"Just Barely" Pregnant PS''ers

[dcgator]

Date: 5/13/2010 8:13:03 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk

Date: 5/13/2010 5:40:36 PM
Author: dcgator

Date: 5/12/2010 10:18:14 AM

Author: Hudson_Hawk

Men!


We''re going to DC over memorial day weekend.

Hey HH, I see that you will be in my neck of the woods. If you guys decide you would like to emerge from your room for food, etc, let me know and I would by happy to give you some recs for great restaurants or things to do

Oh thanks hun! I''d love a recommendation for a nice place for dinner. We''re staying on Cap Hill so somewhere near the metro would be ideal. We''re doing dinner one night already in Alexandria.

I pretty much grew up in DC so I''m well versed in fun touristy things to do. DH has only ever been for business and has never so much as visited a monument so we''re going more for him.

Ok, so I don''t know when the last time you were here was, but DC is now the foodie place to be

. Although there are a zillion good places to eat, here are some of my fav''s (and type of food):

- Georgia Brown''s (Upscale Southern cuisine); off the Farragut West Metro (also does a great Sunday brunch)
- Acadiana (Creole); Off Convention Center Metro
- Il Mulino (Italian); McPherson Metro (kinda pricey, but really tasty)
- Fogo de Chao (Super nice Brazilian steak house); off the Federal Triangle Metro (btw, this is my hubby''s fav)
- TehnPen (Asian); off the Federal Triangle Metro
- Oceannaire (Seafood); off Metro Center Stop
- Zengo (Asian and Latin American Fusion); off Gallery Place Metro (very different but delicious cuisine)
- Rosa Mexicana (Mexican); off Gallery Place Metro
and last but not least, should the mood strike you for yummy, greasy food:
- Good Stuff Eatery; off Capitol South metro - Super yummy burgers, fried and milkshakes (owned by Spike from the Top Chef)

And pretty much all of these (save Fogo) are on OpenTable.com, and I would recommend getting a reservation now b/c Memorial Day is always busy. Good luck

 

[Loves Vintage]

Date: 5/14/2010 11:55:19 AM
Author: Lynnie
OMG... I feel like a doof. All these insurance issues turned out to be non-issues after all. I recently switched from a PPO to HMO, and when I called for the info, I gave them the PPO card #. The co-pay for PPO is 20% of the total bills. The co-pay for HMOs is $350 for delivery(out of network), and $25 for most Dr visits. Octavia, thanks for the rec. I actually had called them before I had this all straightened out, and the first available appt was June 9th! I would be 12 weeks by then, and was a little disappointed that they couldn't fit me in sooner. So I get to stick with my OB after all. I'm excited about that, but so annoyed I went through all this rigamarole! I guess I can blame it on preggo-brain

Thanks for all your inputs re: M/S and queasiness factor. I was just interested to see if there was a co-relation. Looks like for most of us, there is.

LV - so funny you're already researching furniture!! I'm not quite there yet. My older brother offered all my nephew's stuff to me, so I'll pick through all that before I even think about what I need/don't need. About the hunger - one minute I'm not hungry at all, the next, I NEED TO EAT! It's nuts! I've been on a huge fruit kick lately. My OB told me to eat a lot of protein - I've been using it as an excuse to eat Jamaican beef patties (not very good for you, but so delish!) Weird, though - I weighed myself at work today, and I weigh 3 lbs less than May 4th (my appt). Could be the 'I'm so full so quick' issue Laila's dealing with (I am too)

Lynnie - That's great about your HMO! Lower cost and you get to stay with your doctor.

I'm trying to eat more protein too, hence the cottage cheese. Mmmmmm. Anyway, yes, the furniture is funny. Hee-hee! We are getting our rocker bright and early tomorrow morning. I also have a friend who will give me a lot of her baby stuff, no crib or rocker though! I have tons of furniture at home too and will probably re-purpose a dresser for the baby's room. We'll likely paint it white and change the handles.

Anyway, since you find that funny, you might find it amusing that I've already got a doula lined up too. I reconnected with a friend from years ago after we ran into each other randomly. She has a newborn and used a doula, who is not yet certified, at no cost. They need 2 births for certification. So long as we're a good match, I'll be her second! Another friend also used an uncert'd doula for her birth and loved her! Of course, I will wait a while before calling the doula, but she already knows that I'll be calling!!

Bliss - I hope you hid your thermometer and started doing some of those pregnancy affirmations you posted the other day!

 

[somethingshiny]

Noel~ YAYAYAYAYA!!! I''m so happy for you!!


Hope you''re all feeling well!

 

[Bliss]

Hudson - LOL! All babies have a dangle at 12 weeks? Ah, the things one learns! Heck, if I make it to 12 weeks - I'll be happy to see anything!!!! I'll pick up "My Boys Can Swim" -- thank you for the rec! LOL at the hormonal wife thing - I'm already there. Today DH was Googling "emotional pregnant wives" and came up with a crazy website with stories from husbands talking about preggo tantrums! I am glad he is prepared!

Somethingshiny, oh thank you! Lots of dust for your beautiful Lily flower!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 63 days???? How did time fly so fast?

Oh, congrats! Congratulations!

BELLA! Hahahahahahaha! When you meet him (soon), you will laugh and laugh now!

Noelwr!!! I spoke too soon. I am crazy tired and have horrid nausea today. Cramps. Oh boy! I miss coffee! I MISS COFFEE!!!! And now I am ravenous! I used so many HPTs that I've run out! I'm thinking of ordering a new batch but I'm sure I'm just making myself crazy.

Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Hello! Oh! On another note, thanks for the "My Boys Can Swim" rec! Oh, the DH dreams are so cute. Wow, a little blond baby! LOL - could be symbolic? Only brunettes in your family, eh? Maybe you are having a boy!!!

Lynnie!!! Oh, YAY for the insurance being cleared up. I hear you on the preggo brain. So hard to stay awake these days. DTD! Great one! So is BK! Baby Knockin'????? LOVE THAT ONE!!!! Omg, THANK YOU for posting that DTD is the best ever! I thought I was insane but DTD during pregnancy has been...the BEST of my LIFE. And it's always been awesome, but now... Can you say... 10-15 second intense O? O..M..G. Sorry, TMI... I AGREE! It's INSANE! INSANE!!!!

dcgator - those restaurant recs are making me HUNGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DUST DUST DUST for the 2WW!

Loves Vintage... yay for protein! And YAY for furniture!!!!!! Oh, the rocker sounds great!!!!! And a doula??? She sounds awesome! You're so with it! Way to go!!!! I bet it feels so good that you have so many ducks in a row... YAY!!!! How are you feeling? As for the therm... I was a bad girl. I took it one more time to confirm and it went up today! So with a flourish, I packed up the BBT therm and it's now in my undie drawer wrapped in a ziploc! Yay for sleeping in! No more BBT wakeup alarms! Whew. When I had Eva, it was even worse! She requires you to WAKE UP WAKE UP. And those pee sticks are so small you can't pee on them. You have to pee in a cup and the stick takes FOREVER to turn blue! Then you have to power up the machine and make sure everything's OK...So you're wide awake at the end of the process! Whew!

Oh, I don't know how I'm going to make it 3 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe I'll sneak in early for an extra ultrasound?

My mental state goes from ecstatic to worry like a bungee -- boiiiing! Boooiiing! Booooiiiiiinggggg!!!

Hugs and love to all the sticky beanie babies!!!!!

 

[Kunzite]

Bliss – So glad you put the BBT away! A few days after my BFP I told DH that temps can go up after getting KU so he got really excited and decided that he wanted to know what my temp was the next day. Well it was on the coverline! Scared me to death and I told him that I would never listen to him again and that the therm was being put away immediately. That was the end of that! I also haven’t tested again since about 13dpo. I’m way too scared to do that.

Lynnie – So happy the insurance worked out for you! BK? That’s great! I felt my abs stretch all of one time. It was weird, exactly like you said, like I did a couple of sit ups or crunches. Oh my, I have been on the biggest fruit kick too! I normally love fruit anyway but I think it’s because it’s nice and cool and juicy. I had an orange over the weekend and it was heaven!

LV – Hi lady

How are you doing? I tell DH that he has to get me cheeseburgers because I need the protein! HA! Not exactly what they mean I’m sure!! I have never thought about an uncertified doula. I love the idea. Now you’ve got me thinking…

 

[noelwr]

I went shopping yesterday and got the Sea Bands (someone else here has them, too) and oil to rub on my tummy to fight stretch marks. then I did some research and found out that the hospital does give epidurals

and that a new daycare place opened up not too far. also my insurance covers this lady that will come to my house for about 20 hrs in total in the weeks after the baby is born. she is supposed to help answer my baby questions and also light cleaning in the house. anyway, there are so many of these agencies, I have to ask the mid-wife if she can recommend one.

yesterday I went for a manicure and the nail lady told me that her daughter is pregnant and due in December! I didn't want to tell her about myself because I think it's still too early, and if something does happen to me I don't want her to feel bad about talking about her daughter. I think she is as excited as my mom about becoming my grandmother, though my mom is not yet telling the whole world.

Bliss - do NOT buy more HPTs. remember how after the m/cs we still got + HPTs? it's not going to tell you that your pregnancy is ok, only that you have HCG. sorry, this was a bit of a downer message, but I think you should save your money so that you can spend it on your new baby. just think positive! (squeezing your hand) if you try and schedule another u/s that's too early, you might not end up seeing everything you want to see. would that not bring you more worry?

 

[Bliss]

How are all the beautiful belly mamas doing? Good?

Kunzite!!!!! Cheeseburgers!!!!!!!!!!! YUM! And fruit! Double yum!!! You made me crave an orange!

You are so right about temping! I put that BBT away! Oh, you had the same experience I did! I was also good in that I stopped POAS! Woohoo! How I'll make it to the next ultrasound, I don't know. At this point, we haven't seen anything yet - and that's what worries me. But the good thing is, we're going in at a good stage (7 weeks) when you'd be able to see more of what's going on. If I went in at 5 weeks, it'd be the same guessing game and probably around 6 weeks, too. DH and I are trying to remain calm and enjoy the ride. Being pregnant makes me realize how Type A I can be. I always thought of myself as a Mother Earth type but GAH, our last experience really turned me into a Type A Preggo!

Noelwr! You are SO on top of things! Way to go!!!! How do you like the Sea Bands? Which oil do you recommend for the tummy? If my mom didn't have stretch marks - do you think I need to worry about them? It can't hurt, right? I read it is genetic, but I'm not sure. Either way, yummy smelling oils sound wonderful. Oh, and YAY for your hospital giving epidurals!!!!! HUGE YAY! Also the daycare opening up near you... this is all falling perfectly into place for you! So thrilled for you. I feel this pregnancy is just meant to be and you will have a wonderful pregnancy and birth! I promise not to buy any more HPTs! You're right - they don't tell you much. I will think positive!!!!!! And I will be patient and brave! (Hand squeeze!)

On my end, I spoke too soon. Now I do have bloat that comes and goes. BBs are bigger and heavier but not sore. Tummy queasiness on and off, but mild overall. My favorite doorman guessed I was pregnant because he said I had a glow. I happily confirmed that I was. Well, HA!!!!! Later on, I found out that he was just CLEVER... Because I told DH that Richie guessed I was pregnant. DH cracked up and said, "HA!!!! Yeah right, he guessed! He's been interrogating me ever since he saw me bring you roses on Mother's Day!" Clearly, I was the weakest link and I fell for his line! LOL Ooooohhh, he is so clever! Totally got me!

Love and dust for all of your bellies and to your families, too!

 

[noelwr]

Bliss - that clever doorman really tricked you!

I'm not sure yet if I think the Sea Bands work or not. I will have to try them out at the office because that's when I feel m/s the worst. hopefully I can keep them hidden under long sleeves. they're actually really tight and dig into my skin really deep.

there are so many different types of oils for your belly. I just bought one said that it was specifically supposed to combat stretch marks. it all really depends on the elasticity of your skin and how fast you will grow. I have also read that it is genetic.

my bbs have now been sore for 6 weeks, but at least I found comfy nursing bras. maybe they won't fit anymore when nursing, but they help me now. I also threw up again brushing my teeth this morning. I hate losing my breakfast. oh well, all for a good cause.

 

[Mara]

re the dangle, we were told that all babies are GIRLS to start, until the testicles descend. but it seems like everyone says something diff. who knows.

ditto ''my boys can swim''..it''s $9 at amazon and a quick read but really funny. greg loved it.

congrats ladies!!

 

[Bliss]

Hey Ladies!

Noelwr, thanks for the tips! Oh, I can't believe we are back here again! Seems like a dream. I'm so happy for all of us. Sorry about the ms! I gag when brushing my teeth in the morning, too! Do you brush the back of your tongue? That always triggers it for me. Yay for comfy nursing bras!!!!

Mara! Thanks!!!!! I am definitely going to buy My Boys Can Swim! LOL... that title cracks me up. Yes, I do believe girls are the default gender... and at a critical point, the sex organs and everything change to male. But you're right - all babies begin as females...mainly as a default. Scientists say that until eight weeks after conception, all brains are female! I read that in a book called The Female Brain! Girls rock!

Hope you all had great weekends!

Is now a good time to start doing Kegels? LOL

 

[HOUMedGal]

I am so happy to be back on this thread!!!!

3 weeks 3 days today.

 

[Lanie]

HOU--welcome back!!!! Are you an early ovulator? That''s so cool the test works that early! And you got a positive yesterday right?

Noelwr--I think it was you that said something about not drinking milk while pregnant...I could be wrong. But I was wondering the reason? Is it bad? I can''t imagine that it is, but maybe you are lactose intolerant? Anyway, I''m craving milk and it seems to make my m/s feel a little better, so I was wondering. I had the wrist bands too. I don''t think they did anything besides implanting little circles in my wrists after I removed them. It''s way way too hot here to wear long sleeves otherwise I might try them again. I''ll do anything.

bliss--super cute doorman story! I love it!!!

Laila and Lynnie and LV--my L sisters! How are you girls???

I go for a 9 week ultrasound Tuesday so I''m super excited!!!

 

[Laila619]

Congrats again Hou!

Hi Lanie! How exciting about your 9 week ultrasound! I hit 10 weeks today, yay! I''m so happy to be in double digits now. I bought a bunch of cute gender neutral outfits for the baby yesterday, since we''re not finding out the sex.

 

[noelwr]

the m/s is getting worse. oh well, just 4 more weeks max, I hope.

anyone start taking the DHA pills? I'm not sure when you're supposed to start taking them. 2nd semester?

Bliss - if I brushed my tongue I'd definitely throw up. even putting the prenatal vitamins on my tongue make me want to gag. but normal food, not. sometimes I think it's just psychological.

Lanie - I didn't say anything bad about milk. I crave it, too, and have about a glass a day (with added calcium). I did however read in the book *Skinny B;tch Bun In The Oven" that milk in the US isn't necessarily good because they process it differently than they do in Europe and add all this unnatural stuff. if it's true or not, I have no idea. so exciting about your u/s tomorrow. hopefully you will share a photo with us?

Laila - 10 weeks, wow! you mean you aren't going to find out the baby's sex until its born?

 

[Laila619]

Date: 5/17/2010 2:19:29 AM
Author: noelwr
you mean you aren't going to find out the baby's sex until its born?

Sorry about your morning sickness, Noel. Yes, we decided we don't want to know ahead of time. I want to be surprised in the delivery room. Anyone else not planning on finding out at 20 weeks?

 

[HOUMedGal]

Lanie - thank you!! No, I''m not generally an early ovulator...the earliest I ever have ever O''ed is CD12 and the latest is CD17. My FF average O day is CD15. However, this cycle it was a little on the early side for me (CD13)....glad i was using my OPK''s!! I feel like my body geared up and O''ed really fast this month....usually I can tell for the couple of days preceding, but this time it was super fast from the first signs that I might O to the temp spike. Good luck at your 9 week ultrasound...how exciting!!!

Laila - thanks again!! Wow, 10 weeks already?!? Time really flies!! Congrats on double digits!

I am impressed with your patience at finding out the gender in the delivery room....I am just too darn impatient!! We will find out as soon as we can.

Noel - sorry the MS is getting worse. BOOOOOO. I would offer suggestions to help but I don''t have much experience to go on. I have heard that candied ginger works well.... I honestly have no idea if I will have MS or not...I never had anything more than mild-moderate nausea the first time around and then my symptoms started going away when the baby stopped growing, so....it''ll be interesting to see what happens this time!

 

[noelwr]

I posted this morning in PS 2.0 and of course that has now been deleted. anyway, didn''t say much important. was just complaining about having a headache and a cough plus the m/s.

went to see the mid-wife today and she asked me a lot of questions. she was great and didn''t make me feel like I was pressured to do anything (like breastfeed, though I will). I asked her if I could have another u/s before the NT scan, and she said she had to fudge the records and referred me to an outside u/s agency because she said the hospital would have it on record that I already had one. so I''ve got an appointment for 3 June (I''ll be 11w1d) and my NT scan is on 15 June (just in time). she also gave me a pamphlet of an u/s technician who has her own practice for non-medical u/s if I should ever feel like having one. I just have to pay it, myself. think I will take my mom there after 16w as she is dying to know the sex of the baby. I invite her to every u/s and all she wants to know is if they''ll be able to tell already.

also, the mid-wife told me that we will still date my pregnancy based on LMP. so today I am 8w6d and my due date is 22 Dec. she said if my cycles were 28 days instead of 26, my due date would be Christmas. not sure exactly how she calculated that, but it doesn''t really matter to me. the baby will come when it comes. as long as it comes!

 

[Bliss]

Just popping in to say....

HOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So happy for you!!!! What a beautiful BFP!

 

[icekid]

HMG

Girl, I am so unbelievably thrilled for you! Fortunately, I caught your post Sunday night before PS went down. Made my call day

Sending you all of the sticky dust that the babe and I can muster up.

I''m about 11.5 weeks now, anxiously awaiting my nuchal translucency next week. The keeping it quiet at work until 13 weeks thing is not going so well anymore. Half of the people already knew for one reason or another, so it has been spread around a bit so I''ve just been telling people when I feel like it now. It feels so weird, but everyone is really excited. Oh well! Morning sickness is marginally better. Still awful at nights, but slightly improving overall. Fingers crossed for that magical disappearance from 1st tri to 2nd.

 

[somethingshiny]

HOUie~ Congratulations!! Wow, I''m just so thrilled for you!! Lots of dust for a happy and healthy 9!!

 

[Kunzite]

HOU - Welcome mama! So happy to have you here

Lailia - We''re not finding out the sex either. We''ve always said we wouldn''t find out, but as soon as I got my BFP dh started to waiver! I think he''s firmly back in the not finding out mind again.

noel - Things on my tongue are starting to bother me too. I can''t brush my tongue anymore and I just noticed tonight that my prenatals are bothering me a bit too.

I''m just at 6 weeks so I''m afraid this is the start of something bad! I hope you feel better soon!!! I started taking DHA as soon as I got my BFP since I figure it can''t hurt.

icekid - 11.5 weeks! Wow, you''re not really just barely preggo anymore!! Glad the m/s is starting to let up.

 

[HOUMedGal]

THANK YOU!! to Bliss, IceKid, SomethingShiny, and Kunzite! I am soooo happy to be over here sharing this experience with you ladies!

Can''t post long now (on call in the PICU today)...maybe more later. All I have to say is OMG.....I am tired. Really, reaaalllly tired. PICU and being pregnant don''t go well together. Luckily I only have 1.5 more weeks here!

Also, I have a cold. This happened last time I got preggo. I guess it''s good that my body has decided to be immunosuppressed a bit so it doesn''t reject the Peanut, but BOOOO for feeling crappy on call. Oh well. At least I''m pregnant!!

 

[Steel]

Wow Bliss & HOU,
You gals are knocked up? Congratulations and all the best for 40 healthy happy weeks!

Awh, I''m chuffed for you.

 

[Lanie]

So I had my ultrasound yesterday!!! It was so amazing. I''m 9w today, but the doctor dated me as 8w5d (now 6d) for some reason. And moved my due date to December 24th. AAAHHH!!! I know the baby will come when it comes, but it''s just so scary saying the date!

Anyway, we could see it moving! It was going nuts in there! Heartbeat was 180bpm, which sounded high but he said was absolutely perfect for the age. We could even see the little feet and hand nubs!

They gave us some pictures again, but I can''t scan them because we have to use our librarian to scan anything, and I don''t want her and the rest of the school knowing.

How are the other preggos doing??? I''m still sick, still very tired, still feeling VERY pregnant with sore boobs and tight, achy tummy. I don''t see how people go on to have more kids if they have a tough time, but I guess when it''s born, you forget about all of the discomforts of pregnancy! I will post a belly pic on Friday hopefully since I can see a little tiny, tiny bump.

On this thread of course!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Lanie-I don''t have a scanner so I take digital pictures of the print outs from my u/s. Works really well if you turn off the flash and are in a space that doesn''t produce a lot of glare.

 

[Loves Vintage]

Lanie -

Yay for a great ultrasound!! How many u/s's have you had/will you have with your RE?

*********

So, I had my first u/s today! HB is 140! 6 weeks and 2 days, based on LMP. My RE said that was very good.

It was a tiny, tiny little flicker, that I could barely see on my little monitor. He said it will be more pronounced next time we look. I get to go back next week! I'm so excited for that! Oh, and yesterday, my HCG was 15,125.

I'm glad I was able to get those results the day before the u/s, but I was still so anxious just before the u/s.

All is good!

P.S. There was only one!

 

[Bella_mezzo]

LV_I am so happy for you! I know that it must have been really fantastic to see that little heartbeat!

Lanie-Wow, that is quite a due date congrats!!!

yay to all of you just barely moms you are the best

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Date: 5/19/2010 1:18:45 PM
Author: Loves Vintage


P.S. There was only one!

DH and I did a high five in the u/s room when the tech said it was a singleton!

 

[Laila619]

Congrats on the great ultrasounds, Lanie and LV!!!

 

[dcgator]

Date: 5/19/2010 12:54:16 PM
Author: Lanie
So I had my ultrasound yesterday!!! It was so amazing. I''m 9w today, but the doctor dated me as 8w5d (now 6d) for some reason. And moved my due date to December 24th. AAAHHH!!! I know the baby will come when it comes, but it''s just so scary saying the date!

Anyway, we could see it moving! It was going nuts in there! Heartbeat was 180bpm, which sounded high but he said was absolutely perfect for the age. We could even see the little feet and hand nubs!

They gave us some pictures again, but I can''t scan them because we have to use our librarian to scan anything, and I don''t want her and the rest of the school knowing.

How are the other preggos doing??? I''m still sick, still very tired, still feeling VERY pregnant with sore boobs and tight, achy tummy. I don''t see how people go on to have more kids if they have a tough time, but I guess when it''s born, you forget about all of the discomforts of pregnancy! I will post a belly pic on Friday hopefully since I can see a little tiny, tiny bump.

On this thread of course!

Congrats miss Lanie, that is awesome

! Sounds like you little one has a very strong heartbeat

And how cool to be able to see the start of the hands and feet.

Sorry that you are feeling the full effects of the pregnancy, but the 1st trimester will be over before you know it. Hang in there, and please keep us updated.