No-Stresser Pregnant Zen Queens

[Tear78]

Ok, the idea of this new thread is to bring together all the no-stresser TTCers who've gotten knocked up, as well as to welcome any other pregnant zen queens who want to stay chill and think positive thoughts. I'm trying to imitate the style of The One Thread from the TTC forum, and if this gets popular I hope to pass the upkeep along to a rotating list of mamas.

ps - I totally expect the road to "no-stressing" to be full of sharing our anxieties and reminding each other that we'll be ok. My main goal is to make a place where we can avoid seeing scary headings and reading stories that will stress us out.

Soooo.......without further ado...

:Welcome No-Stresser Pregnant Zen Queens:
February 22nd through February 28th

Please make change requests in Bold, and make sure to let me know what week you're in if you'd like it listed. All updates as to how far along are assumed to be from the day of your last period.

Week Three
Implantation Week!, 0.1-0.2mm

Week Four
Yolk Sac Appears...what the?
minsca

Week Five
Heart Starts Beating!!!, 1.5-2.5mm
ShwarmaQueen - am I right?

Week Six
Limb Buds Appear, 4-6mm
confustication - around here-ish?
mom-to-jj
Zjande
RM1117
blueyezz4

Week Seven
Hand Plates Present, 7-9mm
BHappy
cileag
brinalicious

Week Eight
Spontaneous Movement Begins!, 8-11mm

Week Nine
Elbows, and Fingers, and Toes, Oh My!, 13-17mm
Astar326
Firewoman

Week Ten
Bye, Bye, Tail! 1.06-1.38in
texmati

Week Eleven
Fingernails and Toenails 1.75-2in
Octobermoon
midwestmeg

Week Twelve
Brain Structure Intact ~3.54in
RavenStar

[zjande]

I do pretty much exist stress free & hope to stay positive this whole pregnancy!

By the way, it's spelled "stressor"

I don't think I'm even 4 weeks yet, .

[Tear78]

, zjande! I added a week three for you....did you take an early response test, or are you IN week 4? Thanks for joining! :

[brinalicious]

Thanks Tear! You can add me. I am 4w4d and am totally stress free! Today I called the midwife who delivered our last son at home (almost 6 years ago!), to let her know we are due again in October. That made this whole thing seem just a little more real. We will go see her in about a month. I'm starting to get more excited.

I'm not really worried that this baby will stick--I am in near-perfect health, have had 2 wonderful and healthy pregnancies (except for the emergency cesarean with the first), and have no history of miscarriage or anything like that. I know that doesn't mean that it can't happen, but I don't have any reason to worry about it happening. That said, it still just doesn't feel totally real yet. Anyone else feeling this way?

[firewoman]

I'll join in, too. It may be hard but I prefer to stay positive in general.

Six Weeks-One Day

[RMM1117]

Hey Tear, nice to 'see' you again!

I'm 3w5d.

[Tear78]

yayyy, thanks for joining ladies! I'm trying to wrap my brain around the "week whatever" thing, and I'm going to list y'all in the week you're working on completing. For example, I'm 6 weeks 5 or 6 days along, but I'm going to post myself under week 7 because I'm working on it. I think that way when I check out week by week fertility pages and want to see what the baby looks like. I say, ok, by the end of THIS week, this is what it'll look like. Anyway, if anybody feels strongly otherwise just let me know.

[Tear78]

brin - I'm glad that you're feeling so relaxed about this! I think having a caregiver that you already know must help. I feel very overwhelmed by the choice. DH and I are going to a doctor on Tuesday for my first check-up, and I don't even know what she's going to do, but we plan on bringing a whole list of questions for her.

My biggest strategy for staying relaxed is staring at our new fishtank and zoning out. I'm so tired all the time, but I can't really fall asleep, so this is my way of resting my body.

I thought I'd put out a question to help distract us: where was the craziest place you BD'd while TTC because you knew you were ovulating? For me, I'd have the say in the back of our van in a beach parking lot during the day while DH and I were touring the Cape and sleeping in the van each night.

[midwestmeg]

Originally Posted by Tear78

For me, I'd have the say in the back of our van in a beach parking lot during the day while DH and I were touring the Cape and sleeping in the van each night.

Oh how fun!! : Tee hee.

I am a true no-stressor (well, of course I worry- what if the baby comes at 26 weeks, what if I did something in the first trimester, what if, what if....) but I somehow block it all out and just have faith that it will all work out okay.

My first two have been no testing, no u/s, no dr pregnancies and births- but there is always a first time for things to work out differently!

So, here is to staying stress free and letting nature take its course. Meg

[midwestmeg]

Oh, I'm about 9 weeks.

[RavenStar]

Hi Tear,
I remember you from the TTC threads. I'll be 9 weeks along on tuesday.
The craziest moment we BD while TTC was an hour before we were leaving on a trip home. We hoped our DD stayed asleep and she did! We're pretty sure this was the day we conceived. The place was our bed...not so crazy.

[blueyezz4]

I'd love to join this group!! I'm 3 weeks and 3 days so i'm working on my 4th week this coming week. This is my first pregnancy so I'm trying to totally stay calm and not worry. I've witness so many of my friends go through their pregnancy all stressed out and I just really don't want to do that. I'm just trying to think positive and hoping & praying that everything goes smoothly. I figure there is nothing that I can do other than take care of myself and my little growing "bean"... I figure it is out of my hands! Thanks for starting this group Tear. :

[Tear78]

Ok, we're updated to here. Ladies!

Meg - I think worrying is different from stressing. I think we're all going to worry, but I really don't want to let it take over my life because that will affect the baby. I especially don't want to go read the "what-if" threads or the horror story threads. I want to enjoy every minute of this pregnancy the best I can (spoken like a true preggers that does NOT yet have m/s.) Thanks for helping us zen out!

RavenStar - what a cooperative little girl you have! By the way, you're exactly two weeks ahead of me (if I conceived when I think I did, which is still unclear). Cool!

blueyezz - that's exactly how I feel! This is our first real pregnancy too, and we decided that we just have to assume everything is ok. I stopped temping as soon as my pregnancy was confirmed for me because, if my temperature does go down, i don't want to know about it any sooner than I have to. And I knew that I would psychoanalyze any 2/10 of a degree dip. I don't need that! I want to just relax and dream about what my baby should look like about now.:

By the way, I decided to change people over to the next week on Sundays (starting next Sunday). I know that probably doesn't coincide with exactly when you change...but I don't know how to manage that otherwise. Unless you ladies have an idea for me?

[octobermoon]

tear you are so sweet! count me in....although ummm....i'm probably not zen

RavenStar, Tear78, brinalicious, RMM1117!!!!!!! I can't believe we are all here together!!!??? how cool is this? :::


i'm the 8 week-er here.

[Tear78]

Yay, Octobermoon, welcome!!!

I changed the headings. If you want more info, check out this fun site. Week selection is at the bottom of the page. Have fun!

[firewoman]

Here is another cool site! http://www.visembryo.com/baby/4.html

[Tear78]

whoaaaaaa...: coool. Thanks, firewoman!

[octobermoon]

this one is my FAVE!!!! have you seen it? http://www.ehd.org/movies.php?mov_id=28#content love it!

[Tear78]

omg, I'm in heaven here!! That's absolutely amazing!!!
ps---I'm supposed to be vaccuming. hmm....

[astar326]

please add me. i'm 6w2d (same as firewoman)

i try to be zen, although ttc for 21 months was not a zen time for me. but i feel much more relaxed now.

in answer to the bd question: we were at dh's parents house over thanksgiving and i saw ewcm, so we bd'd up there lots. also while camping at my sister's inlaws. this conception was just from our own bed.