Daily Updates - August

[celesterra]

happiestmomma, I *so* know where you are right now. :hug

Take care of yourself, and try to find that calm place, deep inside... at least that's what helped me. I hope you can transcend your worry so it's not hanging over your head all week.

:hug and :sticky

[mommabear]

Black Orchid: I get nausea from my IL's even when I am not pg! :LOL Welcome to the group!

Celeste: I'm glad to hear things are going better for you. I had lots of nosebleeds when I was pg with ds -- maybe it's a 'boy sign'? And I am totally jealous about the dipes! :wink

Phoebe: I am glad you are feeling better! And I hear ya about the hot temps -- ours are not nearly that bad, but even a bit of heat makes me want to lie down!

Happiestmomma: I'm sorry your results weren't more reassuring. Can I send you lots of healthy, sticky baby vibes?

[Tracyn]

I'm 7 weeks today too! Crazy. I've had it pretty 'easy' so far. I had no m/s with DS ( now almost 27 months old) and so far so good this time. New thing for me with PG#2 is that DS is still a VERY frequent (and nighttime, we cosleep) nurser, and my nipples ARE SCREAMING!! THey are so tender that even though I ask him to be gentle (and he seems to understand) it still feels like he's either chomping on the breast or sucking like he's a super-duper vacuum. I wonder if there's now less milk?? My breasts are definitely NOT any bigger.... (and I'd notice as on my best BFing day I was maybe a C cup!, normally I'm a B-!)

Otherwise, not much - a bit crampy, and seem to get hungry much more often. I dont get up at night for a snack, but I sure think about it (we sleep in a loft, so it's down the ladder, to the kitchen... and back.. makes me tired thinking about it, so I usually just go back to sleep!).

Fish is starting to smell bad, and with PG#1 I couldn't be around it at all after about 8-9 weeks

Cheers

[AdinaL]

Morning! Am I behind everyone? I am 6 weeks today. Halfway through the fiirst trimester. :bgbounce

No m/s to speak of. Seems like I am hungry constantly. I eat, but then get full halfway through, then am full, and then hungry again in an hour. sigh. I just had a bowl of cereal, and now I am hungry again. Seeming to have started to pee a lot.
Boobs still sore, and super veiny. The crampy/stretchy seems to have subsided a bit, still get them every now and again, but they aen't as bad or as frequent.

I have some heartburn occuring when I get hungry, and I am still tired enough to nap for long periods of time every day.

So, for now - hanging out. I have a doc's appt a week from tomorrow - which I am excited about and dreading all at the same time. :LOL

[celesterra]

Hey Adina - no you're not behind everyone! There are many due in late April, they're just not posting here today! :wink

Maybe because we had to suffer so much in ttc, we get off without m/s? That's justice, for our pain, I say! I was so nervous to not have any nausea... but then today I was queasy for a little while! Most of the women I know (including my mom and her mother) did not have m/s at all!

I had the heartburn, too, but it's been gone for about a week.

Any moms who've had c-sections feeling sore tummy muscles? I had a bikini cut last April with the salpingectomy, and I scarred very badly. My belly is really sore, and I do feel like I'm "pooching out"... I wonder if it's because of those traumatized muscles?

[mommabear]

Good morning everyone! We officially told ds about the baby yesterday, and he is very excited. He knew something was up because I had been asking him to be careful around my belly, and he knew I was nauseaus and tired a lot. Anyway, this morning he said to me, "there are two babies in there." :dropjaw He said there is a boy and a girl in there! Yikes! He has always been a perceptive little one, but if he's right about this one, then it would take the cake! I have to say, it would be quite thrilling, but egads! I have had more fatigue and nausea than in any other pregnancy (which I took as a good sign for a sticky baby), I'm already huge (which I assumed was because my tummy muscles have given up the ghost!), and there are twins in the family (but at a bit of a distance). Anyway, I guess time will tell! Have a good day everyone! :tiphat:

[mommabear]

Is everyone okay? The board was quieter today. I am thinking of you all, and hope everything is all right. Peace.

[FarmerCathy]

I know I have been quiet lately! :innocent

Just been laying low with m/s and absolute exhausting :sick
I had a litte bit of spotting a couple days ago, but if I wasn't paying attention I wouldn't have noticed it. It was that minor. Haven't had any since. :thumb
My boobs hurt and I wish I couldn't smell so much! :down
Getting really big in the middle. Don't know how with all this nausea and food aversions. Only 6wks 5 days:exclaim

mommabear-that is so cute! It'll be neat if he's right. ;) A boy and a girl would be great! :D

Adina-sounds like your doing great!

Tracyn- fish smells bad to me too.

Black Orchid - :w

celesterra - cool picture

[celesterra]

:hola: all,

Hopefully we'll see more of our friends checking in over the weekend. It sure was quiet here yesterday.

It's been a week of sad announcements from several of our compatriots on this board. Yesterday I was afraid that I was about to join those names at the bottom of our list.

All night Thursday I had spotting and bleeding. By yesterday morning, I was in a panic (still no cramping). I went to my doc's office, really convinced (and pretty hysterical) that I was going to lose this baby. However, they did a scan and found the heartbeat! They said that the pregnancy is still viable, but didn't give me any of the assurance that others have received after seeing the heartbeat. We also saw a bleed in the uterus, sort of south of the pregnancy. They want me to come in again on Monday for another u/s, to make sure the heart is still beating. They also started me on progesterone (crinone).

Honestly, I am not sure of what to make of it. I am having a harder time throwing myself back in to this, I'm so afraid of a loss. Even though, now in hindsight, the bleeding wasn't so bad, and it was finished by the time I got home at 10am. I have my doubts that the doctor will actually find the heartbeat, since it was a different doc that found it yesterday. What if she can't find it, and it's really there?

For some good news, my wonderful DH is coming home today! I can't wait to see him, to snuggle up for a nice hug and some strong reassurance.

I hope everyone esle is doing well. Cathy, I'm glad your spotting hasn't stuck around! I hope the m/s and exhaustion eases up a little.

Mommabear, it will be fun to see who's residing in there!

:love and :sticky to you all.

[squeakermansmom]

Congratulations Celeste! Finding the hb is wonderful news! I know you're not out of the woods yet, but finding the hb is a huge step in the right direction. Try to keep the faith and we will all keep praying for you. :love

[PheobNFam]

So... I'm sad to see a few more mamas gone. This procreation thing is so fragile...

celesterra -- I hope hope hope they see a heartbeat at your next check up!!

So... my mornings are the sickest. I have to eat right when I wake up or else I'm sick as a dog. I guess that's a good thing... it makes me eat. DH and I went to Claim Jumpers last night for our date night. The food was yummy, but my silly tummy could only eat a tiny bit before being super full. I brought the leftovers home, but we don't have a microwave... I guess if I want to eat them, I'll have to heat them up in a pan (or the oven).

Yeah... I'm feeling super pregnant. My jeans aren't fitting well anymore. I have to undo a bunch of snaps when I sit down now. I've been looking around for more maternity clothes. I found some REALLY cute jeans for a great price at Burlington Coat Factory.

[pure]

Hey Ladies!
I haven't posted for awhile because I have been so SICK!!! Yuck. I wanted to die. Good news though, on Thursday I was at the Dr (I work with him so I'm sure it was special treatment) and he decided to do an ultrasound because of my history of miscarriages and the sickness and pain I have been having. I measured 8w6d. I even got a 3D picture. I always thought I would refuse all those things, but when it came down to it, I just wanted to know that everything was okay. I have now lost 11lbs. If I lose anymore I need to be hospitalized, but I am trying very hard to eat and stay hydrated (easier said than done). My Dr has put me on medical leave for at least 2 more weeks. I am so sick of my bed.

[AdinaL]

:wave

Nothing new here, just hanging out. I am doing fine. Hungry level went wasy up yesterday - felt like I was eating constantly. :LOL And still hungry.

Had some pains that fit the description of round ligament pain perfectly. Even though all the stuff I found said you aren't supposedto have them until the second trimester. I am kinda thinking tha guideline is like the "mild discomfort" youare supposed to have during the first trimester. :shrug

Taking my vitamins, drinking a lot of water and trying to get naps. No spotting, no cramping.

Seem to be hitting the food aversion land tho. I will take two or three bites of something and realize the taste is entirely wrong and I can't eat any more. Smells are sorta turning me off too. But pickles and olives - those sound good. :LOL

Now if I could just get the allergies to calm down - I would be all set.:(

[duckat]

Celeste: Don't worry about the doc not being able to find the hb by u/s. If it's there, they'll see it. Sometimes it can be tricky early on with a doppler or scope.
It's really good news that your spotting has stopped, and that your doc is being proactive with the progesterone. Hang in there. I know it's so hard. :hug

Adina: I hear you on the food. Nothing tastes right. But, mmmmm, olives. :LOL

[kyle98sean02]

Anyway, this morning he said to me, "there are two babies in there." :dropjaw He said there is a boy and a girl in there! Yikes! :tiphat:

LOL, he sounds like my little guy. He knew I was pregnant before we told him and he told us we were having 2 babies too. We never told him about my last pregnancy but he also knew about it too and asked about it right after I had my m/c. We told him I lost the baby and he told me "dont worry momma, I asked god for 2 baby girls and this one died, but we will get another one". He is so in tune with the universe its scary. Now he keeps telling us there are 2 babies in my belly. I did test positive at 10 dpo and my #s have been off the charts high every single time my bloods been drawn, I started having morning sickness at 5 weeks and my dad is also a fraternal twin who happened to be born 2 days after my due date. None of this has been discussed around him though, so I am just a little nervous. He tells me we are having 2 girls though LOL.

[kyle98sean02]

Celeste, Yay for seeing the hb! I hope you are enjoying your dh right now. :hug I read somewhere that you have <5% of miscarriage if you have seen a strong heart beat at 7 weeks. Be prepared for the progesterone mood swings.

I have been so sick lately. I threw up 4 times yesterday and am doing good at only twice today. I am trying really hard to stay hydrated, but its been so hot here in AZ lately. I cant afford to be hopitalized right now. Bleck, I wish I just felt hungry and could just eat when I was hungry and feel better. The heartburn has been extreme too. I have the grossest soap/mettalic taste in the back of my throat all the time. 5 more weeks and I am out of the 1st trimester. I so hope that helps. It didnt with the boys, but i would prefer to live in la la land and at least give myself hope that this time will be different :LOL I cant get the prenatals down anymore either and I am convinced I am going to lose all my teeth since brushing them has become so difficult that I am lucky if they all get brushed to 20 seconds combined. OK, enough whining, I am happy to feel symptoms and be reassured that the little one seems to be sticking and doing what it should. OK, 1 last one, I AM SO TIRED AND EMOTIONAL. My poor family. I am usually pretty easy going so they just have to deal with this for now, but I do feel bad. I swear I have the worst PMS that is not going away. OK, whine officially over :)

[AdinaL]

Well, I got the first round of the queasies today. :( I was sort of yucky feeling after breakfast, and then I lay down because I didn't feel good. And well, I put off lunch too long, cause i didn't feel good. :LOL That was a poor choice. So I spent the afternoon - feeling yucky and trying to figure out what to eat.

Now I feel much better, having eaten something. :) But now I have this very weird dizzy thing goin on. Ugh....

All sorts of fun stuff happening over here.

[kyle98sean02]

I told you :) 6 weeks is the magic puke number :LOL now your "in the club" hee hee

[AdinaL]

No puking yet...but ugh...i felt like it earlier. Blah. And now my tummy is making very odd gurgling noises...:eek

[FarmerCathy]

Yeah, I think 6 weeks is the magic hormone number. They really start pumping in that's why I haven't posted much this last week, just felt crummy. I feel better today and went to a movie with my dh. Good thing it wasn't too long cuz I actually could hold it all the way through w/out missing something. Yeah!

[FreeSpiritMama]

I haven't been on for a few days, my sickness is pretty severe I am having a hard time even keeping fluids down :( Like Heather I am really praying I dont end up in hospital

Celeste I am so happy you saw dumplings :heartbeat and its great that dh is back too

:hugs to all the mama's who have lost their little babies, my thoughts & prayers are with you all :candle

[aprilushka]

Hi, sorry to jump in here, but I just joined the board. I'm seven weeks today. Haven't seen anyone yet, but I already have a homebirth midwife who currently is in Belize getting some extra experience. I'm hoping to see her around week 10. So far I'm much hungrier than I was at this point with my son, which I guess doesn't mean much of anything. I'm sort of more worried about miscarriage than I was last time, I'm not sure why. I guess it's because I know so much more and know how common it is. At any rate, I'm just trying to eat well every day and maximize both of our healths.

I get some nausea, but usually when I eat it goes away. Also sometimes, every few days or so, dizzy and fatigue spells. All are a bit worse than last time. In fact, feeling the rising nausea as I speak about it, better get myself some ginger. Running to the kitchen....

[aprilushka]

Hey Adina - no you're not behind everyone! There are many due in late April, they're just not posting here today! :wink

Maybe because we had to suffer so much in ttc, we get off without m/s? That's justice, for our pain, I say! I was so nervous to not have any nausea... but then today I was queasy for a little while! Most of the women I know (including my mom and her mother) did not have m/s at all!

I had the heartburn, too, but it's been gone for about a week.

Any moms who've had c-sections feeling sore tummy muscles? I had a bikini cut last April with the salpingectomy, and I scarred very badly. My belly is really sore, and I do feel like I'm "pooching out"... I wonder if it's because of those traumatized muscles?

Yes, I had a c/s and I definitely had this a few days back. I also feel more streching right away.

[PinkPixie]

I did test positive at 10 dpo and I started having morning sickness at 5 weeks and my dad is also a fraternal twin who happened to be born 2 days after my due date.

EECH!!! You scared my there. :LOL
I also tested positive early and my nausea became intense at 5 weeks (which is about a full week earlier than my other pregs.) Also, my grand-father is a fraternal twin and there are three sets of twins on my moms side of the family (my second cousins). Plus I've been in mat clothes since 5 weeks, even thought I lost 6 pounds.
It would be funny since we have the same due date, but I don't think I'm carrying twins. My family would grow from 3 to 5 kids! :LOL

[kyle98sean02]

Uugh did you know that the act of pouring your 3 year old a glass of milk could make you go into the dry heaes for 5 minutes. Bleck.

[FreeSpiritMama]

I am having a really hard time preparing drinks, meals & snacks for my poor ds, even thinking about food sends me green :( All I have managed to keep down today is half a bowl of soup, some grapes & a biscuit.

My m/s started at 5 weeks after an early +HPT too and its really really bad! No twins in my family though only dh's so I think we're safe

[kyle98sean02]

LOL, I most likely am not carrying twins. My heavy symtoms are most likely a result of the progesterone supplements, but it sure is fun to tease dh about it :LOL I have held down 3 saltines today though!

[AdinaL]

Try graham crackers too. :) I had to get a snack in the middle of the night and those worked well to quell the nausea. :)

The progesterone supplements kind of bite. Course mine are in shot form. :LOL ONly 5 and a half more weeks of them. :irked: Oh well, it's for a good cause right?

[kyle98sean02]

A very very good cause :) Graham crackers actually sound yummy, as does cantaloupe! Milk is nasty, yet a cold stone creamery ice cream sounds good LOL.

[PinkPixie]

I am having a really hard time preparing drinks, meals & snacks for my poor ds, even thinking about food sends me green :( All I have managed to keep down today is half a bowl of soup, some grapes & a biscuit

Be careful about getting dehydrated and out of whack.

Severe nausea and vomitting sometimes require help. :hug , I truly understand how hard it is to be so sick. The only reason I am able to eat/drink and keep it down is because of my diclectin.

[squeakermansmom]

mmmm.....i've been craving anything salty....chips, pickles, salted peanuts. which is funny b/c i normally have a huge sweet tooth and would pick a cookie any day over a potato chip. but i haven't had one cookie since i've been pregnant. does anyone know if there's any truth to the myth about craving salt during pregnancy means your having a boy?????

as far as symptoms i have been feeling like heck for the past 3 weeks (i'm 9 weeks now)....nausea, major fatigue....but yesterday i felt a bit better - not great - but better, and it scared the heck out of me! i thought it was too early to be feeling better. how crazy is that??? :nut today i'm feeling icky again, so that's good. :LOL

[AdinaL]

I don't know about the myth - but I am right there with the craving salt thing. Pickles are my friend. So are olives. :D I had never heard the boy thing tho. Interesting. :)

[FarmerCathy]

7 weeks today! Yeah! 5 more weeks to go! :love

Sounds like were in the thick of nausea. My symptoms have subsided a little so I can eat a little more normal the last couple days.

Well, hopefully everyone will feel better soon. :wink It can't last forever!

I can't wear my favorite jeans anymore. I had to unbutton and unzip them while in the movie theater last night. :irked: I guess I need to start wearing my maternity clothes I bought.

[Sugar Magnolia]

The past few days have been no fun here. I have not been abe to keep much down. I hope that this is the worst of it and soon everything will get better. My dh has been super wonderful. Letting my stay in bed all day and taking care of the boys so I don't have to. Last night he even went out and got me tacos because they sounded good. I can't wait to go to the OB this week and find out how far along I am!

Amy

[FarmerCathy]

I've heard people talk about it and I thought I saw it in the health food store the other day. Does it come in a roll kinda like rolaids does? Let me know if this is the form you buy it in. I need all the help I can get.

[duckat]

I've seen papaya enzyme both in roll form and in bottles like Vit C or something.

[FarmerCathy]

Is anyone else having or have had with previous or 1st pregnancies dreams about getting your period? Am I just wierd? I guess it's unusual for me to not to have my period instead I am with child. Maybe cuz it took 2.5 yrs for it to happen? I think last night it was a m/c dream? Blood in my underwear nontheless with that dream. Scary! :(

[AdinaL]

I had a dream last night that my breasts had stopped hurting and shrunk down to normal size, even a little smaller. ugh.

[ZenMamaJen]

Is anyone else having or have had with previous or 1st pregnancies dreams about getting your period? Am I just wierd? I guess it's unusual for me to not to have my period instead I am with child. Maybe cuz it took 2.5 yrs for it to happen? I think last night it was a m/c dream? Blood in my underwear nontheless with that dream. Scary! :(


I've had those too. They are very scary. I had them pretty often when I was pregnant with dd. And other disturbing dreams. This time, so far, they are just kind of weird.

[PheobNFam]

Celesterra... I thought you'd written you did NOT see the heartbeat up to this point... did I miss read? I hope all is good with you!

So... Saturday I sneezed and sneezed and then have been congested ever since. I took a Sudafed Sat. night and Sunday afternoon. They made me not quite as congested (in my head), but they made me SOO tired!!! I felt just awful yesterday. I am hoping things will be better today.
I have to wait a week from wednesday to see another U/S (to see the heartbeat). I hate waiting....

[wencit]

Hi ladies! I haven't been posting here too much lately, as I've been pretty sick as well. My days consisted of staring straight at my computer screen, trying to move as little as possible. I feel so guilty for being completely useless at work, but I really couldn't do anything. Nearly every waking moment was all about trying not to vomit.

I'm 9 weeks 3 days now, and yesterday I went shopping for my first maternity clothes! Woohoo! My pants and underwear had gotten a bit uncomfortable, but I wasn't expecting to go shopping so soon. Wow, maternity clothes sure are ugly. Not only that, but I'm only 5'1", so most of the pants were dragging on the ground. They need to have a maternity store for petites! I ended up getting a few pairs of underwear, plus one pair of pants that cost me $45 and need to be altered anyways. I need to find a Gap and Old Navy store in my area that carries maternity clothing ASAP. I don't want to pay those outrageous prices again (I was kind of desperate for comfortable pants I could wear to work).

Hope all the sick mamas are feeling better soon!

[Black Orchid]

I can sympathize with those having the bad dreams... I went through that with my DD and it was miserable. Just think of all the wonderful things to come in a few weeks when we hit the second trimester, though!

Not having many symptoms of my own... I'm a little jealous of those who are feeling pregnant. My betas came in at 883 at 5 weeks and 2446 48 hours later. If it weren't for those, I wonder if I had a bad bunch of HPTs! Except for a bit of nausea now and then and a tiny bit of bloating, I wouldn't know that I was pregnant at all!

We are having our first (and hopefully last) u/s on Friday to make sure this little seed has planted in the right place. I would be so happy if everything goes well and I don't have to go again on the 13th!!!

Good vibes to all those with appts this week!

[AdinaL]

Right there with you Black Orchid. :) I have moments where I think I am dreaming all of this and my doc is gonna look at me like I am a loon on Friday. :LOL And sneak into another room and call someone to come get me. :LOL

I am also having my first ultrasound on Friday. It probably won't be my last. But I am hoping they will be able to see the heartbeat, and everything will be fine. My worst fear is that I will get there and they will see nothing, and every single symptom I have was the progesterone injections I am on. I have to keep reminding myself that the progesterone won't STOP a m/c, but it might prevent one from starting.

I had a lot of dreams about being pregnant last night. With belly and all. So that was nice.

And this morning, I have a lot of gas. :LOL Which is not so much fun.

I soooo can't wait until the first week of October. Whew.

[celestialdreamer]

I wasn't able to post over the weekend. Hope everyone is feeling ok. I'm rather green at the gills...can't hardly eat or drink. I'm having a really hard time keeping up with Anna, so my DH has been doing alot of the housework. Hopefully I will feel better soon and be able to post a little more. I'm 9 weeks tommorrow and my m/s went away around 12 weeks with Anna...hoping its the same this time!

[ZenMamaJen]

Well, ladies, I am headed out to lunch with dh, dd and a friend. Keep :fingersx: that I don't :Puke

Thanks :innocent

Ugh.

[FarmerCathy]

I'm glad I haven't had any more scary dreams last night, just sex dreams. :bag: But I was actually pregnant in that one. :LOL

I'm feeling a lot better today. :thumb Just felt nauseas when my dh made me eggs this morning. I thought that's what I wanted and then I smelled them and that was no good, but atleast I didn't stay nauseas after that. :D

[celesterra]

Hi all... I had a night of weird dreams last night, but none that were too vivid (or sexy, damnit! :wink ). I can’t remember a single one. It might have something to do with the fact that I got up FIVE times to pee!

Well, my pattern is becoming clear: panic and reassurance. This morning I went in for another u/s (I won’t even *read* the thread we’ve got going on u/s – too scary) this morning. Dh was with me, and we saw the (regular) heart beat right away! As with KKmama, the baby is measuring small (6w3d – I’m 7w4d for sure). KK, you might like to know that my doc said that a week + or – is well within the range of normal. In fact, Dumpling was waaaaay up in a “corner” of the gestational sack and it was very hard to get a good crown-rump measure. She must have been at it for 5 minutes. There was no bleeding going on at all in the uterus. Of course, my good ole doctor wants to see me again in a week. I’m going to push it to 10 days. By then I will be 9 weeks exactly, and I hope they’ll give me my walking papers and I can have a few weeks of chillin’ with the dumpling. I think I have already told you that my midwife appointment is on Oct. 3.

In the symptoms department, I actually had to tell the doctor today about the extreme level of constipation I am experiencing. Grrrr. Not cool. She told me to drink more water (as if that’s possible!) and take some fiber supplement. Anyone have experience with this? I don’t want to be too clear about what’s going on... but it ain’t pretty!

[kyle98sean02]

Celeste that is good news :) I am right there with ya on the constipation. I cant even blame it on prenatals since I havent been able to take them for the last week. The smell alone makes me sick. Was dh just amazed with seeing his little Dumpling? :)

[celesterra]

Celeste that is good news :) I am right there with ya on the constipation. I cant even blame it on prenatals since I havent been able to take them for the last week. The smell alone makes me sick. Was dh just amazed with seeing his little Dumpling? :)

Hey Heather! How are you feeling, over there??? :hug

I have to do a lot of deep breathing with the prenatals and brushing my teeth! I also find that a strong juice helps, and i cannot let myself get a whiff of them, either. Blech.

Yes, D was excited! He saw the heart beating even before I did. He's so cute about it.

He brought gifts and diapers for the baby back from China, and has taken to calling it by the boy's name we agreed on this weekend: Max. :love

Now, if we could just stop fighting, I'd feel a lot better! :LOL We had a real screamer on Sunday, and I promptly started bleeding, so that was good evidence for him that fighting is a no-no for us. :down :mischief

[aprilushka]

I'm glad everything's working out well for you, and that you can gestate in peace. :)

[AdinaL]

Yay for seeing dumpling! :D That is excellent. :)

I am sooo looking forward to Friday. :D

I get this great hiccup/burp thing after I eat. Every time. Very annoying. I am making beef stew for dinner tonight...wish me luck with the browning of the meat...eep! That got to me last night while dhwas making tacos. I also should be doing laundry - but the three flights of stairs...really daunting:LOL

[mommabear]

Ugh, what have I done? It was dh's birthday yesterday and there was some leftover cake calling to me ALL day. I finally broke down and had a somewhat small piece, even though I know sugar makes me :( . And now, blech. I actually ate very well otherwise, and now I feel so stupid and weak. Ugh.

Celeste: Congrats on seeing the little one's hb!

[AdinaL]

mmmmm....cake......:yum

:LOL

[kyle98sean02]

Yummy, you can send the rest over to my house! That sounds like something I might be able to keep down :)

[mommabear]

You guys it was sooooo good. My mil makes wedding cakes semi-professionally, and it was a simple white cake with a lemon meringue type filling (thin) between three layers, and the most creamy frosting you can imagine! Normally I am a frosting-freak, but the sugar did a number on me! Thanks for the chuckle!

[AdinaL]

Ugh - that sounds soo good. I am hungry again.....

[celesterra]

Gen, a description like that??? You are meeeeeeeean! :D

JK, it sounds DELICIOUS!!!!!! Sorry it made you feel yucky, tho! :down

[kyle98sean02]

Whatever you do dont eat potato skins. They wont make you feel better. I should have had cake instead blech. How come everything sounds so good, but once you take a bite your done for? What I really want is some fresh peaches yummy, now that sounds good :)

[mommabear]

OMG, Heather I have been craving fresh peaches too!!! Like a perfect one -- sweet, juicy, firm but soft flesh that comes away from the pit. Mmmmmm :yum Oh good grief, when's dinner!?!? :LOL

[kyle98sean02]

Exactly! Now I am going to have to call Scott and make him stop and get me some on his way home :)

[AdinaL]

I am sooo hungry. It is ridiculous.

I have been really good with sweets - the only sweets I have had is the occasional peppermint to settle the tummy. But that is partially because of the PCOS too. :( Sweets are out of my diet in a big way. (My birthday is on september 7th tho...I am having birthday cake, or i will cry.)

I askd dh to stop and get pudding on the way home....


And I have to go find something else to eat. i think i will have to start a snack thread.....:)

[mommabear]

OMG, that is sooooo funny! I just got off the phone with dh adding peaches to the list! :LOL Poor guy already gets home from work late as it is! But my dinner is going to be soooo good! Vegetarian sausage roll (craving ALL day!) and fresh peaches for dessert! Yeah! Enjoy yours!

Celeste, now that your dh is home, are you going to torment him like the rest of us! :wink Tell him, welcome to the club! (By the way, when would you guys be moving to China?)

[mommabear]

Adina, I x-posted with you. What flavour pudding? Oh yeah, definitely start a snack thread! :LOL

[AdinaL]

Chocolate.:yum

I think I have some butterscotch too...:)

[mommabear]

Oh man! :drool Enjoy! :wink

Dh just got home with my veggie sausage rolls (in the oven as we speak!) and my peaches -- he actually bought ORGANIC without being asked! :throb Sorry, I just had to gush!

Have a good evening everyone!

[zion]

Hey everyone. I just ate a cantelope. a whole cantelope. I have been craving fruit a lot!!!

So I had another bout of bleeding yesterday. So far every time it has been old blood...brownish. But yesterday it was bright red. Not much but the color was different and of course I was scared :yikes: . Then today I passed a marble sized clot. I freaked. I really wasn't going to have another US til later if at all. But I was scared!!! So I had the doctor at work check things out. All is well!! The little bean was ticking away! 167 beats per minute. Saw arm buds and leg buds!! woo hoo!! She also said that last time she could see the subchorionic hemorrhage. This time it was gone. So it looks like the bleeding I had was just the passing of that accumulation of blood. So I should be in the clear so to speak as far a the bleeding goes.

For the first time I really feel at ease. I feel like I can relax a little.

Ok starting to get left overs of the huricane. We're having tornado warnings!!

[mommabear]

Zion, I am so glad everything is all right! It is so scary to see clots -- I am glad it was 'old' blood.

I hope everything is okay for you weatherwise -- Mother Nature was going crazy here today too, but mainly just thunderstorms.

(p.s. Now *I* am craving cantaloupe! :wink )

[FarmerCathy]

You guys are funny. :LOL
I have been eating a lot of fruit lately also. I want some cake, that sounds yummy. I had potato skins a couple weeks ago and they were just too greasy, but I ate a huge salad after that. Now I'm craving that salad, yum. Maybe we will have to visit the sister-in-law tomorrow and go get one. Mmmm.... I was really naughty today and saw a commercial for Burger King and went out and got a whopper, it was so good! I haven't had one of those for a very long time. Everything else just makes me nauseas. Wierd!

Zion- I'm glad you found out everything is going well. That is just wonderful!

Well, I think I'm going to go see if anything sounds good in the kitchen.

[celesterra]

Celeste, now that your dh is home, are you going to torment him like the rest of us! :wink Tell him, welcome to the club! (By the way, when would you guys be moving to China?)

Ah, dh.... we're having ***fun***... we had a real nice fight on Sunday, so it didn't take long. (not sure if this is what you mean by "torment", but it's how it's showing up in our house!) :irked: It was amazing - I have never felt so quickly overtaken by emotion (anger)... Watch OUT! :mischief

And tonight I am going out to pick up an Arm's Reach co-sleeper that I found for just $50 (used). Dh wasn't happy about it, since a friend offered us a 19 year-old crib. Coming from a very poor and rural area of China, he just doesn't think much of safety standards, etc, and doesn't get why we'd spend even $50 when we could have something for free. He even said that the baby could sleep on the love seat in our bedroom! There's no smiley for how I felt about *that* :bang He likes to remind me that he didn't have any clothes until he was about 3. What can I say to that???

OK, anyway, we plan to move back to China in about 2 years, after D has finished school and hopefully gotten a job in a multinational company that would give him and American salary, etc, in China (again - this is *his* thing, not mine! I studied rural development, for crying out loud!).

I feel like :censored today. We couldn't get the temp right in our room last night, and I was either shivering or sweating. I have a killer sore throat this morning, and am very gumpy and tired. :down But, I'm STILL PREGNANT, so that's all that really matters, right???

Butterscotch pudding sounds *great* right about now.

[PheobNFam]

Good morning everyone! I was just reading over all the food posts from yesterday. I've also been craving fruit. Mmmmm.... and lime popcycles. LOL

Celesterra -- do you speak Chinese?

Zion -- I am SO glad all is well!! My next U/S is a week from tomorrow. I look forward to finding that heartbeat. I'm 7 1/2 weeks today. I feel as pregnant as EVER!


So... I'm sick of being sick. But I know it means a little bean is still in there... so I'm dealing with it. I just wish my 2yr old would let me rest more. She likes to come and knock on my head when I try to take a nap. :irked:

Ahhh... well...

I hope everyone in hurricane territory is doing alright today!! So scarey!!

[mommabear]

Aww Celeste, I'm sorry about the bumpy days you've been having. By 'torment' I meant sending him to the store for foods you are craving, now that he's back in town. You know, initiating him into the 'pickles and ice cream at midnight' club! :LOL Anyway, the Arm's Reach co-sleeper sounds like a great deal. It's hard when two people come from such different life experiences, and having kids highlights it all the more. Best of luck :hug

[celesterra]

yeah, sorry for my whining. :( I'm not yet having strong cravings, so I haven't started bugging dh for that stuff yet!

i'm really ok, just not feeling well today. now that i'm not worried about the baby, my body decided to crash! :LOL

yes, Phoebe, I do speak Chinese. :D an d a little Portuguese, but that's pretty rusty!

[eilonwy]

mmmm.....i've been craving anything salty....chips, pickles, salted peanuts. which is funny b/c i normally have a huge sweet tooth and would pick a cookie any day over a potato chip. but i haven't had one cookie since i've been pregnant. does anyone know if there's any truth to the myth about craving salt during pregnancy means your having a boy?????

I actually couldn't tolerate anything remotely salty while I was pregnant with my son, but lived on pickles and olives while I was carrying my daughter. :wink I think it has more to do with her kidneys than anything else, though.

I've found that my cravings and aversions during pregnancy carry into the children's lives; for example, I couldn't tolerate caffiene from the moment that BeanBean implanted. He's remained almost painfully sensitive to caffiene for the past three years, he used to throw up if *I* had a cappuccino and didn't wait for the caffiene to get out of my milk before he nursed. The tiniest bit of chocolate will have him climbing the walls for an age. BooBah craves salty foods, and both of them love oranges and grapefruits (which I craved while carrying both of them). I think it's got more to do with the kids than with their genders. The big gender difference for me is that I felt sick and miserable carrying BeanBean, like I was doing the bulk of the work of raising him already (and I still feel this way-- he was a very easy baby, once he was *out*) while carrying BooBah was easy, a pleasure, a delight from the beginning to the end. In fact, I felt so good that I found myself testing over and over again, because I couldn't believe that such an easy pregnancy would be :sticky. :LOL

My update: my morning sickness is already subsiding, and my milk is gone (according to my nearly-three-year-old). I'm only 6.5 weeks. :shrug I love eating fruit, but I get horribly sick if I don't eat a ton of protien with every meal. Other things taste good, as long as they're not too sweet, but I always regret if if I don't have some meat. I feel like I could live exclusively on steaks, but of course I haven't had any steaks at all since I got pregnant. :shrug :LOL

[AdinaL]

mmmm...steak.

[PheobNFam]

yes, Phoebe, I do speak Chinese. :D an d a little Portuguese, but that's pretty rusty!

That's really neat! From what background do you come? Your husband, I know is from China. Do you also have Chinese heritage? My husband is nearly fluent in Korean. He spent a few years there alone, and then a little over a year ago, we took our little family there to live for about 8 months. I only speak survival Korean, with a pretty good understanding of the basics of sentence structure etc. I was really expecting to pick it up better than I did... but boy, life sure was overwhelming living in a new culture with my baby to care for and life basics to still handle.
My sister speaks Portuguese. She lived in Brazil for about 18 months. She LOVES it. She's trying to pick up Spanish now, since we live in Arizona and have a heavily Spanish speaking population.

Okay... back to pregnancy stuff. I felt just awful for the first half of today. I hung my cloth diapers on the clothes line outside to dry, and just from being in the sun for about 10-15 min. I was BEAT! I was sick sick sick and SO tired. Luckily Maddy has let me lay down a good amount today (though I've still been entertaining her a lot). I just got a spurt of energy, so I'm going to head to the PO and possibly Walmart (such a long drive though... at least half an hour!).
Anyhow... I hope everyone else is doing okay in the midst of m/s. I am finding myself sleeping in even though my back hurts in the morning, just because I know I will have issues trying to nap later in the day. Oh... the joys of the first trimester...

[wencit]

My husband is nearly fluent in Korean. He spent a few years there alone, and then a little over a year ago, we took our little family there to live for about 8 months. I only speak survival Korean, with a pretty good understanding of the basics of sentence structure etc. Where in Korea did you live? I'm Korean too, although I was born and raised here in the US. I've only been back to Seoul once when I was 7, but I hear it's changed so much since then. I can't speak much Korean, either (never took a class; just grew up listening to my parents speak), but I can read a little. :)

I'm starting to crave spicy things more and more this pregnancy, but I'm afraid of upsetting my delicate little tummy. The other night, my dad made me some kimchee stir fry, and it was sooooo yummy.

[PheobNFam]

wencit -- I'm not Korean. Both my husband and I are of European decent (though our families have both been in the USA for generations). But we are both now in LOVE with Korea and Koreans (well... most Koreans :LOL ). We lived in a small city named Chungju (I THINK that's how you spell it with English letters). It's about 2 hours south of Seoul by bus. My husband lived in the Busan (Pusan) area for 2 years. I LOVE it there! Just thinking about it now almost brings tears to my eyes (or is that just my pregnancy hormones? :wink ). We've had a tough time finding Korean foods (even a good kimchee) since we've been back. I'm jealous that your dad made you a kimchee dish!! I LOVE kimchee with a passion, and I must say I make a killer Denjang Cheegae (it feels weird to have to try and spell those things w/o Korean letters). I've actually been craving a mild version of that lately. I wonder how my pregnant tummy would deal with Korean food.

[wencit]

Phoebe, that's so interesting. I know what you mean about having a difficult time finding good Korean food, especially having had the "real stuff" in Korea. You need to move to Koreatown in downtown Los Angeles. That's the only place I've had decent Korean food outside of my mom's house.

My dad is picking me up in 15 minutes, and my mom is making me bibimbop for dinner. (I'm a total spoiled baby, I know.) I'm going to spread as much kotchujang on it as I can stand. :LOL Too bad Korean food doesn't travel well (it's too stinky), otherwise I'd FedEx you some. :)

P.S. If you are ever going to be in the SF Bay Area, let me know, and we can go pig out together.

[FarmerCathy]

Meat has just repulsed me everytime I'm feeling nauseas. I don't know why. Steaks just sound nasty. :shrug I normally love steak!

[FreeSpiritMama]

My sickness has been so severe I have been in hospital with dehydration & low blood pressure ( not sure if this is the dehydration was causing the dizziness). Thankfully I am home today and feeling a lot better, water with sugar & lime juice are doing wonders :thumb Scarily I have also had some spotting & cramps but I had a scan yesterday and we saw babes :heartbeat

I'll try to catch up a bit later :hugs to everyone

[Sugar Magnolia]

I have my head out of the toliet long enough to say hi. I am super sick and my doctor was able to move my appt to today so I can get some meds. Hopefully I will be around a little more after that!

Amy

[azzuranotte]

Dropping in to say hi. I got 2 BFP yesterday and by my best estimates(slacked big time on charting) I'm due in late april. I haven't read the whole thread yet but looking forward to getting to know you all.

[PheobNFam]

wencit -- I'm so jealous! Yeah... too bad you can't fedex some kimchee to poor me in AZ. :wink If I'm ever in the Bay area... I'll definitely let you know!

cathysteck -- I know what you mean about meat not sounding good. I made pot roast sandwiches for dinner last night. Oops. I ate about 5 bites (it should have been SO delicious!!). Oh well... at least DH and DD will have leftovers for a week!

FreeSpiritMama -- The hospital?! OH NO! I hope you're feeling better!! Glad you found something that helps. I have some lime popcycles that have been good for me (well... good while I'm eating them... they don't do much good after the fact :irked: )

azzuranotte -- welcome to our midst. And CONGRATS!


So... anyone else REALLY ready for the second trimester? :(

[celesterra]

So... anyone else REALLY ready for the second trimester? :(

I am! I am!!! :thumb Some of us are drawing close, I guess. 8 weeks tomorrow for me!

Christine, welcome to the gang!

Carrie! I’m so sorry to hear that you were in the hospital! I’m glad you’re home and feeling better. I was wondering where you went! Great news about the baby’s heartbeat! It’s so reassuring, isn’t it???

Sugar M, should we be worried? Please let us know what your doctor says! I hope you’re feeling better soon.

Wencit and Phoebe – fun topic! I have very little experience with Korean food/culture, but we have the same problems finding good, authentic-tasting Chinese food here. D loves to say that he’s “starving in America.” :wink

Like you, Phoebe, I am sort of standard mixed European descent. I also had a chance to live in Brazil; for me it was for one year (15 years ago, OMG) at an orphanage in Manaus, Amazonas. It was a life-changing experience. After I started learning Chinese, though (11 years ago), my Portuguese became corrupted, and it’s hard to speak out a full several sentences in Portuguese without dropping Chinese words or grammar in there. :LOL It’s frustrating! I’ve lived in China twice, for a total of 2.5 years. Dh is from Sichuan province, which so far is my favorite place to live in China. :love

Phoebe, it’s so cool that you got to go to Korea with your husband and baby! I'd love to hear more about it. When did you get back? Did you end up doing EC there, or did you continue to diaper? I am having a hard time deciding what to do. EC seems overwhelming but very practical, and it will better prepare our babe for living in China by the time s/he is 2 or 3. I can’t imagine having a child of 2 in China still in diapers. My in-laws would be horrified!

Well, the update on my health status is that I have the flu. :( I think it might even be strep. I had an apt already scheduled with my primary tomorrow, but I think I’ll see if she can see me today instead, since I am home.

Have a good day - hope everyone is safe.

[AdinaL]

Totally ready for the second trimester. Actually - just ready for Friday. For whatever reason the paranoia that I am not pregnant and just hallucinating it worse today. I guess with three years of trying to get pregnant behind me, and never having it happen, not once, it makes sense that it would be a little hard to adjust to the idea. Complete reversal of what I expect. Nothing has changed, boobs still hurt, still hungry, still tired. Two more days and I will have some sort of conclusive answer. I just hope it is the one I want. I don't like being nervous. :shake

FreeSpiritMama - that sucks. I am glad you are feling better. :hug

SugarMagnolia - Ugh, I hope the meds help. :)

[kyle98sean02]

Oh Carrie, I hope you are feeling a little better and I'm glad your home :hug

I'm right there with you on the meat thing Cathystech :thumb meat, milk and eggs all sound so gross. Cheese on the other hand yummm.

I hope you are feeling better to Sugar Magnolia. :hug

:w azzuranotte and Congrats :balloons!!!!

Uggg Celeste :hug, the flu in the first trimester is just not fair. Poor thing.

Adina, I wish I could come and pinch you :) Its hard to switch gears from TTC, especially when you have been trying for so long. I cant wait until you get the reassurance from you appointment on Friday :love.

As for my update, I am just so nauseus and tired. I am exhausted and my kids drive me crazy all night long. we have a family bed and I am so ready for everyone to be out. My ds cries and fights with his brother in his sleep all the time. My other ds has to lay sideways and I end up all the way at the end with hardly any covers hanging on for dear life. Even the cat comes over and licks me and tries to lay on me all night long. I just want sleep.

[PheobNFam]

celesterra -- Yeah, I got razzed in Korea for not trying harder to potty train my (at that time) 15-18 month old baby. So, I let her run around the house nudey a good chunk of the time (taking after Korean example). She did REALLY well, actually... but then winter hit. Our house wasn't very well insulated, so Maddy refused to take ANY clothes off for ANYTHING -- nevermind going in the potty! I switched to cloth diapers WHILE in Korea (paper diapers are worse there, if you can imaging worse than here! :LOL ). That was tough because they don't have cloth diapers, or training pants in Korea. (well, only the flats I'd mentioned before) I had some Kushies mailed to us, and was far less than impressed with them -- I've since graduated and make my own the way I want them! Anyhow... Maddy is now 26 months old, and we've just let her potty train at her own pace. She prefers to go pantsless if it's an option (so, I let her at home). But, I've been pleasantly surprised that she will ask to go potty now even in public. I'm thinking I need to start making some cute training pants for the kiddo! She's nearly there.
Uhh... yeah... I can't imagine what your I/Ls will do if you bring a non potty trained 2yr old to them! Eek! I'd guide the kiddo to train early, but don't worry too much...

Adina -- I know what you mean about holding your breath for your dr appointment. I REALLY want to see that heartbeat. I'd be so mad if the baby wasn't okay after all my m/s!

kyle98sean02 -- I can't imagine having a family bed while dealing with pregnancy stuff. :irked: Maddy isn't a very calm sleeper either. Good luck!

[squeakermansmom]

just wanted to share my good news with you all.... we had another u/s today (after my last m/c at 11 weeks i really wanted to know everything was progressing along as it should). i was so nervous.....esp. cause dh and ds came up to my work to see the u/s. everything looked great. baby measured perfectly and we got to see the :heartbeat - i am so relieved and happy. i still don't feel out of the woods yet, but thrilled to be this far and have things progressing as they should. we even got to see the little arm and leg buds moving. it was so neat. :D

heather - i can relate to the family bed thing.....two nights ago, i woke up to find ds's legs wrapped around my neck. how can a boy so small take up so much of the bed???? :LOL

to all of you suffering from m/s :hug

[AdinaL]

Yay!!! :D How many weeks are you?

[squeakermansmom]

i'm 9 weeks 4 days. :D

[FarmerCathy]

I hope everyone with m/s feels better soon. I am totally useless from morning until dinner time. Then I have about 2 hrs where I feel great. I was able to eat more today. Thanks to Amy's organic frozen meals. I just love them and they are so nutritious. Mmmmm...... I ate veggie lasagna today and it was so yummy and I ate the whole thing. Usually I can only eat maybe 3/4 of it. Then I had my mom make her chicken and noodles for dinner. Yumm.

I've been really craving brownies lately. I don't know why. They sound soooo good.

I'm going to try EC too. I'm really excited about it!

[shannon0218]

Hi everyone! I am due May 9th but because of medications I will be having this babe in April! I'm looking and I know so many of you from TTC so I'd love to join you guys :love
Let me know if that's ok.

[AdinaL]

Come on in Shannon! :D

[ecomommy]

Hello,

Can I join in too? Looks like I'm due at the end of April with 3#!! It has been a bit of a surprise and I'm having a hard time with it actually. I feel so guilty for saying that! We have two beautiful kids and I love them. We have talked about having more and now we are but it's not the best time. We are starting a new business, have no money (we're actually borrowing money from my parents!) and I am so scared to tell them that we are pregnant again. I feel so tired and like I'm a terrible mom to my two. Raging hormones here. Okay now that I've whined...

Thanks for listening and I look forward to getting to know you guys!

Ann

Mommy to Aine 3/5/01, Hollis 8/12/03 and Baby Bug Late April '06

[celestialdreamer]

Welcome to Shannon and Ann! Glad to have you here! :)

[kyle98sean02]

:w Shannon! Your birth story with Molly is such an inspiration for those of us who have to deliver by c-section. It has really helped me feel like I can make this next birth my own :love

:w ecomommy. If everybody else gives you a hard time, just know we are so happy for you and are very glad your here in the April due dates with us. Those hormones hit quickly and hard. :hug

OK, I am preheating the oven so I can bake myself french fries at the moment. I dont know whats wrong with me. I usually eat so well and alls I want is french fries and I am still craving that white birthday cake LOL. I could go for brownies, or even peanut m&ms yummy. Nothing remotely healthy sounds good though. The cantaloupe Sean and I ate yesterday was good though :) I have only thrown up twice today so thats good. I guess its also good that anything sounds good, so I am going to go pop the fries in the oven. I have a whole bag if anyone wants to come over and share!

[celesterra]

Heather, I'll share your fries!!!

Come on everyone, join us on the new September thread! :D :love :D

[FarmerCathy]

I hear you on the french fries. Last week I ate some. They were yummy. I usually don't eat them either and am feeling the same way about healthy food. None of it sounds good. Anything healthy I ate before just sounds yucky. Fruit is the only real healthy thing I crave right now. I had a really good pear the other day. Mmmmm.....

That nectarine on the counter is calling my name. I better go! :LOL

[shannon0218]

Oh, I've been even worse--I'm craving McDonalds fries!!!!!

Heather, that makes me so happy to hear you say that :love This next bean will be delivered via a scheduled c-section too--I just really hope the spinal takes this time :LOL