Do we want to do a weekly check-in?

[FastHands]

Thoughts? How far along, any news, how you're feeling, etc..?

[Deleted]

Sure!

I am 6w5d. Feeling crappy. Hoovering carbs all the time - already had oatmeal and dry Cinnamon Toast Crunch today.
Saw the heartbeat on Thursday, got a picture of the blob.

I am freaking exhausted. I took a too-hot shower this morning (same temp as the showers I always take but felt different), almost passed out, laid down on the bed while soaking wet and fell asleep for 45 minutes. I was over an hour late to work and I am in my office, door closed, with the lights out so I can possibly put my head on my desk and take a 10-15 minute nap.

#employeeoftheyear

Oh did I tell y'all I am due the week of my boss's wedding? Both of us being out is going to be SO MUCH FUN.

[FastHands]

I'm 6w1d. I feel pretty ok. Tired and a little queasy all day, but tolerable.
I could eat nothing but chips and salsa and be happy as a clam. Interestingly, I'm no longer really interested in chocolate candy. I have a ton of xmas candy that I haven't touched, which is NUTS for me.

I'm dreading telling my boss, especially since I'm considering going PT after I come back. It'll be a big change and will likely require hiring and training someone new, which both of us despise doing. Buuuut it's coming up on 8 years of me working here, and I was supposed to only be here for a year or so, so he should be happy he's gotten my undivided attention this long.

[jewel]

Sure!

I'm 6w3d. I feel about 80% good - just a little queasy (I feel like I could never eat anything, and would be happy) and super tired. I had trouble sleeping last night, and am praying that the insomnia I had during my first pg doesn't return. That was seriously awful.

We saw the little tadpole last Friday, and go back to the RE for another check next Friday. Then I suppose I'll be released to the OB. I'm still taking Estrace 3x/day and PIO shots in the evening. I'm excited to have a pain-free butt again some day.

Where's everyone's bump pic? Lol, just kidding.

[Deleted]

Jan 13, 2014 11:36:19 GMT -5 jewel said:

Where's everyone's bump pic? Lol, just kidding.

You mean my beer (hard cider) gut? My food baby?

I am already overweight, I don't expect to look different for quite some time.

[FastHands]

Jan 13, 2014 11:52:51 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

Jan 13, 2014 11:36:19 GMT -5 jewel said:

Where's everyone's bump pic? Lol, just kidding.

You mean my beer (hard cider) gut? My food baby?

I am already overweight, I don't expect to look different for quite some time.

This exactly, lol.
Yesterday my mom told me that my father told her that he knew I was pg as soon as he saw me "because of [my] face."  Yeeeeeah no, dad, that's the fat that's been accumulating for months.. Let's not blame that on baby. lol

[Deleted]

It's funny you mention that FastHands b/c my chiropractor said she knew I was pregnant as soon as she saw me (on Saturday for my appointment) before I told her. Also my boss's sister sees patients (she's a therapist) 1 day/week in our conference room and told my cw that I look different, very glow-y. It was the first time I've seen her since before the holidays. My other cw agreed and they both are speculating that I am pregnant. Original cw knows that I am pregnant - she's like a surrogate mom to me and knew all about the IF, treatments, etc.

[jewel]

Jan 13, 2014 11:52:51 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

Jan 13, 2014 11:36:19 GMT -5 jewel said:

Where's everyone's bump pic? Lol, just kidding.

You mean my beer (hard cider) gut? My food baby?

I am already overweight, I don't expect to look different for quite some time.

Lol, I think my husband has the same baby growing. I made him limit his drinking while we were going through treatment, and now he's free to drink whatever he wants. He's so happy to have all if his special beer and cider back. We actually went to a hard cider tasting a couple of months ago, at a local brewery, and I had to admit it was pretty good.

My last pg made it to 9-10 weeks, and I'd lost almost 10 pounds by then, so I doubt I'll have anything to show for quite some time.

[mae141]

Outside baby is 26 days old. My vagina feels like it's falling out when I walk and my nipples have had better days. I would also like to sleep for more than an hour at a time. My diet consists of foods that can be eaten with one hand.

[ecinereb]

I'm 21 weeks and still staying in that happy middle ground where I feel ok. Not sick anymore and not too big to be super uncomfortable. Anatomy scan was last week and everything looks good so I'm starting to feel better about being PGAL and not so so scared all the time anymore. Just waiting for 24 weeks and V-day.

[FastHands]

I'll just put this here. I'm weirdly excited about this idea I just had.
Sooo I'm in science, and it's not unusual for me to take/share pictures of cells.
I decided that I'll wait until the next group meeting after we have our first appt on Thurs (will either be next Thurs or possibly this fri -- my appointment is this thurs, and we may be moving our normal thurs am meeting to fri am for unrelated reasons.), and when I present my work for the week, I'll say something like "oh, and I had this pretty cool picture of cells that I wanted to share," and have it be a pic of baby. heeeeeeheeeeeeee

I'm such a dork.

[andthentherewere10]

Sorry to hear all your morning sickness is starting so early. Mine didn't hit really until 8 weeks and it was SO SO SO bad.

I'm 23.5 weeks now...still throwing up if I don't eat breakfast immediately! We're having a boy. My coworker address my belly this morning so I guess I'm showing (but oddly I was wearing a non maternity dress, so I can't be that big). My husband and I tried to take a nap on Saturday and he could feel the baby kicking through my clothes and his clothes so much that he couldn't fall asleep!

[speyedr]

Love this idea!

I am 27w5d and had my glucose tolerance test done this morning and have had a wicked headache since. Hopefully my I will get my results tomorrow. I feel pretty great overall other than some rib cage and back pain and feeling huge! I have no idea how she can get any bigger at this point, my belly feels so big and tight already. I am also starting to feel more than just jabs and kicks, I can feel all of her movement now and can make out body parts...it's quite creepy actually.

[anna7602]

11w,5d. I'm showing, for sure. But a friend whom I told this weekend said I just looked like I had eaten too much over the holidays!

My NT scan is tomorrow. Send positive vibes my way, please!

[lo]

I'm 14w2d and am so happy to be in the second tri. I'm going to unclench a little bit, but it still doesn't feel real.

We told everyone last week, but I haven't said anything to work yet and not sure when I will. I'm not showing at all, besides maybe looking a little pudgy in the gut area. When I'm lying down things are flat, standing up it's getting harder to suck it in after I've eaten a lot.

I felt really terrible from a out 6w-12w, although not a ton of puking. Although I puked my freakin brains out while snorkeling when we went on a cruise over Christmas, so I'm sure that was a really attractive sight for everyone to witness. I feel much better these days

Good luck tomorrow, Anna!!

[lo]

Did anyone get/plan on getting a Doppler? I had weekly us until 8 weeks when my RE released me into the wild and I had 4 weeks to go until my NT. I had so much anxiety about going 4 weeks with no reassurance that I ended up getting one around 10 weeks and it's been a sanity saver!!

[speyedr]

Jan 13, 2014 19:22:31 GMT -5 lo said:

Did anyone get/plan on getting a Doppler? I had weekly us until 8 weeks when my RE released me into the wild and I had 4 weeks to go until my NT. I had so much anxiety about going 4 weeks with no reassurance that I ended up getting one around 10 weeks and it's been a sanity saver!!

I got one and it was a life saver until I started feeling LO move around 18.5 weeks. It kept my m/c anxiety to a minimum. I hardly use it anymore because she is moving all over the place. 

[kershnic]

Jan 13, 2014 17:10:58 GMT -5 speyedr said:

Love this idea!

I am 27w5d and had my glucose tolerance test done this morning and have had a wicked headache since. Hopefully my I will get my results tomorrow. I feel pretty great overall other than some rib cage and back pain and feeling huge! I have no idea how she can get any bigger at this point, my belly feels so big and tight already. I am also starting to feel more than just jabs and kicks, I can feel all of her movement now and can make out body parts...it's quite creepy actually.

You did the 3hr?  I took my 3hr this morning!  Funny  Sorry about the headache and good luck on your results!  I had a big mix up with my lab slip and ended up not starting the test until 10am, which meant I didn't get to eat anything until after 1pm.  That was lame.

[kershnic]

Jan 13, 2014 18:38:29 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

11w,5d. I'm showing, for sure. But a friend whom I told this weekend said I just looked like I had eaten too much over the holidays!

My NT scan is tomorrow. Send positive vibes my way, please!

Good luck!

[kershnic]

Wow, it's crazy and great to see so many people here! A check-in is a great idea.

I'm 28 weeks today. (With twins). I got my first "you must be due any day now" today. Ha. Mostly things have been going really well, but I'm still terrified. I don't feel them as much as other people seem to - I assume this is a combination of anterior placentas and my own chub. I have had sssooo many ultrasounds, but am in the middle of a weird 2 week lull in appointments.

[FastHands]

Jan 13, 2014 22:37:07 GMT -5 kershnic said:

Wow, it's crazy and great to see so many people here! A check-in is a great idea.

I'm 28 weeks today. (With twins). I got my first "you must be due any day now" today. Ha. Mostly things have been going really well, but I'm still terrified. I don't feel them as much as other people seem to - I assume this is a combination of anterior placentas and my own chub. I have had sssooo many ultrasounds, but am in the middle of a weird 2 week lull in appointments.

I love seeing your updates! I thought there was less perceptible movement with twins because they don't have as much room to move around? Is that true?

[picksthemusic]

8w4d here. Feeling tired and queasy all the time. Dry heaving on my toothbrush. Super fun times! Been having back pain a lot so I made an appointment with a chiropractor. I have my NT scan in a few weeks so that will be nice to see the gummy bear again. I keep having these anxiety attacks that I'll get to the scan and there won't be a heartbeat. I guess I can be glad for the sore boobs and nausea to remind me that things are still good.

[andthentherewere10]

Jan 13, 2014 19:22:31 GMT -5 lo said:

Did anyone get/plan on getting a Doppler? I had weekly us until 8 weeks when my RE released me into the wild and I had 4 weeks to go until my NT. I had so much anxiety about going 4 weeks with no reassurance that I ended up getting one around 10 weeks and it's been a sanity saver!!

I have a doppler.  I used it daily from 9weeks to 18 weeks (skipping a few days, but not many).  Now I cna feel him moving I don't use it but it was SO NICE for the reassurance.

[kershnic]

Jan 13, 2014 22:45:16 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Jan 13, 2014 22:37:07 GMT -5 kershnic said:

Wow, it's crazy and great to see so many people here! A check-in is a great idea.

I'm 28 weeks today. (With twins). I got my first "you must be due any day now" today. Ha. Mostly things have been going really well, but I'm still terrified. I don't feel them as much as other people seem to - I assume this is a combination of anterior placentas and my own chub. I have had sssooo many ultrasounds, but am in the middle of a weird 2 week lull in appointments.

I love seeing your updates! I thought there was less perceptible movement with twins because they don't have as much room to move around? Is that true?

I think this is true at the end, but not so much true in the middle.  Right now I think they're still taking the space they want/need - so I'm bigger than I would be at 28 weeks with one baby.  I like any theory that makes it normal and healthy to feel them less though!

[speyedr]

Jan 13, 2014 22:32:46 GMT -5 kershnic said:

Jan 13, 2014 17:10:58 GMT -5 speyedr said:

Love this idea!

I am 27w5d and had my glucose tolerance test done this morning and have had a wicked headache since. Hopefully my I will get my results tomorrow. I feel pretty great overall other than some rib cage and back pain and feeling huge! I have no idea how she can get any bigger at this point, my belly feels so big and tight already. I am also starting to feel more than just jabs and kicks, I can feel all of her movement now and can make out body parts...it's quite creepy actually.

You did the 3hr?  I took my 3hr this morning!  Funny  Sorry about the headache and good luck on your results!  I had a big mix up with my lab slip and ended up not starting the test until 10am, which meant I didn't get to eat anything until after 1pm.  That was lame.

I did my 1hr yesterday. I am hoping that I can avoid the 3hr, it doesn't sound like much fun. Here's hoping that we both passed! 

[Cheesecake]

DD is 12 weeks old. She's going through a mental growth spurt right now and sleeping like crazy.
I'm mentally prepping myself to go back to work at the beginning of next month

Great to read everyone's updates!

Sent from my Xperia Z, please don't mind typos!

[zarapipe]

Hello ladies-

I'm here nervously, 4w or 4w1d.

Beta from Monday was 152, got another draw today and should get the results tomorrow. Very nervous- trying not to think/talk about it.