March 2007 Mamas: Trimester Two!

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March 2007 Mommies
Wahoo! We've made it to Trimester TWO!

33 Babies are on their way, including Two sets of Twins!
Team Blue (it's a boy!): 7
dollface, happy1nuv, kindermom, ladybug0525, Mochi, Shimmerstar, whitlockan

Team Pink (It's a girl!): 12
Betsyboop, Brink x2, Buffy, Danalou, deelcie, goldengbridge, Kanga, ieducate, Nanner, MommyinPA, peewee9196

Team Green (It's a Surprise!): 11
Janey, marriedagoalie, Miaclear, lady1297, littlemia, MrsKinnison, Orion, Sherb, sneak, Tandis x2

We haven't yet heard from:3
lauren f s, llb0526, mmm0708

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

Please list your stats in RED in your first post.

CC Name:
Me: Name, age
DH: Name, age
Married: Date
TTC: Date
BFP: Date
EDD: Date
Gender Prediction:
Any other children:
Are you finding out the gender of this baby?


The threadmistresses are Lady1297, Janey, and Miaclear. Feel free to PM them if you have any questions/comments regarding the thread.


Our previous thread is here... March 2007 Mommies: First Trimester Fun!! (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21814)

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Mama Roster


Betsyboop
Me: Betsy, 28
DH: Dave, 30
Married: October 18, 2003
TTC: May, 2006 (but we mis-timed bding in the first month)
BFP: June 28, 2006
EDD: March 7, 2007
Gender Prediction: Boy
Actual Gender: Girl!
Any other children: none


Brink - TWINS!
Me: Tina - 36
DH: Dan - 37
Married: 6/26/04
TTC: 5 months
BFP: 7/11/06
EDD: 3/19/07
Gender Prediction - No clue but a boy would be nice
Actual Gender: Girls!
Any other? - DD - Aimee Jean 9/25/05


Buffy
Me: Erin, 31
DH: Mitch, 32
Married: 10/06/01
TTC: We weren't
BFP: July 2006
EDD: March 5, 2007
Gender Prediction: no clue!
Actual Gender: Girl!
Any other children: Addison Elizabeth 1-23-03, Riley Grace 4-25-05


danalou
Me: Dana, 28
DH: Matt, 31
Married: 08.21.2004
TTC: 01.2006
BFP: 06.30.2006
EDD: 03.09.2007
Gender Prediction: ??
Actual Gender: Girl!
Any other children: nope


deelcie
Me: Diana, 35
DH: Roberto, 45
Married: Oct. 12, 2002
EDD: March 26
Gender Prediction: Girl? But maybe just b/c I'm hoping for one....
Actual Gender: Girl!
Any other children: DS: Deacon, 2


dollface
Me: Stacy, 35
DH: Damon, 38
Married: 6.15.02
TTC: Feb. 06
BFP: 6.30.06
EDD: mid-march 2007
Gender Prediction: hoping for a girl
Actual Gender: Boy!
Any other children: n/a


goldengbridge
Me: Jen
DH: Miguel
Married:9/6/04
BFP:7/3/06
EDD:3/12/06
Other children: Andrew-8/28/04 23 months!! ^Jacob^ born sleeping on 4/3/06 at 18w 4d.
Gender Prediction: A healthy baby!!!
Actual Gender: Girl!


happy1nuv
Me: Rosa, 31
DH: Jeff, 32
Married: 9/21/02
TTC: never really prevented after ds...
BFP: 7/22/06
EDD: 3/31/07
Gender Prediction: I think it's a girl, but don't want to jinx it...
Actual Gender: Boy!
Any other children: DS, Dominic (nic) - 14 mos (bday 5/18/05)


ieducate
Me: Karen, 34
DH: Andrew, 35
Married: 8/1/2004
M/C: April 20, 2006
TTC: May, 2006
BFP: July 19, 2006
EDD: March 29, 2007
Gender Prediction: dh says girl, sister and mother say boy.
Actual Gender: Girl!


Janey
Me: Janey, 33
DH: B, 41
Married: 9/24/05
TTC: First Try
BFP: 6/15/06
EDD: 2/24/07 (with first pregnancy shift; 3/1/07)
Gender Prediction: Changed my mind; guessing Girl!
Actual Gender:
Any other children: nope


Kanga
Me: Liz
DH: Chad
Married: December 11, 2004
TTC: Uh, SURPRISE!
BFP: 07.01.06
EDD: 03.08.07
ADD: 3.8.07
Gender Prediction: Boy
Actual Gender: Girl!
Any other children: DD, Daytona Bailey - 10.25.05 and 3 kitties


kindermom
Me: Noel, 31
DH: Sean, 34
Married: May, 2004
TTC: June, 2006
BFP: July 12, 2006
EDD: March 9, 2007 (I say February 26, 2007)
Gender Prediction: Girl (but hoping for a boy kindof)
Actual Gender: Boy!
Any other children: Madelyn, turns 1 in August.


lady1297
Me: Rita, 28
DH: Joe, 29
Married: Friday, December 27, 2002
TTC: since January 2006
BFP: Tuesday, June 20, 2006
EDD: March 5, 2007
Gender Prediction: Boy, but hoping for Girl.
Actual Gender:
Any other children: Edward, 2 and a 3 year old labrador retriever, Sophie, and two 4 year old cats, Gizmo and Callie


ladybug0525
Me: Judie, 30
DH: Jason, 32
Married: 5.25.02
TTC: It was the first month for #2
BFP: 07.12.06
EDD: March 14th ish, first appt is August 3rd
Gender Prediction: Really want another boy if I had to pick, of course healthy is the first priority
Actual Gender: Boy!
Any other children: Jack, 14 months - Will be 22 months when #2 gets here


lauren f s
Me: Lauren, 24
DH: Kris, 26
Married: 10.21.05
TTC: June '06
BFP: 07/24/06
EDD: 04/05/07
Gender Prediction: ???
Actual Gender:
Any other children: DD, Ava, 2


littlemia
Me: 30
DH: 29
Married: 4/26/06
TTC: 6/06 after m/c late Apr./early May
BFP: 7/4/06
EDD: 3/14/06
Gender Prediction: Boy
Actual Gender:
Any other children: No, just Mia, our fiesty mini dachshund


llb0526
Me: 35
DH: 33
Married: May 2006
TTC: April 2006
BFP: 7/18/2006
EDD: 3/25/2007
Gender Prediction: None
Actual Gender:
Any other children: DD, 2 years old


MarriedaGoalie
Me: Tosha, 22
DH: Rob, 25
Married: May 20, 2005
TTC: June 28, 2006
BFP: July 23, 2006
EDD: April 2, 2007
Gender Prediction: *crossing fingers for a girl*
Actual Gender:
Any other children: Quentin, 9 (Stepson)


Miaclear
Me: Amy, 30
DH: Dirk, 31
Married: Sept 18, 2004
TTC: March 2006
BFP: July 10, 2006
EDD: March 20, 2006
Gender Prediction: I would take either right now.
Actual Gender:
Any other children: Just fur babies. Luca our cat and Jackson our dog.


mmm0708
Me: Melissa, 27
DH: Neil, 30
Married: 3/3/2004
TTC:
BFP: 7/16/06
EDD: 3/25/07
Gender Prediction: Boy
Actual Gender:
Any other children: Dillon Hunter


Mochi
Me: Michelle, 34
DH: H, 35
Married: 7/2001
TTC: 5/2006
BFP: 7/10/2006
EDD: 3/16/2007
Gender Prediction: hmm, I'm thinking... boy!
Actual Gender: Boy!
Any other children: DS, "K" 2 years old


MrsKinnison
Me: Hillary, 31
DH: Chris, 34
Married: November 27, 2004
TTC: December 24, 2005
BFP: July 5, 2006
EDD: March 13, 2007
Gender Prediction: I have no idea, but DH is convinced girl!
Actual Gender:
Any other children: 2 dogs, Maggie & Simon and 2 cats, Benjamin & Moses


MommyinPA
Me: Kristina, 31
DH: Chris, 34
Married: June 24, 2001
TTC: NOT trying, was on the Mini-Pill!
BFP: I don't remember!
EDD: March 19th
Gender Prediction: He says Boy; I say Girl
Actual Gender: Girl!
Any other children: SD DeAnna 1/94, Christopher 11/01, Cade 8/05


Nanner
Me: Dana, 36
DH: Scott, 34
Married: March 27, 2004
TTC: n/a
BFP: July 2, 2006
EDD: March 4, 2007
Gender Prediction: None yet
Actual Gender: Girl!
Any other children: Sam, 1 year old, bday June 23, 2005


Orion
Me: Jess, 28
DH: Justin, 28
TTC: Weren't, opps
BFP: July 15, 2006
EDD: March 11, 2007
Gender Prediction: Boy
Actual Gender:
Other Children: Sophie Madeline, 12/11/05


Pewee9196
Me: Elizabeth, 33
DH: David 31
Married: 9 Mar 01
TTC: June 06
BFP: Jul 15 06
EDD: 25 March 07
Gender Prediction: ?? Would love a boy first
Actual Gender: Girl!
Any other children: furbaby Seamus


Sherb
Me: Aimee, 27
DH: R, 32
Married: September 18, 2004
TTC: April 2006
BFP: July 4, 2006
EDD: March 14, 2007
Gender Prediction: None yet
Actual Gender:
Any other children: Sherbert, a very cute dog & Blossom, a very crazy cat


Shimmerstar
Me: Rachel, 26
DH: Neil, 27
Married: June 15, 2002
TTC: June 06
BFP: June 21, 06
EDD: March 3, 07
Gender Prediction: We dtd one day before I o'ed, so based on that I think boy, but really would like a girl.
Actual Gender: Boy!
Any other children: nope


Sneak
me: 26
DH: 33
married: 04/04/04
TTC: 01/01/06
BFP: 03/12/06
EDD (according to ovusoft): 03/24/07
gender prediction: dh is convinced it'll be a girl
Actual Gender:
Other Children: DD - Jenalyn 03/12/05


Tandis - TWINS!
Me: 30
DH: 31
Married: April 26, 2003
TTC: April 2004
BFP: 7/20/06 - but officially with the blood test on 7/24
EDD: March 29, 2007
Gender Prediction: One Boy and One Girl!
Actual Gender:
Any other children: this is our one and only


whitlockan
Me: Amber, (24)
Father: Jerry, (25)
Married:
TTC: May 2006
BFP: 7/18/2006
EDD: 3/23/2007
Gender Prediction: None (I would love a boy)
Actual Gender:
Dogs: Shadow 9 years; Jester 1 year 5 months



Always in our hearts: Cherry, StacieLady, Tipsy

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Due Dates

March

1 - Janey
2 -
3 - Shimmerstar
4 - Nanner
5 - Buffy, lady1297
6 -
7 - Betsyboop, danalou
8 - Kanga
9 - Nanner, kindermom
10 -
11 - Orion
12 - goldengbridge
13 - MrsKinnison
14 - Sherb, ladybug0525, Miaclear
15 -
16 - Mochi
17 -
18 -
19 - Brink. MommyinPA
20 -
21 - whitlockan
22 -
23 -
24 - sneak
25 - peewee9196, llb0526, mmm0708
26 - deelcie
27 - mmm0708
28 -
29 - Tandis, ieducate
30 -
31 - happy1nuv


April

2 - ieducate
3 - marriedagoalie
4 - lauren f s

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Upcoming Appointments


November

1 -
2 - Janey
3 -
4 -MommyinPA
5 -
6 - Marriedagoalie
7 -
8 -shimmerstar (US)
9 - kanga(Big US)
10 - Nanner (US & OB)
11 - lady1297
12 -
13 -
14 - whitlockan
15 -
16 - whitlockan (level II sono)
17 -
18 -
19 -
20 -kanga,
21 -
22 -shimmerstar
23 -
24 -
25 -
26 -
27 -
28 - Miaclear (glucose)
29 -
30 - goldengbridge


December

1 - Janey, Buffy
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -
9 -
10 -
11 -
12 - MarriedaGoalie, DollFace (glucose), Danalou - GTT
13 -
14 -
15 - ieducate - GTT
16 -
17 -
18 - MarriedaGoalie
19 - Whitlockan, Betseyboop - GTT, u/s
20 -
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Brink - Twins!
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/Brink_06/Newbabies/ultrasound9-6.jpg

Goldengbridge
20 weeks
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/prugh12/kellyclothes021.jpg

ieducate
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n311/ieducate/Peanut/20-weekultrasoundresized.jpg

Janey - 11 weeks 2 days
http://static.flickr.com/73/210359755_39302251bc.jpg?v=0

18 weeks, 1 day:
http://static.flickr.com/103/252578307_280e19b0d3.jpg?v=0

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Kanga:9 weeks, 5 days
http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Liz_Adams/th_newbabyultrasound.jpg

Lady1297:11 weeks 0 days
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/lady1297/sonagram2.jpg

Littlemia:

http://static.flickr.com/113/288742746_c3210f3ef4_m.jpg http://static.flickr.com/114/288742750_8d3faaca1c_m.jpg

Marriedagoalie: 9 weeks
http://static.flickr.com/97/227654395_574cbafc43.jpg?v=0

Mochi:
http://static.flickr.com/84/229740862_1b965f01d7_o.jpg

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Miaclear
http://static.flickr.com/89/225695425_e704a269f3_m.jpg

MrsKinnison
http://static.flickr.com/102/268685213_8ca9fd1577.jpg?v=0

Orion - 11w
http://static.flickr.com/89/235223224_42f7f8b299.jpg?v=0

Pewee9196
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/pewee9196/Untitled-Scanned-01.jpg

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Shimmerstar:
http://static.flickr.com/95/280953865_9fb7621339_m.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/88/280953863_735e678eb5_m.jpg

Tandis:
Baby A:
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m21/tandis1/BabyA8weeks.jpg

Baby B:
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m21/tandis1/BabyB8weeks.jpg

Whitlockan
19weeks 6 days
http://static.flickr.com/116/285034637_73b71707e2.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/120/299042225_335e25c77a.jpg?v=0

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Betsyboop
5 weeks & 16 weeks
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g56/bugs1234_2006/47b6d701b3127cce8d5d189a37660000003.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g56/bugs1234_2006/47b6d701b3127cce8d5d18b0374c0000003.jpg

Dollface - Flickr Belly Shot Set (http://flickr.com/photos/superdoll/sets/72157594311837312/)
16 weeks & 19 weeks
http://static.flickr.com/90/260106138_882a3bc3ff.jpg?v=0 http://static.flickr.com/113/273508929_0dae4fa953_m.jpg


Janey
http://static.flickr.com/114/306842328_0f8b6730ed.jpg?v=0

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littlemia - 5w0d & 21w2d
http://static.flickr.com/106/293904911_90296013ca_m.jpg http://static.flickr.com/121/293904908_fd401f6b7f_m.jpg


Marriedagoalie - Flickr Belly Shots Set (http://www.flickr.com/photos/78748634@N00/sets/72157594229718826/)
http://static.flickr.com/102/283100637_3a611a637e.jpg?v=0 http://static.flickr.com/106/296952704_fada29841a.jpg?v=0

Mochi
20 weeks
http://static.flickr.com/110/281534419_34c4758335_o.jpg

mommyinpa
http://static.flickr.com/85/279356454_f2625d577f.jpg?v=0

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MrsKinnison

8 weeks 5 days
http://static.flickr.com/97/279207207_e6b55c6b86_m.jpg

20 weeks
http://static.flickr.com/99/279207216_a7092af5a9_m.jpg


shimmerstar
http://static.flickr.com/80/280945522_de1940b1ea.jpg?v=0


Tandis - Flickr Belly Shot Set (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tandis1/sets/72157594379882071/) - 18w & 21w
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m21/tandis1/IM000778.jpg http://static.flickr.com/115/299372944_aace3b6e14.jpg?v=0

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Whitlockan

18 weeks 5 days
http://static.flickr.com/103/280195320_7b3b50c348.jpg?v=0

20 weeks 6 days
http://static.flickr.com/108/293029707_d75eb69845.jpg?v=0

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

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

Miscellaneous Informative Sites:
Baby Names (www.babynames.com) * Safe Fetus (Tells you which drugs you can take during pregnancy) (http://www.safefetus.com/)

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

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

Baby Shopping Sites:
Baby Age (www.babyage.com) * Baby Ant (http://www.babyant.com) * Baby Bazaar (http://www.babybazaar.com/) * BabyBox (http://www.babybox.com/) * Baby Center's Store (http://www.store.babycenter.com/) * Baby Depot (http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/IWCatSectionView.process?Section_Id=1395&lc=ln) * Baby Dilly (http://www.babydilly.com/) * Baby Dreams (http://www.babydreams.com/) * Babies R Us (www.babiesrus.com) * Baby Style (http://www.babystyle.com/) * Baby Universe (http://www.babyuniverse.com/) * Carousel Designs (http://www.carouseldesigns.com/) * Dimples & Dandelions (http://www.dimplesanddandelions.com/index.asp) * Dreamtime Baby (http://www.dreamtimebaby.com/) * Elegant Baby (http://www.elegantbabygifts.com/) * Fisher Price (http://www.fisher-price.com/us/default.asp) * Gap (http://www.gap.com/) * Graco (http://www.gracobaby.com/default.aspx) * Gymboree (www.gymboree.com) * In The Treetop (http://www.inthetreetop.com/default.aspx) * JCPenney (www.jcpenney.com) * Land of Nod (http://www.landofnod.com/) * Little Show Offs (http://www.littleshowoffs.com/) * Net Kids Wear (http://www.netkidswear.com/) * Nursery Depot (http://www.nurserydepot.com/) * Old Navy (www.oldnavy.com) * One of a Kind (http://www.oneofakindkid.com/) * One Step Ahead (http://www.onestepahead.com) * Pokkadots (http://www.pokkadots.com/index.cfm) * Pottery Barn Kids (http://www.potterybarnkids.com/) * Signature Baby (http://www.signaturebaby.com/) * Target Baby (http://www.target.com) * The Baby Marketplace (http://www.thebabymarketplace.com/) * The Children's Place (http://www.childrensplace.com/) * Tutti Bella (http://www.tuttibella.com/) * Wendy Bellissimo (http://www.wendybellissimo.com/home/index.php) * Overview Baby Skin Products (http://www.cosmeticscop.com/learn/article.asp?PAGETYPE=ART&REFER=SKIN&ID=14)

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

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

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

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

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

Cord Blood/Stem Cell Info.
Secureacell (www.secureacell.com) * Viacord (www.viacord.com) * Cord Blood (www.cordblood.com) * Cryobank (www.cryobank.com) * Life Bank USA (www.lifebankusa.com) * Corcell (www.corcell.com) * Cryo-Cell (www.cryo-cell.com)

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

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

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

[March2007Mommies]

Saved just for Grins. :)

[March2007Mommies]

Welcome, Mamas!
Please take a moment to look over your information in the first few posts to make sure it is correct. When checking in with the new thread, please check in with this new information (if you'd like to!):

1) Update your Gender Predictions! It'll be fun to see if women's intuition holds true.
2) Let us know what Team you'd like to be a member of.

Team Blue = Having a boy
Team Pink = Having a girl
Team Green = Having a surprise
Team Yellow = Don't know the gender yet.

[shimmerstar]

Yay! Second trimester! :)

I don't know if I posted before, but I really like my snoogle pillow. It's helping me sleep better, although it hasn't stopped the psychotic dreams!

[goldengbridge]

Alright, I'm trying to resize my u/s.

I'm not on the due date list on the front page. I also have appts on 9/29 and 10/9 for a fetal echo! Thanks!

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/prugh12/baby002.jpg

[March2007Mommies]

Updated to here!

There must be a couple of people who aren't listed in the due dates section. I count 20 people who have due dates, and there are 27 mamas on the roster (weird). I could theoretically figure out who isn't there, but if you all could check info on the first page and make sure it's correct, that'd be great!

[Brink]

Thanks for starting the new thread. Glad we are all heading out of the 1st trimester. We can leave most of the tired/sick/worried behind us! I know I have been feeling better the last few days. I still have moments, but at least it isn't all day long anymore.

Not much going on. I need to get my 20wk scheduled soon. I think the perinatal that I have to go to is really busy and hard to get appointments with. Other than that, my DD's 1st birthday is coming up in a few more weeks, so we have that party planning to do.

Take care everyone.

[whitlockan]

Also some of my stuff is missing..........

Due Date: 3/25/2007

8 week u/s (baby measures 9 weeks)
http://static.flickr.com/59/230884913_d2d8405e35_m.jpg


10 week belly shot (baby is 11)
http://static.flickr.com/79/230887346_815bd29471_m.jpg * I promise not to do it as soon as I get out of the shower so you wont see the sweat marks on the mirror next time ;)*

**Oh man I'm looking at my belly shot and man I'm really growing fast early on, I really wish I would have taken one around 4 and 8 weeks**

[danalou]

I can't believe that the past 13 weeks have flown by!! One nice thing is that the MS if finally gone, but the tight clothes are getting to me. :mad:

I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend and as always be safe!! I will check back in once I get back from our cruise. Keep your fingers crossed that we have nice weather in The Caribbean!!

One last thing -> my next appointment is Monday September 11, 2006 and we should be able to hear the heartbeat!! :D :D :D

[MrsKinnison]

Thank you for the new thread & congratulations to all of us on the second trimester!!!

danalou~ Have a great time on your cruise!! A few years ago we took a cruise when a hurricane hit (Hugo I think) and the ship just went around it. We missed Grand Caymen, but stopped somewhere else in Mexico. If they weren't updating us on the hurricane I honestly would have had no idea it was going on. We had beautiful weather and the seas were fine. Have a fantastic time!!!

My next apt is October 2. Also, under my stats can you change my due date to the 13? Thanks so much!!!

[betsyboop]

I have a gender prediction for my baby- I think it's going to be a boy. I've been having dreams all along that it's a boy and the pictures of the face from the 12w ultrasound just kind of look boyish to me for some reason. I don't know if I'm just imagining it because I want a baby girl SO badly and maybe my mind is getting me ready for he possibility that it could be a boy or if there's actually something to it though.

I've got to get DH to download the belly pictures from the camera onto our computer so I can post them here. I have one from every week starting with week 5:p

Have a great long weekend everyone!!

[March2007Mommies]

Updated to here!

[Brink]

I can honestly say there is NO WAY I am posting a belly shot for a long time. All of you guys have these cute tummy's with this little bump. I'm not an overweight person, but my tummy is huge! I look like I'm 6 months pg. I don't know if it because it's a second pg or just the way I'm made, but I would be embarrased by how huge I am. Am I the only one?????

[Janey]

Brink - I look like I've swallowed a freaking balloon! No kidding. So no - you are not alone at all! I started the pregnancy 30 lbs. higher than my goal weight. I am also short, and short-waisted with narrow hips -- no place for the uterus to go but OUT. Just yesterday I was walking downtown and noticed how freaking HUGE my belly was getting. I've really popped this week. I've also gained 3 lbs in 2 days. :eek: I sincerely hope that's a fluke of the scale.

I'm going to wait until after this weekend to post a shot cause I have a progression of weeks 6/9/12 that I'm doing. I'll add week 15 to that and post it. Maybe after that you'll feel better about posting your shots. :)

[lady1297]

oh, brink....i'm wanting to post pics,because "I HAVE PREGGO BELLY, NOT FAT BELLY!" but i'm way toooo embarrased that it looks like fat belly....

gender prediction: Boy...why? Because I'd like a girl so much that I can't set myself up for disappointment. God help me...I'll adore having another little boy, I love boys to death...but I'd love some pink in my life.

[Tandis]

My gender prediction is that we're having a boy and a girl, based upon the h/b and "mother's intuition" :D However, we're firmly on Team green until they are born.

Brink - Thanks for thinking I only have a little bump :D Honestly, people can already tell that I'm pregnant, so I think you should post your tummy. It can't be any bigger than mine ;)


Can I just say how envious I am of those of you who are actually *in* the second trimester now? I still have another two-three weeks of this before I can start feeling better/less worried. Of course that didn't stop me from telling everyone at work today :o

I discovered last night that I'm done pushing grocery carts for at least the next 30 weeks. Mom and I went shopping, and usually she pushes my cart for me. Well, last night neither of us were thinking, and she had shopping to do herself, so I just grabbed a cart. By the time I hit the checkout I could barely walk from pushing a full cart! I'm thinking round ligament pain has found me already. Wow, was it ever painful. Today's a little better, but I think it's time to invest in a pair of flats that aren't tennis shoes or sandals. Don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to do high heels (which, dummy me, not thinking, I wore grocery shopping last night! Yeah, and I wonder why I hurt :rolleyes: )

[MarriedaGoalie]

Threadmistress: Please ad me to Team Green (It's a Surprise!).

Upcoming appointment: September 14

Please change my due date from April 2nd to April 3rd (that's what my doctor gave me - eventhough my ultrasound said March 27th).

Here are my belly shots:

6 weeks:

http://static.flickr.com/91/210432111_bf6759fd71.jpg?v=0

8 weeks:

http://static.flickr.com/90/221459678_54b5ab1e1a.jpg?v=0

Ultrasound Pic @ 9 weeks:

http://static.flickr.com/97/227654395_574cbafc43.jpg?v=0

Thanks for all the updates!!! :)

[March2007Mommies]

Updated to here!

Thanks for updating your predictions & teams - this will be fun. :)

[shimmerstar]

Tomorrow I will be in the second tri!

I had a dr appt today and it took 20 minutes, two nurses, and two different dopplers to find the heartbeat. I was near panic. They weren't looking in the right spot, even though I told them where they found it last time, and it was the same area. Oh well. It was 148. :)

I have another appt. scheduled for Sept. 29. I will get the triple screen blood test then.

Also, I *may* have felt the baby move. After I left the dr, I felt something weird in the spot where they heard the heart.

[happy1nuv]

I can't believe we're on our second thread already...

I will be 10 weeks tomorrow, and I am sooo ready to kiss this queasy m/s bullsh1t goodbye!! (I'm so psyched up about it that I'm going to be really upset when I wake up tomorrow feeling the same... ;)

Have a great holiday weekend!!!
:)

[lady1297]

Shimmerstar- I'll be in the second tri with you tomorrow too!! Well, if you go by ultrasound date...

I went looking around Motherhood Maternity today with my son and that was disasterous. Needless to say, I have to go back to really look. I have no idea what I was thinking taking him in there with me. He kept trying to steal the bras and redistribute the pantyhose. Ugh. 2 years and shopping stinks....but it makes a good reason to dump him with daddy one day and go shopping with my mom!

[dollface]

I cannot believe how much I have popped this week! Seriously, over the last 4 days I have noticed a huge difference. Luckily, I have worked all week and been in scrubs so I haven't tried any of my jeans on - that will be scary! We are going to Miami next week and none of my swimsuits fit me anymore (the boobs) so I have to buy a new one this weekend.

[MrsKinnison]

I forgot...Please add me to Team Green!!

[pewee9196]

Good Morning Ladies!
What a great new thread!

Ultrasound picture- 10 wks 4 days
http://render2.snapfish.com/render2/is=Yup6Jeo%7C%3Dup6%3DzqH%3AxxqUD7qRUrKxzX7BHpUUKx gXPPG%3F87KR6xqpxQQJexQeaxGoPxv8uOc5xQQQPaJnQJQnnl qpfVtB%3F*KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6gXPPG%7CRup6aQQ%7C/of=50,261,442

ARG. Snapfish is not working and I really don't like flickr off to find a new site! I have pictures on so many sites it is so frustrating that they keep switching. I guess that screams of how unorganized my photos are on my own computer!

Oh my photobucket takes FOREVER but here it goes
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/pewee9196/Untitled-Scanned-01.jpg

Please change my age to 33!

[March2007Mommies]

Updated to Here!

[miaclear]

Not much new to report here but I am so constipated!!!! Anyone have any magic tricks for that ? I got my city magazine this morning and they always do writeups on local Drs. There are a couple pedicatricians in there I'm going to check out. I like the one cause they have a seperate waiting room for the sick :D

[Kanga]

My official due date is March 8, so you can take off march 3. My gender prediction is boy and my next appt is Sept. 25

shimmerstart - That probably was the baby that you felt:D

Absolutely LOVING all the u/s pics and belly shots. And *sigh* I too am super jealous of all the cute baby bellies. I think I may be brave enough to post mine later on.

I have a gender prediction for my baby- I think it's going to be a boy. I've been having dreams all along that it's a boy and the pictures of the face from the 12w ultrasound just kind of look boyish to me for some reason. I don't know if I'm just imagining it because I want a baby girl SO badly and maybe my mind is getting me ready for he possibility that it could be a boy or if there's actually something to it though.


Don't give up hope yet! I really wanted a girl for my first. The first dream I had I was getting ready to leave the hospital and it was a boy with LOTS of hair. (I had another dream later on and it was a girl, but that was after we already knew) Obviously I had a girl, and she did have a little hair, but not like the boy had in my dream. This time i had a dream it was a girl, and I'm hoping for boy. We'll see if the dream is wrong this time as well.

I've felt the baby kick about 3 seperate times now, the first time being about a week ago. I never have felt the fluttering/fish bubble type movements everybody's been talking about this pregnancy or next. I think that's why it took so long for me to feel the baby move last time because I kept waiting for a fluttering, and only got thumps. Dh really wants to feel him move, but obviously it's too early now.

Dh got a 2nd job so now he's working even more hours than he was before:cool: I feel bad that he has 2 jobs and I don't have any but his income earnign and potential is so much greater than mine it doesn't make sense for me to work and he's the one who screwed up the checking accounts so in all fairness he should be the one to fix them. I have told him though that I do not want him working 2 jobs when #2 comes. I think I'll go insane.

[ieducate]

Sorry I have been so out of touch lately. I started back at work last Monday and this Tuesday is when the students come in for the first day. AGH. Anyway, I am going to be joining team green. I am feeling pretty awful today...very nauseous and VERY dizzy. Did anyone else feel dizzy? I felt this early on in the pg., but then it went away. Today I am awful. Finding it hard to see straight. It is very frustrating. I lose my balance when I am walking and I feel dizzy even when sitting down. I hope that it goes away very soon, as I have to stand in front of the classroom on Tuesday. :( Anyway, my next appt. is September 25th. Not sure what they will be doing at this appt., but I will be at 13 1/2 weeks and can't wait for this 1st trimester to be over. WAY over. I hope everyone is doing well. I will try and post more often, but once school starts it might be difficult. :(

[miaclear]

ieducate...I don't want to cause alarm where there may be no alarm needed but I had rememberd reading about dizzyness and vision problems in a couple of my books. I went back and reread it and I'd recomend calling your Dr. For dizzyness and faintness it said to call the same day. For vision problems it said to call immediately. Being a Saturday puts a damper on getting ahold of your Dr but I'm sure they have a triage nurse set up at your Dr's office. Or I know most health insurance companies offer a 24 hour nurse line who will answer any questions and recomend either visiting the ER or something else.
Again....I'm sorry to cause alarm but I had just read this the other night. I hope everything is ok!!!!


Edited to add I read more in my book and although a dizzy spell can happen (from standing up to fast, being overheated, etc) it seems your dizzy constantly? That would concern me more.

[MarriedaGoalie]

Thanks for updating, threadmistress!

I am surprised at how many we have on Team Green, honestly!!! I am trying to pull out of Team Green, but my husband won't let me. haha

I think I felt the baby move a few weeks ago (I know that's early, but I either really did feel him/her move or I was dreaming it). It was just a flutter feeling, like I was really nervous. It was an awesome feeling, though! :)

[MrsKinnison]

Miaclear, I have a bowl of Raisin Bran every morning, and usually at least one piece of fruit (sometimes more as I love fruit right now!!) and I have stayed pretty regular. Any of the high fiber cereals should work.

[happy1nuv]

miaclear ~ I keep a good supply of 100% juice in the house, and drink that (apple or grape) whenever I feel the need. It isn't instant, but within a day or so it goes away...


:)

[shimmerstar]

My mom and I went shopping today. I found some cute tops at Kmart and then she bought us a pack n' play and two baby gates. When we got home, my brother and FSIL had a gift for us too- KSU wildcat bib, hat, and socks. Too cute! I found the car seat/stroller that I like, but I have to wait and see if it's a girl, because I really like the pink one.

We also let the names slip out at a tailgate yesterday, but everyone really liked them.

My mom bought a little dress with a jean skirt today "just in case it's a girl". Pretty much guaranteeing it won't be, but we can give it to my cousin if it's a boy.

[MarriedaGoalie]

I just thought I would share my 10 week belly shot. Here it is:

http://static.flickr.com/84/234558729_35af263bff.jpg?v=0

Compared to 8 weeks:

http://static.flickr.com/90/221459678_54b5ab1e1a.jpg?v=0

[lady1297]

HI all! Read up to now, and will post more tomorrow sometime. Hope everyone had a nice weekend!! Just wanted you to know I was thinking about all of us this weekend a lot! :)

[goldengbridge]

Hi Girls-

Getting ready to leave for Philly. Surgery is tomorrow morning. Please keep my little guy in your prayers tomorrow!!! I'll try to update when I can! Thanks!!

Jen

[mmm0708]

My due date is 3/25/07 now, not 3/23/07. And my son's name is Dillon (it is spelled wrong, no big deal though).


Team yellow for me. My u/s is scheduled for October 31st. We are hoping to find out the sex then. :)

[March2007Mommies]

Updated to Here!

[betsyboop]

I can't believe I'll officially be in the 2nd trimester tomorrow- the time has really flown by!

My boobs and the area below my belly button have gotten SO much bigger over the last week or 2. I wish my belly would even out or something- it just looks like I have a major pot belly. Very strange.

My parents had a party over the weekend with my mom's side of the family and it turns out that my mom's younger sister and her husband are adpoting a baby girl from China sometime this fall. She's about 49 and he's in his early 50's and they already have 6 kids, so it's pretty random. It seems SO odd that I'll be having a baby at around the same time as them.

Is anyone else going on a last-trip-before-baby? DH and I usually like to go on more adventurous/off the beaten track kind of vacations and we were actually planning a trip on the trans-siberian railroad (Beijing to Moscow)when we found out I was pregnant. That would be a bit too strenuous for me at this point, so we just booked the first week in Nov for a trip to Spain instead. We'll be spending a day or 2 in Madrid and then the rest of the time in Andalucia in southern Spain. I'm excitied! My parents also booked a last-family-trip-before-baby including us, them, and my sister and her boyfriend. We'll be going up to Mt Tremblant in Quebec for 5 days at the beginning of Oct for some leaf peaping, golfing, spa-ing, etc. It should be nice and relaxing:)

[Janey]

goldengbridge - I'll be thinking about your son & family!

Re: Babymoon - We have a couple of trips planned. This coming weekend we are going up to the San Juan Islands for 5 days. B needs a vacation really badly, and I need some Quality Time with my husband. It's been crunch-time at work for the last 4 weeks (he is an Architect and project manager on a $34M high school that they just sent the bid set out for) and desperately needs some time off to de-scramble his brains.

In late October, we're taking 9 days and going to Arizona. This trip will be split between northern arizona and the Grand Canyon, and Southern AZ and his dad & step-mom's house. We hardly ever see them, and think they'll enjoy seeing me pregnant. I hope the baby wiggles around so they can feel it while we're down there. :)

Betsy - Spain & Quebec both sound wonderful! I hope you'll give us a link to your photos when you're back. :)


Since I hit 15 weeks, I decided to post my belly shot. I stuck it on the belly shots page, but put it here too so that others with less-than-perfect bodies won't feel so bad about posting. ;) With clothes on, I just look fat(ter). I'll be glad in another few weeks for fall temperatures to be here so I can wear more maternity-looking shirts and actually look pregnant!
http://static.flickr.com/86/234971104_d5bf0ddb9b.jpg?v=0

[junkinmytrunk]

Hi March 07 Mommies! I was a March 06 Mommy and am so excited for you all. Congrats and enjoy this time - it's amazing. I *loved* being pregnant, morning sickness, insomnia and leg cramps included - it's the best.

All the best to this group - our group in 06 was amazing and such a source of support.

Best,

-Junk!!

(ps - right on DOLLFACE!!)

[Brink]

GoldenGate - I am thinking of you and your family today. I hope everything goes perfect with your son's surgery. Please post and let us know everthing is ok.

Babymoon - we haven't talked about one. This is our second, so I doubt we will really do anything. Before our first, we went to England and Alaska. It was great to get away when it was just the two of us.

MrsHill - thanks for sharing your bellyshots. Thanks everyone else for the support on the "not so perfect" bodies. Someday I'll actually snap a photo of this belly - I just still can't bring myself to do it. Somehow, I feel like I have to hide it until I'm 6 months. Then I'll feel like I can proudly show it off (silly, I know).

Chest Pain - anyone else having chest pain? When I lay down at night, it hurts so bad. I remember this from last time, but it was a lot further along in my pg. It's not heartburn (I've had enough of that to know the difference). This feels like a 50lb weight sitting in the middle of my chest. If I sit up in bed, it takes about 15 minutes for it to go away. When I lay back down, it comes back. I think everything is starting to push it's way up, but it just seems way to soon for all that to be happening.

[miaclear]

A trip would be awesome!!!! But we went to Hawaii in March so we're not doing anything big. We have a big trip planned to MN in November for Thanksgiving. Other than that maybe a weekend in San Antonio or something.

[dollface]

goldenbridge - will be thinking of you and your family!

junk - how are you?? I have been thinking about you and bummed I didn't get to see you before your move. I hope all is well :)

Babymoon - we are going to Miami towards the end of this week, I am going to Mexico (girls trip) at the end of this month and then we will take a trip in December. We would like to go international before the baby comes but the most we can get away for is 5 days which makes it difficult.

[Tandis]

Babymoon - I would love to, but we only take one vacation a year in which we actually leave the house, at it's in April to celebrate our anniversary. So we're planning a Post-Babymoon sometime around May/early June and taking the twinners with us. Should be lots of fun ;)

Goldenbridge - Good luck with the surgery tomorrow, and I'll be keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

MrsHill - I think you look fantastic. It's really hard to post pictures of our bellies when we're so used to keeping them hidden since they're not "rock hard" ;)

MarriedaGoalie - Such a cute little belly you have! Definitely starting to look pregnant :D

**************************

Had my regular OB appt. today. I've had some issues with my Dr. in the past when he essentially mocked me for seeing an acupuncturist and massage therapist, but for the most part I don't have a problem with him.

So I've been getting a lot of flack from family members (except DH, who knows better), about this book that I read concerning twin pregnancies by Dr. Barbara Luke. She says that I should be gaining a 1 to 1 1/4 pounds a week, and by 10 weeks I should have gained 10-13 pounds. With twins it's important that the majority of weight is gained before 28 weeks since after that point you can't consume enough to sustain the two babies. Plus it helps with the birth weight of the babies, and prolonging the pregnancy to avoid preterm labor.

Anyway, I'm now at 7 pounds gained total - up four from two weeks ago when I last saw my Dr. He starts giving me grief about gaining too much weight and how I need to slow down - totally ignoring the fact that I've only gained seven pounds since the beginning of July!

And then the clincher - he asked if I was going to BF, and after I said yes, he starts getting all negative about how difficult it was going to be for me, both physically and emotionally, and I might want to reconsider that and go for formula. Um, no! I told him that it was really important for me that I BF, and I was going to at least give it a shot.

So needless to say, I was a little pissed leaving my OB appt. today. And it didn't help that he spent maybe a total of a minute and half trying to find the babies h/b on the doppler before he gave up and declared them too small to hear yet.

I don't know. Maybe I'm just too used to seeing specialists who actually support me and the decisions that I make, it just seems like my OB shouldn't be forcing his ideas upon me. I can only imagine what the birth is going to be like if we end up being able to go vaginally.

[Brink]

Tandis - your doc sounds kinda like a jerk. Do you have to stay with him? I would switch docs to someone that is supportive and that you respect. Delivery is one time that you don't want someone around that is sure to annoy you.

I just made my appointment for my 20 wk. It is October 25th. I can't wait for that one as we will find out if it is a boy or a girl!

[shimmerstar]

Tandis, I'm sorry about your appt. My nurses searched forever to find the heartbeat. That really stinks that he gave up so soon.

Mrs. Hill, thanks for the pics!

Goldengate- Thinking of you and your family today.

[miaclear]

Tandis...sorry you had a crappy appt today. I don't think 7 pounds is much at all. I had a friend gain 30 in her first trimester! Now that is A LOT!



I signed up with my insurance maternity program. I'm on a HRA so I have a health fund (which is basically free money to go towards health costs). I get $1000 a year to spend that my company funds, I have about $200 left. After I go through that amount I pay my deductible and then I have coinsurance. Anyhow...by signing up with the program they send me a bunch of stuff and asign me my personal nurse there who tracks me and calls me. I get $100 in my account for signing up and when I have the baby I get another $200. That's free money baby! Maybe enough to cover the circumsision if we have a boy :D

[Janey]

MrsHill - I think you look fantastic. It's really hard to post pictures of our bellies when we're so used to keeping them hidden since they're not "rock hard" ;)
Hah - not only that, but I used to weigh 246 lbs, and so I'm all stretch-marked from that. And then I lost 100 lbs, and had a tummy tuck in which they took out my belly-button and put it back in, so I'm scarred from that (you can kind of see the scar in my 9w photo). So my belly is sooooo not attractive. But whatever.

Your doctor sounds horrible. I'd look into changing if I were you. Too many "strikes" against him! :/

[lady1297]

Tandis

How rude of your doctor. Of course, my doctor and I are butting heads too right now so I understand a bit. Anyway, breastfeeding is what I wanted to mention to you. It is a hard thing to do with even a singleton, but I can't imagine it wouldn't work for twins. So you just keep it in your head that you are doing it and go for it. I do want to suggest that you hook up NOW with either the LaLecheLeague and/or a lactation consultant that has the initials IBCLC after her name. They are more highly trained than the hospital nurses, TRUST me, although some may be hospital nurses. You never know. I would talk to them now, find out what you may need to do ahead of time (ie have a pump, or supplemental feeder or whatever) and make sure that you talk to twin moms who have breastfeed. Maybe mothering.com would have some that can support you if things get rough. And file this away in your memory...the first six weeks of nursing is very time consuming and almost 'hard' but fixing bottles isn't fun either-especially times 2...and for that reason, if I were you (don't you love that saying?!) I'd breastfeed twins over bottle feeding them. The nipple is always clean, the 'formula' already made and the right temp, and there is no clean up!!

[Orion]

Hi Ladies:

Haven't posted in a while but I am busy with my DD and looking for a job. How much does that suck being 13 weeks pregnant with an 8 1/2 month old baby and looking for a job. But here in Canada if you work 600 hours the government will pay 55% of your paycheck to you for a full year to go on mat leave and I just can't give that up. I'm still on mat leave with DD but since we have since moved since having her, I can't return to my old job and am stuck looking for a new one. It really sucks because I am applying for all these great jobs but I know that I won't be staying long (which I am fine with because I want to be a SAHM) and I don't look forward to telling the people that hire me that I will only be with them until March. Oh well, you have to do what you have to do.

Threadmistress: Can you please change my DD's age. I guess it would just be easier to put in her birthdate of December 11, 2005. Also, my EDD is currently March 13 but that is not the official date yet. Hoping to find out my official due date at my next appoinment. Also, my gender prediction is boy since this pregnancy is completely opposite from DD's!

To the Repeat Offenders who are BFing: Just wondering how your supply is? The reason that I am asking is because I have completely lost mine. I have been exclusivly breast feeding since day one and when I got pregnant Sophie started rejecting the breast and my supply just plummeted. I had to supplement with formula (tried pumping but to no avail...couldn't even get an ounce!) and now I have to formula feed full time. I'm a bit disappointed because I really wanted to bf for as long as I could but feel a bit better knowing the Sophie led the weaning process and wasn't forced. But I am just curious as to how you other RO's are doing with it.

[March2007Mommies]

Updated to here!

[lady1297]

Orion: I bf'd DS until recently. I had to wean him sort of to his dislike (he still asks and i have to say no) because the pain was too much and it just didn't feel 'right'. But, I felt my supply has died out because it takes a LOT to express any and I've had NO problems dropping from 3 or 4 sessions to zero in two weeks. So I don't think he was getting much anyway. It is ashame that you had to wean so quickly/early, but that's why there is formula. :) And she'll be on regular milk soon anyhow.

[happy1nuv]

orion ~ I'm at 10 1/2 weeks, and I feel my supply dipping. I'm only nursing 3 times a day... on wake up and before nap/bedtime... but I think our days are definitely numbered, which totally sucks since I don't know how else I'm gonna get this kid to sleep... Good luck on the job hunt...

goldengbridge ~ You and your son are in my thoughts...praying for a speedy recovery and a successful operation!!

Tandis ~ I agree... your dr sucks. I'd switch..youre still early enough that it shouldn't make a difference, although I know people have switched as late as 35-38 weeks... AND, I don't remember who, but I am pretty sure there are a few bf's of twins on cc ... (i KNOW there's at least one). Check out the breastfeeding thread - not sure if she's still posting, but maybe post asking if she's around? (She had her twins a few months after I had Nic (5/05) and I remember being so in awe...)

[MrsKinnison]

goldenbridge ~ your family is in my thoughts and prayers!

Tandis~ I agree, I think you should find a new Dr. This one doesn't seem to be on the same page as you at all! Sure it may be difficult, but a Dr should at least support you and help you get the knowledge to make it as easy as possible. What Dr would suggest you not bf???

Babymoon~ I'm going on one, but unfortunately w/o DH. I leave for Cabo one week from tomorrow for my step sisters wedding. I'm really hoping we can take one together, but it will be tricky since the store will be opening by October 1st. Even if we just go to Florida for a long weekend (we have a free place to stay too) it would really be nice.

[Brink]

We had our appointment yesterday. Here is the ultrasound - notice anything strange???????

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m65/Brink_06/Newbabies/ultrasound9-6.jpg

Yep - TWINS!!!!!

We already had one u/s where there was only one h/b. I guess one was hiding behind the other. I have to go to a specialist in the next week or two (trying to get an appt now). My ob thinks they are identical and therefore in the same sac. Makes me high risk. They also need to see if they are sharing one placenta. If so, they could have issues later with one taking more nutrients than the other. So, once we confirm if they are in the same sac, that will determine if I am "high risk" or not. We are still pretty stunned - neither of us has twins on our family history!!!!!!

[MarriedaGoalie]

WOW, what a HUGE surprise, Brink!!! That's so exciting!!! How are you and your husband taking the news of having two more little ones?! :)

[Nanner]

Okay, that would freak me out if that happened this far into the pregnancy! But how very cool! Congratulations, Brink!

[whitlockan]

Brink ~ Wow, yeah that would freak me out too, hope you didnt have your heart set on just two.....because that aint happening now ;)! Congrats!!

Tandis ~ I agree I would see a new doctor one who can put there personal biases aside and support their patient regardless of their decision.

Babymoon ~ um probably not, my husband thinks the end of the world is coming financially and when they say it cost 250K to raise a child hes acting like they are going to ask for one lump sum payment up front....HAHAHAHA whats even worse is our insurance pays 100% for the entire pregnancy, well I mean I have a 15.00 copay for office visits but as far as the delivery and any hospital visits go we are covered, so I dont know what his problem is. Its not like we both dont have 2 very very good jobs. Honestly its starting to drive me a little batty and pissing me off some.

QOTD: Childcare we are looking at a few places around our area because honestly no matter how much I love my child I LOVE my job as well and its just something I dont think I could leave, so anyways has anyone began to look? I dont want to freak anyone out but I called today and got wait listed at a few places because for infant care the wait is until Summer 2007 :eek:! If so, I know this depends on geographic location, but whats the average price of care in your area? We are looking at 300 a week at an Academy or In home Nanny and if we went with our military base (husband is a reservist) its 596 a week, yeah your telling me!!!

[Brink]

MarriedaGoalie - we are doing pretty well. Still a little shocked, but in a good way. Now I'm just more nervous because of all of the additional complications that could happen.

QOTD - We already have DD in daycare, so I hope we can use the same one. With that being said, our daycare is $975 per child per month. So, if all three of my little ones go into daycare next year - I'm looking at almost $3,000 a month in childcare!!!! Since I am the primary breadwinner, staying home is still not an option for me, but we might have to consider my DH being a stay at home dad (if he could mentally handle it).

[MrsKinnison]

OMG, Brink that is so exciting!! I can't imagine what you must have felt when you saw 2 babies! WOW!!!

[MarriedaGoalie]

HOLY CRAP, Brink!!! Why is child care so much?! Please tell me it isn't that expensive everywhere since I need to start looking into that myself. :(

[lady1297]

Brink!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! How exciting is that?? DH keeps wishing twins on us, after the first ultrasound, he gave up-maybe he shouldn't!

[Brink]

So, I'm a litle freaked out. I thought that it was normal for identical twins to have one sac. I guess it isn't and that is what my dr. thinks mine are. If that is the case (it will be confirmed on Tuesday), there is a 50% mortality rate. I would probably spend the last months of pg in the hospital with 24/7 monitoring and more than likely would deliver 4-8 wks early. That means premie babies in the NICU. I guess if I make it to 34 weeks, they are pleased.

[shimmerstar]

BRINK- How exciting and scary! My dh wants twins too, but I keep telling him I have enough risks already.

Okay, can someone help me here?

I'm just wondering what round ligament pain feels like. I have a muscle-soreness type pain on my left side. It starts up in line with my belly button and goes down to my pelvic bone. It is worse when I stand up. I'm not too concerned, as it's not a pain around my uterus, but it is really annoying!

[lady1297]

shimmerstar-i've never really figured out what round ligament pain is, so take this with a grain of salt, but I thought it was of the ligaments that support the uterus from underneath. so you'd feel it from side to side, low-near your pubic area... i could be wrong though.

tmi question= anyone else suffering from excess vaginal discharge? I've been getting quite a bit recently and it isn't a yeast infection for sure. anyone else??

[ieducate]

Just wanted to say a quick hello to everyone. I have been super busy at work this week, since the students started on Tuesday. AGH. The beginning of the school year is always just a mess. :( Anyway, I am 11 weeks today and I can't believe it. I am actually starting to feel pregnant in different ways than before. I am starting to feel less and less nauseous each day, and my bbs are still killing me, but more than that, I am actually starting to show a bit. My waist is disappearing. I mean I used to have such a clearly defined waist and now it is almost gone. It is a weird feeling...but great too. :) People are starting to figure it out at work too. Many women have asked and even after I deny it they continue to push about it. I gave in and told a few people because I was tired of being bugged about it. I was going to tell whomever at work in two weeks from today anyway. I just wanted to make it to the 2nd trimester first. Oh well. I think I am wearing some of my regular clothes for the last time this week and next...as they are getting very difficult to wear comfortably. Anyway, hope all are well here.

Brink: that is way too exciting...and scary too. My dh would LOVE if we were having twins. Congrats.

Goldenbridge, how did the surgery go? I hope it went well.

[pewee9196]

Brink Wow! Congrats! After our U/S DH and I sighed saying ok only one. Guess maybe that was early! Good Luck as you start another exciting chapter.

qotd- daycare We are already enrolled. There is a 12 month waiting list for the one where we live. the payment is by your military rank. Mine is changing next month so I am not quite sure what it is. Off post is 2-3 times as much but I live outside NYC. I am really nervous about when we have our 2nd child and live off post.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day and have a great weekend! Yay for short weeks.

[jeggink]

Hi ladies, just updating for Goldengbridge

Andrew is doing well, he came through the heart surgery fine. He is having a few issues with his heart rhythm (needing an external pacemaker) and some issues peeing. Mom is doing OK, just tired, but holding up. She is one stong woman! So continue to send your prayers since they can't come home till the above issues are resolved.

[whitlockan]

goldenbridge Glad to hear everything went smoothly, you are in my continued thoughts and prayers.

[betsyboop]

lady- YES. My vaginal discharge situation is getting out of control. I'd share more, but I don't want anyone still suffering from morning sickness to barf:p

Shimmerstar- I've been wondering about round ligament pain too. I've been feeling something periodically that kind of feels like a twinge coming from the bottom of where I imagine my uterus is and extending to my pelvic floor. I feel it when I'm lying down mostly. It's not at all what you're feeling though, so I don't know...

Brink- WOW, that's so exciting!! Congrats! The numbers do seem a little scary, but at least you've made it out of the 1st trimester successfully:)

[happy1nuv]

Brink ~ Congrats on TWO!!! I thought identical twins shared a sac too.. must be misleading info out there somewhere... Hope all is well!!

CM overload ~ Oh yea!!! Way too much fluid down there... I had that last time too, but man... its a river.

goldengbridge ~ Glad the surgery went well... hope all the other issues are resolved soon so you guys can go home! Still in my prayers...
:)

[miaclear]

Brink....what exciting news! I hope you have a wonderfully easy twin pregnancy :)

Goldenbridge.....Great news! I pray for a speedy recovery!

QOTD....haven't really discussed daycare cause we're hoping I'll be a SAHM after the baby comes. I guess we should have a back up plan just in case.

[Tandis]

Thanks for all the comments ladies! I still haven't decided what we're going to do yet, but after "talking" to some Twinmammas, this seems to be fairly common for OBs. :rolleyes:

Brink - Congratulations and welcome to the club! :D 4-8 wks early is actually fairly common for twins, since they are considered full term at 37 weeks - which is 3 weeks earlier than singletons. My Peri. told me that basically anytime after 20w they start really monitoring for preterm labor, and essentially they can be born anytime after that, but we really want them to stick around as long as possible ;) He's hoping for at least 35 weeks.

Unfortunately, what's fairly common (at least it seems like it) for twins sharing the same sac, is Twin to Twin transfusion - where they share blood. There's a lady on the Twins board who's twins have this. You'll probably be under extra monitoring for that (on top of the extra monitoring for twins!), if it turns out that is the case. Most identical twins have a thin membrane that separate them. Your high risk OB will probably be looking for this at your first u/s. Don't worry if he can't find it then. Sometimes the membrane doesn't show up in the scans for a few weeks.

Now go get yourself Dr. Barbara Luke's book "When you're expecting twins, triplets or quads"! It's a fanastic book with a *ton* of information about twins and twin pregnancies :D

QOTD - Luckily, my parents are both retired and only live two miles from us, so they'll be watching the babies while we're working. My SIL has been pricing out places, since her baby will have to go to daycare after she goes back to work. She said so far the cheapest place she's found is $600 a month. Honestly, I don't know how people can afford it, because I know DH and I can't come up with an extra $600 or $900 a month for childcare if we didn't have my parents.

Goldenbridge - That's fantastic news! Hope you son recovers soon so he can come home!

Shimmerstar - I think I've been getting it for about the last two weeks if I walk too much or push a grocery cart. So far, it's just been an dull ache down on the sides of my uterus towards the pelvic bone. Kind of where my thigh meets my torso. What you might be feeling could also be your uterus stretching. I know I can feel when mine starts to grow.

[shimmerstar]

Well I still had the pain all day. I thought I might have a blocked intestine because I was having poo issues too. So I called the nurse and had to talk to her while my kids were in the room, because that's when she called. They were good though. The nurse had this happy, sing-song voice and said "I'll bet it's round ligament pain". She sounded way too happy! I asked her all kinds of questions and she still thought that's what it is. I can live with it as long as it's not dangerous. I guess I just got lucky with the other kind of stomachache I had this morning.

GGbridge- I'm glad to hear everything went well. I hope Andrew is up and running in no time.

[Brink]

Tandis - thanks for the info on the book. I went out and bought it tonight.

Movement - well, I have definitely felt the twins moving today. They say that with 2nd pregnancies you feel it earlier and with twins it is even earlier. I'm pretty positive I feel them moving around in there. It's kinda like the feeling you get when you are on a roller coaster and it drops - it is just a turning feeling in your tummy. Very strange, but also glad I can feel them moving.

[lady1297]

I got weighed this morning at Curves and was surprised to find out I haven't gained anything. I'm okay with that really. I am overweight to begin with and was losing weight prior to getting pregnant so i'm not looking to gain much. I think if i can stay with a slow, low weight gain, things after will be easier. Doc hasn't said much, so i'm not going to worry much until he does say something.

[miaclear]

I had dinner with a bunch of friends last night and they all mentioned how much I'm already looking pregnant. My other friend who was with is a week or so behind me and doesn't show yet (her second too).

Today I headed to the mall to check out JcPenny maternity and Sears maternity. I'm mostly looking for some tops cause I have a descent selection of bottoms right now. I didn't see anything at JcPenny but I got a couple of long sleeved tee-shirts at Sears and a really cute blue sweater. Too bad it's still in the 90s here. I'm SO READY for a cool down but it'll be another month before anything significant where I have to grab a light jacket:rolleyes: My buy of the day though was a maternity swimsuit! It was on clearance for $20. It's a 2 piece tankini style with HUGE bottoms but the top fit so cute and covered the bottoms for the most part. It's all Navy with a red stripe over my boobs. Since I'm planning on doing water aerobics as my main exercise I really needed a new suite.

[Kanga]

So I've been getting a lot of flack from family members (except DH, who knows better), about this book that I read concerning twin pregnancies by Dr. Barbara Luke. She says that I should be gaining a 1 to 1 1/4 pounds a week, and by 10 weeks I should have gained 10-13 pounds. With twins it's important that the majority of weight is gained before 28 weeks since after that point you can't consume enough to sustain the two babies. Plus it helps with the birth weight of the babies, and prolonging the pregnancy to avoid preterm labor.

Well poo on them! I've heard wonderful things about that book from pretty much everybody that's read it. I'm assuming unless they're expecting multiples, not too many of them have read it themselves so they can just keep their yaps shut:p

But here in Canada if you work 600 hours the government will pay 55% of your paycheck to you for a full year to go on mat leave and I just can't give that up.

This makes me want to move to Canada. Tomorrow. I'm so jealous of the health care. The weather? Well, that's a different story.

RO and bfing - We're also ffing full time. We were down to just before bed and first thing in the morning, and still had supply problems. The whole supply-demand thing went out the window and I couldn't keep up no matter how much I ate or drank.


What Dr would suggest you not bf???

From what I hear, the am't and quality of info on nutrition (or lack there of) in medical school for any kind of dr. is laughable. Kind of ironic since you don't stand a snowball's chance at staying healthy if you don't eat well.

Babymoon – Probably not. We might do a child-free long weekend in january, and if not I definately want to get away to see my bff who lives a few states away. Dh would take off work at least most of the days for the last extended one on one time with dd for a long time.

um probably not, my husband thinks the end of the world is coming financially and when they say it cost 250K to raise a child hes acting like they are going to ask for one lump sum payment up front....HAHAHAHA

ROFLMAO!! My husband thinks similarly. And although money will be tight, he's working on a promotion that will double his pay and should get it by next summer at the latest and even if he doesn't get it we can still afford 2 kids.

Childcare – What people have posted unfortunately sound reasonable. The centers I looked at ranged from $160-$210 per week per child until 2 yrs. Some go down by milestones as well as age (such as potty trained, etc) so that might be somthing to look into, and home daycares generally charge much less than centers.

Congratulations BRINK!!!!!!!!!!! - Hoping and praying for 2 healthy babies for you!! And I guess I shouldn't shouldn't count on a singleton just yet.

Tandis - I would so switch dr.'s if mine said something like that..it's still very early and some switch as late as 38wks. And there are a lot of moms who exclusively nurse twins exclusively and some even EN to 2 or 3 years. I think there is a triplet mom on MDC who exclusively bfs. I know all 3 are partially bfed anyways and she was shooting for ebf. If I ever accomplished that, even if just for a few weeks, the whole world know. Just find yourself a good LC and bfing pillow and you'll be fine.:) And I think it was around 13-17 weeks or something like that I gained 7 pounds in one month and that was only with one baby and some months I didn't gain anything.

golden - So glad to hear Andrew's surgery went well. I hope he returns home with you soon!

Well things are really busy around here. Dh got a second job and it's so not what he thought it was going to be. He didn't get home til 2:15am this morning and had to be at his full time job by around 6:30am. He delivers drugs to nursing homes (prescription drugs for all the wise a**es out there! ;) ) and apparently 2 of the 6 people called in sick. Yeah, on a friday night, I'm sure they were really sick. *cough cough* So he's going to tell his boss that absolutely no later than 10:30p or he quits. So needless to say I haven't really seen him since Monday night and since he's the cook in the family, I'm also extremely tired of left overs and take-out:o

[lady1297]

miaclear (about 'showing')- I just heard from my BFF yesterday that I'm finally looking pregnant. She was a bit surprised as she didn't start showing until about 6 months along. But she was heavy and looked like she was gaining weight, not baby belly and I'm starting to show baby belly not gaining weight. It's weird looking! DH said tonight at dinner (DATE NIGHT!!!) that I was even starting to show but 'baby bump not fat'! Hehe! Two weeks ago he said I wasn't showing at all. I liked hearing that he thinks it's baby bump (well, okay, it is!). Makes me not feel 'fat' like I did with DS!!

Dr and bf'ing- Yeah, most are stupid. Seriously. They are supportive if you are doing well, but many will hand you formula at the slightest provocation. Look long and hard for a ped that will be your cheerleader (mine was as happy if not happier when I weaned DS off the bottle at 2 months-from 2 oz each feeding to 0 each feeding...he seriously was having a party in the exam room for me. That's the ped you want). The ped will be your advocate and support, not the OB. Screw the OB...they are supposed to look after YOU, not your baby. Seriously. The minute that baby is born, they don't look twice at it. It isn't their patient once that cord is cut. I mean, in an emergency, okay, but in general, they dont' even look at it once it's not a part of you anymore. So BF'ing advice from them should be ignored if you ask me (remember, mine told me to wean my 2 year old because it would be detremental to the fetus. Uh, yeah- NOT!). It's pretty sad if you ask me.

Us- DS is spending the night with his grandparents tonight so DH and I went to Olive Garden for dinner and PIGGED OUT!! It was nice. We were able to talk about a ton of stuff. A lot about this baby, how I'd like the delivery and labor this time around. Things that we did and don't want to do again during delivery. Things he remembers from delivery (my facial expression for one when I was ready to push and they had to talk me out of it until the doctor came apparently was priceless!). It was wonderful. We also talked about what to do with DS when the time comes for me to labor at home. I have a feeling that I won't want him around for a lot of it. I just get very crabby when I'm in pain, but there is a part of me that wonders if I won't want to just cuddle/hold him while in labor to comfort myself. You know, last minutes as an only child thing. Which is makign me tear up. I find it sad right now that he's going to be an only child for only a while longer. I feel like we are going to be depriving him of his special status. It's just hormonal issues, I know, but nonetheless, he will have a BIG adjustment. I'm already planning on making some floor pillows for myself so I can sit on the floor, nurse/hold the baby, and still play with DS. I'd hate to have him feel like I don't/won't do that with the baby around. DS always liked to be held and cuddled as a newborn (it was WONDERFUL!! You can't hold a baby enough when they are little), so I'm just assuming this baby will want held a lot too. I hope so. I love holding/cuddling with DS.

Funny story from yesterday. We went to visit BFF, and she has a 3 month old baby girl. I was sitting on the floor holding her while I played farm with DS. Well, at some point he decided that I was done holding the baby. So he looked at her mom, said "Get" "Get now" "pease"!!! And started to pick up the baby-out of my arms to return her to her mommy!! It was hysterically funny! I had to remind him that it was okay that she was there and that I was playing with him while holding her. Guess that wasn't good enough. He said it again. So, I had to hand over baby girl. Oh, this second child thing should be interesting...very interesting!

[pewee9196]

Just wanted to let everyone know that old navy has a 25% off Maternity and baby stuff! I went yesterday. They have some great stuff!

[happy1nuv]

lady ~ That is too funny about your son and the baby... :)

ON ~ Anyone know when they have their 50% off clearrance sale? I got a lot of stuff a year ahead for Nic that way, but I've been watching and they haven't done it yet... oh well...

[ieducate]

I am having trouble subscribing to this thread. Is anyone(Has anyone) had this trouble? I go to thread tools and click "subscribe" but nothing happens. :( Any ideas? Thanks. Hope everyone is doing well. I am still fighting the exhaustion thing, which I hope disappears this week or next. I will be 12 weeks on Thursday. The m/s seems to have disappeared, but I still have a lot of aversions to certain foods. The dizziness also seems to have gone away. Thank goodness. My next appt. is September 25th for a check-up and u/s. Couldn't remember if I had posted that information. Anyway, hope all are well. Talk to you soon.

Also, not really important, but threadmistress, my birthday is this Thursday the 14th, I will be 34, not 33. :)

[Nanner]

Hey, ladies. I got my NT results back, and although the results were considered in the "normal" range, it wasn't as good as I'd hoped. The chance of there being Down symdrome started at 1:180 before the test, and after test is 1:385.

I'm going to talk to my doctor, but I doubt we will do an amniocentesis. The chance of miscarrying with an amnio (1:200) is greater than the chance that there's Down syndrome present, and it's just not worth it to us.

I'm a little scared, but most of me feels that everything will be fine.

In other news, this genetics office where I had my test offers one of those early gender tests via DNA testing. Although it's not a foolproof proven method to determine gender, this particular office boasts a 96% accuracy rate. So taking it with a grain of salt, they said I'm having a...

GIRL!

Which is what I've felt it is all along. But I'm still not buying any dresses until the sonogram. :)

[shimmerstar]

Nanner, how cool that you know! I'm DYING, but I don't have an U/S for three more weeks and they never said whether I would be able to find out or not.

I made a registry on target.com and it was a lot of fun. My mom ordered a stroller/carseat for me and it should be here in a couple of days. I almost bought a diaper bag today, but then I freaked out, thinking "what if something's wrong with the baby and it dies? Everyone will be mad that they bought stuff for me". So I thought I might be jinxing it.

[MrsKinnison]

Nanner, congratulations!! That is so exciting!!

People have started commenting that I am showing too. People who know, but strangers probably just think I'm a pudgy gal!

For some reason I haven't been getting updates. I don't know if its a subscription issue or just some fluke. Anyone else or is it just ieducate and I??

[whitlockan]

lady ~ thats a great story, pretty funny, sounds like your son is going to have just as hard of an adjustment as our terrier will have. I'm not really looking forward to his reaction either.

pewee9196 ~ thanks for the info! Have a small funny story for you, so we went to denny's this weekend for breakfast since I was craving a waffle and of course since it was Navy football weekend some mids were out to breakfast with friends/families. It was great, we walked in and J was like look at his pants there are ink stains and grass stains of them, thats terrible they shouldnt let him go out like that, gosh if someone in Lexington saw you dressed like that they'd turn you in so all breakfast he was like hmmm I got his name its "Wood" hes a 3rd should I call the academy and say something. I was like well whats sad even the football players at mother "I" dressed better than that and hes like I know, I was like let the poor guy be, dont say anything! Made my day though hes tough on the uniform!

Nanner ~ at least you have an "idea" better than the guessing game I play with myself everyday...LOL. I mean the convincing game I play.hahahaha I'm DYING to I cant wait to find out!

shimmerstar ~ I feel you on having bad thoughts, last weekend we bougth the Inglesina Zippy with the Compass carseat that attaches but now I'm like dont throw away any boxes or anything because what if something happens!! But I mean you have to think realistically too, you have every right to have a little bit of caution.

Me ~ Have been feeling pretty good lately, still getting sick EVERY morning when I brush my teeth, I think its something thats going to haunt me my entire pregnancy! Um let see, last weekend we made a baby purchase it was on sale 20% off so we got the Iglesenia Zippy with the Compass carseat that attches, I really wanted a bugaboo but my husband TOTALLY will not go for that, they were 1k he had a hard time with the 419.00 but I guess I did a pretty good job of talking him into it! :D Wednesday is my second appointment, really dont know what we will do at it, I guess I should read my paperwork of what to expect at each visit, after that appointment we are going to a daycare facility to check it out, I dont know things might change and I might be a SAHM but for right now we are just getting daycare lined up just in case, the more I think about it I'm having a really hard time thinking how I'm going to end up leaving a 6-8 week old child in the care of someone I dont even know that well, that all just really bothers me!! Also we are in the midst of re-doing our condo, purchased laminate flooring this weekend, the previous owner had berber carpet in there and number 1 I dont know where its been and whos been on it and number 2 our dogs shed way to much and it just sticks into it, not to mention all the pet dander that probalby will build up in it overtime, so I just thought it would be better to go with tile in our bathrooms and kitchen and just laminate the rest of the place, guess you could say I'm freaking a little bit and becoming a germ-a-phob but oh well it will put me at ease! Also looked at nursery furniture this weekend, I'm really stuck on the Pottery Barn or Baby's Dreams Serenity Crib with Generation Next dressers etc. I dont know yet though! Anyways since I've just given the longest post ever I'll let you all get back to what you were doing! Have a great day ladies!!

[danalou]

Ladies - I just wanted to pop in real quick and say hello after getting back from our Sudo-Babymoon!! We had great weather which is always a plus during hurricane season and my SIL wedding on St. Thomas was amazing!!

I am sorry this is such a short post, but I have a ton to finish before I go back to work tomorrow!!

Nanner - Congrats on the girl!!

Brink - Congrats on the twins!!

[betsyboop]

Before I forget, I want to let the threadmistress know that I've changed my Oct 11 ultrasound to Oct 6. Oh my god, I just realized that's less than a month away!! I CAN'T WAIT to find out if it's a boy or a girl! It was lucky that I had to reschedule because they had never recorded my appointment, so DH and I would have shown up all excited to see the baby on the 11th and they wouldn't have been able to take us.

Anyhow, we went to my uncle's wedding over the weekend and everyone in the family thought I was showing. A couple of people rubbed my belly, but I was surprised that it didn't bother me. We'll see how I feel when a stranger does it though:p

Right now, I'm eating the strangest breakfast. A can of V8, some cottage cheese, and a mixture of marinated mushrooms and artichokes, and white beans. Aren't pregnancy cravings so weird?!

Nanner- Congrats on the girl! I'm jeaous:D But why would you not trust dna testing? Isn't dna more accurate than an ultrasound?

[lady1297]

Hi all! Happy Monday! (Yeah, not really-it's clean the house day here in SAHM-ville!)

whitlockan- We have 2 cats and a labrador. It was a rough transition when DS was born, so I think I have a bit of a heads up on what to expect this time around. If I can offer advice for your terrier, start spending a bit less time with her now, so she doesn't associate it with the baby. You won't be able to pamper her all the time once the baby is here, unfortunately. And when the baby is born, have DH come home at night with the blanket the baby had on him/her all day for the dog to smell. Our dog sniffed it a few times and when we brought our son home, she sniffed him twice and ignored him the rest of the day. I also had LOTS of treats tucked into the couch and glidder so when I was feeding DS, I could treat the dog so she would stay with me the whole time and out of trouble (seemed early on that her favorite time to act out was when DS was latched on nursing or having his diaper changed...ugh). I plan on similar again with this new baby as well as having a special box for DS of things he can do while I nurse. It was a good lesson the first time around.


Me- I started having food aversions this weekend. I was making spaghetti for the fam. on Friday. On sniff of the sauce and I almost threw up all over dinner. It was awful. I could barely cut DS's food up for him. I had to wash some spaghetti off and butter it up because I couldn't even imagine eating it. All night I was a second away from throwing up when I thought about the smell. Ugh. It was awful. I didn't have that with DS at all, so it was really upsetting to me.

[happy1nuv]

betsy~ be careful what you say around here... :) I JUST got back from the market, but now I need to go again... cause the only ingredient i have here are the artichoke hearts and i want that salad!

lady ~ The last time we went to my il's, mil made sauce and baked ziti... I was having a really hard time eating it (they know, but I didn't want to make a fuss)... My parents know better. (Which is just as well, since dad eats wayyyy too much pasta and mom wants him to cut back a bit... instant excuse :)

[betsyboop]

betsy~ be careful what you say around here... I JUST got back from the market, but now I need to go again... cause the only ingredient i have here are the artichoke hearts and i want that salad!


Haha:) What's even funnier is that I went to the grocery store after reading your post and I got the ingredients for baked ziti:p

[Orion]

Hi Ladies:

I am wondering if any of you are experiencing a pinched nerve feeling in your upper back right now or for the other RO's in any previous pregnancy? It is located in what feels like my shoulder blade and the pain runs up my spine to my neck. The reason that I say it is a pinched nerve feeling is because I have taken motrin but to no avail. I've tried a heating pad which helps a little but during the night I am in so much pain that I am not sleeping at all. I should mention that this happened to me when I was pregnant with Sophie but it wasn't as severe as it is now. I have a ob appointment on Friday (where I will hear the heartbeat for the first time...yay!) so I am going to ask her about it but let me tell you, I am suffering right now!

I can't wait to hear the heartbest at Friday's appointment and hopefully I will get my official due date by than too. I'm not sure if I posted my ultrasound picture or not so I will now just in case...

My 11 Weeks Ultrasound:
http://static.flickr.com/89/235223224_42f7f8b299.jpg?v=0

And just so you guys know what we are in store for, a picture of Sophie when she was first born:
http://static.flickr.com/87/241641053_a8934d0352.jpg?v=0

And a picture of her now:
http://static.flickr.com/95/241635626_08ec1a9710.jpg?v=0

My little girl is bald but beautiful and I can't help but share as I am a proud Mommy!

Also Threadmistress: Could you add me to Team Green as we are not going to find out the sex of the new baby!

[whitlockan]

Orion ~ two days ago I had what sorta felt like that in the same spot, it actually felt more like a pulled muscle but it was odd and I just couldnt get it to "pop in" or "shape up" it was annoying me all day but then went away.

[dollface]

Had my 3rd OB appt. today and everything looks great! I have gained a total of 4 lbs. I have had a nagging cough for about 3 weeks so she gave me an inhaler. I guess she had the same cough for about a month of her pregnancy and it worked well for her, we'll see. I must burn about 500 calories a day just coughing.

We were in Miami this past weekend for my b-day and I treated myself to a prenatal massage. HEAVEN! It was better then any regular massage I've had. So relaxing. My OB's office has a massage therapist on staff so I think I am going to try and get one at least 1x per month. Any of you girls having 'bathroom issues' still - it will definitely help!

[March2007Mommies]

Updated to here!

Brink - Congratulations on your TWINS!
Nanner - Congratulations on your GIRL! You're our first member of Team Pink/Blue! :D

[Janey]

I'm back from a very relaxing 5 days in the San Juan Islands. :)

I had my OB appointment the day we left. He found the heartbeat right away -- 140. This coupled with "a feeling" I'm having makes me think we're having a girl, but since we're solidly on Team Green, the mystery won't be solved for about another 24 weeks. :) I will, however, update my gender prediction!

My OB is concerned about my blood pressure. I naturally tend toward high blood pressure, and he said I've proved it with my BP going up since my last appointment rather than down. Usually womens' BP goes up in the first, down in the second, and up again in the third... but not mine. I'm just going up.

I asked if there was anything I could do about it, and he said that to a non-pregnant patient, he'd say, "Lose weight and exercise," but since I'm pregnant, he doesn't want me losing weight or over-exerting myself. It's not high enough for drugs yet, but drugs are probably in my future... and he also said that bedrest may be in my future. :eek: Man oh man, I hope it doesn't come to that.

He wanted me to come back in 2 weeks rather than 4 weeks to check my BP. We've scheduled our Big US for September 25, and will have an OB appointment directly after, so that we can talk to him about the US and see what my BP is doing.

[shimmerstar]

Mrs. Hill, I'm right there with you. It was funny, at the OB I was 125/80, which is a little high for me. They remarked on it. Then today at the endo I was 120/80 and the nurse said "oh, that's good". My OB said bedrest may also be in my future- I worry about it a lot, which I'm sure doesn't help my blood pressure!

[Tandis]

Orion - Your daughter is beautiful! Personally, I absolutely love little bald headed babies, but that might be because I didn't have hair until I was almost three - therefore I'm biased ;) How old is she?

Nanner - Congratulations on having a girl! Have you picked out a name yet?

MrsHill - Sorry to hear about your BP - hope you don't end up with bedrest. Does your Dr. recommend a low sodium diet or anything?

Dollface - I've been having a nagging cough too. Did your Dr. happen to mention if it's a PG symptom? A prenatal message sounds wonderful. You're so lucky your OB has one on staff!

Kanga - Did you DH get it worked out with his second job? As far as BF'ing goes, according to a bunch of twinmammas it is totally normal for OBs to be against BF with twins, but they all say to ignore him, which I'm planning to do anyway. :) They said it's the Ped. who matters, and he'll be the one who will be supportive of it. Besides, once the babies are born, the OB couldn't care what goes on with them then!

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As for me:

Not much going on here. I'm wearing an outfit today that's making me look *really* pregnant, so all the ladies I work with are getting a big kick out of it (I'm one of the youngest people here, so they've all dubbed themselves co-grandmas :D). This weekend I'm going with my parents to Chicago to see the King Tut exhibit. DH gets to stay home with the dogs, so he's happy.

Physically I'm going back and forth between feeling terrific and being extremely queasy. And I have this gaping hole in my stomach that refuses to be filled.

Funny story: A lady that I'm friends with, here at work, came into my dept. today with a recently opened bag of Sun Chips. I went out to talk with her, spied the chips and thought "Wow, those look really good. I need to get a bag." She must have seen me drooling over them, because she offered me one. I immediately jumped on that, and grabbed a chip. She then offers me the whole bag! LOL, of course I immediately jumped on that too! Hey, I was hungry :D So she starts laughing as I'm walking off with her chips. From my office (a safe distance away), I told her "I'm feel really bad about taking your chips. Not bad enough to give them back, but bad nonetheless." LOL, don't stand between a hungry pregnant woman and food, that's all I have say. ;)

[dollface]

Tandis - my doc believes to be almost like a pregnancy related asthma. She had a name for it but I forgot. Funny thing is that she had hers last year at this time! She says hers lasted through the whole month of September (I think she had her baby in November).

[Brink]

Hi ladies - wish me luck and send a few prayers that I get to stay with the group. We were positively diagnosed today - Monoamnionic. This means the twins are in the same sac. Not great odds. IF they make it to 24 wks without a cord accident, then I'm admitted to the hospital for 24/7 monitoring. They will then be delivered between 24-34 wks depending upon how their cords are doing (tangled/stressed etc.).

I'll count each day that they are in there as a positive but I'm not sure what the outcome will be.

[lady1297]

Oh Brink! You have my prayers!!!! I hope those kids aren't TOOO active (which I would assume would help prevent the cord issues to some extent). I hope you make it quickly to monitoring stage which I think will put you at ease a bit. Hugs hon!!

Do you have a plan in place for your daughter?? Family close? I hope so. prayers!!!

[Nanner]

Oh, Brink, I'm so sorry! I'll be praying for you and your babies.

Nanner - Congratulations on having a girl! Have you picked out a name yet?


Not yet. We're working on it. With our last baby, we had a girl's name picked out, but I've since changed my mind on it. So back to square one!

[lady1297]

I think I'm feeling the baby at night now. I can feel what feels like a rubbing across the top of my uterus. Still to soon to feel it externally (ie hubby can't feel it and is getting frustrated trying). I've felt the same thing for a few days and it is similar to what I felt around 11 weeks. So I'm taking it as the real deal.

I'm taking my son on a playdate today to meet a new mom. I'm hoping to get a good group of mommy-friends established so I have something to do through the winter and after baby is born.

QOTD: What are you RO'ers doing to prepare your older child? So far we haven't done much. I try to explain the ultrasound pic to him, have him be careful of my tummy (Your little sibling is there kind of thing) and things like that. But other than that, I'm not sure what a two year old can understand early on.

QOTD #2 What are you doing to prepare yourself for the baby (like trying to find support groups, mom's groups, or whatever)?

[Janey]

Oh my goodness, Brink! I will be keeping everything crossed for you, and keeping you in my prayers.

Tandis - Yes, I'm supposed to be watching my sodium intake. No asian food (which of course is our favorite :rolleyes: ) because it is notoriously high in sodium. I'm also chugging the water -- at least 80 oz -- hoping that will help me not retain so much water. We'll see. I don't mind going on drugs; I believe them when they say they're safe. I *DO* mind going on bed rest, though! Don't want that at all.

Nanner - If this helps, I started this thread in the pregnancy section called Big List of Baby Name Sites (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18004).

[MommyinPA]

Hello!

I just found this website and I like the way things are laid out. I had posted on the August 05' board through AOL my entire last pregnancy but they changed the format and I have been looking for the past month or so for a "new home" for this pregnancy. I still belijg to an email loop with 12 of the gals, and we are all quite close!!!!

Can I join y'all? Pretty please? :D

I guess I should start with an intro....
Me: 31 (and a 1/2!) years old. Hubby and I have been married for about 5/12 years. I currently have 2 other children....both boys, ages 4 1/2, and 13 months! I also have a stepdaughter, age 12 :)
This time we are probably keeping it a SURPRISE, as this will be our last!
One question not to ask me :"Are you hoping for a girl?" A very close friend of mine lost her son at 36 weeks due to a cord accident. So, for me, a healthy baby is all I am hoping for. I had hoped for a daughter with my second. He is just such a happy, awesome little dude, I can't imagine the two boys not having each other now to grow up together as brothers. I have decided to put this baby in the hands of fate!!!! :p

This whole pregnancy was a HUGE surprise..I got pregnant ON MICRONOR. So, I figured, why not wait to find out. It's our last chance....... I had a big miscarraige scare at the beginning. I had bleeding and they saw an empty sac on the Ultrasound. 2 weeks later, there the peanut was. My 13 week appointment yesterday confirmed a heartbeat and all is well! I have been quite ill this pregnancy, much like my first. I am also struggling with exhaustion as I work full time and have 2 boys to tend to (I have a very ACTIVE 13 month old, I might add!) :rolleyes:

I hope I haven't joined up too late....I am really hoping to find some more great ladies like my August 05' gals.

Kristina

P.S. How do I make a siggy?

[MommyinPA]

Hi ladies - wish me luck and send a few prayers that I get to stay with the group. We were positively diagnosed today - Monoamnionic. This means the twins are in the same sac. Not great odds. IF they make it to 24 wks without a cord accident, then I'm admitted to the hospital for 24/7 monitoring. They will then be delivered between 24-34 wks depending upon how their cords are doing (tangled/stressed etc.).

I'll count each day that they are in there as a positive but I'm not sure what the outcome will be.

{{Brink}} Many positive thoughts coming your way!! I am hoping those two little peanuts will cooperate and NOT cause any problems for you. Cord accidents are rare...but thank goodness they will monitor you VERY closely!!!!

[MommyinPA]

Okay, another question...how do I add a cool icon?

[MommyinPA]

QOTD: What are you RO'ers doing to prepare your older child? So far we haven't done much. I try to explain the ultrasound pic to him, have him be careful of my tummy (Your little sibling is there kind of thing) and things like that. But other than that, I'm not sure what a two year old can understand early on.

They don't know yet. With the miscarriage scare, we wanted to make it out of the first trimester first. We'll be telling at least my stepdaughter soon! My older son will be excited. My 13 month old will have no idea whats going on.

QOTD #2 What are you doing to prepare yourself for the baby (like trying to find support groups, mom's groups, or whatever)?[/QUOTE]

Came here! I also just bought a Peg Perego (ohhh.so fancy!) double stroller off of EBAY. It's SOOOOO nice. I haven't done much so far, still pretty early! I have numerous friends who are pregnant right now, many with their first. I am just helping to support them!

[Janey]

MommyinPA - Welcome! Of course you did not join too late -- there is no "too late." :) We're happy to have you. If you read the first few posts, there is information in there about how to get added to the roster.

Don't forget to introduce yourself to the CC Community (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=16) as a whole. :)

There is some great information on how to use the boards here (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22528) and here (http://www.chatterblogging.com/2006/08/15/did-you-know-basic-cc-ins-outs/). Creating a signature can be done through your User CP (look top left).

I hope that helps!

[MommyinPA]

CC Name: MommyinPA
Me: Name, age Kristina, 31
DH: Name, age Chris, 34
Married: Date June 24, 01'
TTC: Date NOT trying, was on the Mini-Pill!
BFP: Date I don't remember!
EDD: Date Mrach 19th or 21st
Gender Prediction: A baby
Any other children: [COLOR="red"] Christopher 11/01, Cade, 8/05, SD DeAnna 1/94

Okay, I can't out how to post in RED. :(

[Janey]

To post in a color, highlight what you want to turn color, click the down-arrow next to the "A", and you'll see a bunch of color options. Choose one of the colors. :) No worries, though, I'll add you to the roster with the information you have there. Just make future updates in Red -- it's hard to see them otherwise.

Something else I find helpful, especially in fast-moving group threads such as this -- Change your posts to be 40 per page rather than 10. Here's how to do it:
1) Click on User CP.
2) Under "Settings & Options" click "Edit Options."
3) Scroll down to where it says "Thread Display Options," and look at the section where it says "Number of Posts to Show Per Page."
4) Hit the drop-down menu and select something other than 10. I use 40 ... I find that it's a lot less clicking and loading that way, and I don't miss anything.

[MommyinPA]

Thanks for all of your help Mrs. Hill!!!

[MrsKinnison]

Brink, you all will be in my prayers and I will be sending all my good thoughts your way!!

QOTD # 2 - Yesterday I bought my Mommy Mobile :D It really was bittersweet as I had to give up my beloved Jeep Wrangler. I was in love with that car, but unfortunately with 2 dogs there was no way we were going to fit a baby in it too! I had bought it new in 03 and had just put in a 2inch lift and had gotten new rims and tires 2 days before we found out I was pg (did I mention how much I loved this car???). Anyway, the new car is great and DH keeps reminding me that it is just the big brother to my old one as it is an 05 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Plenty of room for dogs and baby in there now!!!

Anyone elses hair been weird? Mine was getting flatter by the day, and I had just had it cut 2 weeks ago. I went back on Saturday and cut about 4 inches off and got it colored too. I told DH it is my new MILF hairdoo ~ LOL!

[March2007Mommies]

Updated to here!

Welcome MommyinPA! If you'd like to upload your belly shots and/or ultrasound pictures, I'd be happy to add those to the first page as well. Snapfish and Shutterfly do not work for linking pictures. If you are looking for a photo hosting service, Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/) and Photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com/) both work well.

[Janey]

MrsK - Congratulations on your new mommy mobile! :D We just recently got a 2006 Subaru Outback wagon -- I loooove it. It's the most comfortable car I've ever owned. Of course, we live in the city,