Assisted conception success - due 2018 xx

[Juliet11]

wish, VBAC is a vaginal birth after a c-section.
oh NYCC, that sounds really fun!!! yeah new york style pizza, yum !!!!

koj, 34 isn't bad!!!

talked to a prenatal dietitian... i really need to make some changes!!!!! not excited but it will be good for me and my GD test on saturday will also help us know how serious i need to be about changes. never had GD, but i am heavier then before, last baby was heavy, im older, i guess these could all be factors. i have no energy to make homemade meals... so that is hard. but she encouraged oatmeal eating, whole grains, wild rice, nuts which i like not love but can totally stomach some, etc.

 

[Juliet11]

how was everyone's weekends? some of you are on vaca!! hope it's a lovely time!!
anyone else have ultrasounds or tests this week?

afm, i had this nasty cold/cough and so didn't go in for the GD test. will have to figure that out later this week. tomorrow i have my NT ultrasound, so super excited for seeing my little pumpkin! and a bit nervous but i am sure things will be fine. i'll report back tomorrow!

 

[Wish2BMom]

good luck today, juliet!!!

I was thinking about your diet changes - some of those you can incorporate in easily (rather than having to make full-on meals) - some of the organic expensive bread can be GREAT for oatmeal and whole grains and then you can just make some toast in the morning with peanut butter on top (there are your nuts!). And I don't know if you've ever had overnight oats/muesli but that would be something awesome for you that you could make at night and then have it be ready to reach for in the morning. I had some AMAZING muesli this weekend - they had small chopped almonds, blueberries, blackberries, bananas, strawberries, cinnamon, little balls of honey all in it. SO GOOD. And a side of blueberry panna cotta. I'd be an idiot to think I could replicate it but it gave some really good ideas of things you can incorporate into it to make it even healthier.

NYC was so fun! We went to a couple panels, saw the stars of Orville (Seth MacFarlane had to Skype in but it was still cool), Marvel's Agents of SHIELD and some other wacky shows that had stars like Elijah Wood and such on them. Then walked around and people-watched at the Convention Center, my friend bought some legos for her kids. And then we walked around Manhattan and ate our way through the city for the rest of the time. Oh, and caught Olivia Wilde coming out the back stage door of the play she was doing on Broadway and got a pic with her. She's so cute!

I think the boys enjoyed all of the walking and eating b/c when I laid down finally Saturday night, they were bouncing around going nuts. My stomach looked like waves and pops of an ocean!
24 weeks today! Another milestone in the books but I really cannot wait until 30 now.
I'm starting to fret a little about my work clothes fitting for the rest of my time. I REALLY don't want to sink money into new things for only a few months but I think I'm going to have to. I'm going to check out Motherhood tonight to see if they have anything cute on sale. Ugh.

How is everyone else doing? Lots of busy ladies on this thread!

 

[Juliet11]

wish, thanks for the ideas! is muesli a cold cereal that can be warmed up? like the muesli i thought i knew was a box cereal but i supposed it could be fixed up to be warm. those are great foods to mix in!!! i like fruits and cinnamon, and a bit of nuts like almonds can be okay too!
sounds like a super fun trip for you!!! i would love to go back to NYC, have only done one quick trip probably 10 years ago.

NT went great today. baby was doing flips! tests negative in the categories so feeling relief about that. baby measured ahead which was really weird cause of my FET my EDD is pretty exact. but not going to worry about that for now. next ultrasound isn't till anatomy at 20 weeks. so a long 8 weeks to wait for that!!! but will stay busy with the holidays.
my doctor does the doppler when i go back at 15 weeks along.

 

[star25]

Great news Juliet!

Just popping in as still in Ibiza til sat, haven’t left the resort which is nice knowing the closest I have to walk is to the swimming pool!

Dd is sleeping better here too, although half the night in bed with us!

Wish, I can imagine the party going on in there haha! Glad you had a great time too

All seems well here, feeling movement day and night although not major strong or all the time but it’s more, 2 days ago I also saw movement from the outside so that was good!

 

[koj518]

wish - Happy belated v-day! Sounds like you had a lovely trip! I had the same issue with dancing baby in my belly this weekend! at one point his small limb was in an area that made me super uncomfortable so I had to push him out of there!! I have to say though, I enjoyed every bit of the uncomfortableness

juliet - congrats!!! The wait in the early weeks are torture!! but I hope 8 weeks fly by for you If it makes you feel better, my last scan was at 18weeks and I won't have another one until at least 36 weeks.. I wanna see my baby!!

star - I love seeing movement from the outside too!! I hope you're enjoying your vacation!! I'm jealous!!

afm - I've had a crazy active baby for the past 3 days. He just will not stop moving day and night! I was telling my husband, if this is any indication of how he will behave outside of the womb, we're in trouble!

 

[Wish2BMom]

juliet - I'm sure it can be heated up to your liking! Just the preparation is overnight (I think the oats have to soak in the milk or whatever is used to make it squishy). I'd even think all of the fruits can be added in the next day too. But add the cinnamon and whatever else the night before so that flavor grows. Mmmmmm! Yeah, i was confused when I saw it called 'muesli' b/c I've heard of 'Mueslix' the cereal.
This looks like a good article/recipe to follow:
https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/how-make-overnight-oats-jar-recipe-article
I might have to do this this weekend!!

Also - AWESOME that your NT scan went so well!!! Almost out of the first tri!!! WOOP!!!
I agree that the wait between the NT scan and the next one is complete torture. I'm so thankful to have scans every 4 weeks now. I typically have plenty to do in between so it's not as painful of a wait.

star - sooooo (jealous and) happy that your Ibiza trip is going so well! That's awesome that DD is sleeping better, at least you're getting rest too.

koj - haha! we should set up playdates now for our little crazies so they can tire each other out!

yeah so shopping happened yesterday. More than I expected but they had a great Columbus Day sale and I bought only 2 things that were full-priced. I found some cute shirts that were on clearance with an additional % off, some nursing bras, more comfortable leggings (buy one get one free!) and a pair of pants. I should be all set now!! I now have a cute shirt/leggings combo for the shower too.

So when the heck does the 3rd tri start officially?? My apps say 'now that you're heading into the 3rd tri' or 'now that you've started the 3rd tri, time to start thinking about...' and I didn't think it started until week 28? how would it be week 24?? or I guess technically I have 24 weeks under my belt and am IN the 25th week...so confusing!

 

[3chords]

Wish2B - 3rd tri starts at 28 weeks. You're not that far off now!

star - sounds like a great vacation. Hope you're getting nice sun and good food to go with it!

We are off to Disney on Thursday for a week with my parents and DS. He is very excited to go to "Forida" and to fly a plane. Hope it's not a disappointment for him when he actually sees the interior of the plane lol!

Have steady movement as well, have been able to see it from the outside for a few weeks but it's pretty similar to DS when I also had an anterior placenta. Always feels a bit muffled. Since this is the last baby we are having I guess I'll never know the difference between this and a posterior placenta kick!

 

[Wish2BMom]

thanks, 3c - that's what I thought!

ohhh have fun in Forida!

 

[Wish2BMom]

man I am dog tired today, just wiped out. Was up AGAIN at 2:30, up for cereal around 3:15, fell asleep for a bit on the couch and then got too hot, moved back up to bed. Alarm goes off at 5:50. Ugh. I'm getting a little bit of a cold too, so runny nose, sleeping with my mouth open, now I'm thirsty. lovely, huh?

I'm starting to get kinda frustrated with my job too. It's so boring and uninspiring. I still don't have much to do but what I do have is blah. I don't know a lot, still learning, but every time I learn something new, it's just not interesting! And I REALLY miss working from home. B/c I'm so slow, I could stand to be home getting things done. Instead, I sit in my cubicle and re-look at presentations and scour the internet. I HATE feeling unproductive!
Scooby - I'd help you out with your mass of stuff if I could!!

I know this will most likely come in handy when I have 2 babies, but still - I'd think I'd prefer something interesting to come back to. And this isn't it. I had a hunch when I was interviewing, but it's such a good company (stable, big, local) that I was willing to overlook my personal interests in the role for the greater good.

Maybe I can look for something new in a year or so. Maybe I'm just feeling a little down today for the first time, or just tired. And I can't take any personal days b/c, well, a) I just started under 2 months ago and b) I have to save ANY time that I have for maternity.

Sorry for the whining! I needed to get that out of my head.

 

[Juliet11]

wish, hang in there! maybe it was just an off day for you! vent here anytime you need to! and thank you for recipe link!!!!

3chords, enjoy vaca to disney!!!

koj, yay for crazy active baby!!!!

star, hope you are having a great trip!!

sorry if i missed anyone.

afm, just chugging along with a busy week and we all still have coughs but not as bad as the weekend thankfully. i feel like some symptoms are not as obvious and annoying, like less gassy, not AS tired but still get bouts of overwhelming sleepyness! tomorrow i should make it in for my GD testing.. hope that goes well. and just feeling some excitement in that im 12 weeks, 13 on the weekend and can start to share with people. told a few close friends on sunday. it is fun to share the good news

 

[Wish2BMom]

Thank you, Juliet! yesterday was just an off day, for sure. I was better when I got home. Our furniture was delivered and it all looks so good, I'm so happy. And my recliner was HEAVEN! I still needed a little pillow under my back but the rest was divine. And feeling the boys bouncing around later was typical heaven. AND I got a better sleep - didn't let myself get up to eat, just made myself try to get back to sleep instead. The boys woke up again too so I got to have a little time with them.

So glad some symptoms are waning a bit for you - that's how it should be, right? 2nd tri, here you come!!! Oh, SO fun telling people!! I know this is your 4th so maybe not big plans but do you have any big plans for it? What about gender reveal?

What's weird and let me know if this is normal/possible - I think I'm feeling more defined pokes now, from the outside? Like what could actually be a sharp little elbow or hand, rather than a general bump? I might melt if this is what is happening!!

koj - how are you feeling? You're uber-close to 3rd tri, right?

star - how beautiful is Ibiza? I am imagining glistening blue seas. Ahhhh

dogmommy, kjw - how are you girls doing??

3c - have fun in Disney! World or Land?

scooby - I kinda want to write your name as Scoobley now for the 2 of you! HA! When is your shower again? Nov? Did you get all of the weirdness tackled with your BFFs and sister?

 

[koj518]

wish - a playdate is not out of the question since I live in central mass and you in NH! haha I used to go to Keene all the time when I had friends up there! Yes, I'm a week and a day away from 3rd tri!! I can't believe it!! I feel like the 2nd tri flew by...!! I think since you have twins, you're technically in your 3rd tri if you just count the weeks you'll be pregnant and divide by 3 haha

3c - Enjoy Disney!! I'm actually gonna be there in a week for work! Not as fun as your vacation, but hopefully I'll get to have a bit of fun!
I have an anterior (and fundal) placenta too! My friend has a posterior placenta and you can actually feel the baby's limbs sticking out and you can feel the baby move if you push him! I'm jealous!

juliet - happy almost 2nd tri and sharing with people!!! It's so much fun to share the good news!!!

Just realized I have 3 months to go!

 

[Juliet11]

wish, so happy to hear about furniture and recliner!!! that is GREAT!! and then of course feeling the babies is awesome oh and better sleep, that is heavenly!!! pregnant moms deserve good sleep!!
i am happy to be inching my way into 2nd tri. no big plans, but maybe a gender reveal! although my energy to do fun stuff like that is pretty low. my DD 2nd birthday is next week and I am thinking just having our local familes over, which is 4 people, so pretty small.

koj, so nice only 3 months left for you!!!

took 1 hour glucose test this morning. the drink is TERRIBLE that I have to drink and you get 5 mins to drink it all. ugh i wanted to throw up but i knew that would make me have to start over.

and now i just wait for results! and i forgot to ask when to expect the results.

 

[Wish2BMom]

you did the glucose already?? I don't do mine until the first week of Nov! how come you had to do yours so early?

 

[Juliet11]

wish, DD was 10 lbs when she was born so they want to be extra cautious. i didn't have GD either pregnancies, but because of her birth weight, i have to do the test now. it'll be good to know, and likely i don't but of course if i did i would want to know
anyone remember how long till those test results come back?

 

[Juliet11]

yay! glucose test results back and they look good. they came in at 10 tonight so i will get an email from my doctor tomorrow, but i was well below the max of normal range. woohoo!! one less thing to worry about.

 

[Wish2BMom]

That's awesome, juliet!! great week of news for you!!

anyone have fun plans for the weekend? obviously besides those ALREADY in fun Disney or Ibiza!!

We are hopefully going to work on the nursery and just cleaning the upstairs before we get flooded with guests next week. My mom, sister and 2 nieces come into town Wed night for my shower next weekend. Plus more family ON that weekend, not necessarily staying over but at least spending lots of time with us. So we've got some work to do!

 

[Juliet11]

wish, sounds fun and busy to have family coming to town! it will be nice and will help make time fly by i bet!

it's our anniversary Sunday so i took the kids to grandparents for the night tonight, so hubby and i could go out to dinner and walk around town a bit and have a good sleep! kids have been waking me up nightly for a couple months now so i am just so tired.
i have a small concern... i am feeling bloated or maybe showing already, and i am worried cause i am only 13 weeks now and don't want to grow rapidly.
maybe it is just bloat and it will calm down. i feel like i expand when i eat, so maybe it is bloat and i should eat smaller more frequent meals.

 

[dogmommy]

Juliet great news about the GD test! I honestly feel sooooo much bigger after I eat. When I wake up in the morning I honestly feel like my bump is gone. Then I eat and there it is! Haha

Wish that's so exciting your shower is next weekend! We registered yesterday at Babies R Us and it was so much fun!

Koj I feel like it's going so fast for you! I still remember you getting your BFP! So cool you are feeling so much movement.

Star and 3c hope you ladies are having a lovely trip!

Scooby, kjw hope you ladies are doing well!

Afm my 20 week ultrasound went well. It was very cool! I couldn't believe everything you could see. And yesterday we registered which took forever but we had so much fun! I do go see one my OBs tomorrow for a check up. I feel good but I've had MUCH more watery discharge which has me a bit worried!