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[sarahr]

Name: Sarah

EDD: 3/1/2010

Other children and their ages: Miriam, 2.5

Hometown/state/province: Washington DC

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): currently work part time as a lawyer, but seriously considering quitting

Birth plans: homebirth

Thoughts about this pregnancy: Excited, although a little worried about balancing my needs while pregnant with my toddler's needs

[Collinsky]

Name: Colleen

EDD: end of Feb

Other children and their ages: Sarah 6.5, Mia almost 5, Adam 3, and Aaden 17 mos

Hometown/state/province: seacoast area of NH

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): SAHM and I work very part-time at Gypsy Mama

Birth plans: UC

Thoughts about this pregnancy: Very excited and peaceful... we do need to get a bigger place, and figure out a way to get three carseats/boosters across the back of our Caravan but really just ecstatic.

[AlumofUF]

Name: Faby

EDD: end of Feb

Other children and their ages: Alex 10, John 8, Jenny 5, and Bobby 2 yrs

Hometown/state/province: South America Originally....FL, SC, MS and currently near Houston TX.

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): Work outside the home unfortunately

Birth plans: Hospital, natural

Thoughts about this pregnancy: shocked that I never 'predicted' ovulation but very happy, a lil bit in pins and needles afraid of another m/c....this will be our last baby and I'm already a bit sad about it but I'm not getting any younger.

[jul511riv]

there is a thread in this ddc for previous loss mamas, if you aren't there already, come on over!

[SAmama]

Joining as well...

Name: Ida

EDD: Feb 24

Other children and their ages: Alianna, 3

Hometown/state/province: South Africa, living in rural China now. Oh and married to an American

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): SAHM

Birth plans: Home birth, here at our home in China

Thoughts about this pregnancy: Really excited. We were just going to try this month and then would have had to wait for a few months again because of DH's work, so I am super glad.

[elmh23]

Name: Erin

EDD: Right now it's February 21, but I'm having a dating ultrasound on the 8th cause I'm not at all sure about my dates.

Other children and their ages: Sarah is 4.5 and Simon is 2

Hometown/state/province: Albuquerque, NM

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): SAHM

Birth plans: Hospital with a midwife. Simon was a homebirth and I bled pretty bad (lost 2 litres and felt like crap for 3 months) so we're hoping the hospital will be better.

Thoughts about this pregnancy: We're very excited.

[greenbutton]

Name: Laura

EDD: February 27, 2010 but I think it's a bit later

Other children and ages: Chloe (stepdaughter) is 4

Hometown: Northwest TN

Occupation: Full-time student (Nurse-Midwife Prereqs), but obnoxiously unemployed over summer break

Birth plans: Soon to be seeing my ex-OB for a referral to a perinatologist due to horrible complications with my previous two pregnancies & so I can deliver closer to a NICU

Thoughts about this pregnancy: So excited, but very nervous at the same time because of the outcomes of my previous two.

[jaQinthebox]

Name: jaQ, 25 & bf mike, 43

EDD: february 20th

Other children and their ages: timmy (083103) & missy (040706), mike's daughter cheyenne (091907)

Hometown/state/province: michigan, detroit area

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): sahm

Birth plans: my first home birth, at my mom's house

Thoughts about this pregnancy: it was a surprise. i'm thrilled and excited, but bf is quite upset, and i'm nervous to start telling people, because i'm broke, and don't expect much excitement at first. :-/

[SheBear]

Name: Sarah

EDD: late Feb/early March

Other children and their ages: Elisha--age 7, Maggie--age 5, Andrew--age 3, Bethany--18 months. Also, two babies who were in a hurry to get to heaven...summer 2000 and spring 2003.

Hometown/state/province: Fort Wayne, Indiana (newly transplanted from Florida!)

Occupation: very blessed to be a SAH, homeschooling mama!

Birth plans: Our last three babies were born at home with the assistance of wonderful midwives! Obviously, we are hoping to go the same route this time, but we haven't yet made contact with a midwife. I'm hopeful that it will all work out for the best....we have plenty of time!

Thoughts about this pregnancy: : : : : :yawning: : : Lather, Rinse, Repeat....

[kayjayjay]

Name: Keri

EDD: Feb 20, or something like that

Other children and their ages: Margaret - 13, Sophia - 8, Eleanor - 5, Anna - 2

Hometown/state/province: Kansas

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): currently SAHM

Birth plans: unsure, we UC'd last time and it was wonderful, but I'm feeling so shocked and overwhelmed with this that I'm hiring a midwife so I don't have to think as hard about prenatal care (I can't seem to remember anything I've ever read about pregnancy right now and I don't have time to start over) We will be planning a home birth for sure, just not decided about who will be there.

Thoughts about this pregnancy: How did this happen? I was sure we were done! I really really want to be excited, but I need to get past the nausea before I can even work on that. Also, my DH and my oldest DD are awesome and I don't know what I do without their excitement and encouragement!

[Kyda]

Name: Kyda

EDD: 2/12/10

Other children and their ages: just 2 kitty babies.

Hometown/state/province: living in NW Illinois

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): Receptionist

Birth plans: not sure. probably definitly taking the drugs!

Thoughts about this pregnancy: this is my first and since I have PCOS this is a total SHOCK to say the least!! I'm totally clueless on everything, but am excited to learn!

[raspberry.swirl]

Name: Vanessa

EDD: I don't know yet, I a guessing mid-February

Other children and their ages: Vida, 15 months, DD

Hometown/state/province: (West) Los Angeles, CA

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): Last day of being a WOHM on 7/17, looking to be a part time mom.

Birth plans: UCLA with the CNM, they are the best, I had a natural birth, no tearing too!

Thoughts about this pregnancy: This was a little bit of a surprise, this will be the last, unless DH is open to adoption. Excited about the experience and embracing with a stronger sense of self. Better nutrition and exercise regimen while being present to Vida as we prepare her for a LO.

[armychicmkm]

Name: Mary

EDD: end of the month.

Other children and their ages: Daniel (8 months)

Hometown/state/province: Currently: La Crosse, WI

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): Accoutant

Birth plans: Hospital water birth with midwife.

Thoughts about this pregnancy: None yet.... still waiting for it to get real.

[melman]

Name: Melanie

EDD: 2/26/10 - however, I had a m/c in May and did not have af before getting pg. Will have my first us in 2 weeks so I hope to have a more accurate date.

Other children and their ages: Annabelle, 14 mos

Hometown/state/province: South East Texas

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): I just quit my job and will be starting a new career in education starting in August

Birth plans: DD came 6 weeks early so I'm definitely planning a hospital birth.

Thoughts about this pregnancy: I am very anxious b/c of the recent m/c and the problems with my daughter's birth. However, I am trying to stay positive and take it one day at a time.

[marcib28]

Name: Marci

EDD: Feb 11, supposedly, based on LMP, but I have a 31 day cycle, so I think that would put my at Feb 14 instead (shouldn't someone have asked how long my cycles are?)

Other children and their ages: This is my first so excited!

Hometown/state/province: Denver

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): currently working full in apartment management, but planning on SAHM after this pregnancy

Birth plans: unsure. I really don't know much yet.

Thoughts about this pregnancy: SOOO EXCITED!!

[JustSimplicity]

Name: Kristen

EDD: 2/8 right now but I'm having my u/s tomorrow to determine a more exact date

Other children and their ages: this is my first

Hometown/state/province: Chicago

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): Right now I teach first and second grade in an after-school program. When baby comes I will be a sahm.

Birth plans: Most likely a waterbirth in a birthing center

Thoughts about this pregnancy: So far I have been so sick and tired that it's been hard to get excited. I think I will be more excited after the u/s. I'm a little nervous that I might m/c. Mostly, I'm looking forward to the second trimester.

[turtle_morn]

Name: Bridget

EDD: 2/7/2010

Other children and their ages: DS - 2

Hometown/state/province: Outside Boston

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): teacher - I teach technology in a private school to grades K-5

Birth plans: hospital with a midwife, same as last time

Thoughts about this pregnancy: thrilled, and really excited about the timing - hopefully I'll be able to take the rest of the school year off and be home with the baby until September

[kitteh]

Name: Tashia

EDD: Late late January but I'm straddling the two DDCs because I could easily go into early February

Other children and their ages: None, this is my first!

Hometown/state/province: Los Angeles

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): Currently waitressing. I just graduated with a BA in Comparative Literature and I'm planning to go back for my masters in education after the LO is born

Birth plans: I'd love to be able to do a home birth but due to money issues I'm going with midwives and a hospital. I'm hoping to do most of my laboring at home, though, so that I can avoid excessive interventions.

Thoughts about this pregnancy: I'm still getting over the surprise! My husband just arrived in the US from Chile this May (basically I got knocked up the night he arrived here ) and we were just married in June. He's still not legally able to work in the US and I'm just working as a waitress, so money is tight. I WAS trying to pay off CC debt until recently, but now I'm back to paying minimums until DH finds work. We're also currently living in a 2 bedroom apartment with my brother and are under lease until a month or so after this LO is due, so timing certainly isn't ideal. But DH and I have talked about starting a family together practically since the day we met, so we're very excited despite the circumstances.

[jul511riv]

Tashia,

We were in the same boat with our first child. DH was not legally able to work for the entire pregnancy and the first 3 months of dd's life and I was a student and money was so tight I don't even know how we got by...but we did, and things are better now, B"H. It has a way of working out. Actually, our finances got a lot better when we moved back to dh's home country. Always something to think about. And I hear that Latin America has some of the best pregnancy and breastfeeding policies of anywhere in the world!

[do!!face]

Name: Heather (aka "Mama")

EDD: 2/17/2010

Other children and their ages: Kyler (10/12/2004) & Tristan (12/30/2005)

Hometown/state/province: Texas

Occupation (SAHM or work outside the home): SAHM

Birth plans: Vaginal/Hospital/Epidural

Thoughts about this pregnancy: It's definitely our last one, but we are excited and anxious! We are desperate to add a little girl to our family