~Pregnancy Thread~TGIF~July 22nd~

[SmileyAmy]

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 05/19/05
tekla.......................Zachary Alexander..........Born 05/26/05
azktycat..................Aeryn Rylee...................Born 05/30/05
kclynn.....................Reyli Donovan................Born 06/03/05
Miss Gigl...............Charlotte Muriel Elizabeth....Born 06/09/05
Luna.......................Abigail Rose...................Born 06/10/05
nbecker..................MacKenzie Grace.............Born 06/11/05
Vixendrop...............Kayden Ardria Kathryn.......Born 06/12/05
gilbabe75.................Luke Gregory.................Born 06/15/05
naerenaenae............Mackenzie Abigail............Born 06/17/05
allibaba.......Corrinn Helene & Griffin Edward......Born 06/24/05
jehcekah.................Benjamin Thomas............Born 06/27/05
Acutepenguin.............Daniel Zachary.............Born 07/03/05
thopki00......................Baby Boy...................Born 07/08/05
rooney.........................???????............ .........????

Tbugs..........................W39...............0 7/21/05
melos...........................W38............... 08/01/05
SmileyAmy....................W37...............08/05/05....Girl
meme123......................W35...............08/22/05....Girl
StarFire........................W33............... 09/05/05....Triplets !!!
Ketosisgirl.....................W31............... 09/22/05.....Boy
vjfreddi.........................W30.............. 10/01/05
jeepifer.........................W29.............. 10/04/05....Girl
Karingreen.....................W29..............10 /08/05

jojolw...........................W?............... ..??/??/05
Tammeli........................W27...............1 0/17/05....Girl
Karalynne7....................W?.................? ?/??/05
Jai...............................W21............. ..11/27/05...Girl
Kaillean.........................W20.............. .12/06/05
cjthedog64 ...................W20...............12/10/05
Diabolique......................W17............... 12/24/05

jadefox26......................W?................. 12/??/05
Trailboss.......................W13............... 01/20/06
Louise...........................W12.............. 01/27/06
Portia...........................W12.............. ..02/05/06
abvidrine.......................W11............... 02/12/06
littlegunshots.................W8................. .03/07/06
brandyxoxo25.................W?..................? ?/??/06
Texoma.........................W8................. .??/??/06
Celia.............................W7.............. ....03/13/06
Daisy73.........................W6................ ..03/18/06
boodsadel......................W6................. .03/16/06

lil miss.............................................. .....Trying!
StrawberryGirl.................................... .....Trying!
AnnieO............................................ .......Trying!
speckle........................................... .......Trying!
AZParalegal....................................... ......Trying!
DasiyNYC.......................................... ......Trying!
Nikole............................................ .........Trying!
LunaAshling....................................... ......Trying!
jennifer-in-wv..........................................Trying !

[SmileyAmy]

Well, 38 weeks today!! Seems so unreal to me that in a couple of days I will be able to say "I am due next week." *faint*

Well, happy Friday everyone! Not much going on. Still WAY uncomfortable and I'm still getting those sharp pains in my side. I didn't sleep well last night at all. Oh well...

Got my pedicure done...didn't do a darned thing, but at least my toes look nice. LOL I get my massage tomorrow afternoon - I am hoping it helps with my soreness some. I am really looking forward to it.'

OH! I have a question for already mommies who might pop in. I finished the book "Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy" last night and one of the last things it mentions is that your nipples will not go back to their normal color. They will go back to their original size, but the darkness will stay. Is this true!?!?! TMI, but my nipples were nonexistent before getting pregnant, and now they are a lot darker. Are they going to stay like this? Just wondering.

Well, I hope everyone is doing okay...BBL.

[jeepifer]

Hiya Amy! 38 weeks? Wow! How time's flying by!

Hmm, mine didn't change color too much, so I can't answer to that. They looked the same to me.

My little one's been moving a lot lately. She was doing this floppy thing last night, kind of like a fish-out-of-water movement that drove me nuts! I don't know if she's flip-flopping or changing position or what, but boy is it uncomfortable. And of course, this was at 2am.

Have a good day everyone!

-- Jenn

[SmileyAmy]

Jenn ~ Oooo...that used to drive me nuts when Sara would move around like crazy!! It doesn't happen so much now - I assume she has run out of room. But I would feel this constant movement over and over and I would be like "Stop moving!!". Luckily it wasn't when I was trying to sleep, but none the less at times it got bothersome.

[Jefinner]

AMY - I dont' remember about my nipples - LOL! I was 18 when I got pregnant with Allison, but I don't think mine ever changed colors. Then again, it's not like I have any before and after pics!

And it's funny about them moving... When they move all the time, you're like "Would you stop for just a minute! Mommy wants to sleep!" Then if they don't move enough, you're ready to call the doc/midwife crying asking what's up. With Anna, I didn't feel her move for a whole day, so I called that night... They had me come in (at 8pm no less... LOL! Very cool!), and checked her heartrate (fine), then she gently jiggled Anna's head, and the heartrate went up, so all was well. They even offered to do an U/S, but I was okay knowing she was still okay in there. Then wouldn't you know it... The little booger wouldn't stop moving all the way home.

And pedicures are great when you're big and preggo... You can't reach your toes to do it yourself! LMAO!

My little Ezra man is almost off the list!!! He's getting too big already!!! LOL!

[Dar20]

Contemplating running to the bathroom for a nipple check... I'd have to look, I don't even know if they changed back. I'm gonna hazard a guess they stayed a little darker.

The REALLY frustrating thing? Since I stopped nursing, my right boob itches CONSTANTLY. I wish I knew why.

[SmileyAmy]

Jefinner ~ LOL...I know what you mean on the moving thing. One minute you are like "Stop!" and then if you don't feel a thing for a few hours you are like "OMG!" and you start poking your belly. LMAO at she wouldn't stop moving all the way home. That will teach you to wake a sleeping baby! Regarding the pedicure...yeah, my toes were getting "crunchy"...they look all perty and smooth now.

Dar ~ Will you check on that and get back to me on it?? Seriously, that is what to book said!! I swear! So, now I am curious. Sorry about the itchy boob...

[littlegunshots]

Good Morning Ladies

I am happy to report that yesterday I saw a heartbeat! It was the most amazing thing. I am so very happy but had one concern i'm hoping you gals can help me out on. Yesterday I was 7 weeks 2 days but the baby only measured 6 weeks and 4 days. I know my dates are not off. The doctor said that it wasn't a biggie and that everything looked good. Is the baby measuring smaller by a few days not a big deal? I have another appt in 3 weeks to check the progress.

[SmileyAmy]

LGS ~ on hearing the heartbeat, that is great!! I wouldn't worry too much about the size of the baby now...if the doctor thought something was wrong, he/she would hve said so.

[Dar20]

lgs, yay on the hb!!!! Alison measured a few days off, even though I knew exactly what day she was conceived.

[LunaAshling]

Originally Posted by SmileyAmy

OH! I have a question for already mommies who might pop in. I finished the book "Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy" last night and one of the last things it mentions is that your nipples will not go back to their normal color. They will go back to their original size, but the darkness will stay. Is this true!?!?! TMI, but my nipples were nonexistent before getting pregnant, and now they are a lot darker. Are they going to stay like this? Just wondering.

My boobs and nips both just keep getting bigger... neither has EVER shrunk back at ALL. And I don't think my nips ever got much darker.

[LunaAshling]

Originally Posted by littlegunshots

Good Morning Ladies

I am happy to report that yesterday I saw a heartbeat! It was the most amazing thing. I am so very happy but had one concern i'm hoping you gals can help me out on. Yesterday I was 7 weeks 2 days but the baby only measured 6 weeks and 4 days. I know my dates are not off. The doctor said that it wasn't a biggie and that everything looked good. Is the baby measuring smaller by a few days not a big deal? I have another appt in 3 weeks to check the progress.

As long as everything looks good I would not worry. Remember EVERYONE is different and babies come out all different sizes!

Congrats on the heartbeat!!!!

[LunaAshling]

Oh and if sperm can stay viable up to 72 hours... it means you could have gotten preggie 3 days AFTER you had sex!

[Celia]

Hey everyone. Please take my name off the list. I don't belong in here with you guys. My life is so screwed up right now, and if I kept posting, I'd just bring everyone down.

BF is now ex BF. Hadn't heard from him in two days until an email this morning. One sentence..."Too busy down here, probably won't get a chance to call this weekend". This is BS. He could make time for a two minute phone call before falling asleep, if he really wanted to. I responded and asked him to just not bother at all for the rest of the time that he's down there. I told him that I'd rather put him out of my mind entirely for now. His response... "Whatever."

I've decided to wait until my US to see if the PG is viable. I'm praying at this point that it isn't. And if it is, I'm afraid it looks like I'll be going to that clinic downtown. I'm just hurting so much right now, and I'd probably make a terrible mother anyway. Right now, I just want to leave work at five, go the bar and get drunk. And I think that's exactly what I'm going to do. Just pretend none of this ever happend. For fifteen days now, I've known I'm PG. I've done everything right, tried to be optimistic and fool myself that everything will be fine. Well, it won't be fine. I can't do this on my own, and it hurts so bad to know that someone I've loved for a year would abandon me at this difficult time. Screw him, and screw his damn kid. Right now, I don't want either one of them.

I'm sorry if this has upset anyone. This isn't a cry for help. My mind is made up. I just didn't want to drop out of sight. Plus writing this post helps me with the closure, and helps cement in my brain what I know I have to do. I don't even know why I decided to spill my guts on this message board. I'm not usually the type to do this. Please forgive me for getting you involved in all this. I wish you all well. You are all terrific ladies. I envy you all the good decisions you've made. All I ever do is screw up and let people down. I just want all this behind me. Thanks for listening.

[SmileyAmy]

Celia ~ I don't even know what to say... You know what is best for you...just please make sure you think about what you are doing before you do it. I agree that XBF maybe isn't good for you - but just think things through before you do something you may regret. Your life - your body - just think it through first.

[Dar20]

Celia, I'm sorry you are hurting. I know it's your decision to make, but I also know that you want to be a mom. Good luck to you. At the very least, I hope you can find someone IRL to talk to, just to talk out your feelings. Even if you go through with it, I think that you should find someone to talk to to help you deal with it.

[Jefinner]

HEY CELIA... Nobody here will judge you for whatever decision you make. (It's none of our business anyway...)

I just wanted to share my story with you. When I was 18, I had a one night stand with a friend. BAM! I was pregnant. I worried all the time that I wouldn't be able to give the baby a good life and wondered what part her dad would take in it. I kept her. While things were hard (although not as hard as some... I did have support from my mom), Allison has been one of the best things that ever happened to me. I love that kid more than life itself, no matter who her daddy is. And while she's a big turd sometimes (LOL - As all kids can be), she never ceases to make me smile and laugh either. And I'm even saying this as puberty is starting to rear it's ugly head!

Anyway... I'm not saying this to try to influence your decision... Just wanted to give you my experience.

[Laprettygurl]

Originally Posted by Celia

Screw him, and screw his damn kid.

She's still your baby too! I have never felt such love for someone as I did for Cassidy when I looked into her eyes for the first time.

I am pro choice though. Good luck and happy healing thoughts in whatever you do.

[blueyedgrl]

Celia~ I can't even begin to know how you feel, but just wanted to offer you tons of , my heart breaks for you. Please consider talking to someone about this, regardless of your decision or the outcome.

[5foot2eyesofblue]

Celia -
I hope you'll talk to someone IRL about this...it is a huge decision. There are lots of people waiting to adopt...just a thought.

[saltire]

Originally Posted by Celia

. Screw him, and screw his damn kid. Right now, I don't want either one of them.

.

wow so many things to say, but I wont. Please remember that this baby is part you also, do not damn a baby just because the father is an ass. I am prochoice, but whatever you decide be it for YOU not because your pissed at him.

[shelly]

Celia~~ First off hugs to you! sometimes in life things happen to us and we don't know why and we ask ourselves "why me" I've never gotten an instant response when I've asked "why me" but most of them time I do get an answer!

When I got pregnant with my first son Thomas I couldnt tell you how happy I was! I was going to be a mom! no words could describe that feeling .. I told my boyfriend and after that the excitement came to a screeching halt ..as much as I was happy he was miserable! So I said to myself .. That's okay I can do it by myself and I know I'm going to make a damn good mother! a few weeks went by and the things I was saying and thinking to myself were a far cry from what I had said just weeks earlier.. I thought "I'm going to be a terrible mother...".. Boyfriend and I stayed together..Fast forward to three years after Thomas.. Pregnant with son Alex.. The same thing all over again! I told myself "I can't do this"! and once again asked "Why me"...

Fast forward to today... I now have three beautiful sons that mean the world to me! and a beautiful husband that loves my two boys as if they were his own .. Why me?.. Cause this is where I was meant to land I just didnt know it at the time ...

We all have to do what is best for us but I hope you will take a moment and know that even though we sometimes cant see the silver lining there is one even if we have to make it ourselves

[Sinnrah]

Celia-I made the same choice you did when I was 17. And I still regret it to this day. I wish you the best of luck in whatever you decide to do.

[TRACY2]

Celia- ((((Hugs)))

I also got pregnant at 17 by my high school sweetheart of 2 years. Before I even got out of my first trimester, we were broken up. A couple that had never even had a cross word were no more due to baby. And I was scared, alone, broke, you name it. No money, no job, no friends. I had my mom.
I thought twice about keeping the pregnancy and am so glad I did. She is 11 now and one of the 3 reasons I have for living. We made it, hard as it was. Her dad went on his own way, met up with the wrong people, started using drugs, held up a pawn shop, shot the owner in the head and is sitting in prison to this day. My daughter has never met him and I hope she never does.
My husband has adopted my daughter and she has called him daddy almost from day one.
There are tons of choices out there, please think this through thoroughly before doing something you might regret later.

Again,
lot of hugs in this difficult time.

[Kaillean]

Celia, I am pro choice too, but . . .

This is a new decision for you, made while the hurt your ex-BF has inflicted on you is the deepest. Can you postpone the decision to go out and get drunk for a few more days until you've had a chance to think on it some more, and hopefully talk to a friend or counsellor?

A few days ago, you expressed the fact that you have really wanted a baby, even if not with the asshat. Right now, you're wounded and it's probably not the best time to make a life-changing decision. Whatever you decide, there will be emotional consequences.

It is very possible to raise this baby on your own.

Can you give it a little more time so you can be more certain this is the best choice. Going on a bender can definitely hurt your baby, especially at this critical early stage. What if you change your mind?

If, in a few days, you decide to go to the clinic, then you can go out and drown your sorrows.

I know everything looks grim now, but we never know what the future will hold. The right man will love you and your baby.

Whatever your final decision, I wish you the best and hope happiness comes your way very soon.

[LunaAshling]

Celia... I am also Pro Choice... but think everyone has it down.

I was 16 when I got pregnant from my older boyfriend. When I told him his first reaction was that he was going to run to Mexico. I joke not. Things really did not work out with him... and even though to this day that man drives me nuts.......I am so thankful to have my son. I got the VERY best part of his dad and for that I am happy.

Please don't make a harsh decision. Please talk to someone in real life. You did say you wanted a baby badly... don’t let your hate of the dad blind you!


In the end it is your decision and I hope you don’t drop off the boards completely!!!!