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[cocoanib]

Hello everyone and congratulations!

EDD: March 16
Your Name:Cocoanib

Age: 36
State or Country: Cali
How long it took to you to get your BFP: 2-3 months, kind of. 

What number child is this for you: 2 bio, 1 step
Family: DH, DSD (18), DD (2yrs), 2 dogs (The Furs)
Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses): Visualizing a healthy, happy baby no matter the gender!
Birth Plans/Preferences: At home. DD was born at home, so we want to do it that way again.

Blog, website or the like:

organic gear for babes, http://www.zenbabyshop.com

blog, http://www.craftyearthmama.com

[kirstkat]

Got my BFP today! Still in a bit of disbelief, but I figure I should ride the excitement before it turns to anxiety... :)

• EDD: March 19
• Your Name: Kirsten
• Age: 29
• State or Country: California (SF Bay Area)
• How long it took to you to get your BFP: 2 months
• What number child is this for you: 1st!
• Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): my lovely hubby, 1 dog, 3 cats

• Birth Plans/Preferences: Hopefully home birth or birth center

• Anything else you'd like to share: I'm big into Paleo (eating and lifestyle), staying active (mostly yoga, lifting, and ultimate frisbee) and have recently been training my dog to compete in flyball!!

So pleased to meet you all!

[delilahbeau]

• EDD ~ March 4th or 5th
• Your Name: Netta
• Age: 34
• State or Country: Washington, USA
• How long it took to you to get your BFP: 1.5 months ( I didn't ovulate after my iud was removed until after my first AF). I was in shock, I really thought it would take us longer.
• What number child is this for you: This will be my second biological but my third child.
• Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies):DH-Chris, DS-8 (he is my step son so he does not live us full time ), DD-4.5, meow kitty, Storm-Rottweiler, and Charlie-Pitbull
• Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses): We are hoping for a boy, but all we could ask for would be a healthy baby.
• Birth Plans/Preferences: Contemplating V-back, nursing if I can
• Blog, website or the like: hmmm not really
• Anything else you'd like to share: I am so excited to be a mom again. I think I would have 7 or 8 if I could afford it but I am pretty sure this will be the last so I am going to cherish every moment of being pregnant!

[thentherewere4]

• EDD (feel free to use 1st or 2nd half if you prefer) March 17ish
• Your Name: (if you would like to share) going to decline sharing for privacy reasons
• Age: will be 41 at time of birth
• State or Country: Canada
• How long it took to you to get your BFP: we were trying to avoid, we were using a condom at the time of conception
• What number child is this for you: 4
• Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies)at time of birth:DH (41), dd (6), ds (4), dd (3)
• Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses):  might be nice to have a little boy.
• Birth Plans/Preferences:  labour at home and birth at hospital under support of mid-wife we have used for previous 2 births.
• Blog, website or the like:
• Anything else you'd like to share:  ....still trying to come around to the idea of another baby.  I find pg & birth fairly straightforward, but absolutely dread the first couple of months.  Our last dd was colicky and high needs....she continues to be a handful.  Nervous about telling people about baby....hopefully feeling some anticipation and excitement at some point....hope DH also comes around.

[RainGardenMama]

• EDD ~ Mid March
• Your Name: Liz
• Age: 30
• State or Country: Oregon
• How long it took to you to get your BFP: 8 cycles
• What number child is this for you: #2
• Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies):DH-37, DS-4 :)
• Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses): A few days before I took a pregnancy test I had a beautiful dream of a home birth to a baby boy
• Birth Plans/Preferences: Homebirth with CNM, nursing
• Blog, website or the like: nope
• Anything else you'd like to share: I am extremely excited to be pregnant again, as well. I am enjoying this pregnancy so far and am thrilled, over the moon, on cloud nine to bring my son a sibling.

[kalamos23]

Wow, influx! Going to update the list tonight after the kids are in bed! Welcome!

[Chapsie]

• EDD:  3/20/13
• Your Name: Sigrid
• Age: 27
• State or Country:  NY
• How long it took to you to get your BFP:  We had two miscarriages last year, waited 5 months before ttc again, then it took 3 months.  
• What number child is this for you: 3rd baby, 5th pregnancy
• Family:  Judah is almost 4, Galilee is 2
• Baby's Gender:  I have one of each already, so as long as I have a healthy baby, it doesn't matter!
• Birth Plans/Preferences:  home waterbirth  (1st was induction-turned-c/s, 2nd was natural hospital VBAC)
• Blog, website or the like:  the-chapman-chronicles.blogspot.com,  glorybirthing.blogspot.com

[SuzieSmiles]

Jumping in.... new to all of this, here goes...

• EDD (feel free to use 1st or 2nd half if you prefer): March 4th
• Your Name: (if you would like to share) Suzie
• Age: 38
• State or Country: Oregon
• How long it took to you to get your BFP: 1st Try!
• What number child is this for you: First!
• Family (partner and/or furbabies): Fortunate to be with the best man in the world for over 11 years and our 6 critter kids... Two Lab mixes 10 (brother Rumba & sister Allie), 4 cats (Mom-Chloe 11 to son Django 8 & Rescues brother Cooper 4, sister Matilda 4) We like pairs!! Maybe we'll have twins!!
• Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses): We just want a happy healthy baby, I secretly want a girl but a boy would be fun, so I'll be thrilled with either!
• Birth Plans/Preferences: Would like a home birth but am planning on a birthing center with a water birth assisted by midwife.
• Blog, website or the like: Blog in the works, will share at a later date.
• Anything else you'd like to share: Super excited and a little concerned due to my age, but know that lots of women over 35 are having healthy babies these days, so trying not to worry too much.

[Peace+Hope]

Hi Everyone, it's great to be back in another MDCDDC.

• EDD  middle of March
• Your Name: P&H
• Age: 38
• State or Country: North Carolina
• How long it took to you to get your BFP:  We were planning to TTC next cycle haha
• What number child is this for you: 2
• Family (partner, other children, and/or fur babies):  DH and 2yo love
• Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses): this is my last chance at a girl, I'd love to mother a mother
• Birth Plans/Preferences: Planning a home birth 
• Blog, website or the like:
• Anything else you'd like to share:  Pre-e last time led me to a hospital induction, hoping to be healthy and stay home this time.

[carmen358]

Originally Posted by SuzieSmiles 

• Anything else you'd like to share: Super excited and a little concerned due to my age, but know that lots of women over 35 are having healthy babies these days, so trying not to worry too much.

I got pregnant with my DD at 38 and gave birth at 39...I had an amazingly healthy, happy pregnancy and a beautiful home birth!

[SuzieSmiles]

Thanks so much for sharing (carmen358), I feel better and better with every positive story I hear of women over 35 having a healthy pregnancy and baby.

[micah_mae_]

Add me!

EDD: March 18
Your Name: Micah
Age: 24, will be 25 when baby comes.
State or Country: Texas
How long it took to you to get your BFP: 10 months
What number child is this for you: 3
Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): 2 boys: Corbin, 3 and Riley, 1. Husband is in the army. Dog named Bear.
Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses): Hope for another boy but I'm getting girl vibes.
Birth Plans/Preferences: Homebirth.

[naturalmama1002]

You can add me!

• EDD: March 25
• Your Name: Becki
• Age: 33
• State or Country: NC
• How long it took to you to get your BFP: a year (removed IUD July 2011)
• What number child is this for you: 3 for me, 1st for DH
• Family: DH Brian (41), DS Gavin 9 and DS Liam 7 (both from a previous marriage)
• Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses): Hoping pink, but really, healthy is fine with me
• Birth Plans/Preferences: As much as I would prefer a home birth, I am high risk due to a congenital heart problem- so this will be a hospital birth
• Blog, website or the like: none

[kalamos23]

Ok, updated to here, I think I got everyone, PLEASE!! pm me if you would like the wording changed on things or whatnot, I wasn't sure how to word things in some situations. 

[CalmCenter]

• EDD: March 4
• Your Name: CalmCenter
• Age: 39
• State or Country: CA
• How long it took to you to get your BFP: 1st try (same day I removed my IUD!)
• What number child is this for you:2
• Family: 
• Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses):
• Birth Plans/Preferences:home birth, husband assisted

[montanamomof3]

Hi ladies!  I was over at the Febuary DDC, but recently had an US and they changed my due date to March.  So here I am!

• EDD (feel free to use 1st or 2nd half if you prefer)  March 6th
• Your Name: (if you would like to share)   Jennifer
• Age:   31
• State or Country:   Montana
• How long it took to you to get your BFP:
• What number child is this for you:   #4!
• Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies):  I have 3 wonderful boys!  Landen is 9yo, Izak is 7yo, and Nicholas is 15mo.  DH is my best friend<3
• Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses):   I would absolutely love to have a girl this time, but a boy is more than welcome also!
• Birth Plans/Preferences:   Going to most likely have a repeat C section.  Would like to VBAC, but recently moved to a rural area so not too sure about this yet.

[sarahl918]

Hi everyone, feel a little nervous joining as I JUST found out I am pregnant a few days ago and I'm only 4 weeks! Not to mention, this is my first. I haven't joined any website groups either, but this seems the most accepting of natural options and perhaps less mainstream than some of the other baby websites. Please tell me I'm right!

• EDD: March 24, 2013 (by my calculations, could be wrong!)
• Your Name: Sarah
• Age: 29
• State or Country: California
• How long it took to you to get your BFP: First try, we weren't going to til Oct but were on vaca in Ireland and well, ya know!
• What number child is this for you: 1st
• Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Wonderful husband, two kitties, and one Black Lab.
• Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses): We are happy with either but have both been calling it "her" or "she" so I guess we think girl! For now. ha. 
• Birth Plans/Preferences: Not sure. As natural as possible but I'd prefer to be in some kind of medical environment because it is my first. But perhaps not a mainstream hospital.
• Blog, website or the like:
• Anything else you'd like to share: I'm just so so so excited. I've wanted this for so long and I feel so extremely blessed. I am also a little nervous now that something will go wrong. I am looking forward to learning from mamas with more experience so I can make educated decisions! 

[Tear78]

[*] EDD: March 26ish, 2013
[*] Your Name: Stephanie
[*] Age: 33
[*] State or Country: New York
[*] How long it took to you to get your BFP: I don't even really know, we were only loosely trying. 4 or 5 "tries"? After 2.5 years TTC DD, neither of us wanted to TTC but we knew we wanted another baby.
[*] What number child is this for you: 2nd
[*] Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Wonderful husband and a daughter who just turned 1 yesterday.
[*] Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses): Healthy baby, that's all that matters. :-)
[*] Birth Plans/Preferences: Hoping to not be preeclamptic again, and hoping for an as natural as possible vbac. But really, healthy baby, healthy mama, healthy papa is all that matters.
[*] Anything else you'd like to share: dh and I are both so excited but so nervous. We have had three losses, including DD's twin, so we just hope so hard that this little one will be healthy and keep growing strong. DD was conceived through IVF, so neither of us really expected to get pregnant on our own, let again so quickly. You hear stories about this, and I was hoping that it would be true for us, but I just couldn't believe it. We had one blood draw and we're hoping to get another today or tomorrow. All the worry and angst of the first trimester is coming rushing back to me. I hope this little one is another fighter!

Thanks for letting me join!

Kalamos, SO excited to be in a DDC with you. Let both our babies be sticky and healthy and strong! :love

Edited by Tear78 - 7/16/12 at 6:05pm

[kalamos23]

Updated to here!

Tear, SO SO SO glad you are in the same DDC!! Seriously, I squeed! Congrats on your sticky new one!

[BetsyPage]

I've been nervous to join in, because I had to leave the December DDC... but here goes :)

• EDD: March 7th
• Your Name: Elizabeth
• Age: 35
• State or Country: NC
• How long it took to you to get your BFP: 2nd cycle after my recent loss
• What number child is this for you: 3
• Family (partner, other children, and/or furbabies): Dh, two daughters 8 yo & 6 yo, two cats
• Baby's Gender (hopes or guesses): Would love a boy, but we'll be thrilled with a girl too :)
• Birth Plans/Preferences: I'd prefer a homebirth, but that will not work out this time... so I expect midwife-attended in a hospital