Pregnancy Thread.....TGIF, 11/12

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Laprettygurl..........Cassidy Paige.................Born 8/19/04
wari.......................Cameron Raed Ari..........Born 8/25/04
Trolly.....................Sophie Sky......................Born 8/31/04
Teach2Live............David Morton..................Born 9/10/04
Shenandoah..........Surrogate Twins.............Born 9/20/04
babyblue26062.....Alexander Jude...............Born 9/29/04
Bozo......................Helen................... ...........Born 9/30/04
ThininMex..............Brianna Irish...................Born 10/05/04
little bear...............Aiden Xavier.................. Born 10/06/04
aphexacid..............Bethany Erin...................Born 10/08/04
lizzyd.....................Henry Stewart................Born 10/15/04

Mrs. Sarah...............W39................11/18/04......Boy
karatejen.................W38...............11/26/04.......Boy
ChristinaK................W37...............12/02/04.......Boy
GetNSlim..................W34................12/24/04......Boy
supportinghubby.....W33................12/30/04......Girl
DesperateInFL.........W32................01/07/05......Girl
Kay&Lydia................W30................01/18/05
Viki...........................W29................ 01/22/05......Girl
Shandril105..............W29............... 01/23/05......Girl
Nyanchan.................W29...............01/31/05......Girl
metroames...............W28................02/08/05......Boy
MadameX..................W28................02/09/05......Girl

AmyJuli.......................W23................0 3/10/05
JennPayton................W22................03/13/05......Girl
blueyedgrl..................W21................03/26/05
kimism........................W21................0 3/26/05......Girl
Heather123................W20................03/30/05
shelly..........................W20............... .04/02/05
Marthad......................W18................04/11/05
Dar20..........................W17................ 04/16/05
Jefinner.......................W17................ 04/16/05
GoJackets...................W15................05/03/05
mom2twoboys............W15................05/07/05
chels_hoff...................W14................05/15/05
Denise85...................W13.................05/22/05

azktycat.....................W11................05/30/05
michigangrad.............W11.................06/01/05
Vixendrop..................W8...................06/18/05
ChristieJ.....................W8.................. 06/19/05
jehcekah....................W8..................06/22/05
gilbabe75...................W7..................06/25/05
Miss Gigl.....................W7..................06/26/05
rooney.......................W7................... 06/30/05
AZparalegal...............W5...................07/12/05
allibaba......................W5.................. 07/12/05

Green12........................................... ...Trying!
2BFitHourglass.................................... Trying!
SmileyAmy......................................... ..Trying!
lil miss.............................................. ...Trying!
MarriedinSept..................................... .Trying!
Nicole133......................................... ....Trying!
jeepifer.......................................... ......Trying!
StrawberryGirl.................................... ..Trying!
AnnieO............................................ .....Trying!
speckle........................................... ......Trying!
Alissaliz......................................... .......Trying!

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Good morning ladies!

Mrs Sarah - Oh how exciting! Praying everthing goes well. Check back with us as soon as you can!

MadameX - How did the GD test go?

Originally posted by GoJackets
Ames - How exciting watching the baby move......I CANNOT wait for DH to see ours....we have a ways to go before that. When did you say DH saw/felt him for the first time?

Hi GoJackets! I can't remember exactly when my sweetie started feeling movement....maybe 3 or 4 weeks ago? It's just in the past week we've been able to actually see movement. Another girl at my church that is pregnant and about 2 weeks ahead of me said that her husband has been feeling movement since week 18! However, she doesn't have an ounce of unnessecary fat on her either.

ChristinaK - Hang in there...it won't be long now!

Shelly - You don't look preggo in those pictures at all! I wish I had looked that good at 20 weeks.

Karatejen - You're almost there too! Wow, we'll have 3 new babies born before we know it!

Well, I don't know if it's the cold dry air or if I'm getting a cold....but my sinuses are all stuffed up and I can't stop sneezing. I'm thinking that it's just the weather as my throat and lips have been really dry the last few days. We are supposed to get down to 15 deg F tonight! Hello winter! I'll have to get the ol' vaporizer out today and hopefully that will take care of it.

I'm gonna try to stay up till 3 this afternoon and 5 tomorrow, as my family is coming to visit Sunday, so I don't want to be sleeping all day! I figure staggering my sleeping for a few days would be better than totally screwing up my sleeping schedule up. Tonight I'm gonna do the laundry and make a few goodies for when the company comes. Everyone have a great weekend!

Ames

[ChristinaK]

Ames - hope the stuffiness and sneezing go away. It's no fun having sinus/cold symptoms when you're pregnant since you can't take anything that would work really well.

Shelly - great pic! You look wonderful!

Little Bear - I had contractions with DS#1 for a month and went to the hospital twice with "false" labor. They ended up inducing me on his due date because they were afraid he was getting too big for me and I had a csection because of failure to progress. I was hoping for better luck with this one but I am starting to think he will be just as stubborn.

My dr called to check on me yesterday evening. She was talking about possibly inducing me when we get closer to my due date since I have started to dilate some. She said we would talk about it after she checked me next Wednesday. I don't know what I think about that. I have been leaning towards having the repeat csection on the 24th if I don't go into active labor on my own before then. I don't feel really good about getting induced again. She told me to take Benadryl at night to help me sleep. I took some but I'm not sleeping.... I am just too uncomfortable. I keep waking up to go to the bathroom or roll over or the baby kicks me. I'm having some cramping now that is somewhat uncomfortable. I doubt anything significant is happening though. Although if I went into active labor I'm not sure that I would know unless my water broke or I had bloody show since regular contractions don't seem to mean anything. Just more of the late pregnancy annoyances....I think I am going to be pretty cranky by the time this baby gets here.

[BrattyChelle]

Morning Ladies.

Ames....hope your cold/sinus' clears up so you can enjoy your company and get some rest.

ChristinaK....would you prefer another CSection to going naturally?

Hi to all who pop in later.

Well, I ended up in the hospital for 9 hours yesterday again. I was folding laundry yesterday morning while sitting down when the guy who runs the washers ran into my side with a completely full 65 lbs. laundry cart. About 20 minutes later my stomach was hard as a rock and I was cramping. Thankfully, the supervisor of this dept. didn't even hesitate. She and our Asst. Director of Nursing showed up 15 mins. later and filled out a report and sent me to the docs....who sent me to L&D Assessment.

They hooked me up to the monitor and was simply watching the baby's heartbeat for the longest time. Then I had an u/s to check fluids, placenta, movement and breathing. After 30 mins. they still hadn't seen breathing so they sent me to a room of our own for 6 hours of monitoring and a repeat u/s. Around 4 I finally asked the nurse if they were concerned about the cramping at all...she said, "Oh, you're cramping???" DUH!!! Turns out I was having contractions every 2-3 minutes. Doc ordered another injection to stop the contractions and about 2 hours later they finally disapated. The 2nd u/s showed baby breathing within 10 mins and all looked well so they sent us home last night.

Doc didn't put me on bedrest this time....but I'm arguing with myself in my head if I should call in sick today as I'm extremely sore from the beds and my stomach area from the contractions being so intense. We need the money....but now 2 incidences later, that place just holds no respect from me anymore. Even though it was an accident, it shows what can happen to me even in laundry and I know they'll send me back there without hesitation.

[GoJackets]

Originally posted by DesperateInFL
Morning Ladies.

Well, I ended up in the hospital for 9 hours yesterday again.
*snip*

You've got to be kidding me? Oh MY GOODNESS!! Well, this accident is a recordable one, right? Wonder if this will get your case looked at sooner? I am so sorry you are dealing with this. I can only imagine finally holding your baby will make all this BS worth forgetting about (temporarily). Don't give up! That place has some serious issues, and d@mnit, someone SHOULD NOT have to get hurt to implement changes NOW! This just aggravates the p*ss outta me!

To you and your baby!

[ChristinaK]

Oh my goodness Michelle!! ITA with Go Jackets. The situation at your work is just insane. Did you ever talk to an attorney?


The problem with the VBAC vs the csection is that I don't know which I prefer. The risks and benefits seem pretty equal so there's no clear cut choice there. My dr told me I should go with how I feel. If I try for the VBAC and get stuck would I be glad I tried or frustrated that I tried and still had a csection? I just don't know. Even though I've had a C and know what to expect, I'm not that thrilled about having a spinal or being awake while they cut me open. On the other hand, the risk of uterine rupture while low scares with me with the VBAC as does the idea of an episotomy or tearing. I'm also not too crazy about getting another epidural but I know I am a wuss when it comes to pain and will end up needing one if I go VBAC. So I just don't know....I am praying for a sign.

I'm usually really decisive so this not being able to decide what I want to do is driving me nuts. DH is no help either. LOL. I've asked him what he thinks several times and he won't really say much. He's so used to me telling him what I've decided to do about stuff i.e quadscreen, amnio, etc that I don't think he knows what to think about me not being able to make up my mind.

My dad tends to agree with the idea of having the planned c if I don't go into labor on my own by then. Dad and I usually tend to agree on stuff I wish my mom were still here so I could ask her what she thinks, but I know that she would tell me to do what I think is best.

I guess we'll see what happens between now and next Wednesday. I think I am going to have to make some kind of decision then.

[BrattyChelle]

Thanks GoJackets and Christina....I have not contacted an attorney yet, we're waiting to see what OSHA does with my refiled complaint first. I do agree this place has gotten out of hand though. My coworker who is also pregnant called me last night to check on me and told me they fired our Director of Nurses out of the blue yesterday, everyone is totally shocked...so it's definitely out of control. I have decided to go in today, I can't risk my job as I carry the insurance. So we'll see what happens re. yesterday.

Christina...I completely understand your choice. I had to make the same choice due to having a C with my son. However, I had some pretty staggering history that showed me a C was in my best interest and this baby's. Good luck making the decision. It's never easy.

[GoJackets]

ChristinaK - Is there a reason to think that you may not be able to have a successful VBAC? Not sure if this is too personal of a question, but was there anything that happened the first time that caused you to have a C-Section that you might have to worry about this time,....or was it an isolated incident?

I guess I'd be scared of a VBAC since I didn't have one the first time. I'm the type to go with what is familiar. What are the desires of your heart? Do you want the experience of a VBAC? You are leaning toward a C-Section......I always go with my gut......is there any reason the doctor is not pushing one was or the other?

[ChristinaK]

GoJackets - my csection was due to failure to progress. The baby was posterior and fairly large for the size of my pelvis. Since the baby's size was a factor in the first csection my chances of having a successful VBAC are lower than someone who had a csection for another reason such as a breech baby. My dr is not pushing me either way at this point because the US indicated that this baby is not too big yet. She has said all along that so long as the baby is not too big and my cervix is favorable that she couldn't really say one is better than the other for me. There are pros and cons to each. If my cervix was unfavorable or the baby was too big then she would have recommended the csection. As it is, I am sure she will not let me go past my due date (12-2) and will probably want to either do the csection on the 24th or an induction around the same time.

[GoJackets]

Very interesting information. Thanks for sharing!

Is the u/s accurate enough to determine the size? Aren't those things sometimes off?

I'm clueless since this will be my first birth....I would think had I gone through what you did, I'd want another c-section.

I hope the decision becomes obvious for you, and you and the little one have an uneventful, wonderful experience.

[MadameX]

Morning Ladies!

I think we're really going to make a break for it and take a vaction! I won't believe it till I'm on the plane, though. We'll know tomorrow!

~*thinking of Sarah!*~

Ames~The GD test wasn't too bad, but I won't get my results till today probably, and then only if there is a problem. I am curious about the numbers anyway, though. Did they prick your finger or draw blood? Your results were immediate, right? The drink was not as bad as I feared. At least it was carbonated! My doctor said I'm not officially in the third tri till next week, so I'm confused. I am due Feb. 9th. On another note, how does the weather look for the Windward Islands through next week? No major hurricanes?

Christina~How much did your first baby weigh?

Hi Dena!

Michelle~ How scary, I don't know what to say about your work situation! Just

Hi to everyone,
Kelley

[JennPayton]

Hi Girls!

You all are chatty this morning!

Ames - I'm dying to know what 'goodies' you are making for your guests. I usually drool whenever you post about all the food you love to make!

Madame - Where are you going??

Michelle - There's not much I can add to all the previous posts, except that there is one more person out here thinking of you and the baby.

Hi Christina! Hi Dena!

I am feeling pretty good. The baby is moving a lot, which is great. Hubby felt her for the first time last Thursday night. He was so excited. I was excited for him. Sometimes I feel bad for him - like he is out of the loop or something!

Hi to anyone I missed!

[Marthad]

Hi everyone,

Ames, I was up half the night with a sore throat and blowing nose. I feel better now, still a little stuffy, though. I hope you're feeling better. I know how awful it is to be sick.

Christina, I hope things work out, try to relax about it. Whenever I think about giving birth, I freak out a bit! Tearing/being cut is probably my worst fear.

Michelle, I wish you could just quit that job, but if it's where the insurance is...I guess you'll just have to stick it out? Just take it really easy, and be careful!

Kelley, I am so envious of you! What I wouldn't give for some sun and sand!! Last night I was dreaming of swimming in either the ocean or a saltwater pool, and driving around in a golf cart. *sigh*

Sarah, you probably are in labor, but I'm thinking about you! Good luck!

We're having a friend over for dinner tonight, and tomarrow, I think, we're going to a castle for a Christmas market...if I'm lucky, they'll have cheap greens I can definitely feel baby fluttering about these days...not always, but if I stay still, I sometimes get lucky. It feels a little like a combination of hunger and carsickness.

Wishing a nice weekend to everyone!

[SmileyAmy]

Hi ladies!! Realy busy right now so I just wanted to pop in and say hello.

Sarah is having her baby right now!?!? Yeah for her!! Can't wait to hear all about it.

Michelle ~ I am so sorry about all this work stuff. Hopefully it is delt with and ends soon.

Well, bbl...

I have to go post something on FF because I screwed up this morning with my temps!!

[BrattyChelle]

Morning again ladies....you guys ARE chatty today!!

Well, my work finally did something honorable!! The administrator sent me home WITH PAY to rest and regroup. He also said he's going to make some calls to our medical director and corporate to see what options they have to insure my safety, the babies safety and my financial status and will be talking to me Monday morning. So who knows....maybe they do have a human bone in their bodies (or are simply covering their business a$$e$). We'll see!

[GoJackets]

Originally posted by DesperateInFL
Morning again ladies....you guys ARE chatty today!!

Well, my work finally did something honorable!! The administrator sent me home WITH PAY to rest and regroup. He also said he's going to make some calls to our medical director and corporate to see what options they have to insure my safety, the babies safety and my financial status and will be talking to me Monday morning. So who knows....maybe they do have a human bone in their bodies (or are simply covering their business a$$e$). We'll see!

Probably covering their @rse, but if it benefits you, who cares? That is awesome!!!

[Miss Gigl]

Hi everyone,

Ooooh, Michelle, that's great news!! I was getting ready to come down there and give them a piece of my mind! WTH are they thinking. Darn right they better make amends with you and FAST.

Amy, I sent you a PM with some thoughts on checking CM. Try not to stress about charting, it's just a tool that should make your life easier, not more miserable.

Sarah, thinking about you! I hope it's going well!!!

Ames, you are such a domestic goddess, I'm so impressed! I can barely find the energy to unload my dishwasher!

Christina, hang in there sweetie!

Kelley: I've been thinking about a vacation too. DH still haven't had our honeymoon yet and I'm thinking maybe around Feb or March would be a good time to do that - maybe head to the Carribean or something not too far from the East Coast. Another option is to go visit my Dad who lives in Hawaii but it's not very honeymoonish to visit family.

Dena, I think I read somewhere that u/s size predictions are most reliable in early pregnancy and after that they can be off considerably.

Martha, we're staring our Christmas shopping this weekend and I want to find some greens too. My DH has it in his head he wants to do a lot of lights on the house this year, so it should get interesting.

Jenn, I can't wait for my DH to feel something. In fact, until he was the u/s last Monday I don't think it was really real to him.

TGIF and Hi to everyone I missed.

Nothing new going on here. Just very happy to have a weekend ahead. I've got my big OB appointment on Monday. Not looking forward to the bloodwork, heck you'd think I'd be used to it by now.

[GoJackets]

I'm full of questions today...had a bit of a silly scare that I will fil you in on later.....

I know my uterus is getting bigger and there is a baby below my belly button.....I'm in between 15 weeks and 16 weeks.....should I be feeling "weight" or "pressure" down there? When I stand I feel it. Just feels like gravity is pulling down, and that makes my imagination run a little wild.

It seems like it is nagging me a little. Not painful, but there is a sensation down there, and I don't know if it is normal.

[SmileyAmy]

Michelle ~ That is great that they finally did something right! I will be crossing my fingers that everything is resolved.

Meg ~ I got the PM - I sent one back. Thanks so much for your help.

Dena ~ I hope your scare - what ever it was - works out.

[GoJackets]

Okay, I will fill you in since I feel better.....I'm still apprehensive. I think my body is going through changes and I am wigging out.

I have no cramps or bleeding so I need to quit being silly. Last night I was peeing. When I was through, I thought I heard something splash in the water (maybe just more pee, who knows). Anyway, I looked before I flushed and I thought I saw something that looked like a piece of tissue when I flushed.

My toilet paper was clear, so I figure everything is fine. Apparently, DH was in the bathroom before me, so we decided to chalk this one off as a "skid mark" in the toilet.....but I swear, I watched it flush and it did not look like one.

My appetite is down and my abdomen is aggravating me....but I haven't had a BM in a few days so maybe that is why I don't feel like eating....

But without any prior information to process, I will just have to run wild with my imagination.

[SmileyAmy]

Oh, Dena...I am sorry. I understand though why you are so nervous. I don't know much about pregnancy or m/c but I would assume that if it was something to worry about, it would have some color to it. But, like I said, I don't know. If you are that worried, maybe you should call your doctor? She seemed like a compasionate lady.

And you shouldn't think that you are being silly about being nervous about any scare that you may have.

[Miss Gigl]

Oh Dena, I totally understand! Early on in my last pregnancy I went to the bathroom when I first woke up and as I was flushing I noticed some red blood on a tissue in the toilet. I was still half asleep but I had checked my tissue and it was definitely not bloody. I thought for sure I was losing my mind. I woke up my DH in a panic and sure enough, he had had a bloody nose and put the the tissue in the toilet without flushing during the night. I could have clobbered him!!

[MadameX]

Originally posted by GoJackets
Okay, I will fill you in since I feel better.....I'm still apprehensive. I think my body is going through changes and I am wigging out.

I have no cramps or bleeding so I need to quit being silly. Last night I was peeing. When I was through, I thought I heard something splash in the water (maybe just more pee, who knows). Anyway, I looked before I flushed and I thought I saw something that looked like a piece of tissue when I flushed.

My toilet paper was clear, so I figure everything is fine. Apparently, DH was in the bathroom before me, so we decided to chalk this one off as a "skid mark" in the toilet.....but I swear, I watched it flush and it did not look like one.

My appetite is down and my abdomen is aggravating me....but I haven't had a BM in a few days so maybe that is why I don't feel like eating....

But without any prior information to process, I will just have to run wild with my imagination.

Dena
You posted about feeling "weight or pressure" in your uterus; I would say its perfectly normal. I think we go through growth spurts down there, and at 15/16 weeks you'll be feeling it! Also, I wouldn't worry about what you thought you saw in the toilet especially if there was nothing on the TP, but I understand your apprehension. I found this in my pregnancy weekly book for you:

"16 weeks:
Your baby is 4 1/2 " long and its weight has doubled in the past two weeks to 3 1/2 ounces! Your baby is about the size of your hand open wide. Your uterus is 1 1/2 to 2 inches below your bellybutton. As your uterus grows , your intestines are pushed upward and to the side. You may also experience round ligament pain, a sign that your uterus is growing and expanding."

When I was at that stage, I really felt pressure if I had to poop, even if I didn't know it yet. Once I thought I was cramping or having contractions till I pooped, then felt so much better! Try to eat fiber to get stuff moving.

Don't worry!

Kelley

[GoJackets]

Thanks everyone! The Drama Queen has reared her ugly head!