Get-to-know-you thread!

[sleet76]

Hi April mamas! I thought that I'd start a get-to-know-you thread so we can learn aobut each other. Feel free to free-form and tell anything you'd like to share...

[sleet76]

Hi all,

My hame is Stacy, and I am pregnant with baby #2. I live in Wisconsin, am a SAHM to my wonderful daughter Nora, have two hairless dogs (yes, they are cold in the witner in Wisconsin), and am a wife to a fabulous guy. My personal interests include: exercising (lifting light weights and running), reading, going out to eat with my DH (that hasn't happened much since becoming a SAHM for multiple reasons...) trying to keep up with my long-distance family and friends, and playing with my daughter. I dislike cleaning, but do it when necessary.

I am really hoping this little one sticks around; we had an early m/c in January. I am actually not too worried about it this time around, I have chosen to believe that the "right" thing for all involved did and will happen.

I look forward to getting to know all of you as our journeys merge and unold together!

[aprildawn]

thanks for getting this started sleet76.

we're expecting #2 first week of april (2nd or 4th or something -- different due date calcs give me different dates). married (7 years) have a 2 yr old dd and a cat.

let's see, i like to surf the web, read, play with dd, i do a lot of volunteer work for my church, and i took up running as exercise a few months ago. we'll see how the running thing pans out as the pregnancy continues.

[gracesmom0801]

Hi, I'm Gina. I'm a 26yo WAHM (selling cloth diapers and doing hair) to Grace (8/1/03). I'm expecting #2 April 6. :belly

Gina, mama to nursing toddler angel Grace :cd: :+ :flyby1

[jessikate]

I just got my :+ today! I am so excited!

I am Jess, mama to Grace (2/21/03). I'm a SAHM and some of my hobbies are knitting, sewing, and surfing the web (big shocker there).

We weren't TTC, and weren't planning to start until September, but I think I ovulated twice this month. Once around the 10th, and I figured we were safe to ditch the condoms. Well, the morning after we did that, I found more EWCM (5-6 days after the first EWCM). Whoops! But a baby is welcome whenever it comes, here.

According to my LMP, my EDD is 4/1/05, but I'll just be giving April as my due time. No need to get anyone's expectations up or put unneeded stress on myself. Grace was only a few days past her EDD, but every baby is different!

We're planning a homebirth this time around. Grace was born in the hospital and there were several things that went differently than I'd wanted. This time will be much different. DH is excited for the homebirth, too, because he has his homebrew here. :eyesroll

Grace is still mostly breastfed, and I fully expect that I'll be tandem nursing when the new little one comes along. I need to research some galactogogues that are safe for pregnancy since I am already seeming to have a bit of a supply dip.

That's all for now... I need to get started on dinner prep. We're having a little celebratory party for ourselves when DH gets home from work.

[ctdoula]

Deep breath.... (I'm scared if I admit it I'll jinx myself... I know, silly :eyesroll )


Hi! I'm Amy, WAHM of Angel Wraps, Mama to my 2 year old, still nursing sweetie Olivia. I found out on Sunday that we're expecting #2 on April 6. This is a VERY wanted & worked for baby (2 rounds of clomid which were unsucessful in making me O, probably due to the fact that I'm still breastfeeding, and 1 round of Follistim & IUIs which worked). I have PCOS so I don't ovulate more than 1-3 times a YEAR, making it hard to get preg... thus the help is needed (this is only the 3rd time I've O'd since conceiving dd nearly 3 years ago). I got a faint :+ on Sunday (only 11 DPO), another faint :+ on Monday, and another darker one on Wendesday (can you tell I bought the 3 pack, LOL). It was confirmed with a blood test (HCG level was 103 on 14DPO which is great). They're repeating the HCG level on Sat to make sure things are going up as they should. I'll have an U/S at 7 weeks to confirm everything looks healthy & then I'll be turned over to my regular midwife (as opposed to seeing the Reproductive Endocrinologist/Infertility Specialist).

So, that's the scoop on me right now. Other than being a WAHM and a mommy, I also teach childbirth & breastfeeding classes at a local hospital.

Lets all hope we all have a very happy & healthy 9 months!!

[Green4God]

Hi ladies! I found out a week ago. We are lucky in that we seem to get pregnant pretty fast - 1st month trying last time, 2nd month this time. However, it remains to be seen if we can keep one since I m/c'ed in April. Needless to say I'm a quite tentative this time around. DH is 31 and a pastoral intern at our church, I am 29 and a legal secretary for a luxury hotel management company.

My first doctor's appointment is today with a brand new doctor - she lists natural birth as one of her specialities and she serves as a doctor on call for a birthing center, so I'm hopeful she'll be good. I am a little nervous that they mentioned that I'll meet her but see the PA today since with the m/c last time I just want to be monitored fairly closely for the first few months, so we'll see. I'll report back after I go!

[Stream]

Howdy, all! :D

I am pregnant with #2 as well and due 4/11/05. We're very excited-- put off having this baby longer than we might have otherwise because of a benefit situation at work, but we were very lucky to get pg the first month we were "allowed" to. My daughter is very excited too-- she just can't wait to have a sibling. She insists she'll have a "brudder," but I suspect that's partly because her best friend just got one. ;) If I do have a boy, it'll be a first in our family-- my grandmother has 7 great-granddaughters and no great-grandsons.

We live in Austin, TX and are planning a homebirth. Our last birth was at a free-standing birthing center.

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

[sarasprings]

Hi, everyone. I just took a second pregnancy test and got a definte :+. I took the first one on Friday (I waited a whole day after the test said I could take it) and we had a very faint :+, but we wanted to make sure. We're going away for two weeks, but when we return I'll go to the midwives for the official one. According to one preg calculator my due date is April 9. The timing is definitely planned -- my husband teaches and we wanted to have time to take two weeks leave (he couldn't do that with a June date), plus he wanted to have it near summertime so he could enjoy.

I have a son who was born in May 2002. Originally I wanted to have children 2 years apart, but my son just stopped waking 10 times a night in March when we nightweaned, and we couldn't even think of another with how tired we were after almost 2 years without sleeping more than 2 hours in a row.

I'm a bit nervous, because of cramping and bleeding at 6 weeks last time (still had a baby). We will not tell anyone until for a while. I doubt I'll make it until Thanksgiving without showing too much, but we'll try.

It's good to see people here!

[aprildawn]

stream -- i'm in austin, too. i'm sending you a pm about your homebirth plans.

[saharasky]

Hey Mama's!!!

I just tested positive this morning and am totally excited ...keep staring at the test to make sure the second line wasn't imagined LOL. I expect that this little one will probably choose to come into the world in early May (I'm a 10 month mama from a long line of 10 month mamas) ...but according to all the EDD calculators 40 weeks will hit around the 20th of April. As you can see and guess from my sig this will be baby #2 ... planning for another homebirth (maybe UC ... we'll see how DH feels when the time gets closer).

I'm experiencing a few symptoms and have been for a few weeks (probably from implantation on) ...for starters I woke up one morning and seemed to have misplaced my brain ... and I thought to myself "when was the last time I felt this way?" and I realized that that was in my last semester of school when pg with dd. I also had a REALLY nasty flu last weekend (so did Sahara so it really was a flu) but for some reason I just havn't been recovering from it very well ....LOL nauseous periodically throughout the day ...now I know why!!! ... and thirdly a couple of weeks ago I noticed my cervix had changed (sucked itself up all tight and hard ... sealing itself off is my guess)... anyone else check their own cervix at this point? I tested last week (too soon!) and got a negative ...but this morning (day 29 of my normally 28 day cycle) THERE WERE TWO LINES!!!!! :love

Looking forward to getting to know you all over the next while!

[MaryLang]

Hi ladies!
My name is Mary, I am a SAHM to my dd Sabina who is 6 months now. I am married to my loving husband Andy. We have a dog, cat, hamster and a few fish tanks. I love gardening and crocheting and buying cloth diapers!
I am so happy about this pregnancy. It wasn't really planned, although the pregnancies I have planned didn't end well, so I'm taking the unplanning aproach. I just tested today, I was in denial for the last few weeks, hey I'm doing better this time, last time I was in denial til week 11! I was planning on waiting to tell, but I can't keep it in. It took us three years to get pregnant with dd, so this is a huge surprise. My dh had low count problems, so it looks like that has been fixed :1praying: . I am so glad to be here with you ladies!

[ScooterMama1]

Just wanted to pop in to say hello. I found out that I was pregnant last Tuesday. It took me a few days for it to sink in, but now I am really excited! :banana

I had a miscarriage last April and have been getting help from my ND and my acupuncturist. I am so happy to be pregnant and am trying not to be scared of anything happening this time.

My due date is about April 11th. It is good to be here with all of you. Has anyone thought about starting a rollcall thread?

Pamela

[proudmamanow]

Hi everyone :thumb

Good to be here!! :banana

We have TTC 1 for almost a year, and have had two m/c in the process, so we are still very nervous and uncertain... but also happy & hopeful!!
My name is Jesse and I work for the Cdn. government on International Development issues. My partner/wife is Beth who is starting Teacher's College in Sept, after having worked for a while as the coordinator of a housing co-operative. My due date according to Fertility Friend & other on-line sources is April 12th, which is close to lots of other significant birthdays in our family.

Symptoms have definitely set in now, which is mostly just very encouraging & reassuring to me as it's a sign that everything is going well. So far: nausea, tiredness, pregnancy brain!, dizziness & a drippy nose :D

As lesbian wannabemamas we had a very managed conception also with IUI and I am taking progesterone supplements now to try and avoid another m/c. I am so grateful that so far my HCG & progesterone levels have been right in the normal range & all seems to be going well.

As for birth, we have a wonderful midwife who is also a good friend of ours who will be looking after us once I leave the fertility docs' care at 8 weeks. We are very much hoping to have a homebirth, for this our first baby!

I am 30, and my partner is 29, soon to be 30. We just bought our first house last December and are ready for a baby!!!

Great to meet everyone here & looking forward to sharing a happy, healthy & supportive 9 months with you! (a special hi to Stream & ScooterMama1 from the TTC board!)

:love :D :grouphug

[goodcents]

Hello Everyone,
Nice to "meet" cha. My name is Justine. I am a WAHM + Writing and Lit student. My wonderful! daughter who will be a year and 8 months at the end of August.

This is a baby number #2 for my husband and I. We are very excited, but unlike when my daughter was first conceived we are keeping this one "on the down low" for a little while. For whatever reasons I am feeling a little nervous and apprehensive. Could be reading all the posts on the pregnancy and loss board :crying. Could just be the natural - I am a mother! I am supposed to worry instincts!

Our baby is due around April 11th. Which hilariously is 4 days before taxes are due (the field I work in). My daughter was two weeks late, but I surely don't hope that happens again.

I am seeing a mid-wife this time vs. my prior ob/gyn. I really trying for an all natural medication free birth at our birthing center. God willing it will work. I am still feeling a bit unresolved and sad about my daughter's birth which may be causing some of the anxiety of feeling nervous and aprehensive that I mentioned above.

I look forward to chatting with you all and getting to know you over the next 9 months!

Happy Prenancy Vibes,
Justine

[crat19]

Hello everyone! We have a 15mo ds who was born naturally in a hospital 10 days before his due date. I had 2 ppaf and then became pg with our much loved new little bean who is expected to arrive early in April (maybe March?!)

My dh is a firefighter and I work full time for the local county government. Between my telecommuting a couple days a week and dh's schedule, we take care of our ds on our own, but have frequent visits from Grandma!

I'm much more at peace and not as worried as I was with my first pg when I had low progesterone. I was told by a nurse that, with my prog level numbers, infertility drugs likely wouldn't work and that it would be a long time before I became pg. Well, whadddaya know...I was PG when she told me this!!! And along came ds#1!!

Pg #2 was not exactly planned, nor was it a surprise. DS has been an absolute joy and we are a little scared to have dc2 arrive when things are going so well with ds...but we really want them to be closer in age so they can be great buds. We're looking forward to the challenge and the joy of having another babe in the family. I would like to do a water birth, but they are not allowed in the hospital I gave birth in last time, so I might be looking into the birthing center that is about an hour's drive from here.

It's nice to meet you all and I look forward to getting to know you all too!

[Sleepymama]

Hey! I have a 19mo DS and this is #2 for us. I am a graduate student (planning to finish my Ph.D this year...will defend my dissertation, give birth, then graduate, in that order, hopefully) and teacher, and just started a WAHM biz. Um, do I have too much going on?? :D I don't teach right now but I have done some consulting at home in the last year. My DS was born with a severe heart defect and we had a pretty tough first year. He's super high needs/spirited as well and I'm *hoping* that this one is not only healthy, but a little calmer, please please??? I need to hang out with some easygoing babies so they can send their mellow vibes into my tummy.

My Dh works in the IT industry and we live in inland southern california, almost in the desert. I am thinking that getting PG in the hottest part of the summer was not such a good idea! I thought it might take longer, but we have conceived on the first try both times :)

My DS still nurses although I haven't had milk for a long time (supply issues from his medical condition, never EBFed) and I am part hoping he'll wean and part hoping he'll finally be able to have some milk when the baby is born.

[FreeRangeMama]

Hi Mamas :wave

I got another faint line this morning, so unless proven otherwise I am declaring myself pregnant! :LOL

I am Laurie, SAHM to 2 boys (aged 3 and 11 months). I had an Unassisted Pregnancy and Birth with ds2 and am planning the same this time. I am due either April 12 or 23, I am somewhat unsure about my O date. I would prefer the latter as my ds1 was born April 7 and I want some space between their birthdays. I always go late, so I am sure it won't be a concern either way.

I am still nursing both my 3 yo and my 11 mo old, so in all likelyhood I will be TRIandem nursing come spring! This should be an adventure.

I really hope this baby sticks, I am so excited already! I think I am going to test again on Monday just to be sure the line is getting darker!

[LoveMyLife]

Hello all!

I am so happy to be here! :D Dh and I were planning on waiting until September to TTC #1 (since I'm a teacher, I'd be due in June). But we got a little careless since I hadn't ovulated in the past 8 months off the pill and BOOM here we are! I was also diagnosed with PCOS at 19 so I figured I would be on the TTC boards for a while so I am thrilled that I'm here, even if I will have to leave work a little earlier than I expected. I guess this baby really wanted to be here!

I'm figuring my due date is around mid-April. It's kind of hard without at last menstural period to go by but I've been charting and I'm pretty sure we conceived on July 19 or very soon thereafter. So according to TCOYF, I'd be due April 12, I think. I'm just going to stick with mid-April.

It seems like most of the mamas who posted here are on their 2nd or 3rd so I look forward to learning from your experiences! Hopefully there will be some other 1st time mamas in here soon too.

Good luck to everyone!

Karen

[mrzmeg]

Hey, mamas!
I just tested :+ this morning---faint lines on both I used, but definately there! My EDD is 4/24, though I went three weeks over with my ds so I'll probably be here longer than any of you, lol.
I have a wonderfully spirited EBF toddler who I think will make a fantastic big brother. I'm a SAHM/full-time student, taking classes at times when my dh is available to watch ds. This fall will be my last semester and I'm scheduled to graduate with my BLA in December. I just home my m/s this time around isn't too bad!
Looking forward to getting to know you all better in the coming months :D

[Rainbow]

We expecting Number 3- we have two little girls. 3 yrs and 16 months. All our kids will be 2 years apart each it seems :)

I'm struggling to give up my weakness of coffee... yummmm... and overall I'm feeling really really good.

We haven't told the kids yet- at the store the other day my 3 yr old saw a baby and I said "isn't he adorable?" and she said "yeah- me wanna buy one!" I explained that babies grow in tummies instead of being bought. She said "you grow baby in yours tummy for us, mommy?" :melt

I'm very excited- although this wasn't exactly planned....

[manzanitamomma]

Hello all!

I just found this online community today, and I am so excited to join you all.

I am 31, a SAHM, and pregnant with our second baby. My daughter is 15 months old and still nurses around 12 times a day. She slowed up for a few weeks around the time we got pregnant...maybe that's what helped it happen. My edd is April 8. We are planning a home birth. Last time, we
transferred at the last minute...just missed a home birth by 10 minutes.

We already told all the family, but I am going to try to keep it a secret from friends until October. For some reason I am nervous about nursing in front of people that know I am pregnant. I guess I don't want to have a confrontation.

Well, I look forward to getting to know you all.

Jennifer

[hmg7500]

hello all! i'm glad to be introducing myself here...

i'm heather, mama to 3 year old bailey and 1 year old twins, ransom and avery. i am due with #4 april 15, 2005. i miscarried twins june 1, and am very cautious of this pregnancy, but still can't help but be excited.

i am planning on birthing with a midwife in a free-standing birth center, hopefully in a tub. my first appointment is in 2 weeks, where i will have an ultrasound just to make sure the little one in there is doing okay... and that there is only one! midwife says i can't birth at the center if i'm having twins again.

[MaryLang]

Welcome hmg7500, sorry to hear about your recent m/c's. The best of luck with your current pregnancy, lots of positive vibes coming your way.
Rainbow I know what you mean about coffee. I keep blaming the fact that I'm so tired on the fact that I'm not drinking coffee.

[doulanichole]

I am really nervous about posting here and fearful that someone is going to find me so if someone would please post after me so that it will be more difficult to find me on here, I would appreciate it.

I got the :+ on Monday afternoon and we have told very few people since then. This will be baby #4 for us and our youngest is only 6 months. Our first 2 children are 13.5 months apart and that caused a lot of controversy so I can only imagine what #4 will do with a similar age difference.

Although I am pretty aware of what causes this (someone is sure to ask irl), I am a little surprised that I am pregnant this time. I am very in tune with my body and have been practicing FAM for over 4 years now. Logically, I should not be pregnant right now, but I guess it just goes to show that we don't always get to decide (a lesson for the control freak that I am). I also don't have a due date just yet. It should be 4/9 - 4/18 since I got a :I on 7/30 (cycle day 45), I at least have a place to start.

My first 2 were born in the hospital and the baby was born at home in the tub - a much better experience. I am looking forward to repeating my wonderful homebirth experience with this baby as well and so is dh. I am a DONA certified doula and have just started taking clients again after the birth of my son. I will probably attend births through February and then take another break. I love birth work, but really enjoy my down time with my babies!

That is more than enough about me! :fingersx: that nobody finds me for a few more weeks!

[aprildawn]

welcome doulanichole!

hope nobody saw you :eyes

[MaryLang]

Congrats!!! How exciting! I had my baby in Jan. of this year too. Its nice to meet someone with babies close in age.

[Mizelenius]

I'm a bit nervous about posting so early (yes, I'm superstitious!) but I'm trying to be positive, so . . .

My name is Elena, and I just (Saturday!) turned 31. I have one DD, who is 2.5 years. I had an easy time conceiving her, easy pregnancy, and pretty easy labor (in the hospital but natural birth), but the recovery felt hard. I nursed her until she was 28 months. However, it seemed to really be affecting TTC, so I weaned her at that point.

With this pregnancy, I'm in such shock. I had pretty bad spotting since my cycles returned over a year ago. We started TTC 4 months ago, and I figured it would be very hard or even impossible to conceive again. But, apparently the medicine I'm on (progesterone) and maybe weaning helped tremendously. I got a nice line at 11 DPO it's been getting darker every day, thank goodness.

I was a teacher, then a SAHM, and this fall I'll be going back to do student teaching to complete my master's in bilingual/bicultural education. I'm looking forward to finishing and becoming a SAHM again.

:wave to my friends from the TTC board! I feel so very lucky to be joining you here.

I look forward to getting to know all of you! :sticky :sticky :sticky :sticky for us all!

[Jessmcg]

Hi :wave

I am Jess. I am 24 and pregnant with #3. Dh and I have been married for 6 years. We have 2 dd, 5 and just turned 1.

We live on Dh's family's cattle and wheat ranch. We also have a small herd of registered show cattle. Dh is the IS/IT manager for the other family business (ag-chem products and grain seed). He used to work on the ranch fulltime, but now just helps out when needed.

I don't know what I am goin to do about this birth. I had c-sec with both my girls. With #1, I had been slowly leaking fluid for over a week and there was none left, so I was induced. Long story short, 40 hours later I was only dialated to a 6 and the baby was not engaged. I had not slept and finally agreed to a c-sec. She was born blue and with apgars of 4 and 6, needed to be born. #2, I had planned a VBAC. My bp started out high with this preg and only got higher. At 31 weeks I went to an appt not feeling good, my bp was 171/115 and I was in early labor. I was rushed to the hospital and spent 2 days there and went home on strict bed rest. My bp continued to stay at about 150/100 and at 37 weeks I had a c-sec. Baby was fine and came out screaming!

At my first appt yesterday Dr said no VBAC, but will wait untill due date for c-sec. I would really like to have a vaginal birth, but don't know if I will ever have one. I LOVE my doctors, but I already have to drive over an hour to get to town to see them. There are no midwifes in this area and I would have to go over 2 hours the other direction (away form our families) to find a doctor or midwife that will "allow" a VBAC.

Sorry so long, I got to rambling/venting!

Glad to meet all of you and hope to have a happy healthy 7 or so months to get to know you better!

[galadriel]

Wow, I can't believe how many of us are due on April 11th!!!

I am due with #2 on April 11th, too-- which is also dd#1's birthday, ha ha! But she was 18 days late, so I'm not counting on that happening.

I had no pregnancy symptoms with dd#1 other than breast tenderness and fatigue, and so far it is the same way this time, except no breast tenderness yet-- hoping it stays that way, and really really hoping dd nurses through pregnancy.

dd#1 was born after 36 hours of labor (24 at home) and ended in c/s, planning an HBAC this time around.

I am so excited!!! :love

(Edited for preggo brain typos)

[FreeRangeMama]

(Edited for preggo brain typos)

:LOL I so have preggo brain already! I am trying to put together a talk about natural cleaning/hygiene for the FNL meeting next week. I can't keep the info straight in my poor brain, it's going to take a LOOOOONG time!

[tarablesue]

My name is tara, I am mama to 2 beautiful, rambuctious, silly girls, who are the whole reason I live day to day and melt my heart in more ways than one :love! We had been TTC since Makenna turned 1(july03) and in March 04 i got pregnant but m/c shortly after in April.
Now I am happy to report I am pregnant again, and all around I have a better feeling about it. I am due April 23 and I look forward to getting to know all of you!

[SunnyDay]

My name is Michelle. I'm so glad to see others who are nervous to actually put in writing that they are pregnant!! It still seems so new :) I'm due around the middle of April. I'm pretty surprised to be preg so quick. We were going to start "trying" this month. Well, I must have O a bit late or early (hadn't started charting yet), b/c two little pink lines showed up!
Anyway, we have one amazing little guy who just turned two last month. He is so excited about babies right now, so I hope that is still the case in April.
Just wanted to say hello and that I am happy to be here!!
oh, BTW just wanted to add that I am right there with those of you that have posted that nursing a toddler while pg is a big ouchie!!
--Michelle

[juliebelle]

Hey mamas! I'm Julie. I'm mama to Savannah (5/23/03) and we're expecting #2 at the end of April. So far I'm feeling good. Can't wait to grow and grow!

[LiminalOne]

I'm also nervous about posting and hoping not to get caught....since I haven't told my IRL friends yet, but

I'm Angie, 34, mama to Finn (6/15/01) and due with a little grain of rice (that's how big the babe is right now) at the end of April (the 23rd I think?)....

I've been thinking I was pregnant since implantation, 2 weeks ago, but was trying to hold off on testing. Then the morning, dh was supposed to leave for a 5-day conference, I woke him early to head to the drugstore so that I could catch the first morning pee and it was clear as day.

I'm feeling tired and am actually looking forward to more signs of pregnancy (nausea and nipple tenderness) so that it can feel more real... crazy, huh?

now someone else post after me super-quick so that I can stay under cover...

[danaalex]

now that the cat's out of the bag.................

we are pg again :) i haven't even called yet to have it confirmed but i have had 3 positive tests. i have been suffering from major all day sickness. i am bloated to high heaven, and NONE of my shorts are fitting right, uggh. i think we are due april 12th or so, but both of my girls were born early.

i look forward to getting to know you all.

[heyitsnaomi]

Wow! There are lots of mammas on the April board already. I can't wait to get to know everyone. :D

I am Naomi, SAHM to Grace 4/03, and married to the man of my dreams (really!) John.......who is driving me batty right now. :LOL Must be preggo stuff. I just found out last week when the hurricane rolled through our house here in central FLA that we are expecting 4/19/05. What a crazy week, but we are so excited.

Glad to hear that there are other mammas struggling with the coffee. ARGH! Sitting at the computer without chugging coffee is KILLING me. ;)

[aslmere]

Just found out this morning :)
I had a dream last night that I went to the Dr and they told me I was pregnant.

I did have an appointment this morning to talk about birth control. When I got there I had them do a test b/c of my dream. I knew it was possible, but not probable. On july 19th I had a perforated IUD removed from my uterine wall.

I practically fell off the table when the nurse came back in and said I really am pregnant!

I am Nina. I am 31 and have been married for almost 4 years. I am a part time sign language interpreter at the local community college. My DH is currently a student. He is done in December and was going to go for more, but now he isn't.... I can't work with three! Now it is his turn to work :)

This is baby number 3!
DD will be three on the 8th of Sept, and DS just turned one.
DS still exclusively breastfeeds and has been really grumpy and hungry the past 5 days. I was getting really worried, but now I ahve an explanation. Still not sure waht to do about it though.
DD was born 8 weeks early due to my incompetent cervix and so no midwife will touch me with a ten foot pole :(
DS however stuck in there until 42 weeks, 6 weeks after my cerclage was taken out... so I don't know what to think!

Well.. I am getting chatting. Looking forward to getting to know all of you!

[seren]

Hi I'm Serenity. I will be 22 on Wednesday. This is our third baby. DH and I have been married for 4 years this October. DD just turned 3 and ds is 16 months. According to the online calander I lloked at this morning I am due April 16, the same day I was due with ds. He was born the 15th. We are planning to deliver at the same freestanding birth center ds was born at. Had dd in the hospital, had a horrific experience and almost died. Hope to never deliver in a hospital again. I am excited to be here, but a bit nervous. I just miscarried 7 weeks ago an was certainly not planning to be pregnant so soon, but it happened. We are happy though. Can't wait to get to know all of you more.

[esqueue]

Hi All, I'm Andrea. I've posted on a few other threads already, but haven't had time to read much on the board so I just finally got to this thread. Nice to have so much good company due in April. I'm due April 9, but since I'm expecting more than one I'm guessing that'll be moved up a week or so. I feel like quite the old fart of the group at 41. Wish I had done this earlier, but life doesn't always allow us these options. As such, I had to do donor egg/donor sperm IVF since I went through menopause early (about 2 year ago).

Right now I'm on slow-season layoff from work so I only work when needed (someone has jury duty, sick, etc.) and a few hours every few weeks to keep my books up to date. Going through a government inspection right now (ATF, I work at a shooting range) so even though the last place I want to be is at work I've been going in when the inspectors are there to keep us on track. Not sure how much I'll be able to work as the PG progresses. My VA pension (I'm a disabled vet) pays the bills but working PT helps with the little emergencies (namely vet bills and such for my 2 senior citizen, medically-challenged Mastiffs).

Looking forward to comparing notes with everyone on the list as we all move towards the finish line.

[MyCalling]

Hello Everyone! My name is Jessi and I just turned 23 and found out we're expecting our 3rd and 4th on April 10th. My husband and I have been married for 4 1/2 years. We have two sons, one who just turned 3 and one who is almost 22 months. We had tried for 15 months to get pregnant and I had gained 20 pounds being depressed about it...but it has all worked out perfectly and in our best interests. We're very excited! :balloons

More info...both of our sons were born at home in water with my husband receiving. We have a pair of fabulous MWs we adore who have agreed to do a homebirth with us this time also. I am a Prenatal Massage Therapist and HypnoBirthing instructor and plan on getting my Massage Doula certificate next year. We cloth diaper, don't vaccinate, don't circumcise, extended breastfeed, and will be homeschooling.

I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone here! Congrats to everyone else expecting!

Jessi

[Stream]

Wow, that's great that your MWs agreed to attend for twins! Twin homebirth stories are some of the most beautiful, I think. Congrats and welcome!

[speedknitter]

Just realize I have not done a "real" introduction yet! My name is Susan and I'm an old fart too, turning 41 in November. I'm due on 4/22 as best I can calculate! Married for 4.5 years to my wonderful husband, we got married on New Year's Day 2000 - what a great way to start the next 100 years!!!

We decided to start trying this year, so I went off the pill last November and we were going to try to wait until about now, but got pregnant quicker than we thought! But in April I had a m/c at about 8 weeks, so I am anxious to get beyond that point this time ...just one more week to go!

esqueue, just read your post, we have two mastiffs also! Our girls are 7 1/2 and 6 years old and are just wonderful. Their names are Zonker and Tuna and we adore them. I know they are going to be wonderful with the kiddo...I wish you the best with your mastiffs, it can be challenging taking care of a doggie that weighs more than a lot of people do!

[seren]

Congrats on the twins!

[MyCalling]

Wow, that's great that your MWs agreed to attend for twins! Twin homebirth stories are some of the most beautiful, I think. Congrats and welcome!
Congrats on the twins!

Thanks! Yes, we will be their first true twin homebirth. They had a twin birth where one was born at home and the other at the hospital. They refuse all other twin pregnancies so I am feeling very special. They know how easily I birth and have attended two of our homebirths already. That's the only reason they are taking us on. I am so excited to birth these two at home. It will be my biggest accomplishment I think.:)

[aquarianangela]

hi! new to this board but not to mdc..i wanted to wait and post after i had an ok u/s ( i had a m/c in june)! i am due with my second april 26. my dd is 14 mo old and will be 22 mo if this babe is full term (she wasn't- she was born at 32 wks- water broke early). i am 36.. let's see... oh i had a m/c in 2001, then 2 yrs of infertility and treatments and 2 rounds of ivf when i finally conceived my dd.. now i have gotten pg on my own twice in the last 5 months! weird! we moved to charleston when i was pg with abby so maybe something in the salt air?? who cares- i am thrilled not to have to do ivf again.
as i get further along i am going to decide whether to vbac or not will prob post a separate thread about it... abby was breech and i had a low vertical uterine incision... so i don't know. also whether this is our last or not... i don't know that either. so many things to think about!
not to mention how i am going to handle a 22 mo old and newborn? i know it can be done ;)
nice to meet y'all!

[seren]

Hi Angela! As I read your post I realised I never posted an update. I am pregnant! We're due just a week apart!

[aquarianangela]

hi serenity! i saw that! in fact i thought i sent you a pm so you might want to check your inbox! i am so thrilled for you! how is everything going so far? when did you get a positive test? congratulations!!
btw i had a normal u/s and heartrate last week so apparently rate of m/c after that is about 3.2% so i felt i could finally join this board!

[seren]

Hi Angela, nope no pm, but maybe I read it awhile ago and forgot. Wouldn't surprise me. That's great about the heartbeat! I still haven't gone to the midwife, waiting for some medical coverage, but I have talked to her a few times and she said there was little risk of a repeat, even being so close. So, we're praying really hard!

[warriorprincess]

I'm 32, due with #4. I have DS 7, DD 5, and DS 2. I am planning my third homebirth.

[SoftLetters]

i'm jenny and im 22, from columbus, ohio and i'm pregnant with my first baby. My husband and i have been married for two 1/2 years and we're excited to be parents. i'm also a christian and plan on using cloth diapers