July 18-24

[Killick]

Hello All,

Hope everyone has had a good week. I am 16 weeks today and go for the AFP tomorrow. It will show us whether we should plan for 2 instead of one. Here's to hoping all is well with the kiddo(s). I am feeling movement now too. I will update later this week when I know more.

Nicole

[Pam_and_Abigail]

I am 14 weeks, and I started my hypnobabies home study course this weekend. The painless childbirth script went really well, I was so deep in my subconcious, I think my ear drums relaxed. I wasn't asleep, but I didn't hear the words. The special places one didn't go so well because I had to visualize being with my baby and I am still having problems attaching and bonding with this baby, still feeling really disconnected. I dreamt about her for the third time last night, though.
And I think I finally felt my uterus, just a bit below my belly button!

[Marysmama]

Hi everyone. I'm now feeling much better. I haven't had any m/s in a while. I had my 13 week appointment last week. Heard the heart beat. About 148 bpm.

I'm seriously considering night-weaning my 19 mo dd. She uses me as a pacifier and I can't stand it. As it is, she only nurses maybe 2 or three times a day. Some night I have to let her nurse for an hour or more. She will be totally sleeping and then I'll lay her down and then she'll start crying again. And as soon as I let her nurse she's zonked again. My nipples are extremely sore. I'm so tired at night that I cave and let her nurse. I know night-weaning will be tough, I'm just not sure I'm up to it.

Has anybody else done this?

[Azreial]

I'm feeling great again this week.

I had to go out and buy new pants over the weekend though :( I'm only 12 weeks I don't remember needed new pants this early with ds. Its a bit depressing. Its not helping my fears of having a huge baby either.

Has anyone else not had a prenatal/ob/midwife appointment yet? I feel like I'm all alone here. I have seen my gyn for other issues and had pg confirmed and an early us done. I go in for my first real prenatal visit next Tuesday.

[Malama]

Has anyone else not had a prenatal/ob/midwife appointment yet? I feel like I'm all alone here. I have seen my gyn for other issues and had pg confirmed and an early us done. I go in for my first real prenatal visit next Tuesday.

Azreial, I haven't seen my mw either. She's away from the summer and won't get back until the beginning of Sept. If i felt I needed one, i could get a prenatal from another mw, but at this point the only reason I see for getting checked out is to hear the HB and since I don't want to use a doppler, we have to wait anyways.

I'm 14 weeks now and definitely not as exhasuted as before, but I still need my daily nap.

Is anyone else having a hard time eating anything but small meals? Seems like everytime I eat a larger meal (and not even that huge) I am so bloated and gassy and miserable. I know my stomach has room in there!! What's UP?

[sweetpeasmom]

Same here, I can only eat small meals. If I eat too much, then ugh.....

I had an ob appt last week, heard the heartbeat which was reassuring. Everything is going well. I also need to buy some new pants. They are getting tight.

[Artemisia]

I am now about 15 weeks along. Have started feeling a bit better since quiting my job. I think part of it is that I am getting so much more sleep. DS naps in the afternoon and so do I now....its been wonderful!
Had my first OB appointment two weeks ago. Everything looks good, heart beat is strong. Starting to show, I am at that inbetween stage were my regular clothes don't fit but my materity clothes are still to big so most of the time I resort to wearing baggy dresses or DH clothes when I am at home.
I thought I felt some movement the other day but now am not sure. It was just so faint.

Judith

[Celtain]

I'm doing pretty good. I'm back on my thyroid meds so I don't feel like I've been run over by a truck any more. Pants are WAY to tight at this point, but I'll be 16 weeks tommorrow. I got some of the new maternity underwear for Old Navy and it is awesome. It sits under your belly instead over it (you know, the really sexy kind you can tuck into your bra!!!!).

I'm starting to need the pillow support under my belly at night. But feeling good, and FINALLY looking a little pregnant!!!

[pixiexto]

Hey everyone :)

We're almost 13 weeks here, and doing good. Is it crazy to think that I actually felt the teeniest of movement this week? I've been skeptical that feeling movement this early is possible, and so when I first felt a teeny "tap" behind my pubic bone late last week I didn't think much of it. Then the night before last it happened again, in the same location & very subtle. I'm a small frame, so maybe so! Well anyways, before long I'll be feeling lots & lots :)

Gen, I began to limit nighttime nursing several months ago and it's gone very smoothly. My DD is a few months older than yours (she'll be 2 in less than a week... WOW!!), but I probably began at about 20 or 21 months. It just felt "right" for us. What I do is allow nursing at night as often as she likes as long as she's actually nursing, if you know what I mean. When she begins to nibble-nibble-nibble-pause.... nibble.... I tell her that "milk is going to sleep now", and count to 5. (now I don't need to count at all, she just pops off) The first night she was MAD. She was angry-crying, but not distressed-crying. She only cried for 2 minutes (which felt like forever to me) and I rubbed her back and talked to her gently. Then she climbed into my arms to cuddle and fell asleep! The next night was easier, and it's been going well ever since. I think for me the biggest part is doing it when they're ready. If she had been extremely upset, I would have known that it wasn't time yet and put it on the shelf for another month or two.

Oh, crying toddler approaches with Daddy! Guess my time is up ;)

[fromscatteredtribe]

Hi Ladies.
I am 12 weeks today and still having tons of nausea and a little vomiting. I am also still having one or two good days and one or two bad days. The good days are a bit better (go to the WIC office, the used book store, the grocery store, and the water store with three kids) and the bad days are still pretty bad (maybe wash diapers or do a third of the dirty dishes, change the baby, let the kids tear up the house, and spend the rest of the day in bed reading or sewing). Pretty lame. Maybe if I did less on the good days the bad days would be easier and fewer.

I heard the heartbeat last week which made me happy and excited my children. I also lost eight pounds (which is fine since I was 200 to begin with) and i would rather gain weight slowly since i used to be thin and never lose the weight after. no complex just a little relief that I am not already gaining a lot. Of course I already look pregnant with this baby since it is my fourth.

I am really looking forward to an ultrasound despite the arguments against because i really would like to know the sex. of course after three boys i doubt i will have a girl but it would be nice.

as far as the feeling your uterus thing goes, i never noticed in my other pregnancies but mine is much lower than my belly button. my guts and stretched out belly are all protruding out from below the belly button but the uterus just feels like I have a swollen a little hard bikini area. it comes just above the scar i have from my second ectopic/ovary removal (like a c-section scar). If you are thinner than me would you already feel that uterus up at your belly button this early on or is it still pretty low lying. my midwife measured me right on target so I am not worried, just curious.

sorry for my rambling...

[Azreial]

Is anyone else having a hard time eating anything but small meals? Seems like everytime I eat a larger meal (and not even that huge) I am so bloated and gassy and miserable. I know my stomach has room in there!! What's UP?

My stomach is so messed up right now that its not even funny. I feel quite full after eating what would only be 1/2 a meal of less before. I am also terribly constipated (sp) it aweful!. My belly is hard as a rock, I'm gassy, bloated and sooooo uncomfortable. My pants no longer fit and I think my digestive problem is to blame

[chocomoto]

I'm 14 weeks now and feeling much better. I think I may have felt a little movement yesterday morning, but I'm not sure. I felt ds2 at 15.5 weeks, so it's possible.

Ds2 will be 2 next month, and he slept throught the night for the first time! 2 months ago I started giving him drinks of water when he woke up to nurse at night. He was fine with that. Then about a month ago I started sleeping in the other room and he shared the bed with just dh, and dh continued with the water thing. For the past 2 nights he has slept from 7:30 pm to 6 am. I'm so happy about this! It was a painless experience for us all.

Tomorrow I get to spend 12 hours on a completely full flight to the US with my 2 ds and no dh to help! My 2 yr old doesn't have a booked seat, either, because I couldn't spend the extra $1000. It should be interesting.

Hope you are all feeling better and recovering from the 1st trimester.

[tofumama]

Hi all...back from a very relaxing vacation camping (if you can relax while camping with two toddlers :LOL) My depression has dissappeared, thanks to the medication from my midwife. I feel normal again! My m/s is gone, but I still don't have much of an appetite. My clothes are getting a little snug, and I have been gravitating towards loose, comfy stuff, which is pretty much all I own! I feel pretty good, but I also need an afternoon nap! Glad everyone is starting to feel better!

[Malama]

yay tofumama! I'm so glad to hear you're depression is gone.... the tone in your post says it all.... didn't sound worth it to keep suffering, and I'm sure you're whole family is happier with the meds and stuff!

I'm finally really starting to look pregnant, though I'm pretty thin, so no one notices, except for those close to me. Funny how at this point in pregnancy we want to look pregnant instead of like we're gaining weight....

Sounds like most of us are over m/s... for the few still suffering... It'll pass. Have faith.

[rubysmomjess]

Hi all!
13 weeks here...mostly no more m/s but still really sensitive tummy. Small meal and no tomoato based soups or sauces. I am really kind of starting to show, so I"ve been wearing a lot of loose clothes but I think I might need to buy some maternity clothes...any suggestions for where to buy?

tofumama- I'm glad you're feeling better. Out of curiosity, what did your mw prescribe? I've been feeling pretty low at times lately and was wondering what migth be prescribed for a pregnant, will be bfing lady? The last time I was on meds I had to stop so I could bf (atleast that's what my pcp said, not sure if this is toally true). I have depression and I have been trying to manage it with diet and exercise but failing bit while pregnant...just so tired and sick until recently.

Happy vibes to everyone :dust !

[AmyB]

I think I might need to buy some maternity clothes...any suggestions for where to buy?


http://www.devalifewear.com/

My all-time-favorite maternity clothes were the Diedre Dress and the Cathay Dress from this catalog. They aren't actually designed to be maternity clothes so I kept right on wearing them after the baby.

--AmyB

[fromscatteredtribe]

E-Bay also has tons of maternity clothes many are new and they are all much cheaper than the stores. watch the shipping prices, look for people who will combine shipping, and look for folks with high feedback ratings, but i promise you there is a goldmine. brand-new maternity swimsuits for ten bucks, really pretty shirts for half-price, and if you're willing to buy used many lots of clothing --all name-brand and many in good shape. i sell more than i buy on ebay but i just bid on some discounted maternity underwear (new of course) better than spending three times as much for the stores.
good luck.

i sure wish my nausea and fatigue would chill out. it is 111 degrees here all this week too and we have no money to go out to the malls and have lunch. so we stay indoors way too much. winters here though are amazing. i never wear a coat.

i ramble. sorry......

[Parthenia]

I second ebay. I've picked up some pretty good deals so far.
I noticed, once I got to work, that my clothes were really tight. Oh dear.

No more nausea. Can't stop eating. We heard snippets of a heartbeat on Monday at the mw. Tomorrow I see the backup cnm and pick up my labwork to send to the mw's.

Oops gotta go. Bedtime for dd.

[tofumama]

Thanks! It's nice to feel better!
rubysmomjess, my mw prescribed 25mg of Zoloft a day. Apparently that is safe for pg/nursing. That is a pretty low dose, so I believe it. It has made a world of difference. I haven't been depressed since my early 20's (I'm 32 now) so this was out of character for me. Its worth brining up with your Dr/mw, this is no time to have to feel bad!
I think I may have taken my last run yesterday...between the heat, and my sluggishness, I may switch to walking. Its funny, with my last 2, I had gained like 15 lbs by now, but was able to keep running until 5+mo. Now I've gained like 3 lbs, and I'm done. Go figure! I do have the my-clothes-don't-fit-I-look-like-I'm-getting-fat-and-bloated thing going...not in maternity, but rapidly outgrowing my clothes! Every day something new doesn't fit. I love when you start showing! I'm jealous of you all that are showing already! I can feel my uterus, and when I lay down you can see it, but thats it. My step-sister-in-law is a month ahead of me and she's been in maternity since 10 wks! Maybe b/c she is SUPER thin, she showed earlier...oh well, soon enough!
Boy, I'm rambling this morning! Glad everyone is feeling good!
fromscatteredtribe, hang in there...the nausea should pass soon. Is there a pool or anything near you where you can cool off? Even a big kiddie pool for you to sit in...it sucks to be hot and pg, no matter how far along you are!

[Parthenia]

I heard the heartbeat today!!! I went to see the backup hospital midwives, and they have a better doppler. His/her heart was going btwn 155-160! It was the highlight of a really crappy morning, where my car broke down (complete with smoking engine), and dd threw a 30 minute tantrum as we were leaving the audiologist and trying to walk to the campus center to get some food and meet dh for a ride home. DD's hearing is fine, too. Nothing like a screaming 5 yo in 90 degree heat!

[Azreial]

i sure wish my nausea and fatigue would chill out. it is 111 degrees here all this week too and we have no money to go out to the malls and have lunch. so we stay indoors way too much. winters here though are amazing. i never wear a coat.

Maybe you could try taking a cool bath, to help with the heat? I used to do that all the time before we got airconditioning, I am a wicked heat wimp

[fromscatteredtribe]

we have a 1200 square foot apartment with 7 foot ceilings so it isn't hard to keep a cool 79 degrees if we are able to pay the 200 dollar electric bill. we also have three pools in this apartment complex but my three little ones don't swim yet so it is too hard to keep them all afloat when dh is working. when we have the gas money and 3 bucks for the public pool we like to go there because it is zero-depth and the kids can wade in and baby and i can sit together in a sprinkle system nicely submerged to our chests. we actually got too cold there once (hard to do when you're a chicago native and you're in the 109 degree sun).

i take baths almost daily but usually warm ones to relax. i can only stand the tub for about five or ten minutes before i feel claustrophobic and anxious. (guess who is not planning a water birth?)

it will pass, i am sure. i almost think i feel worse from staying in bed than i would if i would get out more, but i am so stinking tired. i am thirteen weeks now and hoping i will see a big change in the next month.

i love hearing your stories too. i know i am not alone and you give me something to look forward to in the next couple weeks! thanks.