PGAL Check In August 29th

[snowyowl]

Hi ladies! I believe our former fearless leader, muscari, has an outside baby! Congrats!

I'll try to remember to post this on Mondays, but please feel free to post if I haven't, because I promise I'll forget some weeks...

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: Any particular cravings so far?

[snowyowl]

How far along are you? EDD?
15+4, February 15th

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
Physically I feel pretty good. I realized today that I'm rarely nauseous anymore and I definitely have much more energy. I don't have enough of a bump yet to be inconvenienced by it. There is a reason they say second tri is best! Trying to enjoy it before putting on shoes becomes an epic adventure.
Emotionally I'm doing well. It's just so nice to be out of first tri. I know there are no guarantees, but it feels safer.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
Nothing for a few weeks. I can't wait to get the anatomy scan over with! Looking forward to finding out the sex, and hopefully hearing that our LO looks healthy.

Any other word vomit to share?
I have been cooking again. I didn't realize how much I missed it until I finally got back in the kitchen, and I don't even really like cooking that much. After nearly two months of being too tired and too nauseous, it's actually fun to get back to it.

QotW: Any particular cravings so far?
Just like my last pregnancy, I'm obsessed with sugar. I have no sweet tooth at all normally, but now I find myself buying things like Cinnamon Toast Crunch and a frozen coconut cake when I venture into a supermarket 😒
And milk. I could eat cereal with tons of milk for every meal.

[sarahh]

How far along are you? EDD? 22w Jan 2

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically, I think I have hemorrhoids or something because I've been wiping to see blood which puts PGAL brain in overdrive. After checking to see where it's coming I calm down a bit. Emotionally, other than the blood, not too bad. I have an appointment tomorrow so my anxiety is on the rise today per usual.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? Follow up ultrasound from my AS tomorrow to get one more pic of the baby's heart and hopefully some profile pics because she wouldn't cooperate last time.

Any other word vomit to share? I am feeling really large. I hope the growth slows down in the next few months.

QotW: Any particular cravings so far? Mexican but that's my favorite type of food even while not pregnant. I have been craving more savory foods than sweet which I think is the same as with DD1.

[Rama]

Mind if I join in?

sarahh I feel ya on the bleeding making my brain go haywire. Hopefully it stops soon and/or the hemorrhoids aren't too mean to you!

How far along are you? EDD? 9,4 Due March 30

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically, I'm exhausted by the end of the day most days. I can barely manage to stay awake long enough to have dinner. Emotionally, I still can't really feel into this pregnancy yet. I keep freakin' spotting/bleeding and it's kind of driving me mad. I hope that Second Tri treats me better.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? As long as everything is still progressing normally, this weekend will be the most pregnant I have been. I'm scared, though, because we had no idea that anything was wrong with my last pregnancy until we had an ultrasound, so I'm just terrified of another MMC perpetually.

Any other word vomit to share? Just that I'm not looking forward to taking the glucose test 2-4 times this pregnancy. I have to get it done sometime in the next couple of weeks (they'll call me) and then again right around Third Tri. Ugh.

QotW: Any particular cravings so far? Not specifically, yet. Most of my cravings have been pretty light, so to speak. When I had a craving with my last pregnancy, it was basically life-stopping, so that's the scale I base my cravings on, haha.

[DrHooch]

I have been waffling about this but... can I join?

How far along are you? EDD? 5w1d Apr 30


**tw: lc**



How are you feeling physically and emotionally? So tired. And another little perk of pregnancy for me seems to be not being able to sleep between the hours of 4-6 am. This morning I woke up at 4:30 and then finally fell back asleep at 6:30 for an hour and a half. Good thing I have a flexible work schedule! I am trying to figure out if I can just go to bed early enough to get up at 4. It will be hard since toddler bedtime is 8 pm!

Emotionally - still totally disconnected. sarahh that would make me crazy, I'm so sorry you're dealing with that. I check for blood literally every time I use the restroom.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? 6.5 week u/s a week from Friday. Cannot wait.

QotW: Any particular cravings so far? No, but with my first pregnancy I didn't really get cravings, I got anticravings. I didn't feel like eating much and my sweet tooth went away. Seems to be happening again. Certainly helps me not gain too much weight.

[nevertoomanyshoes]

How far along are you? EDD? 10 weeks 5 days, due March 23

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Nauseous, but the unisom and b6 are working wonders. It's weird, I'm not physically as nauseous but still affected by smells and have major food aversions. So tired. Emotionally, I'm teary and hormonal. I'm really scared for my NIPT results (a week or so until they call). At the scan this week, baby was sleeping and I can't help but worry because DS was so active at every scan.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? Just waiting for results. I will AW my scan pic below

Any other word vomit to share?: ********TW*********

Two work friends have also had losses this year. One just last week. We were all pregnant together with our first successful pregnancies 3 years ago. I'm terrified to tell them because I know how upsetting it will be for them. I just want them to be pregnant too.

******** end TW**********

Any particular cravings so far? buttered popcorn and salt and vinegar chips.

[nevertoomanyshoes]

4D scan below. Sorry if huge.

[Waffle]

How far along are you? EDD? 23w5d, 23 December

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically fine, just a bit tired. We're on holiday and I have not gotten used to the bed yet #first world problem. Mentally ok, I think I am not fully equating this whole pregnancy thing with the end result yet, probably also because I feel very normal.

Any upcoming appointments I or milestones? Nothing until mid September.

Any other word vomit to share?

QotW: Any particular cravings so far? I went through a melon phase, now I have generally more of a sweet tooth than normally. I guess I'm compensating for the lack of booze. I hope I pass the glucose test or I'll have major complaints!

[mattsgirl2004]

How far along are you? EDD?
8w3d, EDD April 9

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
Physically I'm so tired and nauseous
Emotionally I'm doing okay today.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
I had my 2nd ultrasound yesterday. Baby was measuring 1 day ahead and had a strong heartbeat (163 bpm).

Any other word vomit to share?
I was so prepared for another mmc before my ultrasound yestersay. Lots of tears early yesterday morning. Talk about being emotionally drained.

QotW: Any particular cravings so far?
I don't have a lot of cravings, but I hate chicken right now and the the thought of eggs makes me gag.

[ldubhawksfan]

How far along are you? EDD? 24w6d, 12/16

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically tired, especially right now on vacation trying to do fun activities. Lots of kicks are reassuring right now. Though I haven't gained much weight still. Dr ordered another US next appt, so maybe to check the baby's growth progress.

Emotionally ok. Dh and I were just talking last night about how we both aren't really preparing for this baby and haven't really processed that it's happening.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? I had a dollar appt on Wed. Now Glucose test and US at the end of sept.

Any other word vomit to share? We still haven't announced to the world. Family knows and close friends as we see them, but not on social media. It's still just scary.

QotW: Any particular cravings so far? Just soup again, and sushi. I've given in to sushi once. I've given in to soup 2-3x/wk!