October Mamas--week of March 22nd - Page 2

[sqoya]

AnnR3, I know exactly what you mean by gagging all the time, but not throwing up all the time.

Luckily, around last week sometime (9 weeks), the m/s just seemed to disappear. I was worried, but 2 days laters it came back in full swing. Now it seems to be slowly subsiding - each day is getting better!

Piglet, I also have dinner time nausea. The only thing that seems to work for me is to spread dinner out over about 4 hours! Lol!!! I start eating at about 4, and then just keep snacking until 7 or 8. I have a salad, then 20 minutes later have a small bowl of soup, then maybe a little mashed potatos. It's completely inefficient, and I'm not always able to do it, but it seems to get me through 6PM w/o throwing up!!!

[3bees~1flower]

i guess i didn't answer the question of the week....must be that preggy brain, huh?

gas....ummmm....since before i got my BFP! it's settled down since the first couple weeks, but yes, it's still there!

i don't really *need* to buy anything for baby (unless it's a girl...:LOL) this being #4 and all. i do need to make my stash of nb dipes as the ones i made for ds#3 were prefolds and i don't like them. if anyone is interested in them, i would be willing to sell or trade them, i don't really know how many there are, couple dozen maybe. they are made from flannel and terry cloth middles.

we finally told the older boys tonite about the baby. they were pretty excited. of course they would be thrilled with a sister! but we made sure they uderstood that whether it's a girl OR another brother, that that is who God wanted us to have. i'm sure we'll have to tell them that more than once before Oct.

has anyone had implantation bleeding before? if so, did you have prolonged brown discharge? i still have brown tinged discharge. i know that brown indicates old blood, but i wish it would stop already, ya know?

have a good sleep!

[Lucysmama]

I forgot about the question of the week, too!!!

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO gassy. I am a farting machine. Gross, huh? My 2yo dd says, "Ewwww, mommy farted AGAIN!!!!" :

I also look pregnant. Really pregnant. I think I look 4-5 months, really, instead of 3. Dh referred to my tummy as "the babies" today. I said, "What?" He said, "the baby." I was like, "That's not what you said." He said, "I know. It wasn't intentional." Wonder if it's just because of my tummy size, or because he has a premonition.....

BTW, a bit OT, but Letia! You can birth a big, healthy baby vaginally!!! Just recently an MDCer had an 11+lb babe vaginally. Your body is meant to birth! Eat lots of healthy foods and try to grow the biggest healthiest babe you can. Most stories of CPD are very inaccurate diagnoses.

Hope ya'll are doing well!

[blessed2bamommie]

Hey girls! I have been at the gas and the mush brain....

On the mush brain, I was leading worship a couple weeks ago and just went *blank! I could *not remember the words. I started singing in a different language I don't know...I started throwing some words in there....not easy when u're singing in English, at least when I was singing classically, noone would know the difference. :LOL I've been stackin J-cards on the podium and I can't *see those, so I might have to print songsheets for *me!

I want to do this naturally; but, the thought of pushing a person out of my vagina is bad enough;but, a *big person....God help me! :


Ann, glad to hear from you. I don't like not hearing from yall, which reminds me, where's Amy?

Did someone mention smell aversions? No longer is Jason Lavender Body Wash welcome in our home. I removed it from the shower. Iwoke up to it yesterday am, and I said that's it!

I'm tired. I try to stay up til 9:00 so I won't get up at night. yeah right. : That really hadn't been workin for me.

[Lucysmama]

Originally posted by wannabmommie



I want to do this naturally; but, the thought of pushing a person out of my vagina is bad enough;but, a *big person....God help me! :

Letia,
Maybe you could find a Birthworks class in your area. They help you deal with a lot of birth-related fears and anxiety, and give you a new insight on birthing as powerful, natural, and beautiful. They have helped a lot of women I know overcome obstacles to birth and have successful, positive experiences. (And they're heaps better then Hospital-led classes, which pretty much teach you how to be a Good Patient. : )

Sorry if the is T or rude, but I wish someone had told me about different classes when I was pregnant for the first time!!!

[allformyboys]

LMAO Thanks Letia! I am due 10-11-04! I am hoping for a girl too, but I don't think I wouldn't be disappointed if it was another boy, we do well with boys!

As for the gagging and stuff too, I haven't had this problem with this pregnancy but with Jaden (my #2) I could only eat a small amount of food, and then on the 'last' bite I would gag terribly, as soon as I did that it was over, couldn't eat another bite.

And the aversions and smell problems were awful then too, now at nearly 12 weeks I am feeling great and this PG is way different than the others!

[blessed2bamommie]

Oh, Ok! that's what I thought! I'll add ya now!

[Piglet68]

Hello ladies!

Ugh. Last night was the second in a row of this weird insomnia I'm having. I wake up at 4 am and I'm sooooo tired but I cannot fall back asleep until dawn. Then DD wakes up and that's it. DH has been so sweet, trying to distract her so I can sleep some more. This morning she was SO needy of me, I ended up going back to bed at 9:30 and sleeping until 11!

I'm still feeling that icky feeling. Like Futuremama said, healthy eating is a secondary issue, it's more about "what do I feel like eating that doesn't make me instantly want to barf"! Less than 2 weeks before I enter the 2nd trimester - I'm hoping it disappears as instantly as they say!

Oh, I have to get this off my chest and whine (get out your tiny violins everybody): I want to buy diapers and slings but I'm SOOOO BROKE right now!!! We're trying to pay off some debt so we're on a strict budget. BUT...we're also selling some property and as soon as it comes through I'm going on a DIAPER SHOPPING SPREE!!! And if it doesn't sell in time, I'm just going to bite the bullet and hit my mother up for an advance, lol. So I just have to hang in there. WAAAAHHH!

edited to add: I'm sorry if I slagged Cleveland - I'm in a real bad head space right now with wanting to be back home. I *am* however, releived to hear they have Orangina. I asked at Giant Eagle and the guy had never heard of it. Should have known better to just check the imports aisle. YUM!!!!

[Court]

Just wanted to post that I had my first prenatal today and we heard the heartbeat for the first time! Yay! It took some searchin' but she finally found it loud and clear at 155bpm. Ds was so good during the appointment, he even learned the word "speculum." It was such a great experience and such a relief to know that everything checked out okay.

As far as gas goes, I get a lot of that upper dig. tract gas too, and it's so painful. I try to burp a lot to prevent the agony of waiting for it to work it's way out. Seems to be getting better though. I'm in such a good mood today! I really do have a little baby living inside of me. I'm in love with it already.

[momadance]

Well I had my first mw pre-natal visit today. I'm not overly excited about this practice. I did get to hear the baby though! So nice! I've been secretly nervous. I have a close friend who was just a week behind me and last week at her mw appointment they couldn't find the hb. Well after ALOT of ultrasound time they discovered baby looked good and properly developed, it just wasn't living. It makes me so sad. We were totally excited to have 2 more babies so close in age. Everything for a reason and in time I guess.
My little man is wearing my OUT
In 2 weeks DH is going to be out of town M-F and I am DREADING IT!

[Lucysmama]

Piglet- I don't mid if you're down about Cleveland right now! Just wanted to let you know that it DOES get nicer here, and we DO have Orangina.

I went to an Old Navy with Maternity in my area and got a couple of nice things. I REALLY REALLY needed them!

And, while we were there, my 2 year old pointed her finger at me and said very seriously, " You are my BEST Mommy." And I needed that, too.

[mirthfulmum]

I'm so happy for you all who've gotten to hear the heart beat already. I still have 6 more days to go before my midwife appointment and I get to hear my little one's heart beat. Ugg I feel like I've been waiting for ever!

It's heart breaking to read about your friend mommadance. I have to admit that having the same thing happen to me is that horrible nagging fear I have way in the back of my mind. s to your friend.

I've had 2 whole days of no nausea!!! I don't want to jinx anything but I'm starting to feel normal (well pregnant normal) again. I actually ate dinner last night and had a normal helping AND was hungry for more! This pregnacy's nausea seems to be following the same pattern as it did with my son. Like last time I got really, really sick (I mean couldn't stomach anythign sick) for two days and then *poof* nausea gone. Almost like the first trimester's having one last hurrah.

Oh and I just wanted to chime in on the Orangina subject. YUM YUM! Love it! It's my special little treat to myself from time to time.

[momadance]

Hey Lucysmama, we must have been on the same wave length today! Miles and I also took a trip to the local Old Navy to check out the mama clothes!

[Lucysmama]

Momadance-

Go for the jean jacket if it's your style! I wore mine all day and it is soooo comfy and it looks really cute! It was a splurge, but I think it'll go with pretty much everything I have, I and bet I can wear it till the 7th month or so. I also got a pink sweater hoodie-thing and some cargo pants.

[momadance]

I am just a tiny wave, A minor ripple out at sea
Moving slowly towards the shore, burdened with uncertainty
I'm gaining power, losing speed, womdering as I near your door
Will you hold it open for this tidal wave aproaching shore?

Youve become an Island, in the hazy world surrounging me
Offering a vast reward, eachtime I safely cross the sea
Far too often I become lost, in the fog and haze
Cllinging still against my will, to promises of clearer days

I am just a raindrop that accelerates without control
Losing bits and pieces in decent 'til I'm no longer whole
I am just another shooting star, above that you may see

Until I have your full attention, I'll be anything but Me


I thought these lyrics were just perfect for where are babys are in the developmental scheme of things. (there point of view I guess)

I found this very moving.





happy day to all!

[momadance]

Ok. here's the skinny on why I wasn't crazy about the mw I met with yesterday. We were discussing pre-natal testing and she starts rattling off all the test I WILL have. When shes finished I say " But of course if I don't want any of these that's ok too. I'm not interested in any, and at the top of that is the strep B" her response " Well, we'll do everything we can to convince you that it's best for your baby" Me " well, I tested positive while pregnate with Miles, was given an IV of antibiotics and Miles still became sepsis and was given SHOTS twice a day for 2 weeks of an anti-biotic" Her " I understand you may be concerned about mobility..." uh what's that? did you not hear my son was exposed twice to anti's befor he was 2 days old!!!!????????? Are you listening? and she closes with "well the last thing any of us want is a dead baby!" WTF!??

As I'm posting this she just called and told me she'd like to make clear it's her position that I won't be tested for the strep B, I'll automatically be put on anti's. Is that a problem for me? Uh yes mam it's a problem! So ends our relationship and the search continues!

Unbelievable!

[mirthfulmum]

Wow! I can't believe a midwife could be so close minded. Good for you for standing up for yourself and your little babe momadance. And good luck finding a more supportive and open minded care giver.

[bendmom]

I've never experienced gas like this! With ds it wasn't this bad, now it's every ten min

when we were at the coast this last week, ds kept walking up to people and telling them that mom likes to fart:

I think I just got my first case of hemorrhoids too. This is the worst feeling ever! Driving to the coast and back I thought I was going to die.

Does anyone here suffer from gestational diabetes? I've been going crazy when I don't eat for a while, I get really slugish and my mind goes south. I have low bs, but this is totally dif. One of my clients was telling me about her husband being type 2 and it's 90 percent controlled by diet. When she started telling me his symptoms, it sounded like what I had. I have an appt. with the doc. again soon, but I can't stop worring about it.

Hope everyone is doing well and getting lots of rest

Becca

[Lucysmama]

Momadance-
You did the right thing firing your midwife. How insensitive of her!!!

Good luck on your search for a new midwife...

When I was pregnant with my dd, I switched at 22wks to a practice with half midwives and half OBs. I figured I could get the best of borth worlds...I thought the OBs were probably pretty progressive to work with MWs, and if something "happened" I could have an OB as my backup. Grrrrr...the midwives were just like standard OBs, forcing tests on me, giving me internals every couple of weeks, and abandoning me in labor and conforming to hospital protocol instead of the midwives model of care. It sucked sooooo bad. This time, I found a Direct Entry Midwife. Coule you look for one of those in your area instead of a CNM? Nurse Midwives are often very similar to OBs, nurse practitioners, and nurses. (BUT Not always, of course!)

[kraftykathy]

Momadance - Good for you on looking for a new midwife. That one definately sounds like a problem!

Gas - Well, if I was experiencing more, at least I'd have some ammo against hubby's , hee-hee! I always tease my hubby for having sympathy flatulence, lol!

Had our first real midwife appointment and it was great! There are 3 midwives who work from the clinic and we will get a chance to get to know all three of them. It's very casual with a cosy atmosphere there. I think it's going to be great!

I'm going to revise my due date again. It's actually Oct 8. I am at 12 weeks todayaccording to the midwives wheel.!

We got to hear the ! 160 bpm.
I really didn't think they would be able to find it, but they did! What a wonderful sound! I'm so excited now because of it!
Hope everyone is having a great week!!!

Kathy