Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers

[snlee]

Date: 6/20/2008 6:31:21 PM
Author: lover in athens
It''s not a REAL graduation (not quite as big of a deal)...I guess they just call it that...

DD, I''m finishing my dermatology residency (THANK GOODNESS). It''s been a long road with 4 years med school and then 4 years of residency, and I am SO READY to not be a ''student'' anymore!!!

Congrats LIA!

 

[snlee]

I''m 22w4d today.

The Preggos In Waiting List has all our due dates. I know it''s hard to keep track.

qtiekiki and Diva, you''re almost there! So excited for you!

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 6/20/2008 6:56:13 PM
Author: qtiekiki
I am one of the ones who is almost there. I will be 34 weeks exactly tomorrow. I can''t believe how fast it passed by.

Seriously Qtiekiki, I can''t either! Reading this thread makes the time fly...if I don''t want to age, I should stay away from this thread!

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 6/20/2008 6:49:33 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
PS if everyone doesn''t mind, can they just shout out how far along they are?? I know I could read back but that would take a loong time and I wouldn''t know where to look!

I am 4 weeks as of today. haha... that''s NOTHING!

DD, I found out at 4 weeks too...I wasn''t even late for my period. Just took the test on a whim, although in hindsight I may have had a feeling, who knows. Knowing at 4 weeks made for a loooooong pregnancy but I loved knowing early. The freakiest feeling to know there was a life growing inside me that was so TINY.

 

[curlygirl]

I''ll be 26 weeks tomorrow. Found out at 4 weeks as well.

 

[TravelingGal]

Curly, 26 weeks already? Where has the time gone?

(Oh yeah...I guess I have a nearly three month old...)

 

[lover in athens]

Thanks snlee!!
DD: it''s funny...most of the people i''ve encountered have been really happy for me. i think that people know that a lot of women choose dermatology because we are able to work part time and still have a life and a family. i LOVE the field i''m in and wouldn''t change it for anything. i think the reception would probably be different if i were in a cut throat surgery residency or something....it must be so hard to have that pressure in the academia world...i hate when people judge women because we want to do something natural and wonderful!!!! screw them!!

in any case, i''m 19w3days today. almost half way there! that''s of course based on my nov 11th due date that i''m sticking with (based on my date of conception..haha). that''s also what the baby has been measuring at my last 2 ultrasounds. my first u/s gave me a due date of nov 14th. if that were the case, then i officially tested positive at 3weeks and 1 day!!!! crazy, huh??

we''re so happy to have you newbies joining us!!

QT...i can''t believe how far along you are either!! didn''t you post a belly pic around 20 weeks? i remember thinking that sounded SO FAR AWAY for me! time is FLYING!!! anyway, i''m glad you''re doing so well!!

 

[Dreamer_D]

snlee I thought of that after I posted then realized I''d have to do math to figure out the number of weeks, so decided to take the "easy" route and see if people would just volunteer the info instead

Tgal Finding out earlier makes it seem longer, eh? Maybe I should have left the genie in the bottle a little longer.

Date: 6/20/2008 7:47:51 PM
Author: lover in athens
Thanks snlee!!
DD: it''s funny...most of the people i''ve encountered have been really happy for me. i think that people know that a lot of women choose dermatology because we are able to work part time and still have a life and a family. i LOVE the field i''m in and wouldn''t change it for anything. i think the reception would probably be different if i were in a cut throat surgery residency or something....it must be so hard to have that pressure in the academia world...i hate when people judge women because we want to do something natural and wonderful!!!! screw them!!

My sentiments exactly! I decided that things will never change in my field unless successful women start saying, "You know what? I''m not waiting!" We''ll see what happens and whether my choice affects my career, but honestly, if this field cannot accept that I am a woman and therefore will have children (if I choose), and that 30 is not "young" for having kids

, then I''m not even sure I want to be in my field! Okay, that is extreme, but you get my point.

Man alive, my former faculty supervisors will be very surprised when I tell them. Do you think I can hid it until I am 7 or 8 months along??

BTW Remind me not to be a patient at the hospitals that have the "cut throat surgery residencies"

 

[TravelingGal]

HOLY SMOKES! Twin moms, (and singleton moms) check this out...twin newborns tops scale at 23 pounds!!!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25288150/

 

[Dreamer_D]

How did they fit??!?! No really. That doesn''t seem possible!

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 6/20/2008 10:05:49 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
How did they fit??!?! No really. That doesn''t seem possible!

That''s what I want to know. Yowzers. That''s amazing!!!

 

[snlee]

10 and 12 pound twins is crazy!


I had my appointment this afternoon. I gained a shocking 7 pounds in the last month!

At 22 weeks, I've gained a total of 13 pounds. I didn't get yelled at but I did get lots of comments. The MA said "wow, you've gained a lot this time." I KNOW! DO YOU NEED TO POINT IT OUT? The midwife I saw today asked if I had any swelling. She looked at my ankles and said "nope, you don't even though the scale says so." How sad.

She said "be cautious of my weigh gain, to drink lots of water so that I don't snack when I'm really just thirsty, but one spike doesn't mean anything." I haven't really done anything different this month. I've been snacking whenever I'm hungry. I know my belly has gotten a lot bigger and I think my thighs are bigger too.

WAHH! 7 pounds? I can't believe it. I officially hate curly and eph, who are ahead of me and have gained way less!

Glad to have the newly pregnant ladies here!

 

[TravelingGal]

snlee, keep doing what you''re doing, as long as you are being healthy. You are still tiny and if you gain a pound a week, you''ll still be right in the healthy zone. The weight gain ebbs and flows for some and others are just steady (I was a pound a week kinda girl). I always wonder though about some of these doc''s offices and their lame a** comments. I mean, obviously the doc needs to be concerned if one gains too much weight too fast, but who the hell else needs to comment?

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 6/20/2008 9:44:20 PM
Author: TravelingGal
HOLY SMOKES! Twin moms, (and singleton moms) check this out...twin newborns tops scale at 23 pounds!!!!


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25288150/

You had to scare me didn''t you TGal! Geez Louise...

 

[snlee]

Date: 6/20/2008 10:25:46 PM
Author: TravelingGal
snlee, keep doing what you''re doing, as long as you are being healthy. You are still tiny and if you gain a pound a week, you''ll still be right in the healthy zone. The weight gain ebbs and flows for some and others are just steady (I was a pound a week kinda girl). I always wonder though about some of these doc''s offices and their lame a** comments. I mean, obviously the doc needs to be concerned if one gains too much weight too fast, but who the hell else needs to comment?

Thanks TGal. If I gain a pound a week from here on out, I''ll be at 30 pounds total, which isn''t bad. At first my goal was 25 (wishful thinking!) and now it''s 30! What scares me is if I put on more than 1 pound a week!

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 6/20/2008 10:25:46 PM
Author: TravelingGal
snlee, keep doing what you''re doing, as long as you are being healthy. You are still tiny and if you gain a pound a week, you''ll still be right in the healthy zone. The weight gain ebbs and flows for some and others are just steady (I was a pound a week kinda girl). I always wonder though about some of these doc''s offices and their lame a** comments. I mean, obviously the doc needs to be concerned if one gains too much weight too fast, but who the hell else needs to comment?

A big ditto to this snlee. People gain differently!! There is an ebb and flow thing that goes on. Take me, with both kids gained the exact same weights. 28 pounds. I put on more weight early on with DD than I did with DS, but in the end, the weight gain was the same. Funny thing, if you could see my preggo pics of me with DD, I looked as big as a house!! With DS, I barely looked as though I was about to give birth. He weighed way more than DD, he was 3 weeks early and was 7 pounds. DD was 2 weeks early and weighed 6 lbs 3 oz.

You are doing great!! I am so excited for you snlee!!!

 

[ephemery1]

Yay for seeing the fresh new "faces" on this thread!!

Erica and Indy, I definitely identifiy with your feeling of being an incredulous newly-preggo. This was definitely a planned pregnancy, but it happened quickly (just a few months) and I was REALLY expecting it to take longer. I spent a LOT of time in those first few weeks thinking, "oh my God, what did we do??", alternating with "please, please, please let this be real..." I had to keep reminding myself that a lot of those feelings were related to hormonal changes, and a lot were just my personality... I''m emotional and always take a while to adapt to change. The fear/incredulity hasn''t worn off yet (I kind of hoped I''d magically feel 100% great about everything as soon as we saw the heartbeat, or hit 12 weeks, or found out the sex, or whatever... but no such luck). Still, I can definitely say I feel more at peace overall than I did initially.

As for caffeine, I''ve been pretty bad... I think over 200mgs/day is when the risk supposedly starts, and I do occasionally hit that limit.

During my all-day sickness, the ONLY thing that made me feel better was fresh-brewed iced tea... so I drank up to 32oz a day. I did just discover my new favorite drink though: decaf iced Americano at Starbucks. It''s basically a stronger, richer version of iced coffee using decaf espresso shots... YUM. I have at least 1 a day.

DD -- We knew our boy name was Max, and girl name was Lyla, so we referred to the baby as "Max-La" until we found out a few weeks ago that she''s a girl! Now we call her "La" most of the time. Although DH has put a limit on how many times I need him to do something (like run to CVS to get me chewy Spree at 10pm) because "La really wants some"... hehe. Are you planning to find out the sex?

Oh, and I am 24 weeks along (24w2d to be precise) and found out at 12dpo (I was charting). It did feel REALLY early, but wow the time has gone quickly since then. Once I hit the half-way point, I started to freak out a bit. It was also really hard to enjoy the first 17-18 weeks due to general ickiness, so in some ways I felt like I missed out on the start of that "honeymoon" 2nd trimester.

LIA -- Congrats on graduating!!

Snlee, you are teeny-tiny... you NEEDED to gain that weight, silly girl!! I''m sure the MW gives that same speech to everyone, so don''t take it personally. Although my doctor''s office is actually the other extreme, which concerns me a bit... they are SOOOO laidback about everything. They have me get on the scale, but nobody has ever commented on how my weight has changed from one visit to the next... I only know because I''ve been tracking it at home. They also don''t check for swelling, or measure my belly, or anything.

The nurse does weight, pee in a cup, and blood pressure... then the doctor listens for the heartbeat and asks if I have any questions. Next appt is at 28 weeks, when I also have to do the GD 1-hour test... ugh.

And in other exciting news, our stroller arrived yesterday!! I will head over and post about it in the "pregnancy stuff" thread.

 

[Gemma12]

Yay for the new preggos joining us!

I started posting very early on this thread too and whilst it''s kind of scary thinking about the things that can go wrong, it was a great source of support.

You guys are so great about my belly. I wish I had the prepreggo shot to show you-I promise my butt and thighs have grown more than the belly

!

I am 18w2d today! Can''t believe that my ''big'' ultrasound is soooo close....

Caffeine: I''m usually a 2-3 espresso a day girl, but the first symptom I had was going off coffee. I still drink the occasional diet coke, cup of tea, have chocolate etc.

Indy, I was going to reply to your pregnancy and booze thread-I loooove wine, we have a ''wine club'' with four other couples where we get together and sample a bunch of stuff out of Gourmet Trav Wine, Spectator, etc but I can''t stand the taste now-for the first three months it just tasted metallic. I did drink in moderation while TTC but found out at less than 4 weeks and haven''t had more than a tiny sip since then.

Snlee, I''m just monitoring my weight at home, my dr doesn''t weigh her patients. I''m not excited about the numbers going up but I know it''s all for the good... You are tiny! and I think the reactions to the number on the scales for you from the MW, MA etc were an over-reaction and not helpful. Water weight can be stored other places than the ankles too. Like others have said, it ebbs and flows and 30 pounds is a totally reasonable weight gain. Plus a lot may be fluid-which you will lose super quickly after the birth!

LIA, congratulations on finishing your residency-how exciting!!! I can tooootally identify with not wanted to be a ''student'' any more-after taking my last exam, I was like ''Seriously? No exams ever again??!??'' and just love being able to read the studies that I am interested in and pursue my areas of interest. Do you have an ''attending'' position (not sure if that is the correct US terminology) somewhere? How much are you planning to work after the baby is born?

DD, I''m in anesthesiology, and I''ve had varying reactions to my pregnancy- ''Your career is finished'' ''That''s great news'' etc. I''m not planning to work full time after the baby is born and that will limit what can be done-but I think women contribute good things to both medicine and academia in different ways to men. I personally don''t plan on bowing to pressure to ''act like a man'' in order to do my job. One thing that has helped me is having a few really good role models who have done it before, different ways (ie take 3 years off, take 3 months off, work part time, work full time, have nanny, use child care etc). who I can bounce ideas off and I can think about what works for me. Good for you for taking the plunge-I think we need woment that will go ''I can do this'' and get on with it. You will be a role model for lots of others!

Nicknames: we call the baby ''little lastname-y'' or ''beany'' or ''bubs''. Not original! I like Hoonan Banana, and wish I had the equivalent of TTot!

Thanks ella for that list of twins-I''ll add another anecdote-one of my DH''s cousins had twins-born at 39 weeks (!), one was 6lb7oz, one was 7lb3oz and both vag deliveries. She had two previous kids, both NVDs and was very motivated, with a low risk complication free pregnancy. Both babies were cephalad presentations. She did have an epidural for the twins, having not had one for either of the singleton births.

I''m kind of sad about the two thread thing-I didn''t say last time but I hope we can still have the ''graduating class'' pop back in here to offer wisdom and insights! I will try to lurk on the other thread too but sometimes life just gets busy.... And I understand the difference-by the time bubs is born I''m sure I will be ready for a ''mommies'' thread myself! It''s fantastic to have seen so many PSers through pg, delivery, the ''fourth trimester'' and now enjoying their gorgeous babies (speaking of which, MrsM we miss you!). But I will try and keep up with both threads!

*heading over to check out Eph''s stroller*

 

[lili]

Jess
Sorry to hear about your rough night.
The good news is that you and QT are so close.

Hang in there and those aches and pains will soon be gone.
Uunfortunately you''ll still have the sleepless nights

So do you have any feelings what you are having?
I''m thinking it''s a boy.

Snlee
Don''t worry too much about the weight gain.
I didn''t gain any for the first 9 wks even though I was eating like a horse.
Thereafter, I averaged about 1.5lb a week.
Like TGal said, some week you''ll gain more than others, but it all round out to be about the same.
I think TGal, Jas12, and I all came out to 30 lbs in the end.

And those thighs? Believe me, it''s all water weight and your legs will be back to normal after the delivery.

Gemma
Yay for the upcoming u/s.
Are you going to find out what you are having?

 

[mrssalvo]

Date: 6/20/2008 10:36:08 PM
Author: snlee

Date: 6/20/2008 10:25:46 PM

Author: TravelingGal

snlee, keep doing what you''re doing, as long as you are being healthy. You are still tiny and if you gain a pound a week, you''ll still be right in the healthy zone. The weight gain ebbs and flows for some and others are just steady (I was a pound a week kinda girl). I always wonder though about some of these doc''s offices and their lame a** comments. I mean, obviously the doc needs to be concerned if one gains too much weight too fast, but who the hell else needs to comment?

Thanks TGal. If I gain a pound a week from here on out, I''ll be at 30 pounds total, which isn''t bad. At first my goal was 25 (wishful thinking!) and now it''s 30! What scares me is if I put on more than 1 pound a week!

snlee, I gained 39 lbs with Jake, of course 9 of them was him

but many times gals who are smaller or underweight might gain a little more. I gained basically lb a week, I''d have to go back and look but i''m pretty sure i was up 22lbs at 22 weeks so you are still well behind where i was and I think our starting weights were about the same??

my dr. never said one word about my weight gain. I gained almost 40 lbs with all 3 of my kids.

 

[Independent Gal]

Date: 6/20/2008 9:43:42 PM


BTW Remind me not to be a patient at the hospitals that have the 'cut throat surgery residencies'

Ahahahaaa!

Me too. I mean, unless I need an emergency tracheotomy.

Thanks for the info about weight gain, ladies. I am following your stories with much interest.

I have another question for all of you experienced types. TMI Alert! TMI Alert! I've had a very pale pink staining every morning for a few days now. My midwife said 'spotting and cramping are normal!' and I'm not panicking or anything, but I just wondered if ya'll had that too. I'm 5 wks 2 days, btw.

 

[ephemery1]

Date: 6/21/2008 9:37:58 AM
Author: Independent Gal

Date: 6/20/2008 9:43:42 PM


BTW Remind me not to be a patient at the hospitals that have the ''cut throat surgery residencies''

Ahahahaaa!

Me too. I mean, unless I need an emergency tracheotomy.

Thanks for the info about weight gain, ladies. I am following your stories with much interest.

I have another question for all of you experienced types. TMI Alert! TMI Alert! I''ve had a very pale pink staining every morning for a few days now. My midwife said ''spotting and cramping are normal!'' and I''m not panicking or anything, but I just wondered if ya''ll had that too. I''m 5 wks 2 days, btw.

I definitely had pale pink spotting on and off in the first few weeks... and actually a scary amount of bright red when I went to the bathroom one morning around 5 weeks. I called DH in a complete panic, then called the OB, then sat there having a heart attack until the OB called back and assured me it was probably nothing. Around 8 weeks or so, I had more pinkish spotting... mine was never brown like everyone mentions, only an ambiguous pink, so it always freaked me out. But again, fortunately all was well. I spent a lot of time googling and found some reassurances, and some not-so-reassuring stories... but try to remind yourself it really is totally normal. And more common than you''d think, too!

 

[Independent Gal]

Date: 6/20/2008 10:21:43 PM
Author: snlee
10 and 12 pound twins is crazy!



I had my appointment this afternoon. I gained a shocking 7 pounds in the last month!

At 22 weeks, I''ve gained a total of 13 pounds. I didn''t get yelled at but I did get lots of comments. The MA said ''wow, you''ve gained a lot this time.'' I KNOW! DO YOU NEED TO POINT IT OUT? The midwife I saw today asked if I had any swelling. She looked at my ankles and said ''nope, you don''t even though the scale says so.'' How sad.

She said ''be cautious of my weigh gain, to drink lots of water so that I don''t snack when I''m really just thirsty, but one spike doesn''t mean anything.'' I haven''t really done anything different this month. I''ve been snacking whenever I''m hungry. I know my belly has gotten a lot bigger and I think my thighs are bigger too.

WAHH! 7 pounds? I can''t believe it. I officially hate curly and eph, who are ahead of me and have gained way less!

Glad to have the newly pregnant ladies here!

Oh, that''s just mean. Mean midwife! Mean midwife!

 

[Independent Gal]

Date: 6/21/2008 9:54:27 AM
Author: ephemery1

Date: 6/21/2008 9:37:58 AM

Author: Independent Gal

Date: 6/20/2008 9:43:42 PM



BTW Remind me not to be a patient at the hospitals that have the 'cut throat surgery residencies'

Ahahahaaa!

Me too. I mean, unless I need an emergency tracheotomy.


Thanks for the info about weight gain, ladies. I am following your stories with much interest.


I have another question for all of you experienced types. TMI Alert! TMI Alert! I've had a very pale pink staining every morning for a few days now. My midwife said 'spotting and cramping are normal!' and I'm not panicking or anything, but I just wondered if ya'll had that too. I'm 5 wks 2 days, btw.

I definitely had pale pink spotting on and off in the first few weeks... and actually a scary amount of bright red when I went to the bathroom one morning around 5 weeks. I called DH in a complete panic, then called the OB, then sat there having a heart attack until the OB called back and assured me it was probably nothing. Around 8 weeks or so, I had more pinkish spotting... mine was never brown like everyone mentions, only an ambiguous pink, so it always freaked me out. But again, fortunately all was well. I spent a lot of time googling and found some reassurances, and some not-so-reassuring stories... but try to remind yourself it really is totally normal. And more common than you'd think, too!

Thanks Eph!

BTW, Max will be our boy name too. It is a family name for me, and I'm pretty much obliged to use it. Luckily, I also happen to think it is THE best name EVER, so I don't mind being obliged.

Plus, Li'l Max (if he comes to exist) will be named for the the absolute nicest, best, kindest, warmest, most wonderful man who ever lived, aka my grandfather, who I believe was named for his grandfather.

Just so you don't think, I'm, uh, name stealing if it comes to that, thought I'd better mention it now. I've known I would have to have a little Max, if I ever had a boy, all my life. It's pretty much non-negotiable.

I'm kind of disappointed that it's becoming so common, but then again, I guess it's not so bad to have a common name. I have a whacked out name, and it causes me endless trouble.

 

[ephemery1]

Oh and a few more thoughts on the "incredulous newly-preggo" topic... at one point there was some discussion on here about how people tend to become SO absorbed in their kids and the whole baby-world, and I was saying how it TERRIFIED me to think of becoming that person who is no longer interested in literature and education and science and cooking and shopping and music and all the other interests I've cultivated for 28 years now. So I think a big part of my own fear over these past few months, has been anticipating that shift in identity that inevitably occurs when a baby comes along, but hoping desperately I'll be able to maintain "ME" through everything.

Just thought I'd throw that out there, since it seemed at least a little bit relevant!

I also had a long conversation about this with a colleague yesterday (this is what happens when you work with a bunch of therapists... haha), so it's been on my mind even more than usual.

ETA -- Indy, that is SO great that you could have a little Max!! I just love it... classic and strong and interesting. It definitely is becoming more popular than I would have liked, thanks to JLo and Xtina both using it, I bet... which annoyed me initially. Although my brothers are named Michael and David and they both LOVE their names, so I eventually figured having a popular name (at least for a boy) isn't the worst thing in the world. And no worries about "name-stealing", haha... I tried to talk Curly into using Lila at one point because she mentioned it was a name she liked, and I thought it would be fun to have 2 on here!

Which reminds me... Curly, any final name choices yet? Snlee, do you guys have one picked out for your baby boy? I can't remember...

 

[Independent Gal]

Eph, I just posted about this very thing on the newly pregnant thread...:

"So last night DH and I went to a dinner party at the house of an elderly couple (him - 83, her - mid 70''s) who are known for throwing sparkling dinners that run to the wee hours. We''ve been to a couple of them before and they were exhausting but fabulous! But last night the other two couples were young parents. One couple had a three week old, whom they brought along, and the other couple had left an 18 monther and a 5 year old at home with a sitter.

We talked about: Diapers. Feeding. Pregnancy. Doulas. A quick foray into Napoleon''s life on St. Helena. More diapers. The NYC antiquities black market. Sleep patterns. Swaddling. ETc.

Our poor host looked very disgruntled and disappointed. Plus, he was left pretty much out of the conversation. Though his sweet, sweet wife did pipe in once in a while.

I guess what I want to say is... I DON''T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO US!!! I don''t want kids to be the only thing we can talk about or think about anymore.

Is this inevitable, I wonder?

Also, I didn''t feel very maternal toward that 3 week old. DH was all "Awwe LOOK at him!!!" and I was all "Yeah, cute, so anyway getting back to Napoleon..."

Is that normal? Shouldn''t I be cluckier? "

 

[ephemery1]

Ugh, Indy... you sound exactly like me. I think I originally posted about this after going to a party at my DH's cousins' house a few months ago. It was adults-only, but all their friends have young kids and that was ALL anyone talked about, all night. I was about 12 weeks pregnant, so everyone was very excited for me, hearing the news... but all I could think the whole time was "CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE!" I finally had to escape upstairs and lock myself in a closet to call my very childless BFF for relief.

And don't get me wrong, I've been obsessive about plenty of baby stuff... researching strollers and cloth diapers and whatnot... I just can't imagine replacing ALL my everyday conversations with that. I'm WAY too selfish, I would go insane!

And I can honestly say at 24 weeks now, I think it's sweet and kind when people ask about the baby (and lord knows I'm thinking about her constantly!)... but I'd still rather talk about other stuff most of the time!

Still, I'm not naive enough to deny that in those first few months, some degree of absoprtion IS inevitable... you really do eat, sleep, and breathe "baby" for a while there. I just hope I'll be able to regain a balance eventually... I'd like to make a conscious effort to do so, at the very least. Maybe we'll need to help each other on here... occasional gentle reminders to re-broaden our perspectives.

(By the way, I did an "edit to add" on my previous post too, when I saw you'd posted just above me!)

 

[Independent Gal]

Actually, I kind of feel like talking about stuff like weddings, bling, babies on PS keeps me from talking about it with my friends.

Works well that way!

I''ve got some bright red spotting now. Well, cross your fingers. Not much that can be done either way anyway, right?

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 6/21/2008 12:40:51 PM
Author: Independent Gal
Actually, I kind of feel like talking about stuff like weddings, bling, babies on PS keeps me from talking about it with my friends.

Works well that way!

I''ve got some bright red spotting now. Well, cross your fingers. Not much that can be done either way anyway, right?

Indy I am sorry you are having to deal with the stress of spotting! My fingers are crossed for you... I think that because you had spotting at implantation that you are probably just be the spotting type and nothing will be wrong. Do you call your midwife at some point, or just wait and see?

Either way, {{{{HUGS}}} to you girl, try to keep positive.

 

[Independent Gal]

If it keeps up for a day or two, I''ll call the midwife. Given that there''s nothing they can do anyway, I think it makes sense just to chiiiiiill and see what happens.