Week of 7/6 chatter!

[swiftlyirun]

Well I was pretty MIA from here yesterday since I was taking my July 4th holiday yesterday!

How's everyone feeling? Any appointments this week? Symptom appearance/disappearance? 

[swiftlyirun]

I'm feeling OK, a little nauseous this morning (yay!?)

We have our 8 week ultrasound tomorrow and our first visit to the OB. I'm excited, but terrified. I pray that everything is progressing. For some reason I keep obsessing over the HB being 118 at 7w. I know that's pretty normal ( I think!) but I guess it's just the over-achiever in me wanting it to be "very strong"!

[ssg73]

We are on vacation this week in the white mountains in nh. Yesterday we had an epic trip to a family amusement park called Santas Village. DD had an amazing time. My poor dw is now trying to recover. We did a small hike to awesome waterfalls today she has been sleeping all afternoon while dd and I went to the pool. Bad timing for nausea and extreme fatigue to set in.

[ssg73]

here is a pic from our hike today.

[loira]

ssg73, your daughter is adorable! I love her curls - so jealous. You and your wife look fab, too!

[pooh8402]

Me:




39 weeks tomorrow. Lots of BH off and on, some are quite uncomfortable. I have an OB appointment on Thursday and I plan to ask if she'll sweep my membranes.

[dollyllama]

GL tomorrow swiftlyirun!

ssg73 Your daughter is so big (saying only from the sig pic not because I know you or anything) and her curls are beautiful. You guys look so happy!

pooh8402, sorry that little one stalled out on you. Hopefully things start moving again soon!

Exciting day around here, just got back to work from a 911 OB appt. TMI but I had a couple of tan cervical mucus discharges and then 1 light pink streak during various bathroom trips today. I was trying to stay calm until the pink showed up, then all bets were off so I called the OB and picked DH up from work and off we went. She said she saw some abrasions and told me that likely because of the increase of blood and tissue down there, my progesterone applicator just irritated it. She did an ultrasound for some reassurance though and we got to see the babe in there wiggling away. It's officially an inch and measuring right on track with a HR of 186. She was really kind and I was thankful that they got me in for the piece of mind.

[ssg73]

dollyllama yes my daughter is really tall. She is just 4 feet but is only turning 6 on Friday. My siggy pic it almost 2 years old. I am super short at 5' 2". How I mad a tall child is a mystery (donor was only 5'10" or 11. I guess she got my dads genes.

[ginkgoleaf]

Had a great OB appointment today. We saw the babies kicking and moving around, such a relief and so fun. One is measuring 10w2d (exactly on schedule), the other is 10w4d, so a little ahead. My belly is measuring 15 weeks, lol. Great heartbeats, 161 and 178. I had blood taken for the NT scan, which I'll have in 3 weeks. Also got a pap and had her clean out the extra Crinone. Gross but necessary! The nurse practitioner I saw was awesome about everything. We officially told DS that it's twins and he's so excited about it!

[KB]

ssg73 Your daughter is lovely!

@ginkoleaf Sounds like a great appointment

pooh8402 I hope it isn't much longer for you

[bcarp30]

ssg73 that's such a great picture!! I love seeing your DD's hair, my DD has curly hair like that too and I hope it stays that way!

Yay ginkgoleaf for a good appointment and for telling your DS you'll have twins!

pooh8402 hang in there!! You're so close but the last few days seem like the length of your entire pregnancy. I remember people telling me that same stuff though and wanting to smack them haha!

[ivy]

Did anyone else's ovaries bother them late into first tri? Yesterday at 11 weeks I started getting aches on both my sides, and the pain seemed to be in the right location to attribute it to my ovaries. At my ultrasound last week, the nurse said they had gone down considerably in size but I may still feel them a bit as they get back to normal. It's pretty obvious this is what the twinges were from, right? But it still worries me. Yesterday I also noticed a small, very light pink spot in my CM when I wiped. I'm sure it's nothing, completely normal, and attributable to a sensitive cervix, but it was incredibly unnerving all combined.

My NT scan is a week from Friday, and I'm just terrified something is going to go wrong I didn't carry this anxiety with me so much in the beginning, but it's starting to get to me.

[ivy]

I'll follow that last post up with some things a bit more positive.

Yesterday my husband accepted a job offer that comes with a 25% pay increase and substantially better hours. We're both a bit sad about him leaving his current employer since it's been so good to him, and he works with a bunch of other 20's and 30's which makes a huge difference in your work life, but it's the best move for him personally and professionally.

Last night we booked a trip to Anguilla in August! I've been looking at this resort for weeks, and when I finally went to book it, a room was all of a sudden available at $100 less per night. Ca-ching! The whole thing should be covered by the vacation time my husband will be paid out which is a nice, unexpected bonus.

And I booked a tour at a daycare for two weeks from now. Timing wise, that felt safe. There's a good chance we'll have family to watch the baby for 2-3 months after I return to work, but I'd like to have all of this sorted out before I tell my manager about my pregnancy. Not sure why, I just do.

[loira]

ivy could it be muscle pain? I've had aches today on both sides above my pelvis. I assume it's either my abs, or the beginning of round ligament pain for me, which I had pretty bad with V.

[ivy]

Jul 8, 2015 12:04:32 GMT -5 loira said:

ivy could it be muscle pain? I've had aches today on both sides above my pelvis. I assume it's either my abs, or the beginning of round ligament pain for me, which I had pretty bad with V.

It absolutely could be. I hadn't considered the possibility. My abs have been mildly sore for the last several weeks despite not using them at all, maybe it's moving down a bit. 

[pooh8402]

today's update.

no cervical change, boo. doc swept my membranes, but said she doesn't think that the sweep will do anything since I'm still about 50% effaced. we set an induction date for next Wednesday (on my due date) at 8 pm!

[loira]

Sorry there's been no change pooh8402.

I had my 'mystery appointment' today (I'd had no idea what it was for and the letter didn't give any indication). It was with an OB because I get all the super special treatment. She also prescribed me some anti nausea meds! I think they are called Cyclizine. Also, she wanted to let me know that I could have an elective C-section if I wanted one. She said it's not normally offered to patients, but that in my case if I felt the psychological trauma was too much for me, they would do one. Crazy! If everything goes well, I probably won't be delivering at this hospital, as there's a good chance we'll move, but I love that they're giving me all sorts of options. FTR, I don't know that I would have an elective CS. To be honest, I haven't thought much beyond 'I hope this baby sticks. I hope it's healthy.'

[ivy]

You're so close pooh! That's so exciting - less than a week!

loira, I'm so happy to hear you were finally prescribed anti nausea meds! Sounds like a really positive appointment.

[belovedbride07]

After a miserable Monday and Tuesday, I took my Unisom+B6 Tuesday and Wednesday nights and it seems to be working! I don't feel 100%, but my nausea is so much more manageable. loira, I'm so glad you got meds! Every time DH asks how "the other girls" are doing, I tell him about you and how your docs wouldn't give you anything. He'll be happy to hear you've finally got something to try!

I got my Verifi results this morning (all normal, and presence of a Y chromosome), and had my NT scan (also looking good). The babies look like little people now, not blobs! Both were moving, but Baby A was dancing all over the place! The perinatalologist took a look at their genitals and we could definitely see that one is a boy, and he thinks the other is a girl (but warned us not to go and paint the nursery yet!). We'll obviously be happy if it is two boys, but one of each would be a dream come true!

pooh8402, I'm so glad you're going to get to meet your baby soon!

[boiler717]

belovedbride07 I found extended release B6 (from GNC) helped so much more than regular B6

[loira]

This is me on my first day of meds. I even put on mascara! (Muddled)

[ivy]

YAY loira!!!!

SO happy to hear the great news belovedbride07!!! You must feel so relieved to get the positive results back! I just started Unisom and B6 too, and I'm feeling much better. Afternoons are still rough, but better than all day yuckiness.

[Muddled]

Lol. Mascara is most definitely a milestone, loira. Congrats!

[G22]

I'm so glad the new meds are working loira!!

[cactuscookie]

loira, I'm so relieved for you!

I got released from my RE yesterday. I had a really short ultrasound, but the baby was really active. Heartbeat 158 bpm, 44 mm long. And the doctor actually managed to take an ultrasound picture that looks like a baby and not just a blurry white blob!

[ssg73]

I need to get some b6 for the wife.

Today is my dd's birthday. She is 6. Always a hard day for me. It was pretty terrifying so I feel pretty stressed most birthdays. Never imagined she would be celebrating this milestone without a sibling but I guess she is she just doesn't know it. ?. We are going to an amusement park and she is so excited. I am sad our vacation is coming to an end. In a few days. Probably the last vacation in a while.

[KB]

I'm glad to hear the B6/unisom combo works. My nausea is ramping up big time and it is all day long. These babies like crushed ice and corn chex with blueberries. That's about it. Ugh.

[loira]

Jul 10, 2015 13:59:43 GMT -5 KB said:

I'm glad to hear the B6/unisom combo works. My nausea is ramping up big time and it is all day long. These babies like crushed ice and corn chex with blueberries. That's about it. Ugh.

Sorry to hear it. I can't imagine how bad my nausea would be with 2. Hang in there!