# Some good thoughts please.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [November 13, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515 "2008-11-13T10:26:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
**Page:** 5
### Author:  [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/81 "2008-11-28T17:57:35Z")
Yaaaay! I’ve been sending sticky thoughts even though I haven’t posted. What wonderful news! I hope the news continues to be good, and that you have an easy pregnancy. 🙂
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### Author:  [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/82 "2008-11-28T18:09:15Z")
Fantastic news!
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### Author:  [@criminey.jicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminey.jicket)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/83 "2008-11-28T18:19:42Z")
Woots for Irishbaby!
Happy news, Irishgirl. Congrats!
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### Author:  [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/84 "2008-11-28T21:23:58Z")
Happiness!
Now, forgive yourself everything that happened before you knew \*\*irishbaby \*\*was there, because you’re obviously doing the right things now.
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### Author:  [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/85 "2008-11-28T22:12:57Z")
Again, the ::stickies:: work! We are magic. (And I’m sure your responsible breakfasts are, too, of course.)
Congratulations!
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### Author:  [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/86 "2008-11-28T22:14:57Z")
Yes! Excellent news! Now you stay put, **irishbaby**. _gives stern look_
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### Author:  [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/87 "2008-11-28T22:20:31Z")
> [@irishgirl](#):
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> Here’s hoping for an irishbaby sometime in July!
Excellent news! And here’s hoping Irishbean becomes Irishbump before too long.
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### Author:  [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/88 "2008-11-28T22:35:42Z")
Yay! (applauds) Sending sticky thoughts to **irishbaby**!
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/89 "2008-11-28T22:58:24Z")
Hooray! 😃
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### Author:  [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/90 "2008-11-28T23:18:17Z")
Marvelous news! More sticky thoughts headed your way. Congratulations!
GT
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2008, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/91 "2008-11-29T05:09:23Z")
> [@irishgirl](#):
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> Bumpty bump.
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> Scan today- bean with a heartbeat inside the sac- all present and correct!
> It is hiding in the corner of the sac, apparently that’s why we didn’t see it earlier.
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> Here’s hoping for an irishbaby sometime in July!
Hooray and best of luck!
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/92 "2009-02-07T13:46:55Z")
Any update?
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### Author:  [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/93 "2009-02-20T13:59:30Z")
Ok…because you asked…
Wicked “morning sickness”, that was really all day nausea, with vomiting at least once every day, kicked in at 8 weeks.
Then at 13 weeks I got some sort of virus and had bad vomiting and diarrhoea for 24 hours…then because of the morning sickness I found myself in a position where I could no longer keep any fluids or solids down.
So, after no fluids in 48 hours and no solids in 5 days and having lost 8% of my body weight in a week, I got admitted to hospital with hyperemesis, dehydration, ketosis and hypokalaemia. 48 hours of IV fluids and anti-emetics and I was a new woman. After leaving hospital I was still back to vomiting daily but now with added drowsiness from anti-sickness meds…yeay!
Throughout it all irishfoetus had remained perfectly sized, healthy and chilled out, while I felt awful (so, practice for the next 18 years then).
Finally at 16 weeks the sickness went and my energy picked up.
At 17 weeks the bump arrived and I bought a pair of maternity trousers- it’s still tiny and I’m in normal clothes most of the time, but I do appreciate a good elasticated waistband.
Now, at 18 weeks I’m feeling great apart from backacke, and have started to feel some little flutters and kicks.
This child has been scanned a LOT. My OB knows my personal and family history of birth defects, and with the added fun of hyperemesis has been super vigilant- it is perfect- spine, brain, heart, kidneys, limbs, stomach and lungs all present and correct and just the right size.
We don’t know what we’re having and probably won’t find out- I say girl, irishfella says boy, we’ll wait and see and buy a lot of green and yellow things in the meantime.
In short…things are good.
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### Author:  [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/94 "2009-02-20T14:24:14Z")
Thanks for the update, **irishgirl**. I’m sorry you’ve been having a rough go of it, but glad that you and **irishfeotus** are both well. Here’s hoping for some _boring_ for the rest of your pregnancy. 😃
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### Author:  [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/95 "2009-02-20T15:15:33Z")
Hooray! Here’s hoping for smooth sailing!
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### Author:  [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/96 "2009-02-20T15:30:02Z")
Argh, sorry about the tough pregnancy so far, but thrilled to hear that irishbaby is healthy and happy in there!
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/97 "2009-02-20T16:07:46Z")
good news, good news! Here’s hoping that thing remain that way! 🙂
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### Author:  [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/98 "2009-02-21T00:18:58Z")
Yay for irishfoetus! Glad everything is going okay baby-wise, and I hope your hurling takes a hike.
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### Author:  [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-thoughts-please/472515/99 "2009-02-21T00:43:53Z")
Thanks for the update! Glad to hear the good news.
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