Weekly check-in 7/27

[cactuscookie]

How far along are you / How old is your LO(s)?
13w3d

Any appointments or milestones this week?
My first OB appointment, finally! My little town is so weird, I had a heck of a time getting this appointment made.

I'm also anxiously waiting the Panorama results. The genetic counselor said they should come in 7-10 days, so Wednesday at the earliest. I really hope they come before Thursday. That evening, I'm getting together with a group of women I have dinner with once a month, and there's always a lot of wine. It'll be very obvious when I'm not drinking any.

[loira]

13 weeks

Impromptu trip to the hospital this morning for spotting which seems to have slowed right down, appointment Thursday for attempt #2 at the CVS. I *think* I've started to feel slight movement. Is that crazy? I'm sort of a 2nd time mum, and have a posterior placenta. I first felt very faint movement at 15 weeks with V.

Hope you get your results soon cactuscookie!

[ivy]

13w6d today

For those who didn't see my massive AW on GP, we got the Harmony results last week. Everything looks great, and I'm growing a little lady My first ob appt was supposed to be tomorrow, but they moved it up to last Friday because of the killer migraine I was having. Got to hear baby girl's heartbeat, and thankfully the migraine is long gone.

After the Harmony results, we started telling extended family, and I guess everyone knows by now. I was looking forward to telling my fav aunt-in-law who I happen to be close with. Everyone told me to wait to call her until last night when she was back in town from a weekend away. I go to make the call, and my husband tells me his dad texted her the night before to tell her What a bummer. I'm trying not to be upset about it (what's the point?), but I told him I was going to tell her. I know he's just excited, and it's not worth getting worked up about, but massive strike, FIL.

I hope you get your AWESOME results soon, cactuscookie!

[ivy]

Glad the spotting has slowed, loira. And movement! How exciting!

[cactuscookie]

Jul 27, 2015 11:17:15 GMT -5 loira said:

Impromptu trip to the hospital this morning for spotting which seems to have slowed right down, appointment Thursday for attempt #2 at the CVS. I *think* I've started to feel slight movement. Is that crazy? I'm sort of a 2nd time mum, and have a posterior placenta. I first felt very faint movement at 15 weeks with V.

I don't think it's crazy. My sister told me that she didn't feel movement until about 20 weeks with her first, since she didn't know what to look for, but then with her second and third, she started feeling movement about 12 weeks.

I've been making a point to try to feel movement. I have felt things that could be, but I don't really know. It's really soft.

[lms]

I'm 6w1d.

I go again on Wednesday for another check. Hopefully we'll have a measurable heartbeat.

DD will find out tomorrow and the parents will find out on Wednesday.

First tri symptoms have truly started. I'm so exhausted in the middle of the afternoon and while I haven't any morning sickness yet I have started gagging multiple times throughout the day. Nothing sounds good to eat either.

[bcarp30]

8w1d with #2

Apportionment tomorrow to check on the baby. I am hoping and praying everything looks good but can't shake the feeling it won't be. I have no reason to think that other than my history but we are in such good hands with the RE so I'm trying to be positive. I think it's also because I haven't been able to find the HB with my Doppler and I could with DD. Such a stupid reason!!

ivy yay for little girls!! They're the best congrats!!!
loira I believe it! I had a posterior placenta with DD and felt a ton of movement early.
lms FX for a great appointment Wednesday!
cactuscookie I hope you get great results soon! Are you finding out the gender?

[cactuscookie]

Jul 27, 2015 12:22:12 GMT -5 bcarp30 said:

cactuscookie I hope you get great results soon! Are you finding out the gender?

Oh hellz yes.

[ginkgoleaf]

loira, I think I've felt some movement in the last week. I'm assuming it is since there's 2 and I've had a kid before, but maybe I'm just gassy.

13w1d with twins

I have the NT scan on Wednesday. Looking forward to seeing the babies again! Hoping to hear the heartbeats this time too. Not looking forward to a colposcopy I have to get since I had an abnormal pap at my last appointment.

[dollyllama]

12w1d. Looking forward to our nt scan on Friday but not looking forward to the glucose test. Had a phone consult with a geneticist this morning to discuss potential risks and if we needed to take any action because of family history. We've opted to hold off for now and consider scheduling the a/s with an mfm to make sure we get as much cardiac information possible. So excited to see the baby again this week! It's been since the 7th!

[G22]

I'm 26 weeks this week. No appts for the next couple weeks.

Not sure if I updated here, but I failed my 3 hour GTT and officially got diagnosed with GD last week. Which was super disheartening because I thought I left the needles behind me with IVF. But now I have to check my sugars 4x a day and meet with a nutritionist in a couple weeks to talk about diet and such.

I'm currently eating my way through the Spanish country side though and being mindful of what I eat as best I can. My sugars have actually been normal all week, save for after the airplane meal on the flight over which I couldn't help. I think my doctor is lying about having GD. (Kidding, of course) I'm curious to see what he says if I have 3 weeks worth of good numbers when I get home.

Good news is my placenta has moved up enough and is no longer a concern for delivery. Yay for that!

[cactuscookie]

G22, I'm glad you're still able to enjoy fantastic food on your trip! I hope you're having a great time with your family. It's been fun following along on instagram.

[cactuscookie]

So I was thinking about the "best thing about being pregnant" question on GotP today. This isn't what I answered, but I think the best thing is having a break from worrying about infertility for the first time in several years. There are plenty of other things to be anxious about, but at least it isn't a 4-week pattern of sadness and hope.

[bcarp30]

G22 what a bummer!! I would not have guessed you would get GD, you seem so healthy! The people I know IRL who have failed the GTT lately are so surprising to me. I wonder if people pregnant with boys have a higher chance of developing GD. The people I know who have had it are all pregnant with boys. I'm jealous of your trip! Have fun!!

[bcarp30]

Jul 27, 2015 14:37:20 GMT -5 cactuscookie said:

So I was thinking about the "best thing about being pregnant" question on GotP today. This isn't what I answered, but I think the best thing is having a break from worrying about infertility for the first time in several years. There are plenty of other things to be anxious about, but at least it isn't a 4-week pattern of sadness and hope.

I agree.  The time from 2nd tri up to just before starting to try for #2 was so peaceful and happy.  DH told me he has never seen me that happy.  Starting to get up the energy to try for #2 has been a really tough process for me and now that I am pregnant I'm having a hard time relaxing again.  

[bcarp30]

So exciting @cookiemonster03!! Ae you going to tell them any particular way? I love the telling people part!

[kiddoc]

Our little girl is 8 days old today (38w4d corrected age). We had her third visit to the pediatrician this morning and found out she gained 6oz in 4 days! We are slowly settling into a routine and learning to cope with less sleep. It's hard to believe she is finally here, but we are incredibly happy. Here's a picture of our little lady this morning.

[ivy]

@cookiemonster03, have you told your girls yet?

[cactuscookie]

Jul 27, 2015 14:42:06 GMT -5 bcarp30 said:

Jul 27, 2015 14:37:20 GMT -5 cactuscookie said:

So I was thinking about the "best thing about being pregnant" question on GotP today. This isn't what I answered, but I think the best thing is having a break from worrying about infertility for the first time in several years. There are plenty of other things to be anxious about, but at least it isn't a 4-week pattern of sadness and hope.

I agree.  The time from 2nd tri up to just before starting to try for #2 was so peaceful and happy.  DH told me he has never seen me that happy.  Starting to get up the energy to try for #2 has been a really tough process for me and now that I am pregnant I'm having a hard time relaxing again.  

Yeah, I'm already thinking about how in less than 18 months (if all goes well, of course), I'll be back to TTC. I might as well enjoy the break while I can, I guess.

Do you want more than two, or will you be done after this?

[G22]

Jul 27, 2015 14:35:09 GMT -5 cactuscookie said:

G22, I'm glad you're still able to enjoy fantastic food on your trip! I hope you're having a great time with your family. It's been fun following along on instagram.

We are having a great time! Its tiring, because my family just goes and goes when we're on vacation. We walked 9 miles around Barcelona yesterday. But it's been fun, I don't get to see my extended family much these days and Spain isn't too shabby either

[bcarp30]

Jul 27, 2015 16:10:31 GMT -5 cactuscookie said:

Jul 27, 2015 14:42:06 GMT -5 bcarp30 said:

I agree.  The time from 2nd tri up to just before starting to try for #2 was so peaceful and happy.  DH told me he has never seen me that happy.  Starting to get up the energy to try for #2 has been a really tough process for me and now that I am pregnant I'm having a hard time relaxing again.  

Yeah, I'm already thinking about how in less than 18 months (if all goes well, of course), I'll be back to TTC. I might as well enjoy the break while I can, I guess.

Do you want more than two, or will you be done after this?

Definitely enjoy the break! It was so wonderful to enjoy DD and treasure what a miracle she was (and is!) before starting again. I think she's also been a good distraction for me this time. We will be done after two. I have one sibling and so does DH so 2 is ideal for us. I think your plan to start 18 months after this one is born is great too. I wish we had started trying earlier or had gone right to the RE instead of waiting for another m/c but it is what it is.

[G22]

Jul 27, 2015 14:40:11 GMT -5 bcarp30 said:

G22 what a bummer!! I would not have guessed you would get GD, you seem so healthy! The people I know IRL who have failed the GTT lately are so surprising to me. I wonder if people pregnant with boys have a higher chance of developing GD. The people I know who have had it are all pregnant with boys. I'm jealous of your trip! Have fun!!

I really was shocked, it really didn't even cross my mind I might have it. But I'm not running during pregnancy, my OB recommended not and I chose to listen. I do wonder if that might have made a difference, but who knows. I haven't been working out much at all lately. My mom had it with my brother, so I wonder if it can be a genetic thing as well. Thankfully only a couple more months of this and hopefully I can get back into running and everything post baby!

[ssg73]

Dw is 11 weeks. We told dd last night. We just felt like we were lying to her. She kept telling dw that she had a baby in her belly and we kept saying no. She is 6 and picks up on everything. So it was time. We had wanted to wait for the nt scan and testing but we got impatient hopefully this does not bite us in the ass. She is very excited but she did express some worry about not being the baby or the cutest anymore. (She is the youngest grandchild by 6 years). But overall I think she is really excited. She wants a brother, we asked her what she would name a baby brother. She came up with Treasure, Cantaloupe and Flip Flop. So yeah I guess she is not picking the name. Crap since we have no good ideas we were hoping should have a good idea.

[Bumblebee]

8.5 weeks

I have a scan on Thursday.  I will be thankful for the reassurance.  So far everything seems to be going ok.  

Sorry about the GD diagnosis, G22.  How frustrating.

[boiler717]

17 weeks! No Appts until anatomy scan on 8/12
Gumby, I think it's entirely possible to have diet managed GD. The test just shows if you can handle a HUGE load of sugar, way more than you normally consume.
cactuscookie I am already trying to plan timing on our next IVF
loira good luck on Thursday!!

[swiftlyirun]

G22 your GD surprised me too! Like others though, I've seen quite a few really active/health ladies end up with it lately.

11 weeks today! My we have our 12 wk(ish) appointment next Monday. Although, I'm not really sure what they are going to do. Yesterday I had to call the nurse about 16 other things, so I asked about the appointment next week as well, so I could schedule work appropriately. She just said, well it's just a "normal" appointment and would take about an hour. I already felt like I was annoying her with my questions so I didn't ask more. I'm not really sure what a "normal" 12wk appointment means, because at my 8wk with my OB we just chatted with him and had a quick u/s since I kind of pushed the issue about it. I'm really hoping we can see the beebee!

We'll have the NT scan week after next.

Also, I bought some maternity jeans over the weekend. I'm just not comfortable in my regular jeans sitting all day (luckily I can wear jeans to work!). Is this terrible? I've only gained around 1.5-2lbs...I've read that's pretty normal?

[swiftlyirun]

Jul 27, 2015 14:37:20 GMT -5 cactuscookie said:

So I was thinking about the "best thing about being pregnant" question on GotP today. This isn't what I answered, but I think the best thing is having a break from worrying about infertility for the first time in several years. There are plenty of other things to be anxious about, but at least it isn't a 4-week pattern of sadness and hope.

So true. I'd rather be anxious about these things!

[dollyllama]

swiftlyirun I am in the same boat. I've gained less than 2 pounds but couldn't do buttoning pants anymore so bought a pair of shorts and capris that are side panel. I rarely wear jeans and think I will prefer full panel so am holding off on those for a bit longer.

[swiftlyirun]

Jul 28, 2015 10:24:48 GMT -5 dollyllama said:

swiftlyirun I am in the same boat. I've gained less than 2 pounds but couldn't do buttoning pants anymore so bought a pair of shorts and capris that are side panel. I rarely wear jeans and think I will prefer full panel so am holding off on those for a bit longer.

This makes me feel so much better!

I did buy the low panel jeans, and really only bought them b/c they were on sale. They are so comfy though. 

[bcarp30]

It's ultrasound day! The morning did not get off to a great start though. We pulled DD from her preschool and the director has been a snatch about the whole thing and refuses to give me a refund for the registration even though her assistant told me we would be getting one. So of course I'm taking this as a bad sign for today. On the upside it distracted me from how nervous I am about the appointment today. So that's nice.