March/April Spring Rainbows

[Sophie2015]

Why do you need a referral?! I'm in a large town too and have no issues getting in but I don't need a referral. Is that an insurance thing?

 

[klabro]

High risk doctors will only see you with a referral from your regular OB. It has to be sent in from OB office and then approved through insurance before they will schedule you. Not sure, that's how it was for a friend of mine who was high risk in another state too. I just assumed that's how all high risk doctors work.

 

[Sophie2015]

Ah. Yes. I am not seeing a high risk ob. My current ob and my re don't seem to think I need one. However when I needed a cvs last year I was referred to a high risk ob.

 

[klabro]

Yeah, I am classified as high risk. I'm not worried about getting in to see my OB, I am worried about my OB getting the referral to high risk on time. They will be doing the cerclage through the high risk clinic so the referral is important timing wise. I'm hoping it's all sorted now, we'll see next week.

 

[Sophie2015]

FX'd!!!!

 

[mrs unicorn]

Klabro - what a nightmare! I hope you manage to get it all sorted soon. Not that it should be your job to organise all these people!!

 

[klabro]

Thanks ladies. I'm hoping I have it all sorted now. As long as my insurance cooperates it should be ok. They didn't want to put the referral in until I had my OB intake appointment, which they can't get me in for until I am 10 weeks. I'm fine with that, I just need the referral to be done before then because it is very tough to get into a high risk clinic in 3 weeks time. I'm just hoping that my insurance will approve the referral even though I technically have not established the maternity care. So annoying to have to deal with this. Hoping its just a small hurdle for now though.

How are you all feeling? I start feeling queasy right around breakfast time and it usually subsides after dinner. So I spend the entire day feeling super blah and I'm perfectly fine and normal at night time.

 

[Sophie2015]

I feel pretty good. Every once in a while I'm nauseous but it's super mild. It's the most morning sickness I've ever had. Headed to the beach tomorrow. Hoping it makes the days go by quickly until my next ultrasound

 

[klabro]

The beach sounds like a great way to make the time pass. I'm still trying to come up with something to do and wishing August away. 5 days down....

 

[mrs unicorn]

I'm feeling ok too. Pretty tired, been napping for an hour or so during the day. I get the odd bit of nausea before I eat in the morning, nothing too bad. Although last night DH wanted fish and chips and I couldn't eat it, I felt so sick as soon as I took a bite. It's not the fish, it's the batter and deep fried chips - which I've always loved - guess it's a good thing as it's not exactly healthy!

I'm also wishing August away too, and most of September! I'm going shopping today as I need a swimming costume. Me and my sil (who sadly had a MMC in May) are going to a spa in a couple of weeks and I'm not going to be wearing a bikini with this bloat!!

 

[Sophie2015]

Add insomnia to my list of symptoms. I did this with my 3rd baby too. I sleep 3 hours at night and wake up wide awake. No matter how tired I was when I laid down. I can sleep all day if it's daytime. But that doesn't help me now. I have to drive 8 hours to the beach today!!

I also had to get new swimsuits. First time in my life I've worn anything other than a bikini. 😕 I keep reminding myself it's not important and I'll get back into a bikini chasing this LO around one day.

 

[klabro]

Same here with the sleep. Exhausted when I lay down but wide awake around 3-5 every night. I'm up multiple times to pee already as well. I've already had to take out some of my maternity clothes. My belly popped out so fast this time. It did last time too, but that was with twins and I was already measuring close to 30 weeks when I delivered them at 21 weeks. I don't know if I would dare with a swimming suit right now haha!

 

[mrs unicorn]

I've just noticed you're both 7 weeks! I'm so far behind! Cannot wait for those weeks to disappear. I got my swimsuit - also got a couple of cheap pairs of leggings and jeggings in a size bigger to help with this bloat. It's ridiculous! But they are so comfy! DH was calling them granny pants because the leggings are high waisted! Cheeky git! Still no full blown symptoms. I feel like I really want some morning sickness. I didn't have it with my MMC/BO just all day nausea that started at 5.5/6 weeks. Really want this to feel different.

Raine - hope you're doing ok?

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. Xx

 

[klabro]

You'll be at 7 weeks before you know it. I've been wishing the days away and each day feels like it is crawling, but then when I get to another week it doesn't seem like it has been so bad. I've been wearing mostly long skirts right now because they are way more comfortable than my jeans. I do have a couple pairs of maternity jeans I could wear, but it is still too hot here to be wearing jeans. High waisted pants are the best when you have bloat!!

I've never had really morning sickness in any of my pregnancies I feel somewhat nauseous during the day, but not overpowering. Usually the most I get is just being super tired for the first trimester.

 

[raine87]

I'm doing ok. I've been battling morning sickness and breast pain. I've had some cramping too and a horrible dream I was miscarrying again. I just keep taking it one pee at a time when I scrutinize the toilet paper making sure there's no blood on it. We got some coupons in the mail the other day for formula and my DH was questioning why and I told him it's bc we are coming up to our EDD from our last miscarriage. I had to buy a pair of maternity pants last time bc of bloating and the store I went to input me in their database and BAM now we are going to get a bunch of stuff.

 

[klabro]

That happened to me with the twins Raine. I had created a baby registry because I had a baby shower scheduled for the week that I ended up having them and I got all sorts of stuff in the mail around their due date...then to make matters worse I've started getting stuff again right now for their "1 year" birthday. Not much fun when you get that stuff.

 

[mrs unicorn]

Urgh that stuff is horrible. I started getting a few bits in the post and emails - even though I cancelled them. I had one 'guide to labour' which I thought hmmm I'm a bit early to be thinking about that. Then it dawned on me, my first EDD was mid September, so I changed my details online. Not nice when you're trying to get your head around being newly pregnant again.
I'm doing the tp inspection thing too. I keep telling myself off for it but I may aswell accept I'll be doing that for a good few months now. I also had a dream about mc last night. Horrible. So long as it stays just that - a dream / nightmare. Counting down the days till Friday now - first scan!!

 

[klabro]

Oh yes, constantly inspecting the TP. Even when I have to pee in the middle of the night. Doesn't help that I've had spotting in every pregnancy.

So excited for you for your first scan Mrs Unicorn! I got my OB intake appointment bumped up to this Friday. It isn't anything, they'll just go over history etc. for an hour, but it at least give me something to do while I wait for my 12 week appointment with high risk doctors to find out the game plan for this pregnancy.

 

[klabro]

Anyone else feeling crazy emotional? I swear, before I was pregnant it had been a long time since I had cried and now I'm getting teary at everything and have properly cried over a few things that when looking back at it now might be a little ridiculous. At first I wasn't thinking that I was really that emotional, but it appears that I am.

 

[Sophie2015]

Feeling panicked today because my breast tenderness has totally disappeared. I don't think I can survive a 5th loss