Posts by MaraM

I finally had my first doc. apt. and I am so excited.  We saw the little heart beat and was even able to hear it :) 163 bpm which the doc. said was really good.  We also got the due date of May 30th.   Its late in...

Originally Posted by BaileyB  I think week 9 is usually the roughest for ms.     I hope week 9 is better than my week 8.  I have been nausous all the time and even food doesn't help, which it...

Ugh, belly for me.  I have to catch myself before I scratch too much or else it looks like I'm sunburned.  Do let me/us know if you find a good lotion!  I'm allergic to damn near everything. :\   I...

We joke about something in the water here all the time.  It seems it comes and goes that this year it just happened it hit hard :) Whats interesting is i know who the others are now but none of them know about me yet (since I'm...

Thank you both so much for your advice.  I am so new at all of this and my head is still swimming with the fact that I am even preggers, that I haven't even begun to think about type of birth or if I want a midwife or doula. ...

First timer here, and I am really nervous about my first apt.  I want to make sure that I ask all the right questions to make sure I get the answers I'm looking for.  What are some of the things that you are going to/ or...

I def. grin when I see a preggo woman.  I am a teacher and there are 7 other women who are preggo at my school, my assistant principal told me.  However I only know about 3 of them, so I have been staring at everyone elses...

I am only 4w 2d and I have kinda a light headed feeling all the timem and I def. get head rushes when I stand up too fast.  I get a little nausiated after eating, but for the most part I just don't want to eat.  My...

Hi all. I just found out 3 days ago that I am expecting. SUPER EXCITED!! I'm Mara and my hubby is James and this will be our first child.  I am 28 (almost 29) and my hubs is 30.  We live in Northern VA.  I estimate that...

Hi all. I just found out 3 days ago that I am expecting. SUPER EXCITED!! I'm Mara and my hubby is James and this will be our first child.  I am 28 (almost 29) and my hubs is 30.  We live in Northern VA.  I estimate that...