February Mamas August 22-28

[Lousli]

Hello all, time for a new thread, so I took it upon myself to make one. I hope everyone is enjoying the second trimester and that this week brings a lot of good news to all (thinking of you Tug and Shannon).

Kater07 February
3 Little Birds due Feb 1
Chiku due Feb 1 birthing center
Parker'smommy (Heather) due Feb 1
Lisashepp (Lisa) due Feb 1
Sadkitty. Due Feb 1st
Dandylion (Stephanie) due Feb 2
Truvie due Feb 2
PeacefulVegan (who also answers to Tracie) due Feb 3
Lou due Feb 3
Orange due Feb 3 Birth Center with OB
Twin Mom (Deb) Due Feb 4, VBA2C homebirth
Free Thinker (Mandy) due Feb 5
HelloKitty (Kitty) due Feb 6
Letabug (Arleta) due Feb 6
LianneM due Feb 7 homebirth
TexasSuz (Susan) due Feb 7
Happymamajenni (Jenni) due Feb 7 hospital/OBGYN
LesleyLuu (Lesley) due Feb 7 (or 9th?) hospital/OBGYN
DeirdreAlison (Deirdre) due 1st week Feb homebirth, maybe waterbirth
New Life Due Feb 8
Shannon 0218- due Feb 11 hospital birth with great OB
ella-makes-3 (Jasmine) - due ~ Feb. 11 midwife/natural birth at birth center
Tug due Feb 12
Firefly due Feb 13
Christi due Feb 14 hospital birth with fab OB
Periwinkle (Karen) due Feb 14
Fairymomma (Pamela) due Feb 14
Jorie (Margorie) due Feb 14
AmBam (Amber) due Feb 14 homebirth
Wtchyhlr (Joy) due Feb 14
rose angel (Karen) due Feb 16
mama2m&m (Denise) due Feb 16
HydeParkB due Feb 17
Karennnnn (Karen) due Feb 17
Coopsmama (Kristen) Due Feb 17
Shyly (Monica) Due Feb 17
Gretchen Due Feb 18
weesej (Jen) Due Feb 19 homebirth
Ekblad7+ (Amy) due Feb 20 Homebirth
heveasoul due Feb 21, h/b with m/w
mehndimama (Stell) due Feb 22 unassisted homebirth
Mainemon (Susan) due Feb 23 homebirth w/midwife
woolfairy (Elle) due Feb 27, baby #2 homebirth
KateSt. Late Feb. Homebirth
Chloe'sMummy #2
4Given (Stacey) due end of Feb.

[Periwinkle]

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[TwinMom]

I'm still here and still nauseous. I'm ready for this to be over!

Today is my son's 3rd birthday, which is very bittersweet for me. I'm so glad he's getting older and more independent, but I miss him being my sweet little baby. He insists he's still a baby, though. I don't know what he's going to think when he realizes there's going to be another baby!

[Christi]

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[shannon0218]

Hi everyone!!
Better day today. Mark is awake. His mom let me talk to him for a bit, I asked him how he was and he said "I've got a killer headache" Then I told him I so wanted to be there to see him and I felt bad, but that for the sake of the pregnancy I had to stay home, he told me that the baby was the most important thing and followed with "You know, you could send your love in the form of homemade cookies" So tomorrow I guess I'll do some baking. It's nice to see he's the same old smart ass he's always been.
Bp is still up, it's weird though, my top number is normal, it's only the bottom number that's high-unfortunately that is the more concerning # to be high, but they are afraid to put me on meds for fear of bottoming out my top #. I'm going to ask her tomorrow about my maybe hitting the gym, perhaps if I'm in better shape things will improve, it's just wether or not I'm already too high risk to be working out IYKWIM.
Well, off to make dinner....

[ella-makes-3]

Sofia have a great time on your camping trip. I am so envious I love camping and it sounds as if you will be in a beautiful part of the world.

Ekblad, I have been thinking about that poor little girl and her family all weekend, how terrible.

Tug, glad to hear that that the ultrasound went ok. Best of luck for the next 3 weeks on bed rest and hoping that everything resolves itself.

Lesley, love the name Hazel. That's one of the reasons that I am apprehensive about finding out the sex of the baby. You get alot of unwanted input about what people think of the name that you have chosen to call your own baby. It sent my blood boiling last time, and we didn't find out the sex, so I guess people will give their rude opinions anyway.
Wow, venting!!! :angry

Shannon, thinking of your bp and of Mark, and sending good vibes to you both. He must be feeling ok, hence the request for cookies!

A good friend of ours came to visit with her 6 week old yesterday. It was so great to see her and her baby and it broought it all back to dh and I, so now we are so excited to meet this new little one.
I met with my new m/w on Friday and all went really well. She will be there for the birth of our new baby, which is awesome, and has all the philosophy's that you would want from a m/w. So I am happy!!
Ok, got to go and lie down. We just went to a Greek festival and i ate way too much!

[ekblad9]

OK, so I'm trying to eat a snack before bed. Something that will stick with me like cheese and crackers. God knows I eat enough for twenty people during the day. Why do I keep waking up at like 3 am starving? This has never happened to me before. And if I don't eat then I can't go back to sleep. Ugh! Anyone else going through this?

[milk_maker]

Ekblad, I feel your pain. It's usually around 2 or 3 for me too, in between my fifteenth and sixteenth bathroom visit...sigh. I usually make some peanut butter toast and munch on that then go back to bed. I have such a hard time falling back to sleep though. Actually I slept in today and I'm going to be late for work...but I don't care, I have a week left there...what are they going to do, fire me? LOL.

[AmBam]

Good Morning everyone! Thought I would say hi!
Things are good. I've been busy. My house is a mess!! Trying to get on top of that today.

Shannon~ Glad to hear Mark is awake. Good luck with your blood pressure. It's too bad I can't borrow some of it!! ;)

Sofia~ Have a great time! Sounds like a blast!!

Tug~ Sorry you have to be on bedrest. That would be soooo diffucult. Good luck~

Twinmom~ Sending feel better vibes! Happy Birthday to you ds!! :)

Hope everyone has a great day. It is raining and cold here. So I guess that is a good reason to get my house in order!!

[tug]

monica and ekblad - eat what you want! my theory is that i get to do whatever the heck i want right now. i will note, however, that having read that a study showed that babies of women who ate chocolate while pregnant were happier in general, i am FORCING myself to eat chocolate for the baby's sake! :)

shannon - so glad to hear about mark seeming to come out of it pretty well so far!

e-m-3 - yeah about finding such a great midwife!

deb - i know what you mean. my ds has just started pointing to himself and saying "baby, baby." it's so cute but it makes me a little sad too 'cause he won't be the baby of the family for long anymore...of course, the other possibility is that he is actually saying "pee pee, pee pee" 'cause they're kind of hard to tell apart!

:love

hope everybody has a good day. i have another doc appt (these are getting endless) and i have to do some work (ugh!! clients have the nerve to expect me to work!). i'm starting to like this lying about sleeping and reading stuff....

[ekblad9]

Well, I scheduled my ultra sound for Sept. 20. I can't wait. Seems like a million years away. I just want to see that everything is OK with the baby! :)

[milk_maker]

I've got my u/s scheduled for 1 October and I can't wait. That's where we're hopefully going to find out the sex of the baby. Either way, he/she is going to be wearing a lot of yellow anyways since I bought all that stuff.

Are any of you really starting to shop? I mean really starting? I spent a lot of money this past week. Granted, I got great deals and all, but I kind of feel guilty spending at all. I also went out and bought myself that Kitchen Aid stand alone mixer I've been lusting for since it was on sale and I'm about to lose my income...I figured I'd better get it while I still can. I'll tell you, that accessories catalogue is like porn for me...lol. So I've been a pretty bad girl w/ spending this week. It's going to slow down a lot I hope or else my nice little nest egg I've set aside will be gone before the baby gets here.

Tug, I like your chocolate idea. I guess I'll just have to break down and buy some Godiva chocolates and make myself eat them...sigh. Life's just so unfair sometimes....lol

[ekblad9]

I'm all for the chocolate idea. I love chocolate normally but it hasn't appealed to me this pregnancy. :(

This is baby #6 so I have bought nothing! Lots of everything around here. I did, however, buy dd2 (who will be 4 in a few weeks) a wooden kitchen. I've been drooling over it since dd1 was 3 years old. Should have bought it then. Family "went in" on it so it didn't cost us that much.

[Lousli]

I bought some comfy bras for me (maternity/sleep/nursing) because I'm so sore! Also bought the Hypnobabies home study course (yay!), a few diaper covers, and a coming home outfit. All of this since finding out the health & gender the other day. Then I bought a few scrapbooking items, so that I can create a scrapbook for DD#1 (in all my copius free time, LOL) before DD#2 comes. Wish me luck...

Oh, and I started a couple of registries, one at the admittedly evil Babies R Us because I wanted to register for a carseat and double stroller and the other at Natural Babies for some cloth diapers and stuff.

[milk_maker]

I'm so mad. Obviously I'm off litter duty for the next several months. We have three cats...they eat and process a lot of food. They also drink a lot of water. When I had my hypersmell working, I could smell the pee or poo as soon as they went and would make DH clean the box ASAP or else... :Puke Hey, it was up to him. So he did a great job of keeping it clean. Lately, my sense of smell has gone out the window as my allergies have kicked in and my nose has plugged itself permanently. So I haven't been able to smell anything...even cat pee which is beyond overwhelming to me. I hate the smell!

Well, my nose was pretty clear today and I noticed that there was a strong odor of cat urine wafting from their room. I went in and poked my head inside the tent. The smell was overpowering. I took the litter box out of the tent and threw the tent away. I was pissed off because 1. the tent was broken from some fat cat trying to get on top of it and 2. that thing cost me about $40 (made for the automatic scooping litter box) 3. DH didn't even tell me that it was broken. Well I started cleaning up in the room. DH hadn't put the rug that goes under the box down and litter was all over the carpet. I pulled out the vacuum and was starting to go at it when I noticed a spot. I got down on my hands and knees and gave a cautious sniff...pee. Great! So I cleaned it up (not an easy task) and I think I got rid of the smell. Now I'm on the hunt because if one cat's peeing outside the box, the other two are too. So I look around and sniff around and viola...there's spot two and spot three! Clean them up. Now I'm pissed and I'm moving this small table that goes in front of the litter box so the cats can access it (it's up high to keep the dog away from the delish tootsie rolls) and there's what looks like poop stains. Now one of the cats had been ill the other week and had made a small mess in the room. DH was wonderful and cleaned it all up...except this spot. He cleaned it up, but didn't wash the spot...so now I have a big brown spot and two smaller ones to accent it. I'm beyond seeing red right now! I'm not supposed to be cleaning litter boxes. I'm certainly not supposed to be washing cat poo out of the carpet, but if I don't do it it sure as hell isn't going to get done! What am I supposed to do?!

I'm so scared to go visit my family now. I was planning on going all next month, but I might not because I am terrified to even imagine what I'm going to come home to. If it got this bad with me here to monitor, I can't imagine what's going to happen when I go out of town.

Anyways, I confronted him and asked him why he wasn't cleaning the box. He insisted he was so I told him that there are two options here.

1. He's not cleaning the litter box well and the cats are pissing on the floor and god knows where else...he needs to pick up the pace.

or

2. One, two, or all three cats have bladder or kidney infections (which I seriously doubt) and they're all going to have to go to the vet. Big bucks.

He doesn't want me to take them to the vet, but he's insisting that his litter cleaning skills are not to blame.

I'm fixing the problem. I'll be sleeping on the futon in the cats room from now on. That way I'll be able to monitor what's going on with the litter box. I never let it get smelly and I certainly won't now.

This is just the tip of a very big iceberg. DH has changed so much since I've become PG. I've never felt dislike for him and now it's gotten to the point where I don't even want to be in the same room as him. He wants me to be a SAHM, but now that I'm quitting work (he wanted me to work through my whole pregnancy) he's starting up on the snide comments about him providing food and shelter and blah blah blah. I just want to leave so bad sometimes.

I'm sorry, I don't know any of you and I'm not a very active poster here. I just need to vent to someone and I don't feel comfortable complaining to my friends because most of them are DH's too and I don't want to put them in an akward position. I just feel so lost and helpless and I just want to get away from him. I am just so unhappy right now.

[shannon0218]

Monica, I certainly know your pain! It's like our hormones turn them stupid (er) The last time I was in the hospital, I was in for 4 days and I came home to the spagetti sauce we'd had for dinner the DAY BEFORE I went into hospital, still sitting on the stove and covered with mold, he hadn't done one single dish while I was gone. He did however find the time to oil his boots and hang the new towel racks in the bathroom--which of course looks like hell because he didn't bother to paint as well, so there are just big holes in the wall.
When I freaked about the spagetti sauce he said he didn't notice it, meanwhile the smell just about killed me when I stepped in the house.
I think the wanting them to just go away is normal (blame it on the hormones) I remember around7 weeks one day, dh was doing me a favor and when he went to leave he went to kiss me goodbye and I had this overwelming desire to smack him rather than kiss him.
Hang in there!!!

[ekblad9]

Yes, I know this feeling well. I've gotten it the last four pregnancies. I don't want to be around dh at all. When he tries to kiss me goodnight or goodbye I want to throw up on him. Now that I'm feeling better I've been working my tail off cooking, cleaning, organizing, undoing the unbelievable mess that has become of my home in the past 15 wks. Have I gotten a thanks or the house is looking good? No way! And he did nothing to help make it nice when I was sick. Friends came and cleaned and cooked. Ds1 (12) cleaned bathrooms, cleaned the kitty litter box, changed diapers, etc. Dh read a lot of good books, though. :eyesroll It's so frustrating. I try to remember that he works all day long but he really does nothing around here ever. Something I never really notice unless I'm sick and/or pg.

Sorry to steal the ranting! :)

[wtchyhlr]

I'm sorry i haven't posted lately.... darn work thing...

Shannon - I'm so glad Mark is coming out of it. Did you bake him some yummy cookies?

Tug - Shopping. Not in real life except for bra's. Does making registries count? I have one at BrU, one at Diaper Safari, one at Natural Babies, and one somewhere else thats escaping me at the moment - but they've all been online.

Ekblad - woohoo on scheduling your ultrasound. Does your midwife do them, or do you have to go to an OB for it?

Shyly - I'm sorry you're having DH (dorky husband) syndrome (i stole that from Heve, btw) I think we've all been there. Are there any teenagers in your life that might like a bit of extra cash for taking care o the kitty litter for a couple of months, or would that send your dH over the edge>?

My allergies got outta control the last couple of days. I forgot how bad they can be - not congestion at all, but intense sinus headache accompanied by my eyes swelling shut. I did the hot shower, neti pot, sleep, acupressure, reiki, eucalyptus oil things yesterday. Did it go away. No. Took tylenol, slept, STILL had it this morning. Talked to my friendly pharmacist, who says i can take my Allegra if it gets bad like that... and that benadryl is okay (thankfully because i caved this morning at work when the swellnig started again), and he gave me eyedrops that are antihistimine... which aren't absorbed as systemicaly as pills. I was a good girl and made sure there's not thimerosol in them. So i'm sure the midwife will disapprove, but please, i have to function, i have a mortgage to pay.

[ella-makes-3]

Hmmm, chocolate you say? Well, just might have to go and check out some quality chocolate sources in my neighbourhood!

wtchyhlr- that sounds awful. Hope you can find a common ground with your m/w on something ok to take.
I have had a headache on and off for the past 4 weeks, and will not take tylenol for it. I guess it's not bad enough then, but it does feel kind of sinusy, so I sympathise with you and feel your pain, just a lot less!

Shyly - I am understanding your pain on the smelly litter box. My nose has become super sensitive too. Wasn't like this last time. The litter is just awful, even though it is cleaned out at least once a day. We only have 1 cat too!
AS far as venting on this board, there is so much support here, even though we have never met, though maybe will one day!

Ekblad- sounds like you are feeling much better. Very glad to hear it. I totally admire you for having your 6th child. I think that is terrific. I love big families. I always wanted 6 children, when I was younger, but I'm 31 and working on #2 now, so I had better have triplets along the way to help me along!!

Tug - just bought some jeans that fit really well, and some huge bright pink undies that have flowers all over them to cheer me up! I do want a good bra ( maternity/nursing ) that fits me, but my DD's are a little to small ( sore nipples! ) so I have to go with a E cup, and they are so UGLY in big sizes that I refuse to wear them.
Apparently Nordstrom has a great nursing bra but it is $50 , which I don't really want to spend on just one bra right now.
But yes, I do need to go shopping for a car seat , as the one we used with dd was in an accident and we also unfortunately need a new bigger car.

Lesley - good luck with the scrapbooking. I bought a kit to do for dd#1 and have finished 2 pages! I just need to get my but in gear in the evenings, but I'm just so tired that I'm in bed asleep by 9pm! Loser!

[ekblad9]

Anyone else feel overwraught by vitamins? I'm taking the Rainbow Light Complete and you are supposed to take six of them/day. Plus, I take floradix three times/day. My midwife wants me to take a bcomplex and cal/mag. I'm dieing here.

And my allergies are terrible right now. I've relented and have taken my clariton a few times. I can't take the headaches, itchy eyes, runny nose, etc.

[Boobs]

Hey! Coming out of lurking mode.....

I finally broke down and bought myself a maternity/nursing bra and two new pairs of maternity panties. Other than that, the only thing I have bought is a running stroller at a yard sale. I couldn't pass that up!


So many of you have registered, that it made me curious. Should you register even if you aren't having a shower?? I really, really don't want a baby shower, but come to think of it, my family will want to buy stuff. I do want them to buy the 'right' stuff. Hmmm.......hadn't thought of this before....

In other news, I'm 17 weeks today!! :carrot I can't believe how fast my belly is growing! I still haven't worked up the nerve to leave the house in maternity clothes. (my sil gave me some great clothes!) I don't know why, but I feel like people will think I'm silly. I am big enough to me. But am I big enough to them? Why on earth do I care?! :eyesroll What I don't have is a pair of maternity pants. Not one! I really need to get some. I'm wearing the same pair of low-rise capris like 4 times a week. And for some reason THAT doesn't embarrass me! :D

Shannon, so glad Mark is doing better. How are you feeling? Keeping any food down?

shyly, Hang in there! I have 4 cats and a husband whose only responsibilities around the house are the litter box and the trash. The rage is normal and it will pass. I promise.


My allergies have been nuts the past couple days, too. I've been sneezing my head off. Fall is coming and that is my bad season. My favorite season, but torture for the allergies.

[shannon0218]

Morning all, Crappy morning today, puked big time last night. I think I may need to look into some digestive enzymes. We had hotdogs last night (I know, bad bad bad, but they are made at our local butcher so they're better than most) anyway, ate at 6:00 and at 1:00 am I'm puking up chunks of hotdog (sorry tmi) This hotdog had obviously been just sitting there in my gut. My arthritis is flared really badly, I get a bad flare every August, I was really hoping it wouldn't happen this august or at least not be as bad, but no luck.
So this morning, I'm feeling shitty adn laying in bed, dh is sitting at the computer (which is 3 feet from the window that overlooks the dog play area) One of the daycare dogs is barking, and barking, and barking, and barking. So finally after about 20 min of barking (I love dogs--I loathe barking) I drag my aching body out of bed, limp down the hall pass dh and say "can you not hear that???" shout out the window for the dog to quiet down and go back to bed. He very literally would not have even had to lift his lazy ass off the chair to tell the dog to be quiet!!!!! MEN!!!!!!! He's really pushing his luck, after all, I'm already pregnant, I really don't need him for much anymore!!

[milk_maker]

In the light of a new day I guess I'm not a pissed at DH as I was last night. He's still on my sh*t list, but I did let him kiss me goodbye this morning and gave a little smooch back. That pleased him. I've been pretty mean lately and I want him to be as miserable as I am. I just hope that this month apart will help him to appreciate me and what I do and me to appreciate him a little more.

Ekblad, have you tried the calcium chews? I think Viactive is the brand I take. I can't stand big pills. I'll take them, but my step mother choked on one of her calcium pills once and I had to give her the heimlich manuever to bring it up...thank god I skipped work that day. So since then I'm pretty scared to take those huge calcium pills. The mint chocolate is my favorite flavor and they aren't that expensive.

On the chocolate note, my friend just came back from Washington state and she brought me a big box of See's chocolate. I LOVE See's!!!!!!!! I have such a sweet friend. I haven't dipped into it yet, but I'm going to tap that asset when I go home for lunch ;)

[ekblad9]

My mom raves about the calcium chews. I should check them out.

I've been packing up for an hour to take the kids to a big park. I'm exhausted and don't even want to go now :LOL This is the first thing I've done with all of them alone since I got pg. Now I know why. :)

[Lousli]

Ekblad, also Rainbow light makes prenatal ones (instead of the system) if you just want to take one pill. They are big though. And green.

I have more to say but for some reson I'm so tired this morning that I think I'm just going to go rest a while. Back later.

[tug]

morning everybody -

sounds like lots of dp rage yesterday. hope all the dp's pick up on it and get in line today!! in defense of partners, i do have to say that my dh has been an angel since i've been stuck in the bed. he does EVERYTHING. watching baby, caring for baby, changing baby, washing baby, breakfast for my dad, dinners for everybody, straightening, cleaning, his normal job, shopping. it is really amazing. it is a struggle for him 'cause it's just so much. plus the constant worry that we will lose our little bean

all i have is sitting on my butt...and the constant worry. it's weird how once something bad happens, you interpret everything in the worst way (oh my god, i'm nauseous, and it can't be morning sickness, it must be something terrible!...oh, that pain in my tummy, that can't be ligaments, it must be something terrible!).

hmm. one bummer with dh though is that i really want to quit my job for now (given the whole no foreseeable end to the bedrest thing) but dh really wants me to figure out a way to keep working. in bed. ugh. and i can figure out ways, i just don't really feel like it that much. esp. since i can't even sit at a desk.

hm. time for more chocolate and maybe some online shopping for pink fuzzi bunz!! or the new frog prints!

:thumb

[shannon0218]

Tug, my sympathies, I can't stand being house bound (and at least I can go out when I feel up to it)
Went this morning to see my OB, I've lost 4 more pounds since last tuesday, so much for her giving me 2 weeks to gain the last few pounds back that I'd lost since being pregnant. I've had a rough few days of puking though--when the heck does this part end???? I mean I'm 15.5 weeks!!!
Went to Motherhood maternity and bought some mat clothes today. The stuff on sale is a great buy, bought a sweater for 9.99 and a long sleeved t-shirt for 5.99, a pair of jeans for 19.99 and then I got a blouse I really liked, but it was full price at 39.99. Oh and some underwear, so I spent 120.00 which I figured was pretty good for what I got. Thought I was gonna die in there though, I guess my blood sugar dropped, I got all sweaty and clammy, my head was pounding and felt like I could pass out at any minute. Left there and ran into the donut store next door for some juice and a donut. Still feeling light headed now, so I'm gonna go lay down for a while.

[coopsmama]

Wow ladies,

I am feeling a little guilty that I don't feel any worse than I do. ;) I hope everyone gets better quickly. I can completely concur with the dh rage. My dh doesn't even give me much reason to get mad, and I still manage to. It is totally hormone related. I promise it will get better. I had lots of ligament pain yesterday, had me a little freaked out, but all is well today. I see the midwife this afternoon and I have a laundry list of things to discuss with her. She may not get to leave until 6! :LOL I will report later how it went. :grouphug Hang in there, we are all creeping up on the half way mark!

[shannon0218]

Kristin, do not feel guilty for feeling alright!!!! It is people like you, Heve and Lesley that my stomach lives vicariously through!! Btw, how is your friend that you were asking about progesterone for??
Napping is not going well, but at least I can lay down and rest, but man, I feel like I need sleep and lots of it.
I think I'm gonna get dh to pick up the makings of smoothies this afternoon, chewing makes me wanna puke but I have to do something to stop this weight loss (never thought I'd say that in my life) So are things like wheat germ fairly calorie dense?? How about protein powders, are there any out there that have a bunch of chemicals in them?? If any of you could give me some ideas of things to put in smoothies that will make them calorically dense but still nutritious I'd appreciate it.
Well, back to my couch....

[3 little birds]

Can I join you? I am finally feeling confidant about my due date so I thought I would jump in. I've been lurking here for a few months. :lurk:

We are expecting #4 Feb. 1st or thereabouts. This will be our second home waterbirth VBAC if all goes well.

Hope you are all feeling well, this thread has resolved some of my chocolate guilt. :Sheepish:

[Lousli]

Shannon, vanilla ice cream instead of frozen yogurt. Whole milk, coconut milk, or full fat yogurt (brown cow is good). Fruits with low water content, for example bananas, maybe coconut if you can find it, not melon so much. Also, you can try soups, potato leek soup made with cream and whole milk (chicken broth or if you're veggie, use veggie stock). Yogurt/cucumber/dill soup is good in the summer. Gazpacho is good but not a lot of calories, serve it with a lot of avocado and sour cream. also puddings, if possible made from sratch and using eggs and milk.

Is there anything you can chew or keep down? let me know and I can give you suggestions.

[milk_maker]

Shannon, I cannot for the life of me remember what it's called, but if you go to the health food store and ask them for a recommendation of a powdered meal supplement they will point you right to it. Man, it's right on the tip of my tongue..err...fingers. Well, I wish I could be of better help to you. It comes in small packets so you can sample the different flavors. There are a bunch of different flavors, but chocolate's my best. I drink them (use them as shakes or add to smoothies) and eat too and it helps me to bulk up a little.

By the way, it's a soy derived product w/ no animal proteins. Maybe this will help some?

[4given]

Introducing myself. I just joined yesterday and have been checking things out, looks like a great place to hang. I am Stacey from Adrian, Missouri- about an hour south of Kansas City. I am a SAHM since my little man, Christian, was born. I was an elementary teacher for 5 years and really thought it to be the best job in the world- was wrong, this mommy thing has it beat, hands down! I am expecting #2 around the end of February. Christian (14 months) was due the end of May though and was born June 4th so... I am happily married for 5 years now to Anthony. Look forward to getting to know some of you better and sharing and venting ;) ... Stacey

[4given]

Also meant to mention that I was told to buy atomic fireballs- the red things we used to buy as kids to help with nausea and it worked for me, worth a try! Stacey :thumb

[wtchyhlr]

lol... Lesley, you're making me hungry :)

[jorie]

Jumping in again. I thought I was over the morning sickness stuff--been feeling fine for 4/5 weeks, then last week, I suddenly started throwing up again. And getting headaches, which lead to throwing up. I actually had to have my neighbor come over last night and been ds to bed because I felt too bad and dh was at a class. On the good side, ds is sleeping some better. He is fulltime in the "big boy bed" and has learned to come to me if he wakes at night instead of just crying:). Then I get to choose whether I take him back to bed or just scoop him up and keep sleeping. I am trying to do mostly the first in the hopes that he will go back to sleeping through the night, but dh hasn't complained about the nights ds just sleeps with us so thats good too:) I actually got dh to admit that cosleeping is not inherently evil! He said (one of those I will never forget!) "If we just had a king-sized bed, I wouldn't mind at all". So I try to keep ds on my side of the bed.

I am in a state of frustration with eating--I'm hungry all the time, it seems, but between trying to follow the gd diet, cutting out dairy to prevent baby from being allergic like ds, and the general pregnancy food no-nos (fish, cold meat etc), I can't eat anything! I've only put on five lbs so far (but still already obviously showing! I'm half in "fat" clothes, half in small maternity) and dh is actually starting to get worried that I'm not gaining enough. I have dr appt thursday, including an early gd test, so I'll see what dr has to say. I also have some doula interviews coming up so that should be interesting. I'm really hoping to find someone I jive with since I can't have the whole midwife-homebirth thing.

Oh, and here's a weird thing that has developed maybe someone has advice--I now have four warts, two on each hand and they don't respond to the clear-away stuff. I've never had a wart in my life, now I have four!

Much sympathy on the husband front to all suffering from dorky-husband. My dh goes in such waves--from super sweet (letting me sleep in, doing dishes, thanking me for being a sahm, takes ds shopping so I can have some time alone) to repulsive (asks why the house is a mess, said I'm a horrible mom 'cause ds peed on the carpet, told me I should be over the move (8wks ago) by now). I guess its just life!

[Boobs]

Welcome, Stacey!! My dh used those atomic fireballs to quit smoking. They are so good!

Jorie~ So sorry you're feeling sick again. Do you think you maybe ate something bad? The headache makes it sound to me like a touch of food poisoning, but I'm no expert. I also have had a wart pop up in the last couple weeks. What the heck is that about?! Must be all the hormones. I've only gained 2 pounds since I got pregnant. That's what the scale says anyway. My ass says different!! :moon I'm having such a hard time finding clothes to wear every morning. All the maternity clothes I have are too big and my regular clothes are too small. It's also still so hot here and my maternity clothes are all for fall and winter. I shouldn't complain. I love having a belly! It's so cool. I am really enjoying being pregnant this time around.


Shannon~ Can you drink Ensure?? That's what we gave my grandmother when she couldn't eat solid foods. It was the only thing that helped her gain weight.


Hey, is anybody ready for a belly shot thread?? Or is it too soon?? I had Kinzi take pics of my belly the other night!

[milk_maker]

Belly shot thread sounds great! i've got the cutest little tummy now...it takes all of my will power to wear shirts. I just want to show it off!

[tug]

welcome stacey and 3 little birds! christian is adorable stacey (i love sig line photo links - it helps to put faces to names).

ok, i think i should send all of you no gainers some of my weight. i've gained almost 30 lbs even with a 5 lb loss in the middle 'cause of morning sickness...must be all that chocolate...and maybe the jelly bean fetish...i'm now trying to turn the evening ability to eat to something more nutritious. don't want to gain any more weight.

hope everybody has a good day and that the nausea is minimal!

[shannon0218]

Morning all,
I can drink the ensure, but it makes me gag :( Last night I made a smoothie with ensure, a bananna and some flax oil. I'm definitely not digesting things though cause I drank that at 6:00 and threw up exactly that at midnight--not a good sign.
Blood pressure is down a bit today, just hope it keeps going that way.
Yesterday in my shopping spree I bought maternity underwear, I hadn't realized how uncomfortable my regular underwear had become--I may wear these big ole granny panties for life :laugh:
Well, I best get ready to take off, I have to go into Toronto to pick up a dog.
Have a good day everyone!!

[HelloKitty]

Hello Everyone!

I'M GETTING MY FIRST ULTRASOUND AT 4PM TODAY!!!!! :banana :carrot :banana :carrot :banana :carrot :banana :carrot Can you tell I'm a little excited? Hoping s/he isn't shy! With our last no one could tell the sex even after four u/s.

I'm a little late reading posts this week so catching up here...

yummmmm chocolate chip cookies...

Monica - Sorry to hear about the cat issue. I am always pysched to be ttc'ing and then pregnant for many reasons but one being that I don't need to change the kittle litter! :LOL I did have a problem with my last pregnancy with certain people doing the job often enough though :irked: so I ended up buying one of those automatic kitter litter boxes off eBay. We LOVE it. :love Just a thought. Our DH's can drive all of us nuts right now - it's primarily a hormone thing but also because... well... they are buttheads sometimes. :hug

ekblad - I'm taking a script vitamin so it's only once a day and I have a hard time remembering even THAT somedays so I really give you a lot of credit for dealing with all those pills. Eeek.

Tracie - I have registered on Toys R Us, well technically I filled out the registration form but there is literally NOTHING on my registry yet. And I'm thinking it was stupid to start one! I really don't need anything because this is our fourth and our youngest is only 20 months so we have everything. If it's a girl I will want some pink clothes and cloth diapers but other then that we are good to go.

Shannon - hope you are felling bettter :)

3 Little Birds :w I'm expecting number 4 too!

Stacey - :hola: Glad to have you join us as well!

Kitty

[ekblad9]

I have also already gained 30 lbs. I usually gain around 60 :eek. I lost it all everytime except the last time. :( Now I'm still gaining and I feel like a cow. I'm getting my thyroid checked but I think I'm just fat. :LOL

[3 little birds]

peaceful vegan wrote: I've only gained 2 pounds since I got pregnant. That's what the scale says anyway. My ass says different!!
:laugh:

This sounds like me! I haven't gained any weight, actually lost it from m/s and haven't caught up yet, but nothing fits! I am literally afraid to look at my bottom in the mirror. I am all about maternity pants and sweats right now.

Hope everyone is doing good today!

[HelloKitty]

I am all about maternity pants and sweats right now.

OK I HAVE gained weight so I have no comment about the not gaining thing ;) - but I decided yesterday that except for those occasions when looking decent is *required* like church or speaking enagement for work I am going to spend the rest of this pregnancy in either sweats or pajama pants!! I found these super comfy sweat pants the other day that are a little snug so they show off my legs and butt but are super comfy on the old belly - I am soooooooo in love I went and bought three more pairs yesterday :love

[milk_maker]

On the whole maternity pants idea, I finally got a pair of maternity pants from Japanese Weekend on sale. I LOVE THEM! They're so comfortable (unlike the ones I got at Motherhood) and they look awesome...just like the big baggy jeans I love to wear. I'm so happy with them and will be wearing them more or less constantly. I'm so glad I finally found some that fit and look good (and were cheap!) and DH is so relieved that he doesn't have to listen to my cry and complain when we have to get ready to go out of the house.

Hello Kitty - I have three cats. When those automatic litter boxes came out I was banging down the door to get one. I replaced the first one (which lasted about four years) last Christmas and it's already making the worn out engine sound. I'm getting ready to splurge and buy the mega series one that is made for multiple cats. I really don't want to get pissed about the litter so I'm just going to say I don't think it could be any easier for him, but whatevah.

[HelloKitty]

Monica - if you taught the cats to poop on the toilet it would be easier for him!!! :LOL

Sorry, not funny. I know.

My DH really bites at handling the litter too - the auto thing helps but not enough - he still sucks at it. So actually I now have it as one of my 10 year old's chores. He doesn't mind and he actually does it when I tell him to without complaint so we are all much happier.

I guess my next piece of advice then is to adopt a ten year old!

Again, I know, not funny.

[milk_maker]

Actually, I tried the whole potty training thing, but when I opened the door after that first night (you lock them in the bathroom w/ the toilet ring on) two crap covered cats shot out, the other one (who came used and abused) was sitting in the tub absolutely shattered. I guess one of my fat cats was too big for the toilet ring and broke through. I don't even want to imagine what happened in there, but there was crap smeared all down the toilet, on the side of the tub, inside the tub, on the floor, and on the sink cabinet. I think he crapped (it stays inside the toilet ring) and when he fell through the poo launched around the bathroom. His wild gyrations to get out of the toilet must have driven the other cats mad and resulted in a crap fling and trample. Poor babies. I just don't have the heart to try toilet training again...lol.

This is a true story.

[wtchyhlr]

OMG Monica, I just got the most amazing visual of cats bouncing off bathroom walls covered in crap
Yikes.

[AmBam]

LOL!!! :LOL :LOL :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: That just totaly cracked me up!! I can see it now....

Too funny!

[tug]

:rotflmao :rotflmao :rotflmao :laugh: :laugh:

[Boobs]

:LOL That is so funny! I hadn't thought of getting one of those automatic boxes because they're so expensive, but I think it might be worth it now. DH is working so much, he honestly doesn't have time to do it. Oh, except yesterday. He had time, and I threw a miniature fit when he didn't do it before I got home (I had left a note asking him to), and oops! Buying the litter is my job. :innocent He couldn't change it. Crow is not good. Very not good.


I'm going to start a belly shot thread! :belly

[ella-makes-3]

Hey Mamas,

Hope everyone is ok. Dh has gone to get food, so this will be short, as I am starving.

I haven't had a very good couple of days. I went to m/w yesterday as I have a lump on my nipple that started to get painful and then red and swollen.
She was alarmed by it, and am off tomorrow to see the Breast Specialist at the women's hospital.
Last night it became more painful, red and swollen and today has been making me feel kind of odd, I am hoping that it's just an infection but I guess I will have to take antibiotics for it, which i am not happy about. The redness has spread and is kind of veining up my breast.

Anyway, I am sure that everything will be ok, I am just in pain, and dd keeps pressing on it accidentaly , so not too much fun.
Ok, food has arrived!! Bye :thumb

[KateSt.]

EM3-- I'm so sorry to hear this!! Please keep us posted about your appt tomorrow. I'll be crossing my fingers for you and sending you positive, healing vibes...

[AmBam]

Hi Everyone! Is anyone else terribly hormonal?!? DH got home and I burst into tears over nothing. It's so crazy. I am just grumpy, sad and too many things all at once. Poor dh tries to be understanding but I think he really thinks I am a nut!! Owell. I know it won't last forever. I just feel silly after a stupid session of crying for no reason. I am really exhausted today and just want to crawl into a hot bubble bath. I think I will do that when dh gets home. He had to go to a meeting.

Ella~ I hope all is well and it is nothing serious. I will be thinking of you. Keep us posted.

Have a good night everyone.

[ekblad9]

Good luck EM3! :hug

I'm a mess of hormones. I yelled at dh when I got home from taking the kids to guitar lessons tonight. He probably wishes I still had my head in the toilet! :LOL

So my dr.'s office called today and said that I still have a UTI. They called in another prescription for me for antibiotics. I picked it up and took one. Then tonight, dh and I were looking through the bottle and a) there's only 10 pills and it says to take 2 pills/day for 10 days and b) I don't even think it's the right stuff. I'm so pissed. If I've endangered my baby because the pharmacist screwed up I'm going to be so upset. This is the second time they've done this to me. A while back they gave me valium instead of my Prozac! It wasn't even for me, either, it was for some guy. I guess I should stop going there but they have a drive through and I'm lazy. Anyway, I'll call my dr in the morning and see what the deal is.

Take care everyone.

[HydeParkB]

How frustrating! Medication errors are a serious, serious health risk. If this is the second problem you've had with the pharmacy, you may want to notify the state pharmacy board. You were able to catch a possible error, but not everyone may be paying such close attention.

Okay, off my health industry soap box.

It's my 15 week appointment at the OB today. I'm looking forward to taking off of work a bit early - even if most of the afternoon will be spent driving and sitting and waiting. I'm having the blood test (AFP?) done, but I don't know that I'll do any additional testing beyond that. We'll see.

Last night I was trying to put some things away in the basement, which is horrible cluttered. And I started to panic a little because once I start really showing, it's going to be super hard to get around down there. It's time to get really serious about cleaning up down there. My goal is to make enough space for a chest freezer - maybe a Christmas present for me. :)

[Boobs]

ella-makes-3~ Let us know what the Breast Spec. says. That sounds owwie!

ekblad7+~ I would definitely report the mix up. If it's happened twice to you, it's happening to a lot of people.


I've been really irritable the past few days. I work with an elderly man that I love dearly and he's been making me nuts this week. Stuff he can't help irritates me! That's not like me at all. I'm usually very patient with him. I hope this part phases out soon because it's just not fair to him and my dd.
Dh isn't home enough to irritate me.

Today is going to be a good day though. I don't know how or why. I just know today is going to be good! :D

[AmBam]

Morning everyone! My SIL who lives in MO had a baby boy last night. It was pretty scary for a little while. She bled pretty badly. To the point the modwives were ready to transfer. She stopped just in time and as far as I know everything is okay now. Haven't talked to them yet this morning. BIL sent a picture and he is beatiful! I can't wait to hold my babe. It seems soooo far away! Hopefully the rest of the pregnancy will go quickly!

Ekblad~ I hope that you will report the pharmacy. That is not cool!! Hope that what you have won't cause any harm to you or baby. Good luck!

Hyde~ Hope the appt goes well.

peaceful~ Your pictures are so cute! You dd is adorable!

[ekblad9]

Well, I called the dr. and he said it's the right prescription they just printed the label wrong. So that's a relief! :)

[HelloKitty]

OMG that cat thing is too funny! I'm glad now that I never tried to potty train my cats! :LOL

Had my u/s yesterday and it went great. The baby is soooooo cute. We are now calling him/her our little jumping bean because s/he was all over the place.

We didn't get to find out the sex because the technician was a b*tch and told us that "they don't do that there" which is bull because every other time I've gone there they always ask if we want to know. It's OK though, we are just thrilled that everything looks good and we are very happy.

But.... she did tell us that I was a little over a week off on my due date so I am actually due end of January instead of February. So it looks like I may have to leave this DDC and go to the January DDC instead. :crap

[TexasSuz]

Don't leave HelloKitty! I am having my baby in January (schedule c-section) but am still staying with this group (mostly as a lurker) because my due date is in Feb. I like this group!

I am feeling a lot better except for intestinal pain that I still have everyday after I eat. The house is a wreck and I am trying to clean it up slowly. It is going to take a while though! I only have a little energy a day.

[shannon0218]

Kitty! you don't have to leave, after all dating U/S's this far along aren't very reliable!! Suz, I'm glad you're starting to feel better. I still can't eat in the evening, but I can usually get in a good meal around this time of day.
I have got to get back to a regular work schedule!! I think if I see Maury Povich one more time, I"m gonna cancel my satellite service!!! Where the heck do they find these people????? What mother has sex with her daughter's boyfriend??? What boyfriend wants to have sex with his girlfriend's mother??? I mean we're not talking hot mama's here, most of these women look like they've been ridden hard and put away wet (I of course mean that in the horsey sense)
Anyway, the headache today is bad, so I'm gonna lay down again, it's super humid here today and I think that's why I'm not feeling very good. Time to close the windows and turn on the air conditioning.
EM3, let us know how things go today, I'll keep you in my thoughts.
Ok, on Maury, some girl just stood up and said "as you can see, I'm 4.5 mos pregnant--she just looked fat to me, she was wearing a skin tight skirt and shirt, I'd puke if I was wearing anything that tight!! and it certainly wasn't becoming. Ok, my Maury rant is over, I don't know why I can't just shut it off.....
Have to go in tomorrow to have a bp check and hear the heartbeat, I'll be 16 weeks tomorrow!!! there's something about 16 weeks that just felt so unattainable before. I just wish I could feel movement!!

[3 little birds]

HelloKitty,
I can't believe the tech said that! It would have killed her to say, boy or girl? I am still undecided about my own u/s (whether to have one or not) but that seems just mean, if you wanted to know the gender.


Shannon this cracked me up!I mean we're not talking hot mama's here, most of these women look like they've been ridden hard and put away wet (I of course mean that in the horsey sense)

I've never heard that expression before-it's perfect! :laugh:

I needed a laugh-ebay troubles. :irked: Just trying to keep it in perspective. :)

[HelloKitty]

HelloKitty,
I can't believe the tech said that! It would have killed her to say, boy or girl? I am still undecided about my own u/s (whether to have one or not) but that seems just mean, if you wanted to know the gender.


Yeah I think in hindsight she was just lazy - she had put away her little scanner thing when we we asked and I think she just didn't want to take it out again :eyesroll She did say we might need to come back in a couple weeks for another one though because the baby was moving around so much that she didn't get a good picture of the four chambers of the heart. So if we go back we will try again, hopefully we will get someone else.

I never found out the sex with my boys so it's OK if we can't find out, but it sucks when you are kind of pysched about it!

Thank you to those that have asked me to stay - I feel the love :love Not like I wouldn't be over here lurking all the time anyways! :LOL I have already posted in January but I hope I'm not too much of a loser if sometimes I post here too. :innocent

[wtchyhlr]

My due date got changed to Feb 4... whcih means there's a good chance I'll deliver in Jan (my family tends to go early)... but I'm staying put. I like ya'll.

Shannon - turn off the Maury.

[KateSt.]

Joy and Kitty -- yes, please stay!!!

Shannon -- your post made me :laugh: Congrats on being almost 16 weeks! I know what you mean, 16 weeks does seem magical to me, too. (You exactly one week ahead of me!) Best wishes at your u/s.

Tracie -- love the belly shot in your sig. You are beautiful!!!

AmBam -- so glad your sil is alright. Congrats on your new nephew!! (I'll have a new niece in 7 weeks and I'm very excited about it!)

Love and hugs to everyone. :love

[Periwinkle]

Kitty don't go! Ultrasound after the early weeks is sooooo unreliable .... it could be + or - by 8 days!!! So you're due date could stil be Feb anyway! (peronally, I'd stick with the latest due date possible as it will avoid any unnecessary interventions because you are "post date").

Your tech sounds awful. "We don't do that here." UGH.

Glad to hear your medication error didn't turn into a disaster. It so common, it's scary.

[HelloKitty]

I'm soooooooo hungry all of a sudden. Talk food to me - what is everyone craving lately?

The other day I had a honey granola bagel with maple walnut cream cheese from this local bagel place - OMG was it yummy! So now I've been totally craving that. And also last week I had some killer corn risotto.

Kitty

[AmBam]

I am hungry too! For anything I don't have to cook!! :thumb Usually when dh isn't so busy he cooks a lot. But he hasn't really been home much. I just don't like eating if I have to cook it. :eyesroll Hopefully soon he will be home more.

I talked to my SIL and her baby was 11lbs2oz and about 23-24 inches long!! That is a big baby!! All is well now. She is just really weak. She lost a lot of blood.

[Lousli]

Kitty, I'm sorry you didn't get to find out the gender. What a mean u/s tech! Hopefully next time...

Also, to you and Joy, I'm due early Feb, the 7th or 9th (depending on who you ask, LOL) but I went 4 weeks early with my last. And we have a zillion January birthday in our family....but I'm sticking around, darn it! I like it here.

Shannon, Congrats on 16 weeks! Isn't it great?! You may not feel movement for another month yet, I didn't lat time until about 21 weeks! But hopefully it will be soon. How's Mark?

AmBam, I'm glad everything turned out okay for your SIL and new baby boy. Congratulations on being an aunt!

Kate, 15 weeks is awesome too! Welcome to the 2nd trimester!

Monica, the cat thing is killing me! I nearly peed on myself!

Ella, please let us know about the breast pain. I hope it gets better and it is nothing serious. I'll keep you in my thoughts.

As for me, nothing new here. Working on my portfolio for my Master's Degree (kinda like a thesis, but different). All my class work is done, and that is all I have left. Can I just brag on myself a little? I got a 4.0 through my whole program!

I'm feeling really good lately. Haven't been sick for weeks, and just staring to have a cute belly (still an innie). So, no pregancy news. Tuesday or wednesday full results of the amnio should be in.

Okay, and here's my greedy whine for the day. I want a baby shower! I know I don't really need one, and I had 2 with my last baby. but the thing is, both were after she was born, because she was so early. I was so sleep deprived that I could hardly enjoy it. And it sounds really selfish, but I kind of wanted some attention on me, because I knew as soon as I had her, that she'd be the star attraction. Is that the worst thing you've ever heard? I don't even need too much stuff, I just kind of want a "congratualtions on being pregnant" party!

Okay, nothing else new to report.

If I missed you, I'm sorry!

[HelloKitty]

Eleven pounds!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! That girl deserves some serious huge bouquets of flowers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ouch.

Lesley - nothing wrong with wanting a baby shower! Don't be so hard on yourself! I want one too and like you I really don't need anything for this baby. It's not for the gifts that I want to have one though I just want to have a few hours with family and friends to talk baby. I don't expect anyone to have one for me though since this is my fourth :( But I'm thinking I will hold a "meet the baby" party after the birth instead.

Kitty

[3 little birds]

When ds was around 5 months old, we had a Hawaiian themed meet the baby party.(DS's name is Hawaiian). It was great fun and we had a professional photographer come and take pictures. I also gave my midwife and my friend (who acted as emergency birth assitant) their gifts at the party.

I enjoyed it much better than the shower I had with the twins.

[milk_maker]

I don't really want a shower. I'd really prefer something more along the lines of a blessing way, but none of my few friends even knew what I was talking about when I said it and besides that I only have a few friends here in this town. Most of my friends are back home in FL.

On a much much happier note, I received two boxes of diapers that I ordered. I got some used from the live journal cloth diapering community and she was nice enough to throw in a whole bunch of extra covers that she found lying around. That was so nice of her! I also got a box of some covers that I won on ebay. I'm waiting for my next package (the big win) and a box that my friend sent me. I bought some cool yellow and purple plaid material and sent it to her. She made me a sling and she's knitting me some wool soakers. I can't wait to see the sling she made. The material is so cool and even DH wants to use the "punk rock" sling...lol.

My poor poor hubby. I am so hormonal and he has to bear the brunt of my outbursts. I come home from work and start to get busy around the house. By the time he comes home I'm in tears because I'm so discouraged about how our remodeling is coming along. Note to self, don't ever remodel home while pregnant ever again...lol. Then I'll be happy for a while and then I'll do a total 180 and rip his head off. Poor thing, he'll be so glad when this is all over and I'm just miserable because of sleep deprivation...lol.

Kitty - what a B! I would had been like, umm...I'm paying for this, I'm finding out the gender. Mean people like that just try to suck all the joy out of such an exciting moment for you...grrr...

[weesej]

Howdy All I will be 15 weeks tommorow. Starting to get lovely shooting pains from my round ligaments. Nothing like moving the wrong way and howling in pain. Scares DH though:) Had an actual appt this week, if you could call it that. My fellow stundent came over and did an exam. Looks great, baby ticking away in there:)

I am SO hungry for pizza and we got a free pizza coupon in the mail! So Pizza Hut it is for dinner (and a big salad with dark greens, veggies and sunflower seeds)

[Lousli]

I don't think I want a traditional baby shower, but I do want a pre-baby party when I'm awake enough to enjoy it! If nothing else, I'm having a belly casting party with a few close friends.

Shannon, I know you're getting headaches. What do you do?

Anyone else getting bad sinus headaches? I've gotten one so bad since yesterday afternoon. I even ended up using Afrin at 4 am because I was sleeping so terribly. It helped for a while, but it still hurts now...ugh.

[wtchyhlr]

Yep, yep, had a horrid sinus headache over the weekend. Worst one I can ever remember. had me between bed and hot shower for a couple of hrs on Sunday. I caved and took a benadryl Monday after confirming it was okay every once in awhile with the pharmacist, and what do you know, it went away. immediately almost. Amazing things these drugs.

[shannon0218]

Lesley, I have been having headaches--if you can call it that, it's kinda constant head pain that is unrelenting--mine is not sinus related though. I think there is a few factors with mine, one is the gravol I think, however, without the gravol, I puke fairly constantly (already tried weening off it) which gives me a headache. Another factor I think is this arthritis flare up, I have some significant flaring in my neck and right shoulder which moves to my head, then we have stress, from the disaster my house is to the fact that my business is operating at about 1/4 of normal capacity--when you consider that my income accounts for about 70% of OUR income, that is a huge stress for a control freak like me.
Now as for what I do about it, often some caffeine helps tremendously actually--what caffeine I can stomach--I used to be a major coffee freak, but can't even smell it now and can't stomach even chocolate--I broke down and bought a case of Mountain Dew which is high in caffeine and one can of that sometimes kills the headache. If it's blinding and other factors are complicating (ie: whole body is in pain from the arthritis) I break down and take some demoral.......which unfortunately makes me puke......
I don't know that I'd go with many of my coping techniques!!!!
I wish you well though!!!!!!!!!!

[ekblad9]

My goodness you ladies were chatty today.

I've gone from head in the toilet to complete nesting. It's unreal. Cooking huge meals from scratch, cleaning, organizing, labeling things. I'm out of control. I hope it lasts until Feb. :LOL

Can't wait for my ultra sound. It's scheduled for Sept 16. I really want to know the sex so I hope they can tell.

[tug]

kitty - once you asked, suddenly there was a craving: a bagel with tomato/basil cream cheese and then white cake (uck, i know, but it is a craving).

lesley - i've had those sinus headaches too...i've tried to stay away from any medicine, but i dunno

monica - i know what you mean about remodeling. my dh and i have a good cop/bad cop routine with our contractor trying to get the last few things repaired and done. i'm the good cop, but i still have to call three times a day about how mad the bad cop is and what he wants before he'll be satisfied. ;)

mmm, and cheetohs....

[wtchyhlr]

EKblad... nesting already? Hm. Maybe that explains my recent cooking from scratch urges... TWICE this week.

mm Cheesypoofs......

[Boobs]

How'd I get so behind??

Kitty~ So glad you're staying! Half of us will probably deliver in January and March. The babies will come when they are good and ready! And besides, I would have a hard time trusting anything that tech told you. She lies.

AmBam~ Congrats on your new nephew! 11 lbs shouldn't be allowed! Yikes! No wonder she bled a lot. :eek

KateSt.~ Aww. :shy Thank you!

okay, there are just too many of us to do personal replies! :LOL

I never thought about a Meet the Baby party. That sounds more up my alley.
I've been craving eggs and finally gave in last night. I borrowed eggs from mil and made myself a scrambled egg sandwich. It was wonderful!! That's really the only craving I've been having. Other than sex. :ignore

Feeling the sinus headache thing too. What is it about this part of pregnancy? Or is it the time of year?

Can't wait to start nesting. Right now I have absolutely no desire and my house shows it. It's sad really.

[AmBam]

[QUOTE=HelloKitty]Eleven pounds!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! That girl deserves some serious huge bouquets of flowers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ouch.


LOL! She always has big babies! This was her 6th. #4 was 11lbs.12oz.! I can't imagine, but she usually does just fine. She has hemmoraged a couple other times just not this bad. Her midwives think it is because she has such quick labors. That she goes so fast her body doesn't have time to react. It just gives out. Who knows. This labor was an hour. with #5 she woke up with a contraction at 2am and baby was born by 2:30am. Half hour!! :dropjaw I can't imagine that either!!


Craving sex???? Why am I the opposite?? NO sex drive. It sucks! (DH thinks so too!!! :eyesroll ) Hopefully it will come back soon. Did this with last pg.

[milk_maker]

tug - good cop/bad cop :rotflmao You are probably going to think I'm weird, but for some reason that cartoon South Park came to mind when you said that. If you're not a SP fan I won't bother to explain, but it was the episode where they were playing cops, Cartman was bad cop/Kenny good cop/poor Butters was being interrogated. Just waaaay too funny. We're doing all the work ourselves for now and waiting for my father to come up and help. He's a contractor, but with the hurricane hitting so close to home, he's over on the other side of the state making some money so I am going to have to wait a little longer until he comes and does our bathrooms. I will say this - I just want to take a bath!

11 lbs...how many of you did that involuntary clenching up...ummm...no way! Pain, pain, and a little more pain please? **shudder** Are any of you starting to get a little scared yet? I was lying on the couch earlier and I was thinking, uh oh...that's going to hurt...oops.

As for the sex drive...poor DH can't keep up. I keep telling him to enjoy it while he can because he won't be getting any for a long time in a few more months...

[shannon0218]

Ok, so all this talk about sex and last night I decided to take a bath, shave my legs and just generally clean myself up, since dh was off last night anyway. I think at this point, we've had sex maybe once since our honeymoon (crazy, nutty newlyweds that we are!)
Sorry if this is TMI, it hurt, and I'm not talking sorta hurt, I'm talking I made him stop hurt, then I got up and threw up, I was sure I'd be bleeding or something (mental thing hurt=blood) but I wasn't. I'm still sore this morning!
I have to drop into my doctors office today for a blood pressure check, should I mention it to her??

[milk_maker]

Shannon, I have that problem from time to time. I can be soooo into it and then all of a sudden it's like I'm being ripped apart from the inside out. (sorry if TMI) I don't know if this is normal or not, but I've heard that some people experience pain during sex while they're pregnant. You're poor DH, mine got so upset the one time because I just started crying and he didn't know what he did or how to fix it. I think it's just one of those things, but I would mention it to your Dr.

[shannon0218]

Yeah, I was pretty into it (although technically I was done, so I was alright stopping it too) :laugh:
Steve didn't seem all that upset last night, probably more frustrated, this morning though he was asking if I was alright and looked all sorry. Of course, I was pissed that he didn't even get up to check on me when I jumped out of bed to puke and nurse my pain, so I just told him I was fine and not to touch me. Hormonal bitch that I am! :laugh:

[tug]

monica and shannon - oww! i would mention it to your doctor, like monica said.

i'm having that craving too, tracie, but i'm on "pelvic rest" too so no nookie for me or dh...hopefully this won't be for the whole next six months.

i really like southpark, although we don't have cable so i've only seen it a couple of times (didn't see the movie, heard it was not so great). poor kenny. wish i'd seen the good cop/bad cop one...
mmm, cheesypoofs.

have a good day everybody!!

[milk_maker]

I'm such a South Park ho I have the first four seasons on DVD and my MIL bought DH the movie as a congrats for graduating from college gift. I have the say the movie was beyond hilarious, especially if you watch it with the subtitles on...my god, the profanity.

Now for my question. I just got in a minor wreck (http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=187373) . No damage to the car or me. I'm just wondering if I should bother trying to get through to someone on the phone at the OB/GYN clinic. I wasn't hurt in any way, but I know my blood pressure's most likely still through the roof since I'm so furious still. I just wonder what I should do since I'm going to the beach for the weekend and I'll be very far from the doctor if something should happen.

[HelloKitty]

Eeeek painful sex. That's no fun. Definetly ask your doc, you never know - s/he may have a cure. My sex drive was in overdrive until about two weeks ago, I guess my hormones are evenly out. I kind of miss it! :LOL

Since the ultrasound fiasco I've been thinking a lot about not finding out the sex afterall. We don't really care either way and it will be fun to keep the surprise. I mean we will be co-sleeping for long time so it's not like we need to decorate a nursery and we have plenty of neutral clothes to get us through the newborn stage. Besides if we do finally have a girl I'm sure there will be plenty of relatives and friends that will shower us with pink stuff! Now I just need to convince my DH....

[HelloKitty]

Monica - I would call your doc and just let them know about the accident. I'm sure all is fine but they might have some things for you to watch out for and that will help ease your mind. :)

[ella-makes-3]

Ok ladies, you have been chatty!

Well went to the Breast Health Centre and they said it was an abcess that was pretty large. They are very rare, but think that I could have it from a hair follicle, or something of that nature.
Anyway, they wanted to lance and drain it, but I refused, as I had 20 month old dd with me, and I wanted to see if the antibiotics worked first. The Dr. said that she didn't think that they would work, as it is so big.
They are pretty concerned about it, so told me to give it 24 hrs and it should look and feel significantly better. Well, it's nearly 24 hrs and it looks just the same.
Hmmmm, not too thrilled, but I guess I have to go and bite the bullet and get my nipple cut open!!! Fun, anyone want to come along and hold my hand?

Ok, now got to find someone to look after dd. Hope dh is not busy at work.

Have a good weekend ladies, oh, by the way I'm 16 weeks today!!!!!! :)

[Lousli]

Okay ladies,
This is no ordinary headache. I'm on day 3. It still F'in HURTS!!! I have tried: steam, neti pot, massage, elevated head while sleeping, saline spray, Afrin (finally caved), caffiene, tons of water...no dice. I finally called my mom and asked her what I can take, and she said sudafed and Tylenol. Took some about 15 mintues ago, praying that it finally works. I feel awful.

I'd like to reply to everyone, but I'm just not up to it right now.

[HelloKitty]

Ella - I had to have an absess drained last year - it was huge. The draining really wasn't bad. (In my case the next day the lump came back - just as big. So a few months later I had to have it operated on and removed. Turned out to be a huge cyst.) You should totally let them drain it though just to make sure there is nothing to worry about there (they can tell from the fluid if there is something to be worried about) again, it's really not bad. They numb the area and you don't feel anything. You'll be a little sore afterwards but nothing too bad. We will be holding your hand in spirit :)

Lesley - I hope your headache gets better!!!!!

[Lousli]

Ella, I'm sorry to hear about your abcess. I'm glad it isn't anything more serious than that. I had a lump when I was 21, and they thought it was fluid so they tried to drain it, and it wasn't bad. Turned out to be a cyst that they had to remove, and I still have a scar and lower milk production on that side. It might be good to get it taken care of so that it won't interfere with your ability to breastfeed. I hope it goes okay for you.

Monica,
That stinks about your accident! I would probably call the doc too, just to be sure, but if you walked away from the accident okay, you're probably going to be fine, and so will the bean.

My head is feeling a little less pressure-y, so maybe the sudafed is statring to work, yay!

[shannon0218]

Well, just got back from the doctors, forgot to ask about the sex since my bp was 140/107 when the nurse took it. She went to get my doctor and she just came in shaking her head saying "You're going to make me put you on more medication!" So I'm now on the lowest possible dose of blood pressure medication and have to go into labor and delivery tomorrow to have my bp checked.
Monica, I too would probably call them just to be sure, I wouldn't worry if you were going to be around all weekend, but....
Lesley, would you like me to fed-ex you some demerol?? :)
I hope the headache goes away for you soon, just a thought though, have you checked your blood pressure???

[seren]

Hi all! I haven't been keeping up with how you ladies are doing, it was just too hard. Just stopping in to say that I am pregnant again. A HUGE surprise as I didn't let dh near me without a condom, but here we are. It's only been 6 weeks since the m/c. And this time it seems i get to go through the whole morning sickess that I have manages to miss with all my previous pregnancies.

[weesej]

Seren--I am so happy for you:) The morning sickness will suck to go through again, but your a strong woman and you'll make it. You will be in my prayers!

Shannon- Oh my that is a high BP. How much protien are you getting in each day?? Hopefully the meds will help, PIH sucks. Eat as well as you can!

[shannon0218]

Seren, thanks for dropping by!! and big congratulations and sticky vibes going out to you!!
Jen, I'm not getting terribly much protein, it still just doesn't want to stay down. I did a 24 hour urine last weekend and she said my results were excellent, couldn't have been better, so at least we know I'm not spilling any protein. The main problem is that it doesn't stay high all the time, it's up and down, but today's reading is the 4th time it's been that high in a couple weeks so she put me a very low dose of the bp med. Also my heart rate was 129, which is really high for me. I just took my bp again here and it's down to 128/89, I don't know if it's the meds kicking in right away or if it would have dropped anyway.

[ella-makes-3]

Seren, :thumb Good job, so glad that you are pregnant!

Lesley, hope that headache goes away. I had a headcahe ( not terribly bad ) for about 2 weeks a while back. It just makes you want to get into bed and sleep for ages.

Shannon, hang in there girl. Hope the bp meds work for you. It is hard for me to get the protein in, and I just have wierd food aversions, not the crap that you were experiencing. Thinking of you.

Well wnet and got my abcess drained yesterday. They cut an inch along my areola (sp?) and some of the yucky stuff came out. When I asked about the pain afterwards, he said " oh, I think you are over estimating the pain of it" Hmmm, I'll cut an inch incision in your penis and see whether or not it hurts buddy!! Well it was very sore that evening, I had to take some Tylenol, and also a little today, but so far I don't feel too bad.
The wound is open, no stitches and I can see the infection inside. Sorry if this is too much info. :innocent
He told me to put hot compresses on it, but I am thinking that that probably isn't too hygenic?
Just hope that it doesn't interfere with the bfeeding.
Thanks for all your thoughts and well wishes.

Have a good w/end xx Jasmine

[wtchyhlr]

Wow, I totally have had MDC withdrawel, and it was down less than a day. I'm so hooked.

Seren - congrats... :)

shannon - bummer about the BP medicine

Ella - HOLY COW and inch along your nipple, and its not supposed to be that painful. YIKES!! I wouldn;t think hotcompress would be good on an open wound... but what do I know.


So, the midwife appointment yesterday went okay overall. i've gained a whole pound. Which since i had lost a pound last appointment didn't make her too happy. She doesnt' think I'm eating enough, specifically of protein (i don't have ketones in my urine yet, but evidently it was "close" whatever that means) So my goal is to now focus on eating more frequent, high protein snacks - yogurt, cheese, peanut butter. bleck. And i must eat my eggs every day. double bleck.

But the baby's heartrate is great, 156-159ish. My fundal height is measuring 18cm. she says i'm not going to be a stickerouter (lol - i asked if that was a technical term), because i'm quite long waisted. I want a cute preggo belly tho... My pulse and bloodpressure are also hunky dory.

hope you're all having a fabulous weekend

[shannon0218]

Oh thank god the boards are back up!!!!!!!!!!
Jasmine, I'm glad it went alright with the boob. Hot compresses will definitely not hurt, if they've left it open they want it to granulate in as the infection leaves. Use salt water, warm on a guaze pad and leave it on for about 10 minutes.
I couldn't wait to share the news with you all! I've actually felt like a human being since yesterday afternoon!!! For the first time in months, I did not throw up last night, I even ate dinner (not much dinner, I think my stomach has shrunk) but I ate a healthy dinner and it stayed down!! I had some cheese and crackers before bed and they stayed down too!! I got up this morning to normal blood pressure and major hunger!! Went out and actually taught a lesson, shopped at the farmers market, talked to some people and had a nice time even though it was hot and muggy outside!! Had to go into labor and delivery to meet my doc quick for her to follow up on the blood pressure and the first thing she said when she saw me was that I looked like felt better! Blood pressure was still normal after all that running around.
I have no idea if it was just a case of the nausea stopping or if the constant flucuating blood pressure was playing a role in the nausea as well?? I haven't had any gravol all day, but I did run in a litre of fluids only because it was so hot and I likely didn't drink enough while I was running around.
So the professionals in the group, do you think the blood pressure being under control is why I'm feeling THIS much better, or is it just fluke that the puking stopped at the same time as the blood pressure meds started??
How is everyone else??

[Lousli]

Shannon! Fantastic!!! I wish I knew why you felt better, but really, as long as you do, that's what counts. I'm so glad you're getting better at last.

Joy, With my first, I gained basically nothing in the first trimester. Then I ended up gaining 27 pounds overall, and I didn't even have my ninth month. I'm only 5 feet tall, so 27 pounds looked pretty big on me, esp considering the baby was only 5, LOL.

Jasmine, I'm glad that you're not in too much pain, and that the infection is getting better. I would think that what Shannon says is correct, the hot compresses will help draw out the excess fluid and infection. If they only cut about an inch, you are more than likely not to have any trouble breastfeeding as soon as you heal up.

As for me, I added about $400 worth of diapers to my registry at naural babies. I must be out of my mind. But I think that maybe someone will buy us some stuff, and if not, we'll get some of it ourselves. I told my parents and in-laws where to direct people. When my daughter was born we got 5 quilts, and every stuffed animal in the Winnie-the-Pooh collection. Very sweet, but totally not needed. Okay, my dh sounds frustrated with my cranky nap-less toddler, so I'm off...

[shannon0218]

Joy, let your midwife know it could be worse, I'm still down 6lbs from pre-preg weight at 16 weeks. My doc said she was perfectly fine with even loosing 5 during the first tri, but that this far into the second, it should be at least back to baseline. You're at your base line, don't worry too much!! But do get some protein into you!

[wtchyhlr]

See, i gained 7lbs in my first trimester, but most, if not all of that was because from January until I got my BFP i was strictly following the south beach diet (i did lose almost 40lbs...), and as soon as I got my BFP, i started to eat fruit and grains again. 5-7lbs is normal for me the first month after coming off any sort of diet. Laura (my midwife's) issue was that at my 10wk appt i was 175, at my 13 1/2 wk, i was 174 and at my 17wk, I'm 175. She really wants me to eat more and to focus on the protein.

so today - I had about 2 eggs (its a frittata thing i make and freeze) with onions, bacon, spinach and cheese, cheerios, milk, cranberry juice. Snack of turkey/cheese rolled around some onions at 10:30, lunch of a turkey and cheese sandwich, chips and homemade salsa (and oreos, love oreos), another turkey/cheese rollup snack around 3, and for dinner I made chicken saltimbocca, pasta w/homemade pesto sauce, and green beans. And now i'm gonig to go have some oreos.
If i don't gain weight eating like this, then something is wrong. This should also really do good if i'm starting to have ketone issues.

I just got torked that when I told her I'm grazing all day and am just not hungry enough for a big meal she said that even if i wasn't hungry, i shouldn't starve my baby. I mean please, it took me 2 years to get pregnant, i'm not going to do anything to hurt this baby.

[shannon0218]

Yeah, fortunately my OB has never said anything like that, she told me before the baby ever suffered, my hair would stop growing and my finger nails would stop growing, stuff like that. Now my hair slowed way down from its normal growth but my nails never did. She said the only thing that will truley endanger baby is to be dehydrated. She did say the protein was far more important in the second and third trimester as the baby is building muscle and such. It's a good thing, cause honestly I'd have had a meltdown if I had to start feeling guilty about starving the baby on top of everything else that was going on!! She is concerned with getting me off these meds for my stomach though, the way things are going, it looks like maybe this week I can get off them! Otherwise, she keeps saying the body is an amazing thing and just seems to know what to do.

[wtchyhlr]

I'm sure i'm just overhormonal (what else is new) *sigh*

its so cool that you're feeling human again, tho Shannon. Thats just awesome :)

[Periwinkle]

Seren what great news! Stick baby stick! :sticky :sticky :sticky

[heveasoul]

Hi Everyone, I'm baaaaack...(from my vacation)!

I've tried to retain everything I've read from this thread, but it's hard...had fun checking out the belly pics (mine at this point would just be pudge, but I am planning on documenting it, so I'll let you know when I start posting them), and glad to read that everyone is more or less doing well! :thumb

Shannon - yahooo, and congrats on feeling normal!! Let me know when you're up for a meal out and/or shopping!

I had a FABULOUS vacation! We had sunny warm weather (in a place that complains about the FDR - fog, drizzle, rain), went on a couple of spectacular coastal hikes, and got out on the sailboat twice! :D Glad to be home, though. Made some yummy homemade stovetop mac & cheese, and now a plain, full-fat yogurt...mmmmmm! :yum Yup - appetite still up, and feeling good.

Was it Lesely feeling guilty about wanting a shower/attention? I can relate - today before heading out to the airport, we were at a gathering where there were a lot of mamas, and they all knew I was pregnant, and were cooing and congratulating me, and wishing me well...that's the first time I've had such a showering (pun intended) of attention over my pregnancy...it felt weird, but fun!

[shannon0218]

Great that you're back Heve!!! I'm glad you had such nice weather!!
We'll give it a week and then I'm sure I could stomach an outing or two!!
Does anyone else have a horribly itchy belly?? Steves been massaging cocoa butter and a nice oil into the skin every night for me, but it's still so dry and itchy. It seems to be especially itchy around my heparin injection sites, so it could just be a skin reaction to the heparin I suppose.
Oh and Heve, did you know that there is a Motherhood Maternity store right in Mississauga?? I picked up some great stuff that was on super sale last week, and at Val's office they have coupons for $10.00 off when you spend $50.00 on regular priced merchandise!! We can do a trip there sometime if you like as well, I'll grab a coupon for you next time I'm in at her office if you like--I think not till friday--I have to see her in labor and delivery on Wednesday.

[heveasoul]

Thanks Shannon - glad to be back!

nope, no itchy belly, but my nipples are terribly itchy, have been for a while...I've been using a cocoa butter blend and lanolin...sometimes they drive me nuts, though, and I scratch to the point of breaking the skin a bit...ugh...

There's a new Motherhood in Kitchener now - at least I think it's open. Maybe I'll go check it out tomorrow...Our hostess (cousin-in-law, if there's such a thing) gave me some of her maternity stuff, and their old baby monitor. Hmmm...which reminds me - the woman at work who is my size/height told me she'd lend me her maternity clothes, and she ended up delivering early, so I should be getting some from her soon!

[Lousli]

Heve, Yes it was me feeling guilty. I'm good at that, I guess.;)
It is, after all, my second baby. Welcome back from your vacation! Sounds really lovely.

Shannon, I too have the itchy belly.

Ok, dh is almost on my sh*t list. We pulled up to the house and there was a huge box on our doorstep, so I said, "Oh, my scrapbooking stuff is here. I mean, I don't think that is my bra. It's a really big box."

And he says, "I don't know, your boobs are getting pretty big..."

And then, after dinner, I complained that I felt a little indigestion-y and he says, "Well, you only ate what, 8 tacos?" To be honest, I did have 5. but I was really hungry. And he should know better than to tease a pregnant woman about what she eats.

[ekblad9]

Lesley - I eat like eight meals/day :LOL I'm not kidding. I have four eggs before bed every night! Men are stupid. When I was pregnant with number three dh commented that some woman at work was pg and due like two months before me. "And she's way smaller than you are!" Whatever. Jerk.

My headaches continue. Allergies are a nightmare. And I"m ultra exhausted again. What's up with that? The second trimester is supposed to be energy time. I feel like hell all the time. At least I'm not puking but am still no use to the family. I need an energy booster of some kind.

[shannon0218]

Morning all,
It's looking like I'm the first one up and posting (alright so I've been here for well over an hour and a half) So I'll start this weeks thread!
I don't actually know how to post a link to a new thread, so just go to the main page and click on the new one in about 10 minutes, K??
See you all over there!