Check-in Week of 10/16

[sarahh]

How far along are you? EDD?

How big is baby?

Symptoms/rants/raves:

Appointments or milestones?

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas?

[sarahh]

How far along are you? EDD? 29w today, RCS scheduled 12/28

How big is baby? Barbie convertible or Acorn squash

Symptoms/rants/raves: Tired and irritable, patience is at a zero, ankle and foot swelling, what else can I complain about?

Appointments or milestones? Ultrasound and OB next tuesday

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas?

We are going to DC for a week in February. We rented an Airbnb and plan to mostly walk to different museums/sights. Hopefully the toddler cooperates with our plan. For Christmas, my parents fly in on Christmas night and stay with us until January 6 to help out with the baby and keep DD occupied. I'm excited to see them since we don't see them often but also anxious that they will get on my nerves in the first few days.

[sweetsurprise]

How far along are you? 27 weeks
How big is baby? Acorn squash
Symptoms/rants/raves: I'm feeling LARGE! Walking around exhausts me. Sleeping is not comfortable.
Appointments or milestones? I meet my new OB and have my glucose tests in a few weeks since I just relocated.
GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas?
H will be off for my whole maternity leave since he will be between jobs!!! I'm so relieved to have his help and support.

[tiffrobot]

How far along are you? EDD?
27 weeks! January 16

How big is baby?
Camping light

Symptoms/rants/raves:
It enjoys bumping it's head against my left hip bone, specifically when I'm sitting lol. So that's an awkward feeling.
Just getting sore sleeping now, my hips are starting to hate my bed. 2 more sleeps till the new one comes in..though I don't know if anything actually keeps a third tri body comfy haha.

Appointments or milestones?
I'll be doing my GD test Friday finally. I've been trying too all month but apparently infections can throw off blood sugars so my doctor is hoping I'm fine by then as it's my last day of prescriptions, again.

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas?

Already a SAHM, and my husband only gets a couple days leave. However he is a vice principal, so will be off 2 weeks for Christmas. So somewhere in that last week of December/first week of January would be ideal to have a baby with him already home haha!
DS was born at 33 weeks, and DD 39, so a little on the early side isn't out of the question!
Otherwise, just have my normal family plans for Christmas. We are hosting my ILs this year for the first time right on Christmas Day because they live a lot farther from the hospital than us, and I'd rather be close to home near that time.

[smores]

How far along are you? EDD? 21 weeks + 3 days, due February 24th

How big is baby? Butternut squash or baby bok choy (I feel like these are very ambiguous)

Symptoms/rants/raves: Puking/nausea is much less now and I've been doing a good job not eating heartburn-inducing foods, so that has been a bit better this week as well. I don't want to jinx it, but I think I am in the "easy" week(s) of my pregnancy. I'm going to *try* and enjoy it because I know it won't last long.

Appointments or milestones? Next one is mid-ish November for just a check in and I'll have to schedule my glucose test then too. I do need to go get a flu shot sooner rather than later, maybe this weekend.

GTKY: H is going to take 2 weeks off after the baby arrives so not enough time for anything really fun. I know we will be in survival mode those first few weeks (really... months, haha). We are planning a snow trip this winter though, around Christmas time. It will be DD's first time seeing snow! I'm really excited to help her build a snowman and watch her sled with H

[maddisonrose]

How far along are you? EDD? 27 weeks

How big is baby? acorn squash

Symptoms/rants/raves: the pelvic/hip pain is out of control. just walking around for short periods of time kills me. It's on my list this week to find a chiropractor!

Appointments or milestones? I have an ultrasound next week and a follow up OB appointment along with my weekly GD doctors visits

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas

My husband and I are usually off the week before christmas until the new year and then he is also taking an extra two weeks off after the baby comes. Nothing super exciting planned but I am hoping we will still get to do all of our christmas tradition stuff with D as he's getting more into Christmas this year.

[flippinchica]

How far along are you? EDD? 28w2d Jan 7
How big is baby? Coconut
Symptoms/rants/raves: constipation still, feeling short of breath and big
Appointments or milestones? Had a big appointment last weeek and haven't heard anything from my glucose screen. I'm hoping no news is good news but would like to know for sure
GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas? We have tentatively plans to go t Florida for spring break and hopefully spend a few days in key west.
Christmas will be interesting since I will be 38 weeks and we definitely can't go anywhere.

[sparky85]

How far along are you? EDD? 23 weeks, 2018/02/13

How big is baby? Grapefruit

Symptoms/rants/raves: nothing major. I still have a few food aversions, but with DS those lasted until after he was born. At least i don't have nausea or vomiting.

Appointments or milestones? Regular checkup on Thursday. She should have my ultrasound results, but with being team green I'm not sure how much there is for me to learn from it.

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas?

My maternity leave is a year, so I'm sure we will do lots of fun stuff. One big thing is 4 nights in a 2 bedroom cottage for DHs aunts wedding. We won't be staying with family, or trying to rangle 2 kids in a hotel so it should be nice.

Bonus cottage pictures:

[snowyowl]

How far along are you? EDD?
22+5, February 15th

How big is baby?
Guinea pig

Symptoms/rants/raves:
I’m getting full really fast. Theoretically this is a good thing, but it’s annoying when I’m super stuffed for ages after I eat and getting reflux.
I’ve been having indigestion a lot, which is annoying, especially in class when I’m uncomfortable.

Appointments or milestones?
No appointments anytime soon. Movement is getting more regular!

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas?
Nothing in particular planned for mat leave. Just survival! I really think 20 month old plus newborn is going to kick our butts.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are both at my parents this year because I didn’t want to do flights to the in laws while 7-8 months pregnant with a toddler. Definitely not complaining about that. Easier, more relaxing, and more fun.

[dragonflyinn]

How far along are you? EDD? 27w1d, due Jan 15

How big is baby? Bunch of bananas

Symptoms/rants/raves: I’m sleeping poorly but otherwise feeling good! I have occasional aches at night if I’ve been on my feet all day. I am trying to be regular with working out again after a few weeks of being lazy and that has helped! Mostly just hating the weather here bc I’m retaining so much water & sweaty all the time.

Appointments or milestones? Next week I have my glucose tests & some more labs. I need to call to set up my 28w appointment— it will be closer to 29-30w though bc my doctor will be out of the clinic until the first week of November.

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas? Nope...DH will be prepping for deployment so Life will be very busy after Baby is born. Any leave he gets before deployment/after Baby will probably be spent with his family (ugh 🙄). Lol I know that sounds bitchy— I don’t mean it to be, but the timing of everything sucks and since his family will want to see him before deployment (understandably so) he will probably want to use his leave days on them instead of just our family time. We will see what happens though.

[Queen Mamadala]

How far along are you? EDD? 2.16

How big is baby? Adult chinchilla? Lol

Symptoms/rants/raves: Heartburn, sore/achy hips and back, occasional headaches, fatigue, and congestion. I'm feeling very blah at the moment, mixed with anxiety, because as of last Friday my BP started creeping up and I'm between negative and trace on protein dipstick. I have to test at home and watch for pre-e signs, and I'm not even 23 weeks yet. If it keeps going up they'll up my meds, and if I start spilling protein, order more tests to check kidney and live function. I just want to get as close to 28 weeks as possible before things become worrisome. I won't go past 39 weeks, but if I'm just squeaking by on my dipstick, I wonder if I'll even make it to Feb.

Appointments or milestones? My next appt. is in a few weeks.

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas? I'm a SAHM and took a LOA from school, but might return in Jan. We celebrate Yule as a family on winter solstice and visit my in-laws on Christmas Eve and stay for a couple days. My mom and sister are planning to visit on the 27th.

[sunfrogger]

22w tomorrow!
Spaghetti squash
Feeling pretty good lately
Check up next Wed

Nothing special for either, really!

[tiffbabey]

How far along are you? EDD? 21 weeks, 2/28

How big is baby? Banana

Symptoms/rants. Still some nausea in the morning. Other than that I don't feel too bad

Appointments or milestones? Checkup on Friday.

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas? We're going to a log cabin in the white mountains Veterans Day weekend, while our DS stays with my mom. Christmas will be normal. I'll be off for six months until the new school year starts in late August. We usually take a week long vacation in the summer, but I'm not sure where we will go this year, probably not too far away.

[hiimjamie]

How far along are you? EDD? 27 weeks today! EDD is 1/17 but we're doing a scheduled repeat c section on 1/11
How big is baby? Romaine lettuce or a Fennec fox
Symptoms/rants/raves: feeling good, lots of movement. Some soreness where my anterior placenta is on my belly.
Appointments or milestones? Glucose test and 28 week appointment is next Tuesday. Every 2 weeks after that!
GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas? Not sure. I'm starting leaving the week of Christmas. (Thank you Christmas for falling on a Monday this year). With DS (not that this was fun but) my Wife's best friend passed away from brain cancer when he was a few weeks old so we traveled to IL and spent a few weeks there. I definitely don't want to travel with this one. My parents are coming down indefinitely and looking for a winter home. They're from CT and my Mom is already retired. Dad retires 12/31. My inlaws will also be here for some time. I'm just looking forward to my 16 weeks. I still can't believe I get that much time!

[marygracerich]

Hi!
28 weeks today EDD is 1/10 but baby boy will be arriving on 12/27. 10w to go!
Baby is the size of a cauliflower or 2 1/4lbs and 15inches
I am uncomfortable from being large. It’s making it hard to sleep. I also have raging crotch pain that makes it difficult to walk

I have to schedule my glucose test. I will do that later today. I don’t remember the date of my next appointment.
I have nothing fun planned for maternity leave.
I celebrate Christmas more on the eve than on the actual day so it will be dinner at my grandmothers with my whole family. Then we do gifts and dessert. I usually go to MHs uncles house that night but they live 45 minutes away and I don’t want to be so far from the hospital so close to my due date. MH is going to take G and I will stay home. I am happy about this so I can get the final touches of stuff ready for Christmas morning.
Christmas Day I am either staying home or going to my sils house.

[cake]

How far along are you? EDD?
25+3 January 28

How big is baby?
Rutabaga

Symptoms/rants/raves:
Heartburn and my hips are prett achy. But overall not too bad! My husband felt the baby kick for the first time yesterday. He was so crazy excited

Appointments or milestones?
OB appointment Friday morning

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas?
H is only off for a week when the baby is first born so no plans. We both have the week between Christmas and New Years off so we may just go away for a night.

[Deleted]

How far along? 21 weeks 6 days

Baby is the size of a carrot

Symptoms: I either can't breath or can't walk depending on his position. And my pelvis/hip kill half the time. Plus I'm peeing non stop it feels like

Milestones: appointment next Friday. Had another monthly tsh check and that came back good

Fun: my maternity leave is overlapping DS's spring break so I'm hoping it will be nice weather that we can do things without having to be cooped up inside indoor germy play areas.

[bassa]

26w 4d

Size of a red cabbage?

Feeling pretty good. Today I was walking and thought "huh, what is that weird pressure in my pelvis?" and then "OH RIGHT, there's a human living inside me. duh."

Blood draw and hopefully glucose test this Friday, check-up this Tuesday.

Nothing fun planned (I currently SAH and we just found out H gets zero paid paternity leave, womp womp). Christmas will be fun though just because it's Christmas. I'm looking forward to how excited I know my 2 year old will be.

[pippiann]

How far along are you? 27w EDD? 1.17

How big is baby? Bunch of bananas

Symptoms/rants/raves: Def feeling the pressure in my pelvis. I also think I’ve been having BH. I didn’t have them with M so def a new thing.

ETA: soo these were real contractions, baby boy was born the next morning.

Appointments: Next week + glucose screening

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas? I'm a SAHM and hubs will get 2 weeks “WFH” when the baby arrives so he won’t have to use vacation.

[helloerrbody]

How far along are you? EDD? 24w5d, Feb 3

How big is baby? Pomelo

Symptoms/rants/raves: My lower back on the right side is KILLING me despite seeing my chiro. It really sucks. Also feeling lots of movement now and having BH.

Appointments or milestones? Saw midwife yesterday for just a normal check-up. Glucose test and another check-up in 3 weeks. Excited to be at viability now!! If this baby comes as early as DS did, I only have 12 weeks left which seems CRAZY!

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas? No mat leave since I SAH. DH has unlimited PTO however he is so busy that I don't expect him to take a ton of time off. My mom will probably come and stay for several weeks to help.


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[jessijean]

How far along are you? EDD? 29 weeks today! Still trucking towards Jan 4th

How big is baby? Pineapple?

Symptoms/rants/raves: Nothing out of the norm. I'm tired of the pelvic ache/pressure and hip pain but it comes with the territory.

Appointments or milestones? I passed my glucose screening and had a check up last week. All looked well. They increased my seizure meds yet again, lab next week for them.

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas? I basically won't get a maternity leave since I'm part time and not leave eligible but my courses will all be online. DH will get about a week off when baby is born but definitely nothing exciting planned. I informed my family (who all live about 2 hours away) that I do not plan on coming home for Christmas mostly because I don't trust their doctors and I'm going to be very uncomfortable if I'm still pregnant then so they can come to me or postpone. This isn't usually like me but I'm being selfish this year. Plus if we say have a one week old, I doubt I'll want to drive 2 hours with him. Last time postpartum I couldn't sit normally for a few weeks (thanks, hemorrhoids)

[yellow711]

How far along are you? EDD? 24 weeks - Due Feb 5

How big is baby? i am having a mind blank and can't remember ---and too lazy to look it up

Symptoms/rants/raves: my nausea is finally starting to lighten up. but the heartburn is horrible.

Appointments or milestones? monthly appointment next week (along with the glucose test)

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas?
Nothing fun planned for maternity leave. I am planning on taking 12 weeks off.
Christmas - we are staying local but it will be fun

[amesie]

How far along are you? EDD? Jan 23/26weeks

How big is baby? 🤷🏼‍♀️

Symptoms/rants/raves: my back pain has been so so so bad lately. I’ve been crampy off and on. It is getting harder and harder to move around, and getting comfortable is nearly impossible. Working has been so tough too (I’m a nurse just for reference). Being on my feet for extended periods of time has been so painful for me. Everything from my waist down just aches 90% of the time because of it. Basically, I really hate being pregnant lately and I am so over it. I feel like I’m cheating this baby out of something since I’m not enjoying this pregnancy NEARLY as much as when I was pregnant with my DD. Which I know is ridiculous, because I still love this baby but I just hate having her inside me and everything that goes with it haha. Oh and her movements have been so painful lately!! Homegirl has been so busy in there lately and it hurts!

Appointments or milestones? I have my glucose test next week. I didn’t have any issues last pregnancy so hopefully it’s the same this time too!

GTKY: Are you planning anything fun on maternity leave or when your significant others are off of work for the baby? If not, any fun plans for Christmas? Nothing fun for mat leave. But we are planning a little getaway beginning of December to the white mountains in NH. It has become a little annual tradition of ours to go there every winter. We usually go in February or beginning of March to break up the winter a bit, but DNW to go wth a newborn and sore ladybits.

[helloerrbody]

amesie, I'm so sorry for your pain. I am feeling the same way. My back is hurting so bad that it just makes me miserable a lot of the time. And I'm not near as "happy happy" as I was with my first pregnancy.