when the "30 yo ttc#1" ladies get their bfp's

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Yay Owl! :) Your symptoms sound very good! 5-8 weeks for me was massive fatigue and food aversions. I was always hungry and the only way I could eat was if I had fried chicken from popeyes and potatoes in any form, mashed, French fries, and baked potatoes. :) So go get that Taco Bell! So glad to see you here! :)

I have been going on a walk every day for about 3 miles! :) That is my exercise. I have actually decided to join a pool as well and start learning how to properly swim. I have always wanted to do it and just now getting the chance to do it! :) The gym I'm going to has free childcare for while I'm there, so that will help out once the little one comes! :)
 
omg, yes, the potatoes. I had a semi-orgasmic experience with McDonald's hashbrowns, which I don't think I've eaten in more than 15 years. I just kept telling DH, "This is sooooo good!!" And my normal sweet tooth is gone. Sugar sounds gross.

Good for you for getting exercise! I've always been such a gym person but right now I'm so damn tired. I can barely keep my eyes open at work, let alone exercise afterwards. That's okay, right you guys? Am I destined to gain way too much weight and have a terrible pregnancy just because I'm slacking right now?
 
Mmmm, potatoes...

It's normal to be exhausted and starving during the first trimester. You'll feel better and have better control of your appetite in the second trimester, and then you'll be fine. I've gained a two or three pounds recently after staying steady since the first two weeks, and my current Facebook status is "Pregnancy has turned me into a hobbit. I now require, at a minimum, Breakfast, Elevenses, Luncheon, Afternoon Tea, Supper, Dessert, and as of last night, 3am Emergency Snack. I would add Second Breakfast, but I'd have to get out of bed earlier...", just to give you an idea of my constant hunger ;)

From what I've observed, unless your diet is really extreme, the pregnant body gains what it wants to gain and there's not much you can do about it.
 
It's inevitable that we will be gaining weight! ;-) I didn't start my exercise routine until I started getting more energy in me (which was around 8 weeks). From weeks 4-8 I gained about 5 lbs since I wasn't eating as healthy but only gained 1 lb from 8-12. So you can always make up for it later on so don't feel too bad. During those first few weeks it's more important to eat food that doesn't make you feel like vomiting!! I mean don't get me wrong, I'm still eating a lot but now I'm feeling much better and able to make those healthier choices.

I haven't been craving many sweets either! I've been wanting lemonade, lemon pies, and more sour tastes. Which is so weird for me because I have always had the sweetest tooth! They say that means you're expecting a boy. Maybe we're both having boys!! :)
 
I usually have a salty tooth, but I've had a strong sweet tooth this pregnancy. It hasn't stopped me from impulse buying cheese popcorn, but I'm much more likely to go for the donuts. And now I need a donut...
 
Okay, thanks guys. That makes me feel a bit better! The pregnancy books I'm reading are going on and on about exercise and I get it and normally I love to work out but right now sleep wins every time.
 
I was CONSTANTLY tired during first trimester! Sleep while you can! But also, make sure you go out with friends. One of my challenges was that I was so tired, I couldn't be social and that made my depression and anxiety worse. I have had a lot of dairy during pregnancy, more than I would normally. But I never really had any cravings. As for exercise, walking the dog is my exercise and I just do what I can tolerate at the time of each walk. When I can do more, I do more. I just listen to my body and I think we all need to do that no matter what type of exercise we do.

I went to work today and overall, it was a pretty good day. My coworkers were really sweet and concerned. It's so nice to work where people genuinely care! They have decreased my caseload slightly so that I am not as stressed, but I still try to get to that last patient if I can. Actually, I feel much better having gone into work today. I know it is the healthiest thing for me. The last couple of days, my emotions have been running high again and I have been crying over nothing and everything. I know part of it is the stress from the beginning of the week. While I haven't been anxious about labor and the baby coming, maybe I am starting to become a little anxious and this is how it is coming out. The dog woke me up at 5 am and wouldn't leave me alone...I ended up waking my husband because I was so worked up and so upset. He was so sweet and just listened and snuggled with me until it was time to get ready for work.The dog has been more clingy the last two days and I am not sure why...so that also makes me anxious that she senses something I am not noticing.

I have been very interested in timing of hormone surges related to when I have had the hardest time with depression/anxiety during pregnancy and I was looking up some stuff this morning. I found an article that talks about stress hormones and pregnancy. It is interesting. Inconclusive in some ways, but shedding some light in others. Here is the link: https://www.parentingscience.com/Stress-hormones-during-pregnancy.html

I know I will get through this, but I am at a point where I am ready for the next phase.
 
Your dog may be sensing your stress. Mine snuggle more when I'm in a crappy mood. Or maybe a hormonal change leading up to labor?
 
MrsKChicago said:
Your dog may be sensing your stress. Mine snuggle more when I'm in a crappy mood. Or maybe a hormonal change leading up to labor?
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yeah, i have no clue which one it is. I am sure it is one of those though! We had a thing tonight were we learned infant CPR and DH had a great idea to post the steps of infant CPR in the room. We are totally going to do that. That way, anyone who is caring for the baby will know what to do.
 
I will say I hated anything sweet during the first trimester. I couldn't eat anything sweet until about 24 weeks. Now I LOVE sweets. Thus far I have gained about 34 pounds according to Dr. and about 40 pounds according to my scale. But the Dr. seemed unconcerned about either. She said as long as my glucose and blood pressure are fine, that the guidelines for weight gain are just that, guidelines. Just eat healthy and try and move around as best I can. Granted my first like 17 weeks I ate whatever I could keep down, screw healthy. I think I ate crackers, chips and sprite or coke pretty straight those first few months.

That's a really good idea for the infant CPR. We are doing the weekend birth classes this weekend. I'm a little scared. Mostly, because I fear birth and feel it would be better if I just went into this blind. No need to let me know what is going to happen! :blush:

So went to Dr. this morning. Everything is good so far. Nothing crazy. Baby is head down, they did the Step B test and nurse said all measurements were good. She also said that at 35 weeks that basically anything that happens from this point forward they consider acceptable. Braxton hicks to actual labor. Which is both terrifying and comforting all at once.

How is everyone doing?
 
Mrs K, my sister is 2 hrs away. Not too close :( but we are both pumped that our kids will be close in age.

I have had a crazy sweet tooth this pregnancy. I wasn't a dessert person before, so that was a big change. Im having a girl so I guess that old wives tale was true for me.
 
Soon, not yet. I had one today and then I will have one in two weeks. The weekly ones start at my next appointment. This appointment and the next are supposed to be the 34 and 36 week appointments but I had to schedule them on Friday which is the day my 'week" changes so it throws the count a little off. So, we have an appointment to go "interview" a Pediatrician Tuesday night. I'm really not sure what the hell one asks a pediatrician. I mean, the hospital I am associated with is pretty darn good so I'm not overly worried about him being bad, I don't want him to be an ass but I really haven't had any problems with any of the Cleveland Clinic Doctors not being nice. Any ideas? We are having the same kind of problem with day cares. I mean I want them to be licensed and clean and have closed circuit security (defense attorney issues there) but other than that, what is really important?
 
Hmm... I'm not looking forward to interviewing pediatricians. I don't even know how to find a doctor for me!

The things I'd ask about are vaccines (I feel very strongly about vaccinating, and I don't want a pediatrician who doesn't agree - I especially don't want to bring my too young to be vaccinated baby into a waiting room full of un-vaccinated kids), and antibiotics. My mom was very firm that we only got antibiotics when we actually needed them. None of this placebo, please do something for my baby stuff. I think she has the right idea, there are all sorts of downsides to overuse and unnecessary use of antibiotics, and I don't want a doctor who hands them out every time baby has a sniffle.

Also, general bedside manner - does he seem like he'll be good with kids? And is he understanding about stupid questions from first time moms? Do you have a similar philosophy about when to bring baby in? Is there a nurseline or something you can call if you have concerns? Are the office hours good? Would you be able to get a last minute appointment if the baby is sick? Also, as your kid gets older, gender could be an issue - She may not want a male doctor examining her.

As for daycare, we're not doing it, so I only know what other friends have discussed. Some things I've heard about are baby to staff ratio, extras like foreign language lessons (obviously with older kids), their sign in/sign out policies (and do they really follow them?), and what would make them kick a kid out? What's the policy if your kid is a biter? Or someone else's kid is biting your kid? Potty training? Is there an age cutoff where you'll get booted if the kid isn't out of diapers? Late pickup charges? Sick kid policies? And also, do you like the staff? Do they seem nice? Like they actually like babies?
 
Thanks MrsK, those are very good suggestions. I may print them out. I fully agree with the vaccinations and antibiotics. Most of the daycares here have all of that information as part of licensing in Ohio. It's just hard. We found one we like so we are going to look at a few more but at least unless we find something crazy at the others we will have one we liked. It's been interesting to see them react when I verify that none of their video feeds are over wi-fi. Apparently, most parents would like to see their children during the day with no concern about hacking.
 
I googled "what to ask" when interviewing a pediatrician/daycare and used that as some loose guidelines. I think the bottom line is your gut feeling. We interviewed 2 pediatricians. The first, I thought "Ok, they are nice, I would be comfortable here." but wasn't super excited. The second, I was really excited and felt comfortable, felt like she cared about us as a family so that is who we went with. Also, I looked at hours and availability of lactation consultants.

Went to my normally scheduled NST today and everything was good. My blood pressure was low again and they told me to add more salt to my diet...crazy! I don't particularly like a lot of salt...other than that, the week ended without any big events (thankfully!).
 
So I took my last pregnancy tests this morning. I couldn't resist! My cheapie line was as dark as the control. A week ago it was still pretty faint. Time to stop and give all my leftovers to my friend who's TTC soon.
 
We're having a boy! I was really surprised, but I'm excited. We went around to a few baby stores after the ultrasound and DH seems to be getting excited about decorating the nursery now.
 
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