TTC and Beyond!

[asmcsm]

5 weeks today, one week and five days until I hopefully see my little bean's HB. FX it goes by quickly, I'm so anxious! I actually got too busy at work on Friday and didn't get to call for my betas. Will call Monday morning though after I go get my second ones done.

Got a question for you guys though. I've been trying to sleep on my left side more often but everytime I do I end up with a dead left arm. Doesn't happen when I lay on my right side which I think is kinda weird. Anyone else have something like that happen?

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

I haven't had that Ashlee! Sounds uncomfortable!

 

[Disneybaby26]

I try to spend a little more time on my left side too Ash, but I'm a right side sleeper by nature. Do you sleep with your left arm under your side or under your head?

 

[asmcsm]

I try to spend a little more time on my left side too Ash, but I'm a right side sleeper by nature. Do you sleep with your left arm under your side or under your head?

I'm a right side sleeper too. I sleep with my arm under my head both ways usually, but I only have my right arm fall asleep occasionally, left arm falls asleep every night, multiple times a night sometimes. Have also noticed that I end up on my stomach a lot more, I've never been a stomach sleeper.

 

[wavescrash]

I'm a belly sleeper so sleeping on my arm, they always fall asleep but there's no harm I'm sleeping on your left side. Or even your back because your body wakes you up feeling harder to breathe long before any damage could be done. I wake up on my back several times a night actually.

 

[TTCaWee1]

Never happens to me but I can sleep any way. Once I hit the pillow I am out. I've been trying to sleep more on my left to get in the habit but not going to beat myself up to do it since it really only matters later in pregnancy.
I have been getting horrible headaches. I guess it's hormone related but damn they hurt. Also neen super dizzy. Checked my BP today and it was 95/60 which isn't too far off my baseline but it's probably part of my dizziness.

 

[Disneybaby26]

Omg I hear you on the headaches Rachel! It just started last week but I get one everyday, screaming pain in my right temple, like a pinpoint the size of a pencil eraser! Ugh!! The ob gave me an RX for fioricet but I haven't filled it yet.

Wonder if that could be linked to a certain gender...hmmmm...

 

[TTCaWee1]

Hmmm....I wonder....boy maybe??? Didn't Emily say she had bad headaches??? Ugh I'm going crazy having to wait till November 26 to find out. Not fair!!!

 

[wavescrash]

I have had bad headaches this and last pregnancy. Last pregnancy was a girl so who knows if that means anything


Unrelated but I just realized I'm halfway through my ticker boxes!

 

[asmcsm]

Just hot back from second blood draw, hoping they get me those results soon. Going to call dr office in a bit to ask about the first ones result.

 

[morganwhite7]

Good luck Ash!!

Waves- Have you been having similar symptoms w/ every pregnancy that you can remember? Mine have been exactlyyy the same. Sick all day (not a day without puking :/), sciatica, occasional headaches, dizzy/fainting spells etc.. Lol pregnancy is a bitch. But just wondering if you feel like you're having a girl/boy based on how you feel this time, before you find out the sex, so I know if I can bank on another boy based on these all-too-familiar symptoms!

 

[wavescrash]

Symptoms have been a little similar but not identical.

With Autumn I was mildly nauseous and threw up once in the second trimester. Don't remember many other symptoms but that was because I was pregnant with her 8 years ago lol.

With Hannah, I was very nauseous into the second trimester, threw up a few times. I was dizzy/light-headed a lot, tons of bad headaches (mostly in the 1st and 2nd trimesters), SPD pain set in but that has nothing to do with gender I'm guessing.

This time I was very nauseous in the first trimester but never threw up, not really dizzy or light-headed, had some bad headaches in the 2nd trimester.

In all 3 pregnancies I've craved mashed potatoes & McDonalds french fries but this time around I've craved more salty/chocolate combinations whereas previous pregnancies I didn't really crave salty things.

But the symptoms/cravings aren't playing into why I feel like it's a boy. I just think it's more of an "intuition" or something along those lines. Just feels like there's a little boy in there but it looks like a girl from my last scan so I guess we'll see

 

[morganwhite7]

I feel like we all have much higher chances of conceiving boys after being TTC, since we were all BDing our hearts out around ovulation, which increases the chances for XY. Oohh I hope boy for you, but you make such pretty girls Thursday right?!?! Oh my- I'm excited.

 

[wavescrash]

I hope for a boy as well but we'll see Thanks!

Are you crazy girl? TOMORROW!
24 and a half hours to go!

 

[morganwhite7]

OH CRAP THAT'S RIGHT!!! Hahaha there's a lot of BnB appts I've got to remember Wow even more excited now, GL staying busy!!!

 

[wavescrash]

Hahaha it's okay, I know what you mean

I work 2-10:30 and I'll likely be very busy so passing the time should be no problem, thank goodness. I just hate that I have to wait until 1:00 tomorrow lol. My previous anatomy scans were all early (like 9 or 10 am) haha.

 

[pdxmom]

Hi girls..ive been a little worried today..ive been nauseous for the past few days...i mean ive had food aversions...smell of food being cooked..smell of oil...basically all indian food was making me feel sick in the stomach...but today nothing...no aversions no nausea...is this normal?? do they come and go...have u girls felt sick 1 day and perfectly fine the next????

 

[jury3]

Sonia-I went to the doc a few weeks ago bc of the same thing. I had felt probably the crappiest I'd felt the entire pregnancy and then felt really good one day. I called the doc and told them I was concerned. They had me come in for a reassurance scan and everything was fine. The next day I felt like crap again lol It definitely comes and goes. Don't be afraid to call your doc if you are worried though!

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

I'm having a day like that today! Although I could do without the nausea, my boobs aren't really sore at all today.. I'm trying to keep my chin up and assume that all is well because I have no reason to believe it's not. Got VERY strong lines on an FRER yesterday am.

 

[TTCaWee1]

Sonia my nausea did that. Some days were better than others. Did you eat more today? I found that if I ate small snacks often then I wasn't as nauseated.

AFM - I am getting fat. I feel like a heffer. I'm having a weepy fat day. I hit 109 on the scale which means I've gained 5 pounds already. I can't tell if I look preggo or just fat. Hmmmph. Fat days suck