Week of 4/17

[King26]

Whats up ladies?

[King26]

I had my fetal echo today. It was fine. Baby wasn't cooperating and they had to get another person in to help get all the pictures they needed. Techs said everything they can see looks good but the cardiologist would look at everything else later today.

I'm over driving. We drove 1 hour 15 minutes each way Thursday to my car appointment (and we had dinner and registered at BRU), Friday we drove 1 1/2 hours each way to go to my brother's in laws house. Yesterday we drove 2 1/2 hours each way to go to my parents house for Easter and today we went an hour each way to my fetal echo (and register at Target). I had off Friday and today but I'm exhausted.

Easter was nice. Only my parents, my brother and his wife, my cousin and her husband and 2 kids came. Small but nice. Of course everyone wanted to talk about the baby but I have to be honest, I don't love talking about the baby. I don't know if I feel like I'm going to jinx it or what but I like to keep it low key and not say too much.

[konapoppy]

I am glad you had a good Easter King26. I hope you get good news from the cardiologist.

I had a feeling my NIPT results would be ready today, and sure enough I just got the call that everything looks good! Now I am just waiting for the NT scan on Wednesday before I move on to worrying about TTTS.

[shauni27]

Oh man, King26, that is a lot of driving. I HATE being in the car, so I can totally sympathize.
GREAT NEWS on the NIPT, konapoppy! I am so happy! Dumb question, but what is TTTS?

I had a lovely weekend here, mostly because the weather was fantastic. Baby boy was moving all weekend and it just makes this so fun. Plus the fact that I finally have popped I feel I am really enjoying pregnancy right now. Of course I still have anxiety all the damn time, but not enough to be debilitating. G get's his cast off tonight (yay!) and so this weekend we are going to start working on the nursery together. Nothing major, just building the closets so we start putting stuff away. Then we can finally pick up the furniture

Also officially 100 days from our due date today!!!

[oneslybookworm]

Not much going on here...still waiting. I hear from EM less and less, but she's still in contact with the agency, so I guess things are going well.

We're painting more in the basement, I swear, the remodel will never finish!!!

[konapoppy]

shauni27, it is the main complication for identical twin pregnancies. Basically one twin steals blood from the other which is bad for both babies. If you get it they can do something to stop it, but it has an 85% chance of one twin surviving and only 60% chance of both twins surviving. I will get extra ultrasounds from 16-24 weeks for it.

[King26]

Good news on the NIPT konapoppy,
I still havent popped shauni27, My whole family was like where is your stomach? It's there, I can definitely notice it, but I haven't popped yet. Are you doing a themed nursery? We finally picked out our crib but haven't bought anything yet.
oneslybookworm, It's a good sign she's still in contact with the agency.

Speaking of nurseries, we decided on a theme today. I don't want to do anything to crazy, mostly blues and grays but we are going to do a bit of a space theme. I found a crib bedding set we really like and I think I'm going to order a few small wall decals off of etsy. That way when he gets older it'll be easy to switch out. I want to paint the nursery gray but I haven't told DH that part yet.

[cherryvalance]

Yay, so glad you both had good scans/tests, King26 and konapoppy!

Today was my first day back from spring break and everyone was telling me I really popped, so that was nice. Baby has been crazy lately, but H never catches it in time. Last night, H was talking to him, telling him to kick, and baby kicked every time H spoke. It was adorable. I will miss these feelings.

Other than that, H is fully healed from surgery, so we need to get on the nursery and my maternity leave request. Ugh.

ETA: King26, we're doing blues and grays, too--such pretty, soothing colors. Since his furniture is gray, we'll do light blue walls. And then all the fox accents.

[cactuscookie]

Apr 17, 2017 13:25:30 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

I am glad you had a good Easter King26 . I hope you get good news from the cardiologist.

I had a feeling my NIPT results would be ready today, and sure enough I just got the call that everything looks good! Now I am just waiting for the NT scan on Wednesday before I move on to worrying about TTTS.

I don't suppose you found out the sex? I'm nosy! I know their health is by far the most important result, but the sex is a fun bonus, if you're into that.

[konapoppy]

Apr 17, 2017 16:26:37 GMT -5 cactuscookie said:

Apr 17, 2017 13:25:30 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

I am glad you had a good Easter King26 . I hope you get good news from the cardiologist.

I had a feeling my NIPT results would be ready today, and sure enough I just got the call that everything looks good! Now I am just waiting for the NT scan on Wednesday before I move on to worrying about TTTS.

I don't suppose you found out the sex? I'm nosy! I know their health is by far the most important result, but the sex is a fun bonus, if you're into that.

They are girls We found out at our first ultrasound (after we discovered they were twins, I asked for the PGS sex info since I knew it would take even longer to get used to the idea of twin toddler boys!!!!). It was nice confirmation that I don't have any Y chromosomes lol

[loira]

Apr 17, 2017 17:00:38 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

Apr 17, 2017 16:26:37 GMT -5 cactuscookie said:

I don't suppose you found out the sex? I'm nosy! I know their health is by far the most important result, but the sex is a fun bonus, if you're into that.

They are girls We found out at our first ultrasound (after we discovered they were twins, I asked for the PGS sex info since I knew it would take even longer to get used to the idea of twin toddler boys!!!!). It was nice confirmation that I don't have any Y chromosomes lol

So fun! A good friend of mine has identical twin girls and she says it's a blast. They are about 3 now, and so cute. I can't tell them apart in photos, but they live in Australia so I've never met them in person - I feel like that would help.

[thoseareradishes]

Glad your scan went well King26!
Yay for good results konapoppy!

One of the doctors last week told me that E's blood work showed that her bones aren't hardening as quickly as they'd like. She then said that it was probably because my milk was deficient in something (she didn't say what), and we might need to use donor milk. I was holding E when she told me this, so after she left I just sat there feeling sorry for myself- can't get pregnant, can't stay pregnant, now I can't even feed my kid.

Later I was able to Dr. Google the problem, and very quickly found that all breast milk is deficient in calcium and phosphorus, which she needs to build her bones. (Typically she would get that through the placenta.) So when the night doctor came in, we discussed it with her and she confirmed that my milk is fine and that one reason they have been adding a fortifier to her milk is to supplement her with extra calcium and phosphorus. Hopefully this will resolve the problem.

I now refer to the original doctor as Dr. Crappy.

[G22]

King26 my only "theme" for Z's nursery was blues/grays. I'm happy with how it turned out, even though it's nothing fancy.

Z is officially weaned from breast feeding. I'm having minor feelings about it. I never thought I'd be sad to end, but I am a little bit. But it feels good to have made it to 18 months. I am a bit nervous to not have BFing as a way to make him happy for flying now though. That was always a sure way to calm him mid-flight.

[shauni27]

thoseareradishes , hugs, friend. I cannot imagine how stressful and overwhelming this whole experience has been. We all know this isn't your fault and you are doing everything you can to take care of little baby radish. Take care of yourself, love.

King26 , we are not doing a "theme" so much. The walls are already a pale yellow, all the furniture is grey. Accent pieces are navy and this mural (minus the balloons) is going on the wall:


konapoppy , thank you for that explanation! Fingers crossed everything else continues to go well with these little girls! I just found out an old friend is having twin girls in June. Such a fun club!

[scm1011]

Hi all! Things are well here. Yesterday was Marathon Monday here in Boston (my favorite day of the year) and I took a half day and celebrated with friends near the finish line while DH and DS stayed home (they're both on April break). It was the first time I really went out and had fun with friends for more than an hour or so, and it was so so nice

DS is doing great. He's been sleeping a bit better (only up 2x the last few nights) and it makes a world of difference in how I feel. Hopefully it will continue!

Great news, konapoppy !
Way to make it to 18 months, G22 - that's amazing!

[oneslybookworm]

King26 , our nursery is also blues and greys. We eventually settled on a travel theme, so we have some prints from countries we've visited, some hot air balloons, and elephants. But overall, it's mainly just color: Grey, Turquoise, Navy.

[cherryvalance]

shauni27, how funny! I'm making two of those hot air balloons for baby's room. Popular inspiration pic!

[cactuscookie]

shauni27, I love that mural!

[pooh8402]

nothing much going on here. E isn't feeling well and DH is out of town.

another vote here for blues and grays for the nursery. it was mostly grays, with touches of navy. it actually had a slight Winnie the Pooh theme (had some Winnie the Pooh prints on the wall, and stuffed animals). but now that E is getting older and I hope to be starting another nursery within the year, I'm transitioning it to a "big boy" room and making it more baseball themed.

[loira]

thoseareradishes, I'm sorry Dr Crappy didn't explain it as she should have. How is E otherwise? How old is she now?

[King26]

I'm sorry your doctor sucks and made you feel like your milk was insufficient thoseareradishes, What a jerk.
shauni27, That's a cute mural...I actually like the balloons too!

[thoseareradishes]

loira , she's doing well! She is 6 weeks old and is wearing clothes today for the first time and is swaddled. H has been sending me pics all day. I'm so bummed I haven't seen her yet, but I have the tiniest bit of a sore throat and I'm scared to death to get her sick, so I've been home all day resting. I'm going to take up dinner after this pumping session and peek in on her.

[pooh8402]

so all of us here at TTTC may find this amusing.

I am studying for an exam next Monday in pathophysiology. the professor just posted the blueprint. first item on the reproductive system:
" hormones and their effect and role in the reproductive system."

I'm like, you're kidding, right? there's like 20 hormones!!!! as all of us here are well aware as a result of our TTTC journeys.

[oneslybookworm]

Ugh...it's Wednesday and I'm so ready for the weekend! I've been talking with my agency contact over the past few days about everything coming up, and it's stressful but I'm glad we're being proactive.

Hopefully the next few weeks will really clear up some things, like whether she wants me at the delivery still, how much contact she wants post placement, etc.

[cactuscookie]

Apr 19, 2017 10:53:01 GMT -5 oneslybookworm said:

Ugh...it's Wednesday and I'm so ready for the weekend! I've been talking with my agency contact over the past few days about everything coming up, and it's stressful but I'm glad we're being proactive.

Hopefully the next few weeks will really clear up some things, like whether she wants me at the delivery still, how much contact she wants post placement, etc.

Did you ever figure out the deal with the hospital not letting you see the baby? Or is there a path forward to work that out?

[oneslybookworm]

Apr 19, 2017 14:18:27 GMT -5 cactuscookie said:

Apr 19, 2017 10:53:01 GMT -5 oneslybookworm said:

Ugh...it's Wednesday and I'm so ready for the weekend! I've been talking with my agency contact over the past few days about everything coming up, and it's stressful but I'm glad we're being proactive.

Hopefully the next few weeks will really clear up some things, like whether she wants me at the delivery still, how much contact she wants post placement, etc.

Did you ever figure out the deal with the hospital not letting you see the baby? Or is there a path forward to work that out?

The agency is looking into it, but I probably won't push until I know for sure EM even wants me there now.

[loira]

I hope things become more clear for you, oneslybookworm.

I don't know if this is a topic for another thread, but a mum from my mum's group in Canada is 17 weeks pregnant with #2. We all had our babies within a month of each other. I'm pretty sure H and I are OAD, so why am I jealous? I've known for a couple of months now. She just posted and it's a girl (her first was a boy and all the other babies in the group are boys), which has somehow made me more jealous. WTF? Why am I feeling this way? I don't know if I'm jealous that she got pregnant by accident and stayed pregnant without any fuss, or jealous of her living situation (she and her H obviously have way more stability than we do). Blah...

[G22]

loira I get it. I'm not quite ready to TTC but we plan to start again seriously this summer. (I say seriously because I've not been on any birth control since Z, but my H has been gone 8 of the last 12 months. Ha) But I still find myself being slightly jealous over baby announcements lately. A friend who's DD is a few months older than Z just announced pregnancy #2 last week. I was not expecting to feel slightly jealous. Especially since right now I swing between absolutely ready for #2 and enjoying having my body back to where it was pre-pregnancy finally.

[shauni27]

oneslybookworm, did something change with EM? I thought she did want you there?

[oneslybookworm]

Apr 20, 2017 7:45:02 GMT -5 shauni27 said:

oneslybookworm , did something change with EM? I thought she did want you there?

She did, but I haven't really spoken to her much lately, so I don't really know if she still feels that way. I would love to be there and support her, if she wants me there, but I'm leaving it up to her. I haven't heard from her in a few weeks, so...who knows.