When are you "due and what baby is this...

[DoulaSarah]

I am "due" on August 5th, and this is baby #4. I can't believe that I am pregnant!


Hannick is 7 and born at the hospital.

Kettie is 5 and born at home in the water.

Mallaigh is 3 and born at home in the water.

I am a doula and apprenticing to be a homebirth midwife. I normally get really really sick, but have decided not to be this time around! I feel totally fine so far (obviously, I am only 14DPO!) except my boobs hurt. Maybe they want to grow!

Sarah+1

[LAMommy]

Congrats on baby #4!!!

I'm hoping for a water birth but I'm not brave enough to try a home birth since I am going to have a VBAC and we live in a rural area.

Enjoy your pg!!

:rainbow

[miztrezzlyn]

I am due on Aug 5th also and this is baby #5 for me. ( I have actually also had 2 mc (18 & 14 years ago))

Unfortunately all of my children have been hospital births, all of them natural however with no medication.

David - 18 boy (was circ'd :( I was only 16 and didn't know any better)

Deanna - 16 girl

Presley - 12 girl

Tristan - 2 1/2 boy (uncirc'd and still currently bf'ing)

I wish I could do a homebirth but I'm too paranoid to try it. I worry ALL the time about my pregnancies and just wouldn't be able to "enjoy" a homebirth, as much as I want one.

[hyz]

Well, this will be number 1 for me, EDD 7/29/08! :fingersx:

I don't have any "alternative" birthing plans--I'd be too scared to do it the first time in any event, and DH is a medical resident pretty well acquainted with the local hospitals--I know I'll have a good advocate in him.

[jumpincholla]

This is my second baby. My dd#1, Annika, is a month shy of 2 1/2. I'm due sometime in late July/early August. I'm thinking more on the August side because I tend to ovulate late in my cycle. I had my dd at a birthing center in water and I would love another water birth. I'm thinking home birth this time around since there is not birthing center where we now live - besides the ones in the hospitals, which do not allow water births. Right now I'm feeling bloated, nauseous and grumpy. I can't remember it being this bad the first time around. :lol

[Carley]

This is also my second baby. My dear Sydney is 19 months & she was born at home in the water. She's still nursing & I haven't had a cycle so I'm not sure when we conceived.

I haven't had any preggo symptoms since last week & am trying not to freak out about it. I was sooooooooo sick my first pregnancy, it was easy to tell I was pregnant morning noon & night. I've got to think positively :gloomy:

[BakerALM]

I have one DD, Lola at home who is 21mths we are still EPing but my supply is beginning to tank due to this pregnancy.:gloomy: She was born at the hospital after I labored at home, I arrived at 7cm and was 10cms 45mins after I arrived. This worked out well for a hospital birth since the hospital staff had minimal time to screw things up:p. We tried birthing in the water, they had a huge birthing tub at the hospital but I could not get comfortable in the tub. :( Amazingly enough after trying a bunch of different positions the only one that felt "right" was on my back in the bed. :duck:

We are planning a homebirth for this bean with GREAT BFing support so we can hopefully fix any problems early and fulfill my dream of CLWing:loveeyes:

I am due July 31.

[LAMommy]

Congrats to everyone!!!

May I ask...What is CLWing?

[BakerALM]

May I ask...What is CLWing?

Child Led Weaning (http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=596711) verses Mother Led Weaning from the breast.
their is a great forum here (http://www.mothering.com/discussions/forumdisplay.php?f=305)dedicated to it.

It is basically impossible to do in its true form while Exclusively Pumping no matter how hard you try. :(

[LAMommy]

Gotcha. I too EPed for nearly 10 months. DS was in the NICU for 10 days and I tried everything to get him to BF but he's just like his daddy...Instant Gratification. My supply droped when AF returned and I couldn't keep up. My job was great about letting me pump in my office but we had a guest speaker come and I was not able to pump (at work) for 3 days and that was the end. I tried and tried to get it back...taking tons of Fennegreek and pumping several times a day and night but it was no use. I left that job a few months later and wish I had tried harder. I am so dreaming about being able to BF this next time around. I still haven't tested to see if I got a BFP and I'm already reading the BFing boards and visiting the LLL site.

:dizzy:

[BakerALM]

Gotcha. I too EPed for nearly 10 months.

I am so dreaming about being able to BF this next time around. I still haven't tested to see if I got a BFP and I'm already reading the BFing boards and visiting the LLL site.

:dizzy:
It is amazing the number of mom's on mothering that have EPumped for their babes!! I think we just know how important BM is and when things go wrong we just pump it instead.

I am also dreaming about BFing! :o I am on the board of my local LLL and have been going since lola was about 5mths. I wish I had found them sooner. I would start going to LLL to meet friends and make BFing buddies if you run into trouble early on. I love my group, they are sooo supportive of my EPing and of any mom dedicated to BFing. Not to mention if they have any pumping questions the leaders always ask me:duck:.

[Rivka5]

Hi! Just made it here, with a EDD of August 3 for baby #2.

My daughter Alex is 2 1/2. She was born in the hospital with an independent midwife and no pain meds, and I'm planning to go the same route with #2.

[RosieCheeks]

Congrats to everyone!

I'm due Aug. 6th. this will be my 3rd baby. My first was a hospital induction w/ an epidural and my second was an accidental unassisted birth. I'm hoping to birth at home w/ #3.... no reason to rush to the hospital again! I'm not into the water birth thing though... i hate water, LOL

[geo_girl]

Our due date is August 3rd.

This will be our second child.

our amazing daughter will have just had her 2nd birthday when this blessing arrives. She was a hospital birth with no pain meds.

best wishes to everyone,
charlene

[amymaew]

I dunno when exactly I'm due - sometime late July/early August! This is baby #3 for me, #4 for dh.

#1 - Keith - 5yo, born at the hospital
#2 - Henry - 1yo (barely!), born at home

This one will be a homebirth too :)

[Zuzu822]

Hi everyone!

I'm estimating DD at 08/01/08 since I tend to ovulate really late in my cycle. This was my first full PP cycle.

Our son is just about 17 months. I'm hoping to keep nursing him throughout the pregnancy.

Oh, yeah. DS was a natural (fast) hospital birth. Spent most of labor in the shower. Really sped things along. This baby will be a hospital birth too, but I'm hoping midwife attended. We live in a really rural area, and just aren't comfortable with a HB in these circumstances.

So excited to be here!

[AngelaM]

Alright, I'm taking the plunge and posting! I've been too nervous to even believe in this pregnancy for a week now!

I'm due with #1 on August 4, 2008. I conceived with frozen donor sperm, doing my IUIs at home with the help of a friend who's a nurse. I would love to do a homebirth, but my insurance won't cover it, and after going into debt to buy all this sperm (who knew???), I really can't afford to pay out of pocket.

Hey, Baker, you're a fellow Rhode Islander, no? Where did you deliver your first?

Congratulations to everyone!

[BakerALM]

Hey, Baker, you're a fellow Rhode Islander, no? Where did you deliver your first?

Oh WOW, I totally missed that your from providence! We should get together! I'll PM you to save everyone the side chat.

I delivered at Newport hospital and it was a great place hospital wise, I actually switched from W&I in my 8th month after seeing Newport's rooms and private baths! The rooms are huge, with LARGE windows, and only about 20 beds on the whole floor, also they are really focus more on natural so their C/S rate is lower than RI.

I would have to say their Lactation Services were not so hot, they say they are baby friendly and I can tell overall they are BUT I still left with a bottle because they did not know how to fix the problems I was having. NOT so HOT! :irked: I wish I knew more about who to trust and more importantly who NOT to trust. :o But if basically your BFing follows the normal course of with minor latch issues and you don't have any crazy strange problems like we did then I think the staff their is great for those kinds of things.

We should get together to chat, I have been searching out MW for awhile and i think I found "the one" if you need to go to the hospital.

[poppysmommy]

This is my second pregnancy this year with a mc in Jan 2007. I am 38 (almost 39) and this pregnancy has the exact due date as my DD was. Weird. I have a 2 year 4 month old daughter. DD was born C sec due to full placenta previa. We are looking into a homebirth or birthing center VBAC--depending on who we can find to assist. My EDD is 7/31/2008, but I have no idea when I ovulated due to really differend cycles each month. I am also BFing and am a LLLeader here in Los Angeles. I can't remember if my nausea had kicked in yet in my last couple of pregnancies, but I am feeling pretty good, though tired with what has now become all night nursing-ugh (we cosleep).

[Got_Cloth]

I dont know when i am due, except the frist week or so of august.

I have 3 girls, several angels, and we are excited and nervous. The planned birth is a water homebirth.

[EmilyS]

[Hi! Just made it here, with a EDD of August 3 for baby #2.

My daughter Alex is 2 1/2. She was born in the hospital with an independent midwife and no pain meds, and I'm planning to go the same route with #2.]

I was wondering how this works, having an independant midwife in a hospital. It seems like most hospitals wouldn't allow this since it would be risky insurance wise. Do you mind sharing your experience?

[erica57401]

Hi all!! My partner Gabe and I are expecting our first child on August 3rd. We are moving to Aberdeen South Dakota come February or March. We are looking for experienced midwives in minnesota or north dakota willing to assist us in a home birth. We are so so excited!! Anyone have any ideas??

[fridgeart]

I am due August 10th and this will be our second child. I am cautiously excited, as it's still pretty early (just got "the line" this morning), but am excited to be here! I look forward to getting to know you!
We had a MW/unmedicated awesome labour with our first, in the hospital. We will likely do the same for the next one. I'd love a home birth, but we live 1+ hour from the hospital. We were home 4 hours after I delivered DD, as everything went well, so it wasn't a big deal for me to deliver there.

[gemelos]

:hola: Mamas! I am SO happy to be here! This will be baby #4 for us, I am due August 1st and we are planning another homebirth.

We have a 4 yr. old DS who was born at the hospital. After 30 beautiful hours of labor at home, arriving at the hospital dilated to a 9, I still ended up with pitocin, epidural and episiotomy.

Our twins are 23 months old and were born at home in the water on New Year's Eve. :love:

[moonstruck]

Hi everyone!!! New here, and excited to join. Mama to one smarty pants 18 mo who told a stranger today when she asked how old dd was-- "18 months". LOL. That mama was surprised to hear dd answer the question! Of course, dd will probably say she is 18 months now until she is 5 yo, lol.

Hoping hoping hoping that all goes well, and I'll stay in the August duedate club! Early days, yet.

I had dd in hospital, no meds, long pacing labor with my best friend as a fantastic doula. I'll be almost 40 when this bean is due, yikes!!!

[HulaJenn]

This is baby #3 for us.
My first - Hannah (7 3/4) was born in hospital almost au natural (they don't offer epiderals here but I gladly tried a shot of demerol!) after 33 1/2 hours of labour and the doc having to break my water.
My second Emma (5) was also born in hospital but in a surprisingly less amount of time - only 5 hours and my water had broken on its own at home.
When I did the calc using my ovulation date I get July 30th as my EDD but my doc today argued that my date is Aug 3rd so we are placing bets! :-)

[Pyrodjm]

My EDD is 8/14/08 based on ovulation, this will be our first child.

[PrayinFor12]

All I'll claim as a due date is August, but I'm here!

This is our second child. Our first is in heaven.

[SN-Mommy]

Hey! I'm due first week of August (but maybe last week July??).

This is my second, first is Naima 2 1/2 years old.

[emikey]

I'm here too - not sure if late July or early August, and nervous about everything until I see a heartbeat.

My ds will be two in a month. My favorite thing that he says is "uh-oh geddyo!"
He was a very easy labor - I got bumped from birth center to l&d floor b/c of meconium, but then it was a 4-hour labor with no meds. If all goes well, I'm worried about having this one in the car!

[hookahgirl]

Due with #2 here! Sometime in early aug.
Whit

[zilea]

I'm due August 4th. Just noticed 2008 is a leap year - has anyone factored the extra day into their due date? :innocent

[LAMommy]

Count me in! Tested yesterday at 11 DPO and got :+

I'm due between Aug. 12th (ovulation) and Aug. 17th (LMP) so I'm going to say Aug. 15th because that's the Anniversary of Woodstock and my oldest niece's birthday! My DS will be turning 2 yo on Sept. 30th so they will be a little under 2 years apart.

I'm not telling anyone until after the New Year and hoping to hold out until Valentine's Day. I have to figure out how to get through the Holidays without anyone noticing I'm not drinking. I guess I'll stick to White Russians (milk without the vodka and Kahlua). It should be interesting.

Congrats to everyone! Looks like 2008 should be pretty GREAT!!

:rainbow

[wednesday]

Good question about leap day, zilea! I use this pregnancy dates calculator:

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/923526833.html

It calculates from LMP, but I ovulated on day 18 so I just added 4 days to my LMP date, and the calculator came up with August 12th. I don't know if it factors in leap day though!

This is our second child. Our son was born in a freestanding birth center. We want to have a homebirth this time.

[chihuahua]

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[sweetney]

Due August 10 (our anniversary) with #2! Went early with the first so I'll be saying end of July/beginning of August when people ask!

[radiowave]

Hi, I am due around August 9th and this is our first baby!

[River7]

Hi,

By my calculations, the date is around the first week or second week of August. The pregnancy calculator said 8-8-08, which would be kind of cool.

[saving_grace]

Joining in!! I'm due Aug 4th. This is my second time failing at the whole NFP thing. :lol At least I made it 6 months this time before I got preggo. I have a 4 yr old DS who was delivered in a hospital with lots of interventions. It was such a bad experience that I started looking into homebirth about 2 years ago. This one will be a homebirth if all goes as planned.

[CountrylivinmomtoB]

I believe I'll be joining you. I'm Erica.

Braylynne turned 3 in October

We have been TTC this one for 2 years. This month we did things "hubbies" way and got pregnant and I hear 'Told you so"...2 long years and he was right! Though I was dealing with a Luteal Phase defect

It says I'll be Due August 17th


I am still in shock. Just got a light positive yesterday!!

[Megan_in_Holland]

This is our first. :love I'm "due" on Aug. 18th (the day after our wedding anniversary!) and hope to give birth at home in the water.

[Megan_in_Holland]

I'm due August 4th. Just noticed 2008 is a leap year - has anyone factored the extra day into their due date? :innocent


Oh wow, I just read this. If we take the leap day into account, then our babe will be due actually on our wedding anniversary! How cool is that? :D

[BakerALM]

I just noticed that the website (http://preg.fertilityfriend.com/)I am using does take into account for the leap year. so my EDD has been calculated correctly, July 31.:bgbounce

[Oliversmommy]

This is our second. I'm due August 9th and we'll either use the birth center we used last time, or do a homebirth. Still not sure at this point!

[Miguelsmomma]

This is my fourth pregnancy, but (hopefully) first live delivery. TTC since 11/2002.

03/2004 M/C @ 6 weeks
07/18/2006 Miguel Leonard stillborn @ 19 weeks in hospital after induction. Died in utero. No answers as to why.
11/2006 M/C @ 5 weeks.

So happy to be here!

[kris4chloe]

Due August 1st and this is baby number 5.

First four all hospital births, shooting for a home birth on this one.

[rockingmybabe]

This is our third baby due early Aug.

1st in a hospital with a midwife
2nd in an independent birth center with a midwife
3rd will likely be in a birth center same the midwife

[deliarose]

I am guessing that August is the month...will sort that out later.

1st was hospital birth- natural except for induction
2nd was hospital with MW- super fast since I only arrived 1hour before baby appeared.
#3- hoping for a fast hospital birth with same MW as #2. She was awesome!

[AKA_PI]

Due sometime between August 6-8. This is baby #1 for me. I'm a first-timer. :) I'm really excited, scared, anixous, and shocked all at the same time. Is that normal?

[Isadora]

I'm due Aug 6th. This will be #2.

[peacelovingmama]

I THINK I am due around August 19 but am not entirely certain since I haven't had a period since having my 7-month-old. This baby will be our fourth and final. I am happy but DH is having a hard time with it.

[zonapellucida]

due August 11 with no 9.

the last three were homebirths in water.

[UllaBulla]

I am due around August 10th, and this is #2. :love
I'm feeling good, and am so excited!:bgbounce

[TayTaysMama]

I am due on Aug. 13.
Looks like another August baby for us!

DD1 is 11.5 yrs old-induced, epidural hospital birth- not a good birth experience

DD2 is 16 months.- no pain meds, short labor, hospital birth- still not my ideal birth experience

Really hoping to have a homebirth this time! Just need to convince DH!

[BoBoBo]

I am due mid-august with my 4th.

[mamamerle]

8.11.08 with the second one :love

[catballou24]

i am due sometime middle august...just found out yesterday! :)

this is our 4th child.

jonathon is almost 21 and in college.

lola is 4.5 and very strong willed...:lol:

xiola is 2 and a little love (when she's not acting 2..hehe)

i am a sahm, but i take care of friends kids during the day as well. i love to knit, crochet, dye my own yarn, sew, etc...:) am looking forward to making more things for this baby..:) both our girls were born at home in the water. jonathon was my first from my first marriage and was a hospital birth. he is an amazing young man and very close to his little sisters. :) we plan another homebirth/waterbirth for this babe. i also cloth diapered both my girls and both were super easy to transition to panties. :) xiola is also still nursing..:)

[lovemycorgis]

Hello all,

I've been lurking here for some time. I am six weeks pregnant with twins!! I can hardly believe it! They will be our first children, unless you count our dogs and cats. They certainly believe that they are little people.

We had an us on Friday and the doctor found a subchorionic hematoma, which explains why I've been bleeding. My doctor didn't sound too
concerned about it, but I am terribly worried. I'll feel a lot better once we hit 12 weeks. We're trying to not get too excited, because we are concerned about a miscarriage.

We will give birth in a hospital. I would like to have a midwife and give birth in a birth center, but our insurance won't cover either.

[Maagpie]

I am due with my 4th mid August! Just found out yesterday.

dd7 - born via c-section
ds4 - intervention free hospital VBAC and 10 lbs 11 oz!
ds2 - home water birth
planning a home birth with the 4th as well. I'll end up in the water again if it feels right at the moment!

It's good to be here with all of you! Feeling a bit nauseous all day, super dizzy when I bend down, sinus headaches, hunger, THIRST, tired!

[nhklh]

I feel a little fraudulent posting here as it doesn't feel real yet (will it ever?). I am due 08/08/08 after 4 years ttc, 2 surgeries, a failed IVF and now a successful FET. I am very very very very nervous.

This is baby #2 for us, but my first ongoing pregnancy (strange words to use in reference to myself). I had a chemical in Feb 04. DP carried DS and he was born via c-section as he was breech, in April 04.

[nhklh]

I forgot to add that I am high risk.

[bethanphetamine]

congrats to everyone!!!!!!

we just found out through a HPT yesterday morning that we are expecting our second. i'm not positive on a due date, but it's around august 13th.

our first is a 15 month old boy named connor.

we are in the middle of a transition of moving. we just came from az to il, and in a few months to oh!

i am really hoping for a waterbirth this time around. but the nearest birthing center to where we are moving is about an hour and a half away. and we're not completely comfortable with a home birth for us. so i'm not sure what our birth plan is yet. but we have plenty of time! hah.

[OhMel]

Hi Mamas,

I'm due sometime around 8/15 -- I'm thinking it will be later in the month.

I have a 5 yr old boy and a 2 yr old dd. Both were born at home and we will plan for the same with this one.

[my5girls]

Hey everyone! Congrats to you all!

I'm due around August 8, 2008 with my 6th child; I have 5 daughters, ages 10, 8, 6, 4, and 22 months. Pray this one sticks too.:1praying: I want to see the :heartbeat before I'm comfortable...

ETA: All 5 were born in hospitals, natural all the way. I'm not sure where I'll deliver this one; I have a hard time making it to the hospital in time! We're like drive-thru deliveries!

[naturegirl]

Due "date": Mid August.

5th Pregnancy, and praying for, 2nd full term, live birth! My ds was born in August of 04 at home and in water. Plan on doing that again. :D

Still a little hesitant to admit I am pregnant because of the past two pregnancies this year but am feeling pretty good about it so far. :)

[texaspeach]

edd is 8/22

baby #1 for me

not looking forward to being pregnant in the heat of august in texas.

[Mrshawwk]

I've never been in a "due date club" before, how fun!

I am 5 weeks 2 days pregnant with #4. My other three were born at home, unassisted by any "professional" baby catcher. They are 5, 3 and 2. I've heard it gets easier having more kids as the first kids get older. Hope that's true!

[AKA_PI]

edd is 8/22

baby #1 for me

not looking forward to being pregnant in the heat of august in texas.

you and I are in this together. The heat in Georgia in the summer is unbearable. I feel bad for my parents and my boyfriend when May approaches...

[LiamsMommy31905]

EDD: 8/23/08

This is our second baby. DS #1 was born in in a hospital as will this little bugger. :thumb

Wow - I was not looking forward to being 9 months pregnant in summer in Connecticut - I can only imagine what it's like in GA and TX!

[mommyddeville]

I'm Denice, and this is baby #3 for me. It seems completely unreal. This baby is a true surprise!

I'm "due" at the end of August. My other 2 children and Sam, who will be 3 in January, and Abigail, who turned 1 in September. Both of my children were disastrous hospital births, and I still have tons of weird stress about even being near hospitals, so this baby will be born at home. DH is a little nervous about it, but he realizes it's a much better option for our family.

[treehugginhippie]

Due: 8/24/08

Baby #2

:)

[Astoria]

Not feeling really ready to talk about the pg yet. Haven't told family, just a close friend or two.

But don't want to lurk silently, so, deep breath.

EDD: Aug 11.

3rd.

Planning to finish writing entire dissertation before Aug! So my focus is a little, um, distracted.

Processing, in the back of my mind, whether to attempt a vba2c (both times tried hard for a natural unmedicated labor, last attempt in water with doula etc..., but 2 sections anyway.)

Nice to meet you all.

[krisalee]

I'm due August 22nd with our 7th (eight pregnancy).

Samantha, 12, was born at the hospital.
Jake, 9, was born at the hospital.
Kirsten, 8, was born at the hospital.
Avery, 6, was born at a birth center.
Sophie, 4, was supposed to be born at home, but ended up at the birth center.
Gage, nearly 2, was born at home.

This will most likely be a birth center baby. Our insurance covers none of a home birth, and as we just moved and upped our mortgage payments, money is tight.

WE haven't told anyone IRL yet, and don't plan too for quite some time. With Gage, we waited until I was 20 weeks, and this one will probably be longer. I'm thinking May will be a good time to tell people.