Well, I've been a member here for months and I'm just now writing something in my profile. I've been married to my husband, Joe for two wonderful years, and this is our first child. He's a systems architect (uber-geek), and I'm a massage therapist and former registered nurse. We are having a baby boy, Michael Gregory, named after his two granddads.

We tried for about 4 months to get pregnant, and had one early miscarriage along the way. When we found out about this one, we were thrilled! I had to supplement progesterone in the first trimester to prevent another miscarriage, but I actually got to stop the supplements early when I started having hyperemesis around 7 weeks. Hyperemesis is a NIGHTMARE! The first 22 weeks of this pregnancy were horrid - hospitalizations, IV fluids and nutrition, anti-nausea medications by the handful, and 22 pounds of weight loss. I started feeling better after that, went back to work, and managed to get off the meds at 28 weeks.

At 24 weeks, I had a placental bleed. It was a mild detachment with a bunch of blood clots in the placenta. I was on bed rest for a short while, but was able to get back to work with no ill effects.

Our little guy is strong, and reassures me of that often! I love sitting back and watching my belly dance. I hate being pregnant, because I really suck at it, but I'm madly in love with this little thing in my belly. I just can't wait to meet him!

We're using cloth diapers for a host of reasons, and I'm always glad to talk with anyone about that!