Pregnancy 2011- June

Welcome to all the new people!!! You look great Luff! How old is your DD? She looks to be about the same age as my DS. He'll be 2 the end of August. I felt like I needed to save all you first time moms from the grief I had after DS. Please don't expect to lose weight because you are breastfeeding. It is a very individual thing and everyone's body reacts differently to it. I had grown up with my mom telling stories of starving to death no matter what she ate and dropping all her baby weight with no problem while she breastfeed. "You just have to careful when you quite, that's when it will all come back on if you're not careful." Suprise!!! :noway: I gained 30 pounds while nursing DS. I wasn't tracking ( I hadn't found this site yet ) but I didn't feel like my eating was out of control. As soon as I slowed down breast feeding I started loosing weight without hardly trying. Alas... than I was pregnant!!! :ohwell:

This was true for me too! When I was nursing, I literally felt hungry/thirsty all the time and I didn't deprive myself, or monitor my intake what so ever. I didn't necessarily gain any more weight, but I didn't shed the last 15-20 lbs of it until I stopped nursing after 14 months. My body held on to the "maternal fat stores" for my milk supply. I agree everyone is different as far as the nursing thing goes and whether you will shed or not.

I enjoy reading everyone's posts, not on here nearly as much as I would like to be, but check in when I can!

Brittony -- I felt hiccups up high twice. The first time was sometime last week and the last time was a few days ago. All before, in between the 2 times, and after, I've felt them low. I think maybe those times they were just jerking her whole body? Maybe the high spot is her little bum and she was in an odd position so the hiccups jerked her around more? I'd say I give up trying to figure out where Maisie is, but I can't stop trying to figure it out. She changes it on me daily. Happy 35 weeks!

bmfrazie -- Sorry, no advice. My hubby is the one who did the convincing on the "we're ready for a baby" front. I still don't believe we're READY, but I also don't think I would have ever felt ready, so I'm glad we did it when we did.

Anne -- Have a great trip!!

So, I'm a bit uncomfortable this morning. Anyone else around as far along (or farther) than me getting like... stabby pains in their cervix? At least that's what it feels like. It's happening when I walk, mostly. I wonder if it's just baby's head (or whatever) pressing on it or something.

bmfrazie - We went through a similar situation. Our youngest (except the one on the way) will be 8 this month, and our oldest is 12 1/2. I always knew I wanted (and he was willing to consider) another, but life has been really really crazy - he lost a job & career catastrophically and had to start all over and I got sick and had to quit my job, lost our house, etc - and we kept waiting. There was finally a tipping point where I said we can't wait any longer (a very emotional dream about it was a big catalyst for me, and luckily he listens). We would never be ready if we waited, and the longer we waited the harder it would be. Took us 5 months from when we started TTC (we wanted a summer baby, he's coming in Oct. Oh well). Yep, life is complicated and baby just adds to it all. But I wouldn't change my mind for anything. The great thing about having kids this much older is how much they want to help, now and with baby

Thank you so much ladies. I am pretty sure it is the money factor that has him worried. He is def the planning type and I think he worries about us having enough money for two kids. He was the one that originally said he wanted another! I agree that no matter what the perfect time isn't going to happen. As we sit currently I will be having one graduating high school when one is starting Kinder. I had always thought my kids would be closer in age and that I wouldn't be starting a family all over. Maybe this weekend I can bring it up and give him a little more supporting documents as to why we are ready...HMMM

Meokk – I’ve never hear of a snap and go and I thought you meant a travel system, which is what I want. Everyone I’ve talked to with kids recommended it. I want to see if I can find a jogging stroller travel system (even though I can jog with baby in the beginning) because they’re easier to maneuver and better for my neighborhood with no sidewalks.

Katrina – glad your son is feeling better. Hope everything goes well for your older sons endoscopy.

Mel – oh wow, it’s just one thing after another! Is he looking for another job?

Bmfrazie – my husband and I decided together when I would go off the pill but when the time came he got really freaked out and started to list all the reason that we weren’t ready. We talked about it for a while and like Brittony said it was about money. Hopefully you can sit down with him and talk about it.

Brittony – I told hubby about the preineal massage and he suggested that sex who work just as effectively. Men. <insert eye rolling emoticon> Yea for 35 weeks!!!! Glad you had a good appointment and hopefully she turns around for you.

Anne – have a great trip!

Julz – happy graduation to your daughter!

Feeling pretty good today. Went home after work and rested for awhile, made dinner, took the dogs for a short walk, and made a batch of laundry soap.

I'm officially in full blown "baby could be here any day, gotta get stuff done!!!!" mode. I hate asking my husband to help me with stuff. I know he doesn't mind helping, but I feel like I'm using my pregnancy as an excuse to be lazy or something? Of course I'm not going to do anything to strenuous or stupid, it's just hard to slow down from doing things when I don't feel bad physically.

Hope everyone is having a good day!!

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bmfrazie - Well I think that's an easier hurdle than some emotional reason for him not wanting to TTC right now. Nobody ever has "enough" money do they? We are all going to make it work somehow though and I'm sure you will too. Maybe you can discuss his specific financial fears and make a plan??

Brittony - I'm with Lynn, I'm sure my husband would enjoy giving me any type of massage down there and I'll bet yours does too :bigsmile: So I was curious about the technique and found this info:
http://www.ivillage.com/perineal-massage-your-how-guide/6-n-145602
Reading through, I think that certain sex positions might work just as well, sorry Ron, he might be right!! but you don't need to tell him that :laugh: Also I can't image this massage not leading to sex but we'll see......
My favorite part of the instructions is "Find a private place"....really? I was going to give it a go at the bus stop :bigsmile:

Ron - so sorry about your friend, I imagine she was really young too. :brokenheart:

Rachel - I'm sure your BP will go down now you are away from the stress of work....NICE

So no problems getting drs note yesterday because my BP was 150/90. (up from 120/70), Dr thinks it is from the stress I was under at work, as there is no protein in my urine and I was been very stressed! So I am off work with orders to just "relax" for the next week or two until they can check my BP again.

To top it off, I have a UTI, AGAIN!! 4th round of antibiotics in this pregnancy now for that. AND I am up 31lbs in total! I am sad about that since I have not been going crazy with my food or anything, and I already started pregnancy so big.

Lynn- Happy to hear that they were able to find something that you would not react to! That must be a huuge relief for you too. That sucks about your BP though, hopefully it is not something more serious.

Sorry about another UTI, no fun!! Hopefully your BP will go back down now that you are off of work and able to relax.

I'm guessing that mine was high because of my nervousness about the strep B thing, which was thankfully resolved. I checked my BP twice yesterday after my appointment. The first one was a little high, like it was at her office, so I layed down for 5 mins (on my office floor :laugh: ) and when I took it the second time it had come back down. I took it this morning and it was 132/82, and from what I read online preeclampsia concerns start when your top number is 140 or over, so I think I'm ok. And like you, I didn't have any protein in my urine.

My weight gain seems right on track with yours, and I understand how frustrating it is. Just know that it is temporary and we will all be here for each other to help take the weight off after our babies are here!

Wow you guys move fast on this thread...so much to try and keep up on!

Ron - so sorry to hear about your friend! That's sad. Ants are annoying. We get them all the time in TN. I put those pellets on the outside and spray Ortho inside. I hate using pesticides inside but I tried everything from grits (seriously!) to vinegar to those little ant house poison traps etc and the only thing that works is spraying.

Meokk - that find a private place thing made me chuckle!

AFM - hubby isn't looking for anything yet. He doesn't want to get something and then have to take off immediately when I go into labor... any day now... It's really too bad about this job. He's had it for just over a year and a 1/2 - which for him is a record. Most jobs last somewhere 2-6 months for him before he gets fed up with something or another. It paid pretty well too (about $12/hr) for a HS dropout and he got like 50-60 hrs per week. So, going down to something like $8/hr or something on the books that we have to pay taxes on is going to be a hit. Maybe a job change will lay him off the boat idea for at least a year! I told him we're not having any more kids - he quit his job the week after our first was born (granted it was over the road trucking, so that was a little more understandable...)

I'm glad I turned in my 24 hr urine yesterday so they don't get the results back until late today, so they can't call me until Monday, so if it's positive and they want to induce it probably wouldn't be until Wed or Thurs so that gives me time to go into labor before that - possibly. It'd only be 3 days before my due date, so if they want to induce me I'll just try to get as late an appointment as possible. I wonder if they let you say "sorry, Wednesday doesn't really work for me, how about Friday?" :laugh: We'll see how the test comes back. My BP yesterday was 136/90 and she said 140/90 would have been preeclampsic. I hope to make it another week too because the outside pool is so nice now that it's been 90 degrees out for a week. I swam outside this morning and it was great.

Hubby I think is going to take the boy to the pool this afternoon and get them both out of my hair. Maybe we'll get the dresser handles put on?? :grumble: Last night we went to the park. I've been telling the boy we can go and figured that since he's leaving in 3 days and when he comes back we'll have a baby around, I probably should take him. On the way there was a turtle in the busy road and I told hubby "turn around - we have to go get it!". He is trained well - he didn't even blink. I was expecting at least an "are you serious?" but he just turned around and I went and got the turtle and took it with to the park to put in the creek. He said "well, i didn't want you to get all emotinoal and cry or something" :laugh:

I have feet or knees or a butt or something in my side near my elbow. It's very uncomfortable bordering on painful.