Get- to -know Game

[mama2q]

Feel free to answer as many questions that you are comfortable with. I just thought it might be a fun way to get to know each other better.

When is your estimated due date? 3/11/08
Is this your first pregnancy? no
If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? I have an 18 month old boy
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Yes, a girl
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Planning a HB
What have you loved about being pregnant? Nesting as a cleaning motivator
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? heartburn!!
Where are you from? Richmond, VA
Currently residing? Glen Allen, VA

[dharmagrlpa]

When is your estimated due date? 3/6/08
Is this your first pregnancy? yeppers
If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? n/a
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Yes, a boy I named Wyatt
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Bradley birth at hospital
What have you loved about being pregnant? eating with wild abandon!
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? big ass due to eating with wild abandon....
Where are you from? harrisburg, pa
Currently residing? harrisburg, pa

[wowbaby42]

When is your estimated due date? 3/09/08

Is this your first pregnancy? no

If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? I have a 21 yo son, 18 yo son, and 13 yo daughter from my starter marriage

Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Yes, a girl

Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Planning a HB

What have you loved about being pregnant? Watching my DH fall in love with his soon-to-be born first baby

What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? Total lack of energy and endless supply of exhaustion

Where are you from? Memphis, TN

Currently residing? Cordova, TN

[Lolafanana]

OOH FUN!!!!

When is your estimated due date? 3/02/08
Is this your first pregnancy? no
If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? I have a beautiful 21 month old baby girl
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? No, this will be a surprise
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Planning a HBAC
What have you loved about being pregnant? Everything. It feels like 40 weeks of Christmas Eve
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? The weight gain- I gain- 25 pounds so far and gaining!
Where are you from? Long Island, New York
Currently residing? New York City

[Bellejar]

I love these games!

When is your estimated due date? 3/23/08
Is this your first pregnancy? no
If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages?
Two Girls: Lucy is almost 4 and Violet is 2 and some change.

Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Yes, a boy

Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Hospital with a CNM. The hospital is extremely progressive though, they don't give pacifiers or sample formula or any of that stuff and of course there is a midwife group that is there that delivered my first two girls.

What have you loved about being pregnant? Not really loving on this, besides feeling baby move which is AWESOME.

What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? back and leg pain

Where are you from? New Paltz, NY

Currently residing? Kirkland, WA (eastside of Seattle)

[XanaduMama]

When is your estimated due date? 3/17/08
Is this your first pregnancy? No, I have a wonderful son who will be 2 next month
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Nope--a surprise this time!
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? HOME BIRTH, hooray
What have you loved about being pregnant? I just love being pg...feeling baby move is the best these days
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? Pelvic pain again, sigh...
Where are you from? Originally, Johannesburg, South Africa
Currently residing? Durham, NC

[htcamommy]

When is your estimated due date? 3/3/08
Is this your first pregnancy? no
If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? I have a 2.5 dd I gave birth to & a 13 & 11 year old dd's via adoption
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Yes, a boy
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Planning a UCHB
What have you loved about being pregnant? No period!!!
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? insomnia, back ache
Where are you from? St. Amant LA
Currently residing? Plaquemine, LA

[Leiahs]

When is your estimated due date? March 26, 2008

Is this your first pregnancy? No, this is my third. First surprise pregnancy though

If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? I have a 4yo DD and a 2yo DS.

Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? This is supposed to be another boy!

Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Planning my first homebirth! My first birth was natural with an OB in a hospital, I felt like I had to fight everything. My second was again natural, but this time with a CNM in a hospital. That one went much better, no fighting, until the stay afterwards with hospital staff, at least. This time I'm with a different CNM who attends homebirths, and I'm very excited to avoid the hospital environment after the birth is over.

What have you loved about being pregnant? Not much, this time. It's pretty demanding keeping up with 2 young kids and being pregnant at the same time. The thing I like most is having an excuse to make DH do things for me ("Can you get me a glass of water, honey?").

What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? Getting large and uncomfortable. Wasn't fun the first time, and it's even less enchanting the 3rd time around.

Where are you from? Born and raised in the Seattle area, but lived in Colorado with DH (whose family lives there) for several years, fell in love with it, and now call it "home".

Currently residing? Suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland.

[uccellina]

When is your estimated due date? March 31, 2008

Is this your first pregnancy? Yes, after two years of trying and eventually resorting to IVF.

Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? We didn't think we would want to find out, but since we've had so many d*mn ultrasounds it seemed kind of silly not to - I didn't like the idea of a doctor knowing when we didn't! We are having one boy and one girl.

Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? We wanted a homebirth so badly, but midwives can't attend twin homebirths in our state. So we'll be at a hospital with our midwife and an OB who's very supportive of natural birth.

What have you loved about being pregnant? Feeling wiggles, getting a big belly, eating a lot, and getting even closer to my husband

What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? Pubic symphysis pain. OW.

Where are you from? Hartford, CT

Currently residing? Los Angeles, CA

[NJ*Doula]

When is your estimated due date? 3/9/08
Is this your first pregnancy? Yes
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? He's a boy
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Home
What have you loved about being pregnant? Mostly the kicking. It's such a great feeling!
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? Bad skin, low energy, heartburn, constipation. Just a few nagging things, nothing big.
Where are you from? Grew up in Maryland
Currently residing? Jersey

[DBZ]

When is your estimated due date? 3/7/08
Is this your first pregnancy? no
If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? I have 3 girls, 13, 10, 2
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? I'll find out at birth
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Hoping for HB if I can swing it $wise otherwise it'll be a hospital with a midwife
What have you loved about being pregnant? feeling the baby move
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? carpul tunnel
Where are you from? Massachusetts
Currently residing? Massachusetts

[MamaRainebeau]

When is your estimated due date? 3/31/08 but I'll likely be induced or have a CS at 34 weeks due to complications which puts me at mid February but I'm staying here with y'all...
Is this your first pregnancy? no
If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? I have a 25 month old girl and a 13 month old boy.
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Yes, identical boys
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Level II hospital due to complications
What have you loved about being pregnant? Finding out we're expecting identicals
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? heartburn and being faced with mc/da complications because they're identical
Where are you from? San Diego, CA
Currently residing? South Georgia

[MonP'titBoudain]

When is your estimated due date? 3/22/08
Is this your first pregnancy? no
If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? I have 2 year old baby boy
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? nope!
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Planning a HB
What have you loved about being pregnant? feeling the baby hop around. And nesting.... stuff is actually getting done!!!! and looking forward to having a peaceful hb versus a hosiptal birth.
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? lack of patience with my little one. back pain, exhaustion, heartburn, insomnia.
Where are you from? Albuquerque, NM
Currently residing? the great Midwest

[Saramomofmany]

When is your estimated due date? 3/27/08

Is this your first pregnancy? no

If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? 4 kids. Girl age 7 1/2, boy age 6, boy age 3 1/2, girl age 11 months.

Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Yes, a boy

Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? hospital

What have you loved about being pregnant? feeling the little one move

What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? hip pain

Where are you from? Minnesota

Currently residing? Minnesota

[lilkat]

When is your estimated due date? March 18, 2008 (My mw put it at 41 weeks 'cause I'm a first-timer)

Is this your first pregnancy? Yes

If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? I have two male cats, does that count?

Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? U/S tech was 75% sure she's a girl

Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Home

What have you loved about being pregnant? Feeling my baby kick, and getting to know her through her movement.

What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? The exhaustion; the nausea was really bad, too

Where are you from? Urbana, IL

Currently residing? Saint Paul, MN

[jayell79]

When is your estimated due date? March 11th
Is this your first pregnancy? yes
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? I couldn't find out soon enough! It's a girl!
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? birthing center at hospital
What have you loved about being pregnant? The first trimester sickies
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? Morning sickness
Where are you from? Kansas
Currently residing? Kansas

[~ani~]

Great idea!

When is your estimated due date? March 20th

Is this your first pregnancy? Yes

Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Surprise!

Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Local hospital that is supposedly OK with natural, low-intervention birth, hopefully with a midwife

What have you loved about being pregnant? The wiggling! Falling in love with the babe. And sharing it all with my husband.

What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? Tail bone pain, sciatica, fatigue, low energy, getting out of shape (my fault), not sleeping well

Where are you from? Oregon
Currently residing? France

[beckyand3littlemonsters]

When is your estimated due date? 8th march
Is this your first pregnancy? no
If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? 2 girls 5 and 2 and 1 boy 3
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Yes, a boy
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? home
What have you loved about being pregnant? feeling my baby move and kick
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant?braxton hicks and heartburn!!
Where are you from? Leeds, UK
Currently residing? Leeds, UK

[FoxintheSnow]

When is your estimated due date? 3/18/08
Is this your first pregnancy? no
If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? I have a 3 and a half year old boy
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Yes, a girl
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Planning a HB
What have you loved about being pregnant? Getting out of doing strenuous things lol
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? heartburn, insomnia mixed with exhaustion, random weird symptoms, anxiety, palpitations, I could go on!
Where are you from? Jersey Shore
Currently residing? Orlando, FL

[zaner'smama]

When is your estimated due date? 3/7
Is this your first pregnancy? Nope
If not, how many kids do you have and are they boys or girls and what ages? I have one son, 2 and 1/2. He'll be 3 a month after baby arrives.
Do you know or will you find out the sex of your baby? Yes, we're having another boy.
Are you birthing at a hospital, birthing center or at home? Birthing center and hoping to get a lot of use out of the hot tub
What have you loved about being pregnant? ice cream and feeling the little guy move.
What have you not loved so much about being pregnant? morning sickness in first tri, being tired
Where are you from? NW Ohio
Currently residing? SW Ohio