**Weekly chat Dec 4 - 11**

[Ursula Rose]

Hi all. I can't believe I'm still here. I wake up every morning so thankful, but with a little hesitance. I want this one to stick.

Today we are going up to the mountain to go cross country skiing. Yay and yes no falling for me.

Peace!

[Ary99]

Ursula, I *knew* you would be here this morning. I'm having my own struggles with keeping positive and trying to stick to my own advice. Nothing new to report so I'll assume I still belong here!

[KarmaChameleon]

I'm still here too!

I had lost an early pregnancy years ago so I am cautiously optimistic

We all know anything can happen at any time, I guess, so it's good to enjoy life day by day

[Vick]

I am joining the cautiously optimistic crowd, too. I am also worried but so grateful everytime I remember that I am pregnant! I have a 3 year old so I often forget. I don't have many symptoms yet--just some breast tenderness, fatigue, frequent peeing and an incredible desire to organize and clean the entire house! I just have to convince dh and ds to leave me alone in the house long enough to get something done!

Sending sticky thoughts to everyone!
-Vick

[Robynee]

Wow! It's next week already?(I'm sure I won't be saying that in about 30 weeks when time will have slowed down to a crawl.) Thanks Ursula Rose for starting the weekly thread. I am staying in my pj's all day today. I am so tired and it snowed last night. Perfect day to lounge around and get nothing done. Dh made a huge late breakfast and I'm thinking about ordering out tonight.

[NaomiLorelie]

I'm nervous about this one for some reason.Maybe I feel like I have had too much good luck pregnancy-wise. Is anyone else already queasy all of the time? I feel l'm on the verge of throwing up practically 24/7.

[tatgurl]

Originally Posted by NaomiLorelie

Is anyone else already queasy all of the time?

Yea, me too. I've felt ill since before I found out I was pg. With my other two I didn't feel sick untill week 7 or 8. Hope it doesn't get much worse than this. I don't know if I should not eat, or eat all the time (don't want to start gaining weight too soon!)
unfortunately, I didn't find anything to help with the nausea the other times.
Hope everyone is feeling as good as possible.

[peilover010202]

Hello everyone! I'm brand new to the board and so excited to be here! Just found out on Saturday!

Even though we were trying, this pregnancy came as a shock as I started spotting 2dpo and continued until last night when I started p cream. I knew I had low p, but the ob refused to prescribe p for me as he knew I wasn't pregnant with all the spotting. So, he prescribed Clomid for next month. Well, today he prescribed p and ordered a quantitative hcg.

I have been feeling nervous about this pregnancy too. No symptoms to go by, bleeding, etc. But, I felt a sharp stabbing pain in my cervix last night and it made me feel better as it was a feeling I remember when pregnant with ds.

Haven't been to the dr yet, but I think my dd would be 8/16/06!

[nfbmom]

Nausea got worse over the weekend but I realized last night why. My 3yo dd vomited all night and when we got up at 8:30 I found out my 11yo ds vomited all night too. He is diabetic and this is his first illness since diagnosis so I'm really nervous about how this day will play out.

Dh had to clean up after dd because the vomit smell was making me feel soooo sick!

Sorry for the TMI to those that just reading this will make them feel sick.

[Robynee]

nfbmom, I hope everyone is better soon.
Hi peilover010202! Congratulations!

[an_evans]

Feeling pretty good here....I stil can't believe I am pregnant! I am shocked at typing those words still. As long as I am eating every two hours or so I feel fine.

I am a little nervous by the lack of other syptoms but it is still early I guess.

[KarmaChameleon]

Originally Posted by an_evans

I am a little nervous by the lack of other syptoms but it is still early I guess.

I hear ya. I haven't had really any symptoms so far -- nothing that points to pregnancy anyways.

In hindsight, I have been feeling queasy from time to time, I have a lingering headache, I am hungry as hell. But those things could be for other reasons too, so I still have a hrd time believing I really am. For now, it's the lack of period that is tipping me off. Oh, and the

I don't have the sore boobs that always screamed pregnancy to me. I am not even THAT tired (just as tired as any mother of two who wacthes 3 other kids all day is!) It's freaking me out.

[Ursula Rose]

I just had a weird experience. I went to my regular twice a month visit to my chinese doc. He said he can tell the gender of the embryo from my chinese pulses. I asked him to tell. He says it is a girl. Wow.

[KarmaChameleon]

Originally Posted by Ursula Rose

I just had a weird experience. I went to my regular twice a month visit to my chinese doc. He said he can tell the gender of the embryo from my chinese pulses. I asked him to tell. He says it is a girl. Wow.

Thats SO awesome. I would love to know what I am carrying -- I want to be connected!

[peilover010202]

I watched House of Babies on Discovery Health last night and it was dedicated to widwife deliveries! Anyway, for fun - the head midwife followed 100 women and predicted their child's gender with the Chinese Birth Chart, she said it was right in 80 of the women. I'm curious now!

I also feel you guys on the lack of symptoms. Sure, I'm a bit more hungry - easliy passed off. A bit queasy - dh and ds have been sick. And, that's all - except for being highly emotional. I told dh last Friday night (before the + hpt), that if I wasn't pregnant, I should be with all the crying during silly parts of movies...next days WHAMMMOOO + hpt!

[jenmk]

Hi mamas!

I'm feeling very happy about the pg . . . but have only told 1 person (other than DH, of course). And it's only because they asked. Don't know when we'll tell people. Have you told many people yet?

Happy sticky vibes to us all.

[Ary99]

I have told one close friend. i haven't even told my sister because I asked her not to share with her kids until I was further along last time when I was pregnant. She blabbed and then when we lost the baby, she had to untell her kids. It was a nightmare for me. I'm very glad i had my virtual friends to share with. It makes it easier to keep this to myself.

[KarmaChameleon]

Hello mamas, and welcome jenmk

I have told my parents and sisters, in-laws too. A couple friends but not any aquaintances. It's hard not to blab about why I needed to pee 3 times during playgroup or why I ate 3 enchiladas at the literacy fair tonight. I want to tell everyone I meet.

But alas, for once I will keep my big mouth somewhat shut.



But only til New Years.

[nfbmom]

I finally told my kids. They needed to know why I was spending much more time in bed and why I was always saying "ugh, that made me feel sick!" I told my inlaws on Sunday and will tell my parents on Thursday. I got mixed feelings from the kids although the general feeling is that it had better be a boy! LOL After 3 girls in a row, it's understandable! My 11yo just hid his head and wouldn't say much about it but it was also the day he had that stomach bug so I'm not really sure it was related. 13yo is thrilled, same with 8yo. 5yo is excited but I'm not really sure she comprehends it. I know the 3yo doesn't although she comprehends having a baby in the tummy and it coming out because my sil just had a baby a few months ago. In-laws were excited. I was a bit worried because this will be our 6th and we aren't exactly well off but MIL just said I'm certainly a person that could hand another one. I love my inlaws!

It has never bothered me to tell people that I've miscarried. I think that is why I tell people I'm pregnant so early. Of course, the only time I've m/c'd is when I was 16 weeks along. By then, everyone would have known anyway. Plus if I m/c'd I would want my kids to understand what I'm going through and why I'm having a hard time.

My Mom deserves to know because everyone else does and she will eventually know anyway because I see her all the time but I dread telling her. She treats me like glass when I'm pg. After a while it really starts to get on my nerves. She needs to learn to trust me and know that I, more than anyone, cares whether or not this baby is born early and I will do exactly what I know I can do and nothing more.

Sorry, my short rant for the day! LOL My sister lives in CA and has infertility issues. She has two children, 13 and 10 and hasn't used bc since her 10yo was 1. She is coming on the 17th for Xmas so I can't decide if I should wait and tell her in person or if I should just tell her now. I think I'll wait if the family can keep the secret.

[KarmaChameleon]

My 4.5 yo did not handle the news well at all. She bawled for a good 20 minutes. I felt terrible. It was really hard. I think I am ruining her life

My 2 yo doesn't get it, so that's good.

I just feel so bad! The night after that episode, I slept with her and we cuddled all night, and last night I took her out alone for a special mom and daughter outing. I think we are back on track.