Official Introductions Thread!! - Page 5

[mama kk]

Hi!

I am KK (30), and my hubby Alex and I have a dd named Lil who was born 10/13/07. We live on a small co-operative farm in the Appalachian Mtns. that has goats, pigs, chickens, and turkeys. I am an artist.
This pregnancy was a surprise and I am just now getting over the shock of it. My last pregnancy we didn't have internet, and I am really looking forward to being in a DDC and having this type of support. Already it has been tremendously comforting!
I am due March 4th by LMP but I think it is a few days later by O. I am starting to be so excited.

Love, KK

[jgc920]

hey, mamas!
i'm jill, and i have 2 boys, raenen (9/04) and sevi (1/07) who were both born at home with an awesome MW. i got a (faint) BFP on thursday for #3 (our last) and i swear i am already feeling some nausea! i didn't have much sickness with the boys (usually just some really mild nausea when i got hungry), so part of me wonders if it's just in my head after seeing those double lines! LOL
my EDD should be around mid-march based on LMP with a 22-23 day cycle.

anyway, glad to be here, especially with my friend marsha (momtoluke)~ i'm soooo excited for you, lady! :

[Toteblume]

Hi all, and congratulations to everyone!

I'm Michelle, forty years old, and still get over the fact that I'm pregnant at all. I've been told that I probably couldn't ever get pregnant again after traumatic birth/surgery with my daughter, now eight. What a shocker! I've been going without BC for years, and nothing...until this welcome surprise.

I can't help but be a little scared. Since I had my now 18 year-old son, I have been a staunch breastfeeding, natural child birth, etc., advocate. Eight years ago, I had a completely drug-free natural birth with a doula and midwife--I was so proud and happy! Unfortunately, I had torn my cervix and inner tissues very, very badly, and nearly bled to death (my Hemo was <5; this is not good). I had to have emergency surgery after my natural birth to stop the bleeding, and later on, extensive surgery to repair the damage, including a skin graft in my vagina.

Nice, eh? Hope I'm not scaring anyone. I don't mean to.

I'm just a little bummed that I will have to have a c-section and will have to go to a high-risk OB. I hope everyone here will be understanding and accepting of this fact. It's hard enough for me to face!

I do so look forward to receiving--and giving--lots of support on this DDC.

[Toteblume]

Originally Posted by zonapellucida

Hello all, I have used MANY test that keep coming back dark so I feel I can join you all. I have a 19, 18, 12, 11, 8, 6, 4, 3 and 11 month. This one will determine wether it is an even 5 boys 5 girls or the girls win! LOL

I am also dealing with "advanced maternal age" as I just turned 40 *sigh*

Hi there, I'm forty, too! How are you feeling? I feel great to begin with--but it's early.

[brightskye]

Michelle (Toteblume), you have to do what you have to do, and of course no one would judge you badly for it (it sounded like you worry about that?). Your previous experience sounds traumatic! I'll be having a c-section too, all of mine have been. (shrug) It could be worse, and I find that I recover very quickly. The most important thing is that we come out of it with healthy babies and safe moms.

[Toteblume]

Yeah, I was a little worried about being pounced on for having to have a section--I had some less-than-desirable experiences when I was part of a super-crunchy attachment parenting group in the Bay Area, CA.

In any event, thanks for the reach out--I'm happy to meet you and grateful for the support! Congrats!

[Right of Passage]

Originally Posted by Toteblume

I'm just a little bummed that I will have to have a c-section and will have to go to a high-risk OB. I hope everyone here will be understanding and accepting of this fact. It's hard enough for me to face!

I do so look forward to receiving--and giving--lots of support on this DDC.

Hi Michelle very exciting to be told you wouldn't have anymore and here you are! I think the great thing about MDC is while it's a natural living community many posters understand and respect that non natural methods of whatever are available and sometimes very necessary(look at carseats those are NOT natural, but we all love them and embrace them because they ARE necessary). Thank goodness you made it through your last birth it sounds like a very traumatic expierence and I'm happy you'll have a safe delivery this time.

[smeisnotapirate]

Michelle, nobody is going to judge you for doing what sounds absolutely the safest option for you and your baby. Congrats on your wonderful surprise! :

[Toteblume]

Thanks for the support, everyone...

I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes. I don't know about you all, but I've been an emotional wreck the last week. I cried like a baby during "Up" at the movie theater yesterday...

[BelovedK]

I cried at 'Up' and I wasn't pregnant at the time

[mamainspain]

Originally Posted by brightskye

And Mamainspain (Sarah?) we both live in a "foreign land." Well, after ten years here it doesn't feel so very foreign, but it... hard to explain.

So nice to meet you, mamas

It's great to meet you too! : Man, I wish I didn't feel like a foreigner! I've been here six years, and fear I'll never blend in. It's the language, though. It makes it difficult for me.

And Toteblume, glad you're with us!!!:: I'd hope nobody would ever be judgmental over a thing like needing a c-section. No worries. Everyone here is so welcoming and supportive. It's sounds like a horrific experience. Oh, and the emotional wreck thing sounds familiar. That is if you count sitting home all day yesterday bawling my eyes out between meals. You're in good company!

[Deir]

Hi! I am so tentatively joining you! I just had a very light +HPT today. I had 2+ yrs of IF then a m/c at 7 weeks, then Myles 7/03 and Frankie 8/05. I had 2 losses this winter 1 at 6 weeks and a cycle later 1 at 5 weeks. We took a 4 month break and then Voila! I am still amazed that we were able to conceive so easily after all the years of IF. I am very cautiously trying to be optimistic. I know chances of m/c go up after having 2 in a row but it is still pretty uncommon, right? Oh-my edd would be around March 21. A Spring baby!! OH PLEASE stick!!

[welshwife08]

Welcome, Deir!! Sending you (and me and all of us) lots of sticky thoughts!!!

It's weird to me--it seems like I can't relax, no matter what the result. While TTC I was obsessive about timing BD, temps during TWW, searching for any kind of preg symptom (of which I am still having none). Couldn't relax because I was figuring out the magic formula (BFP happened, ironically, the month we had taken the month "off" so I could enjoy our beach vacation and drink and eat tons of shellfish, which I did. I obviously enjoyed other things as well since here we are preggo).

Now that I have the BFP (hooray!!), it's almost like I don't believe it. Have spent lots of money on all kinds of HPTs (FRER, Clearblue Digital, Answer, more $Tree tests) and POAS and checking to make sure.

My temps are still up, the tests still have a line (however, the $Tree test I took today BARELY had a line whereas the digital I took three days ago popped up pregnant quickly).

I think I need to relax and just enjoy being pregnant TODAY, kwim? Can someone tell me how to do that?

[LisaSedai]

Hello Mamas, it's nice to meet you all!
I'm 41 and have a 5yr DS. I got my BFP 12 DPO and today I am still pregnant so I'm cautiously optimistic - hope it's a sticky bean! I'm hoping to have a "home" VBAC with a MW in the next state over. :

I think I need to relax and just enjoy being pregnant TODAY, kwim? Can someone tell me how to do that?

All the worrying you are doing now is just practice for how much worrying you are going to be doing once the baby gets here

H&H vibes to all.

[Natalie's Mama]

I guess I should add my info!

I'm 26 and this will be our second baby. We started TTC right away (as soon as I got PPAF at 4 months) but it took a little help to get pregnant this time. This is my 6th pregnancy so I'm still a bit nervous but trying to just let things happen. I was a wreck my whole pregnancy with DD and I do NOT wanna do that again. I feel bad at times because DD is only 12 months and I'm so tired and sick these days I'm not much fun for her.
I've got a wonderful midwife coming all the way from Belize so I'm really hoping to have a home water birth with my daughter in attendance. Fingers crossed!!

[jgc920]

Originally Posted by welshwife08

(BFP happened, ironically, the month we had taken the month "off"...

that happened with my second pregnancy!

Originally Posted by welshwife08

I think I need to relax and just enjoy being pregnant TODAY, kwim? Can someone tell me how to do that?

i'd like those answers too, please!

[zonapellucida]

Originally Posted by Deir

Hi! I am so tentatively joining you! I just had a very light +HPT today. I had 2+ yrs of IF then a m/c at 7 weeks, then Myles 7/03 and Frankie 8/05. I had 2 losses this winter 1 at 6 weeks and a cycle later 1 at 5 weeks. We took a 4 month break and then Voila! I am still amazed that we were able to conceive so easily after all the years of IF. I am very cautiously trying to be optimistic. I know chances of m/c go up after having 2 in a row but it is still pretty uncommon, right? Oh-my edd would be around March 21. A Spring baby!! OH PLEASE stick!!

I am hoping for you!!! I am pg after a loss last month ( had a dd of Jan 30th)

I did not expect to get pg this cycle and had written this month off as evidenced by my FF chart.

(I just wanted to say I have a Frankie and Myles too!)

[Deir]

No way! Both names!! But I see you have 9 kids so I guess that ups the chances! LOL I think we already have this baby named- patrick for a boy and Leila for a girl- I think....

[smeisnotapirate]

I the name Patrick.

[mumkimum]

Hi ladies!

Been meandering here awhile to see what's going on. Guess I'll finally admit to being pregnant now. My name's Gretchen, I'm 29 and have one dd (almost 3 now) so this will be our second. Dh is terribly excited. EDD looks to be somewhere around March 10/11. Looking forward to sharing a DDC with you. :