October Mommies-2-B Club!!!!

[jomae]

Sorry guys iv'e had a constant rotten headache for the past few days i do seem to be feeling a litlle better though now

I think my tummy will start to expand slightly soon its been feeling like its underpressure not like wind though its the only way i can describe it so i think it must be getting bigger. My bean is 1.6cms long this week cool hey
I seem to have a thing for apples and cheese.

Oh hey CORNY great to see you on this side iv'e read some of your posts and it definately sounds as though you deserve to be here so welcome and enjoy

Rio glad your off the meds tommorrow it's definately less hassel when you don't need to muck around with them

I rang to make my hospital appointment yesterday they said my appointment won't be until about the end of april and that they'll send me an appoinment date in the mail it's a bit slack don't you think. How many of you ladies are going private for your birth and how many going public

Anyway hope your all well and able to post soon
JomaeXXX

[riogirl71]

HI Jomae, I don't know how things work in Australia but here we have to go private with our insurance. Luckily they have an awesome Hospital here with birthing rooms where you stay with your baby. Apt in April? That seems pretty far away fro me. How far along are you? You can get a ticker at tickerfactory.com it always helps us figure out which week the others are in Anyway, I had my 1st OB appt at 9 weeks on 3/4 and have another one on 3/25. Good luck!

[loopie]

hi mommas!

it's a very pretty saturday - i had an extremely long day trip to NYC to visit the Guggenheim, Whitney Biennial, and more- it was great- I felt good, grazed on yummy bagels, pizza, and snacks throughout the day. All but 2 of my graduate buddies do not know i am pregnant yet, and I was happy I could keep up with them - (I'm almost twice their age, too!!) I'm going to tell them after my OB appt on wed.
saw some great art, some crappy art, but mostly just had a terrific day. I'm going to relax today with Dh -
I sure want wednesday to hurry up and get here so I can see the butter bean again!
anyhow- hope you are all great

BUMPIN' 08

loopie

[geckogirl]

Loopie - Sounds like you had a fun outing. I bet you slept really well after all that! Let us know how your ob appt. goes on Wednesday. Mine is on Thursday and I am super excited to see the baby again. I can hardly go two weeks without the reassurance that an u/s brings!

jomae - My tummy did expand this week. All of a sudden my pants are tight at the waist. The legs and bottom are fine, I just can't get them buttoned around the waist. I hear that this is what happens before you pop out obviously. Sooooo I just look and feel FAT. Yuck! I don't know how you can stand to wait 6 more weeks for an appointment! I hope you can convince them to see you earlier.

I am off to the woods for the next few days with DH and our little dog. We have a trailer (with a bathroom, thank goodness) and we haven't been out since last summer. I am really looking forward to being away from everything and attempting to beat my DH at marathon Scrabble and eating junk food! Our spring break just started, so I don't have to deal with teenagers for another whole week. Yippee!

I will be in touch when I return! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend

[riogirl71]

gecko - hope you have a fabulous time with DH out in the woods - how fun!!!
loopie- glad you had a good time in NYC!

I spent about $300 today at motherhood maternity wear. I haven't been able to wear my regular clothes since after ET!!! AAyway they had lots of inexpensive cute things so I think I bought everything I will ever need! I have so many pimples I feel like I am back to being a teenager. I am also bloated and just feel yucky, not attractive. DH is amazing and says I look sexy and great. I went from a size 8 to a Large and from 36C to a tight 40D!!! and I am only 10 weks!

Today is my last day of meds!!!!1 wooo-hooo!

Oh and we got the clear for IC but I admit I am a little nervous about it. Any girls got to have IC with DH yet? I know lucky Tammy and Mia did!
Have a wonderful weekend!

[loopie]

hi all
i'm 9weeks today!

rio- i know what you mean about the pimples and fat and boobs- in another few weeks, all will be well, and we will be beautiful mommas to be!!!, until then, nice to know DH is working the compliments! I am rather jealous you get to stop the meds-
Dh and I got the ok for ic at the time of our US 2 1/2 wks ago, but being so tired, and the disgusting crinone sups - we've not given it a go yet!, and we've both been sick- off and on- blech!
gecko- your vaca sounds fantastic! I love the woods- have fun and kick butt at scrabble!

acapulco????anyone heard from her??

hugs back at you wish and hokey- I'm sorry it's been so very difficult for you both this time around- wish- have a wonderful time in Mexico- xxxooo!

cinci- good luck with your appt tomorrow- i have to wait til wed, grrrrr -do you like your OB? I'm trying a new one- or a midwife

corny- how's the ride?? settle down into your pregnancy and love every second! I'm finally not stressing about as much, in fact there were a few times in the last 2 days that I didn't think about my body or what's going on inside at all-just letting things grow and knowing everything is going to be great! ( of course then i read my mayo clinic book and get freaked out again! )

anyone working with a midwife? or see the ricki lake documentary " the business of being born?" wild! my doc's office has nurse/midwives- i'm hoping to meet with them and see what they think, as well

best to all

BUMPIN' 08

loopie

[weezie]

Hi Ladies-
Well the board looks pretty quiet and I suppose that's a good thing. I just wanted to let you know I will be gone for a while. DH threw me out last night. Well, his exact words were "you need to leave and go to your parents for a while because I cant take your moodiness" So today as he encouraged his two kids to play fight with him in the bed. I stormed out. I was afraid that I would get hurt. So we argued again and I packed a bag after punching him and screaming at him and left. Oh and last night I was telling him that I wanted to lay in bed all day today because I have been having some pains all day yesterday and he took it that I was just trying to avoid his kids. And I said I had a very upsetting day and I need to lay low. He told me that if anything happened to the babies that it would be all my fault for stressing and getting so upset. But he fails to see that his words and ways are what has me so upset.!!!! I'm very very scared. I'm afraid of what might happen to our babies. OMG!!! DH just called asking me to go home. What an ass!!! I asked him what (in 30 minutes ) made him change his mind and he said b/c he loves me and the babies. What a crock of shit. If that was true, he would have never said the things he said. Well, My best friend has opened her home and her guest house to me and I think that I will stay there for a while. So I hope that all of you have a wonderful and healthy week ahead. God bless you and all your beans!!
-Weez

[KatieG]

OOOh weezie the joys of our hormones. Im sure that DH and you are just on edge b/c of everything thats gone on for the past 2 months. I know what you mean. Me and DH have been snippy this last week. Take a breather and try to fix things. Im sorta a right fighter but its not worth it. These men need to help us relax not not make us worse. Try to relax and go home in due time!! Those babies need mommy to be as calm as possible. (this is coming from the most anxious person ever) But ive been suprisingly less anxious since this whole thing. Good luck!!!! Glad you vented it helps you get it out.

[sugabeanzs]

weezie: Yes, hormones are not fun! They say they start to calm down after the first three months. I just yell at the husband for no reason as well so it is not just you! You both just need to talk it out and relax! Easier said that done right? Take it easy and it will all work out in the end!

[jomae]

Hi Ladies
everyone is quiet not that i can talk i haven't been on myself

Weezie oh boy does sound stressfull i agree take some time out with your friend atleast then hubby may think twice before upsetting you so much. if only men could feel as crappy as we do when pregnant i know i am so tired its driving me nuts dh has had me out until about 10 10.30 for the past few nights and then hes not coming to bed until 1 or so which keeps me awake with the lights and him clumping into bed and then i'm up early to ds who doesn't let me get a rest through the day and dh cna't understand when i say can we go home i want to go to bed MEN GRRRRRRR i hope thing settle down for you soon its sounds awful to have such tension between you and his kids

Hi Rio going private would be great we had to do the ivf bit but we don't have insurance so were going public for the birth i think it costs around 750 dollars for an over night stay privately here and i know or i'm pretty sure i'll be havibng another ceasar so thats atleast 5 nights in hospital and then to add doctors fees also i couldn't imagine the cost but it would be nice lucky you having so many appointments i guess thats the difference between your private and my public. hey last day of meds thats great

Hi loopie it's nice to read you sounding so positive and happy glad things are going well for ya

Hello Gecko no such luck my hospital rates you when you first register if your high risk or not and if you not you wait longer i'm hoping the appointment will come in earlier i havent got the date yet but what ever it is there'll be no budgeing of it unless i have problems in the mean time (which i won't be positive thinking ) so yep its a long wait luck i do have one more appointment scan with my ivf doc inb two weeks time and then my nuchal fold scan about a week after that and by then it should be close to the end of april. As for your holiday mmmm wouldbn't get me going would be nice if you didn't have to worry about getting eatin by a bear there isn't a bear repellant is there.

Hi katie G its nice when you can actually start to relax and not worry so much i know i too have moments where i nearly forget that i'm even pregnant mind you the rest of the day is consumed of thinking about it

As for me not to much happening we also splurged on some maternity clothes this week my sister and i went together with my dh who ended up paying yippee $295 his eyes nearly fell out of his head at the price but no complaints i think that was the benifit of my sister being there who encouraged him along good old sisters hey. better go i'm off to get ds his 18month needles shortly not looking forward to it i hate having to deal with the temps he gets it's all a bit scary

have a good week ladies

Oh i'm 8weeks 4 days i'll have to sort out this ticker business

[riogirl71]

Weezie- oh sweetie, I am sorry. Yes we get hormonal and impatient, and you know what?I can't blame you for not wanting to deal with his kids right now, from what you told me they are not nice to you. Hopefully he will come around and like everyone said the first trimester is the worse. Good luck!
jomae- I can't imagine hw tired you are with DS and DH and being pregnant! Wow! That is a handful! I still can't believe they won't see you any sooner but I am glad you got your Nuchal scheduled. Good job on the maternity clothes - I did the same!
Katie- glad you are less anxious, me too. I enjoy it a lot more and I don't worry so much.
Loopie- happy 9 weeks! I hope you and DH are better from being sick. The crinone sure is yucky! we haven't heard from acapulco or Moonk in a very long time, around their first u/s. I love my OB and I am sticking with him DH liked him too.
Corny - when is your first u/s?

have you girls been to www.babycenter.com ? They have a great place where you can see everything that is happening with the baby every week, very cool!
Still getting nausea in the afternoons. Tried to keep to myself this weekend ince we have my SD this week and her attitude and inconsideration reallly gets to me, so I try to avoid her.

Cinci- good luck tomorrow!

[kellym]

Hi Everyone!

Weezie, my heart goes out to you. Sure sounds like things are stressful right now. I know how things can get with DH and his kids. My DH has two kids as well and at this stage they are great but it wasn't long ago that I was living in hell. It is tough to deal with the stepkids on a good day, so I can't imagine having to deal with the attitudes during my hormonal stages. Thankfully they are through that attitude stage and are growing up (16 and 18 now). Maybe you and DH should go and talk to someone who can sort out how you are feeling and how he is feeling. He needs to understand that even though you are pregnant and have that wonderful excitment to look forward to, you are also dealing with a lot of changes and uncertainty which makes his support all that much more important.

Jomae - you must be so tired these days! I honestly can't imagine having to parent a toddler during these 3 months - I can hardly take care of myself!!! anything you achieve in a day is an accomplishment and you should be rewarded - I am glad that you went out and treated yourself to come mat clothes!

Katie - way to take the laid back approach. I am feeling very similar to you - not dwelling on the symptoms or the dates, just taking each day at a time and enjoying it!

Loopie - I hear you about the crinone. Although my DH and I haven't been given the go ahead for IC (since we don't have our OB appt until April 1) I am not really in the mood with that gross stuff. DH sure wouldn't care at this stage because he is raring to go!!

Rio - I haven't be inflicted with the pimples at this stage but geez I can't get over how big my boobs are. I am still wearing my bras (which were always slightly too big) but I am going to need to get some new ones soon!

Hi to everyone else I missed.

I had a brutal night last night. At 1:00AM I woke up to the worst headache I have every had - felt like my head was going to split in two. I took two tylenol, had something to eat and eventually fell back to sleep. When I woke up again at 5:00 AM (starving) the headache was gone - thankfully. I sure hope that doesn't happen again. This morning I can't seem to eat enough. I had my morning bagel, two yogurts and some pineapple and already I am ready for another meal!

Last week my DH and I booked a weeks holiday in Myrtle Beach. I can hardly wait to get away. We go on April 4 which is only 2.5 weeks away - yippee!! I figured that we need to take advantage of this time together!!!

Hope everyone has a great day!
Kel

[cornybaby]

Hi All! Happy St. Patricks Day! Hope you all had a nice weekend. Weezie, I'm so sorry about your troubles. These hormones can really make everyone wacky, can't they? Even the DHs! My best friend is pregnant right now (naturally, that b%#@!). Just kidding, of course. She and I joke that maybe we should trade spaces and let the DHs live together and us live together for the next 9 months. Just to avoid the hormonal chaos.

Well, I can't believe I have survived the first week of the wait to the u/s. It wasn't easy. I even joked about going to urgent care to get a blood test, so I would know for sure it's continuing to rise. I still don't feel like I have any symptoms except that I am tired as all getout. I never got out of my pjs all day Saturday. Yesterday I went to bed at 6:30 and didn't get up until 6 this morning. And my boobs are still killing me (but sadly, not getting any bigger). Haven't been peeing a lot either. I keep telling myself that the fatigue is all in my head and the sore boobs are from the PIO and I have horrible thoughts of going into the u/s and not seeing a heartbeat. I guess I just won't believe it til I see it. Anyways, I'm supposed to travel for 2 weeks in April. Leaving on the 31st and again on the 7th. I haven't talked to my RE about this, and I hope he's going to let me go. It's for work and I really don't know what will happen if I have to tell my boss I can't go. You all haven't been told that you can't fly in the first trimester have you?

Hope everyone's having a great day! Oh - and Rio, my u/s is on the 24th. One week from today...seems like a lifetime though.

[kellym]

Cornybaby - I don't think there is a worry about flying. I had my cycle done overseas and flew 2 days after my ET. They weren't concerned at all about it - and it worked so apparently there were no detrimental effects. I think the only flying restrictions come in the 3rd trimester so I think that you'll be okay!!!

I am so jealous that you and your best friend are pregnant together. I am hoping that one of my friends announces a prengnacy so that we can share our mat leave together!

Have a great day!
Kel

[riogirl71]

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