The official "Get-to-know-you" thread! - Page 6

[hadassah]

Name: Jessica

EDD: sometime mid to late Feb

Other children and their ages: Hadassah 5, Hezekiah 3, Solomon 17 months

Hometown/state/province: Spokane wa

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): stay at home mom

Birth plans:home birth, water birth......with my beloved midwife

Thoughts about this pregnancy: still very shocked but so totally thrilled. Hoping for a perfect birth one where I don't have to be transported.

[mommy2twinsplus]

Name: April

EDD: around Valentines Day '10

Other children: Twin girls Maddison and Cameryn born March of 07.

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Occupation: SAHM

Birth Plan: hospital waterbirth using hypnobabies, no circ if we have a boy, no vax, Husband, doula, awesome midwifery minded OB, quiet and serene birth.

Thoughts about this pregnancy: I am so glad I have the opportunity to have a different kind of pregnancy and labor with this one. So glad I read Ina May's guide to a better birth. My twins delivery: strapped to a bed and monitored the whole time, no food or water, iv, pit, ob broke water, doula, epidural per rule of my then ob an hour before I delivered. Vaginal delivery in the OR with atleast 25 hosptial staff in the room. I am definitately looking forward to a more laidback intimate delivery.

[kgrfcharlton]

Name: Rachel

EDD: 2/15

Other children and their ages: Georgia 5, Bishop 3, & Zoe 22 months

Hometown/state/province: Nashville (suburb), TN

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): SAHM

Birth plans: Homebirth w/MW

Thoughts about this pregnancy: Total shock, but rolling w/it.

[PseudoDiva]

Nice to meet you :-)

Name: PseudoDiva
EDD: Sometime around February 16th...or later
Other Children: This is our first!
Hometown/State: South Bay, California
Birth Plans: Hoping for a homebirth with midwife...still trying to find one, though!
Thoughts about this pregnancy: Wow, that happened fast...

[ChathamMommy]

Name: Anna

EDD: Feb. 9, 2010

Other children and their ages: SD 13, S 6, S 5, S3, S2

Hometown/state/province: NJ

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): Mom and Real estate agent

Birth plans: Just do it...

Thoughts about this pregnancy: It's my 5th. It's a girl this time.

[Sentimental.Geek]

Name: Andrea

EDD: Late February

Other children and their ages: DD, 14 months

Hometown/state/province: I'm in the West Midlands, UK

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): SAHM

Birth plans: Hoping for a home water birth! I'd like the exact opposite of what I had first time around - induction, pethidine, epidural, constant monitoring, forceps, IV abx...yuck!

Thoughts about this pregnancy: Trying to enjoy it thoroughly as it's very possible we'll stop with two. Looking forward to trying for the birth experience we missed out on the first time around.

[linchi]

Un-lurking myself...

Name: Lindsay

EDD: February 13th, 2010

Other children and their ages: none

Hometown/state/province: Canadian Expat, married to a Spaniard, living in Stockholm, most likely giving birth in France

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): Unemployed

Birth plans: Not sure yet

Thoughts about this pregnancy: It's my 1st, so everything is a big learning curve! We are having a boy.

[jul511riv]

Originally Posted by linchi

Name: Lindsay

EDD: February 13th, 2010

Other children and their ages: none

Hometown/state/province: Canadian Expat, married to a Spaniard, living in Stockholm, most likely giving birth in France

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): Unemployed

Birth plans: Not sure yet

Thoughts about this pregnancy: It's my 1st, so everything is a big learning curve! We are having a boy.

This isn't Lindsay from the SF Bay Area, is it?

[John'sMama]

Name: Emily

EDD: May 23, 2007 (should be pretty exact b/c we did a FET after IVF)

Other children & ages: John Isaac--2 years, 4 months

Town: Aledo, IL

Occupation: SAHM

Birthplan: HBAC

[wifeandmommy2-4]

Name: Kimberly

EDD: Feb 18, 2010

Other children and their ages: Zoe - 7, Ethan - 5, Elizabeth - 3, Alex - 17 months

Hometown/state/province: Texas

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): SAHM

Birth plans: Birth center

Thoughts about this pregnancy: Going really good! Very excited about not having a hospital birth. Looking forward to a nice peaceful birth!

[Conejita]

I want to join! Im feeling overwhelmed for very different reasons than with my first son.

Name: Deborah

EDD: Feb 23 '10

Other children and their ages: Evan 2.5yr

Hometown/state/province: Kirkland, WA

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): SAHM

Birth plans: GH in Capital Hill with Midwife and Doula and a Tub

Thoughts about this pregnancy: Baby is moving which has made me feel happy and more involved. I feel sad that this may be my last baby. I feel anxious since we may be moving soon into a new house. My son was a planned homebirth which ended in csec...so Im nervous about baby #2. Sometimes I exercise, sometimes I dont, and I feel like the weight is not my friend. Im excited to buy new diapers for this baby and break out my moby wrap again and to nurse again.

[linchi]

Originally Posted by jul511riv

This isn't Lindsay from the SF Bay Area, is it?

Sorry, I just saw this now! Nope, not from the SF Bay area, although compared to winter in Stockholm that sounds nice right about now .

[AnnieNimIty]

A little slow on the uptake

Wow, I feel like I am cutting this close....

Nameblivious

EDD: February 8th 2010

Other children and their ages:Peanut (Girl) 20 months

Hometown/state/province: Coloradian living in Canada

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): SAHM

Birth plans: Hospital with Hypnobirthing. Ideally, it would be a homebirth with a midwife, but I couldn't get one to come where I was. I did hire an awesome doula though.

Thoughts about this pregnancy: I am very excited about this little boy. This pregnancy has done a lot for me in terms of realizing things about myself and how I live my life. We hope to have many children so this labor experience will hopefully be different than last time.

It is nice to meet all of you!

[earthnut]

EDD: February 16 2010!

Other children and their ages: none!

Hometown/state/province: Seattle, WA

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): I'm not really a SAHM yet, but I'm not employed either...

Birth plans: Home birth, with a doula (and midwife of course), I plan to use some form of hypnosis or meditation to cope with the pain, and I have a tub in case I want to use it. She'll get immediate skin-to-skin contact through her first feeding. She'll initiate the feeding. The cord will be cut and the injections given after her first feeding.

Thoughts about this pregnancy: It was a bit sooner than expected, but it's been fun and such a learning experience!

[Keeta]

Originally Posted by earthnut

EDD: February 16 2010!

Other children and their ages: none!

Hometown/state/province: Seattle, WA

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): I'm not really a SAHM yet, but I'm not employed either...

Birth plans: Home birth, with a doula (and midwife of course), I plan to use some form of hypnosis or meditation to cope with the pain, and I have a tub in case I want to use it. She'll get immediate skin-to-skin contact through her first feeding. She'll initiate the feeding. The cord will be cut and the injections given after her first feeding.

Thoughts about this pregnancy: It was a bit sooner than expected, but it's been fun and such a learning experience!

Welcome! I'm in Seattle, too. West Seattle to be precise!

[earthnut]

Originally Posted by Keeta

Welcome! I'm in Seattle, too. West Seattle to be precise!

Hi! I'm in north Seattle.

[Starcat2]

Hi, recently found the 2/10 group glad to be here

Name: Starcat

EDD: 2/27 but I don't think I'll make it.

Other children and their ages: Nope, FTM

Hometown/state/province: BFE Utah

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): CNA

Birth plans: Hypnobirthing/natural. I really don't want to have any med's.

Thoughts about this pregnancy: IS IT OVER YET!?!