Pregnancy 2011 - January

I think each new life should be celebrated. I don't think there is anything wrong w/ multiple showers or showers for subsequent babies. I had a traditional shower w/ my first pregnancy, our twins at 20ish weeks. I have had different things done w/ many of the rest. Some I had a meal shower, w/ many frozen meals to put in my freezer ready for after baby was born. I have also had a mama shower, lotions, nursing jammies, nursing shirt. Some I had friends bring meals everyday for a week or two. One my friends pooled cash and sent me a visa gift card. Baby things wear out, get out of date, etc I think it lovely that my friends and I continue to cherish each new life we bring into the world w/ some kind of something special.

This is my first, I think everyone would be really sad if I sad I didn't want a shower. I am the first of my friends to have a baby. I don't mind traditional baby showers but its really fun to get together and celebrate with friends. We did one with my sister where everyone brough a book for the baby instead of a gift and we didn't play any of the "baby shower games" but had like a BBQ. It was really fun. My sister said that was the thing about doing it early, my belly may not be as big but I don't think they will care too much about that. We are going to the beach with friends for a week in early June when I am right at 7 months. After 8 months my insurance won't cover hopspital expenses if you travel and have the baby (wierd I know).

Oh Girl, YES you should have a shower for this baby. I had 3 for my first baby, one at work, one with family, and another at church.

I think each new life should be celebrated. I don't think there is anything wrong w/ multiple showers or showers for subsequent babies. I had a traditional shower w/ my first pregnancy, our twins at 20ish weeks. I have had different things done w/ many of the rest. Some I had a meal shower, w/ many frozen meals to put in my freezer ready for after baby was born. I have also had a mama shower, lotions, nursing jammies, nursing shirt. Some I had friends bring meals everyday for a week or two. One my friends pooled cash and sent me a visa gift card. Baby things wear out, get out of date, etc I think it lovely that my friends and I continue to cherish each new life we bring into the world w/ some kind of something special.

Yeah, I guess - I don't do Christmas or Birthday presents for anyone (and tell them not to for me, but grandmas don't listen!) so I'm really not into the passing back and forth of money and gifts, just recycling the amount between various people. I like the meal idea. I might do that if I knew anyone within distance enough that the food would not spoil :laugh:. I guess a lot of it is too that we in TN my family is in Chicago and TX, hubby's spread between AZ, CA, and Germany (MIL lives in Germany), and my friends are all just childhood or HS friends and scattered about the country (world actually, my best lives in Indonesia) - so... I don't really have a bunch of people I get together with in one place who'd like to do a shower or that we get together with on holidays, so a shower or meals etc would be very forced. If I lived where family and friends lived they'd probably do something, since they get together for any occasion, but we're pretty much loners here.

Hi all,

hope everyone is feeling well today. I found out last week that baby is not a boy as we were told back in December, she is definately a girl! Am still in shock as we had given baby a boys name already lol.

Luckily there's no snow here in the UK right now as everything seems to stop when it snows which is great when you get a snow day but people here seem to go OTT too soon and start cancelling things at the first sign of snow.

Was wondering if any of you guys could recommend a good website or resource for exercising in pregnancy, I did a class at my gym yesterday & was less than impressed with the adaptations the instructor told me to take, she didnt even know that I shouldnt be doing weights whilst lay flat on my back which is standard advice here. any help appreciated!

Thanks in advance

hi all...
Im at 16 wks, and women on my baby message board already know the sex! Anyone know the sex this soon? Im dying to find out!!

We won't find out till 18 weeks but we are doing this test where you can pee in a cup tommorow (after 10 weeks). Its 78% accurate haha so it will totally be for fun! Kind of like the chinese charts but slightly more of a chance to get the right sex.

Was wondering if any of you guys could recommend a good website or resource for exercising in pregnancy, I did a class at my gym yesterday & was less than impressed with the adaptations the instructor told me to take, she didnt even know that I shouldnt be doing weights whilst lay flat on my back which is standard advice here. any help appreciated!

Thanks in advance

My midwife told me (since I have been going to the gym regularly for yrs) that I can do whatever I want and feel comfortable doing. I know to twist less though like in Yoga and have finally reached the part where I can't lie on my stomach and do leg/ heel raises etc (so I prop on my elbows and feet or knees instead.) I asked her at my last apt (17+ weeks) about back work and she said it was just fine so long as I did not feel light headed when I got up and get up slowly if so. She said I would know if anything was too much for me or I shouldn't be doing it (I agree). She even specifically said that weights on my back and keeping up the ab works would be good since I have back trouble and am trying to keep a strong core.

I'm having a hard time with this too. I used to go to the gym often, now ( since I know I'm not losing) it's hard to get the energy to go! I do videos at home sometimes, mostly leg and butt toning moves. I tried prenatal yoga...it was really hard. It was hard for me to do yoga before the baby because Im not very flexible. I guess I should just suck it up and go to the gym. :ohwell:

I didn't gain any weight from prenatal vitamins.

So my family and friends in Michigan want to give me a shower. I have been trying to figure out when and I think the only time that works for me is at 21 weeks. Is that too early? My sister said she thinks its okay. I just don't have any time off except that point or when I am 7.5 months pregnant and I don't want to travel 10 hrs that pregnant. Does it really matter when you have your showers? Or just when you are comfortable?

Just do it, that is a long drive for a pregnant woman and as you enter your last trimester you will in no way be comfortable doing anything let alone driving 10 hrs. Its family anyways so they will all understand.

You may be comfortable later on to travel. I traveled to our summer home in Minnesota (12 hour drive) when I had only 6 weeks left until my due date with my third child.

Has anyone seen the show, I didn't know I was pregnant? I am watching it for the first time (on my snow day). It is so crazy. whew.

I think it is crazy, I have never been pregnant and not known it. My boss' wife was 7 months when she found out about their first but she did weight like 400lbs so she didn't look any different.

I think the show if BS too. I know of one woman, but at 7 months she figured it out as well. I had one woman at work, she was about 400 lbs, but she knew she was pregnant, none of us knew it, till she called in sick one day and said she had her baby. LOL

There would have been no way that someone would have asked her if she was pregnant, she worked hard, did physical labor and was never out sick.

Yeah I find that show a little ridiculous. I was actually thinking about it last night when I got up for a bathroom break. At 26 weeks I feel huge and cannot imagine anyone not knowing they were pregnant. Plus this kid is all over the place!

hi all...
Im at 16 wks, and women on my baby message board already know the sex! Anyone know the sex this soon? Im dying to find out!!

We won't find out till 18 weeks but we are doing this test where you can pee in a cup tommorow (after 10 weeks). Its 78% accurate haha so it will totally be for fun! Kind of like the chinese charts but slightly more of a chance to get the right sex.

I think I saw that..it was like 40 bucks right?

We had a coupon for walgreens so we got it for 20 dollars. I think its 35 regularly.

Hi all,

hope everyone is feeling well today. I found out last week that baby is not a boy as we were told back in December, she is definately a girl! Am still in shock as we had given baby a boys name already lol.

Luckily there's no snow here in the UK right now as everything seems to stop when it snows which is great when you get a snow day but people here seem to go OTT too soon and start cancelling things at the first sign of snow.

Was wondering if any of you guys could recommend a good website or resource for exercising in pregnancy, I did a class at my gym yesterday & was less than impressed with the adaptations the instructor told me to take, she didnt even know that I shouldnt be doing weights whilst lay flat on my back which is standard advice here. any help appreciated!

Thanks in advance

How far along were you when they told you that you were having a boy? We were told at 16 weeks 4 days that we were having a boy, but I'm wondering if it was too soon to know for sure.

I guess you can never be 100% sure until baby is here.