Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers

[mrssalvo]

congrats ebree!!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 6/19/2009 9:43:30 PM
Author: TravelingGal


Pandora, that''s funny about your folks. And I think I''m grasping at straws as to why I feel like I have rent-a-kid. Maybe I''m saying that because I always thought ''good'' moms aren''t supposed to say that? I just was never a maternal person. I enjoy motherhood now, don''t get me wrong, but sometimes it just feels foreign, like I am doing well at a job or something!

I still feel strange holding a baby. I think some women feel transformed when they become a mom, like it was always their calling. I just feel like me but I have spit up on my shirt

My family and husband still can''t get over the fact that I have a baby! Yes, my husband...

 

[Dreamer_D]

Congrats EBRee I can''t wait to meet Henry! Welcome to the wild and crazy world of motherhood!

 

[puffy]

ebree CONGRATS!!! hope you are resting and enjoying being a mommy!! can''t wait to meet henry.

love the pics ladies!!! you guys are way TOO tiny. i''m probably bigger than some of you and i''m only about 12 weeks. haha!!!

 

[ladypirate]

Eee! Congrats Ebree! I kept checking the preggo thread to find out if you had your little one! I''m just thrilled for you.

 

[icekid]

Congratulations, Ebree! So glad your darling Henry arrived safely.

 

[Dandi]

CONGRATULATIONS EBree on the arrival of gorgeous Henry! Hope you and your family are well, I can''t wait to ''meet'' him!!

 

[fisherofmengirly]

Yay Ebree!! Congratulations to both mommy and daddy!!!

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Peony, I vote one girl and one boy.

 

[taovandel]

Congrats Ebree!! Can''t wait for pictures and to hear the story.

Where is Fiery??

6 days until we find out the sex!



Baby Poll

Girl
Robbie3982
fiery
Sabine
Chinacat
natalina
mela lu
Mandarine
Peony

Boy
Amberwaves

 

[fisherofmengirly]

Tao, put me down for a girl. As always.

Peony is the only one I've ever felt was having a boy, and then she found out she was having twins. So probably they'll both be girls!

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Robbie, Sk8rJen had twin girls. Adorable!!

 

[vizsla]

oh boy.. i''ve been away for a couple of days.. and have missed so much.

EBREE!!!!! gah!!!!! congratulations! i can''t wait to hear all about you and the arrival of henry!

steph, so glad everything turned out to be OK. i had some spotting etc. around 7 weeks and then again around 14 weeks... it''s so so so so scary! but big huge phew!

re: heartbeats... my little guy''s hb was 165 at 8 weeks... and he''s all boy .....

linds, so good to *hear* from you! we would love to know how you are doing!

phoenix, i think i have a "nose" belly too! mine isn''t round - it''s def. low, which doesn''t help me feel cute and preggo.... just fato.

hello to everyone

- thanks for the compliments on the print. DH picked it out all by himself (awwwwwww). i must say that he has much better taste than i do he''s just so creative and doesn''t really give himself credit .

nothing so much on the baby front... i have been secretly buying clothes (sales are great right now)! for next year etc. found the cutest bathing suit for $3 at gymboree... i''m trying to build up a little supply of boy related things since we prob. won''t get much in the way of gender specific clothes (oh, and i''m super picky my friends and family have already told me they are afraid to buy me anything.. i just tell them american apparel has some great plain baby clothes

aside from that i had wedding 3 of 7 this friday... and i think i danced a little too hard DH kept telling me to sit down and take a breather but the band was so good i couldn''t help myself my feet are paying for it today but it was worth it (plus, i didn''t go to the gym yesterday so i was telling myself that was my workout for the day).

oh and i think we found a daycare and pediatric practice this week!!! huge huge weight off my shoulders. the day care facility is totally chill and a smidge on the hippy side. but i just got the best *feeling* when we were there - the kids all were smiling and seemed really happy - they have a 1:3 infant ratio - and they provide all of the linen service, diapers, and organic food!!! they even have infant yoga once a week! the pediatric practice is a total mix of holistic and western medicine that focuses a lot on nutrition and total body wellness. sometimes i think i should have been born in the 60s anyhoo i''m just so glad to have those things off my plate... now i just need to gather the courage to let my in-laws watch the bean one day a week. i haven''t really delved much into my relationship with them ... but they are a handful to say the least. totally well meaning and loving people but - just - so - hard - to - handle sometimes. luckily my DH leaves the house after i do and gets home from work before me... so our one to one weekly face time will be limited (one of the only reasons i agreed to the situation). and DH is going to only work 4 days a week so he will have the babe for a day.... totally fair right? i get to incubate this baby, birth it, feed it and DH and his parents will get to spend more of the week/waking hours with babe then me...

 

[lili]

Congrats Ebree.
Can''t wait to see Henry and hear your story.

 

[peonygirl]

Thanks for all the votes! So far we have:


Team Pink
Peony's MIL
Robbie
Steph
Qtiekiki
Phoenixgirl
ChinaCat
Natalina

Team Purple
PeonyGuy
Peony's Mom
Sabine
Fisher
Team Blue



Please let me know if I missed anyone! I keep flip-flopping, so I will refrain from voting for now at least!

P.S. Thanks for all of the job congrats for my DH on Facebook! It is a HUGE weight off our backs!!

 

[jas]

Congrats Ebree!

 

[robbie3982]

Just wanted to quickly pop in and say that Fiery is visiting family and can read PS on her phone, but isn''t able to post.

 

[jas]

Ooh, so many cute cute cute belly shots...looking forward to seeing all the new mommies on the mommy threads soon!

 

[NYCsparkle]

hi all...still hanging in here.....i went to the doctor yesterday and nada--no open sesame...not a smidge

...i thought for sure with all of the cramping i''ve been having and bh i''d at least be a fingertip dilated or effaced...so she''s just very comfortable in there. but friday is my due date so we''ll see....

steph...so good to hear that everything is checking out ok.

robbie...looks like you might go before me at this point..lol...maybe i''ll have the uncle sam baby and you''ll be in june

...hope you are feeling well...and you look great...4 pounds of water weight..right to your swollen feet...mine look like flintstone feet by lunchtime.

congratulations ebree!!!! he must be beautiful...can''t wait to see the pics.

peony...i''m guessing 2 little girls.

mara...are you getting ready to join the mommies?

lurking usually means you are up to something

....i''ve heard the heartbeat rumors too...but it''s 50/50 from what my doc says.

hope everyone has a great day!

 

[taovandel]

Peony--Put me down for Team Purple.

5 days til we find out the sex (can you tell how excited I am?)

The talk of still not feeling like the baby is yours is extremely comforting. I still don't feel pregnant yet. And it hasn't hit me yet either that once the baby is here--it's here permanantly. I can't give it to someone else if I can't handle it and all of that. I've never even held a baby before---so I'm worried that I won't know what to do! I know it's not hard holding a baby, and I'll be able to figure it out. But right now I'm worried about the small stuff.



Girl
Robbie3982
fiery
Sabine
Chinacat
natalina
mela lu
Mandarine
Peony
fisherofmengirly

Boy
Amberwaves

 

[steph72276]

Tao, add me to team blue. How exciting, I bet you can''t wait!

 

[sunkist]

Hi Everyone!! I feel so out of the loop! My hubby and I just got back from our vacation to St.Lucia and it was wonderful! Mostly wonderful to be able to spend so much time with hubby

and being on a lovely, romantic island made it all the better

I have so much to catch up on, but Congratulations to Ebree!! Can''t wait to see pics of the little one and hear your birth story.

I don''t think I''ve voted boy/girl for anyone yet! Robbie I think boy for you. Tao boy. Peony girl/girl. Who else is taking polls?? Maybe I should

We''re finding out this Tuesday!!!! And I''m incredibly excited. I hope the little thing cooperates.

I''ve been feeling a whole lot of movement. Hubby even felt a few kicks! Once on the airplane on the way to St.Lucia and once before we left to go home. He thought it was totally cool too.

Now with feeling movement I''m starting to believe there''s really a baby in there. I still haven''t felt a huge connection yet. But I can feel it coming when we find out the sex and start talking names and start buying stuff for this kid! It''s going to get real fun real fast, I think!

My morning sickness left for a couple weeks, but now it''s back again! I think it has more to do with indigestion/gas type stuff. So it''s different than before. It stinks and I want it to go away for good.

Ok, off to catch up! Missed you guys!

 

[cara]

Yeah, Ebree! Another stealth delivery, though the absence after jug test did give some indication. Looking forward to Henry pics/birth story when you get a chance.

Peony, I've got no insight on this so I'm guessing team purple. Going with the odds.

Robbie, Team Blue for me. That ultrasound is hard to ignore.

Taovandel, Team Pink to round out the guesses for this batch. Though I have to confess, I have trouble putting a woman's face on you with your avatar even though you are in the preggo thread! Fisher mentioned she thinks I'm a knight, so perhaps I should bother to change mine?

Mara, I've been lurking for a while and look what happened to me!

As for me, I have survived my mother's visit without spilling the beans. If she noticed, she didn't confront though some of her comments might have been hints. We spent the last two days at altitude, and the combination of altitude sickness and morning sickness was fairly impressive. Didn't plan on being preggo for that adventure!

Now I have a week long conference that will probably be even harder to go stealth. Its a fairly small community, the same crowd shows up to these events roughly twice a year. Typical day is 8 hrs of conference and talks and then 8 hrs of drinking and socializing at night, and I'm on record as a moderate drinker. Will need to be less social this time, methinks.

And is it possible to have the bloat this early?!? I don't think I've gained any (at least, I haven't been eating enough to gain non-water weight) but my pants are tight esp. in the evening and sensitive to anything tight. Ahk, I was hoping to make it farther into the summer in current clothes.

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 6/21/2009 8:51:24 AM
Author: taovandel

The talk of still not feeling like the baby is yours is extremely comforting. I still don''t feel pregnant yet. And it hasn''t hit me yet either that once the baby is here--it''s here permanantly. I can''t give it to someone else if I can''t handle it and all of that. I''ve never even held a baby before---so I''m worried that I won''t know what to do! I know it''s not hard holding a baby, and I''ll be able to figure it out. But right now I''m worried about the small stuff.

Seriously, I hadn''t a clue either. Never held a baby, never changed a nappy, never bathed a baby - truly frightening concepts: what if I drop her or break her?

It does seem to just be instinctive though. I was changing nappies (disposables I''m ashamed to say) like a pro by the 3rd one as was DH who is super-squeamish and swore he''d never be able to do it... ha, the midwives here have the fathers do the first ones anyway, but poor DH... he was unwrapping the baby from the towel she was wrapped in after the birth to have her weighed and she''d passed 99% of the meconium in the meantime - the whole lot went straight down his front apparently (so annoyed I was too out of it to witness that happen!)

I was also convinced the early mornings would kill me and I''d resent the baby for my lack of lie-ins. Funnily enough I don''t and it doesn''t seem as hard as it does for work etc

I don''t know if it affects most people this way, but when it''s YOURS, you just feel differently towards them and you just cope because you have to and because you want to. Even when you''ve had a crappy day and you''re knackered, when you see them asleep looking like a cherub and with that lovely baby smell there is no way that you''re handing that kid over to anyone else to care for - and you actually enjoy it (most of the time

)

Bathing is a bit tricky I will admit - they are very slippery when wet... I recommend CuddleDry towels that are like an apron and go over your head so you don''t need to be octo-mummy quite as much as you would without! Also recommend the TummyTub if you have it in the US - basically a bucket that they sit in and have nice warm water up to their necks and feels womb-like apparently - hold baby under the chin with one hand and scrub with the other. Oh, and wash hair first with them all trussed up in the towel. I''m lucky in that Daisy LOVES having baths and even really likes having her hair washed - although she will try and drink the bathwater...

Breast-feeding is pretty miserable for the first few weeks and then you suddenly both get IT and then it''s pretty easy, but in the meantime don''t beat yourself up if you feel like a total failure as a mother and if you are really struggling then shoving some formula into them doesn''t mean you''ll never breast-feed again - it just restores your sanity for a bit. I did mixed feeding for nearly 4 weeks as my milk didn''t come in till day 13

rather than day 3 (combination of severe anaemia, massive PPH and being on opiates - all of which can seriously affect your milk supply, only no-one told me this at the time). As of last week Daisy is now 100% breastfed and life is sooooo much easier: it''s ideal for lazy people like me - I don''t even have to get out of bed at night

 

[sunkist]

And, not the cutest pic of me, but I found one that shows my belly a bit! I''m 18 weeks!

 

[Sabine]

Pandora, as always, thanks for the advice!

Sunkist, you look great!

NYC, sorry no progress yet! I bet it will happen all of a sudden!

Sorry for the self-centered post, but I''m having one heck of a pregnant day. First, my boobs are leaking! Luckily it''s not enough to actually go through my bra, so I have some time to get pads if I''ll even need them. It was a fluke that I noticed, and there''s no real marks on my bra, so now I wonder how long this has been going on. I''m actually a bit excited (weird, huh?), and don''t mind as long as it doesn''t get worse!

My other news is definitely not so good. I think I have PUPPPs. For those who haven''t looked this one up yet, it''s an incredibly itchy rash that doesn''t really officially go away until you deliver. They treat it with steroids. Basically, my belly was itchy this morning in the shower, and I made the mistake of scratching the tiniest bit, and then after the shower I noticed red dots mixed in with my stretch marks. They haven''t gone away and they''ve been insanely itchy all day. Boo. Only 1% of the pregnant population gets it, so I must be super lucky.

 

[anchor31]

I just wanted to drop in and say CONGRATS Ebree! Can''t wait to hear more and see pictures!

 

[Blenheim]

Congrats, Ebree!

 

[robbie3982]

Well, I''m still here! No signs of imminent labor. Barely any contractions all weekend and I think only one involved back pain. I had a dream last night that the baby was a girl, but I think the baby was also adopted in the dream and it ended with our kitty biting the baby''s face. It was an odd dream.

I''m so uncomfortable at this point. I feel like it doesn''t matter if I''m lying down, standing or sitting because some part of my body just feels miserable. I''m so hoping this baby plans to make a timely appearance.

DH''s finger doesn''t really look better to me, but he swears it feels a lot better. I just thought that after 4 days of antibiotics it would have looked a lot better too. He''s promised to go back to urgent care if it doesn''t look better tomorrow. Our Dr. is on vacation and won''t be back til next week. Definitely too long to wait if there''s something wrong. DH''s uncle had cellulitis at this time last year. He ended up in the hospital for a while and there was talk of having to amputate his leg because the couldn''t get the infection under control. They finally got it under control and he''s fine now, but it was really scary. The whole thing is making me really uneasy. I wish it would just get better already!

I was pretty annoyed on Saturday when my dad told me that I look "sooooo pregnant." I told him, yeah, you can''t get too much more pregnant than this...He followed it up by telling my mom that he really doesn''t remember her ever looking this big. Gee thanks. Luckily DH''s family has seen way more pregnancies in their family and on Sunday all of them kept telling me I look great. Uncomfortable (is it really that obvious? lol), but great.


Updated Guess List:

Boy:
Robbie
Ebree
Peonygirl
Neatfreak
AmberWaves
Taovandel
Icekid
Steph72276
NYCsparkle
CDT1101
Mandarine
Pandora
Fiery
ChinaCat
Snlee
Sha
am04
blenheim
mela lu
sweet pea
littlelysser
natalina
Tacori E-ring
Phoenixgirl
Sunkist
cara


Girl:
Sabine
fisherofmengirly
so cal girl
anchor31
Samantha Red
cellososweet
Kaleigh
blushingbride
janinegirly
qtiekiki
steel
lili

 

[mela lu]

sabine - I hope you dont have the pupps! I went through a bout of what I THOUGHT was PUPPS but actually wasn''t. I was insanely itchy...scratching in my sleep (the works).

This was what I did and o=it went away:
oatmeal baths everyday (Aveeno, at your drugstore; there is also an Aveeno oatmeal cream with minty camphor which is soothing)
"coal tar soap" (black, found at any natural food store)
"nettle" tea (natural food store; has natural antihistamine qualities
Calendula Gel - A homeopathic gel that is used on sunburns, cuts, and irritated skin. GREAT for acute areas. Also at the natural food stores.

I tried to go natural on my treatment regime because I was worried about drying out my skin further with products that had ''additives''. The key is not to try out your skin, which is why bathing is tricky. The oatmeal bath is soothing, but the water can dry out your skin.

Anyways, it worked for me - I was cured - I hope you can find relief! It''s TERRIBLE!

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CANT WAIT TO SEE THE NEXT BATCH OF FRESH BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats Ebree - Lemme at little Henry!

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 6/22/2009 9:35:13 AM
Author: mela lu
sabine - I hope you dont have the pupps! I went through a bout of what I THOUGHT was PUPPS but actually wasn''t. I was insanely itchy...scratching in my sleep (the works).

This was what I did and o=it went away:
oatmeal baths everyday (Aveeno, at your drugstore; there is also an Aveeno oatmeal cream with minty camphor which is soothing)
''coal tar soap'' (black, found at any natural food store)
''nettle'' tea (natural food store; has natural antihistamine qualities
Calendula Gel - A homeopathic gel that is used on sunburns, cuts, and irritated skin. GREAT for acute areas. Also at the natural food stores.

I tried to go natural on my treatment regime because I was worried about drying out my skin further with products that had ''additives''. The key is not to try out your skin, which is why bathing is tricky. The oatmeal bath is soothing, but the water can dry out your skin.

Anyways, it worked for me - I was cured - I hope you can find relief! It''s TERRIBLE!

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CANT WAIT TO SEE THE NEXT BATCH OF FRESH BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats Ebree - Lemme at little Henry!

Wow, I didn''t know that one!

However, I did use coal-tar shampoo as bodywash (because I was having severe cravings for the smell of it) and now I think about it my itching did completely go away. I just put it down to the moisturiser I was using but maybe it was that...

Much sympathy Sabine - why does this pregnancy business have to be so misery inducing at times?

Fingers crossed for both your DH and a quick and easy labour sometime soon Robbie!

 

[ChinaCat]

Fiery- Was this the weekend of the shower your mom was throwing for you??? I remember you worrying about being able to go. I''m curious, b/c I want to do one more car trip (about 4 hours) soon and I''m not sure what the protocol is on that. I know I can''t fly anymore, but curious if I can drive. Will ask my doc for sure, but let me know what you decided.

NYC- Still here! Well your due date isn''t till Friday, hang in there! Are you feeling ok?

Tao- I''m the exact same way- babies aren''t really my thing, have never felt comfortable or even interested in them. I coo over puppies, but babies are kind of wrinkled blobs to me. My DH is so good with babies and kids, it''s kinda weird how reversed it is. Funny thing being preggo, everyone assumes you are baby crazy and keep trying to make me hold babies and such. But I''m excited about OUR baby and like Pandora says, when it''s yours you just figure it out. Like you said, you can''t give it back, so here''s hoping!

Sunkist- Cute pic momma! I am SO jealous of your baby moon. Especially now that I CAN''T fly, all I want to do is run away to the beach.

Cara- Definitely think the bloat shows up early. And everything is always tighter at night. Just accept it now and put on your sweatpants as soon as you get home.

But you probably will be able to wear your normal clothes longer than you think. Not all of them, but I managed to wear most of mine till about 20 weeks. I am carrying high though, so it depends.

Pandora- I just love your posts. I so would be in YOUR mommy play group, the one where we are allowed to be snarky and discuss the unpleasant weirdness that goes along with baby/mommyhood. I think more moms feel like you, but feel the pressure to put on the good face.

Sabine- No advice on either leaking boobs or PUPPS, but thinking of you! Hope it''s not PUPPS.

Robbie- Getting close! Is it hot where you are? It was 100 degrees here this weekend, plus an extra helping of humidity, so it''s miserable trying to do anything with this belly. I feel like my cute swagger has definitely turned to a waddle.

Mela-

Romy''s pics are so cute, he is really quite dreamy and romantic already. How is he SMILING already??? Does he look like you or DH? Btw, I''ve decided that you look so much like Rebecca Budig- she is "Greenlee" on a soap (All My Children) and married one of those Bachelors from TV- Bob maybe? Anyways, she is super gorg, just like you.

As for me, well, my 33 weeks of tranquil serenity and good humor seems to have come to a screeching halt. I was grumpy this weekend, and apparently quite mean to DH.

I feel so bad, don''t know why I kept snapping at him, but I did. Then I think I cried about 4x yesterday for no reason. On a happier note, got to see TWO movies this weekend. I am a huge movie fan, used to see literally every movie that came out, including all of the indies, but DH isn''t that into GOING to movies (he likes watching them but hates the theatres). But I am dragging him to anything that I can before le bebe comes. Saw The Proposal (my mom and sister''s choice) which was actually much cuter than I anticipated. And has anyone noticed Ryan Reynolds before? He is quite yummy and manly. Then saw The Hangover- pretty funny.