Pregnancy Thread - Monday May 9th

[Snapdragon]

GetNSlim...............Jonathan Charles..............Born 12/32/04
Kay&Lydi..............."Baby"..................... .......Born 01/06/05
Shandril105............Elizabeth Skye.................Born 01/10/05
Viki.......................Meya................... ..........Born 01/17/05
Nyanchan...............Audrey Kay.....................Born 02/09/05
MadameX................Madeleine Jane................Born 02/09/05
metroames..............Grant David.....................Born 02/18/05
kimism....................Megan Elizabeth..............Born 02/25/05
shelly.....................Ethan Cole.................... Born 03/05/05
JennPayton.............Natalie Grace..................Born 03/09/05
blueyedgrl...............Reilly Grant ....................Born 3/23/05
Dar20.....................Alison Rozeta .................Born 04/06/05
Heather123..............Chad Avery....................Born 04/09/05
Marthad..................Logan Harold .................Born 04/23/05
Jefinner...................Ezra Franklin .................Born 05/05/05
GoJackets................Hamilton Wood...............Born 05/05/05

Hooligan......................W40...............05 /04/05
mom2twoboys..............W40...............05/07/05
chels_hoff...................W39...............05/15/05......Boy
Ravenly74...................W39...............05/15/05......Boy
Denise85.....................W38..............05/22/05......Boy
tekla...........................W38..............0 5/23/05......Boy
azktycat.....................W36...............05/31/05.....Girl
Luna...........................W35...............0 6/04/05.....Girl
nbecker.......................W33...............06 /17/05.....Girl
Vixendrop....................W33...............06/18/05.....Girl
naerenaenae................W33...............06/18/05.....Girl
jehcekah.....................W33...............06/22/05.....Boy
gilbabe75....................W32...............06/25/05.....Boy
Miss Gigl......................W32...............06/26/05.....Girl
thopki00......................W32...............06 /28/05.....Boy
rooney........................W32...............06 /31/05....Boy
Acutepenguin...............W30...............07/10/05
allibaba.......................W30...............0 7/12/05....Twins (Boy & Girl)
kclynn.........................W29...............0 7/22/05....Boy

Tbugs..........................W28...............0 7/21/05
Mandyhoward...............W27................07/31/05....Boy
melos...........................W27............... 08/01/05
SmileyAmy....................W26...............08/05/05....Girl
StarFire........................W22............... ..9/5/05....Triplets !!!
Ketosisgirl.....................W20.............. 09/22/05
vjfreddi.........................W19.............. ...10/01/05
jeepifer.........................W18.............. 10/04/05
Karingreen.....................W18..............10 /08/05
jojolw...........................W?............... .??/??/05
Tammeli........................W16..............10 /17/05


Karalynne7....................W?................?? /??/05
Jai...............................W10............. . ..11/27/05
Kaillean.........................W9............... .12/08/05
cjthedog64 ...................W9................. 12/10/05
lcfortified.......................W7.............. ...12/31/05
Diabolique.....................W6................. 12/24/05
jadefox26......................W?................. ..12/??/05

Green12........................................... ...Trying!
2BFitHourglass.................................... ..Trying!
lil miss.............................................. ...Trying!
Nicole134......................................... ....Trying!
StrawberryGirl.................................... ...Trying!
AnnieO............................................ .....Trying!
speckle........................................... ......Trying!
Alissaliz......................................... ........Trying!
AZParalegal....................................... ....Trying!
DasiyNYC.......................................... ....Trying!
Louise............................................ .......Trying!
Nikole............................................ .........Trying

[Snapdragon]

Morning Mommies!

Chelsea - crossing my fingers and waiting to hear back!

Amy(vixen)- wishing cool thoughts for you. That really stinks. I'm sorry. Ice pack maybe? Cool shower?

Grace- I know, it took me forever to find the darn thread. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr......

Dena- Your little one is adorable. Terrific photos. You look like a champ. Good job!

lcfortified- Welcome to you! I'm glad you found us! THe mommies here are a wonderful source of information and support.


My mothers day was fairly uneventful. We had a family dinner on Saturday night with my parents and my son. It was laid back and relaxing, and a lot of fun. We went out to the lakes on Sunday and enjoyed the nice spring day... and the neighbor's new pooch!

I have finals this week.... gotta love nursing school. Wow. And its book buyback time, so I'll be able to unload some of the texts that I don't need to keep. I'm trying to get some last minute studying done and taken care of while I'm at work tonight, but I really don't want to.

I've decided to listen to you all and take a vacation. I'm actually thinking that I'll spend some time in California with an old college girlfriend of mine that I haven't seen in forever. Hmmmmmmmmmm......

I hope everyone is doing well!

****Stacey****

[Louise]

Happy Monday Morning!

Congrats to Jen and to Dena!!!! I can't believe we had 2 babies on the same day!! They are both so cute.

Chels--Can't wait to hear from you! Hope you have your little one in your arms the next time you check in.


StarFire--I loved book buyback time when I was in school! Do you work and go to school? Or are in in school full time?

hello to everyone else. I am a bit behind on the thread. I was out of town all weekend. I spent all day Saturday and part of Sunday with my Mom. We had a great visit. Then yesterday afternoon, I went to see my best friend and her little girl. THEN I went to see my Grandma and most of the family was there, so I had a heck of a time getting out of there. I didn't get home until around 8pm.

I have today off work! I plan on gardening.

Well, according to FF, I ovulated . So, hopefully I am "normal." Or at least somewhat normal . I was worried I wasn't ovulating since I'd been on the pill for so long. I was talking to DH this morning, and I said I was so happy just to know I ovulated that I don't even really care if we get pregnant this month. We did time our BDing pretty well, and according to FF we have a "good" chance. Whatever that means.

Okay, out to play in the dirt. Have a great day ladies.

louise

[Dar20]

Hey, everyone... talk about making a board hard to find!

Chels, hoping all goes well!

Mandy, hope to hear from you soon, too.

Dena, glad your back home!!! How are you feeling? He is so beautiful!

Jenn, such a good looking boy!! I can see what you mean about being solid. He looks small.. hard to imagine he weighs that much! He's so adorable! And I love the blanket of his. Did someone make that for him?

Yay, Louis! Time for the 2WW. What do you mean by playing in the dirt? What do you do for a living? That's what I tell folks I'm doing when I head out to the field.

I had an okay Mother's Day. I half expected DH to let me sleep in, maybe make me breakfast at least?? Oh, well.. no such luck. We just bummed around the house. I was a zombie since Alison was up until 5 am. Anyways, we went to dinner with our friends Dani, Trae, their son, and her mom. It was okay, Olive Garden's not my favorite (although my massage therapist was our waiter!). Rob went to "go to the bathroom", and came back with two gifts, one for me and one for Dani! That's right, MY dh gave Dani a Mother's Day gift! He can be sweet when he tries. He's always been a good gift giver.

Anyways, he gave me a baby book, which is what I wanted, and he gave Dani a food mat for David when we go out to eat. Not really for Dani, but it was much appreciated since he likes to eat table food now.

THEN, I got the best gift from Alison.. a REAL smile! She had just finished eating while we were socializing after dinner. I looked down at her and smiled, and her whole face lit up with a true smile! It was so beautiful to see.

[Miss Gigl]

Morning everyone...

Chelsea... thinking about you today!!! Can't wait to hear how it all goes.

Dena: great pictures, what a total cutie!! Hamilton looks like he's very smart and thoughtful. How's your recovery going?

Jen: looks like you definitely have a little future linebacker on your hands there. I just want to kiss all over those cheeks!!!

Amy: at my previous house our A/C broke in the middle of summer and we were too broke to get it fixed right away. The only way I could sleep was to take a cold shower and go straight to bed in front of a fan. I'm amazed I didn't catch pneumonia! not sure I recommend that technique, but I definitely sympathize!!

Dar: That's so sweet you got a smile out of Alison! I think we are going to need some pictures of that!

Louise: I'm tired just hearing about your weekend! I did pretty much nothing except watched a lot of DVDs on the sofa and snuggled with my fur babies and DH.

Stacey: Good luck with finals!

lcfortified: Welcome! You will love this thread!!

Mandy: How ya doing hon?

Not much to report here. Very uneventful weekend but I slept too much (I know, I know, enjoy that now!). I have a lot of running around to do this week which I'm not looking forward to at all. I'm sooooooooooo tired of work!

Hope everyone has a great day!

Meg

[Marthad]

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking a bit, but haven't found much time lately. Logan has been terribly constipated and screaming like mad most of the day. I've also had the baby blues, and been crying most of the time...

Dena, Hamilton is a little cutie! He looks so tiny in his carseat. I'm glad everything went well

Jeffiner, congrats on your big boy & natural delivery, wow!!

Chels, good luck!

Here are a few new pics:

Logan gets content:


His first snow (yesterday):


He's not sure about the bath just yet...


Pucker up!!


hope everone is well...I'll try to catch up, but I don't have any time anymore!!

(I started this post 5 hours ago...a quick hi to those who've been here since)

[SmileyAmy]

Chelsea ~ OMG, OMG, OMG...I can't wait to hear when Payton gets here. I am so excited for you.

Jennifer ~ OMG, those pictures are SO cute!! Ezra is just a chubba and so, so cute. Those cheeks!!

Dena ~ What a handsome boy! Congrats and can't wait to hear all about what happened.

Stacey ~ Good for you...take that vacation - while you can!! A day on the lake...that sounds so nice!! It was a cool damp weekend her in MA. Yuck!!

Louise ~ Yeah on the 2WW!! Sending babydust your way!! Enjoy your day off. I wish I was still at home sleeping.

Dar ~ Ooo...her first smile. How exciting. And how sweet that DH got your friends a Mothers Day present.

Meg ~ I know...doesn't that "sleep while you can" get tiring!?! I got upset with a family memeber who called me at 8:45 yesterday morning and woke me up and her response was "Get used to it...you're having a baby!" My response..."I don't have a baby YET so DO NOT call my house at 8:45 on a weekend morning. It's rude!" Glad you got to sleep in though.

Martha ~ Ewww...still snowing there?? Blech. Logan is adorable. Sorry you and he have got the baby blues. I hope DH is helping out. Is Logan taking anything for his constipation??

Mandy ~ Hope you check in soon.

Question...did the list get updated this morning?? I just noticed that I am still listed at 26 weeks and I am 27. Not being picky...just wondering.

So, not a very eventful weekend. I babysat for 10 hours on Saturday for twin 3 year olds and a 5 year old. And it rained...all day long. I was exhausted. Luckily they took a two hour nap so I was able to snooze a bit.

Yesterday was okay. MIL/FIL decided at the last minute to have a cookout for Mothers Day. They ALWAYS decide last minute and expect you to be there. Well, I wasn't. I let DH go, but all week they told us they were not having one and sure enough...yesterday morning they called. Well, I had planned on having a nice relaxing day in my PJ's so DH went and I stayed home and watched Cinderella Story with Hillary Duff. I got a few cards and DH got me two red roses and a white one. He signed the card "Love Rob and Sara". I was like "who the heck is Sara"? Still hasn't sunk in - LOL.

Well, Happy Monday. I should get to work now.

BBL

[Marthad]

Thanks Smiley, that's funny, "who the heck is Sara?" Believe it or not, the official recommendation for constipated babies here is to stir some weird sort of goat butter into their formula. so, I'm doing that and he's been a bit better, but still struggles now and then.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I am really struggling with breastfeeding. I nearly gave up yesterday. My milk just will not come in. I'm still only getting a few drops and I feel like I've done everything I can to make it better--from fenugreek tea, to some breast massage oil, to pumping, to drinking a bit of beer...Logan latches on really well--or so everyone that's checked me says--but he just seems to nurse for comfort. I'm trying to relax about it, but sometimes I just feel so badly. (the other "cure" for constipation here is "he needs more breastmilk!") So, of course I feel guilty that he's in agony because I can't give him enough breast milk. sigh

[Dar20]

{{{Martha}}} Believe me.. been there! I know how you feel. Although, Alison never latched on well.

She's also been very constipated since she's no longer getting any breastmilk (stopped about a week ago). The only thing we've done so far to help us is to stimulate her with a rectal thermometer. Not pleasant, for us, but it works. She doesn't mind it at all, so far! The dr. suggested dark Karo syrup (corn syrup) in her formula, just a small amount (about a teaspoon a day). We just started that yesterday, we'll see if it works. I think it probably just takes time to get thier systems in order. Constipation is pretty much the only thing that makes her unhappy.

Weird thing is, now that I've stopped breastfeeding, I've been leaking milk. Of course, the amount I have would never be enough to feed her, but it's just weird.

[Marthad]

Dar, I know what you mean...yesterday we decided to quit torturing ourselves...and then my breasts felt fuller and sore, so we tried again and it seemed like he was getting more--he went suck, pause, suck, pause, etc, instead of suck, suck, suck, suck, long pause. And, he seems to keep his eyes open more when latched on now. So, I don't know--maybe it was just the build up of milk from a day?

[jehcekah]

Congratulations new mommies: Jefinner and GoJackets...what cute babies! Thanks for sharing the pictures!!

Marthad - Logan is so adorable!

Well, I endured my first baby shower on Saturday. It was actually very nice! When I finally was able to separate it from all of the shower-drama that has been going on, I was able to have a great time! We received so many adorable outfits, toys, and so much baby gear! Now we have to begin to organize the nursery!!

6 weeks left. Wow. Time has flown by! If only I could get a good night's sleep without waking up with a burning pain in my back and hips! Any suggestions??? I think I might be moving out onto our recliner soon...I just cannot get comfortable on my side in the bed! Poor DH is up all night too due to my switching sides so much. I don't even feel like I am THAT huge, but this belly is always getting in my way! I wonder how much I am going to grow in the next 6 weeks...yikes.

Hello to all of you mommies-to-be! Hope you all had a great mother's day! DH didn't pay attention to the day for me this year...technically I am not a mom yet, I guess...ah well!

Take Care!

[mom2twoboys]

Hi Everyone - Wow I have been gone for a few days and it was really hard to find you guys. I just wanted to let every know the induction worked and Baby Melissa was born 5/6/05 at 3:43 weighin in at 7lbs 10ozs 20 inches! At 1:30 the midwife told me that the whole mornings infusion of pitocin had done nothing I was still unchanged and they could break my water and see what would happen, stop the pitocin do a suppository at night and restart the pitocin n the morning, or go home and come back on Monday! All yucky choices, DH had taked the boys and my mom to chucky cheese so I told her I would wait for him to come back before I made my decision. At 2:30 I started having contractions at 3:00 my water broke at 3:05 DH came back from Chucky Cheese and at 3:45 she was born. I only pushed 6 times and she was out! We are doing great we left the hospital after 24 hours and have been resting at home. I will post the link to the pictures as soon as DH gets them posted!
I hope everyone is doing great and had a good Mother's Day!
Maria

[SmileyAmy]

Maria ~ Congrats and Welcome Baby Melissa!! So many babies born last week and this weekend!! How exciting!

[Jefinner]

HI MOMMIES!

MARTHA - He's just gorgeous!!! *gush*

Add me to the BF'ing issues list. I guess I shouldn't complain, as it isn't supply issues. I'm fine there. It's that my little Chubba Love won't open his mouth wide enough to get more than my nipple in. So right now, my boobs HURT!!! My nipples are super cracked and sore. DH thinks it's funny now that I'm walking around the house topless with my nipples slathered in Lanolin Cream. Hey... It helps. Actually, he just keeps winking at me. Like he's gonna get near them. Ezra's lucky I'm still lettin him near them.

I've been bad (BF'ing wise), but I've had to give him a bottle here and there to give my boobs a break. I pumped some today and got 4oz, so I'm happy with that, as I never pump as much as the baby gets. At least that was my experience with Anna. She would get full, even when I could only pump a couple ounces.

AMY - That's funny about the MD card... LOL!

STACEY - You are my hero. Finishing nursing school while pregnant with triplets...

DAR - A girl that Hank talks to a lot at work... Her grandma made that. She works for one of his company's clients. I tease him that she has a big crush on him. LOL! I love the blanket though!

MARIA - CONGRATS!!! WELCOME BABY MELISSA!!!!

[Kaillean]

Wowee! So many new moms!!

Congrats Maria, and welcome Melissa!!

Dena -- Hamilton is gorgeous! What a beautiful little boy - so glad to hear he is doing well despite giving you a scare. Do we get to hear more about his birth? Take care of yourself!!

Jefinner - loved your video! Made me laugh how they had to doublecheck his weight. Ooh la la -- a big baby!

Martha - Hope your baby blues go away soon. That must be hard when you're already feeling tired and worn out. Sending lots of good thoughts your way. Thanks for sharing the pictures of Logan. He's so cute.

Welcome LC fortified -- I'm due in Dec also - Dec 8. So far I have been extremely lucky with morning sickness. Only a couple of minor bouts of nausea -- I hope things go well for you also.

Chelsea -- where are you!? Is Payton here yet? Can't wait to hear all about it.

Louise - yeah on ovulating!! I wish you a speedy conception! Are you getting obsessed yet? Once I got onto FF, I was very obsessed. Thank goodness I got pregnant so quickly or I would have been a basket case by now. All that waiting!! And now more waiting -- seven more months!! Can you tell I'm not a patient person?!

Dar -- thanks for the photos from the other day. What a great Mother's Day present to see Alison smile!

Hi to Alli, the Amys, Mandy, Grace, Luna, and everyone else I'm missing!

Things are still good with me, although I feel like all I've done is sleep since I got home from my trip. I had so much energy while I was away, and now I guess I'm paying for it. I go to bed super early and sleep like a log 10 or 11 hours, and I still want a nap in the afternoon. That is SO not like me. Anyway, I'm enjoying taking it easy.

Today is my first ultrasound, and I'm super excited. I know I won't see much of the baby, but I'm hoping to see the heartbeat anyway. Something, aside from my growing belly, to make this all seem real! Of course I have strange fears that there will only be an empty sac or something -- how come it's so hard to keep the worries away?

BBL

[SmileyAmy]

OMG...LC fortified...I forgot to welcome you. You must think we all overlooked you. Welcome to the group and congrats on your pregnancy. Hope to see you around.

Kaillean ~ Yeah on the first u/s!!! Let us know how it goes. I know...I always worried every time I went for one that they were going to see something wrong. But, every time everything was fine. Oh and for the record, I got an u/s at 6 weeks I think and there was a heartbeat that you could see. VERY faint, but it was there. Good luck!!

Hey no one answered me on the list questions...was it updated?? I don't know if I was skipped or if it accidentally didn't get updated this morning. Just wondering if anyone else noticed.

[gilbabe75]

Hey gals, kinda lurking. I'm grumpy and in pain.

Jeffinner...try a nipple shield...it will help until he opens his mouth more. It will protect your poor cracked nipples. I didn't with DS and had to stop nursing because my skin started to come off in his mouth. Bad time. Try sticking your finger in his mouth and helping him open it too. Good luck hun.

Martha-did you call your Dr. about the baby blues. Keep them in check...we don't want you to be miserable. I'm sorry we can't help more with the BFing and constipation issues. Are you drinking enough fluids yourself?

Dena and Jeffiner-Tons of congrats.

Amy- I think we need to update the list tomorrow. Starfire, did you up everyone's date one week?

Jehcekah-Sorry about the pains you are having. Not much you can do about them. I've been having them for months now since this is my 3rd. I sleep with a pillow between my knees which alleviates some of the hip pain. I can't sleep in a recliner because it puts too much pressure on my spine. You may be able to though. Hang in there...we don't have too much longer.

Oh and ladies. The dr. said this baby is still way up high! OMG, here I thought he was way down low judging from the pressure I have. I actually cannot even pee without having to push on my crotch after to get myself "un-inside out" Dr. said it is 3rd baby syndrome. I'm falling apart.

Sorry for the short personals. I'm icky today.

[Kaillean]

Becca. Sorry you're feeling blue and icky. Hope tomorrow is better!

[SmileyAmy]

Becca ~ You are having a tough time aren't you. Sorry you are litterally being turned inside out.

I am getting kinda nervous that we haven't heard from Mandy in a few days. Hope everything is okay.

[mandyhoward]

Originally Posted by SmileyAmy

I am getting kinda nervous that we haven't heard from Mandy in a few days. Hope everything is okay.

I'm here and ok. Just lurking around over the weekend. I had several visitors that kept me busy. Dh sent me some flowers "from Spencer" over the weekend and I cried and cried. I'm feeling very emotional lately. I think its because I know I'll be having the baby soon and I'm very anxious about it. Everyone (nurses included) has decided that he will be here before the first of June. I just want to make it past Sunday since I have a shower scheduled. If I can make it past May 20 I'll be tickled pink (or, should I say, blue, LOL). I'm getting more and more terrified of the c-section. And it isn't even the cutting I'm scared of, it is the cathader! Isn't that silly?

Congrats to all the new mommies!

Chels, good luck! I recieved your package today; thank you so much! I adore everything, but especially the manicure/pedicure set. My feet are so dry they are scarey looking!

Mandy

[littlegunshots]

I am hoping to become pregnant in the next few months....I have a few questions...would this be the correct place to ask them?

[chels_hoff]

Chelsea gave birth to Payton on Mother's Day at 7:19 am. He was 7.5 lbs and 20 inches long. I'm sure she will fill you all in with the details soon.

Grandma Diane

[Jefinner]

OOOHHHH!!!! What an awesome Mother's Day present!!!

[vixendrop]

Originally Posted by littlegunshots

I am hoping to become pregnant in the next few months....I have a few questions...would this be the correct place to ask them?

Sure is! Ask away! ~smiles~ Would you like to be added to the *Trying!* list as well?

Hi everyone... a/c got fixed this morning... a couple of fuses broke on the roof, took the guy a total of 5 minutes to fix it... it's alright though... I stayed at my DH's hotel last night while he suffered here... someone had to stay to let the guy in at 7am. I didn't sleep good though... I missed DH too much... we don't sleep in the same room right now anyway (I can NOT handle snoring right now), but to not even be in the same building? That was tough. I'm home now though and it's nice and cool.