Weekly thread 10/17-10/24

[Pepper]

Hi Mamas :love

I'm going to post the due date list here and please correct me if there are any errors in spelling, dates, etc. Also, mclisa, I'm being nitpicky here (I'm so type-A) but I want to add your first name to the list but noticed that you didn't put it when you added your due date--was that on purpose or can I add it?? See, I'm a loon about these things!

lilgsmommy (Shannon) ~ 6/1
miamommy (Raina) ~ 6/1
byronssister74 ~ 6/2
Stone Fence (Amy) ~ 6/3
Mama to one (Karen) ~ 6/4
paniscus (Kathy) ~ 6/4
twouglyducks (Davina) ~ 6/5
Mary6912 (Mary) ~ 6/6
mclisa (Michelle) ~ 6/6
MamaFae (Nichol) ~ 6/7
jerawo (Jennie) ~ 6/7
cmili (Carra) ~ 6/8
TappinMamma (Sarah) ~ 6/8
dancingmama ~ 6/8
Noodle4u ~ 6/8
geminimommy (Shayna) ~ 6/9
sathich ~ 6/9
kathywiehl (Kathy) ~ 6/10
aja-belly ~ 6/11
loulabelle82 ~ 6/13
feraroX3 ~ 6/14
kookaburra ~ 6/16
mom2jack (Dana) ~ 6/17
SharonAnne ~ 6/20
punkprincessmama ~ 6/21
Meli65 (Melissa) ~ 6/21
Pepper ~ 6/21
Karennnnn (Karen) ~ 6/26
dani76 (Danielle) ~ 6/28
NightOwl ~ 6/29


We'll keep it going as more names are added before we ask for it to become a sticky, k?

I have my first midwife appt on Tuesday and I'm both gleefully thrilled and horribly terrified at the same time. Terrified because I'm so afraid that she won't find a sac/baby/heartbeat (if she will even be checking for that this early??) and moved to weeping at the prospect of her finding proof of this baby. I had forgotten what a wild emotional ride pregnancy is.

My nausea is still totally managable--coming and going and not too severe...I worry that I don't have enough hcg but then I remember that my morning sickness didn't really kick in until week 6 last time so that gives me hope (In the weird way that looking forward to being sick 24/7 is something only a pregnant lady can know! :eyesroll )

So, how is everyone else?

[Meli65]

I haven't been real nauseous either and hae been a little worried about it (was reading Dr. Sears The Pregnancy Book about how morning sickness can mean a healthy baby...).

I bought a book called "Your 2nd Pregnancy" today -- maybe a big waste of money, but it brought back happy feelings from my first pregnancy when I went to Barnes & Noble and spent a long time sitting on the floor looking at pregnancy books (and happened on Dr. Sears for the first time!) and then bought coffee and read the book afterwards. No coffee for me this time though ;)

I feel a little tired, but good over all. Emailed a lay midwife and acupuncturist today to see if they'd be interested in bartering services (I'm a freelance writer). And talked to dh about home birth vs. hospital birth -- he said it was an investment, and he'd rather spend the $$ to have the birth we want (even though we don't have much of it). He gets the WAG (What a Guy) award today! :D

[mclisa]

I'm Michelle. So you can have that perfect list. Thanks for keeping up the list!

Less nauseated today. Makes me panicky. I'm just trying not to dwell on it.
Anyone else with food cravings already? Had to buy a jar of pickles yesterday at the store. Then didn't eat them today because I was worried they would make me feel nauseated. Oh I have too much time to think about all of this.

Pepper: are you going to be 5 weeks at the appointment? your midwife might be able to see something on u/s, but definitetly not be able to hear on a doppler yet.

Michelle :)

[monkey's mom]

Oh man--what a crummy-feeling weekend! I laid on the couch, slept, ate, and dry-heaved for 2 days. I actually feel better tonight--hope that lasts into tomorrow when my husband won't be waiting on me hand and foot!

I forgot how badly I do pregnancy--it honestly makes me feel like some sort of freak as a woman.

[geminimommy]

We have such a big group, so exciting! Thanks so much Pepper for putting it all together!

I've been super tired all weekend, still trying to recover from a sinus thing I had for 2 weeks. I'm having mild m/s all day this pg, not throwing up yet, but finding it hard to eat much of anything which is weird for me.

[mclisa]

Shayna, I hear you on not being able to eat. I look at something and think that I could eat that, but the next moment when I look at it my stomach starts rolling. The unpredictability is so fun, but I figure a woman can change her mind.

Looking for an exciting week with all of you!

Michelle

[kathywiehl]

Hey! I'm finally back here now that my travelling is finished. I visited my parents in PA with my youngest while Mike went to MA and my oldest visted her father, also in PA. We had horrible delays and cancellations on the way up, thenvisitin my parents was just horrid. Maddie (19 months) just wouldn't sleep there and nursed all night long- literally. My nipple was in her mouth from 11 pm to 8 am and I am exhausted. She normally doesn't cosleep because of this and at home, she sleeps happily in her own room, it's just this thing that when she is in bed with mom, she must nurse or she will get so upset. I can't even take it out of her mouth when she is asleep, she wakes up and fusses until I give it to her.

Anyway, that is finally over and hopefully my sore nipples will heal before we have to go back in Nov. for Thanksgiving. At least Mike will be around to give me a hand then.

I hope those of you who are feeling sick will get somer relief soon! I am one of those who doesn't get morning sickness, but I almost wish I did. I need some sort of indicator that my hormones are doing what they should.

I'm also pretty excited that I'll be attending a childbirth educator workshop and that combined with a bunch of other work will hopefully get me certified in teaching childbirth classes. I really need to get working on that.

I called two midwives here in AL, neither bothered to call me back. One of them suggested a date for a possible appointment, then said she'd call me back with a time to come, and I never heard from her again. Another called and I was in the middle of something and asked to call her back- she said she had just had surgery so she wasn't going anywhere and never answered when I called, and never returned the call- it's been 5 days since I talked to her. This is really frustrating to me. Do I really want to be seeing a midwife who can't remember to call me back to make an appointment? Ugh! I dont' want to see a doctor and I desperately miss my midwife in PA- too bad I can't fly her down here.

[SharonAnne]

Yesterday was not a pretty day for me. :LOL I felt fine when I woke up, and tried to eat something before church, but burned my waffles. Blech. So, I went to church with an empty stomach, and two hours later, when service was over, I had a migraine. Should have grabbed some crackers or something to snack on during service.

Anyway, that lack of breakfast set that tone for the rest of my day. The migraine made me nauseus. I can't take my migraine medication while I'm pg. I took two tylenol and a couple swigs of coke, praying that the bit of caffeine would help. It didn't. I knew if I could eat, I'd feel better, but I was too nauseous to even contemplate food.

It wasn't baby sick, though, just migraine sick. Still no baby sick for me, and I'm wondering if that's "okay."

Anyway, I feel fine today. The cramping I was having has pretty much stopped. Now I just get a quick cramp if I lie in certain positions. I'm wearing full blown maternity pants, and feel ridiculous. :LOL I'm only five weeks along!

Hope everyone has a great day! :D

[mom2jack]

I'm doing OK here, just tired and GRUMPY!! DS had a cold a week and didn't sleep well at all. I'm getting a little worried about still feeling pretty normal. I had morning sickness w/ ds pretty bad past 20 weeks but I can't remember when it started. I got out all of my pregnancy books last night. One said 50% of pregnancys have morning sickness and another said 80% of pregnancys have morning sickness :irked: I've had a bit of nausea here and there, but nothing for the past few days.

[punkprincessmama]

Good Morning Mamas :sunshine

I see there are quite a few of us who are five weeks along. How fun this is going to be :)

Well I had a terrible night. I haven't been able to sleep very well the last several nights, a touch on insomnia I guess. Last night DD was up almost every hour wanting to nurse and to top it off, my morning sickness kicked off except that it was night sickness. So there I am nauseaus like hell with a toddler who wont sleep and I really didn't want to be touched. It was quite a tough situation to maintain my cool in. I am praying that tonight is better. She has been doing so well these last few weeks, I guess she had to remind me of that :LOL

Anyhow, Pepper I doubt your midwife will be able to confirm anything at this point. Mine said over the phone that the earliest she could hear a heartbeat by doppler is ten weeks. And even then it's iffy.

Does anyone have any info on maintaining a healthy birth canal during pregnancy? I allready have a yeast infection :irked: despite my avoidance of sweets and regular consumption of yogurt and kefir. I also had a bad bout of B.V. (bacterial vaginosis) with my last pregnancy and am terrified of that happening again... any advice or links would be most appreciated :)

[geminimommy]

I didn't have m/s with either of my boys, so to me that's normal! Now having this all day nausea is driving me kind of crazy!

Hope everyone is having a good Monday!

[aja-belly]

thanks fo the master due date list! wow, there sure are alot of us! my first name is andrea, btw. but i go by aja, too.

you know, my morning sickness seems to have gotten alot better. i still get nauseous if i'm too hungry, or eat too much at once, but it was all day long for a couple weeks and now it's not. i wonder if it might be getting better for good? i'm only 7 weeks along though. who knows.

aja

[jerawo]

Wow, our group has grown! Very exciting :)

I met with my first midwife (CPM) this morning. DH and I liked her a lot, and she comes from a family where everyone is either an OB or nurse which might be beneficial in getting our families to accept us having a homebirth. I meet with another mw tomorrow and I'm still trying to set up a meeting with a third.

I've done much better nausea-wise. I've been having ginger in various forms everyday, and I think it's building up in my system because everyday I feel a little better. Makes me gag to brush my teeth though...

I'm going to be 7 weeks tomorrow!

[4Marmalade]

Wow....I'm trying hard not to be envious of those with no m/s. I know.....I know.....it's a good sign but why does it have to be all day and night. I'm 8 weeks now and the past few days it's gotten much worse with lots of dry heaving. It's so bad that I make a point to clean the toilet every day because I know I'll be visiting :irked: . I feel like I'm failing ds because I have so much trouble functioning. Although we managed to make it to swimming class this morning so I guess that's a start. And I'm very thankful for my dh who is pretty good about making our meals now and helping out more around the house.

I have my first doctor's appointment on Friday but am not expecting much. I get transferred to a family physician who delivers halfway through my pregnancy so I'm not sure my family doctor will be doing much more than checking urine and measurements.

Hope everyone has a great week! :)

[Awaken]

Ok, I feel much better after reading how everyone else is doing. I've been worried b/c I'm not nauseaus at all and am not getting any bigger (I'm almost 8w now). But it seems like maybe it's 50/50 with our group on those who are having m/s and those who aren't. Last time I didn't have m/s either, but I had specific foods I could and couldn't eat, and I didn't show at all really, even when I was 8 mos. along some people couldn't tell. So I guess this is normal for me.

Still 2 more weeks to go till my 1st appt. I really hope we can hear the heartbeat b/c I need some reassurance! (I'll be 10w)

Mainly I've been exhausted- not a warm fuzzy sleepy feeling, but a headache-y, miserable exhaustion, like I am unable to function. I've been sleeping whenever ds sleeps and during the day on the w/e. And I've had to drink some coffee b/c my head really hurts and I feel so awful- I figure some caffiene is better than popping Motrin. I just can't sleep at night.

BUT I'm trying to have a good frame of mind and remember that this is all for a great purpose- a snuggly little nursling next summer :D

[geminimommy]

Coffee! I miss coffee! I LOVE coffee, but for some reason cannot tolerate the smell or taste of it with this pg!

[NightOwl]

I'm due June 29th!

[Meli65]

Welcome, Nightowl!

Mmm, I hear you about coffee. I love coffee too, and after a spell of working at Starbucks am a bit of a coffee snob :eyesroll

Our roommate brought home some organic decaf from Trader Joe's and unlike almost everything else they sell it tastes god-awful. All of Starbucks' coffee is chemically decaffeinated and that's not cool -- I'm going pretty hard-core this pregnancy, avoiding chemicals and all that bad stuff (as much as possible, of course). As I stuff buttery homemade popcorn into my face :)

No morning sickness here either. Just hungry and tired. Am going to a Positive Birth Choices meeting tonight to check out one of the local home midwives. Wish me luck!

[paniscus]

I know most of you don't know me - I have quietly been following everything that has been going on in June 2005 for awhile now but was too afraid to officially join. I had a m/c in July - it was a blighted ovum so no baby ever formed. I was TOTALLY unprepared for how bad/stessed/depressed/super scared I would be when I got pregnant again. I was SO scared to even admit I was pregnant again because I was SO afraid the same thing would happen again. Well, I had an u/s today and :banana :banana :banana THERE IS A BABY!!!!!

I was SO worried - I was totally convinced the same thing had happened. I don't have hardly any pregnancy symptoms - no nausea (well, maybe a slight tickle in my throat a few times), not really tired, no need to go to the bathroom all the time. The only things I had were a slightly elevated temp and my breasts were slightly tender. Well, now I can add one more symptom - A BABY WITH A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE HEARTBEAT!!!! So my due date (based on the size of the sac and baby) is June 4 (based on lmp is May 28 but I felt I had a 5 week cycle so I am totally on board with the June 4 date). Please let me know if I need to post elsewhere also - due date post, who are we post, etc. I am so happy to finally "come out of the lurking closet" and meet you all OFFICIALLY!!! Oh, this is our first baby btw :love .

[aja-belly]

welcome kathy! it seems like alot of the girls on this list have had previous losses. congrats on SEEING THAT BABY! i can't wait until my ultrasound in 6 more days!

aja

[jerawo]

Yay Kathy! We're glad you are here!

[geminimommy]

Welcome Kathy and Nightowl!

[monkey's mom]

All of Starbucks' coffee is chemically decaffeinated and that's not cool

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I want to know more, but yet........I NEED me some decaf Starbucks! :crying

[TappinMamma]

Hi Mammas! You guys have NO idea how happy I am to still be here!! I had some pretty bad bleeding yesterday, and it continued today. I had a beta drawn this morning, and my levels were good, 44,000. And then this afternoon I saw my little one at 7 weeks, and I saw its little heart beating. I'm thrilled! I was SURE i had lost this baby, but its hanging in there. I refuse to have 3 losses in one year!

I have nasuea, but no vomiting yet so I'm happy. But then if it goes away I always wonder....

But YAY! I'm still here :love

[paniscus]

TappinMama - it was such a relief for me to see that beautiful little heart also. I, too, was totally convinced there wasn't a baby in me anymore. I couldn't stop the tears coming down my face during the entire u/s. I am so glad you also had that wonderful feeling that I still can't come up with words to describe. Here's to little baby heartbeats!!

[twouglyducks]

Having trouble reading through all the posts lately.
Boys and I are all sick. It was sinuses, now just colds and runny noses. Ick!

I woke up one morning this weekend and was nauseated and icky ALL day. Read some info online. Next morning I had a couple of fig bars before I got out of bed, then took b6 and iron first thing once I was up. Been doing that since and it really seems to help.
Feeling very bloated and pregnant already. Hopefully I don't grow at this rate the entire pregnancy. Yikes!!

[IntoTheRoseGarden]

Tappinmamma, I am so glad to hear your news! :carrot I saw your other post and I was so worried for you.

I hope everyone is well. I am exhausted, and extremely emotional! I can't tell you how many times I've cried today. Last night I hear the song Lean on Me on the radio and almost had to pull over I was crying so hard!

[Pepper]

I can't tell you how many times I've cried today. Last night I hear the song Lean on Me on the radio and almost had to pull over I was crying so hard!

Thank you, Shannon! Now I know I'm not the only one crying over everything--especially songs--an oldie but goodie by Bruce Hornsby, Every Little Kiss, had me going this morning :bawl

Michelle, I hear ya on the food cravings. I just finished a huge tub of (cover your eyes if you are queasy right now) Gorgonzola and Pine Nut dip. Whoo wee!

I'm not sure what to expect at tomorrows appt because it was made two weeks ago when I was spotting and unaware that I was pg. I made the appt to discuss 'unexplained mid-cycle bleeding'. ha! It's with a CNM at an ob's office so I'm hoping that I will like her and she can be my midwife.

Kathy, Hugs for the all-night nursing. I had the 4am to 7am non-stop nursing this morning. 'twas fun :eyesroll

punkprincess, sorry to hear of your yeastie-beastie. No advice other than eat yogurt ?

Melissa, how was your Positive Birthing Choices meeting?

Welcome Kathy! How wonderful to hear the heartbeat :heartbeat

TappinMamma, what a scare! Congrats on your :heartbeat, too.

Boy, this is a big group. Forgive me for missing some personals.
My crew is expected back from the library any minute so I better run. Have a great day :)

[SharonAnne]

Hey everyone. I got super emotional this morning. I had to call a guy for my husboss (:LOL) and the guy was mean to me, and i almost started crying on the phone. Then I had to take several deep breaths when I got OFF the phone so I wouldn't start crying while I was telling Paul what the idiot had said. (Basically, he told me he'd need to talk to Paul, and I said that's fine, I have him right here, if you can hold, I can transfer you to his desk and he said "How about you give me your number and I'll call HIM when I'm DONE with waht I'M doing." And he said it MEAN. :LOL)

Anyway, I'm starving as usual.

I think I'm gonna start taking belly shots this week, maybe today. Gotta ask Paul to take the pictures. I'll do them with clothes and bare bellied. :D

I suck at personals, guys, but I've read all your posts, and I follow all your stories. :hug :carrot

Love y'all!

[miamommy]

Just wanted to check in with all of you. Just feeling barfy and tired, all the time!! My main issue at the moment is that I still haven't found a midwife and more importantly haven't found the $$$$ to pay for one but I refuse to go to the hospital this time! Other concern is weight gain - I gained a lot of weight with dd #1 (I am 5'2" and I gained over 50lbs) and I had recently lost a lot of weight and it is just piling on! The problem is that I am super quesy all of the time, but I don't actually barf - so I am eating 24/7 to keep the quesiness away but since I hold it all down its going straight to my bum and hips. Same thing that happened with dd. I try to eat lowfat yogurt and fruit, but I can't seem to deal with veggies at all and even yogurt has been a little tough. BTW I started feeling barfy before AF was even late! GRrrrrrr!!!!

Anyway - so hi to everyone! It's great to see such a big group! :)
Sorry for such a grumpy post :shy

[Meli65]

Hey all....

SharonAnne, where do you live in NJ? I lived in Bloomfield for 9 years :)

I've been told that I am glowing. I feel like I am! Craving Romaine lettuce .... mmmm.

I want to take a belly picture, too.

[mclisa]

Yea! 2 more mommies to the list!

Sharon! That belly has made you get the maternity clothes on! You are our winner for that first! My work clothes aren't too bad, but the jeans are killing me. I love to come home from work and put on my pj's. Oh how you have to love elastic...


Michelle

[SharonAnne]

Melissa, I live in Middlesex, but I'm from Bayonne. We're moving to Somerset next weekend. :)

Michelle...yeah, maternity clothes. :LOL I'm in this weird inbetween stage, where my REGULAR clothes are really uncomfortable, but the smallest maternity clothes don't QUITE fit yet.

And, (sorry I can't scroll back to see who said this, but) I am eating constantly too, not because i'm nauseous, but because i'm STARVING. And believe me, it's starting to show.

I figure the baby needs lotsa food right now to get herself growing. :D I don't mind putting on some weight. I know I can take it off, even if it takes a while. BFing will help with that. :D

See everyone tomorrow!

[twouglyducks]

I wore maternity clothes out yesterday. I already have a little belly. :( Too bad it's squishy, not tight and hard like with first, and even second pregnancy. I have one pair of reg. jeans that still sorta works, but probably not much longer, maybe a couple of weeks.

[miamommy]

I guess the lucky thing about losing weight before I got pregnant is that I am wearing my old jeans...they are about 2 sizes bigger then the ones I was wearing right before I got preg with this one, but they are all a funny cut, kinda high in the waist which is weird with my belly...

twouglyducks: my belly is so much softer with this pregnancy, I can't tell if its the new little baby or all of the weird and extremely fattening foods that I have been consuming non-stop. :)

My favorite thing (I had to force myself to stop!) at the coffee shop I got a Lemon Bar since I miss my latte so much and the Lemon Bar was heaven on my barfy tummy!!! So so so good!!!!

[Meli65]

This was great, by the way .. I so wished my friend, Mary,who is pg with her first, could have been there (she lives in the Bay Area). At present she is going the mainstream route and I think she is way too smart and sensitive for that ... can't be too pushy though.

Anyway, we heard about Hynpobirthing and it was SOOO interesting. Have any of you ever used it? I really liked the sounds of it. We used the Bradley method for Miles and although I liked all the education we got, the relaxation methods never worked for me -- they seemed to contrived.

[Awaken]

Anyway, we heard about Hynpobirthing and it was SOOO interesting. Have any of you ever used it? I really liked the sounds of it.

I did! It was awesome! I am without a doubt doing it again this time. One of my favorite topics- I will start a new thread on it but right now don't have much time to write.

[monkey's mom]

Dear God,

It's me, monkey's mom. Please let me stop puking and/or feeling like I am about to.

Thanks for your consideration.

[4Marmalade]

Dear God,

It's me, monkey's mom. Please let me stop puking and/or feeling like I am about to.

Thanks for your consideration.

:laugh:

Me too please!!

[noodle4u]

Its nice to read that Im not the only one out there that wishes they were nauseous. Makes me feel that this normal.
Belly/uterus is still growing, and my stomach muscles are relaxed and hanging.

How are the irritable :irked: mamas feeling? I was doing better, but now Ive got a touch of insomnia and being sleep deprived makes me grumpy.

[Pepper]

Anyone else suffering insomnia?? I always get this while pg and darnit if I didn't completely forget about this lovely side-effect. Thank goodness we all took 2 hour naps today. I :love naps.

Well, I had my first appt yesterday and was not too impressed. The CNM seemed alright but she is one of two cnm's in an ob practice and although I can make all my pre-natal appt's with her whoever is on call that day is who will attend my birth. This is my 3rd baby so I'm aware that the Dr. / Midwife plays a minimal role during the birth but still.

I told her of my 10-day spotting stint and she sent me to the lab for blood work yesterday and I have to go back tomorrow to make sure my hcg levels are doubling appropriately. I'm really anxious about that! Although, it will be very reassuring if everything is normal.

So, now I'm so annoyed that my insurance doesn't cover homebirth at all. I am totally up for it--have had unmedicated, no-intervention births in the hospital--totally trust that I can do it and baby would be fine, etc. BUT dh is not on board with spending thousands of dollars when I can go to the great hospital two blocks from us and have it all paid for. Also, there's the issue of my two little ones...I'm very loud during labor and birth, a big screamer, and I know they would be scared seeing me like that...

so, there I go justifying my hospital birth...

Anyway, I hope to find out my hcg levels on Friday am and will let you know!

I am feeling SO pregnant lately. Tired, nauseous, the whole shebang. I love it and am savoring every second of it because, gulp, this could be my last time ever to experience this miracle :crying

[Awaken]

I've been haing insomnia, too- it's been awful. I've always had a hard time sleeping so I think one big thing like this on my mind is making it impossible to sleep. Yest. I went to take a nap after finally getting the baby to sleep, then it was the workmen knocking on the door, then it was my dog barking and wanting me to get up-- by the ttme I got to sleep it was only for a few mins. and the baby was back up again!! urgh. And now I have to work today.

I hope as I get more convinced that this pregnancy is ok and real, maybe I will be able to sleep better- before I get all big and uncomfortable.

Pepper, no need to 'justify' your hosp. birth- obviously you have thought it through and have to do what's best for you and your family! I know you will go into it knowing what you want and from the sounds of your previous births it sounds like it went very well! I have the same thing with the birth center- I totally want a homebirth but insurance wise and for travel/distance reasons (and because I like them) I have to stick with the cnm practice I go to and use the BC or hosp. if it comes to that- HB is just not going to work out.

[mclisa]

I am feeling SO pregnant lately. Tired, nauseous, the whole shebang. I love it and am savoring every second of it because, gulp, this could be my last time ever to experience this miracle :crying

This is #3 for me and I think it will be our last. Pregnancy is such an incredible experience in your life and is only takes up such a small portion of your life. I missed all the kicking once I had my girls in my arms.



Going for a hospital birth here. My hospital is very supportive and I just know too much about what could go wrong at home. I'm not ready to take the responsibility. I've had 2 great experiences there and it will go fine again.

Michelle

[SharonAnne]

Hey girls. I'm cramping and spotting today; so far it's all been brown, but the cramping WITH the spotting is scaring the crap out of me. Take a second to say a prayer, if you can. :)

[paniscus]

SharonAnne- you are definitely in my thoughts today :fingersx:

I, too, am having insomnia! It is SO weird because I am so blah during the day - I don't want to do anything. I haven't been completely exhausted but yesterday I did need to lay down for a bit although I didn't really sleep. Then night time comes and I can't wait to crawl into bed (which is weird for me because I am usually a night owl). So I snuggle down into the covers and . . . . can't sleep :rolleyes .

[punkprincessmama]

I will be thinking about you today Sharon Anne. :hug

[aja-belly]

i'll keep you in my thoughts sharon anne.

my nausea is pretty much gone. just 3 weeks of nausea? we'll see i guess. my heartburn is alot better too. my boobs are sooooo sore now though.

i have had problems with insomnia my whole life UNTIL NOW! i am ready to go to bed by 8 everynight, and i conk right out and stay conked until about 9am.

aja

[mom2jack]

Thinking of you sharon anne - keep us updated :hug

I'm feeling pretty yucky. Nausea had kicked in - I forgot how much this part sucks. When I remembered being pregnant it was about the baby kicking and rolling - not the sick part. Has anyone tried the sea bands. The bracelets that push on your wrists and suppposedly reduce nausea. I'm thinking of getting those.

[cmili]

Anyone else having light cramping? I don't having any spotting and it's very sporadic but I didn't have this when I was pregnant with my son. It's kinda unnerving.

[Meli65]

Hey gang,

I just stuffed myself with three huge bowls of romaine lettuce with Goddess dressing -- bizarre! Romaine has tasted so-o-o-o good to me lately.

Still no m/s here -- it's just weird. I feel really well -- just tired and hungry.

Off to Florida this weekend to visit my husband's elder relatives. Ugh. I'd rather lay on the couch and watch TV and eat a Whitman's sampler, KWIM? ;)

[mclisa]

Sharon-Anne: how are you doing this morning? Been thinking about you!


Meli: bring on the chocolate


I was at work yesterday and one of the higher ups just got back from her 12 week maternity leave after having twins. So what did everyone do: bring food. Bars, cookies, rhubarb crisp, cream cheese this and that, and more. Just when she is trying to fit back into her clothes we do this evilness to her!

[twouglyducks]

The nausea is still being taken care of with my B6 and Iron... for now anyway. I have some ginger I want to take, too, but got chewable tabs and YUCK!!! I am totally showing. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/twouglyducks/preggo10-220002.jpg
Just in case anyone wants to see. :LOL
I am TIRED!!! Been sick, so have the boys. Younger son wakes me up all night coughing, but won't sleep with me, so it's back and forth to his room, with a pitstop to pee every return trip. And now MIL is here and talk about being irritable. I wish she just wouldn't talk.
I just can't wait to feel some kicks. Not the ones that are hard and right in the bladder and double you over as you run to the bathroom, :LOL but the nice, "Oh, feel this honey!" ones.

Sharon Anne, hope you are well. :) I'm cramping here and there, too. No spotting though. Maybe it is just a coincidence that they are happening together.

[SharonAnne]

Hey girls! THanks so much for thinking of me. :hug

The brown spotting continued off and on all day, and last night around 9ish, I got some bright red spotting on a wipe. The red blood nearly gave me a heart attack. I had talked to my midwife yesterday and we had decided that we'd kind of "wait and see", and I'd keep track of my spotting and cramping. But, I was scared, and called the OB I used to work for, to get her thoughts. She suggested I go to her office today for an HcG draw.

I dunno, though. First of all, there was ONE red spot, and now it's stopped. I still have a bit of brown every once in a while, but not as much as I was getting yesterday, adn I haven't seen any red since 9:00 last night. Second, I KNOW she's gonna want to do a Pap, and I don't WANT a pap. And I'm not up for a fight.

So I haven't decided yet, if i'm going for this hcg draw (and, no doubt, internal exam) or not, yet. I'm thinking I'll wait and see, and if I get any more red spotting, I'll call my midwife, and NOT the OB I used to work for. Cripes, I don't even know WHY I did that. It was a total reflex. Weird.

Anyway, thanks again!

[NightOwl]

You know...I'm so glad I'm due at the end of June because I can sit here and read what everyone else is going through and I know what I have to look forward too. lol!

I'm only 4 weeks 4 days today. I'm not having morning sickness at all. But GAS...oh my...the gas. Its constant and sometimes painful. And I'm not sleeping well. I keep waking up all through the night. And I'm exhausted all the time. I have a few hours in the middle of the day where I'm alert, but by 8pm I'm ready for bed. And I'm straving. And moody! Poor DF! I have these grumpy spells throughout the day.

This is my first pregnancy, so I don't really know what to expect. My mom has told me what it was like with her pregnancies and I wonder if I'll be like her. She swears she wasn't in maternity clothes until 6 months! That seems a bit odd to me! And she said she had morning sickness really bad, but she doesn't remember when that began. Right now I'm just really curious about how I'll feel. I can't believe there's a baby in there! lol! :)

[punkprincessmama]

Oh! Thanks for the pic twouglyducks :) I have a bit of a tummy, but not obvious yet. You are a few weeks ahead of me though so we'll see ;)

Sharon Anne, my personal feeling would be to avoid a pap at all costs at this point. My midwife with dd would not even do an internal exam at ten weeks for fear of inducing a m/c. Of course this is up to you, and I understand how worried you are. I have been having cramping on and off for a few weeks now and I know I would be really worried if I also started spotting. :hug

I am 5 weeks, 3 days along and I am SO FREAKIN' pregnant :LOL I am SO moody. I know I wasn't like this with dd. I dunno what's different this time but I am crying over everything, and if I'm not crying I'm angry. Definetley irritable. I'm having trouble sleeping and as soon as I fall asleep, I wake up having to pee :irked: I feel bad complaining when i wanted this so much, kwim? I'm just having a hard week, dd is sick and im just not getting the support and pampering and all that I had the first time around.... plus its harder taking care of myself with a spirited toddler........

well thanks for listening to me whine......

[aja-belly]

hey there. i am showing a bit too. i don't wanna take any pics though, because i am showing really low, but up higher i have a belly (not pregnancy related ;) ). i really should get some pics though.

i am feeling great. still can't eat any sweets or very acidic stuff.

oh, man. i keep having the craziest dreams. i had the most vivid dream last night that we had a baby boy. in my dream it was just me and peter alone in a hospital though. weird. oh, and in the dream we forgot to call people and tell them for hours.

sharon anne - what did you decide/ did you go into the ob? keep us posted. we're thinking about you.

aja

[SharonAnne]

Thanks guys. I havent' had much more spotting at all today. In fact, I had NONE until about ten minutes ago when I went to the bathroom, and then it was just a smattering of some brown. Not a big deal at all. So, I'm feeling okay about it, adn called the ob to tell her I wasn't coming in, the spotting stopped. :)

[aja-belly]

that's great to hear sharon anne! :thumb

[punkprincessmama]

yeah Sharon Anne :) Glad to hear it.

aja I can't stand sweets right now either. All I want is Salt :)

[mclisa]

Oh!

I am 5 weeks, 3 days along and I am SO FREAKIN' pregnant :LOL I am SO moody. I know I wasn't like this with dd. I dunno what's different this time but I am crying over everything, and if I'm not crying I'm angry. Definetley irritable. I'm having trouble sleeping and as soon as I fall asleep, I wake up having to pee :irked: I feel bad complaining when i wanted this so much, kwim? I'm just having a hard week, dd is sick and im just not getting the support and pampering and all that I had the first time around.... plus its harder taking care of myself with a spirited toddler........

well thanks for listening to me whine......

My DH has called me moody but only from across the room and at a full run!

I think one of my coworkers has figured it out. She saw me munching crackers all day yesterday. I'll probably say something next week. We can't decide when we are going to tell the relatives. It's just too fun to have a secret and June is so terribly far away yet. My SIL didn't announce she was pg until 20 weeks (DH could tell she was wearing maternity clothes!) and boy did that time fly until the baby came.

Michelle

[Pepper]

I'm so glad to hear that all is well, Sharon Anne.

I only have a second here but I had an idea that I wanted to pass by everyone. Thursday night dh and I had a very similar dream about the gender of our baby (how freaky is that??) and I was thinking about starting a thread called The Dream Thread or something where we can post any dreams that we might have regarding the genders of our babies and then after the babies are born (or after the u/s for those that might be finding out then) we can look back and see how accurate the dreams were.

What do you think??

I remember having several gender dreams with both my pregnancies but didn't record them and I wish I had to see if they were accurate.

So, I'll probably start the thread sometime today or tomorrow if I can find the time.

[dani76]

Good morning! I'm not feeling m/s yet, but I've just started prenatals so we'll see. But, I am very gassy. I woke up last night scared because it felt like I was having cramps. So I went to the bathroom to check for blood, and it was just gas. Which made me feel better. And my boobs are so sore! I am already busting out of my bras. I also get slight headaches and I'm starving. And tired. I guess I'm feeling it!!!

Thinking of you Sharon! I second everyone on the no pap. I would probably get the quant's done to set me at ease. But that's because of my own previous experience with spotting. :hug

[Clarity]

Hi everyone! I've know for a couple of weeks now, due June 14. Everything's fine - hungry all the time or my stomach hurts. But that's about it. I'm starting this pregnancy heavier than my others, so that's kind of a drag. But the extra squish does mean jeans aren't driving me insane as early as the other times.

[mclisa]

Welcome Clarity!

OK, I'm suppose to be off the computer so I can get ready for church before the girls get up, but I was too miserable to check last night and see what was new.

I made cookies yesterday to take to work on Monday. I heard that on Tuesday a new work project is going to be assigned and it is not something a pg woman can do. It looks like I'm going to have to tell a little sooner than expected, but that's OK. So I'm making cookies where some have pink sprinkles on them and some have blue. DH walks in and says: why did you make blue? (My family is all girls: just sisters, nieces, and daughters.)

Why do I not have a lot of morning sickness, but primarily late evening and all night sickness??????

Off to my shower so I can wash off the sweat from the walk on the treadmill!

Hope everyone enjoys their autumn day!

Michelle

[punkprincessmama]

Why do I not have a lot of morning sickness, but primarily late evening and all night sickness??????



i am wondering the same thing. I had all day sickness with dd in the begining, but by night felt better. This time around it is completely opposite. :scratch

[Selissa]

me too...i've not got serious morning sickness yet but when i had it with ds it was defintaly evenin sickness or all dang day long sickness....we'll see what this pregnancy holds.


I havenn't had any baby dreams yet...so we will see lol

[aja-belly]

hey, i'm going in for my sonogram tomorrow. i am so nervous/excited. i hope i can get to sleep tonight. i don't know what i'm gonna do with myself all day tomorrow! my sonogram isn't until 3:45pm!