Nov. 2011 DDC Roster - Page 2

[opus]

* EDD: according to the internet calculators, that would be Nov 3
* Name: Amy
* Age at conception / Age at delivery:  27 and 28
* Location: Vancouver, BC
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: i don't know what this is! so many acronyms
* What number child is this for you: this will be our first
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): I've got my husband and my dog here for me
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): i'm kind of hoping for a girl, but I couldn't say I have any guesses yet
* Names you like (& are willing to share): we were thinking something scandinavian sounding. 
* Birth plans/preferences: I'm calling the midwifery group down the street this week to get set up, but I might be moving to a different province before the birth so who knows what will end up happening
* Blog, website or the like:
* Anything else you'd like to share: I'm really happy of course, but also terrified. I had a miscarriage when I was 21 and then another one this Christmas while we were on our honeymoon in Mexico. Not a great vacation. So while I'm excited, I'm definitely not feeling very relaxed about this.  

[bubbagirl]

I'm so excited to see more mamas every day! I had the forum moderator put a link up at the top of the main forum page to this thread (the new way to do stickies if you want to sticky a thread).

I'm looking forward to getting to know you all better :)

 

[loveandlight33]

I'll play along, although I am still pretty early along. I've never tested before AF was due, so this is uncharted territory for me.

* EDD: Nov. 13
* Name: sommer
* Age at conception / Age at delivery:  32/33
* Location: KY
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: I don't think we were really trying, but I was charting so I knew when I o'ed - it just happened to be about 5 days earlier than I expected to
* What number child is this for you: 3
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): hubby, DS 5, DD 3, and 2 furry dogs
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): I've not a clue, and don't really hope one way or the other (yet)
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Names are tough for us, our DD wasn't named until she was 3 weeks old
* Birth plans/preferences: homebirth

[merryns.mom]

* EDD: Nov 3rd (if you go by ovulation), but Oct 31st according to LMP
* Name: Kelly
* Age at conception / Age at delivery:  31
* Location: Eastern NC
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: about 6 months of trying
* What number child is this for you: #2, she's 2 1/2 and still nursing (she loves it) i'd love to wean, or at least night wean
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): dh, dd, and d*** dog :-)
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): hoping for a boy to carry on the name and balance the family out
* Names you like (& are willing to share):  Roslyn, Emily Anne, or William Thad, or Riley Luke
* Birth plans/preferences: here's the trick: if i stay in my home town where i delivered dd (and loved the ob ward), i have to have another csection, if i want to try for a vbac, i have to go to the hospital 45 minutes away where the rooms are small and they push you out quickly. so i don't know what to do yet

* Anything else you'd like to share: i haven't really told many people, although my dd is telling everyone...i am always so nervous about whether everything will be ok, but that's all of us probably
 

[Summersquash]

I'm (cautiously) excited to be a part of this group!

* EDD:  November 5th based on O date.
* Name: (whatever you would like to be called or like us to know) Summersquash :)
* Age at conception / Age at delivery:  32/33
* Location: Northern Virginia
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: We've been wanting another baby for a while, but this was my first cycle after having DD.
* What number child is this for you: 2
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Wonderful DH and a 27 month old DD (whose birthday is November 20th)
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): Not sure!
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Oh, we have no idea yet.
* Birth plans/preferences: I think it will be in a hospital because that is where DH and my comfort level is right now.  Thankfully I really like my OB practice and they are very warm and kind.  I would like to hire a doula this time, though.  
* Blog, website or the like:
* Anything else you'd like to share:

[Tourneymama]

* EDD: Nov. 3rd

* Name: Jenn & April (My partner is the pg one, but Im super involved & wanna be a part of the DDC. I'll get her to join also!)

* Age at conception / Age at delivery: She is 31, will be 32 at delivery.

  
* Location: Ohio

* How long it took to you to get your BFP: First try! At home, with donor sperm...

* What number child is this for you: This is my 4th, but her 1st. (I have 2 teen sons & a tween daughter, but she considers them hers also)

* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Ok so there is her...Me...Our 3 kiddos...2 dogs, 3 cats...Lol

* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): Well, I told her she was pg, before she actually knew. I dunno, like a mothers intuition ;) So I am also telling her it's a girl...again, dont know why, just my gut. (I actually told her twins, but I really dont feel that way, just like to tease her)

* Names you like (& are willing to share): Only have 1 girls name, which is pretty much set in stone as of now, but no boys names at all. Trying to stick with an E name, as our oldest son is an E, middle son is an A & daughter is an A...Gotta keep the pattern going, rofl!!

* Birth plans/preferences: With the dr, in the birthing center.

* Anything else you'd like to share: Hope everyone has healthy, sticky babies & can't wait to meet you all!

 

[AdamsV88]

EDD: 11-11-11
* Name: Veronica
* Age at conception / Age at delivery:  22
* Location: FL
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: got a very faint + at 7dpo and an obvious one at 9dpo.. I had just come off bc this month and was still nursing my daughter and didnt expect it to happen so fast...
* What number child is this for you: 3
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): I have two daughters
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): Hope for a boy
* Names you like (& are willing to share): William
* Birth plans/preferences: Going all natural again.
 

[Mal85]

* EDD: Mid-November. According to my dates, looks like November 12 or 13.
* Name: Mal
* Age at conception / Age at delivery: 25
* Location: US
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: Hard telling. My cycles are crazy long. I was supposed to start clomid this month. On day 47 of my cycle with all BFNs I called the doc, who prescribed Provera. I started that last Monday. I got a BFN that day and the next 2 days. Something told me to test again today and it was a glaring positive. DARK line showed as soon as I took the test. I had a possible positive OPK a little over 3 weeks ago. This was our 6th month trying.
* What number child is this for you: This will be #2.
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): My husband, Joe and daughter, Owyn.
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): I just found out today, so no real hunches yet. But we're really hoping for a boy.
* Names you like (& are willing to share): The only boy name we've ever sort of agreed on is Henry. DH loves Jack. I love Arlo, Knox, Asa, Callum and Efrem.
* Birth plans/preferences: I delivered DD at a hospital with a midwife. But I've since been witness to a homebirth. DH isn't comfortable with a homebirth, but the midwife that was there delivers at a birth center a little over an hour away. I'm planning to call there to see if they take my insurance.
* Blog, website or the like: Nope, just on facebook.
* Anything else you'd like to share: Not much so far. I don't have any symptoms that I've noticed so far. I'm a little worried because of the Provera, but the doc says there shouldn't be anything to worry about. I'm having my hcg levels checked twice this week to make sure things are going alright.
Edited by Mal85 - 3/1/11 at 3:01pm

[moona]

* EDD: (feel free to use 1st or 2nd half if you prefer) ... 11/05, based on LMP. I dont know the exact day of O
* Name: (whatever you would like to be called or like us to know) ... moona
* Age at conception / Age at delivery: ... 41 / 42
* Location: ... where the daffodils bloom in feb and the leaves fall in nov
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: ... oh, 22 cycles.
* What number child is this for you: ... #2
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): ... my love, my boy (12) and my love's girl (3), a lab and 2 kitties
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): ... I want both, cant decide. how nice that's taken care of for me...
* Names you like (& are willing to share): ... not there yet
* Birth plans/preferences: ... homebirth, again.
* Blog, website or the like: ... none
* Anything else you'd like to share: ... hmm, well i'm sure there will be

[nursemeredith]

* EDD: Late Oct/Early November
* Name: Meredith
* Age at conception / Age at delivery:  28/29
* Location:  Kentucky
* How long it took to you to get your BFP:  one try!
* What number child is this for you:  #2
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies):  DH, DS (17-months), 1 furbaby
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses):  doesn't matter- we'll be surprised at delivery
* Names you like (& are willing to share):
* Birth plans/preferences: planning a home birth :)
* Blog, website or the like:
* Anything else you'd like to share:

[TalkToMeNow]

* EDD: 11/9, based on O date (dd2 was born 11/11/04--- cool!)
* Name: Amanda
* Age at conception / Age at delivery: 30/31
* Location: Atlanta
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 4 months
* What number child is this for you: 3
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): dp, dsd (13), dd1 (8), dd2 (6), and our kitten
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): Chinese calendar says boy, but it also said boy for dd2. I have no clue. We'd be happy with either. A boy would be nice so that dp isn't so out numbered! :) But a huge pack of girls would be great, too. Even the cat is a girl! 
* Names you like (& are willing to share): I've been waiting years to use my boy name, Jude. Looking into some family names. 
* Birth plans/preferences: Had a hospital birth with a midwife for dd1 and a homebirth for dd2. I can't decide which one to go for this time. I think dp would rather me be in the hospital. 
* Blog, website or the like: Just facebook. 
* Anything else you'd like to share: I'm excited to be on the Nov DDC again! I was on the One Thread when I was TTC dd2, and on the Nov 2004 DDC with her. Deja vu!

[Xerxella]

*EDD - Well, according to the first day of my lmp, Nov.8th, according to the day I O'd, Nov. 10th.  But, I'm going with November 16th.  (More on that later.) 

*Name - Xerxella

*Age - 35 now / 36 at delivery

*Location - Chicagoland, right next to Gondwanaland

*How long it took for the BFP - Third month trying

*What number child is this - Number 3!  :) 

*Family - Wonderful DH, 4 yo son and 2 yo daughter (still nursing)

*Baby's Gender - Don't care, but so far my gut says boy

*Names - We'll decide when the baby's born

*Birth Plan - Well, my 1st was a completely unnecesarian.  My 2nd at least I got a good trial of labor in a good hospital with midwives known for their VBAC rate, but still I ended up with a C.  Now, I'll probably go to Uof I Chicago, which is the only hospital willing to attempt a VBA2C.  :(  That's why I'm saying 11/16 as my due date.  Last time they were really pushing for a C when I hit 40 weeks and wow was that a battle that no one needs at the end of their pregnancy.  I actually went into labor on my own and was 41+1, so now I'll have my 8 days built in.  :)  How sad that you have to plan ahead to fool the medical community so they'll do what's right. 

*Anything else - I would not so secretly love twins since this may be our last pregnancy and I always wanted 4 children and I've always wanted them relatively close together. 

[LunaLady]

* EDD: (feel free to use 1st or 2nd half if you prefer) November 5th
* Name: (whatever you would like to be called or like us to know) Luna
* Age at conception / Age at delivery:  25/25
* Location: Renton, WA
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 1st month trying!!
* What number child is this for you: #1
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): My wonderful husband (married 8.8.08) and our two dogs and two cats
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): Not sure; I've thought boy
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Rajko and Aedrielle
* Birth plans/preferences: Midwife birthing center; drug free
* Blog, website or the like: I'm going to make one, I'm sure!
* Anything else you'd like to share: This is my first time being pregnant, so I'm rather naive 

[sexysisam]

* EDD: Mid-November 2011
* Name: Mimi or sexysisam
* Age at conception / Age at delivery:  29
* Location:  Utah
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: Got a positive 10 DPO so I'm only like 3.5 weeks preggo.  5 months of charting and actively trying (6 months post-miscarriage)
* What number child is this for you: #3
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): One husband, 2 boys (4 & 2), 5 chickens
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses):  I'm thinking it's a girl or twins.
* Names you like (& are willing to share):
* Birth plans/preferences:  We are hoping for our first birth in a birth center.  We've had 2 natural hospital births.
* Blog, website or the like: naturallyfrugalmomma.blogspot.com
* Anything else you'd like to share:  I think Vitex, chiropractic adjustments, and detoxing foot baths are what finally helped me conceive.  That and a lot of sex.

[CDsMom1031]

* EDD: (feel free to use 1st or 2nd half if you prefer) 11/11/11
* Name: (whatever you would like to be called or like us to know) Nicole
* Age at conception / Age at delivery: 22 at conception. 23 at delivery.
* Location: Indiana
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: 16 months!
* What number child is this for you: 1
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): DH, 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 turtles.
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): I want a boy. Chinese gender predictor says boy.
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Conner Dean. Jackson Thomas. Chloe Ann. Jocelyn Marie.
* Birth plans/preferences: As little medicine as possible, if it's a boy, uncircumcised.
* Blog, website or the like:
* Anything else you'd like to share: I just found out 3 hours ago and it's still SO unreal!
 

[Ablemec]

EDD: According to an internet calculator, November 9
* Name: Mishy
* Age at conception / Age at delivery:  31
* Location: Boston, MA
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: We had decided in February that we would start trying in March and were a little lax on the birth control.  Then bam, my period doesn't come end of February, and voila BFP.
* What number child is this for you: 1

* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Hubby
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): No clue.  Hubby is convinced it's a girl.
* Names you like (& are willing to share): Not yet!
* Birth plans/preferences: hoping for a natural, midwife supported birth.

[SilvanaRose]

* EDD (feel free to use 1st or 2nd half if you prefer):  Theoretically Oct 31st
* Name (whatever you would like to be called or like us to know): Sara
* Age at conception / Age at delivery:  28
* Location: west coast
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: uh....I wasn't counting but I would say it was about 20 minutes...lol
* What number child is this for you: 2
* Family (partner, other children, and/or 'scale'babies): 1 husband, 1 DS and 1 snake
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): hmm...I'm going to guess girl because I knitted a girly sweater out of the blue last month (for nobody apparently), and before DS was born I impulsively bought a boys outfit at a consignment store - no reason. I conceived him 2 months later
* Names you like (& are willing to share): I have a couple that I have had picked out for YEARS but I don't share until after the baby is born.
* Birth plans/preferences: home water birth
*Anything else: I'm excited that I now know what to expect and that I can do things differently this time around. I'm also nervous about having 2 kids, even though I have always wanted a big family!

[SoCaliMommy]

* EDD: Nov. 12th
* Name: Kami
* Age at conception / Age at delivery: 28/29
* Location: California
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: I had a misscarriage at 9wks in November for a baby that took a little over 3yrs to get pregnant with. Not sure what to put for how long it took to get pregnant. I would hate to say 3 months, since it just doesnt sound right.

* What number child is this for you: 3
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): hubby, DD 7, DS 4 and 2 furry dogs
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): I've not a clue, and secretly hope it's a girl. I had a feeling our other baby would had been a girl.
* Names you like (& are willing to share): No name choices to share
* Birth plans/preferences:unassisted homebirth

* Blog: http://dreamingofanunassistedbirth.blogspot.com/

* Anything else you'd like to share: I get to take 81mg baby asprin til 12wks, i also get to have the fun of taking 200mg progesterone 1x nightly. both starting tonight.

Edited by SoCaliMommy - 3/4/11 at 11:21am

[carriede]

*EDD: Early Nov

*Name: Carrie

*Age: 26/26

*Location: Middle GA

*How long for BFP: we weren't TTC... I'm still bfeeding my 20 mo and have no gotten my periods back. So this was definitely a GOOD surprise! We had been thinking about trying, but I didn't want to wean DS just to have another kid, so now everyone wins! But now I don't have a LMP date so I won't know how far along I am until my u/s, which isn't until March 22nd. Ahh the suspense!!! lol

*Number Child: 2

*Family: Hubby - Chad, DS - Will @ 20 mo

*Baby's Gender: not sure why, but I think it's a boy!

*Names: Zachary Caleb????

*Birth Plans: my first was a non-medicated birth in a birthing center. We've moved since then and there are no birthing centers in po-dunk middle GA, so I'm really gonna have to do some research on good OBs/midwives/hospitals in the area. I don't think I'm confident enough to do a homebirth yet... maybe next time!

[peaches' mom]

* EDD: November 8
* Name: peaches' mom or jenny
* Age at conception / Age at delivery: 35/36
* Location: Ontario, Canada
* How long it took to you to get your BFP: about one year (diagnosed as hypothyroid & then had thyroidectomy during this time)
* What number child is this for you: #3
* Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): spouse, DD1 (2005), DD2 (2008), 1 dog & 1 cat
* Baby's gender (hopes or guesses): very happy with either
* Names you like (& are willing to share): none yet
* Birth plans/preferences: another homebirth, my 2nd was an unplanned UC which was lovely but I'm hoping for a bit of a party for this one
* Blog, website or the like: n/a
* Anything else you'd like to share: I am so very excited to be here, still can't believe it!

Edited by peaches' mom - 3/2/11 at 5:57pm