Posts by qmama42

Krista--I am thrilled to see you over here! Welcome, may you settle in to Q&P for the long haul! You and DP will be in my thoughts as you navigate through this early pregnancy. I wish you peace and a healthy, growing bean!

Seraf--it was a definitely challenging in the beginning (which I considered to be the first 17 weeks when I was still feeling pretty bad). Autopsies and anything involving decompostion were hard. But I made it through without...

I just turned 37 two weeks ago. And DP is 49, btw. An astonishing 12 years between us. I haven't told our story yet, but I almost backed out based on that alone when I found out. Soooo glad I didn't though. We were in too deep...

Ahope—You asked about my post-baby plans. DP and I both work FT and in order to maintain our modest-lifestyle, we will have to continue to do that until we retire. Which suits us just fine actually, since we are pretty...

Hello all, you were one click away from getting a lengthy post from me yesterday until it was eaten. Argh. By that point, I was too tired to do it all over again, so here I am now. I’ll be 29 weeks tomorrow (woohoo!) and I feel huge. I...

Welcome to the world, Baby Layla! Congrats, Mami, to you and your family! I hope you had a peaceful birth and I can't wait to hear your story when you're ready.

Hello all, time for personals!   Sara--I'm sorry that you're still struggling with m/s. It can be SO miserable. I hope the Zofran does the trick for you. It definitely took the edge off for me--I found that 1/2 to 1 pill about...

Brite--Yeah! So happy that the u/s went well. That's great news that the bean is healthy and thriving! I am sorry to hear about the m/s and I hope the time will fly by until you feel better.   Mami--Hang in there, mama! Not...

Starling--Thank you, thank you, thank you. I definitely needed to hear that perspective. You have shifted my whole attitude with those words and I feel lighter and more calm already.   Isa--I know that feeling! I...

Dawn--Congratulations! She is beautiful--you must be so excited! I hope you three are having a marvelous time getting to know one another. What a dreamy birth story too; thank you for sharing with us so...