Pregnancy – August 2011
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Real Name: Jenna
Age: 25
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
How far along in pregnancy: 26 wks 3 days. Having a girl!!
# of Children you have: 0
# of Children you want: 4, but hubby only wants 3...so we'll see
Education (if applicable): BS in Organizational Management and I am 4 classes away from having an MBA (will take 2 classes in the spring and 2 classes in the fall and I will be DONE!). I do not ever plan to get a PHD, but I may go back to school someday, for something...I'm a lifelong learner Plus, working in higher ed typically pays for the classes.
Current Occupation: Assistant Registrar at a local university.
Dream Occupation: Stay at home mom while kids are young, then either a Registrar or a full time academic advisor once the kids are in school. I would love to devote my time to charity and mission trips, especially to Haiti. I've been there twice on mission trips.
Marital Status: I married the most amazing guy on June 20, 2009!
How you met your baby daddy: We met at the university where we both did our undergraduate work.
What brought you to MFP? My sister thought it would be good to do it together with another friend to keep each other accountable with exercise.
How tall are you? 5' 6''ish
What was your highest weight? I am at my highest weight right now at 165ish. Before pregnancy my highest was 150.
What was your lowest weight? Around 130. I don't own a scale and never have, but I remember when I felt my best and went to the Dr they said it was 132.
What is your goal weight? 135-140 I suppose. But I just really want to be fit and healthy.
What is your goal size? I would love to be able to fit back in my 7's and 8's.
Anything else you would like to share? I am soo excited that I get to have another ultrasound next week (one week from tomorrow)! We're praying that the placenta moved up so that I don't have to have a c-section. I'm also a little nervous about stepping on a scale!0 -
Hope everyone had a good weekend! We got a few things done on our "To do before Avery is Here" list. Still so much to do and time is just flying by! And call me crazy but I have a suspicion that we're going to have an earlybird on our hands... watch because I say that he will be late now
I have an appointment today so we'll probably find out more then but at my last appointment, 2 weeks ago, the doctor was very surprised that he was already locked, loaded and ready to go ie dropped into my pelvis. This usually happens 3 weeks before delivery.... that was 2 weeks ago! I'm not saying he'll be here tomorrow or next week by any means but I don't think we'll be making it to our due date.
Happy Monday :flowerforyou:
Fair warning -- Going past my due date was pure torture after I set myself up for thinking she was going to come early! Between the sh*ts and the prodromol labor and the OB telling me I could go any day at 36 weeks and telling me I wouldn't make it past 38 weeks at 37 weeks I REALLY thought she was coming a week or 2 early. Yet there I sat nearly fully effaced and 3cm dilated and having contractions every 5-10 minutes for 4 weeks. I'd probably still be pregnant if I hadn't been induced. :laugh: I hope you're right!
I'm taking it with a grain of salt- I'm just telling myself that he'll be here next month either way because even if I go at say 38 weeks or am induced at 41 he'll be a September baby!0 -
Real Name: Danielle
Age: 23
Location: Dexter, Maine
How far along in pregnancy: 33 weeks 4 Days
# of Children you have: 0
# of Children you want: 2, Hubby says 3 but as of right now I'm sticking with 2!
Education (if applicable): Degree in Early Childhood Edu.
Current Occupation: Photographer
Dream Occupation: Photographer/SAHM
Marital Status: Married since June 17, 2006
How you met your baby daddy: Through mutual friends. Funny thing is we didn't even give each other the time of day the first time we met... we couldn't have cared less! Our best friends were dating though so we were the tag-alongs
What brought you to MFP?: I used sparkpeople for awhile but wasn't feeling it after sometime. A friend suggest MFP instead, thank God!
How tall are you?: 5'8"
What was your highest weight?: Somewhere between 320-340.... not a typo either
What was your lowest weight?: 187
What is your goal weight?: 190
What is your goal size?: 10/12
Anything else you would like to share?: I am looking forward to giving birth to our first born and then continuing my weightloss journey after he's here. I was so close around the time I got pregnant. But that's okay, we waited long enough for Mama to lose and to have a baby My interests include photography, scrapbooking, baking, hunting w/my hubby, and football! 0 -
Jenna- My SIL had a very low placenta at her first ultrasound, and it moved up so her baby was born vaginally. From what she was saying, that is the most common thing. Hope it works that way for you, too!0
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Took my daughter to register for Jr High today. Yikes! I think I'm more excited/nervous than she is. We got her schedule and walked around the school to find her locker and all her classrooms. She starts in less than 2 weeks! And then 6 weeks later (or so) we're bringing home a new baby. Wow.0
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Real Name: Jen
Age: 32
Location: Random Lake, WI
How far along in pregnancy: 30 weeks
# of Children you have: 1 DS
# of Children you want: 2( so done after having 2 high risk pregnancies!)
Education (if applicable): 2 degree's. First is Chiro Assitant. Second is Neurodiagnostics
Current Occupation: Supervisor of Polysomnography Services
Dream Occupation: Doing it! YAY!
Marital Status: Married, 4 years
How you met your baby daddy: through a friend's cousin
What brought you to MFP? trying to loose the weight after ds and now just keeping tabs on it for my second pregnancy
How tall are you? 5'6
What was your highest weight? 170, but that was like over 10 years ago. When I got pregnant with DS I was 130
What was your lowest weight? 119 when Matt and I got married (4 years ago)
What is your goal weight? 125
What is your goal size? 4-6. I refuse to throw out those jeans!
Anything else you would like to share? I LOVE having this board to chat with all you ladies! It's so helpful! :flowerforyou:0 -
I met my new OB this afternoon. He's fabulous but the wait time is a killer. Why bother telling people to be there at a certain time if there's going to be a 2-hour delay? Crazy ... and I have to do it again in 2 weeks!!
Anyway ... He looked at my blood glucose log book and was satisfied with the numbers, then he took me to the exam room and measured my belly and was impressed that the baby wasn't big considering I have gestational diabetes. My daughter was born weighing 5 lbs 15 oz and was 18 inches long so he said this is going to be a smaller baby as well. Suite me just fine .. LOL
She is now head down and her heart rate is 150.
I'm just waiting for the hospital to call me with an appointment for an ultrasound. He wants to get better measurements. The machine is his office is only for quick peeks because it wasn't very clear.
My blood pressure was higher than it's been in the past but I don't do well in official hospital environments .. plus it was my first time there, didn't know what to expect, never met the doctor before AND the nurse weighed me BEFORE taking my pressure. Yeah, bad idea .. LOL
I hope my pressure is more in the usual range at my next appointment. It wasn't off the charts (142/82) .. but I was nervous and anxious so I'm sure that had to affect it a bit.
Baby shower is coming up in 3 weeks so I'm looking forward to baby girl getting spoiled before she gets here. After the shower we'll go shopping for the essentials we didn't get. LOVE baby gear shopping
I hope everyone else is doing well.
I had GD to. How are you doing with it? Did you have it with your 1st? I did not have it with DS, BUT had pregnancy induced hypertension which turned into pre e. So far my BP has been good, but they are watching me close to. Your numbers aren't to bad. Do you have a cuff at home? I got one when I was expecting DS and I use it now because my reading are always higher at the office than at home. When I'm home I'm getting like 110/60. When I see the OB I'm at 125/80. So BIG difference. Have you been still gaining weight with your diet and GD? I've been about the same weight for the last 4 weeks. My OB said that she thinks that I won't gain much more in the next 9-10 weeks. But they are also going to order another US to check the size of the baby. Do you have any trouble with your numbers? I'm always under, but my fasting numbers seem to always be high 80's to low 90's. Do you have trouble with fasting numbers? Sorry for all the questions! :laugh:0 -
Hey ladies, Just popping in to update! I have been reading but it is too hard to respond to many threads I hope you are all doing well.
Elise had her 2 week apt today. She was born at 5 lbs 10 ounces, at her 4 day check up she was 5 lbs 1.5 ounches, today she was 6 lbs 6.5 ounches. I am so happy because now i feel so confident in my breast feeding. I thought it was going well but it was confirmed by her gain. She is sleeping so-so. She wakes up about every 3 hours to eat and at least one night feeding she wants to be awake for awhile. Usually she is up about an hour but sometimes it turns in to like 3
She is not a fussy baby (she barely cries) but she makes SO much noise while sleeping. It is crazy. 0 -
Took my daughter to register for Jr High today. Yikes! I think I'm more excited/nervous than she is. We got her schedule and walked around the school to find her locker and all her classrooms. She starts in less than 2 weeks! And then 6 weeks later (or so) we're bringing home a new baby. Wow.
Yea for jr. high! What a big deal. I remember being so excited and nervous about starting middle school.0 -
AFM: DH and I tried to get to the gym this morning. Instead, I ended up sitting with our van, dead on the side of the road. He took the kids home and I got to ride with the tow truck driver to the dealership. Last year this happened and we replaced Cam Sensor 2 and this year it was Cam Sensor 1. Frustrating to have to spend $400 on the van right before our cruise. But, dh's parents handed us $$$ to go on the Dolphin excursion which we had decided not to do because it was so expensive for our family of 6, Right now, it looks like this cruise that my parents are paying for should cost us around $1800. I've tried to save up for it, but life keeps chipping away at our savings. Car repairs, basement flood, dental fillings, - sometimes I hate having to be the grownup.
I hate car repairs. They are so frustrating! I am glad you are getting to go on the cruise, what fun!0 -
Rachel- So I meant to tell you at our class the nurses told us that if we wanted someone out of the room to ask for a green popcicle.... they don't have any that is just their code for getting everyone to leave hehe. I thought it was funny because DH and I have a code when we are out with people... we ask if the other has a mint... if DH wants to leave he will say yes he has a mint and we try to leave after that... if he says no he wants to stay. hah.0
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I had my first u/s appointment this morning! Hearing the heart beat for the first time was like music to my ears. It's the sweetest sound! The u/s went great. She said the baby's organs are all in place and growing where they should be..ten fingers ten toes! She couldn't tell much about the cord yet (we were a little worried with my first baby..he was born with only 2 vessels instead of 3) We got a precious face shot and some other pictures and a little 9minute DVD. She did say that it looks like we may be having another boy, but she wasn't 100% so we'll have to confirm at my next appointment. We have decided on names...I THINK! We will either be having a precious daughter named Ella Joy Mallory or another handsome baby boy named Joel Isaac Mallory!
I will be having a prenatal appointment tomorrow morning. It'll probably be pretty uneventful other than getting my blood drawn and the usual weight check, urinalysis deal. I still look forward to each appointment though!
Hope ya'll are having a wonderful day!
Rach- how have you been feeling?0 -
Hello, everyone, I was involved with this thread back in January-March, but I lost my baby. My husband and I are TTC again. It's taken 4 months for my body to really return to some sort of normalcy, so hopefully we'll be pregnant before long. It's wonderful to see so many friendly faces. Evyerone that I knew before either already had their babies or have grown cute bellies! It's been fun to read and catch up.
Does anyone know of a good site for printable diapers? My neighbor is pregnant and is looking for some. But aside from that, it would be a good idea for me to stock up on some so when we do have a baby, we'll be all set. 0 -
I meant to say printable coupons for diapers!0
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Real Name: Michelle
Age: 21
Location: Houston, Texas..but I call my home Southern West Virginia though
How far along in pregnancy: 14weeks 2 days
# of Children you have: 1 (this will be #2)
# of Children you want: upwards of 4-5
Education (if applicable): high school graduate
Current Occupation: The Mallory Household Management Specialist haha!
Dream Occupation: Exactly what I'm doing now! Staying at home caring for my family
Marital Status: Married since January 10, 2009
How you met your baby daddy: Our church needed a fill in piano player and the local private college sent one of their best music majors- David! He said it was love at first sight for him, but it took me a good 3 years to see him as more than just a best friend until he sent the most beautiful letter explaining his love for me. We started dating in July, engaged in August, and married in January! I just love him so much!
What brought you to MFP?: I wanted to lose weight and be able to track my exercise after my first son was born.
How tall are you?: 5'6"
What was your highest weight?: My weight during pregnancy....172
What was your lowest weight?: 125
What is your goal weight?: 130
What is your goal size?: I met my goal size! And since I'm still in the early stages, I'm still sporting my size 5 skinny jeans!
Anything else you would like to share?: I love decorating, cooking, baking, and bargain shopping.0 -
Real Name: Jalyn (pronounced Juh-lynn)
Age: 31
Location: Saucier, MS
How far along in pregnancy: TTC
# of Children you have: 0
# of Children you want: 3
Education (if applicable): BA English Lit and Creative Writing, MS in SpEd (Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
Current Occupation: SpEd Pre-Algebra and Science teacher
Dream Occupation: The list is long: SAHM, Young Adult fictionist, preshcool teacher
Marital Status: got married Feb 10, 2010. We eloped to the court house and didn't tell anyone for a week!
How you met your baby daddy: on Eharmony
What brought you to MFP? Trying to lose the weight I gained after getting married.
How tall are you? 5' 8"
What was your highest weight? 180
What was your lowest weight? 140
What is your goal weight? 140
What is your goal size? 6 or 8 jeans
Anything else you would like to share? I'm new to the south; I was born and raised in Idaho, so this strange place has taken some getting used to. I've had to adopt new hobbies because I can't bike or hike here like I could at home. I've joined a CrossFit group which has been really motivating.0 -
Hi ladies,
Not sure if you all have Target stores or if the deals are nationwide but right now at our they have a buy 2 boxes of 160 count diapers get $20 gift card. Hubby and I plan on going and buying some to stock up for the little one on the way.0 -
Took my daughter to register for Jr High today. Yikes! I think I'm more excited/nervous than she is. We got her schedule and walked around the school to find her locker and all her classrooms. She starts in less than 2 weeks! And then 6 weeks later (or so) we're bringing home a new baby. Wow.
Man, I am in the same exact boat! We go for middle school orientation next week, she's starting August 22nd and then baby sis is coming on 9-2! Aaahh! We should definitely be buddies on here, I'm sure we can both use the support dealing with 6th graders and newborns! Lol
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Rachel – I raided the candy drawer at work yesterday. I didn’t feel sick, just horribly guilty.
Julz – glad the shower is coming together for you! When’s your birthday? Mine is October 22nd and someone made a comment about how cool it would be if she was born then…uhhhh, no. :huh:
Caperfae – a 2 hour wait?? That’s insane!
Katrina – so sorry about your van! My car keeps having problems too. I really don’t want to have to get a new one since I love not having a monthly payment. But if this keeps up, a monthly payment might be cheaper than constantly having to get this one fixed.
Michelle – yea for the heartbeat!!! I never get tired of hearing that sound!! :bigsmile:
Jalyn – so good to hear from you!! I hope you’re doing well. If you google diaper coupons you should be able to find something.
Elizabeth – thanks for the tip, I love Target!
I stared to panic last night about becoming a mom. My exact works to hubby were, “what the he** was I thinking? I don’t know anything about babies; the hospital will never let me leave with her!!!” ( :laugh: <---- now I can laugh) He was able to calm me down but I still didn’t get much sleep last night.
Edit: I just realized my ticker is under 60 days! :noway:0 -
Jenna- My SIL had a very low placenta at her first ultrasound, and it moved up so her baby was born vaginally. From what she was saying, that is the most common thing. Hope it works that way for you, too!
A lot of people have told me this as well, so I'm not worried yet! Thanks so much for the support :happy:0 -
Real Name: Elizabeth
Age: 25
Location: Lebanon, Pennsylvania
How far along in pregnancy: 6.5 weeks
# of Children you have: 0
# of Children you want: 3
Education (if applicable): BSN (bachelor of science in nursing)
Current Occupation: Emergency Department RN
Dream Occupation: saty at home mommy (but it might not be in the cards...)
Marital Status: married (May 9th, 2009)
How you met your baby daddy: DH and i met in Junior high school when we were both an a competition BB gun team... we "dated" in JR high for about 9 months and then i broke up with him on valentines day =( we continued on as friends and met up at the movies my junior year of highschool and the rest is hisotry... we have been together for 9 years this year...
What brought you to MFP? Tyring to lose weight before TTC (lost about 20 pounds before we found out i was expecting!)
How tall are you? 5'9''
What was your highest weight? 201
What was your lowest weight? 175
What is your goal weight? 160
What is your goal size? 8/10
Anything else you would like to share? Love having this board to get information and chat with you all! Thank you all for the support!!
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6th grader and newborn here too, although mine won't come until Christmas. And I believe that all of our 6thg raders are girls so I hope that I am not alone in getting the drama and attitude already!
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Real Name: Katie
Age: 30
Location: Lexington Park, MD
How far along in pregnancy: 14 weeks
# of Children you have: 1
# of Children you want: 2 or 3
Education (if applicable): BA Communications
Current Occupation: Technical Writer
Dream Occupation: Maternity Ward nurse
Marital Status: married (June 7, 2008)
How you met your baby daddy: I met him at a bar. He was with someone that I went to high school with and I originally started dating the person I went to HS with. That didn't work out so hubby and I started dating and the we have been through a lot in the past 11 years. We have only been married for 3 but together for 11.
What brought you to MFP? Tyring to lose weight before TTC (found out i was expecting!)
How tall are you? 5'3''
What was your highest weight? 240
What was your lowest weight? 140
What is your goal weight? 135
What is your goal size? size doesn't matter really.
Anything else you would like to share? Just trying to maintain my weight now. or at least not gain too much weight.0 -
Real Name: Veronica
Age: 29
Location:Utica,NY (upstate)
How far along in pregnancy: 25weeks
# of Children you have: 2
# of Children you want: idk no set number
Education (if applicable): bachelors in accounting
Current Occupation: sahm
Dream Occupation: sahm
Marital Status: married on June 10 2005
How you met your baby daddy: we met through our mothers
What brought you to MFP? I wanted to lose weight before I got pg I thought my weight was making it harder for me to get pg I think it did but after 10months I was able to conceive this little girl
How tall are you? 5ft4in
What was your highest weight? 245lb
What was your lowest weight? 170lb
What is your goal weight? 140lb
What is your goal size? 8
Anything else you would like to share? I have GD and high bp but am hoping to get through this pregnancy with a healthy not too big baby and then get to the weight loss after that. I also love gardening crocheting reading and cooking0 -
My son is going to be starting kindergarten and I will be having my little girl about 2months later. I'm excited but pretty nervous about him going. I can only imagine what it is going to be like when he starts middle school0
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Lindsey & Katrina - 6th grade is still in elementary school here, my daughter is going into 7th grade, but yeah, we are all in the same boat :laugh: The funny thing for me is that all her friends going with her (at least those whose moms I'm friends with) are the youngest in their family, so their moms are seeing it from the other side. From my daughter, I do get a fair amount of attitude, and a whole lot of moodiness. Some days, she's extremely helpful and sweet and others she's an absolute nightmare! (Hehe, something for all you with girls to look forward to -- but honestly it's more good than bad).
Caperfae - I start bugging the receptionist if I'm still in the waiting room 15 minutes after my appointment. My dr's office is pretty busy (he's a very popular OB!) but they seem to do pretty good most days with keeping close. (I understand the occasional emergency, and have had to wait as long as 30 minute after the apt, but I still keep checking with the receptionist, lol). I don't know that I would put up with a 2 hour wait. Hopefully it was just a fluke.
AFM - tried some yoga today. I haven't done much at all since I got pregnant, and only lasted 15-20 minutes, but it felt good. I know to be careful of certain poses, and very easy on the stretching. But the breathing techniques are the best part - I'm thinking I'll use yoga breathing to hold off on epidural, at least for a while, when I go into labor.
For some reason, 32 weeks seems to be a significant milepost.0 -
6th grader and newborn here too, although mine won't come until Christmas. And I believe that all of our 6thg raders are girls so I hope that I am not alone in getting the drama and attitude already!
Katrina
Oh no, another 6th grade mommy! You are definitely not alone in the drama or attitude department! I'm sure we'll have quite a few stories to swap pretty soon...yikes! I'm so not ready! Oh well, ready or not..let the worrying and sleeplessness begin! :laugh: Good luck to us all! 0 -
This is my 4th baby and I can't go off my other three either because my first one was one week late and a long labor, my second was also a week late and a VERY quick entry into this world and my third was 4 days late and took longer than my second but shorter than my first. I'm kinda worried a little about it because with this one I chose to go to a doctor that is 1 hour away from where I live versus the 15-20 minutes I lived away with my other three. I don't want to have it en-route to the hospital.So, I keep bouncing back and forth between thinking this guy is going to come early and that he's going to be irritatingly late. I'm measuring big (33 at my 31 week) but I also have a lot of fluid. Both fundal measurement and fluid are on the high side of normal, so it's no concern. At the last u/s it projected the due date a week earlier than my dates put it. But sometimes I think he's just been such a stinker already, he's going to make things hard by coming late.
I can't go off my others, either. #1 was 6 days late, #2 4 days early, and #3 on his due date. The first 2 were born on the day the U/S suggested and the 3rd was a day before it, but with them I only had the one at 20 weeks. This guy we've had 3 so far, at 17, 21, and 25 weeks, and I get another at the end of the month at about 34 weeks. So who knows what to pay attention to...
I just have to trust that he'll come when he's ready. And hope he doesn't wait all the way until my birthday!!!0 -
I love reading about everyone! Keep em coming!
I am feeling fairly well, but today I am soooo tired. Not sure why as I got enough sleep. It has been pretty hot too though.
re: Late appointments- drives me insane and I am always in the waiting room for at least 30 minutes after my apt time usually. It's really frustrating for me... but it's just the way it is.
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Ronya -- Not to scare you but, the "What the hell am I going to do with this thing?" feeling did NOT go away for several days after she was born for me. :laugh: It's funny even though I'm totally serious. I didn't feel any rush of love for her when she was born. They laid her on me and of course I "loved" her and I was super glad she was here but honestly all I could think while holding her was "Holy crap, WTF am I going to do with this?" The lovey "I love you so much I'd do absolutely anything for you" type mama feelings did eventually happen, though and I've kind of just figured out what I'm doing as things happen. I'm a very hands-on learner. I can read about it and practice it in class a zillion times but I'll really have no clue what to do until I'm doing it. I haven't messed her up yet (as far as I know)! 0
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