Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers

[wa]

Morning, Gals. i feel like I''m repeating sha''s post. I got weird ab pains around 4 am this morning! Got my bloody show around 5am. I just finished taking a shower..... I''m getting these lower ab pains, like menstrual cramps every few minutes. But they don''t hurt to the point where I can''t talk yet. Am I going into labor?

Docs office opens I think at 7:30.. gonna give them a call then.

Ok, will update in a bit.

ok, this is really incomfortable. AND I''m kind of nervous.

 

[Burk]

Holiday weekend was so busy I missed BPF and some pics of some adorable babies!!! All the preggos look great!! I have a lot of reading to do to catch up!!

Swimmer~I told some select staff early (the secretaries are like my moms) like around 13 weeks or so with both pregnancies and told my principal around 20 weeks. I never really made an announcement to my students but many started asking around 25 weeks or so. I also coach volleyball and told my team around 16 weeks since we're pretty close. If you feel like it's becoming obvious then I would go ahead and spill!

ETA~Welcome Wa and good luck!! Sounds like you'll have your little one in your arms VERY soon!!

 

[vespergirl]

Date: 11/29/2009 9:49:21 PM
Author: swimmer

So, a question for Burk and other teachers, when to tell students? I feel like this weekend it became obvious, perhaps it was all the pie, but suddenly my ribcage seems to pooch out and where there was not much to see last week, suddenly there now is a hard not suck-inable mass. I''m at 17 weeks and while I''m very tall, none of it is torso so I figured this would happen. Students who saw me in a swimsuit today were staring at my boobs/belly. When to tell the girls swim team that I coach? Gah, must tell my administrative team soon I suppose.
We find out the gender on Tuesday (18wks)!

Swimmer, I''m not a teacher, but I told my former employer when I was 18 weeks pregnant. I was up for a raise and a promotion, and I wanted to see if I would get them without the firm knowing I was pregnant. I did get the raise and the promotion, and then I told my boss that I was 18 weeks pregnant. She couldn''t believe it, because even though I had gained about 15 pounds, I was hiding it well (I''m tall with a long torso, so I didn''t look pregnant - just like I had been hitting the buffet a little hard). It was still plenty of time to get my department in order before I left.

 

[vespergirl]

Wa, it sounds to me like you''re going into labor - keep us posted, and good luck!

 

[MonkeyPie]

Date: 11/30/2009 10:20:44 AM
Author: vespergirl
Wa, it sounds to me like you''re going into labor - keep us posted, and good luck!

Yes! Yayyy Wa! Good luck!!!

 

[Kaleigh]

WA,
Good luck!! Sounds like your LO is on the way!!

 

[qtiekiki]

Good luck Wa!!!

Three PS babies on their way.

 

[Jas12]

hi gang

Amber--congrats! Welcome sweet Piper. I hope you are healing up well! That''s a lot for your body to have gone thru!

Sunkist--that is a CUTE picture

Wa, Indy and Sha--Good luck girls--wow, thing are a happenin'' around here!

Meresal--congrats on the boy! They are super fantastic if i do say so myself

RE: when to tell students. I teach teens and adults and i had to tell them at 8 weeks b/c i was sick and had to keep dashing to the washroom so they knew something was up. It was also in the middle of the H1N1 outbreak (and they all thought i was contagious with something) so i had to fess up.

.....
I had my first ultrasound today. everything looks perfect. I am measuring 13 weeks so that pushes my DD up a bit, but i think i''ll keep the old, later DD b/c DS was so late. Middie thinks there is a good chance i''ll be late again. yuck.

I think this little chestnut looks like a boy in the profile

. What do you think?

 

[Jas12]

Did anyone have dental work while pregnant? I have a tooth ache. I knew a couple months ago that i needed a filling replaced. i didn''t get it done b/c was trying to get pregnant and didn''t want to any drugs in my system--esp not in the first 12 weeks. Well, looks like i won''t make it till i deliver. I am noticing pain and need to get it looked at ASP, but of course, i am not too keen on getting freezing etc.

. At least i am past the key developmental weeks....

 

[E B]

Jas12,

If you're really curious, you can go to ingender.com- they have an ultrasound tech (I believe) who can make a guess. If what I see is the "nub," it's angling up, which would indicate BOY (though it's not completely clear).

RE: the tooth pain, I had an emergency root canal when I was ~14 weeks pregnant. I had my dentist use the safest numbing agent, which was the weakest. It wasn't a comfortable procedure, but I wanted to be as safe as possible. I think there's a stronger med. that's supposed to be pregnancy safe- just let your OBGYN and dentist know.

ETA: Sunkist, your son is PRECIOUS!

 

[vespergirl]

Date: 11/30/2009 9:04:37 PM
Author: Jas12
.....
I had my first ultrasound today. everything looks perfect. I am measuring 13 weeks so that pushes my DD up a bit, but i think i''ll keep the old, later DD b/c DS was so late. Middie thinks there is a good chance i''ll be late again. yuck.

I think this little chestnut looks like a boy in the profile

. What do you think?

That baby is so funny! Look at how he''s reclining, with one hand behind his head and the other hand giving a little wave. Like he''s just chilling and saying "wuzzup peeps!" That is one very cool baby

 

[AmberWaves]

Hi everyone!

Thank you for all the well-wishes! As Ebree posted, I had a semi-long pitocin labor as well as 2 hours of the most fruitless pushing followed by an hour of intense pressure while waiting for the OR to open up.

So, the long story:

After a full day of work for both of us, Paul and I dropped off our dog at 9pm and then went to the store to pick up snacks and water bottles (and magazines for DH). I was feeling frustrated already since my mom had asked me to call her before we left, and I called twice with no answer. Then we headed over to Dad''s house- who wasn''t home. He was supposed to be there!! I had to call him and wait until he showed up- as per usual "I didn''t realize how late it was". Then I was short with him and cut the meeting short because we were running late anyway. So then I got in the car feeling bad for that as well as dropping off Woofie (who, btw, was run ragged by my dad, and is now super lethargic and has a hard time jumping up on the couch- poor guy).

Anyway, we get to the hospital early enough to be admitted and hooked up to my pitocin drip by 10:30pm (the IV went into my WRIST. Not the inside, not even really the OUTSIDE, but the SIDE of my wrist). Our room was a large corner room in which I would be delivering as well as recovering for two hours post delivery. We get settled, I put Seinfeld on (it''s the episode where Jerry and Elaine were chosen as godparents for a baby- first scene was in the hospital) and I wait. My internal shows I''m still at the same progress from two weeks ago- 2cm 80% effaced. Bummer!

Paul gets a few hours of sleep, since I figured I''d need him less in the early parts of the pitocin-induced labor. I had a ton of contractions I didn''t even feel! After a few hours, they upped my drip a few times, concerned the contractions weren''t getting stronger. Meanwhile, I was watching A Christmas Story on demand, the baby was kicking all around not affected one bit by the pitocin at all. After A Christmas Story, I watched Indiana Jones IV, when Dh woke up half-way through. We just kind of sat there watching the movie and not really doing much. Of course I was constantly checked on by nurses, and just never really had a chance to relax at all.

Before long, it''s 6:30. I slept for an hour max, and the nurse said she was surprised I wasn''t awakened by the contractions I was having. Apparently, they were pretty bad! Then she mentioned the epi guy was about to go into surgery, and they were going to up my pitocin by a lot, so would I want to wait and power it out or get the epi? I requested the epi- got it at 7am. It creeped me out, to be honest. The pain wasn''t fun, but I''m no good with needles anyway.

The epi kicks in, and we pretty much just sit around for hours. My OB came in at about 9am to check my progression, and to break my water, as well as insert a catheter. After 11 hours of pitocin I was still only dilated 3am, and it appeared she hadn''t moved down- she moved UP. So, after breaking my water, the OB mentioned that we may have to consider non-vaginal means if my progression continued to stall, or progress slowly. She was going to check me four hours later and hopefully I''d make some progression. After the water breaking, the pitocin was upped and the contractions got stronger. When I was checked at 1pm, I had progressed to 4cm. They upped my pitocin yet again, and contractions got stronger. So did the pain on my left side- at around 5pm, I started feeling aches when I''d get hit with a larger contraction. By now I was about 19 hours into labor and that epi was working well, but not well enough and the epi guy was sent to check out my line- the epi wasn''t dripping correctly.

At 8pm, the contractions got stronger and I was checked- I was 7cm dilated, but she was still pretty up there. They could feel a "lip" of cervix, and wanted me to progress a bit more. That''s when it started getting painful- I was in transition, and they wanted to be very conservative with my epi so I could push- seriously, my leg was dead, I couldn''t even move it (it''s still numb in the thigh now). So the pain got stronger, and the pressure started building with every contraction. When they say "pressure" what they mean is a feeling like a meatloaf sized brick is attempting to push itself out of your bowels- I have never in my LIFE felt such pressure. Thanks to the epi, I couldn''t feel pain, but the pressure was enough to make me want to bite my hand. It was 8pm when the OB came back- still a lip of cervix, so they were going to give me another hour to see if it goes away on it''s own. During that hour, I was massively uncomfortable. The epi was useless, as the pain wasn''t an issue- the pressure was literally stopping me from breathing. I''m not a religious person, but I was begging God for some help, asking my husband to say a prayer for me, as I just couldn''t do it anymore.

During the day I had a few naps, no big sleeps, and they were worried I''d be too tired to deliver- as evidenced by my nodding off constantly. Despite that, when 9pm came around, the pressure was unbearable and I needed to push. I pushed for two hours, each time I''d get close enough to have the head show (DH actually watched, as he had to hold my leg), then she''d be sucked back up where she came from, I''d fall asleep during contractions which was a little worrying. It was two hours of fruitless pushing and pooping (everyone was right, as the pressure got worse I couldn''t care less) when they had my OB come in. She was worried that I was very exhausted, and the baby''s head was starting to mold into my pelvis from being constantly wedged in there with each push- so she was not happy. At this point it was decided that I should have an emergency c- the pitocin had long been turned off and the pain from normal contractions was very unpleasant with the epi. They needed some time to prepare the OR, as I was the 7th c-section that day (a ton of emergency ones), so I had to spend the next 20 or so minutes in absolute agony from the unbearable pressure- I literally was holding my butt while laying on my side, my legs crossed like I had to pee. What a bummer, spent 24/25 hours fighting contractions and in agony only to need a c-sec after all.

Finally, I was given a reprieve and they collected me for surgery. Paul was beside me the whole time, and they really hustled getting her out, tugging very hard in some areas to free her. She was purple and slimy, but all ours. "She''s a big girl!" they said, as I loopily lay there crying. Paul got to cut her cord, and take pictures of everything. Because of all the meds I had in me, I was trying to say things but nothing came out correctly. I was slurring all over the place and falling asleep randomly. They showed her to me and I said, "Is it still a she?" They all laughed and said, yes, "It" is. I then said she looked like DH, and fell asleep as they sewed me together. I was rolled into recovery where they helped me undo my gown and laid her on me. She latched on immediately and I got to feed her what I had been leaking for so long- she nursed for 40 minutes. Finally, they had to take her to the nursery to get measured and tested, but DH was with her the whole time, taking pictures. I never got the chills or vomited, they took very good care of me. I was given percocet and sent to our room, where I met up with Paul. Since the night shift was light, we were able to have her stay in the nursery that night- although it was only three hours from the 2am when we got settled into our room to 5am, when she was brought in to get fed.

She is still a great breastfeeder, but the first day was rough because she split my nipples. We had a lac. consultant come in, but I was so tired I just keep nodding off. We were in the hospital from Monday night to Saturday morning. DH never left my side, and we roomed with her the whole time which took some getting used to. Paul has changed almost 90% of the diapers, including her first meconium one, and he''s just in love with her. We both are. She looks like both of us! I''ll post a pic when I can get them up on the computer. Piper had lost some weight- about 8 ounces, but gained an ounce on our last night there. They removed my catheter on Thursday and it was nuts having to get up out of bed to pee. It was like I forgot how. My milk came in on Thursday, and boy was I engorged. I still am, really. Now the only thing that''s swollen on me are my feet. I''m still bleeding and feeling pain, but my staples were removed before we went home on Saturday. We''re still trying to get used to everything, the naps the nipples and the fussing, but all in all she''s a good baby. She grunts like a football player when she poops, it is the funniest thing ever.

We love her to death, it''s insane how much. If only she''d sleep in her bassinet. She hates it in there!

 

[jcrow]

oh amber! such an incredible birth story! i'm sending you lots of healing vibes [while i eagerly wait for piper pics!].

 

[Kaleigh]

Wow Amber, that is some birth story. You sound like a champ, and am thrilled for you, your Hubby and baby Piper. I can''t wait to see pics. FWIW, I was in labor for 24 hours and had to have a CS.. I hope you are healing well and enjoying your beautiful baby girl!!! HUGS!!!

 

[puffy]

congrats amber....incredible birth story. hope you and piper are doing well.

 

[qtiekiki]

Wow Amber, what a birth story. You are a trooper.
Peeing for the first time after the catheter is a weird feeling.
Glad BFing is going well.
Can''t wait to see pics of PJ.

 

[aqua_girl]

gday everyone!

i have been following this thread for a little while and am so amazed by the way everyone around here is so supportive of each other!

Congrats to all the new mums- and good luck to those who are so close!!

Well, a couple of Saturdays ago I visited my GP to have a quick chat about the possibility of my DH and I starting to TTC in the new year. I''m in my late twenties, but she gave me the obligatory education session on how your cycle works etc etc and I thought ''yeah yeah...know all that''. Anyway, to cut a long story short she mentioned that the ''typical'' ovulation happens two weeks after the start of your last period (I know Im not telling you ladies anything you don''t know) and thats when inside I went "ohhhhhhhhhhh" and maybe a little bit of "oops". See, the night before we had a careless moment, and I thought nothing of it since I thought ovulation happened ("typically") two weeks after the end of your last period. Seriously ignorant, I know, not to mention embarrassing. After that we decided to throw caution to the wind and DTD for a few more days.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, since my new found enlightenment on how all this works we were doing our grocery shopping on the weekend and I bit the bullet and bought a HPT. Anyway, did that, and turns out it is positive! We are cautiously excited, but also feeling its very surreal! Since doing some research Im starting to see why some people encourage people to wait a bit before testing. I am only *just* four weeks, so I know this is incredibly early in the piece, but nonethless for the moment the tests are saying pregnant!

The thing I really wanted to ask is were you guys surprised by the sudden onset of worry that seems to consume you (well, me, anyway). All of a sudden Ive learnt about chemical pregnancies, already knew basic things about miscarriages (I''m a counsellor at a women''s centre) but am learning lots more, and am quickly becoming impatient with the wonder about will this really happen? I always thought I would try to be relatively ''zen'' about all this (whatever will be, will be) but for the moment Im struggling to carry through with that!

Im definitely keen for all tips on positive thinking, realising its something you cant really control etc etc.

Look forward to joining in the fun around here, even if it is only for a little while!

Cheers

aqua

 

[mtjoya]

Welcome, Aqua Girl!

Well, we weren''t being cautious and started to wonder when I was going to get pregnant. Months passed and with every period I got more and more disapointed. Until I thought that I was making too much out of nothing and stopped to worry and let nature take it''s course. When, I didn''t get my cycle I thought that it was due to stress and didn''t think to much of it. Until...I got very dizzy at work. I decided to take a HPT and it came out positive! I took another one and was in denial. I went to the doctor to get a blood test and yes, I was 6 weeks along. I was surprised and then I started to worry about the baby, future and the labor! We are very excited and happy that our baby will be here very soon.

Congrats on your bundle of joy!

 

[Puppmom]

Good morning ladies! Can I crash your thread to ask a question? Here goes - I''m hoping to get some info on your prenatal visit schedule. I hear lots of talk about how babies are measuring at 6, 7 and 8 weeks. It was my understanding that, after my first appt next week (5 weeks and a few days), that I won''t see my doctor for another 4 weeks unless I have an issue. Is this normal?

 

[swimmer]

Welcome Aquagirl!

Puppmom, Yup, that is right on track for a normal pregnancy, once a month visits.

Thanks MP, Burk, etc., I will tell the girls sometime soon. Vesper, I am tenured so no threat of promotion or demotion. Today we find out the gender, so excited! I''m sort of hoping for a girl, but really, after dealing with some seriously disturbed teenage girls this term, I''m thinking a boy might be perfect too.

 

[noelwr]

hi everyone.

new here, and will be 6 weeks preggers on Thurs. anyway, haven''t posted here yet... you know, just in case something happens, but screw it. I see that a lot of other people have questions like me.

aqua_girl - congrats! I tested 4 days before AF was due (have 26 day cycle... at least that''s what I think cuz 2 months ago I stopped taking the pill after 10 years; anyway, more of my story on Just Barely Pregnant thread). I made sure I was completely comfortable with the possibility of a BFP and then AF to come anyway (ie chemical pregnancy). so I got a BFP, and got them every day after that and now at 2 days short of 6 weeks, still no spotting or bleeding. but yes, until I hit 5 weeks I was worried about my cramping turning into AF cramps, and I STILL checking for spotting.

NOW, I''m worried about heart beats. I read about all these other ladies getting US at 6-7 weeks and mine isn''t scheduled until week 10, so how will I know if the heart is beating fast enough, or if it''s etopic pregnancy or if there''s anything still there? so pretty much now I have to wait until 29 Dec and just hope I don''t have a miscarriage before then.

so I definitely hear you on the worrying part, and I''m sure once I''ve done the US, I''ll worry about the next thing. I''m hoping it''s normal. but it''s definitely not healthy for me or the baby to worry too much. so I think we just have to trust that they are perfectly healthy and take good care of ourselves by eating right and exercising. that''s the best we can do now. and if you live in the U.S., you will probably be lucky enough to have an earlier US.

puppmom - thanks for asking that. I know the answer will be different if you are living in the U.S., but I went and googled the first US in my country, and they don''t do it until between 10-14 weeks (unless you have a history of miscarriage) because that''s when all babies grow at about the same rate and they can better calculate the due date. so I think here they also assume that most pregnancies just progress normally.

 

[rockpaperscissors67]

Amber, WOW, that is some birth story!! I''m glad that you''re doing well and enjoying Piper -- like everyone else, I can''t wait to see pics. I don''t know if this is any consolation, but the labor that you went through before the c-section was beneficial for both you and Piper.

Aqua_Girl, congrats and welcome! I think what you''re dealing with as far as the worry is totally normal. Every time I''ve been pregnant, I''ve been completely paranoid that something bad will happen. The good news is that most pregnancies will progress normally with no problems, so the odds are in your favor.

FWIW, there''s a great book called Taking Charge of Your Fertility that explains your cycle in great detail. I bought it when we decided to try to have another baby because at my age, I didn''t think I had time to just let it happen. It did take us 15 months to conceive, and oddly enough, the month we did, I ovulated right around cd 10, which was about 5 days earlier than all of the preceeding months. I had egg white mucus that day so I attacked SO and it worked, but I''m sure if I wouldn''t have known what I was looking at, I would have assumed that we should wait a few more days and then it would have been too late.

Puppmom, if you''re having a regular low-risk pregnancy, there''s really no reason to see your doctor any more than once a month in the early stages of pregnancy. The harsh reality is that if something bad happens, it''s unlikely that a doctor could predict it or do anything about it. With my older kids, I didn''t see the doc until I was 9-10 weeks along. This time, I had the visit with my midwife''s nurse somewhere around 7-8 weeks, was back to see her for an episode of bleeding at 9 weeks and then finally saw my midwife around 12 weeks. Even now, I''m at 32 weeks and only seeing my mw every 2-3 weeks because I feel comfortable not going more often. In January, I should go to weekly visits, but I''m not sure whether I will.

 

[PrettyBlues]

Amber, wow what an incredible birth story! Thanks for sharing, and congratulations to you and the hubby on the arrival of Piper. I can't wait to see pics

Welcome to Aqua, Nowelwr and Puppmom. I'm glad that some of the "new" girls are posting here now.

I think the worry starts the moment you get a BFP and doesn't stop, ever. But of course, it's all worth it in the end. Well, that's what everyone says anyone!

For what it is worth, it has been tough on me being in Canada (Quebec) compared to those of you in the US. I only saw my doctor for the first time at 13 weeks, and I will only have my first ultrasound (and maybe only?) at 19 weeks. So I am not getting any extra reassurance at all that everything is going ok. I have tried my best to believe everything will be fine, and I have calmed down after hearing the heartbeat. But I still worry sometimes that maybe not everything is growing the way it should. Like I said, the worry never stops!

 

[noelwr]

Date: 12/1/2009 8:50:12 AM
Author: PrettyBlues
I only saw my doctor for the first time at 13 weeks, and I will only have my first ultrasound (and maybe only?) at 19 weeks.

yikes! ok, I''ll stop complaining.

 

[anchor31]

indy, sha and wa - I hope you''re all doing well!

jas - Sorry about the tooth ache, I can relate! I just had a root canal done last Thursday at 35 weeks. I had a local injection for the procedure and it went really well. Very little pain after the fact. Great U/S pic! Cute little one.

Amber - That''s quite the birth story. I hope you are recovering well and that Piper is cooperating and letting you rest a bit!

aqua_girl - Congrats! I have to say I''m not a worrier, more of a "we''ll do everything we can and deal with whatever happens" kind of person. Of course, a miscarriage would have been devastating, but worrying about it wouldn''t have helped. I''m definitely sending you aa lot of sticky vibes, though!

PrettyBlues - I''m in Québec too (

) and I actually enjoy the minimalist approach. But as I said, I''m not a worrier, so I guess that helps.

 

[PrettyBlues]

Date: 12/1/2009 9:16:59 AM
Author: noelwr

Date: 12/1/2009 8:50:12 AM

Author: PrettyBlues

I only saw my doctor for the first time at 13 weeks, and I will only have my first ultrasound (and maybe only?) at 19 weeks.

yikes! ok, I''ll stop complaining.

No, complain away. I know it feels hard to wait (and worry) regardless of the timing.

Hi Anchor

I wish I was more like you. I am not super anxious, but I could be a bit more zen about the whole thing.

 

[meresal]

Ohh Amber, what a story. I''m very glad to hear that you all are home and safe! Can''t wait to meet your little girl!

Aqua, Welcome!

For me, we found out right between 4 and 5 weeks. My worry was constant all the way until 12 weeks. In my head, that was my "invisible" cutoff. I had nghtmares and contantly worried about anything that could end the pregnancy up until that point, but always thought to myself, "We just have to get to 12 weeks". Luckily for me, my worry went down by about 90% after hitting that 12 week mark.

Puppmom- My first appt was at 6 weeks for dating. The second was at 10 weeks. Then, since we decided to have the NT test, we went back at 12 weeks, and then my next regular appt was at 14 weeks, and then 18 weeks, and the next will be at 21/22. Every 4 weeks is common unless you are having a special test, and then they will have you come in for that appt, in between your regularly scheduled ones.

Noewlr! Congratulations!

I''m sorry that it has been hard for you PB. Have you thought about buying/renting a fetal doppler so that you can hear the heartbeat at home, in between appointments. I know that some people say that they can cause worry, but if you can keep yourself from doing it every single day, they seem like a good idea to me.

 

[anchor31]

Date: 12/1/2009 9:32:38 AM
Author: PrettyBlues

Date: 12/1/2009 9:16:59 AM
Author: noelwr

Date: 12/1/2009 8:50:12 AM

Author: PrettyBlues

I only saw my doctor for the first time at 13 weeks, and I will only have my first ultrasound (and maybe only?) at 19 weeks.

yikes! ok, I''ll stop complaining.

No, complain away. I know it feels hard to wait (and worry) regardless of the timing.

Hi Anchor

I wish I was more like you. I am not super anxious, but I could be a bit more zen about the whole thing.

You know you can pay to get an other ultrasound at a private clinic, right? It might put your mind at ease.

I''m pretty sure you have a U/S too if you do the first trimester screening (which I didn''t do).

 

[KimberlyH]

Puppmom, your schedule sounds normal. I had my first OB appt. at 8 weeks and go every four weeks until 32 weeks, if memory serves, then bi-weekly until 36 weeks, then weekly.

Prettyblues, one of the best suggestions I recieved from my OB was to put down the pregnancy books and step away from Dr. Google. I handed them all over to my husband, at her recommendation, and whenever I had a question I asked him and he did the research. I read baby center once a week to see what''s going on with the kid, but otherwise I didn''t do any looking up and reading; I relied on my OB and my husband and it removed all the extranious information. I miscarried prior to this pregnancy, and read all the books/info the first time around, and it really helped the second time around to stay away from all of that information. An added benefit was it involved my husband in the pregnancy a bit more than he would have been otherwise.

2nd trimester energy isn''t happening for me either, and I''m at the tail end of it. I came home from work exhausted yesterday, woke up sleepy this morning. Good thing I''m in an easy classroom today. I could go take a nap.

My mom felt the baby kick over Thanksgiving. She was so excited. Cute.

 

[PrettyBlues]

Sorry I probably made it sound like I am more anxious than I actually am. I *was* worried in the first trimester, just because I had no confirmation that everything was well other than an HPT, but once I heard the heart beat I felt much better. However, I do still have thoughts in the back of my mind of "what if the baby is not growing on target? or there is some kind of defect?" I don't think about it all the time, but thought is there, just because I haven't seen him or her yet. And I do think part of what I feel is actually frustration, and I'm just impatient to get a look at my baby.

But time is moving so quickly right now it's only two weeks away at this point

Anchor, we did discuss doing a first trimester screening, but in the end didn't think it was worth it. The chance of something being wrong in my case is small, and we only would have done it to see the baby, and thought it wasn't worth the $400.

Kimberly, oddly enough in my case I think I do better with more information. Reading pregnancy books and stuff online doesn't make worried about things that might happen. I feel comforted knowing as much as I can. Maybe I'm just weird that way?

ETA: that is cute your Mom got to feel the baby kick! She was probably so excited.