Pregnancy Thread - Weekend Edition, Aug 28-29th

[metroames]

Trishagrrl.........Bradley Eugene..........Born 6/3/04
Tracy2.................Katie Elizabeth........Born 6/11/04
Redjewel……….…Laura and Samuel…………Born 6/25/04
FluffiB......................Kaden……………⠀¦.........Born 7/12/04
AngelHope...............Michael John..........…..Born 7/21/04
Laprettygurl.............Cassidy Paige...........Born 8/19/04
wari....................Cameron Raed Ari..........Born 8/25/04

Trolly...............….....W38............…..9/8/04.........Girl
ThininMex................W37...........….9/16/04.......Probably a Girl
Teach2Live..............W36..........….....9/22/04......Boy
little bear……….....….W36………….…9/22/04........Boy
aphexacid................W35..................9/28/04.…..Girl
babyblue26062........W35................10/4/04…….Boy
Bozo.....................….W35.................. 10/06/04
lizzyd.......................W31.............….. 10/21/04….Boy
MelissaBee..............W29...................11/??/04
Shenandoah............W28...............….11/14/04 (TWINS!!)
Mrs. Sarah...............W28...............….11/18/04...Boy
karatejen.................W27...............….11/26/04...Boy

surfdol...............…...W22.................†¦.12/28/04
supportinghubby.....W21....................12/30/04...Girl
DesperateInFL.........W20................….01/7/ 05....Girl?
Idahospud…………...W20………………….0 1/9/05
GumDrop.................W18...................01/??/05
ReinventingMe03.....W18.................01/24/05
Shandril105…………...W18…………….. 01/25/05
Viki..........................W18................. ..01/27/05
Nyanchan………….....W18……………….01/31/05
metroames..............W17..................02/08/05
MadameX.................W16...................02/??/05
LivnLGNOmore.........W?..................02/??/05
Sapphires2000..........W13................. 3/3/05

lctchr........................W12................. 03/10/05
AmyJuli…………....…..…W12..…..……… .…03/10/05
JennPayton……………..W11…………….…. ??/??/05
NaturalMama23………..W?………………..??/??/05
blueyedgrl………………..W8……………… ..3/31/05
Heather123...............W8..................4/??/05
Marthad....................W7?................4/??/05
Dar20.........................W6?................. .4/??/05
Nicole133...................W5?..................4/16/05?

Green12........................................... Trying!
2BFitHourglass..................................Tr ying!
michigangrad.....................................T rying!
Kidj4............................................. ....Trying!
SmileyAEE......................................... ..Trying!
lil miss.............................................. ...Trying!
AZparalegal....................................... ...Trying!
ChristieJ......................................... .....Trying!
Miss Gigl.............................................. .Trying!
MarriedinSept..................................... ..Trying!

[metroames]

Congratulations Wari!

Well, I failed again at not taking the nausia medicine. I got up, felt pretty good for about an hour and then started dry heaving about a half hour before I had to go to work. I didn't want to take any, but then I broke down and called my husband at work and told him that I didn't think I was going to make it without. He thought I'd better take the medicine then. I felt really crappy and on the verge on throwing up about the the first 45 minutes of work, but then when the medicine kicked in I felt normal again.

I just wonder if I'm having a change of hormones again. Smells have been really bad to me again the past few days, and my acne is uncontrollable. My face looks like a pepperoni pizza. I got a new face wash yesterday, so hopefully it will help clear this up and make my face less oily. I swear the littlest things the last fews days have tested my gag reflex too. Is it possible I'm getting a change or surge in hormones for some reason?

Well, enough of my complaining. I just didn't think I would still be dealing with this since I'm getting so far into my second trimester now, so I think I'm feeling sorry for myself more lately. Ok, I'm done. Everyone have a nice weekend.

Amy

P.S. - Go Jackets, I took you back off the list until you are ready. Let us know when you feel comfortable being back on it, ok?

[lizzyd]

Morning Mommies,

Wendy - CONGRATULATIONS!!! Welcome Cameron Wow, he's a big boy! Glad to hear he's heallthy and no prob with the Group B strep. Hope you're able to get some rest. Can't wait to see the pics!

Amy - Gosh I feel so bad for you. I wish there was some foolproof remedy I could suggest. I do know that some women have m/s as late as you in their pregnancies and that everything is still fine with the baby (sorry, I know that doesn't make the m/s any easier) Most insurance companies have an appeal process that you can apply to. If you are still this sick at the end of the month, and you can get your doctor's backing, perhaps you could appeal to the insurance company to extend the amount of nausea medicine approved. It would be a lot cheaper for them to pay for some pills than to admit you to the hospital for IV fluids and nutrition. It's not right that you should feel like this and have to be scrimping on the medication. Other than that, I'm out of ideas. Please don't apologize for posting about how bad it makes you feel! That's what we're here for! Post away!

As for me - I can't sleep. I spent all day yesterday trying to plow through my sons' rooms, putting things away, chucking junk they don't need any more (like the broken Happy Meal toys). Not only do they save the junky toys that never work, but they save the paper they came wrapped in. I have a couple of serious pack rats in the making! Anyway, I spent the whole day in strange positions, bending, stretching, on the floor, getting up, getting down, and it was really hot here (Like an idiot, I didn't turn on the a/c until late afternoon). Now I'm so sore I feel as though I ran a marathon!

In a few hours we're packing up and heading to Cape Cod for 10 days. It's been a rough season for steamers (little neck clams), but I can hear a few lobsters drenched in butter calling my name. Not to mention that DH, DSister and DMom will all be there playing with my kids so I can just sit and read a book or float in the Atlantic ocean! Probably my last chance for another year or two .

Don't know if there's anyway to log on where we'll be, so in case I can't, have a great few days everybody! I'll miss you guys! Trolly, Thin, Teach and Littlebear, you guys could all be Mommies by the time I get back. If so, best of luck!!!

Regards,
LizzyD

[Mrs Sarah]

Wendy: Congratulations!! And welcome Cameron!!! I'm so excited for you!! With a 10 lb baby, no wonder you were measuring so big!! I can't wait for pictures!

Amy: Hang in there... I'm praying that the nausea disapates for you soon. Mine went away at 17 weeks.

Lizzy: Take it easy today! Sounds like you had a workout yesterday! Have a great time in Cape Cod!

Well, its 6:30 am on a Saturday morning here... YUCK! I wish I wasn't up, but I've got to head over to my mom's house to get our yard sale going today. I hope it goes well!

Have a great day everyone!

[trolly]

Morning,

I woke up again this morning before 6:00...what is up with that? I guess it's just the excitement of my last day of work (well, at least of going into the office), knowing Sophie will be here SOON and plus I have a friend's wedding shower here at my house today that I have to clean and prepare for so I'm about to fly into cleaning mode. Other than that, no plans for the weekend besides run some errands and relax.

Congratulations Wendy!!! Welcome to the world little (BIG!) Cameron. I'm so glad things went well for you and can't wait to see pics.

metro--Ugh, you're having such a hard time! I really hope you hit that magical divide soon where m/s drops off and your hormones stabilize. I broke out on my face some in the very beginning but oddly I haven't broken out since. I say oddly because I'm normally prone to PMS breakouts.

Lizzy--Enjoy your trip! I'm a huge fan of seafood so that would be heaven for me. I'm hoping to have some baby pics for ya by the time you get back.

Suzanne--What a great way to spend the end of your pregnancy! I hope you're enjoying it. I think you're right...a lot of my waiting anxiety is because of the unknown. I'm not sure what I'm getting into yet and I'd rather just find out already!

madame x--I'm so glad you got some reassurance. I say that if we have the technology to take some of the stress and worry out of pregnancy, what better use for it? I shouldn't scare you about the hip thing...the pain is on par with a charley horse in your hips. So it's intense for a short period of time but then I can normally change positions (onto my back) for a second until it fades. I'm actually glad it's happnening because it means my body is doing the right thing to get ready for birth.

babyblue--I've been buying a couple of get-ready-for-baby items per grocery shopping trip so it's not overwhelming.

Hi to everyone else... enjoy your weekend!

[Teach2Live]

Good morning....
Didn't get in here yesterday because it was such a long busy day. Congrats Wari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a big boy!!!!!

We have a very busy weekend which I am hoping to make it through. I actually got most of a night's sleep last night, only woke up twice to pee. Slept the whole night in the recliner since lying down makes my hips hurt too bad.

Mrs.Sarah, hope you make a bundle at your garage sale!!!

Lizzy, I know ALL about overdoing things. Take it easy (wish I could!!). Drink tons of water!!

Amy, that ms sounds horrible. I have one friend who had it that bad with all 3 of her pgs. Really hope it goes away soon for you!

Well, off to prepare lunches and snacks for the soccer tournament today. Praying that the field where we have to be will have lots of trees and shade!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GoJackets]

Thanks Amy!! I really hope you get to feeling better soon. You must really be cranking out some hormones! Are they sure you aren't having twins?

This may sound strange, but I almost hope I get a little sick this time.....just so I feel like there is actually something going on inside my body. It truly is amazing how each pregnancy is different.

Trolly/TeachtoLive - you are getting so close!!

LizzyD - Hope you will get to rest/relax at Cape Cod!!

Mrs Sarah - hope the yard sale is a success!

[BrattyChelle]

Must have been the night/day to be up early on a Saturday!! I was up througout the night, one point for 3 hours while my dog went nutso around the house. But I still managed to get up and ready to hit the huge sale at Penney's. I ended up spending $70 (plus a $20 giftcard and a free $10 worth of merchandise) on some great stuff!! I think I ended up with 5 gowns, 2 sleepers, 6 onsies, hooded towe and 2 VERY nice blankets. Now g'ma (my mom) is headed to her local mall to hit the same sale. Really hits home that this baby is only 4 months away now that I've actually purchased something.

Amy....my step-sister had incredible morning sickness through her first pregnancy. I wish I could offer words of advice, but she found writing to her insurance with her doctor's help kept her on meds that kept her sane the entire time. If it helps, she had no morning sickness whatsoever with her next 2 pregnancies. Hope yours alleviates soon.

LizzyD....yummmm lobster!! Enjoy some for us, and use your sunscreen when floating out to sea!!

MrsSarah....good luck on your garage sale! I'm sure you'll rake in the dough and hopefully get a nap when all is said and done.

Trolly...OMG is all I can say to you!! So close to delivery and here you are hosting a wedding shower AND cleaning in preparation?!?!? You are my inspiration!!

Teach...hoping you get shade and a great breeze at the tournament. Drink plenty of cold water, helps me in the heat all day!

GoJackets...hope all is well for you. I understand you wanting to feel something is going on. I never had morning sickness with this or my son's pregnancy. Neither one really felt "real" until I saw them on ultrasound and then again when I felt the fluttering of movement. I'm curious if you're finding yourself more tired at the end of the day? That's how I knew both times that all was well since I didn't have morning sickness. I literally worked, ate dinner and was in bed by 8pm every night.

Hope everyone has a great weekend...I find myself babying my hubby again as last night he hurt his back after it finally was feeling well again. Guess there goes our "adult time" since my son is with his father this weekend. Hmmm curious, any of you finding a lack of sex drive in 2nd trimester?? I wonder if it's because I'm outside all day in the heat and when I get home I'm so drained.

[Miss Gigl]

Hi everyone,

Busy Saturday morning for me. Since I will hopefully be pregnant again in the next few months, hubby and I are working hard to ge the house totally organized so that life will be a little more simple. So, this morning LizzyD inspired me and I went through several piles of clutter, put away a bunch of laundry, sorted through some old boxes of odds and ends and purged like mad. Took a car full of crap to the dump and then proceeded to clean the kitchen. I feel very productive although there is much more to do.

My charts are still looking like ovulation is coming soon. The good news is my luteal phases are fairly short (11 days or so usually) so hopefully in 2-3 weeks we can be trying again. Can't wait!

Amy: Hope the m/s ends soon. Sounds totally miserable.

Sarah: Good luck at the yard sale!

Trolly: Have a great time at the shower.

Teach2: Did you find a shady spot at the game?

GoJackets: I'm totally with you on hoping for some m/s. I had only a little minor queasiness last time and it was very unnerving. I know it's insane but I think a little barfing next time around would put my mind at ease. Also, I used to think people that got home Dopplers were a little over the top, but now I'm seroiusly considering getting one.

DespinFL: Sounds like we are in the same boat with our hubbys. Mine has had back trouble too so I find myself rubbing his sore spots alot and reminding him to STOP lifting stuff until it heals!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Meg

[Dar20]

Ok, you ladies are seriously freaking me out about no m/s and miscarriages. Stop it!!! I had a little queasiness this morning, but it went away when I drank some water and have felt fine since. My biggest symptom is my boobs hurt like hell. Which is weird since I never have painful breasts during PMS they always warn about. And I feel kinda moody.. here's proof..

Warning, rant ahead..

What a crappy start to a weekend. I have no cash and my ATM card doesn't work (long story). So, I grabbed all the change we had planning to use the little Coinstar machine. My plan today was to take my puppy to a "fun run".. basically it's agility with a judge but no scores. It's just for practice. Since I'm running in my first competition next weekend, I thought it would be great for her.

Well, with pup in car, we go on a wild goose chase trying to find a machine that works, so I have cash to pay for her runs. By the time we find one, it's already 1 pm and we had missed check-in. I was so pissed off at myself, I decided to just head home.

We stopped at the butcher on the way and I got stuff for dinner, and they had these stuffed chocolate chip cookies. I bought a pack. Ugh! I never had breakdowns like this before on this diet! I always found a way to not cheat.

Now, it's raining and thundering, and she's terrified of thunder so not only did I run her around town for no reason, she's now shaking from the noise. Hubby's playing golf (probably getting rained on), so the house is quiet, and I don't feel like doing anything. I should clean. Or do laundry. Or something.

What a freakin' whiny rant!!! LOL..

Hope everyone else is having a better day.

Amy, my dr. suggested Emetrol. Has anyone tried that? It looks like it's full of sugar. I'm sorry you feel so awful.

[babyblue26062]

Wendy- CONGRATS!!!!! to the world Cameron. What a big boy- Can't wait to see pictures- How is Madison taking it??????

Sorry don't have time for more personals. I just checked in for a min- I will try to be back later-

[Suzanne]

Wari, congratulations! And welcome to Cameron! What a big boy, how much did Madison weigh? Can´t wait to see photos.

Dar, give it a few weeks and you will probably get your share of m/s. This time mine didn´t start until week 7 or 8 but it came on with a vengance and lasted way longer than it did last pregnancy.

Ames, I hope your m/s goes away one of these days. Are you sure you are not having twins?

Hi Miss Gigl, good luck TTC. That´s the fun part

Desp, I feel for your DH, my sciatica is starting to act up and I am miserable except for the AC and the pool ....LOL

Trolly, Try not to worry, you are going to be a great mom!
Just hang in there, it won´t be long. Last time the transition from pregnant to first time mom was great but I missed the pregnant part. I felt so good through my whole pregnancy, even the terrible 3rd trimester. Not that motherhood was hard, I just really missed feeling the baby move and be a part of me. I try to remember how precious that time was, how precious this time should be since it is definitely my LAST time....I am just too frigging uncomfortable to enjoy it much.

Hi Mrs Sarah! What is it with all you early birds? Usually I am up at 6 AM and sit around waiting for someone to post. Now I am still up at 6 AM but I don´t have internet at the condo so I just lay around.

Kelley, glad you had a good visit with the doc. Have you considered renting a doppler? I hardly ever use the one we have but it sure makes me feel better to have it.

Lizzy, have a great vacation and take advantage of all the baby sitters.

My mother-in-law arrived today and we picked her up in Cancun. FIL arrives next Sat. I wish I could say that I am happy to have her but....well, it´s just a hard relationship. And her condo won´t be ready for another day or two. I feel bad wishing she could go stay at her own place all alone but I feel worse having her under my feet and snooping though my things all day. Max doesn´t remember her but I hope he gets comfortable soon. The whole reason she is here is to take care of him during the birth.

Have a good weekend everyone, I´ll check back tomorrow.

Pauline, I really want to hear your birth story!

Saludos,

Suzanne

[supportinghubby]

hello ladys . Just wanted to pop in and say hi. I am doing ok keep bleeding off and on I have a midwife appt on tuesday and a U/S on friday to see some more of where the placenta is at . I have been so emotional latley over everything

I hope everyone is doing well i am so darn tired that i am goingt o head to bed early . have a great weekend everyone !

[Teach2Live]

Why is it that I sit in the shade (though we kept having to move) AND use sunscreen, and I still got overheated and burnt???!! Not fair at all...

At least the hard part is done. Now we're off to a bbq and I am planning on staying inside and keeping my feet up!!!

Have fun....

[Mrs Sarah]

Hi ladies!!

supportinghubby: You're bleeding? When did this start???? Did I miss something about this?

trolly: I hope you get some time to relax! I hope the cleaning and errands went okay!

Teach: My hips bother me too, but I don't have a recliner to sleep in. I'm hoping the pain doesn't keep getting worse.

GoJ: Hi girlie!! How are you feeling??

DFL: That sale sounds awesome!! Good for you!!!

Meg: I am so envious of you!! I need to do major cleaning like that too!! Good job on being so motivated!! I can't wait for you to start trying again...

Dar: I'm sorry you had a crappy weekend. I hate when stuff like that happens.

Kristen: Hi!!

Suzanne: So, how's condo life? I hope you're enjoying it!

Well, the yard sale went good. I sold almost all of my big stuff that I needed to get rid of, and made about $130 bucks. I'm happy about that, but I'm more happy that I got rid of stuff I didn't need!

[BrattyChelle]

I'm curious...I will be using formula as I had a horrible time breastfeeding my son and literally starved him for the first 8 days of his life In that I realized that breastfeeding just isn't something I'm comfortable with.

That being said....any of you that have children or are going to use formula's.....have you compared reasons to use one over the other (besides soy based for lactose intolerance), or general prices in various brands?

[BrattyChelle]

OMG I'm addicted to EBay!! I've NEVER been on the site, always skeptical. But hubby just threw out a $4 bid on a ton of forumula and won!! Anybody consider buying a car seat there? I've found several auctions for brand new Graco Snugriders that are half of what I'd pay in the store with shipping.

[nyanchan]

Hello all!

Congrats to Wendy & welcome to Cameron!! Can't wait to see some pictures!

Supporting Hubby- Hope that the bleeding subsides. You must be so worried. I'll be thinking of you...

I was thanking my lucky stars today that I haven't had anything worse than some mild m/s and food aversions. I've heard stories about food smells setting you off... Well, I had an episode at dinner . I love Vietnamese food so we went tonight. One of the things they bring you to put on your noodles is fish sauce. I got a whiff of it and oh my! Had to have my hubbie put it way on the other side of the table.... We ate in record time and I practically bolted from the table when I was done. Hopefully this phenomenon will not continue past tonight. I'm still not eating real well, but can't tolerate anything past bread, pasta and cheese. This is one weird baby!

I have an ultrasound on Monday morning, so hopefully I'll have a boy or girl by my name soon! This is the only time this kid will hear me say "Spread those legs!!"

My other weird thing that I noticed is my nipples are doing weird things. I guess they're just getting prepared, but they look very strange. I'm still waiting for my boobs to sprout! Maybe I'll be a small chested mommy....

Hope every one is doing well...

Dierdre

[Shandril105]

Hi ladies!

On little late tonight, but hubby and munchkin are asleep already. Hubby worked the night shift on Friday for overtime money and then we had to attend a funeral. DH's maternal grandmother passed away last Friday and this morning was the funeral. So he basically went right from work to the funeral. It was a good little service though, people were sharing good and sometimes funny memories of her and that was nice.

Personally, I am doing well, I have been feeling lately like this child is doing the cha-cha in my belly. I am due the same as with my first and I didn't even feel her moving till almost the end of September. I feel like I have a fishy in there. Heartburn has been much better in this pregnancy, but this time around I keep getting these horrible stabbing pains (like a pulled muscle) near my hips almost anytime I change position, cough, sneeze, or need to use the restroom. Is this normal? I was worried that maybe I had developed a hernia or something, but I am not feeling any bulge or protrusion at the pain site. Strange pregnancy this one, much different from my first.

On the home front, we STILL have not sold the house, so we aren't even looking for another. Am beginning to get nervous because I really want to be moved so I can concentrate on getting ready for the baby. All this stress can't be good for the baby.

Well, we are going for our ultrasound on Monday in the early AM. Hubby, munchkin and my mom will going with to see. Praying for a boy, but will be happy with healthy. Will let you all know after wards if the little bean wasn't shy.

[metroames]

Well, I'm half way thru the night now without taking my medicine and I actually feel ok. I felt a little weird the first hour I was up, but not queesy...just a little off. Hopefully, this will last and I won't be spending tomorrow at the toilet and having to take more medicine.

I don't think I'm pregnant with twins, because they did an ultrasound at 10 weeks and there looked to be just one little bean in there. I suppose there could have been one hiding, but my little bean was swimming up and down pretty vigorously and we didn't see anything in the background. There was just one clear heartbeat with the doppler at the last appointment too, so I'm sure it's just one baby that evidently needs a lot of hormones.

Originally posted by nyanchan
I've heard stories about food smells setting you off... Well, I had an episode at dinner . I love Vietnamese food so we went tonight. One of the things they bring you to put on your noodles is fish sauce. I got a whiff of it and oh my! Had to have my hubbie put it way on the other side of the table....

My other weird thing that I noticed is my nipples are doing weird things. I guess they're just getting prepared, but they look very strange. I'm still waiting for my boobs to sprout! Maybe I'll be a small chested mommy....

My nipples have been doing weird things too...changing shape and color. Also the area around the nipples is all dry too....I suppose I'll have to start putting lotion on them. Also, I've gone from a comfortable C to now a busting DD and I hope to find a DDD bra at the store...I don't know if they make such a thing! I joked with my sweetie the other day that even though I've gained almost 20 pounds since getting pregnant I really don't look like it, because my chest is increasing more than my belly so I look pretty proportional still, LOL! He's not complaining.

When I first started getting sick I couldn't stand the smell of meat, coffee or chocolate without running to the bathroom. Coffee and chocolate actually smell good to me again now, but I'm still not having either one....but the smell of any meat cooking still sends me to the bathroom with dry heaves. I've even woken up gaging when my sweetie was cooking something for himself. The bad thing about that is that I love to cook, but since the morning sickness has struck I can't cook for my sweetie and he's had to fend for himself. He's such a skinny stick anyway, I hope he doesn't lose any weight from not getting enough to eat. I guess I can just hope that our children get his metabolism, LOL!

Well, let's hope that this is the end of the M/S for me. I want to enjoy this pregnancy at least a little bit before the discomforts of the third trimester arrive! Have a great day everyone!

Amy

[supportinghubby]

Yes i started bleeding at 20 weeks pregnant and was put on bedrest till 24 weeks ( when baby can survive out of womb ) But with two kids one being 17 monthes old I just can't be on a ton of bed rest . So far i have done good but there has been times that i start bleeding agian from doing to much . We are praying the placenta moves up wards . When it first started happening it would be horiable and i would think something was wrong . now as long as i feel her move i am ok .

I pray everyone is doing well and those that have M/s horiable i pray it goes away quickly .

Sorry for not doing personal i am starting to feel sick myself

[Dar20]

{{{Sarah}}} Sorry to hear the bed rest sucks so bad and you are still bleeding. I don't even have kids to take care of and I know I'd hate it.

Much better day today for me. First thing I did this morning was throw the rest of those cookies in the trash. It made me feel much better. Puppy and I went to our agility fun run and she did wonderful. It was SO hot, though, and after each run I was completely out of breath. I was surprised how worn out I was.

Did anyone else notice their gums getting more sensitive? The past couple of days mine have hurt when I brush.

[Laprettygurl]

Ok, I am going to try to tell my birth story as best I remember it. It was long (I thought) and with no sleep I was pretty out of it.

I was in labour for two days without even knowing what it was. I thought Cass was either sitting on some nerves or I had gas that wouldn't pass.

So 4 am on the 19th I tried to go to bed. Thought if I meditated the pain would go away. ahah, right! So, between 4 and 4:30 I had 5 contractions exactly 5 minutes apart and 1 minute long. I walked around the house a bit and got some things together.

We left to go into the city at 6:30ish because I didn't know how I would be able to handle a 45 minute car ride down some bumpy dirt roads. We went to Dan's cousin's house and I walked around whenever there was a contraction. I was walking and I lost my plug. That was gross. (No one told me and it wasn't in any books what was going to come out of me!) I got into the shower and stayed there until I started to throw up. I got out of the shower.

By 10:30 the contrax were getting really bad and I figured that I should go in and get checked. Curiosity got the best of me.

The nurse checked me and I was only 5 cm. She made me stay though....so we went to the "birthing room" Oh, ther