Pregnancy Thread ~ Friday 10/31 Boo!

Sarajewel · 10-31-2003, 04:55 AM

Name....................Week........Due Date

farmgirl_05...........Rebekah Marie born 10/2/03!
Reese...................Ryan James born 9/10/03!
Sylv.......................W39.........11/1/03
nessid...................W36.........11/23/03
Epi_Doc.................W35.........12/2/03
Sjoy76...................W34.........12/7/03
Diane24.................W33.........12/11/03
Misbadu.................W29.........01/08/04
Baraboo.................W26.........1/31/04
Heidi-M...................W25........ 2/9/04
Lowcarbinmama.......W22.........3/1/04
mstigerlily...............W21.........3/8/04
3Diva......................W20.........3/13/04
mary.......................W20.........3/14/04
Aquaria...................W18.........3/24/04
Looper....................W18.........3/28/04
Jefinner...................W16.........4/13/04
Sinnrah...................W15.........4/19/04
LessCarbsMoreMe.....W14.........4/27/04
Sarajewel................W10.........5/25/04
Abbymommy............W10..........5/28/04
cynicalcyn.................W9...........5/29/04
PFgal........................W9...........5/30/04
Tracy2......................W7...........6/13/04

Mrs. Sarah - Trying!

3Diva · 10-31-2003, 06:02 AM

How are you feeling today, Sinnrah?

Summer: Glad to see everything's ok. We all get like a bunch of nervous ninnies when someone disappears for a while! LOL

MsTigerLily: I'm not sure if I admire you or hate you...

No, seriously, you really an inspiration. Between being sick all the time and the stress I've been under, I just got too exhausted to pay attention to what I was putting in my mouth. But I've been a lot better the past few days and I'm already less bloated and feeling better. I think if I can keep on a more even emotional keel, it'll be easier to say no.

You're in nursing school, right? My hubby is looking at going back to school to do that and we're just overwhelmed with the whole process. So now I admire / secretly hate you even more! LOL

As for me, last night I finally confronted the insane piles of garage sale baby clothes finds I had stowed in the basement. Basically for the past year BEFORE I even got pregnant, if it was cute and it was a quarter, I bought it!

What was really amazing, though, was that I had far more girl stuff and it was in the right sizes for the right seasons, considering it was all picked out at random.

Most of it looked great, some still had tags on, and some were "well-worn", but then I had this huge rush of guilt, like "You're putting your perfect precious new child in these old rags--you're an EVIL MOTHER." I know that's completely ridiculous, and, in fact, actually goes against most of my values, but I did have this momentary freak out.

Just another reason I *don't* keep a pregnancy journal. Someday, Baby will read it and think Mommy is psycho and vow to never reproduce...EVER!

Now on to something more fun, Halloween! My placenta brain took over again and forgot to buy a pumpkin to carve, so I bought a bag of apples to make those scary shrunken head carvings.

Then as I was getting dressed this morning, I was feeling bad for not dressing up and decided to slap something together last minute.

My first (SCARY!) attempt was to go as a baby, but since we were fresh out of adult diapers for the pregnant figure, I decided to go as a "really pregnant" woman, but underplay it and confuse my co-workers (who are mostly unobservant male programmers...)

So, all in all, it's a good day, I'm eating much lower carb, my brain already feels less foggy, and it's Friday!

I'm going to attempt to do that work thing again.

Here's a question to toss out there: For the mommies-to-be that work: What do you do and what are your plans for the future?

In my case, I'm a web designer, and I only get 6 unpaid weeks off. I feel like this is too early to return to work full-time, so I'm trying to negiotiate working at home several days a week and possibly reducing my hours for a while. I think this scenario should work out, so far, my manager and the big boss have been supportive, but I am nervous about it. I can't imagine what it's like to have a new infant and trying to focus on two very different demanding things at once! Any experienced mommies have some advice?

looper2 · 10-31-2003, 07:29 AM

Morning mommies!!

DIVA: To answer your question........This will be my first child and my job is moving to NJ ( I am in NC) in December so I will be layed off. With a baby due in march, it is useless to look for something permanant. Thankfully, I am getting a good severence and some bonus pay which should get me through summer....then worse case I can file unemployment while I look for something. I am excited about being able to stay home for awhile BUT am also nervous about not having a job to go back to. I know things work out for a reason and we had ttc for awhile and we figure I got pg for a reason during this time. I am hoping to only go back part time when I do go back and find something closer to home--I commmute about 45 minutes each way now. we'll see.
Reducing your hours sounds like a great idea for you and if you have supportive managers, even better!! I am sure it will all work out.

Laura

Jefinner · 10-31-2003, 08:07 AM

DIVA - I have NO IDEA what I'm going to do in regards to work and a baby. I know I can take vacation, then take short term disability for the maternity leave... That should be okay... Secretly, I almost hope to get laid off. In TX, you get 75% of your average pay over the last 6 months, and I could make out nicely without the extra day care costs... LOL! Maybe I could stay on unemployment for a couple of years... J/K

I have been praying and praying about what to do. I still have some time, but I'm still in panic mode.

About the well worn clothes... You'll get over that feeling of putting your baby in rags when she's spitting up on the other ones. Well worn resale clothes make GREAT playtime clothes. You don't worry so much about them getting messed up.

I'm feeling better physically... Not tired... Not nauseous... Nothing... YEA!!!

The only thing that's frustrating right now is being in this transitional phase. My regular clothes are too tight, and my maternity clothes (mainly the bottoms) are way too big. It sounds weird, but I almost wish I just had a big ol' pregnant tummy, so I could fit into the new stuff. (Of course, if I was big, I'd hate that too!!!)

So now, I'm just wearing the regular bottoms with a rubber band around the button, and loose comfy tops. That or my regular dresses, that just happen to have some stretch.

Mrs Sarah · 10-31-2003, 08:24 AM

I have got the weirdest pain in my stomach/digestive tract. It's on the right side and is very sharp. It started yesterday afternoon and is still there. I was very uncomfortable most of the night. If I take a deep breath, it seriously hurts. What could that be?

Sinnrah · 10-31-2003, 08:29 AM

3Diva-still feeling about the same.

I guess it is just pregnancy hormones. I dont know..just when I said I dont feel I get what I need from the board it is my fault. I dont post anything to let anyone know how I am feeling. So how am I suppose to get any support ya know?

So I apologize for yesterday. I just dont feel like I am a part of the board sometimes..but like I said it is my fault for not participating more.

So please forgive me for my comments yesterday. I just get really down...and am soooo ready to be my old self again. Ya know?

3Diva · 10-31-2003, 08:55 AM

I understand where you're coming from. Sometimes I'm really down or so tired or sick and I read everyday, but I can't bring myself to post.

I hate saying "gosh, I feel crap and nobody loves me and I just ate 100 donuts!"

Then sometimes I do post and when everyone starts with the back and forth, I get easily overwhelmed and find it hard to keep up!

But I do come here everyday, and read everyone's stories and I'm glad to some people to share pregnancy with, even if it's not always as deep of a connection as I'd like.

I'm much more of a one-on-one person and lousy at the social butterfly thing. But I'm here and I'm trying!

And I do understand the feeling isolated thing you've talked about.

I'm quarantined from my in-laws because they have a baby with CMV - harmless virus unless you're pregnant, and I really have no friends here, since we moved here not too long ago.

Sometimes I get down, thinking, oh well, I won't have a baby shower and all that sort of thing, but I try to keep focused that I do get to have a baby!

looper2 · 10-31-2003, 08:57 AM

SINNRAH- I am sure it is just hormones...Hang in there ((HUGS))

SARAH: Sorry--not sure what that could be???.....Hope you feel better or I hope it is a pg sign

I dunno though.

TRACY2 · 10-31-2003, 09:41 AM

Sarah- that sounds scary. Maybe call your physician?? You will have news for us after next weekend- no?

Sinrah- glad your not leaving. Please pour out your feelings when you need support. (((Hugs))) We will be here for you.

3Diva- it's not a bad thing to have some old cheap clothes for your little angel- 5 minutes after putting on the new stuff- they burp up on it or poop on it and it's used anyway

I still hit the consignment shops for my 5 and 9 year olds! They are horrible on their clothes! If I can get Levi's for $5 each, like new, that they can wear all summer- I am there! They are tom boys anyway!

As for going back to work- I work for two lawyers and I expect about 6 weeks of maternity leave, paid. I am the first person ever in the history of this law firm to be preggo- so this is new for them also. My MIL (who is wonderful!) is going to keep all three kids for us. She is living in hubby's old home that we could rent out for $900.00 a month - free. So, it's an even swap! No daycare for us at all and new baby gets to be at home with someone who will take good care of him.

I am still battling this cold and cough. I haven't taken anything for it, just trying to wait it out. Tomorrow is a week and I am still miserable. Feel like a walking flegm factory. Sorry tmi, I know. I was up half the night just hacking and hacking. My throat is raw.

Back in a bit!
Have a great day!

LessCarbsMoreMe · 10-31-2003, 10:29 AM

Thank goodness it's Friday!! What a week!!

Hello ladies - it's after 5 p.m., I am home and I am awake - a rare combination indeed!!!

Sinnrah - glad to see you are still here ((HUGS)) honey, we all have days like that!!

Mrs Sarah - no idea what it is - maybe check with a pharmacist for some ideas?!

I will be returning to work, but hoping to do compressed hours : a 30 hour week over three days or something. DH is also hoping to change his working hours so we don't have to find someone to look after baby. It will also depend on finances as both incomes are needed.

DH and I are off to a baby shop tomorrow to buy the mattress for the cot - my first real baby purchase!! Cool!

mstigerlily · 10-31-2003, 10:44 AM

Hi Diva:

Yes, I went back to school to start taking the prerequisites in January 2000 when I was pregnant with my 3 yr old. Here it is, going on 4 years later and I'm having another one. It's taking forever. And this is a TWO year program at a community college. I should be done in May - if I can somehow have a baby in the middle of the last semester. Don't know how that's going to work. I was going to school for my FIRST degree when I was pregnant with my 11 yr old (that was a BA in psych) so I've always gone to school while preggo, seems normal to me.

As far as the staying home thing, I don't really struggle with that as much as the part time thing. Nurses at our hospital work 3 12 hr shifts with 4 days off. That's just too much. I want to work part time 2 12 hr shifts to begin for the first year or so, so I can stay home with my new son (my last baby!) I worry about how this is going to work out as most of the new grad programs they have are full time. But I can find something because they need nurses DESPERATELY.

BUT...I really wanted to breastfeed like I did last time (for 16 months with my daughter) It was great and I think it's so important but it is sooooooooooo time consuming and I can't see a way, even with pumping, that I could possible be away for a 12 hr shift. My preceptorship is in April 2004 (baby will probably come in late Feb 2004 because I'm usually early) and that's when we have to work 10 12 hr shifts within 4 weeks before we graduate. I don't see how I'm going to manage that either when the baby is so tiny.

So I have worries too. I'm just going to take one day at a time I guess and see how it goes. Worse case scenario I take the last semester off and go back in the fall. Money is an issue though, I can't afford to not work for another year, I'm not working now and things are tight.

Tigerlily

lowcarbinmama · 10-31-2003, 11:22 AM

Good afternoon ladies!!

SARAH: Sorry you're feeling yucky, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it is implantation cramping, I've heard that some women get that when the egg is implanting itself.

About my time off work, I will get 6 weeks paid and then the other 6 NOT (although we've been saving). After that I plan to come back to work part time, I think I'm gonna work Mon-Thurs. 9-3 and take Fridays off. We are fortunate that we have both of our moms in town to babysit on our work days. I'm already dreading working at all once the baby is here. I'm gonna hate to leave her.

Happy Halloween!! Tonight we will be all finished moving, YAY. Tomorrow I can start some of the fun stuff like decorating, hanging pics etc.....!

Mrs Sarah · 10-31-2003, 12:17 PM

I am going to the Dr. in about 45 minutes. It's hurting. I'm due for TOM anyday now, but this isn't menstral cramps. I told my mom I was going to the doc. She said that she had really bad ovarian cysts both times she got pregnant. Funny that she mentioned that since she doesn't even know that we are trying...hmmm.......

I'll keep you posted!

lowcarbinmama · 10-31-2003, 12:28 PM

Good luck SARAH, I'm glad you're going to the Dr. to put your mind at ease. I'll be thinking about you tonight! *hugs*

TRACY2 · 10-31-2003, 01:06 PM

My husband's niece is 21, single and 8.5 months pregnant with her first baby. It's a girl she has named Hope.

Yesterday at her weekly checkup, they decided to do a sonogram because she was in a car wreck last month, and they want to be sure they baby is still ok. They found 2 tumors on her brain.

Her mother is numb with fear. She has cried non stop since she left the doctor's office. She can't see a specialist until Tuesday. Please keep her and Hope in your prayers this weekend. She is due to deliver pretty much anytime.

lowcarbinmama · 10-31-2003, 01:12 PM

TRACY: Ugh, what sad news. I will most definitely keep your neice & baby Hope in my prayers this weekend. Keep us posted, okay?

3Diva · 10-31-2003, 01:18 PM

Tracy, that's awful.. do they know anything about the kind of tumors, maybe they are just cysts? Don't those go away sometimes or aren't too terrible.

I'll say a prayer for Baby Hope.

Thanks everybody for the reassurance about the 2nd hand stuff. I think being a first-timer magnifies every little worry since it's such unknown territory.

TRACY2 · 10-31-2003, 01:41 PM

I will let her know when I talk to her tonight that there are a lot of expecting moms keeping the both of them in their prayers. I will keep you all updated as the information becomes available. Right now, they are just dark spots on the ultrasound. They looked at the head for an hour. There is one tumor inside the brain and one on the outside.

We are praying when they do a more extensive exam on Tuesday that the tumors are just gone.

Thanks again.

Sylv · 10-31-2003, 01:46 PM

Tracy, how scary! Hope and mommy are in my prayers for sure.

Happy Halloween! I won't be opening the door for the first time ever, since it's become so painful to get up and walk (and Brian has to go out).

Sarah, let us know what the doc says!

Reese, Ryan is sooooooo adorable!!! I can just smell him from here. Makes me all the more anxious to have my baby girl in my arms.

To those who have kids and breastfed, is it unrealistic for me to think that I may eventually be able to breastfeed while working at the computer, if my baby is in a sling? That's my hope, anyway.

My plan for work is to slowly resume within about a month, as I have my own translation business at home. I'll be sending incoming jobs to freelance translators in the meantime and handling the administration as best I can. Hopefully this system will work out well. As a self-employed worker, I can't just leave my clients in the lurch or they'll go find services elsewhere.

Stacy, congrats on getting through the move! Yep, Decorating is my favorite part too. Have fun!

Tracy, I hope you lick that cold quickly. I got rid of mine a long time ago but I still seem to have congested sinuses and I even *gasp* snore at night to the point that it wakes me up!

NOT attractive. I hope it's just another side effect of hormones!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

mstigerlily · 10-31-2003, 01:56 PM

Tracey: How horrible. What a great name for her though: Hope. You never know what will happen, sometimes miracles happen and things turn out differently than you imagined. I will keep Baby Hope in my thoughts.

Sylv: Breastfeeding at home, even at the computer, is totally doable. Breastfeeding and going to school for a few hours a day. No problem. Breastfeeding and working part time 8 hr shifts, probably going to have to pump at least 1-2 times. But doable. It's breastfeeding and working 12 hr shifts that I can't envision, no matter how hard I try..

Breastfeeding is totally hard in the beginning. Honestly, the first six weeks especially are like hell (IMO). If you can make it past three months it suddenly becomes easy and second nature and you can do it forever if you want to. But those first 6-12 weeks ::shudder::

Tigerlily

Sinnrah · 10-31-2003, 02:03 PM

HELP!!!

How can I walk almost 2 miles and only burn 34 caloires according to fitday?

I cant seem to get my time right. I walked for 25 minutes and it is saying I only burned 34 calories. Doesnt sound right to me.

Oh and how soon can I find out the sex of my baby? We are paying for our first ultrasound Monday.

mstigerlily · 10-31-2003, 02:18 PM

Hi Sinnrah,

Fitday has different adjustments, you can do walk 2.0 slowly, 2.5 mph quickly, 3.0 mph quickly, etc. Also you can adjust the time. Whenever I walked I did it on a treadmill so I could see how many calories I burned per minute, etc. Then, when I walked IRL I just adjusted the fitday rate to however many minutes burned the right amount of calories. Does that make sense?

Finding out the gender through amniocentesis can be done at 16 weeks are so and it is 100% sure. Finding out the gender through ultrasound can be done around the same time 4-5 months but the farther you are along, the easier it is to tell. My advice is to pay to get one of those 3d Ultrasounds that are high resolution and tell them before you make the appt you are going for a gender ID and they will tell you the best time to go.

Tigerlily

TRACY2 · 10-31-2003, 03:21 PM

Sinrah- wasn't it you that was talking to me about Tri-care not covering ultrasounds anymore? Well, I found out today that they won't do one until 10-12 weeks and that's the only one

. They will cover the first and after that, if there is no problems, they won't offer you anymore, not even the 20 week one

I think that stinks. I called my old midwife who has her own practice and I am going Tuesday at 2:30 for my 8 week vaginal U/S. I will just self pay. Hopefully I can get the pic on disk and post it Wednesday.

As for breastfeeding. 6 months is tops for me! And maybe not that long if it gets too hard to work. I will be anxious to get my figure back and nursing encourages the fat to hold on! 4 months is mandatory to me, after that- well, we'll just have to see.

Good night to everyone! Slyv- here's crossing fingers that you have that baby THIS weekend!! Dying to see pictures!

Mrs. Sarah?

Mrs Sarah · 10-31-2003, 03:33 PM

I'm back from the doc. They don't know what's wrong. They said it isn't my appendix or gall bladder. They did a pg test and it was negative.

He gave me some anti-inflammatories and told me to call him Monday if I was still in pain.

mstigerlily · 10-31-2003, 03:42 PM

Hey here is a belly shot of me, I finally took one with my camera phone. I am almost 22 weeks and I took this just about ten minutes ago.

http://www.tigerlily.net/privatephotosfamily/mommybelly

Tigerlily

Mrs Sarah · 10-31-2003, 05:37 PM

You look great Tigerlily!! You are so pretty!

10-31-2003, 04:55 AM	#1
Sarajewel Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central NY Posts: 4,860 Gallery: Sarajewel Stats: 236/168/148 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 5/03-10/03 (Got pregnant!), restart 1/19/07	Pregnancy Thread ~ Friday 10/31 Boo! Name....................Week........Due Date farmgirl_05...........Rebekah Marie born 10/2/03! Reese...................Ryan James born 9/10/03! Sylv.......................W39.........11/1/03 nessid...................W36.........11/23/03 Epi_Doc.................W35.........12/2/03 Sjoy76...................W34.........12/7/03 Diane24.................W33.........12/11/03 Misbadu.................W29.........01/08/04 Baraboo.................W26.........1/31/04 Heidi-M...................W25........ 2/9/04 Lowcarbinmama.......W22.........3/1/04 mstigerlily...............W21.........3/8/04 3Diva......................W20.........3/13/04 mary.......................W20.........3/14/04 Aquaria...................W18.........3/24/04 Looper....................W18.........3/28/04 Jefinner...................W16.........4/13/04 Sinnrah...................W15.........4/19/04 LessCarbsMoreMe.....W14.........4/27/04 Sarajewel................W10.........5/25/04 Abbymommy............W10..........5/28/04 cynicalcyn.................W9...........5/29/04 PFgal........................W9...........5/30/04 Tracy2......................W7...........6/13/04 Mrs. Sarah - Trying! __________________ 5'4" Start size 22, now 14, goal is 10.

10-31-2003, 06:02 AM	#2
3Diva Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 456 Gallery: 3Diva Stats: High Weight: 255, 5'7", 34yo WOE: PSMF - Lyle McDonald Start Date: Round 1: 3/23/2008 Round 2: 6/16/2008	Good morning everyone! How are you feeling today, Sinnrah? Summer: Glad to see everything's ok. We all get like a bunch of nervous ninnies when someone disappears for a while! LOL MsTigerLily: I'm not sure if I admire you or hate you... No, seriously, you really an inspiration. Between being sick all the time and the stress I've been under, I just got too exhausted to pay attention to what I was putting in my mouth. But I've been a lot better the past few days and I'm already less bloated and feeling better. I think if I can keep on a more even emotional keel, it'll be easier to say no. You're in nursing school, right? My hubby is looking at going back to school to do that and we're just overwhelmed with the whole process. So now I admire / secretly hate you even more! LOL As for me, last night I finally confronted the insane piles of garage sale baby clothes finds I had stowed in the basement. Basically for the past year BEFORE I even got pregnant, if it was cute and it was a quarter, I bought it! What was really amazing, though, was that I had far more girl stuff and it was in the right sizes for the right seasons, considering it was all picked out at random. Most of it looked great, some still had tags on, and some were "well-worn", but then I had this huge rush of guilt, like "You're putting your perfect precious new child in these old rags--you're an EVIL MOTHER." I know that's completely ridiculous, and, in fact, actually goes against most of my values, but I did have this momentary freak out. Just another reason I don't keep a pregnancy journal. Someday, Baby will read it and think Mommy is psycho and vow to never reproduce...EVER! Now on to something more fun, Halloween! My placenta brain took over again and forgot to buy a pumpkin to carve, so I bought a bag of apples to make those scary shrunken head carvings. Then as I was getting dressed this morning, I was feeling bad for not dressing up and decided to slap something together last minute. My first (SCARY!) attempt was to go as a baby, but since we were fresh out of adult diapers for the pregnant figure, I decided to go as a "really pregnant" woman, but underplay it and confuse my co-workers (who are mostly unobservant male programmers...) So, all in all, it's a good day, I'm eating much lower carb, my brain already feels less foggy, and it's Friday! I'm going to attempt to do that work thing again. Here's a question to toss out there: For the mommies-to-be that work: What do you do and what are your plans for the future? In my case, I'm a web designer, and I only get 6 unpaid weeks off. I feel like this is too early to return to work full-time, so I'm trying to negiotiate working at home several days a week and possibly reducing my hours for a while. I think this scenario should work out, so far, my manager and the big boss have been supportive, but I am nervous about it. I can't imagine what it's like to have a new infant and trying to focus on two very different demanding things at once! Any experienced mommies have some advice? __________________ 30.5 Hours Callanetics \| 7 Hours in June \| 30% Body Fat 172/153.8/139? PMSF - Round 1 159.6/152.8/139? PMSF - Round 2 Mini Goal 159 or less by May 2nd - I DID IT! Mini Goal 149 or less by June 6th -NOPE Mini Goal 147 or less by July 11th

10-31-2003, 08:07 AM	#4
Jefinner Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The land of sleepless nights Posts: 7,068 Gallery: Jefinner Stats: PREGNANT/238/214.5/165 WOE: Whatever gets this baby weight off! Start Date: Who the heck knows...	DIVA - I have NO IDEA what I'm going to do in regards to work and a baby. I know I can take vacation, then take short term disability for the maternity leave... That should be okay... Secretly, I almost hope to get laid off. In TX, you get 75% of your average pay over the last 6 months, and I could make out nicely without the extra day care costs... LOL! Maybe I could stay on unemployment for a couple of years... J/K I have been praying and praying about what to do. I still have some time, but I'm still in panic mode. About the well worn clothes... You'll get over that feeling of putting your baby in rags when she's spitting up on the other ones. Well worn resale clothes make GREAT playtime clothes. You don't worry so much about them getting messed up. I'm feeling better physically... Not tired... Not nauseous... Nothing... YEA!!! The only thing that's frustrating right now is being in this transitional phase. My regular clothes are too tight, and my maternity clothes (mainly the bottoms) are way too big. It sounds weird, but I almost wish I just had a big ol' pregnant tummy, so I could fit into the new stuff. (Of course, if I was big, I'd hate that too!!!) So now, I'm just wearing the regular bottoms with a rubber band around the button, and loose comfy tops. That or my regular dresses, that just happen to have some stretch. __________________ DEVON - 09/07/94 ALLISON - 12/19/95 ANNA VISTA - 04/12/04 EZRA - 05/05/05 My Gorgeous Kids - Sept 08

10-31-2003, 08:29 AM	#6
Sinnrah Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: I'll never tell Posts: 9,304 Gallery: Sinnrah Stats: CW 110 FINALLY DID IT WOE: WOE Start Date: 01/15/07	3Diva-still feeling about the same. I guess it is just pregnancy hormones. I dont know..just when I said I dont feel I get what I need from the board it is my fault. I dont post anything to let anyone know how I am feeling. So how am I suppose to get any support ya know? So I apologize for yesterday. I just dont feel like I am a part of the board sometimes..but like I said it is my fault for not participating more. So please forgive me for my comments yesterday. I just get really down...and am soooo ready to be my old self again. Ya know? __________________ ~♥~♥~Tiffany~♥~♥~ ~♥~♥~Mommy to Emily 04/12/04~♥~♥~ ~♥~♥~Mommy to Isaac 01/10/07~♥~♥~

10-31-2003, 08:55 AM	#7
3Diva Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 456 Gallery: 3Diva Stats: High Weight: 255, 5'7", 34yo WOE: PSMF - Lyle McDonald Start Date: Round 1: 3/23/2008 Round 2: 6/16/2008	Don't apologize! I understand where you're coming from. Sometimes I'm really down or so tired or sick and I read everyday, but I can't bring myself to post. I hate saying "gosh, I feel crap and nobody loves me and I just ate 100 donuts!" Then sometimes I do post and when everyone starts with the back and forth, I get easily overwhelmed and find it hard to keep up! But I do come here everyday, and read everyone's stories and I'm glad to some people to share pregnancy with, even if it's not always as deep of a connection as I'd like. I'm much more of a one-on-one person and lousy at the social butterfly thing. But I'm here and I'm trying! And I do understand the feeling isolated thing you've talked about. I'm quarantined from my in-laws because they have a baby with CMV - harmless virus unless you're pregnant, and I really have no friends here, since we moved here not too long ago. Sometimes I get down, thinking, oh well, I won't have a baby shower and all that sort of thing, but I try to keep focused that I do get to have a baby!

10-31-2003, 07:29 AM	#3
looper2 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: just outside of raleigh,nc Posts: 725 Gallery: looper2 Stats: 248/233/165 WOE: Low Carb/Low Cal/Low Fat Start Date: May 5th, 2006	Morning mommies!! DIVA: To answer your question........This will be my first child and my job is moving to NJ ( I am in NC) in December so I will be layed off. With a baby due in march, it is useless to look for something permanant. Thankfully, I am getting a good severence and some bonus pay which should get me through summer....then worse case I can file unemployment while I look for something. I am excited about being able to stay home for awhile BUT am also nervous about not having a job to go back to. I know things work out for a reason and we had ttc for awhile and we figure I got pg for a reason during this time. I am hoping to only go back part time when I do go back and find something closer to home--I commmute about 45 minutes each way now. we'll see. Reducing your hours sounds like a great idea for you and if you have supportive managers, even better!! I am sure it will all work out. Laura

10-31-2003, 08:24 AM	#5
Mrs Sarah Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 9,303 Gallery: Mrs Sarah Stats: 282/272/170 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 2006	I have got the weirdest pain in my stomach/digestive tract. It's on the right side and is very sharp. It started yesterday afternoon and is still there. I was very uncomfortable most of the night. If I take a deep breath, it seriously hurts. What could that be?

10-31-2003, 08:57 AM	#8
looper2 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: just outside of raleigh,nc Posts: 725 Gallery: looper2 Stats: 248/233/165 WOE: Low Carb/Low Cal/Low Fat Start Date: May 5th, 2006	SINNRAH- I am sure it is just hormones...Hang in there ((HUGS)) SARAH: Sorry--not sure what that could be???.....Hope you feel better or I hope it is a pg sign I dunno though.

10-31-2003, 09:41 AM	#9
TRACY2 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Florida panhandle/ hurricane magnet Posts: 6,478 Gallery: TRACY2 Stats: 200/155/145 WOE: Low Cal/ Reduced portions/ Curves	Sarah- that sounds scary. Maybe call your physician?? You will have news for us after next weekend- no? Sinrah- glad your not leaving. Please pour out your feelings when you need support. (((Hugs))) We will be here for you. 3Diva- it's not a bad thing to have some old cheap clothes for your little angel- 5 minutes after putting on the new stuff- they burp up on it or poop on it and it's used anyway I still hit the consignment shops for my 5 and 9 year olds! They are horrible on their clothes! If I can get Levi's for $5 each, like new, that they can wear all summer- I am there! They are tom boys anyway! As for going back to work- I work for two lawyers and I expect about 6 weeks of maternity leave, paid. I am the first person ever in the history of this law firm to be preggo- so this is new for them also. My MIL (who is wonderful!) is going to keep all three kids for us. She is living in hubby's old home that we could rent out for $900.00 a month - free. So, it's an even swap! No daycare for us at all and new baby gets to be at home with someone who will take good care of him. I am still battling this cold and cough. I haven't taken anything for it, just trying to wait it out. Tomorrow is a week and I am still miserable. Feel like a walking flegm factory. Sorry tmi, I know. I was up half the night just hacking and hacking. My throat is raw. Back in a bit! Have a great day!

10-31-2003, 10:29 AM	#10
LessCarbsMoreMe Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sussex, U K Posts: 4,594 Gallery: LessCarbsMoreMe Stats: 329/???/154 WOE: Just given birth! Start Date: July 2002	Thank goodness it's Friday!! What a week!! Hello ladies - it's after 5 p.m., I am home and I am awake - a rare combination indeed!!! Sinnrah - glad to see you are still here ((HUGS)) honey, we all have days like that!! Mrs Sarah - no idea what it is - maybe check with a pharmacist for some ideas?! I will be returning to work, but hoping to do compressed hours : a 30 hour week over three days or something. DH is also hoping to change his working hours so we don't have to find someone to look after baby. It will also depend on finances as both incomes are needed. DH and I are off to a baby shop tomorrow to buy the mattress for the cot - my first real baby purchase!! Cool!

10-31-2003, 10:44 AM	#11
mstigerlily Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 Gallery: mstigerlily Stats: Now: 161 Goal: 130 WOE: Atkins	Hi Diva: Yes, I went back to school to start taking the prerequisites in January 2000 when I was pregnant with my 3 yr old. Here it is, going on 4 years later and I'm having another one. It's taking forever. And this is a TWO year program at a community college. I should be done in May - if I can somehow have a baby in the middle of the last semester. Don't know how that's going to work. I was going to school for my FIRST degree when I was pregnant with my 11 yr old (that was a BA in psych) so I've always gone to school while preggo, seems normal to me. As far as the staying home thing, I don't really struggle with that as much as the part time thing. Nurses at our hospital work 3 12 hr shifts with 4 days off. That's just too much. I want to work part time 2 12 hr shifts to begin for the first year or so, so I can stay home with my new son (my last baby!) I worry about how this is going to work out as most of the new grad programs they have are full time. But I can find something because they need nurses DESPERATELY. BUT...I really wanted to breastfeed like I did last time (for 16 months with my daughter) It was great and I think it's so important but it is sooooooooooo time consuming and I can't see a way, even with pumping, that I could possible be away for a 12 hr shift. My preceptorship is in April 2004 (baby will probably come in late Feb 2004 because I'm usually early) and that's when we have to work 10 12 hr shifts within 4 weeks before we graduate. I don't see how I'm going to manage that either when the baby is so tiny. So I have worries too. I'm just going to take one day at a time I guess and see how it goes. Worse case scenario I take the last semester off and go back in the fall. Money is an issue though, I can't afford to not work for another year, I'm not working now and things are tight. Tigerlily __________________ 38 yrs 5'5" medium frame Mom to 2 girls (14 & 6) and a son (2.5) Atkins in 2003: 158/139/130 then got pregnant! Atkins in 2004 after baby: 163/135/130 FELL OFF THE WAGON 2005-2006! Atkins in 2007: 161/161/130 TRYING AGAIN!

10-31-2003, 11:22 AM	#12
lowcarbinmama Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,139 Gallery: lowcarbinmama Stats: 168/134/taking a break while pregnant WOE: Atkins (modified) Start Date: November 2001	Good afternoon ladies!! SARAH: Sorry you're feeling yucky, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it is implantation cramping, I've heard that some women get that when the egg is implanting itself. About my time off work, I will get 6 weeks paid and then the other 6 NOT (although we've been saving). After that I plan to come back to work part time, I think I'm gonna work Mon-Thurs. 9-3 and take Fridays off. We are fortunate that we have both of our moms in town to babysit on our work days. I'm already dreading working at all once the baby is here. I'm gonna hate to leave her. Happy Halloween!! Tonight we will be all finished moving, YAY. Tomorrow I can start some of the fun stuff like decorating, hanging pics etc.....! __________________ Stacy Cassidy Ann 3-7-04 Noah 5-6-2006

10-31-2003, 12:17 PM	#13
Mrs Sarah Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 9,303 Gallery: Mrs Sarah Stats: 282/272/170 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 2006	I am going to the Dr. in about 45 minutes. It's hurting. I'm due for TOM anyday now, but this isn't menstral cramps. I told my mom I was going to the doc. She said that she had really bad ovarian cysts both times she got pregnant. Funny that she mentioned that since she doesn't even know that we are trying...hmmm....... I'll keep you posted!

10-31-2003, 12:28 PM	#14
lowcarbinmama Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,139 Gallery: lowcarbinmama Stats: 168/134/taking a break while pregnant WOE: Atkins (modified) Start Date: November 2001	Good luck SARAH, I'm glad you're going to the Dr. to put your mind at ease. I'll be thinking about you tonight! hugs

10-31-2003, 01:06 PM	#15
TRACY2 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Florida panhandle/ hurricane magnet Posts: 6,478 Gallery: TRACY2 Stats: 200/155/145 WOE: Low Cal/ Reduced portions/ Curves	My husband's niece is 21, single and 8.5 months pregnant with her first baby. It's a girl she has named Hope. Yesterday at her weekly checkup, they decided to do a sonogram because she was in a car wreck last month, and they want to be sure they baby is still ok. They found 2 tumors on her brain. Her mother is numb with fear. She has cried non stop since she left the doctor's office. She can't see a specialist until Tuesday. Please keep her and Hope in your prayers this weekend. She is due to deliver pretty much anytime.

10-31-2003, 01:12 PM	#16
lowcarbinmama Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,139 Gallery: lowcarbinmama Stats: 168/134/taking a break while pregnant WOE: Atkins (modified) Start Date: November 2001	TRACY: Ugh, what sad news. I will most definitely keep your neice & baby Hope in my prayers this weekend. Keep us posted, okay?

10-31-2003, 01:18 PM	#17
3Diva Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 456 Gallery: 3Diva Stats: High Weight: 255, 5'7", 34yo WOE: PSMF - Lyle McDonald Start Date: Round 1: 3/23/2008 Round 2: 6/16/2008	Poor baby Tracy, that's awful.. do they know anything about the kind of tumors, maybe they are just cysts? Don't those go away sometimes or aren't too terrible. I'll say a prayer for Baby Hope. Thanks everybody for the reassurance about the 2nd hand stuff. I think being a first-timer magnifies every little worry since it's such unknown territory.

10-31-2003, 01:41 PM	#18
TRACY2 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Florida panhandle/ hurricane magnet Posts: 6,478 Gallery: TRACY2 Stats: 200/155/145 WOE: Low Cal/ Reduced portions/ Curves	I will let her know when I talk to her tonight that there are a lot of expecting moms keeping the both of them in their prayers. I will keep you all updated as the information becomes available. Right now, they are just dark spots on the ultrasound. They looked at the head for an hour. There is one tumor inside the brain and one on the outside. We are praying when they do a more extensive exam on Tuesday that the tumors are just gone. Thanks again.

10-31-2003, 01:46 PM	#19
Sylv Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 224 Gallery: Sylv	Tracy, how scary! Hope and mommy are in my prayers for sure. Happy Halloween! I won't be opening the door for the first time ever, since it's become so painful to get up and walk (and Brian has to go out). Sarah, let us know what the doc says! Reese, Ryan is sooooooo adorable!!! I can just smell him from here. Makes me all the more anxious to have my baby girl in my arms. To those who have kids and breastfed, is it unrealistic for me to think that I may eventually be able to breastfeed while working at the computer, if my baby is in a sling? That's my hope, anyway. My plan for work is to slowly resume within about a month, as I have my own translation business at home. I'll be sending incoming jobs to freelance translators in the meantime and handling the administration as best I can. Hopefully this system will work out well. As a self-employed worker, I can't just leave my clients in the lurch or they'll go find services elsewhere. Stacy, congrats on getting through the move! Yep, Decorating is my favorite part too. Have fun! Tracy, I hope you lick that cold quickly. I got rid of mine a long time ago but I still seem to have congested sinuses and I even gasp snore at night to the point that it wakes me up! NOT attractive. I hope it's just another side effect of hormones! Hope everyone has a great weekend! __________________ Atkins since Feb. 2002 Now maintaining due to first pregnancy Due date: November 1, 2003 1*5101520253035**40!! At 33 weeks: http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/...8282479119.jpg

10-31-2003, 01:56 PM	#20
mstigerlily Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 Gallery: mstigerlily Stats: Now: 161 Goal: 130 WOE: Atkins	Tracey: How horrible. What a great name for her though: Hope. You never know what will happen, sometimes miracles happen and things turn out differently than you imagined. I will keep Baby Hope in my thoughts. Sylv: Breastfeeding at home, even at the computer, is totally doable. Breastfeeding and going to school for a few hours a day. No problem. Breastfeeding and working part time 8 hr shifts, probably going to have to pump at least 1-2 times. But doable. It's breastfeeding and working 12 hr shifts that I can't envision, no matter how hard I try.. Breastfeeding is totally hard in the beginning. Honestly, the first six weeks especially are like hell (IMO). If you can make it past three months it suddenly becomes easy and second nature and you can do it forever if you want to. But those first 6-12 weeks ::shudder:: Tigerlily Last edited by mstigerlily : 10-31-2003 at 01:57 PM.

10-31-2003, 02:03 PM	#21
Sinnrah Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: I'll never tell Posts: 9,304 Gallery: Sinnrah Stats: CW 110 FINALLY DID IT WOE: WOE Start Date: 01/15/07	HELP!!! How can I walk almost 2 miles and only burn 34 caloires according to fitday? I cant seem to get my time right. I walked for 25 minutes and it is saying I only burned 34 calories. Doesnt sound right to me. Oh and how soon can I find out the sex of my baby? We are paying for our first ultrasound Monday.

10-31-2003, 02:18 PM	#22
mstigerlily Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 Gallery: mstigerlily Stats: Now: 161 Goal: 130 WOE: Atkins	Hi Sinnrah, Fitday has different adjustments, you can do walk 2.0 slowly, 2.5 mph quickly, 3.0 mph quickly, etc. Also you can adjust the time. Whenever I walked I did it on a treadmill so I could see how many calories I burned per minute, etc. Then, when I walked IRL I just adjusted the fitday rate to however many minutes burned the right amount of calories. Does that make sense? Finding out the gender through amniocentesis can be done at 16 weeks are so and it is 100% sure. Finding out the gender through ultrasound can be done around the same time 4-5 months but the farther you are along, the easier it is to tell. My advice is to pay to get one of those 3d Ultrasounds that are high resolution and tell them before you make the appt you are going for a gender ID and they will tell you the best time to go. Tigerlily

10-31-2003, 03:21 PM	#23
TRACY2 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Florida panhandle/ hurricane magnet Posts: 6,478 Gallery: TRACY2 Stats: 200/155/145 WOE: Low Cal/ Reduced portions/ Curves	Sinrah- wasn't it you that was talking to me about Tri-care not covering ultrasounds anymore? Well, I found out today that they won't do one until 10-12 weeks and that's the only one . They will cover the first and after that, if there is no problems, they won't offer you anymore, not even the 20 week one I think that stinks. I called my old midwife who has her own practice and I am going Tuesday at 2:30 for my 8 week vaginal U/S. I will just self pay. Hopefully I can get the pic on disk and post it Wednesday. As for breastfeeding. 6 months is tops for me! And maybe not that long if it gets too hard to work. I will be anxious to get my figure back and nursing encourages the fat to hold on! 4 months is mandatory to me, after that- well, we'll just have to see. Good night to everyone! Slyv- here's crossing fingers that you have that baby THIS weekend!! Dying to see pictures! Mrs. Sarah?

10-31-2003, 03:33 PM	#24
Mrs Sarah Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 9,303 Gallery: Mrs Sarah Stats: 282/272/170 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 2006	I'm back from the doc. They don't know what's wrong. They said it isn't my appendix or gall bladder. They did a pg test and it was negative. He gave me some anti-inflammatories and told me to call him Monday if I was still in pain.

10-31-2003, 03:42 PM	#25
mstigerlily Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 Gallery: mstigerlily Stats: Now: 161 Goal: 130 WOE: Atkins	Hey here is a belly shot of me, I finally took one with my camera phone. I am almost 22 weeks and I took this just about ten minutes ago. http://www.tigerlily.net/privatephotosfamily/mommybelly Tigerlily

10-31-2003, 05:37 PM	#26
Mrs Sarah Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 9,303 Gallery: Mrs Sarah Stats: 282/272/170 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 2006	You look great Tigerlily!! You are so pretty!