I thought we could have a thread to chat about our initial symptoms, feelings, plans ... .
Sometimes, I almost forget I'm pregnant (I'm 4w6d; edd 8/15) ... other times, the bathroom trips, stretching uterus, and fatigue keep me from forgetting.
Either way, I'm so excited to be having this LoveBug. It's the first baby that we intentionally tried to have (we have two others [dd 3yo and ds 5yo] who were lovely surprises). Although we'd like to have one more within two years of this one before we feel complete, you just never know, so I'm really looking forward to doing all the pregnancy activities again.
Since we already have a boy and a girl, I'd love to have a surprise on delivery day, but we are super impatient people when it comes to things like gifts/presents, and that is almost how this baby feels, so there's no way we can wait. We'll end up trying to find out asap, like we did with the first two, so that we can go ahead and start calling him/her by his/her name and finding things specifically for him/her.
I was lurking on a TTGP board last month bc I wanted to prepare for trying. There were so many who knew their ovulation dates and were turning tests 9, 10, 11, dpo. I tested three times within 16 days of what I believe was my ovulation date and kept getting what looked like evap lines (still confident they were), yet I just had a feeling that I couldn't shake. Finally, I tested with a doc at 18 dpo (Tue) bc my pd was late, and it was confirmed. I took another hpt this morning (about an hr ago) and feel assured now that I was finally able to turn a test. It seems as though this were the longest 2WW ever! lol Now that I don't have to stress about that, I feel like I can finally enjoy this journey and stick to my normal pray-that-everything-is-ok-with-baby-while-in-me worrying lol.
Re: Birthing plans - With my first, I had a doula, a midwife, and was relieved to have the options for a natural home waterbirth - I even had three different tubs, just in case lol. I live within 4 minutes of the hospital, which gave peace-of-mind to my husband and mother, neither of which is as crunchy as me, but both try to be as supportive as their comfort allows. Long story short, it turns out I don't dilate - at all ... not even a little. This was confirmed with my daughter. So, as was the case with them, I'll be anticipating a third c-section and the normal hospital bit (sigh). It may not seem like it, but I've made peace with this and am just looking forward to this entire journey of being a mom of three (and hopefully, someday, four). Oddly enough, before my son, I thought we would be done with just the one. Guess not, thankfully!
What about you?
Sometimes, I almost forget I'm pregnant (I'm 4w6d; edd 8/15) ... other times, the bathroom trips, stretching uterus, and fatigue keep me from forgetting.
Either way, I'm so excited to be having this LoveBug. It's the first baby that we intentionally tried to have (we have two others [dd 3yo and ds 5yo] who were lovely surprises). Although we'd like to have one more within two years of this one before we feel complete, you just never know, so I'm really looking forward to doing all the pregnancy activities again.
Since we already have a boy and a girl, I'd love to have a surprise on delivery day, but we are super impatient people when it comes to things like gifts/presents, and that is almost how this baby feels, so there's no way we can wait. We'll end up trying to find out asap, like we did with the first two, so that we can go ahead and start calling him/her by his/her name and finding things specifically for him/her.
I was lurking on a TTGP board last month bc I wanted to prepare for trying. There were so many who knew their ovulation dates and were turning tests 9, 10, 11, dpo. I tested three times within 16 days of what I believe was my ovulation date and kept getting what looked like evap lines (still confident they were), yet I just had a feeling that I couldn't shake. Finally, I tested with a doc at 18 dpo (Tue) bc my pd was late, and it was confirmed. I took another hpt this morning (about an hr ago) and feel assured now that I was finally able to turn a test. It seems as though this were the longest 2WW ever! lol Now that I don't have to stress about that, I feel like I can finally enjoy this journey and stick to my normal pray-that-everything-is-ok-with-baby-while-in-me worrying lol.
Re: Birthing plans - With my first, I had a doula, a midwife, and was relieved to have the options for a natural home waterbirth - I even had three different tubs, just in case lol. I live within 4 minutes of the hospital, which gave peace-of-mind to my husband and mother, neither of which is as crunchy as me, but both try to be as supportive as their comfort allows. Long story short, it turns out I don't dilate - at all ... not even a little. This was confirmed with my daughter. So, as was the case with them, I'll be anticipating a third c-section and the normal hospital bit (sigh). It may not seem like it, but I've made peace with this and am just looking forward to this entire journey of being a mom of three (and hopefully, someday, four). Oddly enough, before my son, I thought we would be done with just the one. Guess not, thankfully!
What about you?