NEW - May 2006 Mommies thread here!

[May2006Mommies]

May 2006 Mommies -- The 1st trimester

Thread # 2 (the first one has been closed)

We're open!


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CC Name
Me: Name, age
DH: Name, age
DS or DD: Name, age
Married: Date
TTC: Date (optional)
BFP: Date (optional)
EDD: Date


**When posting, please put in the subject line how far along you are (i.e. 6w, 1d; 5w, 4d, etc.)!


Please put updates in RED to make it easier to find them!

*Your co-moderators are Guinness and Kristin9903. We'd love to switch each trimester so new volunteers can moderate this thread. We will start the 2nd trimester thread in the middle of November when every one is past the 12 week mark! PM any one of us if you can help or if you have questions/comments. *

[May2006Mommies]

Akachan93
Me: Angela, 30
DH: Todd, 39
DS or DD: DS Charlie, 2-13-04
Married: 4-20-02
TTC: 12-2004
BFP: 8-24-2005
EDD: 5-2-2006
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio: It's a boy!!

April1234
Me: April (24)
DH: Chris (32)
DD: Lily 9 months old Born November 20
TTC: Feb 05
BFP: Sept. 7
EDD: May 18 until we see the Dr.
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio:

AttyGrl74
Me: Kelly, 31
DH: Jason, 33
DD: Eleanor (Nora) 1 last week!
Married: 1/11/03
TTC: ?
BFP: 9/15/05
EDD: May 27, 2006 (May 25 by O date)
Gender Prediction: none
Gender from u/s / amnio: Will find out soon

Bloomwood
Me: C 33
DH: J 33
Married: 10.02.04
TTC: July 2005
BFP: 8.26.05
EDD: 5.5.06
Gender Prediction: Girl
Gender from u/s / amnio: Will find out soon

crazycaro
Me: Caroline (33)
DH: Jason (33)
DD: Ruby (18 May 2004)
Married: 20 September 2003
TTC: April 2005
BFP: 25 August 2005 (& 28 August as well!)
EDD: 5 May 2006
Gender Prediction: Girl
Gender from u/s / amnio: Finding out 12/12

Em7.31.04
Me: Emily, 25
DH: Mike, 25
Married: 7.31.04
BFP: 9.16.05
EDD: 5.24.06
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender from u/s / amnio: Will be finding out soon

fats
Me: Fats, 36
DH: Eco, 35
DS or DD: Two adorable fur babies (dogs) - Nola and Emmitt
Married: May 29, 2005
TTC: since the honeymoon, but not really actively
BFP: 9/11/05
EDD: 5/22/06
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio: Finding out 12/9

Flyerwife
Me: H, 31
DH: D, 31
DS or DD: Z, 3
Married:5/17/97
TTC: 07/05
BFP: 08/31
EDD: 05/11/06
Gender prediction: Girl
Gender from u/s / amnio:

Ga Girl
Me: Laura- 30
DH: John-35
Married: 3/20/99
TTC: 6/04
BFP: 9/03/05
EDD: 05/17/06
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender from u/s / amnio: Will find out soon

Guinness
Me: Caroline (30)
DH: Tom (31)
Married: 04/25/03
TTC: July 2005
BFP: August 21, 2005
EDD: May 1, 2006
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender from u/s / amnio: Surprise

HallyP
Me: Heather, 23
FH: Eric, 24
DD: Hally, 4 (4/23/01)
TTC: 1/05
M/C: 2/05 7wks 2days
BFP: 9/6
EDD: May 16, 2006
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio:

Heather719
Me: Heather, 27
DH: DH, 29
Married: 8/2001
TTC: 1/2003
BFP: 9/17/05
EDD: 5/18/06

Ironhair
Me: Sidney, 29
DH: Jason, 30
Married: 9/25/02
TTC: 6/2005
BFP: 9/10/05
EDD: 5/16/06
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio:

JAJ
Me: Jenn, 33
DH: Chris, 35
DS or DD: Emily 16 months
Married: 10/26/02
EDD: 5/19/06
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio:

jarm
Me: Jodi, 27
DH: Ray, 25
DD: Arlyn 6/2/03
Married: 7/20/02
BFP: 9/10/05
EDD: 5/18/06
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender from u/s / amnio: Surprise

Jen1098
Me-Jen -30
DH-Paul-34
married 7/6/-02
DS=Josh7/3/04
TTC-wasn't
EDD-5/19/06
Gender Prediction: None
Gender from u/s / amnio: Will find out soon

jennydinny
Me: Jen, 27
DH: Al, 40
DS or DD: Amber, 5
Married: 11.19.99
TTC: almost 3 yrs!
BFP: 8.25.95
EDD: 5.1.06
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio:


Kat&Matt02
Me: Kathleen, 30
DH: Matt, 30
Married: June 2002
BFP: 8/23/05
EDD: 5/2/05
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio:

Kim
Me: Kim, 26
DH: Max, 28
DDs:Ava (6.20.02), Morganna (10.22.03)
Married: 10/13/01
TTC: August 2005
BFP: August 24, 2005
EDD: May 8, 2006
Gender Prediction: Girl
Gender from u/s / amnio: Surprise - Maybe

kmfroggi
Me: Keirstin, 26
DH: Joel, 27
Married: June 14, 2003
TTC: July 2003
BFP: Sept 9, 2005
EDD: May 17, 2006
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio:

kristin9903
Me: Kristin, 28
DH: David, 27
Married: 3/1/03
BFP: 8/23/2005
EDD: 4/29/2006
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender from u/s / amnio: Finding out Nov. 16th

LiLi
Me: Lili, 25
DH: Capt, 34
BFP: 29 Aug 05
EDD: 12 May 06
Gender Prediction: None
Gender from u/s / amnio: Will find out soon

Lolly
Me: Laura, 30
DH: 30
Married: 9/28/2002
TTC: August 2005
BFP: 9/11/05
EDD: 5/22/06
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio: Surprise

lowcountrywed
Me: Melissa, 27
DH: Mark, 30
Married: 9/1/2002
BFP: 9/1/2005
EDD: 5/13/06
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender from u/s / amnio: Will find out soon

lmg159
Me: Laina, 28
DH: Dan, 28
DS: Ben, turning 2 on 9/7
Married: 6/02
TTC: July '05
BFP: 8/22
EDD: 5/5/06
Gender Prediction: Girl
Gender from u/s / amnio: Surprise - maybe

Mak
Me: Megan- 31
DH: Jeff- 38
married- 11/22/03
DD: Mimi, 12/27/04- 9 months
BFP: 9/26/05
EDD: 6/1/06
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio:

marchfamily
Me: Amanda (32)
DH: Mike (35)
Married: 5.31.03
DD: E, 1.9.05
TTC: Since DD was born
BFP: 9.2.05
EDD: 5.12.06
Gender Prediction: Girl
Gender from u/s / amnio: Will find out soon

Medieval
Me: Jude, 31
DH: Patrick, 32
Married: 09/25/04
TTC: August 2005
BFP: 08/25/05
EDD: 05/02/06
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio: Finding out 12/13

Missy 329
Me: Lisa, 36
DH: Jim, 37
DD: Katherine, 4/16/04
Married: 5/17/03
TTC: 12/04
BFP: 8/23/05
EDD: 5/6/06
Gender Prediction: Girl
Gender from u/s / amnio: Surprise

mrsk
Me: Melissa (26)
DH: Dave (29)
Married: 7.12.03
TTC: 8.05
BFP: 8.28.05
EDD: 5.9.06
Gender Prediction: Girl
Gender from u/s / amnio: Surprise

mrst2001
Me: Jennifer, 31(on Sept. 4)
DH: T, 36
Married: 10/13/2001
TTC: January 2005
BFP: August 26
EDD: May 5, 2006!
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio:

Mrs U
Me: Mrs U, 30
BF: Mr M, 37
Married: in the process of divorcing hubby
BFP: Sept 15th, but knew by instinct a week before
EDD: May 16th, 2006
Gender Prediction: None
Gender from u/s / amnio: Will find out soon

Nettie
Me: N, 31
DH: K, 33
Married: 5/4/2002
TTC: 8/2005
BFP: 8/27/2005
EDD: 5/10/2006
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender from u/s / amnio: Will find out soon

Nettreefrog
Me: Jules, 28
DH: Fabe, 30
DS or DD: DD -- "Cheese"
Married: 2/15/04
TTC: 5/23/05
BFP: 9/03/05
EDD: 5/13/06
Gender Prediction: DD says Girl or send 'em back :)
Gender from u/s / amnio:

Shortcake
Me: Rebecca, 31
DH: Ryan, 31
DD: Gabrielle, 11/29/03
Married: 8/18/02
BFP: 9/13/05
EDD: 5/26/06
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender from u/s / amnio:

smiles33
Me - 28
DH - 30
Married - June 22, 2002
TTC - June 2005
BFP - August 23 2005
EDD - 5/7/06
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio: Finding out 12/19

Sneezy
Me: Sneezy (31)
DH: Squeegy (33)
Married: 2003
TTC: May 2005
BFP: 8/24/05
EDD: 5/3/06
Gender Prediction: None
Gender from u/s / amnio:

Sourdough
Me: 27
DH: 28
Married: o8.o3
TTC: o7.o1.o5
BFP: o9.o2.o5
EDD: o5.1o.o6
Gender Prediction:
Gender from u/s / amnio:

Southlooper
Me: 34
DH: 35
married 8/2/02
Furrybabyboy: Kirby
TTC: 7/04
DX PCOS: 5/05
EDD-5/27/06
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender from u/s / amnio: Will find out soon

Standrea
Me:Andrea-24
DH:Stan-24
Married Since:7/26/03
TTC:7/26/03
MC: 6/9/05
BFP:9/22
EDD:5/25/06
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender from u/s / amnio:

Always in our thoughts:

IndianaBride
Bottleored
Sinclair319
Mrs-Mac
Jenzen01

[May2006Mommies]

April 29th
kristin9903

May 1st
Guinness
jennydinny

May 2nd
Medieval
Akachan93
Kat&Matt02

May 3rd
Sneezy

May 5th
crazycaro
lmg159
Bloomwood
mrst2001

May 6th
Missy 329

May 7th
smiles33

May 8th
Kim

May 9th
mrsk

May 10th
Nettie
Sourdough

May 11th
Flyerwife

May 12th
marchfamily
LiLi

May 13th
Lowcountrywed
Nettreefrog

May 16
HallyP
Ironhair
MrsU

May 17
Kmfroggi
Ga Girl

May 18
April1234
jarm
Heather719

May 19
Jen1098
JAJ

May 22
Lolly
fats

May 24th
Em.7.31.04

May 25th
AttyGrl74
Strandrea

May 26
Shortcake

May 27
Southlooper

June 1
Mak

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October
3rd - Lowcountrywed, Sourdough, smiles33
4th - Southlooper
10th - Em7.31.04
8th - shortcake
11th - jarm
13th - lmg159
14th - Sneezy
18th - Bloomwood, rene'
19th - crazycaro, kristin9903
20th - Mrs-Mac, mrst2001
21st - Guinness, AttyGrl74
22nd - fats
24th - jarm, Em7.31.04, Nettreefrog
25th - Lolly
27th - fats
28th - mrsk, Southlooper

November
1st - Nettreefrog
3rd - Lowcountrywed
7th - jarm
9th - Sourdough, MrsU
10th - Jarm
14th - Bloomwood, Crazycaro
15th - Nettreefrog
16th - Kristin9903
17th - Guinness
25th - Southlooper
28th - Fats, mrsk, lowcountrywed

December
2nd - Lolly
5th - Em7.31.04
9th - fats
12th - crazycaro (BIG ultrasound!)
13th - Medieval

[May2006Mommies]

kristin9903 - 12 weeks

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce38b3127cce94e74b81c21300000016108Aasmblo3atD

Kim - 13 weeks

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/mama2am/scan0008c.jpg

Guinness - 8 weeks 5 days

http://images.snapfish.com/344%3A73%3B523232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E234%3B%3D328%3D%3A 74%3DXROQDF%3E2323%3A%3C5579%3A49ot1lsi


Fats ~ 10 weeks
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b131/fatsella/Baby/10wSono-cropped.jpg

Lolly - 6 weeks 4 days
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce23b3127cce9434047e87ed00000016108Cat2LJm4aA

Sourdough - 8 weeks 5 days
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce22b3127cce94c5bdf0ff6300000016108AaOXLFo3bOH

[May2006Mommies]

Medieval - 9 weeks 3 days
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/TheWickedWench/9wkUS_092805.jpg

Kmfroggi - 6 weeks 5 days
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/kmfroggi/Baby/untitled.jpg

Sneezy - 11 weeks 3 days
http://images.snapfish.com/344%3C667523232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2327%3D368%3D9%3A6%3 DXROQDF%3E2323%3B73486697ot1lsi

Lowcountrywed - 8 weeks 2 days
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce36b3127cce94f900a9540000000016108YaOWbNszc

Crazycaro - 11 weeks 5 days
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/jasbella/Scan19October2005A.jpg

Attygrl 74 - 9 weeks 5 days
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/attygrl74/us2.jpg

[May2006Mommies]

Akachan93 14 weeks 6 days It's a boy!!!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf25b3127cce9547255b697c00000016108AZN3LZy0asy

[May2006Mommies]

*saved*

[May2006Mommies]

Books for the expectant mother:

** So THAT'S What They're For! The Definitive Breastfeeding Guide (Janet Tamaro)

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

** What to Expect When You're Expecting (Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway, Arlene Eisenberg)

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

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

http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/7210000/7219608.gif

** Everything Pregnancy Fitness (Robin Elise Weiss)

http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/6950000/6959852.gif

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

http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/7980000/7985227.gif

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

http://images.barnesandnoble.com.edgesuite.net/images/8990000/8995234.gif

[May2006Mommies]

Books for the expectant father:

** My Boys Can Swim! The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy (Ian Davis)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0761521674.01._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

** The Expectant Father (Armin A. Brott & Jennifer Ash)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0789205386.01._BO2,204,203,200_PIlitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,32,-59_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

** Be Prepared : A Practical Handbook for New Dads (Gary Greenberg, Jeannie Hayden)
"The picture here is what a lot of dads imagine their newborns will look like: a big, healthy, well-formed miniature version of themselves..."

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0743251547.01._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[May2006Mommies]

FYI, the first May2006Mommies thread can be found here:

http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=5563&page=1&pp=10

[May2006Mommies]

Please feel free to suggest others...

Parenting
www.sleepbaby.com
www.parentstages.com
www.inventiveparent.com
www.babywhisperer.com

Baby Shopping(Nursery, Baby equipment, toys, clothes, etc)
www.armsreach.com
www.artforkids.com
www.arunningstroller.com
www.babiesrus.com
www.babybeddingtown.com
www.babydepot.com
www.babydilly.com
www.babyfit.com
www.babystyle.com
www.babysupermall.com
www.babyuniverse.com
www.bellini.com
www.bundleme.com
www.brattdecor.com
www.balmex.com
www.bugaboo.nl/us
www.babubabu.com
www.babysdream.com
www.babydelight.com
www.babytrilogy.com
www.babybuggy.com
www.boppy.com
www.babyserene.com
www.babytrend.com
www.badgerbasket.com
www.brandeedanielle.com
www.babybjorn.com
www.bareware.net
www.babyfeetjewelry.com
www.babybunk.com
www.burtsbees.com
www.carters.com
www.carouseldesigns.com
www.childrensplace.com
www.cececo.com
www.chariotcarriers.com
www.californicababy.com
www.designeroutlet.com
www.DreamDropsOnline.com
www.dreamtimebaby.com
www.distinctivenurseries.com
www.dreamerdesign.net
www.disneybaby.com
www.elegantbabygifts.com
www.forevermine.com
www.fisher-price.com
www.folkmanis.com
www.foreverinseason.com
www.gap.com
www.garnethill.com
www.gotoyourroom.com
www.gymboree.com
www.getgozo.com
www.gracobaby.com
www.gerberchildrenswear.com
www.geniusproducts.com
www.inthetreetop.com
www.joggingstroller.com
www.kellyrightsell.com
www.littleme.com
www.landofnod.com
www.landsend.com
www.lullababy.com
www.maclarenstrollers.com or www.maclarenbaby.com
www.munchkininc.com
www.mommyshelperinc.com
www.motherease.com
www.mybabysam.com
www.morigeau.com
www.nurserydepot.com
www.navadesigns.com
www.oldnavy.com
www.organicbebe.com
www.polo.com/children/
www.poshtots.com
www.potterybarnkids.com
www.pokkadots.com/
www.pregnantinc.com
www.playtexbaby.com
www.regallager.com
www.rattleroll.com
www.sassybaby.com
www.simonhorn.com
www.susanturnerbaby.com
www.target.com
www.thebabybungalow.com
www.thebabyoutlet.com
www.target.com
www.tinylove.com
www.thefirstyears.com
www.thecompanystore.com
www.thebabyplace.com
www.theenchantedbaby.com
www.unisar.com
www.usababy.com
www.uggaustralia.com
www.wendybellissimo.com
www.zutano.com

Monitors
www.babybeat.com
www.storkradio.com
www.babyplus.com

Slings
www.thehiphugger.com
www.aboutbabiesinc.com
www.mayawrap.com
www.newnativebaby.com
www.prenatalcradle.com
www.babybjorn.com
www.babywearer.com
www.heavenlybundle.com

Cord Blood/stem cell Info.
www.securacell.com
www.viacord.com
www.cordblood.com
www.cryobank.com
www.lifebankusa.com
www.corcell.com
www.cryo-cell.com

Baby Registries
www.babiesrus.com
www.buybuybaby.com
www.babydepot.com
www.usababy.com
www.target.com
www.walmart.com
www.sears.com

Maternity Shopping
www.dueduds.com
www.onehotmama.com
www.oldnavy.com
www.gap.com
www.pumpkinmaternity.com
www.apeainthepod.com
www.mimimaternity.com
www.imaternity.com
www.bellybasics.com
www.bellamaterna.com
www.momstheword.com
www.japaneseweekend.com
www.target.com
www.jcpenney.com/maternity
www.chadwicks.com
www.momshop.com
www.naissancematernity.com
www.babystyle.com
www.motherhood.com
www.plussizemommies.com
www.plus-size-pregnancy.org
www.maternityplus.com
www.jakeandme.com
www.rumpled.com/plussizematernity.shtml
www.babybecoming.com
www.maternitymall.com
www.bravadodesigns.com
www.mothersinmotion.com
www.garnethill.com
www.veroniquematernity.com
www.cadeaumaternity.com
www.mommychic.com
www.aboutbabiesinc.com
www.belly-belt.com
www.duetdesigns.com
www.gabrialla.com
www.leadinglady.com
www.maternityblues.com
www.melindag.com
www.motherhoodnursing.com
www.prenatalcradle.com
www.picklesmaternity.com

Plus Size Maternity Shopping
www.oldnavy.com
www.imaternity.com
www.jcpenney/maternity.com
www.maternitymall.com
www.jakeandme.com
www.babybecoming.com
www.motherhood.com
www.maternity4less.com
www.plusmaternity.com
www.motherwear.com

Health & Fitness during pg.
www.fitpregnancy.com
www.drapplebaum.com/pregnancy.html
www.fitmommies.com/pregnancy
www.freedhem.com
www.konsyl.com
www.sea-band.com
www.therapilates.com

Oils and Products for the Mom-to-Be(belly/massage oils)
www.bellamama.com
www.motherlove.com
www.californiababy.com
www.maternityskincare.com
www.motherofeden.com
www.sagecreeknaturals.com
www.greatmothersgoods.com
www.magiabella.com
www.preggiepops.com

All About Mom's Weight Gain Info Site
www.BabyCenter.com
www.BabiesOnline.com

Cloth Diapers
Cloth Diapering discussion in Parenting
www.diaperpin.com
www.punkinbutt.com
www.apronstringsbabythings.com
www.babiesinthesun.com
www.babyj.com
www.babykicks.com
www.beniboi.com
www.borntolove.com
www.diapercovers.com
www.diapersafari.com
www.earthbaby.com
www.ecobaby.com
www.fullmoonbabygear.com
www.greenmountaindiapers.com
www.happyheinys.com
www.katieskisses.com
www.keesterkovers.com
www.kellyscloset.com
www.kissaluvs.com/outlet.htm
www.motherease.com
www.naturalbabies.com
www.naturalbaby-catalog.com
www.organicbebe.com
www.peanutbutterkisses.com
www.sosdiapers.wahmweb.com/store
www.stacinator.com/covers.html
www.sweetcheeksdiapers.com
www.weebees.com

Delivery/Birthing options (OB, Midwifes, Doulas, birthcenters etc.)
www.birthcenters.org
www.acog.org
www.acnm.org
www.maternitywise.org
www.lamaze.org
www.bradleybirth.com
www.birthingfromwithin.com
www.birthworks.com
www.hypbirth.com
www.hypnobirthing.com
www.midwife.org
www.alace.org
www.icea.org
www.waterbirth.org
www.charm.net/~totoro/doula.html
www.dona.org

Invitations/Announcements
www.storkavenue.com
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www.mommysmiracles.com
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www.mothering.com
www.Promom.org
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www.whisperwear.com
www.medela.com
www.ameda.com
www.boppy.com
www.blis.com
www.maternalconcepts.com
www.pumpmate.com

Pumping
www.medela.com

Formula Feeding
www.similac.com
www.enfamil.com
www.verybestbaby.com (Nestle Good Start)
www.brightbeginnings.com

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[nettreefrog]

Great --I found you! I am online now looking for a hospital, and will back into an OB. Does anyone have good recs in the NYC area?

[smiles33]

Hey nettreefrog! Glad you found the new thread already. I'm in CA, so don't have any recs for you. Good luck!

Here's a new QOTD: Have you already purchased baby-related items? If so, what have you purchased? :)

*sheepishly raising hand* I've already bought some things.

I saw a Baby Bjorn baby carrier on sale at TJ Maxx for $60 so I bought it, and this was BEFORE I even got my BFP. DH bought a baby bottle from the UC Berkeley college store with a Cal logo. I also bought an adorable Ralph Lauren layette set (for a little girl) that might be a baby gift for someone else if we have a boy.

Anyone else care to confess similar neurotic behavior? :)

[kristin9903]

QOTD You're way ahead of me. I refuse to buy anything until after the first appointment. I think it will be a field day after that! :) This weekend, though, I did buy some fall/winter clothes one size up in preparation for needing to transition to larger clothes. I am so blessed to be missing being hugely pregnant during the Texas summer months!

[nettreefrog]

QOTD: I saved some clothes from when my DD was a baby--so I have a starter kit if you will. I won't buy much baby related gear until near the very end--as I am a bit superstitious, and we live in a NYC apartment that lacks storage space. I do have an idea of what to buy though :D

smiles33 - I think my neurotic behavior might include the fact that I am once again on this board...

kristin9903 - You are a few weeks ahead of me...Do you feel like any of your clothes are becoming a bit more snug yet?

--

1. As for me, my temperature normally runs a bit low--so I am feeling quite warm at 98.82 degrees. That might account for the hot feet that I was referring to in a previous posting.

2. The DH and I started looking at hospitals in NYC last night. I found the following link: http://newyork.urbanbaby.com/expecting/hospitals_cont.html
He is concerned that if we select one on the Upper East or Upper West Side (some of those hospitals look better than the counterparts downtown which are closer to us), it is going to take forever in traffic to get there... So, he says "if there is a ton of traffic, we'll just take the subway--it will be much faster." I looked at him absolutely horrified :eek: -- and he backed off and suggested that we just sleep on it.

[kristin9903]

nettreefrog I've been really bloated....so I've worn nothing but pajama pants and my loosest pair of jeans since finding out about being pg. I haven't gained any weight, though.

[crazycaro]

Haven't bought anything yet. I think I will hold off until we find out the sex. If it is a girl I won't need to buy many clothes because the poor thing will mainly be stuck in Ruby's hand me downs!

We won't need to buy too much stuff seeing as we are having this one close to Ruby. Need to get a bassinette though, we'll keep this baby in that for awhile, then transition Ruby out of her cot and into a bed, then the baby will go into her cot. I want to buy a decent sling/carrier too. Oh and a double pram, or maybe one I can put a toddler seat on! Oh and another car seat too. Sheesh, guess there are some things I need to start think about buying!

I still feel like absolute crud, DH is home with me and Ruby again today thank goodness.

My first hospital appt is on 19 October, at 8.50am. Ugh, so early! The hospital is about 35 minutes away but longer in peak hour traffic. I might stay at Mum's the night before because she lives 10 minutes from the hospital. :)

[Sal03]

Nettreefrog I lurked because I see Crazycaro jumped over from April and I am so happy for her! Anyway, we recently moved from NYC and Dr. Kenneth James there delivered DS. I am so sad he will not deliver baby #2. He practices at Lenox Hill and I was referred to him by 3 different people who also loved him. I can not say enough about him. Every visit was a pleasure and so way my delivery experience with him. Hope that helps! Send me a message if you want more info and I will de-lurk now :D

[mrst2001]

Thanks for the birthday wishes from everyone! Yesterday was great! It was just so nice to be looking forward to the next year, and knowing that I will have a little one on my next birthday.

Quick update: my next doctor appt. is 9/15, not 9/6.

QOTD: I am really trying to restrain myself, so the only thing I have gotten so far is the "Miracle Baby" onesie and cap I bought to tell DH. I am feeling a little supersitious, so I am holding out until later this trimester.

Hope everyone had a great Labor Day! ;)

[Mrs-Mac]

Hi,
Hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Our was nice. We traveled to my parents this weekend (2.5 hours away) to tell them the news. We decided to tell both of our parents and DH's brother and wife. We told them all the same way. We bought a shirt that said "Mom to be" on it. Put it on and just waited until they noticed. All the women noticed very quickly. Both of the dads (who weren't home when the mom's first noticed) took much longer. They needed a hint ("Do you like my new shirt?"). Everyone was very excited. They have all promised not to tell anyone until later. We don't plan on telling anyone else for awhile.

QOTD: I haven't bought anything for the baby since I found out. I had bought clothes way before we even started trying. I look a lot at all the baby stuff, but can't bring myself to buy something yet.

I did buy a new bra for me to sleep in. My bbs are so sore, so I bought a light support comfy bra to wear to bed. I wore it last night, what a difference!! I was so much more comfortable and didn't hurt as much!!

Hope everyone else is doing well!!
D

[mrsk]

I hope everyone had a great weekend. We ended up breaking down and telling a few people this weekend. Friday we told my brother-in-law and his wife, I wore a shirt that said "Due in May".They noticed right away. Saturday we told our best friends (they're married) on the way to a football game. Although we are trying to keep it a secret, I don't know how long it will last. DH has told everyone at his work already, while I am definately holding off telling people at work.

QOTD: I have bought a few things for the nursery, but nothing too big yet. I'm afraid I'll jinx us somehow.

How about another QOTD: When and how do you plan to tell people at work?

I'm a little nervous about telling my boss. I've only been at this position for a year and a half and really like my job. I'll probably tell her after our first ultrasound at the end of the month.

[bottleored]

Just catching up from the last thread .....

IndianaBride I'm so sorry for your loss {{{HUGS}}}

Congrats marchfamily (NNB!)/Amanda! A familiar face from the charting thread - I can't believe you're on your second already!

Welcome Melissa, bloomwood, Jules!

bloomwood how did your beta go today?

Kim how wonderful that you were able to see a sac! I can't wait for that day!

Thanks to smiles33 and crazycaro for taking over the thread!

Jules the subway :eek:

QOTD-telling people we haven't told anyone yet. I am so nervous still. We will tell my parents in the next 2 weeks, hopefully after a 6 week u/s shows a heartbeat. My brother is getting married on 9/24, so we'll probably tell immediate family at some point that weekend, but it will be hard to do so without involving his fiancee's family. :confused: Work folks - I'll hold out as long as possible. They will be thrilled for me, but I want to try to wait till 12 weeks.

QOTD-buying stuff again, way too nervous. I will be surfing and bookmarking and reading opinions and recommendations, etc., but I can't bring myself to buy anything just yet.
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Had my 3rd beta drawn this morning - took 3 stabs to get a decent amount :mad: I should hear in the afternoon. I've been feeling a little icky now and again, but I can't figure out whether it's nerves or m/s!

[Bloomwood]

CrazyCaro and Smiles33 Thank you for restarting the thread!

Bottleored Thanks for asking about my beta! My hcg was 514 and Progesterone was 30.3. I'm pretty excited about those numbers. I go in on Thursday for one more draw.

Welcome to the new members! Happy and Healthy 9 months to us all!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend! We saw lots of friends, but managed not to spill the beans. We hung out with two couples yesterday; one couple has a 22 mo. old girl and a 6 mo. old son and the other couple has a 2 yo girl and is 7 mo. pregnant with a surprise. It was so fun to hang out with the kids as well as see all the different "phases" together.

QOTD/telling work: I work for a semi-virtual firm right now as a contractor, so I see my "boss" very rarely. However, starting 9/26 I'll start going to his office 2x a week. If I can hide it (if I have m/s) I'm going to wait until the end of the first tri b/c when I tell him I will also be telling him I'm quitting to be a SAHM when I start my 7th mo. I want to wait because he will be stressed out about it. (He is a very openly gay man with a penchant for dramatics and uses drugs to regulate his highly emotional nature!) :o :eek:

QOTD/buying stuff Only thing I bought was a Stanford onesie which I used to tell J that I was pg the first time. Now I do a lot of looking, but won't buy until after the first tri. when I feel safe.

[marchfamily]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! It's great to see some familiar 'faces'!

QOTD/Telling people - I'm nervous about this pg (it took soooo long for the first pg), so we'll probably wait until after the u/s at the end of the month. I'll be at least 8 weeks by then. Work - I'd like to wait until the 2nd trimester. It will depend on how quickly I show this time (I interviewed for my current position at 20w and was still in normal clothes).

QOTD/Buying things - We're pretty set given we have an 8th month old. I'll probably pick up some more maternity wear since I want to burn the majority of the items I wore last year (you can get really sick of wearing the same thing).

[Akachan93]

Smiles33 and Crazycaro Thanks so much for starting this thread!

QOTD #1 We still have most necessary baby stuff from DS...we probably won't be buying anything until we find out the sex and if its a girl. I do want a glider though, I didn't have one for Charlie.

QOTD #2 I will be telling work next Monday. I've hummed and hawed over it. I will be 7 weeks then. I work in a small financial planning firm and we are all really close. I told them about Charlie when I was 6 weeks. I'm kind of nervous because we have a lot of big cases coming up next year. Oh well...they'll just have to deal.

[mrsk]

bottleored: good luck on those betas! I feel your pain. No matter how many times I tell them I a) have small veins and b) they like to hide, they always end up poking me three times and then taking the blood from a vein in my hand. :rolleyes:

Good Luck!!

[Sinclair319]

CC Name: Sinclair319
Me: Jen, 28
DH: Chuck, 34
Married: 11.08.03
TTC: July 04
BFP: 9.2.05
EDD: 5.12.06
Next appointment: 6 week ultrasound 9.20.05


Hi all--I'm beyond thrilled to join the group!
QOTD--telling people We told our immediate families last night--we had them over for a birthday dinner for DH (his bday is Thursday) and sprang the news on them

QOTD--buying things The only thing I bought was a onsie that says "I watch ESPN with my daddy" I gave it to DH to tell him the good news! We won a crib last fall, but still haven't put it together--didn't want to jinx anything. ;-)

[bottleored]

sinclair welcome and congratulations! I recognize your name from some of the other threads!

bloomwood sorry! I thought your next beta was today - I realize now today is your milestone for your previous m/c. Hope all goes well for you on Thursday!

mrsk I always start them with my hand! She decided to go to my arm when the hand wouldn't give enough to fill the tube :mad: She couldn't get the wiggly, deep vein so the other hand was the last resort - ugh!

QOTD-buying things I'll change my answer to - perhaps we'll pick up a cute onsie at our next Mets game :D

[Guinness]

Hello Everyone. Subscribing. I will catch up on QOTDs later and do SOs. Just wanted to say I am back from our trip and happy to see the new thread up and running. THANK YOU!! Be back later.

[nettreefrog]

kristin9903 - Comfortable clothes all around sound fabulous--but I really hope that your bloating goes away :(

Sal03 - Wow--thanks so much for the recommendation! Hopefully, you'll come back and see this...otherwise, I find you :D I notice that Dr. Kenneth James practices at Lenox Hill Hospital and New York Presbyterian Hospital-- How did you feel about the hospital itself?

Welcome everyone else!!!

QOTD: I actually told one coworker today--because she and I share quite a bit. I am going to wait to tell others though--until I am about to show!

[Guinness]

Thanks Smiles and Crazycaro for the thread. I just posted a link to this thread in the old one to make sure everyone finds us. I would be happy to help you two, but it might be wise to have a later may mommy (they will come) since we are all due the 1st week of May. I have a feeling we will be very busy at the height of arriving babies. Let me know if you would rather have help now, I would be happy to do it.

Welcome to the new mommies. I am excited to share this journey with so many!

QOTD: Buying things, I haven't bought really anything, although I did buy a couple of bibs, pacifiers and socks to send to my parents for the surprise. However, I couldn't hold it in so I told them on the phone. DH thought it was silly I was going to send that stuff to them anyway since they won't be needing it, we will :D Probably after our 1st appointment I will feel like shopping.

QOTD: Telling work, I am worried about this. Definitely not until after the 1st appointment (9w), but hopefully I can wait until 12-16w. We will play it by ear. I will have a meeting with my bosses/supervisors/mentors sometime later in the fall and I think I will tell them then. However, if I am starting to show, I will have to do it earlier. No matter what rumors will fly. I am a professor and it is always the talk of the halls among faculty and grad students as to when where and how people should do things. I am preparing for that.

So well told DHs family this weekend. They are all very excited. I also have been getting heartburn and nausea a little more . . . definitely know something is different, but not full blown m/s.

Hope everyone had a good weekend and they you are all feeling well. I think I am caught up ;)

[smiles33]

Hi everyone! Just made a few updates. Actually, Guinness, I was hoping we could switch off moderating each trimester! Since I'm not suffering from m/s (knock on wood!), I thought I'd volunteer now. But work gets really busy (actually starting today, since my students are back on campus) so I don't think I can do this through until November.

Plus, these threads get long really fast so I had assumed we'd have to start over with each trimester anyway.

QOTD: I haven't told anyone at work yet. My annual review is supposed to be any day now, so I want to wait until after that. Plus, I've been fortunate not to have obvious symptoms (other than bigger BBs) so I don't think I have to tell anyone just yet. We did tell our immediate families (and DH's paternal grandparents0, but that's it so far.

[HallyP]

I am so excited to be posting this!!!!

HallyP
Me: Heather, 23
FH: Eric, 24
DD: Hally, 4 (4/23/01)
TTC: 1/05
M/C: 2/05 7wks 2days
BFP: 9/6
EDD: 5/16/06

I just tested tonight after I got home from work. I was convinced that I was going to start today and I didn't. Then at lunch I got a whiff of someones lunch and it had me running to the bathroom!

A little bit about myself. Eric and I started dating when we were 15 yrs old!!! Have been together ever since. We are getting married 10/15/06 in the Bahamas!! We have our DD Hally who is 4 yrs old. She has been asking for a baby brother for about a year now. So we decided the timing was perfect for us.

I am going to call my Dr. in the a.m. to see about getting in soon. He will probably put me on prog. since it was a little on the low side my last pg. But he said it was nothing to be concerned about he said since we saw the heartbeat. I ended up m/c 2 days later.

So anyways I am very excited to be joining you ladies!

[Sinclair319]

Guinness --Were you on the other boards? One of our dogs is named Guinness and I thought I remembered "meeting" someone that also had a dog with the same name.

Thanks for the warm welcome, I'm getting another beta tomorrow and praying for high numbers!

ETA--I see there are a few academic professionals on this thread. I work at a community college and hope this "academic baby" works out. Did the rest of you try to get a May due date? :-)

[kristin9903]

Welcome to all the new mommies!

Sinclair319 Greetings from a fellow prof! We weren't trying at all, so it's just fate that it worked out. I'm technically due at the end of April, so I'm hoping that my school will still let me teach next semester (I'm an adjunct).

[Mrs-Mac]

Welcome Hally P to the group!!
And since I didn't say it last time...thanks to crazycaro and smiles33 for starting this thread!

I had my appt with my regular doctor yesterday to get a referral. She did order some of the initial tests that the ob/gyn would do and she'll send the results to them. After all that, I realized I actually forgot to get a referral (and YES, that was the point of the appt). So I need to get back or call, get the referral and then finally I can make an appt!

For all the women who are going tests to check thier betas, why are you doing that? Did you have problems in the past? I hope you don't mind me asking, I just don't know what is going on. Especially since I'm not have any tests done.

QOTD Work I don't plan on telling anyone at work until after 12 weeks. I did tell one co-worker that is a close friend. If I end up experiencing bad m/s I may tell my boss, but am hoping to avoid that.

kristin9903 & sinclair319 - my SIL is a teacher and she had her baby in March and loved the timing of that. Although she did have to go back to work for about 3 weeks before the summer, which she said was hard. I wonder if the next baby will be a little later, so she can avoid going back to school?!

[bottleored]

Well ladies it was nice to get to know you for a little while, but this board will have to go on with only 2 Carolines. I had/am having a m/c (or chem.pg?). My betas came in yesterday at 3 -yes, a negative pg result. I started bleeding last night.

Threadmistresses - can you remove me from the roster? Thanks.

Good luck to everyone! I'll be rooting for you!

[Mrs-Mac]

Bottleored,
I'm so sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts.

[Bloomwood]

Bottleored,
I'm really very sorry. My thoughts are with you. Please take care of yourself.

[Akachan93]

Bottleored I'm so sorry for your loss...I'm thinking of you...{{{HUGS}}}

Heather Welcome and congrats!

I just got back from my OB appt. Went over all the medical history and got my goodie bag :)...I saw the NP...she is really sweet. She did my exam and said my uterus was way up there and kind of hard to reach. I guess thats good. I totally forgot to ask how my hormone levels were. So after the exam she said, "Well, you are 6 weeks and 1 day so that should be good enough for an u/s...how would you like one?" I practically jumped off the table! I said, "of course"...so she said that I could come back tomorrow for one(the tech isn't there on Wednesdays). Her reasoning was that she just likes to give women peace of mind that there is a baby in there. Plus with my previous m/c she doesn't want me to worry. My husband thinks its because we have really good insurance and they need the business. Whatever! So, I was taking the u/s slip up to the front desk to make the appt. and the box that said "small for dates" was checked. Do you think that was marked just for procedural purposes? I'm all worried now. The appt. is tomorrow at 10 AM. Thanks :)

[kristin9903]

Bottleored So sorry for you loss. {{{hugs}}}

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*crosspost from April 06 moms*
I just came back from appointment number 1. We got a sonogram, and there is indeed a baby in there! The heartrate was 150-160 bpm. I'm a little behind my LMP due date, but I expected that, so please change my due date to 4/29/06. Also, my next appointment is for September 21 at 2:30 where I will be having another sonogram. I'm at high risk for developing hypertension and GD, so the Dr. said he wanted a sonogram virtually every time I came in!

Here's a picture of my little one. I have a cyst to the right of my uterus that's bigger than the kid.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d726b3127cce93bd2f88c77500000016108Aasmblo3atD

[mrsk]

bottleored: I'm so sorry. You're definately in my thoughts and prayers!


Welcome to all of the new mommies!

Mrs-Mac: When I called the doctor to make my first appointment they asked me if I wanted a blood test to confirm my pregnancy. Once I got there the nurse told me that because I got my BFP so early, my numbers might be low and I may have to go in for a second blood test, fortunately they turned out to be high enough and I didn't have to go in again. I never did get my actual numbers though. Anyways, I think it just depends on how your doctors office handles things and whether you have had previous problems. I have heard a lot of women say they just went in and took a regular pregnancy test.

With all of these ultrasounds things are starting to get exciting in here!

[Guinness]

Caroline - So sorry for you loss. Take care of yourself {{{{HUGS}}}

Kristin - Great ultrasound!! So fun that you got to see it. Now I can't wait.

Akachan - come back and share your ultrasound too. I would be jumping off the table too with that exciting news :D

Sinclair - I wasn't on the other site, but lurked a ton. I may have noticed the Guinness owner (I have seen a couple and stole their/your idea :eek:. It is my DH's favorite beverage, and thus a perfect name). Wish naming our child would be so easy.

Date Planning - yes, we planned/hoped for a May due date. I was semi trying the month before, but my perfect plan was May. My last day of classes is May 1st, so it will be perfect if this little one is a week late. Otherwise, I will just have to have someone else proctor the final and I will have to grade. Won't be too bad. Then I have the whole summer before I have to be back into any regular schedule. Of course this is all hoping that I have a smooth pregnancy. Not sure what will happen if bedrest is somehow in my future. We will jump that bridge if it gets here.

Mrs-Mac- I am not getting any betas done that I know of. I know lots of ladies who do if they have an known issues that may complicate things. It is a good way to make sure things are on the right track.

Hally P - Welcome and Congrats. Glad to have you here!!

Sorry if I missed anyone. Better get back to work. Hope you all have a good rest of the day!

[nettreefrog]

bottleored -- I am saddened by your loss. I hope that you are not too physically uncomfortable --and that you are successful in the near future. Hugs!!!

HallyP -- Welcome --and how fabulous --thus far it looks like we are both due on the 16th of May!!!

MrsK – I am glad that your first blood test worked. If I understood it right, it makes me wonder if you have enough hormones for HPT—then, why wouldn’t the blood test show up? Of course I am thinking about this because I am having a confirmation blood test on Monday :D

kristin9903 – Oh what a beautiful first pic!!! Did the doctor say when the cyst would complicate things at all?

Akachan93 – Oh how exciting about being offered an U/S! Maybe having the box checked was done to ensure you could get the U/S.

Like Guiness, we had tried for a few months --but our perfect time plan was May. Even though I work in the corporate world, my MIL is a teacher--and well we hope that she can help out after school ends in June--when I have to go back to work.

Another QOTD: How much maternity leave (and well paternity as well for you partners/husbands/boyfriends/significant others) do you get?

My company offers: 4 weeks prior to the birth, 6 weeks post (8 for caesarean). I think my husband has 1 week of paternity --but honestly, I do not know the details yet for him.

***I just scheduled an appointment with Dr. James thanks to the recommendation I received. So, I will let you all know what happens after Monday morning.***

[smiles33]

Bottleored--I'm so sorry and hope you're doing ok.

Will go update some stuff now...sorry I don't have time for a proper shout-out, but weekends are much easier for me.

Quick update: my first appointment last night (which I forgot to mention) was a 2 hour "orientation" where the nurse-practitioner made us watch a movie, walked us through a PowerPoint presentation, and answered questions. After 2 hours (and it actually went over), we then went and had blood drawn (not for BETA testing but all these other tests, including Rh screening and HIV testing) and gave a urine sample. I was pretty disappointed there wasn't an exam or anything more personal. Oh well, that must come next week at my second appointment. :)

[May2006Mommies]

**updated to here**

[May2006Mommies]

I just added a section to the due dates posts for our angel babies, hope that is ok. I think it is important we honour these ladies.

Caroline

[crazycaro]

Oh Caroline, I am so sorry. Hugs to you.

Welcome to the new girls!

I am still getting over this darn cold. It has taken me 5 hours total to fall asleep the past two nights due to coughing, ugh! Hopefully it will be gone any day now, it is mainly the cough bugging me now, plus just feeling a bit blah from being sick for 5 days. I have no idea how I am feeling pregnancy wise because of the cold!

My little girl has been sick too, fun and games here folks! Misery loves company, I'm misery, she's company. :D

I have my first hospital appt on 19 October, at their pregnancy booking clinic. I should have an ultrasound then, I did with Ruby.

They've already made my booking for my *big* ultrasound! 12 December, I will be 19+ weeks then.

QOTD - related to me having my big ultrasound booked, do you plan to find out the sex?

We will, no way I can wait! We found out with Ruby too.

[Guinness]

Crazycaro - I think the angel baby section is great. I did notice that IndianaBride is still in the due date and appointments list. I am sure she would appreciate being removed from those too. Sorry you are feeling sick. Hope you feel better soon!

QOTD: We will not be finding out the sex. It will be a surprise. This was a no brainer for both DH and I. Maybe on the 2nd we will want to know, I am not sure.

Hope everyone has a good day.

[marchfamily]

botteored - I'm sorry about your loss.

****
QOTD/Maternity leave - Paid: 6 weeks vaginal delivery, 8 weeks csection. Can take up to 12 weeks (total) under FMLA. Last pg I was off 1 week prior (short term disability), 8 weeks after delivery paid and 3 weeks unpaid. No paternity leave for hubby.

QOTD/Finding out the sex - We are planning on finding out this time around (we didn't last time).

[Mrs-Mac]

Hope everyone is doing well. I had a rough night last night. Dh and I got home and there was a message from my mom on the answering machine. It was a very strange, short, abrupt message. She doesn't normally leave messages like that. I started to worry something was wrong. All these horrible thoughts start going through my mind, car accident, death, those sort of things. I call leave two messages. Then call again and my dad answers. Finally with some prying, he tells me my mom is pretty down and upset that so many people knew about the baby before they did. I proceded to go off on my dad to tell my mom to NEVER leave a message like that again. I was so worried and even called another family member to make sure they hadn't heard anything. Of course with all the hormones, I go from fine to hystically crying in about 1.2 seconds - not fun. I think my eyes are still a little swollen from crying so much. :(

So some background...I'm an only child and this is the first grandchild. DH is one of three boys and this will be the 3rd grandchild. We live about 35 minutes from his family, 2.5 hours from mine. We found out on a friday, told his parents and his one borther and wife (whom we are very close with) on Sunday. We immediately made plan to visit my parents the following weekend. So we told 4 people before them, 5 days before them.

I'm just so upset, angry, annoyed...everything. My mom and I usually have a very good relationship. She isn't too overbearing and has always supported my choices. She has never made me feel guiltly for moving away, not calling or visiting enough. She's normally very low-key (in a good way). I just don't know how to deal with this. Its not what I was expecting. I guess she was acting a little strange this weekend. She didn't seem all that interested in everything. Didn't really ask many questions or even ask how I was doing. I guess it was bothering her at that point already.

Has anyone else had someone rain on thier parade of good news. Please let me know I'm not the only one! :eek:

THanks for letting me vent. I'll do shout outs in another post, because this one is long enough!!

[Jenzen01]

Hello, everyone.

Could I please join the group?

Me: Jen, 28
DH: Al, 37
DS: Gabe, 8 months, born 12.21.04
Married: 10.4.03
TTC: this month :)
BFP: Sept. 7, 2005
EDD (by ovulation): May 17

Not too much for symptoms so far. Tight stomach. A little bit of queasiness. Oh, and I'm still bfing, so we'll see how that goes. I need to call the dr. this afternoon.

[Kim]

bottleored-I'm very sorry. You're in my thoughts.

Welcome to all the new girls!

Let's see...trying to get caught up!


smiles33-Sorry your appointment wasn't more exciting. Next one is bound to be more fun. :)

crazycaro-I hope you and your daughter are feeling better ASAP!

Mrs-Mac-I'm sorry you had such a rough night. Seems like it was pretty out of character for your mom to react like that. All I can say is that becoming a grandparent is such a passionate experience (or so I've been told). Seriously, saying my parents adore my daughters is an understatement. Maybe she's fantasized about the day that her little girl would announce that she was having a baby of her own for so long, and when she wasn't the first to share in the big news she felt as though she was missing out an a mother/daughter experience? I don't know. You can tell me to shut up. :p I'm sure your mom will get over it soon enough and will be nothing but excited to meet her new grandbaby. :)

Jenzen01-Welcome! Looks like your kids will be close in age, too. My first two are 16 months apart. As for breastfeeding, it's totally doable if you'd like to continue. I nursed #1 for the first 3 or so months of my 2nd pregnancy. #2 has been weaned for the past month or so but she pretty much weaned herself. I don't think it had anything to do with the pregnancy as she's going to be 2 next month and I think she was just ready.

QOTD- Not sure if we'll find out the sex. We found out with our first two. My husband really wants to know so that he can get to work on the nursery. I'm kind of on the fence. I do know that I don't have great willpower so most likely we'll try to find out the sex if baby cooperates.

Feeling pretty good. No major morning sickness going on which is a good thing since I was unbelievably sick with my first 2 pregnancies. It's still early though and I don't want to jinx myself. :p

My hormones are defintely onthe wacky side. I've been so emotional. Doesn't help that my oldest baby started preschool today. Where does the time go? How is it possible that she's 3?! Sigh.

[Mrs-Mac]

Welcome Jenzen01!! I love your son's name!! Its on my list for boys names!

Akachan93 - How was your ultrasound? Hope everything went well!!!

kristin9903 - Love you ultrasound picture!!! I can't wait to have my first one.

Guinness & MrsK - Thanks for the info and explanation. I apprecaite it. And Guinness, I also LOVE Guinness. Sometimes I actually crave it!! I'm sad to give it up for 9 months! ;)

crazycaro - I hope you and your DD are better soon. Being sick is no fun.

Kim - Thanks for the insight. I'm sure you are right. Its just not something I want to deal with right now. But I guess I can try to be a little more understanding with her.

I finally made my first appt with my new ob/gyn (its the same group that delivered my nephew). Its Sept 22nd. Its only two weeks away. I was expecting it to be a longer wait, so I'm happy.

QOTD - maternity leave - I get six weeks paid. They will hold my job for up to 6 months. And they will help find me another job after 18 months. I'm pretty happy with that policy.

QOTD - sex - We aren't going to find out. Feel the same exact way as Guiness!

[April1234]

Hi Ladies!

Just got my BFP a couple of days ago. I have a DD named Lily that was born November 20 6 weeks premature because I had pre-eclampsia. Talked to my new Dr. today and my first appointment is Sept. 29. I had a really rough pregnancy with DD so they will be keeping a good eye on me. We had been trying since she was was released from the NICU at 3 1/2 months old.

We are sooo excited to be pregnant again!!

Me: April (24)
DH: Chris (32)
DD: Lily 9 months old Born November 20
TTC: Feb 05
BFP: Sept. 7EDD: May 18 until we see the Dr.

Be back later on, Im taking Lily on our walk. :)

[mrsk]

I hope everyone is having a great day!

Welcome jenzen01 and april1234!

Mrs-Mac: I'm an only child too, so trust me I totally understand. We haven't told my parents yet mainly because I'm afraid my mom will worry too much. I love her to death, but sometimes...

crazycaro: Hope you feel better. Colds are no fun!

smiles33: I have a feeling my first apt will be the same. I don't know why but I laughed thinking of you watching that powerpoint presentation. Was it at least informative?

nettreefrog: Good luck with your blood test!

QOTD Maternity Leave: I'm lucky enough to get 12 weeks. DH though I'm not so sure.

QOTD Sex: Although I wouldn't mind finding out the sex of our baby, DH wants to be surprised. So a surprise it will be!

[missy329]

Hello Girls,

I love the new thread- thanks for starting it.

I had a bit of a scare Tuesday night. During my bedtime routine I found out I had started spotting. It was bright red and of course scared me pretty badly. I called my Dr and his response was that there was really nothing that could be done. If it got heavier he told me to come in and they would do blood tests (to see if I had m/c). Luckily by Wed morning it was brown spotting and now it has stopped. I had absolutely no spotting with our first daughter so it had me a bit worried.

QOTD/Maternity Leave- I work for the gov't so I get 12 weeks FMLA. Of course that is using whatever leave I have saved up- we don't get any paid time off. My DH owns his own company so no time off for him. With my DD he went back to work the day I came home from the hospital.

QOTD/Sex- Nope, we are not finding out this time either!

Oh, my first Dr appt is Sept.26th

[Jenzen01]

Thanks for the welcome, everyone.

Also, it's good to see other new moms in here ... if I hear anyone else tell me, "Wow, they're going to be really close together." I'm going to scream. DH's mom wasn't that positive when I talked to her last night. The daycare director (yes, I already put our name on the list because we only have one daycare in town) thinks I'm nuts. How about this: Just be happy for me!

Sorry for the rant ...

Boy/Girl - We'll be finding out. We really enjoyed knowing we were having a boy the last time around. I'll always remember the moment the technician told us what we were having. I cried.

Maternity leave - 6 weeks paid plus 6 weeks unpaid. I can use up vacation/personal during the unpaid portion. Guess who's going to be hoarding her vacation days. :)

Oh, first dr. appointment is Sept. 29

[Bloomwood]

Welcome to the new members! This place is packed! Must've been a fun August, huh??

missy329 sorry about your scare. I'm glad it all worked out. I've certainly read that spotting is very common in early pg. Knowing what a basketcase I am, DH even read the passage to me from his "what to expect book."

QOTD/maternity I am a contractor, so I don't get paid maternity. I'm fortunate enough to stop working after month 7 anyway, so it doesn't really matter. DH started a co. with a friend (who's single) and the friend insisted they offer paternity leave. I don't know how long it is, but really can't see DH taking more than a couple of days off, though he'll probably cut back on the 12+ hour days he works now.

QOTD/sex hmmm...this is the great debate in the Bloomwood household. Type A planner (aka me) wants to find out, but DH likes the surprise. I like the idea of the surprise, but really want to know. I think now that it is a reality, DH might be caving to curiosity too. We'll see...

We're both pretty cautious right now since I had a m/c last month, so we're not really talking about that or names or anything until we feel more confident - after the first tri, I guess.

=======================
I'm just back from my third blood draw. I should get my results back tomorrow am. Hopefully good news that I am still doubling with healthy progesterone!

Hope everyone is feeling great today and keeping m/s at bay!

[Sinclair319]

Bottleored --I remember you from the charting thread. I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, you'll be in my thoughts.

I got updated betas today and the numbers are more than doubling!!!! My progestrone also looks good. I'll go back 9/20 for an ultrasound and hopefully see the heartbeat

Someone asked about betas--we tried for a year, but I have PCOS and we knew our chances were truly slim to none on our own. We did a cycle of meds (pills and shots) with an IUI (artifical insemination). Our NP likes to do bloodwork 2 weeks after IUI because sometimes hpts don't pick up a positive (I got a neg hpt on a Wed and positive beta on Friday. If you haven't had problems with getting pregnant, some doctors won't even see patients until at least 8 weeks.

Maternity- we don't get any paid time off, but I'll have over 12 weeks of sick/vacation time and plan to use all of it!
Gender We'll find out, I'm too nosey to not know! ;-)

[kristin9903]

Welcome Jenzen01 and April1234!

missy329 Glad to hear the spotting stopped!
I know it must have been scary for you...so sorry you had to go through that.

nettreefrog Actually, the cysts (there were many others) just proved that I have PCOS. We thought as much, but I never went through diagnostics since we weren't TTC. They shouldn't be a problem for the kiddo.

Good luck to everyone with upcoming appointments!

[Akachan93]

Welcome Jen and April ...This is going to be a HUGE thread, I'm so excited :)

Missy I'm glad the spotting stopped, that must of been so scary

crazycaro I hope you and DD feel better soon!

smiles Sounds like a long appt.! Its funny how it seems that everyone's 1st OB appt.'s are different.

Mrs-Mac Sorry you had such a rough night. I know my dad will be upset like that if he finds out that he will be the last to know. I haven't told him yet b/c he has a very big mouth and my brother lives with him and the two of them will tell the whole state in minutes! I'm just not ready to tell them yet.

Well, I had my u/s this morning and all is well. I actually saw the baby!! He/She looked like a lima bean! I even saw the h/b...it was 125 bpm. I'm measuring right at 6 weeks. Its amazing how technology will allow us to see this early. I'm bummed though because they didn't give me any pictures to take home. Oh well, I'll have another in October.

Maternity I get 6 weeks paid for a vaginal delivery and 8 weeks for C/S. I want to take another 6 of unpaid under FMLA. I only took 6 with Charlie and I regret it. I am the type of person who feels bad leaving work...I know, lame. We are a small office and there won't be a replacement for me, so the others will have to do my work. I plan to tell my boss soon so they can plan.

Sex Yes! We are definitely finding out...there is no question, I'm just the type that can't wait!

[May2006Mommies]

Welcome Jenzen01 and April1234!

***Updated to Here***

[kristin9903]

Sinclair Yea for doubling betas! So nice to see another PCOS'er in here, too! :)

Maternity leave I'm just a part time college professor, so I'm just hoping they'll still keep me on next semester. DH gets some paternity leave, but I don't think it's paid. I doubt he will take very much of it...he's such the workaholic.

Finding out the sex YES!!!! I can't wait!

[Guinness]

Good morning. Well I think m/s has officially hit me. I felt awful all day yesterday and today doesn't seem to be starting any better. I haven't actually gotten sick, so hopefully that doesn't come too.

My 1st appointment is in 2 weeks :D I can't wait. I am ready to tell everyone, but would like to wait to make sure it is really in there. DH was funny last night. I went to sleep around 8pm :eek: , he came in around 11. I rolled over to say good night. He felt my back and was like are you okay? You are steaming hot. I said 'I am pregnant' ;) . So fun to watch it continue to sink in for him.

Maternity leave - I haven't answered this because I am not really sure how it applies to me. I am on a 9 month contract (college professor) and I know I get FMLA if I need it. I also have tons of sick and vacation, but we don't report that to anyone, so it is weird - I gain it but never pull from it. So I don't think I will need to officially do either, but I will find out when I tell my department chair. I do know that I can stop my tenure clock for 1 year and so I will probably do that. I can always go up early if I feel I am ready.

Hope everyone has a good weekend. Take care of yourselves!

[Kim]

Guiness-Hope the morning sickness is fast and fleeting!

missy329-I'm sorry about your scare. Glad the spotting stopped!

Just got a call from my doctor with my blood work results. My hCG was 800 at 18 DPO, I believe. Doesn't mean a whole heck of a lot since we didn't do a beta series. However, it is a good sign that we saw a gestational sac that day since one should be visible when your hCG level reaches 1,000. My TSH levels are great (1.9) wich means that my medication doesn't need to be adjusted at the moment.

I'm immune to MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and Varicella (chicken pox). I'm NOT immune to toxoplasmosis or parvovirus (Fifth Disease). Fifths Disease scares me a bit since DD just started preschool and it's one of those common childhood illnesses that spreads through schools like wildfire. I'm praying that they don't have an outbreak.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

[Sinclair319]

Guinness and Kristin --What do you teach? I'm an administrator at a community college, but working towards a 2nd master's (mine is in social work, working on sociology) in hopes of getting a FT faculty job.

[missy329]

Kim- Glad your levels seem good. I was not immune to something last time around, I can't remember what it was. But I too was a little worried about catching something.

Guiness- Husbands are funny aren't they! My husband works nights so I am home alone at night with my DD. She has been sick and has been waking up every 2 hours. So, today I called him from work and mentioned that I was so tired. He says- I don't know why getting up with DD has made you so tired this time. I was like- maybe because I am pregnant?!

Well, morning sickness has also hit me. It started last weekend. I was hoping to avoid it this time around. But, I am just yucky nauseous all day long. The only good thing is that I have lost 7 pounds since last Saturday.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[mrsk]

Well I hope everyone has a great weekend. I'm certainly looking forward to having a few days off. We're going to a football game tomorrow and then Sunday, for the first time in months we have nothing planned. I have spent part of today planning my DH's surprise 30th B-Day party. It's not going to be unitl October 15th, but everthing is coming together so nicely!

Akachan93: How exciting! Go lima bean go!

Sinclair319: Go betas go!

missy329 & Guinness: I hope your morning sickness subsides long enough for you both to have a good weekend.

Kim: My SIL was a kindergarten teacher and her class had a breakout of Fifth's Disease while she was pregnant. I hope your DD stays healthy.

[kristin9903]

Sinclair329 I teach medical microbiology to college freshmen. I only teach one section, but it's a big one with 90 students! I wish I could find FT employment, but unfortunately it's hard to around here. My PhD's in agriculture, and there are no schools in DFW that really need that kind of expertise.

[Sneezy]

May I join you ladies?

I'm a little nervous because 1) this is my first PG and I'm in overactive imagination m/c fear mode; 2) we aren't telling family or friends yet so I don't want my "online" life and "real" life to crossover too much...yet! So forgive me if I leave out some personal info...just for now; 3) I'm new to CC (this is my very first post!)

BUT--I didn't want to just lurk, I'd like to give (and receive) support during this time especially since I feel like I'm bursting with such a big secret!

Here are my stats:

Sneezy
Me: Sneezy (31)
DH: Squeegy (33)
Married: 2003
TTC: May 2005
BFP: 8/24/05
EDD: 5/2/05 (LMP) 5/6/06 (O Date)

My first appointment is 9/15/05!


Thanks--and congratulations to all of you!!

[Sinclair319]

Sneezy--welcome! This is my first pg too!

Kristin--move up here to central Illinois, there are lots of opportunities in Ag--my dad is in Ag Research. I can't believe you have 90 students in a bio class--that's crazy!

[Guinness]

Sinclair I teach biomechanics and neuroscience classes. I have a 40% teaching, 50% research, and 10% service appointment. My research is on aging and Parkinson's disease. Good for you for getting your 2nd MS. That should land you a faculty at a community college no problem. I am at an R1 institute so PhDs are required. I do feel very fortunate to have found a good tenure-track position as I know many who are doing similar things as Kristin. It is hard to find positions especially if you have geographical constraints!

Welcome Sneezy!

So far nausea is still here, but am holding everything down. This could be a long few weeks. Can't wait for the weekend to sleep! I wish I had Missy's 7 pound loss to go with this m/s :eek:

Kim congrats on the good bloodwork results. I will be honest I hardly know what any of them mean - so glad they are good ;)

[crazycaro]

If it is ok I am going to step aside as one of the thread mods, I just don't have the time to commit to it that I should - so better to step aside now than later. :)

We've got 2 left, anyone else want to help out? Just let one of them know. :)

Off to catch up on the thread!

Caroline

[May2006Mommies]

Welcome Sneezy!

**Updated to here**

[Bloomwood]

Welcome Sneezy !

I got my beta results back today. I'm feeling pretty good about this so far. Here is the whole series:
10DPO - 18hcg/23.2 progesterone
16DPO - 514 hcg/30.3 progesterone (1.29 days doubling time)
23DPO - 15,203 hcg/25.8 progesterone (1.43 days doubling time)

I'm really impressed with my doctor. Mainly because I've never met her or spoken with her. I called them the day I got my first BFP to schedule an u/s and then called them the day I had my m/c to find out what to do. They sent me in for bloodwork and then called back to confirm I was no longer pregnant. When I got my 2nd BFP (only 25 days later!), they sent me for bloodwork immediately and prescribed me progesterone supplements to start taking that day even though it wouldn't be until after the weekend that I got my test results back. They have subsequently sent me for 2 more blood draws. I just think it is so impressive to be taking such precautions with me even though I'm not an established patient. Today they told me I didn't need to have any more blood work done and I'd just see them on the 22nd for my u/s. Though that is good news, I have kinda liked having this weekly reassurance that I am progressing. I can't wait to meet them.

Hope everyone has a sticky weekend!

[smiles33]

Welcome Sneezy!

Thanks for being so on top of things, Guinness! Sorry to see crazycaro step down, but it's understandable. We really could use 1 more volunteer to help us update the thread.... Pretty please? :)

I have gained almost 4 pounds now, as I havne't experience real m/s (just some occasional waves of nausea for few seconds here and there *knock on wood*) and I get hungry every few hours. I'm mostly eating fruit, yogurt, and almonds as my snacks, but I've also "splurged" on lots of pasta and cheese (I LOVE cheese). It's already caused my waist to "pudge" a bit.

So, I was pleased to see my Bella Band works. I ordered it earlier this week after reading about it, but I have to say that it's not as comfortable as I hoped. When you sit for too long, it feels a bit binding. I had to pull it up all the way under my BBs, because it's too tight when it's folded over. For the record, I was a pre-PG size 8 but still ordered the Bella Band size 2 (for sizes 10+) because I was afraid of it being too tight.

And I wonder when the fatigue goes away. I'm still REALLY sleepy/tired a lot. I had to fly down to San Diego for a conference yesterday and fly back up later the same day, and just about fell into bed about 8:30 pm and slept ALL the way until my alarm went off at 6.

Hope you all enjoy the weekend!


ETA: The website that sold me the Bella Band also included an insert that claims to tell gender with a blood sample after just 5 weeks past conception. Anyone heard of this before? Is that a scam?

[Akachan93]

Smiles I've heard of finding out the gender at 5 weeks also. Our local news did a segment on it. Its not a scam and it really works...its expensive though, I think its $300. I think its some kind of special blood test...not sure exactly.

[smiles33]

$300?!?!? That's INSANE!

OK, so it's a slow Friday night (DH left for a 3 day fishing weekend).

How about a new QOTD?

What do you call your DC? Any nicknames yet?

We call ours Baby J, since the 2 names we're considering for either a boy or girl are both names that start with a J (Jocelyn and Jason).

[lmg159]

Hi all! Just checkin' in to say hello :) Sorry I don't get to post much here, but I am insanely tired... I think it's mostly the pregnancy, but chasing around a 2yo and working almost full time at night isn't helping me get rest.

Anyway...
QOTD: No names yet. DS just calls it Mommy's Baby Belly.

Here's another question for y'all: anyone else having more vivid dreams than usual? I feel like I must have a dozen dreams a night now and they're usually very vivid. They wake me up at least 4 or 5 times a night. It's driving me nuts! Two nights ago the dreams for very sexual in nature. Last night I was having very bloody nightmares. Ugh. I just want a good night's sleep! Anyone else?

[kristin9903]

smiles I can help out! Just keep in mind I'll probably be out of commission once May rolls around since I'm the first one due. That gender test is real, it looks at fragments of chromosomes in mommy's blood. If they find some Y chromosomes, it's a boy! I'm excited about the surprise factor at the big u/s, so I wouldn't do it. Besides, $300 can buy a whole lot of baby stuff!

Welcome and congrats to Sneezy!!

Sinclair319 Ugh, I know. Prior to DH, I was going to go to New England, where there is tons of work. We got married, and decided to put his career ahead of mine ( I don't LOVE ag...it's just a means to an end. He LOVES being a vet). So, here I am. It's cool, though, because I've decided to become a RN, which is something I'm actually passionate about.

Great betas, Bloomwood!!
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As for me, m/s has hit. I was trying to deny it, but my evening snack made a repeat appearance last night. Gross. Seems like my nausea usually happens at night.

QOTD1 DH and I are both huge nerds, so we call this kid any variety of scientific veterinary terms. It's dumb and not all that cute. I wish I could get "peanut" or something like that to stick, but it inevitably goes back to the dork in us. This kid's going to hate us. :)

QOTD2 I'm so embarrassed to admit it, but I haven't had dreams like this since I was a teenager. All sex, all the time. And random, too. Once, it was with Phil Margera (anyone watch Viva La Bam or Celebrity Fit Club). I was mortified....of all the pretty boys on tv my subconscious zeroes in on Phil. Yikes.

[smiles33]

Thanks so much, Kristin! I just PM'ed you the password. As I said earlier, I'm hoping the 3 of us only need to moderate for the first trimester so 3 new volunteers can take over later, especially since we're all due in early May anyway.

And I'm sorry to hear the m/s has hit you, Kristin! :( I'm still praying I won't get it....though it might help me stop gaining weight. Since I don't have it, I've been hungry and eating every couple hours (though I try to stick to fruit or almonds for snacks).

I spent the day with a girlfriend who has a 2 year old and doesn't want any more kids, so she gave me 4 pairs of maternity pants. Free clothes, hooray! Then we went to Old Navy and I bought 2 long maternity shirts (to help cover up the bella band) and some maternity underwear. I know it's early, but it was on sale.

Hope everyone else is having a good day!

[Guinness]

Good Morning! Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I think things are finally starting to sink in for me. 2 more weeks until my appointment - I can't wait!

QOTD 1 - we haven't started calling the bean anything. Perhaps after we see it at the 1st appointment. In my head I call it baby bean

QOTD 2 - definitely having dreams, but no wet dreams ;) Lots of pregnancy dreams the last couple of nights. Dreams of names, and telling people. I think that is making it more real for us.

Anyone else been sleeping a ton? I was so proud of myself last night as it was the first time in a few days that I stayed up past 10pm (I did take a 2 hour nap though). I just can't get enough sleep!!

Thanks Kristin for helping moderate!

[crazycaro]

Add me to the list of those with morning sickness. :( It's been hard to tell what's been going on because of my cold, but that's really on its way out now and I am still being sick of a morning and feeling icky for most of the day, morning sickness sucks!

I barely have an appetite, I know I have lost weight, but food just sounds disgusting to me!

I'm starting to panic about what I have gotten myself in for, with a 16 month old and a second baby on the way. Am I insane??? Ruby came at 31 weeks, and I am worried about this one coming early (I have a unicornuate uterus and my babies run out of room). How are we going to cope if I have to go on bedrest? How are we going to manage if this baby does come early? How will life be with one toddler here at home and one newborn in hospital? We don't have a big support network (Mum is basically it because DH's family lives in another state!) - I am starting to get myself all kinds of freaked out. I'm worried Ruby is going to feel all left out and pushed aside.

Need to stop panicking.

[kristin9903]

Awww, Caroline, it will be just fine. Our little one is unplanned, and although it pales in comparison to what you're dealing with, I have little freak outs about it myself. I think you'll amaze yourself with what you can do. :)

And now, a friendly PSA for all the preggos in here. DO NOT watch Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. I just spent 2 hours crying. Not just a couple of tears, either. Sobbing the whole way through. I should've known better.

[April1234]

Caroline, OMG I could have written your exact post!! Lily is 9 months old and will be 18 months when #2 comes and she was born 6 weeks early because I had pre-eclampsia (was on bed rest for 4 weeks prior to her coming) and she ended up having to stay in the NICU for 3 1/2 MONTHS!

I petrified of all that you mentioned. We do have a pretty go suppourt group here as all of our families live here but I dont count DHs family because they werent even there for us when Lil was born. But thats another story. :rolleyes:

Im sure that our babies will be fine. I am trying to take really good car this time and walk 3 miles EVERYDAY and eat well. NO SALT has been eaten since I got my first BFP. LOL

We can freak out together for nine months. :D

[Mrs-Mac]

Moring Ladies,
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Mine was pretty relaxing. No plans, just spent the weekend at home. I'm feeling pretty good. My bbs are killing me. I've experienced a little nausea, but nothing too bad. Otherwise, I'm feeling decent.

Thanks for all of the kind words about my mom. We did talk and everything is fine now. Apparently, she did feel like she should have been told first. I'm still kind of annoyed over the situation (and her acting like a 3 year old), but what can I do? She's now over it and so excited about the baby.

QOTD - nickname - We call the baby "Button". It just came to me. Thought it was fun because it fits for all different phases of the pregnancy. Right now its little (like a button), soon I won't be able to button my pants, and who knows, maybe my belly button with pop out!

QOTD - Dreams - I have always had lots of dreams and remember them vividly. I haven't really noticed anything different up to this point.

I'm glad to hear that everyone is doing as well as can be expected (sorry to all those ladies with m/s).

[Jenzen01]

Good morning, all.

Feeling sort of icky this morning, which I hope is good because I haven't felt very preggo otherwise. My legs are shaky and I'm tired. Trying to eat something in hopes that will make me feel better.

crazycaro - I'm right there with you on the panicking. DS will be 17 months old when this one comes. I'm very excited, but at the same time, scared of the unknown. We'll get through it together. :)

Ugh. Yesterday, Gabe was up all afternoon without a nap. When he finally went down, I tried to take a nap. Just as I was falling asleep, he woke up again. 30-minute naps are bad, bad, bad ...

[Sinclair319]

Morning all--the m/s is still at bay for me, I'm hoping it stays that way! Someone else said, "I wish my thumb would turn purple or something just to reassure me that I'm still pregnant!" That's *exactly* how I feel.

New QOTD --What gender do you think it is? When I think of our bean, I keep thinking girl, maybe that's because DH and I want a boy.
QOTD, Part 2 --Will you find out the gender?

[marchfamily]

crazycaro - Yep, mine will be 16 months if I make it to my due date. Yikes!

M/S - Just one day of it so far (I had fell-fledged M/S last time by 6 weeks)
Dreams - Yep! I remember this vividly from last time too.

[Kim]

A quick drive by post before I have to feed my kids lunch...

Just got back from the doctor. We got a heartbeat! Very happy. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/mama2am/Baby.jpg

I'll stop by during nap time for shoutouts, QOTD, etc!

[Akachan93]

M/S Yes, its here :( I have been so nauseas all weekend and now I'm struggling here at work ...oh well, I'll live

Dreams Yes, pretty vivid, infact they started about 6 or 7dpo and they were one of my first pg signs.

Kim congrats on the u/s!

April, Caroline, Jen & Marchfamily My DS will be 2 years and 3 months if I go to my due date...He is 19 mos. now and he is all over the place, climbing, running, etc. He does play better by himself now so that may make you guys feel better by the time baby comes :)

[lmg159]

kristin9903, I'm glad I'm not the only one having dreams like that! And what really stinks is that it makes me wake up 4 or 5 times a night. Like I need to be more tired! (And I had to look up who Phil Margera is :) Too funny! I've actually met Bam - he's shopped in the store where I work - but I couldn't picture Phil)

Kim, congrats on the ultrasound!

QOTD1: my gut instinct tells me girl, but that's what I thought for the first one, too ;)
QOTD2: not sure if we'll find out the sex before birth or not. DH is in favor of finding out at an ultrasound, and I was all for that for a while, but now I'm not so sure. I'll probably continue to waffle for a long time.

[kristin9903]

Kim What a cute picture!!! Congrats on the heartbeat! :)

QOTD1 Like Sinclair, both DH and I would love a little boy. Therefore, it has to be a girl.

QOTD2 As soon as they can tell, I want to know!

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So, I had another dream last night. At least this one had nothing to do with adult matters. I dreamt that I gave birth and DH was so excited! He was excited because we became the proud parents of a chimpanzee. What is wrong with me???

[May2006Mommies]

Updated up to here

[Kim]

Thanks everyone for the congrats!

QOTD 1-No feeling either way. I really wanted a baby girl when I was pregnant with #1. Since I already have my little girl(s), I really don't have a preference. I'll be totally happy with a son or a daughter (not that I wouldn't have been happy with a son the first time around...you know what I mean). :p

QOTD 2-I was leaning towards not finding out the sex at our u/s but I'm starting to get reeeeeaaaallly anxious. I have a feeling DH will get his way and we'll find out if baby cooperates.

kristin9903-Aren't pregnancy dreams the weirdest?

Akachan93-Sorry about the morning sickenss. :( That's no fun.

Sinclair319 "I wish my thumb would turn purple or something just to reassure me that I'm still pregnant!" That's *exactly* how I feel.

ITA! I've had very little morning sickness this time around. It's really hard to believe that I'm pregnant!

Mrs-Mac "She's now over it and so excited about the baby."

Yay! Glad to hear that! :)

[mrsk]

I hope everyone had a great weekend and is doing well. I've been feeling a little icky lately, but I'm not sure if it is pregnancy related or not.

QOTD/Nickname: We don't have anything offical yet. Sometimes I can it "The Bean".

QOTD/Dreams: Yes. I think this was one of my first symptoms, but I didn't know it at the time. Last night I had a dream that I was arguing with my doctor. DH and I are planning to go to Hawaii in Jan/Feb and he was telling me I couldn't go. I got really mad and told the doctor I was going anyway. LOL.

QOTD/Gender: I don't know why, but in my mind I have been referring to it as a girl. Mother's intuition or wishful thinking?

QOTD/Sex: DH wants it to be a surprise, so while I wouldn't mind finding out it will probably be a surprise.

[Bloomwood]

Hello girls!
I think I had my first taste of m/s today. Kinda an icky feeling and couldn't get my cereal down. While I am not that psyched for m/s, like some others said, I will take anything that makes it feel more real! Since I don't get anymore blood drawn, I am now counting down until the u/s a week from Thursday. yay!

QOTD/Nickname: haven't come up with anything yet. Still apprehensive, I guess.

QOTD/Dreams: Totally. The other night I actually had an "o" (the fun kind) in my sleep. Not too bad. :rolleyes: Usually they're just really vivid random dreams.

QOTD/Gender: I would love a little girl, so that is what I think it is. Plus I did this Chinese Gender Predictor (http://www.chineseastrologyonline.com/PredictSex.htm) and it said girl. :D

QOTD/Sex: I want to, J doesn't. I guess we'll deal with it when we have to.

[Guinness]

Wow great ultrasound Kim!!

I can't believe how many of you are having your 2nd with a young one running around. You will all do great. I think we surprise ourselves on what we are able to handle. You will find a routine that works for your family, it will just take a bit of time and a lot of patience ;)

I don't really know if I have answered QOTDs:

#1 Gender - both DH and I think BOY. I was actually talking to a friend today and he/him kept coming out. We'll see.

#2 Sex - We won't be finding out. I am excited about my green and yellow nursery :p

m/s is still here for me. I can't believe how different things taste and how absolutely picky I have become in the last week. I have this perpetual bad taste in my mouth and I can't handle gum to make it subside. I bought jolly ranchers hoping that would help a little. Anyone else having crazy taste differences/food aversions? It is unbelievable to me how fast they came!

[kmfroggi]

Hello everyone!

i am coming to join the group!

CC Name- kmfroggi
Me: Keirstin, 26
DH: Joel, 27
DS or DD:
Married: June 14, 2003
TTC: July 2003
BFP: Sept 9, 2005
EDD: May 17, 2005

glad to be here, i just hope i didnt join to soon. we, as you can see, have been trying for a very long time, it has been a long and painful road to get here. after many u/s,bw, surgerys, seman analysis, and 3 inseminations, it worked, we are 5w pregnant and are so happy.

we have only told family, close family. no friends now, and only a few people at my work know. we are waiting atleast 3-4 more weeks to tell our friends. we went to the doctors this morning, everything was perfect, we may have 2 sacs, but wont know for sure till next monday, our next appointment. twins would be wonderful considering how hard we have tried, but 1 is just fine for now! my Bro and SIL are having twins due in March, so we dont need 2 sets of twins running around.

anyway, glad to be here.

back to QOTD's: yes, i have only bought 1 thing for the baby, a diaper bag. no we arent going to find out the sex. names, we are just calling each other mommy and daddy. no name for the baby yet. and vivid dreams, yes. i normally dont remember my dreams so this is very strange.

[Bloomwood]

kmfroggi Welcome! Congrats on getting to this point! I will wait on pins and needles to hear if it is twins - how exciting. Sticky 9 months to you!

[kristin9903]

Welcome and congrats to kmfroggi!!!

I've lurked around on some of the other mommy threads and found Madame Zaritska! It's cute!

So, my new QOTD is what does Madame Zaritska predict for you?

http://www.pregnancyandbaby.com/read/articles/736.htm

Here's mine:

The day you deliver, outside will be hot. Your baby will arrive in the afternoon.

After a labor lasting approximately 3 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and will be 18 1/2 inches long. This child will have dark brown eyes and some very fine hair.

[May2006Mommies]

Welcome to kmfroggi!!!!

Updated to here!

[Guinness]

Ooo ooo, I have been looking all over for stuff like Madame Zaritska :-)


QOTD Madame Zaritska:
The day you deliver, outside will be hazy. Your baby will arrive in the early evening.

After a labor lasting approximately 20 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and will be 20-1/2 inches long. This child will have blue eyes and some blond hair.

Every predictor tells me it is going to be a girl, and I am so sure it is a boy . . . hmmm

Here is DHs too (he wanted to play):-) He is laughing at the labor time differences -- :rolleyes:

The day you deliver, outside will be sunny. Your baby will arrive in wee hours of the morning .

After a labor lasting approximately 2 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and will be 18 inches long. This child will have blue eyes and some very fine hair.

Welcome kmfroggi! Sticky Vibes to you.

[Kim]

kmfroggi-Congratulations and welcome!

Guiness-It was pretty neat!

QOTD Madame Zaritska :

The day you deliver, outside will be hazy. Your baby will arrive in wee hours of the morning .

After a labor lasting approximately 10 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 8 pounds, 13 ounces, and will be 20-1/2 inches long. This child will have dark brown eyes and dark hair.

Anyone up for another? QOTD What does this Chinese Gender Predictor (http://www.chineseastrologyonline.com/PredictSex.htm), that Bloomwood posted, say for you? This one is different than some of the others. It got both of my kids' genders right, as well as myself and my 5 brothers and sisters. I thought that was pretty interesting since most of the others say my DD #2 should have been a boy and they've been off with my siblings,too.

This one says boy for me. I'm taking it with a grain of salt. ;)

"I think we surprise ourselves on what we are able to handle. You will find a routine that works for your family, it will just take a bit of time and a lot of patience. "

So true! Trust me. If it was that bad DH and I wouln't have tried for #3 so soon. I have to tell you, having my girls 16 months apart was a cinch in the beginning. It wasn't until my oldest reached 2 years or so that it became more difficult. Once she was about 2 1/2 it was much simpler again. :)

[Spellbound]

Welcome to all the new BFP mommies! Sorry I haven't posted for a while, but the last few weeks have been a bit rocky with m/s and fatigue. My husband was chosen with others from his department to provide rescue and aid to Hurricane Katrina victims and flew out this weekend. We're sad he'll be missing our first prenatal appointment but the odd thing is since he left, my tummy is feeling worlds better. Sure enough, it would be like him to give that to me as a departing gift! If I have endured the worst of it, I'll consider myself a very happy camper. So with those things in mind, I hope to be online more often now. :)

Sinclair319, I was on the other board and have a dog named Guinness. Not sure if we ever visited each other's journals? But I'm certainly one of the infamous owners!

Kim, what a beautiful sonogram image! Congratulations sweetie!

QOTD/Nickname: Nothing yet really except for Little One. I'm sure there will be a more concrete nickname as I move into the 2nd trimester.

QOTD/Dreams: Nothing out of the ordinary except for a nap today, but then again my dreams tend to be pretty weird on their own. Ahem, the one from my nap involved eating LOTS and LOTS of food. LOL. I was quite confused when I woke up because that's been far from reality.

QOTD/Gender: Again, nothing's really be poking at me yet.

QOTD/Sex: We're definitely going to find out :), as waiting is not for us.

[Spellbound]

QOTD Madame Zaritska: I accidentally closed out the window on this, but it originally said my labor would last 23 hours! :eek: Blue eyes and fine hair....I just went back and had to re-enter my info and now it says 3 hours, brown eyes and bald. *snickers*

[kristin9903]

QOTD-chinese gender Mine says girl. But based on the lunar age, there were only 2 times during the whole year that I would get a boy.

[kmfroggi]

thanks everyone! i am glad to be here.

QOTD-

The day you deliver, outside will be overcast. Your baby will arrive in the afternoon.

After a labor lasting approximately 21 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and will be 20-1/2 inches long. This child will have blue eyes and some very fine hair.

But there is more. I sense that you are in need of distraction. Some enjoyment. Have you thought about belly painting? Take a look.

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holy smokes, 21 hours. i am not looking forward to that!! hehe.

[Mrs-Mac]

QOTD - Madame Zaritska- The day you deliver, outside will be cloudy. Your baby will arrive in the evening.

After a labor lasting approximately 22 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and will be 21 inches long. This child will have hazel eyes and a little patch of brown hair.

QOTD - chinese gender - boy

Well, all signs point to a boy. Hmmm...

[Guinness]

My gender prediction says girl, but similar to Kristin there are hardly any predictions for boys in my age group. I told DH last night that all predictors say girl, and he said 'well they are wrong, I am sure it is a boy.' Definitely will be a surprise :)

[missy329]

Hope everyone is doing well. All I have to say is, Holy Morning Sickness Batman! I have been so sick this time around. I thought my last pg was bad with 7 months of morning sickness. This time is 10x worse. I am seriously thinking of calling my Dr to see if there is anything he can prescribe. UGH...20+ hours a day of nausea.

I too am getting a bit worried about having two babies that are 24 months apart. But, it will work out somehow- it has to! My DH works nights and watches our DD during the day. Then I get home from work and we have dinner together and then he heads off to work. So, I have evenings and all the middle of the night wakings. It works out pretty well for us except that we hardly ever see each other!

Ok, enough complaining! Let's answer some QOTD's:

QOTD/Nicknames: We have been calling this baby Peanut. My DD was Butter Bean!

QOTD/Dreams: I have been able to recall my dreams better but nothing any weirder than normal.

QOTD/Gender: No feeling one way or another. I really, really, really wanted a girls last time. So, now I would be happy with either. Of course a boy would be nice to balance everything out.

QOTD/Finding out Sex: Nope, not gonna do it! :)

QOTD/ Madame Zariska: Sunny outside, deliver in the evening (scheduled c/s- probably at 8 am) 19 hour labor (I am having a c/s), 7lbs 3 oz, 20 1/2 inches long, green eyes (no hope of that) and some very fine hair. Oh, and it's a girl! Silly stuff :rolleyes:

I guess that catches me back up. Hope everyone is having a good Tuesday!

Welcome kmfroggi!!

[shortcake]

OMG...BFP this morning! I haven't even missed AF but I had a suspicion (we just started TTC #2 this month) and I was right!!

So can I join?? :)


Shortcake
Me: Rebecca, 31
DH: Ryan, 31
DD: Gabrielle, 11/29/03
Married: 8/18/02
BFP: 9/13/05
EDD: 5/26/06

I haven't had a chance yet to read back on this thread. I'm so happy to have a May due date - DD was a winter baby and I'm really looking forward to sunny walks and going to parks and all that right away this time around!

DD will be 2 1/2 when this one is born. I hope that works out well! I'm nervous about having 2, period. I find 1 very challenging, even though she's a great kid!

[Sinclair319]

Hehehe, my Madame Z's reading changed even though I put in all the same info! Both times it said GIRL whereas the Chinese reading said BOY.

ETA--Welcome to the newest mommies-to-be!!!

[mrsk]

Welcome kmfroggi & shortcake!

Well tomorrow is our first official doctors appointment! I'm excited and have a thousand questions.

I hope everyones morning sickness subsides a bit.

QOTD/Madame Zaritska:

The day you deliver, outside will be blustery. Your baby will arrive in the morning.

After a labor lasting approximately 9 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and will be 21 inches long. This child will have hazel eyes and a little patch of brown hair.


QOTD/Chinese Gender: The one here says boy. I've been mentally referring to the bean as a girl though. Maybe my intuition is wrong?

[May2006Mommies]

Updated to here

Welcome Shortcake!!

[jarm]

Coming in to join! Not sure how much I'll be posting, but I always read!

jarm
Me: Jodi, 27
DH: Ray, 25
DD: Arlyn 6/2/03
Married: 7/20/02
BFP: 9/10/05
EDD: 5/18/06


I hate the fact that the obgyn here makes me wait until at least 8 weeks to see me. I go see the woman who will review the rules of staying healthy during pregnancy on September 27, and I don't get to see the doctors until Oct. 24. They wanted to give me a 6:30 appointment on Halloween, but then she said, "Well, that won't work if you have a little one already." Good thinking! Anyway...just wanted to say congrats to all of you and introduce myself.

[May2006Mommies]

Updated to here

Welcome jarm ( I figured you weren't shortcake too ;) )

[jarm]

Thanks...hee hee! That's the problem with copying and pasting.

[shortcake]

Thanks for the welcome! Woo hoo another new person today also!

Welcome jarm. It's funny that you say you hate that they are making you wait so long to see the dr...I am actually thinking "I wish they weren't so eager to have me come in!" For my DD, I didn't come in for a blood test; they trusted the HPT. But for this one they want to see me. Since I'm going out of town, it won't be till the beginning of October anyway though...and that's just a technician. Then I have to come back a week later to see the NP. Then I guess I see the OB the following month or something. I have switched to a new practice because the dr and the hospital, are a bit closer to my house - my friend recommended this doctor but I don't really know much about her so hopefully all will be well!

[jarm]

shortcake - We do have to go in, but that's just to meet with their...I don't remember what they call her. Basically she goes over the stuff you can/can't do when pg and you get a goody bag and then you get your paperwork for the testing. They had me go for testing with my DD. I'm actually glad that I'm going into to get the "lecture" because things change so what was acceptable last time I'm sure will be off the list this time...make sense?

Dreams - I have had the most vivid dreams. Crazy dreams! I don't remember having these bizarre dreams this early on with my DD.

Arlyn's announcing...
My DD is obsessed with Dora (those who don't know her already will probably get to know her soon enough). Dora is a big sister now. That episode was on last week, and she told her sitter that she was going to be a big sister. She of course asked DH and he said that she shouldn't believe everything she hears. This was before I got the BFP. She tells people who'll listen that she's going to be a big sister, and we haven't even really discussed it with her. I have a silly girl!

[Guinness]

Welcome Shortcake and jarm!!

The whole appointment thing is very weird. I called mine and they didn't want to see me until 8 weeks either. I thought it was weird however that there is no orientation info (what I should or shouldn't be doing). I would have a least liked that. Somedays I think I should have called somewhere else (this is a new dr. for