TTC and Beyond!

[morganwhite7]

I forget if I've already posted this, but I LOVE it. Strongly recommend to all you visual preparers LOL it's like my lifeline, replaced my ovulation charts!

https://www.justmommies.com/pregnancy_calendar.php

 

[TTCaWee1]

Just made it Facebook official....

 

[clynn11]

So exciting Rachel!!! I don't think you would have been able to hide it for much longer anyways lol

 

[jury3]

Rachel-That's so exciting!!!! I can not freaking wait to be far enough along to tell everyone! It's so hard keeping it a secret. I'm sure people at work think I'm such a loser. It's my first year at this school so no one knows me. I'm behind on all my work bc I'm too tired and nauseous to do anything, I've called in sick 3 days and had doc appointments a few times and I sit around all day bc I feel like I might barf...I can't wait to be like "no, I don't really suck, I'm just pregnant!" lol

Morgan-You have shared before and I reference it all the time! lol I actually just used it before checking bnb to see how far along I would be in March.

I can take 12 weeks total of leave in a 12 month period per FMLA. That means some time in March would be the earliest I could take off...So, I'm really scared now that I will be put on bed rest before then. I will be 31 weeks the second week in March. I really hope I can make it at least that far!!!

 

[pdxmom]

so after hearing my results today im kinda feeling better and now i think ill put my pregnancy ticker????
Oh and i forgot to mention...the doc told me my due date today...i was too afraid to use the online calculator and its 5th of june ...MY BIRTHDAY!!!!! thats crazy...this has to b my take home baby

 

[Cowgirl07]

What a lovely birthday present!

 

[clynn11]

Oooo hopefully ill be right behind you sonia!! If I get preg this month ill be due june 11th

 

[pdxmom]

Yaaay for to b june babies

 

[Disneybaby26]

Sonia- that's great!! A birthday baby!!

Rachel- DH has had a rash on his trunk since Sunday, like little tiny red pin pricks that he says are itchy. I thought it was from a new golf shirt that he hadnt washed before he wore but now it's gone on 5 days and it's starting to worry me a bit. He did have a cough/cold this past weekend so I'm thinking maybe viral? I'm nervous about catching it now bc were on vacation and DTD obvi. What do you think?

 

[jury3]

Sonia! A poppyseed!!!

 

[goldstns]

how awesome sonia!!!!!

 

[goldstns]

Emily- That is interesting that you have heard that before. I find it interesting because this Dr. has a 4/5 star rating... but I would FOR SURE give her 1 star! So I bet shes great until GD comes along. She has been NO help about my GD except to tell me "you don't need to see a dietitian, its all about trial and error with food, and I am sure you will be on insulin by the end of your pregnancy anyways" ... so that is all I have learned. I am currently trying to do it with food alone. The "after meals" readings are great! but my morning "fasting" numbers aren't good (I need bellow 95 and I am averaging 100). I am not sure there is a way to fix that number because its fasting... (I can't "fast" better). So I might end up on meds/insulin for that fasting number. However today I am going to see my endocrinologist I worked closely with for many years because of my hormone imbalance. I love her so hopefully she will give me a boost of confidence and I know she has a dietitian for me to see. Then with her expertise she will tell me what I need to do.

 

[goldstns]

Question for Emily and those that have had a baby before- So I am now about 24 weeks preggo.... I have found that I am NOT hungry. Like I am pushing myself to eat. I am not sure if it is because of my change in diet because of the GD or what. But For dinner last night I was full and stopped eating after like 2-3oz chicken and like 1/2-1 cup broccoli. This morning I brought 8 oz yogurt and I could barely eat half of the yogurt. Is this normal??

 

[clynn11]

Happy 10 weeks Kara!!!!!

 

[Disneybaby26]

Awe thanks Cassidy-getting there!!

 

[TTCaWee1]

Hey ladies -

Nikki - not sure if I said this before, but how awful of your doc to treat you that way. That makes me mad. I'd find a new one too. And to tell you that you will prob end up on insulin anyways?? First of all, for type 2 dm, usually it is managed by diet, exercise and ORAL meds. Second of all, a lot of women get gd and its gone after birth. I think you are doing a great job and honestly, a bgl of 100 isn't horrible and you shouldn't beat yourself up over it. Grrrr

Sonia - yay for a birthday baby!! I'm due 6 days before mine. Mine is 4/20...haha

Kara - rashes are hard....I consider all rashes contagious because they freak me out. Maybe it's a heat rash? Is it on both sides of his body? Any blisters or fluid filled bumps?

Leaving for my last u/s in a bit....next one will be the anatomy scan....I hope this all goes by quick. Oh yeah and I have been sooooo dizzy lately, especially if I get up too quickly....everything kinda fades out then I can refocus...its normal though, I just need to slow down

 

[wavescrash]

Question for Emily and those that have had a baby before- So I am now about 24 weeks preggo.... I have found that I am NOT hungry. Like I am pushing myself to eat. I am not sure if it is because of my change in diet because of the GD or what. But For dinner last night I was full and stopped eating after like 2-3oz chicken and like 1/2-1 cup broccoli. This morning I brought 8 oz yogurt and I could barely eat half of the yogurt. Is this normal??

I don't recall anything like that other than my first trimester when I was too nauseous to eat lol. I would say it may have something to do with the GD/diet changes. I think I've heard that eating healthier will make you feel full faster but I'm a horrible eater so I don't know if that's true lol. If you're worried about baby getting nutrients, just make sure you're still taking prenatals.

 

[wavescrash]

Waves- I'd make a ticker for the 20 days! Lol that is SOOOO exciting.

Haha I have 18 days til the 2nd trimester!! That is so crazy to me. And tomorrow if they schedule my next appt in a month, which I expect, I will be going around the 23rd too! THAT day I will get my gender scan appt!! (@ 17 weeks) Ahh! Lol I am SO STOKED for that.. Either boy or girl would be a wonderful surprise!

I tried but lilypie didn't have anything that suited it and they're the only website I saw that has mini-sized tickers like the ones I use in my sig now.

 

[Disneybaby26]

Hey ladies -

Nikki - not sure if I said this before, but how awful of your doc to treat you that way. That makes me mad. I'd find a new one too. And to tell you that you will prob end up on insulin anyways?? First of all, for type 2 dm, usually it is managed by diet, exercise and ORAL meds. Second of all, a lot of women get gd and its gone after birth. I think you are doing a great job and honestly, a bgl of 100 isn't horrible and you shouldn't beat yourself up over it. Grrrr

Sonia - yay for a birthday baby!! I'm due 6 days before mine. Mine is 4/20...haha

Kara - rashes are hard....I consider all rashes contagious because they freak me out. Maybe it's a heat rash? Is it on both sides of his body? Any blisters or fluid filled bumps?

Leaving for my last u/s in a bit....next one will be the anatomy scan....I hope this all goes by quick. Oh yeah and I have been sooooo dizzy lately, especially if I get up too quickly....everything kinda fades out then I can refocus...its normal though, I just need to slow down

No, just like flat red dots, it was before we left so who knows...my throats on fire now so I'm sure ill be sick in no time. Ugh. Seems to be pretty much only on his stomach, a little on his biceps.

 

[BubsMom17]

Nikki - Your appetite will fluctuate. No matter what though, baby is going to take what it needs. If your sugars are evening out and your aren't having spikes and dips, you may notice your appetite changing as well.

My biggest weight jump was at 25 weeks, and I guarantee you I wasn't at my hungriest stage! Right now I am dealing with having NO appetite during the day, but STARVING at night!
I would say you'll start to get hungry again at around 28-30 weeks. Babies grow A LOT at that time.
I make myself eat during the day, but it never sounds apprealing. Then before bed, BAM! I could eat everything in the house!

The girls I know who have GD say eating two spoon fulls of pb before bed helps with their numbers in the morning. Or, eating a handful of nuts.