Weekly check-in, 3/27

[FastHands]

Hoooow's it goin, ladies?!

I'm in the no-man's-land between appointments for a few more weeks, so not much to report here. I go back and forth between being completely calm about the pregnancy to "what if I don't feel hir yet because s/he's not moving anymore?!" lol. Ridiculous.

[picksthemusic]

Mar 27, 2014 11:00:43 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Hoooow's it goin, ladies?!

I'm in the no-man's-land between appointments for a few more weeks, so not much to report here. I go back and forth between being completely calm about the pregnancy to "what if I don't feel hir yet because s/he's not moving anymore?!" lol. Ridiculous.

So does that mean you're feeling movement?!

Doing good here. Lots of movement and wiggles. Baby is definitely getting stronger and bigger - I feel huge. LOL I've gained about 3 pounds in the last month, and that's not what happened my first pregnancy. I basically lost 10 pounds my first trimester, then I spent the rest of my pregnancy gaining that back plus about 5 pounds.

Looks like I need to start walking or eating better or both.

A/S next week!

[FastHands]

Mar 27, 2014 11:26:09 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

Mar 27, 2014 11:00:43 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Hoooow's it goin, ladies?!

I'm in the no-man's-land between appointments for a few more weeks, so not much to report here. I go back and forth between being completely calm about the pregnancy to "what if I don't feel hir yet because s/he's not moving anymore?!" lol. Ridiculous.

So does that mean you're feeling movement?!

Doing good here. Lots of movement and wiggles. Baby is definitely getting stronger and bigger - I feel huge. LOL I've gained about 3 pounds in the last month, and that's not what happened my first pregnancy. I basically lost 10 pounds my first trimester, then I spent the rest of my pregnancy gaining that back plus about 5 pounds.

Looks like I need to start walking or eating better or both.

A/S next week!

No, nothing definitive yet. That's what I mean -- I start to get paranoid that the reason I haven't felt anything yet is because something is wrong. I know it's still early (I'm 16w exactly today), especially since this is my first, so I can usually tell myself to STFU fairly quickly. lol

ETA: I definitely need to start walking/cycling and eating better too. I'm only up about a lb total (lost 1 early on, gained 2), but that has mostly been in check due to fluctuating appetite over the last couple of weeks. I know that won't last, so I want to get a good routine started *before* I'm ravenous all the time, lol.

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I'm also up about 1lb FastHands.

I was down 5 from my pre-pg thanks to a virus around 10-11 weeks, and it all came back as soon as I was able to keep down solid food, and I've been fluctuating between up .5 and 1.2 ever since.

Even still, I FEEL huge, and I was bigger to begin with. I told DH I was up 1lb and he was like, really? no way, you look bigger. Uh, thanks.  He redeemed himself when he was like, oh everything just must be re-distributing.  :^)

We're going to a party on Saturday and that should be fun. The best friend of the host is also pregnant, about 2 weeks behind me and she is Instagramming and FBing the shit out of her pregnancy. Meanwhile I haven't said a word about it on social media (well, I guess I have if here counts), no recent pics of me have been posted, etc. despite our families and close friends knowing everything. At this point, do I even bother? I've had friends ask me why I haven't and I really don't know.

So that's a spinoff question: social media announcements - are you pro or con? If pro, at what point? Early? At end of first tri? After A/S?

The ONLY things I've considered - posting on April Fool's Day b/c no one will take it seriously, or on Easter, which is 4 days post A/S and I can make a hatching reference

[FastHands]

Mar 27, 2014 13:37:37 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

I'm also up about 1lb FastHands.

I was down 5 from my pre-pg thanks to a virus around 10-11 weeks, and it all came back as soon as I was able to keep down solid food, and I've been fluctuating between up .5 and 1.2 ever since.

Even still, I FEEL huge, and I was bigger to begin with. I told DH I was up 1lb and he was like, really? no way, you look bigger. Uh, thanks.  He redeemed himself when he was like, oh everything just must be re-distributing.  :^)

We're going to a party on Saturday and that should be fun. The best friend of the host is also pregnant, about 2 weeks behind me and she is Instagramming and FBing the shit out of her pregnancy. Meanwhile I haven't said a word about it on social media (well, I guess I have if here counts), no recent pics of me have been posted, etc. despite our families and close friends knowing everything. At this point, do I even bother? I've had friends ask me why I haven't and I really don't know.

So that's a spinoff question: social media announcements - are you pro or con? If pro, at what point? Early? At end of first tri? After A/S?

The ONLY things I've considered - posting on April Fool's Day b/c no one will take it seriously, or on Easter, which is 4 days post A/S and I can make a hatching reference

Yeah, I FEEL so much bigger than 1 extra lb. I feel like I have easily an extra 2lb of boob alone. lol.

I say to each their own as far as social media. I have a  big extended fam on my dad's side, and FB is really the biggest way we keep in touch, so I was really excited to spread the news there. I waited until after the NT scan.

I would say don't do it on April Fool's, because someone always does a fake announcement then, and I've always thought it was in poor taste.  I like the easter/hatching thing, though!

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Oh my boobs are roughly the same size. Not sure how much bigger I expected them to get, seeing as I started out at a 36HH. 

[FastHands]

Mar 27, 2014 14:06:52 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

Oh my boobs are roughly the same size. Not sure how much bigger I expected them to get, seeing as I started out at a 36HH. 

Yikes! Mine were a 36C. I can't wear those bras anymore, though, because they are so tight I end up with angry red marks. ugh. So I've been in sports bras for the last 3 weeks..? Bleh. I need to just measure and order something that fits, because I'm tired of mashing these girls down. I mean, I'm still getting used to the idea of having bigger boobs, so the sports bra is good for denial, but not super comfy. They should be lifted and supported! Not mushed. lol

[bluelikejazz]

I still feel like I'm in no-mans-land. First appt isn't until next Friday.

As for social media, I think I'm going to wait until after the baby's born and do the cliche "I'm so crafty, I make people!" photo album.

Right now, DH and I are trying to think of a super cute way to tell his parents (5th grandkid on my parents side, they won't care as much, but first on his side). We're going out to dinner with them a few days after our appt, so we want to tell them then, but want a cute way to tell that doesn't make us wait until the end of the meal. They don't know we've been trying at all, so it will be a complete shock to them and I can't wait!

[speyedr]

I am 38 weeks and SO ready to meet this baby girl! I have been 3cm and 70% for over a week but am starting to feel a lot more pressure on my cervix the last 24 hours or so. I hope she makes an appearance soon! I have been going to the mall to walk to try to get things going but no luck yet, everyone just stares at me like they have never seen a pg women before and maybe rightfully so, I am pretty huge these days!

[lo]

I'm going to ignore all ya'll ladies who have only gained a pound or two... That's, uh, not the case over here, lol.

I FINALLY (4 weeks feels like forever!!)had my follow-up ultrasound today to double-check the baby's face and make sure everything is ok. And everything looks great! I am so relieved. At first the baby was holding up their hands in front of their face AGAIN and I was going to freak if they weren't able to get the shots they needed.

The hormonal tears have also recently started with a vengeance. I previously thought that pregnant ladies were probably just being drama queens but holy shit, I am getting upset about the most ridiculous stuff lately!

[KaraOrNot]

I had my NT scan yesterday. It went ok. They said the baby was not cooperating, so the ultrasound took over an hour and they were pushing really hard, which made it uncomfortable. They ended up getting the measurements they needed, but my doctor was called out for delivery, so I didn't get the results. I think they said the average measurement was 1.5, but I am not sure what that means. I don't want to google! Other than that, there was still a heartbeat, so yay!

[FastHands]

Lol lo, I am 100% positive I will catch up soon re: weight gain!

KaraOrNot, I'm sorry the nt was uncomfortable! Fwiw, though, that is a good number.

[andthentherewere10]

I can't ever remember how much I've updated.

I am 34 weeks. Found at last week that I have diastasis recti which is separation of the ab muscles. This accounts for my extreme back pain. I was surprised b/c I was in good shape (ultramarathon shape) prior to getting PG. It could require surgical repair.

I think I have a hemorrhoid. Is that TMI? Look forward to that, early girls! Baby is very low in my pelvis; the midwife had trouble palpating his head.

Next week starts weekly appts. I have an appt with my boss Monday to talk about maternity leave (when I'll stop working, etc.).

My stomach gets full easily and I can barely finish a small portion. Since Sunday I've had a gallon of milk to drink.

That's all!

[anna7602]

Mar 27, 2014 13:37:37 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

So that's a spinoff question: social media announcements - are you pro or con? If pro, at what point? Early? At end of first tri? After A/S?

I haven't done it. I'm not a fan in general because I would rather tell people in person or write/call individually than do a mass announcement. If you're my FB friend, but only because I went to HS with you 80 years ago or because I met you twice through some professional conference/friend-of-a-friend/whatever, then you can find out the news when I post pictures of my delicious new baby once he/she is here.

I have a significant number of friends whom I will see in person in 2 weeks during a trip I am taking, so I am especially excited to tell all of them. If they take pics and post them to FB, I won't care, but I am still not going to make any kind of official FB announcement except for the "xxx is here! Welcome baby!" one.

On the boob front, I was a 34B and am now a 36D, and I am only 22 weeks into this. They seem to have leveled out, though. The last new bras I had to buy were 5 weeks ago and they still fit comfortably.

andthentherewere10, I also have abdominal separation and one very, very, very annoying hemorrhoid. I know it will be worse after I have given birth, so I am trying not to complain too much about the discomfort now.

[FastHands]

Yay rexy!!!!

Did they switch to external u/s? I was totally bummed at the lack of resolution with that switch.

[kershnic]

Mar 27, 2014 14:06:52 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

Oh my boobs are roughly the same size. Not sure how much bigger I expected them to get, seeing as I started out at a 36HH. 

Just wait until your milk comes in!!  I thought my boobs were huge in pregnancy and had no idea it could get worse.  

[kershnic]

Mar 27, 2014 13:37:37 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

So that's a spinoff question: social media announcements - are you pro or con? If pro, at what point? Early? At end of first tri? After A/S?

The ONLY things I've considered - posting on April Fool's Day b/c no one will take it seriously, or on Easter, which is 4 days post A/S and I can make a hatching reference

We didn't facebook announce until viability - 23/24 weeks ish.  I didn't really feel confident in the pregnancy until around that point, though I acknowledge it was probably a little crazy after 13 weeks nod the Nt scan.  We almost skipped announcing there at all, but I was worried I'd regret not getting to share some of the anticipation.

[cheesepuff]

Wish I had lost a little weight over the past couple weeks, but not the case over here either, lol.

I am not sure how/if we will announce it on Facebook. H keeps telling me he is thinking of ways to do it, but I'm just not there yet. I know it may sound weird, but I'm not letting myself be over the moon excited yet, like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. I'm hoping that will start to change when I start showing, or can feel some movement.

However, I am excited to have my last PIO injection tonite.

[dana2006]

My next appointment is not for another 2 weeks, so not much to update. We got some paint samples from Sherwin Williams this weekend and hopefully one of them will work for the nursery.

We have not announced on FB and I don't think I'll get around to it, out of pure inertia. Before getting pregnant I thought I'd take weekly belly pictures. That hasn't happened either. So far I've only taken a few haphazard pics here and there.