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Yenny - I'm glad that the rollercoaster ride is over for you. I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that. Thanks for checking in with us!
Pancake - I am soooo jealous of your vacation! That sounds amazing and it's at the perfect point in your pregnancy. That 2nd tri energy will really help you enjoy the trip.
Lanie - thanks for checking in on us! Yes, there was definitely relief seeing that beautiful baby up on the screen.
LC - I swear I thought I posted my EDD over there... quite possible that my pregnancy brain is failing me. I will head over there now! I have crazy wait times at the doctors office. 2 waiting rooms and the exam room. I feel like I wait less for these appointments than I had been waiting for my annual checkups, but it's still ridiculous. I love my doctor and her hospital affiliation, so I wouldnt change it, I just know to bring my kindle. I think it's funny that you and NEL are calling it the "bloat shot." I can't wait until we can all post super cute baby bump shots!
Katy - You poor thing with the open office plan. I cannot imagine feeling sick or tired (or both!) in an office like that. While I like the open office concept, I think there are times when it just doesn't work very well. I'm glad the zofran is helping you and that the basement dweller is moving out! Sounds like you can at least start getting things ready for the nursery now! I hate moving. I love being in a new place, but I hate the moving process to get there. The thought of moving twice in one year sounds awful, and that's just another pro for the staying put argument.
HH - Thanks for the input on the IKEA high chairs, good to know they are mommy approved!
NEL - you poor thing with the late work nights! I cannot believe they have a meeting from 11-1 with no lunch!! People would probably be more productive with a little food in their stomachs. Good luck with the granola bars!
Mrs - It really sounds like you have your hands full! Thanks for taking the time to pop over here and show your support.
Monkey - Thank you! I don't post in the TTC thread much, but I am following your story. I am thinking of you and truly believe that your day will be here before you know it.
Ladies, thank you for the feedback on staying in a one-bedroom place. DH and I are excited, and were doing alot of conceptual planning last night and making a mental list of things we need to do to create some more space and streamline some things. I am finally super excited about all the preparation. I think not knowing where we would be was holding me back from any significant planning, and now that I know exactly where we will be and how our stuff fits I am just imagining all the possibilities.
As far as showers go, there is no way that I will be able to avoid having AT LEAST one. Yes, there is a big chance that between our families and close friends we may have multiple. I HATE being the center of attention. I really really hate it, but I know that this is just how people want to show that they support and love us, so while I will work hard to minimize the number, I will suck it up and let them show the love. My only concern is that we don't need alot of stuff. We have good friends that are letting us borrow all the newborn stuff they dont need right now, so we really only need the basics. I am hoping that if we end up with two showers, one can be a book shower. You can never have too many books right?
Hope you all are having a good day today!
brown_eyes (13w5d)
Yenny - I'm glad that the rollercoaster ride is over for you. I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that. Thanks for checking in with us!
Pancake - I am soooo jealous of your vacation! That sounds amazing and it's at the perfect point in your pregnancy. That 2nd tri energy will really help you enjoy the trip.
Lanie - thanks for checking in on us! Yes, there was definitely relief seeing that beautiful baby up on the screen.
LC - I swear I thought I posted my EDD over there... quite possible that my pregnancy brain is failing me. I will head over there now! I have crazy wait times at the doctors office. 2 waiting rooms and the exam room. I feel like I wait less for these appointments than I had been waiting for my annual checkups, but it's still ridiculous. I love my doctor and her hospital affiliation, so I wouldnt change it, I just know to bring my kindle. I think it's funny that you and NEL are calling it the "bloat shot." I can't wait until we can all post super cute baby bump shots!
Katy - You poor thing with the open office plan. I cannot imagine feeling sick or tired (or both!) in an office like that. While I like the open office concept, I think there are times when it just doesn't work very well. I'm glad the zofran is helping you and that the basement dweller is moving out! Sounds like you can at least start getting things ready for the nursery now! I hate moving. I love being in a new place, but I hate the moving process to get there. The thought of moving twice in one year sounds awful, and that's just another pro for the staying put argument.
HH - Thanks for the input on the IKEA high chairs, good to know they are mommy approved!
NEL - you poor thing with the late work nights! I cannot believe they have a meeting from 11-1 with no lunch!! People would probably be more productive with a little food in their stomachs. Good luck with the granola bars!
Mrs - It really sounds like you have your hands full! Thanks for taking the time to pop over here and show your support.
Monkey - Thank you! I don't post in the TTC thread much, but I am following your story. I am thinking of you and truly believe that your day will be here before you know it.
Ladies, thank you for the feedback on staying in a one-bedroom place. DH and I are excited, and were doing alot of conceptual planning last night and making a mental list of things we need to do to create some more space and streamline some things. I am finally super excited about all the preparation. I think not knowing where we would be was holding me back from any significant planning, and now that I know exactly where we will be and how our stuff fits I am just imagining all the possibilities.
As far as showers go, there is no way that I will be able to avoid having AT LEAST one. Yes, there is a big chance that between our families and close friends we may have multiple. I HATE being the center of attention. I really really hate it, but I know that this is just how people want to show that they support and love us, so while I will work hard to minimize the number, I will suck it up and let them show the love. My only concern is that we don't need alot of stuff. We have good friends that are letting us borrow all the newborn stuff they dont need right now, so we really only need the basics. I am hoping that if we end up with two showers, one can be a book shower. You can never have too many books right?
Hope you all are having a good day today!
brown_eyes (13w5d)
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wow...lots to catch up on! apologies in advance if i miss something.
ally...soooo happy to see that beautiful US pic. such a relief to officially see that baby there i'm sure. hope you are feeling ok!
lc...yay for your cutie US pic. i love it! amazing how much it changed since your last one, right? i just had my nt scan appt today so i can relate to what you were saying about it but i'll type more on that later. anyway, glad to hear that all seemed good! and i hear you on the sweet tooth...cookies!!!! and i love the pic you posted of your "bloat" though i think you look awesome. i know it probably feels like more since you are so tiny to begin with. And, lastly, lots of luck to you in deciding about the midwife. great that you'll get the info and can make an educated decision about your care.
nel...sorry that you have yet another non-eating meeting to deal with. and yes, granola bars are probably less obnoxious than dry heaving. i laughed at your remark, too funny. you look fantastic in your belly pics btw. i think that you probably feel more bloated than you look b/c i think you look great! same as i said to LC though...it probably feels so different b/c you are so thin to begin with!
katy...glad to hear that the zofran is helping. that's a relief! and yay for scheduling your next 2 big appointments! i agree...everything is going faster AND slower than i anticipated. very weird.
pancake...um, i'm coming with you. that trip sounds so amazing! how exciting! and i'm trying to feel my uterus based on your description but i think i'm doing it wrong b/c i just keep making myself have to pee. that can't be right.
pg...how frustrating about the beta blockers. i really hope that the doc is more reachable and has some answers for you soon. so sorry you continue to deal with this.
brown...first of all, your baby is too cute! love those pics! and secondly, it sounds like you and i are in the same boat apartment-wise. i think you are fine to stay put. dh and i live in a studio. yep, a studio. granted it's a very big space (it's a loft basically) and we have a sectioned off bedroom (it's sort of hard to explain) and an additional home office (which will be the baby's room). we are staying put. we're going to put some kind of wall up to section off the baby's room but there won't be any doors to make it an official bedroom. our plan is to stay this way up to a year and move to a larger apartment. we figure, while the baby is little, and would probably be close to us most of the time anyway, we might as well stay and plan out our next move on our own time. bottom line is that in my opinion, i think you can totally make it work. get creative in layouts and furniture and it'll be great!
afm...had my 12 week appointment and NT scan this AM. i have mixed feelings about the appointment. first, we got to hear the hb for the first time which was amazing. 162! but the tech (usually the doc does our US) breezed right by it and turned it off before we really got to enjoy it. it was my first abdomen US which was exciting. she pushed harder than i expected and the baby was moving all over the place! dh said it was already pretty feisty b/c it seemed to be saying with it's arm "enough! stop!". SO CUTE. we saw the different views and everything which was a lot of fun but the tech was going so fast that i couldn't really savor any of it. oh well. afterward we met with the doc (i think i told you guys that she's not very warm and fuzzy and kind of breezes by stuff with us). she said that based on the neck measurements and the nasal bone, we look to be in good shape. now we wait for the blood results which should be back in a week. i'm also waiting on the blood results for some of the genetic stuff which i should have by friday. other than that, all is good. feeling the same. dealing with it. had a great time in florida telling my grandma. she was sooooo cute. it was about a billion and a half degrees or so down there and monsooning most of the time, but whatever. can't win em all. side note...i have a bachelorette party this saturday and i'm dreading it! nobody knows except for one friend. it's going to be a loooong night. just had to whine about that for a sec.
wow...lots to catch up on! apologies in advance if i miss something.
ally...soooo happy to see that beautiful US pic. such a relief to officially see that baby there i'm sure. hope you are feeling ok!
lc...yay for your cutie US pic. i love it! amazing how much it changed since your last one, right? i just had my nt scan appt today so i can relate to what you were saying about it but i'll type more on that later. anyway, glad to hear that all seemed good! and i hear you on the sweet tooth...cookies!!!! and i love the pic you posted of your "bloat" though i think you look awesome. i know it probably feels like more since you are so tiny to begin with. And, lastly, lots of luck to you in deciding about the midwife. great that you'll get the info and can make an educated decision about your care.
nel...sorry that you have yet another non-eating meeting to deal with. and yes, granola bars are probably less obnoxious than dry heaving. i laughed at your remark, too funny. you look fantastic in your belly pics btw. i think that you probably feel more bloated than you look b/c i think you look great! same as i said to LC though...it probably feels so different b/c you are so thin to begin with!
katy...glad to hear that the zofran is helping. that's a relief! and yay for scheduling your next 2 big appointments! i agree...everything is going faster AND slower than i anticipated. very weird.
pancake...um, i'm coming with you. that trip sounds so amazing! how exciting! and i'm trying to feel my uterus based on your description but i think i'm doing it wrong b/c i just keep making myself have to pee. that can't be right.
pg...how frustrating about the beta blockers. i really hope that the doc is more reachable and has some answers for you soon. so sorry you continue to deal with this.
brown...first of all, your baby is too cute! love those pics! and secondly, it sounds like you and i are in the same boat apartment-wise. i think you are fine to stay put. dh and i live in a studio. yep, a studio. granted it's a very big space (it's a loft basically) and we have a sectioned off bedroom (it's sort of hard to explain) and an additional home office (which will be the baby's room). we are staying put. we're going to put some kind of wall up to section off the baby's room but there won't be any doors to make it an official bedroom. our plan is to stay this way up to a year and move to a larger apartment. we figure, while the baby is little, and would probably be close to us most of the time anyway, we might as well stay and plan out our next move on our own time. bottom line is that in my opinion, i think you can totally make it work. get creative in layouts and furniture and it'll be great!
afm...had my 12 week appointment and NT scan this AM. i have mixed feelings about the appointment. first, we got to hear the hb for the first time which was amazing. 162! but the tech (usually the doc does our US) breezed right by it and turned it off before we really got to enjoy it. it was my first abdomen US which was exciting. she pushed harder than i expected and the baby was moving all over the place! dh said it was already pretty feisty b/c it seemed to be saying with it's arm "enough! stop!". SO CUTE. we saw the different views and everything which was a lot of fun but the tech was going so fast that i couldn't really savor any of it. oh well. afterward we met with the doc (i think i told you guys that she's not very warm and fuzzy and kind of breezes by stuff with us). she said that based on the neck measurements and the nasal bone, we look to be in good shape. now we wait for the blood results which should be back in a week. i'm also waiting on the blood results for some of the genetic stuff which i should have by friday. other than that, all is good. feeling the same. dealing with it. had a great time in florida telling my grandma. she was sooooo cute. it was about a billion and a half degrees or so down there and monsooning most of the time, but whatever. can't win em all. side note...i have a bachelorette party this saturday and i'm dreading it! nobody knows except for one friend. it's going to be a loooong night. just had to whine about that for a sec.
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hey Ladies!
Marlie, glad you had a great vacation. Summer is pretty much monsoon season in FL. But so nice you were able to tell your grandmother in person.
Hm, the bachelorette party is going to be difficult, but if you have one ally that's usually enough. I suggest being hte first one at the bar and asking for a non-alcoholic drink that looks like a real drink. Most bartenders are happy to oblige.
Brown, I agree I can't wait until we all have REAL belly shots and not just giant bloating. you're so fortunate to have so many friends and family that love and support you! If you ever need help ideas for book storage, I highly suggest the overhead shelves. Yes it's not convenient if you need to access the books often but I think it's great and gets them out of the way. Besides our books that are on the bookshelves are mostly for decoration, we never pull them out ever... I wanted to donate them, but DH said no.
NE, wow, I can't believe loosing power during a giant blizzard. Totally can imgaine what you mean about running around trying to keep a house warm. Hope your long meeting was OK. Dude, who *does* that?!? At least the granola bars kept your nausea at bay. In my imaginary world, I'd totally dry heave out of spite.
Katy, yeah, we totally speak the same pain about Midwest winters. I think you might have it worse in WI than I do, since you're further north. Agreed about not being giant and preggo in the summer too. Whew! I used to work in an office with that "open desk plan". It SUCKS! everything's so loud etc. Bummer that you're totally trapped there and can't hide the preggo tiredness. I'm glad the Zofran is helping. Hoorays for getting the "tenant" out of the house! And painting is TOTALLY a reasonable activity for your DH to do...
RE: Baby Showers, I think we'll have a fun "friends shower" here in Chicago which will be mostly drinking (for everyone else) and hanging out. I'm torn if I want to go home for Thanksgiving because that would be my last opportunity to go home in a while, but I honestly don't feel like it. If I do go home, talk about GIANT family shower! ugh! I'm not feeling very familial lately...
Had a tasty lunch, a prospective vendor bought lunch for us at a swanky restaurant. Score! Their presentation was quite good too, so looking forward getting it up and running. Other than that, pretty boring day at work, just little tasks to complete.
Hope everyone else is doing well!
~LC (11W, 5D)
hey Ladies!
Marlie, glad you had a great vacation. Summer is pretty much monsoon season in FL. But so nice you were able to tell your grandmother in person.
Hm, the bachelorette party is going to be difficult, but if you have one ally that's usually enough. I suggest being hte first one at the bar and asking for a non-alcoholic drink that looks like a real drink. Most bartenders are happy to oblige.Brown, I agree I can't wait until we all have REAL belly shots and not just giant bloating. you're so fortunate to have so many friends and family that love and support you! If you ever need help ideas for book storage, I highly suggest the overhead shelves. Yes it's not convenient if you need to access the books often but I think it's great and gets them out of the way. Besides our books that are on the bookshelves are mostly for decoration, we never pull them out ever... I wanted to donate them, but DH said no.
NE, wow, I can't believe loosing power during a giant blizzard. Totally can imgaine what you mean about running around trying to keep a house warm. Hope your long meeting was OK. Dude, who *does* that?!? At least the granola bars kept your nausea at bay. In my imaginary world, I'd totally dry heave out of spite.
Katy, yeah, we totally speak the same pain about Midwest winters. I think you might have it worse in WI than I do, since you're further north. Agreed about not being giant and preggo in the summer too. Whew! I used to work in an office with that "open desk plan". It SUCKS! everything's so loud etc. Bummer that you're totally trapped there and can't hide the preggo tiredness. I'm glad the Zofran is helping. Hoorays for getting the "tenant" out of the house! And painting is TOTALLY a reasonable activity for your DH to do...
RE: Baby Showers, I think we'll have a fun "friends shower" here in Chicago which will be mostly drinking (for everyone else) and hanging out. I'm torn if I want to go home for Thanksgiving because that would be my last opportunity to go home in a while, but I honestly don't feel like it. If I do go home, talk about GIANT family shower! ugh! I'm not feeling very familial lately...
Had a tasty lunch, a prospective vendor bought lunch for us at a swanky restaurant. Score! Their presentation was quite good too, so looking forward getting it up and running. Other than that, pretty boring day at work, just little tasks to complete.
Hope everyone else is doing well!
~LC (11W, 5D)
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LC, aw, cute pic! Hi baby! Let us know what you decide about the midwives. Could you switch practices instead? I never have to wait at my ob/gyn except for once when she was delivering a baby, which I figured was an acceptable excuse.
BE, glad you will have the option of rolling the babe out of your bedroom if necessary. I definitely think you can manage with one bedroom. And I didn't really use a rocker (we have a glider, actually) with Claire as a newborn. I nursed her on the couch or in bed so I would be more comfortable. Slow rocking wasn't really something that helped her if she needed soothing - it was more of an energetic rain dance that did the trick. We use the glider more now before bedtime for reading stories or for snuggles before bed/nap time or if she needs comforting in the middle of the night. But I barely remember using it for the first 6 months. I think I used it for nursing more when she got older and I felt like the boppy was less necessary.
Yenny, thanks for checking in with us. I'm glad the physical stuff is behind you; just remember to keep being kind to yourself.
PC, don't worry, I'm not going to stop taking the meds. I tried not taking it last night, and I woke up at 10:30 when DH got in bed with my heart RACING. Ugh. I took it immediately. I'm going to check in with the cardiologist tomorrow and schedule a check up with my GP. If he thinks I need more monitoring, I'm going to ask him for a rec for a different cardiologist. I'm so jealous of your European getaway! DH and I went to Paris this fall. I would probably try to plan a "babymoon" vacation this pregnancy but I need to feel well first, and I'm not sure I want to fly if not totally necessary. Claire and I are definitely not going on the family Disneyworld trip next week that we were supposed to go on. I'm sad, but I just can't risk that the flight will make my BP drop (and not like I have the energy to trudge around DW in the heat and crowds). So anyway, enjoy the trip for me, OK?
Katy, so glad your basement dweller/mooch is moving on! Our best friends had a roommate who wouldn't move out either, and it was sooooo frustrating. Glad you will reclaim your space before the baby comes. Sorry if this is too personal, but are you having any problems with constipation on the Zofran? It seems like some people do, and some people don't.
NEL, no lunch, and working until 10 p.m.? Ew! Cut a pregnant lady some slack, people!
Marlie, aw, I'm sorry that NT scan technician wasn't friendly or accommodating. But so glad that you got good news. Would you consider telling your friends at the Bachelorette party so you don't have to pay for a lot of shots that you throw in the plant behind you? I would feel comfortable telling people at 12 weeks after a good scan.
AFM, same old, same old. Dizzy, out of shape, not as bad as the IV days but not as good as a few days ago. Hoping the second trimester will bring relief.
~10 weeks 2 days
LC, aw, cute pic! Hi baby! Let us know what you decide about the midwives. Could you switch practices instead? I never have to wait at my ob/gyn except for once when she was delivering a baby, which I figured was an acceptable excuse.
BE, glad you will have the option of rolling the babe out of your bedroom if necessary. I definitely think you can manage with one bedroom. And I didn't really use a rocker (we have a glider, actually) with Claire as a newborn. I nursed her on the couch or in bed so I would be more comfortable. Slow rocking wasn't really something that helped her if she needed soothing - it was more of an energetic rain dance that did the trick. We use the glider more now before bedtime for reading stories or for snuggles before bed/nap time or if she needs comforting in the middle of the night. But I barely remember using it for the first 6 months. I think I used it for nursing more when she got older and I felt like the boppy was less necessary.
Yenny, thanks for checking in with us. I'm glad the physical stuff is behind you; just remember to keep being kind to yourself.
PC, don't worry, I'm not going to stop taking the meds. I tried not taking it last night, and I woke up at 10:30 when DH got in bed with my heart RACING. Ugh. I took it immediately. I'm going to check in with the cardiologist tomorrow and schedule a check up with my GP. If he thinks I need more monitoring, I'm going to ask him for a rec for a different cardiologist. I'm so jealous of your European getaway! DH and I went to Paris this fall. I would probably try to plan a "babymoon" vacation this pregnancy but I need to feel well first, and I'm not sure I want to fly if not totally necessary. Claire and I are definitely not going on the family Disneyworld trip next week that we were supposed to go on. I'm sad, but I just can't risk that the flight will make my BP drop (and not like I have the energy to trudge around DW in the heat and crowds). So anyway, enjoy the trip for me, OK?
Katy, so glad your basement dweller/mooch is moving on! Our best friends had a roommate who wouldn't move out either, and it was sooooo frustrating. Glad you will reclaim your space before the baby comes. Sorry if this is too personal, but are you having any problems with constipation on the Zofran? It seems like some people do, and some people don't.
NEL, no lunch, and working until 10 p.m.? Ew! Cut a pregnant lady some slack, people!
Marlie, aw, I'm sorry that NT scan technician wasn't friendly or accommodating. But so glad that you got good news. Would you consider telling your friends at the Bachelorette party so you don't have to pay for a lot of shots that you throw in the plant behind you? I would feel comfortable telling people at 12 weeks after a good scan.
AFM, same old, same old. Dizzy, out of shape, not as bad as the IV days but not as good as a few days ago. Hoping the second trimester will bring relief.
~10 weeks 2 days
KatyWI
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LC, cute "bloat"!! I wonder if the tummies will get flat again before they start to round out more, or if we're just fooling ourselves?! Hehe. And I'm jealous of that lunch meeting! Yummmm. I grabbed lunch with a coworker today at the pub around the corner... it was kinda meh. Oh, and I know DH can and would paint.. but if we don't get around to it, I know my mom will do it when she visits this fall. She's the best!
NEL - How did the meeting go? Did the granola bars get you through okay? 11-1 without lunch is just cruel. Shame on them!
Mrs - Thanks for thinking of us! Hope life with two is going smoothly!
Brown - So awesome that you get to be excited and plan now! Sorry about the multiple showers, but the bright side is that you won't have to get much stuff for yourself! And I LOVE the idea of a book shower! A sweet idea is that instead of a card, people write notes in the books, and someone can keep a master list so you don't get 12 copies of Goodnight Moon. I actually told my mom to tell people to send me books if they felt like they had to get me something. I can't wait to build an awesome library of classics for my kiddo, but I'm a huge reader nerd.
marlie - Sorry your tech sped through the exam today. I hope mine is efficient but friendly, I can't imagine not getting a good look at the kiddo! Did you get any pics that you can share? 
PG - I don't think anything's too personal for preggo friends! I am having some constipation issues, but more that I go less and differently than before, not that I don't go at all. I have been taking Colace once a day per my doc's instructions. Perhaps I should be taking it more than once if I want things to be a little more regular? But as I said, I haven't really been uncomfortable enough to want to take further action. So I haven't been stressing if I skip a day, even though that's unusual for me. I think I've been a little more bloated too as a result, but I figure it will all end at some point! At least it had better end... I want that 2nd tri honeymoon!!
AFM... nothing really different from this morning. Made dinner for the first time in weeks, poor hubbby! It was leftover brats and a box of Kraft macaroni and cheese! Ahaha! Well, we had to eat the brats at some point, and the Kraft just sounded good!! Now hopefully having called the cops on our obnoxious neighbors last night (we have repeatedly asked them to keep it down) made an impression and I will be able to sleep tonight. This preggo needs her beauty rest more than ever!!
LC, cute "bloat"!! I wonder if the tummies will get flat again before they start to round out more, or if we're just fooling ourselves?! Hehe. And I'm jealous of that lunch meeting! Yummmm. I grabbed lunch with a coworker today at the pub around the corner... it was kinda meh.
Oh, and I know DH can and would paint.. but if we don't get around to it, I know my mom will do it when she visits this fall. She's the best! NEL - How did the meeting go? Did the granola bars get you through okay? 11-1 without lunch is just cruel. Shame on them!
Mrs - Thanks for thinking of us! Hope life with two is going smoothly!
Brown - So awesome that you get to be excited and plan now! Sorry about the multiple showers, but the bright side is that you won't have to get much stuff for yourself! And I LOVE the idea of a book shower! A sweet idea is that instead of a card, people write notes in the books, and someone can keep a master list so you don't get 12 copies of Goodnight Moon.
I actually told my mom to tell people to send me books if they felt like they had to get me something. I can't wait to build an awesome library of classics for my kiddo, but I'm a huge reader nerd. marlie - Sorry your tech sped through the exam today. I hope mine is efficient but friendly, I can't imagine not getting a good look at the kiddo! Did you get any pics that you can share?
PG - I don't think anything's too personal for preggo friends! I am having some constipation issues, but more that I go less and differently than before, not that I don't go at all. I have been taking Colace once a day per my doc's instructions. Perhaps I should be taking it more than once if I want things to be a little more regular? But as I said, I haven't really been uncomfortable enough to want to take further action. So I haven't been stressing if I skip a day, even though that's unusual for me. I think I've been a little more bloated too as a result, but I figure it will all end at some point! At least it had better end... I want that 2nd tri honeymoon!!
AFM... nothing really different from this morning. Made dinner for the first time in weeks, poor hubbby! It was leftover brats and a box of Kraft macaroni and cheese! Ahaha! Well, we had to eat the brats at some point, and the Kraft just sounded good!!
Now hopefully having called the cops on our obnoxious neighbors last night (we have repeatedly asked them to keep it down) made an impression and I will be able to sleep tonight. This preggo needs her beauty rest more than ever!!
Mannequin
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I have a lot to catch up on here! Yay for healthy baby pictures and scans! Came back from our camping trip and our hot water heater is dead, so we are in the process of installing a new one as we deal with issues from some of our tenants in our rental homes. This week sucks. Will be back and posting again soon.
I have a lot to catch up on here! Yay for healthy baby pictures and scans! Came back from our camping trip and our hot water heater is dead, so we are in the process of installing a new one as we deal with issues from some of our tenants in our rental homes. This week sucks. Will be back and posting again soon.
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So much happening in our little thread! Although I do think it's time we were joined by some newbies... have been popping my head into the TTC thread, looks like S&I is set to join us soon - wheee!
MQ - how annoying re the hot water! At least it is not the depths of winter over there. Not much of a blessing, but I suppose maybe thinking in relative terms might make it seem less revolting?
Katy - I love brats! And I love mac & cheese! Can I come and eat at your house?? Re the cooking, I finally cracked it at my husband this week and told him he needs to start pulling his weight in the kitchen; with all the nausea and sleepiness I just couldn't cook through most of the first tri and as a consequence we ate WAY too much takeaway for my liking. He promises he will cook up a batch of something this weekend. We shall see! What a relief that your "bottom dweller" is moving out! Hooray for privacy!
PG - last night sounds like it was really unpleasant, you poor thing! Let us know how your cardiologist appointment goes. It's much harder to avoid talking about things when your patient is in front of you!
LC - sometimes I feel the same apathy about big family functions, especially lately. In my case all the family functions are on my husband's side as there's only my immediate family here. I wonder if you might regret not going home at Thanksgiving if you don't, though? Could you ask them to hold back with the massive shower, etc? Cute pic!! I really must do one myself at some stage...
Marlie, congratulations on your good NT scan! Fingers crossed that the blood screen comes back low risk too. Disappointing that the tech didn't take you through things in detail - I suppose for them this kind of thing is "routine" and they forget what a monumental event it is in the lives of the women they're scanning. When are you planning to tell the rest of your friends?
Brown_eyes, I hope you are right re the 2nd tri energy! So far I am less tired than before but definitely no "bloom" yet. A book shower sounds like a BRILLIANT idea, I would love that!!!
NEL - such a shame that you've had to postpone your holiday, but furry friends are so important... I doubt my bump will be "cute" - at the moment I just feel like I've got middle aged spread
I'm just sort of "thickening" around the middle and looking non-descriptly as if I have let myself go. Lovely!
AFM, I had the afternoon off work today. Went shopping - bought a couple of tops which I'll be able to wear into the 3rd tri (but look fine now too) and 2 pairs of maternity opaque tights. The latter are a bit weird - I don't know what I was expecting but they have a seamed "belly section" that basically looks like it's cut to accommodate a big butt Not sure if I will be able to wear them yet or whether I will have to 'grow into' them - hopefully they are wearable now because my regular opaques are getting very uncomfortable around the waistband.
So much happening in our little thread! Although I do think it's time we were joined by some newbies... have been popping my head into the TTC thread, looks like S&I is set to join us soon - wheee!
MQ - how annoying re the hot water! At least it is not the depths of winter over there. Not much of a blessing, but I suppose maybe thinking in relative terms might make it seem less revolting?
Katy - I love brats! And I love mac & cheese! Can I come and eat at your house?? Re the cooking, I finally cracked it at my husband this week and told him he needs to start pulling his weight in the kitchen; with all the nausea and sleepiness I just couldn't cook through most of the first tri and as a consequence we ate WAY too much takeaway for my liking. He promises he will cook up a batch of something this weekend. We shall see! What a relief that your "bottom dweller" is moving out! Hooray for privacy!
PG - last night sounds like it was really unpleasant, you poor thing! Let us know how your cardiologist appointment goes. It's much harder to avoid talking about things when your patient is in front of you!
LC - sometimes I feel the same apathy about big family functions, especially lately. In my case all the family functions are on my husband's side as there's only my immediate family here. I wonder if you might regret not going home at Thanksgiving if you don't, though? Could you ask them to hold back with the massive shower, etc? Cute pic!! I really must do one myself at some stage...
Marlie, congratulations on your good NT scan! Fingers crossed that the blood screen comes back low risk too. Disappointing that the tech didn't take you through things in detail - I suppose for them this kind of thing is "routine" and they forget what a monumental event it is in the lives of the women they're scanning. When are you planning to tell the rest of your friends?
Brown_eyes, I hope you are right re the 2nd tri energy! So far I am less tired than before but definitely no "bloom" yet. A book shower sounds like a BRILLIANT idea, I would love that!!!
NEL - such a shame that you've had to postpone your holiday, but furry friends are so important... I doubt my bump will be "cute" - at the moment I just feel like I've got middle aged spread
I'm just sort of "thickening" around the middle and looking non-descriptly as if I have let myself go. Lovely!AFM, I had the afternoon off work today. Went shopping - bought a couple of tops which I'll be able to wear into the 3rd tri (but look fine now too) and 2 pairs of maternity opaque tights. The latter are a bit weird - I don't know what I was expecting but they have a seamed "belly section" that basically looks like it's cut to accommodate a big butt
Not sure if I will be able to wear them yet or whether I will have to 'grow into' them - hopefully they are wearable now because my regular opaques are getting very uncomfortable around the waistband.
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Pancake, you'll have to let me know how the tights fit. I almost bought a pair of black opaque tights online last week, but decided maybe I should check some out in person first. I'm planning to wear a lot of dresses with tights and ballet flats this fall. I hope you love the tights and they're nice and comfy.
MQ, so sorry to hear about the hot water heater (not fun to come home to after vacation), but I hope you had a great time on your camping trip!
Katy, the meeting went really well and I was able to get my granola bar down without it being too obnoxious I'm glad today is more relaxed--I'm wearing jeans, a t-shirt and I only have a couple of meetings! And I'm a fan of brats and mac 'n' cheese--I just made the exact same thing last week. I've been pretty lax about cooking as well. Do you eat much in the evenings? I notice I eat more often in the mornings, but the evenings I just snack a little.
PhG, I feel like you can't catch a break, you poor thing. Sorry to hear about the heart palpatations, I just want you to get passed all of this so you can start feeling a little like your old self. Sooooooo close!
LC, I'm so jealous of your swanky lunch yesterday! And I understand being torn about T-giving. Do you usually go home? I think it would probably be nice to see your family at sompe point in the second tri and T-giving is a good opportunity. But if I were you, I would just see how you feel over the next month or so and then decide.
Marlie, lots of excitement in your world this week! First, I'm so glad the NT scan went well. I'm sorry the tech didn't let you listen to the heartbeat for long, but am glad that you got to spend a lot of time looking at the u/s. And second, I'm so glad you got to tell your grandma in person! It sounds like she was really excited (of course). Sorry about the monsooning, but hopefully you can go back and visit her when the weather is better! As for the bachelorette party, I would probably go ahead and spill the beans. I can't imagine having to fake it through the entire thing, that would be rough!
Brown, I'm so glad you're finally getting excited about prepping! That's great news. And can I just say "word" about disliking being the center of attention. I hate it, too. Really hate it. But you're absolutely right that they all love you and just want to celebrate with you, so you have to show the love back. Speaking of love, I love the idea of having a book shower. That's brilliant!
AFM, I'm 11 weeks today, woohoo! My NT scan is in a week (sorry, Pancake, you asked me a couple of days ago about my NT scan and I completely forgot to reply)--I'm excited to have it. I still use the doppler every night and I love hearing the heartbeat, but I'm eager to see the baby again. After the NT scan, I'm planning to tell my boss and then spilling the beans to everybody else. I'll be so glad when I don't have to hide anything anymore! One more week!
Pancake, you'll have to let me know how the tights fit. I almost bought a pair of black opaque tights online last week, but decided maybe I should check some out in person first. I'm planning to wear a lot of dresses with tights and ballet flats this fall. I hope you love the tights and they're nice and comfy.
MQ, so sorry to hear about the hot water heater (not fun to come home to after vacation), but I hope you had a great time on your camping trip!
Katy, the meeting went really well and I was able to get my granola bar down without it being too obnoxious
I'm glad today is more relaxed--I'm wearing jeans, a t-shirt and I only have a couple of meetings! And I'm a fan of brats and mac 'n' cheese--I just made the exact same thing last week. I've been pretty lax about cooking as well. Do you eat much in the evenings? I notice I eat more often in the mornings, but the evenings I just snack a little.PhG, I feel like you can't catch a break, you poor thing. Sorry to hear about the heart palpatations, I just want you to get passed all of this so you can start feeling a little like your old self. Sooooooo close!
LC, I'm so jealous of your swanky lunch yesterday! And I understand being torn about T-giving. Do you usually go home? I think it would probably be nice to see your family at sompe point in the second tri and T-giving is a good opportunity. But if I were you, I would just see how you feel over the next month or so and then decide.
Marlie, lots of excitement in your world this week! First, I'm so glad the NT scan went well. I'm sorry the tech didn't let you listen to the heartbeat for long, but am glad that you got to spend a lot of time looking at the u/s. And second, I'm so glad you got to tell your grandma in person! It sounds like she was really excited (of course). Sorry about the monsooning, but hopefully you can go back and visit her when the weather is better! As for the bachelorette party, I would probably go ahead and spill the beans. I can't imagine having to fake it through the entire thing, that would be rough!
Brown, I'm so glad you're finally getting excited about prepping! That's great news. And can I just say "word" about disliking being the center of attention. I hate it, too. Really hate it. But you're absolutely right that they all love you and just want to celebrate with you, so you have to show the love back. Speaking of love, I love the idea of having a book shower. That's brilliant!
AFM, I'm 11 weeks today, woohoo! My NT scan is in a week (sorry, Pancake, you asked me a couple of days ago about my NT scan and I completely forgot to reply)--I'm excited to have it. I still use the doppler every night and I love hearing the heartbeat, but I'm eager to see the baby again. After the NT scan, I'm planning to tell my boss and then spilling the beans to everybody else. I'll be so glad when I don't have to hide anything anymore! One more week!
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PhG, OMG you're so close to the 2nd Tri. I'm really hoping you'll get over this hump and be more yourself. Wow, I hope your GP or someone can talk to you about your Blood pressure and the medications. Sounds like you're bummed about missing out of Disney World, but to be honest I think you made the 100% correct decision, for safety and your family's enjoyment of the trip. I don't think I'll switch practices, since the OBs and the midwives are both in the same practice. More on the midwife/OB later...
Katy, Thanks for the bloat "love". I hate it. Ha ha. I'm just waiting for the baby to catch up to the bloat. DH asked when I'll start showing and I would suspect it'll be around 18 wks or so, right? Maybe one of the BTDT mamas can tell us. Wow, you're so lucky you have so many helpful people around to paint and organize your nursery. DH is so not a handy person, so he'd hire someone to paint. But Sis will probably help me do stuff, and she's AWESOME! Dude, I made brats this past weekend! Wow! I'll probably make some M&C tonight. I made ribs in the oven will probably finish them off on the grill.
MQ, Ouch about the water heater! I hope it's a quick, easy, and not crazy expensive fix. I'm still struggling with leak issues in my place. GROAN! I so wish I bought a house and not a condo now... SIGH!
Pancake, how are those mat tights? I've never been much of a tights wearer. In all my previous jobs, it's be casual dress code, so I wear jeans/cordouroys in the fall/winter. But I bought the CUTEST sweater dress that I was ALL SET to wear this fall. Guess I won't be able to now. Wop, wop.
NEL, Hooray for the NT scan! I hope the next week flies by I normally do not go home for Thanksgiving. I hate, hate HATE flying on T-giving, so I usually do a dinner up here with friends and my sis. The past few years when my parents were in poor terms pre-separation/divorce filing, my dad would fly up to Chicago and join sis and I for T-giving. Last year, I went down to the ILs for Thanksgiving. DH is very adamant about his parents not spending either Christmas or T-giving by themselves, and SIL rotates with her husband, so we pick up the other rotation. Plus this year after the accident, I'm sure DH is more sensitive about it.
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AFM, I decided I'm going to switch my 16wk appt to meet with the midwives. I just spoke to one today and she said I *CAN* do medicated delivery, and the focus more on the natural process of pregnancy, and spend more time with patients. That all sounds perfectly great to me. So my plan is to tell DH that I want to try a midwife for the next appt, and then come back and we can talk about which we'd rather do.
I spoke to DH the other night about telling my boss etc. I decided that I'll wait until I'm about 15-16 wks. DH's opinion is "As a pregnant woman, you're very protected so it doesn't matter if you tell them a month or even two months from now." My biggest worry is I'll get sidelined into dinky projects once I come out that I"m pregnant. So DH's suggestion is don't tell them for a while. But then I also worried that they'll feel like I'm leaving them in the lurch when on Mat Leave. I've accepted that there's nothing I can do about how they feel, so I'll keep plugging on my main projects and our major transition to fold in with our Parent company, and prep up any necessary person when it's time to transition.
DH and I kinda left hanging the "what happens after Mat Leave" discussion. It was broached when I said, "I'll definitely tell my mgr and director that I fully intend to come back after leave." DH's next question was, "Yeah, but part-time or full-time." I replied "Full-time" with what I imagine was a "what kind of ridiculous question is that" look on my face. I dunno, I have a niggling feeling he's expecting majority of the child rearing to fall on me, so we DEFINITELY need to have this discussion at some point. Hopefully tonight before his trip home, or maybe when he comes back. I dunno.... Sigh!
~LC (11W, 6D)
PS. Any of you JBP ladies want to make the jump with me to the big preggo thread?
PhG, OMG you're so close to the 2nd Tri. I'm really hoping you'll get over this hump and be more yourself. Wow, I hope your GP or someone can talk to you about your Blood pressure and the medications. Sounds like you're bummed about missing out of Disney World, but to be honest I think you made the 100% correct decision, for safety and your family's enjoyment of the trip. I don't think I'll switch practices, since the OBs and the midwives are both in the same practice. More on the midwife/OB later...
Katy, Thanks for the bloat "love". I hate it. Ha ha. I'm just waiting for the baby to catch up to the bloat. DH asked when I'll start showing and I would suspect it'll be around 18 wks or so, right? Maybe one of the BTDT mamas can tell us. Wow, you're so lucky you have so many helpful people around to paint and organize your nursery. DH is so not a handy person, so he'd hire someone to paint. But Sis will probably help me do stuff, and she's AWESOME! Dude, I made brats this past weekend! Wow! I'll probably make some M&C tonight. I made ribs in the oven will probably finish them off on the grill.
MQ, Ouch about the water heater! I hope it's a quick, easy, and not crazy expensive fix. I'm still struggling with leak issues in my place. GROAN! I so wish I bought a house and not a condo now... SIGH!
Pancake, how are those mat tights? I've never been much of a tights wearer. In all my previous jobs, it's be casual dress code, so I wear jeans/cordouroys in the fall/winter. But I bought the CUTEST sweater dress that I was ALL SET to wear this fall. Guess I won't be able to now. Wop, wop.
NEL, Hooray for the NT scan! I hope the next week flies by
I normally do not go home for Thanksgiving. I hate, hate HATE flying on T-giving, so I usually do a dinner up here with friends and my sis. The past few years when my parents were in poor terms pre-separation/divorce filing, my dad would fly up to Chicago and join sis and I for T-giving. Last year, I went down to the ILs for Thanksgiving. DH is very adamant about his parents not spending either Christmas or T-giving by themselves, and SIL rotates with her husband, so we pick up the other rotation. Plus this year after the accident, I'm sure DH is more sensitive about it. ------------
AFM, I decided I'm going to switch my 16wk appt to meet with the midwives. I just spoke to one today and she said I *CAN* do medicated delivery, and the focus more on the natural process of pregnancy, and spend more time with patients. That all sounds perfectly great to me. So my plan is to tell DH that I want to try a midwife for the next appt, and then come back and we can talk about which we'd rather do.
I spoke to DH the other night about telling my boss etc. I decided that I'll wait until I'm about 15-16 wks. DH's opinion is "As a pregnant woman, you're very protected so it doesn't matter if you tell them a month or even two months from now." My biggest worry is I'll get sidelined into dinky projects once I come out that I"m pregnant. So DH's suggestion is don't tell them for a while. But then I also worried that they'll feel like I'm leaving them in the lurch when on Mat Leave. I've accepted that there's nothing I can do about how they feel, so I'll keep plugging on my main projects and our major transition to fold in with our Parent company, and prep up any necessary person when it's time to transition.
DH and I kinda left hanging the "what happens after Mat Leave" discussion. It was broached when I said, "I'll definitely tell my mgr and director that I fully intend to come back after leave." DH's next question was, "Yeah, but part-time or full-time." I replied "Full-time" with what I imagine was a "what kind of ridiculous question is that" look on my face. I dunno, I have a niggling feeling he's expecting majority of the child rearing to fall on me, so we DEFINITELY need to have this discussion at some point. Hopefully tonight before his trip home, or maybe when he comes back. I dunno.... Sigh!
~LC (11W, 6D)
PS. Any of you JBP ladies want to make the jump with me to the big preggo thread?
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LC - I am trying to make the jump but I am just so much more comfortable here! But I'll be the scaredy-cat girl who hangs back and does whatever her braver friends do Re telling work - are you worried you'll be showing by 15-16 weeks? I know lots of girls who didn't show until about 20, but I'm pretty sure that by 16 weeks it will be noticeable on me (mostly because I have no abs, lol). Good luck with the discussions and decision-making about what to do after baby, work-wise. I think maybe you can state your intention early but leave the real decision until you've had the baby and see how you feel about it? Good for you for scoping out all your different caregiver options. It certainly sounds like the midwife care through your clinic is better aligned with what you really want. Is DH going to go with you to the first midwifery appointment?
NEL - I live in dresses at work, which I think will save me a bundle on maternity clothes too as a lot of my dresses are quite draped/forgiving. The tights are good! They do slip down just a little because of the belly panel but they are infinitely better than regular tights. Much more comfortable today!
Me... well, I am gritting my teeth and going to speak to my proposed research supervisor (of the doctorate I'm meant to start next year) this afternoon. I am dreading it because she is SO fantastic and her group has been SO supportive of my research interests and finding a project that suits what I want to do (ovarian biology - topical, ha!). I feel terrible, and I don't want them to think that this doctorate was just a contingency plan, know what I mean? I am really hoping that they will hold the project for me for at least 6 months. In an ideal world, I'd start it 3 days a week in August next year (which coincides both with my baby being 6 months old and with semester 2 of the university calendar here). But I totally understand that it is their prerogative to say no, and give it to someone else. Fingers tightly tightly crossed!
In non-work related news, my sleep is SHOT! I haven't had a decent night's sleep since the weekend and it is killing me. Don't know why - I was fine before (apart from the overnight peeing) I wonder if it is subconscious stress about telling work/research people? Not sure. If that theory is correct then I should sleep well tonight... which I'd better, as I'm working a 14 hour shift today!!!
Oh and we have finalised our holiday itinerary - Berlin for 10 days, Dubrovnik for 5, then we have changed the last 5 days to ROME! I have never been to Rome but of all the countries in Europe I have been to, Italy is my favourite! We are going to go to the archeological sites and shop and EAT and EAT and EAT and wander the streets and EAT!
LC - I am trying to make the jump but I am just so much more comfortable here! But I'll be the scaredy-cat girl who hangs back and does whatever her braver friends do
Re telling work - are you worried you'll be showing by 15-16 weeks? I know lots of girls who didn't show until about 20, but I'm pretty sure that by 16 weeks it will be noticeable on me (mostly because I have no abs, lol). Good luck with the discussions and decision-making about what to do after baby, work-wise. I think maybe you can state your intention early but leave the real decision until you've had the baby and see how you feel about it? Good for you for scoping out all your different caregiver options. It certainly sounds like the midwife care through your clinic is better aligned with what you really want. Is DH going to go with you to the first midwifery appointment?NEL - I live in dresses at work, which I think will save me a bundle on maternity clothes too as a lot of my dresses are quite draped/forgiving. The tights are good! They do slip down just a little because of the belly panel but they are infinitely better than regular tights. Much more comfortable today!
Me... well, I am gritting my teeth and going to speak to my proposed research supervisor (of the doctorate I'm meant to start next year) this afternoon. I am dreading it because she is SO fantastic and her group has been SO supportive of my research interests and finding a project that suits what I want to do (ovarian biology - topical, ha!). I feel terrible, and I don't want them to think that this doctorate was just a contingency plan, know what I mean? I am really hoping that they will hold the project for me for at least 6 months. In an ideal world, I'd start it 3 days a week in August next year (which coincides both with my baby being 6 months old and with semester 2 of the university calendar here). But I totally understand that it is their prerogative to say no, and give it to someone else. Fingers tightly tightly crossed!
In non-work related news, my sleep is SHOT! I haven't had a decent night's sleep since the weekend and it is killing me. Don't know why - I was fine before (apart from the overnight peeing)
I wonder if it is subconscious stress about telling work/research people? Not sure. If that theory is correct then I should sleep well tonight... which I'd better, as I'm working a 14 hour shift today!!!Oh and we have finalised our holiday itinerary - Berlin for 10 days, Dubrovnik for 5, then we have changed the last 5 days to ROME! I have never been to Rome but of all the countries in Europe I have been to, Italy is my favourite! We are going to go to the archeological sites and shop and EAT and EAT and EAT and wander the streets and EAT!
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Pancake, Hm, you sleep being all out of whack is way poopy. I hope talking to your research supervisor helps alleviate the stress an you'll get a full night's rest tonight. I'm keeping all my fingers and toes crossed that they'll hold your spot until next August. Was the intention that you would've started the next semester or something? And can I just say I'm in LOVE with your itinerary? ROME?!? Swoon! I can't imagine how awesome it will be. Not to mention the food!
Overnight peeing: OMG I can't believe this is happening! I used to NEVER wake up in the middle of the night to pee. I'm waking up EVERY SINGLE NIGHT now! It SUCKS!
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Pancake, Hm, you sleep being all out of whack is way poopy. I hope talking to your research supervisor helps alleviate the stress an you'll get a full night's rest tonight. I'm keeping all my fingers and toes crossed that they'll hold your spot until next August. Was the intention that you would've started the next semester or something? And can I just say I'm in LOVE with your itinerary? ROME?!? Swoon! I can't imagine how awesome it will be. Not to mention the food!
Overnight peeing: OMG I can't believe this is happening! I used to NEVER wake up in the middle of the night to pee. I'm waking up EVERY SINGLE NIGHT now! It SUCKS!
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LC - I'm doing the overnight peeing thing too!!! I hate it! The worst part is I'm a morning person, so if I get up at 3 or 4 to pee, it takes me FOREVER to fall back asleep, if I even can!! I often end up on the couch because when I wake up like that I can no longer ignore DH's snoring. I really need to fix the broken clothes rod in the guest room closet so I can hang all my clothes back up and sleep in the guest bedroom instead of on the couch!!
Pancake, I am just salivating thinking of the fun you will have and the food you will eat!! Pleeeeease take me with you!!!! And my sleep has been total crap (even aside from the peeing) too!! I keep saying I don't know why people do this more than once, and people keep telling me you forget! And I hope they will hold that position for you... it seems the reasonable thing to do. Please let us know!
NEL - I've never been much of a dresses girl, but I think dresses and tights are going to be my new wardrobe this winter! Hoping to find some non-maternity stuff for fall that I'll be able to wear in the future, since I won't be huge yet! I haven't really figured out the leggings/tights/layered clothing thing, but I have a friend who is great at it, so I may beg her to go shopping with me.
AFM, I am finding it harder and harder to keep the news in!!! Tomorrow it'll only be two weeks to wait. I feel all bloaty and like I have a little tummy, but I really don't think I look all that different from normal, thank goodness. Just can't suck it in as well On second thought, I think I'll just toss all those clothes on the floor and make sure that bed is ready for tonight. I'm sick of crappy sleep!!
And I'm not quite ready for the big girl thread, but I'm not going to let you all leave me behind! If you all pop over there, I probably will too. I think there are enough of us that we'll have safety in numbers! Hah!
LC - I'm doing the overnight peeing thing too!!! I hate it! The worst part is I'm a morning person, so if I get up at 3 or 4 to pee, it takes me FOREVER to fall back asleep, if I even can!! I often end up on the couch because when I wake up like that I can no longer ignore DH's snoring. I really need to fix the broken clothes rod in the guest room closet so I can hang all my clothes back up and sleep in the guest bedroom instead of on the couch!!
Pancake, I am just salivating thinking of the fun you will have and the food you will eat!! Pleeeeease take me with you!!!! And my sleep has been total crap (even aside from the peeing) too!! I keep saying I don't know why people do this more than once, and people keep telling me you forget!
And I hope they will hold that position for you... it seems the reasonable thing to do. Please let us know!NEL - I've never been much of a dresses girl, but I think dresses and tights are going to be my new wardrobe this winter! Hoping to find some non-maternity stuff for fall that I'll be able to wear in the future, since I won't be huge yet! I haven't really figured out the leggings/tights/layered clothing thing, but I have a friend who is great at it, so I may beg her to go shopping with me.
AFM, I am finding it harder and harder to keep the news in!!! Tomorrow it'll only be two weeks to wait. I feel all bloaty and like I have a little tummy, but I really don't think I look all that different from normal, thank goodness. Just can't suck it in as well
On second thought, I think I'll just toss all those clothes on the floor and make sure that bed is ready for tonight. I'm sick of crappy sleep!! And I'm not quite ready for the big girl thread, but I'm not going to let you all leave me behind! If you all pop over there, I probably will too. I think there are enough of us that we'll have safety in numbers! Hah!
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So I went to talk to the research people this afternoon and they were totally THRILLED for me, and then the conversation when like this...
Pancake: "So I guess the main thing I need to ask is if you would consider holding this project for me, even for 6 months? I know you guys have priorities and -"
Research supervisor: "Yes. Of course we will! It's your project!"
Even BETTER - they are totally happy with me starting 3 days a week, and even BETTER THAN THAT, they actually think that might work quite well because then they can get one of the RAs to do all the mouse breeding (I have to breed about 6 generations for this project) and harvesting of samples, and then when I start most of the samples will already be collected and frozen, waiting for me, and I'll only have to do the breeding myself for a couple of generations.
I am just SO happy right now! Today I also found out I'm not eligible to receive paid maternity leave through work (as I do not have a rolling contract through to 2012, my working "year" ends on Feb 5 and I was intending to switch to research) which is a bummer as the money would really help, but I will still receive government funded maternity leave pay (it is minimum wage-based, but still pretty good!) and frankly, I'm just so thrilled that the project will wait for me! So a mixed bag of news, but I pretty much come out on top. Will just have to rein in the spending a bit more!
The overnight peeing sucks, although mine has improved a bit in the last few weeks, I think because my uterus is moving upwards and not pushing right on my bladder all the time.
You can ALL come to Rome with me! We will all hang out in the Piazza Navona and eat pizza and gelati together!
Re jumping to the big thread - can't we just all go at once? But then I'll feel bad about leaving the really early JBPers behind... oh there is no way to win!
Katy - re clothes, dresses are definitely the way to go. I am hoping that my current work wardrobe will get me through most of the 2nd trimester as well; I plan to just buy one pair of mat black tailored trousers, and see how I go. I am reasonably small and wear quite flowing clothes most of the time so I think that is to my advantage. God knows what I will do in the 3rd tri. Summers here are usually scorching outside and hospitals are always arctic on the inside (what is with that?) so I will be a big fat grumbling overheated heifer by then
So I went to talk to the research people this afternoon and they were totally THRILLED for me, and then the conversation when like this...
Pancake: "So I guess the main thing I need to ask is if you would consider holding this project for me, even for 6 months? I know you guys have priorities and -"
Research supervisor: "Yes. Of course we will! It's your project!"
Even BETTER - they are totally happy with me starting 3 days a week, and even BETTER THAN THAT, they actually think that might work quite well because then they can get one of the RAs to do all the mouse breeding (I have to breed about 6 generations for this project) and harvesting of samples, and then when I start most of the samples will already be collected and frozen, waiting for me, and I'll only have to do the breeding myself for a couple of generations.
I am just SO happy right now! Today I also found out I'm not eligible to receive paid maternity leave through work (as I do not have a rolling contract through to 2012, my working "year" ends on Feb 5 and I was intending to switch to research) which is a bummer as the money would really help, but I will still receive government funded maternity leave pay (it is minimum wage-based, but still pretty good!) and frankly, I'm just so thrilled that the project will wait for me! So a mixed bag of news, but I pretty much come out on top. Will just have to rein in the spending a bit more!
The overnight peeing sucks, although mine has improved a bit in the last few weeks, I think because my uterus is moving upwards and not pushing right on my bladder all the time.
You can ALL come to Rome with me! We will all hang out in the Piazza Navona and eat pizza and gelati together!
Re jumping to the big thread - can't we just all go at once? But then I'll feel bad about leaving the really early JBPers behind... oh there is no way to win!
Katy - re clothes, dresses are definitely the way to go. I am hoping that my current work wardrobe will get me through most of the 2nd trimester as well; I plan to just buy one pair of mat black tailored trousers, and see how I go. I am reasonably small and wear quite flowing clothes most of the time so I think that is to my advantage. God knows what I will do in the 3rd tri. Summers here are usually scorching outside and hospitals are always arctic on the inside (what is with that?) so I will be a big fat grumbling overheated heifer by then
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Pancake! I'm so excited that they're giving you 6 more months and are allowing you to start 3 days/week at first. That's amazing! And even better that a research assistant can jump start the breeding for you--it's almost like you really aren't missing much time at all since you would have spent those first several weeks breeding, anyway. Sorry to hear about the lack of paid maternity leave, but I have no doubt you can work around it. I guess it's better to know now and plan for it than to find out down the road.
And yay for going to Rome!!! You are going to have such an amazing time--Rome is absolutely gorgeous and I could walk around eating gelato for days (in fact, I did). I'm so excited for your trip!
Katy, I'm with you on the dresses. I usually have a few in my closet, but my work is casual, so it's mostly jeans and sweaters for me in the winter. Still, I think tights and dresses will be more comfy and now that I have a new client that requires business dress (and I'm over there often), I think I HAVE to wear more dresses. My plan for now is to buy several dresses, 2 pair of nice maternity jeans and 1-2 pair of other maternity pants, though I may just end up going with a few pair of jeans and dresses
I'm so ready to tell everybody, too. Less than a week for me since I'm telling everybody next Wednesday. My belly definitely shows at this point, so it will be nice not having to hide it constantly.
LC, the constant peeing at night is nuts. from weeks 5 - 10 I would wake up every morning at 2 a.m. and about 5 a.m., but for the past several nights I've only woken up around 3 a.m., so I'm hoping it's starting to slow down!
If you think telling your boss might mean getting worse projects, I'd probably hold out, too...at least until it was blatently obvious that I was pregnant because of my belly.
Since you don't usually go home for Thanksgiving, at least your family won't expect it. I don't go home for Thanksgiving either (flying that week is insane), so I understand. And about the preggo thread. I was planning on making the switch next week, but if you, Pancake, Brown, etc. are all heading over there, I'll just go a little early.
And I completely understand your fears about having to work full-time AND pull the majority of baby duties. When D and I decided that I would go back to work full-time I explained the exact same thing to him: that I needed for him to be able to pull his fair share of weight with the baby. He claims to get it, but I wonder if he really does. It makes me slightly nervous.
AFM, I think I'm starting to feel a little better! I noticed that I don't need to eat as often to keep the nausea at bay, which is great. I'm still craving carbs like crazy, so I have to make sure I get enough protein, but overall I feel like I'm heading in the right direction!
And even though my NT scan isn't until next week, I'm feeling less and less scared about something going awry. I think having the doppler and listening to the hb every day really helps. At this point I can find the hb in about 5 seconds, even while standing up. In fact, last night we told one more person (D's cousin) since he was over for dinner. D insisted he hear the hb, so I literally found the hb in a few seconds while in the middle of cooking dinner.
Oh, and I got the final word on my maternity leave yesterday. I get 8 weeks of full-time pay through Short-Term Disability. Then I get 2 weeks of full-time paid maternity leave. I can use vacation/sick time for the remaining 2 weeks if I want full-time pay or I can just take the 2 remaining weeks of FMLA without pay. I think I'll take the vacation time because we get 4 weeks of paid vacation + 2 weeks sick time. At that point, I can opt to go part time for 3 months, but I DO have to take a pay cut if I want to go that route. It's not a 50% pay cut, but still something to think about.
Pancake! I'm so excited that they're giving you 6 more months and are allowing you to start 3 days/week at first. That's amazing! And even better that a research assistant can jump start the breeding for you--it's almost like you really aren't missing much time at all since you would have spent those first several weeks breeding, anyway. Sorry to hear about the lack of paid maternity leave, but I have no doubt you can work around it. I guess it's better to know now and plan for it than to find out down the road.
And yay for going to Rome!!! You are going to have such an amazing time--Rome is absolutely gorgeous and I could walk around eating gelato for days (in fact, I did). I'm so excited for your trip!
Katy, I'm with you on the dresses. I usually have a few in my closet, but my work is casual, so it's mostly jeans and sweaters for me in the winter. Still, I think tights and dresses will be more comfy and now that I have a new client that requires business dress (and I'm over there often), I think I HAVE to wear more dresses. My plan for now is to buy several dresses, 2 pair of nice maternity jeans and 1-2 pair of other maternity pants, though I may just end up going with a few pair of jeans and dresses
I'm so ready to tell everybody, too. Less than a week for me since I'm telling everybody next Wednesday. My belly definitely shows at this point, so it will be nice not having to hide it constantly.
LC, the constant peeing at night is nuts. from weeks 5 - 10 I would wake up every morning at 2 a.m. and about 5 a.m., but for the past several nights I've only woken up around 3 a.m., so I'm hoping it's starting to slow down!
If you think telling your boss might mean getting worse projects, I'd probably hold out, too...at least until it was blatently obvious that I was pregnant because of my belly.
Since you don't usually go home for Thanksgiving, at least your family won't expect it. I don't go home for Thanksgiving either (flying that week is insane), so I understand. And about the preggo thread. I was planning on making the switch next week, but if you, Pancake, Brown, etc. are all heading over there, I'll just go a little early.
And I completely understand your fears about having to work full-time AND pull the majority of baby duties. When D and I decided that I would go back to work full-time I explained the exact same thing to him: that I needed for him to be able to pull his fair share of weight with the baby. He claims to get it, but I wonder if he really does. It makes me slightly nervous.
AFM, I think I'm starting to feel a little better! I noticed that I don't need to eat as often to keep the nausea at bay, which is great. I'm still craving carbs like crazy, so I have to make sure I get enough protein, but overall I feel like I'm heading in the right direction!
And even though my NT scan isn't until next week, I'm feeling less and less scared about something going awry. I think having the doppler and listening to the hb every day really helps. At this point I can find the hb in about 5 seconds, even while standing up. In fact, last night we told one more person (D's cousin) since he was over for dinner. D insisted he hear the hb, so I literally found the hb in a few seconds while in the middle of cooking dinner.
Oh, and I got the final word on my maternity leave yesterday. I get 8 weeks of full-time pay through Short-Term Disability. Then I get 2 weeks of full-time paid maternity leave. I can use vacation/sick time for the remaining 2 weeks if I want full-time pay or I can just take the 2 remaining weeks of FMLA without pay. I think I'll take the vacation time because we get 4 weeks of paid vacation + 2 weeks sick time. At that point, I can opt to go part time for 3 months, but I DO have to take a pay cut if I want to go that route. It's not a 50% pay cut, but still something to think about.
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Hi Ladies! Since I've been called out by Pancake (just kidding, thanks for checking in on us!), I thought I'd come by and say hi.
A little introduction - I am 32 and my DH is 34. We got married in October of 2010, and this is our first baby. I will be 33 by my EDD of April 19, 2012.
I got my first positive HCG test on Tuesday morning at 12DPO, and 11 more positives since then. I actually managed to O on CD14 this cycle according to FF, so I guess I am officially 4W along? Does anybody understand why they calculate it that way? It doesn't make sense to me to be 2 weeks further along.
I went for my first beta (I guess that's what it's called) Tuesday afternoon to test HCG and progesterone levels. I just called my OB, and one of the NPs told me that my HCG is 39 and my progesterone is 13.3, saying that progesterone should be more like 15-30. Should I be worried? I go back this afternoon to test HCG only. I am so scared that my little bean won't stick!
Did any of you have abdominal cramping this early on? They tend to get worse after I eat a meal. Tuesday night was pretty bad, not quite as intense as AF cramps, but still very noticeable.
Here are my FRER and CBE tests from this morning:
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Hi Ladies! Since I've been called out by Pancake (just kidding, thanks for checking in on us!), I thought I'd come by and say hi.
A little introduction - I am 32 and my DH is 34. We got married in October of 2010, and this is our first baby. I will be 33 by my EDD of April 19, 2012.
I got my first positive HCG test on Tuesday morning at 12DPO, and 11 more positives since then.
I actually managed to O on CD14 this cycle according to FF, so I guess I am officially 4W along? Does anybody understand why they calculate it that way? It doesn't make sense to me to be 2 weeks further along. I went for my first beta (I guess that's what it's called) Tuesday afternoon to test HCG and progesterone levels. I just called my OB, and one of the NPs told me that my HCG is 39 and my progesterone is 13.3, saying that progesterone should be more like 15-30. Should I be worried? I go back this afternoon to test HCG only. I am so scared that my little bean won't stick!
Did any of you have abdominal cramping this early on? They tend to get worse after I eat a meal. Tuesday night was pretty bad, not quite as intense as AF cramps, but still very noticeable.
Here are my FRER and CBE tests from this morning:
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Congrats again, S&I! And welcome!
I lurked on the TTC and preggo threads for months (years, even) before I got preggo and I learned quickly that the early HCG and Progesterone figures can cause a lot of anxiety. I've read on several sites that the normal range for progesterone in early pregnancy starts around 10 ng/mI, which would put you in the normal range. Did the doc recommend you take a progesterone supplement? I know it's impossible not to worry--we definitely understand. In fact, I didn't even see the doc until I was 6 weeks--I just took pregnancy tests every day until about 5 weeks. I wanted to avoid as much anxiety as I could!
It's great that your HCG levels are good! Keep us updated on this afternoon's results!
As for the cramping, it's kind of a pain, isn't it? I started cramping IMMEDIATELY after O--in fact, I cramped every day from O (2 weeks) to about 8 weeks. Sometimes my cramping got so bad that it woke me up at night (my menstrual cramps were never that bad). The cramping is definitely normal, even if it feels really intense sometimes.
Congrats again, S&I! And welcome!
I lurked on the TTC and preggo threads for months (years, even) before I got preggo and I learned quickly that the early HCG and Progesterone figures can cause a lot of anxiety. I've read on several sites that the normal range for progesterone in early pregnancy starts around 10 ng/mI, which would put you in the normal range. Did the doc recommend you take a progesterone supplement? I know it's impossible not to worry--we definitely understand. In fact, I didn't even see the doc until I was 6 weeks--I just took pregnancy tests every day until about 5 weeks. I wanted to avoid as much anxiety as I could!
It's great that your HCG levels are good! Keep us updated on this afternoon's results!
As for the cramping, it's kind of a pain, isn't it? I started cramping IMMEDIATELY after O--in fact, I cramped every day from O (2 weeks) to about 8 weeks. Sometimes my cramping got so bad that it woke me up at night (my menstrual cramps were never that bad). The cramping is definitely normal, even if it feels really intense sometimes.
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S&I, congrats!!!! I've never had my betas or protein tested, so I'm no help there, unfortunately. Hopefully other PS ladies in the know can chime in. It's definitely weird that there are two extra weeks tacked onto the length of a pregnancy, but everybody goes with that method of counting, so you've got to just go with it.
PC, so glad you got good news about your doctorate plans! Too bad that you won't be eligible for paid maternity leave through your employer, but I'm jealous of the government sponsored pay! I got 8 weeks paid (since I had a c/s; it would have been 6 otherwise) and the option to take an additional 5 unpaid. If I'd paid into a short term disability program, I'd have gotten partial pay for the last 5 weeks. So many of my coworkers only took 6 or 8 weeks because they couldn't afford not to get paid.
Yeah, dresses are a godsend, especially when the "bloat" hits you and a pair of pants that fit fine earlier than day are suddenly uncomfortable. I would just warn everybody not to buy too many clothes for later on in the pregnancy ahead of time because you can change sizes. I went from a small in maternity clothes to a medium by the end of my first pregnancy; I had bought some shorts in anticipation of the summer that I never got to wear. The smalls that I hardly wore are coming in handy right though now because my stomach has totally POPPED. And I'm only 10.5 weeks. I think I look how I looked at 4 months with my first pregnancy! I'm still wearing normal tops because I'd be swimming in maternity tops, but I'm wearing maternity bottoms. It's either that or exercise clothes, which makes me feel gross, like I'm wearing pajamas all day. Since I was working when I was pregnant, I have lots of cute things. The arrival of the maternity clothes from the attic has definitely cheered me up!
AFM, today is a good day. I did an easy workout and am doing laundry while the sitter is here. My mood is so tied into my fitness that I have just got to keep being as active as possible because I notice that even when I don't feel queasy or dizzy, I feel so lethargic and blah. I know I have to be careful, but I have to do what I can to move this body. I did feel a little dizzy after my workout, but a snack and some PS time is helping.
S&I, congrats!!!! I've never had my betas or protein tested, so I'm no help there, unfortunately. Hopefully other PS ladies in the know can chime in. It's definitely weird that there are two extra weeks tacked onto the length of a pregnancy, but everybody goes with that method of counting, so you've got to just go with it.
PC, so glad you got good news about your doctorate plans! Too bad that you won't be eligible for paid maternity leave through your employer, but I'm jealous of the government sponsored pay! I got 8 weeks paid (since I had a c/s; it would have been 6 otherwise) and the option to take an additional 5 unpaid. If I'd paid into a short term disability program, I'd have gotten partial pay for the last 5 weeks. So many of my coworkers only took 6 or 8 weeks because they couldn't afford not to get paid.
Yeah, dresses are a godsend, especially when the "bloat" hits you and a pair of pants that fit fine earlier than day are suddenly uncomfortable. I would just warn everybody not to buy too many clothes for later on in the pregnancy ahead of time because you can change sizes. I went from a small in maternity clothes to a medium by the end of my first pregnancy; I had bought some shorts in anticipation of the summer that I never got to wear. The smalls that I hardly wore are coming in handy right though now because my stomach has totally POPPED. And I'm only 10.5 weeks. I think I look how I looked at 4 months with my first pregnancy! I'm still wearing normal tops because I'd be swimming in maternity tops, but I'm wearing maternity bottoms. It's either that or exercise clothes, which makes me feel gross, like I'm wearing pajamas all day. Since I was working when I was pregnant, I have lots of cute things. The arrival of the maternity clothes from the attic has definitely cheered me up!
AFM, today is a good day. I did an easy workout and am doing laundry while the sitter is here. My mood is so tied into my fitness that I have just got to keep being as active as possible because I notice that even when I don't feel queasy or dizzy, I feel so lethargic and blah. I know I have to be careful, but I have to do what I can to move this body. I did feel a little dizzy after my workout, but a snack and some PS time is helping.
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Katy, yeah, DH goes through bouts of snoring then not snoring. It was worse when he couldn't sleep on his tummy (shoulder surgerY) he'd snore EVERY NIGHT! Now he just snores then rolls over and he's fine. Dude, I'm totally with you on the need for sleep. When I was younger (20's) I could go on 4-5 hours of sleep. I turned 30 and I needed 6-7. Now??? I would *like* 9 but only get about 7-7.5. So great you have a friend that can help you break out of your normal fashion staples.
Pancake, so glad your conversation with your supervisor went so well. Sounds like they're totally excited to have you start your project, and it'll be all set up and ready for you.
Bummer about the unpaid mat leave, but as NEL said, at least you know now. Plus it seems like you're in a good spot since you're not too freaked out about it. Ooh, I hope the overnight peeing stops like you said, until the baby gets bigger I suppose. Now that I think of it, I didn't get up to pee last night until 4AM, DH's cab called up, so that woke me up anyway.
NEL, sounds like your office dress code is the same as mine. I've been in the jeans and sweater motif in the winter too. But since I've been kinda "getting groomed" by my mgr and director, I've taken to "dressing up" a little more, with slacks and a nicer shirt. Less jeans except on Fridays. Sounds like you, me and Katy will all be taking a page from Pancake's look book and doing dresses & tights this winter.
I'm so glad you're starting to feel better!!! Hopefully you'll be back to your almost normal self by next week!
And I must say your benefits at work sound AMAZING!!! Can I work at your company? Just kidding. But seriously FULL pay for mat leave for 10 weeks, plus FOUR WEEKS of paid vacation **and* sick time?!?! Holy cow! That's such a luxury.
My mat benefits are 11 wks pay at 2/3rds salary via short term disability. I have the 1st week that I either have to cover with my Paid Time Off (PTO), or have to take unpaid. If I want to get full salary for the 11wks, I'll have to cover the 1/3rd with PTO. Unfortunately I only get 15 days of PTO. I was talking to my sis what I should do, use up my PTO and take 1 wk unpaid and 2/3rds salary or skimp vacation time and try to get as much income as I can but no PTO when I get back (i.e. if the baby's sick or something, can't take PTO). But I guess I shouldn't complain because at least I'm getting PAID.
S&I, WELCOME! I've been following you along on the TTC thread too. Congrats! The added two weeks is from your last menstrual period. In your case you actually did O on CD14, so it's quite accurate. Some of us long cycle ladies the LMP and O date were way off. Like my Expected Due Date (EDD) would've been Feb 16th, but I didn't O until CD 22, so my actual EDD is Feb 23rd. I didn't have any abdominal cramping early on, but had some really bad cramping around week 8ish? (I'll have to check back on this thread) that like NEL woke me up at night. I never get AF cramps so it was all new to me. Also keep reminding yourself that it's the DIFFERENCE between your 2nd beta draw and 1st draw that count, NOT the actual numbers themselves. So your test is "incomplete" until you go back for you second draw. As for the progestrone numbers I don't know anything about that so I can't tell you.
PhG, thanks the rec not the buy too much stuff at once. I'm going to try to bum Belly Bands from my friend(s) so hopefully still wear my pants/skirts. Who knows. Thus far I have been REALLY good about not buying any maternity stuff since everything I see on sale are all summery light Mat stuff. And when I'm going to need them it's going to be mean and cold! Some of the recently 2nd time preggo mamas also said they looked 8 wks further along than they did with their first. Dreamer_D and Blenheim both come to mind. I'm so glad you're feeling better today!
AFM, I got the Downs and Trisomy 18 results back from my 1st Tri screen. My risks were lowered to 1:3,300 for Downs and 1:10,000 for Trisomy18. Hooray! Still waiting for some spinal something or anything (spinal muscular atrophy, wow, I can't believe I just pulled that out of my memory), but the genetics counselor said it's very rare, so I'm not too worried about it. So when those results get back, DH and I will tell start sharing the news.
DH came home at 10:30PM last night so we didn't get a chance to talk about the baby stuff. So I guess we'll do that when he gets back.
~LC (12Wks today!)
Katy, yeah, DH goes through bouts of snoring then not snoring. It was worse when he couldn't sleep on his tummy (shoulder surgerY) he'd snore EVERY NIGHT! Now he just snores then rolls over and he's fine. Dude, I'm totally with you on the need for sleep. When I was younger (20's) I could go on 4-5 hours of sleep. I turned 30 and I needed 6-7. Now??? I would *like* 9 but only get about 7-7.5. So great you have a friend that can help you break out of your normal fashion staples.
Pancake, so glad your conversation with your supervisor went so well. Sounds like they're totally excited to have you start your project, and it'll be all set up and ready for you.
Bummer about the unpaid mat leave, but as NEL said, at least you know now. Plus it seems like you're in a good spot since you're not too freaked out about it. Ooh, I hope the overnight peeing stops like you said, until the baby gets bigger I suppose. Now that I think of it, I didn't get up to pee last night until 4AM, DH's cab called up, so that woke me up anyway.NEL, sounds like your office dress code is the same as mine. I've been in the jeans and sweater motif in the winter too. But since I've been kinda "getting groomed" by my mgr and director, I've taken to "dressing up" a little more, with slacks and a nicer shirt. Less jeans except on Fridays. Sounds like you, me and Katy will all be taking a page from Pancake's look book and doing dresses & tights this winter.
I'm so glad you're starting to feel better!!! Hopefully you'll be back to your almost normal self by next week!
And I must say your benefits at work sound AMAZING!!! Can I work at your company? Just kidding. But seriously FULL pay for mat leave for 10 weeks, plus FOUR WEEKS of paid vacation **and* sick time?!?! Holy cow! That's such a luxury.
My mat benefits are 11 wks pay at 2/3rds salary via short term disability. I have the 1st week that I either have to cover with my Paid Time Off (PTO), or have to take unpaid. If I want to get full salary for the 11wks, I'll have to cover the 1/3rd with PTO. Unfortunately I only get 15 days of PTO. I was talking to my sis what I should do, use up my PTO and take 1 wk unpaid and 2/3rds salary or skimp vacation time and try to get as much income as I can but no PTO when I get back (i.e. if the baby's sick or something, can't take PTO). But I guess I shouldn't complain because at least I'm getting PAID.
S&I, WELCOME! I've been following you along on the TTC thread too. Congrats! The added two weeks is from your last menstrual period. In your case you actually did O on CD14, so it's quite accurate. Some of us long cycle ladies the LMP and O date were way off. Like my Expected Due Date (EDD) would've been Feb 16th, but I didn't O until CD 22, so my actual EDD is Feb 23rd. I didn't have any abdominal cramping early on, but had some really bad cramping around week 8ish? (I'll have to check back on this thread) that like NEL woke me up at night. I never get AF cramps so it was all new to me. Also keep reminding yourself that it's the DIFFERENCE between your 2nd beta draw and 1st draw that count, NOT the actual numbers themselves. So your test is "incomplete" until you go back for you second draw. As for the progestrone numbers I don't know anything about that so I can't tell you.
PhG, thanks the rec not the buy too much stuff at once. I'm going to try to bum Belly Bands from my friend(s) so hopefully still wear my pants/skirts. Who knows. Thus far I have been REALLY good about not buying any maternity stuff since everything I see on sale are all summery light Mat stuff. And when I'm going to need them it's going to be mean and cold! Some of the recently 2nd time preggo mamas also said they looked 8 wks further along than they did with their first. Dreamer_D and Blenheim both come to mind. I'm so glad you're feeling better today!
AFM, I got the Downs and Trisomy 18 results back from my 1st Tri screen. My risks were lowered to 1:3,300 for Downs and 1:10,000 for Trisomy18. Hooray! Still waiting for some spinal something or anything (spinal muscular atrophy, wow, I can't believe I just pulled that out of my memory), but the genetics counselor said it's very rare, so I'm not too worried about it. So when those results get back, DH and I will tell start sharing the news.
DH came home at 10:30PM last night so we didn't get a chance to talk about the baby stuff. So I guess we'll do that when he gets back.
~LC (12Wks today!)
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NEL, thanks again! I am trying not to worry about it, and just wait until the results of my 2nd beta. I am heading there in about an hour or so, and I'm hoping I can stop by my OB's office to talk to her about my concerns, instead of just the NPs on the phone.
PhG, thanks! Yeah, the extra 2 weeks thing is just weird. But luckily, FF thinks I Oed on CD14 this cycle, so my EDD shouldn't be off. Hope you continue to feel good with your workouts, and that your dizziness goes away soon!
LC, thanks! I am really trying to not focus on the actual number like you said. I probably won't find out the results of my 2nd beta until tomorrow or Monday. That's awesome that your Downs and Trisomy 18 (I don't even know what that is) results came back with lowered risks! Congrats on getting to 12 weeks!
AFM, I think I am starting to spot - really light brown when I wipe. I hope it doesn't get any worse.
NEL, thanks again! I am trying not to worry about it, and just wait until the results of my 2nd beta. I am heading there in about an hour or so, and I'm hoping I can stop by my OB's office to talk to her about my concerns, instead of just the NPs on the phone.
PhG, thanks! Yeah, the extra 2 weeks thing is just weird. But luckily, FF thinks I Oed on CD14 this cycle, so my EDD shouldn't be off. Hope you continue to feel good with your workouts, and that your dizziness goes away soon!
LC, thanks! I am really trying to not focus on the actual number like you said. I probably won't find out the results of my 2nd beta until tomorrow or Monday. That's awesome that your Downs and Trisomy 18 (I don't even know what that is
) results came back with lowered risks! Congrats on getting to 12 weeks!AFM, I think I am starting to spot - really light brown when I wipe. I hope it doesn't get any worse.
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S&I, not sure if you've already left for you appt., but I would definitely talk with your ob about the spotting while you're at your appt. The spotting coupled with her opinion that your progesterone is low seems like enough for her to put you on a progesterone supplement. I hope it goes well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!
S&I, not sure if you've already left for you appt., but I would definitely talk with your ob about the spotting while you're at your appt. The spotting coupled with her opinion that your progesterone is low seems like enough for her to put you on a progesterone supplement. I hope it goes well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!
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S&I, Thinking of you for your appt. Hope you talk to your doc/nurse about the spotting as well. Don't be shy to ask about it. That being said, they say red blood is more alarming than brown spotting. My doc said it's brown because it's old blood.
I didn't know what Trisomy18 was either, until I started reading preggo books. Suffice it to say, it's a chromosomal abnormality and babies that have it usually have very short lifespans. I did a quick wiki look up and they say if the baby makes it to birth the median lifespan is only a few weeks. Very sad. Apparently it's also called Edwards Syndrome. However it's much more rare than Downs. You're only a year older than I am, and my age related risk (31 YO) for Trisomy 18 was 1:1,500.
~LC
S&I, Thinking of you for your appt. Hope you talk to your doc/nurse about the spotting as well. Don't be shy to ask about it. That being said, they say red blood is more alarming than brown spotting. My doc said it's brown because it's old blood.
I didn't know what Trisomy18 was either, until I started reading preggo books. Suffice it to say, it's a chromosomal abnormality and babies that have it usually have very short lifespans. I did a quick wiki look up and they say if the baby makes it to birth the median lifespan is only a few weeks. Very sad. Apparently it's also called Edwards Syndrome. However it's much more rare than Downs. You're only a year older than I am, and my age related risk (31 YO) for Trisomy 18 was 1:1,500.
~LC
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NEL and LC, thanks for thinking of me! I did get to talk to another NP (my OB was out doing a delivery) before I went to get my blood drawn, and told her about the spotting and cramping. She contacted my OB, who agreed that I needed Prometrium, so she called in my prescription. But just now, the pharmacist at Walgreens said that she needed to confirm with my OB because the suppository directions were unusual for the oral capsules! Ugh, I'm so frustrated because my OB office is already closed for the day. I just decided to call the after hours emergency line, even though it's not exactly an emergency, but the lady I spoke to said she would page the on-call NP and have her call me back. The on-call nurse just called me, but since she's not in the actual office, she can't look at my records to check on what the actual prescription should be. So I've done all I can do tonight, and will have to call the office when they open at 8AM tomorrow. Woooo-saahhh...
NEL and LC, thanks for thinking of me! I did get to talk to another NP (my OB was out doing a delivery) before I went to get my blood drawn, and told her about the spotting and cramping. She contacted my OB, who agreed that I needed Prometrium, so she called in my prescription. But just now, the pharmacist at Walgreens said that she needed to confirm with my OB because the suppository directions were unusual for the oral capsules!
Ugh, I'm so frustrated because my OB office is already closed for the day. I just decided to call the after hours emergency line, even though it's not exactly an emergency, but the lady I spoke to said she would page the on-call NP and have her call me back. The on-call nurse just called me, but since she's not in the actual office, she can't look at my records to check on what the actual prescription should be. So I've done all I can do tonight, and will have to call the office when they open at 8AM tomorrow. Woooo-saahhh...
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S&I, hope everything is straightened out now. So frustrating! I would have called the on-call doctor too.
LC, glad your results were good! And I think you asked about my stroller in the snow (the Mutsy 4 Rider Light). We have foam tires; they are super sturdy and big, but I'd get air-filled tires for the snow. We have a BOB jogging stroller that I'd probably use in the snow instead. The Mutsy comes with air-filled tires too, but we didn't go with them because they make it weigh more.
I really am feeling a lot better. It's kind of amazing. I'm still belchy and get ravenously hungry out of nowhere, but I'm only a little queasy. I get dizzy when I exercise or take Claire for a walk (we walked 3/4 of a mile to the park this morning, so 1.5 miles total) and I need to sit down after doing things like that, but I'm functioning, ya know? I really, really hope this continues! My biggest complaint is that I'm really sleepy, but that's just telling me to rest a lot. And since I've still got extra help lined up, I'm making sure to do that. I really had resigned myself to feeling crappy for at least the rest of the first trimester, so this is a huge improvement. I mean, I'm not anywhere normal, but I'm think I'm pretty close to "normal for 10.5 weeks pregnant."
S&I, hope everything is straightened out now. So frustrating! I would have called the on-call doctor too.
LC, glad your results were good! And I think you asked about my stroller in the snow (the Mutsy 4 Rider Light). We have foam tires; they are super sturdy and big, but I'd get air-filled tires for the snow. We have a BOB jogging stroller that I'd probably use in the snow instead. The Mutsy comes with air-filled tires too, but we didn't go with them because they make it weigh more.
I really am feeling a lot better. It's kind of amazing. I'm still belchy and get ravenously hungry out of nowhere, but I'm only a little queasy. I get dizzy when I exercise or take Claire for a walk (we walked 3/4 of a mile to the park this morning, so 1.5 miles total) and I need to sit down after doing things like that, but I'm functioning, ya know? I really, really hope this continues! My biggest complaint is that I'm really sleepy, but that's just telling me to rest a lot. And since I've still got extra help lined up, I'm making sure to do that. I really had resigned myself to feeling crappy for at least the rest of the first trimester, so this is a huge improvement. I mean, I'm not anywhere normal, but I'm think I'm pretty close to "normal for 10.5 weeks pregnant."
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PhG, I am SO, SO glad you're starting to feel better. I really do think it's just going to get better from here on out. Isn't it a wonderful feeling to know that you're starting to feel better? The last few days have been my turnaround point (right at 11 weeks). Yesterday I felt hungry for the first time in weeks (as opposed to just sick). Then this morning, I woke up feeling somewhat normal. Not 100% better all at once, but I'm so encouraged and I'm encouraged for you, too!!
And LC, I should probably reply to you over in the preggo thread, but since I'm here, just want to tell you that I'm really excited for you NT scan results. Those numbers are great and must be such a relief for you!
Happy Friday, gals!
PhG, I am SO, SO glad you're starting to feel better. I really do think it's just going to get better from here on out. Isn't it a wonderful feeling to know that you're starting to feel better? The last few days have been my turnaround point (right at 11 weeks). Yesterday I felt hungry for the first time in weeks (as opposed to just sick). Then this morning, I woke up feeling somewhat normal. Not 100% better all at once, but I'm so encouraged and I'm encouraged for you, too!!
And LC, I should probably reply to you over in the preggo thread, but since I'm here, just want to tell you that I'm really excited for you NT scan results. Those numbers are great and must be such a relief for you!
Happy Friday, gals!
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Hello lovely ladies and mommies to be!!
My husband and I decided to start TTC earlier this month, and I think we may have been successful!! I'm sort of reluctant to post, as I have not had a positive pregnancy test yet (still too early, I think), but I'm having some signs!
My last period started on July 15th, and I ovulated somewhere around the 2-5th. And we made sure all those days were covered
as well as some days before and after suspected ovulation, just to make sure...haha. I had my typical ovulation pains around the 4th or 5th, actually felt it twice about 24hours apart so don't know what that meant- maybe the follicle closing back up. My tracker said I should have ovulated a couple of days before I believe ovulation actually occurred.
Either-whoo, Started getting some mild cramping, which I never get. Then on Tuesday I started to develop mild annoying headaches, which turned into a god-awful migraine on Wednesday. I've still been feeling tummy-funny, which is unusual for me, I would say I have very slight nausea which may very well be psychosomatic, and vivid dreams. My right side-boob is slightly tender, boobs might be a tad swollen, I can't really tell. And I can't get the strawberries in fast enough! I've been making huge fruit smoothies in the AM and drinking them as I go through my day.
Late last night I got what I believe is implantation bleeding, my period would be due between Wednesday or Friday of next week. It started light pink, now is light brown, and is just a little bit.
I'm still cautious, it could be nothing, but we're hoping it's something!!! According to my tracker app, I would be exactly 4 weeks today, and my EDD should be around 4/20/12.
I can't wait to be able to get a positive pregnancy test!!! I've been taking them anyways, even though I know it's still early
Oh, and I usually drink 1.5-3 liters of water a day, so I don't know if I've been craving more water, but I usually can't stand cold water, and the past couple of days my water can't get cold enough!!!
Hello lovely ladies and mommies to be!!
My husband and I decided to start TTC earlier this month, and I think we may have been successful!! I'm sort of reluctant to post, as I have not had a positive pregnancy test yet (still too early, I think), but I'm having some signs!
My last period started on July 15th, and I ovulated somewhere around the 2-5th. And we made sure all those days were covered
as well as some days before and after suspected ovulation, just to make sure...haha. I had my typical ovulation pains around the 4th or 5th, actually felt it twice about 24hours apart so don't know what that meant- maybe the follicle closing back up. My tracker said I should have ovulated a couple of days before I believe ovulation actually occurred.Either-whoo, Started getting some mild cramping, which I never get. Then on Tuesday I started to develop mild annoying headaches, which turned into a god-awful migraine on Wednesday. I've still been feeling tummy-funny, which is unusual for me, I would say I have very slight nausea which may very well be psychosomatic, and vivid dreams. My right side-boob is slightly tender, boobs might be a tad swollen, I can't really tell. And I can't get the strawberries in fast enough! I've been making huge fruit smoothies in the AM and drinking them as I go through my day.
Late last night I got what I believe is implantation bleeding, my period would be due between Wednesday or Friday of next week. It started light pink, now is light brown, and is just a little bit.
I'm still cautious, it could be nothing, but we're hoping it's something!!! According to my tracker app, I would be exactly 4 weeks today, and my EDD should be around 4/20/12.
I can't wait to be able to get a positive pregnancy test!!! I've been taking them anyways, even though I know it's still early
Oh, and I usually drink 1.5-3 liters of water a day, so I don't know if I've been craving more water, but I usually can't stand cold water, and the past couple of days my water can't get cold enough!!!
NewEnglandLady
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