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[FastHands]

CALLING ALL MOMMAS AND PREGGOS! How YOU doin?!

[sassafrass]

Hello! Officially at the half way mark. 20 weeks yesterday. Anatomy scan was yesterday too. Kind of anticlimactic as baby wasn't very cooperative. They did confirm that all is well and she's still a she

The technician was the same one who checked for the heartbeat while I was in the hospital. The doctor who drove me to my RE the surgery day stopped in to say hello too. I felt like a weird celebrity! I guess they really don't see cases like mine that often and I was pretty memorable.

I feel awesome and now I guess i just wait. I do have to schedule a fetal echo for about 2 weeks from now. They said her heart looked great but it's something that they do for IVF babies.

[catscatscats]

Doing well! DD arrived 3 weeks early on 1/31. We are still working on breast feeding -- hello nipple trauma, mastitis, lactation consultants galore -- but we are totally smitten and can't believe she's really ours!

[Muddled]

10 weeks tomorrow. I don't think I've gained any weight yet. I'm learning how to manage the nausea. Brad has started talking to my belly. We're still amazed that it's real.

[krystee]

34 weeks, and baby is measuring gigantic. I have absolutely loved being pregnant...until 32 weeks. Now stick a fork in me because I am feeling very done!

I got giddy when I realized I can make an Easter basket for him this year. I can't believe this is actually happening. As much as I complain about GD and pain and being done and all of that, I am so, so grateful for this.

[starburst604]

28 weeks here, full steam into the 3rd tri! I've had a really great pregnancy (well for the most part). Starting to get some discomfort, trouble sleeping at times lately but overall still good. I really hope the next 12 weeks fly by, we just can't wait to meet our little girl.

[KaraOrNot]

FastHands - you can't post this and not update!

I have been busy. Finally back at work, which is actually nice, but there is so much to do when I get home that I don't have much GBCN time.

Ollie is, IMHO, is still super cute. His big heart surgery is next week and I am terrified. He has only been in my life for a short period of time, but it hurts so much to think of him not in it. We have been told that there is a high success rate, but it is still open heart surgery and any risk is too high for me right now. Plus, this kid has not had the best of luck up so far. This is not a good time to be a pessimist.

[kiddoc]

I'll be 17 weeks tomorrow and am feeling much better than I did in first trimester. The nausea has finally subsided and my appetite has returned with a vengeance. We have our anatomy scan coming up in about two weeks and are so excited to find out the sex! I don't have much of a bump yet and am looking forward to looking pregnant, although I may regret making that statement later.

[krystee]

Big hugs, KaraOrNot! My friend's infant had a big heart surgery two years ago, and all went perfectly, and I am praying for the same results for Ollie!

Also, I am not seeing enough pics in this thread from any of the moms!

[FastHands]

Feb 24, 2015 22:33:56 GMT -5 KaraOrNot said:

FastHands - you can't post this and not update!

I have been busy. Finally back at work, which is actually nice, but there is so much to do when I get home that I don't have much GBCN time.

Ollie is, IMHO, is still super cute. His big heart surgery is next week and I am terrified. He has only been in my life for a short period of time, but it hurts so much to think of him not in it. We have been told that there is a high success rate, but it is still open heart surgery and any risk is too high for me right now. Plus, this kid has not had the best of luck up so far. This is not a good time to be a pessimist.

Lol I will update the next time I'm at a computer, I promise!

I will be thinking of your guy. He probably wanted to get his bad luck out of the way early -- I foresee smooth sailing from here on!

[Muddled]

I'll be thinking of you, KaraOrNot. I would be terrified too. Big hugs to you and O.

[FastHands]

DS is 6 months old, and I can't wrap my brain around that at ALL. It's really hard, and I still have several moments a week wondering wtf I did because I just feel like I'm not cut out for this. I'm objectively not good at dealing with normal baby stuff and I get frustrated way too easily. But I know everything is a stage and hopefully I'll be better at being a mom when he's older, and he won't remember this part anyway. Heh. That sounds really depressing, lol. Can you tell we had a rough day yesterday?? heh But I do love the crap out of him, and there are tons of good parts, too. Like the pic below, of one of his first times eating rice cereal. (....which he has now decided he doesn't want to eat anymore. Or any other food that isn't milk/formula... fa;lierj;wifh;iaow@!$#@)



And this is him after fighting me gums and nail last night and finally just falling asleep after giving me death stares:

[nmosrob]

sassafrass, I had to do the fetal echocardiogram too, same reason.

30 weeks here, overall feeling really good. Diagnosed with GD, but so far it's not bad. Baby is finding her way to smush my diaphragm, usually in the afternoons, I guess it's something I just need to get used to.

((KaraOrNot)), praying Ollie's surgery goes well

FastHands, what a cutie!!

[pooh8402]

Officially at the halfway mark, 20 weeks today. Found out this morning that we're having a BOY and so excited! I'm feeling great, having some twinges and twitches here and there that my OB says is baby. He was quite active at the anatomy scan this morning, kicking my cervix. The u/s tech was like, you'll definitely feel that later!

[pooh8402]

Big hugs KaraOrNot! I'll be praying for Ollie!

[linz]

Babies are 4 1/2 months old. Holy.shit. I can't believe 1/3 of their first year is gone. It's gone so fast and so slow in many ways. I started back to work Feb 2 and was so ready. I loved my 16 weeks with them but I needed me time and it makes me love my days home with them even more. I only work 4 days a week and it's perfect. They smile and coo all the time. They're up to 11 1/2 and 9 lbs, which is really good for being preemies.

We won't do any solids until 6 months and I can't wait. Evenings they are fussy at times so I hope this is a good distraction. They are on a really good schedule - sleep 8-8 with 2 MOTN wake ups, eat and right back to bed. I'm tired but love this stage at the same time.

I'm still pumping and HATE it. I never knew why people hated pumping at work but now I get it. It's more annoying then a relaxing break. Between my supply dipping a little and them eating more I make just enough. I have a freezer stash but hoping to not dip into this early. My goal was to get to 6 months and then decide if I want to do a year. I pump 50 oz a day so knowing I have a good supply and can feed twins is what motivates me. I'm not opposed to formula though if we reach that point.

[azurely]

Hugs KaraOrNot! I'm sure Ollie is in great hands, but it's totally normal to be nervous. I'll be thinking of you guys and praying that all goes well!

C is 3 months old (14 weeks). We are doing well! This is such a fun age-he's smiling and laughing all the time, just started rolling over, and loves to make all sorts of noises.

Breastfeeding is still going really well. I'm pumping at work and I hate it (I feel ya linz), but I'm really thankful that I've been able to make it this far. I'm pumping enough that I can freeze a few extra bags each week, so I'm hoping to be able to stop pumping when I go back to work after summer break.

[pooh8402]

azurely, those are my favorite kinds of sleepers, where they don't snap all the way up, just the legs and crotch. Where did you get it, or what brand is it?

[azurely]

Feb 27, 2015 11:34:17 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

azurely, those are my favorite kinds of sleepers, where they don't snap all the way up, just the legs and crotch. Where did you get it, or what brand is it?

It's Carters brand, from Kohl's.
m.kohls.com/kohlsopenapi/productmobile.html?productID=1735954

I have a lot like that from Gap too.

[coribelle26]

I love seeing the babies! MORE BABIES.

KaraOrNot you and Ollie are in my prayers, I hope everything goes perfectly with his surgery!

I am 35w3d today and can't believe how the time has flown. (The only explanation is that my first tri lasted 100 years so the earth had to start spinning faster to compensate.) My home and brain are NOT ready for this baby but we will figure it out. He has no furniture yet, though hopefully the room will be painted (it's in progress now, primed and the ceiling is painted so it's just the walls and trim left) and at least the crib and dresser will be in by next weekend. He also has no name but we're getting closer to committing to one. I've put next to no thought at all into the process of labor but we have our birth prep class at the hospital tomorrow so it seems I'm going to have to start thinking about it!

I just had my second weekly NST today (doing them due to the two-vessel cord) and his heart rate is fine but she doesn't think he's moving quite enough. That bothers me but he's never been a big mover so it's hard to tell what's within the range of normal. Tuesday is likely my last growth ultrasound so we should have a better idea of what's going on in there. In the meantime this Monday my fundal measurement was 38 so he may be huge. So far my doctor is saying that unless there's NO progress toward labor at all by then, she will induce on my due date (the 31st) so he doesn't continue to get bigger and put more strain on the cord. I'm hoping for a March baby, though April Fool's Day seems apropos.

Anyway as much as I'm panicking about the house and the dog and preparing for 12 weeks off work I am very much looking forward to knowing that he is out safely so we can start figuring out our new life!

[linz]

Feb 27, 2015 12:45:31 GMT -5 azurely said:

Feb 27, 2015 11:34:17 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

azurely, those are my favorite kinds of sleepers, where they don't snap all the way up, just the legs and crotch. Where did you get it, or what brand is it?

It's Carters brand, from Kohl's.
m.kohls.com/kohlsopenapi/productmobile.html?productID=1735954

I have a lot like that from Gap too.

I had no idea they made these! Those damn snaps are the devil. I need to make a kohl's run.

[azurely]

linz and pooh8402 I also have these for C this summer. I like them both, but the shark print one is even cuter in person!

m.kohls.com/kohlsopenapi/productmobile.html?productID=2031800

[awkwardpenguin]

C is 25 weeks today. We had a prenatal appointment this morning and all is well - measuring on track and a HR of 145. C is a really cute pregnant lady in my (totally unbiased) opinion.

We're still in a temporary place and hoping to close on a condo on March 13th. That gives us 3 months to get everything settled, which seems like both a lot of time and not nearly enough time. We start childbirth classes at the end of March.

Next challenge is picking names. We don't really agree on many, and I'm not very excited about our current short list.

KaraOrNot, I'll be thinking of you and Ollie next week. I hope everything goes well.

[Monica Geller]

KaraOrNot I'm keeping you and Ollie in my prayers.

Well I should be coming up on 36 weeks pregnant but instead J is almost 4 weeks old!!

He spent 2 weeks in the NICU and came home Presidents' Day. We're all doing pretty well. It's not easy living life in 3 hr chunks. LOL. He's gaining weight well and his pedi is happy with his progress so far.

We have an appointment next week with the orthopedist to check in on his foot. The NICU doctors and OT and the pedi don't believe it's a true clubbed foot but we want to make sure we do everything we can for him so he doesn't have problems walking.

While I would have preferred to go full term instead of this route we love him so much and are so happy.

[persa]

Monica Geller, I just saw that you had your baby, Congrats! That was a quick NICU stay, what a rock star!

We're 11 weeks old over here. The boys are so sweet and growing well. It's definitely rougher with 2 babies than just one, life is Groundhog Day spent playing a game of whack a mole feedings and sleeping.

The only issue is nasty reflux they both have that I might have to get them treated for.

I go back to work in a week and we've found a great nanny and have a couple night nannies in place for when I'm working night shifts.

[Monica Geller]

persa thanks!! I'm glad your boys are doing well, too! The NICU doctors and nurses kept joking that no one told James how old he was!! And I was asked by several people if it was possible we had our dates wrong. I just laughed and explained that we did treatments and knew our dates were accurate!

[Deleted]

DD is 6 months old. She's a great sleeper and eater and huuuge. Like she's in 12mo sleepers and 9mo regular clothes. She's peacefully asleep in my lap right now and we're so in love.

[andthentherewere10]

GL KaraOrNot !

My DS is 10 months old. He's a fat bunch of lovin'. Not sure what else to say! Wish I could quit my job and be at home with him.

[starburst]

Thinking of you and Ollie, KaraOrNot.

I had an early anatomy scan at 17 weeks because of the high NT measurement and everything looked good. I'll have another anatomy scan on Wednesday at 20 weeks. I can't believe I'm already at the halfway mark of this pregnancy! I'm also scheduled for a fetal echo at 22 weeks.

[persa]

Omigosh, somehow I only saw the last page of this post on the app and had only seen awkwardpenguin and monicageller's post and I'm just seeing all these other wonderful posts! I'm really pulling for another TTTC Baby boom soon. Here's a pic of my sweet boys, the one on the left is Baby B, who was 6#3 and the one on the right is Baby A who was 7#1... Baby B(igHead) has surpassed A in size, lol.