TTC and Beyond!

[morganwhite7]

Lol Julie love the purple striped shirt ones.. Didn't realize your belly was so big already! I bet they come within the month!! So how is it doing daily tasks with it in the way?! Are you having KILLER heartburn, too?!

 

[HWPG]

Hashtag - my abs are being pulled apart under my ribs
Hashtag - I'm so 'skinny' lol not!

 

[RobertRedford]

Thanks, Ash. That's reassuring! Im going for betas in a bit and I just had to run and throw up, so, still feeling pregnant. phew.

 

[RobertRedford]

Mirolee, you're adorable!!! hashtag love the bathroom pic.

 

[HWPG]

The other side of the shirt

 

[HWPG]

i find it funny that the only full body pics i can take well are at the bathrooms at my work, ha.
k, yaya femara! you know *exactly* how i feel about that stuff!
nikki, glad to hear alia is ok. always better safe, right?

 

[HWPG]

RR, you're so funny. i love that you respond on behalf of all of us about our thread being closed. polite, friendly, but clear

 

[RobertRedford]

RR, you're so funny. i love that you respond on behalf of all of us about our thread being closed. polite, friendly, but clear

lol, thanks!

 

[morganwhite7]

Lol and yes I'm glad you did, bc that post was directed towards me and I was like- uhh, at a loss here 1.) have no clue what youz talkin bout girl & 2.) don't know how to politely say hello please go away.. Lol!

Mirolee- LOVE IT!!!! I also love your hair. I think we may fight the same battles every morning! Haha I've got a white girl fro. Is it warm there today too?

Just left for a quick lunch and McD's strawberry sundae, and my gosh it is so beautiful out! 66 feels like 90 in comparison to the frigid temps we've been having! Too bad I'm stuck at this stinkin desk til 4:30. May make it a barbeque night, if I ever get outta here!!

 

[RobertRedford]

Morgan, it felt like summer here yesterday, too! It was 75*, sunny and BEAUTIFUL! I was driving home from work forgetting that its only March!

 

[HWPG]

define "warm" - by our northerly standards, it's a balmy 35-40 out today (havent actually been outside). we're expecting a giant storm tomorrow- up to a FOOT in the ski hills. hoping to only get a little here and mostly rain.
i need a hair trim - my curls are quite as curly as i want them to be. esp in the back - i prefer something more like fat ringlets opposed to blow out - but under the right conditions, i can do white-girl-fro (ex. if i shower the night before and go to bed with wet hair).
i'm starting to pack work stuff up for my trip to texas. (morgan, i will def struggle with the curls down thar!). i also decided i'm bringing my bathing suit (bikini) to use at the pool if it's warm enough. i'll take some expansive white bellied pics for y'all (<-- see? already getting into the swing of it).
right now, though, my throat is so scratchy and i just want to suck on things all day hehee, i'm hilarious... but really, cough drops and candy and anything to keep me swallowing (again, hehehehe).

 

[wavescrash]

And speaking of boobs, waves have you tried nipple cream or a shield? They have me using a shield with Ellie and it doesn't hurt as much. Mine are just sensitive and chapped. Are you drinking lots of water? What is normal at this point? Maybe just pump for now?

Waves- you should def give nip shields a try, too! Get any more sleep last night?

Yeah, I have a nipple shield. I started using it on the one side at least, to help that nipple heal because half of it is beyond destroyed. I've also been using lanolin after every feeding. Definitely drinking lots of water. My milk has fully come in now, she's just being a little booger when it comes to feeding.

Last night she was overtired and using me as a pacifier and it took forever to get her to settle. She naps and feeds pretty well during the day but nighttime is another story. Although today she's been rather sleepy during her feedings :/

She was born at 6lbs 3oz, discharged at 5lbs 9oz. They had me start supplementing with formula to build up her weight and we had a follow-up today. She's up to 5lbs 13.8oz currently and we go back when she's 2 weeks old. They said they want to see her back up to her birth weight by then so fingers crossed.


Julie -- you look great

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Julie- Love the twin bump!! I bet they will be here soon! I can't wait to see them!

Mirolee- cute bump and outfit! the only full length mirror where I can get my whole body is at work, but i've never taken one. I'm afraid someone will walk while i'm doing it. LOL.

RR- I wouldn't worry at all. My first scan was at 7+3 and even then it was just this tiny blob that didn't look like ANYTHING. I have no idea why they even do scans that early and freak out women.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

I read that weeks 25-28 are the weeks the baby is the most active.. but oddly enough, she's calmed down in there and I haven't felt tons of kicks in the past day or so. I can feel her move, but she's not doing karate like she was this weekend.

 

[jury3]

Lol Julie love the purple striped shirt ones.. Didn't realize your belly was so big already! I bet they come within the month!! So how is it doing daily tasks with it in the way?! Are you having KILLER heartburn, too?!

I seriously don't know how my belly can get any bigger. I keep saying my belly is going to just rip open one day and they'll fall out lol I just hope I can make it to 35/36 weeks at least.
Eating at a table is difficult with the belly bc I can't bend over a plate without the table cutting into my belly. Daily tasks...it's more the weight of the whole thing that makes it difficult. It's hard to carry this thing around! It's pretty common for things to tingle or for me to get light headed...heartburn is not fun! Some days my prescription pepcid and tums just aren't enough!

Britt-That's about the time I was freaking out bc Olivia wasn't moving much. I think these guys picked up movement more around 30 weeks. They seriously look like aliens in my belly now.
If she really starts to worry you, try drinking some juice and laying on your side for a while. Do a kick count. My doc wanted 5 movements within an hour. If she really worries you, don't be afraid to call your doc.

 

[frsttimemama]

Mirolee, soooo cute I I hear ya on the hair! Its 55 here today and expecting 6-8"for of snow tonight or tomorrow. Ugh!

Julie, SO cute!

Rr, fx for great betas! Scans are exciting and scary! I had one at 5+2 last pregnancy and all there was was a sac. So scary! Glad you feel better/worse tho!

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Thanks Julie! You are right! I mean, I can def feel like squirmy motions, but no big kicks. I don't know what would actually make me call in to the doctors. I feel like the squirms are still something and i'm really really strange about calling in.. we'll see as I get further along though!

 

[frsttimemama]

I have never heard that they are busiee then. Hmm! Good to remember! I'm super nervous. I will call for anything. I know that it's bad, but I am too scared not to!

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Sandy - I think it was on my What To Expect app, but I can't swear by it.

I'm just pretty much scared at all times something will go wrong. I had a friend who lost her son a week before her due date because his umbilical cord was around his neck. I'm so SO SO scared something like this will happen. We can't prevent it. We have no idea. It's just all so scary, even when you aren't in the first tri any more.

 

[RobertRedford]

Britt, I agree. This is terrifying! I worry about every.single.little.thing that i feel. and we thought ttc was nerve wracking!