Pregnant Beauties Rollcall!!!

[moira klotho]

Hello all! I'm pregnant with #2, due Aug 22nd. My dd (21 mos) was born at home with a midwife. I plan to birth the same way (but with far fewer people in attendance!) this time. DD was unplanned, so it's been quite fun and exciting to actually try for this baby and suceed so quickly! My dh already has a strong feeling it's a boy?! I have no clue at this point. No morning sickness at this point, but I know it's earlier. Keeping my fingers crossed though...

[treehugginhippie]

#2

Due 8/24/08

Home waterbirth w/midwife

[poisonedpenny]

Hi! I'm new. And I'm pregnant with my first. I'm expecting a little girl on January 27th 2008. Her name will be Claire Evelyn. If she arrives on her due date she'll have the same birthday as her grandpa (my father-in-law).

[mazi'smom]

Hi everyone! We just found out we're expecting #3, and we just had our DD 7 months ago! I'm thinking the babe will be born in August sometime. We will be having our second homebirth with our wonderful and wise midwife.

We haven't told our family or friends yet and we're not planning on telling them until after the holidays, so it's nice to finally say it...."I'M PREGNANT AGAIN!":love

[crnnoel]

Hi :) I'm due 8/18/08 - this will be our second baby.
I don't think we're going to find out what it is, I loved having a surprise baby last time around!

[Mollz]

I'm due with our first on 1/26/08. I'm high risk so I can't use a midwife, but am blessed to be near a progressive hospital that encourages natural birthing and doulas. My OB is well aware that I want to do this naturally and non medicated, but if I get too close to my due date she's going to push induction on me. I'm on blood thinners and complications can occur after 39 weeks, apparently. I'm fishing for a better reason when I see her this week at my appt. SO, come 37 weeks (Jan 5) I'm going to try just about every natural labor inducer known to hopefully get this little guy out WITHOUT pitocin. :wink

[slnkl]

i'm finally pregnant with my first child after 3 years of trying. my first pregnancy ended up in a blighted ovum, so i feel very blessed this year. we weren't expecting anything and at that time my dh and i were having problems and had splitted up for a few months. after he returned, i got pregnant. i guess if you're patient enough to wait for a child, the child will come when the time is right. only time can tell and patience is a virtue are the mottos i live by everyday.

anywho, i'm due sometime in april with a baby girl. no names picked out yet, i found out that that's yet the hardest part of being pregnant. so far, i'm loving it, the whole being pregnant thing. I had a NTD scare a few weeks back, and is still a little scared, but i know God won't give me something i'm not able to handle.

[sapphire_chan]

Joining in.
This is our first and expected in August.

[xochimama]

EDD September 4, 2008.

This will be my fourth pregnancy, second child... hoping for a sticky one! :)

[Scalpel]

Same due dates Xochimama!!! Pregnancy confirmed by blood test by RE today!!!! Our first baby!!! Congrats to all!!! This will be our 1st baby. Will add later the sex when we find out.

[zonapellucida]

due in August with number nine

[CanadianMaple]

I'm new here but figured I would add my info.

Pregnant with #1, due April 17, 2008!

[Xpcting#3]

I'm Katy, expecting my third child (hence the user name!). Due date is June 17, but I hold them in long, it seems - my two boys were both close to two weeks overdue. This will be our last child, I'm thinking, with my "advanced maternal age". I'm planning my second hospital VBAC, which is proving to be quite a challenge in my new location, unlike my previous VBAC.

Glad to have found this discussion board!

[clsupnorth]

I'm new here, too... but better late than never, right?

We're expecting baby #1 after 7 years of TTC. She (most likely) is slated to arrive around Mar 3, 2008. I am currently preparing for birth using the hypnobirthing method.

[SnowboardMomma]

I am pregnant with my 3rd due in April sometime. We are planning a home based water birth. I have a son who is 4 and a daughter who is 17 months and we have not found out what the baby is but suspect a boy. :thumb

[Mommy2anangel]

Hi all, I'm pretty new here. We just found out over the weekend that we're pregnant with number 2, EDD is August 22nd. I'm so excited. We were trying for about 6 months and finally! Yay :D
I'm planning on natural birth. DH is very skeptical about a homebirth :( . I would have really liked to have experienced it, but I'm still very excited!

[Monkimomma]

New to forums and newly pregnant with #1, found out on Christmas eve, EDD Sept 1st (labor day!)

[Sunfish]

Hi,

We got our positive on Friday! I have been on the boards for a bit but I don't post a lot. I hope to change that and get to know you all.

Our EDD based on conception date is September 13!

[childofgod]

:belly Hi. I'm new here. We just found out we are expecting #4 in August!!! I'm so excited!

[waterjen]

Hi everyone,
I'm new here and looking forward to spending time with you all.
We just had a positive pregnancy test yesterday and estimated date of arrival is September 14th!

[bettie cracker]

Hi mamas.
I am Kirsten, SAHM to almost 4 yr old Violet. Expecting #2 in late August. Hoping for a (hospital) VBAC.

[Mama Ashley]

I'm Ashley. Currently expecting #2 on August 22, 2008!

[lil_earthmomma]

Hello!!!

My name is Tara, I am pregnant with my second lo, and my ds is 10 mo! My due date is Aug 31 2008 and I'm so excited for another homebirth!

[Logan's mommy]

Hello! I'm Elizabeth, I found out on Monday that I am expecting #2! I'm due the end of Sept/ beginning of Oct.

[MissWorld]

Hi, I'm Annie. I'm pregnant :love
Due Sept 12/13 and this is #1 for me

[swissmiss2584]

Pregnant for the first time! Due July 23rd. Having a homebirth.

[annah.morgus]

Annah here.

Also new, also exp.

#1 is due 29 feb 08

[amy_dawn]

It's been quite a while since I posted anything here...I'm Amy. I'm 14 weeks. My EDD is July 21. This is my third pregnancy, and will hopefully be my third homebirth.

[TekknixMom]

I'm Christi, and I'm pregnant with #2. No due date yet, but I'll find out soon!

[dieGisela]

I`m`gisela and I`m`pregnant with nr.5
Due sept.20?

[Irish]

I'm Tammy, pregnant with #3 and looking forward to my second home (water) birth.

[DawnLasp]

I haven't had my first dr visit, but the books say that the due date will be October 4th, 2008!!

:jumpers: :throb :energy: :1praying: :heartbeat :rotflmao :bgbounce :happyt: :bouncy :dust

[pboj+1]

Hello!

I'm Jennifer. I'm currently a mom two 2 awesome boys, Benjamin (5) and Oliver (3). I am expecting a 3rd boy sometime before June 21st :)

I've posted a bit already, but my basic story is that my first pregnancy was complicated: short cervix at 18 weeks, bedrest, then PPROM at 32 weeks, delivered Ben at 34 weeks after 2 weeks of hospital bedrest and meds holding off the labor. I was contracting the whole time. He was healthy and strong, and only needed an 8 day NICU stay :)

Following Ben's birth, I experienced an unrelated pulmonary embolism. The only impact this has on pregnancy is that I take Lovenox (a self-administerd blood thinner shot) each day; after 36 weeks or so, I'll change over to a low weight heparin shot. I also have the added pleasure of being monitored by yet another specialist :)

My second pregnancy was a breeze (except for the emotional worry that I'd have problems again.) Oliver was born at 37 weeks :)

Both deliveries were in the hospital, and I was fully drugged up. With Ben, it was wonderful. With Oliver, I had reactions to the epidural, and really had a hard time with it all.

This time will also be in the hospital with my OB, but I hope to approach the delivery very differently. I'm not anti-epidural at all, but won't ask for it till I know I need it. I got my epi too early w/Olli and that was the start of a long drawn out problem. This time I will either have my best friend there to help me or I'll hire a doula. My husband is wonderful, but not so good during a long labor -- he doesn't know what to do to help me.

Anyhow, that is my short story. I look forward to hangind out on the boards :)

Jennifer

[Sexybookworm]

I am pregnant with my second baby. My due date is Sept. 2, 2008. If it is like my first I will probably be early.

I had my first baby drug-free in a hospital. I will definitely have this baby drug-free but, hopefully, at home or in a birthing center.

I have one girl and I am hoping for another.

[lovbeingamommy]

We did it!!! Pregnant with #2 at 43 :thumb :jumpers:

Deliver date is approx. Oct 22nd.

[birthdancedoula]

Expecting babe #5 in mid-October! It feels like yesterday I posted my announcement of my 4th pregnancy.

[Amber Lion]

Hi! I'm so excited to be pregnant with our first due October 24! We're planning a home water birth!

[Tav Mom]

How did I miss posting here???
I am a mama of 3 boys and we're expecting another baby in July. Not sure, yet, what the sex is. We will find out next Friday. Hubby says he has to know to prepare himself for another boy if that is what this one is. I, secretly, am hoping for another boy.

[zazamada]

I'm pregnant with our first due around Oct. 26th. I'm planning a home birth, and have my first midwife appointment on Monday.

[thixle]

I'm a little bit pregnant :wink Unless I forgot to write down one time of DTD, I'm only 2 weeks... so, I'm feeling pretty scared about telling anyone.
This is #2 and a complete suprise (I've been charting to NOT concieve for a few more months), but it's welcome.

DD (30 months) has known about it longer than me! She's just been nonchalantly talking about a baby for about a week. She says it's "our baby brother" in there... and I kind of have the same feeling.

The plan is midwife for prenatal appointments and a possible homebirth. I want to UC, Dh is a bit scared. There is a birthing center nearby, but I've got to check it out first- it will probably be a back-up plan, anyway.

So, cautiously optomistic that I will be eating placenta in about 8 months :eat: And i thought that was weird a few months ago!

[starzz]

First baby due October 10. We are planning on a midwife attended birth at a private birth center. We are excited and thankful for this new little blessing. I am newly married also. We got married December 29th '07



:heartbeat :Hug :flower:book:dog::sunshine:slinggirl :love

[redorchid]

I'm pregnant with #3 and due in mid-July. We're planning my first homebirth. We'll most likely rent a tub and see when the time comes whether we'll birth in the water as well.

I have two girls, so a boy would be nice. We probably won't find out until birthday for sure.

[HeddyBee]

Hello,

I'm expecting my first around the third week of October. My sister just gave birth to her second yesterday afternoon, so we had a bit of pregnancy overlap. My partner of almost 6 years and I are excited, if rather nervous. :)

[Sparky]

I'm Angie and I am pregnant with babe #5 May 17th-ish (i think it's gonna be earlier but it sure would be nice if I went over about a week or so since school will be out!) I'll be having this one in a hospital :( but drug free. I had youngest DS totally UC and wish I could do it again but DH and I couldn't come to a compromise so I wielded. (I did wait until just recently to see an OB though...lol...my stubborness) Haven't found out the sex yet..still debating.

[PregnantMomma20]

I am due July 11th with my first baby (but second child, didn't give birth to the first one) We are planning on having a home waterbirth with assistance from two amazing midwives!We just found out we are having a baby boy, his name will be Owen!

[TazzyBear]

My name is Tamryn. I am already a mommy to my 18month old daughter Jennifer. Baby #2 is due on the 13 November.

[madeofstardust]

my name is bethanie stardust, i found out yesterday that i am pregnant! this will be my second pregnancy, though the last one ended in a miscarriage around the 2 month mark. i'm planning on being much more careful this time, and i'm hoping for the best.
i am only about 2 weeks along and am guessing that i will be delivering around november. i have yet to get a professional opinion though :]

[INAE7997]

Hello friends!

Pregnant with #2, due Oct. 28th, and very excited. Had a miscarriage at 9 wks in Dec. and very attentive this time around...
Planning a hospital birth with midwives :)

Anyone else have BH cramping feelings? I'm wondering why they're coming so early... Hopefully it will be nothing.:shrug

[INAE7997]

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[INAE7997]

We just found out we are having a baby boy, his name will be Owen! [/COLOR]

- Love the name!

[Anassa54]

Don't know when I'm due, but I'm 6 weeks 1 day along with my first. :D

[eyebeebee]

:bgbounce: This is our first, due August 21. We're planning a homebirth, with a certified midwife, and atleast one other friend who is also a midwife. I'm glad to be on this thread where most of us are making empowered birthing choices.

thanks!!
Ivy

[nerdymom]

I'm thrilled to be expecting my first around October 30-November 2, 2008.

I'm fantasizing about a home birth, possibly a water birth. :treehugger:

[Motherto4]

I'm a stay at home mom of 3 (6, 2 1/2, and 10 months) and I'm pregnant with our 4th due Dec 4, 2008.

[Pookietooth]

I'm pregnant -- due 12/3/08 or thereabouts.

[sanctuary]

due November 25.. first one! and, a little freaked out :)

[darkviolets]

I'm expecting #3 sometime around Halloween, I think. I already have a 9 yr. old girl and an almost-6 yr. old boy. I think this one is going to be a boy.

I'm planning a homebirth with a midwife. I should be moving to CA a few months before baby comes and midwives are SO much easier to find there than in my backwards state.

[rstump]

I am due Dec 16th with our 5th.

[somnambul]

I'm having my fourth after 2 c-sections and one unassisted birth 2 years ago. I'm "due" August 15th, but expecting to go several weeks later, as my last one stayed in for 45 weeks and 3 days!
My others are girls aged 15, 5, and 2, and I feel like this one will be a girl as well. Love the girls!

[auroranshine]

We are expecting our third in June, 2008. I am planning a homebirth but we might swap out for a hospital if I get too stressed out.:irked:

[jenniferadurham]

I'm pregnant!!!:makebaby: This will be my 2nd, my husbands 1st. I have been told in here that my EDD is mid Dec. I am planning on having a natural childbirth either in a birthing center or hubby's hospital(he's a surgical nurse there.)

Congrats to everyone that is preggers!!!

[samasc]

Well I just found out last night that I am pregnant and I can hardly believe it! I've had 2 miscarriages so I'm really nervous. If anyone out there would like to say a little prayer for me it would be greatly appreciated! :) But I am excited!

Sarah

[wembles]

Hi all,
We are pregnant with our first, due around December 23(ish). So excited!

[BlessedOne]

Hello.....I am in the last few weeks of my pregnancy with my 4th child. My due date is about May15th. This will be my second home water birth. :thumb

[gaiaglow]

We are pregnant with our first, due around October 15th! We are planning a home birth if all is well!

[FeingoldMomma]

Woohoo! Congrats to all the pg mamas.

We're expecting here, too. My 2nd, DH's 1st. This one has an EDD of Aug 9, '08. We're happily anticipating the calm birth at the birthing center, and then the excitement of being home with our baby. :)

[MrsBone]

Hey I just found out that I'm pregnant. I'm due in January, 2009. My husband and I are so excited! We've been married for 4 years, and figured it's about time. lol!

[keilonwy]

Hi mommas! Congrats!

We have #1 showing up December 21-ish.

We're having a homebirth, hopefully in a birthing tub. My first visit with my midwife is next Thursday, but I actually got to see her in action at my best friend's homebirth, so I feel like we're old friends already...

We really hope that baby actually arrives on New Years, so we can force the newspaper to print that the New Years Baby was a homebirth! How's that for positive press?

[crystalflower]

Hi all,

I'm due August 13th with my 4th.

[sssarah]

Hi, we're pregnant with our first - due September 1st. Planning on a midwife-assisted waterbirth at "home". I put home in quotes because we're living in Jamaica for my husband's work with the Foreign Service, and we're going to sublet a house in San Francisco for the birth. So it won't exactly be home, but it won't be a hospital either.

Good luck to everyone!
Sarah

[MrsBone]

Okay, I have a question. I'm pregnant, about 5 weeks and 2 days along based on when I think I conceived. But why is due dates based on your last period...when I go to those due date predictor things it says that I'm 7 weeks along. I'm confused. If I'm only 5 weeks along, my due date would be Jan 10th, but if I'm 7 weeks along, my due date would be Dec 24th. WTF?

[jgm06]

Hi!

We are expecting our 2nd around January 11, 2008. Took the pregnancy test on Mother's Day! :makebaby:

We are super excited!!

~jen

[narcheska]

This is my second pregnancy and already it's odd like the first one. The first one was conceived on day 19 of my cycle, and this one (or these two!) were conceived on day 9 of my cycle. My doc said it was impossible for me to be pregnant at that early a date, but miracles happen!

I am planning a home water birth as we are in our own place this time - my inlaws refused to let me give birth on their living room floor with the first child!! I'll be doing hypno-birthing again, as I managed the last birth no drugs, no tears
(down there); just breathing, visualisations and Bach Flower Essences. This time I am also using homeopathy.

I am due 12/12/2008, my husband thinks I'll give birth on Xmas day, and we've sneakily told everyone that I'm due between Xmas and NY - I really despised all the pressure that was piled upon me when I went overdue last time.

I am hoping it's twins - one boy, one girl - and it's only a few weeks til my first scan to find out :)

[cfairy]

I am due August 4th. This will be girl number 4. I had an emergency c-section with the first so all the subsequent have been c-sections.

I'm still nursing my 3rd (11 months), (with some difficulties) and plan on tandem nursing. Hopefully we will get that far!

[Crystal_R]

My official due date is November 1, but my doctor told me to expect to be at least a week "late" since this is my first. I think its' a girl, but we won't know until next month!

[gagin37]

My husband and I are expecting our first on August 24 2008, so today is the beginning of my 3rd trimester, woohoo! We're having a boy, Robert, and so far everything is going beautifully. Even though we will be in a hospital, I hope to give birth as naturally as possible, with as few interventions as I can get away with!

[veronicalynne]

This is my 4th pregnancy. The first was a miscarriage, the 2nd was dd1 (c/s), the 3rd was vbac:thumb, and I am hoping to do a repeat vbac. The due date is Aug. 29/08 but I am sure that I will be "overdue" as I was with my girls:)

[beaglebaby]

Another first timer here. :D According to LMP, I'm due Jan 29. We just found out a couple days ago and are super excited!

[mamazee]

Hi! I'm finally pregnant with #2! I am a 40-year-old mom to one, and the new one should come late Jan/very early Feb. I have short cycles so I'm assuming the midwife's office's chart will give me a due date of early Feb, which is good because hopefully that will reduce pressure to induce when that time comes.

[michelle_mg]

we're due with baby #2 on jan 22 (awaiting u/s confirmation), we're very excited and can't wait to reach the 12 week mark to relax a bit more

[sraplayas]

I am due around January 18th.
dd has been praying for a sibling so she is excited. :)

[nnodnar]

I'm due with my first the first week of November. First time ever that I've been excited for winter to come.

[SuperB]

I am due with my 2nd in Feburary 2009! I will be having another natural birth but would love to have a water birth at home this time around! Currently serching mid WI for a midwife

[crosscat]

Not sure why I didn't post in this thread earlier, but I'm 21 weeks pregnant with my first. My EDD is Oct 13, 2008. It's a girl. :love

[Kimmiepie]

I'm pregnant with #4!! Due 1/30/09. Having our first midwife and homebirth. :love

[Solstice.Mama]

Er...a little late to the party, but I'm expecting #1 on June 21, 2008. If the quick ultrasound at 20 weeks was right, I'm having a little girl. Amazing how fast the time goes! Everyone who's just finding out, congratulations! You'll be waddling through those last few weeks before you know it. :love

[deegrace1]

I am 22 weeks pregnant with my third and supposedly it is a girl!!!! :) I have two little boys already; the oldest will be 4 in September and the other will be 2 in December. I am so excited that I am going to have the privilege of having a mother/daughter relationship! I have always wanted to experience what my mom and I share with my own daughter. If I could have chosen my children before I ever had them, I would want it no other way than having my two beautiful boys first and my little girl last!! My husband and I could not be happier!! :love

[Citykid]

I'm pregnant! YAY!!!!! :banana

It's my third pregnancy and it will be my second child. I'm six weeks pregnant and I can't tell anyone but you mamas - hooray! I had to wean DS at 24 months :( and get my apartment sold before I was able to conceive, but it finally worked! WOO HOO!

:D

[PamelaNS]

I'm 29 weeks pregnant with my first and due September 7th. He's a boy! We're naming him Zachary. :love I'm planning a natural hospital birth with a doula and very supportive doctor.

[MamaPyratekk]

I'm 28 weeks (today!) with baby #2. A little girl due September 18.

No names yet lol. I like Ava, but my husband is on the fence about it.

[kellers1384]

due Feb. 23-ish!!!! :joy:

2nd pregnancy, 2nd child. My girl will be 5 in just under 2 weeks.

We're planning and hoping for a birth with a midwife at a birth center.

Boy name we already KNOW will be William (Will) Thomas. We've known that for years! Girl names, well, thank goodness we have almost 8 more months to figure it out. haha!

[RainbowEarthFaerie]

I never noticed this thread before...lol.

Due in late Feb. :D

[AKislandgirl]

I'm due with my first Feb 2nd! Very Excited! :joy:

[marieangela]

This is quite an old thread. I still get updates and my youngest son was born almost three years ago.

I am pregnant again! Fourth pregnancy and will be my third child. I'm due in March. Doesn't seem real yet.

[DitaVonB]

First pregnancy, pregnant with twins, due Feb. 14!

[ObamaMama214]

First pregnancy for me!

Due date: Jan. 29th, 09

Planning a home waterbirth with a midwife and lots of support to help and massage me :):thumb

[firedancr41]

due with #2 nov 16th!

[BirthingGoddesses]

Found out Thursday last week that we are expecting... April 1 2009!

This will be our 5th pregnancy - and last - and that's fine!

Yeah!:joy: for us.

Madly in love already...

Having a midwife at home... with my friend whom I have healed with -
who caught my last 'caught by a midwife' baby!

[Eliseatthebeach]

6th pregnancy.....4th living child hopefully

EDD Feb 5th :love

[RavenMcshane]

Due dec. 2nd with my first :joy: I am Soooooo excited

[MI_Dawn]

Found out Thursday last week that we are expecting... April 1 2009!

This will be our 5th pregnancy - and last - and that's fine!

Yeah!:joy: for us.

Madly in love already...

Having a midwife at home... with my friend whom I have healed with -
who caught my last 'caught by a midwife' baby!




April Fool's Day!!!! :rotflmao

I'm due April 8, also baby number 5 (and our last!) and a home birth!

[VioletLeo]

Hi! I'm new to the forum (a couple of days) and am expecting our first child, me 35, my husband 36, after many years of even wondering if I could conceive--former ballerina with no body fat to support a healthy cycle, it was doubtful for sure. But, the first month I went off my bc and Whammo! We were given a gift!!!

We are planning on a hospital delivery because frankly, my husband, though I adore him, would not be a great support with a home delivery. He sort of freaks out and goes all backward...so I don't need to worry about him AND me!!!! We are both excited about our first appointment with the doctor 8/11 and we will probably find out if it's a he/she for ourselves (and maybe just keep it to ourselves :))...

According to my rudimentary math, we should be expecting our babe around February 21, 2009.

[allibut]

Well, I'm late in seeing this thread since I'm already 32 weeks along!

DH and I are expecting baby #1, a little girl, on October 1, 2008. We couldn't be more excited!

[CatholicBFMama]

I'm pregnant with my second child :joy: and due April 14, 2009. We plan to have a water homebirth with the midwives that delivered our daughter. :love

[maiaminna]

My EDD is 12/13 & I'm planning my fourth homebirth. Not getting any ultrasounds (unless there's a problem), so this one's going to be a surprise.

[YayJennie]

This is my third pregnancy with my first (2 m/c) due March 27, 2009! DH and I are planning an unassisted homebirth, and are very excited!

[Bellabaz]

We are pregnant. It will be #2 for us. I am due (using an online due date calculator) April 21st. This time we are geared up for a homebirth!

[sagemother]

Havent been on here since I had my twins 4 years ago

Pg with #10 due september 3rd

having a home waterbirth with a midwife

nice to be back!

[x&lmama]

I am due between Christmas and New Year's. We are planning on our first homebirth. Lily was an emergency c-s, Xavier a VBAC. I want this baby at home because the labor with both kids was 4 and 3 hours respectively. I don't want to go anywhere! I am feeling "girl" and I was right with my other two. Who knows? :)

[Ilek]

Helloooo :joy: :joy: :joy:

We found out on Saturday we were pregnant with our #1

Due date is about April 22th and we hope to give birth at home with a midwife.

[PicklinQueen]

Pregnant with #1, unplanned but definately already loved. 8 weeks along, anticipated due date of April 10th 2009. DP slooowly getting used to idea.

[Alicia P]

Hi, preggers with baby #3, due Jan. 21. Going to do the hospital thing b/c it is what insurance will cover. I am so excited....

[crysalis]

Expecting #2, another beautiful girl, via midwife assisted homebirth sometime around December 17th. It's going to be a great holiday season!

[abigail_b]

Expecting #2 sometime around May 18th. I'm still nursing my son who turns 2 on 9/14. I am using a midwife but going to the hospital...really hoping for no pain meds.

[Rose-Roget]

Looks like I'm pregnant with #2, due around May 21. It was planned, but with some hesitation on my part, so I'm kind of nervous at the moment. I haven't decided whether I'm using a midwife or OB. Will definitely BF.

[Meg08]

We're expecting #1 around January 31. We are planning on a med-free hospital birth with a midwife.

[AustGirl]

Expecting #1 at end of May 2009. Will be delivering at hospital, but no other plans made yet.

[gilbeth]

This will be my first baby and this is my first post on this forum (although I lurked while hoping to get pregnant). :wink I started to stress a little when I didn't get pregnant right away, but now that it's happened, I'm in a state of don't-know-what-I'm-supposed-to-do-right-now.

Two of my cousins had homebirths and that's what I decided I would do when my time came, but now that's it's here, I have a little hesitation (especially b/c I'm 39), but I hope to overcome that!

I just weaned myself off coffee :coffee (ooh that's hard) and my husband Peter did too, in support.

My estimated due date is around May 16. :joy:

~Beth

[lil_one_on_the_way]

My first baby Due Feb 13th!:joy:

Hasn't even been our 1st aniv. yet but hopefully this baby will bring us closer in our marraige, it already has :love

very excited! jsut found out gender 2 days ago!!

[DecoDoll]

Expecting baby #1 March 12th. We're having a hospital birth. I debated about midwife/homebirth, but I really love my OB. We signed up for a hypnobabies class yesterday, and I'm very excited!

[WannaBeAMamaMia]

Hello.
This is a very old screenname, I haven't used it in a long time, but im not going to pay $2.50 to change it. :wink
I am expecting Baby # 2, April 18th, 2009. Planning an Unassisted Birth at home.

[thyra]

Hi! I'm pregnant with my first, and due on January 6th! I'm super excited to become a mom and have been lurking on this site for a few days now. One of my friends recommended it to me.

I'm waiting until the baby is born to find out the gender, which makes it even more exciting for me and my boyfriend. I'm also planning a natural birth at a birthing center, and hoping nothing goes wrong!

[My4Monkeys]

Hi-pg with my fifth, and due May 14th, 2009. This one was planned, and we are very excited. Have a feeling it's another dd (we have 3 ds's and one dd already). We'll know around Christmas!
Planning an unassisted birth at home and really excited about that!

[Misterious]

Pregnant with my first! EXCITED AS EVER!!!
She is due Nov 27

[sweetsis23]

I am pregnant with my first. My husband and I are excited. The estimated due date is May 16th.

[ColoradoMama]

My estimated due date is around May 16. :joy:

~Beth

Come visit with us on the May DDC!!!

#5 here - due May 11th - or there about! :wink

[kitkatsmama]

30 weeks along with #3 (dd 08/02, and ds 03/06)

Due about the 18th of December, this will be our second homebirth, and second VBAC, and hopefully first waterbirth! Gut said girl for the first 2o-something weeks, but now I'm not so sure....

~Carrie

[rivkah]

I am at 6 weeks with #3. My daughter is 11 and my son is almost 9. It has been a long time! I have had two homebirths, but I am looking into birth centers this time around. This is also my first time working full-time while pregnant!

[goodmomma76]

PG with #3 due 4/16/09, DD is 14 and DS is almost 11, so this feels like the 1st time. Hoping for 2nd VBAC. Will be a hospital birth because of other medical conditions and OB's worry about VBAC...not pushing for CS, but is worried and wants me to be at hospital.

[rainface]

Pregnant w/ my first baby and due, they tell me, June 16th! We're very excited. I used to be on mothering all the time, but now I'm back for good :joy:

[mama_in_PA]

We had a wonderful homebirth with our last who was born in March. We just discovered this pregnancy so we're due June 20th, 2009. We thought our March baby was our last but we were wrong. Here comes #6!

[MediaNaranja]

We just found out that we are expecting our first child June 24th, 2009. We are very excited! I am so glad I've found this community for support during pregnancy and motherhood.

[gilbeth]

Thanks for the suggestion! Gonna join the May club now.:thumb

[Brees_Mama]

Were expecting baby #3 this summer. Due June 7th 2009~total surprise baby but were happy about it :love

[yogamonkeyjo]

pregnant with my first (due any day now) and decided to post here to share some belly pics of which i am very proud!

38 weeks and 3 days (http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/10/l_ed9b9db9a8d5432d9280cf1e08e69faa.jpg)

38w 3d (http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/15/l_ea489314cc6a480bb3c799f10f7eebc1.jpg)

38w 3d (http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/23/l_13ca3deaed17488fa68b910ea7bdc22b.jpg)

:joy:

[TygerTwoTails]

I'm pregnant with numero uno, unplanned, but more than welcome. he/she is due on April 29, 2009. I'm hoping to have an all natural water birth at home with my midwife...hoping things go as planned.

Nicole

[dallasslynn]

Hi! I'm pregnant with baby #3, a big surprise! Due May 19th. DS is 17 months (still BF-ing), DD is 3. Were planning to wait 1 more year, but God had other plans. Am planning a homebirth and hopefully a waterbirth(if we can fill the tub in time). DS came super quick and midwife is doubtful I'll have time to fill the tub. He he. Hoping to catch/help husband catch.

[BearFoo]

Hey! I'm Morgan and expecting our first, due on March 29, 2009. We're very excited!! I will only be 20 when he joins the family but who says you should wait til a certain age??

:joy:

[Verosa]

I am 29 weeks pregnant with first baby (boy) and my edd is Jan 6th 2009.

I would like more information on how to prevent tearing during childbirth and natural childbearing techniques.

[loveandmore]

I am due and planning on using hypnobirthing.

[Quindin]

Expecting baby 6 !!

EDD July 4th - July 11th (+ 2 weeks if she/he is like the others!)

[MommyLyon]

Hi, I'm expecting June 12th I hoping for a VBA2C, :h20homebirth:. I already have 2 boys who are 4 and 5. They were both hospital babies. I am looking for a more beautiful experience with a MW.

[willowsmom]

Hey y'all :)

Pregnant with #2. Due around June 9th...and hoping for an HBAC. I have a 5 year old little chick who was an "emergency" c-sec.

[embers]

*****PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT*****
Cycle-charting and the pull-out method do NOT work!!!!


At my guess, I am about 60(ish) days pregnant. YAY! This was a total ooooops situation, but it is exciting and supported.

My last birthing experience was with my biological son, (understand the clarification - we are a blended, or "photoshopped" family thanks to adoption - this baby will be child #6 in our big happy fam!) Zion, whom is 5 years old now. It was a natural pregnancy (I decided to not do ultrasounds, in office visits, etc) and an AMAZING birthing experience (at home, in the tub, mostly unattended - and totally wonderful!). I got very lucky in finding a really great midwife. She was totally "old magic" in her energy and approach, but very level-headed, well-rounded, and medically capable. Our experience with the prenatal meetings every month was great, and the birthing experience so secure, supported, comfortable, safe, and empowering. I really, really want that "type" of experience again. I have started the search... (have moved to a new area since Zion's birth).

This was very NOT planned. I am stressed a bit over it all (and some of the judgmental energy I may receive from those that are connected with us... we are young, and this will be child #6...) but I am also GLOWING - mostly because of the support, strength, commitment, and excitement from my partner.

[Amberoxy]

Just found out number 2 has shown up in the belly and will be due right around Sam's second birthday. We are very excited! Planning a hospital birth with a midwife since that worked very well last time.

[knitterred]

Im due August 4thish for my 6th child. I have had 5 boys, maybe I can buy something pink this time???

[moms angels]

Baby # 6 is coming March 2009, hubby, kids & I are VERY excited!!! :joy: We currently have 4 girls & 1 boy, baby # 6 will be girl # 5.

[Rasavilasini]

Hi all I haven't posted on MDC in years it seems. I was suffering with infertility for 7 years and it was an extremely painful journey.I was a birth doula and a midwife apprentice and because it became so difficult to give the support to the women I worked with because I was protecting myself emotionally I stopped my apprenticeship, and working as a birth doula. after a long road of infertility treatments I am finally PREGNANT!!!!!!!:joy::joy::belly:+:joy::joy:
I am 13th weeks and due May 24th 2009!

[cascadesmama]

i'm pregnant with #1 and although DP and i were "trying" i was extremely stressed (eight exams in two days) during my ovulatory time and i think we both just thought that we wouldn't get pregnant this month but lo and behold, we got a positive result!! haven't been to the doc yet but by my guess i'm three weeks along :eek and should be due early august 09. we're super excited as well as a bit daunted and loving our new view of life as expecting parents!