Jan. 2006 mamas??? - Page 5

[hou2b]

Carol- I'm so sorry. Best of luck to you!

Well, I took another pregnancy test today, just because I don't "feel" pregnant. It was a different brand, and it went straight to positive right away. I can't wait to actually go to the dr., that will put me so much more at ease.

[Willowrose]

Carol, I am so sorry for you...you will be in my thoughts. Lots of extra sticky vibes for next month.

Super tired today. I actually had to take a nap while DH took the boys outside. That is VERY rare for me as I never get tired!

[EllasMama]

Thanks Willowrose and houchen2b! Take care.

[rebx]

Carol - I'm so sorry! Take good care of yourself and know that I'll be sending you good thoughts.

I'm also so, so tired. I started to fall asleep while DD was eating lunch - I was nodding off while she sat in my lap, giggling at my rolling head.

I told DH yesterday by handing him the pregancy test stick in an envelope as a present. He said "I knew it!", and was very happy and excited. I was planning on greeting him with a dinner tray with bowls of ice cream and pickles, but didn't get organized enough in time. We're still adjusting to this reality - In a strange way, it seems less real this time than it did when I got pregnant with DD. I'm so busy taking care of her, I don't have the time to dwell on my excitement that I did before. I've heard that second pregnancies and babies are very different in every way, and I'm starting to get a feel for that!

Hope everyone else is well & happy.

[zjandosmom]

Carol,
So sorry ...I know it hurts. I mc in Feb and am hoping this one sticks. I feel like it will. I hve had 3 mc and each one hurts. I will keep my fingers crossed for you for your next cycle. Hope you are healing.
Kathy

[gabry]

Sorry, Carol. Hope you're doing okay..

[JBaxter]

January baby :)

Took ONE whole month! Didnt think it would be quite that quick! :

[Thursday Girl]

carol i am so sorry to hear that, i know how hard it can be.



as for symptoms, does anyone lese have to poo constantly? :

Courtney

I'm going to go poo now (TMI, Sorry)

[zjandosmom]

Ok- we told my parents last night (because I can't keep a secret ). We wrapped up a pink baby sleeper and told my Dad it was his b-day present, but not to open it in front of the kids. He opened it and looked, you could see his brain spinning tryiing to put it together . He got it and they were very happy. They want a girl! They really did seem excited for us which is not the reaction I expected. So that was fun! We won't tell IL until we see them at the beach in June. I love telling people! Silly.

[Ell-Bell]

Well, I'm not sure if I'll be staying on this thread, either. Last night I started bleeding, I thought it was just spotting (still freaked me out) but awoke to very heavy dark bleeding. I'm not sure what to do now. Do I go to the ER and have them do tests? I haven't even had a blood test yet. Can they do an ultrasound at 5 weeks to see if the beby is ok? I've heard that some people have blood clots that do this early on in their pregnancy and the baby is fine.

Please, all sticky vibes will be appreciated!

[hou2b]

Oh Ell-Bell! I hope everything is ok! I would definitly call someone at the hospital, since it's Sunday and you can't call the dr. office. My sister has a friend that does the ultrasounds, and she had one done at 6 weeks "just for fun" and got a picture. The baby was really small, but you could definitly tell that one was there. With technology the way it is today, they have to be able to tell you something.

[EllasMama]

Ell-Bell, you've probably already gone by now, but just wanted to say that they can do an ultrasound, but since it's so early they'll do it vaginally, with a plastic rod thingy.

So sorry you're having to deal with this. Best wishes.

Carol

[Willowrose]

Ell Bell, I answered you on the other thread, but I wanted to send lots of sticky vibes out there to you. I agree with Carol, I've had 2 very early u/s(5 weeks 6 days with DS1, 6 weeks 1 day with DS2) both showed the sac with beating heart clearly! They did do vaginal u/s's though. I would get one done and I hope that this may just be normal spotting for you. Please give us an update. You are in my thoughts....

[ozzyemm]

Carol and Ellie-- I have been praying for you guys all day. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

JBaxter-- Welcome! It "only" took one month for us, too (after nearly three years of "practice" and one round of Clomid!).

Courtney-- I have been constipated, which I never am. I usually poo 2-3 times a day; now I am lucky if I go twice . Now, I DO have to pee constantly, which I think is funny, because my baby is tiny. It doesn't even fill up the uterus yet!

[zjandosmom]

ozzzeymom,
I always get horribly constipated : ! I still haven't figured out the best l way to not get so bad. From someone who has BTDT try to get it under control cause it can make you really sick!! I have tried drinking 64oz water a day, more fiber, and stool softeners. The later is the only thing that seems to work. I HATE taking pills, but being sick 'cause I have to potty is worse! I know this symptom is coming..............not looking forward to it! I am just happy to be pg again! I can't wait to feel the kicks and see the looks on the boys' faces when they feel the kicks! Ok.....pg hormones kicking in!

I think we have the same due date! Neat.

[BohoMama]

Hi! I don't have a due date yet because I'm second-guessing my last date of AF and haven't been to the Dr. yet. Our first appointment will be next Monday.

Would anyone here like to discuss the differences between carrying a boy and a girl? This pregnancy feels different- I'm dizzy and tired and haven't been morning-sick yet, but have a premonition that it's coming in a BIG way. With Andrej, I felt good and strong, and was very minimally sick, but my boobs hurt like they were stuffed with 3-ton boulders.

Hope to keep you company for the rest of the 8 months!

Melinda & ??? (Amadea Carol or Dante Forest)

[Thursday Girl]

hi melinda- I think maybe i am carrying a boy this time, The preg. are so completely diffrent. y 4 weeks with DD I could not poop did not for a week and a half. I drank lots of coffee (didn't know i was preggo yet) ate prunes, drank prune juice, water, fiber. Then they put me on iron which a\made it worse. then finally they took me off) Shortly before 6 weeks i started trhowing up constantly. With this one I poop very easily all the time, I have only gotten midly nausues twice (knock on wood). Those aren't the reasons i think i'm having a boy this time, i just sort of feel like i am, but maybe they have something to do with it all.


sorry ozzeymom and zjandosmom that your constipated I know it sucks.


I am going to start a pregnancy dream thread on the main preg board. b/c they can be interestong. so come on by and write 'um down.

Courtney

[ozzyemm]

zjandosmom-- I'm not THAT constipated . I still go everyday, just not as often as I used to :0). My due date is 12/28. hottmama has the same due date, too . I want to see how far apart we will be when we give birth .

Melinda-- I "know" I am carrying a boy (I could be wrong, I just sense a boy). I got a vision of his name and i haven't referred to him as "her." I (so far) have no moring sickness, just sensitivity to smells and anything sweet. My boobs are very sensitive right now, have been since right after I ovulated.

have a great day, gals!

[Ell-Bell]

Well, it wasn't meant to be for me this month. I did go into the ER yesterday, after taking my blood and waiting for the ultrasound, I asked the nurse what my HCG levels were. She just gave me a look and said they were "very low". I knew what that meant.

After the ultrasounds (plus in the ER they insert a foley catheter to fill your bladder so they can see the uterus better) and a pelvic, they declared that there was no ectopic, no open cervix, that it was just a "normal" "Early fetal demise".

I'm trying to think positively, back to square one, it wasn't meant to be this time, etc. But that's hard, of course! Thanks to all of you for your warm welcom, and sticky vibes. I'll be sending them back to you all, and thinking of you in January.

[EllasMama]

Ellie, I am so sorry. I can't find it online, but several years ago in Mothering there was a short article called "Spirit Baby" by Peggy Vincent (July/August 2002 issue). It's from Vincent's book "Baby Catcher." IRL, her 12-year old son told her the story of Spirit Babies when she miscarried. I'm glad I still have the issue so I can type out the crux of it:

"...every woman has a circle of babies that goes around and around above her head, than those are all the possible babies she could have in her whole life. Every month, one of those babies is frist in line. If she gets pregnant, then that's the baby that's born. If she doesn't get pregnant, the baby goes back into the circle and keeps going around with all the others. If she gets pregnant but something bad happens before the baby's born...now listen, Mom, because here's the really cool part. It goes back to the circle, but it becomes a Spirit Baby, and all the other babies give it cuts. Each month, it's always first in line....So you just have to get pregnant again, and you'll have the same Spirit Baby. If you don't though, then the baby circle will just beam that little Spirit Baby over to some other woman's circle, and it'll be first in line for her....Mom, remember that baby you lost before I was born? Well that was me. Really. I've always known I was a Spirit Baby. I mean, I know what I'm talking about here, Mom."

I thought the story was so sweet and so cool coming from a 12-year old boy, that I've never forgotten it.

Be sure to nurture yourself extra specially. Take care.

Carol