# Another Doper Baby On the Way! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 17, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873 "2004-06-17T15:26:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nightingale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@Nightingale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightingale)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/1 "2004-06-17T15:26:00Z")
Yesterday I got out of bed, realized I was a day late for my period, and took an HPT. Two pink lines! I was so stunned that I took another, and darned if it wasn’t positive too. Just to be sure, I went to my family MD and had blood drawn, and it turns out I am 4 weeks pregnant!! We stopped using BC 3 months ago, but we didn’t expect to get results so quickly Hubby was even more excited than I was when I told him yesterday evening (he grabbed me and hugged me, and then proceeded to call everyone he’s ever met to let them know he’s going to be a Dad). This is our first baby and we are very excited. We are planning to tell our parents this weekend by presenting my Dad and his Step-dad with “World’s Best Grandpa” shirts. This is going to be the first grandchild for both sets, so y’all can imagine the reaction. Holy cow, I’m gonna be a mom! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/2 "2004-06-17T15:28:57Z")
Mazeltov! w00t! and other exhortations of that ilk. Babies, yay! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/3 "2004-06-17T15:32:52Z")
Oh, what a feeling… congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/4 "2004-06-17T15:34:04Z")
Congratuations, **Nightingale**!! My lil Doper is due in September! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/5 "2004-06-17T19:00:18Z")
Congratulations, **Nightingale**! This is very exciting news! ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/6 "2004-06-18T03:23:24Z")
Is this a _Doper baby_ in the sense I’ve been using the word? That is, did the parents only meet because of the SDMB? There have been two such babies so far and one more on the way. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/7 "2004-06-18T12:40:23Z")
Congrats! First grandbabys are the best. I’ve got two who are the only grandkids right now and they get spoiled absolutely rotten. 🙂 I hope your pregnancy is safe, healthy, and uneventful. Best of luck! ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/8 "2004-06-18T17:07:44Z")
Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/9 "2004-06-18T18:05:32Z")
w00t! It must be spring. The dopers are farking like rabbits! Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/10 "2004-06-18T19:34:38Z")
Congratulations, and good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/11 "2004-06-18T21:29:50Z")
Congratulations! When are you due? I’m due with my second Feb 16th. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/12 "2004-06-18T21:36:20Z")
Congratulations. Make sure you run a streaming video of the birth, so we can all watch. Okay? 🙂 Okay, maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![Nightingale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@Nightingale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightingale)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/13 "2004-06-18T21:52:57Z")
> [@Wendell Wagner](#): > > Is this a _Doper baby_ in the sense I’ve been using the word? That is, did the parents only meet because of the SDMB? There have been two such babies so far and one more on the way. Alas, no. In spite of his many stellar qualities, hubby has no interest in the SDMB. No official due date yet, but all the online EDD calculators say Feb. 23. They plan to do an ultrasound at my first MD appointment, so that should help to nail down exactly how far along I am and peg a due date. Thanks for all the well-wishes, everyone. Feel free to go ahead and start praying/sending good thoughts/lighting candles/beseeching the universe for two things on my behalf – “uncomplicated pregnancy” and “short labor”. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-on-the-way/250873/14 "2004-06-18T22:27:56Z")
Woohoo!!! I just had a job interview today, which means I spent the morning running around in high heeled pointy-toed shoes. When the feeling in my feet comes back, I’ll do a happy dance for you.