Pregnancy – August 2011

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?

I meant to say printable coupons for diapers!

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.

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

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:

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

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 cooking

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.

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!!!

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.

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)!