October 2006 Mommies: We're Pregnant!

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

October 2006 Mommies: We're Pregnant!
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Welcome and Congratulations!

Please list your stats in RED in your first post.

Username:
Me: Name, age
uDH: Name, age
Married: Date
TTC: Date
BFP: Date
EDD: Date
Gender Prediction:
Any other children:

*Please posts all updates in RED.
*When posting, please put in the subject line how far along you are!
1st trimester pics (http://www.pregnancy.org/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment1.php#week1)

1st Trimester information for weeks 0-13 (http://www.childbirthsolutions.com/articles/pregnancy/weeklypregcalendar/index1.php)
2nd Trimester information for weeks 14-27 (http://www.childbirthsolutions.com/articles/pregnancy/weeklypregcalendar/index2.php)
3rd Trimester informtion for weeks 28-40 (http://www.childbirthsolutions.com/articles/pregnancy/weeklypregcalendar/index3.php)

*Images courtesy of www.annegeddes.com

The threadmistresses for this thread are Ericka_Jarett and Lily

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Mommy List!
Avalon
Me: Meghan, 25
DH: Rick, 26
Married: May 25, 2003
BFP: February 1, 2006
EDD: October 7, 2006
Any other children: Just our furbaby Hannah

bunnybeth
Me: Bethany, 27
DH: Elon, 28
Married: June 23, 2002
TTC: January 2006
BFP: February 14, 2006
EDD: October 25, 2006
Gender Prediction: Boy

Bubeleh
Me: H, 27
DH: A, 30
Married: March, 2003
TTC: November 2005
BFP: January 21, 2005
EDD: October 1, 2006
Gender Prediction: none yet, hoping for a girl
Any other children: Nope just our loveable puppy

dzmattie
Me: Becca, 28
DH: 28
Married: 2002
BFP: February 5, 2006
EDD: October 14, 2006
Any other children: DS, 1/15/04

emermel
Me: Emily 28
DH: Todd 30
Married May 12, 2002
DD: January 17, 2004
EDD: October 14, 2006

Ericka_Jarett
Me: Ericka, 31 - April 12
DH: Jarett, 28
Married: December 14, 2001
TTC: June, 2005
BFP: January 30, 2006
EDD: October 4, 2006
Gender Prediction: Girl , but feel blessed either way
Other children: Rebekah Joy, born April 18, 2005 at 24 weeks, with us 71 mins.

Hula1974
Me: Heather, 31
DH: Tim, 31
Married: June 8, 2002
TTC: October, 2005
BFP: January 20, 2006
EDD: October 7, 2006

jbemommy
Me:Shana, 32
DH: Doug, 41
Married: June 22, 2002
TTC: August, 2005
BFP: January 28, 2006
EDD: October 4, 2006
Any other children: Juliana, 2/3/04

jeant
Me: Jean, 34
DH: Craig, 34
Married: June 19, 2004
TTC: November 1, 2005 (plus one try 4.05)
BFP: February 13, 2006
EDD: October 26, 2006
Gender Prediction: Girl

jenniferlynne
Me: Jennifer, 33
DH: Roger, 34
Married: June 8, 2002
TTC: Jan/Feb. 2006
BFP: February 14, 2006
EDD: October 26, 2006
Gender Prediction: Not sure yet. With DS I had a VERY strong feeling the whole time that he was a boy, and I was right!
Any other children: Will, born 4/24/04

Jenzen01
Me: Jen, 28
DH: Al, 38
Married: October 4, 2003
TTC: January, 2006
BFP: February 2, 2006
EDD: October 18, 2006
Gender Prediction: girl
Any other children: Gabriel (Gabe) born 12.21.2004

kenswife
Me: Emily
DH: Ken
Married: February 3, 2004
BFP: January 25, 2006
EDD: October 7, 2006
Gender Prediction: Hoping for a boy!
Any other children: Alyssa (5) & Ilanna (11mos)

lawgirl4
Me: Ericka, 31
DH: Rob, 36
Married: July 6, 2003
BFP: January 27, 2006
EDD: October 12, 2006
Gender Prediction: not a prediction, but a hope for a girl!

Lily
Me: Erica, 26
DH: Daryl, 33
Married: September 13, 2003
BFP: January 23, 2006
EDD: October 4, 2006
Gender Prediction: Chinese Gender Predictor Says Boy!

luvmybaby
Me: Leyla, 28
DH: Jesus, 28
EDD: October 24, 2006
Any other children: DD: Aria, September 24, 2004

Mamabear
Me: Sara, 33
DH: David, 35
Married: 5/31/2003
TTC: October, 2005
BFP: February 4, 2006
EDD: October 15, 2006
Gender Prediction:I would love to have a girl, but I really feel it will be a boy
Any other children:Alexander, 2/6/04

maplekitty
Me: Sarah, 25
DH: Curt, 28
Married: August 27, 2005
TTC: November, 2005
BFP: January 30, 2006
EDD: October 6, 2006
Gender Prediction: boy

marathongirl
Me: Sue, 31
DH: Tim, 32
Married: December 1, 2001
BFP: January 21, 2006
EDD: October 1, 2006
Gender prediction: feeling a boy this time
Other children: Claire Sophia 09/16/04

Maxicat
Me: Kim, 37
Dh: 45
Married: May 11, 2002
TTC: December 1, 2002
BFP: February 13, 2006
EDD: October 25, 2006
Gender prediction: I think it is a boy, but I would love either

Michelle
Me: Michelle, 28
DH: Matt, 28
Married: August 30, 2003
TTC: October 2005
BFP: February 5, 2006
EDD: October 14, 2006
Gender Prediction: Boy (but would be happy with a boy or girl!)

MichelleRenee
Me: Michelle, 23
DH: Michael, 29
Married: May 29, 2005
TTC: September 8, 2005
BFP: Valentine's Day, 2006!!
EDD: October 27, 2006
Gender Prediction: Girl
Any other children: two furbabies: Chez and Bogey

MidwesternGal
Me: Amy, 24
DH: Nate, 23
Married: January 10, 2004
BFP: February 1, 2006
EDD: October 7, 2006
Gender Prediction: Chinese Chart says Boy. . knowing DH's fam, it probably will be.

mrsG
Me: Stacey, 29
uDH: Greg 33
Married: October 29, 2005
TTC: November 2005
BFP: January 29, 2005/confirmed Feb 1st
EDD: October 1, 2006
Gender Prediction:I've been having girl dreams DH thinks its a boy as there are A LOT of boys in his family
Any other children: this is our first baby

Mrs-Mac
Name: D, 29
DH: M, 32
Married: October 5, 2002
TCC: Aug 2005 (m/c is Sept 05)
EDD: October 23, 2006

nic
Me: Nicole, 31
DH: Larry, 33
Married: June 22, 2002
TTC: we were just seeing what happens
BFP: February 28, 2006
EDD: October 23, 2006
Gender Prediction: Girl-I've always thought we've have one child and she'd be a girl
Any other children: This is our first

Nigellas
Me: Kerry, 29
DH: Chris, 30
Married: August 7, 2001
TTC: 2001
BFP: February 11, 2006
EDD: October 24, 2006

nutter13
Me: N, 27
DH: B, 27
Married: July 6, 2002
TTC: December 20 ,2005
BFP: February 11, 2006
EDD: October 22, 2006
Gender Prediction: no idea, would love either
Any other children: yes, DD

Pamela It's a Girl
Me: Pamela, 26
DH: DH, 25
Married: June 13, 2004
BFP: January 20, 2006
EDD: October 4, 2006
Gender Prediction: ?? Chinese prediction chart says Girl

pickle
Me: E, 30
DH: J, 31
Married: November 1, 2001
TTC: Fall 05
BFP: January 20, 2006
EDD: October 5, 2006
Gender prediction: Boy

PinkMartini
Me: Summer, 24
DH: Jeremy, 33
Married: Not yet, shooting for May; engaged since Jan 2004
TTC: We weren't
BFP: February 25, 2006
EDD: October 21, 2006
Gender Prediction: Want a boy
Any other children: No

quartercentury
Me: QC, 27 (I'll be 28 in October!)
FH: 27
Married: not yet, together since Xmas 2000, engaged since June 2005
TTC: December 2005
BFP: February 12 , 2006
EDD: October 22, 2006
Gender Prediction: a girl, perhaps, but I don't feel strong vibes either way
Any other children: this is our first!!!

Rippy1010
Me: Ally, 29
DH: Jeff, 29
Married: July 23, 2005
BFP: January 27, 2006
EDD: October 1, 2006
Any other children: this is the 2nd pregnancy (both oops!), but first child (god willing)

Roxygirl
Me: Marissa, 26
DH: R, 25
Married: July 10th, 2004
TTC: Jan 1, 2006
BFP: January 29, 2006
EDD: October 9, 2006
Gender: ?? No predictions, happy as long as it's healthy
Other Children: Nope, just furbabies.

She-ra
Me: Sheila, 34
DH: Charlie, 35
Married: September 28, 2002
BFP: February 7, 2006
EDD: October 13, 2006
Gender Prediction: I was wrong the first time, so who knows
Any other children:Charles Henry (Charlie) 3/30/04

SlvSpring
Me: Oona, 25
DH: Josh, 27
Married: July 30, 2005
TTC: We weren't!
BFP: Feb. 20, 2006
EDD: October 23, 2006
Gender Prediction: would love either, of course... but kinda hoping for a girl
Any other children: A pet rat (I know, it sounds weird, but I am a preschool teacher, it is a great pet for young children!) Pepper.

Sua
Me: 36
DH: 38
Married: Novermber, 2002
TTC #2: December, 2004
EDD: (LMP) October 13, 2006
Other children: Greyson 3/7/04

TaterBaby
Me: Emily, 27 on Friday!
DH: Josh, 26
Married: May 22, 2004
TTC: January 2006
BFP: January 28, 2006
EDD: October 4, 2006
Any other children: 2 furbabies; m/c at 10 weeks with D&C - Aug 05

In Our Thoughts & Prayers:
Twylla, dlj78, happy, kate2l, kerrykate

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Estimated Due Dates

October 1
marathongirl
Rippy1010
Bubeleh
mrsG

October 4
Lily
jbemommy
Pamela
TaterBaby
Ericka_Jarett

October 5
pickle

October 6
maplekitty

October 7
Avalon
MidwesternGal
kenswife
Hula1974

October 9
Roxygirl

October 12
lawgirl4

October 13
She-ra
Sua

October 14
dzmattie
Michelle
emermel

October 15
Mamabear

October 18
Jenzen01

October 21
PinkMartini

October 22
quartercentury
nutter13

October 23
SlvSpring
nic
Mrs-Mac

October 24
Nigellas
luvmybaby

October 25
bunnybeth
Maxicat

October 26
jeant
jenniferlynne

October 27
MichelleRenee

Doctor/Midwife Appointments

April
3 - jeant. mamabear (nuchal translucency)
4 - nic, dzmattie, MichelleRenee, Ericka_Jarett (specialist w/ u/s), mamabear, lawgirl4
5 -SlvSpring (h/b), jeant
6 - Rippy1010, Bubeleh, Mrs-Mac
7 - Roxygirl
10 - pickle
11 -
12 -
13 - Ericka_Jarett
14 -
17 - marathongirl
18 - mamabear, Michelle
19 - kenswife
20 -
21 - Jenzen01
24 -
25 - Ericka_Jarett, MidwesternGal, jbemommy
26 - bunnybeth
27 -
28 -

May
1 -emermel
2 -
3 -
4 - jeant
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 - Roxygirl
9 -
10 -
11 -
12 -
13 -
14 -
15 -
16 -
17 - emermel (big u/s)

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Ultrasound Pictures!

Pamela: 9w3d
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TaterBaby : 11w1d
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lawgirl4: 12w 2d
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/lawgirl4/preggo/mar31bedit.jpg
Ericka_Jarett: 6w 1d
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Hula1974: 8w 2d
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maplekitty: 13 weeks
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid203/p68241d36904afa94427561daa2ac5e38/efa0d6b2.jpg
Roxygirl: 8w 3d
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Lily: 13w6d?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid203/pecaccf5e93ae3252e17106552a6b89b2/efaba678.jpg

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Pamela http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/MrsPamela/Baby/progression.jpg
marathongirl: 13 weeks http://images.snapfish.com/34664%3C39%3A%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D3239%3E645%3E638%3EWS NRCG%3D32335%3B37564%3A%3Cnu0mrj
TaterBaby : 12w http://images.snapfish.com/346627594%7Ffp343%3Enu%3D3233%3E4%3B5%3E975%3E2324 4%3B5%3A66784ot1lsi
lawgirl4: 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 weeks http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/lawgirl4/preggo/new12wkcollage.jpg
MichelleRenee: 9w 2d http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/AngelyWangely/Belly%20Shots/9w2d2.jpg
maplekitty http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/pe0e0345c35489c8816ba7f991be80ba5/efb9aff0.jpg

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Roxygirl: 8w 3d http://images.snapfish.com/34646%3C642%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D3244%3E3%3A6%3E759%3EWS NRCG%3D3233558946359nu0mrj
kenswife: 11w 3d http://images.snapfish.com/3466646%3C%3A%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D3237%3E882%3E%3A96%3E WSNRCG%3D32335%3B453796%3Cnu0mrj

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Helpful Links
Please feel free to suggest others.

Weekly Pregnancy Updates:
American Baby (www.americanbaby.com)
Baby Center (www.babycenter.com)
BabyZone (www.babyzone.com)
iVillage (www.ivillage.com)
StorkNet (www.pregnancyguideonline.com)
Target (www.target.com)
Very Best Baby (www.verybestbaby.com)

Tickers:
Baby's First Site (www.babysfirstsite.com)
Baby Gaga (www.baby-gaga.com)
Lilypie (www.lilypie.com)
One In The Oven (www.oneintheoven.net)
Sure Baby (www.surebaby.com)
Ticker Central (www.tickercentral.com)
Ticker Factory (www.tickerfactory.com)

Miscellaneous Informative Sites:
American Baby (www.americanbaby.com)
American Pregnancy Association (www.americanpregnancy.org)
Baby Names (www.babynames.com)
Baby Net (www.babynet.com)
Baby Talk (www.babytalk.com)
BetaBase (www.betabase.info)
Dr. Sears (www.askdrsears.com)
i Village (www.ivillage.com)
ePregnancy (www.epregnancy.com)
Daily Cycle Information & Calendar (www.cycledaily.com)
Fertility Awareness & Natural Family Planning UK (www.fertilityuk.org)
Fertility Friend (www.fertilityfriend.com)
Fit Pregnancy Magazine (www.fitpregnancy.com)
I Dream of Baby (www.idreamofbaby.com)
National Women’s Health Information Center (www.4women.com)
New York Online Access To Health: Pregnancy & Fertility (http://www.noah-health.org/en/pregnancy/)
Parent Stages (http://www.noah-health.org/en/pregnancy/)
http://preconception.com
Safe Fetus (Tells you which drugs you can take during pregnancy) (http://www.safefetus.com/)
Very Best Baby (http://www.verybestbaby.com/)
Yahoo Health: HCG Info (http://health.yahoo.com/%20ency/adam/003510/overview)

Maternity Shopping Sites:
A Pea In The Pod (http://www.apeainthepod.com/enter.asp?Media=&referer=http://www.constantchatter.com&EntryPoint=Home&YahooRedirect=True)
Baby Style (http://www.babystyle.com/)
Belly Basics (http://www.bellybasics.com/)
Bella Materna (http://www.bellamaterna.com/)
Gap Maternity (http://www.gap.com/asp/mat_directory.asp?wdid=90)
JCPenney (www.jcpenney.com)
Mimi Maternity (http://www.mimimaternity.com/home.asp?Media=Motherhood)
Mom's The Word (http://www.momstheword.com/)
Motherhood Maternity (http://www.motherhood.com/home.asp?Media=LinkShare|1xxcmpLMYS8-)
Old Navy (http://www.oldnavy.com/asp/dept.asp?wdid=800)
Target (www.target.com)
Lane Bryant (http://www.lbcatalog.com/lbcatalog/layout/layout.asp?referer=1&dept_id=7221&rootdept=600&)

Baby Registries:
Babies 'R Us (www.babiesrus.com)
Baby Center (www.babycenter.com)
Baby Depot (http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/IWStoreBCF.process?IWAction=Load&proc=IWCatSectionView&Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1395)
BabyStyle (www.babystyle.com)
Buy Buy Baby (www.buybuybaby.com)
Sears (www.sears.com)
Target (www.target.com)
USA Baby (www.usababy.com)
WalMart (www.walmart.com)

Baby Shopping Sites:
Baby Age (www.babyage.com)
Baby Ant (http://store.yahoo.com/babyant/index.html)
Baby Bazaar (http://www.babybazaar.com/)
BabyBox (http://www.babybox.com/)
Baby Center's Store (http://www.store.babycenter.com/)
Baby Depot (http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/IWCatSectionView.process?Section_Id=1395&lc=ln)
Baby Dilly (http://www.babydilly.com/)
Baby Dreams (http://www.babydreams.com/)
Babies R Us (www.babiesrus.com)
Baby Style (http://www.babystyle.com/)
Baby Universe (http://www.babyuniverse.com/)
Carousel Designs (http://www.carouseldesigns.com/)
Dimples & Dandelions (http://www.dimplesanddandelions.com/index.asp)
Disney Baby (http://disney.go.com/disneybaby/)
Dreamtime Baby (http://www.dreamtimebaby.com/)
Elegant Baby (http://www.elegantbabygifts.com/)
Fisher Price (http://www.fisher-price.com/us/default.asp)
Gap (http://www.gap.com/)
Graco (http://www.gracobaby.com/default.aspx)
Gymboree (www.gymboree.com)
In The Treetop (http://www.inthetreetop.com/default.aspx)
JCPenney (www.jcpenney.com)
Land of Nod (http://www.landofnod.com/)
Little Show Offs (http://www.littleshowoff%20s.com/)
Net Kids Wear (http://www.netkidswear.com/)
Nursery Depot (http://www.nurserydepot.com/)
Old Navy (www.oldnavy.com)
One of a Kind (http://www.oneofakindkid.com/)
One Step Ahead (http://www.onestepahead.com/jump.jsp?itemID=27208& itemType=CATEGORY&lGen=category&iMainCat=117&iSu bCat=27208&change=117& cm_ven=Overture&cm_cat=Gea r&cm_pla=Travel&cm_ite =null)
Pokkadots (http://www.pokkadots.com/index.cfm)
Pottery Barn Kids (http://www.potterybarnkids.com/)
Signature Baby (http://www.signaturebaby.com/)
Target Baby (http://www.target.com/gp%20/browse.html/601-4545283-50937%2065?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=1 038590)
The Baby Marketplace (http://www.thebabymarketplace.com/)
The Children's Place (http://www.childrensplace.com/)
Tutti Bella (http://www.tuttibella.co%20m/)
Wendy Bellissimo (http://www.wendybellissimo.com/home/index.php)
Overview Baby Skin Products (http://www.cosmeticscop.com/learn/article.asp?PAGETYPE=ART&REFER=SKIN&ID=14)

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Helpful Links Cont.

Delivery/Birthing Options (OB, Midwives, Doulas, birthcenters, etc.)

birthcenters.org (http://www.birthcenters.org/)
American College of Obstetrics & Gynocology (http://www.acog.org/)
American College of Nurse-Midwives (http://www.acnm.org/)
Maternitywise (http://www.maternitywise.org/)
Lamaze (http://www.lamaze.org/)
Bradley Birth (http://www.bradleybirth.com/)
Birthing FromWithin (http://www.birthingfromwithin.com/)
Birthworks (http://www.birthworks.com/)
HypBirth (http://hypbirth.com/)
HypnoBirthing (http://www.hypnobirthing.com/)
Assn. of Labor Assts. & Childbirth Educators (http://www.alace.org/)
International Childbirth Education Assn. (http://www.icea.org/)
Water Birth (http://waterbirth.org/spa/index.php)
DONA Intl. (http://www.dona.org/)

Breastfeeding
Ameda (www.ameda.com)
Breastfeeding (www.breastfeeding.com)
Boppy (www.boppy.com)
KellyMom (www.kellymom.com)
La Leche League (www.lalecheleague.org)
Maternal Concepts (www.maternalconcepts.com)
Medela (www.medela.com)
Mothering (www.mothering.com)
ProMom (www.promom.org)
Whisper Wear (www.whisperwear.com)

Formula Feeding
Bright Beginnings (www.brightbeginnings.com)
Enfamil (www.enfamil.com)
Similac (www.similac.com)
Very Best Baby (Nestle Good Start) (www.verybestbaby.com)

Diapering Info
Some have coupons & contests
Cloth Diapering (http://www.borntolove.com/404page.html)
Huggies (www.huggies.com)
Luvs (www.luvs.com)
Pampers (www.pampers.com)

Slings
The Hip Hugger (www.thehiphugger.com)
About Babies Inc. (www.aboutbabiesinc.com)
Maya Wrap (www.mayawrap.com)
New Native Baby (www.newnativebaby.com)
Prenatal Cradle (www.prenatalcradle.com)
Baby Bjorn (www.babybjorn.com)
Baby Wearer (www.babywearer.com)

Cord Blood/Stem Cell Info.
Secureacell (www.secureacell.com)
Viacord (www.viacord.com)
Cord Blood (www.cordblood.com)
Cryobank (www.cryobank.com)
www.lifebankusa.com
www.corcell.com
www.cryo-cell.com

Invitations/Announcements
2Peas1Pod.com (http://2peas1pod.com/)
5StarBaby.com (http://5StarBaby.com)
Baby Seeds (www.babyseeds.com)
BabyGrams (www.babygrams.com)
Baby J Cards (www.babyjcards.com)
Bella Baby (www.bellababy.com)
Celebration Cottage (www.celebrationcottage.com)
Classic Card Company (www.classiccard.com)
EitakDesign (www.eitak.com)
In A Baby Carriage (www.inababycarriage.com)
Invitation Box (www.invitationbox.com)
Inviting Smiles (www.invitingsmiles.com)
MetroBaby Cards (www.metrobabycards.com)
Mommy's Miracles (www.mommysmiracles.com)
My Gatsby (www.mygatsby.com)
Naptime Cards (www.naptimecards.com)
Photo Stamps (http://photo.stamps.com/PhotoStamps/?source=si10985886)
Purple Stork (www.purplestork.com)
Custom Craft (http://www.shopbirthannouncements.com/)
Simply To Impress (www.simplytoimpress.com)
Stork Avenue (www.storkavenue.com)
Tiny Prints (www.tinyprints.com)

Monitors
BabyBeat (www.babybeat.com)
Belly Beats (www.bellybeats.com)
Stork Radio (www.storkradio.com)

Fun Stuff
Jewel Kids (www.jewelkids.com)Lifetime Mothers (www.lifetimemothers.com)
Baby Pool (Have friends compete in a baby due date contest) (http://www.expectnet.com/)

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Books for the Expectant Mother:

So THAT'S What They're For! The Definitive Breastfeeding Guide
By Janet Tamaro

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/159337285X.01._PE20_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

What to Expect When You're Expecting
By Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway, Arlene Eisenberg

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Your Pregnancy Week by Week: 5th Edition
By Dr. Glade B. Curtis and Judith Schuler

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Everything Pregnancy Fitness
By Robin Elise Weiss

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My Pregnancy Journal
By Ryland Peters & Small Staff
This is great for keepsakes and putting down your feelings and moods, etc.

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The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy
By Vicki Iovine
For fun!

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Baby Bargains: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on Baby Furniture, Equipment, Clothes, Toys, Maternity Wear and Much, Much More! May 2005 Edition
By Alan and Denise Fields

Books for the Expectant Father:

My Boys Can Swim! The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy
By Ian Davis

The Expectant Father
By Armin A. Brott & Jennifer Ash

Be Prepared : A Practical Handbook for New Dads
By Gary Greenberg, Jeannie Hayden

[MrsBrownie]

A June Mommy coming in to visit...

I've been watching for the October Moms thread...congratulations Lilly and hopefully you will have many more October Mommies joining you soon.

The October moms thread means we June Moms are that much closer to meeting our little ones.

CONGRATS again and a Healthy and Happy 9 months to everyone who joins!

[cartersmommy]

CONGRATS OCTOBER MOMMIES!! This is a 2005 October mommy, and I just wanted to stop in and say congratulations!! It's the best month to have a baby!! :) :) H&H 9 months to all of you!

[Lily]

MrsBrownie - Thank you for the congrats. I hope that I get some company soon too. Best wishes to you and your baby. :)

Cartersmommy - Thank you. It should be an exciting journey. :D


CC Name: Lily
Me: Erica, 26
DH: Daryl, 33
Married: 09/13/03
TTC: #1
BFP: 01/23/06
EDD: 10/04/06
Gender Prediction: Chinese Gender Predictor says boy!
Any other children:None.

QOTD: When did you suspect you were pregnant? What symptoms were you/are you having?

A: For me, I noticed that my temp. didn't drop on DPO13 which it always does. I tested and sure enough within seconds I saw that lovely second line. As far as symptoms go, I can definitely feel activity in my uterus but nothing painful. Other than that I'm just really sleepy all the time. :)

[mcl]

this is another member of the october 2005 thread. i can't believe that this thread is now officially up and running. congratulations and enjoy all healthy 9 months.

[MSH]

I'm a sept 2006 mommy-to-be just wanting to wish all of the Oct mommies-to-be congratulations!!

[Lily]

mcl - Thank you for the well wishes.

MSH - Thank you for the congratulations. Same goes to you. I remember your username from the WC. I'm so glad that you got your BFP. H&H 9 months to you. :)

[1_mommy]

another oct 05 mommy saying congrats and a h&h 9 months!!

[bluebunny]

October 2004 mommy saying hello! What a wonderful month to have a baby!! :D Best wishes! (Hope you have more mommies soon!!)

[lorialys]

Another Oct 05 mommy wanting to wish everyone my congrats!! Good luck and enjoy the ride! :p

[kenswife]

I guess I'll join the roster though I'm still a bit hestitant. But for right now - I'm definitely preggo!

CC Name: kenswife
Me: Emily
DH: Ken
Married: 02.03.04
TTC: #3
BFP: 01.25.06
EDD: 10.08.06
Gender Prediction: Hoping for a boy!
Any other children: Alyssa (5) & Ilanna (11mos)

I'm soooo excited to be having an October baby! What a great month! Although, seeing as though I had #2 a week early, I may slip into September :)

Can't wait to do this all again :p

[kenswife]

Oh, and for the QOTD:

We were trying... so I, being as impatient as I am, started testing from 9dpo. The first few tests were so faint that I thought my mind was playing tricks on me. Yesterday I got a good looking 2nd line and a "Pregnant" on the digital. Today my equate looks great! However, I'm still cautious b/c my temps are not all that wonderful.

As for other symptoms, I have none at all. That was how my last pregnancy was too. I don't start feeling anything until about 6 weeks and then I get some good morning sickness :)

So glad there's another Oct.'06 mommy out there :)

[Hula1974]

Yeah!!! Thanks for starting the Lily! Congrats to you and Kenswife. I was waiting for an Oct. thread since I think it's a better place for me - rather than being the last one standing in the Sept. thread! WARNING WARNING - I'm not good at keep up with these fast moving threads. I don't have access at work. :( But I try the best I can!

CC Name: Hula1974
Me: Heather, 31
DH: Tim, 31
Married: 6.8.02
TTC: 10/05
BFP: 1.20.06
EDD: 9.29.06
Gender Prediction: ?
Any other children: no

QOTD: My bbs were killing me. Like never before. They felt really full. Not the nipple part, the actual boob part. Then I started to feel like I HAD my period. Not sharp pains or cramps necessarily, but that feeling of fullness where you can't hold your belly in anymore and it's kinda achy. I took my first test last Friday morning and *thought* I saw a line. Took another one each day for the next 5 days. :o DH was convinced by then! But yes, we were trying. I suffer from migraines and my current treatment is injections of Botox. However, you can't get them when you are pg. SO the plan had to be to get the injections, TTC and reap the benefits for the 3 months it lasts. Talk to me in April.....otherwise I'm doing well! And we couldn't have timed it more perfecty for us.

Kenswife - since you already have children, we'll probably have lots of questions for you! I'm nervous about the next 4 weeks before I see my OB. I worry with every twinge I feel. But I know things should be happening down there and that I may feel them. What's normal?

[jenjen0713]

Another October 05 mom coming over to wish you all a happy and healthy nine months!!!

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

Welcome & Congratulations to kenswife and Hula1974!

[Lily]

1 mommy, blue bunny, & lorialys - Thank you for the well wishes and congrats. I think that October is the perfect month for having a baby too! :D It'll definitely be an exciting 9 months.

Kenswife - Hello and congratulations! I'm so happy to have another October mommy. I thought I was going to be the only one for awhile there. :) I keep hearing that morning sickness starts around 6 weeks. I can't wait to see how my body changes over the next month let alone an addtional 8 months! So amazing....anyway welcome to the thread.

Hula1974 - Yeah! Welcome and congratulations. I'm so glad that you decided to join the Oct. thread. :) Don't worry about not being able to visit everyday. Just pop in when you can. My symptoms are pretty similar to yours. BB's are definitely feeling full, and my tummy is bloated. Other than that I feel great.

jenjen0713 - Thank you for posting pictures of your adorable little boy. That's definitely a great reason to push through the little aches and pains.

[jbemommy]

I get to join you guys! I just got a BFP this am. Of course, from my first time around, I know that I'll be worried about it sticking for quite a while! This was our 6th month trying, so we're very excited.
*I apologize for not knowing how to change colors on this message board, sorry*
CC Name: jbemommy
Me: Name, age Shana, 32
DH: Name, age Doug, 41
Married: 6/22/02
TTC: 8/05
BFP: 1/28/06
EDD: 10/4/06
Gender Prediction: ?
Any other children: Juliana, 2/3/04
Looking forward to nine months with you guys--and lots of others.

[kenswife]

Heather - I'll answer any questions you might have. I definitely feel like a pregnancy veteran - haha! At this point it's totally normal to be nervous. I think I noticed every single twinge, pull, ache, etc that I felt for the first 12 weeks! You will get more comfortable with the changes though, I promise. The aches and pains and twinges are totally normal since everything is stretching and shifting to make way for baby. Think of these things as a blessing since they're telling you that everything working to make a cozy home for baby!

Lily - I actually was contemplating starting the thread myself once I found out b/c I thought for sure I was going to be the only one for a while. I hope many more join the thread. October is a great month!


I'll tell you, I'm particularly excited b/c my girls were both born at the beginning of the year and I was pregnant through the winter with both. I was always jealous of the cute maternity summer clothes b/c I was stuck with the frumpy winter clothes. Now I get to deck myself out in summer maternity clothes! I can't even explain how excited I am about this pregnancy!

[kenswife]

Welcome Shana!!! How exciting to have another member of the thread! Oh, and your daughter was born the day I got married ;)

[jbemommy]

Kenswife I did notice your anniversary date! It's a pretty cool one.
Heather From my pregnancy with DD, I remember being very worried about every twinge and cramp. There are a lot in the beginning, it's very normal.
My symptoms have been mostly the same as pre-AF symptoms, cramping and sore BB's. I have felt queasy yesterday and today.

[marathongirl]

Can another seasoned mom join?

Me: Sue, 31
DH: Tim, 32
Married: 12/01/2001
TTC: not really TTC, but not TTA either
BFP: 1/21/06
EDD: 10/1/06
Other children: Claire Sophia 09/16/04
Gender prediction: feeling a boy this time

QOTD: - I suspected I was PG around 11 DPO. My LP is never that long. Got a BFP at 13 DPO. As far as symptoms, I have absolutely none! Same thing happened when I was PG with my DD. It's very nerve-wracking and I was on the phone with my OB about every 2 days. I had a great pregnancy w/ DD and a super-easy labor & delivery so I'm hoping for the same thing around this time too. But I'm still nervous about this one sticking since I'm only 4W6D and symptom-free.

Actually, baby #2 and I could share a b-day since I was born in early October. That would be cool!

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

My first appt is 2/20.

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

Welcome & Congratulations to jbemommy and marathongirl!

[pickle]

Me too!

Me: E, 30
DH: J, 31
Married: 11/03/01
TTC: Fall 05
BFP: 1/20/06
EDD: 10/04/06
Other children: nope
Gender prediction: Boy

QOTD: Just like hula, my boobs were freaking killing me--I thought I would die just from driving over pot holes. Also, I was starving. all. the. time. Even first thing in the morning, and usually I don't want to eat until I've been up and about for a couple of hours. I was charting, and I knew something was up when my temps didn't drop. I took my first HPT at 9 dpo and the "+" came up instantly.

I already had one doctor appointment to confirm, and I'm going back on 1/31 to make sure my numbers are doubling.

I don't know about you all, but I'm still in a daze--I can't quite believe it!

~E

[pickle]

Forgot to hit subscribe on the last post....;)

[Adam's Pi]

Emily Congrats!!!!!!! I have to know--was this planned or a surprise?

[kenswife]

Woohoo.........look at our list getting longer!!! How exciting!!

Welcome Sue and pickle!!!!! I'm so excited to have other mommies-to-be to go through this with.

[Lily]

jbemommy - Welcome and congratulations! What a great surprise to wake up to this morning. Looks like we're due date buddies. It's so great having a few seasoned Mom's in this thread. I'm sure we'll be picking your brains all the time. :) I'm looking forward to sharing the next 9 months with everyone too. Also, if you would like me to add the date of your 1st appt. to the front page, just let me know.

kenswife - I know what you mean about waiting for this thread to open. It was driving me crazy too so I just created one. :) I'm really looking forward to buying some cute tanks, tees, and capri's for this summer. I'll have to be careful not to get carried away though. I've already bought a pair of maternity jeans, maternity work pants and two shirts. I'm hoping that'll get me through the rest of the winter. Also, would you like me to add the date of your 1st appt. to the front page?

marathongirl - Congratulations to you. My baby and DH could also share a birthday. That would be so amazing. So, are you a runner? It would be great to have someone who's knowledgeable in fitness and nutrition during our PG's. Also, thank you for including the date of your 1st appt. in your post. It reminded me to post mine. :)

pickle - Welcome and congratulations! So cool, another due date buddy. I was definitely in a daze the first couple of days, and I think DH still is :rolleyes: but I'm getting more and more comfortable with the idea everyday.

[kenswife]

Karen..........haha! It was planned actually. We really fell in love with having multiple children and we felt like there was no point in us prolonging something we were going to do eventually anyway. We are soooo excited though! How funny that we're so close in due dates - just a couple weeks!!!

[Lily]

Geez, I just about broke the bank at the bookstore today. :rolleyes: I got some really good books though. They are: The Great Expectations Pregnancy Journal & Planner, Your Pregnancy Week by Week, The Everything Father-To-Be Book, and a Prenatal Yoga CD. I actually started taking yoga classes over the summer, but I broke my toe in Oct. and had to stop. But since that's pretty much healed, I definitely want to start again. It's so relaxing.

Also, as I was leaving the bookstore this guy who was with his little boy told me that I looked like I was having a great day and that it was nice to see someone smiling. The crazy thing is that I didn't even realize I was smiling, although I have been super happy since I got my BFP. Something similar happened to me yesterday too. Must be all of those great hormones that the baby is starting to produce. :D

[jbemommy]

Welcome to marathongirl and pickle! Yeah for more members.
Lily my first appt. is 2/28. They offered to see me at 6 weeks, but I asked to wait till 8--with DD, we went at 6 weeks, and they couldn't see the heartbeat and we had to wait another week to see it. It was stressful and I'd rather just wait till later. We aren't planning on telling anyone till after that appointment. I don't know why I feel ok discussing it online but not IRL.

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

Welcome & Congratulations to pickle!

[Lily]

jbemommy - Hi! I updated your appt. date. I know what you mean about telling people. I've only told my parents, in-laws, sister, and best friend. The rest of the family will be told after my 1st. appt.

QOTD: Have you told anyone that you are PG? If you're planning on waiting when will you tell?

[kenswife]

QOTD: We haven't told anyone yet except my 2 close friends. We probably won't tell anyone for a while. Our parents aren't the "excited" type. They'll more likely give me the third degree before getting excited about it, especially with this one and the my 2nd DD so close in age (about 1yr.7mo). We'll tell the rest of our friends soon though.

The big question for us is when we'll tell our oldest. She can be a blabber mouth though so it might be a couple weeks before we even tell her. Besides, I want to make sure this is a "sticky" baby before I let the news out.

[Pamela]

I'll join! Still a bit nervous since its so early, but I'm just so excited!

CC Name: Pamela
Me: Pamela, 25
DH: DH, 25
Married: 6/13/2004
BFP: 1/20/2006
EDD: 10/4/2006
Gender Prediction: ?? Chinese prediction chart says Girl
Any other children: none

QOTD I'd been having some crampy type pains about a week after ovulation, like cramps but different, so that got me wondering. At 10dpo I decided to just go ahead and test and I got the faintest line ever, it was more like a suggestion of where a line might be, like maybe the ink underneath or something was showing though, it was just so faint. So I tested again the next morning and got a really really faint line, but it was definately a line! I've taken half a dozen more tests and they just keep getting darker :D The only symptoms I'm having is really really sore BBs!! I'm going to have to start sleeping with a sports bra on, they're just killing me!

The day after we found out, hubby and I went out and bought me some Palmer's cocoa butter, which I'm using relgiously. I also got "What to Expect When You're Expecting," and I ordered a pregnancy yoga DVD. We're not telling anyone yet, I'd like to wait until closer to 12 weeks, but I had to jump in and join the thread 'cause I'm just so excited!!

[Tiger]

Hey everyone...I'm an Oct.'05 mommy and I just wanted to stop by and say Congratulations! This is such an exciting time for all of you. I wish you all a happy and healthy 9 months!!!

[marathongirl]

Lily - thanks for doing all the updates! I try and keep up with some sort of running, but it's tough with a 16 month old. In my days before children, I ran a few marathons and other mid-distance races. When I was PG with DD, I ran until I was 23-24 weeks. It was pretty slow and I only did 7-10 miles/week, but I think staying in shape helped with labor.

Welcome to all the newcomers!

QOTD - I told my best friend and one other friend who is the only other person IRL I know that has two kids close in age. DH and I will probably wait until after the first appt to tell everyone else, but it's going to be tough to keep my mouth closed.

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

Welcome & Congratulations to Pamela!

[lml41981]

October 2005 Mom here...just wanted to wish you all a happy and healthy nine months. The journey may not always be fun, it may seem long and you may want to shoot yourself or someone else by the time it is over...but I promise you, it is sooo worth it. :)

[Lily]

Pamela - Hello and congratulations! Looks like a lot of us have the same due date. How cool is that? I know what you mean about the sore BB's. Just in the last day and a half I've noticed that they're really sensitive. Sports bras do help alot. Have you received your Prenatal Yoga DVD yet? I got one today too, and can't wait to use it. Have you taken yoga classes before? I'm just a beginner, but really love it. Just let me know if you would like me to add the date of your 1st appt. to the front page. :)

Tiger - Thank you for the well wishes.

marathongirl - Ahhh, you're so sweet for thanking me. It's my pleasure. Although, once more people join I think I'll pose the question of switching threadmistresses for each trimester. That way no one gets burnt out or overwhelmed. Wow, 7/10 miles. I'm so impressed. I'm more of a walker/jogger :) and found that it's improved my health and endurance so much and that's just with doing 45 min. every other day. One of my Mom's co-workers ran the same when she was PG, all of her friends thought she had lost it, but just like you, her PG & labor were both problem free. It definitely has it's benefits.

lml - Thank you for the congrats. and well wishes.

[Pamela]

Lily, Thanks for the welcome! Isn't it funny there's already four of us with the same due date?! I haven't received my yoga DVD yet, amazon says it should arrive in the next few weeks so I hope its soon! I've never done yoga before, but I have some pilates DVDs (I just don't do them very often!)

My first appointment is Feb. 20th, and thats just with a nurse to get my health history and whatnot.
My first OB appointment is on March 10th

Those dates seem forever from now!

Tiger and Lml, thanks for the well wishes and encouragement!

[Hula1974]

Welcome all the new mommies!!

pickel- ITA about the potholes! I first noticed my bbs hurting when I was driving too. Making turns with my hand up on the steering wheel and my arm would brush against them. OOOWWW!

First OB appt. 2/15 - Does DH come to this one? I hear there in an internal exam...

QOTD - We are dying to tell EVERYONE! We made a rule to only tell people that we wouldn't mind telling if we mc. This is probably the biggest secret we've ever had to keep. It's our first baby, and the first grandchild in the family. We've told our parents, sisters and a few key friends. There will be more though, we can't help it.

[Lily]

Pamela - There are a lot of 10/04 Mommies. I can't wait to see who the late Oct. mommies are going to be. They should know in a couple of weeks. I'm relieved to know that I'm not only one who has to wait until Mar. for my first OB appt. It seems like it's forever away.

Hula1974 - Hello. I was wondering if DH should come to the 1st appt. too. I think I'll have him come since I'll be 9 weeks. The midwife will need his family medical history anyway. Hopefully we'll get an ultrasound to see the little one's heartbeat. :)

[Lily]

Man, what a rough night. I woke up every 2-4 hours to go to the restroom, and then had trouble falling back to sleep. It's like I would nap, wake up, nap, wake up. Fortunately I felt rested this morning since I had to go to work. Interestingly I didn't have hardly any feelings of pressure or cramping during the night. I definitely do right now, but no nausea which I'm greatful for. My tummy tends to stay much calmer if I eat 5/6 mini meals during the day.

QOTD 1: How often do you find yourself getting hungry? What kind of foods have you been eating/craving? I seem to be hungry every 3 hours or so. If it's not lunch or dinner time, I'll just have a small snack like a granola, or Nutri-Grain bar with fruit. I haven't really had any cravings, but have felt the need to eat healthier.

QOTD 2: Will you be going on any vacations during your PG, if so how far along will you be? DH and I will probably be going to LV in late March. I've never been before, and am really excited. I'll be about 12 weeks at that point. I figured if we were going to take a vacation the 2nd trimester would be the perfect time. I guess I'll need an aisle seat though, so that I don't have bug anyone if I have to get up.

[marathongirl]

I am SOOOO impatient for my first appt! I don't even know if we'll get an u/s. I certainly hope so. I got one last time around 7.5 weeks b/c I had some spotting and it was so reassuring to see the little h/b!

QOTD hungry - depends on the day. Sometimes I could eat all day. Others, like today, eating is a chore. With DD I craved cheese and cheeseburgers ALL. THE. TIME.

QOTD vacation - I might go to Paris for a long weekend with DH in June. It depends on how I'm feeling and if my parents will watch DD for a few days. DH will be there for 2 weeks for work, so we'd only have to pay my airfare. Otherwise, my ILs have booked a cottage on Cape Cod for a week in mid-Sept and want us to go for part of the time. We'll have to see as time gets closer since I'd be 37-38 weeks. Knowing my MIL, she will be *PISSED* if we don't go and say we got PG on purpose to not go :rolleyes: .

[Pamela]

Hula, I'm just dying to tell people too! I'm the one absoultely insisting that we wait until 12 weeks or so to tell people, but its just such a huge secret! I talked to my mom on the phone yesterday and afterwards I felt guilty for not telling her, lol!

My DH can't make it to my first appointment, its on a monday morning and he'll be at work. They said its just with a nurse and will just be to get my history and talk about insurance stuff, pretty boring and really won't have much to do with the baby. I'm still a little disappointed he can't come, but I guess if he's going to miss one its good that its the first boring one! He'll be coming to the first OB appointment, so hopefully we'll get to hear the heartbeat. I won't get an ultrasound until 20 weeks unless they are concerned about something, but I'm going to beg and plead to get one sooner! I just want to see it so bad!

Lily, I'm looking forward to seeing who the rest of the October mommies are too! There will probably be more arriving all the time. It makes me feel better too that I'm not the only one waiting until march for an appointment.

marathongirl, I am so scared of having spotting or other problems! I would love an early ultrasound like that, but I don't want to have spotting or something scary to get it!

QOTD 1: eating - The past several days I haven't really had much of an appetite, its wierd. No wierd cravings, or really any cravings, and no feeling really hungry. I am making an effort to just eat really healthy things and to drink a lot (which contributes to having to go to the bathroom constantly!)

QOTD 2: vacations PG - We don't have any trips planned, and probably won't do a whole lot of travelling this summer. We're in the middle of buying a new house, it'll be finished mid-march so we'll be moving then. Between being busy with house stuff and spending all our money on a house, we probably won't do much else! I'll be between 10 and 12 weeks when we move, I'm thinking we'll probably start telling people then, starting with family.

[jbemommy]

Whew, pregnancy emotions are setting in already!! We did our monthly 1.5 hour drive to the mall today (got DD's 2nd birthday pics done) and I totally had a meltdown on the way there. DD has been so demanding and needy this week and she wanted me to read books to her during the drive. Not a problem, but DH only brought 3, and she kept wanting me to read a "different book", and she refused to just look at them herself. Anyway I got very weepy and resorted to a DVD--something I always said I wouldn't do before I had a child. :rolleyes:

QOTD #1: I feel very queasy yet hungry in the mornings, but am not really craving anything specific yet.
QOTD #2: We had already planned a trip to see DH's family in South Dakota for the beginning of May, so I'll be about 4 months then. I think that should be ok for travelling.

DH is coming to the first appt with me to see the u/s, he'll step out during the pelvic part. He came to almost all of my appts for DD.

[lawgirl4]

hi everyone! I can't believe I am joining this thread! I do feel a bit hesitant, but I am going to be thinking positively. :)

CC Name: lawgirl4
Me: Ericka, 31
DH: Rob, 36
Married: 07/06/2003
TTC: #1
BFP: 01/27/06
EDD: 10/08/06
Gender Prediction: not a prediction, but a hope for a girl!
Any other children:nope! this is our first!

QOTD 1: When did you suspect you were pregnant? What symptoms were you/are you having?

I had a temp dip at 9 dpo, and it stayed about the same on the following day (both temps were above the coverline). On 11 dpo it went up, and although I had been spotting lightly for the previous 5-6 days, I realized it had been getting lighter. So I did an "Aimstick" test, which is supposed to pick up 20 HCG. It was a super faint line, but there was *something* there. Today was 12 dpo and I did 2 different tests in the morning - both were definitely positive - and around noon did a clearblue digital - the "Pregnant" popped up on the screen almost immediately!

Thursday night - 10 dpo - I was incredibly nauseous. Yesterday - 11 dpo - I was exhausted around 2:30pm. Today I completely fell asleep at 5pm (but had to wake up later as our 3 yr old nephew came to sleepover!). Breasts have been a little more tender; feeling all sorts of twinges in my abdomen, but I am sure that is a combination of PG symptoms and excitement! :)

QOTD 2: Have you told anyone that you are PG? If you're planning on waiting when will you tell?

I told my husband today (the sweetie got tears in his eyes immediately) and actually called my best friend this morning after testing. She's been through an interesting TTC journey and said all the right things. We're so excited because our babies will both be the same age! :)

We're waiting until the end of the 1st trimester to tell everyone - but as long as things go well, I will probably tell my mom at the end of February. We'll see!

QOTD 3: How often do you find yourself getting hungry? What kind of foods have you been eating/craving?

I alternate between being really, really hungry/lightheaded and having zero appetite! No real cravings yet - loving rice but I normally love rice!

QOTD 4: Will you be going on any vacations during your PG, if so how far along will you be?

we probably will. we usually go to my family's vacation home in Maine every summer, and since all of my family is in NY (we're in Chicago) there are bound to be trips to NY as well. We will probably go to NY in March, possibly Florida as well - but I hate flying (even though I am actually a very experienced international traveler, I always take Xanax when I fly - but you can't take Xanax while PG - so I'm hoping to be able to find something that I can take - maybe tylenol PM? Something to ask the doctor!).

[marathongirl]

jbemommy - I also said there would be no TV for my kids. I stuck to it pretty well. But yesterday morning when DD got up super cranky at 4:30am for the day, the only thing that calmed her down was watching Playhouse Disney :rolleyes: .

Lawgirl4 - Welcome!!!

[Linnybubbles]

Just wanted to pop in and welcome Lawgirl! Oh, and you can take Tylenol PM when pregnant, it has been a lifesaver for me!

[kenswife]

Welcome Ericka!!!!! We're due date buddies!

QOTD 3: How often do you find yourself getting hungry? What kind of foods have you been eating/craving?

I don't see much of a change in being hungry right now. I am, however, trying to eat relatively well right now b/c with my past experience I know that in 2 weeks I'll wish I could eat! I've always been a "picker" anyway, eating all day. I credit my metabolism for that one!!!

QOTD 4: Will you be going on any vacations during your PG, if so how far along will you be?

Because summer is the busiest time of the year for DH we probably won't take any significant vacations, just long weekend trips probably. Since we'll go via car, there won't be any restriction on when I can go. Besides, I wouldn't look forward to lugging around 2 kids and a pregnant belly in the middle of the summer on a plane! So, we'll make up for it next year :)

[brooke]

Dropping by to give my congrats to Lawgirl...great news! (try concentrating on your albums now!) ;)

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

Welcome & Congratulations to lawgirl4!

[Lily]

marathongirl - Paris in June sounds so romantic. :) I hope that you're able to go. I feel for you about visiting Cape Cod when you'll be so far along. Hopefully your MIL will understand if you're not feeling up to it.

Pamela - Congrats. on getting your home built. It sounds really close to being complete. A house warming party would be the perfect place to tell your family and friends about the baby. :)

jbemommy - I'm sorry that you had a rough afternoon yesterday. I know what you mean about being queasy yet hungry in the morning. This is the first morning where I'm feeling the same way. But if this is the worst it gets, I'll be very happy. :)

lawgirl4 - Hi Ericka, congratulations. I was looking in the charting thread yesterday and saw everyone talking about a MBFP! I'm so happy that you're able to join us. :D

kenswife - I love taking weekend trips too. There's so much to do around here in the summer. I'm actually reconsidering the LVtrip and taking a couple of weekend breaks instead. DH might not like that plan though. :rolleyes:

[Lily]

I think that I've been recording the wrong day in my titles. Based off of my newest calendar, which I think is the most reliable; I am 4w5d today instead of 4w4d. Only off by a day though, so that's not bad. Some interesting news: my little pumpkin is officially considered an embryo.

Here’s a cool picture I found at www.pregnancy.org:

http://www.pregnancy.org/images/pregnancy/pregnancycalendar/mo1500.jpg

I was so productive yesterday in getting organized for the little one. I made an Excel document/price list of baby gear and other misc. items we'll be needing. I’ve pretty much decided what brands I want to get, but will probably wait until 20 weeks before actually purchasing anything.

QOTD: Will you be finding out the sex of your baby, or do you want it to be a surprise?

DH and I just decided that we want it to be a surprise. This is going to be really hard for me, but it’s really important to DH to wait so I support our decision.

[Lily]

Ok - This is my last post for awhile I promise. ;)

I was searching CC for questions to ask the OB/Midwife during my first appt. and found this list written and posted by Sevilla.

GENERAL DOCTOR INFO
1. How many years have you been practicing as a midwife?
2. How many births have you attended as the primary caregiver?
3. How do you handle routine phone calls if I have questions between visits?
4. How can I reach you in an emergency?
5. If the midwife is in a group practice with doctors:
• Will I see the other practitioners?
• Do they share the same perspective as you?
• Can I be assured that a midwife will attend my labor and birth unless there's a medical reason for having a physician?
6. Do you have books and videos that clients may borrow?
7. Who will care for me if you aren't at work when I go into labor?

PRENATAL CARE
1. How much time do you allow for each prenatal visit?
2. Which prenatal tests do you routinely recommend?
4. What if I have a concern about a specific test?
5. When and how often do you do ultrasounds?
6. Do you offer the use of a fetoscope instead of a Doppler to check heartbeat?
7. Do you do internal cervical exams? When, how often, and why?
8. If something comes up and I do become a high risk, will you still be working with me?
9. What kind of birth classes do you recommend? What do you think about Bradley or hypnobabies?
10. How do you handle a breech baby? Do you do external versions or attempt vaginal breech births?

LABOR AND DELIVERY
1. What hospitals do I have to choose from? How do I find out their stances on standard procedures, opting out, or more alternative birth plans?
2. I want the option of laboring in water. Are there private tubs and showers at the hospital? What about a water birth?
3. How do you feel about me staying mobile through the entire labor?
4. Can I have intermittent monitoring rather than continuous EFM?
5. Do you (and/or hospital) allow food and drink during and after labor/delivery?
6. Can I choose my pushing position? (i.e., hands and knees or squatting instead of sitting in the bed)
7. Do you stay with me throughout labor?
8. When I am at 10cm do I have to push or can I wait until I feel an urge?
9. What is your policy when labor is long or 'stalls'? Is there a time limit on labor?
10. What is your usual recommendation if pregnancy goes beyond 40 weeks?
11. Are there types of pain relief that still allow me to move around freely?

INTERVENTIONS
1. What percentage of your patients are induced?
2. What is your Cesarean rate? What are the most common reasons?
3. What is your episiotomy rate? What is your position on episiotomies?
4. What is your forceps- or vacuum-assisted delivery rate?
5. What percentage of your patients give birth naturally without drugs?
6. Do you (or any hospital policies) require routine continuous fetal monitoring, IVs, or other
routine interventions? What if I don't want these procedures?
7. How often do you listen to baby during labor? During pushing?
8. How would you handle lowered infant heart rate during delivery?
9. What is your protocol for managing a posterior birth?
10. Is cord around the neck a reason for an emergency c-section? Can you birth vaginally with
cord issues? (I know someone who had an emergency C b/c of ‘prolapsed cord’)
13. How do you handle Group B Strep +? When would you administer antibiotics if i tested +?

POSTPARTUM
1. Will I be separated from my baby after birth? If so, when, why, and for how long?
2. Can my baby room in with me, and can my husband room in with us?
3. Have you ever had to resuscitate a baby?
4. Have you ever lost a baby under your care? What were the circumstances?
5. Do you examine the baby after birth? What does this examination include?
6. What is the routine infant care and procedures after birth? Can I opt out of some of those procedures (such as the Hep B shot)? Can we delay others (i.e., eye drops for an hour after birth instead of right away)?
7. Does the hospital have a certified lactation consultant to assist with breastfeeding?
8. Do you have a pediatrician you work with or recommend?

EVALUATION
1. Is this person listening to me and respectful of my wish to make careful decisions?
2. Is the person willing to take the time to answer my questions to my satisfaction?
3. Does this person share my vision for my maternity care and birth?
4. Do I think that I can feel comfortable with and trust this person?
5. Can I get what I want from this person?
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To remember questions to use for informed consent, use the acronym BREAD. This stands for: Benefits, Risks, Explanation, Alternative(s), Decision

• Benefits
o What are the benefits of this procedure?
o Is it a medical necessity?
o Will it save someone’s life?
o Will it change the outcome of the birth (e.g. save mom from surgery, prevent the baby from being injured)?

• Risks
o What are the risks of this procedure?
o What other procedures will be necessary because of this procedure?
o Could it cause injury to mom or baby, and if so what it the likelihood?
o What are the long-term and short-term side effects, no matter how unlikely, no matter how benign?

• Explanation
o What is the procedure?
o How is it done (using what equipment, and how reliable is the equipment)?
o Where is it done?
o How many people are there, who are they, and can my support person or people be with me/baby?
o How long does it take?

• Alternatives
o Are there alternatives to this procedure, what are they (go over all questions again)?
o Can we wait an hour?

• Decision
o How do you feel about the information you received? Is it sufficient, or do you need to ask someone else (second opinion, Bradley instructor, doula, friend, etc.)?
o Weigh the benefits and the risks of the procedure.
o Are there alternatives to this procedure that has the same potential benefits, but fewer risks?
o How do you feel about the procedure?

[lawgirl4]

marathongirl, lindsey, kenswife, (cool - a due date buddy!) brooke, and lily, thanks for your congrats and welcoming words! what an exciting time for all of us.

So, I am exhausted today! Granted, we had our almost-3 year old nephew spend the night with us, so I was certainly a little more active today than I might normally be, but I am really wiped out! DH went to bed late last night and then got up early for a tennis game this morning, so we both took a nap after my SIL picked up my nephew. I slept for 1.5 hours, and DH is still asleep... I have no idea how I am going to make it through the workday tomorrow, if the past 3 days are any indication of how tired I'm going to be!

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QOTD: Will you be finding out the sex of your baby, or do you want it to be a surprise?

I am quite sure that we'll find out the sex, if possible. I just think it makes planning easier, and I know I am going to be really curious!

[Aletheia]

Hello October mommies! This is a Sept 2006 mommy dropping by, wishing you lots of luck as you head into the woods of possible morning sickness! Look out for week 6- I wish someone would have told me to keep the Saltines by my bed *before* I'd had a quesy day.

Lily, the thread looks great! Way to go.

[Pamela]

Welcome Lawgirl!

Alethia, thanks for the tip! Is it wierd that I'm almost wishing some nausea would hit?! So far I'm not feeling any symptoms other than sore BBs (sleeping ina bra now!) and some cramping (which I'm guessing is my poor uterus starting to stretch out?).

Lily, I'm just going to stick with 4 weeks 4 days, each calender says something different! Some have me at 4wks 3days, some 4wks 4days and some 4wks 5days! I'm thinking a tour of the new house would be a neat way to make our announcement -- "Here's our room, here's a bathroom, and this room is the nursery!

QOTD: We will definately be finding out the sex, as soon as possible!! I am way too impatient to wait and I'm dying to know!

[Pamela]

First belly shots! I'm going to try and do one every week or so.






http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/MrsPamela/Baby/progression1.jpg

Not a whole lot to see yet :rolleyes:

[lawgirl4]

I just had to post something that I bought today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/lawgirl4/animalpuppettheatre.jpg

Animal Puppet Theatre (http://www.restorationhardware.com/rh/catalog/product/product_detail.jsp?productId=prod3180002&navCount=2) from Restoration Hardware. My almost-3-yr-old nephew has this and it is the *cutest* thing. He got it about a year and a half ago and I couldn't believe it was still available - and on sale, no less! The quality is wonderful - the puppets are really soft and so well made. The rhino puppet is my favorite. :)

[marathongirl]

Pamela - love the belly shots! I need to get some of mine up. I was kind of laxy about it with DD. The last one I have of me still PG with her was about 3 weeks before she was born. I wish I had the presence of mind to take one before we left for the hospital.

lawgirl - love the puppet theatre!

QOTD - no, we probably won't find out the sex. We didn't with DD either, but I just *knew* from day one she would be a girl.

[Roxygirl]

Holy cow I can't believe I'm joining over here. I just got my BFP tonight so it definately hasn't sunken in yet. But here we go!!

CC name: Roxygirl
Me: Marissa, 26
DH: R, 25
Married: July 10th, 2004
TTC: Jan 1, 2006
BFP: January 29, 2006
EDD: October 10, 2006
Gender: ?? No predictions, happy as long as it's healthy
Other Children: Nope, just furbabies.

[Ericka_Jarett]

Hi ladies, I hope you don't mind another Ericka joining the bunch :) I just got 2 BFP's this morning, still in a little shock but have been feeling a little out of sorts lately. I have to call for a blood confirmation still. I have my annual scheduled for February 8th so that my just be my first OB appt, will see what doc says.


Ericka_Jarett
Me: Ericka, 31 - April 12
DH: Jarett, 28
Married: December 14, 2001
TTC: June, 2005
BFP: January 30, 2006
EDD: October 4, 2006 (not confirmed yet)
Gender Prediction: Love for it to be a Girl as I have lots of girl clothes, but feel blessed either way
Other children: Rebekah Joy, born April 18, 2005 at 24 weeks, with us 71 mins.

[marathongirl]

Welcome roxygirl & Ericka_Jarrett!!! Glad to see more mommies-to-be joining!

Kenswife - did you show a lot sooner w/ #2?

Three weeks until my first appt!

I've been having a lot of cramping yesterday and this morning so I'm feeling a little concerned. I don't remember cramping like this with DD. Anyone else feeling the same?

Off to take DD to playgroup!

[amurphy]

Congratulations to all the new moms-to-be, but especially to Ericka_Jarett! (We were in the TTC threads together for a while and I'm so happy to hear your wonderful news!!!) :D

[jbemommy]

Congrats and welcome to Erika Jarrett and roxygirl!
marathongirl I think cramping at this stage is pretty normal. I think as long as you're not bleeding we're supposed to not worry about it. Easier said than done, I know.
QOTD we are not planning on finding out what we're having. We didn't with DD. The only downside was that I was convinced she was a boy (and everyone else said so, too) so it was a little weird at first that she was a girl--but I was very thrilled she was (I secretly really wanted a girl).

[Ericka_Jarett]

QOTD 2: Will you be going on any vacations during your PG, if so how far along will you be?

Actually we are going to TN on Friday thru Sunday. Disney March 1-5, 2006, possibly Missouri in May. I think that's all for now. Unless hubby gets on a kick and we go on a spontaneous trip. Plus traveling to Upstate NY to visit my mom

QOTD: Yes, we will be finding out with this baby. We found out with our daughter.

[pickle]

Dude, I'm so behind on the QOTD already!!


QOTD 1: Have you told anyone that you are PG? If you're planning on waiting when will you tell?

My DH told his brother (the boy can't keep a secret), but he's the only one who knows. We're planning on telling our parents 2/18 because my mom will be visiting that weekend. We'll tell our friends 3/5 at our annual Oscar party. We have a wedding the next weekend and we might as well tell before then, everyone will guess when I'm not drinking.

QOTD 2: How often do you find yourself getting hungry? What kind of foods have you been eating/craving?

I was constantly starving at first, but it isn't quite as bad now. I really want fruits and veggies all the time, so at least I'm craving healthy things for now!

QOTD 3: Will you be going on any vacations during your PG, if so how far along will you be?
We'll go on a couple. J and I are big travelers, so I couldn't just give it up completely. We have plans to go to Vegas in May and we're talking about going to Hawaii too. I'll also be doing some weekend trips to visit friends and family (in VA and FL), but those don't really count. ;)

QOTD 4:We definitely want to find out the sex. I am way too much of a planner to wait, and I want to do a gender-specific nursery. (Not that I've already been looking at furniture any bedding online already. Oh no, not at all!)

Welcome and congrats to all the new members!

Ericka, I remember reading your story and I am so happy for you!

And lawgirl, I'm in Chicago too! Are you in the city or burbs? We're in Lakeview right now, but must move to have room for baby. We were out at open houses yesterday...the whole process is exhausting just to think about.

[TaterBaby]

New member here!

CC Name: TaterBaby
Me: Emily, 27 on Friday!
DH: Josh, 26
Married: 05/22/004
TTC: January 2006
BFP: 01/28/06
EDD: 10/04/06
Gender Prediction: none yet
Any other children: 2 furbabies; m/c at 10 weeks with D&C - Aug 05

I'm another 10/4 EDD! Just called my OB and I made an appt for 2/16 with the nurse and then 3/2 with the dr. However, I made the receptionist write a note for the nurse to call me bc I must get in sooner! I think I will be able to since I did have a m/c last year and my ob promised me an early ultrasound. I mean, if I have to wait until 3/2 that's not really early, is it? So, I hope to hear back soon and get my appointments moved up.

QOTD Catch up:
QOTD 1: Have you told anyone that you are PG? If you're planning on waiting when will you tell?

I told my best friend on Saturday when I got my BFP. She is sworn to secrecy. DH doesn't even know that I told her because I told him that he couldn't tell anyone! We won't tell family and friends until 12 weeks.

QOTD 2: How often do you find yourself getting hungry? What kind of foods have you been eating/craving?

I've just been eating what I normally eat, but I have been starving between meals and during the night. It's like my stomach is completely empty, often!

QOTD 3: Will you be going on any vacations during your PG, if so how far along will you be?

I have a business trip to Chicago planned for March. (No one at work will know I'm preg by then.) We have a family vacation to the beach planned for May and then I was going to get to go to Hawaii on business in October, but obviously that is out now.

QOTD 4: I *think* we'll find out the sex. I'd like to say that I can wait and have it be a surprise, but who am I kidding? I am a control freak and planner so I'm sure we'll find out. However, we will be keeping our name a secret!

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

Welcome & Congratulations to Roxygirl, Ericka_Jarett,and TaterBaby!

[maplekitty]

Hiya! me too me too!! :D :D

CC Name: maplekitty
Me: Sarah, 25
DH: Curt, 28
Married: August 27th, 2005
TTC: November 2005
BFP: January 30, 2006
EDD: not sure yet....don't know exact O date :p
Gender Prediction: hoping for a girl! overjoyed if it's a boy
Any other children: this is the first one!

[marathongirl]

Welcome maplekitty & Tater baby!!!

[maplekitty]

QOTD 1: Have you told anyone that you are PG? If you're planning on waiting when will you tell?

I emailed my best friend because I told her she'd be the first to know. Hubby gets home at 5pm and I'm hoping I can think of something cool to surprise him. All my journal buddies know! We'll probably wait the 3 months to tell everyone else. My SIL is due in three weeks and I'd like her to have some baby glory before our big announcement

QOTD 2: How often do you find yourself getting hungry? What kind of foods have you been eating/craving?

I find myself getting hungry at night, and I'm ravenous when I wake up.
I've been craving spicey food! And chocolate, and if I could find some spicey chocolate I'd be in heaven, lol

QOTD 3: Will you be going on any vacations during your PG, if so how far along will you be?

No vacations, but we have 5 weddings to attend this summer. One of which I'm the MOH in June. We have to travel about 2 hours for that one, so no biggie, and I'll be 5 months along.

QOTD 4: will you find out the sex

I want to knwo the sex because I hate surprises. And I'm quite impatient, so I don't think I'd deal well *not* knowing. Curt wants it to be a surprise, but we agreed that baby #2 can be a surprise. I also want to decorate the room up cute and gender specific and start accumulating cute things.

[lawgirl4]

Hi everyone, and welcome to all of the newcomers!

pickle - we're in the south loop. planning on staying there for a while, though we are looking at buying the loft next door to ours and breaking through the wall to have one huge unit (about 3500 sq ft). I will *not* move to the suburbs! (mainly because my ILs are there :rolleyes: ). Where are you going to be delivering? I'll be at Northwestern.

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so - I had my first dr's appt today! I showed up at 8:30 am, when they opened - there was a girl in front of me, checking in, and she said she needed to get a blood test. When it was my turn I said I was in the same boat - it was so funny! We both basically showed up without appointments. I mentioned that I was concerned about a possible progesterone deficiency, so the receptionist said that I could talk with my doctor.

After the blood test (they are testing my betas and prog. level) I had to wait a while, but it was worth it. My doctor is fabulous and totally put me at ease. I've been spotting lightly for pretty much the past week, but she said not to worry and to take it easy. If my progesterone levels are low, she'll prescribe me supplements today; and I'll be going back wednesday morning for a quick blood test so they can do a beta comparison. Hoping that everything will come back with good news!

Breasts are definitely more tender today - I'm so glad for that. Also did 2 more PG tests this morning - ept and first response, and they were definitely darker than saturday's. whew! :)

[maplekitty]

is it totally crazy of me to want to go out and buy every single brand of HPT to make sure that this is for really real? LOL

[Rippy1010]

CC Name: rippy1010
Me: Ally, 29
DH: Jeff, 29
Married: July 23, 2005
TTC: WE WEREN'T! WHOOPS!
BFP: January 27, 2006
EDD: 10/1/06
Gender Prediction: no prediction here.
Any other children: this is the 2nd pregnancy (both oops!), but first child (god willing)


I've been following along since Friday, but too afraid to post because I've avoided telling journal buddies. Even straight out told one NO when she asked. I feel so guilty about it! So, if anyone comes to see my in my journal ... I'm not talking about it there. Just here for now. :)

My first ob appointment is 3/2/06 ... TWO HOURS LONG. Holy smokes!

Catching up on the talk ...

QOTD 1: Have you told anyone that you are PG? If you're planning on waiting when will you tell?

I told two CC buddies, and my sister. DH told one friend. Today I had to tell one coworker because she was getting upset (and, truly ... NOSY!) over why my doctor called me so many times. :rolleyes: Wasn't happy about that.

QOTD 2: How often do you find yourself getting hungry? What kind of foods have you been eating/craving?

I've been terribly hungry when I wake up in the middle of the night, and then I wait it out til morning and I'm ready to eat a horse when I do get up in the am. Then, I'm hungry again mid-morning (around 10-ish). Actually, about every 3 hours honestly.

QOTD 3: Will you be going on any vacations during your PG, if so how far along will you be?

Only 1 definite ... we have to travel to the opposite coast in May because DH is the best man in his friend's wedding.

QOTD 4: will you find out the sex

I want to. DH was adamantly against it, but is starting to come around. I will have him convinced before then. ;)

[pickle]

I couldn't agree more, lawgirl, we will *never* live in the suburbs! We're looking in Lincoln Square and Andersonville lately, but it changes all the time.

I'll be delivering at Northwestern, too. And I'm wondering if we go to the same practice now, because your experience today sounds like mine last week! I'm going back tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. for my second blood test.

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Welcome and congrats maplekitty & tater baby!!!

[lawgirl4]

pickle - I'm sending you a PM right now!

[TaterBaby]

Well, the nurse called me back and said she could squeeze me in on Wednesday! I said "with a nurse?" and she said "no, with the doctor." I'm thinking she'll do an ultrasound, but considering I'll be exactly 5 weeks, I'm sure she won't see a heartbeat. However, I think she'll tell me to come back within the next week or so for another ultrasound, which is way better than March 2nd. Unfortunately, DH can't go with me. He's a pallbearer in his uncle's funeral that day. So, my first appointment is 2/1. Holy cow!

[lawgirl4]

hi everyone!
I just got my test results:

progesterone = 31 (great!)
hCG = 343 (not great, but not terrible either)

I've seen a ton of variation on hCG numbers, though, just reading through some of these threads... I am at 14 dpo and most of what I've seen has people at 200 or lower. I am guessing/hoping that I had a later implantation date (guessing it was around 10 dpo) as the very first PG test I did, at 11dpo, was *ultra* (as in barely there) faint - and it was supposed to be sensitive to 20 hCG... so I must have been around 20 on friday. If doubling time is supposed to be 24-48 hrs, then I am slightly ahead of the game.

(it's amazing what the mind does to try to calm oneself!)

Now if only this spotting would go away... I really hope that I am not going to be one of those women who spots throughout the entire 1st trimester - I can't stand the anxiety-inducement of it! I am seriously going to look into a relaxation technique, I think!!! :)

Hoping for a great number after Wednesday's test!!!

[kenswife]

WELCOME to all the newcomers!!!!!! How exciting that this group is growing like wildfire!!!

marathongirl -
Kenswife - did you show a lot sooner w/ #2?

Absolutely! With my first, people couldn't even tell I was pregnant at 5-6 months! With my second, I got comments at 3 mos. I don't know how this one will go since right now I just feel "bloated" but if I grow faster this time I'll be in maternity clothes by 2 months...haha.


Hope everyone's feeling good! I've had some cramps, just like I did with my 2nd. That's about it though. I also feel like I get full quicker after eating. Oh....and I have to PEE LIKE CRAZY! I'm sorry if that's TMI. That did not happen with either of my kids before! I go to the bathroom and as I'm sitting back down at my desk I suddenly feel the urge to pee again! It's terrible. But I'm not complaining b/c I'll take any symptom just to know this baby is sticking around :)

[pickle]

ken'swife, I'm right there with you on the cramps! It keeps freaking me out, even though I know it is a common symptom.

Good numbers, lawgirl! I must share my new discovery with you: www.betabase.info
It collects beta scores from pregnancies and puts them in charts that are oh so handy for the obsessed pregnant lady. :) I must go read that PM now.

[marathongirl]

Welcome Rippy1010!

maplekitty - no definitely not crazy for buying all brands of HPTs. :p :D

TaterBaby - hope you have a good appt in 2 days!

lawgirl - yeah for good numbers! I had some spotting around 6-7 weeks when I was PG w/ DD.

In some ways, I'm glad my OB doesn't do betas and stuff. I would drive myself absolutely INSANE about the numbers!!! I'm sure they probably do if there's any kind of problem. I'm just hoping, hoping, hoping for an u/s to see that tiny little heart on 2/20.

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

Welcome & Congratulations to maplekitty and Rippy1010!

[Rippy1010]

I was just wondering ... does it seem odd to anyone that my very first ob appointment is 3/2/06 when some of you have already been, or are having one very soon?

I think that estimates to be about 9 weeks for me at the first appointment.


Thank you for the welcomes! :)

[Pamela]

Marathongirl, I've been having a lot of cramping the last few days too, but it seems to have stopped for now. I'm trying to not worry about it.

Welcome Roxygirl, Ericka_Jarett, TaterBaby Maplekitty and Rippy! I can't believe how fast our group is growing already!!

Rippy, my first appointment (with a nurse) isn't until Feb 20th when I'll be about 8 weeks and my first OB appointment with a doctor isn't until March 10th. I thought it seemed like a long time away, but I guess its typical. I wish I could get in sooner!

[Bubeleh]

I’m officially ready to join!

CC Name: Bubeleh
Me: H, 27
DH: A, 30
Married: 03/2003
TTC: November 2005
BFP: 01/21/06
EDD: 10/01/06
Gender Prediction: none yet, hoping for a girl
Any other children: Nope just our loveable puppy

I got my BFP what seems forever ago on 1/21. I had already had my annual gyno appt scheduled for today so I decided to hold off joining until it was confirmed by my dr. And just for good measure I took another HPT this am and it came roaring up with a big blue + sign. :D

QOTD 1: Have you told anyone that you are PG? If you're planning on waiting when will you tell?

I haven’t told a sole in rl. I even waited until confirmed by Dr. to tell DH, which I will do as soon as he gets home tonight. I bought a couple of the "boy" pregnancy books to give to him tonight. We’ll probably tell our parents around 10 weeks and everyone else at 12.

QOTD 2: How often do you find yourself getting hungry? What kind of foods have you been eating/craving?

I have no symptoms whatsoever, which is part of the reason I waited. No pain, so sore BBs, no cravings, nothing. I’m sure its coming though.

QOTD 3: Will you be going on any vacations during your PG, if so how far along will you be?

Nothing for sure planned, maybe a trip to vegas, and a few weddings.

QOTD 4: Absolutely we’ll find out the sex. I’m such a planner by nature it would kill me not knowing.

[Bubeleh]

Forgot to add my next appt is Monday Feb 13...for a heartbeat!

[Pamela]

Welcome Bubeleh!



is it totally crazy of me to want to go out and buy every single brand of HPT to make sure that this is for really real? LOL

If you're crazy, then I am too, I keep testing and testing every few days or so just to watch that second line get darker!

[Bubeleh]

Pamela: How did you get your ticker to work? I'm chat board retarded :(

[katmg]

Just wanted to pop in and say CONGRATS from a late Sept. 06 momma! I may end up being an October mom with you ladies since my due date is 09/27/06. So excited to see this thread starting up!!

[Roxygirl]

I'm getting caught up!!

QOTD 1: My husband can't keep his mouth shut. We told his brother and my parents last night. (They live two states away so I had to tell them over the phone. My aunt and my good friends. We will tell his parents when they get home from Monterey on Wednesday night. I don't want to spread the word too much yet. I guess I just want to be further along before announcing it to the world.

QOTD 2: I am hungry constantly. Today was the worst. I swear I felt like I was starving myself all day. Had my first real craving today and it was for refriend beans.:rolleyes: Oh well, bean dip was great!!!

QOTD 3: I will go to Washington (where my family is) in May and June. We were supposed to go to Orlando in June to see my best friend but that's up in the air now. We were also supposed to take a cruise with some friends in September, but that's obviously not happening now.

QOTD 4: We're counting down the days until we find out the sex!!!

All for now. I'll get my first belly shots posted soon.

Oh my first Doctor appointment is Monday, Feb 6th.

[jbemommy]

Welcome to Taterbaby, maplekitty, and rippy1010, and bubeleh! So exciting to see our group grow.

Rippy I actually asked for a later appointment because with DD, we went at 6 weeks and they couldn't see the heartbeat yet, so I had a very worried week until we saw it the next week. This time I'm going at almost 9 weeks, so it'd better be there!

[Sept&Oct06Moms]

Welcome & Congratulations to Bubeleh!

[Lily]

Aletheia - Thank you for the congrats and tip. I'll be adding crackers to my list.

Pamela - Great belly shots.

lawgirl4 - I love the puppet theater that you bought. I'm sure that it'll be a lot of joy to your baby.

Roxygirl - Congratulations on your BFP and welcome to the group.

Ericka_Jarett - Congratulations and welcome! Personally I don't think we could have too many Erica's in this thread, but I'm not partial to that name or anything. :)

TaterBaby - Welcome and congratulations. I'm glad that your OB will see you earlier.

maplekitty - Welcome to the group and congratulations. My DH wants to keep the gender a surprise too. It totally surprised me that he would, but I understand too. I guess we'll be waiting unless the suspense proves to be too much for both of us. :)

Rippy1010 - Congratulations and welcome to the group. My 1st. appt. isn't until March 9, and I'll be 9 wks. too. It does seem like I have to wait forever though.

lawgirl4 - I'm so glad that your numbers came back well within the normal range. That must be so reassuring.

Kenswife - I have to go to the bathroom constantly too. It's the funniest thing.

Bubeleh - Welcome and congratulations.

Roxygirl - LOL! I was craving bean dip on Saturday. It was sooo good too. :)

[maplekitty]

Yay, I'm so happy to finally be in this group!!! :)

Curt is just itching to tell people!! I'm like, no way, let's just be safe adn wait a little bit. But since I told my best friend, I told him he could tell a freind too (and I guess his wife aswell).
It will be hard to keep it from people since I like wearing tight fit clothing, and I'm also a huge wine-Oh, so people will start to wonder eventually when I'm not drinking!!

[maplekitty]

I think I figured out my Due date - going by the first date I could have O'd. Would put me at Oct 6th, 2006 :)

Would the threadmistress please update that for me :)

[Rippy1010]

Does anyone in here also have a birthday in October? Mine is 9 days after my due date. DH thinks that's when I'm gonna have it. LOL!

Thanks for the input on the ob appointment everyone.

maplekitty ~ When you made your doctor's appointment, didn't they give you an estimated due date? Mine just put my "first day of last period" into the computer, and it came up with an estimated due date. Of course, that could change a few times, I kow. :rolleyes:

[lawgirl4]

Hi everyone!

I fell asleep last night at 8pm!!!!!!! Granted, I did wake up for a couple of minutes at 9:45, and then later at 1am I was up for about an hour, but I love getting all this extra sleep!

I called my best friend last night to chat about my numbers, and she said that my hCG was a great number for 14 dpo (she herself has had a ton of fertility workups, so she's pretty familiar with all of the tests and what all of the numbers mean). This has made me feel a lot better.

Last night I was having a lot of tenderness in my lower left abdomen, and also in my left hip joint, like where the leg meets the torso. I wonder if I normally have all these sensations but never paid a bit of attention to them since I wasn't looking for PG symptoms!! LOL.

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welcome to all the new mommies!

[Ericka_Jarett]

Hi ladies,

I also fell asleep around like 7pm last night (had a headache in the very front of my head) and woke up around 10:30, then went back to bed around 11 until 6 am. I haven't slept that long in a long time. This morning had some tightness in my stomach, just been sitting around letting that pass and working on cross-stitching a baby quilt I started almost 2 yrs ago.

Went to the grocery store yesterday and while standing at the deli counter, this smell hit me. They have a cheese display in the center near the deli, the smell was making me sick, it was a very strong fresh grated parmesan smell. I had to hurry up and move away from there.

I will get my blood test results today, which I am anxious to see if they will give me my numbers, since they did last year as well. I am sure it's going to be positive as I took another test (my last one in the house) and it said Pregnant. :)

So far I have told my mom, my best friend (she had a son back in Nov), a friend in CA I use to work with, a girl that I will meet this weekend at a conference (she looked at my signature on another board I am on), and all the ladies of CC. We are waiting to tell church family, family and other friends for a while yet.

[pickle]

Hi girls-

Just got back from my second blood draw. Now it's the waiting game until they call with the results tomorrow afternoon. I'm so impatient! This morning the lab tech told me that, assuming my numbers come back as they should, my next appointment will be for an ultrasound to date the pregnancy (any time after 6 weeks) and I won't actually see my OB until after the ultrasound.

I also had my first bout of serious food aversion last night. I cannot even think about eggs or salmon. Ugh. Just typing it is making me squirm. On the other hand, I cannot get enough bananas or rice. Crazy, huh?

maplekitty, I'm having the same problem you are--I'm a wine-o too and I think our friends are already suspicious. J has been buying various grape juices at the store and we are comparing them to wine to see if I can "drink" with everyone else this weekend.

rippy, my DH's birthday is in October, but not until the end. Hopefully they won't share a birthday. (It would mean that I went more than three weeks past my due date!)

[maplekitty]

maplekitty ~ When you made your doctor's appointment, didn't they give you an estimated due date? Mine just put my "first day of last period" into the computer, and it came up with an estimated due date. Of course, that could change a few times, I kow. :rolleyes:

havn't made appointment yet, just got + HPT yesterday :D
But what I did to figure it out was: your LP can't be any longer than about 17 days, so I counted back 17 days from yesterday (CD37 - which was also the day I got AF last month). Then I compared that to my notes I took about my CM around that time, and predicted that I would ahve O'd anywhere from CD20 to CD24. So using CD20 would be a better estimate than "first day of last period". And that's what I'll tell my doc too.

As for Birthdays, DH's B-day is Oct 10th, and he's so excited to share his borthday month with our #1 :D

[maplekitty]

maplekitty, I'm having the same problem you are--I'm a wine-o too and I think our friends are already suspicious. J has been buying various grape juices at the store and we are comparing them to wine to see if I can "drink" with everyone else this weekend.



OOOh good idea! You're smart! And also sparkling grape juice, just pour it into a homebrew bottle (if you make homebrew?). Curt does, he has a whole winery, beer making station in our garage :D

[Rippy1010]

As for Birthdays, DH's B-day is Oct 10th

That's my birthday, too!!!

[maplekitty]

That's my birthday, too!!!

I'm so excited to possibly have a Libra baby! I love Curt's demeaner, and his personality, and I know it has a lot to do with his being a Libra. Thank god it won't be another crazy signs like me! - Capricorn, I don't want to be butting heads with my kid, LOL

[TaterBaby]

Count me in as another one who went to bed early last night. I had plans to get on the treadmill after dinner, but there was just no way. At 7:00 I was ready for bed. I did read for awhile, but turned out the light at 7:30. It was wonderful. We do have a new puppy at home who tends to wake up to go outside every 3 hours. I was up twice with her, but I needed potty breaks too, so I didn't mind.

I am seeing my OB tomorrow. I have no idea what she can tell me at 5 wks, but I'm going anyway with hopes that she'll see me again in the next 1-2 weeks to relieve some of my worry.

Oh, DH told one of his BF's last night. I'm kind of nervous because I don't know if this guy can keep a secret or not, although DH assures me that he will. I'd just hate for our family to find out that we told someone else first! The only reason he told him is because his friend confided in him that his GF is newly preg. So, DH wanted to let him know that he's not alone, that I am preg too. I'm thinking since they are not married and want to keep it quiet for as long as possible, that they will respect our news as well. Hopefully.

[Lily]

I've been falling asleep early too. Last night it was around 9PM, and I slept in this morning until around 8:30am. I'm lovin' it. Right now I'm just watching a Baby Story, about a Mom who's having a home water birth. You can tell that it's painful, but they still make it look so easy.

Is anyone thinking about having a med-free labor and delivery if possible? I've been thinking that I could do it, but I'm not necessarily opposed to getting an epidural either. Maybe I'll check to see if there are any Bradley Birthing Method classes in our area and go from there.

My DH's B-Day is in early October so there is a good chance that he'll share an actual birthday with our child. Wow!

[Rippy1010]

I've been falling asleep really early, too. But, for me, (while I love the extra sleep) it's annoying because I haven't been able to get my school work done. (I work full-time, and am completing my Master's with online classes at night)

How do I stay awake?!

[maplekitty]

Made my first OB app. for today! :) I love how my doctor can always get me in right away (well except for my annual pap, always have to book that a few months ahead). I have to bring my own small urine sample, uck, what do I put it in? LOL

OOh OOh OOh. it feels so real now!!

[Rippy1010]

I have to bring my own small urine sample, uck, what do I put it in? LOL

Uuuhhh ... Gladware? :p ;)

[Ericka_Jarett]

I will not go med free again. I was forced to go med free last year, since Rebekah was born at 24 weeks and delivered sort of unexpectedly. I was in so much pain and Rebekah was only 1lb 3 oz. I knew right then and there that I will always get an epidural, as long as I am able to.

[maplekitty]

Do they do a pap smear at your first visit? Do I need to go shave? LOL

[Ericka_Jarett]

If you are due for your pap, they will do one, at least mine did with the last pregnancy. My appt coming up is actually for my annual, so I am sure they are going to do it again.

[maplekitty]

If you are due for your pap, they will do one, at least mine did with the last pregnancy. My appt coming up is actually for my annual, so I am sure they are going to do it again.

no, I had a pap in October??

[Rippy1010]

I have another question ...

Did (or will) your DH/SO go with you to your first appointment? Will they need a whole bunch of medical history from his side or anything like that?

[Ericka_Jarett]

then they probably won't do one. They will probably check to see how things are down there. When I went (remember I was 14 weeks when I found out the first time) the doctor checked my uterus to see if it was high, the cervix was long and for the most part the doctor was trying to reassure me that she was staying away from the sac. The exam took only about 5 mins or less, she left, I dressed, she came back with answers to any questions and to just give me info.


My DH didn't go to the doctor with me ever, except when it was time for the U/S's, which I had to schedule at a imaging lab. Most of the information is on your side of the family. Do have your DH's social, phone number, company name and phone number handy. At my office they had me fill out the pre-admission form for the hospital as well as a bunch of other paperwork to fill out. Asking about cord blood, and all sorts of things like that. I was sent for my pregnancy bloodwork (several tests are done) to make sure all was good.

[marathongirl]

Welcome Bubelah!

Rippy1010 - my b-day is 10/7 so baby #2 and I could share the day.

I have to say, I'm jealous of the sleep some of you are getting. DD never has been a good sleeper and for the last week she's be getting up around 1am and not going back to sleep until around 4am, then up for the day at 6am :( . That's one of my bigger fears - that baby #2 will be a poor sleeper too.

Lily - I did have a med-free labor and delivery by my choice with DD. I'm hoping to do the same with #2.

I'm terrible - DH hasn't told anyone about me being PG and I've told two friends and some of the women in my MOMS Club. I better start keeping my mouth shut or everyone but our parents will know. I figure these are some of the same people I'd tell if I had a m/c so I'd want their support either way.

Hope everyone's feeling good!

[lysh79]

October 2005 mom wishing all you October 2006 moms a healthy and happy pregnancy, congrats!!!

[lawgirl4]

pickle - I'll be getting my repeat betas tomorrow afternoon too! (I'm having my blood drawn in the morning, my dr. thankfully is doing a rush on it - love her!). Good Chicago luck to both of us!!! :)

Since people have been chatting about it... I fully intend to avail myself of an epidural when the time comes!!

Meanwhile... it's almost 3:30 here and I am tired already!!! Trying to stay hydrated - I've only had 16 oz of water today... need 48 more!

[Pamela]

Bubeleh, I'm chat board dumb too, it took me all afternoon to get my ticker link to work. I think this is how yours should be (without the *'s):

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Wow, I'm jealous of everyone who is having symptoms already! I have sore BBs and positive pregnancy tests, but thats it! I get really crampy sometimes, but I'm not hungry or nauseated or tired or anything! Still not telling anyone we're pregnant yet, but I'm just dying to, especially since two other girls at work are pregnant as well.

Med-free vs. Epidural, I'm thinking I'd like to go as med-free as possible, but I'm certainly open to meds and an epidural. I guess I don't need to decided that now.

For those of you having blood tests, is that what your doctor routinely does or did you have to request a blood test? I'm thinking I'd like one, I just want some sort of proof that I really am pregnant!

[Ericka_Jarett]

My doctor's office once you call to say that you got positive HPT's they will get a script for you to get blood test done. They never just take your positive HPT's, they want your betas and that way they know for sure you are really pregnant and didn't get a false positive.

[Pamela]

Really? I wish my doctor's office did that! I've taken Lots of HPTs and the line keeps getting darker and darker each time, so I guess thats a good thing.

[lawgirl4]

Pamela - I just walked in to my dr's office yesterday (monday) since I got my BFPs over the weekend and their office was closed then... I just told them I needed a "blood test" and they knew exactly what I was talking about. I'm sure if you just call your dr's office and tell them that you got a BFP with a HPT they will want you to come in to have your blood drawn.

[Pamela]

Lawgirl, I called them after I got my positive HPTs and they scheduled me for my first appointments, but didn't say anything about a blood test. I'm thinking that on friday when DH and I are both off I'll call again and see if I can go in for one.

[maplekitty]

My first OB appnt went well. I took another preg test and it came up +, although faint (but it was middle of afternoon and I'd drank so much water today my urine was so dilute it was clear). I showed her my other two tests and she was fine with that as confirmation. We discussed my possible EDD, and where I'm at now, and I showed her my chart. We talked about all the things I should do - all of which I already know from being on here! She gave me the hospital package. We scheduled my first U/S for the first week of March which will confirms all the dates, and another "full check-up" appnt for blood tests, internal swab, weighing, measuring etc etc.

[Bubeleh]

Thanks Pamela, It worked perfectly! I feel a little less retarded.

Maplekitty: My Dr. just did an internal exam (was previously scheduled b4 BFP, confirmed pg by PIAC, went over do's/don'ts, gave me samples of prenatels/dha supplement, and wrote a prescription for prenatels. She wants to see me in two weeks for heartbeat and full blood workup. She said 5 weeks is just too early to do anything. I'll probably take a couple more HPT's over the next couple weeks just to calm my nerves a bit.

I'm so jealous of all your symptoms. I have absolutley nothing except for BFP and no AF. I'm especially looking forward to the early evenings, I love to sleep!

Drugs: Absolutley, may I have another! :p I think I'll call the epidural gods on the way to the hospital!

[PLNUBRIDE]

I am an Aug 2006 mommy-to-be and I just wanted to stop by and wish everyone a H&H 9 months....I just can't believe that we have October mommies already!