Pregnant Doper check in thread- How ya doin?

In My Humble Opinion
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I know that there are a few dopers out there with a bun in the oven…and a few that just gave birth- Congratualtions tlw & Green Bean!!

So how far along are you? How are you feeling so far? Do you know the sex of your baby, and if not, do you want to know? When is your due date? Been having any special food cravings/aversions? Any other interesting tidbits you’d like to share?

I’ll start with myself: I’m 11 weeks along. I do want to know the sex of the baby in advance, so I’m hoping that during the 20-week sonogram the baby decides to “show us”.
Even before I knew I was pregnant, I could NOT abide the thought of eggs. Even seeing a commercial on tv for Denny’s or something would make me feel ill! And it’s a shame, since I love breakfast food and going out and ordering a big breakfast (pancakes, hash browns, bacon), but I don’t think I’d be able to stomach it if I happened to see a waitress bringing eggs to someone else’s table.
I’ve craved different things at different times, and sometimes it seems that once I get a little bit of what I’m craving I don’t want it anymore.

The week before Memorial Day I was reeeeeeeally queasy and feeling oogy. Then I started throwing up that weekend, and it got to the point where I couldn’t keep anything down, so I called me doc and got some medicine. It took several days to start feeling better, and then I was fine for a while, so I stopped the rx. Then this week I started again, feeling so nauseous that I could barely walk around, and not being able or wanting to eat, and then throwing up. Got my rx refilled, started taking it again. Still feel a little oogy, but I’ve been able to eat and keep it down the past couple days. I am hoping that this nausea and vomiting goes away in the second trimester, that’s what a lot of the books say.

On the up side, had a checkup a couple weeks ago and got to hear the baby’s heartbeat again- which relieved me because I’d been worried about the baby since I’d been so sick. That got me all excited about being a mom again, I was really into it, and then I started to feel queasy again. It’s hard to be excited about being pregnant when you’re so nauseous that just getting up out of bed can make you feel like hurling!

A question for y’all- when are you supposed to start getting the nursery together? I’ve had people ask me if I’ve started yet, and I feel like, why should I start now, when I’m not even showing yet? Plus, I haven’t had the energy to clean out the room we’re going to use, or go shopping to look at furniture etc.

So who else is going to check in?

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I think I might be pregnant.

No signs, really, except a missing period, which NEVER happens to me. Today is day 34. I have gone 33 days before. (My cycle is totally unaffected by stress, diet, etc.) I have been feeling a bit queasy in the mornings, but this week I’ve worked really hard and haven’t had much sleep, so it could be that.

I definitely don’t “feel” pregnant.

If my “friend” doesn’t show up soon, tomorrow I’m getting a test and I will take it Monday morning.

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I’m 10 weeks along; we had my ultrasound at the beginning of the month when my ob thought I was at eleven weeks. Turned out we’ve been skunked by my crazy irregular periods. My estimated due date is now sometime in the middle of January.

We want to know the sex so we can seriously start thinking about names. Other than that, the gender is not really important to us. My family already knows not to get us gender specific baby stuff.

I’ve been having major food aversion problems; eggs, salt, potato chips, lunch meat, etc, though ice water with lemon wedges and ginger snaps are really helping me with nausea. Before I was pregnant, we made a big batch of hummus and pita every week. Now even a whiff of garlic makes me run to the bathroom. I have to bleach the kitchen everyday and sprinkle baking soda everywhere to combat odors; it seems like my sense of smell has increased dramatically. I also crave things I hated before I was pregnant, namely hot dogs, ribs, and fish and chips. I’m not a big meat eater at all, but pregnancy is turning me into a carnivore.

Like you, I’m not showing at all. I’ve actually lost weight, which is understandable since I puke my guts out at least once a day. Blech.

We won’t get any furniture or baby supplies until my 7th or 8th month. All of our computers are in the room we will be using, so no sense moving everything out immediately. My grandmother is already making us baby quilts.

Strange pregnancy complication: I’m a klutz. This fact was established long before I became pregnant. Pregnancy has only exacerbated this problem; everyday I walk into walls, bang my elbows, stub my toes, constantly drop stuff. This week, I slipped in the tub and fell right on my stomach. My belly is a bit sore (my nurse/midwife said I probably strained my abdomen muscles) and my right forearm muscles feel sprained, but I’m otherwise fine (no cramps/spotting). We used to joke that we would have to wrap pillows around the baby and find a little helmet for it, but now that joke seems to be turning into reality. :slight_smile:

I hope you have a safe and healthy pregnancy, moggy. You too, WV_Woman.

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WV_Woman, I’d probably go get a test soon, since that’s pretty much how it happened with me. I had had a bad cold that had lasted for about 3 weeks. I blamed all my “symptoms” on the cold- feel queasy in the morning? Must be from all the mucus I’d swallowed overnight. Feeling run-down and tired? My body is still recovering from the cold. Period is 3 days late? My hormones must be out of whack from my body having this cold for so long.
I didn’t “feel” pregnant, but then I’ve never held with the belief that some women have that they “know” as soon as they become pregnant.
(just my humble opinion)

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nods The plan is buying a test tomorrow if I haven’t started, and testing Monday morning with fresh morning pee.

Then, whatever the result, I will panic.

Panic if there’s a baby, which is ABSOLUTELY welcome but completely unplanned, and panic if there is no baby and still no period, which means something’s up with the ole uterus.

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Can I speak for Mrs Moto?

As of week 11, no nausea, though some hormonally induced emotional jags.

Mild tiredness, especially in the afternoon.

BTW, it’s twins!

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Moto I have reason to believe that if I am, I’ll end up with twins.

Screw testing on Monday morning. We bought a test tonight. Testing in the morning.

Still no sign of AF, and I have blue lines on my boobs.

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Mrs. Moto never passed mentioned whiz quiz, WV_Woman. In fact, she was being tested prior to another round of infertility treatment when she was told that she was already pregnant.

I had just donated a “sample” to be tested to see if I was the problem. Never did get the results. :smiley:

Good luck, and let us know what transpires. We’re all pulling for you.

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Not preggers here, but I can chime in on the nursery.

Getting the nursery ready is more important for you than for the baby. I mean, the kid can sleep wherever for the first few months, and it won’t give a rip if the changing table has a coordinating pad and all that. However, I found that psychologically the nursery was a fun thing to fret about and plan for. Better than the more neurotic and paranoid things my pregnant mind might have spent hours on.

There is certainly no hurry. You might want to save it for the second half of pregnancy. The first half is eventful–hearing the heartbeat, feeling it move, getting the ultrasound, buying the maternity clothes. Every week or so, there is something new and interesting. Later on, it’s just a lot of waiting (and peeing), and those maternity clothes will be boring. The nursery can be a nice distraction at that point.

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Hoo boy. Let’s see if this flies under anyone’s radar.

Natalie is in Kansas City now, doing pretty well, and she’s in the middle of her 2nd trimester (I think – she found out in March and was 2-4 weeks along). She’s gotten a few ultrasounds, but we couldn’t tell from the most recent what it is, since it kept squirming around. Stubborn like its parents. :slight_smile: There’s some worry that she has whatever the low blood pressure syndrome is, so we’re watching for that, but otherwise she’s a low-risk pregnancy and she’s due about a week before my birthday in November, and a week or two after hers.

Dopers who know me with “What the HELL!?” going through their minds may e-mail me. I’d be happy to answer (most) of your questions. No need to hijack this thread. And best of luck to everyone here.

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So how far along are you?
I’m in the 6th week.

How are you feeling so far?
I’ve had some pretty icky nausea and a few vomitous moments. I didn’t have this with my first pregnancy. I also am getting mild to medium cramps in the crotchular area, but the doctor says it’s nothing. My boobs feel rubbery, I had that with the first one, too.

Do you know the sex of your baby, and if not, do you want to know?
We do not know now and we will find out, as we did with the first. Living so far away from family, knowing the gender, helps with baby things. We had a girl first, but this one will be born in a totally different season, so we’ll need a lot of new clothes and things. We’re pretty much set on the other stuff already.

When is your due date?
Late February, maybe early March. We’ll know more at the next appointment, in 4 weeks.

Been having any special food cravings/aversions?
The smell of smoke (cigarette) smoke makes me dizzy. Also, I’ve wanted to have cold things, and sour things. As I did with my first, I’m peeling lemons and eating them in slices. This makes my husband think I’m insane.
Any other interesting tidbits you’d like to share?
I’m also getting migrained and terrible allergies and can take no medicines for either.

I CAN’T WAIT!

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GRRRRRRR!

Bought a test last night, right? Got up this morning and peed on the stick, right?

The damn test was a dud!

I know this because a line didn’t even appear in the “control” window.

Lucky for me I’ll be passing right by Wal-Mart on the way to church. They will be giving me a new one.

grumble

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Unfortunately, as I was entering all of that in last night (this morning, whichever), Natalie went into the emergency room with a bad kidney infection. She’s had kidney and bladder infections all her life, and since she’s pregnant they’ll be keeping her there until they’re sure it’s cleared up. Let’s hope for the best and hope that no one else will be going through this.

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Congrats all! Romola and Mrs. Moto, it looks like we’re all due around the same time- as of today, I am 12 weeks along and due the first week of January 2003!
Mr. Moto, twins, wow! Double the congrats!!

I found that when I was nauseous, drinking small sips of ice water of very cold lemonade helped. Also one of the only things that settled my stomach was Cheese Curls- you know, the kind that are day-glo orange that leave “fur” on your fingers!?
However, after I started yacking there was no turning back. It was like once it got going my stomach couldn’t stop and I eventually couldn’t even keep jello or water down! That was when I called the doc for some medication.

Sanibelman, I hope that Natalie is okay. Hopefully since she’s in the hospital they’ll take good care of her!
Good luck everyone- may you have little nausea and vomiting, and much happiness!

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Hello all you future mamas!

Okay, my turn, I am about 10 weeks along. I am due around january 15th. I knew VERY early on (1 week and a half preggers). I’m not sure why, I just KNEW. First test i took was Clear Blue and it was VERY faint positive (first morning pee). I tried one later on in the day but it was neg. Later doc urine dip was negative too. I was pretty sure though (don’t know why) s i took another test later on that week (waited three days) and it too was positive. Went back to the lab and that was positive too. Don’t knock female intuition :smiley: .

At first I was MAJOR worried because I was having some severe cramps, but apparently everything was just stretching and getting adjusted.

Since then, pregnancy hasn’t been a lot of fun. My skin is breaking out, I have had a lot of headaches (including two migraines), itchy skin and a few bad bouts of nausea. That stupid KFC commercial sends me flying to the bathroom. My hubby now changes the channel as soon as it comes on. :slight_smile:

One migraine was bad enough I had to go to the ER for treatment, hopefully i won’t get any more of THOSE. My sister (she’s due any day now) gave me her left over Diclectin. It’s a great drug for morning sickness. I am waiting until I see my doc in two weeks to try it though (2nd pre-natal). I have had my first prenatal (gave like, a GALLON of blood) and am waiting until my ultrasound in Aug. There is a possibility of fraternal twins, so i’m anxious to see.

I think that’s it. We found an excellent deal on nursery furniture, through the buy and sell, crib, change table, three car seats, three strollers, jolly jumper, swing, high chair, exersaucer, snugli and a bunch of other stuff, for $450.00. I checked all of ther serial numbers and it’s all safe stuff. :slight_smile:

We have picked out a girl’s name, we haven’t landed on a good boys name.

I would love to start a little email support thing with some of you…anyone interested?

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Poysyn:

What is “the buy and sell?” All that stuff for $450.00 is pretty amazing.

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Romola - There are a few websites -

http://www.forsaleforrent.com/setlocale.asp

http://www.buysell.com/

There is also a publication that comes out, similar to a newspaper that people can post things they are selling, from furniture to appliances to clothes. You would need to find out if there is one in your area, check the grocery stores and conveniences stores.

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Hi!
I haven’t posted here for awhile, but I saw this and had to reply. I’m about 11-12 weeks along, too. I haven’t seen my ob/gyn yet, though. I have had a complete physical (we’re moving to Australia next summer and I needed it for my visa) at which the doctor examined me and did all the bloodwork, so my ob/gyn told me I could wait a few weeks to see her (1st appoint is in two weeks!!).
Anyway, I’ve been extremely lucky and haven’t had any nausea. I have been verrrrry tired (I go to bed around 7:30/8:00 every night). Nothing appeals to me as far as food goes, except watermelon and popsicles, but I’ve been ok with eating normally. As far as weird things go, I had this really strange smell in my nose for the first month. You know when you’ve chewed the same piece of gum all day and it screws up your sense of smell? That’s what it was like all the time. That’s gone away. The only other thing is that it feels like I’ve done a million sit-ups - muscle tightness in my abdomen. Nothing painful, just that slight soreness you get after exercising.

Good luck to you all (extra good wishes for SanibelMan and SO).
I’d definitely be interested in an email support thing or even just a regular catch-up thread here.

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Thanks, Poysyn.

I would also be interested checking up with people due around the same time.

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sigh

The test was negative.

Now I’m even more worried. I have never, ever ever ever EVER been late in my life, ever. I even had PMS earlier this month (still having mood swings, actually).

So where is it?!?!?!?