January 1. 2011
Can you believe it's a new year?! So much excitement to come :-) We found out we're having a baby GIRL and we can't wait to meet her!! Everything is looking good and she's right in the 50th percentile. Hope you're all doing well!!
September 1, 2010
Hi Ladies,
I'm Meaghan :-) I'm currently pregnant with my second, a big surprise to my husband and I as we were planning to wait another 6 months or so to start trying. My son is 16 months and had no real complications with his pregnancy. I had a low placenta that moved up and required nothing but monitoring. He had an infection at birth, 40 week 8 lbs 7oz, and spend a week in the NICU, but he's doing great now! We became foster parents this spring and early this summer welcomed preschool aged siblings into our home. We have fallen in love and are praying for the best for these kids, we'd love it to be in our forever family. Nothing is even close to being settled though so we wait and pray :-)
The first week of August I realized we were expecting again! I had my intial appt to see my OB and also try and figure out exactly how far along I am. He said my uterus is measuring 10+ weeks and I shared my concerns about having a lot of cramping. I was running 1-2 miles at least 2-3 times a week and he said I could continue that. I asked them to squeeze me in for an ultrasound that day, a sitter can be hard to arrange sometimes, and miraculously they had a cancellation and opening several hours later. The ultrasound revealed my healthy 7.5 week baby, 167 bpm heartrate :-) However, I also have 2 blood clots, one inside the egg sac and one outside. The egg sac is also extremely low, resting on my cervix. My dr said he was surprised I hadn't had any bleeding and the cramping was probably a result of everything. Basically, it's a scary situation and I'm at increased risk for miscarriage. I'm sentenced to bedrest, for 2 weeks to start, and then an ultrasound check up, putting me at 9.5 weeks. I'm not on completely strict bedrest, but they want me laying down as much as possible, sitting some, and getting up to use the bathroom, shower, and make a sandwich. I called in my support, my family and my closest friends, and we set off on bedrest, me, my 40+ hr working husband, and my 3 children 4 yrs and younger.
We're a week into it and I've enjoyed the rest in a lot of ways. The hardest part for me is parenting from the couch or not parenting at all. The support has been amazing, but somedays I have to do more than I want to, getting up-wise. Any suggestions on bedrest parenting besides having help as much as you can? Anyone with a similar situation or who has been there before?
Thanks all, I'm looking forward to hearing your stories and supporting you too through this time!
Welcome Ezekiel :-) 8 lbs 7 oz and 20 in! Such a big, sweet boy!
Hi Everyone :-) I'm Meaghan and my husband and I are pregnant with our first baby!
2/5/09
We had our 28 week appt and found out we're having a little BOY! Everything's looking great; baby looks healthy and weighs a whopping 2 lbs, 15 oz already!
12/8/08
We had our 20 week ultrasound and went in so excited to find out the sex of our baby. Baby had other plans and stayed head down, legs crossed almost the whole time! We're hoping for a better look at our 28 week ultrasound, early February...
Mommy: Name: | Meaghan |
Age: | 21 |
Height: | 5 ft 3 in (almost :-)) |
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Daddy: |
Name: | Mark |
Age: | 24 |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in |
Are you still together?: | Married |
About Your Pregnancy |
Is this your first pregnancy: | 2nd |
When did you find out you were pregnant: | August 4, 2010; those dollar store pregnancy tests!! |
Was it planned?: | Nope; complete shocker!! |
What was your first reaction?: | I laughed, I cried; it took about a week to start to sink in |
Who was with you when you found out?: | My husband |
Who was the first person you told?: | My husband, then a close friend |
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How far along are you?: | 8 1/2 weeks |
What was your first symptom?: | Exhausted, missed period, stage of freaking out ;-) |
What is your due date?: | April 10, 2011 |
Do you know the sex of the baby?: | Not yet |
If so, what is it?: | |
Have you picked out names?: | Not yet |
If so, what are they?: | |
How much weight have you gained?: | I've lost weight so far, we'll see how bedrest works with that! |
Do you have stretch marks?: | nope... hopefully it stays that way! |
Have you felt the baby move?: | Not yet, maybe a few wishful flutters :-) |
Have you heard the heartbeat?: | Not yet, saw it on ultrasound though |
About the birth |
Will you keep the baby?: | Yes!!! |
Home or hospital birth?: | Hospital |
Natural or medicated birth?: | We did natural last time and it was incredible! |
Who will be in the delivery room with you?: | Husband and maybe my Mom |
Will you breastfeed?: | Yes (We made it a full year with Z!) |
Do you think you'll need a c-section?: | I pray not! |
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What's the first thing you might say to him/her?: | I can't believe you're here! I love you so much! |
Would you let someone videotape the birth?: | Never.... nope! Lots of photos just afterwards though |