Moms to be Part 4

[Gabes_mommy]

Hey everyone,
Sorry I was absent yesterday - I ended up with a flu type thing and spent the whole day in bed. I am feeling a bit better today so I am back at work.

Hi everybody.
I just have one hand to type with at the moment but wanted to pop on and tell you that we had our baby girl on March 18, 1120 hours. 7lbs 10oz, 20.5"

Oksana Iryna


Everybody is doing great.

A strange sequence of events happened that led to a quick but wonderful home birth. I got hit hard with the flu on Tues night. Laid in bed all day Wed. Got up Thurs wanting a bath and toast to eat. Felt "funny" and called my midwife then called her back 10 min later. She came over and checked me and I was 5cm dilated with a bulging bag of waters. I had no idea.
DH and I then sat side by side on the couch in peace and quiet and he rubbed my back every minute or so. We were so connected. Midwives had already set up so they sat at the dining room table and did paperwork and checked my BP and baby's HR every so often.
Water broke and there was meconium in it. Because of that EMS were called. They stood by while I pushed baby out....8 pushes? One of them even held my leg...LOL DH rubbed my head and held my hand. I love him so much for just knowing what I needed.


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What an amazing story!!! Congrats!

I had my Level 2 u/s this morning and it's a BOY!!! We are so excited Abby really wanted a sister but I am sure she will warm up to the idea of a brother (plus she's not even 3 yrs old so I am not sure she even has the ability to really WANT one over the other, she was just saying it). Most importantly, he is measuring fine and all seems to be developing as it should

So, as excited as I am, I admit to being a little nervous and it seems silly. I know what to excpect from a girl but a boy and boy things seems foreign to me. Any other moms feel that way?? I just looks around at our toyroom that looks like Cinderella Castle exploded everywhere and think, "well, we need to make room for some cars and trucks." It will be great though!

Oh my goodness - I am so excited for you!!! I understand how you feel because I will feel that way if I find out I am having a girl. I can tell you I adore my little boy! Little boys love their mommys. My little guy is loud and messy but so sweet.

Hi Ladies!
Well, I certainly have had an interesting few days. We originally had a c-section scheduled for 3/25. We had a shower at DHs office on wed 3/17 and an 8am dr. appt for Thursday 3/18.
We went into our appt (for a biophysical profile) and she wasn't passing the test, we weren't overly concerned because she never really passed the tests. At our previous appt, they said that the only way I would deliver before the scheduled date is if my amniotic fluid level dropped significantly. So the tech finished with us and we waited for the dr. And waited. And waited. He walked in and said that my fluid level dropped a lot and we needed to go upstairs immediately and have an emergency c-section. We were both really upset and scared (because we weren't ready or prepared for this). We didn't have anything, the suitcase with my super special gown and the camera were all at home. I didnt even have socks on. DH went down to the gift shop and we bought a disposable camera that we used for the first few hours. We were upstairs by 10, I was in the OR by 11:45 and our beautiful Penelope Rose was born 3/18/2010 at 12:11pm. She weighed 4lbs 2oz and was 17 inches long.
The c-section was okay. Not as scary as I thought. The prep was much scarier, I did not like having a spinal. I was able to hold her shortly after she came out and then she and my husband went to check into the NICU while I was being finished. DH met me in the recovery room. He got to go back down to the NICU to see her about an hour later and about 2 hours after that, they wheeled me down in my stretcher so that I could go see her. I was able to hold her and put her to my breast and she tried to suck a little, which was good.
I was released from the hospital on Saturday night and little P will be there for at least another few weeks while she learns how to regulate her temp and can take a bottle (right now there is a feeding tube). We are allowed to visit her as much as we'd like and we try to go for every feeding.
She's a beautiful little girl with a full head of brown hair and big blue eyes. We are allowed to dress her in her own clothes (right now she has a perfect little sleeper with frogs on it, so cute!!) and wrap her in her own blankets, which is nice that she gets to wear her own things. We can bring her books and read her stories too, so we do that at night and she seems to like it.
We're so excited to be able to bring her home!

How exciting!!!! Welcome baby Penelope!

Congratulations Kiki!

Congratulations Lindsay!

KPM: You must be excited to know what baby is going to be! Yeah for a Boy! I don't really care what we have, but if I absolutely had to choose which I would rather have I would say boy.


Bad weekend here. My beloved 8 month old puppy died suddenly and tragically. I miss her very, very much right now. DH bought her for me about a month after I had my MC, and she was the only thing that had made me smile in all that time at that point. I am just devestated.

I am so sorry. I can't even imagine.

Ugh, it's so gloomy out today, I can't even bring myself to browse online for baby things! I have the lights on in the house, too, it feels like 7PM. We've had nice sunny 70+degree days over the weekend, so I got so spoiled! ---holy crapola!! There's a *thunderstorm* outside! Haven't heard one of those in a while.

We were talking about names over the weekend, not coming up with a whole lot. MIL thought if it's a girl we could call her Lilo. Hehe, I think it's kinda cute. It goes with our last name too, few names do. I'm stuck on boys names though. We like Logan (haha, Wolverine from X-men!), but it's my dad's middle name, and my mom would have a conniption fit. We like Luke (Skywalker!) too, but there's already a Luke with our last name--- Jay's cousin, I think he's 6 or 7 now. Booo. Have any of you thought of names yet?

If we have another boy we decided on Jacob Ezekiel. If it's a girl all bets are off. DH and I have lots of trouble agreeing on names and he's so stubborn he usually wins. I love Cecelia, Lily, Hadley, Natalie and Ava - we'll see about DH though.

I saw my OB today. I was in and out within 20 minutes so I think they must have cancelled nearly everyone else. She was really nice, though, not rushed or anything so I'm not sure what was going on today.

She asked me to wait 2 weeks for my ultrasound. I was sad, but oh well. I can wait. I scheduled it for April 5th @ 7pm so DH won't have to take leave to go with me. My birthday is the 7th and I thought about waiting but decided against it. I can't wait to find out!
Hearbeat was 158, a LOT slower than DS ever was. He was always 165+... and it sounded like a washing machine which old wives tales say mean GIRL! So heres hoping.

Oh, and when I scheduled my next appointment I said they could switch me to a different day if it would makes things easier and they were relieved... so now I will have OB appointments on Wednesdays. I'm a SAHM, it doesn't matter when I go so hopefully switching days will clear up this appt. canceling/moving thing.

I'm sorry you have to wait. What a bummer that you didn't enjoy the movie - I hate when movies aren't what they seem in the previews.

Oooh we have a name! Zachary Edwin. He'll primarily be Zack. DH and I agreed on very few boy names. We love Jacob, but I just can't live with the fact that it's been the most popular for 11 years running (although not last year). Edwin was DH's grandfather's name, and he passed away last November. I like Edwin/Edward anyway. I would have went for that for a first name. Oddly enough, Zachary would have been my name, had I been a boy.

Oh, and DH's sister went on Sunday morning to one of those minute clinics at CVS and was diagnosed there. The OB nurse told me I could either come in and get a culture, or just monitor my temp and throat and wait and see. I'm choosing to wait and see for now.

I love the name Zachary!!! It was my #1 choice for DS, but DH vetoed it. We did decide to go with Jacob for a boy because I love it so much, but I hate that it's so popular. I don't think it's super popular here though - I have never met a little boy named Jacob - just tons of Jadens - that seems to be the name of choice here.



Ok, so I know I shouldn't, but I have been worrying. I am almost 16 weeks and I am really not showing - I feel like I should be. I am so terrified something is wrong.

 

[kpm76]

Oh my goodness - I am so excited for you!!! I understand how you feel because I will feel that way if I find out I am having a girl. I can tell you I adore my little boy! Little boys love their mommys. My little guy is loud and messy but so sweet.

Thanks so much!! We are really excited, but I am so glad to hear that I am not alone in my apprehension about raising a child of a different gender. DD is very girly in the sense that she loves pretty dresses as she calls them, but she is also extremely active and self proclaimed "rough and tumble." I am hoping this has prepared me somewhat for a boy?? We'll see, but regardless we are psyched

I am 18w 2d and I am barely showing. I was out with my friends over the weekend and they all made a huge deal about how I don't even look pregnant. I know that is always meant as a compliment, but it can cause such anxiety as well. I am wearing maternity pants simply because they are more comfortable but I could absolutely still wear my regular ones. As I mentioned I had an u/s yesterday and the baby is measuring spot on for my due date and he's 8 oz Hopefully this eases your mind. I think some people just carry smaller than others and when you think about it, 16 or even 18 weeks is still early to be huge. We have a long way to go and the baby has much growing to do. Hope this helps

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Thanks so much!! We are really excited, but I am so glad to hear that I am not alone in my apprehension about raising a child of a different gender. DD is very girly in the sense that she loves pretty dresses as she calls them, but she is also extremely active and self proclaimed "rough and tumble." I am hoping this has prepared me somewhat for a boy?? We'll see, but regardless we are psyched

I am 18w 2d and I am barely showing. I was out with my friends over the weekend and they all made a huge deal about how I don't even look pregnant. I know that is always meant as a compliment, but it can cause such anxiety as well. I am wearing maternity pants simply because they are more comfortable but I could absolutely still wear my regular ones. As I mentioned I had an u/s yesterday and the baby is measuring spot on for my due date and he's 8 oz Hopefully this eases your mind. I think some people just carry smaller than others and when you think about it, 16 or even 18 weeks is still early to be huge. We have a long way to go and the baby has much growing to do. Hope this helps

That does help. Thank you.

 

[Mrs. Charming]

Thanks so much!! We are really excited, but I am so glad to hear that I am not alone in my apprehension about raising a child of a different gender. DD is very girly in the sense that she loves pretty dresses as she calls them, but she is also extremely active and self proclaimed "rough and tumble." I am hoping this has prepared me somewhat for a boy?? We'll see, but regardless we are psyched

I am 18w 2d and I am barely showing. I was out with my friends over the weekend and they all made a huge deal about how I don't even look pregnant. I know that is always meant as a compliment, but it can cause such anxiety as well. I am wearing maternity pants simply because they are more comfortable but I could absolutely still wear my regular ones. As I mentioned I had an u/s yesterday and the baby is measuring spot on for my due date and he's 8 oz Hopefully this eases your mind. I think some people just carry smaller than others and when you think about it, 16 or even 18 weeks is still early to be huge. We have a long way to go and the baby has much growing to do. Hope this helps

Yep, there's a lot of growing to do still! It took me FOREVER to show last time!

Ok, so I know I shouldn't, but I have been worrying. I am almost 16 weeks and I am really not showing - I feel like I should be. I am so terrified something is wrong.

I know how you feel. I'm looking HUGE and I'm still worrying. Then again, I have a lot of fluff that makes my belly stick out more, and if I change position the bumb kinda goes away, then it comes back. I really wish there was less than 6 weeks between my appointments. Seriously, I'd be so happy if they were every 2-3 weeks. I'd love a little extra reassurance. I thought about buying a doppler, but I chicken out (and cheap out) every time.

Well, this probably comes too late.... but I was scared the first time I did it too... Let me tell you, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, it wasn't even as bad as getting pool water up your nose. Make sure you only use like 1/2 of the packet of saline stuff the first few days though, just to give your nose a chance to adjust. Good Luck if you haven't already done it.

I use a neti pot fairly regularly. It sucks at first but then yoou get used to it over time. It never really feels "good" but it works pretty well!

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Yep, there's a lot of growing to do still! It took me FOREVER to show last time!




I know how you feel. I'm looking HUGE and I'm still worrying. Then again, I have a lot of fluff that makes my belly stick out more, and if I change position the bumb kinda goes away, then it comes back. I really wish there was less than 6 weeks between my appointments. Seriously, I'd be so happy if they were every 2-3 weeks. I'd love a little extra reassurance. I thought about buying a doppler, but I chicken out (and cheap out) every time.



I use a neti pot fairly regularly. It sucks at first but then yoou get used to it over time. It never really feels "good" but it works pretty well!

I am totally kicking myself for not renting a doppler this time like I did with Gabe. It was such a reassurance last time. Now I feel like it's too late to really get my money's worth though. Hopefully we'll both start feeling our babies soon.

 

[Mrs. Charming]

I am totally kicking myself for not renting a doppler this time like I did with Gabe. It was such a reassurance last time. Now I feel like it's too late to really get my money's worth though. Hopefully we'll both start feeling our babies soon.

I just think we're at the totally awkward "teenager" stage of pregnancy-- like we're definitely starting to bloom but we're definitely not adults yet. We'll all pop soon, start feeling some big ol' kicks, and everything will fall into place.

 

[Gabes_mommy]

I just think we're at the totally awkward "teenager" stage of pregnancy-- like we're definitely starting to bloom but we're definitely not adults yet. We'll all pop soon, start feeling some big ol' kicks, and everything will fall into place.

Exactly! We've been pregnant for 3 months now and we feel like more should be happening. I feel like with all the suffering I've been through people should at least be able to tell I'm pregnant!

It will happen soon enough though......hopefully.

 

[Piecey]

I had to laugh when I read this...sounds like something i would have done when I was younger. Except I probably would have added baby powder or something! I'm glad you're the type of parent who laughs at something like that instead of getting mad about the mess he made!

Oh, he's just lucky his daddy wasn't home. I figured out pretty early on that I wasn't going to be able to stop him from destroying the living room when he's roaming around, so why get upset about it? I've gotten used to the DVDs all over the floor (from the bottom shelf) and his toys scattered. My husband still puts them away but I don't see the point.. he'll just rip them back out again! I put them away if we're expecting company and that is about it. Otherwise I'd just be doing it all day over and over.

Hey everyone,
Sorry I was absent yesterday - I ended up with a flu type thing and spent the whole day in bed. I am feeling a bit better today so I am back at work.

Ok, so I know I shouldn't, but I have been worrying. I am almost 16 weeks and I am really not showing - I feel like I should be. I am so terrified something is wrong.

I know I said I'm huge, but I'm absolutely positive it is because I really did JUST have another baby. My body never went back to normal so it ballooned back out very quickly. Sorry if I made you guys nervous talking about huge I am.
Hope you beat this bug quickly!

I know how you feel. I'm looking HUGE and I'm still worrying. Then again, I have a lot of fluff that makes my belly stick out more, and if I change position the bumb kinda goes away, then it comes back. I really wish there was less than 6 weeks between my appointments. Seriously, I'd be so happy if they were every 2-3 weeks. I'd love a little extra reassurance. I thought about buying a doppler, but I chicken out (and cheap out) every time.

My best friend miscarried her first pregnancy. She is 13 weeks now (exactly 4 weeks behind me, helps me keep track, lol) and she is an RN. She said she was talking to a coworker last night about how nervous she was, she didn't make it this far last time. The coworker told her to hold on and came back in with a doppler. She said she kept that thing with her all night and when she had a break she just sat and listened. Funny thing is, I can totally see her sitting there eating a chocolate bar with the doppler on her belly for like an hour.


*Eta* I got the Raspberry Fizz Vera small duffel today and I LOVE THE COLOR! Gabesmommy (Joy??) you were right- the color is gorgeous! Now I want another bag in it that I can carry everyday!

 

[Pollito916]

At least we find out tomorrow if we should be focusing on boy or girl names. Can't wait!

How exciting, can't wait to see what you're having this time!

Amy - So sorry to hear about your puppy. We lost our sweet Maddy in November and she was only 15 months old. She was playing outside in my parents backyard and fell in their pool and drowned. We still can't figure out she managed that, but it was one of the worst days of my life. We are getting a new puppy - Abby - the end of the month and hopefully she'll fill that empty spot.

Well I found out this past weekend that my OB is closing her practice as of June so now I have to find a new doctor. Not only that....but there is only one other in-network doctor in my town who I seriously dislike so won't be going to him. So now I'm going to end up about 30 minutes from home to have the baby....which is doable....but 5 minutes from home is a lot nicer for everyone involved!

The good news is I have my very first ultrasound on Thursday. My DH is a little nervous there might be 2 (my Hcg levels have been on the high side to higher than normal) so I'm excited to see a heartbeat and put my mind at ease that things are okay and I'm excited to see one little baby and put his mind at ease.

Sorry about your puppy. Abby was the name of my dog growing up...she was actually Abigail Hoffman...I've been told that was the name of a Chicago gangster.....my dad was kind of strange.

Sorry about the doctor issues too, I hope you find a good new doctor!

Congrats on the u/s! Let us know how many babies are in there!

...oh man. I don't know if I can do 2. DS just started crying (he's been playing in living room while I worked on homework) so I went in to see what was wrong. He had coated himself in petroleum jelly.. and tried to pull up on the ottoman and slid and fell. It was hilarious (he's fine, just heartbroken he couldn't get up).. but I feel bad for laughing at him while he's all shiny. Plus, his shirt is stained hot pink because he wouldn't swallow all the Amoxicillin from earlier. Poor boy. What a rough night.

Oh no, at least you can laugh at it, though!

I think the "rough night" is contagious. DD has been a handful tonight. We're potty training and she's had two accidents today-- RIGHT after DH cleaned our carpet. She won't keep her Pull Up on either. It's just one little thing after another, it's not like she is being "bad" or misbehaving it's just little things that make a big PITA for mommy and daddy.

I think we all have these kind of days/nights/weeks. They're not trying to be bad, but it would just be so great if they would sit down and read a book or do a puzzle.

Sorry I was absent yesterday - I ended up with a flu type thing and spent the whole day in bed. I am feeling a bit better today so I am back at work.

Ok, so I know I shouldn't, but I have been worrying. I am almost 16 weeks and I am really not showing - I feel like I should be. I am so terrified something is wrong.

Sorry you were not feeling well. It's hard enough being pg, we shouldn't be allowed to get the flu at the same time!

I know I wasn't showing yet at 16 weeks with DS, but I think I will be with this one. I just feel bigger already. But even feeling bigger doesn't make me feel like everything is ok. I think I would feel better if I could hear the heartbeat or feel some movement.

I know how you feel. I'm looking HUGE and I'm still worrying. Then again, I have a lot of fluff that makes my belly stick out more, and if I change position the bumb kinda goes away, then it comes back. I really wish there was less than 6 weeks between my appointments. Seriously, I'd be so happy if they were every 2-3 weeks. I'd love a little extra reassurance. I thought about buying a doppler, but I chicken out (and cheap out) every time.

I feel the same way! My bump comes and goes depending on what I'm wearing, time of day, how I'm standing, etc. I would love the doppler too, but like you am too cheap to get one. I figure if the OB had trouble finding the hb, I probably won't be any better and it will just make me panic more.

I just think we're at the totally awkward "teenager" stage of pregnancy-- like we're definitely starting to bloom but we're definitely not adults yet. We'll all pop soon, start feeling some big ol' kicks, and everything will fall into place.

Exactly!

Oh, he's just lucky his daddy wasn't home. I figured out pretty early on that I wasn't going to be able to stop him from destroying the living room when he's roaming around, so why get upset about it? I've gotten used to the DVDs all over the floor (from the bottom shelf) and his toys scattered. My husband still puts them away but I don't see the point.. he'll just rip them back out again! I put them away if we're expecting company and that is about it. Otherwise I'd just be doing it all day over and over.

I know I said I'm huge, but I'm absolutely positive it is because I really did JUST have another baby. My body never went back to normal so it ballooned back out very quickly. Sorry if I made you guys nervous talking about huge I am.

Funny thing is, I can totally see her sitting there eating a chocolate bar with the doppler on her belly for like an hour.

That's good you have a healthy attitude about your son playing. I don't know how people do it that stress out all the time about having everything in it's place. It could be a full time job to follow a baby/toddler around picking up after him! A job I sure don't want!

You're probably right about getting bigger faster b/c you just had a baby. My mom said the same thing happened to her and my sister and I are only 14 months apart. She didn't even realize she was pregnant the second time until she was about 3 months along, just couldn't figure out why she wasn't losing the weight or had a period yet.

Lol at your friend with the candy bar and doppler!

I feel like with all the suffering I've been through people should at least be able to tell I'm pregnant!

Exactly! It's not fair that we're suffering so much and nobody even knows it!

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I've had a headache since last Friday afternoon. It started as a migraine, then started to go away that night, but then DS accidentally bumped heads with me and it started hurting all over again. And I woke up with the headache again on Saturday. And every day since.

DH says his head hurts too, like sinuses, so I'm thinking (hoping) that could be it for me too. But what can I take? Tylenol doesn't seem to do anything for me.

 

[EmALee]

Oh, he's just lucky his daddy wasn't home. I figured out pretty early on that I wasn't going to be able to stop him from destroying the living room when he's roaming around, so why get upset about it? I've gotten used to the DVDs all over the floor (from the bottom shelf) and his toys scattered. My husband still puts them away but I don't see the point.. he'll just rip them back out again! I put them away if we're expecting company and that is about it. Otherwise I'd just be doing it all day over and over.

A couple of years ago my ex and I had friends who had a 2 year old boy and a 1 year old girl. Sweet kids...the boy was NAUGHTY though. He would do what your son does with the DVDs and toys, but he would open the DVD cases and throw them around. I learned after 1 time to not let them borrow any DVDs because they were ruined after like an hour. When "company" would come over they wouldn't bother cleaning up because about 5 minutes into the visit the house would be a mess again. He also learned how to climb up on the counter to get his own snack and he learned how to unlock his door from the outside (his timeouts were outside of his room because he would just play with toys). Needless to say at 19 years old that scared me, well, the terrible 2's pretty much just scare me in general.

It sounds like you're just at the stage where everything is very interesting and fun to play with...not the crazy taking everything out and tearing it apart because he can stage! Your DH sounds like he's more of the neater one? Just a guess, my mom would do the same thing your DH does but my dad wouldn't, he'd be like you "Why put it away when she's just going to play with it 2 minutes from now" LOL


Does anyone feel like they want to take a picture of themselves pregnant to show their little ones what it looked like when they were in mommy's belly? I feel strange that I want to do this but maybe I'm not alone?



OH MY GOSH! I almost forgot....my baby's father moved out of state! Meaning, he can't go for custody AT ALL unless he moves back and I can let the state go after him for child support and the rest of the birthing costs without really worrying because if he says he'll just have to move back I'll offer to make it all go away if he signs away his parental rights Also, with a child support ruling, if he can't pay now...they'll hold the ruling until he can and he'll have to pay back everything. Even if it's 18 years. If he inherits anything (which he will when his grandparents pass away), everything he owes has to be given to me before he gets any of it I feel a little heartless, but I've had so much anxiety over this I can't help but feel ecstatic!

 

[irisbud]

EmALee: That sounds like good news on the child support / custody. I am going to have DH start taking pictures every month or so so we have a record of the belly growing to show baby when he or she is older. I should have taken some before so I could say, yes mommy really was a size 2 once, LOL

 

[locolala]

Had a good appointment yesterday! I gained another 3 lbs, which puts me at just 5 lbs below where I started. This is a good thing in my eyes, but my docs are sending me to a nutritionist, since they don't think I eat enough. I can't STOP eating right now lol. I'm always hungry. I just have a hard time gaining weight. Aline's heartbeat was good, around 140 which is normal they say. She's measuring well, and is still head up but they say that's perfectly normal at this stage. The best news I got was that they're gonna let me try for a natural (well, medicated) delivery instead of having a c/s. I am STOKED about that!

 

[Gabes_mommy]

I've had a headache since last Friday afternoon. It started as a migraine, then started to go away that night, but then DS accidentally bumped heads with me and it started hurting all over again. And I woke up with the headache again on Saturday. And every day since.

DH says his head hurts too, like sinuses, so I'm thinking (hoping) that could be it for me too. But what can I take? Tylenol doesn't seem to do anything for me.

Me too! It's terrible! Even after I take Tylenol I still feel the headache - just not as bad. I am so sick of it.

Does anyone feel like they want to take a picture of themselves pregnant to show their little ones what it looked like when they were in mommy's belly? I feel strange that I want to do this but maybe I'm not alone?



OH MY GOSH! I almost forgot....my baby's father moved out of state! Meaning, he can't go for custody AT ALL unless he moves back and I can let the state go after him for child support and the rest of the birthing costs without really worrying because if he says he'll just have to move back I'll offer to make it all go away if he signs away his parental rights Also, with a child support ruling, if he can't pay now...they'll hold the ruling until he can and he'll have to pay back everything. Even if it's 18 years. If he inherits anything (which he will when his grandparents pass away), everything he owes has to be given to me before he gets any of it I feel a little heartless, but I've had so much anxiety over this I can't help but feel ecstatic!

I think taking belly pics is totally normal - I have lots from my pregnancy with DS.

That's great news about your baby's father - congrats!

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Had a good appointment yesterday! I gained another 3 lbs, which puts me at just 5 lbs below where I started. This is a good thing in my eyes, but my docs are sending me to a nutritionist, since they don't think I eat enough. I can't STOP eating right now lol. I'm always hungry. I just have a hard time gaining weight. Aline's heartbeat was good, around 140 which is normal they say. She's measuring well, and is still head up but they say that's perfectly normal at this stage. The best news I got was that they're gonna let me try for a natural (well, medicated) delivery instead of having a c/s. I am STOKED about that!

Congrats!!! With DS I didn't gain anything in my 2nd trimester at all but I gained plenty at the end, which was all baby.

 

[irisbud]

I have the never-ending sinus headache as well. I don't even bother with the Tylonol anymore; it doesn't help.

locolala: It sounds like you are eating plenty! A friend of mine had twins and actually lost about 15 pounds from being so sick the whole time. BTW: I see in your signature that you have horses. What kind? Do you (or did you) compete? My DH is a horse trainer and I used to be, then I quit to go back to school etc. I was still riding some but not anymore of course!

 

[Pollito916]

Does anyone feel like they want to take a picture of themselves pregnant to show their little ones what it looked like when they were in mommy's belly? I feel strange that I want to do this but maybe I'm not alone?

OH MY GOSH! I almost forgot....my baby's father moved out of state! Meaning, he can't go for custody AT ALL unless he moves back and I can let the state go after him for child support and the rest of the birthing costs without really worrying because if he says he'll just have to move back I'll offer to make it all go away if he signs away his parental rights

Sounds like good news for you with your baby's father moving away!

As for taking pics, there are only a few of me from when I was pg with Alex, b/c I often felt ugly and did not want my picture taken. I know a lot of women take professional maternity photos or at least a progression to mark the growth, but I didn't do any of it. Sometimes I wish I did, though, but I'm still not doing it this time around.

I am going to have DH start taking pictures every month or so so we have a record of the belly growing to show baby when he or she is older. I should have taken some before so I could say, yes mommy really was a size 2 once, LOL

yeah, that pre-pregnancy/early stage pic is the most important one!

Had a good appointment yesterday! I gained another 3 lbs, which puts me at just 5 lbs below where I started. This is a good thing in my eyes, but my docs are sending me to a nutritionist, since they don't think I eat enough. I can't STOP eating right now lol. I'm always hungry. I just have a hard time gaining weight. Aline's heartbeat was good, around 140 which is normal they say. She's measuring well, and is still head up but they say that's perfectly normal at this stage. The best news I got was that they're gonna let me try for a natural (well, medicated) delivery instead of having a c/s. I am STOKED about that!

Good news at the appt! It sounds like everything is well with you and baby, so hopefully the nutritionist just helps! Were you average weight before you got pg?

My mom has a co-worker who is currently pregnant with triplets scared1:, naturally and unplanned ) and was slender to begin with, about 5'7", 120lbs, and she has actually LOST 5 lbs at 30 weeks of pregnancy! With triplets! That just seems so wrong. Her doctor estimates the babies weigh almost 5lbs each, so that means she has really lost closer to 20lbs! My mom says that she has been very indifferent about the pregnancy and refusing to eat much of the time, so it's really sad. She also already has 4 kids, and the father of the triplets just moved here from the east coast when they found out she was pregnant. Not an ideal situation.

 

[dizluvah]

I am freaking out and could some words of wisdom....

I made my appointment for a high-risk OBGYN appt - I knew I was getting this referral but somehow getting the call today and having to finalize an appointment has freaked me out.

Based on my previous cardiac history and being diabetic I was told I would need to see high risk OB and they will determine whether I must be their patient of if I can go back to my regular OB (who I love after just one appointment).

Aside from being terrified - "high risk" just sounds so....scary. I have to travel to another city about 30 miles south of me for this appointment and I will not enjoy doing that if I become there patient.

Of course I want to do anything and everything I can and if I have to see this specialist I will. Maybe I should take comfort in the extra care/tests they will conduct if I am deemed high risk....

 

[EmALee]

EmALee: That sounds like good news on the child support / custody. I am going to have DH start taking pictures every month or so so we have a record of the belly growing to show baby when he or she is older. I should have taken some before so I could say, yes mommy really was a size 2 once, LOL

I have pics from before I was pregnant...I wish I could say I was a size 2. I'm going to end up smaller after all of this than I was when I started. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels I should do this...it seems weird, but this is my first so everything seems a little weird to me!


Thanks for all of the congrats everyone...It makes me really happy!

PS. With the Facebook convos from before, I'm on Facebook as well if anyone wants to PM me feel free.

 

[vettechick99]

It's a girl!!

DH is in soo much trouble! Not only will we have all the teenager drama, but he's got two Disney weddings to pay for.

 

[EmALee]

It's a girl!!

DH is in soo much trouble! Not only will we have all the teenager drama, but he's got two Disney weddings to pay for.

YAY!!! That's so exciting