Pregnancy Thread~~Jan 1st-7th 2003

[will be skinny]

Happy New Year!!!!!

Everyone seems to be on vacation the last couple of weeks. Thats ok, I know I have been away from here for a while.

I hope everyones pregnancies are going well, and those of you who are due now I hope you have a safe and easy delivery.

As for me, I have been eating bread. I am still not into sweets at all thank goodness, but I have been eating cheese and steak sandwiches. Ive been eating whatever sounds good, without turning my tummy when I actually start making it. If my tummy starts turning when I go to get the craved item I will just leave it. I know I havent been eating a whole lot lately, but I simply dont want food. I try to eat healthy as I know the effects of not doing so. I ate anything and everything with my last pregnancy and gained a tonn of weight. I do have to admit that durring that pregnancy I craved sweets all the time too, and couldnt go a day without drinking coke.

I have a drs apt. on the 8th, it is an interview or something like that. After the apt, the dr will decide if she wants to take me on as a patient. So hopefully i will have a dr and be able to have the routine tests and hear the heartbeat.

[Ohsque]

Sorry to barge in...but I was wondering if any of you experienced infertility before conceiving.... if so...

how long did you ttc?
did you do treatment?
did you think that low carbing helped you? how much so?

any other thoughts you can offer would be greatly appreciated...

I've been ttc#2 for over 10 year... really agressively (with temping, clomid, injects/iui) for the past 4....

Thanks for any thoughts ...
~susie

[smiley]

Hello all!
Skinny: Hope your appointment goes well, how far along are you? Sounds like you are doing well with food choices. Sweets are my downfall this time around. I had much stronger will power during my first pregnancy. Now that the Holidays are over, I've made a serious committment to straigtening up my act. I know it is all about choices.

Marye: I'm sorry to hear about your dog. I am very attached to my pets and can't imagine putting my dog down. We worried when we first had Melissa that he might be a little too active for her, but he has actually become quite protective and incredibly gentle. Will you be getting another dog? Any special breed?

Ohsque: Welcome. Unfortunately, I am one of the blessed women who just decides to think about being pregnant and then here I am! I have been very, very blessed. I have seen some women respond to this question when it was posted on the mainboard. I think most of us here have been blessed with good fertility. Please try posting to the main board if you don't find an adequate response here, I really think there are some ladies there that can give you a good experience. I am a firm believer that PCOS and infertility can be significantly affected by improving your diet to low carb, but I honestly can't give you "personal" experience.

Stephanie: how are you! getting ready??? Hope you are feeling well.

Christine: welcome back from vacation. Hope you had a nice trip.

I'm doing well. somewhat more emotional than usual. I hate that, I'm a very controlling person and I don't like when my emotions get the best of me.

[Marye]

>>Will you be getting another dog? Any special breed?
MAybe someday. I have always had a dog but I think that with this many kids it is unfair to a dog..they just don't get the consistant attention they need. Skip had such a bad start that I think it had an effect on him. If we DO we will get a sheltie as that is what I grew up with...but not for a long time.

>>Now that the Holidays are over, I've made a serious committment to straigtening up my act. I know it is all about choices.
ME TOO! I was doing good and then BANG! Sweets started attacking me, prying my mouth open and jumping in...sigh. I put on 2 lbs but that has me at about 15 lbs at 17 weeks...sigh. I am hoping some of that is water and will level off over the next couple of days.

>>but I was wondering if any of you experienced infertility before conceiving

Well my husband and I were told we would never have children for various reasons. We are expecting #8 in June and have lost 2 to miscarriage.. I never did any of the things that you are doing though. I just believe God had a plan for us that the doctors didn't know about.

[ldybug]

Hey everyone! Hope everyone had a great new years! Our's was very uneventful. I have spent the last two new year eves at home in front of the t.v. Guess my partying days are over for good now.

[SusieQ12]

Hello everyone. Not much going on here. I don't feel well today. I hope I'm not getting that stomach bug that's been going around. Yesterday I didn't feel bad, but I wasn't hungry all day either. That is very unusual for me. When I woke up this morning I felt fine, but I started feeling bad when I got to work. I'm starting to feel a little better now.

Oshque, I wish I could answer your question, but I am also one of the very blessed ones who got pregnant the first month of trying. But good luck to you and I hope someone here can help you.

Stephanie, where are ya hon? Hope you're alright.

On the bright side, I have finally managed to get my butt in gear and get off the sweets and other carbs. I have a doctor's appointment next Thursday and for once I'm not gonna be afraid to step on the scale. It's a miracle. Hee hee!

Hope everyone has a great day!

[curlyque]

I'm here! I'm here! Still hanging on. I'm 37 weeks today. YAY! I have been having contractions on and off the last few days. As soon as they develop into some regular pattern, they taper off! Ugh! I am so ready to have this baby. I can hardly move anymore I'm so big. I'm short (5'3") so I'm all belly. I go to the Dr. tomorrow and hope that with all the contractions that I have been feeling lately that there will be some cervical change.

I'm also very tired lately. I feel as if I am back in the first trimester and need to nap in the afternoon. It's probably due to not sleeping well at night from all the bathroom trips and finding it hard to get comfortable.

I'm happy to hear that everyone is doing well.

Marye: Sorry to hear about your dog. We had to put a cat to sleep in June and it was the hardest thing to do. I still miss him terribly.

Oshque: I have PCOS. Low carb has helped me get my cycles back. Never to the point of being regular, but better than when I don't low carb. I was TTC for 2 years for my daughter when I finally was put on clomid. I conceived her on my 3rd cycle. I had an ectopic pregnancy a few years ago that happened spontaneously. I had a miscarriage at 11 weeks in Nov. 2001 after a year of trying and 2 cycles of clomid. We took a 6 month break after that and then started with clomid right away. We got pregnant on the first cycle. I'm due in 3 weeks. What helped this time was using an Ovulation Predictor Kit along with the Clomid. Normally people ovulate between day 14 - 16 with clomid. I didn't ovulate until day 20. So had it not been for the OPK then I would have lost the cycle. Wishing you tons of luck. I know how hard it is to want a baby so badly and it doesn't happen right away.

SusieQ12: I hope you feel better!

Have a great day everyone!

Stephanie

[cchavez]

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! I had my ob appt today and he said everything looks fine. We have another u/s on the 17th to chk the position of my placenta. Then I do the glucose screen on the 30th. I managed to make it thru last wk. w/ minimal weight gain but I definately gained on NYeve!!

Susieq12: let us know how you do with the weight gain. At this point, I am afraid to give up the whole grains and fruit for the baby. But I really should give up some of the other junk I occassionally indulge in......but the carb addict in me just can't or just doesn't want to do it!!! What I am afraid of now is that after the baby is born I will be afraid to give up the carbs b/c I will be b-fing and once again I will be his only source of nutrition. You guys need to convince me other wise!!! My breast milk will not be affected if I low carb right?

OHsque: I charted and conceived on my 3rd cycle. I have a friend that is having difficulty conceiving her 2nd too. I have heard this is common. Sorry, wish I could help.

Oh, a question for those of you that have bf. I would like to occ. give my baby a bottle of my breast milk. Basically so dh can feed sometimes. I am planning on trying to Avent system.So my q's are when should i introduce the bottle? How many bottles will
I need and what size? TIA!!!

[curlyque]

Christine: I didn't breastfeed my daughter, but plan to breastfeed this baby. Everything that I've read says not to introduce a bottle until at least 6 weeks old to avoid nipple confusion and to make sure that breastfeeding is very established. You might want to pop into the "Bouncing Back after Baby" thread and ask that question there.

Stephanie

[Marye]

>> Basically so dh can feed sometimes.
Don't start a bottle until breast feeding has been WELL esablished...Get with La Leche (there are a ton of chapters in Dallas) and see what they have to say. Babies can also get nipple confusion from pacifiers...The womanly Art of Breastfeeding is a great book to have in your library..it will answer anything that comes up! There are lots of ways for dad to bond with baby other than feeding and those forst 6 weeks are critical!
I have breast fed my last 3 while low carbing..All of them are fine and healthy..Each of them was over 10 lbs at birth and I had no problem producing milk on low carb.
AS long as you are taking vitamins you really don't need the grains/fruit and if you are very sugar sensitive it can actually be worse for you than the tiny risk of lack of a nutrient..Think of it this way..Pioneer women concieved and gave birth during the winter and often did it on diets of cornbread and meat or just meat...

[Everal]

Hello everyone.

I am looking for food ideas. It seems that often lately I want something to eat-- something real-- and I can't think of anything. My only take on carbs is that they be healthy carbs. I am still low carbing, but allowing much more than I used to. I totally avoid pasta and rice, but I eat whole wheat bread and once in a while potatos.

Today I had hummus and tabouleh. Now that was very good and seemingly very healthy. But usually I am searching for something to eat and can't find anything.

Thanks for any ideas.

Everal
Mom of 7, Number 8 on the way.

[curlyque]

Back from the Doctor's. No change in the cervix, still 1 cm, but he has dropped although his head is still not engaged. It's something, right?! LOL

Stephanie

[smiley]

Hi ladies!
Everal: regarding food ideas: There is of course the basic low carb staples, such as all kinds of protein like chicken, fish, and red meat. I eat a lot of tunafish in the can (the kind in the can is not harmful to pregnant women, just fresh fish can be harmful). I also eat a lot of cottage cheese, I love cottage cheese. Enjoy all kinds of vegatables including celery, cauliflower, broccoli and salad fixins. When pregnant, I also allow myself things like pickles and lots of olives. I eat healthy life wheat bread (from jewel or dominicks), Fiber ONe cereal or Kashi cereal. I also eat lots more fruit while pregnant, like cantelope or grapes or even a pear or orange or banana. They aren't really low carb, but it's better than eating candy or cake and it helps to have something sweet. Does this help any?? HOpe you at least got one new food idea. I make tacos a lot too with the low carb tortilla's.

REgarding Bottles and breastfeeding: You all knew I would have an opinion, didn't you??! I can only relate my experience. I am definitely, positively pro-breastfeeding, I couldn't be more supportive, but I must tell you what happened to me. I was (and still am) probably the only person that I "know" who breastfed for one year. With that said, I researched a whole ton before deciding how to incorporate bottles into Melissa's life. The traditional recommendation is this: Don't introduce a bottle too early, it can cause nipple confusion. The usual recommendation is to wait 4-6 weeks until breastfeeding is well established. When you do introduce the bottle, THe mother should not be the one giving it. Have dad give the bottle, the baby can often sense or even smell the mother and will protest because he/she knows the "real" thing (mom) is nearby. I have only heard positive things about the avent nipples and bottles especially for breastfeeding mother's, they are supposedly the most "similar" to breastfeeding (This is also what I used for Melissa). When you do decide to give the bottle and the baby refuses to eat, try not to get too upset, babies can sense anger and fear from the dad very easily. Also, don't just give up and have mom show up and give the breast, this may teach the baby that if they just wait long enough, the real thing will be there.

NOW.... that I've written you my novel, I'm going to post this (so I don't lose it) and post again about my experience.

[smiley]

OK... My experience...

We were successfully breastfeeding for 5 1/2 weeks, Melissa never had a single ounce of formula or a bottle (or even a pacifier). This, of course, means that I never had any sleep eigther!! (selfish pub for sympathy!)

I researched all of the above suggestions regading introducing the bottle. I admit, that I wanted to be able to spend an hour at the grocery store, alone, without a call from my husband for me to rush home because the baby needed to eat. Melissa loved to eat! Breastfeeding, esp in the beginning, is extremely taxing and tiring and sometimes just plain exhausting. (I loved it though and will happily do it again). I finally decided it was time to introduce the bottle, she was almost 6 weeks old. I pumped and "disappeared" to the upstairs bedroom for the evening, Steve tried to give the bottle to Melissa. It absolutely, positively was the longest night of our lives. I was crying in the upstairs bedroom, while steve was getting angry downstairs. It was a disaster. Melissa fell asleep angry and we were all exhausted. SHe would not take the bottle. We tried introducing the bottle about everyother day for almost 2 weeks and it was a disaster everytime. I admit to "giving" in several times. I would appear from the upstairs room (or would get home from the grocery store) and breast feed her. Melissa never, ever got accoustomed to the bottle. We tried about 5-6 different bottle systems, different nipples, different people, different times of day. You name it, I'm pretty sure we did it. I must say that I also seeked out help from the Le Lache League and all I have to say is that I was sadly disappointed with their "help". Their response to my tears and difficulties with introducing the bottle was.... "well, why would you want to be away from your baby long enough that someone else has to feed her". I am all about breastfeeding and committing to your children before yourself, but honestly after 2 1/2 months, I really needed a 3 hour break. I'm sorry if that was considered selfish by some. Again, this is just my experience.

"What will I do differently this time"... for me, this time around, I will introduce the bottle earlier than 6 weeks. I think that "established" breastfeeding can be determined earlier than 6 weeks, at least for me. It may have also had something to do with the fact that I never, ever used a pacifier. She had never had anything "fake" until the 6 week mark. If I have a good latch and good weight gain and good milk supply with our next baby, I will probably introduce the bottle at 3 weeks or maybe a little earlier. Again, this is just me. I will only give the bottle occasionally, (once every other day or so). If you keep the bottles fairly infrequent, then there really shouldn't be confusion. I find that people who give bottles to frequently end up dealing with nipple confusion or a preference for bottles over BF. My friends who ended up quitting BF were giving Bottles at night (by dad) so mom could sleep, but then it turned into days of bottles and days without BF. This is definitely a set up for failure (again my opinon). Edited to add: Melissa did finally get the hang of it, but it definitely took weeks and weeks. She was a year old and weaned before she took the bottle on a regular basis.

I wish I could "type" everything else I would like to say about my experience, typing just doesn't express my thoughts very well. I am 100 percent supportive of breastfeeding and I want all of us to succeed at it. (I also never thought I would be a person who would breastfeed in public, but I did it all the time! BF in Walmart, at restaurants, at the pool, at the mall, if my baby needed food, I would comply).

I am so glad to have all of you here to support me and I look forward to supporting you. BF definitely takes a serious committment from both mother and father and support from extended family. I must also say, that my family (on both sides) just didn't understand "why" I would want to keep breastfeeding for "so long". That didn't help, but most obstacles can be overcome.

Regarding bottles: I strongly recommend the Avent bottles, they ended up being successful for me. I never bought that many (mainly b/c bottle feeding wasn't very successful). I just bought the "starter" kit and that got me to at least the 9-11 month mark. Then I bought the larger size ones when Melissa turned 1 year and we stopped breastfeeding. I would strongly recommend that you not buy too many bottle things because you never know which "type" will fit your baby. Like I said before, we now have about 5 different kinds because we were told to try different ones. All of my friends use avents. They are definitely the most highly recommended, that I've seen.

[smiley]

I wanted to say more about breastfeeding. I know we have some true veterans here, but I also wanted to give some more of my experience to help prepare the first time mother's.

BF babies do NOT eat on a schedule!!! Never! (IMHO). So many people would tell me, "she doesn't need to eat, she just ate". But she would be hungry. I definitely felt like a milk machine and felt like I always had my shirt up. I didn't feed Melissa "every 3 hours", on a schedule like my formula friend's babies. It could be every half our for 4 hours and then 3 hours later, then 1 hour later, then 2 hours later and then for 1 hour straight without a break. There was absolutely no consistentcy to it for weeks and even the first months. This is absolutely normal!! I think a lot of my friends gave up breastfeeding because they felt that their "supply" wasn't enough, or they just couldn't go without having more of a break.

If you do start letting everyone give bottles too early, it will definitely affect your supply and this can impact the BF relationship. But, please don't let people tell you that your baby isn't hungry or that you are over feeding her, YOU CAN"T OVER BF A BABY! PERIOD!

OK, I'm off my soapbox for a few miniutes. I just have too much to say about BF, I want everyone who wants to breastfeed to be successful, but I must admit that I really wasn't too informed before delivering Melissa and I didn't have any role models. I'm very lucky to have succeeded.

I do recommend going to a breastfeeding "class" if your hospital has one and I've also heard that "The WOmanly Art of BReastfeeding" is an awesome book.

All this thinking about BF has made me excited and wanting to have my baby NOW! I've got 14 weeks to go, thanks for getting me all worked up guys!

[Marye]

>>It may have also had something to do with the fact that I never, ever used a pacifier. She had never had anything "fake" until the 6 week mark.

Nick is two and a half...He is still nursing occassionally and has never had either a bottle OR a pacifier. Only my first two have had those. That is just the way we do it here. It is time consuming at first..Maybe the first 3 months..But I always looked at it as that was a good time for me to recouperate, relax, and get to know the new baby's quirks...I am a freakishly perfectionistic homemaker...but those first three months go so quickly and then they are gone. Forever. The only times I have regretted are the times I cut a season short not one that I took at a leisurely rate and enjoyed. Believe me, on my oldest's wedding day I was NOT regretting that I had spent too much time holding her/ nursing her/playing with her but just the opposite...I guess I should also say that I am one of those weirdos that practices co -sleeping...My very best friend is horrified how we parent..believes strongly in bottles , circumcision and pacifiers and had her little ones in a crib in another room let alone in the same bed
!....Yet we have been able to be supportive of eachother for the entire 12 years we haev been friends.
SO bottom line...Realize that a baby is a definite time commitment. Decide what you can live with. Get all the support and information you can and stick with your convictions. Ultimately it is your confidence in what you are doing (and how) and your love for your baby that will cause you to have well adjusted children that grow into well adjusted adults.

[smiley]

Marye: You are not a weirdo! I'm glad you aren't afraid to give your opinion. I personally do not co-sleep, but I can understand the benefits and the drawbacks. We used a bassinet right next to my bed for exactly 3 months to ease breastfeeding at night. I'm an incredibly light sleeper and if Melissa had been in bed WITH me, I would have never, ever had even an hour of sleep. The three nights I've had her in our bed, I've had to make Steve leave. (and we have a king bed!)

Even my parents and in-laws think i'm a little "weirdo" myself because I never used a pacifier and we breast fed for one year. They couldn't wait for me to quit breastfeeding, my MIL is still practically begging for Melissa to start sleeping over at grandma's. I personally don't see the purpose! There is no reason for her to have to sleep over at grandma's, she's too young to know the difference and she doesn't even take naps anywhere else but home. I tell Steve that if the occasion should arrise that we would have to be out of town for a night, then I would be fine with it, but I don't see any good reason that she should go spend the night there. Again, they think I'm a wierdo! But, let me tell you, I just tell STeve, "I'm the mom", she got to be the mom and now I get to be the mom. I love that answer!

[smiley]

I'm just having too much to say today! (Or too much time on my hands)

I'm also a "weirdo" according to my MIL because I don't give Melissa anything to drink in her sippy cup except water. She doesn't understand why Melissa doesn't need apple juice! What! I'm grateful that even my pedi said I shouldn't be giving her any juices whatsoever. She said "they're full of sugar and no nutrients". I could have kissed her when she said that! I was also considered a "weirdo" because Melissa never got any food before she was 6 months old. None, no cereal, nothing. I kept getting the "Steven was eating carrots at that age, I was feeding him pizza, why can't she have a cookie...." YIKES!

Remember my response.... "I'm the mom!"

[Marye]

>>Remember my response.... "I'm the mom!"
that is the best response there is. WHen you have a baby everyone has an opinion but ultimately you (and your husband) are the one that is responsible for the well being of that child over the long haul. Gee, how far removed are we from low carbing here??? O.k..I will get us back on track..Ummm....and if you stick to your low carb plan then you will be more even tempered and less likely to make decisions based on emotional upheavel and reactions to other people....
Whew!

[TammyLM]

Marye, I know you want to get back to the low carbing, but.....
I have just enjoyed reading yours and smileys conversation....and I have a bit to add to your "soapboxes" if I may! I

I guess I was a bit prepared to be a "freak" for low carbing(okay, I'll add that so that we at least address low carb here..hee hee) ...because I had already been a "freak" for my mothering techniques as well!! Oddly enough, it came from my own mother, and not my dear MIL!

My mother was DISGUSTED with breast feeding...thought of it as dirty! Furthermore, that meant that I was unable to just take of for the day and hang out....with her??!!

I thoroughly enjoyed breastfeeding all three of my tikes, and fully intend to do it again with my fourth...for as long as he/she will let me!
I dont have a problem with bottle supplementing, I have actually done it myself. It only became a problem with my third child....and actually it was the opposite of most fears....my baby actually preferred the bottle over me! I was devestated!
I think that I am going to try to avoid bottles personally with this one, just because I plan to thoroughly "milk" this experience for all it is worth....I believe this will be our last child.

[Marye]

>> It only became a problem with my third child....and actually it was the opposite of most fears....my baby actually preferred the bottle over me! I was devestated!

Classic nipple confusion...You see, there is a different strategy involved in getting milk from a human nipple and getting milk from a latex one... It uses a whole different set of muscles and has a different mouth feel...I guess it it the equivalent of trying to get used to low carb muffins after homemade...If you can imagine....one time you are allowed nly low carb the nxt time only homemade..It would be harder to get established on a low carb routine. Sort of in the same way it is hard for some babies to adjust to more than one way of doing things. On the up side...both of mine that experienced nipple confusion are my cleanie children..like cleanliness and order and are a bit perfectionistic. maybe there is a link???
Hope everyone is feeling well..I was doing great last week..hit a high stress moment yesterday and caved in to gingerbread pudding cake. Sigh...We are back to school today after our long (since Thanksgiving) holiday. My next appointment is next tuesday and I will set my appointment for my sono to see what this baby is!

[ldybug]

Wow, great info you guys! Who knows how I would have responded to this three years ago, but I have read quite a bit about low carbing and teaching your children good eating habits right out of the womb.
I plan on breastfeeding exclusively. (I think I will intro the bottle of pumped milk at about one month, but to only be give every other day or so like Smilely) I also hope to bf for one year. I hope that I do not have to go back to work so that this will be easy to do. I am very scared of a provider slipping in some formula. I also do not want to introduce food at the "normal" four months. I am going to try to make the food but we will see how worn out I am and whether or not I am working outside the home. My MIL has already stated that she will follow my instructions about not giving sugar but she is worried that her mother will not listen and give many comfort foods. I have a feeling that I won't really have to worry about this too much. We will only be stationed here another year and a half so the baby would only be about a year old at that point.

Here is a good article to check out. This was linked many months ago but I know more people have joined since then.

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/diet_for_children.html

[SusieQ12]

Hello everyone! Have the boards been slow lately or is it just my computer? Wow. It seems like it took forever to get on today.

Anyhoo, good news. I am finally feeling the baby kick. It started last week. I didn't really have any type of flutters though (not that I noticed), I just started feeling the kicks. It is such an awesome feeling!

Yesterday morning, me, DH, and DSS (he's 5) were laying in bed watching tv and playing. Then the little bean started kicking. I put my DSS's hand on my belly and he felt it. He thought it so cool. Then he started talking to my belly. He way saying, "Hey baby. I'm your big brother. This is your mommy, her name is Susan, and this is your daddy, his name is Chris." It was so sweet I almost started crying. He is gonna be a great big brother.

I go for my ultrasound on Thursday. I am so excited! I hope the baby cooperates so we can see what it is. I have been trying to wait to find out the sex before I decorate the room. Wish me open leg vibes! Hee hee.

Well, I guess I've rambled enough for now.

Hope everyone has a super day!

Susan

[will be skinny]

SuzieQ you are right, the boards are very slow. Maybe because of all the newbies. I noticed that from the first it has been alot slower than normal.

This discussion is very interesting, I do have a question about breastfeeding and low carbing, why is it not that good to do? Low carb and breastfeeding I mean. I would love to be able to go back onto atkins as soon as this baby comes. Maybe then I could have a chance of getting back to my pre pregnancy weight from 12 yrs ago. Sheesh I am starting this pregnancy looking like I am about 5 months pregnant already, I just cant imagine after this is over, I may look like I am 10 months pregnant. Im only 5'3" and my bone structure is medium small. So any weight shows quickly.

I plan on breast feeding for at least 1 yr. I did with my son but I also agree with the nipple confusion thing, he got confused and I had a very hard time producing after 4 months. I ended up stopping at about 7 months. I didnt drink while breastfeeding. I actually barely drank anything at all. Kinda like right now. I am having such a difficult time with (sorry to be graphic) constipation. No matter what I try nothing is working. I have started eating runny oatmeal, flax seeds, and yoghurt every morning to get things going, but alas nothing. My nose is dry too, and I get nasal congestion at night and cant sleep. Im only 13.5 weeks and already problems with this. Does anyone have any good advice for these? I really need some especially for the constipation because I got really bad hemeroids with my last pregnancy and dont want them again. Sorry if this part was TMI but I need some help!

As far as feeding my baby I want to start about 5 months. DH has severe alergies so we may wait for 6 months as well. The problem we will have though is that we have alot of friends who are from other parts of the world. And all of them put cereal in the formula at night to keep the baby asleep longer by the time the child is 2 months old. They will all have their advice and I know that I will stay strong about not doing it but I dont know if DH will. He may fall for their crap about it and start preasuring me to do the same as them. To be honest I will just hand him the baby when it is hungry and say the baby is hungry feed it. And leave. He will have to figure out what to do. He wont be giving it formula because he hates the idea of formula. So hopefully he will come to his senses fast. Who knows what will happen. Thats what I would do though. Leave everything for him to do. He would learn fast how difficult it is to be the mom. Kinda like that joke about the man coming home from work to a complete mess and his wife in bed. If you havent heard it let me know and Ill post it one day.

As far as food goes for me, I have been eating rice, I ate some salt and vinigar potato chips over the weekend. I hate chicken with a passion. But steak is really good. I've been eating canned fruit without sugar, cause for some reason fresh fruit no matter what kind it is does not apeal to me at all, same with frozen. My weight hasnt changed since I found out I was pregnant at 9 weeks so that is good I think although my stomach has definitely gotten bigger. I dont look pregnant (besides the usual 5 months thing I have had since my last pregnancy) I just look fatter. Oh well. I only hope that I gain in my tummy only. Last pregnancy I gained everywhere, but ate everything in site too. Anyways before I end up writing a novel here I am signing off.

Have a great week. Ill let you know how my drs apt goes on wed.

[ldybug]

I am feeling a bit under the weather today, for some reason when the baby moves alot it makes me sick to my tummy. I guess it is some form of motion sickness.

Will be Skinny, There are different views about being in ketosys while breast feeding. Talk to your dr about it. Everyone will say something different. Atkins doesn't recommend it. Many people belive that ketones are passed through the milk to the baby which could be harmful, but a while back I remember reading a post where a lady tested her milk with one of the sticks and it didn't show up for ketones. But agian, talk to your dr. about it. You don't want to do anything that is harmful. I plan on doing atkins but to drink milk. That will kkeep me out of ketosys I am sure, but I feel itis important to hagve the milk while the baby is nursing.
As for the constipation, almonds seem to work for me. I don't knwo why, but when I eat a handful about three hours later I have to go. I am sure that everyone is different though and what works for one of us may not for antoher. Also, I have to take an iron supplement. The dr. told me to get a certian brand that has a stool softener in it. I will look at the package tonight and let you know what brand it is. Thing is I really don't notice that it helps me go.
And for the nasal blockage, boy do I have that. They say it is a symptom of being pg. I hate it, it is like haveing a constant cold except that I feel fine. I bought a humidifer Sunday and put it right next to the bed. I did notice a bit of a difference when I got up this morning, but I will let you know if it keeps helping or not.

Susan, yeah! It was great the first time I felt him kick. I also didn't feel flutters that other people talk about. Then about a week later DH was able to feel him as well. Good luck with the u/s. I will wish open leg vibes for you!