**Pregnancy Thread - Thursday 6/17**

[FluffiB]

Jefinner..................Anna Vista.........Born 4/12/04!
Sinnrah.................Emily Orene........Born 4/12/04!
LessCarbsMoreMe...Nina Aiesha .....Born 4/13/04!
ChristieJ...............Carter Andrew....Born 4/15/04!
Sarajewel.............Skylar.................Born 4/23/04!
abbymommy......Hannah Genevieve...Born 5/23/04
PFgal................Kendall Elizabeth....Born 5/27/04!
genifire6..................Annabelle.......... Born 5/27/04
Cynicalcyn............Alexia Rene.........Born 5/28/04!
Trishagrrl.........Bradley Eugene..........Born 6/3/04!
Tracy2.................Katie Elizabeth........Born 6/11/04


FluffiB......................W35..............7/22/04.........Boy
Redjewel..................W33..............8/??/04..........Boy and Girl
AngelHope...............W33.............8/02/04.........Boy
Laprettygurl.............W30...............8/21/04.......Girl
wari........................W29.................8/29/04........Boy
Trolly......................W28...............9/8/04..........Girl
Thininmex................W27...............9/16/04.......Probably a Girl


Teach2Live..............W25................9/20/04......Boy
aphexacid................W25..................9/28/04.....Girl
babyblue26062.........W25................10/4/04.....Boy
Bozo........................W25..................1 0/06/04
lizzyd.......................W20.................1 0/31/04….Boy
MelissaBee..............W19...................11/??/04
Shenandoah............W18..................11/14/04 (TWINS!!)
Mrs. Sarah...............W17..................11/18/04
karatejen.................W17..................11/26/04


surfdol....................W?....................1 2/28/04
DesperateInFL.........W10................….01/9/ 05
Idahospud…………..W10…………………..0 1/9/05
GumDrop..................W8...................01/??/05
Shandril105…………W8………………… 01/25/05
Viki...........................W8................. ..01/27/05
Nyanchan……………W8………………….01/??/05
metroames..............W7?..................01/??/05
MadameX.................W6...................02/??/05
LivnLGNOmore.........W?..................02/??/05
Green12........................................... Trying!
JennPayton.......................................T rying!
2BFitHourglass..................................Tr ying!
michigangrad.....................................T rying !
Dar20............................................. ...Trying!

[FluffiB]

Good morning!

FL - Sorry to hear about the CF test. I declined the test altogether. It sounds like having DH tested won't make any difference, so I would not have him tested. Good luck w/ your decision.

Congrats Abbymommy!

Viki - If you're concerned about breastfeeding, I highly recommend "The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers" by Jack Newman, MD and Teresa Pitman. Yes, it's a male writing the book, but I was surprised to find that it is excellent. He kind of starts to sound like a broken record with bad latches, but I still recommend it anyway. The only thing it lacks is explaining step-by-step how you hold the baby in different positions. That's where "The Nursing Mother's Companion" comes in handy, but I didn't find it too useful as the first book. You can do Internet searches instead and save a little $$. HTH!

Trish - I hope Bradley will get his nights and days straightened soon!

Orphalie - Wow, you live in Tokyo? I am Japanese, born and raised there 'til I was 12. How did you end up there? I see you are not too fond of it. Neither am I. I'm very sorry to hear about your miscarriage... Anyway, yes, it is common to gain very quickly after stopping LC. I had just reinducted when I conceived, and it took me a few days to get out of ketosis. I only gained 3 lbs in the 1st trimester, probably because I couldn't eat a lot of meat or fat, so the calories stayed pretty low. Then, wham! I started gaining 2+ lbs a week, and now, I already gained 35 lbs in 35w. You can safely do Atkins maintenance, and all you have to tell your OB is that you're eliminating bad carbs like sugar, flour, and starches. We try to eat good by adding whole grains, fruits, and milk, but those carb cravings are just notorious...

I have my OB appt this afternoon. I am very anxious to find out if my cervix is changing!

[Suzanne]

Originally posted by Orphalie
I found out i was pregnate late march, we had been trying but not hoping much would happen so quickly. I stoped the WOE right away, I was doing Atkins, and my weight started moving up pretty quickly. I gained about 13 lbs in 13 weeks. Unfortunately I had a miscarriage this week, so I'm no longer pregnate but I want to start trying again as soon as I get the okay from the doctor and I lose some of the weight I gained. I just want to know is it common to gain quickly when you stop Atkins or other lowcarb lifestyles, or if you ladies are somewhat staying on the WOE? My doctor here is not for the lowcarb life style to start so I realy dont feel like I can talk to him much about it, and being over seas I dont have a real option of switching doctors till late this year when we head back to the states. Anyhow any answers would be apreciated.

Welcome Orphalie, sorry to hear about your loss. I had a miscarriage 6 weeks before I conceived this one. Both conceptions took place while I was eating low carb and after over a year of trying to conceive. This woe makes me super fertile. Unfortunately, as soon as I started having morning sickness, all I could eat were carbs. I only gained 3 or 4 lbs during that time (the first 16 weeks) but I sure have made up for it since. DH and I were just looking at a photo of me at this same weight while I was losing, and its funny that I look heavier at this weight then than I do now. I guess now it is mostly in my belly with a generous helping in the butt and thighs....LOL

The one suggestions I would make if you are going to eat LC and try to conceive is to add a good folic acid suppliment. The LC woe has almost no folic acid and it is one of the most important nutrients for a developing fetus.

Good Morning to all the Mommies who follow!

Katie, thanks for starting up this morning. OUr electrical problems are almost resolved but I had to sleep in after that wild party last night.

Saludos,

Suzanne

[trolly]

Morning Guys,

Well I had my glucola test and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was just a Dixie cup full of (kinda yummy) orange soda-like stuff. The only down side was it made me feel all jittery and a little nauseous, followed by a complete crash at my desk a couple of hours later. Also, DH and I went to our first childbirth class last night. It was pretty comical to watch the guys' reaction when they showed the video. I was concerned that this class would have a slant because it's at the hospital (i.e. the 'How to be a good patient' slant) The last comment she made before we left was, "Most of you in this room will probably be induced." Wh, wh, WHAT?! I mean, I know sometimes induction is necessary but to say that MOST of us would seemed odd. She claims that, "That's just what doctors are moving towards these days." My understanding was that ideally you wait for your body to progress towards labor and that inducing can lead to more intervention, which leads to more intervention, etc.

Hi Fluff

Congrats Abbymommy!

Suzanne--Thank goodness your electrical problems are almost solved. I guess I shouldn't take the light switch for granted!

[Shenandoah]

I'll chime in first thing this morning!

I feel bad having been lax in posting but will be more supportive here on out.

I woke this morning at 1 and had the dreaded pregnancy insomnia so I sat down and read some of the posts in the Lowcarb Lobby. WHEW can some of those posts get down right mean. Makes me wonder if they have pregnancy hormone problems too?!?

I contacted our local U/S school yesterday to offer up myself as a teaching aid and they want me in there this morning! I'm really excited!! Maybe baby A will let us have a peek so we can report back to his/her parents, they are on pins and needles....well and we all have a friendly bet going on, so I am not completely altruistic in wanting to know the sex. I WANT THAT STEAK DINNER!

I weighed myself this morning...not sure why. I'm really trying to keep it to one pound a week. The Dr. likes to see that in twins, so if I go 36 weeks, I'll have gained 36lbs. This should be interesting, I've never been very careful in pregnancy before. I actually have lost a pound! I'm curious today to see how the babies measure, 2 weeks ago they were several ounces more than average. My uterus measured 24 weeks at 16 weeks!! Their big brother was 8lb 10oz at 37 weeks, boy am I glad they induced that little guy! But I can say that pitocin is the most evil drug...must have been a sadist who invented that!

Well I had better get dressed and out the door, I'll catch up on posts when I get back.

Hugs all,

[Suzanne]

Trolly, that statement at the end of your class horrified me! I was the victim of an unnecessary induction that led to an unnecessary cesarean so I am really touchy on that subject. Some good books for getting a different perspective are

Ina May's Natural Childbirth

And

Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way

[babyblue26062]

Good morning mommies-

Fl- I agree with Katie- I wouldn't have dh tested.

Katie- Good luck at you appointment. I am curious is you are progressing any.

AbbyMommy- Sure sounds like you are a busy mommy- Congrats on the newest!

Trish- Good to hear from you. Sorry you are having such a hard time finding clothes. At least it is summer (almost) and you could get away with not wearing much on him.

Orphalie- Sorry about your loss.

Suzanne- Glad you had a good time at your husband party.

Trolly- I am amazed that the class said that. I was induced with Jessica- but I was a week overdue and started to really swell and started to get high blood pressure so I think it was a good call.

Shenandoah- How cool you get to be the Guinea pig for the u/s students. Any time we get to look at the babies is cool with me!

Not much going on here- I am feeling good a little tired. I got to see my cousin's baby last night and she is adorable! It was really weird holding a little baby - it seems so long ago that Jessica was that little.

Kristen

[MadameX]

Good Morning Ladies!

I missed you yesterday. I have been really queasy in the early AM and late PM, and that is about the only time I have to post! No throwing up (yet), I'm just kind of afraid to move at those times. I just read yesterday's thread to catch up.

DFL: about the CF test. My cousin had to go through all that and I feel for you.

Orphalie: So sorry for your loss. I was concerned about weight gain too after switching to Maintanance and consuming about 3X more carbs than I was used to in OWL. These ladies have great advice and lots of experience, so this was the place to come!

Hi everyone else! I am going to move slowly to the couch now, no more posting just yet...

Kelley

[MadameX]

Trolly, I have been a little curious about the GDD test that you just took...if we follow a LC/ low GI diet and then mainline all that sugar, will we get a false reading?

Thanks!
Kelley

[Mrs Sarah]

Good morning ladies!

Boy, am I sleepy today!! I just cannot get moving. I seriously contemplated staying home, but drug myself in to work anyway. Man, I just feel like I could use a few more hours of sleep.

I'm 18 weeks today! Time is sure flying by! I've been feeling more little pokes and nudges... I'm loving it!!

Orphalie: I don't have any advice as far as LCing and pregnancy goes, but I did want to offer my sympathy for your loss. I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope that you are able to get preggers again soon!

Katie: I can't wait to hear how your appointment goes! I hope you are progressing!

Trolly: I'm glad your glucose test went okay! Though, I'm sorry you crashed in the afternoon. I hate that feeling!

Suzanne: I'm glad your electrical problems are getting fixed!

Kristen: How exciting to see that little baby!!

[Mrs Sarah]

Kelley: Sorry that m/s is here. It is no fun, but atleast you know you have something going on in your tummy to cause the queasiness! That's what I always thought of when I felt sick.

[wari]

Hi Everyone -

We are having a very humid day here in Vegas. We are expecting Thunderstorms today and a high of 100! Some areas have already gotten the rain! On my way to work I saw some beautiful lightning in the Northeast. There was thunder early this morning, and it did wake me up but I forced myself to get back to sleep.

We picked DH up at the airport at 8:20pm, home by 8:30 and in bed by 8:40. I felt bad I didn't stay up and chat, but I could barely keep my eyes open.

FluffiB - Good luck at the dr. visit today! Hope there is some progression.

Thininmex - Glad you enjoyed your DH's b-day!

Trisha - Good to see you and I can't wait for more pictures.

Abby - Congrats on your little girl!

Orphalie - Sorry for your loss.

Kristen - I remember when I held my neice last September, and I couldn't believe how small she was. I hadn't held a newborn in so long and you do forget how small they are.

MadameX - Hope you are feeling better! I was nauseated all day long during my 1st 14 weeks!

Trolly - That was an odd comment at the end of the video. I was induced with Madison due to the size of the baby. My dr. induced 2 weeks early and DD was still 9lbs. 7oz. We have already talked about inducing me this time around as well. I didn't have any bad reactions to the Pitocin, but I know people who have.

Shenandoah - How cool to be a guinea pig for the students. This pregnancy I have already had 4 U/S and I go for another one on June 21st. I can't wait for the next one to see how big he has gotten.

Wendy

[Teach2Live]

Good morning all! Boy, I was so tired yesterday. Napped repeatedly and felt sleepy the rest of the time. Also felt quite huge. Having a hard time getting off my couch (it's a very low couch).

Could someone update the weeks along at the top of the thread? I am 26w3d and it still says 25w. Thanks!

I should get my GTT results back today. Praying I passed and don't have to do the 3 hour test!!

Have a good day....

[Mrs Sarah]

Wendy: Yuck! That sounds hot and sticky!!! Stay cool today!

Teach: I hope your results come back good!

[wari]

Sarah - If I could have stayed in bed today I would have. I am half a sleep at my desk! Hope you make it through the day ok.

Teach - Hope you did well on the test. I am waiting to hear back on my results!

Wendy

[abbymommy]

MadameX, sorry to butt in about the GTT, but I have had several.

If you don't eat at least 150-300 carb grams per day for the three days before the test, you WILL get a false reading. You may be diagnosed with gestational diabetes when you don't really have it.

So be sure to eat plenty of carbs in the three days before the test.

I thought I would post my birth story for anyone who is interested with all this discussion of birth going on, so here goes.


WARNING - long birth story ahead, skip if you want!

In the weeks leading up to my due date of 5/29, I had already been dilating and effacing. The Friday of May 21st, my doctor told me the baby finally dropped, and I was almost 3 cm and 50% effaced. She stripped my membranes VIGOROUSLY, and told me I might not make it through the weekend. She said to come back on Monday, and we'd schedule an elective induction for Wednesday when I was about 39.5 weeks.

I was torn about the induction - I knew if I was going to get Pitocin I would need an epidural, but I planned on getting the epidural no matter what anyway. I was so crabby and sick of being preggo I just wanted the baby out, and it sounded convenient.

I really wanted a natural birth with my second, but the pain and fatigue got to me and I got an epidural again. I didn't even want a natural birth this time, just wanted the epidural again.

Well on Friday night I felt a little trickle of fluid, so Saturday morning we went to the hospital to make sure it wasn't amniotic fluid. It wasn't.

ALL day Saturday I had TERRIBLE false labor that hurt so badly I was in bed most of the day. Contractions were strong but irregular, so they told me to come in when they were 5 minutes apart for an hour. I told my doctor I don;t ever get regular contractions but those were the guidelines.

So Saturday I really learned to relax my body through the contractions since I had so many. They stopped for the evening and I got a good night's sleep.

I called my uncle the next morning, he is an OB. He said to go to L and D and get checked becuase some women can be "silent dilators" and with this being my third and with my previous fast pushing stage I could end up with an accidental home birh. Enough said.

Sunday I was still having contractions but nothing like the day before, so we decided to go to the mall. At the mall play area I had one contraction that was really bad and had pelvic pressure that scared me.

We decided to go get checked because I didn't think I could stay relaxed if I was scared the baby was going to come out. They checked me and said I had made progress, so my doc decided to come in and break my water. I was still a 3+cm

I was on the monitors but the contractions were not very painful. The doctor came 45 minutes later to break my water and told me I was now 7cm!!!! I was not even in pain! It was about 6pm

She said if I wanted the epidural I better get it now!! Nobody could believe I wasn't even in pain yet, and thought it was perfect to get the epdural right away.

Well I thought about it and decided just to go for it naturally. I still can't believe dh and I made that decision. I got up and walked several laps and all of a sudden labor hit really hard. It was about 7pm

I went back to the room and proceeded to be strapped back onto the monitors in bed. We had a scary moment when they kept having trouble keeping her on the heart monitor. The nurse told me I would need an internal monitor placed into the baby's head. I knew that would mean staying in bed and I really didn'[t think I could handle laboring in bed the whole time. So I just adjusted the belt myself and finally got it in the right place. I really thank God we barely avoided that.

After the required 20 minutes on the monitors I asked to sit on the birthing ball, which helped. But the nurse insisted on strapping the belts back on me on the birthing ball! It took her forever too, and that was the only time I was tempted to hit somebody. Finally she got the dumb belts to stay on.

Honestly the pain was pretty unbearable but I just focused on keeping my body as relaxed as possible and rocked back and forth on the ball. Dh and my step mother in law were there encouraging me and holding me up, and the two nuses kept saying they couldn't believe how well I was doing for not planning a natural birth. I found it easiest just to stay very quiet and focused and try not to fight the pain. Sounds weird I know.

I felt like my body was just going haywire but just kept trying to stay relaxed and let myself lose control and let my body take over which was really hard. I started shaking and feeling sick, but there was no break in between contractions.

Ir was funny because my MIL kept saying it was ok if I wanted the epidural, but I knew there was no going back now. I refused that and the shots too.

After a while I felt like getting up and hold onto a chair, swaying back and forth, then leaned over the bed. They made me get back in bed to check me, and said I was a nine. They put the belts back on, but it felt really good to lean back in bed this time.

They paged my doc who was 8 minutes away, and a minute later I started having the urge to push. All of a sudden the heartrate disappeared and the nurses couldn't get it back. They paged the ER to come up STAT and I got really scared thinking the baby had died or something. Little did I know the heartrate disappeared because she was now on her way out!

The end was really intense, lots of shaking and pressure but then a sudden quiet like the calm before the storm. Then one involuntary push and her head popped out. The nurse had to unloop the cord so she had me try not to push. Then one more push and the rest of her came out. A few moments later the ER doc came running in, followed by my doctor. Itwas not even 8pm

I tore a level II, and had to get local injections for the stitches which stung, plus they keep massaging your uterus which hurts like heck. My MIL told me she looked perfect and did NOT have Down Syndrome which was a relief. She breasfed on one side when they gave her to me and was very alert.

They did sneak some Pitocin into my IV after she was born to help the uterus contract which made me mad and hurt too.

I have no regrets about going naturally this time. It is an experience I will always treasure, as odd as that sounds. I still can't believe I did it without freaking out, since I never considered myself the natural labor type, especially with no preparations or training.

I agree with Angela that instinct kind of takes over. And you have to surrender to the pain and keep reminding yourself that it is helping you and the baby, not hurting you.

Well hope that was interesting reading! Talk to you all later...

[Suzanne]

Originally posted by MadameX
Trolly, I have been a little curious about the GDD test that you just took...if we follow a LC/ low GI diet and then mainline all that sugar, will we get a false reading?

Hi Kelley, I read on this board, or maybe another one, that you will get an incorrect reading on a glucose tolerance test if you have been eating LC for a long time. What I remember reading was that you should be eating at lest 200 gms of carbs per day for several days before the test. Wish I could remember if I read that here or somewhere else. Sorry to hear you are sick!

Hi Wari! Rain in the desert is so nice but I don't envy you the humidity part.

Hi Ellen, let's start a couch potato thread, I need some motivation.

Hi Sarah and Abby!

[babyblue26062]

Wendy- We have been having bad humidity also- Thunderstorms for the last couple of days- YUCK- Thank god for the air conditioning.

Sarah- I also wish I was still at home in bed!!!

Kelly- Hope you feel better-

Abbymommy= Great birthstory- I will make sure I eat high carb levels for a couple of days before the test-

Teach- It's too late for Katie to change the list today since you can only edit for 1 hour after post. Hopefully whomever starts the thread tomorrow will remember- Your almost in the 3rd trimester!!!!

Kristen

[FluffiB]

I just came back from my appt. The dr didn't do an internal because there's no blood with my gelatinous discharge. I'll be 36w next week, so they'll start an internal then. I was kind of bummed...

Suzanne - Glad to hear your electrical problems are almost resolved!

Trolly - about induction. I second Ina May's Guide to Childbirth book. Next time, I am going with a midwife, and maybe even a water/home birth.

Stephanie - Sorry to hear about insomnia. I still get it occasionally.

Kristen - I know what you mean about newborns being small. They're so cute!

Kelley - Sorry about your ms.

Sarah - I hope you get some rest!

Wendy - What's up with this weather? It's been pretty hot and humid here too. I guess it is mid June. Stay cool!

Ellen - that you passed your GTT! Someone will have to change your week tomorrow. Sorry I didn't catch it!

Have a great one!

[Shandril105]

Just checking in. Glad to see everyone up and about.

Been bad the last couple of days and didn't post. Actually, had really bad nausea yesterday. Tried to eat through it though. Wicked nasty. No throwing up tho. Thamk goodness for small favors.

The home fix ups are coming along, scraping the outdoor paint for a fresh coat to be applied later. Hubby did some drywall work in the bathroom. On hiatus this weekend. Off to Albuquerque this weekend to attend a wedding. Hope I don't get car sick

Next weekend is interior paint and more exterior scraping. Wish me luck!

[lizzyd]

Hey Fluffi,

I had a fantastic midwife for my first pregnancy (the whole practice was great). I noticed you are in the Chicago 'burbs, we were living in Lagrange at the time. They are Home Birth & Women's Health in Lombard, right behind the Yorktown Mall (but they home-deliver babies all over the Chicago area). The only thing is they won't do a VBAC at home. They give free consultations, so since you're not due till end of July you can still go check them out. It's not too late to change plans if you think it's the right thing for you and your baby.

Let me know if you go see them!

Hello everybody else. Hope you are all well. My two boys start day camp for a month on Monday. I will finally be able to go do some water aerobics and yoga. Yeah!

Nothing else to report. Feeling lots of flips and stretches inside. DH and I have just started to think about names (it's a boy).

Later,
LizzyD

[FluffiB]

Lizzy - Wow, I live in Lombard, and I had no idea they were there! I just called their number, and it's not in service! Thanks for the info though - I just found a ton of other midwives in this area. I might call around to see if anyone is willing to take me. If not, I'll know where to look for info next time Thanks!!

[Teach2Live]

Passed my GTT test!! 97!! Amazingly, that's a lot lower than my pre-pg testing (usually about 110) when I was taking Metformin. I guess being pg is good for me.

[AngelHope]

FL: I am so sorry about the CF test - like a pregnancy needs MORE stresses. I am with the other ladies - my dh probably wouldn't get checked due to us choosing not to terminate, but I can understand wanting to be prepared. Tough decision! Hopefully you can work with your dr to come to a mutal decision of best course to take!!

Orphalie: Sorry to hear of your miscarriage - hope the dr gives you a green light to ttc again!