Nov 8 check in thread

[Surfacing]

Hello Mamas,

It is Sunday, does anyone use this as a day of rest anymore?

Last night I was so very emotional. I think it's the hormones. I was so very angry with my dh yesterday. But it doesn't help to be angry about stuff that's not going to change. Frustrating to waste that energy. Trying to find my zen.

How are you all doing?

[ScarletBegonias]

we were out late with the kids last night and i was hoping to sleep in a little today, but, alas, i was doomed to wake at my normal time nowadays, 7 am.

we had dinner at our bf's house last night, and i told my bf that i am pg. i was kind of hesitant to, because her and her dh have been trying for another one on and off (and she secretly REALLY wants another baby, but won't come out and admit it to anyone). so her reaction was kind of weird.

i understand her reaction because i was in the same infertility boat for years while she was having her kids (her youngest is 7 and my oldest is almost 4), and she was really excited for me with the other 2 kids, but i think she wasn't ready for us to be having a 3rd.

her last was a c/sec and we've talked about that impairing her fertility, because her other 2 were "accidents", and easily conceived. she's doing a heavy-metals detox now and i hope it helps her enough to be able to conceive and have a sticky baby.

i've never been pg with a friend irl before, so it would be really fun if she was able to get pg soon.

[ArtsyHeartsy]

Hormonal emotions are so annoying aren't they?!

It's always weird telling people with different fertility situations. I remember telling my sis n law with my daughter and she got really, really upset and I could see them hugging in the window after we left. We had no idea they had been trying for a long time, and ours was a surprise. So needless to say that was a little bit of tension for a long time!

I think it would be so fun to have a pg buddy irl.

I had a really, really rough night. I made a chocolate cake for dh's birthday and had a reasonable slice last night a couple of hourse before bed, I also had a glass of juice a little later. By the time I was going to bed my heart was racing like crazy and that stressed me out--I could not sleep at all! I think it probably made it worse! I get so paranoid, as in, is this a m/c symptom, etc. I did have the same problem when I was pg with my daughter, but that was way later in the pg, and I had an EKG done. Of course, it was from eating cake from my shower. haha! I will just be staying away from cake from now on...and careful with the juice! Ugg! I really think it was just from too much sugar/chocolate, but it was still scary.

[michellebelle]

I told my mom yesterday. I was nervous, after my m/c this summer that she wasn't going to be as excited this time. She is

I had a pregnant friend last time around, due about a month before me and it was great having someone IRL to talk about all the pg stuff with. I am already missing it this time! Hopefully one of my friends will get knocked up here soon

I am e-x-h-a-u-s-t-e-d. Slept about 10 hours last night and then turned on the TV this morning so I could pull DS up on the couch with me and snuggle and nap. I won't even be 5 weeks until Tuesday, so I am a little concerned with how I am going to feel here in a few weeks.

[EKSmith]

We're telling our parents in a couple of hours!! Well, 2 of the three sets anyway! (DH's parents are divorced and remarried)

I'll come back later and post reactions!

I'm so nervous it isn't even funny....and I don't even know why!

[krisalee]

I'm sooo tired- but unable to sleep because I'm sooo sick and hormonal. I'm also very worried about the ultrasound I had last Thursday.

I hate the first trimester, I really do.

[EKSmith]

Well....we told them! Both sets were really excited - surprised, but excited! My mom couldn't stop asking questions about everything...."What about names?" "How will you divide up rooms?"

It is nice that they know now....but I'm kind of in shock - I feel like I'm dreaming and any minute will snap out of it!

[Surfacing]

I also told my friend this weekend who easily conceived her first two (oops!) and she has had several miscarriages since then. They can't seem to conceive now for quite awhile. She was genuinely happy for me, but later I could see some of her sadness. To be expected, I think, it's part of grieving. Grieving is just going to be... hard.

ScarletBegonias I didn't realize having had a c-sec can wreak havoc with conceiving again. How so?

To all take care of yourselves and the little beans you are sprouting.