BABY DUST 3

Hello my ladies, im feeling great today, thanks for making the switch!

So, tell me how everyone else is feeling???

Anything, how are the hubbies? The kids? The mother in law ANYTHING!! Tell me about your stuff, id love to hear =)

-Tianna

[peekawho]

*raises hand politely*

May I ask a question?  I thought the whole point of this community was so that you could have unlimited posts, pretty much on anything.  Why do you still have these giant sort of miscellaneous posts that get too large to follow?

Just wondering.  I see you are breaking them down into 1,2 and 3 etc etc...but why not just everyone make posts when they have something they want to share?  That way, you can find posts more easily.

*sits back down politely again*

[katebud]

Hi Peekawho,
That's just the community's style.  :)  I think it is how all of us ladies best operate.  Feel free to become random with us!  :)  Welcome.

Hi Tianna!
My hubby is feeling great!  :)  We are moving May 19th into a brand new apartment that is cheaper than our 10 year old one and much bigger!!!!   I am so excited also!  
I told my M.I.L. about the misscarriage (after I told my own mom of course), and she was sad to hear it.  She said it was probley for the best, (trying to anticipate where my conversation was going) and said, "you are just not ready yet...?"  and I said, "I'm ready whenever it finally happens.  It was just better b/c the baby would have had a bunch of chromasomal abnormalities, and the body knows when something is very wrong."  I did not feel hurt at all by her questioning my motives for saying it was probley better for this particular baby to have not been, but I did wonder how she took my maturity level to be (I am almost 23-my mom was 21 when she started having me and my 3 older bros).  I guess I could be hurt by that, but I am choosing to just believe that she still doesn't know me well enough yet to think that (even though I know a baby is very hard work, and so is a relationship with an s/o after one comes along).  Hubby and I have only been married a little over six months, so I can somewhat understand.  

Love to all, and mega sticky baby dust!*************

Love,
Kati

[gotahavefaith]

My family is great!  Me & my hubby are getting excited.  Trying not to get to excited.  Hoping this is our month!!  This should be our week.

Got great news about my Mom.  She is doing so much better.  Still in ICU, so we are by no means out of the woods, so please keep praying!

Baby Dust to All
-J

[katebud]

this IS our week!  I hope one of us ends up 'knocked up' this week/month!  :D  

I am praying for your mother J.  I hope you can rest in the sweet peace that only comes from trusting God.

Love to all!!

[Keeks]

What Katebud said is probably the best way to explain it lol.....Its our style haha! We all met on a msg board that had no individual post capabilities so we just got used to one big post about everything & anything and it worked for us!......We do break down into smaller posts if its something specific , but the days chaos and just everyday things , get posted in one big one and it seems to work for us :) Jump right in , its not as hard to keep up as it looks! lol

Katebud ~ Moving but me SO exciting! especially into a bigger place...How many bedrooms will it have?.....Kinda gives you a fresh start when TTC , keep in mind Krissy got pregnant when she moved :P hehe....I wanna move too! I hate my little apartment , Its in a not bad area but to get to the top floor where our apartment is there are 4 flights of stairs...and no elevator! YEAH! annoying lol......Good Luck with the move ! :)

Well , my Fiance is still at work until I pick him up on the night of the 19th , so im not too sure how hes doing lol.....We only have the ability to talk on msn right now until he enters an area with cell service , so it makes it a little hard & hes the type who hates talking about anything of importance on the computer , so if I have anything to tell him he just agree's and its annoying! lol.....But its been nice having my own space , sleeping until whenever I want & coming and going as I please.....I sure do miss him though!!......Its like losing your best friend and it sucks alot of the time , especially me , cause im a giant emotional wreck and I dont think he really understands why or how it feels to have NO control over why im crying lol......He'll learn im sure in the next few months , seeing as it seems to be getting worse! lol......My MIL , doesnt live here haha! They live back east , so I get the odd phone call from her & my FIL , but we really only talk when my Fiance is home , because he calls them daily......They are pretty busy generally anyways taking care of his sisters 2 boys , who are 2 & 3 so not much time to talk before they are fighting or ones getting into something.....They are excited about the baby though & cant wait until we come out there to visit in November........I talk to my own mom at least every 2 days , last night we went out for dinner with my little sister.....I love my mom! Our relationship has changed a bit since getting pregnant , I dont think her dream idea for me as to get knocked up at 21 lol....but she trusts me and she knows my Fiance & I are in love , and will do the best we can so its all working out great!.......I think thats really all thats new with me lol........counting down the days until the 19th! Cant wait! :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend....Lots of Baby Dust to those TTC!

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[tfernandez]

hey kati,
Im glad you and your hubby are good =) Aww, still a little newlywed, feels great doesnt it? How exciting your new apartment! I like moving its so fun to get a new space to decorate with my sister, although she kinda hates curtain shopping i love it. And im sure we'll all be shopping at babies r us soon enough =) I understand it must be hard to be talked to about your m/c with even the smallest amount of insensitivity. I once had someone call them gross. I gave him such a tongue lashing eventhough i myself havent had one, i cant imagine the pain and dissapointment, I'm so sorry to hear about yours. By the way i dont think anyone is really ever "ready", you learn as you go is my philosophy =) Im sure you'd be a wonderful mother! Good luck =)

Gotahavefaith,
Good luck this month, baby dust to you! And a little excitment is alright, just dont obsess and try to stay positive =) baby dust!!!!

Keeks,
What does your fiance do? It must be so hard to be away for extended amounts of time =( I would hate that! I bet you miss him like crazy! Well thats good that you have your mom to talk to and support you =) im glad, i dont have a relationship with either of my parents, theyre drug addicts and i havent spoken to them in years and years. And as far as my in laws, they live about 10 miles away, but theyre deaf  so its a little difficult to communicate with them. I did learn sign language to speak to them but i dont see them much and they arent very nice people so neither of us really mind not seeing them for months at a time. Oh well, we have each other and that is all we need =) And i cant wait to have a family with him!

-Tianna

[Jamie21]

I can understand with you when it comes to you and your mom's relationship changing a bit. I know with my twin boys I got pregnant just before I turned 19, yes its young to some people, but to me its all about when your ready, and I got married right after my 18th birthday which is on July 1st canada day!!
But anyways my parents were not shocked, but were kinda not happy, but as I started to show, and you could feel them move and what not my mom and dad started to be happy with it, and then my mom was in the delivery room with me, and it was great. But now she is the happiest grandma, still thinks she is too young, but loves to talk about them and buy them things. Haven't had to buy them clothes yet, mind you at my baby shower I had 21 people and got lots of clothes.

[katebud]

Keeks,
The apartment is 1,234 square feet big, and it's set up like a small house!  you walk into the great room, and then there is a hallway that leads to the backside of the apartment, where the non-galley style kitchen is (I'm soo excited, I adore cooking and baking and it's bigger!!!!) it's an open kitchen, more of what you would see in a house.  And then there is a  breakfast bar and a dining room, with an over head light where a table should be centered, and a patio with sliding glass doors behind that.  Now backtrack to the great room when you first come in again.  If you go down the hall a couple feet then turn left, you lead off to a full guest bathroom, and two bedrooms.  The master bedroom is 10 feet x 11 feet (sorry about the non-metric here!), and the one we will use for a music room/library (and hopefully a nursery soonish) is 10 feet by 10 feet.  In the master bedroom, there is a nice shower,  a humongous counter top and huge mirror that could have 4 people doing make up in front of it at one time, one sink, and lots of cupboard space.  If you go back to the great room and go right, there is a very large laundry room! and a linen closet or something.  There is also a good sized coat closet as well.  
And this apartment is brand new, we can paint it any way we choose (as long as it goes back to white before we move) and it's cheaper than the smaller one we live in now!!!!  Man, that's a lot of info, I hope you guys can envision all this!  :)
Tianna,
thank you for that.  I needed to hear that, even though I already know in my heart that no one can ever be fully ready, especially with a new child staring them in the face.  :)  I've been hearing that a lot of places lately actually, which kind of makes me think my time is coming soon.  
Now comes a chant that I have stuck in my head...."BE aggressive, B-E aggressive, BE aggressive, B-E aggressive...."  anyone hear this cheerleader chant at their high school?  :P  Good luck ttc, and have peace in your heart that all things will work out the way they are supposed to, not necessarily how we think they are supposed to.

Love

[tfernandez]

hey kati,

Yea no problem, i just kinda say go with what you know you want and whats good for you. I can't stand it when people say you we aren't ready! Grrr. How would they know, oh well. im sorry, it just bugs me because i got that a lot. Anyway, well your apartment sounds amazing! Im pretty jealous, it sounds awesome have lots of fun decorating it! I know i would. And by the way, your chant made me laugh =) I randomly giggle and then five minutes later i cry, while at the computer (some of the stories i hear on here are so sad), my husbands really gonna start thinking i've gone off the deep end soon. haha, well how many rooms does your new place have?

-Tianna

[Keeks]

Tianna ~ My Fiance works for the Canadian Coast Guard , so he is gone for 4 weeks & home for 4 weeks....Its a good deal in the sense he gets 6 months off paid & we have full benefits & all that , plus he can retire in 25 years of service with them , with a full pention , He also builds up whats called "laydays" and "sick days" and can use them to take time off , so this year for instance , while a few of the boats were on re-fit he used his laydays and ended up only having to work for a total of 4 weeks from November until April.....He went away for a week for training ( paid training at that lol ) and then he did two seperate 2 week trips to fill in for someone who was sick.....So aside from the fact I miss him more than anything it does have its benefits to us & our family...........What does your Husband do for work?......Do you work as well or?.......Sorry to hear your not completely close to your family or inlaws.....makes it hard im sure! .......Sounds like you & your husband are content with having eachother & sometimes thats all you need! Its awesome you guys have eachother & im sure once you get pregnant your gonna have one lucky little baby!

Katebud ~ Your apartment sounds awesome! Im so jealous & the fact you can paint how you want is totaly cool!!......Thats my one wish is we could paint the babys room here , but they wont let us :(......I cant believe your rent is cheaper for the bigger place thats such an added bonus! Your kitchen sounds awesome too! gotta love lots of counter space to bake & stuff....Im so excited for you!!!......Your gonna have such fun making it your own :).......You know it is true I think , that your never fully ready......We thought we were , had lots of the big things bought & totaly wanted it more than life itself , but when you see that little + on the HPT , it all becomes so surreal....and im finding the closer I get to delivery the more I realize we have to do and the more I panick LOL.....Its horrible how the weeks seem to just fly by but the time to do everything goes even faster.....It all happens in good time , and im sure once you get settled into your new apartment and set your focus on that , it will happen , your mind & stress level are gonna be on something else for the first little while and thats gonna be a HUGE help I think for you in getting pregnant!........My fingers are crossed for you hun!!!!!

Jamie ~ Yeah I dont know what it is about my mom & I , were closer in a different way , we arent really close in the sense of the baby though , because she really wasnt happy about it at first , so its kinda hard to talk to her about alot of it , but shes come with me to ultrasounds & she will be in the delivery room ......I have a hard time talking about alot of things to do with my pregnancy with family because they all didnt expect it I guess.....No one is mad or anything , but I think they all had hopes I would have gone to college & been married first.....but they all know how much my fiance & I love eachother & that were doing everything we can possibly do to get ready for the baby so they are great about it..........I guess its just more so akward..........How were you with talking to your dad about pregnancy? or like your grandparents?.......I have no problems talking with friends or my fiance , just family.....Its so odd!.....Is your mom excited about the pregnancy this time??.

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[tfernandez]

Aww thats so nice, yea i understand what you mean about missing him though. I miss my husband like craziness after a single day of not having him around! I'm so attached! haha, well I dont work right now, i havent in a long while. My husband (Sam) supports me and we get by just fine, i really thought our baby would come sooner so thats why i havent really been doing anything, i figured by now i would for sure be a full time mommy. Well, at least i have a ton of time to relax and read and do things for me, a stressful job probably wouldn't help much with ttc. I'm just trying to see the up side of this. Its a painful little reminder everytime anyone asks why i don't work, what am i going to say? "I was planning on being a stay at home but turns out im infertile" Yea no, ill pass on that. So i politely say im thinking about my options, or make something up, when really Im waiting on this baby to be my job =) Lets hope i get it soon, if i dont get pregnant on this fertilaid, i think i'll give it maybe 6 months, and if still nothing, i know i'll be crushed and i'll take a break from ttc for the first time in what will be 3 years by then. If indeed that happens (lets pray it doesnt) ill just get some part time job to keep busy, and start taking classes at the city college, maybe i'll be a teacher? I'd love to work with children.

So thats my plan, sorry it was a bit long. By the way, My husband is a tattoo artist. And no he doesnt have like full sleeves, or tattoos all over the place, his arent even visible, he has a portrait of me on his thigh! How cool right!

So thats that. =)

-Tianna

[Mandy725]

Omg. I missed so much!! How is everyone's little ones doing?! Everything okay??

Everything is super here in Reno! My unemployment started - yay. Turns out my man doesnt want me to go back to work...but oye I'm bored at home!!

[Jamie21]

You know for the first part of my pregnancy it was awkward, we actually stopped talking for a few months, and then one day something happened with their truck and needed help taking my mom and brother home, so we picked them up and everything seemed to be okay after that. My dad.... Well at first I would have to say he was worse then my mom, he acted like it was such a big mistake, asking me what I was going to do, and blah blah blah.... When my dad did this time I just wanted to cry, I felt very offended, I mean sure to A LOT of people I was and am young, but it was not a mistake. But, it was not easy talking to any one in my family about it, they all thought I wasn't capable of raising a baby. But, I was glad to have my in laws though, they were very supportive and excited!!!
But, to my families surprise when the boys were born they all loved them, and offered to take them on friday nights so I could get a good nights rest, and they all were so happy when they realized that yes I can take care of my kids, myself, and my husband, plus have a nice clean house.
Now this one, I don't know if she was excited, but it wasn't like it was last time. When I told her, I said your my mom and we are like best friends and I shouldn't have to be scared to tell you anything, and I may not have gone to college and I may have gotten married early, but I have proved that I am mature enough to have my boys, be a wife, and take care of myself and I just wanted her to be happy for me. I think at this point I don't care, I am just tired of feeling like I'm disappointing them all the time. But she is okay with it, and I think she will be once the baby comes, and like you its something I can't really talk to her about because she just doesn't seem too interested. My dad made the comment of how many kids do I plan to have, and my grandma is very excited for me this time around!!..
My husband comes from a big family of 12 kids, and 14 grand kids so far. So, I got my husband up to saying its okay if we have 4 kids, that is my minimum, my max is 6, I want a big family myself, and after having my baby boys I just can't believe how much you can actually love another human being.

[tfernandez]

wow that is wonderful, youre so strong i, i know how difficult it is to have the ones you love be so unsupportive. Unfortunately i dont even have a relationship with my parents, theyve been divorced since before i can remember and i havent spoken to either in at least 2 years. So, i dont really have them telling me discouraging things at least! thats good. but anyway But im happy for you this time around it was a little more accepted. Good for you, i hope you have a wonderful happy pregnancy =) im sure everyone will love this baby as much as the last ones!

[Jamie21]

Oh well thank you!!!...
Just I hate when people get so judgemental and try and tell me if I am ready to handle mother hood or not, I kinda thought I was the judge of that, and I am not saying people who are 12 and what not should have babies because they feel they can handle it, that is not what I'm saying. Just some people should learn to respect our choices and our decisions, especially our own families, instead of making us feel down for something we actually do want. I kinda thought that is what families were about.

[tfernandez]

yea i completely agree with that, well put! i couldnt have said it better myself. I've been wanting this for so long, and other than my husband i have no one to vent to about my frustrations, and how i feel around babies. how i feel useless as a woman. and how extremely jealous i am of my pregnant women, especially ones my husband talks about. he has an ex co-worker and who is now around 7-8 months along and he ran into her somewhere and he carried the bread she bought for her to her car. BREAD. i asked him why and he said it doesnt seem like a pregnant woman should have to do anything for herself. im like, its BREAD! a loaf of bread weighs like nothing. It made me so sad, and jealous. I know he'll be so wonderful like that to me when im pregnant, but i cant stand thinking about him taking care of another woman, ESPECIALLY a pregnant one. tell me if im being crazy, but it mad eme cry so hard, i cant stand the thought. he would never do that if i was there, he knows how i feel when i see pregnant women, i stare and it brings me down and makes me so sad.

am i crazy and rediculous? im sorry if this sounds so dumb to you, but it just pains me to think about.

[lynzieloo]

sorry i havent been on in a while! i missed alot! but am wishing you all the best of luck! any new bfp's on here? i have my dr's appointment today to see why my cycles are so off! wish me luck ladies!

[katebud]

Hi ladies!

To start, the new apartment I'm moving into has 2 bedrooms with walk in closets, 2 full baths, a kitchen and dining room, a living room, and a laundry room (not including any closets).   So I guess it would be 7 rooms or so.  

Luck to you, lynzieloo!  :D  I hope everything can be figured out soon!  


Tianna, I am sorry about all the emotional stuff you are dealing with.  To have that almost magnetic pull to babies and the strong desire to concieve (conceive) and have offspring is so overwhelming!  I can totally understand how you would feel with your Hubby helping out other pregnant women/taking care of them.  It almost seems silly on his part to carry bread for another woman (prego and "helpless" as she may be), but I am totally not judging him. I have no doubt that he has great compassion for pregnant women, and that he will be absolutely amazing when you two concieve (conceive) your first child!  :)  Especially since it will be you and his child in there, and mental health of a child is pretty much affected from the womb.  

I think Hubby and I will be able to concieve (conceive) easier after all the moving details are taken care of and we are comfy in our new digs.  
My 23rd birthday is at the end of June, so I am hoping for my bfp in June as a birthday present!!!!!
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[Jamie21]

Hello,
Well your new place sounds nice!! So good luck to you and your moving.
I know we moved in to our new place a month before the boys were born. It was tough, but we got help so it was good. We now live in a town house which is nice there is enough room. But now that we are adding a new baby its going to be a bit squishy. Hey my 21st birthday is at the end of June ha that is funny.

Yes, Tianna I am so sorry this is all very emotional for you, and I understand that your husband helping a lady who is pregnant carry out a loaf of bread it does sound silly, because pregnant women are not that helpless!! Especially when it comes to a loaf of bread, but like you said I am sure when you guys have your first child he will be just as helpful to you!! Oh and on a positive note you can think of it this way, at least he looks out for pregnant women, at least is caring in that way, I mean as hard as it is for you, that is a positive way to look at it

lynzieloo good luck to you!! Keep us updated..

[lynzieloo]

dr said all is well with me! she just gave some tips on ttc. so we will see.... i guess the birth control did throw my cycle out of whack, but she said 3-6 months it should be back on track, that is if i dont get pregnant before then! LOL =)

[Jamie21]

Oh birth control threw you out of whack? I got pregnant a week right after getting off them. But, I guess everyone is different.

[tfernandez]

Well thanks that makes  me feel better.  My husband really is one of the sweetest men on the planet. He takes care of me too, just not that extreme, oh well ill get over this, but thanks for making me feel not alone =)


-Tianna

[kimmy27468]

Hey everyone,

I wanted to come here for advice because I know some of you are expecting. The past 2 days have been up and down and the wait is killing me!! To recap: nipples are always sore  before af and they do not feel sore at all. My period was supposed to come on the 15th, on the 16th I had spotting, just a bit and one time it looked like a lot of fertile cm with a bit of blood. Today I have had mainly brown discharge....so I am 2 days late, but test said negative today and my temperature dropped below the coverline today. The only weird thing I have is a stomach ache after I eat, above the belly button....it just feels uncomfortable.....anyone out there had spotting and still neg test?

[Kimmy9093]

Hi Tianna, Kati & all the other mommies & soon-to-be mommies! This is the first day in a couple days that I've been on the site. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

THIS IS OUR MONTH LADIES!

kimmy27468- you should wait a week after AF's due & do an HPT, or go to your DR & get a blood test. Personally with every pregnancy, I have never gotten a BFP till AFTER AF. One time it was 5 days after AF, and I got a BFP, after getting a BFN first. I can't even trust my own body! LOL Good luck to you!

[krissyy]

tfernandez-when i used ovulex, i had loads of cm!   it's a good thing...afterall, the spermies need it to survive and await the eggs arrival!  :-)  these are all signs that your body is preparing for conception.  good luck girl!

kimmy-i skimmed thru the messages quickly to catch up so forgive me if you have already posted your link...i charted when i was ttc (and HIGHLY recommend it to everyone!!!).  if you post your chart link, i will look at it for you.  i did a lot of charting...i actually charted several months before i even starting ttc because i wanted to get used to my cycle/temps.  i did loads of research on it.  also, the book "taking charge of your fertility" has a great section on temp charting.  keep an eye on temps--mine always dropped below my coverline 1 day during my week before expecting my period and then would rise back up...there would be a gradual decrease when my period was to come in a day or two.  everyone's charts look different.  are you seeing a definite pattern or did you just start charting?  are you taking your temps same time every am as soon as you wake up?  

sorry i have been mia!  i was spending time with mickey mouse :-)  we just got back from a week in orlando,fl and it was sooooo much fun!  baby had a great time as well :-)  i'm trying my hardest to catch up on everything that i missed!!!  my legs did great in florida even with the overload of walking.  so far, the only time i had swelling was that extremely busy day at work!  thank goodness!  

[Mandy725]

Hi Girls.. sorry long time no write... don't mean to be antisocial...when it rains it pours...

As you all know about a month ago, my jealous boss fired me- so I'm stuck using unemployment to pay for my Cobra benefits...

Had another Dr's appointment Thursday. Got some REALLY CRAPPY NEWS.

Apparently I have that rare, but serious disease called HELLP. Dammit.

My liver enzymes are all out of whack and the bilrubin or whatever it's called is all wrong too... Since I'm only 23 weeks they can't deliver the baby this soon.. so I have to wait another few weeks and they're going to check me again. If it looks like if I'm getting sicker and my liver is shutting down they they may deliver my son in a few weeks. :( Which really, REALLY sucks.

So right now I'm basically terrified.. worried that my liver is going to get worse, and cause complications.. placental abruption and all kinds of stuff. Apparently this condition can be fatal to both the mother and baby. Needless to say my boyfriend is freaking out, and so is our families... we're getting a will in place and an advance directive in place now, since I was told that seizures or hemmoraging can occur...

UGh.

BUUUUUT. On the UPSIDE, as of right now.. I'm okay- just TIRED all the time. I sleep almost 24/7 and my son is doing well...as of yet he's the right size and all things look good on him. But My Dr is referring me to a high risk Perionataologist to help keep an eye on me. On top of that, he thinks I've developed gestational diabetes. So I get to go do labwork for that tomorrow.

I sure hope you're all doing better than we are here..

Trying to keep our heads up...

[Mandy725]

Did you go on the rides??! How did you do flying...we've been wanting to take another trip and I'm terrified to fly right now..

[krissyy]

i am SOOOOO sorry to hear your scary news!  you will be just fine.  you have a great attitude and being goodspirited will get you thru!  wow, a few weeks possibly having your little boy?!?!?  you must be freaking out!  that is a lot earlier than you planned!!!  yikes!  are you going to have a shower?  is your nursery ready yet?  i'm thinking you probably shouldn't fly right now if you are being called "high risk."  but i did fine.  although i HATE flying!!  i was able to do rides such as "it's a small world," "peter pan," and such...  but no "splash mountain" for me!  whenever a ride had a red triangle at the entrance, i had to pout and walk the other way :-(

to the preggers-have you picked out nursery patterns yet??  i just ordered mine yesterday!  i will post a link so you can see the pic, but i have to go to work so i shall do it later...

ttcers-any signs, symptoms, bfps???  i've been so out of the loop over the last couple of weeks!  

[Kimmy9093]

Mandy-WOW! You have an amazing attitude with this news you got. Staying positive is the only way to be. Prayers are with you that everything will be fine. Sounds like you're little one is doing great & right on track!

Kati-Good luck with your move! Sounds like a fabulous place!

krissyy-I went to Disney 6months prego, 15yrs ago, when I was prego with my DS. We live about 2hrs from Orlando. I LOVE Disney, and telling you that story made me REALLY OLD. :(

I'm just about to go into my luteal phase. I can feel the lower pains in my abdomen. I'm trying Preseed this month, and not using Clomid cause it was an awful experience last month. DH & I will be BDing for the next 10days, then it's off to Prometrium land, which I'm not looking forward to but know I MUST have it for the baby to stick.

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[gotahavefaith]

God Bless!  You will be in my prayers.  

I am ttc.  AF is suppose to be here the 27th.  I hope AF doesn't come.  We will see!

Good luck to all!!!

[katebud]

Hi Mandy & Ladies,

Oh my goodness!  I hope you and your baby are ok!!!!!!!!!!!  I am so sorry to hear about the disease and hope that you really don't have gestational diabetes!  

Everyone:  I am just waiting for AF in the next 2-3 days, then I will start over for the month of June.  I kind of took this past month off of ttc b/c of the m/c last month.  Hopefully June will bring good news and I'll have a surprise for my birthday.
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[krissyy]

kimmy-you are not old!  if you are, than so am i!  you are just 4 years older than me :-)  i am envious!  i wish i lived just 2 hours from disney!!!  are you anywhere near the fires?  i could smell them in orlando!  did florida get any rain yet?  it was bone dry, not even a drop the entire time we were there...  happy baby dancing to you :-)

katebud-best of luck in june!!  

[Crysi]

5 day wait sucks so much more then the two week wait. LoL.
How is everyone else doing with the TTW and all the other fun of TTC?

[lynzieloo]

i am 12dpo and i tested last night just to see and BFN, but it could still be early i guess. so if af doesnt come by sunday i will test again then. i just wish i was pregnant already i feel like i have been trying forever! it is getting so frustrating because we hit ovulation right on with bding and everything! well, we will see how it goes in a week. and vitamins or anything you guys recommend to take that help your fertility?  i saw at GNC they have a fertility blend for women and one for men too, so we were looking into that.

[krissyy]

be sure to be taking your prenatals.  i drank green tea daily when i was ttc.  primrose is suppose to help...also red raspberry leaf (that was an active ingredient in ovulex which i took).  also, get your man to take vitamin c...it increases his sperm count.  

baby dust to you :-)

[Joyce49788]

not to sound like it isnt frustrating because i know it is....but i think if maybe you were to STOP trying so hard, you might have better luck... i know how it is as i am wanting to get a BFP this month myself...but i am just trying to relax and enjoy my soon to be dh and hope for the best...i just had my IUD removed May 2nd which is also the date of my lmp...so i am not looking for anything for a few months anyhow...but i wish you all the best, relax, enjoy and i sprinkle baby dust on you all....and hopefully infect the water with it and we will all be popping bfp before ya know it...lol

[Mandy725]

Hi everyone...thanks for all the well wishes. Yea, I'm trying to keep my head up. Not saying there aren't moments when I just get angry and cry in frustration. Just seems unfair that I had to wait so long to finally get pregnant- then now this...just the thought that actually being pregnant could be the one thing that does me and keeps me from getting to know my son- is devastating. But I'm trying to keep my head up, I feel like If I start feeling sorry for myself- then it's just going to be harder to get through- on me and my boyfriend.

We decided to kinda put a rush on the nursery so that I could help as much as possible. We were going to do Dinos but couldnt find very much cute dino stuff. So we ended up doing a baby jungle theme. So far we've just go the crib and bedding set up- not much else. Seems that it's slow going since we got bad news. My boyfriend has really demanded that I kinda just sit around and relax.

I had another go round of labwork done this am, so we'll see how that goes *crosses fingers*

I've been crying a lot- but also smiling every time I feel Aidan kicking the heck out of me. Lol. All the complications are making it REALLY hard not to take anything for the pain and discomfort- but as of yet- I still havent even taken so much as a tylenol or even a tums. lol. It's not easy let me tell you that...

I cannot wait for the day that I get to hold my son, and know that he's okay and that we made it through...

and then after that I'll probably have a glass of wine...and a HOT bath!

Lol.

I'm so happy for all of you who's pregnancies are progressing well!! I wish you all the best- any descions on names yet? Also- have you decided whether or not to use an epidural?

To all the TTC'ers.. hang in there.. it WILL happen- the second you least expect it. I know you want to slap me for saying that...but we tried and tried, and then we were like screw it. And decided to wait til after our move to try more- we went on vacay to disneyland and then BAM. Yea....LOL. So we were like, oh that's nice..the ONE time we decide to wait...here he comes...

[Jamie21]

I am so sorry to hear about your news!!! But I can definitely relate to your story.
At 19weeks I found out I was pregnant with twin boys, and it was so exciting and every week since I was considered high risk pregnancy I would get an ultra sound, and a internal ultra sound, and 24weeks I was told to go on bedrest and they wanted me to come in, in 3 days to do another internal exam, because I started Effacing, its what happens before you dilate, and I was 1cm left to go before I started dilating, and so in 3 days I was supposed to bring a bag, because depending on what they saw I was supposed to stay my full term there until they were born. But, they made me promise to do complete and full bedrest and nothing else so that I could do it at home, and anything to stay home and not in hospital, so I got to do it at home. But at 24weeks they weighed 1 pound 12 ounces, and they told me they could be born at any time. So my ultra sounds continued every week, and they monitored me, and all I got to do was sit and wait, and wasn't sure when they were going to be born. My point is, no our situations are different, but yet the babies being born early are the same. I was told I would never make it to 28 weeks and I DID, then I was told I wouldn't make it to 32 weeks, and then 36 weeks, until I was 38 weeks which was full term for twins, and I did tons and tons of praying and crying.
But there is still hope, and I hope that you can keep positive and I think that is the best thing for you=) Good luck hun!!!

All- so my first ultra sound is tomorrow, and I am so anxious to see the baby, and nervous because we will also find out if its twins or not.

To all the TTC good luck and I hope you get your BFP's soon.

[krissyy]

mandy-girl, you bring tears to my eyes!  you will hold your little boy and have your glass of wine while soaking in the hot tub (in between poopie diapers and feedings of course!!!) and what a beautiful day that will be!

baby's name-we've decided on skyler paige, and will call her skye.

epidural-yes please!  i'm a little nervous about it, but definitely open to it.  i've had many people tell me it's the way to go!  what's everyone else planning to do??

nursery-hold on, i will send you the web attachment in my next post...

ttcers-as mandy said, when i was barely trying it happened!  it's like when the stress of it lifted, the magic appeared.  we were fortunate and had only been trying for about 3 months, but still every bfn was heartbreaking.  my husband and i just moved and the very next day i ovulated.  we had sex that night (partly cuz i ovulated and partly cuz we were christening our new living room!!  hehe) and wham!  it happened!!  didn't do it earlier in the week cuz we were so busy with the move and the one shot we got that cycle did the trick :-)  side note, i drank a glass of red wine with sex to add some relaxation.  i did that every time we tried ;-)  

[krissyy]

check out this story! :  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-437236/Born-just-22-weeks--Amilla-allowed-home.html

my baby girl's nursery:  we choose the banafish country cottage.  it's very feminine but not too much pink to overwhelm my husband ;-)  i ordered it a few days ago.  my goal is to have nursery together by july 1...we will see if my hubby cooperates!  here's the link to our bedding set:  http://www.nurserydepot.com/cribbedding/productdetails.asp?id=1-10001809-10001919-136330-4-3&id2=598-0-0-0-0&

[Keeks]

First off , Mandy im SOOO incredibly sorry to hear about your diagnosis....Your so brave to be handling it as well as you are.....I dont think I could say the same about me if I were in your position!.....Im sure everything will be alright but your in my thoughts & prayrers.....Little Aiden will be fine and so will you!....We all need to have a mommy meet & greet after our munchkins arrive and I fully expect you & aiden to be there!!!!!
Jungle is such a cute nursery theme!.....I originally wanted that but we ended up picking Winnie The Pooh....not much selection for Jungle around here......Have you seen the Fisher Price Jungle Crib thing? its like the Ocean Aquarium only its Jungle and has like monkeys that move around.....Super cute.....Im still thinking of getting it even though our theme is pooh lol......

Am I weird for having my nursery done lol??.......Its almost complete now , we just need a toy net , another dresser and the rocking chair and were done.....Im impatient though so maybe thats why lol....There are pics of our nursery in my photos on here :)

Krissy! glad to hear ya had a good vacation!.....Its gotta suck not being able to ride all the rides , but honestly I like Disneyland/Disneyworld just cause its so magical and relaxing , I like to shop lol......and the food is sooo yummy haha!

NAMES! Yes we have officaly decided on NAMES! never thought it would happen though :P........If its a boy his name will be Rylen James and if its a girl her name will be Ryleigh Marie Mae.......Im still betting its a girl but I guess we'll see :S lol........Boy or girl OMG its a wiggly little thing , its ALWAYS moving , and it kicks so hard now , it will actually like kick things of my tummy lol......It was my Fiances first time feeling it on Monday when he got home and even he was in shock lol......and then he went out on Tuesday & came home and I was asleep and he said it was just going nuts kicking and moving around......I only hope it doesnt think that night time is playtime once its born lol

I gotta go though , were buying a bigger vehicle tommorow so trying to get all the paper work and such in order.....I will try to post again soon!!......Hope everyone is doing well :)....

Katebud im soooooooooooooo hoping & praying June is your month hun!! *fingers and toes crossed*........**************************** baby dust*************************

********************************** baby dust ****************************** to all the other TTC'ers out there! :) Good Luck!

[krissyy]

that is funny that you woke up and your husband said baby was going crazy...last night i fell asleep on the couch and woke up to hubby and baby playing!  they were taking turns poking thru my belly!  i am glad to be the host of their little playground!!  i am jealous that you are almost finished nursery!  we'd be closer to finish if ours didn't need so much work.  we just bought a big, old house which is in great shape, but the room we are designating baby nursery needs to be redone/painted/etc.  fun, fun, fun!!!

[Joyce49788]

well i guess after that damn IUD is now out i am getting back to normal and my doc who said that the spotting on April 18-22 was ovulation spotting must have been right as i noticed a thick EWCM today... so i must be ovulating...hoping for a BFP in the next few weeks...wish me luck

****babydust****

[Mandy725]

Awwww! How exciting!!


Is it odd that Aidan doesnt do that? He barely moves at all. I feel him sometimes, only when I'm laying on my back- but his kicks arent that hard and definately not visible by the naked eye...

Hmmm

[Keeks]

Not odd at all....I have a friend whos 29 weeks , and her first son , didnt move at all....She didnt even know he was moving until she had an ultrasound at 27 weeks and the tech was like uh yeah hes lazy LOL.....he just wasnt an active kid , and even now , hes very mellow & relaxed....She said now with this pregnancy its always moving & squirming.....I think it just depends on the baby and it might be more active in the middle of the night when your asleep and dont feel it , I know my baby moves ALOT between about 11pm-4am , only because ive had troubles sleeping so I was usually awake at that time while my Fiance was gone.....but for the first few weeks , I dont think I would have felt it moving if it werent for that.....so ya never know , its normal though! dont stress yourself with more than whats already on your plate hun :)

Krissy ~ Your bedding is adorable! I love the colors , very sweet & femine!......What colors are you painting room?.....I wish we could paint , we rent though so we had to settle for removeable winnie the pooh wall stickies.....Oh well.....The nursery will come together in time dont worry!.....Im just super impatient and with my Fiance working the month on month off shifts we had to do alot of it while we had the time & I HATE rushing! lol.......

That link you posted about the baby OMG!.....I cried...I kinda freaked out my Fiance too!.....He was kinda devasted over her ear ripping off :(....God I cant imagine.....What a sweetie though & Thank god she will go on to live a normal life!

I gotta jet again though , setting up our bed & cleaning for tommorow lol.....Hope everyone has a great weekend if I dont make it back on before then

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[krissyy]

mandy-as keeks said, some babies are more active than others.  you probably have a sweet little boy inside of you that will be very calm and mellow.  keeks and i probably have a couple of wild women that are going to keep us running after they are born!  yikes!!!

keeks-i'm glad you like it!  i've looked thru a lot of different patterns and that is the one that stuck with me.  my house has sort of an antique charm (it was built in 1890!!) so the floral quilt kind of fits right in.  we will probably do the walls very light pink or very light blue.  something subtle.  i will post pictures when it's ready...hopefully july 1!  winnie the pooh is a very cute pattern.  i like the pooh patterns they have at target.  it's perfect for a boy or a girl.  

joyce-good luck this cycle!!!

belly shots-i finally posted some pics with me and my baby bump.  unfortunately they are bare belly shots...perhaps i will load some of those up next.  check out the photos under my profile!!  any of you have new pictures up of your bump??

[Jamie21]

Well today I am very anxious, excited, and nervous!! Today is my first ultra sound and I am anxious to find out if its one or two!!
And yes I do have a new baby bump photo up, its me at 10 weeks, and being only 10 weeks having people notice even when I wear loose fitting shirts its pretty bad at 10 weeks, don't remember that with my boys, but oh well.

[Joyce49788]

Good Luck to you and i hope you have nothing but good news with your ultrasound.
to everyone else....*sprinke sticky baby dust on you all*

[krissyy]

jamie-i can't wait to find out how many!  maybe it's 3!!

this is the first week that strangers are noticing.  i went to smoothieking today and the boy asked me when i was due...i was so excited that i almost hugged him!

[Jamie21]

Well I missed up my dates its the 28th that I go to find out. HA everyone is saying maybe its 3, man then I would think someone is literally crazy for thinking I can handle 3 new borns plus two, 2 year olds lol.

But, I will update everyone on Wednesday!!!

Disappointed that I mixed them up, but I guess it happens.
Did you take a look at my 10 week photo? and krissy you are very tiny girl, so maybe that is why your just starting to show, I don't know. I thought I was tall and tiny, but your are tiny lol. In a good way sorry

[krissyy]

aw, your belly is so cute!!!  yea, i'm not sure why my bump is delayed.  maybe my baby will be tiny.  i am eatting very healthy, fortunately i am craving fruit like crazy, not brownies or ice cream...thank goodness!!  i was beginning to think that my baby was growing in my boobs because that was the area that i was getting bigger!  believe it or not, i have gained 16lbs already!!  i am thinking i will have gained about 35 by the time i finish...that is my prediction.  i seem to be carrying it completely in my belly and boobs.  hehe.  i hope it stays that way!!  

you know, i have a very good memory and i SWORE you said your appt was on may 23.  maybe you did say that but meant the 28th...  either way, i look forward to hearing the news on the 28th...not too much longer!!  are you going to find out the gender when you are able?

[Jamie21]

Aww thanks ha!! Um yeah I wish with my boys I just had a small little bump like you, but I didn't, and it came out on the sides not from my boobs down. But luckily, I was able to keep my form after they were born!! That seemed to be a big worry for me.
LOL well I completely forgot how sore my boobs got with being pregnant with the boys and afterwards, and I am starting to remember!! I just its awful how sore they can get, and then it just reminds me of how they get worse once the baby is born, and one day you'll wake up with your shirt wet from head to toe, ah man!!
Like I've always said who needs breast implants when you can just get pregnant, haha sorry I jumped like 2 sizes with the boys so I kinda liked it. But they went right back down after.

Yeah, I did say the 23rd, but I heard them wrong it was the 28th, so I have to wait a few more days. I will be finding out the gender when I can. Probably not wednesday because I don't think I'm far along enough yet, but July I will be able to find out the sex for my 19week appointment, and that is when I found out the sex of the boys.

[Joyce49788]

good luck on the 28th, do you want girls this time?  i have a girl (age 13) and 2 boys (5 & 11) and i would take a boy ANY DAY.  but regardless they are a blessing and you enjoy you while you can.  i hope everything goes well for all of you and those who are not preg right now, a BFP for everyone soon.

***sticky sticky baby dust***

[krissyy]

jamie-yikes, so boobs hurt more after birth with nursing than they did early pregnancy!!???!?!  oh, i remember my first 12 weeks or so...my boobs have never gone thru so much!  

[Jamie21]

Oh goodness yes!!! The gorging stage is what its called, and they get rock hard, and just to touch them hurts!!
I remember I didn't breast feed because it was too much with twins, and I did not produce enough, but I had to pump to at least reduce some pressure every hmm I don't know maybe every hr to 2 hrs, it was just awful.

One day I woke up with my whole shirt wet, I leaked all over the place. It was funny!! sort of. Just not the pain. They have different remedies to help with the soreness, but even pumping hurt, just cause your nipples hurt so bad. sometimes it can hurt for baby to breastfeed i am told.

[Keeks]

Awww Krissy your bump is so tiny & cute!!!.....Your like totaly all baby though I bet.....I dont want to post pics lol I feel HUGE compared to you haha!......I'll find out on Monday how much ive gained should I decided to ask , but I am figuring its around 15-20lbs so far.....I am praying I dont gain more than 40lbs total......I eat like you , alot of fruit & the only real bad stuff I seem to CRAVE these days are Granola Bars & alot of cereal lol.....but the milk is good so I guess that balances it! haha!.......Your bump is like mine , very high & in the boobs!......I have big boobs to begin with but ive gone for a big C / small D to a DD LOL....I was like WHOA! when I got fitted lol....and it only gets worse as your milk comes in apparently.....Theres not gonna be a bra to fit me once shes born LOL.......Ive totaly taken it to calling it a "she" even though I dont know for sure.....I will be completely shocked if its a boy.....I still cant get over the activeness.....Its becoming all day and most of the night....during the day she kicks me right under my boobs if im sitting down and gets her feet or whatever maybe hands? stuck in my ribs it feels like , and she sticks what I think is her butt out against the sides of my bellybutton and then wiggles LOL.....Its crazy

Jamie , im sorry you got your dates mixed up! Ive done it before too!.....Not too much longer though until you get your ultrasound! YAY!......Im thinking its only one for you , but ya never know :) Hope you get a girl this time to balance out the testosterone LOL

Joyce, Good Luck TTC this month! :) Lots & lots of baby dust!

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[princesska2]

mandy - i have just caught up with everyones progress and am in awe of your strength, courage and positive outlook on everything. you really are an inspiration and to think of how much i whinge about be sick 24/7. you are amazing and i know it is all going to be ok for you.
krissy - you really are tiny!! i cant believe how small you are carrying - i feel like a whale compared to you!!!!
keeks - my little baby is more like mandys i think. it is active but only when i am laying down or sitting really still. i have huge kicks and stuff but i have studied my belly and still not visible to the eye so def wouldnt be knocking things off my belly. maybe i like mandy am having a mellow little boy. lol
i think i am pretty much going to avoid the epidural and other drugs. hopefully just gas for me but you never know until you are there hey. it worked well for me with my girls but i did scream the hospital down and swore next time the drugs would be 1st option. however when i get to that stage it is normally too late for any drugs anyway!! news on me - i tried to stopo taking my anti vomitting meds and nearly ended up back in hospital. started throwing up everything including water so back on them again and prob will be for the rest of pregnancy. luckily my placenta metabolises all of the drug so none gets to little bubs. havent started the nursery at all but i do have most of the stuff from my girls in the attic. we are doing the jungle theme too with a removable border and mobiles and stuff with jungle animals. it is really really cute. heart burn is now officially out of control lol. hips are real sore and have trouble getting comfy at night. bladder is in very poor form and i am going to the toilet at least 3 times during the night too. hey other than that being pregnant is great and i am loving it lol!! hope al you girls ttc are starting to get some bfp soon. fingers crossed and lots of blowing of baby dust coming your way **************************************************whhhooooo

[krissyy]

keeks-aw, hehe, she is a rump shaker!!!  my baby enjoys sticking her head out.  she spins so much i don't know if it's her hands or feet or bum or elbows half the time...i can usually tell when it's her head poking out, but the limbs i'm still confused about.  don't feel like your bump is too big, i am sure that it's normal.  i think i am a slow developer and remember that i am tall, have a long torso...much more space for baby to grow in.  my short waisted friend popped out huge by 4 months!!  and her baby boy was avg size at 7.9lbs.  i think you are having a girl...your symptoms have pretty much been just like mine from day one with the early preg sickness, swelling boobs, cravings, heartbeat...  i would be shocked if it was a boy as well.  

jamie-maybe by then the boob pain will be just another ache compared to the whole birthing experience!!  hehe.  i hope my little girl takes it easy on me!!!

princesska-i am so sorry you are still so sick!!!  ugh!  i can't imagine feeling like i felt first trimester thru the entire pregnancy!  you poor thing!!  you aren't finding out the gender, correct??  i feel your pain as far as the peepot!  i am there constantly!  i drink so much water anyway, then on top of it my baby seems to be using my bladder as a pillow that she regularly fluffs up!  i would like to cut back on the fluids but i know it's good for me, plus i am sooooo thirsty all of the time!  

going on a roadtrip with my girlfriends-first weekend in june...  we are driving to connecticut (8hrs!!) for a friend's wedding.  there will be 7 of us and we are renting a van...2 of us are pregnant, at that time i will be just starting my 3rd trimester and my other friend is just 2 weeks behind me!  i hope we can coordinate the peepee breaks and sit comfortably the entire time!!!!

[Joyce49788]

krissyy i hope the roadtrip goes well for you...it sounds like fun.

to everyone else, i am at my 2ww and am hoping that i will be in your position soon.  i will be getting married in august and although it will not be a big wedding...probably just the jp...i am excited.

i hope all is well with everyone and babies are healthy and sickness subsides.

for those still ttc  ****lots and lots of sticky sticky baby dust****

[Mandy725]

I don't feel very brave. Or positive. Lol. And I know what you're talking about with the heartburn! Ugh. It's after everything I eat, and I don't eat big meals or lay down afterwards. I can't even bring myself to take a tums for it either. Grr.

Okay, so I have a gross question and sorry if it's TMI- is anyone else having/ had ORANGE discharge?

Yea, I said orange. lol.

I feel like I'm starting to get a little depressed, and you guys are the only ones I can talk too. I can't talk to my boyfriend because he gets all worried, and takes it personally like he's not doing enough to make me happy. I can't talk to my Mom because then she just worries- and I can't talk to my friends because I don't want to sound whiny or like I'm wallowing in self pity.

I feel like I'm losing my mind a little... it's causing me to just cry and cry and I don't know what to do...

[princesska2]

yeah heartburn sucks mega - lol

orange discharge? no. def not me in any of my pregnancies. is it heavy and constant? maybe you should speak to your doc about it just to ease any worries you might have. less stress the better. i know what you mean about not wanting to whinge to your friends and stuff. i am so like that too with my sickness and have cut myself a bit off socially just so that i dont burden anyone with my self pity!! oh i am so couting down the days til birth!!!

[krissyy]

joyce-congrats on your upcoming wedding.  a bfp would be a great wedding gift!  

mandy-girl, hang in there.  everything will be okay.  your doctors are well aware of your situation and they know what they need to do to keep you and baby safe and healthy.  at the point we are at now, our baby's have a 50% chance to survive if they are born at this moment.  and after 27 weeks, they have an 85% chance of survival!  we are almost there girl!!  just be sure that you choose a good hospital and are comfortable with your doctors.  what you are feeling is completely normal!  not only do you have the regular pregnancy/pre-parent worries, you have your recent health situation on top of it all.  go ahead and cry it out!  i understand why you don't want to do it in front of your mother and husband as you want to keep strong and not worry them.  but it's okay to be afraid.  i am sure that the doctor scared you because they have to prepare you for the worse and gift you the worst case scenerio.  medicine and hospitals have come such a long way.  ihave faith that by the end of the summer, you will have your little boy safe and sound and we will all be writing each other about sleepless nights, poopie diapers, achy boobs and when will we get our bodies back!!  when is your next doctor appointmen?

orange discharge-haven't had that.  is it a regular thing?  is it bright orange or just a peachy color?  i def have lots of d/c but mine is milky.  yum yum!  pregnancy makes us so sexy!  hehe.

hey, far as TMI...WARNING--i have been dying to ask this personal question:  is anyone else's suzie-Q all swollen up?  i've read that it's from the extra blood flow down there but oh my goodness!!  it's really weird.    

[Jamie21]

HA I'm sorry its just funny your wording!!
But, when I was pregnant with my twins it happened, and I absolutely hated it, but as soon as they were born it did go back down to regular size I guess you could say.

[krissyy]

oh thank goodness!  it's just so weird!  and it's something in pregnancy that no one warns you about....so all of those TTC their first child, be warned!!  there are many fun surprises!!  hehe.

[Jamie21]

Yes it is!! I thought it was going to stay like that forever, and I was very glad to find out that it didn't. It was kinda embarrassing because I did not want to ask the doctor either lol

[Keeks]

Im off to the doctors so I cant reply to everyone right now but your comment about the swollen member made me laugh and reminded me of the Jenny McCarthy book " belly laughs" and the chapter title " blue twinkies"....apparently its normal.....and yes I have it too LOL.....and I hate it cause it makes " boinking" alot less well enjoyable :(.....Better return to normal or I will cry....fat & swollen....great LOL

I will be back later today and get all caught up.....

[Joyce49788]

i have been wondering around these boards for a week or so now, and my symptom list has continued to grow....but the one thing i was curious about is this....has anyone EVER had any kind of discharge (colostrum) from thier breasts at such a early stage??? i think i might have my dates wrong cause there is no way that i can be 4 dpo and having the symptoms i am having...has anyone ever had a ewcm when pregnant?  i took a hpt this morning and it was neg but could still be early....

[Jamie21]

supposedly women and men can leak fluid from their nipples, as weird as it sounds its true.,

[Joyce49788]

the thing that gets me is that i have NEVER had tender breasts before AF....and as far as that goes i dont remember my bbs hurting when i was preg with my other children...but my last was almost 6 yrs ago...you forget alot in that time...lol
i will wait a few days as i am SUPPOSE to only be about 4 dpo...a bit early UNLESS i have my days off... which is why i asked if some women can have ewcm as a early preg sign....idk but i will keep posted if anyone wants me to...

[Jamie21]

I understand!!
I got off birth control on the 9th of march, and then on the 11th got my period, and then on the 15 is when we started trying, and I think it was april 11th, and it said negative, and then on the 11th of when I was supposed to get my next cycle for april I tested right on the day I was supposed to get my period and I got a positive pregnancy result, so it could still be early.

[krissyy]

joyce-in early pregnancy and now i have all kinds of cm...sometimes white, sometimes clear, something watery sometimes lotiony...ah, again with the fun surprises in pregnancy...  ;-)  as for as breast leakage, i haven't had that yet and i am 25.5 weeks.  however, everyone is different so who knows!  i do know that 4dpo is very early to get a positive.  i've heard of women getting it at 6 days, but many don't get a bfp till about 2 weeks.  i got my positive at 12dpo.  

keeks and jamie-i'm glad it isn't just me!  and i was too afraid to ask my doctor about it as well.  i'm hoping when the swelling goes down, it won't be all droopy!!  ew.  

i can't remmeber if i've asked this yet, but anyone getting braxton hicks contractions yet?  i just started getting them over the passed week.  they freak me out a little, but i know they are normal.  and i am right on schedule because i read they often start between 25-28 weeks of pregnancy.

[Mandy725]

My next appt is June 12th I think ..

And well maybe it's not orange per se- more like a peachy colored as you said. It's not yellow but it's not red. And I only noticed it once. And I was wearing white chonies. haha.

Also, is anyone else noticing HAIR on their tummy? I've got peach fuzz growing like crazy!!!

Omg omg omg, I'm SOOOO excited. My boyfriend is a police officer and he came home on his lunch break about 4 am today- and woke me up with kisses telling me that he has a surprise for me this weekend and that I'll need to pack a bag with 2 days worth of stuff!! He won't tell me where we're going but he showed me a picture of the hotel we'll be staying at and our suite! It's GORGEOUS! I am SOOOO excited!

He said he figured we needed  a quick getaway even if it's somewhat close to home. He says what we need is lots of lying around, and room service. He also said something about having to call and "set some things up" before we go. Eeek. :) :)

I can't stop smiling!! We live in Reno, so I'm GUESSING that he's taking me to Tahoe.

*dances in chair* *sings* I'm so excited...and I just can't hide it... haha.

Wooo!

[Jamie21]

I never got braxton hicks ever!!
So I don't know really!
Oh, I am sure it will go down, mind you I can't say for everyone lol I can only say for myself that THANK goodness it did go down. It did kidna look all droopy and weird looking, so sex was only done in the dark haha.

Anyways, I with my twins boys did get leakage, I don't remember when exactly I got it, but it was not white, your breasts will not produce white because you do not get your milk until after the baby is born which can take a few days, but its more yellowy in color, I thought it was halarious!! My husband thought it was kinda gross, because I could just lightly squeeze it and it would come out.
But I know my friend after she had her baby a cat mowing would make her leak her actually milk because I guess it sounded like a baby. Fun times!!!

[Joyce49788]

well the leaking is only like a drop once in awhile...not real worried about it.  this will be preg #6 and so it could be left (somehow)from my youngest, or something. but i will wait it out and see if i get my bfp...if not this will only be the 1st month of ttc, so not too concerned.  
Mandy, enjoy it girl, you deserve it....and let that man of your pamper you.
i actually just got up from like a 5 hour nap...am sooo tired all the time and my bbs are sooo sore.  sometimes i still wonder if it is my body playing tricks on me....
i am guessing i am suppose to have af around june 5th, which if i get it kinda sucks cause on the 6th we have to go to detroit to take my youngest to the airport...he gets to go to NC for the summer...he is looking forward to it, but we are not.
hopefully i can find something to do to keep me occupied for the next week or so and that way i dont dwell on "is af gonna come?" "am i preg?"ect...
anyhow good luck to all....lots and lots of ssbd, and we will all be popping bfp before ya know it.

[Mandy725]

What do braxton hicks feel like? I'm worried I won't know what they feel like. Every now and then I get weird pains down there, almost like I'm trying to **** out a razor but from the front. I'm shocked at how much it hurts. But then it just stops.

And when did you start getting the nipple stuff? I havent had that yet... should I be wearing pads in my bra?

[princesska2]

hey everyone is different so no use stressin g if your body is not doing the same as others - however... my boobs have leaked occasionally from about 12 weeks. it has settled down now but also happened with my other pregnancies. no where near enough to wear pads tho so all good. i am not having braxton hicks either and only rarely got them very late with my 2 girls. as for the swollen v jay jay mine is not really however it is def not the same from when i had my 2 kids from before that. i really dont think anyones would go back to normal after what it goes through in labour. and i had stitches with both girls so that has made things a bit different too. smaller on one side where the stitches were lol in know TMI. boobs are never the same either - oh the joys of motherhood. is anyone doing pelvic floor muscle excercises yet?? i am lazy about doing it but better get fired up because at an unexpected sneeze lately i am nearly peeing my pants even without really needing to go before hand. oh the joys. oh and mandy as for the hair on the tummy YES!! with my first i was so paranoid about it i started to shave there lol.............

[Keeks]

OMG Thank GOD For this board LOL.....I swear I was starting to think I was just a weird pregnant freak of nature LOL

Mandy , yeah I dont know WTF is up with peach fuzz but its weird & kinda creepy , I feel like an animal LOL......It sucks cause I want to show off my tummy but not looking like a chia pet!...I wonder if it goes away lol?.......Maybe as the tummy gets bigger and the skin gets tighter it will stop?......I dont know but I hate it lol

Krissy , Yeah okay so what do braxton hicks feel like?.......Im almost 25 weeks , and I have NO idea what they would feel like?.......do they feel like cramps?

Anyone get the feeling their baby is like "pinching" your nether region? cause I swear sometimes I can feel the baby down there and all of the sudden its like its pinching or something from the inside but it HURTS......I dont know how else to explain it lol

Princess , haha I always sneeze and pee my pants , or I have to pee but I dont realize HOW BAD until I go to actually make a run for the potty lol......Its horrible , my fiance finds it funny somehow.......I did Kegels in Yoga but I havent latley , to damn hot to do much besides relax lol

Anyone else overheat REALLY fast? I swear it takes me like 5 seconds to go from a normal temp to just sweating....I feel bad I have to sleep with the window wide open & the fan on just to attempt to stay cool at night but I still wake up often with horrible sweats.....This part of pregnancy I could DEFINETLY live without.....and maybe the heartburn LOL

Mandy , Enjoy your time away! That will be sooooo nice & relaxing , just what you need!.......Hard to believe in 3 months , most of us will no longer be alone with our hubbies , it will always from there on in be us and someone else......Im trying to spend as much time doing stuff with my Fiance before the baby for that sole purpose that its just bizzare to think we cant just do whatever we want , or go wherever we want.....Crazy!

As for the whole "leaking" I dont leak , but TMI , I have the colostrum just it gets hard and stuck to the nipple...again TMI sorry lol , but its odd , only sometimes though and no dont need pads or anything , just a good support bra to keep the girls up LOL

Joyce , hope you get your BFP soon! **************** BABY DUST****************

[Jamie21]

What braxton hicks feel like? I have no idea! I never got them with my twin boys, but I do know what actually contractions feel like those I do know. So, as for the leaking, mine was kinda like what keeks explained hers was. It would leak in a little drop and sometimes I wouldn't notice and then your changing or something and you notice something is dried on there, so I just had to take it off lol.
As for the hair on the belly stuff, I don't think I ever got any of that, mind you it seems like so long ago that I might of, and I am a real person who hates hair other then on my head.
Well, with my twins I never had stitches down there, and that they were surprised on, and as far as I know personally, mine did go back to being how it used to!!! I can't say for everyone, but just for myself lol.
Keeks- about the baby pinching down there, my  babies dropped at 24 weeks so I basically had baby a's head  in my pelvic area from 24 weeks on, and then I had his brother on top, or a little to the side of him, so every now and then I don't think it was pinching, but more of scrapping the top of my cervix or something, it was definitely a really weird feeling, uncomfortable at that.
Both my kids hit my ribs with their feet, and what is worse is when they moved their arms they hit my hip bones or something that was nasty feeling.

[krissyy]

princesska-i've peed my pants a little bit 4xs so far!  3xs with a sneeze and 1x with a hard laugh!!!

mandy-i'm so excited about your upcoming weekend away!  what a good man!  he is right, that is exactly what you both need, and baby will be happy to feel the relaxation as well!!  as far as braxton hicks, they don't hurt, but are a little uncomfortable and freaky.  sometimes it feels like mild menstrual cramps, but usually it's hurts in my lower back slightly and the way i notice it is going on, is my stomach tightens up in a hard knot!  yesterday i was at the pool and it looked like a tight fist was punching out the right side of my tummy.  it's totally normal, but still is quite a weird experience.  hey, i've had peach d/c a few times, but then the next time i check it's clear or white so it must be normal...???

belly hair-i have slight white peach fuzz on my tummy but not sure if it's anymore than normal.  i have heard that it's more common with boy babies but i am sure that is probably just a myth...

keeks-see above in my note to mandy...i explained what my bh feel like.  i know that some will notice them more than others and some will get them sooner than others.  they aren't bad at all, just weird.  

overheating....i just started!  the last 2 or 3 nights, i have been so hot in my house!  i am always cold and my hubby is usually hot!  last night i woke up in a cloud of humidity in our 67 degree a.c. house and my hubby was bundled up in the blankets!  oh, summer pregnancy is going to be fun!! hehe.

kegels-i was really good about doing tthem at first but have been slacking.  i don't like to do them.  they make me feel dizzy.

leaky boobs-i haven't noticed leaking, but i have seen what keeks is describing.  i've seen crusties on the nipple a few times...i have been moisturizing like crazy to keep away those stretch marks so i don't think it's dry skin...

....i hope i'm not missing any replies...  i have to pee so bad that i can't write anymore!!!  my laptop is pressing my bladder!!!!!!

[princesska2]

lol so glad someone is peeing their pants along with me. i was starting to feel a bit upset by it even though it is normal. i never knew the hairy tummy thing meant boy.....wow fingers crossed for me then. i have only just started heating up in the last week too. and i cant judge myself whether it is just me or the temp so i am constantly asking hubby is it hot in here?? he thinks i am crazy cause i am always a cold bod and we are in the middle of winter here. i wanted the fan on in bed the other night and he refused to let me lol. i can tell when my bubs has its head way down as i feel like i need to sit down or else my front bum is going to fall out!! it is quite uncomfortable and i spose it is only going to be more frequent and worse. isnt it funny what no one ever tells you about being pregnant before you get pregnant!!!

[Joyce49788]

well i am so glad that everyone is doing well... sounds like normal pregnancy to me..lol

i am feeling crappy....i dont know if it is early early signs or if af is gonna show her ugly face but i have been having slight cramps all over my lower abdomen, headaches, sore bbs, nausea, and a whole bunch of other stuff....i am always tired and seems like always hungry.  idk what is going on and still about 8-9 days before i should be able to test...grrrr i hate waiting.

hopefully it is bfp and not af.
but i am trying to not get my hopes up....as then it will be that much worse when af shows up.

hugs to all....and lots & lots of super sticky baby dust to everyone *****

[krissyy]

princesska-i'm not positive it's a boy sign, but that is just what i've heard.  i've read it in the old wive's tale mythes and both of my friends had boys and also had hairy tummies thru their pregnancies.  i'm also glad to know that i'm not the only one peeing myself!  i though i was too early along for that...i didn't think that happened till the very end of pregnancy when you are a house!  my baby is laying kind of low so i guess she is just pinching my bladder.  every now and then i feel her poking at my bladder...i think she uses it as a pillow and likes to fluff it up!

joyce-it's so tricky isn't it?!?!  how pregnancy signs and af signs can be so similar!!!  i remember when i found out i was pregnant i felt like i was getting the flu, but turned out to be a little bug that would last 9 months!!

[Jamie21]

Well since I screwed up my ultra sound dates and thought it was on last friday, I have now waited the long wait for today to come. Today is MY actual day for the ultra sound, and today is the day we find out if I'm having twins again, or just one!!

[Joyce49788]

Jamie21 good luck and keep us posted

krissyy; thank you for the comment...yes it is very tricky and emotional...i am now 6dpo and still waiting impatiently.  the 2ww is unbearable at times

good luck to all who are having thier bundles of joy within the next  9 months

and tons of super sticky baby dust to those waiting

[Jamie21]

Well, I went and they only see one baby!!
So this time I will probably think it will be a breeze with just 1 baby and not twins again.
Posted my ultra sound pictures, I hear in canada they don't do early ultra sounds you have to wait for 19week, but I got an early one due to spotting, but no more spotting for about a month now, and I'm exactly 11 weeks 1 day!! Babies heart beat was 160 so a good strong heart beat, so I am excited now!! It was moving SOO much active little thing lol. My boys were active too!! Its going to be different carrying one baby this time and not two, but I will deal with it! At first I was disappointed, but that is okay. I am excited lol.

[krissyy]

jamie-ooooo, i think it's a girl!!  you are right, one should be a piece of cake for you!  i haven't looked at your newest pics yet, but i will after i post this msg.  i'm glad that everything is going well.  when is your exact due date?

joyce-2ww is stressful and oh so exciting all at once!  the waiting period before i got my bfp, it was exciting because i was just feeling "off" and i just knew that my baby had been made!!!  i got 2 negatives on xmas eve and xmas day, then i got my positive 2 days later :)  :)  :)

today we ordered our crib furniture!  maybe we will meet our july1st deadline of having the nursery together afterall!!

[princesska2]

jamie that is great!! love your photos - congratulations. from the 160 heart beat it seems likely to be a girl the old wives say. very excited for you. are you going to find out the sex at your 19week scan? i am still very excited to find out what we are having seeing we decided to keep it a surprise till birth. sometimes i wish i had found out but in a way i am glad we have a surprise coming - and i love the guessing games. feeling ok now guys. only throwing up first thing in morning and last thing at night. days seems to be ok. however i have no energy and days spent on the couch i look forward to. have to go do the grocery shopping today DOH gotta hate that. has anyone started buying nappies yet? i think you call them diapers??? is anyone doing the cloth thing or the disposable.? i am starting to get the odd pack and baby shampoo and neccessities every time i go shopping (i love being well prepared) with my first i had over 300 nappies before she was even born it was great. has anyone decided to go with or against the dummy?? maybe you call it a soother but not sure. sorry!!!

[Joyce49788]

Jaime i am glad to hear the baby is doing good...1 baby is just as much fun as 2 i would think...lol

hope all is going well with everyone else too

for those who have yet to get thier bfp....tons and tons of super sticky baby dust sent to you.

princess.. are you talking about a pacifier?  binky...lol
i am soo glad that you are getting well prepared, i liked to do that as well.

[princesska2]

lol yes thats it!!! we call them dummies. don't know why. my 2 girls had them pretty much as soon as they were born but over here it is frowned upon by the midwives so i was just wondering what all the girls have decided. good luck to you and lots of baby dust rolled in honey and sticky juice coming your way!!

[Jamie21]

Krissyy-  Um they guy did not know off hand, but every online calculator that I use says December 15th, and that was my original due date with my twins, but since you don't go full 40 weeks I had them at 38 instead so December 1st they were born. Kinda funny the same time my boys were conceived so was this one HAHA!! Yes, it does look kinda like a little jelly bean, its pretty cute!! It was pretty active too!! Moving around like crazy, kinda funny seeing the little thing do that. You think its a girl, well I will definitely be posting at the end of july when I have my 19 week ultra sound and letting everyone know if this one is as camera happy as the boys were and not shy about showing their privates LOL!!

Princesska2- aw well thank you very much!! Yes I will be finding out the sex when I can. Maybe if I had one of each I wouldn't worry so much, but I don't have one of each so!!

Joyce- Thank you!! I bet it would be as much fun, it can have a little more of my attention too!! My boys did not get too much quality time with me, it was always jumping from on to the other, and even now they don't get too much quality time because jealousy, and they are more independent and what not. I know a lady who has a baby girl and Jake he gives her hugs and its cute, Gabriel just did his own thing, but it maybe different when its actually here and kinda they will have to learn patience, they are so demanding and temperamental, hope its just an age thing. Jake will throw himself back, roll on the floor, arch his back and scream real loud, its like okay you can go sit or he can just have it itout, and he will for about 20-45 minutes lol.
Also good luck to you for your BFP!!

[Joyce49788]

princess...i dont think it is too frowned upon here, i TRIED to get my kids to take a paci and my daughter wouldnt (i bought EVERY kind to try with her and she just refused it) and my older son took it til he was about 3 months and then nothing and i think my younger boy was about the same....IF i get preg now or future, i will have to discuss it with dh as i am not sure what his thoughts on it is...but i opt FOR the BINKY....lol

Jamie.... i cant imagine having more than one at a time...since i have had all c-sections mine will end up being 10 days or so early.... girls can be fun, i have 1...but i would take a boy anyday... my daughter is almost 14 and omg i think i should have put her back until she was a boy....lol
my boys are both fairly mello and do thier own thing although my youngest Hunter...will throw fits yet when he doesnt get his own way but even at almost 6 i think it is a age thing...hope if i get my bfp that he will adjust ok....lol

i think this cycle will be 34 days....i am planning on testing...if af doesnt show on june 8th...wish me luck 11 more day...UGHHHH

[Jamie21]

Oh a c section? That is cool !!!
I was terrified of having a c section and I didn't have to they were head down at born 3 minutes a part at 6 pounds 3 ounces each, and I was happy to have em out because I was very uncomfortable.
Yeah that is why I only want 1 girl I think ahah!! I remember my mom and I when I was in teenage years, and it was a rough road!!

Baby B was my trouble maker and still is my trouble maker, and he is a bully!!

[Joyce49788]

well my first c-section was NOT planned...i was 2 weeks over due (this is my girl) and i was induced at like 6am on June 30th...at 6pm that night they stopped the pitosin(spelled wrong i am sure) and started it back up around 7 the next morning.  at noon they broke my water (was only dialated the 3 the entire time) and there was murconium (again sorry of spelling) everywhere....this was on July 1st.... 11:45PM July 1st they decided to do a Emergency C-section...

it was horrible so i copped out on my second one....and then the doc told me on the last one that if i went into labor he would let me try it...otherwise i was scheduled 10 days before due date.

[Jamie21]

Oh wow!! Really? Oh yeah, my sister in law was trying to do it vaginally, but the baby wouldn't drop and eventually I think the baby went into distress or something or the heart rate started going down, so they had to do an emergency c section, and I think she has to have c sections for all her kids they told her.
So pretty scary, I like naturally, I had a nice easy birthing I do have to say that.

[Joyce49788]

easy? with twins?  wow you must be lucky....i hope that this one is just as easy.  i dont mind the c-sections...actually it wasnt as hard as getting my gallbladder removed laproscopically.  i think the lap hurt ALOT worst.  and my incision is up and down instead of bikini.  which might explain why i have a hernia...idk.  but with my youngest i went in on a friday and left sunday morning.  i was up and moving, i was going to the bathroom, and passing gas, so they let me go.  i told them that i was NOT gonna be in the hospital on my daughters bday...yeah they wanted to deliver my youngest ON my daughters 8th bday, July 1st...but i told them...not gonna happen, and so they took him on June 28th....lol  
anyhow mostly the nurses are really great, and you get pampered a lil...it is kinda nice...lol
when i had my oldest boy i was living in TX and the hospital down there kept bringing me the baby, and i wanted to sleep....they said "you need to get used to getting up with him every few hours"...i told her "lady i have a 2 yr old at home, i know ALL about getting up...i know what i have to go home to, so i am taking a vacation"...she just laughed at me.  
shoot when i had my daughter they were WAKING her up every two hours...i asked them if they were crazy.  they told me "well she has to have a schedule"...i told them, she is 8 hours old, she will wake up and tell me when she is hungry, wet, ect... DO NOT let me catch you waking her up again...and as far as i know they never did...lmao

anyhow i am going on and on
have a good night Jamie and keep everyone posted

[Jamie21]

Yes with twins. I was in active labor for 5 hrs, at 4:00pm they broke my water, by 5pm I had the epidural, by 7pm I was in Lots of pain, and then they gave me a dose of epidural again and then I was frozen, lol right after my doctor came in and checked me and said oh wow your already fully dilated and then I guess I was too frozen for your first they kinda like you to feel pressure of when to push so you know where to push and whatever else they said, so around 8:00pm they came back and started taking me to the operating room, and you always deliver twins in the operating room even if your doing it naturally just incase of an emergency c section, so then at 8:45ish they asked me if I could feel anything and I just said yes because number one I didn't want to feel any pressure or pain, so by 8:53pm Gabriel was out, and by 8:56pm Jacob was out!! Weighing 6 pounds 3 ounces each, and I felt absolutely nothing, and as gross as it sounds since I was already open from first baby Jake they could just pull out really, then they pulled out the two placentas together those things were like 2 pounds each kinda gross.
For me the pain of having to try and get up afterwards was worse for me then the actual labor, I could not believe how much you hurt after giving birth, but it totally makes sense.

[Joyce49788]

Sitting here reading the last few posts between you and i, i start to wonder, how much we are scaring the pants of some of these other ladies...lol

To the rest of the ladies: As awful as some of the stories are...whether c-section, natural, or drugged..once you see that baby it doesnt even matter anymore and it all seems worth it.

I would have loved to feel the relieve and experience of giving birth vaginally but it was not meant to be, and so i accepted that long ago...although it is normal and understandable after the first c-section to feel like you are somewhat inadequate....but you are not, for me to say "dont feel like that" is not fair as some women do...i did.  and my ex made me feel like it because i had to have c-section...he actually told me "if you would have had Travis natural you could have had MY SON natural"....i almost told him "then you can deliver this baby"...but i knew i would probably have gotten slapped...lol

anyhow all good luck with deliveries and bfp's...lots and lots of super super sticky baby dust****

[krissyy]

princesska-so glad that you are feeling a bit better!!

jamie-i can't wait to find out!  i am predicting girl because of the heartbeat, just as princess said...but, i know that's not sure sign as some of the other girls (i think mandy and ash) had higher baby heartbeats and are having boys.  my little girls heartbeat has been between 150-155.  goodness, december will be such a busy month for you!

pampers-i am going to start picking them up here and there when i see sales.

binkies-some people frown upon them, but i plan to use them during the first 6 months at least.  they are recommended in this amazing book that i am reading!  it is slowly but surely chasing away my fears of being a first time mom...  

my new favorite book-it's called "the happiest baby on the block."  i'm almost finished it.  it's full of great info about how to calm baby.  i just ordered "baby whisperer" which came highly recommened to me as well.  

giving birth-i'm surprisingly not too freaked out yet.  i am just waiting for the panic to sit in...i thought it would at my halfway point, but i'm still feeling pretty relaxed.  i'm sure i will freak out as soon as i walk thru the hospital doors in screaming pain!!!

[Jamie21]

haha yeah, my boys varied from 140-171, before they were born they monitored the heart beats and they were 163-171 so who knows, I have no idea.
I feel like its another boy actually, so we will have to wait and see until the end of July!! haha...
I used soothers, I am not against them I just never tried to use them all the time, my boys Jake would take one, but Gabriel never really was interested and so I didn't worry about it, but my wonderful mother in law thought that I should and everytime she was around made him suck on it, and then my hubby started doing it every time he cried or something, so he got hooked on them, and now they only get it for nap and bed time, they know when they wake up they will pull it off their shirt and give it to me, so that is nice!!
I'm having a hard time getting them off the bottles!!!
I never screamed in pain for my labor, I didn't make any real noise lol.

[Joyce49788]

i was in labor for my dd but it wasnt meant to happen...i didnt have really bad labor til the second day, and then when they did the c-section and told me her face was down instead of her crown...omg i was PO'd as that could have caused lasting effects...but she is fine...or at least as fine as a month til 14 yr old can be....lol

to all those who may be close to delivery, relax, and breath....hopefully it will be smooth sailing...

those waiting and early in cycle...TONS of sssbd*******

[Keeks]

As far as suckies go I am ALL for them! lol....Ive bought 4 so far and my baby is getting one right away , the best way to get them used to it is to start right from birth and I dont find them a bad thing at all , it helps with their oral development , it teaches them to soothe themselves , helps with suckling for comfort & not over eating while breastfed , and I dont want a thumbsucker , its a million times harder to break a child of something like thumb sucking thats physically attached to them than it is to take away and a suckie.....but I know everyone has their own opinions , totaly respect them , but I just see ALOT more positives in a suckie than negatives!

We've bought alot of diapers , all pampers , we bought so far 2 packs of newborn , 3 packs of size 1's and 3 of size 2.....then for my baby shower im just going to make sure people know all we need is size 2 & 3 because they stay in them the longest and were gonna pick up a few more packs of size 1's before the baby , we also have a million and one wipes , they were always on sale when we bought diapers so we majorly stocked up , I think I have like 4 tubs and 10 refill packs lol....should last a while :P......Im all for being totaly prepared LOL

Krissy im not at all afraid of labour either LOL......Im terrified at the idea of a c-section , but natural birth  not at all.......I dont know if its because im just expecting the worst but knowing I can do it or what but its not a real issue yet.....Im sure i'll panic when the time comes but even then , as long as its not like a physical cut or something I can see , im okay with pain , and its not like you cant move around and do things to help ease it , I think its all gonna be fine!....I have a doctors appt in about 15 minutes and im gonna ask to make sure the baby is head down just to ease my c-section fears LOL

I will post more tonite , but im off & running as usual! Hope everyone has a great weekend & good luck to the ladies TTC :) ****************** BABY DUST******************

[Joyce49788]

good luck to you my dear...it is always good to be well prepared..i know i was for all of mine, and when i have another i am sure i will be the same way.  i want so badly to go through and grab diapers and stuff when i see them on sale cause i know eventually i will need them.  but that would probably jinx myself...

let us know how your appt went and we keep you in our thoughts.

[Keeks]

Joyce , you know whats funny , I bought almost all the big stuff before I got my BFP!.....Around xmas time Walmart had a BIG sale on alot of their baby items , We got our crib for like $159 and it was regular $199 , we got our carseat for $69 regular $99 , umm I bought a few cute outfits that were on sale because they were off season , and then on boxing day I bought the matching stroller to my carseat cause it was on clearance & there was only one left.....4 days later - New Years Day , I got my BFP!.....I was so afraid I had jinxed myself  but it was such a good decision , saved us a TON of $$ and I got what I wanted before they went on clearance or something and then we started buying stuff right after that , I was only like 15 weeks or so when we did up our nursery and yeah.....I dont know , I say if your planning on another one and trying , why not stock up when there are sales & stuff.....and the thing of it is with diapers and all that , they are always handy for babyshowers or baby gifts , so if you buy 3 packs of newborn on sale and use 2 , well theres a free baby gift LOL....same with clothes , we dont know the gender , but if I see cute girl or boy clothes on cheap , I buy them , I have like a million friends due around the same time and i'll just give them away , or even give them to a thrift store....I wouldnt worry about a jinx! I think you'll be just fine to get a few things here and there.....You'll get your BFP soon and it will be worth it! :)

Krissy , Mandy or Princess ....all you ladies around the 25-27 week mark  , do you now see your doctor 2x a month instead of once?......and have you had your gluclose test yet?........I start seeing my doctor every 2 weeks now until the 35 week mark and then go every week......I didnt realize that happened so soon , god this pregnancy seems to be FLYING by lol.......and im kinda nervous for the gluclose test , I dont FEEL like theres anything wrong but im nervous because I eat alot of fruit & drink alot of fruit juices , for whatever reason I have a hard time drinking water.....I go on monday for the rest of my blood work and gluclose test , I have to sit there for an hour which is gonna totaly suck but oh well.....Other than that everything looks fine I guess , I asked her about the weird pinching pains I keep feeling down there and she said its totaly normal , its one of the muscles loosening & softening and its causing some pressure......Which is good to hear cause I was scared thinking the baby had like dropped or something LOL.......Other than that all is well!

Anyone else have any doctor updates? new pics? anything lol?

I just found out ANOTHER one of my girlfriends is pregnant lol...We were at a bonfire last night at a friends place and my boyfriend & the other 2 guys are all soon to be dads and then me and my 2 girlfriends are sitting there stuffing our faces with smores while the boys drink crown lol.....It was kinda neat , especially for my Fiance cause hes a first time dad and both the other 2 have kids , so they talked and stuff which was neat!.....I have 2 friends due in July ,  me & 3 friends due in Sept , one in October and then 3 so far in December....Crazy I tell ya! lol.....and they are looking to start closing down schools in my town...haha our latest baby boom could fill a whole school :P

Anyways gonna eat my cheezies and go to bed.....Hope everyone has a great weekend :)

[katebud]

Hi all!  :) Just to drop a note, I am on cd9.  I hope this month is a go!  :)  
Also, I love the long posts, and knowing how everyone is doing.  
Hubby and I are doing very well.  The apartment is very nice...I have a story that I will tell in a later post about it though (I know, one week and already fun stories) not really fun.  :)  but I'm still smiling!
baby dust******************Pouf!*************************

[Keeks]

Im sooooo praying & hoping this is your month!!......Moving im sure took alot of the stress off of you and TTC!!......Glad to hear everything is going good.....I love funny stories so be sure to tell next time you pop in! hehe!......Im sending soooooooooooooo much oooey gooey super sticky baby dust your way! You've got this great new place and now all you need is a baby to make it a home!......Gosh im so excited for you!!......Take care hun & keep in touch when you have time :)

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[Jamie21]

Well nothing new really to update on my pregnancy, but my boys are 18 months and I know some people wait till 2 to put their kids in big boy beds, but I did it tonight!!!
I want them to learn to sleep in it before new baby comes, and since when they turn 2 the baby will be born 17 days after so not enough time I think to get them ready. I have tons of things to do before baby comes with my boys.... Potty train, get them used to the beds, totally take away soothers at nap time, and bed time, they don't use it during the day any more. Also, bottles I am trying to take away, man SOO much stuff!
So how is everyone doing?

[Joyce49788]

i just wanted to update all...it is cd 30 and 10dpo...no sign of af yet...and i am seriously wondering if the crampy feeling i had had was implantation.   but as you all know i JUST came off of the IUD on the 2nd of May so maybe i have to give it a few months if af doesnt show...BUT i have dreams...call them premonitions at times...and 2 nights ago i had a dream that i awoke from yesterday, and it was about having a BFP...NOT all of my dreams come true, but i have had so many dreams about having babies in the past 6 months that i know it is coming...if not this month, then soon.  

anyhow ....

Jamie21: when are you due again?  how did the boys react to thier "big boy beds"? let me know...

Keeks: i would love to get all of that stuff before my BFP even but right now dh would have a fit, cause the kids would be asking all sorts of questions and if i got a bfn then i think i would be heartbroke... i will wait though, because the first and last time i bought anything before i felt movement and hit the 20 week point...i lost her.  so i just as soon start buying things AFTER 20 weeks...lol

katebud: i truly hope this is your month and that you get your bfp...that would be wonderful...you deserve it hun.

all the rest of the lovely ladies on this thread...good luck with pregnancies and ttc...and LOTS of SSBD for those ttc

[Jamie21]

Well they are getting used to it, tonight is a little easier then yesterday actually mind you they were super full, and were super tired!!
But they will get the hang of it.
I am due December 17th, 17 days after the boys 2nd birthday, they were born december 1, 2006

[Joyce49788]

kool...i hope that the summer isnt too terrible for you and that it flies by....i am glad that the boys are adjusting...it shouldnt be too bad.  i was a sissy and waited to the very last minute to make chances like that...my oldest boy who is 11 now, was nearly 3 before i took bottle away cause i thought he was gonna be my last...and same situation with my youngest who is almost 6....HE probably IS my last...lol

[krissyy]

jamie-aw, your little boys are growing up!  

keeks-i had my glucose test today (btw-i am 26.5 weeks).  it felt like it took forever!!  but, i was prepared and brought a book.  the orange stuff i had to drink wasn't horrible in flavor, but it kind of felt like thick acid in my throat!!  i guess i will find out the results next week at my doctor appointment.  i, too, eat a lot of fruit and fruit juices.  but after researching gestational diabetes, i'm not as worried about it as i was...  it's mostly common if you are overweight and have a history of type 2 diabetes in your family.  it doesn't sound like you have gained much weight....i'm sure you will be fine.  so far, i have gained 17lbs but my doctor says it's fine.  they want me to gain a total of 35-40lbs.  i think i will probably be right in the middle of that by the end of the pregnancy.  i am predicting 35lbs exactly.  i'm so glad you mentioned going every two weeks cuz i was wondering when that would happen...i was thinking at about 30 weeks or so!  but maybe they will want to start seeing me in 2 weeks after my appointment next week!  exciting!!    

joyce-af here yet??  my fingers are crossed for you!!

[Joyce49788]

nope not yet dear...and although some of the "symptoms" are not as noticable now...they are still there but not as bad...the crampy feeling of a week or so ago is all but gone..i am thinking implantation maybe? i hope so

so far it doesnt even look like she is gonna raise her ugly head....she (af) can stay away...i have about 6 days til i can test according to dh....although i tested on the sly a couple days ago it was 9dpo and still wayyy early... this is getting harder and harder to stay positive cause it seems like forever before i am gonna be able to test.

my kids have today...as last full day of school...and then tuesday and wednesday are half days and they are done til fall.... but that means i have to take little bit (Hunter-5yrs old) to Detroit on friday to catch a plane on saturday...it sucks.  but it is something i have to live with...court orders and all.

anyhow i hope every thing is going well with everyone and SSBD to all

[Keeks]

Krissy ~ Glad to hear the gluclose test went well! Im not too worried about it  but it would just ease my mind to know its okay , I dont have any real symptoms of it , and I know there are people out there who drink like cans of coke everyday and eat **** and are fine , so im sure im good too!......Yeah My doctor said 28 weeks is when you start going every 2 weeks and then from 34 weeks its every week......I think the only positive to THAT many doctor visits is gonna be the air conditioned building in the summer LOL......I definelty wont miss anymore pee tests once this pregnancy is over though LOL......Are you starting to get at all uncomfortable yet?.....I was FINE until today and all of the sudden its like the baby has stretched and its stuck in my ribs and it hurts , its like super uncomfortable to sit because its got feet kinda right below my boobs so its hard to breathe and eating doesnt work , I have to eat like little bits at a time and wait for the baby to sort of move out of the way to be hungry again LOL.....We'll see how sleeping goes tonite :P

Jamie ~ Hope putting the boys in their own bed goes well!.....Eh the whole wait until 2 thing goes just depends on the child , alot of kids can go into a toddler bed as soon as they start walking because they learn to climb outta the crib......It will help teach them independance & such before the new baby too which is good!.......Bottles will be kind of hard , but just try to introduce Sippy cups during the day and before bed , then just do suckies at bedtime....and then take away the suckies next.....I read that taking away ALL comfort things at once can be traumatizing , but one at a time helps them to make the transition......It will be fine though! I think the potty training will be your biggest challenge!......Best tip I know from having nephews and boy cousins....the fruit loop trick....stick 3 or 4 fruit loops in the toliet and teach then to aim.....it works and its fine...Gives them a goal and motivation.....Good Luck! Let us know how it goes :)

Joyce ~ Good Luck & Lots of baby dust!......6 days seems like a long time but it will go by fast! keep us posted :)

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[Joyce49788]

thanks...i made the mistake to test this morning use FMU, and a BFN so i think i will wait until the 8th....i dont hold out much hope anymore, although dh says that he will bet money that i am...lol

i know 12dpo is a lil early sometimes, but i have seen SOOO many women on these threads get a bfp after 10-12dpo so i thought MAYBE.but i am done testing til the 8th...i just cant get my hopes up anymore.  idk am i being foolish?  still no sign of af, the crampy feeling is mostly gone, although there are twinges here and there, and bbs still a tad sore.  last night laying in bed, i thought i was gonna have to run to bathroom i felt so sick....but i took a few deep breaths and it passed.  i dont know...there have been many days lately that i am more convinced it is all in my head.  anyhow i hope all is going well with you....

*********************************SSBD**************************************
SSBD covered with honey for good measure
make it sticky and sweet...lol...and a BFP would be SOOO sweet...lol

hugs and luv to all

[Jamie21]

So far the transition to the big boy beds is going great!!
The bottle thing, well they do take the sippy cup, but they refuse it at night time as a drink for a bottle or something, they just don't like it!!
Plus they don't eat very much during the day, they refuse too! But lately they are getting really good, trying to get them on a good eating schedule for breakfast, lunch, snack, and supper time!! So they are always drinking from their sippy cups during the day, but oh well!! I figured once they start eating properly during the day it might be easier for them to stop the bottle...
Plus, they only get their soothers at nap and night time, but I started early on getting them to eat from a bowl with a spoon or something, so they are doing that as well and they are doing well with it, but just soo much to do!! So the bottle to me is not that big of a deal, potty training I'm starting tomorrow actually, getting them big boy underwear and what not.

Ah kids life is fun!!

[krissyy]

joyce-just be excited every day when you wake up and af isn't there!!  ;-)  i hope the hpt is worth the wait!  sorry to hear you have to send away your little boy.  is he gone all summer?

keeks-starting to get a little uncomfortable.  i can't sit straight up or slouched forward for very long...i have to lean back to breath comfortably.  and laying flat on my back is out of the question!!  i got my brows waxed today laying on my back and thought i would sufficate!!!  i know what you mean about eatting bits...i feel like if i eat a normal about in one sitting, there isn't room for everything because of baby girl and it's hard to breathe sometimes!!  yea, can you believe it???  every 2 weeks!!!  it's getting close!  i wish there was a way we could all have a reunion after everyone got their bfps and had their babies so we could meet eachother/babies etc.

my obsession-i have been stalking my baby registry.  it started out being because i would change it or add to it or take things off of it almost daily...last week i noticed that a few items were purchased!  so now i can't stop checking to see what things people buy!!  i can't believe it!!!  i have no idea when the shower would be...i haven't been invited to anything out of the ordinary!  i do have a shower on my husbands side in delaware (out of town) on aug.3, but i'm sure my side of the family will try to surprise me.  they are doing separate showers because we live 2+ hours from my inlaws and we both have big families/friends.  anyone else stalking their registry???  i registered at babies-r-us and a few things at buy buy baby.  how about you girls?

[Joyce49788]

yes he will be gone ALL summer...from saturday june 7-saturday august 23...it is gonna be a LONG summer.

hope all is well with lil bean, and stay healthy.

hugs and luv

[Jamie21]

Ha I remember with my boys I could not breath at all with those two!!
Then when I gave birth the first one came out and its like oh wow breathing is a little easier, and then the other one came out, and wow I just couldn't believe how easy it seemed to breath, it was just big breaths and not short little ones like I had to do with the boys. Plus after they were born I was so happy on being able to make it an hour with out having to pee, I would make it through the full movie without going to the washroom and I thought it was the best thing in the world lol.

[Joyce49788]

lol jamie21, but you wouldnt have changed it for the world, right?

[Jamie21]

Nope, I wouldn't change it for the world, but man its hot out here lately and I am telling you I am dying and I'm only 12 weeks pregnant, and to think I still have the rest of summer to go, and this isn't even summer yet!!
Oh my goodness, and I got no AC in my house what so ever !!
Joys of being pregnant, at least the out come is worth it!!

[Joyce49788]

yeah jamie, i know.  although i never had to go through any but the very slightest of my preg in HOT weather...my oldest son was born jan 17th, and we were in Texas at the time....now THAT was hot.
the other 2, were both born in the beginning of summer...my daughter was july 1 and my youngest is june 28...needless to say i was not happy when the courts awarded my ex ALL of summer break, meaning that i will NEVER be able to celebrate the day he was born ON the day he was born EVER again, as long as this order stands.  it sux

anyhow that kinda has me stressing, i have to pack clothes and such tomorrow so that i can be ready for friday morning.

good luck hun for the rest of the summer...get some major high powered fans going...lol

hugs and luv
SSBD covered in honey to those who are still ttc

[Keeks]

Yeah the hot weather is DEFINELTY starting to suck lol......I was fine until we hit the 30+ mark and now its a little brutal.....I find that right now where I live is bearable at least at night because it cools down so much........Were getting an air conditioner soon , just waiting for the sales to come on in the next few weeks.....do any of you have like lakes or rivers you can go swimming in close by once summer hits?........My doctor told me Malls are a GREAT place pregnant in the summer lol.....but most Husbands dont agree :P lol.....I thought that was kinda cute , and probably so true.....hehe

Krissy ~ I know what you mean about breathing , its alot harder than expected lol.......I can lay flat but I find its my boobs that suffocate me LOL they are so darn big now its pathetic......I try to sort of lay on my back but sideways I dont know , hard to explain but it works for me.....laying on my side is hard sometimes because the baby will kick me sooo much if I lay too far to my side and ugh! I've just given up being comfortable lol.....are you still exercising and such?......I havent been which is probably so bad ,but I dont have the energy really and my back has started to bother me again so I dont know, I feel like such a lazy slob.....I should try to get out walking alot more maybe......Have you felt your little girl hicup yet?.....Im waiting , I dont know if it has and I didnt know it or what , Im excited though! lol

I went for my gluclose test yesterday....dude the stuff you have to drink isnt so bad , it tastes like McDonalds Orange Pop.....its hard to get down after the first few sips , but alot better than what I had expected!......Krissy , I get my results in 2 days? I wonder why its 2 weeks there?.....I feel so bad for the nurses at the clinic though , I have veins that run away so its like near impossible to get my blood lol....and the first round of blood work the nurse tried I think 3 times another one tried once and then finally the 3rd nurse got it....and this time around , the same nurse tried 3 times in one arm and then the 2nd nurse tried 2 times in the other......It hurts when they go like in the side of the crease of your arm!.....Oh well , it really doesnt hurt me , I just feel bad for them because im sure they dont like doing it that many times lol......the 1st nurse joked that we should just ask the old man across from me getting his blood taken if we can borrow some LOL.....

Im beginning to think NOT knowing the sex of the baby is a mistake LOL.....its driving me INSANE! Its all I can think about , its horrible , at night I just dwell on it and I dont know why...........People are irritating me ( mainly my stupid cousin) but im just sick of people being like " its a boy".....knowing full well that I really want a girl.....like its fine when my mom & Fiance do it , because its different , but like my cousin just says it to spite me because she had 2 girls and she wanted girls........and its hard cause its not that I DONT want a boy , I would obviously love it the same , but its just alot harder to imagine having a boy when my Fiance is gone so much and there are NO male figures in my family for a boy to look up too.....all my uncles are drunks & losers , my real dad isnt around much , my step dad would be there but its not the same.....My Papa but hes getting older , Im just afraid that if it was a boy it would turn out like my 2 boy cousins who dont have dads in the picture....whiney and girlie......and I dont want that , but im very girlie and as I said with my Fiance only home every other month , its gonna be a big challenge and it just seems unfair to a boy......and all the babies born in our immediate families , are boys , I have 3 nephews and a niece shes the oldest ( they dont live here though) and all 4 of my cousins are boys.....( me and my 3 oldest cousins are girls , then the 4 boys).....I dont know , just rambling , I guess trying to see if my fears are reasonable or if im just being weird lol.........I guess ive just always had this picture in my head of what my family would be like and it was always me & Rob and our little girl......and I know my Papa & his dad want a girl so bad , and I want that for them , I want my little girl to spend the time with my Papa like I did , coloring & going for breakfast at a special place.....and this sounds bad , but im my Papa's favourtie , first born and best behaved lol and I know that since all of my cousins were born & I got older , he misses the company of me....and the time I spent there.....so for me to have a little girl to kinda fill in that space for the time he has left , would just mean everything.....:(

Anyways K done rambling LOL sorry! Had to get it out though and I know you ladies will tell me if im being a spazz or over-reacting

Jamie ~ How did the 1st day of potty training go?........Glad to hear the boys seem to be transitioning well! Thats great! each day will just be a step at a time and before you know it you'll be crying for your babies back LOL.......I cant belive your 12 weeks already :) Time seems to be flying by :)

Joyce ~ Make sure to keep us updated on how your testing goes! Each day without AF is one step closer to your BFP! :) Im so excited! ********** BABY DUST*********

[krissyy]

i am still exercising and i think it has been helpful.  i am trying so hard to keep up with my kegels because i heard that it was supposed to decrease the rippage.  we are about 2 hours from the ocean so i go there when i can, but ihave been spending lots of time at the pool...i have felt the hiccups...a few weeks ago she kept me up all night with them, but hasn't really had them since...as far as the glucose test, i could probably find out sooner if i call, but usually no word is good word and i find out the exact results at my obgyn appt.

girl, find out the gender!!  go and do it!  you will feel so much better!!  i developed a whole new bond with my baby when i found out.  the surprise part is fun, but seeing the little suzie Q on the sonogram is exciting too!!  i would have gone insane had i waited...i don't konw how i made it the first 17 weeks not knowing!!!  ;-)

[princesska2]

it sounds ike you need to go and find out what you are having girl!! book another sono and go find out it sounds like it is killing you. i am sort of still glad we didnt find out what it is although on some days i am like i so wish i just knew!!! lol but i think if i was really really wanting a certain sex i would have found out. just so you can get over any disappointment or sadness if it is not the one you really wanted. even though i have 2 girls and a boy would be great now i am still happy to have another girl so i am leaving it a surprise.
i am feeling really huge all of a sudden. and i still have 3 months to go so i am like gee i really am going to be big this time. i feel like a whale in bed and can never get comfy, my tummy is really itchy cause of all the stretching. i forgot how tiresome and uncomfortable the last trimester is - not that i am there yet but i am feeling it getting closer! lol i am pretty sure i will be having another sono soon to see how bubs is going. with all the sickness and meds i am on the like me to have at least 4 throughout the pregnancy. my next appointment at hospital is in 2 weeks. i have been really slack and havent been checked up for over 6 weeks. i am dreading having to go every 2 weeks soon as the docs is over an hour away and i always throw up driving blah blah blah. such i whinge i am hey. i will have the glucose test in 2 weeks and also a anti d injection in my butt OUCH.
we dont have baby showers over here but it sounds like loads of fun getting pressies and stuff! has anyone else planned theirs?? krissy i would be stalking the registry too!! lol just couldnt help myself. this weekend is a long weekend so i think we might start getting the nursery organised. i have sorted through 2 suitcases of clothing that my sister sent me from her kids and bags and bags of clothes from my girls. i put all the tiny either sex sort of clothes in a bag ready for the hospital. i love looking through babies clothes it makes me so clucky!!!
every time i eat these days the baby goes hay wire!! it kicks and dances and i swear i can here it being happy. lol so obviously it is going to be a big eater. i will be putting bubs straight on the bottle so will have to start stocking up on formula soon - it is so expensive. i had massive trouble trying to feed my 2 girls so with this one i thought i would save myself the heartache and the tears and put it on bottle straight away. what i will do tho is express for a few weeks so that it gets the best  colostrum and stuff then i wont feel so guilty. do you guys do birthing classes over there??
anyway i hope everyone is well and those ttc are getting some good news. katebud how are oyu going???? has anyone heard form mandy in a while???

[Jamie21]

Well, I didn't do the first day of potty training today, just due to I had a dentist appointment and want to set a few days where I am at home and will be at home all day and night so I can concentrate just on my boys and potty training.
At this point they are too young really, they say start at 22 months, but it may take 6-12 months to get them potty trained so I am starting now, and all I can really do is put them in old clothes that don't fit real well, and their big boy underwear and say okay pee yourself LOL!!
Yes the transition was a surprise that it went so well, and I won't complain which I only hope that the bottle would of been that easy, but that is okay, the bottle isn't my first and number one worry at the moment.
I know time is sort of flying by, and then other days it seems to go forever. Like now it seems forever because I am waiting for my 19 week ultra sound in the end of July to find out the sex of my baby!! I guessed its a boy, and it will weight about 7 1/2 pounds haha!! His family makes guesses when someone gets pregnant, and that is my guess. He says its going to be 8 pounds and I'm thinking ha yeah right!!
The hiccup I always thought that I would not feel the boys hiccuping, and you know what you will know when it does it, umm it sort of feels like umm I don't know when you hiccup, but maybe not as strong and in your belly!! My boys hiccuped all the time and eventually it was more annoying then anything LOL!! Plus one would hiccup then it would finish, and then the next one would start up and it was just constant!!
But at first its a nice feeling, at 24 weeks I got 2 steroid shots in both of my hips, and those actually really hurt, but it developed their lungs a little quicker due to they said they could be born prematurely.
Yeah we don't have AC so its is really hot!!

Princess- I totally understand your views on the bottle! When I had my twins right off the bat they tried to get me to breastfeed both of them at the same time, and my views on breastfeeding weren't very good before I did that, and then that only made it worse, and they are very pushy with the whole breastfeeding thing. But the bottle was soo much easier for me due to I didn't have a baby stuck to my boob ever 30 minutes, like I needed to do things for myself too!! Plus, I did not produce enough milk, and I know they say drink tons, but with two new borns you barely have time to eat and do other things forget about drinking water constantly!!.

[krissyy]

princesska-remind me when your due date is?...actually, to EVERYONE WHO IS PREGNANT, can you remind me of your due dates???

jamie-my family/friends like to guess the baby's birthdate, gender and weight as well.  i have a written down list that i keep in my pregnancy journal.  my d.d. is sept. 5, but i am expecting baby girl on aug.21 at 2:22pm weighing 6lbs8oz.  

[princesska2]

my due date is 7.9.08 or is it the 9.9.08?? they change their minds so many times i cant remember my current one lol.

krissyy why do you think you will go early? i thought i would go early with both mine but that was obviously just wishful thinking as they were both late!!!!

[Jamie21]

Oh really? Is that what people are guessing or is that your actual set date? 6 pounds is a decent weight, my kids were 6 pounds 3 ounces and they had to wear premie stuff due to they were too small to fit in newborns, so they premature diapers are the cutest things, and I love pampers so I had bought pampers through the beginning, now I go to wonderful Costco and buy their diapers because its cheaper and better! Especially you get a nice big case of wipes, and diapers and it lasts the month for me, but that is because of there being two of them.
My due date is December 17, 2008

[krissyy]

princesska-i am due the 5th of sept., just a few days before you!!  i base me going early only on one thing...my activity level.  i am incredibily active, especially at work.  i am a massage therapist and we keep ourselves pretty busy at the spa i work.  i plan to work fulltime the whole way if my body lets me.  most women in my field go 2-3 weeks early, so that is the only reason i am assuming that.  

jamie-i originally predicted 7lbs7oz, but changed it as my family members tell me that with my size, i will probably have a baby in the 6lb range.  hard to say though, my husband and i are both tall...  little premies are soooo cute!!!  i'll bet your boys were just precious!

[Jamie21]

Ah they are precious, except for this week OH MY GOODNESS!! lol its like a week from hell or something, its just really bad with them right now, not listening, crying all the time (and their crying all the time insists of a high pitched nasty scream, lol so that is not fun to listen to no matter how many patience you have.)
But man I am just so exhausted lately its crazy!!

[Keeks]

Yeah , I sooo do need to find out the gender for peace of mind , but I wont lol......Here , it costs $150 to find out and we would have to go 3 hours out of town to do so , and I dont know , im more NOT finding out for the suprise which I think will pay off later , that and Im worried during labour I wont have the energy to push at the end and I think not knowing will give me that extra bit of excitment ya know? and I want something special to be left for my Fiance , so for him to be able to go out to the waiting room & tell everyone wether its a girl or boy will be something special just for him......it is killing me though LOL.....Im trying to adjust to the idea of it possibly being a boy , but I still dont think so , I just know in my gut its a girl.....I'll have to post tummy pics soon , I just feel so HUGE , it seems like ive gotten SO much bigger in the last few weeks lol

My Actual Due Date is unknown LOL......Somewhere between Sept 9th-13th.....I am hoping to go early though so I dont end up having to be induced LOL.....I am thinking that the baby will probably be between 7lbs 3oz - 7lbs 9oz.......I was 7lbs 6pz and so was my sister and we dont know how much my Fiance weighed because he was adopted , but we think he was about average......

Has anyone started their hospital bag? or buying the little things you need for the hospital?.....I havent even got that far yet , but I guess I should......seems insane that I have just over 13 weeks left , I remember how fast the first 13 weeks went , so im scared LOL......Have you gone for your hospital tours yet or done any pre-natal classes?

Anyways , im off to bed , I will talk to you lovely ladies im sure over the weekend! Have a good weekend :)

Mandy? Any updates hun?

[Jamie21]

I never did a hospital bag with my boys until the last minute, mind you I was supposed to be induced, but whatever they injected in me did not work, so they eventually broke my water and wow did it ever go fast.

But, I couldn't wait for a surprised lol, if I can find out the gender of this one I will definitely do so. I don't feel its a girl though, I think its another boy, but I won't know until the end of July at my 20 week ultra sound.
Well tuesday I will be 13 weeks, I am kinda happy!! I know a girl who was due around the same time as me or no the same day as me, and she miscarried at 11 weeks so I am still pretty nervous, I feel bad for her, but I don't want to m/c as well.

[Joyce49788]

i am back....good luck to all who are preg, and good luck to all in 2ww or just plain ttc.  i didnt have a great weekend and you can read my journal.  

keeks and jamie: i hope the time goes by and the earlier you can be ready, the better.  

hugs and luv to ya's

tons of ssbd to all

[Jamie21]

wow thinks its time to make a new one of these its taking a while to load up.

[krissyy]

i admire your willpower!  i am still guessing that it's a girl, but can't wait to find out!!  it's very sweet that your fiance will get to announce the gender to family and friends.  i always enjoy watching that part on "a baby story."  the dad's are always so proud!

i need to post a few more pics as well.  at about 25 weeks, i was officially popped out.  still not huge, but definitely, obviously pregnant to strangers.  

as far as the hospital bag, yes, i have started preparing a list.  i have already purchased travel size shampoo/conditioner/razor, etc...they are sitting with my list.  once my list is finalized, it will go into my bag!  i will need to get a few more things like baby's homecoming outfit.

where is mandy?????

[Jamie21]

Well super excited only 13 weeks and I found a crib that I want that converts from a baby bed to a toddler bed, and then to a day bed. So saves money=) and its only 279.99 and I know I say only, but I saw some that don't even convert for almost $500

[Keeks]

Well Krissy....my willpower dissapeared LOL.....but for a much different reason than just being nervous about having a boy......

The story of why & how I know the gender is long , so im sorry in advance......

Saturday night, around midnight the baby started acting kinda weird , flipping around and I could see distinct movements and parts of the body as it moved , and just super active....but passed it off as normal....then at about 2 30am I had some weird cramps , kinda just like AF cramps but with a weird backache....so I got up and re-searched it online , which all pretty much said normal due to stretching & to just switch positions & it should pass....so go back to bed...3 30am still no better so I called the nurses line who said the same thing , fairly normal , but then she asked me if the baby was more active....when I said yes she told me to go to emergency as soon as possible , so I woke up my Fiance & we left .....I honestly thought I was over-reacting.....but when we were walking into the hospital I started to have like the weird pinching pains again and it just didnt seem right , so I got admitted and got hooked up to an IV and had blood drawn and then the nurses called my doctor , who arrived around 5am....about 6 am she checked me and the babys head was down & low and my cervix was short , so then was a mad rush to ship me to a special hospital with a NICU and what not but there were no beds at the hospitals closest to me so they were going to ship me to the States ( Washington DC) but at the last moment a bed became avaliable at a hospital about 4 hours away , so then by 10am I was gone in an Air Ambulance being transfered to the other hospital.....Anyways long story short , I spent about 30 hours at the other hospital , had an ultrasound ~ which is how I know the gender , they tell you for free there and also give you 5 pictures.....but anyways , ultrasound came back okay , baby was active , only now in the breech position , my cervix looked closed & okay and that was that , then I had a fetal fibrontection (sp) swab test to determine if I would go into active labour in the next 2 weeks , which came back negative thank goodness , so I got to come home last night , which was GREAT! As wonderful as the hospital staff was and everything , I needed my own bed , I needed to just digest everything that had happened , and then today I had an appt with my doctor again , she checked me and the baby is head down again and my cervix isnt as short as it was , it is alot better but its still shorter than it should be , especially at this point , so im on light bed rest , just no excessive walking or anything , take it easy and relax , I go to a high risk doctor who will now be taking over as well , on Wednesday and he'll check me again and see what he thinks , so it should be fine , but definetly scary & alot to think about!......

Anyways so the good news LOL.......

Its A.....

BOY!!!!!!!!!

lol.....I was POSITIVE it was a girl until I went for the ultrasound and he was in the breech position , I KNEW at that point nothing was going the way I had planned so no way was I gonna get my girl lol.....I came to terms with it before she even said it was a boy though lol........I needed to find out , I couldnt handle anymore suprises after all that & we were so worried he would be born then that I wanted the chance to bond with him a bit before hand so that just in case I had that time ya know?......But im glad I know , it does kind of ruin the suprise of telling everyone after hes born , but I know that whats more important to my Fiance & I & our families is that he's healthy and were hoping he stays in until at least 36 weeks :).........Oh and his name is Rylen James Charles Weeks :)

Anyways , I hope everyone is doing well & had a good weekend!

[Joyce49788]

oh keeks i am so sorry to hear that you had such a rough weekend.  but i am sooo happy that you and baby are doing well.  lets keep that little bugger in there til at least 36 weeks.  

anyhow just wanted to send out hugs, luv and babydust to all

[Jamie21]

How far along are you?
At 24 weeks my cervix was shortening, by 24 weeks it had 1 cm left to go before dilation, so it was weird that I made it all the way to 38weeks, but I know your lucky for having light bed rest, I had full bedrest nothing, I was barely allowed to get up and pee for heaven sakes LOL.
But I hope you make it to 36 weeks if not to full term.

[princesska2]

gee what an eventful weekend for you. it would have been so scary going through that and being rushed to different hospitals makes it feel even more panicky!! you poor thing - i hope you have recovered! i am so glad you and bubs are ok and things should go well for you if you rest up and take it easy. wow so you are having a boy CONGRATULATIONS......... so am i the only one who is still hanging out another 3 months to find out?????? lol

[Keeks]

Thanks for all your well wishes! :) I appreciate them tons :)

Jamie , im not sure how much it was shortening , They didnt say and I didnt know to ask?.....I know my doctor today explained how long it should be with her fingers and how long mine was , there was a bit of a difference which is why the concern now.......I am on light bed rest until I see the specalist on Wednesday , I didnt dilate at all that I know of? I had 2 real contractions after being checked the 1st time by my doctor before being sent out but they figured that the contractions might have been brought on by her touching my cervix.....We are definelty holding out for at least 36 weeks , although the doctors are happy with anything past 28 weeks

Princess , I think you are the only one left :( Im sorry! lol.....You'll be our suprise though!......I really did want to wait in the end up when it came down it in the heat of the moment and just the rush of it all , I needed to know lol...........Im sorry!......Here's hoping you have a girl though maybe lol Krissy's little Skyler will need a girl playmate or shes gonna be bored playing with all the boys if we ever do a meet & greet LOL

Thanks again Ladies! means alot! & Thanks for letting me get it all off my chest , feels a bit better to talk about it with people who kinda understand as opposed to someone who isnt really in your position.....but honestly I was so messed up on adrenaline , gravol , antibotics and what not that I barely remember much of the day until my Fiance got to the hospital........I didnt even break down & cry until he got there , I was just in such a fog , I made a joke of everything and just somehow let it all play out, however today & last night , ive cried alot , I think just thinking about it , and feeling bad for how worried everyone was & my Fiance being scared & not knowing and stuff has taken a bit of a toll , that and sleep lol......I honestly pray none of you ever have to be hospitalized while pregnant cause its HORRIBLE , you are already SO tired and you get NO sleep lol

[Mandy725]

Omg Keeks Congrats! First off that ***** what you went through...but yay you're having a boy! :) He can still do the announcement..just cause yall know what it is, don't mean you have to tell everyone else, right? haha.


Soooo sorry I haven't been on in a while. Been feeling not so hot lately. :( Buuuuut on the upside (there is always an up-side) my liver enzymes are stable- so as of right now, me and baby are good. There is no immediate threat or need to worry about delivering him this week. I have another appointment on the 12th. So we'll see what he says then...

I'm about 26 weeks. Due date between the 10th and 16th or so.. it varies every time. Lol. My LMP was Dec 5, 2007. I don't know about you girls but I am getting darn tired of people not believing I'm as pregnant as I am. I'm tired of hearing "You're so TIIIIIIIINY" It's like they don't believe that I'm eating or something. I've gained only 7lbs so far and they act like I'm committing a crime! I eat all the time!!

Omg, So I probably should ask, what is the real deal with HOT baths? I mean- because I didnt take any the first 15 weeks or so- but now I do- and apparently it's bad? I googled it and everything says not to have hot baths but they dont say why - just that "it's bad for the baby" . One site says that it can cause Ancepcehaply or something like that... but early in pregnancy... I looked that up and I bawled for an hour last night reading stories of babies that had that.

Not to sound vain, or whatever... but is anyone else worried that their kid is gonna come out fugly? Lol. I'm not worried about him having legs and fingers- that we've seen. I'm worried about him being blind or having autism or some other brain problem or even just being an ugly baby! Is that mean? I know people say there are no ugly babies, but I beg to differ. I've seen them. And I'm TERRIFIED I'm going to have one! :(

Am I being silly?

OH, and do y'all know what the deal is with the immunizations that they get around 2 yrs that is supposedly causing Autism and even paralyzation?! EEEEk.

[Joyce49788]

started spotting brown last night...it stopped, and then started back pink...dh and i bd and this morning still very light but it is red...does this mean af? or could i still be preg?  i have a appt to get beta test to see if pg or not but was wondering if i should even waste the money?

numerous BFN on hpt.  up til i stopped testing 2 days ago...i am now 19dpo and CD 40

[krissyy]

keeks-what you described i go thru quite often.  my baby is very active and flips and turns often sometimes triggering the menstruallike (very mild) cramps and low back pain.  and my tummy knots up.  that is when i discovered that i am experiencing braxton hicks contractions.  it said that sometimes they can come on by fetal movement.  did the doctors mention any of that to you?  it's funny you almost went to washington, dc.  that is only 40 minutes from my house!  i can't believe it's a boy!!  i was convinced you were having a girl!  either way, your little boy will be so special.  i'm glad that everything is okay with you and baby.  and i don't blame you for finding out the gender...i couldn't go 9 months without knowing!!  i wish i could, but i just couldn't.  mandy is right, he still can do the announcement :-)  


mandy-i was getting tired of it too....no one can believe how far along i am.  i asked my doctor bout it and he said that everyone carries differently and my baby is measuring fine and that is all that matters.  so, that is what i tell everyone that makes a comment.

hot bathes-i haven't taken any because i have been paranoid...it took me 12 weeks to feel comfortable with a hot shower!!  i had been taking luke warm showers almost my entire first trimester!  i am a freak!!  as long as your body temp doesn't go over 101 degrees you are fine.  i go to the pool all of the time and it's been in the mid 90s here, i just keep my body cool buy drinking ice water and getting in and out of the pool/pouring water on myself.  i don't get in the jacuzzi however.  they say in late pregnancy, a bath is soothing.  maybe if you just take a warm bath, not too hot and don't soak for too long.

actually, ihaven't thought too much about the ugly baby part.  i have only ever seen one ugly baby and boy was he ugly!!!  like scary ugly!!!  i do far autism and all of the other unknowns...  as far as the immunizations, i have read that they have done research and are discovering something that was in the immunizations that they believe has caused autism.  they said that they no longer use it as of a couple of years ago and the autisum rate has dropped significantly.  i hope that is true!!  it is an article my friend sent me a few months ago when i was freaking out about vaccinations.

[Jamie21]

HA I have never wondered if my babies were going to be ugly!! But I don't blame you I guess I have seen some pretty not very cute babies I guess you could say, and I feel bad when I do. But really no matter what other people think of your baby you will always find it cute!!

Keeks- that is good that it is only light bed rest then. My boys were very active and I felt that pinching feeling but it never set off any kind of contractions that I know of any way.

About the bath thing I was told I wasn't allowed to take baths by my doctor when I was pregnant with my boys, the told me to stay a way from having baths, and I didn't think of to ask why though. So I just don't take them.

Well, I still won't find out what I am having until the end of July, seems like so far a way. But I am 13 weeks today and have my 2nd prenatal so I hope I am able to hear heart beat today. At my ultra sound they said it was 160, so we will see. At the beginning my boys was around the 140-145ish, but this one was 160, but who knows.

[krissyy]

jamie-happy second trimester!  my little girl started close to 160, but since then she has been between 150-155.

joyce-are you completely positive that you ovulated 19 days ago?  if so, i would talk to your doctor and get the blood test.  but if you aren't positive and could be a week off on when your period is due, than perhaps it is here??  another possibility is that the intercourse is causing the spotting.  i know that is common in pregnancy as your cervix is quite tender.  i don't know what to tell you, but i wish you lots of luck!  

[Jamie21]

Oh really? hmm.. Well right before they were born on the monitor it was 170-173 so its soo hard to say, and I am getting anxious on what it is going to be!!
I keep thinking its a boy, but I could be wrong.

Joyce- I spotted 6-7 weeks pregnant, and it was very light though, I mean in order to tell you had to shove the toilet paper a little in there to see that there was blood, wel not the first time, but it was still very very light pink. I have read up on spotting during pregnancy and some women will spot during implantation and usually that time occurs when your expecting your period and it is very light and some women don't even notice they are  pregnant at that time because the of the spotting, but I don't know!! Trying to conceive is honestly the most frustrating thing, I thought dealing with my husband at times was frustrating, until I tried to get pregnant my first time around and that took 8 months of trying and that was the longest 8 months of my life.

[Jamie21]

Oh sorry when your spotting during pregnancy I read the colors it is, is either really light pink, or brownish color like old blood.
So and if its red I really have no idea, my spotting thankfully was not red I guess that can mean other things. But since your not sure if its pregnancy or not, I think you may want to take another pregnancy test, or get blood work done to ease your mind.

[Joyce49788]

i have appt with my doc tomorrow at 10:45am so they are suppose to do bloodwork too...idk what is going on...

krissyy i am pretty sure if i am not positive that i O on May 22 or just a day or two later (the 22nd was the ewcm) idk again will talk to doc tomorrow morning

i am taking a break from the site as i think i may have thought myself into a frustrating situation by getting my hopes way up.  as soon as i know anything i will let you know, but i also feel kinda crampy so it probably is AF.

hugs and luv and wish nothing but the best to you all

i will be checking in from time to time so keep me in your thoughts and i will do the same

[katebud]

Hi Everyone!

Sending lots of love and extra tickles to those babies in utero!  :)

To all TTC (including myself):  it will happen when it is supposed to.

Keeks:
Oh my goodness!  I am so glad you didn't have to come to the US and that a bed opened up for you in CA.  I am so glad that everything is good right now, and you are just on light bedrest.  Something similar happened to my SIL recently (she is now at 31 weeks), where she thought she was having contractions.  Turns out it was contractions, but the kind that come when you are sick!  She had intestinal flu...how sad is that?  At least her little Leila stayed in and wasn't trying to escape.  
Please continue to keep us posted!  :)

[krissyy]

spotting in early pregnancy-i had it at about 4-5 weeks and it was as jamie described...really scraping toilet paper in order to see anything and it only lasted for a day...but, it really freaked me out!  it was brownish and my doctor told me as long as it wasn't accompanied by any painful cramps, it was fine...was probably leftover from implantation.

joyce-best of luck to you!  yes, please keep us posted!!

katebud-any updates with you??  where are you now in your cycle?

[katebud]

hi there :)

I am on cd20 today.  I have been very sleepy the past few days, but I don't think its significant to ttc.  I've also had this strange sore spot under my arm show up, and it was sore for a  couple of days, went away, and now it's back, but only sore if I touch it really.  :(  sorry, that's kind of gross!

I am having very milky discharge, but I'm not getting too excited about it, b/c it seems that  I've had this before on a bfn month at least a couple other times.

krissyy, thank you for asking about me.  :)  It makes me feel better.
Hoping a little to have a bfp for Father's day, but I think that is this Sunday, so not sure what is going to transpire.  
Peace!  and ssbd!  :)  
*************************Pouf!*******************************

[Joyce49788]

i started af full flow this morning...lg clots, cramping, ect... and since it started yesterday i am currently CD2.  but i posted 2 new journal entries so check them out and i will continue to send TONS of SSBD covered in HONEY to all in the ttc.  

hugs and luv and happy pregnancies for those expecting
SSBD for those ttc

[krissyy]

katebud-oh what a great father's day gift that would be!  have you ever considered trying fertilaid?  i used ovulex which is similar but is off the market now.  it worked for me in 6 weeks.  t.fernandez used fertilaid and it worked for her in 4 weeks.  how long is your cycle?

joyce-so sorry to hear about af's arrival!!  but at least you know so now you can start next cycle with lots of honey covered baby dust in your purse!

[Joyce49788]

thank you krissyy i will keep that in mind and make sure the honey covered baby dust in my purse doesnt get smooshed...lol

i was hoping that i was the one of the very few and very rare to be pg WITH af...lol
oh well, i guess i saved some money on a blood test.  cause with the cramps and clots there is no denying it is af...but at least that means that maybe i am gonna have a shorter cycle this time, so that i get BACK to 30 days versus this almost 40 days BS...anyhow luv and luck to all

[Jamie21]

40 days? wow that seems like alot, mine are only 28mind you I was on BC so that regulated it, but 40 seems like alot..
Hun I am so sorry, I will send you baby dust as well!!
It ***** when your out of whack, I was before BC..
well keep us posted whenever you want.

[Jamie21]

hmm it blocked out a word and I didn't even swear

[Joyce49788]

yeah i know 40 days is a long time...but hopefully my 30 will be back soon..lol

[krissyy]

long cycles-mine was 40 days too!!!  it lasted forever!!!  the time between my period and ovulation felt like an eternity!  

joyce-hehe, my first cycle trying i swore that i was one of the rare cases that got my period while pregnant.  i bought so many pregnancy tests that first cycle!!

[Joyce49788]

lol krissyy i know i am not because if it was just bleeding without that crampy feeling or clots...then i might think--maybe.  but no i have it all

and 39-40 days is sooo unusual for me BUT like i said i did just get that IUD out a month ago...i had af when i got it out so this is actually first cycle off of it..so it kinda makes sense that it would take a little longer to get it back going.  hopefully next month if af shows it will be shorter.  :)

hugs and luv and i hope those beans are growing strong for both of you (krissyy and jamie)

hugs and SSBD to the ttc'er and hugs for the expectant mums

[katebud]

Hey ladies,

My cycle is usually like clockwork, 28 or 29 days (lucky me!).  
I had considered fertilaid or something like it, so I started drinking green tea, taking red raspberry leaf, and vitex during my phase leading up to ovulation for a couple months.  It worked in April, but the I had my early m/c.  I kind of lost a little steam after that, I think.  It worked, but not very well apparently.  
I should prolley continue on my herb stuffs after this month just to see if it helps again.  If not after a couple months of trying again, I think I'll get the fertilaid.  
Today I'm grouccchchchchchcy!   grrrrrr.... :)  I just feel mean, anyone hear me out there?  ;)  
Also, I'm freakishly hot feeling also.  I'm drinking an icy thing now though, so I feel a lot better already.

Love and baby dust!*

[Joyce49788]

kate hopefully it will get better... and you will get a BFP soon...as with the rest i hope that bfp's are in the near future.

hugs and luv

[krissyy]

are you stopping the herbals between ovulation and your expected period?  i stopped during that time period when taking ovulex because i read that some ingredients could cause m/c...named **** quai.  

i was grouchy the other day too!!  my hormones have been pretty fine, but a few days lately i just cry for no reason!  i feel very out of control!

[Jamie21]

wow no one comes on here anymore LOL

[katebud]

baby dust 4 is open for buisness!  :)