March 2011 DDC Roster - Page 3

[Earthylady]

Add me!

* EDD: late March/Early April
* Name: Mandy
* Age: 33
* Location: WI
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 12 dpo
* What number child is this for you: #4
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Married
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): Boy
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Junior
* Birth plans/preferences: Home water birth

[maybesparrow]

* EDD: March 28
* Name: Julie
* Age: 24
* Location: SE WI
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 1st full cycle trying
* What number child is this for you: #1!
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Jim (husband) + 3 kitties
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): hoping for a girl, but thrilled either way
* Names you like (& are willing to share): we have some ideas...
* Birth plans/preferences: hoping for a natural birth center birth

[Neuromancer]

Please Add Me

* EDD: Let's say March 30th for now, and if the doctor wants to adjust that, I'll update.
* Name: Neuromancer
* Age: 33
* Location: Brooklyn, NY
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 1st cycle trying, so 28-29 days?
* What number child is this for you: 1
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): DH of 9 years (we've known each other 18 and been together 16) and a 10-year-old rascal of a cat (I consider him a little brother, not a child).
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): Dunno! I would like a girl.
* Names you like (& are willing to share): My list is too long. I need to narrow it down. We're currently fighting (nicely) over the last name.
* Birth plans/preferences: Home birth in tiny Brooklyn apartment.
* Blog, website or the like: I blog about snacks, so that's not very related.
* Anything else you'd like to share: I'm "cautiously excited" about this pregnancy. I can't quite believe it will stick.

[Rabbit8]

Please add me to the list!

EDD: March 21 but that could change after my doctor appointment tomorrow.

Name: Rabbit works since that's my screen name

Age: 34 (35 in a month)

Location: Ottawa, ON

How long it took to you to get your BFP: Well, this was sort of an oopsie but as we tried for over a year and half and then gave up, we're both very happy about it.

What number child is this for you: 2

Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): DH of 6 years, DD that's 4 1/2

Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): We have one girl so would be happy with a boy, but really we don't care.

Names you like (& are willing to share): I tossed out Arya last night for a girl. No boy's names yet.

Birth plans/preferences: The same hospital I gave birth in last time, I had a wonderful experience there. They're very earthy and the mother is in full control over what she wants for everything.

Anything else you'd like to share: I've had several miscarriages over the past year and a half of trying, so I really, really hope this one sticks. For some reason I feel better about this one, maybe because I actually feel pregnant this time around such as with my first. Boobs are sore, exhausted now and then, plus some very slight morning sickness. All the miscarriages I had I never felt pregnant but I'm not sure that has anything to do with anything.

[StillWaters]

Me, too!

EDD: March 19, 2011
* Name: Sara
* Age: 33
* Location: IN
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: I wasn't trying/wasn't avoiding
* What number child is this for you: #3
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Married, DS (10/03), DD (11/05)
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): I'm trying not to invest.
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Not there yet
* Birth plans/preferences: Home water birth

[dizzysmom]

* EDD: March 30 (according to an online calculator
* Name: Casey
* Age: 27
* Location: Wisconsin
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: we weren't trying, this baby was a oopsies but we had hoped to try later this fall anyway
* What number child is this for you: 2 for me, 3 for DH
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies)H, DSS, DD, dog, cat, and 2 rabbits
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): I'm hoping for another girl, DH wants another boy
* Birth plans/preferences: Last time around, I ended up being induced and barely avoided a c-section. I just don't want to be induced again!

[Turtletoes]

Hello!

* EDD: Sunday, March 13, 2011
* Name: Rebecca
* Age: 33
* Location: Central Coast, CA
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: First try!
* What number child is this for you: #1
* Family: New Husband, married in June, together 3 years. He's almost 6 years younger but it was his idea to start trying to get pregnant! Total sweetie.
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): Don't care.
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Emilia, Leopold
* Birth plans/preferences: Will have to see how the pregnancy goes then make a plan based on that. First ultrasound is Aug 23rd. I'll have a midwife, who works on a team with other midwifes and a doctor. Will probably go to a family birthing center and try for a natural birth.
* Anything else you'd like to share: Don't have a lot of mom friends, most of my friends aren't parents, and I don't have any close family in the area, so I joined here to get support and information.

[lizzylou]

Tentatively joining in here...

* EDD: (feel free to use 1st or 2nd half if you prefer) March 29th
* Name: (whatever you would like to be called or like us to know) Liz
* Age: 28
* Location: Atlanta
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: first cycle where we seriously trying
* What number child is this for you: 2
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Husband + 22 month old son
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): Happy with whatever
* Names you like (& are willing to share): No idea yet
* Birth plans/preferences: Last birth was a hospital waterbirth. Not sure yet but will probably do the same next time.

[kilamonster]

EDD: March 28th
Name: Kila
Age: 28
Location: Houston
How long it took for you to get your BFP: 3rd cycle
What number child is this for you: 2
Family: Hubby + 2.5 year old
Baby's gender: either would be great for us
Name's you like: not sure yet
Birth plans: hospital birth with midwife.

[milosmomma]

* EDD: 3/19 according to LMP, 3/21 according to my O date from FF
* Name: Jessica
* Age: 33
* Location: Atlanta
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 7 months
* What number child is this for you: 3
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Husband, DD Amelia, DS Zaven & 2 dogs Sam & Stella
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): We have one of each, so it doesn't matter
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Something beginning with either A or Z
* Birth plans/preferences: hospital birth with midwife

[CeceStar]

* EDD: March 28
* Name: I'll go by my internet name, Cece
* Age: 30
* Location: Midwest
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 1 month
* What number child is this for you: 4
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): DH, Ds1 6, Dd 4, Ds2 16 months
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): Girl
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Not sure yet
* Birth plans/preferences: Home water birth
* Blog, website or the like:
* Anything else you'd like to share:

[Ola_]

Well I've been posting away and I didn't even see this thread till now! So here I go, let's do this the right way.


* EDD: end of March, let's just say
* Name: Ola
* Age: 30
* Location: outside of Toronto, Ontario
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: this was our second cycle trying after stopping BC pills
* What number child is this for you: first one!
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): DH of almost 6 years, 2 dogs: Chaos and Mayhem
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): no idea
* Names you like (& are willing to share): we haven't even thought of any yet
* Birth plans/preferences: got the midwife, hoping for a homebirth (need to convince DH)
* Blog, website or the like: n/a
* Anything else you'd like to share: giddy with excitement at the moment! can't quite believe that test was positive and I'm trying to think positive and hope everything goes well

[starbyfar7]

* EDD: March 21, 2011
* Name: Shantel
* Age: 27
* Location: The Big Apple!
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: AF was due 11 July, got my BFP 13 July after 2 negatives the day prior
* What number child is this for you: 2!
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): best fiance ever, my daughter (7), my fiance's son from a previous relationship (5), and 2 guinea pigs!
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): really really hoping for a boy
* Names you like (& are willing to share): we can't agree on any except for one, but i don't want to share because its so cool
* Birth plans/preferences: Au naturale, birthing center, midwife
* Blog, website or the like:i don't have one
* Anything else you'd like to share: so excited about connecting with so many like minded mommies! dying to meet some attachment parenting-vegan-cosleeping-non vaxing-baby wearing beautiful mamas!!

[changingseasons]

Originally Posted by milosmomma

* EDD: 3/19 according to LMP, 3/21 according to my O date from FF
* Name: Jessica
* Age: 33

No way! Now we have two 33 year old Jessica's with a possible EDD of 3/21?! (mine is 3/21 by O date, or 3/23 by LMP) Crazy.

[tabrizia]

* EDD: (feel free to use 1st or 2nd half if you prefer): March 30ish

* Name: (whatever you would like to be called or like us to know) Sarah, but i respond my screen name just as well.

* Age: 32

* Location: DC metro, Maryland side

* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 1 cycle

* What number child is this for you: #3

* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): DH Dan is 33, we've been married 9 years and together 14 years, DS Desmond is 3, DD Eloise is 16 months, and Ddog K-line is 8

* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): no clue, I am sort of leaning girl, but no real feelings either way

* Names you like (& are willing to share): I've got nothing, I mean I have a list of 30ish names for each gender, I just have nothing that is sticking out right now, hopefully I'll figure it out sooner rather then later.


* Birth plans/preferences: midwife assisted hospital VBAC2, I do plan on a doula this time, I didn't have one last time and really regretted it, DH has trouble seeing me in pain and trying to comfort him in the middle of labor was NOT helpful to me.


* Blog, website or the like: http://www.milefrommainstream.net/

* Anything else you'd like to share: This was somewhat of a surprise, we weren't actually trying, I just wasn't preventing. I didn't expect anything to happen quite this fast.

[ma2cuties]

Add me please! :o)

* EDD: March 18th
* Name: Sarah
* Age: 32
* Location: Space Coast of Florida
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: I wasn't paying attention to my cycles and only realized thanks to my iPhone that I was 2 days late for AF. LOL So 16dpo?
* What number child is this for you: 5
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): J 37, Destiny 12, Jesse 10, Grace 7, and Faith 4 I also have 3 cats (Callie, Minx, and Bob) and 1 dog Stain
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): My DH and son would LOVE a boy, I wouldn't mind but really don't care
* Names you like (& are willing to share): John Raymond for a boy (John after my father, Raymond after J's grandfather who raised him) Still tossing around girls names... we're leaning towards Serenity, but who knows...
* Birth plans/preferences: I want another homebirth!! But DH is freaked out by all my losses (5 in the last 3 1/2 years) and I recently found out that I am GBS positive, so he's really wanting me to go to the hospital.
* Blog, website or the like: I'm on FB all the time.. that and iVillage... Oh and I love bigfishgames.com for when I'm bored.
* Anything else you'd like to share: I'm pretty crunchy

[milosmomma]

Originally Posted by changingseasons

No way! Now we have two 33 year old Jessica's with a possible EDD of 3/21?! (mine is 3/21 by O date, or 3/23 by LMP) Crazy.

Woo-hoo!!!

[stelly]

* EDD: March 28th
* Name: Stelly
* Age: 31
* Location: NJ
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 3 months
* What number child is this for you: 2
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): H who is 32, 2 yr old daughter, 5 yr old dog
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): My husband wants a boy, I had a sister so am hoping for another girl.
* Names you like (& are willing to share): top secret!
* Birth plans/preferences: Last time my homebirth plans were scuppered and I ended up with a c/s, so this time I'm planning VBAC all the way! How and with who, I'm not sure yet.
* Blog, website or the like: nope
* Anything else you'd like to share: I'm British so sometimes spell things wrong!

[ladydodson]

* EDD: 3/7/2011 but im pregnant w/ twins so it could likely be late feb
* Name: becky
* Age: 34
* Location: san fernando valley, ca
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: i'd had ppaf since january...but this was a bit of a surprise. we'd not thought of ttc until october of this year, if at all...
* What number child is this for you: #4/#5
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): hubs, d14, s3, d1
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): i think one of each
* Names you like (& are willing to share):
* Birth plans/preferences: ive had two recent home births and would love another, just depends on how my pregnancy goes.

[leahmn12]

So happy to be here!
* EDD: middle/end of March
* Name: Leah
* Age: 38
* Location: MN
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 8 cycles
* What number child is this for you: 3
* Family: Partner of 10 years, 19 yr old daughter, 2.5 yr old son, 4 dogs and 3 cats
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): Well, my son was the 1st boy born in my family in three generations. So who knows!
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Our DS says, "If the baby is a boy, his name is going to be semi-truck!"
* Birth plans/preferences: Last birth was a hospital VBAC attended by my partner (of course), and our donor and his partner who is a retired midwife. We'd like to do the same this time, but our (one and only) hospital has a new "rule" about there being only one person other than a partner and/or a doula in the birthing room. We'll have to do some negotiating.