September 2006 Parents: The 2nd Trimester

[September2006Mommies]

September 2006 Parents:
Hooray! We made it to the Trimester TWO!

44 Mommies-to-be
Team Blue: 17
add homonym, AnastasiaK, Babywish, batgirl, cjones15, cosmic, dana b, Dionysia, Dotsie, Fireside Girl, LyLMyssChaos, ocgatita, Octoberkate, RosegardenC, spencer's_girl, Twink, UTChick

Team Pink: 14
2Jacks&Me, Adam's Pi, Alliesmomma, Brenda, Camdynlyn, Craftgenius, deliciousjones, Jen33172, Kristibell, larslobster, Luvvy330, portlandbride, SuieJ, tgoody30

Surprise babies: 6
{b}, Dawny, ezl247, Koala_Gurl, MSH, mommy2alliwill

Mommies still waiting to find out: 7
Aletheia, DallasLady, Jonesey, justcbk, Kristi32302, Marathongirl, Stephanie


We're looking forward to: growing bellies, shopping for baby stuff, no more m/s, and the return of super mom energy!

http://www.annegeddes.com/images/galleries/babyclothing/thumb_8.jpg
Image Credit: www.annegeddes.com


If you are new here, congratulations! We hope you will consider joining us. Whether this is your first child or your fifth, we look forward to sharing this journey together. Please posts all updates in RED. Also, when posting, please put in the subject line how far along you are (w/d)!

Please list your stats in RED in your first post.

CC Name:
Me: Name, age
DH: Name, age
Married: Date
TTC: Date
BFP: Date
EDD: Date
Gender Prediction:
Any other children:


The threadmistresses are Aletheia and MSH:
feel free to PM them if you have any difficulties with the thread.

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Mommy List
Repeat Offenders appear in italics

2Jacks&Me
Me: Heather,31
DH: Jack, 42
Married: 10/2003
TTC: went with the flow Dec 05
BFP: 1-02
EDD: 9-7-06
Gender Prediction: BOY? no GIRL?
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!
Any other children: 1 boy, Jack 10-04


Adam's Pi
Me: Karen, 26
DH: Adam, 29
Married: 6/29/02
TTC: Started 12/05
BFP: 1/12/06
EDD: 9/23/06
Gender Prediction: GIRL
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!
Any other children: A beautiful boy, born 6/25/04

add homonym
Me = cresting through my thrities
Him = coasting to his forties
Due = one calendar says Aug, the other Sep, I'm going with Sep
Married = yeah
trying = yeah, caught our second egg!
official positive = early feb
other kids = lots of neices and some nephews!?
prediction = GIRL!
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!

Aletheia
Me: Aletheia, 28
DH: Mr. Ramsey, 29
Married: 8/7/04
TTC: 11/20/05
BFP: 12/20/05 (13dpo)
EDD: August 30
Gender Prediction: GIRL
Actual Gender:

Alliesmomma
Me: Name, age: Michelle 24
DH: Name, age David 28
Married: Date March 2,2002
TTC: Date: September
BFP: Date 01/11/06
EDD: Date 09/14/06
Gender Prediction: GIRL
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL
Any other children:1 Girl 01/17/03 Allie

AnastasiaK
EDD: 9.2.06
It's a BOY!

{b}
Me: Betsy, 30
DH: E, 30
Married: 8.10.02
TTC: March 05
BFP: 1.23.05
EDD: 9.10.06
Gender Prediction: GIRL
Actual Gender: It's a SURPRISE!

Babywish
Me: Carmen, 33
DH: Sami, 37
Married: September 19,2004
TTC: June 2005
BFP: December 25, 2005 (My birthday!!)
EDD: 9/03
Gender Prediction: GIRL
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!

batgirl
Me: Jen, 31
DH: B, 35
Married: 8/1/2003
TTC: Oct/Nov 2005
BFP: 1/5/2006
EDD: 9/15/2006
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!

Brenda
Me: Brenda, 32
DH: Sweetie, 36
Married: 9-17-05
TTC: 9-17-05
BFP: 1-28-06
EDD: 9-28-06
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!!

Camdynlyn
Me: Summer, 22
DH: Steffie, 26
Married: July 17, 2004
TTC: December 05
BFP: December 26, 2005 (first cycle!)
EDD: September 4, 2006
Gender Prediction: BOY
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL

cjones15
Me: Cindy, 27
DH: Brian, 27
Married: March 15, 2003
BFP: Dec. 29
EDD: Sept. 4
Gender Prediction: BOY
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!
Any other children: Kaylea - 11/29/97, Lauryn - 3/30/04

cosmic
My age: 34
DH's age: 37
Married: April 3, 2004
BFP Date: January 29th?
EDD: August 30th or September 1st
Gender Prediction: BOY
Actual Gender: It's a BOY

Craftgenius
Me: Melanie (35 years old)
DH: Ryan (38 years old)
Married: 8/16/2003
Previous children: Me - None...DH - 2 from a previous marriage (ages 13 and 18)
TTC: Since May 2005
BFP: December 28, 2005
EDD: September 7, 2006 (maybe earlier since I will be having a scheduled C-section
Gender prediction: GIRL
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!!

DallasLady
Me: Giovanna, 25
DH: Tony, 39
Married: September 2001
TTC: January 2005
BFP: Jan 12 2006
EDD: Sept 23 2006
Gender Prediction: GIRL
Actual Gender:

dana b
Me: dana, 31
DH: simon, 31
Married: 9.28.02
TTC: 12.05
BFP: 1.14.06
EDD: 9.29.06
Gender Prediction: BOY!
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!
Any other children: a dd, noa 6.6.04

Dawny
Me: 30
DH: 34
Married: June 29, 2002
TTC: Nov. 2005
BFP: Dec. 20th, 2005 (8DPO!!)
EDD: Sept. 5, 2006
Gender Prediction: BOY
Actual Gender: It's a SURPRISE!
Any other children: Claire - March 5th, 2004

deliciousjones
Me: chris, 27
DH: mark, 29
Married: 7.6.02
TTC: 12.05
BFP: 1.15.06
EDD: 9.28.06
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!
Any other children: Rachel, 12.5 months, born 12.29.04

Dionysia
Me: Di, 30
DH: Dave, 35
Married: 5/3/03
TTC: 5/05
BFP: 1/9/06
EDD: 9/18/06 (?)
Gender Prediction: GIRL
Actual Gender: It's a BOY

Dotsie
Me Dorothy 31
DH Sean 34
Married 10.27.01
DS Aidan 6.27.03
BFP 12.22.05 10dpo
EDD 9.4.06
Gender prediction: BOY
Actual Gender: It's a BOY

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ezl247
Me: Essie, 27
DH: 27
Married: 10/06/02
EDD: 9/21/06
Gender Prediction: Girl
Actual Gender: It's a SURPRISE!
Any other children: DD: Rachel, 3.13.04

Fireside Girl
Me: Bonnie
DH: Timothy
Married: 06-22-02
TTC: 06-22-02
BFP: 12-25-05
EDD: 09-05-06
Gender Prediction: GIRL We both keep having dreams that it's a girl.
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!
Any other children: 4 stepkids, 1 cat

Jen33172
Me: Name, age: Jen, 34
DH: Name, age: Earl 29
Married: Date: 9/6/2003
TTC: Date: 8/2005
BFP: Date: 1/30/2006
EDD: Date :9/29/06
Gender Prediction:Boy
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!
Any other children:Henry 8/19/04

Jonesey
Me: Eliza, 33 (34 in February)
DH: Brandon, 37
Married: 9.13.03
TTC: 12.19.05
BFP: 1.13.06
EDD: 9.21.06
Gender Prediction: GIRL (At least, that's what I'm hoping!)
Any other children: 1 kitty, Gracie

justcbk
Me: kate, 28
DH: jon, 28
Married: 5.30.04
TTC: 12.05
BFP: 12.21.05
EDD: 8.31.06/9.01.06
Gender Prediction: none
Any other children:2 pugs

Koala_Gurl
Me: Jenny, 30
DH: K, 30
Married: 2002
TTC: Not really
BFP: 1/9/2006
EDD: 9/15/2006
Gender Prediction: not sure
Actual Gender: It's a SURPRISE!
Any other children: DD, 10 months

Kristi32302
Me: Kristi, 32
DH: Kelly, 32
Married: 3/23/02
TTC: 05/2003
BFP: 12/26/2005
EED: 9/5/06
Gender Prediction:
Any other children:

Kristibell
Me: 27
DH: 30
Married: 9/27/03
TTC: 11/2005
BFP: 12/30/2005
EDD: 9/13/2006
Gender Prediction: No Idea
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!
Any other children: Does my husband count?

larslobster
Me: Karen, 37
DH: Mark, 37
Married: 10-12-03
TTC: 11-05
BFP: 12-30-05
EDD: 9-8-06
Gender Prediction: none
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!
Any other children: 3 furkids - 2 dogs and a cat

Luvvy330
Me: Luvvy, 28 (29 3/30)
DH: Joe, 30
Married: 2003
TTC: 12/05
BFP: 1/9/2006
EDD: 9/18/2006
Gender Prediction: GIRL!!
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!
Any other children: DS, 4

LyLMyssChaos
Me: Tiffany, 26
DH: Tim, 24
Married: July 27, 2002
TTC: We weren't trying.
BFP: 01/20/06
EDD: 09/03/06
Gender Prediction: None yet.
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!
Any other children: Madeline 7/5/03 & Timothy 4/19/05

MSH
Me: Natalie, 24
DH: S, 24
Married: Aug 2003
TTC: Aug 2003
BFP: Jan 12 2006
EDD: Sept 22 2006
Gender Prediction: no idea, I will take anything
Actual Gender: It's a SURPRISE!
Any other children: just our furbaby P, but he is very loved and gets treated every bit as lovingly as any child would.

mommy2alliwill
Me: Joann, 34
DH: Chip, 38
Married: June 1, 2002
TTC: we were not
BFP: 01/05/06
EDD: 09/11
Gender Prediction: BOY
Actual Gender: It's a SURPRISE!
Any other children: Alli 6/11/03 & Will 09/03/04

Marathongirl
Me: Sue, 31
DH: Tim, 32
Married: 12/01/01
TTC: well, not exactly TTC, but not TTA either
BFP: 1/21/06
EDD: 10/1/2006
Genden prediction: I'm feeling boy right now, could change later
Other children: Claire Sophia 09/16/04

ocgatita
Me: Judy
DH: E
Married: 4/10/04
TTC: 5/04
BFP: 12/29/05
EDD: 09/07/05
Gender Predication: DH says GIRL, I don't know
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!
Other Children: This is our 1st! But we have 3 cats (Grey-Grey, Sarah Belle & Tess) & a dog (Butters)

Octoberkate
Me: Kate, 30
DH: Rich, 39
Married: October 13, 2002
TTC: This was our first cycle
BFP: January 18, 2006
EDD: September 27, 2006
Gender Prediction: No Clue
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!
Any other children: DS Alex - April 5, 2004

portlandbride
Me: Brandi, 32
DH: Preston, 30
Married: 9.16.01
TTC: not trying, but not nottrying
BFP: 1.15.06
EDD: 9.23.06
Gender Prediction: No idea.
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!
Any other children: a DD, Brynn 5.12.05

RosegardenC
Me: Jessika, age 38
DH: Dale, age 40
TTC: Not!
BFP: 2/2
EDD: 9/23/06
Gender Prediction: Dont know, everyone else in the fam says GIRL
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!
Any other children:Harrison 14, Chance 12

spencer's_girl
Me: Melissa, 24
DH: Keith, 34
Married: 9/11/2004
TTC: 9/11/2004
BFP: 1/3/2006
EDD: 9/9/2006
Gender Prediction: GIRL
Any other children: just our 2 cats: dusty and baby

Stephanie
Me: Stephanie (of course!)
DH: Brian
Married: October 6, 2001
TTC: March 2004
BFP: December 25, 2005
EDD: September 1, 2006
Gender Prediction: BOY
Any other children: Just the dog and cat!

SuieJ
Me: Susan, 26
DH: P, 28
Married: 10/26/2002
TTC: 10/2005
BFP: 1/14/2005
EDD: Sept 12, 2006
Gender Prediction: No idea, maybe I will later
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!
Any other children: furbaby Nelly!

tgoody03
EDD: Sept 5, 2006
Actual Gender: It's a GIRL!

Twink
Me: Lynne, 28
DH: Brian, 30
Married: October 5,2002
TTC: January 20,2006
BFP: January 20,2006
EDD: September 24,2006
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!

UTChick
Me: Kathy, 28
DH: Mike, 34 (35 in Feb)
Married: September 20, 2003
TTC: SWH Dec 04-May 05, TTC since May 05
BFP: December 24, 2005
EDD: August 28
Gender Prediction: Don't have a clue!
Actual Gender: It's a BOY!
Any other children: Just our pup, Dexter

In our thoughts:

-Polkadot
-Crystal_Orchid
-Capecod04
-Curlygurl
-Happy1
-katmg - PG again due 12.31.06
-numberlady
-Foofie357
-goldengbridge, angle baby Jacob 4/3/06 18w 4d

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Estimated Due Dates

August
28 - UTChick
29 -
30 - Aletheia,
31 - cosmic

September
01 - add homenym, Stephanie, justcbk
02 - AnastasiaK
03 - Babywish, LyLMyssChaos
04 - Camdynlyn, cjones, Dotsie
05 - Dawny, Fireside Girl, Kristi32302, tgoody03
06 - Jen33172
07 - 2Jacks&Me, Craftgenius, ocgatita
08 - larslobster
09 - spencer's_girl
10 - {b}, mommy2AlliWill
11 - alliesmomma03
12 - Suiej
13 - Kristibell
14 -
15 - batgirl, Koala_Gurl
16 -
17 -
18 - luvvy330
19 - deliciousjones, dionysia, MSH
20 - ezl247
21 - Jonesey, babywish
22 -
23 - Adam's Pi, AnastasiaK, brenda, DallasLady, RosegardenC
24 - babywish, portlandbride
25 -
26 - Twink
27 - Octoberkate
28 -
29 - dana b
30 -

October
01 - Marathongirl


Upcoming Doctor / Midwife appointments

May
01 - suiej (OB appt.), Aletheia (Big U/S!), Koala_Gurl (Big U/S!)
02 - deliciousjones (u/s), luvvny330 (Big U/S!, OB appt.), MSH (OB appt.), Dawny (OB appt.)
04 - dionysia (OB Appt.), brenda (u/s)
05 - twink (Big U/S!), dionysia (Big U/S!), booksie (Big U/S!)
06
07
08 - twink (OB appt.), brenda (MW appt.)
09 - AnastasiaK (BIG U/S!)
10 - deliciousjones (FO u/s)
11 - spencer's girl (Big U/S!), octoberkate (FO u/s), twink (OB appt.)
12 -
13 -
14 -
15 - alliesmomma03 (OB appt.), babywish (1hr GTT, OB appt.)
16 - UTChick (OB appt.)
17 -
18 -
19 -
20 -
21 -
22 - mommy2AlliWill (FO u/s)
23 -
24 -
25 - 2Jacks&Me (OB appt.), Koala_Gurl (OB appt.)
26 -
27 -
28 -
29 -
30 - cjones15 (OB appt., u/s, 1hr GTT), MSH (OB appt.), ocgatita (1hr GTT)
31 -

June
01 - Craftgenius (DR appt., FO u/s), luvvy330 (OB appt.)
02 - dionyais (OB appt.)
03 - Camdynlyn (OB appt., 1hr GTT, FO u/s)
04 -
05 - Dotsie (OB appt.)
06 -
07 - LyLMyssChaos (OB appt., 1hr GTT, FO u/s, rhogham shot), twink (MW appt.)
08 - brenda (OB appt.)
09 - alliesmomma03 (OB appt., 1hr GTT), ocgatita (1hr GTT)
10 -
11 -
12 -
13 -
14 - babywish (OB appt.)
15 -
16 - ocgatita (OB appt.)
17 -
18 -
19 -
20 - spencer's_girl (Dr. appt., 1hr GTT, FO u/s)
21 -
22 -
23 -
24 -
25 -
26 -
27 - babywish (OB appt.)

Due Date Buddies
(to be set up at beginning of third trimester...)

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Ultra Sound Pictures

MSH, 13w2d
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/mrs_natalie/15.jpg

SuieJ
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/suiej/20w_thumb_smudge.jpg

DallasLady, 7w6d
http://www.easy-orlando.com/tonyandgiovanna/baby/8wsonogram2.jpg

dionysia
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/dionysia/fasolaki_cc.jpg

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Spencer's girl, 12weeks
http://static.flickr.com/50/116274604_5b457d5791.jpg?v=0

Babywish, 19w
http://images.snapfish.com/3467%3A9%3A49%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D3279%3E24%3B%3E799%3E WSNRCG%3D323364%3B%3A68473nu0mrj

LylMyssChaos, 22w1d
http://static.flickr.com/50/138505670_d11c0f3fc5.jpg?v=0

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Belly Shots

Dawny: 16w3d, 21w2d
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/suziemci/16W3D002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/suziemci/21W2D002.jpg

MSH: 6w3d, 19 weeks
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/mrs_natalie/27.jpghttp://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/mrs_natalie/Apr25_2.jpg

Camdynlyn, 4w2d, 19w1d
http://static.flickr.com/39/78518204_c83a8fbbbf_m.jpghttp://static.flickr.com/44/127144318_48e503ce31_m.jpg

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Babywish, 4w2d, 20w5d
http://images.snapfish.com/3465595%3C%3A%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D3279%3E24%3B%3E799%3E WSNRCG%3D32335898%3C23%3A5nu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/3468%3B%3B%3B37%7Ffp343%3Enu%3D3279%3E24%3B%3E799% 3EWSNRCG%3D32336839%3B7346nu0mrj

Adam's Pi, 12weeks
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/karen_w/WebDSC03499.jpg

Mommy2AlliWill, 14w4d
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/mom2alliwill/100_1195.jpg

UTchick, 16weeks, 20weeks
http://images.snapfish.com/346557%3B78%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D3233%3E493%3E2%3B%3A% 3E23244933%3A%3B682ot1lsihttp://images.snapfish.com/34678735%3A%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D3233%3E548%3E43%3B%3E23 2454852%3C244ot1lsi

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Spencer's Girl, 15week, 20weeks
http://static.flickr.com/55/116272415_d4415e7132.jpg?v=0http://static.flickr.com/56/132668047_07d7990588.jpg?v=0

cjones15, 15weeks
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b169/bjones15/IMG_1218.jpg

Aletheia, 21w
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f112/melodielouise/21weekswithshirt.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f112/melodielouise/21weeks.jpg

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Helpful Links
Please feel free to suggest others and report on links that are out of date.

Weekly Pregnancy Updates:
American Baby (http://www.americanbaby.com/ab/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ab/story/data/ABWeeklyUpdates_08102005.xml&catref=cat1840004)
Baby Center (http://www.babycenter.com/)
BabyZone (http://www.babyzone.com/)
iVillage (http://parenting.ivillage.com/)
StorkNet (http://www.pregnancyguideonline.com/)
Target (http://target.com/target_baby/info_ideas_launch.jhtml)
Very Best Baby (http://www.verybestbaby.com/default.asp?milestones=on)

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

Miscellaneous Informative Sites:
American Baby (http://www.americanbaby.com/)
American Pregnancy Association (http://americanpregnancy.org/)
Baby Names (http://www.babynames.com/)
Baby Net (http://www.babynet.com/)
Baby Talk (http://www.babytalk.com/)
BetaBase (http://www.betabase.info/)
Dr. Sears (http://www.askdrsears.com/)
i Village (http://www.ivillage.com/topics/pregbaby/0,,166277,00.html/)
ePregnancy (http://www.epregnancy.com/)
Daily Cycle Information & Calendar (http://cycledaily.com/)
Fertility Awareness & Natural Family Planning UK (http://www.fertilityuk.org/)
Fertility Friend (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/)
Fit Pregnancy Magazine (http://www.fitpregnancy.com/)
I Dream of Baby (http://www.idreamofbaby.com/)
National Women’s Health Information Center (http://www.4women.gov/)
New York Online Access To Health: Pregnancy & Fertility (http://www.noah-health.org/en/pregnancy/)
Parent Stages (http://www.parentstages.com/)
http://preconception.com
Safe Fetus (http://www.safefetus.com/) (Tells you which drugs you can take during pregnancy)
Very Best Baby (http://www.verybestbaby.com/)
Yahoo Health: HCG Info (http://health.yahoo.com/ ency/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 (http://www2.jcpenney.com/jcp/SpecialtySiteB.aspx?deptid=597&catid=13458&cattyp=BRD&cat=maternity+special+size+link&dep=&pcatid=&pcat=&shopby=13458&refpage=SpecialtySite&ttyp=B&cmAMS_T=&cmAMS_C=)
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-xH1uYs52w51PVKLJlHm1cg|6/6/2005_2:29:58%20PM)
Old Navy (http://www.oldnavy.com/asp/dept.asp?wdid=800)
Target (http://www.target.com/gp/browse.html/ref=nav_t_spc_1_10/601-6394085-9313720?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=13021211)


Baby Registries:
Babies 'R Us (www.babiesrus.com)
Baby Center (http://store.babycenter.com/registry/)
Baby Depot (www.babydepot.com)
BabyStyle (http://www.babystyle.com/common/grRegistry.asp)
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 (http://www.babyage.com/)
Baby Ant (http://store.yahoo.com/babyant/index.html)
Baby Bazaar (www.babybazaar.com)
BabyBox (http://www.babybox.com/)
Baby Center's Store (http://www.store.babycenter.com)
Baby Depot (http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/IWStoreBCF.process?IWAction=Load&proc=IWCatSectionView&Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1395)
Baby Dilly (http://www.babydilly.com/)
Baby Dreams (www.babydreams.com)
Babies R Us (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/540744/1 03-3413585-1796649)
Baby Style (www.babystyle.com)
Baby Universe (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 (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 (http://www.gymboree.com/shop/asst_department.jsp?FOLDE R<>folder_id=750991& port=2&ref=msnkw&ad=ba byclothes)
In The Treetop (http://www.inthetreetop.com/default.aspx)
JCPenney (http://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/Department.aspx?DeptID=32 7&CatID=327&CatTyp=DEP &Dep=children%27s&cmRe setCat=true)
Land of Nod (http://www.landofnod.com/)
Little Show Offs (http://www.littleshowoffs.com/)
Net Kids Wear (http://www.netkidswear.com)
Nursery Depot (http://www.nurserydepot.com/)
Old Navy (http://www.oldnavy.com/asp/home.html?wdid=0)
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 (www.potterybarnkids.com)
Signature Baby (http://www.signaturebaby.com/)
Target Baby (http://www.target.com/gp /browse.html/601-4545283-50937 65?%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.com/)
Wendy Bellissimo (http://www.wendybellissimo.com/home/index.php)

[September2006Mommies]

Helpful Links continued
Again, please feel free to suggest others or report inactive links.

Delivery/Birthing options (OB, Midwifes, 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 (www.verybestbaby.com) (Nestle Good Start)

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

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

Cord Blood/stem cell Info.
Secureacell (http://www.securacell.com)
Viacord (http://www.viacord.com)
Cord Blood (http://www.cordblood.com)
Cryobank (http://www.cryobank.com)
www.lifebankusa.com
www.corcell.com
www.cryo-cell.com

Invitations/Announcements:
2Peas1Pod.com (http://www.2peas1pod.com/index.htm)
5StarBaby.com (http://www.5starbaby.com/)
Baby Seeds (www.babyseeds.com)
BabyGrams (www.babygrams.com)
Baby J Cards (http://www.babyjcards.com/)
Bella Baby (http://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 (http://www.invitationbox.com/)
Inviting Smiles (www.invitingsmiles.com)
MetroBaby Cards (http://www.metrobabycards.com/)
Mommy's Miracles (www.mommysmiracles.com)
My Gatsby (http://www.mygatsby.com/)
Naptime Cards (www.naptimecards.com)
Photo Stamps (http://photo.stamps.com/PhotoStamps/?source=si10985886)
Purple Stork (http://www.purplestork.com/)
Custom Craft (http://www.shopbirthannouncements.com/)
Simply To Impress (http://www.simplytoimpress.com/)
Stork Avenue (www.storkavenue.com)
Tiny Prints (http://www.tinyprints.com/)

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

FUN STUFF
Jewel Kids (http://www.jewelkids.com/)
Lifetime Mothers (http://www.lifetimemothers.com/)
Baby Pool (http://www.expectnet.com/) (Have friends compete in a baby due date contest)
Chinese Gender Prediction Chart (http://parenting.ivillage.com/ttc/ttcsigns/0,,j736,00.html?arrivalSA=1&cobrandRef=0&arrival_freqCap=2)

[September2006Mommies]

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
http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/5090000/5090602.gif

Your Pregnancy Week by Week: 5th Edition
By Dr. Glade B. Curtis and Judith Schuler
http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/7210000/7219608.gif

Everything Pregnancy Fitness
By Robin Elise Weiss
http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/6950000/6959852.gif

My Pregnancy Journal
By Ryland Peters & Small Staff
This is great for keepsakes and putting down your feelings and moods, etc.
http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/7980000/7985227.gif

The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy
By Vicki Iovine
For fun!
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0671524313.01._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

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

[September2006Mommies]

Since we have so many RO's, we've asked them to recommend their single most favorite baby item. Here are the specs we've asked for:

Recommending RO:
Wowie Item Brand Name:
Wowie Item Description:
Love:
Hate:
Cost:
Buy it:
Runner up:

Recommending RO: portlandbride
Wowie Item Brand Name: Miracle Blanket
Wowie Item Description: It's the best swaddle blanket ever! I bought the other ones and just wasted my money. This one does cost more and is worth every penny!
The things you love most about it: It just works so well. Baby cannot break out of it and it can be used for a very long time. DD was swaddled until she was 7 months or so.
Hate: N/A
Cost: $30ish
Buy:www.miracleblanket.com

Recommending RO: Mommy2AlliWill
Wowie Item Brand Name: Baby Bjorn or other carrier (some people prefer slings)
Wowie Item Description: The Bjorn wraps over your back & the baby sits in the front of you (facing in as a newborn & out as an infant)
Love: I so needed to be hands free (especailly with my 2nd) & sometimes baby wants to be held anyhow I used my bjorn constantly. I know there are a million other slings & carriers. We loved the Bjorn but every one has their own preference. The important thing is to find something you like that will snuggle baby close & still allow you hands free sometimes.
Hate: nada
Cost: $80
Buy at: we registered for ours at BRU but you can get them anywhere. If you go the sling route there are even mom's on CC who will sew you one from any fabric you choose.
Runner up: Any lightweight stroller

RO: Dotsie
Wowie Item: Angel Care Mat
Description: It monitors the movement of the baby while it's sleeping. If there is no movement (including breathing) in 30 seconds, it sounds an alarm. It is placed under the mattress of the crib, bassinett, etc. It also acts like a traditional baby monitor as well. It is the very best money we have ever spent. We have to buy a new one for the new baby.
Cost: ~ $100
Buy at: BRU and some online sites have them.
http://store1.yimg.com/I/marisa-kristines_1886_315601979

RO: octoberkate
Wowie Item: Bumbo chair
Buy at: http://www.bumboseat.com/adwords/bumbowords1.html
I bought mine off ebay, but they are sold by a variety of merchants now, I know One Step Ahead has them in their catalogs.
Love: This is certainly not something you HAVE to have, but it was really helpful for us. DS liked to sit up to look around, well before he was actually strong enough to sit up for long periods of time on his own, this helped with that. Plus when they're small it makes for a handy high chair that you can put anywhere and it's a quick and easy restraining chair for if you need them somewhere safe (because of the angle of the seat they can't pull themselves out until they are bigger and stronger). I really loved this.
http://www.bumboseat.com/images/mom-feeding-baby-in-bumbol-seat.jpg

Wowie Item: I also loved my mei tai carrier
Buy at:(I ordered mine from a WC/CC mama at www.rosiebaby.com).
Love: I commuted with DS on the bus and subway to get us into the city for work and daycare - the stroller was too difficult to maneuver (it needs to be closed up on the bus) and DS quickly outgrew the Bjorn (he wasn't even hugely fat - about 70th percentile - but his torso was so wide around I couldn't close the bjorn around him after he was maybe 5 months old). This time I'm going to get a pouch for brand new babywearing but since I haven't used one yet, I don't want to recommend one either.

Wowie Item:Another thing we love, although this is pretty personal to everyone, is the cd Global Lullabies by Freyda Epstein
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002M7H.01._AA130_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg
Love: It's sort of like Enya does lullabies. Very soothing for DS, and very listenable to me - which is huge since we have to listen to it every night.

Wowie Item: I love our monitor. I'm not seeing it right off on the BRU website.
Love: But what I love about it is that the receivers can have sound or you can turn the sound off and see the volume coming from your childs room based on the number of light bars that are lit up. This has become more and more useful because when we put DS to bed he likes to "talk" to his friends for a while. I don't want to hear his talking while I'm watching tv or on the phone or whatever, so I can turn the sound down. I know if there's something more serious wrong, because instead of one or two bars all of a sudden there are three or four light bars. Again, not a must have feature, but a really useful extra.

Wowie Item: Last thing I'd list is my breast pump. I had the Medela Pump In-Style Advanced.
Love: As I mentioned before, my son wouldn't nurse (no matter how many lactation consultants we met with and things that we tried) so I was an exclusive pumper for his entire first year. Let me tell you, I got to know that pump very very well! It worked well for me, had a sufficiently strong suction, could do both breasts at once, and it looked enough like a work bag that I didn't feel like I was screaming "GOING TO LACTATE NOW" while walking through my office.
Hate: My only downside to it was if you happened to be somewhere with no electrical outlet, it just destroyed batteries. That and it was expensive (over $200 plus then I ended up buying new parts - tubing, bottles, horns etc because I wore them out) but the money was well worth it.

[September2006Mommies]

Just in case we get more fabulous and helpful recommendations...

[September2006Mommies]

Let the
Second Trimester
begin!
http://us.a1.yahoofs.com/users/41b9f3f0z56f4e9aa/mail/__sr_/be0fre2.jpg?phw.JDEBnFsuZkJL
We are officially open for posting.

(Just a note about photos: shutterfly has made a decision not to allow users to hotlink to their photos from accounts such as CC accounts. If you are a shutterfly user and have posted photos, they were no longer accesible for us to add to these first pages. Feel free to move your photos to another service and post them here again. They will then be updated to the opening pages.)

[September2006Mommies]

To check in, tell us something unique about yourself, and maybe share a picture (wedding? house? pet?). Let's continue to get to know one another!

[UTChick]

Well, I am getting over my first pregnancy migraine. I started getting it late yesterday afternoon and I am just now getting out of bed. I called my dad, who is a doctor, and asked how many Tylenol I could take. He told me to follow the bottle's instructions which said no more that 8 tablets in a 24 hr period. I might as well have taken nothing. I was seriously wishing to go back to the days of morning sickness, I felt so bad. I put in a call to my dr. a couple of hours ago. They told me he was booked so it might take awhile for him to call back. I need some kind of plan for next time because this sucked big time. I still have a bad headache, but at least I can stand the sunlight in the bedroom and I can sit up...oh and see. I can see again. Ok, pity party over. What a way to start a new thread. :o

Thanks, lovely threadmistress, for getting us all set up for the 2nd trimester. I will have to post a couple of pics later. Sorry to be such a downer.

[Dotsie]

Thanks threadmistress!! Wow, the 2nd trimester....THANK GOD!!!:D
SOmething unique about myself??? I am a U.S. Navy veteran. I have been in the same type job since I was 17 (when I joined the Navy). I work in National Security.

I will share pics when I get home.

[Camdynlyn]

YAY! I will post a picture when I get home!

[octoberkate]

Thanks threadmistress for setting up the new thread!!!

I can't think of anything particularly interesting or unique to post... maybe that I'm one of the few people to live and work in DC that was actually born and raised here as opposed to moving from somewhere else.

Or maybe since this is a pregnancy thread and all - I was born six and a half weeks early in 1975, weighing in at a whopping four pounds. Now adays, this is barely cause for concern, but back then it was a big deal. I was fine with no major long term complications. The interesting fact was that I was born on mothers' day and, to everyone's surprise, I was a girl since the OB had assured my parents I was definitely going to be a boy. Thank goodness the u/s technology has improved since then!

And, since you asked, I think this was my favorite picture from our wedding day (although as time goes by my favorite changes every few months or so)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b354/octoberkate/Wedding%20revisited/d575600f.jpg
]

[dionysia]

I'll repost from the old thread:

QOTD Babymoon: due to finances and my fear of not being able to keep up with our usual type of itinerary, we're staying close-ish to home for our vacation. We'll be going to DC in late May. We'll see Depeche Mode in concert, stay with SIL, visit my cousin (we're very close), and go to some Civil War battlefields.

QOTD Employer: well, since I am HR and my boss is the VP, I killed two birds with one stone! Actually, a co-worker noticed that I wasn't drinking at our company party in late January and blurted out loudly "You're pregnant!" :mad: Unfortunately my face gave it away when he said that.

So I decided to nip things in a the bud and tell my boss before he found out through the grapevine. He's very happy for me and we're trying to figure out what to do to fill in for me while I'm gone.

Octoberkate: I was born in DC in 1975 too; Bethesda actually. ;)

Di
(12w0d; 2nd Trimester, here I come!)

[RosegardenC]

Not quite at 2nd trimester yet, but checking in as suggested... Hmm something about me... I was born and raised in "the OC", Laguna Beach CA to be more specific, I live in Colorado now, and I love it! The only thing I really miss is (okay two things) my family who is still there and the beach! I miss my ocean something terrible at times, but I really love Colorado otherwise! No place I would rather be...

edit, nevermind, I cant figure out how to post a photo yet... maybe next time

[Adam's Pi]

Employer I haven't told anyone yet, although one of my students (I teach at a community college) did ask when I was due. I'll inform my dean when I've heard the h/b.

Babymoon I guess you could call it that. It's actually for our anniversary. Our first anniversary we went all out (expensive, romantic). The second we had only come home from the hospital the day before with DS. Needless to say, it was a non-event. Same for last year, DS was sick. This year we're headed to Chicago, just the two of us.

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Something interesting about me....I'll go with an about me baby story: I'm the last of 4, and my Mom went into labor with me at about 6:00am, took my brothers to school, went to the hospital...and I was born a half an hour after she arrived. The doctor wasn't even there yet. And my Dad fainted. ;)

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Could you change my age to 26? My birthday was a few weeks ago.

Thanks so much for pulling all of this together! It's really fantastic, you guys (girls)!!!

[Aletheia]

Adam's Pi- Your dad fainted? :D Had he done okay with the previous babies?

octoberkate, beautiful photo!

Here is my contribution. Meet MacKenzie, the focus of our household. Although we've tried to explain it to him, he doesn't know he's going to be using up some lives when (a) we move across country again in June and (b) when baby arrives in September. Poor, poor little fuzzball.

Just imagine how many photos we'll have of the baby... And yes, he does prefer to sleep on his back.
http://photobucket.com/albums/f112/melodielouise/MacKenzie/th_b5768791.jpg http://photobucket.com/albums/f112/melodielouise/MacKenzie/th_ccd3a520.jpg http://photobucket.com/albums/f112/melodielouise/MacKenzie/th_4b646556.jpg http://photobucket.com/albums/f112/melodielouise/MacKenzie/th_803bfa7c.jpg http://photobucket.com/albums/f112/melodielouise/MacKenzie/th_46bd4b18.jpg
Toes Foregrounded, Monster Mugshot, An Unflattering View, Is it Dinner Time Yet?, An Amazingly Hard Day

[babywish]

YAY for the second trimester thread! Ladies we made it!! :D

First of I wanted to post two pictures that were never posted on the front of the first thread (my last belly shot and my u/s) threadmistress please post on the front page, I have also notice my other belly shots that were on the first page of the first thread are not on this one, can you post those as well??

12w5d
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6dc07b3127cce973b209df30500000016108EcuXLJqybc

12w4d
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6dc07b3127cce973b349bf30900000016108EcuXLJqybc

[babywish]

cont...

And here are some family pictures...

Us on our wedding day (I never scanned any of the professional pics, so this will have to do it)
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d711b3127cce9a1c9eb7e2dd00000016108EcuXLJqybc

Us the day we got our BFP
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6dd27b3127cce97cc6e6f8f4500000016108EcuXLJqybc

Our puppy
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6dd27b3127cce97cc6f864e0400000016108EcuXLJqybc

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6dd27b3127cce97cc6f884e0a00000015138EcuXLJqybc

[ocgatita]

Woohoo! Second Trimester!!!!

Employer My work already knows as we are short staffed as is and they would die here without me giving them plenty of time to figure out who will be taking over my duties while on leave.

Babymoon We actually discussed this yesterday and we really are leaning towards taking a cruise the end of May begining of June. We took a cruise for our honeymoon and absolutely LOVED it so we may be taking a nice little week long cruise before we have the baby.

Here is my favorite wedding picture of us:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/minniejdy/Wedding137.jpg
Take Care ladies.

~Judy

[craftgenius]

Something interesting about me?? MMMPPHHH...Well, I don't know how interesting this is, but I'm a flutist.

A couple of pics of me and my honey on our wedding day...
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d606b3127cce8d0a9c258fa50000002611

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d737b3127cce8ed99f9a12e20000001610

[{b}]

Checking in!

Great photos, ladies! Love the kitty, Alethia!

Can't see your pics, Babywish or craftgenius - are they at Shutterfly? Shutterfly won't allow hotlinking anymore, apparently.

I'm at work, so I have no pics to share right now, but I can tomorrow!

Something interesting - uhm... I played the violin for 8+ years!

[UTChick]

craftgenius~ I love the pic you both walking down the aisle. You both have beautiful smiles! Your DH looks estatic!

[cosmic]

snapfish.com still works great. also try photobucket.com

a couple of wedding day pics:

http://images.snapfish.com/3464969%3B%3A%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D429%3D446%3DXRO QDF%3E23237484%3A888%3Bot1lsi


http://images.snapfish.com/3464969%3B%3A%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2329%3D429%3D446%3DXRO QDF%3E2323535424584ot1lsi

Furbabies doing what they do best:
Laying off the gin
http://images.snapfish.com/346496%3B42%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2329%3D429%3D446%3DXROQD F%3E232366755%3A9%3C4ot1lsi

Favorite Chair
http://images.snapfish.com/346496%3A99%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D429%3D446%3DXROQD F%3E232359368%3C8%3B3ot1lsi

[mommy2AlliWill]

Hi girls. Love all the pics. I will share one but will remove it tomorrow, posting pics of my kids makes me sort of nervous. I have none on line from my wedding, but this is our little family from DS's first birthday last September.


REMOVED
Some tidbit about me: I have three older brothers who I am very close with & we all live within 10 miles of the house where we grew up (& where my Mom still lives).

Nothing exciting here. Getting that 2nd trimester/feeling great thing. Yipee!

[Dotsie]

Hi girls!! All of the pics are gorgeous. Joann, I can't believe how big Allie and Will got. We have to get together before the next one comes along!!
I went to my dr's appt last night. All went well. She gave me a prescription for Zofran. The baby's heart rate was in the 160's (girl?) and it was moving around like crazy. I go in 2 weeks for my quad screen.
the BIG u/s in 3/29 at 10:45 am and my next dr's appt is 4/5 at 7pm.

I don't have any pics of our wedding online. I took a pic of a pic in our photo album. Sorry it's so crappy. We got married 5 years ago before digi got huge.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/dotsie/100_0954.jpg

[luvvy330]

Threadmistresses: Thank you for doing such a great job with this thread.

Beautiful pics everyone!

Welcome to the group Cosmic!

I will attempt to upload some pics of my family after I get back from my appt.

[suiej]

Hooray for the 2nd trimester!!!

Had my 12w OB appt yesterday, it was super fast. Not much to note, but we did hear the heartbeat for the first time! We'd seen it, but it was awesome to hear it, DH was pretty excited. It sounded good and strong, but we don't know the rate. Lots of other noises too, the doctor said it was the baby moving around!

No pics to share since they're all at home, but I'll post a couple later. My next appointment is 4/3, the day before my birthday!

I ordered some maternity basics from Old Navy, hope it all fits! I can't stand the camis I've been sleeping in, they're just not long enough to cover my belly anymore. We got our new comfy couches delivered yesterday. I spent the evening on the reclining chaise portion of it... it's going to be hard to get off of that when I get a lot bigger!

Employer My boss figured it out a few weeks ago (he's got three kids of his own, and figured it out when I had so many doctor appointments, I was always eating, and I guess I just looked tired.) Got a hug from him, and we're hopefully going to talk soon about my plans for after the baby comes. It's looking more and more like I'll stay working, just on some kind of adjusted schedule, or working from home (I really, really hope!)

The queasiness is still around, but I haven't gotten really sick since Saturday night. It seems to be that if I don't straight to bed around 9 or 10, I end up pretty sick. I hope this goes away soon!!

[LyLMyssChaos]

JoAnn~~I can't believe how little Alli and Will look in that picture!!! Alli is so much like Madeline; they are petite, but have such "mature" faces!

Here are some pics (I really need to take some recent ones :o ):

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6dd26b3127cce97c850e2165200000015108AbOHLNy1bM9
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6dd26b3127cce97c86913d71700000006108AbOHLNy1bM9

Something "unique" about me?:confused: Hmmm, I'll have to think about that one and get back to ya'll!

[octoberkate]

Must.... Stop... Feeling... Like.... Ass....

Sorry for the language, I just can't stand feeling this way all the time anymore. And to avoid it I just try to eat. But half the time I eat too much and then that's a different problem. I just want to feel good again darnit!

QOTD - Telling the Boss - as I already mentioned, I told the boss yesterday. I wanted to wait two more weeks until we hear the heartbeat, but because of other issues in the office, it seemed only "fair" to tell now.

QOTD - Buying Stuff - haven't bought any stuff, but we don't really need too since we're RO's. The most recent book I've bought related to children is a toddler discipline book. HA! RIGHT! Like that works! (If any of the RO's happen to have any suggestions re: how to get my son to stop kicking me in the face and stomach when I change his diaper I'm happy to hear them.) If this child is a girl I'll want to buy some girl clothes, and blankets (so baby will not be wrapped in blue when we go out). If it's a boy I won't need fall clothes (our old spring things should be fine) but I will need winter clothes. I wish I knew the gender now so I could take advantage of the end of season sales. I bought myself a few summer maternity tops since I don't have anything for warm weather, but other than that I'm waiting to see what things I need to supplement the wardrobe.

I can't decide if I'm going to want to sling new baby while DS is in the stroller or if I need a new stroller. I think I'll be ok without a two-seater for a while at least. For the first three months, when I'm home, DS will be in daycare. So I'll be able to use the sling or the carseat/snap-n-go for the baby on weekday errands. For weekend errands I think the sling and big boy stroller or bring my husband and two strollers will work. So I'll probably re-visit this issue around Christmas time when New Baby is likely growing out of the bucketseat/snap-n-go and when I'm getting ready to go back to work (which will then necessitate more errands with both children). We'll see if DS is still interested in riding in a stroller - if he's not going to ride then that will make a big difference in what we buy.

I love everyone's wedding pics! I hadn't thought about posting a pic of DS and then taking it down (good idea Joann) and since I don't like having his pictures just out there for the random creepo's of the world to find I wasn't going to post, but I'll copy Joann and post now and take down later.

This first one is what we used as our birth announcement - DS was four days old and back in the hospital for jaundice (sorry, I've only got it on shutterfly so it won't post - but you can click on the link to see it, at least I hope you can...) http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4da34b3127cce9ebcba68163000000016108EbMmbNq0Zk

And here's DS last month - at 22 months (note, it was HIS fashion choice, not mine, to wear his tree frog swimsuit over his reindeer jammies)
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[ezl247]

Can I join too? I wanted to hear the heartbeat before I offically joined. I have been lurking all along though.

CC Name: ezl247
Me: Essie, 27
DH: 27
Married: 10/06/02
EDD: 9/21/06
Gender Prediction: Girl
Any other children: DD: Rachel, 3.13.04
QOTD - Telling the Boss: Not yet, I plan to after my AFP around 17 weeks. We will see if I can hide it for that long!

QOTD - Buying Stuff - Since I am a RO I have not bought anything and do not plan on it, we have alot of gender neutral clothes that are 0-3 months.

I am feeling pretty good. I have a very slight sickness after 5:00 pm that lasts until 8 or so. I will take this anytime as comapred to the 24hr sickness I experienced with DD for 16 wks. Looking forward to sharing and getting to know everyone better.

[LyLMyssChaos]

Welcome Essie! Your DD is my birthday twin! :)

[twink]

I wondered why I wasn't getting any updates from the other thread so I thought I better look for a new one! I have an appointment tomorrow - am hoping to hear the heartbeat.

Pity party ahead - DH won't be there - I think he is having a bit of a mental breakdown. Our house is going on the market tomorrow, so we are moving into MIL's place until it sells (easier for us and the dog to not have to ave our lives disrupted every few hours). DH is doing some final touch-ups (like painting trim) and coordinating the PODS pickup but the stress is definitely getting to him. His work is really busy right now, we are having our taxes done tonight, and we have finals next week for school so he is struggling. I feel horrible but there is nothing more I can do to help. I just hope things get better for him when we leave our house. Pity party over.

I will have to find a picture to post sometime next week.

Employer My boss casually mentioned that it seemed like we were planning on starting a family (purchase of a four door car, bigger house, etc.). I played dumb. :) I figure I will tell when I am good and ready and since my company is going through a lot of changes lately (CEO was just fired and the VP level was reshuffled), now is not the time.

[octoberkate]

Welcome Essie! As a random aside, I'm also in the DC 'burbs (Arlington VA) and I have a son just a month younger than your daughter.

[Aletheia]

Welcome, Essie! It might be a while before I update again, but know that you are mama #41! Wowsers!

Shutterfly pic users: I hate to break it to you, but most of us can't see nuthin'-- not even a red x-- when you post a pic from shutterfly these days. You might be able to see your own pics (apparently it might have something to do with how long ago you had logged into your own shutterfly account on the same computer you are using to view cc...) but the rest of us? nuthin. Big fat nuthin! So post again, but use a different photo service! (I've got a thread going in "chit chat" about how to pick a new one.)

I know my energy is supposed to be coming back, but I have been EXHAUSTED this week-- almost as bad as weeks 7 and 8. My Pregnancy Journal book says that this month the rate of growth is more rapid than any time so far and any time after, so maybe that's what's going on.

Oh, and I think I felt Baby move again today... at the grocery store when I was looking at the butter popcorn ricecakes that it wanted me to buy. I think it was a leap of joy for having made me buy a food I've never had before and yet had to have now. :rolleyes: It's already a manipulative child.

[Dotsie]

Welcome Essie!!
On a side note.... OctoberKate. Did you get married in Oct? I don't know why but I think we might have been in the same planning group on the WC. My anniversary is Oct 27, 2001.

[octoberkate]

Dotsie - Yup, I got married October 13th - but October 2002. However, I got on WC in August 2001, knowing it would be fall of '02 and I spent a lot of time in threads that had "fall" flowers, or fall colors or whatever else I could come up with to research.

Alethia - damn. If you could see the X then you could get to my picture. I don't have that on the harddrive so I can't reload it to a different server. I'll go back and just post a direct link to the picture... Thanks for the heads up.

[MSH]

checking in

For my interesting thing I am posting a picture of my little baby. Meet Pippin.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/mrs_natalie/07.jpg
DH and I are just in love with our little guy and it shows by how spoiled he is. Naturally he is named after one of our favorite books/movies Lord of the Rings. Other common interests of ours are wine, good food and lots of baseball ... DH plays, I eat hotdogs :)

[RosegardenC]

So ladies tell me what you think.

A co worker of mine is also pregnant, she is a month behind me or more. We work for a very small company and having thier office manager (me) and their accountant (her) out for maternity is going to be devistating! We are the only ones that know each other is pg in the office, until this morning that is! I have told her time and time again that I am going to wait until A: we finish moving the office to another city (april 3rd) and B: until after my 12 week appt (march 17th) for these reasons, I dont want to stress out the boss anymore than he already is, and I want to be sure everything is on target with the pregnancy, well damned if she didnt go and tell one of the partners this morning! GRRR!!!!! I came in from an errand and as soon as I saw the door to Brians office shut and her in there, I KNEW what was going down! She has one frickin day of not feeling well (which of course had NOTHING to do with the food poisoning her and her husband got this weekend HAH!) and she feels she "must" tell Brian now.. well thanks a whole LOT! that just puts me in such an akward position! I am fricking 38, I am TRYING to do the right thing and not freak out the office til after the move, and she wasnt even that sick! SHE CALLED ME ON HER WAY TO INDIAN FOOD YESTERDAY WHEN SHE DECIDED NOT TO COME IN!!!! ARGH! DH says its none of my business, but she just made it so much more difficult for me to tell the bosses, its bad enough that she is all of 6 weeks pregnant... HELLO GOING ON 12 HERE! I am just pissed, also because she is already as of today using it to milk getting out of the office early, see me leaving early OH HELL NO! I hope she gets hit with the hardest morning sickness, like the kind I had with me first two! And believe me, I KNOW what I am wishing on her, but hey if she is going to use it as an excuse, well HAVE ONE! Am I being petty here? I guess thats my question.

[{b}]

I'd be POed, too, but I truly believe in karma - what goes around, comes around. She'll get hers. You are obviously behaving in much more professional manner, and the bosses are sure to see and reward that. I think you have every right to wait until you are comfortable to tell thebss(es).

She didn't say anything about you beig PG, right? It was just all about her? I would be super POed if she had th gall to say anything about your PG.

[roadrunner]

OB appt. went well today. It's been so long (since 8 weeks) since I've seen her. The heartbeat was wonderful to hear! She is sending me to see an endocrinologist, since my bloodwork came back showing that my thyroid is still really overactive. She figures it needs to be treated since I'm still getting sick (1-2 times a day), I am having a lot of trouble breathing still, and now I've started fainting :rolleyes: (pregnancy hates me). My blood pressure was 90/60 today. Sorta low in my opinion, but she is not concerned about it, since I'm so tiny.

Other than that (:eek: ) everything is going well. I'm still exhausted, and literally cannot wait until this baby is born! It's such a downer to hate being pregnant so much.

couple of things to update:
EDD changed to Sept. 4th, and next OB appt. is April 4th.

Thanks for starting the new thread!

[RosegardenC]

Well I dont think she did, at least she didnt tell me she did... And brian isnt acting wierd towards me, I am gonna guess no, she didnt tell him about me. Of course as its my third pg, I am starting to show more than most... UGH! Im sure he just thinks I getting fat! LOL as I seem to be getting some bootay... LOL!

[deliciousjones]

rosegarden: i'd be po'd too, but thankfully it doesn't sound like she told your boss about your pregnancy. i agree with {b} that karma will get her in the end, especially since she seems to be taking advantage of her situation.

i had a coworker overhear me on the phone with my OB when i was only 6-7 weeks along. not only did she confront me with it after i hung up ("omg you're pregnant blah blah blah") but she took it upon herself to tell EVERY SINGLE CO-WORKER that i was expecting. nice, huh?

[luvvy330]

I had a wonderful appt today. DH and DS were with me and we heard the HB 154bpm. DS was so excited and giggly. I can not wait to see him in his role as big brother. I got a nice goodie bag loaded with mags, samples....a pre-registration form for the hospital...Whoa I wasnt expecting that one so early. I am finally settling in to the realm of being pregnant.
Next appt: April 4

Welcome Essie!

Tidbit: I am the youngest of 8. DC will be my parents 20th grandchild.

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My Favorite Joes
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[2Jacks&Me]

Me: Heather,31
DH: Jack, 42
Married: 10/2003
TTC: went with the flow Dec 05
BFP: 1-02
EDD: 9-7-06
Gender Prediction:BOY? no GIRL?
Any other children: 1 boy, Jack 10-04



An Old WCer here! Trying to get back in the swing of things since the boards were so great while pg the first time! Lots of mommies! YEAH!

Hoping to be able to sneak in here more than weekly! Hard to find the time, but I really love it!

[batgirl]

Welcome Essie and 2jacks&me.

Rosegarden I'm not sure if I would be ticked off or not. Some people are attention seekers (plus this is a hard secret to keep). And there are lots of people that lack a work ethic, which drives those of us with a work ethic nuts. But there's not much you can do. I would not change your plans to tell your boss sooner. And don't worry about him noticing your belly (most men are completely clueless). Good luck with your move to the new office.

Deliciousjones OMG, now that would piss me off! I can't believe that a co worker outed your pregnancy at work! I hope you told her off!

luvvy glad your appointment went well. When I heard the hb it was 152bpm (your's was 154?) I wonder if that means we are having boys? Does anyone know what the "boy range" would be? I've heard 160's for girls, but what do I know!

Dawny I'm with you on the fainting thing... I've had a couple of close calls and one big time in the bathroom when I got out of the shower. I did some research and believe that its either my bp or maybe that I'm anemic (I don't eat red meat). Hopefully I can make it til my next appt, but if I faint again I'm off to the doctor early.

Thanks for starting the new thread threadmistresses! So glad that we are (or close to) the second trimester. Can't wait for my energy to rebound! After looking at everyone's wedding pictures it made me think of one thing that might be unusal about me... DH and I eloped to Las Vegas! His parents were pretty ticked but I wouldn't have had it any other way!

Oops, long post.... Hope everyone is feeling well today.

[mommy2AlliWill]

Welcome Essie & 2jacks!!!

All the pictures are great.

October I love your son's outfit, he has good taste:)

Luuvy- your two men are both very handsome.

rosegarden- I agree with batgirl, don't change your plans just b/c your co-worker is crazy.

Dawny & batgirl, scary fainting. I hope you both are feeling okay.

Dorothy- Yes, must do lunch before the new babies arrive b/c I doubt we'll get to it after.

Hope the rest of you are doing great too!

I am hanging in there, starting to look obviously pregnant. I will have my 2nd parvo screen next week & my next OBs appointment is March 27

[MSH]

rosegarden honestly I can understand why you would be upset but then again on the other hand I get why it would be a hard secret for her to keep if this is her first. I hope she didn't mention anything about you and your PGcy, now that would peeve me off. Hang in there :)

batgirl tell me about it. I NEED my energy back. I went to bed at 8:30 last night and I am wiped already. Non-stop tired, I feel so useless.

2Jacks&Me welcome on board :)

luvvy330 congrats on hearing the HB!!! And I just had to mention how absolutely adorable your DS is in that picture.

deliciousjones Now this would have ticked me off. What do people not understand. When did it become her news to share?

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I am still so unbelievably tired. I went to bed at 8:30 last night and slept through to 6:30 with only a few trips to the bathroom. I hope and pray I get some energy back during the 2nd tri (only 9 more days to go :)) I feel utterly useless these days and get nothing done around the house.

In more exciting news I have my OB appointment tomorrow. I hope we get to hear the HB. I am so desperate for any sign that everything is alright with baby. Then I think we will finally feel comfortable starting to tell people and possible buying a baby/PGcy book. We are both so excited!

Hope everyone is feeling great!

[octoberkate]

Fainters - is it more common for you to feel dizzy or faint in the morning? If so, it could easily be a blood sugar thing. Last pregnancy I often felt a little dizzy in the morning but I kind of brushed it off because compared to the constant need to puke, the dizziness was nothing. And then I fainted on the subway. Yup, I was the medical emergency one day that slowed down everyone's commute. I came around pretty quickly but needless to say I was worried. I called my OB and she said that a lot of women have problems with feeling dizzy and faint during pregnancy due to low blood sugar - particularly in the morning when you haven't eaten in many hours. She said an easy way to resolve it was to have something with a decent amount of natural sugars first thing in the morning - like a big glass of OJ. After that I made sure I had some OJ first thing, or I ate a banana or something and I stopped getting dizzy and I never full out fainted again.

[Aletheia]

Fainters- To add to octoberkate's suggestion: if it is due to blood pressure you can do two easy things toe help: eat salty food and drink more water!

[ezl247]

Thanks for the welcome! I agree about the low blood sugar/pressure and fainting thing. OJ will spike glucose levels quickly.

Has anyone noticed that their leg hair is growing faster or slower these days? I wonder if the theory holds true, you grow leg hair faster if you are having a boy. Does anyone have a boy and a girl? Was this your experience?

For me with my last pregnancy, my hair did not grow faster but it rather grew at the same pace- I had a girl. I am noticing that my hair growth is slower this time.

[batgirl]

Aletheia & Octoberkate Thanks for the fainting advice. I didn't even think about blood sugar! I guess since my bp was low last time that I assumed that was the cause. I'll try the juice, and Aletheia if that means that I can succomb to my craving of a filet o fish with McDonalds frenchfries... I'm in!

I have a question for RO's (or anyone else in the know...) I've said before that I really don't know anything about babies... and I have just started looking at carseats. The one we are looking at is "up to 22lbs"... ok, here's the dumb question... approximately how long does it take for a baby to get to 22lbs??? It seems like they grow like weeds and will grow out of this carseat right away... just wondering if we should register for both an infant car seat and whatever the next step up from that is. Thanks!

[2Jacks&Me]

Ezl OMG want to talk about hair. Not really sure if my leg hair is growing faster ( who has time to shave!) But last pg, I got seriuosly fuzzy! It did go away, but on the up side, my head hair got thicker!

Thanks for the welcomes.
I am so excited to boot this tired phase.

At my 12 week ( it was actually 13weeks) visit the HB was 156... but even better- we heard kicking first. I thought maybe I felt flutters, but thought NO WAY! Not so soon, but maybe so! With DS- I felt so disconnected at these early appts. even the u/s 's. I just felt like it was someone else it was happening to. But hearing those kicks made me get all goofy!

So the good part about 2nd PG's is that you can actually relate to a real live baby and I am actually able to relax and let the time go by without worrying about all the things you do with the first, like about baby stuff you need to buy etc.

something unusual hmm that is hard! My grandma was an astrologer when i was a kid and they did those renaissance faires- so my cousins and I walked on stilts on the weekends and dressed up! What wierdos!


Work issues that co-worker was very rude and overstepped her bounds. Let's hope that she turns out to be a complainer and your boss gets so sick of the m/s etc that he pats you on the back for not acting like you are the first person in the world to have a baby!

babymoon Not happening here. Went to vegas with my mom when I was 4 months last time and I was so sick the entire time up until I got home and threw-up 11 times from the flight and car ride! Feeling very turned off on the thought of travel!

[twink]

Had my second appointment today. They couldn't find the heartbeat right away with the Doppler, but thanks to you ladies, I wasn't too concerned. It took a while of searching and then the doctor said I get a free picture today! So he did an ultrasound - the baby was really moving around and he had trouble catching it for very long, but then it sat still for a while and I heard the heartbeat. I also saw that this little thing is quite the boxer (ouch for the future). The arms were doing upper cuts and the legs were kicking.

It was so cool - I wish DH could have been there. I called him from the parking lot and started crying tears of joy over how cool it was! They measured the neck and it was measuring correctly (1.5 mm when 3 mm is the max they like to see) and he said everything looked good. I forgot to ask what the heart rate was so I am hoping they write it on my chart so I know for next time.

My next appointment will be in another 4 weeks. Interestingly, I have lost 4 pounds since last month which I am attributing to stress since my diet has not been too good (man n cheese is all I have been able to stomach for two weeks). :o

[Dotsie]

yay for hearing heartbeats:D
batgirl ~ My DS is not a heavy child. He's really, really tall but not heavy. It took him about 8 months for him to get to 22 lbs. Maybe even longer. My DS will be 3 in June and is about 30 lbs right now. He's about 39-40 inches right now.

[polkadot]

Hi girls...just wanted to say Hi to all my friends. I am glad to see everyone doing so well....

(((hugs))) to all of you!!

Lauren

[LyLMyssChaos]

I have a question for RO's (or anyone else in the know...) I've said before that I really don't know anything about babies... and I have just started looking at carseats. The one we are looking at is "up to 22lbs"... ok, here's the dumb question... approximately how long does it take for a baby to get to 22lbs??? It seems like they grow like weeds and will grow out of this carseat right away... just wondering if we should register for both an infant car seat and whatever the next step up from that is. Thanks!

I would register for both because you never really know how quickly your child is going to grow. My DD is only now 25 pounds and she is 33 months old. My son on the other hand, well, he was 22 pounds by 6 months I think. You will eventually need both seats, so I figure it can't hurt to register for both! Another important thing to look at is the height restrictions. Some kids tend to hit that long before the weight restrictions.

[ocgatita]

Hi ladies, just checking in here. I am STILL exhausted and hoping that I get over this soon. I am definately begining to look pregnant as my belly just keeps expanding. Good luck to all of you with upcoming appointments.

I am busy researching cribs, car seats, etc. as I would like to register as soon as we find out the sex. We are going to be hopefully purchasing our crib next weekend when we make a trip to visit my MIL in Arizona. Since she is buying our crib for us, we will be checking them out and hopefully purchasing one then.

Take Care ladies

~Judy

[brenda]

Hello Ladies -

I am so sorry to hear that many of you are still suffering. I hope it will pass for you soon, because the relief at not being nauseated, heartburny, and tired all the time is amazing. I feel great! I'm still tired, burpy, and have heartburn, but the pain isn't bringing to my knees anymore. And that, at this point, is wonderful! Your time will come. I'm sure!

As a matter of fact, I was feeling so good the past few days, that I was getting worried. Yesterday we heard the heartbeat, and I'm finally settling in to being gung-ho, all believer on this pregnancy. We're moving the pregnancy into the public eye in real life, not just on the Internet!

Employers - I told my boss, and I've officially converted to part-time. I'll work on a project by project basis, with deadlines at my own pace. Yay!

Baby Stuff - I bought a book about breastfeeding, and I'm feeling confident. Other than that, we haven't bought anything. I think I'm dragging Sweetie shopping soon, though.

Oh yes, I finally switched to a pair of maternity jeans and T-shirt yesterday. So much more comfy on the belly, and no more showing skin because the shirts ride up. I told DH that I needed to buy more maternity clothes last night, and he just about laughed at me. "What, you don't think 1 pair of jeans and a t-shirt is going to hold you til the end of Spetember?" Smartass.

[goldengbridge]

Batgirl- Just wanted to mention that my DS outgrew his infant seat because of the height way before he outgrew the weight limits. Our graco seat height limit was 28 inches and he was 28 inches by 5 months so he was then switched to his convertable seat. I would definately register for both!

[dionysia]

man n cheese is all I have been able to stomach for two weeks. *sings*

I eat cannibals
Feed on animal
Your love is so edible to me
I eat cannibals

:D

Di

[mommy2AlliWill]

batgirl- I agree, register for both:) You'll need the convertable eventually.

I feel huge today. 13+ weeks & my belly has just popped. I think that I look obviously pregnant. 6 more months for this belly to get much bigger (sigh), great.

polka- good to see you!!

[Adam's Pi]

batgirl My DS is a big boy--he outgrew his infant seat (both height and weight) at 2 months. I was shocked. I really hope this baby isn't as big.

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Because of vacation (doctor's not mine), I won't get to see her for another 9 days. That makes 5 weeks between appointments. It's killing me. I want to hear the heartbeat so badly!

[deliciousjones]

i had an ob appt this afternoon. what a mess. i'm an idiot and forgot about the whole peeing on the stick thing that they do to test for protein in the urine, so instead of peeing ON the stick and putting the stick into a cup, i peed in a cup (DUMB) and proceeded to spill the entire cup of pee between my legs, into my pants. there was no hiding it, it looked like i peed buckets in my pants. nice.

to top that off, i didn't have time to shave my legs this morning, so i'm sitting in the ob's office, in a sweater, undies, trouser socks and heels. with hairy legs. the doc came in and got a good chuckle out of it, noting that at least it happened to a patient with a good sense of humor. :)

she couldn't get the heartbeat on the doppler which really bummed me out, and ordered an ultrasound for tomorrow. she said that my uterus felt great and since i haven't had any spotting or cramping lately, she's not worried. me? worried, because that's what i do - i worry.

to top it all off, i had the lovely experience of walking through a very large medical complex in my sweater, scrub shorts, black socks and heels. and hairy legs. yay.

weight: down 3 lbs.
bp: 124/80

[luvvy330]

Congratulations Heather and welcome to the group.

Batgirl: I get confused with HB/gender predictions....but the old wives tale says that 160's and up means girl. I am crossing my fingers for another boy but a healthy baby would be even better.

Mommy2AlliandWill: Thanks. I am very proud my guys...inside and out.

MSH: Thanks. Its hard to say no when he flashes that smile.

Twink: So your lil one gave you a preview of what you are in for in the next couple of months.

DeliciousJones: Hilarious! Thanks for sharing, however I am having frightening visions of a woman with hairy legs, shorts, black socks and heels:eek: .

[Camdynlyn]

I promise I'm following along but school's been busy and I rarely get on when I'm at home because of all the stuff going on around here. I wanted to pop in and update though.

I had my first child at school as me if I was pregnant (remember, they are 3rd graders!!). I told her, "Are you calling me fat?" I never said no. She went on and on about how I was not fat and so and so told her to ask. Crazy kids! :p I'll break the news to them one day.

Did I mention that I'm now feeling like Bean's a Beanette?? I'm really feeling girl (Holly will be thrilled!!). I also feel like my stomach has taken a turn for upwards (doesn't that symbolize girl?) My mom said she carried me low and she said VERY LOW as in she never knew/felt/saw herself drop in the end with me because I was so low. I guess it could go either way but here's a picture for you to judge. I'm going to call this week and let them know my weight loss (-10 pounds) and that I had major cramping (not like round ligament cramps, either) and I threw up blood this week. Yeah yeah, overdramatic, I know! :rolleyes: I'll just be happy when I hear the heartbeat on the doppler. I'd love for them to roll me into an ultrasound! ;) Without further adeu, my belly shot from tonight.

http://static.flickr.com/41/109894905_840f17b74e_m.jpg

[craftgenius]

Camdynlyn - That belly is definitely looking different than the beginning of the first trimester!!! I can't really tell if I'm showing yet since I already had a belly to begin with!!!!


I have an ultrasound this morning at 10:45. I'm a little nervous. My mom and husband are coming with me. Wish me luck ladies...

[octoberkate]

Batgirl - my son outgrew his infant carseat right around the end of three months. Like others have said, he outgrew it for length, not weight. I'd say you might as well register for both (as long as you have some storage room) because heck, if someone is willing to buy it for you why not let them? A few of my girlfriends complained (in a joking way) that I didn't have any big ticket expensive things on the registry because they all wanted to go in together and buy me something really nice. So you never know, someone or a group of people might buy it for you.

Chris - I nearly wet MY pants reading your story! The walking out in scrub shorts is really the best part. And my poor OB almost always has to look at my hairy legs, because I hate shaving. Last time I got really bad in the later months because it was hard to reach my legs - if that happens this time though it will suck since it'll be summer at the time. We'll see if I trust DH enough to wield a razor at my legs I guess...

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Not much new to report here. I fell asleep on the couch before 9:00 last night. I'm tired, I'm still nauseous, and I'm crazy busy at work.

Fun times.

[2Jacks&Me]

Lost a whole post- so I will cut to the chase since I am at work and tired!

DeliciousHilarious!!
I was fanatical about the hair sitch with Ds- Dh actually waxed areas for me! Not by choice. I think that it has helped him love my hairness! What a guy!
I alos got lots of pedi's- all this stuff has come to an end! Boo-hoo. Now I am enternally hairy and unpolished!

Breast feeding Someone said they are reading about BF. I have to take a class. I really feel bad about 1st experience and am determined to do better

Thought I would post a quick pic of "Captain Diaper Head"
http://www.winkflash.com/photo/photos.aspx

[Camdynlyn]

I keep feeling flutters. That's all.

[Koala_Gurl]

Hi all! I had my 2nd appointment yesterday (instead of last week) since my OB was delivering a baby right when she was about to see me (I was in the room, weight checked, blood pressure checked, just had the 2 minute appt. left.)

Next appt: April 5th

Infant Seat - DD outgrew the seat by length, but not by weight (she is not even 20 lbs yet, and she will be a year next week.) BUT, before she even outgrew the seat by length, *I* outgrew the use of the seat. At about 4 months I switched to the convertible seat, since I was sick of lugging the bucket in and out of the car, and the "usefulness" of the seat had worn out (DD wasn't sleeping as much, and there was no need for the bucket.) That said, I would register for both, because no matter how much / little you use the infant seat, it is great in the beginning!!

fainting - I think blood pressure naturally goes down a bit when you are PG. I notice when I pick DD up off the floor after her bath, I have to kinda steady myself, as I get a bit light headed. But that's about it...

[dionysia]

I still haven't booked any of our pre-natal classes, like breastfeeding or childbirth. I really need to do that.

2nd appointment is tomorrow!

Di
(12w3d)

[add homonym]

late bloomer, late joiner. In the save telling people zone, though.

(how do I make red work!??!)

Me = cresting through my thrities, Him = coasting to his forties
Due = one calendar says Aug, the other Sep, I'm going with Sep
Married = yeah
trying = yeah, caught our second egg!
official positive = early feb
other kids = lots of neices and some nephews!?!?!? and some unknowns
prediction = girl

:cool:

Wiating for the 2nd trimester energy to appear. My hair is already falling out :( and I told work the other day by just dressing up in something nice (that actually still fit) and asking people if they thought this baby makes me look fat.

Wearing maternity denim today with those big pokcet front things. I've got a few big shirts but they're too short and you can see the pocket front thing (plus they fall down as I'm not big enough for it yet).

I think I got it. ANyway, hello!

[ocgatita]

Hi ladies,

I am following along but won't be doing individual replies as I have zero time :o

I am so so happy to be fourteen weeks! And yesterday I got told for the first time that I actually look pregnant :) Don't know if thats a good thing since I am only 14 weeks but I'll take it since I am now in the second trimester.

Anyone else still waiting for the exhaustion to go away? I'm waiting for the honeymoon part of the 2nd trimester :( Hope it comes soon cuz I have just been plain whipped! I have seriously been more tired than at any time in this pregnancy.

I will have to come in and update my belly shots. I am quite embarrased but thought it would be fun to post just for comparison sake. Hopefully I will have DH take a new shot tonight and I'll post it in here tomorrow or sometime over the weekend.

Take care.

~Judy

[roadrunner]

batgirl~ sorry to hear you are fainting as well. I've fainted twice in class so far. The 9th graders don't like it very much! They are all worried enough about me, where I was off sick for so long, now they are all traumatized by my fainting.

Tiredness ~ Count me in there with those of you who have never before in your life been so tired. It's exhausting.

I'm definately showing now. Even students that I don't know are asking me when I'm due, and telling me my belly is cute! I really need to take a new belly shot. I'm just so lazy.

The OB called today and said she faxed a bunch of requisitions to the hospital for bloodwork for me. Ugh. More bloodwork.

I have a really weird pulling type cramp on the lower right side of my belly. I don't know if it's a muscle. It can't be the baby in a weird position yet, he/she is too tiny. It's uncomfortable though.

Had a stressful day yesterday. My little sis is moving to another province (job transfer). So, she picked up her new 2006 Civic on Monday. Tuesday they left (Dad drove the u-haul behind her) and Mom was with her in the car. Wednesday morning they Sis and Mom were in an accident. The car is totalled, completely written off. They are alright, a few bruises and cuts. But, OMG, seriously, when I think of what could have happened, I shiver. If she hadn't had the new car (it had side and front air bags), things could have been a lot worst, since the impact was on the front passenger side. My poor Dad is traumatized, since he was behing them and saw the whole accident happen. He told me that he really thought the worst, considering how much damage was done. They (we) are very lucky.

Well, off to relax and probably eat. Have a nice night!

[MSH]

We had our appointment and it went great. We got the hear the HB at 157!! This was exactly what we had guessed it would be. DH is convinced had it been higher it was a girl and lower it would be a boy. Apparently 157 is the perfect mystery number. It was so awesome. It took the resident a while to find it but she finally did and it was great for the 5 secs it lasted.

We also got booked for a 2nd u/s on Wednesday March 15th at 10:30am, so we are both taking the day off (DH wants to use some of his paid sick time before he leaves and well I just don't want to go to work). I am so excited to see the baby again!! This u/s is part of the screening for downs. I am not really concerned about it but would like to be able to prepare in case there is something unusual. However, I know one of my journal buddies had hers come back pos and it was a false so I will not put too much weight on the results. I then have to go back 3 weeks later for more bloodwork, which is about the time I see my OB again. Also I should have my big u/s shortly after that. We will NOT be finding out the gender. We have names chosen, which we are not sharing with family and friends until the baby arrives.

Other than that there is nothing major to report from the appointment. I gained 2 pounds ... first time since public school!! Awesome!

Next OB appointment Thursday April 6th 4:30 pm

ETA: Dawny oh my gosh I am so sorry to hear about your sister, mom and dad. What a blessing they are all okay.

[roadrunner]

MSH The picture in your signature/avatar cracks me up. What is it? It looks exactly like the medication (diclectin) that I take for morning sickness! A tiny white pill, with the exact same lady on it!!

[MSH]

MSH The picture in your signature/avatar cracks me up. What is it? It looks exactly like the medication (diclectin) that I take for morning sickness! A tiny white pill, with the exact same lady on it!!

Well that is because it is diclectin. I thought the lady was just too darn cute :)

[ezl247]

MSH - 157 was my daughters heartbeat at every single appointment. It is a nice number :) We were very surprised that she was a she! Not by her heart rate per se but the way I carried.

[twink]

*sings*

I eat cannibals
Feed on animal
Your love is so edible to me
I eat cannibals

:D

Di

LOL!! I would go back to edit - but man and cheese is much funnier! :D

[deliciousjones]

i had a great ultrasound today. i was AMAZED at how much the baby has grown in the last two weeks. we could easily identify arms, legs, fingers, feet. the babe was moving around like mad, doing flips and turns. it was great.

i'll likely not have another ultrasound until 20 weeks and i'm going to miss seeing my little baby grow.

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a TMI question perhaps: i know that a lot of us have been dealing with the not-so-fun constipation issues, but has anyone had random bouts of, um, not being constipated? twice this week i've had random bouts of diarrhea (cannot believe i'm posting this on the internet) only to be followed by more constipation. what gives?

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another question for RO: will your kiddos have separate rooms or sleep in the same room? we're currently hoping to keep the new babe with us for a few months and then move the kids in together. rachel will be 20 months when the baby's born and 2+ when we move them in together. is 2 too young for a big kid bed?

[LyLMyssChaos]

another question for RO: will your kiddos have separate rooms or sleep in the same room? we're currently hoping to keep the new babe with us for a few months and then move the kids in together. rachel will be 20 months when the baby's born and 2+ when we move them in together. is 2 too young for a big kid bed?

Our DD moved into a toddler bed at 21 months when our son was born so that he could have the crib. They currently have seperate rooms, but when this baby is born, we will keep it in our room with us for probably about 6 months (until our son is old enough for the toddler bed) and then we will get a new bed for DD and he will move in with her. Then the baby will be moved into what is currently our sons room until it is old enough, then depending on if it's a girl or boy, we'll either move my son back into the "boy room" or move the baby into "the girl room."

[batgirl]

Oh Dawny How scary! So glad your sister and mom are okay.

MSH DH and I had previously decided not to find out the gender, but now DH is trying to convince me otherwise. He keeps looking for a penis on all the u/s! I am trying to stay stong and not find out, but now I'm worried I'm gonna cave! We'll see.

Oops, gotta run. Lab meeting (yawn!)

Hope everyone is feeling well. And hopefully we all get to sleep in tomorrow!

[Adam's Pi]

Question for RO's We'll be moving before #2 comes along, and will set up DS room with the crib, but are hoping he'll be done with it shortly thereafter. We'll set up #2's room but without a bed/crib. We're planning to use the bassinet in our room as long as we can (DS didn't last long in there with us--he didn't sleep well at all until we moved him into his own room, go figure). If DS isn't done with the crib yet we'll either use the PNP or buy a second crib. We're really hoping to avoid buying a second crib.

[dionysia]

It's all good news!

(Some of this is old news since I got some of these results back a few weeks ago.)

I've lost 3lbs since my last visit. My BP is good, all the stuff they tested for in my urine & blood is fine. No high sugars, no anemia, I'm not a cystic fibrosis carrier, I'm Rh+, no Hep B or syphilis ;), I've never had varicella/chicken pox (My OB recommended I have the vaccine after the baby's born and be VERY careful about exposure while pregnant), I've been exposed to toxoplasmosis, but it's an old exposure (i.e., Spring, my childhood cat, and not Jack, Jill, or Pixie) so DH still needs to clean out the litter box. ;)

This visit they took blood to do the first phase of the AFP/quad screen/maternal serum screening test. I will have blood drawn for the second phase at my next appointment (April 6).

We got to hear the heartbeat! Fasolaki was a bit shy, so we only heard the heartbeat for a few seconds. Dr. K said it sounded good; in the 160 bpm range. I'm not sure if DH was close enough to hear.

I am scheduled for a Level 1 ultrasound on April 20. Hopefully Fasolaki will be less shy and we'll get to find out if it's a girl or boy!!!

Di

[RosegardenC]

Today is a good day, Im at 12 weeks, and I am getting excited about my appt next week. I will be at 13 weeks and I hope we hear the heartbeat! Im thinking about bringing the boys to the appt, it might be good for the youngest to make it more tangable, it seems like he is kind of in denial.. even at 12 he still ejoys his roll as "baby".

I glad to see that more and more of us are turning the corner and getting over the MS! GO SEPT MOMMIES! YAY!:D

We have decided we arent going to move, its just too much on top of everything else, and the more we talked the less it was appealing, I mean WHY OH WHY was I thinking of going to a higher rent right before the baby?! So instead we are going to upgrade our standard of living where we are, we are going to finish a room in the basement (its already studded out for walls and has elec.) and move the DS#1 down there, he WANTS to be "in the dungeon" as he says (going on 15, what can I say...) move DS#2 to DS#!'s old room as its bigger and at the front of the house and make DS#2's room into the nursery, which totally makes sense as its attached to our room by a door. We are going to paint the living/dining room and the bathroom, and paint and wall paper the kitchen. And then buy some new furniture and have my couch reupolstered. Our landlady doesnt care if we do upgrades to the house, but she wont pay for them, and well, I dont care, I think if we put a fresh coat of paint on the old barn it will feel SO MUCH better! So thats the plan at this point, and I happy with it! I like doing projects with my hunny, and I really do like where we live now, so if we can just make it feel a bit better / cleaner than why move? Besides then we have no issues next year with the schools either, we like the Jr high DS#1 goes to now, which is where #2 will go next year and we live maybe 10 or 12 blocks from the High school that #1 wants to attend..

[mommy2AlliWill]

QOTD: My two older kids will be sharing a room and the baby will go in the crib in his/her own room from the first night home.

Sorry to just pop in & run but we have been so busy here for a few days. Will check in more soon.

[dana b]

11 w

haven't posted in a while, but i'm reading along :)
will your kiddos have separate rooms or sleep in the same room? they will share a room but not for a while. we like to co-sleep for the first year, so hopefully at that time they'll both be able to sleep in the same room. we are putting my dd into a twin bed before the new baby is born though, the crib will still be in there as well if she prefers that, i doubt she will. right now i'm just worried about storage, we need another dresser and there's no closet in that room, i think there was one at one time and we can re-build it, but the room will be so much smaller.

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13 weeks, 5 days.

How is it that the last two days my stomach has been more "off" than practically the whole first trimester? WTH?

Anyone else feeling totally lazy? I just can't seem to get anything done!

[roadrunner]

I've felt great all day!! And, DH got a new job! He had the interview almost a month ago, and figured he didn't get it, but they called today! We're pretty excited about it! Hmmm. Now that means that MIL will be babysitting. One spoiled 2 year old coming up!

Dropping off 14W4D belly photos. I'm way bigger than 14 weeks with #1.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/suziemci/14W4D004.jpg

ETA: Excuse the fugly bathroom. It's the spare powder room in the basement. We lovingly call it the 'outhouse'. So you get the idea of what it looks like.

[craftgenius]

Dawny - WOW! Your baby is really popping out! I've read that women tend to start showing earlier with the second pregnancy because the stomach muscles loosened with the first pregnancy.


I had my 14 week ultrasound on Thursday. It went really well. DH and my mom went with me. The doctor wanted to check my cervix to make sure it was still "long." She's concerned about it because she said that fibroids sometimes cause the cervix to "shorten" prematurely because they are pushing down on it...which is what could cause premature labor. Apparently, the cervix becomes shorter and shorter as you get closer to delivery. The ultrasound tech said that everything looked great and that the cervix was 5.9 cm...which is really good. The baby was really moving around!! It was so amazing! The baby has really grown since the last ultrasound (which was 9 weeks)! The baby is measuring 13.6 cm. She measured the baby's head and I could actually see the brain!! :eek: The little legs and arms have really grown! I could see the ribs and the spine! It was really cool!!! The heartbeat was beating away at 158 bpm. After the ultrasound I had to go to see the doctor so she could review the results and go over everything with me. I had to wait for an hour and a half for her to talk to me for 5 minutes!!! :mad: Anyway, the doctor was VERY pleased with everything...she said my cervix looked GREAT...she said, "You've got the best cervix in the house!" She said that the baby was looking really great and was measuring right on schedule, said that my amniotic fluid volume was good and that the fibroids are not pressing on the sac. So I am SO HAPPY!! My mom was pretty excited and amazed to see everything and so was DH.

[Aletheia]

"You've got the best cervix in the house!"

Funny, isn't it, how phrases you wouldn't expect can become music to your ears. :) Congratulations, craftgenius! Sounds like that was a great appointment.

Here's my own case in point: We ate out last night, and when we got home and were changing to get into bed, DH saw me in my camisole and said "Wow! You really are starting to expand!" In any other circumstances, that would have earned him a beating. :D

[Adam's Pi]

Woo hoo! I made it to 12 weeks! I'm really happy that today came. :D

craftgenius So happy to hear the good results!

Dawny Woah! And I mean that in the nicest way. You look great!

Since Dawny was so brave, I guess I can share too.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/karen_w/WebDSC03499.jpg
This was taken 11w3d. I'm pretty sure I grew overnight last night, so I look even bigger today.

[UTChick]

Any migraine sufferers here?

If so, let me give you an FYI. There is more we can take than just Tylenol for them, but only under a doctor's direction. When I got one on Sunday, I assumed that I couldn't take anything other than Tylenol. I tried to go back to work on Tuesday only to have it come back so I stopped at my doctor's office on the way home and they squeezed me in. Because it was day 3 of my migraine, he gave me an Imitrex because he deemed it necessary. I also got a Rx for Darvacet in case this happens again. Just wanted to pass this along in case anyone else gets in this situation. Call your doctor - don't wait as long as I did. There is something they can do for you.

Ok...PSA over - just don't want anyone to go through that.


I started back at my gym's bootcamp this morning. I have modifications so I won't overdo it, but it felt great to work out again. I can't believe I will be 16 weeks on Monday. Time is really flying by. We are having pretty warm weather here in Texas so I need to go shopping again to get cropped pants and some skirts. I am on Spring Break for the next week, so I am going to take this opportunity to start looking at cribs. I want to be able to take my time looking and deciding so that when it comes time to order, I already know what I want and won't feel rushed to make a decision. We are getting our new bed this week - king size! We can't wait - our backs are so ready for a new mattress. I hope I will be able to sleep better.

Have a great weekend everyone! I need to post pics, but I will have to transfer everything from shutterfly to another host, so it may take me a few days. Take care ladies!

[Camdynlyn]

I have my next appointment Monday and I will be 15 weeks. I'm going to ask about my non-weight gain (still holding strong at -9 pounds), sickness and the mild cramping I've had. No blood but just cramping.

I didn't post my latest belly pic. My bump has risen... literally. It was really low and now it's moved up higher. I know this is the time the uterus is rising/expanding, too.

Here you go: 14w2d
http://static.flickr.com/41/109894905_840f17b74e_m.jpg

I'm also behind on a picture of me. Here's one of us (I'm trying to find some that I do not have on Shutterfly since the change) on our honeymoon.

http://static.flickr.com/52/110989854_4918a14b73.jpg?v=0

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Summer - Funny, I'm holding steady at -9 pounds, too! What's it about that number? Wierd, huh?

I haven't taken any belly pics yet, cause there's nothing to really see! A litle more pouchiness than was already there, you know? So Dh thinks I'm being ridiculous ordering $100 in Old Navy maternity pants already at 13 weeks, 6 days today, but man, all my pants are uncomfortable!

[2Jacks&Me]

Belly Pic Girls Wow everyone looks awesome!
I have sworn to take belly pics this time- wouldn't do it last time. But I haven't yet.

Kids rooming together Ours will. We have a 2 bedroom and aren't moving anytime soon. We were so unlucky to have the recalled Graco crib- so I think we have to buy two new cribs. The repair kit we got is junk.
DS will be 23 months and he sleeps mostly with us. Long story- but next one is NOT!

I have been so sick the last few days and today is the worst. DS got a cold monday and now it is mine. I have never felt so super crappy. My throat and head are taking a beating. I have been taking tylenol- but took a 25 mg benedryl 30 mins ago since I am dying here!
I took it last pg, but couldn't remember when it was ok. I looked it up, it is a catergory B drug and safe after first trimester, and probably before.
When I sneeze, i heave! UGH!
DH worked all day and we wound up missing my godson's 2nd b-day party.
I convinced my mom to come over to help me tonight since Dh is gone again tonight. She took DS to see my grandma in the nursing home so I get a true alone break- and look at me- typing away!

QOTDDumb- but we are so used to weeks, so tell me if I have it right- weeks 0-4 = 1 mos pg, 4-8wks= 2months, and so on?
I have been over analyzing it totally so now I confused myself!

One of my friends called this morning - she is pg after 5yrs TTC! They did go to a specialist- but refused the treatment.

Anyone use winkflash looks like my winkflash won't post either! Darn!

[UTChick]

Ok...a little late, but here is a picture of DH and me from 2003. This is one of our engagement pictures. It is a proof, that is why it has funny looking edges.

http://images.snapfish.com/3465437%3B3%7Ffp343%3Enu%3D324%3B%3E8%3B6%3E55%3A% 3EWSNRCG%3D32335839786%3A%3Anu0mrj


Here is my 13 week belly shot. I am going to do a 16 week in the morning, so I will post it tomorrow or Tuesday.

http://images.snapfish.com/346543755%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D3233%3E492%3E973%3E2324 492%3A64%3B33ot1lsi

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[shudder] Note to self: Don't even try to read the episiotomy thread, Especailly not at work. I made it through about three posts, and thought I was either going to vomit or pass out. Stop thinking about it. It's nothing to worry about now. Go one about your day. Think lovely thoughts. Think about baby booties... awww, widdle itty bitty baby socks... awwww, much better!

[goldengbridge]

Quick Episiotomy story. During my whole pregnancy I was totally against. I had it in my birth plan that I didn't want one. Fast forward to labor and delivery with DS. I pushed for 45 minutes and he just wouldn't come out. The Dr asked me "Can I do an Epi, it will makes things much easier." I declined and kept pushing for another 45 minutes until the Dr finally said that I was going to tear and if he cut me I would deliver immediately. I was exhausted and couldn't push another round so I agreed. DS was born the next push. I later found out that it was inevitable and if I wouldn't have been so stubborn and allowed it to begin with DS would have been born 45 earlier and I could have saved myself alot of trouble.

Long story short, it was bad at all. I didnt feel it and I was sore for a few weeks but it really wasn't that bad. Honestly.

Be back after my appointment tomorrow at 3!

[add homonym]

happy almost second trimester to almost everyone!

When do our hips start to spread? I could have sworn I was wider gonig out of the restaurant tonight than going it, and it had nothing to do with the potato soup I ate. And onion rings. Ouchy stretchies down lower than the uterus already.

question for second timers did you do any perineal massage and did it help? Or did it seem more that the way you pushed the kid out helped, or a combo? I'm trying to figure out how to reach it, much less massage it.

[Dotsie]

Hi all. Happy Monday. I started taking zofran on Saturday night and OMG it's a wonder drug. I've only gotten sick once since then. I've blossomed. My tummy is huge. I definitely look like I'm 4 months along.
My ds is sick. He came down with a cold last night. I have to take him to the dr's this afternoon. Poor guy:(
qotd ~ I did not do any perineal massaging. I did have an epi and a slight tear. They give you "ice pads" at the hospital and some kind of spray to numb it. Even without all that it didn't hurt. I was aware of that area after delivery but other than that, no big deal.

[MSH]

Good morning girls I hope everyone is feeling great today.

Our weekend was quite busy. I woke up on Saturday morning and DH was a doll and got me a glass of apple juice before I got out of bed. I then went to brush my teeth because we were going out. Well I had run out of toothpaste so I had to use this other tube we had. This stuff it horrible. I don't know why anyone would manufacture a toothpaste which tastes and smeels like cat breath (okay I don't really know what that tastes like). Yuck!! I can now say I have officially tossed my cookies once during PGcy ... and m/s had nothing to do with it. After that I just feelt terribl