April 2007 Roll Call!!! please add yourself :o) - Page 2

[koofie]

Originally Posted by didkisa

Coming over from the March DDC...hope you don't mind! I realized today that by the time I deliver most of my pals in the March DDC will be gone with their new babies and most likely not hanging around to help me through my last couple weeks. Besides, I know some of ya from the one thread and the 6+ month support thread and I want to keep in touch! : Oh, and I'm also telling most people IRL that I'm due in April so I don't get a bunch of people constantly asking, "So, you haven't had that baby yet, huh?!?" No use going to jail from beating the crap out of them!

For those of you who don't know me, I'm Colleen, 33, DH is 38 (oops, had to think about that for a second there ) My EDD is March 28th, but I have this really strange feeling I'll deliver around my b-day, April 10th (yikes...that's two weeks later!) This is our first, and most likely only, so s/he better be the cream of the crop! So much pressure and s/he isn't even born yet!

Looking forward to getting to know all of you!

This is EXACTLY why I joined the April DDC - plus, I will proably deliver a bit after the due date. I hated being on eof the last in my Jan 03 DDC (Not on MDC) delivering, even though DD was due January 14:

[rstump]

Welome Collen,

I am new to the thread . I am due April 1st with our 4th child.

You are doing great by telling everyone you due date is later....since NORMAL pregnancy is 38-42weeks we really should have due dates at 42 weeks and not 40.

My first was born at 39 weeks due to PROM, failed induction (failure to WAIT) and via c-section. My 2nd was born a hospital VBAC at 42 1/2 weeks (hehe). My 3rd was a home VBAC at 39 weeks & 6 days. I don't expect my 4th to be much different......so April it is for me.

[mommymoose]

Hi All
I'm bouncing all over, I'm sooo excited to be pregnant again!! My name is Holly, 28 YO, Married almost 4 years to DH, JOnathan... We live in CT, and have one amazing DS, who turns 2 this thursday .... after We had him, we decided that we definitely wanted a bigger family!!
DS was born after WAAAAYYY more interventons than we wanted, but after soem scar tissue issues from previous cryoprocedure, He was all the way descended and i was not dilating... and headed for C/S much to my chagrin... definitely going to try for a VBAC!!

I'm not a waaay regular poster, with work and a toddler...but i will keep trying to check in regularly!! so far so good, and I just POAS this AM My DH was sooo excited!!!

HAppy and Healthy VIBES to everyone!!!

Holly

[mamaganic]

April 2, 2007

Hello April Mamas!

My name is Tree, and I am due at the beginning of April. My partner and I are very excited, but feeling some anxiety about the task of parenting that is before us! This is our first.

I would love to have a home birth, but live in a community with no midwives and will be travelling almost 2 hours to another community for midwife visits (my first visit is in a few weeks!). We have some friends in that community and maybe as time goes on, we will propose that we stay with them and birth at their home.

For me, the idea of family beds, breast-feeding, natural birth options etc. are just common sense! There has been no question in my mind!

[Anitabonita]

Howdy all!

I'm just in the process of confirming this pregnancy. (This is my third time being pregnant in the last 11 months, so staying pregnant is a real issue.)

I'm due April 7th, and so far, things seem pretty strong! This will be our second child (DS Conor was born 7/11/04). I'm an older mother and a professor. it makes life both fun and challenging.

I'm looking forward to meeting everyone in our month!!

Anita

[koofiesguychuck]

Hi everyone!

This is Kelsi. I'm logged in on DH's account. My mothering account is acting up : so I cannot edit the first post right now, sorry. I'll do it as soon as my account is back in business.

I love the way that new people are joining our DDC everyday!

[Drummer's Wife]

Hello mamas! I'm Katie, married with 3 children and I just got a bfp last night. The line was light but a line is a line I think I'm only about 12 dpo so I am going to retest asap. I think that with the length of my cycles that would make me due around April 8th.

I'm excited but a little nervous since this will be #4. I guess telling my family is what I am scared of. Sounds silly but they all seem to think that 3 is plenty! I know they will be happy after the initial shock wears off.

Congrats to all the April 2007 mamas!!!

[crunchymomof2]

I guess I will be joining you guys. I am 11 dpo today and got a faint but definately there line. Not a planned pregnancy per say. We weren't avoiding though so we expected it anytime. We mentioned it to my 3 yo ds tonight and he wanted to touch my belly and he said I can feel the baby. And he wants to see the baby come out. He is so cute. DD is just over a year so she doesnt really know yet. Dh was happy. Our families will be shocked. We are telling them soon. This will be our second homebirth. We had thought about unassisted but DH is more comfortable with our midwife here. And she is soo hands off that I am fine with that. Hopefully in the next few days I will get a darker line. Congrats to everyone else that is here.

Oh dd would be april 13th

[peacechief]

joining in!

I'm Annie, 27, DH Jim 27 - married for 5 years in September! This is our first and we just found out at the beginning of the week I'm still a little cautious, but everything is looking fine as far as I know. I'm due around 4/11.

woohoo

[soniajindal]

Hi Moms,

Congrats to all of you.

I am Sonia, I am due on 2nd April. It just got confirmed on Monday. I am so excited.

[annettemarie]

I' m here too!

I just found out and I guess I am due around April 11, although my babies usually bake two extra weeks. I'm a little nervous because Easter is April 8 next year and my husband is a pastor.

This will be my fifth pregnancy, fourth baby. I have a 7-year-old boy (MIchael), a five-year-old girl (Katie Grace), and an almost-3-year-old boy, Nicholas.

I'm very nervous.

[praying_4_3rd_at36]

Good Morn'n Mamas!!!

i'm Christy- 36 yr old mom of 2 girls-- Machaela (age 9) and Mackenzie (age 4)--My first was a C-section and i had nightmares afterward and said i never would have another-- it was an awful birth but a beautiful, healthy child--i was induced 2weeks early due to pre-eclampsia and she was already 8.5 pds then --my 2nd (unplanned) was a VBAC - very painful but much much much better than the c/s-- but she had mec. so i didn't get to hold her until later on--also i used a midwife with the vbac but in the birthing center of the hospital--she was also induced but because she wasn't ready to come out until after due date--

i'm hoping to have a vbac again and with a midwife again--

my estimated due date using the ovulation date method is 4/13/07 and according to the LMP it is 4/8/07-- i'm hoping it's closer to the 13th because i'm supposed to be in my sister-n-law's wedding on 4/8th and being my dh is too- i'm hoping she doesn't hate me when we tell her!

[koofie]

everybody!

[Christi2705]

Hi, I'm Christi. I'm 28 and have been married to my dh for a little over 3 years. We have a 21 month old little girl, Emma. We've only been ttc for a couple of months now, and I got my + test today!!!

My cycles are all crazy...my LMP was 6/20/06 but I had a - test last week, so looking back I'm pretty sure that I'll be due 4/14/07!

I'm very excited to join you guys!

[peacelovingmama]

Hi Everyone! I'm Kristianna (Kate). We have a four-year-old, Sorin, and a 23-month-old, Halsea. Our third baby is due around April 16 and we are thrilled!!

Wishing everyone here a joyous and healthy pregnancy!

[manyrainbows]

Hi everyone! I'm Katie, 22 years old, married to Jim, who is older than dirt We just found out we are expecting! We are due April 10. We have one son already, Edward James, who we simply call EJ, and he is almost 2 1/2 years old.

[wirewendy]

Wendy in Minneapolis

Hi, I am almost 37, have an 8 month old daughter, and am freaked out about being pregnant so soon. We weren't using any birth control, and were not being careful, and I even wanted to get pregnant, because I am going to Busines School next year, and when I finish will be 40, and won't want to have a baby then. But now that I am, I am FREAKED! I am mostly worried about my daughter getting enough attention. I feel selfish for putting a time schedule on a baby. But I promise I will get over all of this, and will find the humor somewhere, which is usually my mode of travel. When we have moved and settled into our new house, I think that I will settle down a bit. I am nursing, and have just started introducing solid foods. All organic, of course. The Baby Book is my bible.

It is nice to meet you all. I remember last year at this time, it was my first pregnancy, and there were so many unknowns! It was such an exciting time. Having my daughter was the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to me, even though the birth turned out to be a marathon. I will never forget the first time I heard her voice, and felt her tiny little slippery body and held her against my bare chest. They put us in the bathtub together right after the cord was cut and I gave her her first bath. I will never forget that. It still brings tears to my eyes. It is an amazing journey, and our bodies will do all kinds of crazy things, like grow little skin tags, or our hair will all fall out. As long as we drink lots of water and get lots of sleep, we will be fine! (ha ha! what is sleep?)

[lapetitemaman]

Hi everyone!

I'm Nancy, I'm so excited to be on this board now...I used to always lurk at the TTc board... I got a BFP at 14 DPO last Monday. So I'm 5 weeks pregnant...so excited! I'm still testing every morning b/c I can't believe it (thank you, whoever on MDC who posted about those Dollar Tree tests!)

I'm due early April and this will be my first

[koofie]

everyone and congrats on your BFP!

Please please please check the original post to make sure I have your name and the time of month you are due. I am considering early April as April 1-9, mid April as April 10 - 19, and late April as April 20 - 30. March/April is any date at the end of March and April/May as early May dates. There is some crossover of course because some people tend to deliver early or late.
If your dates or circumstances change, let me know and I will change the original post. Also, if you deliver in another month, you are still more than welcome to post here.

Enjoy and have a happy and healthy 9 months!

[neetling]

Hi my name is Anita, I am married to Russ and we have 2 girls Kate (3.5) and Grace (2). We weren't actively TTC but we weren't trying to avoid either. My guestimate of a due date is April 11th, but I hope to go a bit earlier. This will likely be our final baby, though we might be open to adoption at a futre date.

We were undecided whether we wanted a third child yet or not, so we decided to stop avoiding and see what God brought us. I guess we were more ready than we thought. We definitely look at this child as a blessing. We're having a little problem with family seeing it differently, but poo on them.

I'm happy for all of you and I am looking forward to getting to know you all!