Roll Call!

[Metasequoia]

Please post an introduction about yourself, including (but not limited to):

* EDD: (or, "early/mid/late November, if you prefer! Unless someone objects, November 1-10 will be early November, 11-20 will be mid-November, and 21-31 will be late November)
* Name: (whatever you would like to be called or like us to know)
* Age:
* Location:
* How long it took to you to get your BFP:
* What number child is this for you:
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies):
* Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses):
* Names you like (& are willing to share):
* Birth Plans/Preferences:
* Anything else you'd like to share:

I'll keep this updated.

Early November

Kesi (Amber)
turnquia (Amanda)
moxygirl (Lore)
AliceGeorge (Alice)
juliebird(Julie)
maedawg8 (Maren)
hotharmony (Harmony)
fairyannanicole (Nicole)
blessed_mama (Laura)
kyleesue (Kylee)
DixieFlower (Augusta)
mommyshanti (Maya)
Phoenix~Mama (JSMa) ~~Boy!~~
jajah (Heather) ~~Girl!~~

1st
MummyTilda (Carla)
ocelotmom
youngwife (Rebecca)
the_queen (Kerrin)

2nd
jennmk13 (Jenn)
chicoandthemama (Cristen)
Joe'sMama (Katie)

3rd
3sweetsurprises (Amy)
mommyh74
MaryLang (Mary)

4th
erthe_mama (Andrea)
LemonCello ~~Boy!~~
lizabeth (Elizabeth)
madis81 (Madis) ~~Boy!~~

5th
1*Lucky*Mama (Bella)
alimartinde (Ali)
sewcool (Taylor)
meghan711 (Meghan)

mitintraining (Niki)

6th
Sagesgirl (Sabra)
Calihannah (Hannah)
Stitches (Laura)
Summerlilies (Meadow) ~~Girl!~~
LadyCatherine185 (Catie) ~~Boy!~~
yummama (Anne)
hawthornehill (Allie)
FishBounce (Brenna)

7th
TeaJunkie (Sadie)
47chromosomes (Kim)
avasmom (Maria)
mommyshanti (Maya)
~Demeter~ (Nic)
ILoveMySofie

8th
MamaFern (Fern)
boogiebearlove (Lisa)
Lucy&Jude'sMama (Tati) ~~Boy!~~

9th
charliedacia (Dacia)

10th
naturelady
birthdancedoula (Ashley)

Mid November

alesmama07 (Mary)
momma b (Becky)
er1010 (Liz)
budwana birth (Carolyn)
NortheastSuperstar (Amy)
Ellen Griswold (Kelly) ~~Girl!~~
wondertwins (Nikki)
tinyactsofcharity (Rebecca)
brittmae (Brittany)
3 little birds (Heather)
Swinginuttersgrrl (Kara)
suzannie (Suz)
evesims (Eve)
pomegranate (Heather) ~~Boy!!~~

11th
tatra83 (Tamara)
SashaBreeze (Sasha)
Salem Lily (Salem)
emilylouisetx (Emily)
Jodie8 (Jodie)

12th
kittywitty ~~Girl!~~
CrystalE (Crystal)
BirdMum (Kay) ~~Girl!~~

13th
JessiFish (Jessi)
idigchaitea (Brittney)
amylewis (Amy)
mayasmom23 (Stephanie)
earthyamber (Amber) ~~Girl!~~

14th
mzminty (Julie)
junipervt (Kathlin)
ecky (Erica)

15th
rafleming (Becky)
my2girlz (Heather) ~~Girl!~~
liz-hippymom (Liz)

16th
moveistarr (Courtney)
Homebirthin' Momma (Heather)
my kidlets and me (Bobbi)
Lisalee2 (Lisa)

17th
Frisbee
corysmilk (Elizabeth)
DirtyHippyMama (Michelle)
macly (Meredith)
FarrenSquare (Farren)
ERue (Erica) ~~Boy!~~

18th
turtlejd (Joyce)
my kidlets and me (Bobbi)
tibeca
Soul-O (Tabitha) ~~Boy!~~

19th
HeatherB (Heather)
rainbowmoon (April)
caseykn (Casey)
my2girlz (Heather) ~~Girl!~~

20th
YayJennie (Jennie) ~~Girl!~~
pookahjade (Pookah)
Blue_Spiral (Kaela) ~~Boy!~~

Late November

Yuba_River (Francesca)
mollytommy (Stacey)
DisplacedYooper (Katrina)
Grivas (Jennifer)
jessieb503 (Jessica)

21st
jensb (Jen)
Tobi

22nd
YummyYumYumMama
loonar
St. Margaret

23rd
lsnjd (Lauren)
SIXSIMMONS (Leslie) ~~Boy!~~

24th
metasequoia (Erin) ~~Boy!~~

25th
gravel10 (Maryann)
karen1968 (Karen) ~~Girl!~~
quelindo (formerly New Mama)
4get2remember (Heather)
Earthy Mama (Angie) ~~Girl!~~

26th
MamaPhilly (formerly OliversMommy) (Alisson)
Cassaba (Kelly)
luckiest (Susie)
kc939 (kc) ~~Boy!~~

27th
iowaorganic
luvmi2kids (April) ~~Boy!~~

28th
Wow&Flutter (Julie)
cagirlintexas (Melissa)
PixelGeek (Lexi)
jessieb503 (Jessica)
batlvr ~~Girl!~~
MFuglei (Monica) ~~Girl!~~

29th
born2birth (Bekah)
~~Mama2B~~ (Kristi)
mrscarpee ~~Boy!~~

30th
fancyoats (Ariana)
MisaGoat (Melissa) ~~Boy!~~
phillychiquita (Karin)
Bethusila (Beth)


Nanette56 (Nanette)
jenniferadurham (Jen)
madeofstardust (Bethanie)
erosissa (Issa)
sioleabha (Michelle)
ratgrl (Emma)
leurMaman (Mandi)
halifax40
Teetina
Constant Gardener (Sarah)
CookieMonsterMommy (Kelly)

Edited by Metasequoia - 11/12/10 at 9:30pm

[Metasequoia]

Feel free to repost your intros...

I'll add new DDC mamas to our list this afternoon & will make any other changes needed.

[kittywitty]

EDD: 11/12
Name: kittywitty
Age:26
Location: Illinois
How long it took to you to get your BFP: Diaphragm failure, lol. Tested + on due date of period.
What number child is this for you: 5
Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Dh, me, 4 kids ages 9-2 years old, 5 cats, 1 dog. Family of raccoons in my fireplace.
Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses): Guess-boy. This pg is different than with my girls and most like my son's.
Names you like (& are willing to share): Still deciding.
Birth Plans/Preferences: homebirth with MW
Blog, website or the like: http://gazeintotheheavens.blogspot.com/

[my kidlets and me]

CookieMonsterMommy lost her baby a few weeks back - could you put her in the "thinking of you" list?

[LadyCatherine185]

EDD: 11/6
Name: Catie
Age:25
Location: VA
How long it took to you to get your BFP: 2 cycles of "not preventing"
What number child is this for you: 2
Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Wonderful DH, and amazing son Liam who will be 2 in August
Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses): Boy!
Names you like (& are willing to share): Ian Samuel
Birth Plans/Preferences: homebirth with MW.. we are very excited, as DS1 was born in the hospital with a MW
Blog, website or the like:

[MamaFern]

* EDD: November 8th.. but I thinkbaby will come late October.
* Name: Fern, some people call me Fernie (a few friends, my mom & sister)
* Age: 29!
* Location: Mountains of BC, Canada (Kaslo)
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: First month trying!
* What number child is this for you: #4! This is my 5th pregnancy though.
* Family: DP Timothy... Eldest son, Elwynn - 7... Middle Daughter, Ngaio (ny-oh) 4 & Youngest Daughter, Rue-Bee - 2
Furbabies: 3 Year old Pup Finnegan, Hoping to get chickens this summer & maybe a kitten to keep the mice at bay.
* Baby's Sex: My guess is Boy! I have been right 3/3 times so far! I get girl feelings as well, which confuses me.. I think twins sometimes.. we shall see.
* Names you like: His name is Banyan Nova, I already know that from a dream I had over a year before we concieved him we have some other middle names on the table.. I have a few I really love.. .. my other kids have long names and he will too. For a girl im thinking Poppy!
* Birth Plans/Preferences: Home-birth (#4) Water-birth (#3) with midwife, Thinking of Lotus birth after my midwife suggested it to me..I also like eating a small piece of the placenta.. my midwife suggested just asking baby first..then doing the lotus birth as well..
* Anything else you'd like to share: Im just loving being pregnant! I love this little baby growing so fast in my belly.. I love feeling him/her kick..I love getting our new house all ready for the start of a new kind of family.Im not in a huge rush though..time feels like its flying by and I have a lot to do before he arrives...
also Thinking there is a slight possibility of twins..

[~Demeter~]

* EDD: By conventional figurings I'm due Nov. 7. I don't tend to follow conventional anything, lol, so anytime really in November and possibly December works for me.
* Name: My friends call me Nic!
* Age: 30, will be 31 when this babe arrives.
* Location: Northern Illinois
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: Umm..not long apparently. 6 weeks after I miscarried a surprise pregnancy. We weren't really trying though.
* What number child is this for you: If all goes well, this will be baby #5!
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Hubby, 3 boys K, J, and A (15, 11, and 8) and Little girl S (2, soon to be 3) and our furbaby Zoey dog!
* Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses): Oh I don't know.. I go back and forth. Odds are another boy.
* Names you like (& are willing to share): I'm not willing to share just yet... I am still so undecided about names.
* Birth Plans/Preferences: Well... I'm 23 weeks as I type, I haven't seen anybody yet and have been doing my own prenatal care. In the beginning I was very open to having a midwife attended homebirth but circumstances in my state make it near to impossible to find anybody close to me... that and finances have kind of pushed my hand to UC. I'm really at peace with this decision, more so than I have ever felt with any of my previous hospital births.
* Anything else you'd like to share: I have never gone into labor on my own... all of my previous babies were induced (aside from my miscarriage which was a UP/UC). I'm pouring all my faith into my body that it will do what it needs to when the time is right.

[earthyamber]

* EDD: 11/13
*Name: Amber
* Age: 27, but I turn 28 in a few days
* Location: Spokane, WA
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 14 long months
* What number child is this for you: My 3rd!
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Garrett (dh), Ashlee (9), and Kaitlyn (5)
* Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses): A girl!
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Juliet Elizabeth Green
* Birth Plans/Preferences: Home birth with a midwife
* Anything else you'd like to share: So excited to have another little one!

[my kidlets and me]

EDD: Nov 16, but most likely late Nov/early December.
* Name: Bobbi
* Age: just turned 35 last week!
* Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 3 months. We had a m/c in November, and conceived this baby in Feb.
* What number child is this for you: 4
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Dh is John, dd1 (6) Bree Anne, ds (4) Dominic, dd2 (2.5) Madeleine. No furbabies, but 2 goldfish.
* Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses): No idea. I get boy and girl feelings, but there's definitely only one in there!
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Haven't put a lot of thought into it yet. I like Audrey for a girl and Simon for a boy, but dh has already shot down both those names. We'll come to a decision at some point!
* Birth Plans/Preferences: hospital birth with midwife is Plan A, homebirth is Plan B. I was induced for all 3 of my kids, and I'm hoping not to be induced this time. If that means we don't make it to the hospital, so be it.
* Anything else you'd like to share: 22 weeks along and feeling really good!

[Stitches]

EDD: Nov 6th
Name: Laura
Age: 31
Location: Alberta, Canada
How long it took to you to get your BFP: 3rd IUI with clomid, plus about 6 months casually trying on our own beforehand, knew we would need help again this time
What number child is this for you: 2
Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies):Hubby, almost 2 yr old DD and 2 cats
Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses):either would be fine
Names you like (& are willing to share):Boy's name all picked out, back to the drawing board for a girls name
Birth Plans/Preferences: Home birth with midwife
Anything else you'd like to share: Delighted to be here!

[my2girlz]

* EDD: 11/19/10
* Name: Heather
* Age: 30
* Location: MN
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: this baby was a big surprise
* What number child is this for you: 4
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): dh, 3 kids (almost 11, 8, and almost 6)
* Baby's Sex: girl
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Piper, Isabella, Avery are currently on the short list
* Birth Plans/Preferences: not sure yet. not writing anything in stone though

[FarrenSquare]

EDD: 11/17 (But I think baby is going to be late)
Name: Farren
Age:26
Location: Alberta, Canada
How long it took to you to get your BFP: Total surprise.
What number child is this for you: First!
Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Babydaddy (we've been together for a long time but don't really go for marriage) and two kitties.
Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses): it is a surprise, but I am guessing boy.
Names you like (& are willing to share): Freyja or Dasha for a girl Desmond or Forrest for a boy.
Blog, website or the like: http://farrensquare.blogspot.com is my blog

[YayJennie]

EDD: 11/20
Name: Jennie
Age: 25
Location: Upstate New York
How long it took to you to get your BFP: First cycle we decided to stop using birth control
What number child is this for you: 2
Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Husband, Rob, 16 month old son, Wyatt, dog, Mannie and 2 cats
Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses): It's a girl!
Names you like (& are willing to share): Right now we both agree on Field for a middle name (my great grandmother's maiden name) and are still deciding on a first name. We like Marlow, Elsie, Harper and Neve, but none of them we're 100% sold on.
Birth Plans/Preferences: homebirth again, with the same midwife we had for Wyatt
Blog, website or the like: you can friend me on facebook if you'd like!

[Lucy&Jude'sMama]

EDD: 11/8/10
Name: Tati
Age: 24
Location: California
How long it took to you to get your BFP: I'm fertile myrtle. 1st try every time.
What number child is this for you: I've been pregnant 4x but two ended in early miscarriage. So this is baby #2.
Family : Not married but in a very committed relationship with my daughters father. I have a little girl (Lucy Royal) who will be 2 in 2 days!!! OMG!
Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses): 100% BOY!
Names you like (& are willing to share): His name will be Jude William.
Birth Plans/Preferences: I was planning to UC. Now I'm unsure and extremely frustrated by my financial limitations. I've tried talking to midwives and they are of no help, hospital says they are sticking to their policies, and although I love the idea of UCing and believe I can do it alone I would find more peace and reassurance with a half UC... Uh... Unassisted but not unattended... For instance my ideal birth would be to UC at home with a midwife staying at my Nana's house which is just a few houses down from me (we live in a mobile home park so I'd blink and she would be there). Sadly that isn't an option and I've been told trying to UC at least to some degree like refusing fetal monitoring isn't even an option if I go to the hospital. So I'm just stuck on the verge of tears almost daily because I have no clue what to do. The idea of going to the hospital makes me sick to my stomach... the idea of being 20 minutes away from the hospital and something going wrong makes me sick to my stomach. AHHHHH! Well that was long...
Anything else you'd like to share: This pregnancy is turning me into emotional goo... But in the end... I'm still happy to be having my little boy... Even if I am ready to sell my two year old on ebay! hahaha

[ILoveMySofie]

EDD: November 6 or 7, I cant remember! I would love a Libra baby though!

Name: I know ILoveMySofie is kind of long...ILMS is what I used to be called here on MDC...or just Sofie is good too.

Age: 30

Location: Los Angeles

How long it took to you to get your BFP: surprise surprise

What number child is this for you: This is child #4 for us. We lost #2 at the end of pregnancy in 2006.

Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): DH and two DDs

Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses): I am keeping it a secret..just because it feels really special this way for some reason.

Names you like (& are willing to share): Names are quite hard this time around. We are not decided yet, and aren't sharing yet.

Birth Plans/Preferences: My trusty OB that I had for the last two births, in a hospital 10 min away.

Anything else you'd like to share: So glad to have this place!

[Earthy Mama]

* EDD: By LPD it's the 25th and by US it's the 22nd. I'm just saying late Nov.
* Name: Angie
* Age: 32
* Location: South Carolina
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: It's funny, Nic and I have a parallel story. I had a suspected miscarriage around xmas (never tested but I'm 98% positive). No period in January which furthered my conviction about the m/c. BFP in March!
* What number child is this for you: 3
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): dp=Tony, dd1=Madeline, dd2=Virginia, Leo the gecko, and Simba and Lucki are my kitties.
* Baby's Sex (hopes or guesses): girl.
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Liza Jane
* Birth Plans/Preferences: Preference would be in our local birthing center, but they can't do vbacs. So, hospital with CNM.
* Anything else you'd like to share: Yay babies!

[Metasequoia]

EDD: 11/24/10

Name: Erin

Age: 33

Location: PA

How long it took to you to get your BFP: Not a planned pregnancy.

What number child is this for you: Fourth

Family: R. is my partner, Dd1 is 10, Dd2 is 7 & Ds is 4. We have various critters from kitties to chickens to horses.

Baby's Sex: BOY!

Names you like: I'm stumped. (Ds was nameless for a full month.)

Birth Plans/Preferences: Homebirth

[Metasequoia]

Okay, I think I updated everything. Feel free to let me know if I made any mistakes.

Oh, and if you've found out if you're having a boy or a girl, post here & I'll update the list!

[Earthy Mama]

Originally Posted by Metasequoia

Okay, I think I updated everything. Feel free to let me know if I made any mistakes.

Oh, and if you've found out if you're having a boy or a girl, post here & I'll update the list!

Add girl to me!-Late nov.

[Soul-O]

Add boy to me - name: Jonah Clay

Thanks!