November 2005 Mommies

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Nov05 Mommies - 2nd trimester here we are!

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DH: Name, age
Married: Date
TTC: Date (optional)
BFP: Date (optional)
EDD: Date

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abbytfox IT'S A SURPRISE!!
Me: Abby, 29
DH: Adam, 28
Married: 6/22/03
EDD: 12/7/05

Alanna IT'S A GIRL!!
Me: Alanna (Lana), 32
DH: J., 31
Married: 9/13/03
TTC: Nov. 2004
BFP: Feb. 24, 2005
EDD: November 5, 2005
Gender Prediction: A BOY!

albuquerque IT'S A GIRL!!
Me: Ashley, 33
DH: George, 32
Married: 27 June 2003
TTC: November 2004
BFP: 23 February 2005
EDD: 5 November 2005

amyhky IT'S A BOY !!
me: Amy 33 yrs.
DH: Chad 34 yrs.
married 6/28/03
DS: Hayden, born 7/3/04
EDD: 11/9/05 - it's a boy!

AmyPooh IT'S A BOY !! ~ Cameron Grant
(AmyInDallas on WC)
Me: Amy, 28
DH: Rich, 32
Married: 8/3/2002
DD: Kailey Catheryn, 9/3/2004
EDD: 11/26/2005
Gender: Don't know yet

Asianbear 07 IT'S A GIRL!! ~ Kemberlyn Ruth Serene
Me-Natasha, 22
DH-bert, 25
Married: 7/7/07
BFP: ?? don't know what this is
DS: Ethan Joseph
EDD: 11/13/05
gender prediction-- We are hoping for a GIRL!

Beevo12 IT'S A BOY !! ~ Kaden Bradford
Me: Yota
DH:Brad
Married: September 21, 2002
TTC: December 2003 (4 m/c's)
BFP: March 4th, 2005
EDD: November 16th, 2005

Bliss (WC name is Augustbride03) IT'S A SURPRISE!!
Me: Adrienne, 29
DH: David, 31
Married: August 30
BFP: March 17, 2005 (happy St. Patrick's Day to us!)
EDD: November 26, 2005

Breakfasthill IT'S A SURPRISE!!
Me: Beth, 30
DH: John, 41
Married: 9/21/02
DD: 5/17/04
EDD: 11/15/05

clzj IT'S A SURPRISE!!
Me: Lynn 31
DH: Charles 30
Married: 6/8/2002
DSS: Zachary 10
DS: Isaiah 2
EDD: 11/14/05
Prediction: Girl

Decemberwed IT'S A GIRL!! ~ Lily Kate
Me: Kassie, 32
DH: Kevin, 32
Married: 12/15/01
DS: Benjamin Rowley 1/20/03
EDD: 11/15/05

dziner, 34 IT'S A BOY !!
DH, 36
married 11.25.00
Ava Brooke, born 12.27.03
Edd: 11.17.05

First-time mom (morrisonk from WC) IT'S A GIRL!! ~ Kaylin Mae
Me: Krystal, 24
DH: Doug, 24
Married: July 31,2004
TTC: December
BFP: March 17, 2005
EDD: November 21, 2005

Hawaii2SJ IT'S A BOY !!
Me: Deanne, 28
DH: Randy, 28
Married: 1/24/04
TTC: 8/01/04
BFP: 2/03/05
EDD: 11/04/05

Kelly's Girl IT'S A SURPRISE!!
Kelly's Girl, 31
DH-31
Married: 10/13/01
BFP: 3/15/05
EDD: 11/22/05

Kristen78 IT'S A GIRL!!
Me: Kristen, 27
DH: Andrew, 30
Married: 8/16/03
TTC: 9/1/04
BFP: 3/4/05
EDD: 11/13/05

Lindzee82IT'S A BOY !! ~ Matthew Timothy
Me: Lindsey, 22
DH: Eric, 24
Married: August 21, 2004
TTC: January 2005
BFP: March 2005
EDD: November 14, 2005

LSUGirl IT'S A BOY !! ~ Andrew (Drew) John
Me: Rikki, 29
DH: Paul, 35
Married: 9/01/02
DS: 8/27/03
EDD: 11/09/05

mrs_barkley IT'S A GIRL!!
Me: Terena, 27
DH: Tim, 28
Married: September 20, 2003
DD: Gina Marie, May 1, 2004
TTC: we weren't
BFP: March 10, 2005
EDD: November 2, 2005
hoping for a boy!

Poodlelover
Me: Terri, 31
DH: Brian, 32
DD: Madeline Elizabeth 01/23/04
Married: June 30, 2001
BFP: March 15, 2005
EDD: November 24 (Turkey Day!)

rehoboth IT'S A SURPRISE!!
Me: rehoboth, 33
DH: 37
Married: June 30, 2001
DS: 11/05/03
BFP: 2/21/05
EDD: 11/03/05

rochacha IT'S A BOY !!
Me: 33
DH: 32
Married: 10/26/02
TTC: 12/04
BFP: 3/13/05
EDD: 11/21/05
Gender Prediction: A BOY!

SEBSKI IT'S A BOY !!
Me: 29
DH: 30
Married: 10/27/02
BFP: 3/11/05
EDD: 11/22/05

sem426 IT'S A GIRL!!
Me: Stacy 33
DH: Adam 33
Married: November 24, 2001
BFP: March 12, 2005
EDD: November 15, 2005

Shirsty IT'S A BOY !!
Me: 30
DH: 32
Married: 8/17/01
TTC: Jan 2004
BFP: Mar 2005
EDD: Nov 6, 2005

StClaire IT'S A GIRL!! ~ Avery Grace
Me: Claire, 26
DH: Bryan 32
Married: December 15, 2001
BFP: March 3, 2005
EDD: November 9, 2005

Tulip IT'S A SURPRISE!!
Me: Kelly, 28
DH: Dan, 31
Married: May 25, 2002
BFP: February 24, 2005
EDD: October 28

[november2005mommies]

October 28
Tulip

November 2
mrs_barkley

November 3
rehoboth

November 4
Hawaii2SJ

November 5
Alanna
albuquerque

November 6
Shirsty

November 9
StClaire
LSUGirl
amyhky

November 13
Asianbear 07
Kristen78

November 14
clzj
Lindzee82

November 15
SEM426
Breakfasthill
Decemberwed

November 16
Beevo12

November 21
first-time mom
rochacha

November 22
Kelly's Girl
Sebski

November 24
Poodlelover

November 26
AmyPooh
Bliss

December 7
Abbytfox

[november2005mommies]

August 12
Alanna

August 27
SEM426

August 31
Sebski

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ULTRASOUND APPOINTMENTS

August 23
Asianbear07

[november2005mommies]

Sebski
18 weeks 2 days
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3B%3A323232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2329%3D7%3A6%3 D%3B45%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3C%3A%3A73%3A53ot1lsi

Alanna
13 weeks
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5da08b3127cce9130e2cadf0700000016108AbuG7No1ZNG

Kristen78
19weeks 4 days
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d805b3127cce9234a57b892700000036128AcNGrZi0atL

mrs barkley
13 weeks
http://tinypic.com/6huge9.jpg

albuquerque
22 weeks
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d929b3127cce92f0a34eb31d00000016108Qcsm7Ru0cc

abbytfox
20 weeks
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d900b3127cce92a71c025e6400000016108CZNnLFmycm

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AsianBear07
23 weeks
http://images.snapfish.com/3444%3A74%3B23232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2348%3D329%3D%3C%3 B3%3DXROQDF%3E2323975%3B%3B%3A462ot1lsi

first-time mom
20 weeks
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d936b3127cce92b4e3ebb40700000016108AcNGbZq1cuO

LSUGirl
24 Weeks
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/rikkifonte/Drewface.jpg

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mrs barkley
20 weeks
http://tinypic.com/6hugc2.jpg

SEM426
23 weeks
http://images.snapfish.com/34449%3C8323232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3C35%3D467%3 DXROQDF%3E2323979%3C3%3C94%3Bot1lsi

First-time mom
25 weeks 4 days
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d630b3127cce9330e457f0c900000010108AcNGbZq1cuO

LSUGirl
24 weeks
http://images.snapfish.com/344528%3A%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3C85%3D%3B 77%3DXROQDF%3E232397%3B656978ot1lsi

Hawaii2SJ
26 weeks
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/alohadee/14963af6.jpg

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Tulip
26 weeks
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d906b3127cce93434b7ddc3f00000016108IbuHDlm1aE

Abbytfox
23 weeks
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d630b3127cce930b2c08111800000036108CZNnLFmycm

Kelly's Girl
24 weeks 1 day
http://images.snapfish.com/34462%3B%3A723232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2333%3D%3A69%3D8%3 B6%3DXROQDF%3E23239%3A985%3A6%3A2ot1lsi

Sebski
24 weeks
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B72%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2329%3D7%3A6%3D%3B 45%3DXROQDF%3E23239%3A438%3A54%3Bot1lsi

Lindzee82
26 Weeks
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d629b3127cce9324ea93a43900000036108AbtGzhs3ZtT

Beevo12
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d624b3127cce931774e47b1c00000015108Aasmjlu5aNN

[november2005mommies]

Please feel free to post... I will add links to the old threads on the WC here if this catches on... in the meantime would be happy to hear what people think of having a satellite of our thread here...

please let me know if you want me to add you to the roster here!

thanks!

Alanna (lana1)

[poodlelover]

CC Poodlelover
Me: Terri, 31
DH: Brian, 32
DD: Madeline Elizabeth 01/23/04
Married: June 30, 2001
BFP: March 15, 2005
EDD: November 24 (Turkey Day!)

Hi, It's TJ&BJ from WC. Big u/s is July 18.. I want to find out the sex, dh does not. I have 3 weeks to talk him into it. :)

[november2005mommies]

Updated to here! :)

Hi Terri!! Glad you are here! Hope to see some more people cross over too!

[StClaire]

StClaire
Me: Claire, 26
DH: Bryan 32
Married: December 15, 2001
BFP: March 3, 2005
EDD: November 9, 2005

IT'S A GIRL! Avery Grace

[mrs_barkley]

Please add me :)

CC Name: mrs_barkley
Me: Terena, 27
DH: Tim, 28
Married: September 20, 2003
DD: Gina Marie, May 1, 2004
TTC: we weren't
BFP: March 10, 2005
EDD: November 2, 2005
hoping for a boy!

My next appointment is July 19 and my big u/s will be approx. 2 weeks later. We are going to try to find out. DD didn't cooperate so we will see if her brother or sister does. :)

[sem426]

sem426
Me: Stacy 33
DH: Adam 33
Married: November 24, 2001
BFP: March 12, 2005
EDD: November 15, 2005

It's a GIRL!

Next Dr appt 7/2.

[Sebski]

SEBSKI
Me: 29
DH: 30
Married: 10/27/02
BFP: 3/11/05
EDD: 11/22/05

It's a boy!

http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3B%3A323232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E2329%3D7%3A6%3 D%3B45%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3C%3A%3A73%3A54ot1lsi

18w2d U/S shot:
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3B%3A323232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2329%3D7%3A6%3 D%3B45%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3C%3A%3A73%3A53ot1lsi

Sorry if the pix show up too large - not sure how to make them smaller. I'm joining from the WC in order to keep up with everyone who's left our Nov thread there. :)

[StClaire]

Sebski Congrats on your BOY!! How exciting!! Wow, that second shot is cool! Isn't technology so amazing?!

[Kelly's Girl]

This site is great! I am so glad someone at WC pointed it out on our Nov. thread. I like it much better than the new WC.

Stats-
Me-Kelly's Girl, 31
DH-31
Married: 10/13/01
BFP: 3/15/05
EDD: 11/22/05
It's a surprise

[Natasha]

Me-Natasha, 22
DH-bert, 25
Married: 7/7/07
BFP: 3/4/05 (thanks Mrs Barkley!)
EDD: 11/13/05
gender prediction-- We are hoping for a GIRL!

[mrs_barkley]

BFP means Big Fat Positive. It's a short way of saying that you got a positive pregnancy test :)

[sem426]

Glad to see more of the WC group coming over here. For now I'll keep tabs on both groups! i don't want to lose track of what's going on with the Nov Mommies. :)

[Tulip]

CC Tulip
Me: Kelly, 28
DH: Dan, 31
Married: May 25, 2002
BFP: February 24, 2005
EDD: October 28

:D

[beevo12]

Me: Yota
DH:Brad
Married: September 21, 2002
TTC: December 2003 (4 m/c's)
BFP: March 4th, 2005
EDD: November 16th, 2005

Oh, and it's a BOY! Kaden Bradford

[november2005mommies]

Updated to here!

Glad to see all these familiar faces!!

As usual if I missed any updates or got anything wrong.. just let me know!!! I will fix it ASAP!

[Natasha]

For me, I have a 2.5 y/o son, Ethan Joseph, AND my u/s is slated for August 23.

[amypooh]

CC AmyPooh (AmyInDallas on WC)
Me: Amy, 28
DH: Rich, 32
Married: 8/3/2002
DD: Kailey Catheryn, 9/3/2004
EDD: 11/26/2005
Gender: Don't know yet

Big Sono Appt - July 13th
Next OB Appt - July 20th

Yay I like this so much better than the WC format!

[Sebski]

Or, 20w3d since my DS is measuring 10 days early.

Thanks StClaire - I love that picture of DS and look at it almost daily. :D

I just posted this over in the WC thread... what stroller/travel system are you registering for or have? I have the baby bargains book but am having trouble getting through it - find it boring - so I'm looking for the easy way out by polling the masses. ;)

[sem426]

Sebski I'm totally clueless as well on the strollers. I think I'm going to bring a friend who has a kid with me when I register or I might have a breakdown in the store!

Question....I'm trying to scan my u/s pix and they aren't coming out well...too dark. Is there something special I should be doing to make them come out clearer?

So far, I'm really liking this new board! :)

[november2005mommies]

Updated to here!

[Tulip]

I thought everyone was quiet. I forgot to subscribe. Oops. Off to update myself. :D

[clzj]

clzj here

Me: Lynn 31
DH: Charles 30
Married: 6/8/2002
DSS: Zachary 10
DS: Isaiah 2
EDD: 11/20/05
Prediction: Girl
Not finding out

Next OB/Big Sono July 8

To answer the question about stollers. With DS I had an evenflo travel system. I need to verify that it is still good. I would recommend a travel system just for the easy of application. At the age of 2 he does not use the big stroller much. He either walks or we use the umberlla stroller. We also have an airline approved stroller so if you travel via airplane look at this one too.

Airline Approved Stroller (http://www.strolex.com)

At the next appointment which is only 1.5 weeks away I will be making the decision if this will be c-section or not. I have to remember to bring a video tape that day.

[november2005mommies]

Updated to here!

Welcome clzj!!

Anyone who wants me to add an ultrasound picture or a belly shot from WC just let me know... (or if you have a new one... thats good too! :) )

[clzj]

How is everyone handling the heat?

[first-time mom]

First-time mom (morrisonk from WC)
Me: Krystal, 24
DH: Doug, 24
Married: July 31,2004
TTC: December
BFP: March 17, 2005
EDD: November 21, 2005
Gender: GIRL!! Kaylin Mae


20 wk ultrasound July 5th :D

[first-time mom]

http://www.shutterfly.com/view/pictures.jsp

[Sebski]

Heat Not handling the heat all too well in this corner. I don't think it's the heat as much as it is humidity... YUCK!

Anyone else feeling as if their baby is growing like a weed? I think DS has moved up a bit in the belly... the past couple of days I've felt a tightening near my ribs - sorta like I've done too many situps.

Be back in a bit w/ belly shots!

[Bliss]

Hi all! I am going to hang out in both boards, please add me to the list :)

CC: WC name is Augustbride03
Me: Adrienne, 29
DH: David, 31
Married: August 30
BFP: March 17, 2005 (happy St. Patrick's Day to us!)
EDD: November 26, 2005

Question, hope this isnt TMI, but has anyone been experiencing an increase in discharge? I had read that this can happen in the 2nd trimester, and noticed it today. Nothing gushy or anything, just a little more than usual. I am trying not to call my doc with every concern, is this something that is normal, or worth checking in w. my doctor on? TIA :)

[Natasha]

I had an increase in discharge, and showed a bit of infection, so they put me on some pennicillian for 10 days. can't hurt to have it checked...

[first-time mom]

I have a major increase in discharge and have been checked out by the doctor several times and it is normal for my body. Everyone is different it just depends on how you body handles the hormones. I am just one of those lucky girls that has to wear pantiliners during my preg :rolleyes:
So if it worries you check it out with your doc, i was told it gets worse from here on out...

(formally morrisonk on WC)

[Tulip]

Hi all! I am going to hang out in both boards, please add me to the list :)

CC: WC name is Augustbride03
Me: Adrienne, 29
DH: David, 31
Married: August 30
BFP: March 17, 2005 (happy St. Patrick's Day to us!)
EDD: November 26, 2005

Question, hope this isnt TMI, but has anyone been experiencing an increase in discharge? I had read that this can happen in the 2nd trimester, and noticed it today. Nothing gushy or anything, just a little more than usual. I am trying not to call my doc with every concern, is this something that is normal, or worth checking in w. my doctor on? TIA :)
It's perfectly normal. I've been having to wear pantyliners since about week 18 or so.

[Alanna]

Hey everyone!!

Things are about the same for me...

sebski i definitely feel ilke there has been a major growth spurt going on with the baby... my stomach seems like it doubled in size in the past couple of weeks... getting comfortable to go to sleep is definitely getting challenging.

we havent really started to look at strollers/carseats etc yet.. so i am really enjoying the discussion over the past couple of days...

we ordered our crib and dresser/changing table this past weekend... they said it might take 16 weeks to come in.. im glad we got going when we did with it! They said its partially due to Ragazzi being closed for two weeks every july and the fact that we chose "rubbed cream" as the color which takes more time...

its okay though because we have a lot of work to do in the nursery before we could put it in there anyway.

i think we will begin registering this month... DH's parents are oming for a visit next week... so maybe we will let them tag along since they dont get to take part in much stuff since they live in the midwest...

QOTD has anyone started looking into birth/babycare/breastfeeding classes? My next m/w's appt is a week from friday and I am planning on asking for some preliminary info... i think we would like to take a class in all those topics... when would we actually take the classes? late august/sept?

[Tulip]

QOTD has anyone started looking into birth/babycare/breastfeeding classes? My next m/w's appt is a week from friday and I am planning on asking for some preliminary info... i think we would like to take a class in all those topics... when would we actually take the classes? late august/sept?
I registed on the phone for our class and I keep forgetting to send it in the mail to confirm. We have to take ours as 2 Saturdays in mid-September. They offer 6 Tuesday nights instead but they run from early August to mid-September and we're on vacation the first week. They won't let us take the next session b/c we have to be done our classes at least a month before my due date.

[clzj]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alanna
QOTD has anyone started looking into birth/babycare/breastfeeding classes? My next m/w's appt is a week from friday and I am planning on asking for some preliminary info... i think we would like to take a class in all those topics... when would we actually take the classes? late august/sept?


I am not taking any classes this time around. I am taking a hospital tour though because we have changed hospitals. If I decide to do VBAC then I might take a class.

[sem426]

Heat This humidity is awful, but I guess it could be worse since it hasn't been too sunny. I've been trying to spend as little time outside as possible! Luckily I only need to take the subway a short way so that hasn't been too bad either.

Lana I've been looking at furniture online and I love one of the Ragazzi sets. I didn't reallize it could take so long to come in, so I guess I better get on that soon! I like the "candlelight" color so maybe I won't have to wait as long.

Birth Classes I have my next OB appt on Sat and I"m going to ask him about it then. I know they have several classes at the hospital. I think it might be a little too soon now, but I'm thinking I'd like to go in Sept probably.

U/S So I callled my Dr yesterday to see if he got the results of my big U/S from Sat. (It was done at the radiology place, not in the dr's office). The technician told me to call on Tues to talk to the Dr b/c he should have had the results by then and also since Baby S was being difficult and not in the best position I might need to go for another one. Well the nurse finally called me back at like 5:30 last night to say they still didn't have the results. ARGH!
I NEED to have another U/S to get confirmation tthat baby S is REALLY a GIRL since they weren't 100% sure the last time!!!

registering I think we'll probably start doing that in a few weeks. I'm sure I'll need to go back a few times since it will be very overwhelming. They are opening a brand new BRU right by my house, so I"ll probably do most of the registering there. However, I might also add some items at Buy Buy Baby or Pottery Barn Kids too. Not sure yet.

discharge Yes, it's totally normal. I asked my dr about it the last time I was there. I also have had an increase.

maternity pants Does anyone else have the problem with the elastic not being snug enough? Maybe it's bc I'm not that big yet and I'll "grow" into them, but with a few of my pants I feel like they are sagging!! Especially when I go up stairs...it's not a pretty sight :eek:

Sebski We talked about day care a while back and just wanted you to know I started getting info from a few places by me. I've "registered" at 3 so far, just to get my name on the list for April '06 when I'll need care. The prices seem to be around $275/week for "all inclusive" (diapers, wipes, formula etc) and those that don't include all the extras are about $765/month.


have a great day everyone!

[Sebski]

Sem thanks for the heads up to daycare costs... we're planning on stopping into one next Friday since we'll both be off for a family engagement. I have to call today for some background info on the place. Do you think you're going to do the 'full' daycare or end up providing the center w/ diapers etc.? It seems like it would be a lot of work providing that weekly etc...

Ragazzi & furniture I went out looking last weekend and seemed to gravitate toward that furniture line more than others. Thank you for the heads up on ordering sooner rather than later... especially since this kid's due date keeps getting earlier and earlier! Thanks for the heads up! To those of you who ordered - do you mind posting pix of what you chose?

Strollers well, I buckled and read through the car seat and stroller section of baby bargains last night. I haven't gone into Babies R Us yet, but am already narrowing it down to either the Graco Lite travel system or the Peg Perego Pliko stroller w/ the SnugRide infant car seat. Now I just have to get my butt to the store and physically play around with them. Maybe I'll head over there tonight...

Registering once we decide on the stroller set, we'll start our registry. I think we're going to start online at first and then go into the store to use the gun. Looking to keep it as painless as possible!

Maternity Pants the elastic is definitely not that strong. Or, I'm just not big enough either. I bought them when I was like 10w though, and think I bought them too large anticipating that I would be huge and need the room. :rolleyes: I'm wearing a pair today that I keep having to pull up. Maybe they'll come in handy as we get bigger? :confused: I'm finding though that I like the maternity panel much better than the elastic waist... have to buy more pants w/ the maternity panel!

My next appt is tomorrow night... I went in on Monday for a visit due to some probs I'm having w/ vision but I'm still keeping tomorrow's appt. Want to talk to her about being very out of breath and feeling a lot of palpitations too... anyone else feel really worn out? The past couple of weeks have been murder and I don't know if it's all in my head or related to my heart (I have MVP). Hoping to get some answers OTHER than "some women experience that while pregnant". :rolleyes:

[sem426]

Seb This is the set I like...although I haven't even seen it in person yet! It's the Castello line in Candlelight.

http://ragazzi.com/nursery/xlarge/2500_CRIB_5001_Candlelight_new.jpg

[Alanna]

sebski
we bought two pieces of the "sabrina" collection...

We bought this year's version of the Sabrina crib.

it has the same detail on it as last year's (pictured here)
http://www.ragazzi.com/nursery/cribs_large/cl_4201.jpg

but it has a different shape... (our only picture sucks. - its there in the background.. we were really debating which dresser to get... thats why thats so front and center)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d808b3127cce922868d3f78300000016108AbuG7No1ZNG


we decided against that dresser and instead we got the sabrina "grand baby caddy" pictured here on the far right:

http://www.ragazzi.com/nursery/xlarge/4100_RubbedCream.jpg


we ordered everything in the "rubbed cream" which is not so much cream as a warm white and it has been antiqued...

as you can tell we decided to just girly girl it up!
:)

Now if only i could find some bedding that i loved....
:)

[november2005mommies]

Updated to here!

Welcome Bliss and first-time mom !!!

[Sebski]

Thanks for posting the baby furniture pix! Beautiful sets! Keep on posting what you end up choosing as your baby's furniture - I love looking at everyone's choices! :)


Question - how big is your nursery and how many pieces are you ordering for it? I was thinking of the crib, dresser/changing table combo and possibly an armoire. Not sure if all the furniture would crowd the room though... it's not a very large room... I'm not really sold on getting a glider/chair for nursing. I would rather not spend the $ on something like that until I know I'll need it. We have a twin bed in our spare room right next to the nursery w/ a TV setup so I'm thinking I could just use that for nursing in the middle of the night.

[mrs_barkley]

Strollers : My MIL entered us in a baby contest that Walmart was having when I was pregnant with DD and we won the grand prize. It was a Graco LiteRider travel system with a SnugRide carrier. We love it! Since she was a preemie we used the carseat for a long time. We still use the stroller alot :)

Cribs : We didn't buy one. We borrowed one from my il's that they had from my nephew. It is really pretty.

Question - how big is your nursery and how many pieces are you ordering for it? Our nursery is pretty small. It was our storage room before DD came along. We have her crib and two dressers in there. We also have a twin bed that she will use once she is big enuf. We didn't get a changing table or anything of the sort. We just change her on the bed or the couch or wherever there is room. :)

Registering : I started a registry on Walmart.com. I used it last time and really liked it. We are probably going to wait to register for clothes and such until after my u/s.

Heat: It's 101 today! Ouch! I try to stay inside as much as possible. I love central air :)

[mrs_barkley]

has anyone started looking into birth/babycare/breastfeeding classes? : I didn't take any classes with DD because she came so early. I probably won't take any this time. I did fine without them.

Here is my u/s pic and belly pics from 20 weeks. :)

13 week ultrasound
http://tinypic.com/6huge9.jpg

20 week belly pics
http://tinypic.com/6hug5k.jpg
http://tinypic.com/6hugc2.jpg

[StClaire]

We ended up going with furniture by Sorelle. It is the Cottage 4 in 1 Series in Antique White. We love it, but we are going to change out the knobs on the pieces to make it more antique-y.
http://sorellefurniture.com/images2/Cribs/190.jpg
http://sorellefurniture.com/images2/CasePieces/1940.jpg
http://sorellefurniture.com/images2/CasePieces/1920.jpg

It will go good with our bedding:
http://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/coc/coc102033.jpg
http://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/coc/coc102033-det-q1.jpg

[sem426]

YAY! I just scheduled another U/S for 7/12. My Dr said everything looked great from the first u/s last weekend. Baby is measuring exactly right for 11/15 due date. He just wants me to go back and get another one bc they didn't get a great spine pix of the baby since she was not cooperating! Hopefully I'll also get more positive confirmation that this baby is for sure a Girl!

[Kristen78]

Kristen78
Me: Kristen, 27
DH: Andrew, 30
Married: 8/16/03
TTC: 9/1/04
BFP: 3/4/05
EDD: 11/13/05

Its a GIRL! at least the doc said 70% chance

My next ultrasound is 7/20

Ultrasound photo from 6/23/05 when I was 19w4d
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d805b3127cce9234a57b892700000036128AcNGrZi0atL

[Sebski]

Congrats on your baby girlKristen!

StClaire beautiful furniture!

Sem yay for another u/s you lucky stiff! :)

So I started my baby registry last night. So much fun!!!! Thank goodness I brought my mom and sister with me - DH would have been good for nothing! ;) I got the big ticket items down... decided to go w/ the Peg Perego Plinko3 (in blue) w/ the matching Viaggio car seat. I liked one of the Graco Quattros, but it folded up much bigger than the Pliko and was very heavy when folded. We have a pretty steep driveway that's difficult unloading even groceries in... can't imagine loading and unloading a heavy stroller like that. I didn't care for any of the patterns in the Graco Metrolite series. I asked the sales associate if the Snugride would fit in the Pliko but he told me no. Even though I think it was posted here (and one of my friends mentioned) it would. :confused: Other than that I went with the Eddie Baur high chair (wasn't impressed w/ any of the high chairs but this one was better I guess) and the Sweet Dreams pack-n-play in clarion. Hmmm... what else... the Fisher Price aquarium swing, a papasan, eurobath, Sony monitor, some receiving blankets, sleep sacs, a few onsies ... am drawing a blank on other things now. I have to go back and walk around again for longer, but I wanted to get started on a weeknight when it would be less busy. Surprisingly, bottles threw me for a loop. I wasn't expecting so many choices so I held off on putting anything down.

What's the best bottle out there? I'm hoping that breastfeeding will work out, but want to be prepared in case it doesn't - I don't like surprises. ;) The last thing I want to do is send DH to pick out bottles for our newborn in a pinch.

Must say that I feel sooooooo much better having started the registry... I was starting to feel overwhelmed by everything that was piling up on my to do list!

[clzj]

Sebiski-Bottles. My DH had wanted the vent aire for the baby. That is what we registered for and he did not take to them. I ended up with the Platex Nursers. He loved those. It is trail and error with the bottles.

[mrs_barkley]

Sebski: We use the generic bottles from Walmart. I think they are called Parents Choice. They are not expensive and DD hasn't had any problems with them.

[november2005mommies]

Updated to here!

Welcome Kristen78 - glad you crossed over!!! :D

[rochacha]

I posted once or twice ont he WC group thread way back in the first trimester. I lurked a lot, but never really posted. It seems that a lot of that orginal group has moved here. So, sign me up...

rochacha
Me: 33
DH: 32
Married: 10/26/02
TTC: 12/04
BFP: 3/13/05
EDD: 11/21/05
Gender Prediction: A BOY!
U/S: 6/29...we are having a boy!

[albuquerque]

I went through the motions of registering over here sometime last week, but it took several days for them to send me the email that completes the registration. Anyway, it finally came, and here I am. What a relief it is to use these boards, compared to the pain of trying to deal with the "improved" WC. I will probably try to keep up with both boards, but since WC won't let me update my email address, I don't get email updates there anymore, and it just naturally leads to not checking in there as much.

Anyway, my stats again for reference:

albuquerque
Me: Ashley, 33
DH: George, 32
Married: 27 June 2003
TTC: November 2004
BFP: 23 February 2005
EDD: 5 November 2005


Our level 2 ultrasound is tomorrow, I'll be 22 weeks! They do them a lot later over here, I think it's because Europe doesn't have the whole political controversy about abortion that exists in the US (even though we live in a country where the govt officially supports the church!). The doc told me that they can see a lot of things much better at 22 weeks than 18 (stands to reason), and if something is terribly wrong and you make the decision to terminate, you don't have to factor in the abortion legislation centered on fetus viability (around 23 weeks) that exists in the US. Anyway, I can't wait, I consider it a bit cruel and unusual that I've had to wait this long when everybody finds out 4 weeks earlier in the US!

[clzj]

Alb-i will be almost 21 weeks when I go next week for my u/s and this is not the level 2. It is just the sex one.

[november2005mommies]

Updated to here! :)


Welcome rochacha and albuquerque!!!!!

Some fun stats!

We now have 17 members...

We have 5 Girls... 3 Boys... and 3 Surprises!!

And we are waiting on 6 babies to hopefully let us know at their next u/s!!

[Alanna]

Yay for all the new people!

Special Shout out to my date twin Alb !!! good luck with your U/S tomorrow... can't wait to hear the results!

QOTD is anyone else having major bra problems?? I already bought some new ones a while back and now ive outgrown those :mad: I tried to find ones that fit myself.. but i think i give up... im going to have to go today and get measured... i think its possible that im totally out of my old range now... so frustrating.. so uncomfortable! anyway... i guess that was more of a "rant of the day" than a QOTD... but any sympathy will be appreciated...

[sem426]

Bras So far my regular bras are still fitting fine. I"m sure soon I might need to get the extender thing for the back. But I haven't noticed any "overflowing" yet!

Dreams Has anyone else been having bizarre dreams? I have been dreaming about random people and places that I haven't seen or spoken to in years! No dreams about the baby or motherhood, but very vivid dreams about lots of strange things!

belly pix I keep meaning to take belly shots! I am definitely going to do it this weekend and will post then.

tomorrow I have my dr's appt. we'll see how much weight I've gained. according to my scale I've only gained about 4 lbs. I need to see if my Dr thinks that is ok or if I'm not gaining enough.

Have a great long 4th of July weekend!

[clzj]

Sem-with my ds I only gained 15 pounds and that was at 39 weeks. At my last appointment I had only gained 1 pound since finding out we were pg. I think the doctor will say something if you are not. I know at my last appointment the docotr was not concerned.

[Sebski]

Hi Alb! Glad to see you made your way over here! Good luck with the u/s tomorrow - hopefully you learn the gender!!!

Bra Probs None here. I WISH I was having some! :p I'm only now completely filling up my cups. *sigh*

Weight Went to the doc again last night and found that I was up 3 pounds from MONDAY. :eek: The nurse assured me that it was fine - especially since it was late in the day etc. That brought me up to a total gain of 15 pounds so far for the pregnancy. I'm estimating 30-35pds total by the end of the pregnancy since I'm at the 1/2 way point starting this weekend. I don't really mind since my pre-preggo pants still fit in the leg/hip area - just not the waist. :D

I don't know how I'm supposed to get any work done when I now have a Babies R Us online registry that I can update. HAHA! I love looking at it and thinking "he's going to be in that blanket or wear that robe". I'm so excited!

Speaking of him - my little man is bopping away in there today... I just finished my Gatorade and he's dancing up a storm! :)

[Bliss]

Seb, how funny, my little one loves Gatorade too :) Whenever I drink it I get lots of little tickles in there.

Our level II is on Wednesday.We are not finding out the sex of the babe. I cannot wait to see our little one again!

Bra Problems I have already gone from a (small) 36C to an overflowing 38D. And I am going back to the store today to get measured again since the new ones feel tight. What is the bra extender?! That would save me money since buying bras that I will probably never wear again is driving me nuts.

[Kristen78]

Bras - I went from a 36B to a 36C and now I just ordered some 36Ds. My cups are overflowing! I wonder if I should have gone to a 38D instead? Hmmm...anyways I decided to get a D because its getting hard to fit my boobies into the C cups.

Weight - I have gained 8 pounds so far. My doc hasn't said anything to me about my weight gain yet, so I guess its OK? She did tell me to aim for 25 pounds total. I needed to lose about 10 pounds to begin with. I'm hoping to only have gained 2-3 by my 24 week appointment, because I know you gain more quickly towards the end.

[Natasha]

Bras : oh yes, nothing fits...ugh. its too darn hot for bras anyway, lol...

Weight: I have gained about 10 pounds at 21 weeks.

Is the heat KILLING anyone else? I am just sweltering. I called in sick to work today, because I felt so "heat sick". I work in a fabric store, and it's a lot of physical work. Our A/C has been bad lately, and I don't think I would have made it for 8 hours. Ugh.

[beevo12]

HEY! What do ya'll think of the letters I made today? Well I didn't carve them or anything, but I bought them and painted them white, then stuck some "stickers" on them. (Our nursery is going to be a jungle theme) Anyways, here's pics!! Should I leave the stickers on or take them off and leave them plain white.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d920b3127cce92dcb0d62e0a00000016108Aasmjlu5aNN
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d920b3127cce92dcb0d22e0e00000015108Aasmjlu5aNN
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d920b3127cce92dcb0de2e0200000016108Aasmjlu5aNN

[dziner]

Can't remember if I signed on here or not yet, but I'm definitely here!

dziner, 34
DH, 36
married 11.25.00
Ava Brooke, born 12.27.03
Baby Boy due 11.17.05

Glad we've been able to pick up where we left off...even if I am still mostly a lurker. ;)

[Natasha]

Beevo--Hmmm, not sure if I *personally* like the one sticker per letter. But, I am also occasionally reffered to as the Queen of Overkill, so if you like em, keep them like that!

[beevo12]

Asianbear Thank you for your honest opinion, I think there was something not right about it. I took off the cheetah's and this is what they look like now.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d922b3127cce92d8d4c49e7300000016108Aasmjlu5aNN

[StClaire]

Beevo I think the letters are adorable! I do like the second set better. So cute! Where did you get the letters?

[beevo12]

Thanks StClaire I got the letters at Target for 1.99 each. I got the white paint in the same aisle. (Craft paint)

[albuquerque]

Our ultrasound went fine, all the various screens came back fine, and:

It's a GIRL!!! (I'd put that in pink, but the pink is so light I'm afraid it would be unreadable.) Back in the WC thread, I came out and admitted that I had an ever-so-slight girl preference, so clearly I'm happy. George seemed genuinely not to care as long as Baby is healthy, and it appears that she is. He might be marginally happy that she's a girl just because I'm happy about it. My mother was very clearly praying for a girl, she was thrilled. I was a little worried that George's parents, especially his dad, would be a little disappointed not to have a grandson, but his reaction to the news put those worries to rest immediately. They're clearly just so happy to have a baby on the way that they probably wouldn't care very much if it turned out to be a kitten.

I'm also unsurprised. I'd have been shocked if it were a boy. In the first weeks after the BFP I was thinking it was a boy, for no particular reason, but then later, once we (I) started to think at all about names (more on that in a minute), decorations, etc., I realized I was approaching these topics as if I somehow knew it was a girl--thinking hard about girl options and only glancing at the boy options with this "cute but doesn't apply to me" attitude. That was a weird realization, and since then I've been pretty convinced we had a little girl.

At the ultrasound I asked the doctor if he could tell us if the baby is a boy or a girl, and he said, "do you want to know?" I said yes, and he said, "what do you think it is?" I said (with zero hesitation) I thought it was a girl, and he answered (also with zero hesitation), "It is." I asked how he could tell, and he said, "I looked between the baby's legs!" And gestured at the screen impatiently, as if it were perfectly obvious. To me, the screen looked very little different at that point from the static you get on your TV when you turn to where there's no channel, but I guess I'll take his word for it. I didn't see whatever it was that he saw, but he didn't sound like there was any uncertainty in his mind.

We didn't get a videotape of the ultrasound, but we did get something like 55 still picture printouts. Unfortunately these are mostly of the "Here's Baby's spinal cord!" or "Here's Baby's kidneys!" variety, but we did get a few cute head profile shots, so I'll post one of those.

As for names--now that we know we're having a girl, I'm desperate to talk about names. I let George off the hook this far, so that he wouldn't get impatient picking out names for both a boy AND a girl, but now that we know which we need, I want to get on with it! We approach this from pretty different cultural standpoints. In Greece, they don't name a baby until it's baptised, usually at about a year old (until then they call the baby "Bebis" for a boy, and "Beba" for a girl). Also, Greek kids are usually named after grandparents, paternal side first, then maternal, and then if there are enough kids, you finally get to be creative. Names are also *always* either taken from ancient Greek names (Sophocles, Persephone, etc), or Orthodox christian names (Greek version of George, John, Maria, etc.). It turns out that George objects to this tradition of naming after the grandparents, and yesterday his parents volunteered that they don't care what we name the baby, so we might throw that tradition completely out the window. I do want to give the baby a traditionally Greek name, though, because here namedays are more celebrated than birthdays, and I don't want my kiddo to be the only kid in class without a nameday. I actually like George's father's name (Konstantinos, goes by Kostas), but his mother's name....it's Maria (she goes by Mary), and while it is a nice name, something like 52% of Greek women are named Maria and go by some variation of it. I want something a little more different. We might name her after her great-grandmother, beloved matriarch of the family, Katerina--I'd call her Katie. But there are a few other options, topmost in my mind being Zoe (here pronounced zoEE, not ZOee). This name comes from the ancient Greek root meaning "life", which is something I love. The problem with all this is that George is still reluctant to discuss names at all ("Do we have to decide right now?"). He knows that I insist that the baby have a name before I go into the delivery room, but I might have to live with the compromise that we decide not long before that. At least he isn't insisting on waiting until baptism!

[Tulip]

Hey guys sorry I haven't been around in a few days. I found out Wednesday that my grandmother died the night before. She was 89 and not well. Still hurts since I'm pregnant and my cousin's wife is due with #2 in 2 weeks. :(

Upcoming Doctor's appointments:
July 7
July 27

Off to catch up!

[beevo12]

oh Tulip, I'm so sorry about your grandma!

[sem426]

Tulip I'm so sorry about your grandmother.

Hope everyone had a nice long weekend. We were busy...lots of food, friends and sun. It was a nice weekend. Monday we went to look at some more baby furniture. I saw another set by Cavalli/Munire that I liked. We'll have to decide which one we like best. i still haven't seen the Ragazzi one in person yet.

Sat I had a dr's appt. Everything was good. I'm up 6lbs total now. Heartbeat was strong and my dr gave us info on signing up for a hospital tour and class on childbirth. My next Dr's appt is 7/30

I finally took belly shots over the weekend and once I upload them I will post.

I still haven't figured out how to scan my u/s pix and get them to come out clearly...hmmm.

Alb congrats on your GIRL!

beevo Those letters look so cute!

My office was closed yesterday as well for the holiday weekend, so a super short week for me :D . Friday night we're off to Boston for the weekend to visits friends. Hopefully I'll only need to make one bathroom stop along the way!

[Sebski]

Morning ladies!

Tulip so sorry about your gram's passing!

Alb congrats on your baby girl!

Beevo love the letters! They look great!

Sem did your doctor tell you when you should register for the classes at the hospital? I forgot to ask about that at last week's visit...

Not much is up with me... I went shopping for maternity clothes last night and dropped a small mint on some outfits at Macy's. Felt soooo good to open up the closet this morning and have some clothing choices though! :cool: Also - I think I'm pretty firm on a crib set by Ragazzi. It's a sleigh crib in cherry with a dresser that can be used as a changing table - have to find pix of it online. I'm bring DH to the store tomorrow night to check that and the bedding out so we can hopefully order something soon. My girlfriend had her baby at the end of May and still has no baby furniture! She ordered it back in March but I think she went factory direct and that's what's holding up the process for her. Want to make sure we have the nursery pretty set by mid-October!

[Alanna]

Hi Everyone!

I was so missing CC yesterday! I'm glad its back to normal today.

Congrats Alb on your baby GIRL!
Good luck finding a name... i cant imagine that some people wait a year!
I have told DH about 7 times that if we dont get another ultrasound during this pregnancy that confirms its a girl we HAVE to talk boy names so that if on the off-chance she ends up being a he... the kid isnt nameless for days while we negotiate...

Tulip Im so sorry to hear about your grandmother. I'm sure she will be looking down on you and your baby always.

beevo12 your letters came out really cute!

sem426 Have fun in Boston! We live about 7 miles north of boston and its rainy but cool here (70s) ...I was thinking if you have baby furniture on your mind... (and the inclination - which I know is probably ot the way you want to spend your nice getaway weekend.. but in anycase i thought i would mention....) there are a few places north of the city that have pretty comprehensive collections of Ragazzi on display (one is in Reading, MA http://www.babyfurniturewarehouse.com/ and one is in Danvers, MA http://www.bostonbaby.com/ both have other locations too.. but these are the ones I have gone to...) so if you were burning to see the set you mentioned... you might be able to see them around here... anyway... enjoy your time here!! its supposed to be a pretty mild weekend - Yay!

We have Dh's parents coming tomorrow from the midwest to visit... this will be the first time they visit us and stay in a hotel... i am hoping it works out really well so that they wont mind doing it again once the baby is here... our house is in total upheaval since we have emptied the study so that it can be a nursery... we have boxes everywhere... its really hard trying to figure out where to put everything... i have so much stuff in the attic now.. its kind of sad...

[Natasha]

Tulip--I am so sorry to hear about your grandma. I lost mine 2 weeks after DS was born. You're in my thoughts.

[Sebski]

Ugggggh... I've been sooo tired the past 2 days... I could crawl under my desk and seriously fall right asleep right now. Today is draaaaging!

[Natasha]

Sebs--Me too! I have been really tired, and I have had a nasty headache that won't go away. I am wondering if it is the weather, or what?

[sem426]

Alanna Thanks for the baby furniture info in Boston! I'd love to check them out! We'll see if our friends have any interest in doing that :rolleyes:

sebski My dr didnt' say a specific time frame we should do the childbirth classes, but I asked him about it and he said we should call the hospital and check out their schedule. I'm thinking we'll probably go sometime in late Aug maybe.

So Tired! I've been so tired too! I was asleep at 9:15 last night. I also had a bad headache over the weekend that lasted almost 2 days. Tylenol didn't help much, but thank goodness it finally went away. It's been dreary here the last couple of days so I'm sure that's not helping w/the sleepiness.

Terrorism After this mornings attacks in London, I kind of didn't want to get on the train and come to NYC for work today. I didn't really see too much increased police at my station in NJ or in Penn Station when I got in this morning. It's just so scary. I spent a semester abroad in London during college, so it's even more frightening knowing where these locations are that were attacked.

Sorry to be a downer...I'm through now.

Hope everyone has a great, safe day!

Stacy

[Natasha]

Stacy--I was the same way! I fell asleep sp early last night, but the headache I had forever has gone away.

I was sooooooooooooo tired last night, I started dozing around 6:30! I got up for dinner, then fell right back asleep and stayed asleep till 8 this morning when DS woke up! What is going on?

[Kelly's Girl]

I thought this second tri was the honeymoon phase- but I am exhausted lately as well!!!

I'm curious- do you find yourself comparing bellies w/other preggos? Seeing pics of Britney Spears makes me feel better about my expanding waistline- I look at her and think, "I look so much cuter than that!" (Sorry if you're a BS fan, I just think she's gone too far down trash alley for my taste.)

[Kristen78]

Tiredness - Wow, I have alot more energy and can stay up alot later than I could in the 1st trimester. I have always been early to bed anyways, like 9-10 usually. In the 1st trimester I was in bed around 8. Now I can go till 10 or 11! The other day I did get really sleepy around 5pm though. I even went to take a nap, but I had been extra busy the entire weekend so it may have just taken its toll.

I had a wierd experience the other day. I never have suffered from motion sickness in my life. But the other day we were out sailing on the lake and it was pretty windy and I felt pretty crappy. I wonder if things change because you are pregnant?

Registering - I went to register the other day. We dont have a BRU near by but there is a TRU you can register at. I was so disappointed at what they had to choose from. We ended up scanning like 10 small things and then I did the rest online. I kind of have the feeling that people wont really abide by the registry anyways. Oh well!

Furniture - I ordered my crib almost 2 weeks ago. It takes 4-8 weeks to come I guess. I can't wait. My DH liked to make furniture so he is crafting a dresser/changing table that will be 50" wide and have 3 drawers on one side and a door with shelf storage on the other. He's making it out of maple to match the crib.

Nursery - Has anyone started on this yet? We recently ripped up the carpet in our bedrooms and put down hardwood floors. They look great! So I painted the baby's room green, but then hated the green so repainted it a warm cream this weekend. I love it! I'm so excited about getting the room together, but at the same time dont want to do it all now and hten not have anything to look forward to in a few months. *sigh*

Baby clothes - Someone restrain me from BabyGap! I have been buying way too much there. But in my defense everything is so cheap on sale! I have some pants for the baby (a girl) and some onsies and sleepers, and littel socks. I also got the cutest dress for next summer. Originally $30 on sale for $13. Sweet! Seriously though I need to go on a hiatus from that place. But I have only spent about $60 there so far and I did get quite a few things.

Heartburn - I have suffered from terrible heartburn since day 1. I recently started taking TUMS and those things seem to work well.

That is my pregnancy update in a nutshell!

[Sebski]

Terrorism I hear ya Sem... I also commute to NYC from Jersey via the train. Granted it's just the Path, but still, I'm underground for about 15/20 minutes. Was not a fun experience this morning. I was in the city for 9/11 and it really brought back some bad memories. Be safe during your commute!!!

Bellies I'm ALWAYS hawking down other preggos and comparing! :D For instance I was in Motherhood the other night and a woman there was saying that she was 3 months along - when she looked much further on than that. And, when we went for the level 2 u/s, I was trying to figure out how far along everyone in the waiting room was so I could gauge how they looked compared to me. :p It's a bad habit but I love hawking the preggo belly!

Tired so I'm officially feeling like my body is confused and thinking it's back in the 1st trimester again. I've been soooo tired this week and today was extremely queasy all day long. Maybe the baby's going through a growth spurt or something?

Clothes/Furniture/Registry I haven't had the courage to buy any baby clothes yet... but, that doesn't stop me from adding them to my registry! ;) Speaking of registries, someone already bought from ours! We only registered last week and I went online yesterday to add something and saw that one of our items had been purchased already. Our son already has a gift out there! :) DH and I are heading to the furniture store tonight so I can show him the Ragazzi set I'm lukewarm over. He thinks we're ordering it while I'm not sure if I've checked out enough places yet. :rolleyes: I love his quick decision making! The set has everything I want, I just feel like I didn't look in enough places... I went to Babies R Us and this crib furniture specialty store. That's it.

Do most baby furniture stores carry the same items? How many places did you visit before deciding/ordering?

[Tulip]

Bellies, I'm always checking out other women's bellies. I think I'm so much bigger then most. I nearly passed out when I saw the tabloids saying Britney looked like she's having twins. I think she's a month and a half ahead of me and not much bigger! :eek:

Tired, I've been exhausted the last week but that's b/c I have a bronchial infection. :(

I'm off on vacation as of this afternoon. See you guys on Monday, July 18th.

[albuquerque]

Just swinging by to (finally) post that ultrasound shot:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d929b3127cce92f0a34eb31d00000016108Qcsm7Ru0cc

I think the little dots just above her nose are the tips of her fingers.

Can anybody post a link of these Britney pictures? I wanna see what "looks like twins" looks like! I think, though, that like everything in pregnancy, everyone is a little different. I have a friend who is shaped like a green bean. She came to visit me from London two years ago when she was 5 months preg, and at the time I looked more preg (couldn't have been further from it) than she did. She wore high heels until the day she delivered. She said her first clue that something was up was that she couldn't seem to balance on her heels. That day, she had her baby, 9.5 lbs. ONE WEEK LATER, she called me and mentioned in passing that she was very happy because SHE'D BEEN ABLE TO FIT BACK INTO HER JEANS THAT DAY. "I just don't know where the baby was!" Ugh. Another friend got those "are you having twins?" comments, and had a baby who was just under 6lbs. Everyone, everyone is different.

[Kristen78]

I've seen some pictures of Britney and I dont think she looks that big. I am not a Britney fan but geeze, give the girl a break, she is pregnant! I feel bad for her that the press is taking pictures and creating rumors about everyhting she puts in her mouth and what clothes she is wearing, how much weight she has gained etc...

[november2005mommies]

Updated to here!!

Im sorry i was so bad about updating this past week... i was having some weird logging out issues these past few days.....


on that note... now that it seems like this group is here to stay... i was wondering if anyone would like to co-moderate with me... its an easy job... just updating info when it comes in... you can pm me as november2005mommies or as Alanna if you are interested and we can exchange emails and info!

Thanks!

ETA: albuquerque I put your ultrasound up as being taken at 22weeks... is that right? let me know if you want me to change it or make it more specific...

[Alanna]

Here are a couple snitched from another thread....

http://img.timeinc.net/people/i/2005/startracks/050711/bspears.jpg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d806b3127cce92d89cbf61b000000015109WcNmbXQ

[rochacha]

Just thought I'd pop in and give an update too.

Tiredness - I have actually been feeling really good as of late. Much better than in the 1st triemester. I have been taking a pregnancy yoga class once a week, and even though it gets over at 9, I feel rejuvinated.

Swelling - I noticed last night that I had no ankles. In fact my entire foot was "puffy". I thought it was too ealry for something like that to happen. Anyone know of any remedies to help? I try to keep my feet up when I am at my desk.

Registering - Why am I dredding this? I started ones online at BrU and Target, but I have yet to step foot inthe stories and actually look at stuff.

Nursery - Count me as one that has not yet done anything with this either. Oh wait, we have actually decided which room the baby will be in, but we still have to paint. Thanksfully, my parents spulrged on a crib, we have to go and pick it up sometime next week. It is a Pali April, ina dark wood finsh. It is nice and simple.
http://www.paliitaly.com/admin/downloadfile.php?type=ProdSmall&id=101&lang=USA

Has anyone begun doing the day care and pediatrician interviewing yet? I feel like I need a checklist of what I should be doing and when it needs to get done. Oh, I better add birthing classes to that list too!

sem426 and sebski -- I can only imagine how weird it must be to live int he NYC area and hear about the bombing in london. Hits a little too close to home, doesn't it?

Kelly's Girl -- I am 20 weeks, and I saw a pic of a 24 week belly shot in another thread, and I think to myself...there is no way I am going to be that big in a 4 weeks! But, I have been feeling it getting tighter and firmer, and yes bigger this week.

albuquerque -- congrats on your baby girl! Cute u/s pic.

Kristen78 -- No one really know how far along she is, so I think she looks good.

[sem426]

Britney- I don't think she looks that big....her choice of clothing...well that is questionable!

swelling Luckily it hasn't been that hot here this week. We've got tons of rain though. So no swelling so far. Every a.m when i get up I look at my legs and feet to see if there has been any change!

Belly shots I promise to post some next week when we get home from Boston. I was at a party last weekend and the people there couldn't believe i was 5 mos along...some said I didn't look pregnant even!?!? Do I just look FAT then!?! :confused:

Nursery We've done nothing so far! Right now the baby's room has an eliptical machine and DH's home gym! Plus our computer is in there now as well. We have to move out all of that stuff, then paint.

Registering Part of me is looking forward to it, part of me is freaking out! I remember registering for our wedding...I thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown picking out pots and pans! I'll probably just do it in small increments and I'm definitely bringing one of my friends who has a baby to give me some advice!

Alb Great U/S pic!

Sebski I was in NYC on 9/11 too...so yesterday was very eerie.

We're off to Boston in a few hours...hopefully this rain will stop soon!
Have a great weekend ladies!

[Bliss]

Hi all, we had our 20 week doctors appointment on Wednesday, and had a sonogram :) Baby K looked great, we saw him/her moving around, waving arms and kicking little feet. It was the greatest thing ever. Of course my little one is as stubborn as daddy lol, and didnt want to move around for the tech to get all of her measurements. So we have another one scheduled for 7/19. HB is 148, and our munchkin is weighing in at 10oz. The tech recommended that I try and drink some soda before the next u/s, anyone do this? I think that our babe was so comfy in there s/he did not want to move around :) Got some great news that my placenta moved up, as at 11 weeks I had a total preevia. So I am thrilled, no more worrying and no more pelvic rest ;)

Of course, worrywart me is now counting the days until our next u/s, even though the doctor assured me that everything looks good and she just wants to have all the measurements for her records. *sigh* I promise myself someday I am not going to worry about every little thing. Probably around the time this baby turns 18 lol.

Here are some profile pics:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d929b3127cce92f89f1eb35100000036108BaN2bZy1aY

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d929b3127cce92f89f08b34700000016108BaN2bZy1aY

swelling I have had some in my hands and feet, but not too much. I really only notice if I have been standing on my feet all day.

registering, we are planning on starting to do that soon. I think I am going to get the Babybargians book today to start researching. We have started talking about what we want to do w. the nursery but are still going back and forth, we hope to look at furniture in the next few weeks.

[Sebski]

Based on those pictures, if Brittany is having twins, then I'm having triplets! :p I think her belly looks great. Notice I said 'belly'... her clothing choices and hair on the other hand... man! Doesn't she have a stylist on hand to help her out?!?

Movement Anyone feeling pretty constant movement? I'm still getting the flutters, but not really 'hard kicks' yet. I read about women who feel the baby rolling etc, but I'm still just getting the flutters... and, they don't seem that often. Not sure if it's reason to get concerned... my doctor said at last week's appt that I should start feeling some good movement this week/next. Well, this week came and went w/ nuttin. Maybe next week? If not, I might call them next week and see what they say... :confused: Bliss as you can see - I'm quite the worrywart too! ;) (congrats on the previa working itself out!)

Sem definitely bring someone other than DH to register with! I first went w/ my mom and sister (who has a 2 year old) and got the big items done with their help. DH went back with me to do the fun/fluff stuff like toys, bouncers, bath etc. If it were just him and I registering, we would have just aimlessly walked through Babies R Us for a couple of hours. :)

Even though I dreaded the whole registering process, it turned out not to be that bad. I actually enjoyed it! Plus, it was SUCH a relief to get it over and done with!

I love all the u/s pictures!!! We have some beautiful babes in this thread!

Have a great weekend mommy's!

[Natasha]

Alb--That picture got me teared up. Too precious...

Bliss--What a great profile. Don't worry too much, sometimes babies jut aren't cooperative with the u/s!

I am feeling tired and achy and cranky all the time. No registry or nursery for us yet, so not much to report. Your babies all look beautiful!

[Natasha]

We might find out the gender tomorrow! I have a counseling appointment at the Pregnancy Center in my neighborhood, and they have an u/s machine. I ma going to see if I can talk them into me having a peek. If not, we have to wait till August 23rd. We may go for one of the 3/4-D u/s's too. they seem to be not that expensive... It's my own dang fault for lagging so long on getting to the doctor. I need to get over my stinkin procrastination habit!

[first-time mom]

I had my level 2 on July 5th and everything looked great. I was told that the baby was 11 oz and that my uterus was already an inch past my belly button :eek: So everything went well with that

Other concerns: A few nights ago I started to notice a weird strange pressure (very little) when I have been on my feet the whole day so I always go to bed when this happens. Well last night I didnt sleep because I had shooting pains through my cervix all night. They are not extremely painful but they were annoying enough to make me worry about them. I know the baby is ok cause I could feel her kicking before and after these pains. Has anyone else experienced these? I also have been pretty achy but my Dr. said this was cause she was growing!!! I think I am just going to walk into the Dr. 's office even though I am sure they will be annoyed, but hey they get payed big bucks so I dont care. I am just worried because everything i read says that when you cervix is thinning you get stabbing pains? Any insight would be nice, since this is my first time being pregnant i dont know what to expect..... :o

[clzj]

Next Appointment Aug 1. Official due Date Nov 14.

Baby looks good. This one is not breech like DS. We have decided to do a repeat c-section. The baby is moving a lot. I think this one moves more than DS did.

[Kristen78]

I can't believe I am at 22 weeks already. Craziness! I told my DH last night that there is less time from now till the baby comes than there was from the start of the pregnancy till now. He started to feel the heat I think! He thought that was a little scary.

Last night my DH was able to feel the baby move. it was really neat. I'm psyched he was finally able to share what I have been feeling for the past 4 weeks. I am excited for the movements to get stronger so he can feel our baby girl move alot.

This weekend I painted the baby's closet. So the room is all painted and just waiting for furniture. I ordered the crib 2 weeks ago so it is supposed to take 4 - 8 weeks to come in. So I think we should have it by mid-late August.

My next OB appointment is 7/20. I am having another ultrasound to get a better look at the umbilical cord, and I am also having my Gestational Diabetes test. I hope I pass the test! I dont want to have to think about altering diet, etc...

daycare - I am still calling around to daycares. I am on a few waiting lists and am waiting for call backs on a few other places. So I think something will pan out for us soon. It seems like alot of places don't really know if they will have room or not until about 2 months before you need to start daycare.

Anyone know where to buy children's hangers? I found some online but they only sell nice wooden ones and I dont know if I want to spend that kind of money on hangers...

[amypooh]

Kristen78 - I bought plastic children's hangers at BRU and Target.

[Sebski]

First-Time Mom Sorry you're experiencing those shooting pains... I had something similar this weekend. They were very sharp/stabbing, and on my right side... happened every few minutes and would stop if I sat down and breathed deeply. I figured the baby was growing... they've stopped since Saturday night. I think you're right to head to the doc's, after all if mine had continued, I would have definitely called this morning and tried to head in. Good luck!

My next appt is July 28.

Edited to add - When do we have to do the GDB test with that drink? Not sure if it's at the 24w or 28w appt...

[clzj]

I think it is the 28 week appointment. I was not told to have a long appointment next time.

I forgot to add that I have gained another pound and I am up a grand total of 2.

[Kristen78]

My gestational diabetes test is being done at 23w3d. My doc said they do it between 20-24 weeks.

sharp pains - I'm sure what you ladies are experiencing is probably round ligament pain. its normal and occurs when your uterus stretches. I only get it in bed if I change positions suddenly or stretch my body.

[Kelly's Girl]

I made the halfway point! No news to report, other than I ordered my crib bedding last week. Don't have a mattress to put it on yet, but I got the bedding! :p Got a great deal- 7 piece set for $142!!! Since I have crazy Seuss murals all over the walls, I got a simple yellow/checked set. Got some paint for the baseboards as well, now just need to motivate DH.

Re: Britney Spears- so didn't know she was rumored to be having twins when I originally posted! I was comparing my mom-to-be style w/ her, mostly- while I love my burgeoning belly, I don't feel the need to show it to everyone on the street!

Has anyone (first-timers) settled on a pediatrician? Second time moms, how did you find yours? I posted a thread in Parenting about interviewing Drs- did you do this? I don't even know what to ask! I feel silly, like a kid playing grown-up!

QOTD Is anyone keeping their name(s) a secret? And even more impressive- does anyone know the gender and not telling? Wow, I think I'd slip on that one, but we're having a surprise and we're keeping our potential names under wraps. Mostly to avoid criticism and unwanted input, especially if we go with a name that was panned!

[Sebski]

Pediatrician I already checked one out... my sister took my niece to her doctor for an appt and I tagged along to see the office/meet him informally. Wasn't impressed... office was beyond busy and they didn't have a large waiting area at all. They are a big practice so I was surprised to step off the elevator and see parents walking the hallway w/ their kids since there was no room in the waiting area. I asked my sister if this might have been an off day for them and she said she usually waits about 30 - 45 min to be seen when she has an appt. :eek: (is that even normal???) She's a SAHM with the patience of a saint, but I'm going to be working and can't imagine waiting like that every time I have to take DS to the doc. Plus, the doctor seemed pretty cold when he came into the room... didn't seem warm up until after my sister mentioned I was expecting and tagged along to check him out. After that, he became very chatty. :rolleyes: Needless to say, I left with a lukewarm feeling. Have to find a way to break it to my sis that I won't be using her ped - she takes things like that pretty personally. Anyhoo - I'm going to visit my SIL's pediatrician next... she raves about him and he's right in the same town as us. She LOVES him so I'm hoping he'll win me over. If this one doesn't pan out I will ask my OB for some recs... she lives a couple of towns away from me and has children herself so I'm sure she has a good ped. Not sure of what ??? to ask since I really didn't ask any at my sister's ped appt... I pretty much made up my mind before even entering the examine room that the staff/waiting process/crowded scene wasn't for me. (2nd-timers Is that a bad way to base my decision?)... looking forward to learning what others are asking the peds!

Edited to add a ped office question - are there normally toys in the waiting room? My sister's ped didn't have ANYTHING for the kids to focus on or play with. I remember growing up that our ped did have toys... not sure if this is something that's been done away with though since waaaay back then. ;)

QOTD our name (once we decide on one) is not being kept secret. Honestly, I have too big a mouth to keep such a secret. :o As for finding out and not telling anyone - kudos to those who can do that for the exact same reason... I'm a blabber! :D

[clzj]

Kelly's Girl-As for the peditrican. I had strict guidelines per my husband. He want a fluent English speaking doctor. I made appointments with 2 offices. This first office I talked with had 2 doctors in the office the child would see but on a weekend the there was a change for the child to see 6 other doctors that you not have a look at his file. The office we choose has 14 doctors and 3 offices, open every day of the year. You pick a primary doc and then if you need to go in at a time that doctor is not in you get another doctor. I liked the fact that this office has rights to Children's hospital and has office hours everyday of the year. I don't have a problem making an appointment for the ped we choice. The only time he sees a different doc is if we go for sick call or it is a last minute visit.

There are books in the waiting area but not any toys because of the issue of children chewing on them and etc.

[mrs_barkley]

Pediatrician: My OB is also a family practice doctor. Gina sees her and she is really good :) They have a little play area and also a fish tank. Gina loves to watch the fish.

QOTD: We have told people what our boy name will be and we haven't picked out a girl name yet. We don't know the gender yet but when we find out we will probably tell everybody.

[first-time mom]

Well I showed up at the Dr.'s office this morning and had an exam. He said he was looking for two things the length of my cervix and the firmness. He said if it was short and soft then he would worry about preterm labor. So he checked me out and mine was long and firm so I was relieved there. I asked him what he thought it could have been and he said it could be growing pains with the uterus growing (round ligament). I thought round ligament pain was on the sides or your stomach? The twinge/stabbing pains I felt seemed like they were right up through my cervix?? Could that be round ligament pain?? Anyway he listened to the heart beat and said I was right where I am supposed to be and if anything changes to give him a call. I havent noticed to many more twinge pains during the day today but I am really achy!!
Is anyone else experiencing this ache?

Asianbear- I saw in one of your posts you said you were achy. Is your ache low in the pelvis area? Did it kinda feel like a dull ache that you usually experience two weeks before you period?? I am just curious what everyone else experience is? I will feel so much better once i hit like 25+ weeks cause then I know there is a chance the baby will survive if something did happen. Although I dont know why I am worrying cause so far everything has looked fine but this aching and pains scare me..

Thanks guys

[albuquerque]

Hi first time mom, I have no personal experience with what you're describing, but I read a thread I think only last week with a lot of women complaining about pains that sound really similar to what you're describing. I can't remember if it was here or on WC, but a lot of women described pain down there, one woman called it the "kicked in the hoo ha" feeling. It seems it's more and more common the later you get into pregnancy, and it has to do with your pelvic bones stretching in advance of the birth? I think? It didn't sound the same to me as round ligament pain--I get this, like you said, a muscular pain on both sides. Round ligament pain doesn't feel to me like these other women were describing their pain, like being kicked in the crotch. I can't remember the title of the thread so I don't know how to tell you to do a search for it, sorry. But a LOT of women had it, some as early as 20 or so weeks, and then more and more after 30 weeks into the pregnancy.

If the doctor says you're all closed up tight, try not to worry. Easy for me to say, I know.

[Alanna]

Hi Everyone!

I had my regular appointment last friday and the m/w said everything looked good... im up about a total of 7 lbs... and she seemed happy with that but she did say the baby was measuring large at this point so we have to keep an eye on that... but that i shouldnt worry about it. (yeah right)

Glucose test I actually went in and had the one hour done yesterday. it wasnt too bad... i wanted to do it in the morning though and the m.w told me notto eat anything too sugary before it.. and well.. we didnt have anything breakfasty that fit that criteria - I was fraid to drink it on an empty stomach so i ended up having about 4 harvest crisp multigrain crackers.... ick. the drink wasnt as bad as i thought it would be... it was a much smaller amount than i thought... so now i am waiting for the results which should be in by the end of the day... please keep your fingers crossed for me!

baby names we are keeping our baby name secret. I already wrote a while back that dh slipped up and said it in a conversation with his mother.. so i think she suspects... but we are just pretending that never happened...

pediatrician we havent started on this at all... Im hoping to get a few recommendations from dh's co-workers who live in the area.... but other than that im not really sure how to approach it...

aches and pains im getting a lot of soreness this week... i think the baby must be growing a lot... i havent had any sharp pains really though to speak of. I do get a really weird sensation ever so often that it really hard to describe... all i can think of is maybe its the baby rolling over? its really really weird feeling (though not unpleasant)

Ill be back to do updates by the end of the day...

[clzj]

So has anyone thought about their diapiering choice?

I am actually thinking about cloth diapering this time.

[sem426]

Back from a nice long weekend in Boston! It's so good to get away sometimes!
Today I have my u/s! Hopefully, the baby will be more cooperative than it was the last time!

Baby Names We're keeping it a secret until the birth.

Pediatrician We are going to an "open house" in August at the ped office we'd like to use. They have 10 dr's, so we can meet them all and decide on which one to use.

aches/pains Nothing much to report here thank goodness. I've been feeling pretty good overall! :)

Glucose test My Dr. hasn't mentioned when this will be. I'll have to ask at my next appt.

This weekend we're going to check out one more furniture store and then make a decision. We also need to start a registry probably soon.

Have a great day!

[albuquerque]

I never ever expected to be the big granola mommie....actually I won't be at all, because I'm not going to do the family bed or attachment parenting (or at least I plan not to, a friend who very vehemently said the same thing about the family bed later came back to me and told me "never say never")....but for some reason I'm very determined to do cloth diapering. To the extent that I've already spent nearly $400 on cloth diapers and cloth diapering accessories, on products from Mother of Eden, who makes fuzzibunz (www.fuzzibunz.com). I've had these shipped to my mom, and she will bring them to me when she comes mid-October. Ordinarily I'd follow the advice of all the CD mommies and try lots of different kinds of diapers, but I don't have the selection here in Greece that you guys have in the US, and I have lots of customs/shipping nightmares that prevent me from ordering from the US direct to me here, so I had to make some decisions ahead of time so that my mom could bring me the stuff. I ordered 16 small FB diapers, liners, all sorts of diaper bags, changing pads, cloth wipes, etc. My mom has them now and she says they're unbelieveably cute. The website says the size small should last from about 0-6 months, though a lot of people have trouble getting them to fit newborns. I guess I'll just use disposables until the FB smalls fit.

My reasons--it should be cheaper in the end (only $200 was for diapers, all the other stuff I can use with CDs or disposables--maybe some 2nd time moms can tell me what you might expect to spend in diapers over about 5 months?), spread out over hopefully 5-6 months, it's supposed to be better for baby (no chemicals, less diaper rash, etc), they're really sooooo much cuter than disposables, and (most importantly for me) I just can't get past the environment thing. I might be very naive about this, but I think they won't be a lot more hassle--it doesn't take me that long to throw an extra load of laundry every day if necessary, and that's far less hassle than going out to buy more disposables. Well, I guess you're going to the store all the time anyway, but I'm hoping that the hassle factor won't be a big issue.

[november2005mommies]

Updated to here!


**** The co-moderator job is still open if anyone is willing to give a hand****

[Natasha]

first time mom-- Yep, I found a thread that described exactly what I was feeling. "Kicked in the hoo ha" is the best description I can give. Sometimes the pain goes down into my left inner thigh, too. Days that I work (I work in retail on my feet all day), the pain is alot worse. It's bad at night too, especially if I move abruptly in my sleep. It has been, by far, the most difficult aspect of my pregnancy thus far. I go to the doctor next week, so I am going to check with him then to make sure its normal.

Pediatrician-- My doctor is a family practice doc, so he will be the babies ped. too. Ethan has a different ped. through his dads insurance.

Names--We aren't keeping the names or genders a secret. There is no way I could, I am the biggest blabber mouth ever...lol

We have our 3D/4D imaging appointment! July 19th! So, I will know what the baby is and what he/she looks like a week from today!

[Kristen78]

Pediatrician - I haven't thought about this yet. But yesterday I searched my insurance's website and there are 2 offices very close to my house that are in my plan. So maybe I will go with one of those. I will probably ask my OB for advice once the due date gets closer.

baby Names - We are keeping it a secret although my blabbermouth DH already told his sister the name we will probably use when seh asked him what names he liked. Men!

Diapering - I am planning on using disposables. I dont have the time or stomach for cleaning out cloth diapers. Althought my DH would love to use cloth, but he also doesnt want to change diapers, so he gets no say in it. But he will be changing diapers. he wants to use diapers made by this local company Seventh Generation. They make biodegradable diapers I guess. We might try those.

[Bliss]

I was still having that leaky/discharge feeling, so went to the doc to make sure that everything is OK, and they tested the "stuff" and thank godness its not amniotic fluid, so I am very relieved. I guess I am a lucky preggo who has like a river going on some days, its such a wonderful thing no one tells you about pregnancy :) They also took a quick u/s to check fluid levels, all was great and we got to see the little ones heart in full view, it was really amazing and all measurements looked great. So mommy is breathing in a sigh of relief today and promising myself that I am going to try and enjoy the second half of pregnancy and not make myself nuts :)

Preparing for Birth classes, has anyone registered for these yet? Looks like we have to go at the end of September or beginning of October, as any other class goes past my due date. We have 2 options, either 4 separate classes from 6-930 at night on Sunday, or an all day Sunday class. DH is thinking of the all day one, but I am wondering if this will be information overload.

I am working my way through baby bargians, also got the consumer reports book. Hopefully we will start registering soon. Its tough, as DH wants to be there at least the first time, and we really can only do it on Sunday as he works Saturday. At least it gives me time to make heads or tails of all the baby gear out there. I went to see my 2 friends who had babies in March, and they gave me some good recommendations on what to get. It was so amazing holding the babies, and thinking that I am going to have a little one of my own in 4 months!! :)

[rochacha]

Diapering:
I love to do cloth, but I know that time will be a major factor and I just don't think it will happen. So disposables are going to be my friend.

Ped:
I actually got a recommendation from a friend, and I think I will check him out. They love him, and they are new, first time parents, and very close friends...so hopefully I will like him as well.

Classes:
We too were thinking of going with the full day Saturday class. It will be overload, but The thought of having to spend 5 weeks going to class is not appealing at all.

Baby Names:
I wish we had some to share...

[first-time mom]

Bliss- I just want to say that I too have the wet vagina syndrome. I have to wear a pantiliner everyday and i seem to get one big gush the same time everyday.......(Sorry TMI),it is definatley not a fun symptom of pregnancy. I to had mine checked and it is not amniotic fluid. I have finally chalked it up to me being one of those people that is going to have the heavy discharge during my pregnancy.

Now if I can only not worry about the aching I would be all set......It seems there is always something. I have had some people scare me and tell me that labor feels like period aches which makes me think something is seriously wrong. But I have been aching since 16 wks so obviously it cant be labor or I would know by now..

Diapering-I to am going to use disposables. I work at a daycare with infant and toddlers and there was a child there that uses cloth and i gaged everytime i had to change him...I personally would spend the money.

Themes- I have done my little girls bedroom in light purple and I chose a snoopy comforter so I could use it with the second child.

My next appt. is for the glucose and it is Aug 9th

[sem426]

After my second u/s today we are pretty confident that it Baby S is indeed aGIRL!

The tech was able to see some female genitalia, so that's good enough for me! The baby was more cooperative also, we got the spine picture that the dr wanted this time.

Diapers Disposable!! There is no way I am cleaning cloth diapers!

[Sebski]

My job has decided to block the constantchatter website! I went in this morning and tried accessing the site... big ole firewall. :mad:

Classes I'm going to register this week for ours... we're doing the childbirth prep/lamaze w/ a hospital tour, the infant CPR class and I'm doing a bf class as well. :) I called today and they said it's not too early at all to register.

Sem congrats on your little baby girl!!!

Diapers disposable all the way for us. I give anyone who does cloth a lot of credit but I don't think I'm cut out for that.

Ok I'm off to bed! Will check in with everyone tomorrow night. :)

[abbytfox]

Hi Everyone! I was missing everyone at WC and finally got myself in gear to check in on you here. I am still over there as well, but felt like I could manage both threads. I know I am officially a December mom, but already had a history with you guys...hope it's okay if I stay. Please sign me up!

abbytfox
Me: Abby, 29
DH: Adam, 28
Married: 6/22/03
EDD: 12/7/05
Baby will be a surprise!

Tomorrow is BF's (Baby Fox) 19 weeks! Only one week from our level 2 u/s. I can not wait to see the little profile on the screen.

Weight I am having a serious weight issue. I read everyone's stories and yes, I know that all pregnancies are different, but I have gained 18 pounds!!! :confused: At my last weigh in, I felt that I might have gained 3-4 pounds and the scale said I had gained 9 pounds...in one month. Is that even possible? Granted...we had eaten sushi the night before (vegetarian, so no worries!) and all the soy definitely made me retain water, but 9 pounds!!?? I was shocked to say the least. The doctor isn't too concerned (yet) and told me to cut back on carbs because the baby needs protein, fat and calcium to grow and develop. I have always had to watch my weight, but this is one time when I shouldn't be stressed about it and I am. Contrary to what it may seem like, I am not pigging out on huge bowls of ice cream every night or eating massive amounts of pizza and pasta. I am so confused as to why this would have happened. Any ideas?

[Natasha]

Abby--I gained a ton (well, almost 40lbs) with my son, and my eating habits really didn't change that much. I think it just depends on your body, and what it does, you know?

Sem--YAY for a baby GIRL! Send some girls vibes my way, heehee...

discharge--Yep, I'm another heavy discharge mom to be. Ugh.

classes--We are officially signing up at the end of this month.

diapers--used disposable with my son, will probably use disposable with this one.

[Kristen78]

discharge - I have been getting some, but nothing major. I dont have to wear a panty liner or anything.

classes - Still deciding about this. I dont plan on trying for a natural birth so I wonder how important the classes really are. But I would like to go to something so my DH knows what to expect. I'm going to see what class my OB recommends at my next appointment.

[november2005mommies]

****ANNOUNCEMENT****

Please join me in welcoming ASIANBEAR07 as our new co-moderator!!!!!

So glad to have her here to help!!!

:D

[clzj]

Kristen-as a prior c-section mom the child birth prep class where they teach the method of breathing you don't really need. I did take one because that was how my hospital did things. I took a class that went over to care for the baby and such but you only got that if you took a child birth prep class.

If you don't mind me asking why you are not going to try for naturual the first time?

I am repeating the c-section this time around but that is due to the risk of complications.

[sem426]

asianbear Thanks for being our co-moderator!

child birth classes I am planning on signing up shortly for a birthing class as well as a child care class. I was thinking about going in August...is that too soon? My hospital also offers a CPR class that we might take as well.

abbytfox welcome to CC! I've been spending most of my time over here and not on WC much. Don't worry too much about your weight..if your dr isn't concerned then I'm sure it's ok!

Sebski No CC at work! :eek: Don't know how I would make it through the day!! :D

[Kristen78]

clzj - Opps, when I meant I was not trying for a natural birth, I meant drug-free. I fully intend to get an epidural as soon as they offer me one! Of course I plan to deliver vaginally. I dont want to get a c-section.

I guess I just wonder how much breathing techniques are used when you opt to get pain meds?

[albuquerque]

Thanks, asianbear, for co-moderating!

I've been wondering what to do about classes. They have them here, usually given by the midwife that works with your doctor. The problem is that the midwife who works with my doctor doesn't speak English, and my Greek isn't really good enough to make it worth going to her. A friend of a friend is married to a guy who doesn't speak Greek, and so they went to a midwife who *does* speak English, and I could try to go to her. But how much of the class is specific to the person giving the class? I mean, if you take it from your hospital or your midwife, they can tell you how they do things, and what to expect from your experience at that hospital or with that midwife. But if I go to this midwife (who speaks English), is she going to explain an experience that will be totally different from what I end up with with my doctor and my midwife? Or is it more general stuff that would be applicable no matter where you deliver and who is there to help you?

Welcome, Abby! Seriously, don't worry about the weight thing. Lots of people gain LOTS of weight, and 18 lbs at the halfway mark doesn't sound too crazy to me. I've probably gained close to that--it's hard for me to know exactly because they measure weight in kilos, here, and we didn't have a scale at the beginning, and I didn't go to the doctor until I was nearly 10 weeks. AND I know I was actually *losing* weight in the first trimester because I couldn't bear to eat, so whatever weight gain is on the official record doesn't measure the accurate amount from the lowest point to the highest, and doesn't accurately reflect the pretty high rate of gain I've had in the second trimester. Just try to eat healthy, and don't worry unless the doctor tells you to worry. I think generally it isn't a good thing to spend a lot of time hungry when you're pregnant. They say if you're hungry, your baby is hungry.

[Natasha]

Hey, more than happy to help. I probably visit this thread more than any other (other than my journal), so I figured I'd do my part!

[breakfasthill]

YAHOO!

I found everyone. Could you add me here!

Breakfasthill
Me: Beth, 30
DH: John, 41
Married: 9/21/02
DD: 5/17/04
EDD: 11/15/05
Baby will be a surprise!

Today I am 22 weeks. Baby has been rumbling around. Tomorrow I am going to an amusement park - I personally feel I should get a discount because I can't go on anything. I will be there to maybe go in the pool and take pictures of my neices, husband, and DD having fun!

[amypooh]

This sono was so different from the one with Kailey. We could see everything so clearly. Cameron was moving all around just being generally rowdy in there. Bladder, kidneys, heart ...check, check, check all perfect and clear as day. Leg bones measuring perfectly on target. Already weighing 1lb. I think this one is going to be bigger than Kailey. I need to check my notes from her sono. Then the all important money shot. And it was so funny, at the same time Rich and I both shouted, Its a boy!! No doubt about it, we're having a boy. We'll have the perfect set. :)

[Sebski]

Amy congrats on your son!!!!!! How exciting!!!

I'm pretty late in the game with doing this, but I rented a doppler yesterday and it arrived today. I've been feeling like this part of the pregnancy is kinda dragging and I got a little restless waiting to hear him until my next appt. ;) Anyhoo - just listened to my little boy's heart beat. *sigh* He's so precious. :) And, the little kicks/flutters I've been feeling since about 16w are definitely the baby... as soon as I caught his beat, he swam away and I had to go hunting him down. It was so nice to get confirmation from those swim away flutters - I knew it wasn't gas!!! :D I'm probably only going to keep the doppler for the month and then return it... but, it's definitely worth it since it sorta eliminated the 'dragging' feeling.

Not much else is up w/ me. I was supposed to go to the crib store w/ DH tonight but we both ended up working later than we planned... maybe tomorrow... definitely by the end of next week. ;)

Have a great night ladies - hope everyone's feeling well!!!

[Alanna]

For those of us here who were part of the TCC w/ charting thread over on the other site... some happy news! I was lurking on the March Mommies thread and the newest member over there is none other than Red_Canuck! Im so happy for her! Strongest sticky vibes to her!

[albuquerque]

Hurray for RED!! That's GREAT news! I'll have to hunt her down and tell her so in person!

Speaking of lurking in other months' threads, has anyone else done any lurking in the July mommas' thread? So exciting! I can't believe we'll all be in that stage ourselves in a few more months!

[LSUGirl]

OK OK after a couple week absence, I'm back. I gave in. Aren't you just so excited? lol

Can you add me?

LSUGirl
Me: Rikki, 29
DH: Paul, 35
Married: 9/01/02
DS: 8/27/03
EDD: 11/09/05
It's a Boy! Andrew (Drew) John

We have had a bit of excitement the last week. A week ago Saturday my son stepped on my stomach (accidentally, of course). Drew didn't move for two days after that. Plus I had some spotting and cramping. Add that in with some dizziness on Wednesday and last Friday they sent me to the hospital. Not what you want at 22 weeks. They did a fetal fibronectin test (preterm labor). It was negative, thank God. Everything looks fine. HB, Blood pressure all that stuff. Minor Minor contrax while I was in the hospital. So small only the monitor could pick them up. I have been put on restrictions. I am only allowed to lift my son (25 lbs) when I have too. Otherwise, he still needs to get in and out of the car and his crib.

We have a repeat u/s on Monday July 25 at 9:30

I'm not going to complain about a repeat u/s. It will be nice to get another look and confirmation that everything is fine :)

I am going to try and catch up with everyone now.

Amy, I've been talking to you in LJ, but again congrats on the boy!!

[clzj]

LSU-Glad everything is okay.

[LSUGirl]

You guys are super fast with the updates ;)

[november2005mommies]

Updated to here!

(you hit us just right for instant updating... LSUGirl :) )


WELCOME to LSUGirl, Breakfasthill and Abbytfox !!! So SO happy you have all joined up!! :)

We are up to 6 boys 6 girls and 5 surprises :) Let me know if anyone needs to be updated in that section...

Amypooh let me know if you want me to add a name to your gender announcement (looks like you might have decided on one?? :) )

[amypooh]

Yes definitely add a name for us ... I'm almost positive it will be Cameron Grant :)

[Natasha]

Well, we have decided for sure on names for a boy or girl. Girl: Kemberlyn Ruth Boy: Braeden Williamson

Welcome to the new arrivals! So exciting to see all the expectant moms!

[albuquerque]

Nice to see you again, LSUGirl, and whew, glad that everything's OK! That must have been a really scary couple of days! Your poor little boy, I bet he never, ever lives this down. Years from now your younger son will still be teasing him about sibling rivalry before he was even born!

[first-time mom]

LSUgirl- glad to hear everything's ok. I do have a question for you thought I noticed you said you had some cramping? I have been aching (lower pelvis area) since I have been pregnant is this the same thing as cramping? Anyone else out there been feeling this ache? Mine comes and goes during the day and some days it doesnt do it at all. I have some friends that are pregnant and they say they have been aching during there pregnancy too so I just wanted to see what everyone elses input is. To explain it a little more it feels like the ache I get about two weeks before my period. It worries me because so people say that aching could mean labor as well so it worries me everytime i feel it which seems to be everyday. I also have grown very fast my uterus is way past my belly button and it seems that whenever I notice the ache is constant I seem to grow. Just want to hear from ya all. :confused:

[Sebski]

LSU so glad to hear everything is ok - what a scare that must have been! Poor little Drew - hope he's back to moving all around for you. :)

Great news about Red joining the March mom's thread!!!!!!! :D What wonderful news!!!

I peek in the July thread as well.... along with all the other threads that have passed since I got my BFP :p. Started at the March thread and can't believe we're already up to lurking in the JULY thread! Just think - there's only 3 more threads to lurk in before it's OUR threads turn!!!!!!!!!!!! Unreal how fast time is flying!

Nothing new to report for me... I'm on the hunt for an evening dress for a black tie city wedding we have next weekend. It's clients of DH's (yawn) and I don't know anyone, nor can I drink (double yawn) so it should prove interesting. I find myself much more social/friendly around new people after a glass of merlot. ;) Anyhoo - I went to Pea in the Pod and struck out. I'm going to Nordstroms tomorrow - they have some dresses online that look ok. I shouldn't have left it till the last minute, but I was afraid I would 'pop' if I bought it too early and wanted to