Late weekly update, 6/26

[FastHands]

What's the word, momma birds??

[FastHands]

29 weeks!
I gained 4lb in 2 weeks. Oops. Hoping to maintain over the next 2. I admittedly ate like true crap and didn't exercise once, sooo not surprised.

Took my 1hr GD test yesterday which wasn't fun but not terrible either. I wish they did instant results! I'm about to get a bagel and hash browns from mcd's juuust in case my days are numbered. Lol. Also got my tdap. I forgot how sore that sucker makes you the next day!! Lol

[FastHands]

dana2006 , how's your little dude? Hoping he's growing and that he'll hang in there till 37w! Thinking of you!

[luv2rn4fun]

FastHands- Praying your GD test results come back great!

16 weeks tomorrow! Had an appointment on Monday and peanut was measuring ahead! I've also been feeling little flutters and I think they are starting to become more frequent- this makes me really happy!

We have our a/s scheduled for July 14th and cannot wait to find out the sex! We will be having a little get together with immediate family and BFFs the following Sunday to "reveal" the gender (not really a party though...just an excuse to get together and have cake!).

[picksthemusic]

33 weeks tomorrow! WOO!

Tomorrow is moving day! I'll be directing traffic and wrangling my daughter, since there's not much else I can do. I can't lift anything heavy, and there's only so many times I can go up and down the stairs without wanting to pass out. LOL DH and I are SO tired. It's ridiculous. We've been working our butts off and we just can't wait to be able to STAY in our house instead of just visit.

Had my first NST and another growth ultrasound on Wednesday, and for all intents and purposes, Bambino is perfect! This gives me great hope that I'll at least be able to go into labor on my own and have my VBAC without baby being in distress. I do go back in a month for another NST and another ultrasound, but the MFM doctor I see (who I have a slight crush on, haha) thinks everything is 'going beautifully' as he says in his lilting British accent (insert me swooning, ha) and I should have no problem having the baby vaginally, barring anything weird happening.

[orangeglow]

13weeks on Tuesday. Had my nt on Monday and I don't think the baby is mine. I told the u/s tech. It is super freaking active and doing a lot of jumping. We are short and white bambino. You will not be playing basketball so slow your roll.

Baby was measuring about a week ahead. Which is good. We can't go full term so the more developed it gets sooner the better it will be. NT results are back and everything is looking splendid.

[genet313]

I'll join finally.  I love following these threads and seeing everyone's progress.  

I'll be 10 weeks tomorrow.  Saw the baby again yesterday, all looking good, measuring right on track with hb of 161.  It was my last appt with the RE before I see my OB.   I'm so sad to leave him.  Even if I never got pregnant, I just respect this man so much.  So looking forward to the NT scan.

Body-wise, I'm still on the damn progesterone shots, so my breasts are absolutely enormous (to the point of being offensive, it's astounding) and I'm completely bloated, which stinks.  I've been steadily gaining, about .5-1 lb. a week which is giving me serious anxiety, but it is what it is.   I'm nauseous most days (particularly after lunch) but don't throw up, so I feel pretty thankful for that.  

My only sadness about actually being pregnant is that I can't do bikram yoga anymore, which I really miss.  

In other news, I am seeing an infertility therapist 1x a week and I have to say, it's really helping me.  Not as much as positive RE/OB appointments help, but still, a lot.  It's like an hour of just me listing all the shit that I've gone through for the past, oh, 2.5 years.  And I'm only now realizing how much it has affected me.  And I feel really content afterwards.  

[FastHands]

Yaaaay genet313! Love to see you joining in! And so glad to hear you're getting some help with all of the stress/anxiety of being pg after IF.

[bk1]

7w6d here.

We had our first ultrasound on Monday. Baby looked good. HB 145. It was the first time I have ever got to hear the hb (previous two pg we saw the hb but didn't hear it). It was really neat.

Next appointment July 14. I'm more nervous for that one. I'll be just over 10 weeks and that's when we have had our losses before (10.5 weeks and 11 weeks). I will also be seeing my new doctor that day, as mine has moved. 

Feeling nauseous every morning. Dizziness, mood swings, sore breasts are all normal for me now. Completely exhausted and napping several times a week. I will say that I have more symptoms and stronger symptoms then I ever have before. I'm taking that as a good sign.

[bk1]

I've posted this elsewhere so I will post it here too.

First pg: m/c on 8/27/13
Second pg: due date 8/27/14, m/c on 2/07/14
Current pg: due date 2/07/15

I think the universe is fucking with me.

[lo]

38 weeks and feeling better than I have in awhile! Last day of school was today and I'm in no rush to give birth. Id like a bit of time to chillax

[KaraOrNot]

25w today!

For the past month, my m/s has only been about once a week, but this week I have thrown up 3 or 4 times. I have been feeling better today, so hopefully it will finally stop!

I have my THIRD A/S on Monday. I had been feeling really positive, but then I had a few days of not feeling baby and now I am super nervous again. I did feel baby yesterday and today, so FX that everything is ok.

[FastHands]

Jun 27, 2014 18:19:48 GMT -5 bk1 said:

I've posted this elsewhere so I will post it here too.

First pg: m/c on 8/27/13
Second pg: due date 8/27/14, m/c on 2/07/14
Current pg: due date 2/07/15

I think the universe is fucking with me.

What a weird coincidence! Let's go with it being life's way of reminding you that all of your heartache was leading you to this take-home baby.

[FastHands]

KaraOrNot, I went through the same exact thing. I think maybe his movements went from being jerky all the time to being mostly smooth, which is much harder to feel? His movements have picked up some this week, but it's just different. It's not the steady chacha that I'd feel when I'd be going to bed. I'll just get like a push here or there, and no real schedule or response to what I eat/drink/do.

[anna7602]

35 weeks. Just got back from Philly where I let DD loose with my friends' kids for a couple of days and just kicked back in the shade. It was lovely.

Had an NST test this past week and apparently need to have one every week going forward because, as DD put it, "I am one-hundred years old." Besides that, all is routine, no need to worry about anything.

[azurely]

I'll be 20 weeks on Sunday.

We found that it's a boy last week and it's been so fun to finally know. We bought a few outfits and my aunt has been shopping too. I got a box full of the cutest boy clothes from her today I'm amazed by how excited our friends and family are, this baby is already so loved and he's not even here yet.

I had a duh moment this week. I've been having horrible acid reflux, and was eating Tums like candy. I couldn't figure out why my Zantac wasn't working, until I realized I ran out of Zantac a month ago but never bought more, so I hadn't been taking it. Duh. Can I blame that one on pregnancy brain? I started taking it again on Wed and I feel much better.

[linz]

18 weeks. Had an u/s yesterday and everything looked good. Last time they were measuring a week apart and now they're only 2 days apart. The Dr was never concerned but I was so glad they had a good growth spurt They're 7 & 8 ounces right now. The tech measured their skull and said everything was perfect. At 21 weeks I'll have the A/S. H came to this u/s too. He hadn't come since 6 weeks and he said he couldn't really tell what he was looking at but the heartbeats were cool to hear. It seems like time is sooo slow between appointments, but at the same time I can't believe I'm almost half way done!

We registered at BRU after. I love/hate that store. The layout is so dumb and I ended up coming home and adding more stuff that I couldn't find. This morning I did Target and half the shit was sold out so again have to do most online. Also, the remote died on me twice! I was irritated when I left. I had so much fun when we did our bridal registry but the baby registry I literally could have done from home and never gone to the stores.

I can't believe it's almost July. H needs to put the cribs together so I can start preparing the nursery. My first shower is middle of August and I want to buy the dresser before so I can start organizing once we get some gifts. I also have been buying clothes at garage sales or swap pages and they're just piled in the closet. Most of what I have is newborn so I need to go to 0-3 mos now. It's so hard not knowing how long they'll be in each size and how much you need!

[dana2006]

Thanks Fasty. I was induced Thurs, after Monday's growth scan showed concern again. Ob was surprised at how well he tolerated induction, and baby N was born Thur eve after 50 min of pushing. He was 4 lb 9 oz and whisked to the NICU. I was discharged yesterday, but he's still in the NICU. He's doing well though, breathing on his own. I'll post a more detailed birth story soon.

[FastHands]

Jun 29, 2014 14:56:25 GMT -5 dana2006 said:

Thanks Fasty. I was induced Thurs, after Monday's growth scan showed concern again. Ob was surprised at how well he tolerated induction, and baby N was born Thur eve after 50 min of pushing. He was 4 lb 9 oz and whisked to the NICU. I was discharged yesterday, but he's still in the NICU. He's doing well though, breathing on his own. I'll post a more detailed birth story soon.

Iiii had a feeling you might be off havin a baby. I was considering posting on ml tobsee if anyone there had news but I decided not to be that person.

I'm sorry you couldn't take him home with you; that must be so tough. Still, great news about his overall health and what sounds like a fairly smooth delivery. How are you feeling, physically?

*hugs* Let me know if you need anything or if I can help in any way, seriously.

[KaraOrNot]

Jun 29, 2014 14:56:25 GMT -5 dana2006 said:

Thanks Fasty. I was induced Thurs, after Monday's growth scan showed concern again. Ob was surprised at how well he tolerated induction, and baby N was born Thur eve after 50 min of pushing. He was 4 lb 9 oz and whisked to the NICU. I was discharged yesterday, but he's still in the NICU. He's doing well though, breathing on his own. I'll post a more detailed birth story soon.

Congratulations!

[MrsAggie]

Im now 13-3. We had our NT scan this past Monday. Everything looked great and I haven't heard back about my blood test so no news is good news with my OB. The scan was referred to a maternal-fetal medicine group and they have a fancy level 2 ultrasound machine.

Apparently my uterus is tilted back so the tech did a transvaginal to get the measurements. It was like heaven watching the baby wiggle and flip for a good 15-20 minutes. The tech asked me if we wanted to know the sex and told us she's like 80/20 that its a boy (but seemed really convinced). The MFM doctor came in and said she's 97% sure it's a boy.

Unbelievable! I definitely wasn't expecting to find out the sex at 12 and a half weeks! I also got to see baby in 3D which was really cool. They gave us a CD of pics so I have a really cute profile shot and what I think is the "money shot" lol.

[linz]

Jun 30, 2014 0:56:21 GMT -5 MrsAggie said:

Unbelievable! I definitely wasn't expecting to find out the sex at 12 and a half weeks! I also got to see baby in 3D which was really cool. They gave us a CD of pics so I have a really cute profile shot and what I think is the "money shot" lol.

Ok this makes me laugh because at my u/s Friday the Dr asked if I was going to know the gender and I said "No, so don't show me the money shot". I told my mom this and she was like Money shot? What does that mean? I said you know, a picture of the goods? She was sooo confused! I have no idea where I heard that saying but glad someone else uses it!

[linz]

Jun 27, 2014 7:57:22 GMT -5 FastHands said:

I'm about to get a bagel and hash browns from mcd's juuust in case my days are numbered. 

I read this last week and thought that sounded so good. I went to McD's this weekend and either my pregnant brain screwed up or they entered my order wrong. I got home and they gave me a biscuit, not a bagel! And my receipt said biscuit so I couldn't argue with it. I was so sad  I also got a sweet tea and then was thinking that 32 oz of caffeine and sugar pry wasn't the best idea!

[FastHands]

Jun 30, 2014 8:12:08 GMT -5 linz said:

Jun 27, 2014 7:57:22 GMT -5 FastHands said:

I'm about to get a bagel and hash browns from mcd's juuust in case my days are numbered. 

I read this last week and thought that sounded so good. I went to McD's this weekend and either my pregnant brain screwed up or they entered my order wrong. I got home and they gave me a biscuit, not a bagel! And my receipt said biscuit so I couldn't argue with it. I was so sad  I also got a sweet tea and then was thinking that 32 oz of caffeine and sugar pry wasn't the best idea!

That's so sad!! I hate biscuits. I actually never got mine... and I haven't left for work yet sooooo maybe I'll go for it.

[andthentherewere10]

I love reading this and am so happy for you guys. I constantly creep on the TTTC board still (for those of you that don't know me I (my H) was dx MFI last year due to a pituitary tumor...got a miraculous BFP last september after my HSG).

[anna7602]

Jun 29, 2014 14:56:25 GMT -5 dana2006 said:

Thanks Fasty. I was induced Thurs, after Monday's growth scan showed concern again. Ob was surprised at how well he tolerated induction, and baby N was born Thur eve after 50 min of pushing. He was 4 lb 9 oz and whisked to the NICU. I was discharged yesterday, but he's still in the NICU. He's doing well though, breathing on his own. I'll post a more detailed birth story soon.

Thinking of you, Dana!