Pregnancy Thread...Monday, 12/13

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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.............Tanner Christian.............Born 11/12/04
ChristinaK..............Joshua Vincent...............Born 11/18/04
karatejen...............Murphy Archie................ Born 11/27/04

Surfdol.....................W39................12/22/04
GetNSlim..................W39................12/24/04......Boy
DesperateInFL.........W37................01/07/05......Girl
Kay&Lydi..................W35................01/18/05
Viki...........................W34................ 01/22/05......Girl
Shandril105..............W34............... 01/23/05......Girl
Nyanchan.................W34................01/31/05......Girl
metroames...............W33................02/08/05......Boy
MadameX..................W33................02/09/05......Girl
AmyJuli......................W28................03/10/05

JennPayton................W27................03/13/05......Girl
blueyedgrl..................W26................03/26/05
kimism........................W26................0 3/26/05......Girl
Heather123................W25................03/30/05......Boy
shelly..........................W25............... .04/02/05
Marthad......................W23................04/11/05
Dar20..........................W22................ 04/16/05.....Girl
Jefinner.......................W22................ 04/16/05
GoJackets....................W20...............05/03/05
mom2twoboys.............W20...............05/07/05
chels_hoff....................W19...............05/15/05......Boy
Ravenly74................... W19...............05/15/05......Boy
Denise85.....................W18...............05/22/05
tekla............................W18.............. .05/23/05
azktycat.......................W16...............0 5/30/05
michigangrad...............W16................06/01/05
Vixendrop....................W13................06/18/05
naerenaenae...............W13................06/18/05
ChristieJ.......................W13............... .06/19/05
Alibarbar......................W13................ 06/20/05
jehcekah......................W13................0 6/22/05

gilbabe75.....................W12................0 6/25/05
Miss Gigl.......................W12................06/26/05
rooney..........................W12............... .06/30/05
AZparalegal..................W11................07/01/05
Acutepenguin...............W10..................07/10/05
allibaba........................W10............... ...07/12/05
Tbugs............................W8............... ...07/21/05
Mandyhoward...............W7..................07/30/05
SmileyAmy.....................W6.................. 08/08/05
takahirakoshino............W5..................08/15/05

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

[metroames]

Good morning ladies!

I'm rather sleepy here. Woke up to being kicked in the ribs again, but this time it was late enough that I couldn't fall back asleep. That is just the weirdest thing to be jolted awake by the baby moving and then trying to figure out where you are and what the heck is going on! I guess I should consider myself lucky that the heartburn only lasted for a few weeks and I'm only getting woken up now, LOL! I'm sure the third trimester could be worse than it is so far.

Originally posted by MadameX
Hi Ames~ That Chinese gender chart was wrong for me too. There are several others out there if you do a web search that have given me the right prediction. They all claim to be "authentic".

Hey, maybe our month was just wrong on that chart! Our due dates are only a day apart ya know.

Originally posted by SmileyAmy
Phew...yesterday morning I had my first round of nausea - REAL BAD. Every other time - only a couple - I just felt icky. Yesterday, I really thought I was going to !! I had to go lay down and ask DH to make me some toast which helped a lot! Thank goodness...

LOL Ames ~ yeah, I think we will know something is up if we don't hear from you. You will have to train us on how to start/change the thread every day!

Sorry about the nausea. Hope you don't get it as bad as me. I think I could have handled it better if I didn't actually vomit. It was like once the faucet got turned on it wouldn't stop.

About your spotting, I'd just call to let them know, but I'm sure it's nothing to worry about.

Well, for you early birds that will have to begin the thread soon, here is what we do:

Carefully read the previous day's thread to note all the newbies and any updates like babies being born, finding out due dates and finding out gender. Then, copy and paste the list from this day and start a new thread and add all the updates...don't forget to change the day of the week and the date in the subject line...I've done that more than one time and had to delete the thread and start over.

The "week" that we are all in is updated on Mondays...be sure to change second trimesters to third trimesters at week 28 and first trimesters to second trimesters at week 13.

Lastly and unfortunately, we have a few gals that disappear from the board for whatever reason. Every few weeks or so I study the second and third trimester lists carefully and note anybody that has been "missing" for a few months. I do a little searching to see if they are active on the board and I also send them a PM to let them know they are missed. If they don't reply within a week or two and the PM tracker shows they haven't been on the board for two months or so I take them off the list. If we didn't do this we'd get some gals get to the top of the list we haven't heard from in months and we'd never know what happened. It just seems better to take them off earlier.

Anyway, hope I made everything clear, LOL! I don't mean to be a thread starter hog, but since I work midnights I guess I just kind of assumed the position.

Ames

[mom2twoboys]

Hello Everyone! I am having some trouble sleeping so I thought I would pop in and say HI. We went for ultrasound on Friday and I forgot a videotape I feel like such a bad mom already. Any way everything looks great, it is so cool to see this baby moving around in there! We found out the sex but are keeping it a secret! I guess that is a lot harder than I thought it would be!

I hope everyone is doing a better job at not stressing out over the Holidays than I am! I did make a decision to go back to exercising, no matter how much work needs to be done for Christmas Day!

I hope everyone has a grat day!

[mom2twoboys]

PS The chinese calendar has been right for me all three times!

[BrattyChelle]

Morning Ladies!!

Mom2twoboys....I'd been wondering how you've been. Congrats on learning the gender and good luck keeping the secret! Not sure I could attempt that, I hate suprsies LOL.

Ames....hope that the kicking you're getting now is the only discomfort you have throughout your third trimester.

Vixendrop.....congrats on the wedding!!


All is going well here. Today will be my "cooking" day in preparation for freezing a few things for our return from the hospital. It's an odd situation that I've only met my inlaws the week of our wedding so I can't assume my MIL will actually be cooking for us that first week while they stay with us. So I'd rather be prepared.

I'm also looking forward to a long nap because I only slept about 3 hours. I am seriously to the point that I dread nighttime because of the discomfort between the bed and the recliner. All I do is go back and forth every hour or so and hope I don't start obsessing on a thought that will keep me awake. However, that wasn't the case this morning. Unfortunately I started freaking out about daycare options so here I am.

Emotionally, I'm already a mess today. Between hormones and past family stuff, I just don't know anymore. I've posted before about my strained relationship with my father. Well, we've opened the door a couple of times by letting him know what's going on with the pregnancy because after all it is his biological grandchild. Only to receive very short responses of "congrats", etc. Well, today we got an email in response to the announcement of our CSection date in which he stated he "wished things were different" and that he had just returned from a vacation in my state for the last 2 weeks. I guess it still stings to know he truly doesn't care. It's one thing to "wish", another to make an attempt to discuss the issues and make it different. It truly has taught me life lessons in how to raise, treat and respect my own children once they are adults.

Well that's enough rambling...I'm sure I'll be popping in if I'm not zonked out.

[BrattyChelle]

Just wanted to make a comment to any of you who need or want an interesting baby book. I ordered the one in the link below because I wanted one that would hold pictures....it arrived today and it's beautiful!! Not only is it divided nicely, each divider page has a pocket for pictures and one contains a clear, plastic envelope for baby's first haircut hairs. It could work for either a boy or a girl and has plenty of information for you to fill out and cover the first years of little one's life.

Baby Book

[Dar20]

{{Michelle}} What a bummer to hear that he was here and didn't bother to call or let you know until after he left! I'm so sorry.

Not much new to report here. Baby moves more and more everyday it seems. I left my body pillow at the hotel where our party was, so I have to figure out how to get it back. So, I had a horrible night's sleep. Otherwise, things are pretty status quo here. I'll check with you all later.

Oh, and if our doc is correct, that Chinese calendar is wrong. But one "Chinese calendar" I found on another website said girl... so they're all different.

[Dar20]

Here's a pic from the Christmas party Saturday night.

[Shandril105]

HI everyone!


Amy, sorry to hear about you getting woken up be the baby, on top of bathroom breaks that has got to be driving you crazy.

I have a waterbed, so I feel like a beached whale everytime I try to get out of bed and it is not easy to settle back in. Luckily my DH works a different shift so he's not usually in bed with me or he'd be suffering sleep deprivation right along with me.


The chinese baby chart has been right for me both times. But there are some that state you have to go ahead two years or back two years to get an accurate reading. Something about the calendar being based on the lunar cycle.


On the home front, things are good. Got our Yule tree up and most of our decorations. DH will be puttling up our lights today. I did pretty good this weekend, cleaning and what not. Except for my back acting up occasionally, it was good. My mom also got married this weekend finally to the man she has been with for 20 years. It was very touching. They had the ceremony at their home and just invited close family.

On the science front. I read something really interesting over the weekend that low carb diets in pregnant mice yielded healthier babies than in a standard diet. They havent gotten past the animal testing phase, but it looks promising. Babies had lower liver fat levels and lower blood fat levels. I'll post the article if I can find it again.

Have great day everyone. I can't believe I only have 6 weeks to go.

[Shandril105]

Oh, I forgot. DH got to hear the baby's heartbeat with just his ear to my tummy. He thought that was really cool! Not to mention she was kicking his head like crazy while he was there.

[SmileyAmy]

Happy Monday everyone!!

So, I posted a question yesterday about taking prenatals with food and if it was okay. It says to take it on an empty stomache but if it upsets your stomache to take it with a small meal. I don't think it is the pill that makes me feel , I think it is just m/s kicking in. So, is it okay to take my pill with some toast or an english muffin? I have been feeling like I need to eat as soon as I get up because I seem to feel sick if I don't.

Also, maybe this morning I will call my dr's office and just let them know about the spotting. Like I said, it is only when I wipe and it is like brown CM. But, maybe this will make them give me an u/s next week at my first appointment.

Anyway...

Ames ~ Geeze, who knew that all that work goes into the list!! I will chip in as much as I can. It's funny...we all can't wait to feel the baby kick, but it sounds like sometimes you just wish you could turn it off and on. LOL

mom2twoboys ~ Sorry you forgot the video tape. That stinks. Will you get the chance to tape another u/s?? Good luck keeping the sex a secret!

Michelle ~ That is sad that your dad was in your area and didn't even call!! I guess it's hard for me to imagine a parent being like that since mine are so great. Your children are lucky to have you.

Darlene ~ You look so cute!! That is a great picture!! I can't wait to show a little. I love that shirt. Sorry you left your pillow at the hotel. I hope you get it back!

Shandril105 ~ That is so cool that DH could hear the hear with his bare ear!!

Well, BBL!

Hi to everyone else!

[Dar20]

Amy, it's better for you to take it with some food than not take it at all!! Perhaps try taking it at night right before bed. I also feel the need to eat as soon as I get up, so I take my prenatal when I hop into bed at night.

Thanks for the compliment.. those who hadn't seen me in a while didn't believe I was 5 1/2 months. Some days I feel so small, other days I feel like a blimp.. I guess that was a 'small' day! I'm carrying all the baby in my butt!

[SmileyAmy]

Dar ~ You are definitly a cute pregnant woman. I haven't been taking the pill at night becaues I tend to eat late so I assumed I would have more food in my stomach at night than in the morning even if I do eat some toast. I usually eat dinner around 7:30 and then a snack a little while later.

[BrattyChelle]

Dar.....you look adorable!!!

Amy.....I'm with Dar, as long as you're taking it! My doc knows I can't take it but with food and the only meal that is consistent for me *shame shame* is dinner so my hubby always gets it for me when we're done eating. Doc says as long as it's in my system, that she's ok when/how it gets there.


Well girls....while exhausted, I'm a cooking fiend today!! Meatloaf mixture is put together and in freezer. Chili is made and simmering in crockpot to be cooled and put in freezer containers tonight. Sloppy Joe meat is browning as I speak then it will be simmered for an hour and put in freezer containers as well. I think between those and the frozen meatballs and homemade potato soup I have there already, we should be set for when we get home from the hospital!

OH, if ya'll want my sloppy joe recipe...lemme know. It is delicious and awesome for "heat and eat" without having to sit down to a meal (perfect for new families).

Found out I get to pick up a free turkey from my work tomorrow when I go get my paycheck. Thinking of roasting it Sunday for our families early XMas with my son. Might skim off all the juices from the roasting and defat it, then soak shredded leftover white meat in it and freeze it for sandwiches too.

OK I'm going I'm going.....I'm too culinary today LOL

[GetNSlim]

Good morning ladies...not much going on here. Just trying to
keep the house cleaned up with two little tornados going around tearing toys and stuff out! I am being a total freak this time around about cleanliness! Besides that everything is fine. I'm going to go on a long walk today if it is nice out with the kids in the double jogger to try to get things going with this baby! I can't believe I only have 11 days left! WOW! I read some interesting things online about how to get the baby into position to be born...here is a link if anyone is interested!

http://www.homebirth.org.uk/ofp.htm

Amy-I agree with Dar, take your prenatal with food!! My doctor said is was fine!

Dar-You look so pretty! That sucks about your body pillow, don't you HATE pregnancy brain!

Shandril-That's awesome about DH hearing the heartbeat without any assistance! It makes it so much more real to them!

DIF-Sorry to hear about your Father. That is so sad. I'm sure it has helped you become a good mom.

mom2twoboys-I'm not doing good about stressing for the holidays. My hubby doesn't get paid until the 16th so I can't start shopping until then. Either way I am always the one that does all the shopping...so that should be interesting this year. Who knows what will happen!

Ames-I know the feeling! Sometimes I think I just get used to all the kicking and Braxton Hicks...or maybe I just am too busy or tired to pay attention to them!!

I better go start some laundry and make beds! That article is really interesting, especially for first time moms! Take a look! Hello to all the ladies who make an appearance after me!

[heather123]

Hi ladies, how was wveryone's weekend? Ours was nice, we had family over and went to Silver dollar City in Branson yesterday, I've always wanted to go there at christmas time, it was so pretty, that was the most lights I've ever seen, they say there's over 4 million lights, but that didn't seem like very many to me....untill I saw them all!

Pregnancy wise, everything is still the same. This is the "fun" time of being preggers, so I'm just tring to enjoy it before these last 3 months get rough!

One question though, does anybody notice a bad odar "down there" when they don't drink enough water? I've thought I've had an infection every now and then, but the doc says I'm fine. Last week I finally put it together, that its only on the days where I haven't been able to drink very much, when I'm traveling or shopping or what not. I've just never had that happen before being pregnant.

[heather123]

[quote]Originally posted by DesperateInFL
[b]

OH, if ya'll want my sloppy joe recipe...lemme know. It is delicious and awesome for "heat and eat" without having to sit down to a meal (perfect for new families).

YEP, please share!!!!

Dar- You looked really nice for the party BTW!

[MadameX]

Hi Ladies!

Well, we (baby and me) have a new routine: wake mommy up at 4:00 a.m with hiccups and kicking for an hour or two, then when mommy finally gets back to sleep she sleeps in and still feels like crap! Plus, I fall asleep at 9:00 in front of the TV (no big loss there). I guess it won't be any easier when she's actually here, LOL. Oh, the REALITY!!!!!

I made Christmas cookies and candy this weekend. They are traditional family recipes and nobody else will make them, so if I don't it doesn't get done. Last year when I was on strict Induction, there were no Christmas goodies to be had and everyone helped ME to feel guilty about it. My DH keeps losing weight, since he is able to avoid that stuff. Ahh, ketosis. Remember when? It's hard when I see the scale going up and up.

Ames~ Hi! I notice that my heartburn is worse if/when I'm getting kicked in the ribs...I can usually move her if I walk or get on all fours.

Desp~Yeah, give us the recipe for sloppy joes! Is it low carb?

Shandril~I can't believe our hubby could hear the heartbeat that way! Must be a strong lil' one.

GetN~You are so close!

Smiley~I hope you don't get M/S too bad, hon. I agree to alert your doc about the spotting but don't worry.

Hi Heather!

Dar~ What a cute pic! You look beautiful PG!

Mom2Two~Good luck keeping your secret! I know I couldn't! We know what we're having, but wanted to keep names secret, but I keep telling everyone who asks what the week's "top 10" are. Then I feel violated.

BBL,
Kelley

[SmileyAmy]

So, I just called my doctor's office to let them know about the spotting and I am going in at 1:15 today for an u/s! I am not really nervous and they said it probably is nothing, but just because this is my first pregnancy, they want me to come in. I am kinda excited!

My next u/s won't be until January 10th.

Do you think they would give me pictures to show DH??

[Dar20]

Amy, at my dr, not only do we get pictures, but at our first visit we bought a video tape and she adds on to it each time we go in. We watched it last night with some friends so they could see it.. you can see her kick and punch and swallow and everything. It was funny to watch it from the beginning.. the very first one is just a blob with a little flutter for the heart.

You may even see the heartbeat! It's not a guarantee, though.

I'm sure they'll give you a pic or two, but you may need to ask. Each dr. is different.

Oh, and yours should be internal so make sure your bladder is empty!

[SmileyAmy]

Originally posted by Dar20
Oh, and yours should be internal so make sure your bladder is empty!

They told me to start drinking at like 12:15 - as much as I can. I guess they are going to try it the other way first?

Okay, Rant:

I am only 6 weeks and I have already had people patting my belly!! I have a fat belly with rolls and all. I DO NOT want you touching it!! Grrr...

[karatejen]

ThininMex reminded me on the Losin' the Baby Fat thread that I hadn't posted my birth story. So I typed it up and thought I would post it for you ladies. I am sorry it took so long. I hope everyone is doing well. I am sorry for no personals but I barely have time to brush my teeth some days and I have to go get ready to leave the house (what a treat that is!!!) in a little while.

Here it is:

My due date was 11/26. My water broke that afternoon around 2:30pm. I was napping in bed. I heard/felt this "pop". Even though there wasn't a gush right then I knew exactly what happened. According to people I know, I got very lucky that I didn't ruin my mattress. Most women don't get a warning before the gush comes. I am so thankful, as it was a new mattress set that had just been delivered 3 hours earlier. I jumped out of bed and tried to make it to the toilet, but knew I wasn't going to, so I made it to the shower before it gushed. Let me tell you, that was gross. Pretty much at that time I had no doubt what was going on. I cleaned myself up and called the doctor's office. The nurse called back and told me to come on in to the hospital.

DH came home from work. By the time he got home, showered and packed his things, we made it to the hospital by 5:30pm. I was starting to have irregularly spaced contractions by then. They held me in the labor check room for about an hour. The stupid blood pressure cuff kept taking abnormal readings...one would be high and the next would be normal. The nurse on duty couldn't tell if he was head down. I kept telling he had been since my 32 week ultrasound and that I hadn't felt any huge movement since then that would indicate that he had flipped.

I was assigned to my room around 6:30pm. I had tested positive for strep B so I knew I would need an IV. The veins in the backs of my hands and crooks of my elbows are great, but none are visible in my forearms. So after 2 attmepts in my forearms, I had to settle for the IV in the back of my left hand....OUCH!!! Needless to say, I never got used to it there and it actually hurt worse as time went on.

My doctor showed up a few minutes later. She checked for the position of the baby and was pretty sure he was head down but she did a quick u/s to verify. She felt his little head and said that it was already in the proper cone shape and everything looked good.

I kept requesting to get out of bed, but they nurses didn't want me up until my lab results came back ok....not showing preeclampsia. They were still worried about my BP. I fault the automatic cuff they had on me. I really don't think it was very reliable and the readings were based on how well it was fixed on me (which depended on which nurse had recently adjusted it). They came back an hour later to retake my blood because the initial tubes weren't testable (I don't remember the fancy name for the blood congealing, but that is what had happened). So, it was about 9pm before the lab results came back normal and the nurse finally let me out of bed to walk around.

By this time I was 5cm dialated and was having more painful contractions. They offered to cap my IV so I wouldn't have to drag the pole with me. I didn't want them touching it so I took the pole into the hall with me. I managed to walk maybe 15 minutes before I was ready to go back into my room. At this point, I hit my pain threshold and asked for an epidural. My only goal in this labor was to go as long as I could without drugs, and I was happy I made it to 5cm.

The nurse started me on a bag of fluids at 10pm. The antheiselogist wasn't going to be called in until I finished at least one bag of fluids. It took me an hour to do so and I was completely miserable during that time. DH rubbed my back through the contractions and helped me breathe, but I was starting to really turn into a wimp. I got my epidural at 11pm and was feeling much better from then on.

My contractions started coming stronger after midnight and I was steadily making progress dialating. I was at 10cm by 3am, but the baby was not dropping much. So the nurse gave me some pitocin. I started pushing at 4:45am. The doctor came in at 6:15am. She told me the baby was getting tired and I really needed to be pushing harder. She said if I didn't, then she might have to get the vacuum extractor. She sent for it and showed it to me. I couldn't tell that I was pushing any harder than I had been, but it was only a few minutes later that Murphy was born. She was convinced that all she had to do was wave it in my face to get me to push harder. She was funny and helped keep the mood light. After all, she had "bedhead" when she came in to deliver me. That was funny to me.

DH had been holding my right leg the entire time I was pushing. He remained pretty quiet, letting the nurses do all the counting and instructing. But when the baby really started to come out, he got right in there with all of them cheering me on. It was very sweet. I opted not to have a mirror. I really didn't want to see him coming out. I was perfectly content on seeing him right afterwards.

As I was pushing the last few times, I asked my doctor if she had cut me. She said no, and asked what did I prefer. I told her I preferred she didn't unless it was absolutely necessary. She did a lot of massage and thankfully I wasn't given an episiotomy. I did end up with a second degree tear and a few stitches, but I consider myself very lucky. I really had feared tearing through the rectum and having more of an ordeal to go through to heal.

It amazed me how fast I got over my modesty during this labor. I really thought I would be troubled with everyone looking between my legs. One minute after he was born, I went from having 4 or 5 medical staff in my room to having 20. It didn't help that it was shift change at the hospital. There I was with my legs in the stirrups getting my stitches when everyone was in my room. They only used the stirrups after the birth, not during. But thankfully they were looking at the baby and not me. And five minutes later, everyone was gone.

I pretty much think it was a uneventful labor and for that I am very glad. I went in with an open mind and pretty much knew I would need the IV and would probably take the epidural, so there were no big surprises. My nurses were great during the delivery and they tried to meet all my wishes. I was given Murphy about 45 minutes later to try to nurse him. They were very proactive about breastfeeding mothers and told me that there would be no pacifiers or sugar water given to him. He stayed in the room with me most of the time. I sent him to the nursery between feedings at night so I could get some rest. And that is about it.

Hope I didn't bore anyone too bad .

[Dar20]

Jen, I'm glad to hear it went so well!