Pregnancy Thread~weekend~ 6/4-6/5

[gilbabe75]

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
mom2twoboys...........Melissa..................... ....Born 05/06/05
chels_hoff................Payton Wayne................Born 05/08/05
Mandyhoward...........Spencer Cole............. ...Born 05/23/05 @30 weeks
Denise85.................Paige Loralei...................Born 5/19/05
tekla.......................Zachary Alexander..........Born 5/26/05

azktycat......................W40..............05/31/05....Girl
Luna...........................W39..............06 /04/05....Girl
nbecker.......................W37..............06/17/05....Girl
Vixendrop....................W37...............06/18/05....Girl
naerenaenae................W37...............06/18/05....Girl
jehcekah.....................W37...............06/22/05.....Boy
gilbabe75....................W36...............06/25/05.....Boy
Miss Gigl......................W36...............06/26/05....Girl
thopki00......................W36...............06 /28/05....Boy
rooney........................W36...............06 /31/05....Boy
Acutepenguin...............W34...............07/10/05
allibaba.......................W34...............0 7/12/05....Twins (Boy & Girl)
kclynn.........................W33...............0 7/22/05....Boy
Tbugs..........................W32...............0 7/21/05
melos...........................W31............... 08/01/05
SmileyAmy....................W30...............08/05/05....Girl

StarFire........................W26............... 09/5/05....Triplets !!!
Ketosisgirl.....................W24.............. 09/22/05.....Boy
vjfreddi.........................W23.............. 10/01/05
jeepifer.........................W22.............. 10/04/05 .... Girl
Karingreen.....................W22..............10 /08/05
jojolw...........................W?............... .??/??/05
Tammeli........................W20..............10 /17/05....Girl


Karalynne7....................W?................ ??/??/05
Jai...............................W14............. ..11/27/05
Kaillean.........................W13.............. .12/06/05
cjthedog64 ...................W13...............12/10/05
Diabolique......................W10............... . 12/24/05
lcfortified.......................W10............. . .12/31/05
jadefox26......................W?................. 12/??/05
Trailboss.......................W6................ .01/20/06
Louise...........................W5............... 01/27/06
Portia...........................W5............ ...01/29/06

Green12........................................... .....Trying!
2BFitHourglass.................................... ...Trying!
lil miss.............................................. ....Trying!
StrawberryGirl.................................... ....Trying!
AnnieO............................................ ......Trying!
speckle........................................... .......Trying!
Alissaliz......................................... .........Trying!
AZParalegal....................................... .....Trying!
DasiyNYC.......................................... .....Trying!
Nikole............................................ ........Trying!
daisy73........................................... ........Trying!
LunaAshling....................................... .......Trying!

[gilbabe75]

Hey everyone!! I'm still here. I think I was having a panic attack beginning plus false labor signs. I'm thinking if I make it another week I'll be lucky. Who knows though.....

Have a great weekend everyone!!

[ketosisgirl]

Hey, Becca. It sounds like you are feeling a little better? I hope so! Wow, you think you'll go early? Did you go early with your other babies?

I was lurking all week, but didn't have time to post, busy work week and I have some company from out of town staying at our house.

My little one has been kicking stronger lately, sometimes it is slightly alarming. I guess that is a good sign, eh? I still don't "look" that pregnant, especially when I wear non-maternity clothes. Sometimes I am bummed about it, sometimes I am happy about it. Chock it up to pregnancy hormones, which have had me a bit emotional in the past week, poor DH.

I was a downright wreck one day when he came home from work. I have been on a leave of absence from my "real" job for about a year and a half (to de-stress and try to get pregnant, I am 38.). I had to make a decision this week about whether or not I was ever going to go back. They offered me a "package" to end it all now, or I could extend my leave another 6 months, but that would be it for extensions. It is kind of hard to walk away from a career that took me 13-14 years to establish. But, the reality is that I am probably not going back any time soon, so I opted for the package. So, even though I won't be getting any official maternity leave, at least I am getting 9 weeks paid through the package that they offered. I have to remind myself, that I will still have my "experience".

Is anyone doing anything fun this weekend? We watched "In Good Company" last night with Topher Grace & Dennis Quaid. I really enjoyed it!

-Grace

[tammeli]

Good morning!! I'm at the end of my 20th week and I'm still not sure if I've felt any kicks. My stomach has always been strange with sounds and movements. Now that I'm pregnant, I'm not sure if any of that is my baby. How did everyone know?

Becca - any day, huh? Hang in there, sweetie!

Grace - I know how you must feel, but your baby comes first! I'm not doing anything good this weekend.

[GoJackets]

Originally Posted by tammeli

Good morning!! I'm at the end of my 20th week and I'm still not sure if I've felt any kicks. My stomach has always been strange with sounds and movements. Now that I'm pregnant, I'm not sure if any of that is my baby. How did everyone know?.

Usually if you think you are feeling it, then you really are. It will get a little stronger and you will realize that you had been feeling the baby all along. Do you know if the placenta is in the front or back of your uterus?

Congrats, I bet it is the baby!! I miss those days!

[tammeli]

Hi! No, I'm not sure where my placenta is. I guess my doctor will be able to tell me. I'll ask her at my next appointment. Does it make a difference where it is? Would I be able to tell?

[GoJackets]

Originally Posted by tammeli

Hi! No, I'm not sure where my placenta is. I guess my doctor will be able to tell me. I'll ask her at my next appointment. Does it make a difference where it is? Would I be able to tell?

Generally it is either anterior or posterior. The majority are posterior (in the back) therefore kicks are more obvious. When your placenta is in the front, your baby is kicking the placenta, so there is a gap between the baby and the nerve endings in your abdomen that "cushion" the kicks, if that makes sense. It doesn't mean you won't feel them, just in some cases it takes a little longer to feel them or they won't feel as strong. In my case, mine was in the front. I never had to complain about the kicks being too strong and they never kept me up at night, but I knew they were there.

There were many times we would do an ultrasound and the baby would be very active, but I couldn't tell it.

[SmileyAmy]

Morning ladies...

Becca ~ Sorry about the scare...but at least you were ready just in case. And, I probably haven't been drinking enough water. I need to start. That has always been my downfall.

Grace ~ Sorry you had to make that hard decision, but I am sure it will all work out. Your career may have been the most important thing in your life, but soon your baby will be and you will know you make the right decision.

Tammara ~ Woo, hoo on all the presents at your bridal shower!! That is awesome! And I didn't start feeling Sara kick utill 24 weeks or so. But there were a few instances before where I though "maybe". You probably are feeling kicks. You will know soon enough.

Dar ~ How was the concert!?!?!?

Mandy ~ Hoping you check in soon.

Dena ~ Hi there...how is BF going?

Okay...word to the wise...when you get to a certain point, it is useless trying to paint your toe nails!! OMG...I managed to get them done, but I don't think I will be attempting it again any time soon!! I think I squooshed Sara!

Well, I worked 1.5 hours past the time I was supposed to leave...only to find out that the thing I was told was due yesterday isn't due until Tuesday!!! My boss gave me the wrong date by accident!! Grrrr...

Well, gotta get going. Heading out in a couple of hours to meet the New England/Massachusetts LC people! So excited. I'll let you know how it goes!

[kimism]

Hugs to everyone!!! Seeing how I never get to get on here any more I'm yet again doing another drive by. I just wanted to post a pic of both of my girls since we finally have one now.

Lacey is the oldest (12) and Megan is the youngest (3 1/2 months).

Kim

[gilbabe75]

Aww, Hugs Amy but at least the project is done!! Yes, try hard to up the water since you will be PG thru the summer, dehydration sometimes brings on false or preterm labor. LOL, I can't put my socks and shoes on well anymore.

Grace- Sorry you had to make a hard decision, I hope that you are pleased with the outcome.

Tam- kicks are more like "flutters" at first. Then kinda like swooshes, then pushes. They almost feel like a tickle at first or a bubble popping.

Dena-Hope BFing is going well for ya! In Avent bottles they have 0+ 1+ and 3+, if you use bottles make sure you have the 0+. I checked them out today at BBRUS

Hi everyone to follow!! I am usually MIA on Sundays so don't worry LOL.
My friend Merinda on the board will update you guys if/when I have the baby. If I can't get a hold of her....I can get ahold of Morph! That would be a scary baby announcement...Huh!!??

[GoJackets]

Originally Posted by gilbabe75

Dena-Hope BFing is going well for ya! In Avent bottles they have 0+ 1+ and 3+, if you use bottles make sure you have the 0+. I checked them out today at BBRUS

....I can get ahold of Morph! That would be a scary baby announcement...Huh!!??

I hate it! I'm thinking I would rather bottle feed pumped breastmilk than nurse from the breast. I can't do anything for more than a couple of hours. Went shopping today, walk in the door to a crying baby. I can't put anything up, have to feed him. My boobs still hurt and the supplemental system is a pain in the @ss.

I'm hoping once he learns to suck right that I can put him on a bottle with breastmilk....I just can't imagine keeping this up if there are no improvements. I'm pretty miserable and inconvenienced. I'd feel different about the inconveniences if I found this rewarding.

Morph...............

Hope you are hanging in there Becca!!!

[GoJackets]

great pic Kim!!! post away!!!!

[gilbabe75]

Dena, it will get better. This is the hardest part. I never got past the first 2 weeks but you are getting there. Stick with it if you want...if you don't, that is okay too.

Did you see when I was talking about ordering a sling so I could nurse and do other stuff? I got the mamababy sling from mayawrap dot com and ordered a lucky baby pouch carrier (cool fabrics..hip stuff) from lucky -hyphen- baby dot com.

Once you get him sucking like he should you will be able to nurse him at home and if you want to go out you can bottle feed him some expressed milk!

I'm pulling for ya! Use that LC too...call her and bug her and tell her you need support! Also, have you tried a nipple shield so you can alleviate the soreness? Soothies are nice and Gerber and Medela also make cold packs you can wear in your bra. Soothies are cool cuz they stick!

[gilbabe75]

Hey Kim I missed ya twice!!

Cute pic!!

[allibaba]

Hi Ladies,

Phew, what a bad couple of days. I had my OB appointment Thursday. He said if I can't get enough rest to get the swelling to go down that he'd like to admit me for a day or two. Apparently, getting rid of the swelling will buy me about a 4-5 day reprieve from the swelling. Dh said we'd try to take care of it at home first. SIL came and got ds that afternoon for a couple of hours so I could lie down and then brought him back at nap time, so I had an extra long rest. It really helped quite a bit. The doctor said I'm breaking all kinds of records for twin pregnancies in his office LOL. We finally set a date, for my mental health for the c/s. I told him I needed to have another goal and know I was assured a spot LOL. It's planned for the 24th of June unless I go first. My girlfriend is also scheduled that day, that would be kind of neat.
Oh and there was a small amount of protein in my urine this time. My bp is still good though, it's been slowly increasing. My u/s for Friday got canceled . The tech is very sick I guess and I can't get in until Tuesday now. The OB wants to see me again on Monday instead of waiting until my Thursday appointment. So, we're having a sitter come tomorrow to play with ds and his aunt and uncle came today. It's been a big help, so I can putz around in the babies room and rest as needed. We don't really think we'll make it to the 24th but ya never know.

~Becca - Sorry about the scare. You probably did WAY too much, haven't you been doing floors and stuff . Knock it off!

~Dena - You sound like you're doing a great job. All I can say is that it took ds and I a good month to get into a groove. Once we did it was SOOOO easy! I couldn't imagine heating bottles in the middle of the night and all that stuff. You need to do what feels right for the two of you though, so good luck with whatever you decide .

~Kim - Great picture. Big age difference, how is big Sis dealing?

~Amy - LMAO at the toenails! I haven't been able to do them for MONTHS now! I get a pedicure and buy the polish and SIL just paints over them on occassion for me .

~Tammy - In the beginning you don't really know if that was a kick or not, but soon you'll be saying oh yeah, they were kicks all along .

~Grace - Sorry you had to make the decision before you were ready, but you won't have to worry about it now I guess. Hang in there.

~Hi to anyone I missed or will miss. BBL

GRUMPY Alli

[Louise]

Hello, ladies.

It is a lazy Saturday here. I did go to Walmart this morning to get groceries and some bigger shorts. I figure that they are cheap enough that I can just wear them for the next couple of months and then (hopefully) I'll be back into a smaller size next summer.

I came home and thought I was going to throw up, so I went to bed for 2 hours. I feel fine now.

Alli--Rest up! The 24th is just a few weeks away. I can't wait to hear how much the twins weigh when they are born.

Dena--You are my hero. Over the winter, I read How My Breasts Saved the World: Misadventures of a Nursing Mother by Lisa Wood Shapiro. she stuggled to nurse but didn't give up, even though she never enjoyed it. The book was really good.

Becca--Sorry about your false alarm. Hope you are feeling better today.

Kim--thanks for stopping by. What a wonderful pic of your girls.

hello to everyone else. gotta run and eat something. i am starving.

[mandyhoward]

Hey ladies. I'm doing a drive by to post some pictures. I am LOVING having Jake home. We've broken the rules and had a lot of, ahem, fun. LOL Jake adores Spencer. We are going to get to hold him tomorrow! He is off ALL of his oxygen so at this point he is just recovering from surgery (4 more days until they start feeding him breastmilk) and growing. They checked his weight today and he weighs 3 lbs. We put a preemie hat on him yesterday and it is so big! He has been smiling in his sleep too but we haven't been able to catch that in a pic yet.

This is from Friday when we first put the hat on him. He still has the nasal cannula here providing him with oxygen. The tube in his chest is providing him with nutrition until his tummy is well enough to tolerate breastmilk. The tube in his mouth is sucking out any stomach acid that is accumulating in his tummy. They look scary but they aren't too bad in person.



This is from today. I took this pic because he was totally off any oxygen source and he is sleeping the exact same way I do.



Hope you ladies are having a good weekend. I'll swing back by soon.

Mandy

[GoJackets]

MANDY - he is a doll!!!! sounds like he is gaining well. so glad you popped in!!!

[kimism]

Ok, hopefully I have a little time to try to get caught up on everyone.

Mandy….I’m so happy for you that things are going so well. It’s nice to see our prayers have helped out!!! He looks wonderful! I know you guys can’t wait to hold him. Glad hubby got to finally come home for a visit. Once he goes back from this visit….how long before he gets to come back home?

Grace…I’m glad you’re going to be able dot stay home and take care of the little one. I’m sure you’re really going to enjoy it.

Tammara…I have been keeping up with your pregnancy and upcoming marriage. I’m so glad things are going so well for you.

Dena…I love all the pics of little Hamilton! He is such a doll. Sorry about all the breast feeding issue. I praise you for sticking it out. With all of Megan’s feeding issues with her acid reflux I really wish I had given it more effort. Sometimes I feel like I gave up too easily. Hang in there.

Amy….LOL at trying to paint your toes. Hey, at least they’ll look cute! Sorry about your work problem. Hope you had fun at your LC meeting.

Becca…I’ve been reading about your fears of taking care of another little one plus the one’s you already have and the puppy…What, you mean you’re not Super Woman? Just kidding. I’m sure you’re going to do just fine. Maybe you can have someone come in a couple times a week to help out?

Alli…Can’t believe your little ones will be here so soon!!! Big sis is 12 and really enjoying her little sis. With school being out after she wakes up in the morning when she hears the first peeps out of Megan she runs and grabs her. She will then take care of her while DH sleeps a little longer. This is something she knows she doesn’t have to do. But she really enjoys doing it. She knows how hard it was for us staying pregnant (5 miscarriages) and then she was there for every step of my problematic pregnancy…so she knows how truly blessed she is to have a little sister. And believe me she’s not taking it for granted! I’ll look over at the other couch and see her holding Megan and just get teary eyed at the sight. I’m so glad she’s older and really getting to enjoy this experience. And I don’t have to worry about them fighting over toys, lol. Lacey will be 22 when Megan is 10 and I was joking with Lacey the other night about buying Megan a suit case that says “Going to Sissy’s house.” You know, like the one’s that say “Going to Grandma’s.”

Louise…Glad you got some more comfortable shorts.

Darlene…Alison is so adorable. Keep posting pics. I love to see everyone’s little one’s. How did the Rascal Flatts concert go?

Meg…hang in there. If you haven’t subscribed already to Netflix…I highly recommend it! It was my best friend during my bed rest time. That and reading. I was reading about a book a day.

Ok…that’s all I can do. I feel overwhelmed because I haven’t posted in so long.
Not sure if I’ve mentioned it on here or not….but in addition to having my little one and starting my college classes back up this fall…I’ve been promoted at work. Which is a wonderful career move but darn tiring. I am now supervisor of a new 50 doctor clinic/hospital that is coming on board with our group. We go live with them August 1st…but there’s been talk of it being moved up to July 1st. So, I’ve been working every Saturday and staying over a night or two a week at work trying to get things ready. I never expected this kind of opportunity to come this early in my career…but I had to take it. This is what I went back to school for and have been working so hard for.

Megan is growing like a weed. I can’t believe how big she’s gotten. I think she is 13 pounds now. I went to get her ears pierced last weekend and they said her little ears weren’t big/fat enough and we needed to wait a little longer. Oh well, dad isn’t to excited about them getting pierced any ways. I painted her little finger nails and toe nails last week and I thought he was going to flip out. But I think it wore on him and now he thinks it’s cute. He told me he didn’t mind my doing it…just nothing funky or red. She is smiling now. But now I can’t wait for her to giggle. I keep having to tell my self to quit wishing too fast and making her grow up to fast…to enjoy everything. She had her first boo boo the other day. The dog scratched her little foot. She isn’t rolling over yet…but it’s not far off. She scoots across the floor on her back…it’s so cute. I told DH that instead of crawling she’s just going to scoot on her back every where.

Well, this is way too long and I’m heading to bed.

Kim

[Luna]

Mandy!! I am so glad to hear the good news. And I am glad Jake got to come back and see you both even for a little bit.

I have been meaning to say Dar, I think Alison is looking more like you now.

GoJ, those last pictures you posted of Hamilton were so cute. He looks so thoughtful, wonder what's going on in his mind?

Ethan sure seems happy all the time Shelly! That little button up plaid shirt was cute.

I know I'm not caught up with everyone. My parents are here visiting now so I imagine I'll be more distracted. I hope this baby comes soon. Today was her due date so I am officially calling her stubborn!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[vixendrop]

Mandy, what great pictures and how fabulous that Spencer is making such good progress!

Hi everyone else!

Argh! I swear... if this baby doesn't come soon (like she's been making everyone think would happen) I'm going to go crazy! And probably drive everyone around me nuts too! Today has been one of the worst days ever... I was in tears most of the day... nothing felt right... nothing could make me happy... I was pissy and sad all day... it was horrible! I know I wasn't a very pleasant person today... I feel so bad! But then I also think, damn, I'm pregnant! I'm allowed to have days like this... everyone else is allowed to be selfish at the end... but apparently I'm not or else I'm made to feel like ***** for being selfish.

Ugh... see, it's starting again. Okay... I'm going to shut up now before I just start ranting all over again.

[Acutepenguin]

Okay, I know I'm not a regular poster or anything but I /am/ a faithful lurker and have been reading the board every day....

I just have one thing to say and I have to get it out since everyone around me just nods and smiles at me like I'm a crazy pregnant person.

I am SO ready to be done with the pregnancy thing. It's been hot here and I'm miserable. I have a cold and everytime I cough I pee a little. And when I sneeze? I pee /alot/. It's delightful. Why does my due date have to be a month away still? I've had ENOUGH already and it's only going to get hotter! Oh, and let's just not mention the nasty acid reflux, shall we? Although the zantac has been helpful there are still times where I get to yak up my last meal. Joy. And someone tell me why I didn't buy stock in the company that makes Tums. I'm certain my Tums purchasing habits are helping to increase that company's bottom line this quarter.

Grr.

Okay, I'm done now. *that was probably more than one thing, wasn't it?*

Back to lurk mode for the cranky pregnant girl who just might sit on and squash to death the very next person who asks her if she's sure there's just one baby in her gigantic tummy....

[tammeli]

Hi everyone!

Kim, thanks for remembering about my wedding. We're still getting married in Vegas at Caesars Palace, but unfortunately my dad is sick and won't be able to make it there. We decided that the weekend before we leave for Vegas, we'll have a ceremony at my parent's house in their backyard so my dad could be there to walk me down the isle. We just met with a florist who has some fantastic ideas. We're going to have rose petals all down the isle with columns and floral arrangements on top. Then we'll have a canopy with white fabric and flowers that we'll get married under. All around the yard they'll be white fabric draped with flowers. We'll also get a photographer and a caterer. It's really coming together considering we just decided to do this 2 days ago!

Question: How many of you do yoga? I'm thinking about taking some prenatal classes, especially since I plan to do a natural birth!

[ketosisgirl]

Everyone, thanks for your support on the job issue. I really appreciate all of your thoughts and encouragement. I didn't realize how much it was bugging me until I put it in writing here.

Mandy, thanks for posting the pictures of Spencer. That is so cute how he sleeps like you already.

VixenAmy, , you are entitled to be cranky!

Acutepenguin, I can relate on the acid reflux thing. I have it almost constantly, and I am only 24 weeks! I can't imagine how bad it is going to be towards the end of the third trimester. My DH just told me he has it too now, must be sympathy symptoms.


Tammara, I put together my wedding quickly too. We got married in August of 2003 in the San Juan Islands (up here in WA State), 2 weeks after we got engaged. It was crazy, ordering the flowers & planning almost everything over the phone, buying a dress off the rack, etc. It turned out better than I would have every imagined. It sounds like you have a great attitude about it. I figured it was all about me & DH, so we just sat back and had a great time. Oh, and I do prenatal yoga. I was doing serious yoga for about 6 months before I conceived too. I think that the breathing & relaxation techniques should hopefully come in handy for labor, not to mention the stretching & strength building.

-Grace