Pregnancy Thread ~ Thursday 1/8/04

[Sarajewel]

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

Sylv.......................Beca born 11/10/03!
Epi_Doc.................Jack Thomas born 11/22/03!!
Diane24.................Ian Jameson born 12/17/03 !!
Sjoy76...................Hopefully Done........12/7/03
Misbadu.................Samuel born............12/27/03


Baraboo.................W36.............1/31/04
Heidi-M...................W35............ 2/9/04.............Boy
Kitimat2000............W35.............2/3/04.............Girl
Allesandra...............W34............2/16/04
Lowcarbinmama.... .W32............3/1/04.............Girl
mstigerlily...............W31.............3/5/04.............Boy
3Diva......................W30.............3/13/04...........Girl
mary.......................W30.............3/14/04
Aquaria...................W28.............3/24/04
Araceli.....................W28.............3/25/04
Looper....................W28.............3/28/04..........Girl
ChristieJ..................W26.............4/11/04
Jefinner...................W26.............4/13/04..........Girl
Sinnrah...................W25.............4/19/04...........Girl


LessCarbsMoreMe..W24.............4/27/04
Sarajewel................W20............5/25/04...........Girl
PFgal.......................W20............5/27/04...........Girl
Cynicalcyn................W20............5/28/04..........Girl
Abbymommy............W20............5/28/04..........Girl
genifire6..................W18............6/07/04...........Shy!
Tracy2.....................W17.............6/13/04..........Girl
Trishagrrl.................W14.............7/07/04


SunnieGirl................W12.............7/17/04
KatieN.....................W12..............7/18/04
Jolinar......................W12.............7/?/04
Kaisergirl..................W11............7/24/04
Redjewel..................W10..............8/04...........Twins
AngelHope...............W10...............8/02/04
M3H..........................W10................?
bwylde.....................W9...............8/6/04
Kewl lulu....................?..................?
Trolly........................W5?..............?/?/04
Mrs. Sarah....................................Test!

Morning Mommies!

[Sarajewel]

Hi all-

Its my last day at the job from hell. I am having all kinds of mixed emotions. I will miss many of the people I have worked with. I wont miss the stress of the job.

Someone just came in and gave me a goodbye/baby present. There were the tiniest little socks in there! It blows my mind to see them.

I hope that you are all well and staying warm. Its 3 degrees here and the snow is crunchy....

[MrsIndpndent]

Sara - Dean would understand just what you mean. He recently left a HIGHLY stressful job, and although he was happy it was bittersweet to leave all of the people he loved working with.

Stacy - Great bikini shot! I'm with Tracy...I would be caught DEAD in a bikini while pregnant, lol - you are braver than I!

Gen - Ugh, I'm sorry about your sonogram!!! You might be able to get some magic worked and find out...never know! Don't give up hope yet!!

GUESS WHAT!!!!!!! My friend's Mom agreed to fit me in and give me an off-the-books gender determination U/S! I hope she can tell, and if so I'm going to cancel the 4D one I have scheduled for 2/6/04. If I can tell for free, no reason for the 4D! She may get me in as early as tomorrow afternoon - cross your fingers! Oh - and last time baby was very still and not moving much, must have been a quiet time. I NEVER drink caffienne but have heard of ladies drinking 1/2 of a high-tess soda before a sonogram to get the youngin' moving. I want to ensure baby will move this time and show us the goods! Any thoughts on this??

[MrsIndpndent]

Another question - at my dr. appt. yesterday the dr. was almost acting like my weight gain was bad. When she realized I was 5'9", she said it wasn't so bad, but that I should watch it. I guess she likes ppl to stick around 25 pounds. I'm hoping to stick around 25-30 pounds, but we'll see. Honestly - is 11-12 pounds too much for being 20 weeks today?!

[mstigerlily]

Your doctor is nuts. I gained 8-10 lbs by 20 weeks on all three on my pregnancies now and no one said a word, in fact said everything was "great". And if you compare with the other girls here at your same gestational age, you are right in line with them!

Today is my court date (the custody thing) this afternoon so wish me luck. I hate court.

Tigerlily

Originally posted by PFgal
Oh - and last time baby was very still and not moving much, must have been a quiet time. I NEVER drink caffienne but have heard of ladies drinking 1/2 of a high-tess soda before a sonogram to get the youngin' moving. I want to ensure baby will move this time and show us the goods! Any thoughts on this??

I've heard mixed stories. There was a lady with twins, she drank a can of soda, and one was very active, one was quiet. I think it works for most people though. Maybe sugar alone can make the baby more active. Good luck! Sorry, I can't answer your Q about weight gain...

[looper2]

Lauren- I can't believe your doc even mentioned your weight as being toward the high side--That is crazy. I think that is great for 20 weeks!!! I wouldn't worry about it AT ALL. As far as drinking sweet stuff before your ultrasound...I always had mine 1st thing in the morning and had not drank a thing--maybe a swallow of water and this girl was all over. But I have heard people drink some OJ to get them moving. I dunno....it could have just been that day you had your US..she may be more active this time.

Tiger- Good luck in court!!!

Sara- It is so hard to leave people you like to work with!. For most jobs I have changed, that is what I missed the most--the people. And no matter how much you plan to stay in touch, you usually only stay in contact with a couple--if that. I hate that!

Stacy- You look great in your pic!!!


Sarah- Anything happening!!??????


Laura

[Sarajewel]

Lauren - I didnt even think about it, but I drank a cup of coffee before my u/s and she was pretty coperative. I think 11 pounds is great! I'm up 13 and my Dr. hasnt said boo, in fact he was pleased with how well everything was going.

Tiger - Good luck in court! That is so stressful. I hope you have 'take care of yourself' plans for afterwards.

I just said goodbye to my favorite client. I want to cry. I feel sad for making her sad. I just want her to recover. This is going to be a long day....

Good morning ladies

Hello Tigerlily- I hope everything goes well for you today.

Lauren- I specifically asked my doctor about my weight gain..I too gained 11 pounds when I went to the doctor and she said I was "great" in fact she said I was right on track. She said I should be gaining about a pound a week.

I was concerned that 11 pounds was too much...but she explained to me that the fluid, baby and other stuff accounts for most of that.

Tell your doctor to piss off...LOL...Now seriously don't let her make you feel bad....I think we are doing great! In fact if you go your full 40 weeks at this rate you would gain an additional 20 pounds which would be 31 pounds all together. THat's great if you ask me...

My doctor said she wanted me to gain 25-35 pounds. So I'm on track....

Maybe your doctor was having a bad day...but you have looked GREAT in your pictures so there.... I hope you feel better about your weight gain.......SMILE

Not to much going on...except for me and SIL are meeting today to discuss her pregnancy. I can't believe she is 7 weeks pregnant. This is so lovely I hope she has a girl so our girls can play together. She already has a 11 yr old boy but this will be her and her DH first together. It truly is a miracle because they haven't used Birth Control for 5 years and all of a sudden...

I have signed up for my CPA classes for the end of June. Cost was $3000.00 bucks but well worth it. When I pass the darn test it would be a HUGE increase in pay for me and I want to go in to business for myself so I can stay at home with my children....

I met with my financial planner yesterday to discuss how I would put the money back into my Roth IRA so I have to buckle down on what I spend. No more hair appts every week..instead every two weeks...No more nails getting done...I'm cutting them down and the heck with it. This would save me 160.00 a month alone.

So I will be broke for a while until I pay that money back into my Roth IRA. Did you gals know even if you have a 401K or any kind of investment account pre-marriage you still have to get your DH consent to take money out? I was shocked to find this out. What if that was a secret account I had for when I wanted to buy him something really nice or a surprise vacation or something.

Oh well....just thought I would bring that up.

misbadu- congratulations on your baby boy...How sweet!!!

Have a wonderful day

[Mrs Sarah]

Loopy- still no TOM yet!!!! Keep your fingers crossed!! I keep getting TOM-like crampiness though, so I keep expecting it to start... we'll see!!

[trolly]

Hi Guys,

Well, 12 days 'till my first appointmet but who's counting? I can't wait. I've been feeling a lot better these past couple of days, not so, so tired. I think it's partially because I've got me eating back on track and I'm not going crazy with the carbs. Does anyone else have a hard time sticking with the maintenance? Induction has always been easy for me because of the hunger control of ketosis but this maintenance business is tough.

Sara--Goodbyes always suck but I've met some of my lifelong friends at work and we still keep in touch, so hopefully that will be the case for you.

Pfgal--You are a woman on a mission! I hope Baby cooperates. On the weight gain, I wouldn't let that get to you. From all of the pregnancy books I've read that sounds about right.

ms. tiger--Good luck

Hi Looper and Katie!

cynical--I did NOT know that about investment accounts. That's kind of odd.

Mrs. Sarah--My first sign of PG was crampiness and lower back ache that would not go away. Here's hoping!!

[Heidi-M]

G'Morning Girls!

I'm feeling lots better today. The medication the doctor gave me is kicking this thing right outta me. I'm still not 100% but more like 70%. Much better than before though, lemme tell ya!

I finally got his coming home outfit yesterday. It's so tiny! I can't believe that in just a few weeks, I'm going to be holding a newborn again ... MY newborn! I'm so nervous because things just aren't in order around here. My husband hasn't been helping too much with cleaning and stuff lately. He's good about making dinner and helping with Kayla but he sucks at cleaning. We've been married 3 years and he's never once helped in the bathroom. Ugh. I wish I could get a maid.

I've been listing some of Kayla's old clothes on eBay and for some reason, the fact that they're selling is making me sad. It's just so hard to part with her stuff but I have 3 big storage bins FILLED with clothes and I could really use the closet space and extra money for things for this baby. There are some things that I just won't sell though. I plan on saving them for when one of my kids has a daughter.

Sara - Yeah on the last day! I was bummed too on mine but it's been wonderful not having to deal with the stress!!

Stacy - You look so cute in your bikini! I could never wear one while preggo. I've just got too many kinds of ugly going on with my body right now. But if you've got it, flaunt it baby!!

Lauren - That's awesome that you can get in for another u/s! I was like that too. I was told that with boys, you can tell they're boys without a doubt but with girls the margin for error is pretty high. I had like 6 u/s with Kayla just to keep making sure. I've been drinking caffine with this pregnancy but hardly any. This baby moves a ton but has finally started to slow down as he's running outta room now. I heard that OJ does the trick though on getting them to be more active for an u/s. Try it! Oh, and I think your doctor is a nut. I can't remember how much I gained at my 20 week mark but I know that's about the time I exploded. I think you're doing fantastic with your weight gain. I'm at 37 lbs!! Much better than the 60 lbs I gained last time though.

Tigerlily - Good luck today!!

Cynthia - Hi!

Sarah - GOOD LUCK!! I've been thinking about ya!

Misbadu - CONGRATS on Samuel!! Was there a pic or did I miss it?

Gotta get some dishes done ... I just hate a "left over" kitchen.

[abbymommy]

Lauren, I agree with the other girls - your weight gain is wonderful so far!

I have with my three pregs seen MANY doctors and there is such a HUGE difference in how they see weight gain

Oddly enough it seems the thinner I was the more doctors felt the need to tell me to "watch it"

Lucklily this time my doctor hasn't said a word, and I have gained more than you AND I am much shorter!

I think weight gain during pregnancy has a lot to do with how overweight you are BEFORE getting pregnant. Sometime I see people who have only gained 10-15 the whole pregnancy but then I notice their stats say they were 50 pounds from goal to begin with. In your case you were small to begin with, so the full 25-35 may be necessary.

I feel huge having gained 13, but I know I am doing much better than my other 2 times, and my goal is to stay under the 35 pound gain.

Hope you get that peek at your baby soon!

[AngelHope]

Good Morning ~

Sara: I am so happy you are getting away from all that STRESS. I had a very stressful job while pregnant with my first and I KNOW it was the cause of me having her a month premature!!! So yes stress really does effect you and the baby - you are smart and lucky to get away from it!

Lauren: Awsome news about your freebie sono!! Someone told me with my last pregnancy (b/c my little one was also a napper) to drink a can of pineapple juice, I finally did it and she did move around more. I just can't say if it was the juice or she decided to move!! LOL Anything is worth a try! Also - tell your dr to jump in the lake about the weight..... geez!!! I gained 32 with my 1st and 28 with my 2nd. You are FINE!

Tiger: Good Luck at court!

Good Morning Looper - Katie

Cyn: Yes I know about the Retirement Planning stuff. I was a plan administrator in my previous life, which included managing retirement plans and the accounting for them. Your spouse automatically is your beneficiary on 401k and Profit Sharing Plans and therefore has to sign off on loans and the closing of any accounts over $5,000. Unless they sign a form saying they are forfeitting their beneficiary rights. Its just there to protect the spouse in the event of death or separation. I know its a little crazy... especially on funds that were existing before the marriage.

Mrs. Sarah: No TOM is a GOOD thing! Fingers crossed.

Trolly: a little excited about your first appt!! LOL Great job getting back on plan! Wish I could... maybe in a couple of weeks...

Nothing really new with me... I feel like I am in a rut... Wish it would get warm so I don't feel like hibernating!!!

Talk soon!!!

I am so tired today, and I'm in such a bi*chy mood. I was calm and happy until recently. I'm such a grouch lately. I thought it was supposed to get better after 1st tri. I'm almost in 2nd, so I'm still anxiously waiting for that moment where I wouldn't have to wake up 3 times to pee...

I really hate my job now. Especially since there's been a problem for a long time, and no one fixes it no matter how many times I bring it up. I gave up and deal with it, but I feel like just exploding whenever this problem comes up again. And I'm the one that ends up fixing it, only to wait for it to happen again. Hopefully, if everything goes as planned, I won't be working much longer. I just wish that was today! Sorry, I had to rant...

Oh, Mrs Sarah, my fingers and toes are still crossed!

[Trishagrrl]

Hiya Everyone,

I'm getting a late start today. It was nice to have a kind of lazy morning and sleep an extra hour. I'm sure I won't like it when I don't get home till 8PM. I have to drive down to Detroit (ick!) to do an interview. Oh well!

Sara: I hope the rest of your day goes ok. I don't suppose there is any way getting around those emotions. Its hard when you've built relationships with people to leave them. When I left the counseling office I was at last year I felt awful leaving my clients!

Lauren: Thats great that you get another chance to find out the sex for free . Regarding the caffiene and sugar... I talked about this with my cousin (the one who did my ultrasound) and she said that if you drink a pop with caffiene and sugar in it, that it usually does make the baby more active. She also said that if you haven't had anything to eat in a while and your stomach is empty the baby is usually active then too.

Tigerlily: Good luck with court! Also re your post yesterday. I was also surprised that you could determine the sex with such certainty at only 14 weeks. My cousin said she can usually do it as early as 13 weeks on a lot of babies. That is when she found out the sex of her own baby. She also claims that she hasn't been wrong about the sex of a baby yet! We did start with the abdominal ultrasound and thought we saw boy parts, but she said she couldn't tell me for sure from what we saw. So she said if I let her do a vaginal ultrasound she could probably find out for sure... sure enough that gave us a clear enough shot.

MrsSarah: I had lots of crampiness the first couple weeks I was pregnant. I kept thinking... I'm going to start my period soon. Who knows! I'm still keeping my fingers crossed

Hi to everyone else I missed! I need to get moving.

[kaisergirl]

Bad, Bad day yesterday...


I began spotting last sunday, no big deal, it was light and brown. Yesterday morning it was a little heavier and pink so I called my ob and she said go ahead and come in for an u/s. Yippee I thought!! My appt wasn't until Tue for the heartbeat! I called DH to meet me there and it just goes downhill from there. The radiologist said he had bad news. The sac was full of blood and the baby wasn't alive and hadn't been for awhile. I went immediately over to the ob's office and they scheduled me a D&C yesterday afternoon. I feel like a trainwreck today but better than yesterday.

I just wanted to say thankyou for everyone's support and I wish everyone of you a healthy and uneventful pregnancy. I will check in from time to time. Dh and I won't be trying for another year or so. So the next time it will be all new faces! Thanks again for being here.


Mandi

Mandi, OMG, I am so so sorry. My eyes are full of tears right now. I'm not sure what else to say... I am very sorry.

[AngelHope]

Mandi I am sooooo sorry!! I will say a prayer for you and your family!!

[looper2]

Mandi- I am so sorry !! ((HUGS))

[mstigerlily]

Oh Mandi, I am so sorry. I had two m/c and they are heartbreaking. Take care of yourself.

Tigerlily

[Jefinner]

Oh Mandi!!! (((((HUGS)))))

[TRACY2]

Oh Mandi- I am sooo sorry. Hugs and prayers from us all. That has got to be devastating. Please keep us updated on how things are going for you and hubby and post anytime you want to talk for any reason.

Mrs. Sarah!! So exciting! No TOM is such a good sign! I had cramping and back aches first thing too. It was hard to determine if it was TOM or PG.

Lauren- Your pictures look awesome! I can't believe your doctor said that! You are so small anyway- it looks like ALL baby to me. I have gained about 12-13 lbs in 18 weeks and I feel it's appropriate. You be the judge of how YOU feel about your weight.

Tigerlily- you are an RN right? I thought I heard you say you working in the medical field. I have a question I thought you might could answer- I just pulled my medical records from my daughter's birth in 1994 and I had a Primary Low Transverse Cesarean Section because of fetal distress and meconium staining. Doesn't that mean I have no option this time but to have another c-section?
Thanks for any input.

Hi to all!
Tracy

[Heidi-M]

((BIG HUGS)) Mandi ... I'm so sorry.

Mandi ((((((((((((((((HUGS HUGS))))))))))))))))

I will pray for you and your family. You are in my thoughts. I am so very sorry!!!

Take care of yourself

[Sarajewel]

Mandi- how awful for you! I am so sad to read your news. Take care of yourself. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Sara

[Mrs Sarah]

OMG Mandi, I'm so terribly sorry!!

I am saying a special prayer for you and DH.