish it? So many unanswered questions. LOL I have most of these same questions. I am thinking I won't do a costume for myself, but I do want to make sure DD can somehow go ToT even if I am in the hospital. Last time I was hugely pregnant for Halloween I planned to make myself into a hot air balloon, but then I missed all the festivities and just make myself a jack-o-lantern instead. I have no idea what to expect. If I go early as last time I'll already have a baby come Halloween.
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Post by snuff9861 on Jul 19, 2017 6:40:19 GMT -6
cnfMy parents were out of town when DS was born. My brother was graduating from his border services program. Ironically as DS was born was the same time he was walking across the stage. I had gone into labour the morning before and my mom offered to stay behind. I told her to go anyways, I didn't want her in the delivery room and wasn't sure how long I was going to be in labour for. They came home the night he was born and saw him when he was about 12 hours old.
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Post by thatgolfb on Jul 19, 2017 6:51:32 GMT -6
LOL I have most of these same questions. I am thinking I won't do a costume for myself, but I do want to make sure DD can somehow go ToT even if I am in the hospital. Last time I was hugely pregnant for Halloween I planned to make myself into a hot air balloon, but then I missed all the festivities and just make myself a jack-o-lantern instead. I have no idea what to expect. If I go early as last time I'll already have a baby come Halloween. If this baby comes at the same gestational age as DD did, it will be a Halloween baby! That's why I am so unsure. Maybe I will have a mask and cape or something that can be done either way. I should definitely have a newborn Halloween outfit JIC. Priorities.
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Post by blabbermouth on Jul 19, 2017 10:03:55 GMT -6
How far along are you? 24+1 today Appointments coming up? 26th I think. Probably will get the lab requisition for my GD test. I think I'll just do the one hour (MW let's me choose). How are you feeling? Same as the past few weeks, mostly good. I wish that every time I blew my nose it wasn't bloody! I couldn't fall asleep last night for some reason, so I hope I can make it through the day! Any updates/interesting tidbits from recent appointments? I weighed myself at my parents' the other night, up 18 lbs at 24w. I'm starting to feel okay about the weight gain, not sure what switched in my brain! I guess if I gain one pound per week here on out to 40w, I'll gain 34, which I've decided is okay. QOTW: What is your favorite time of year? I think I like the first month of any new season, then it becomes boring I do like early fall though, when it's still warm in the mornings and isn't just raining every day.
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Post by doxiemama on Jul 19, 2017 10:17:14 GMT -6
How far along are you? 23w5d
Appointments coming up? Next Wednesday, just the usual check-in with the nurse practitioner.
How are you feeling? Pretty good. Bigger every day. I think this guy moved from horizontal across my belly to vertical, since I used to feel a lot of kicks on my right side and now when I feel movement it's like he's stretching out top to bottom. Hopefully he's head down but I guess it's still early so I'm not too worried.
Any updates/interesting tidbits from recent appointments? No, but I did schedule an elective ultrasound as a volunteer for ultrasound tech students learning to measure babies. I'm excited!
QOTW: What is your favorite time of year? Summer, then spring, then fall, with winter far at the end. I would like fall a lot more if it didn't mean winter was coming. I hate being cold.
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Post by catmom88 on Jul 19, 2017 11:01:47 GMT -6
How far along are you? 23 weeks today.
Appointments coming up? 24 week appointment next Tuesday. I'm counting down the days. The results from another ultrasound will determine whether or not we are sent to a MFM for the 2 vessel cord.
How are you feeling? Good overall. Feeling baby move a lot more during the day. Just ready to see what next week brings.
Any updates/interesting tidbits from recent appointments? nope
QOTW: What is your favorite time of year? It was becoming fall for all the fun festivities but now I think fall will definitely be my favorite. I will have two fall babies.
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Post by jj32 on Jul 19, 2017 12:37:15 GMT -6
How far along are you? 22w3d
Appointments coming up? the 26th is my next regular appt
How are you feeling? Feeling ok, the pelvic pain is driving me nuts and I am getting constant heartburn every day.
Any updates/interesting tidbits from recent appointments? I am feeling lots of movement now and my H got to feel her this past Saturday. Love it!
QOTW: What is your favorite time of year? I enjoy fall- football, yummy soups and Thanksgiving!
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Post by birdsofafeather on Jul 20, 2017 12:07:28 GMT -6
How far along are you? 21w2d
Appointments coming up? nothing until Aug...
How are you feeling? bitchy and hot (not the good hot)
Any updates/interesting tidbits from recent appointments? no
QOTW: What is your favorite time of year? the 4th of july and fall
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Post by librarylady on Jul 20, 2017 12:31:07 GMT -6
How far along are you? 25w1d. I was off a day yesterday for HDBD.
Appointments coming up? A week from today! Glucose test, regular appt., and an ultrasound to make sure my placenta has moved up.
How are you feeling? I feel good. Back aches are my biggest complaint right now. Wondering when I should bust out the belly support band.
Any updates/interesting tidbits from recent appointments? Nope, but I am very anxious for my ultrasound next week. I'm sure it has moved up and is fine, but it will be nice to knock placenta previa off my list of things to worry about. Also, if I am going to need to schedule a RCS I would like to know now and get my head around it. I'm a planner.
QOTW: What is your favorite time of year? Pretty much from late April-Christmas Eve. That's my happy season. Dec 25th- late April bums me out.
I also love Halloween, but really don't want a Halloween baby. I don't like to combine exciting things, because to me that seems like giving yourself one less time to be excited. I want to look forward to and celebrate Halloween and then also a birthday on a different date. I want Halloween to be all about Halloween, and then for her to have a whole other celebration for her birthday. But maybe I'm weird. It is the same reason that I couldn't be team green. I like the anticipation of the anatomy scan, and then the excitement of meeting baby for the first time is a whole other thing.
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Post by misskilljoy on Jul 21, 2017 4:32:55 GMT -6
QOTW: What is your favorite time of year? I think I like the first month of any new season, then it becomes boring I do like early fall though, when it's still warm in the mornings and isn't just raining every day. That's probably why fall is my favourite. I never have time to get sick of it because we get, like... three weeks of it in October and then it's winter.
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