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junebb08
	Age: 31 Country: US Province/region: Colorado City: Castle Rock Partner: Todd Children: Yes, 1 Pregnant: No Due date: 23 Jun ,2008 Occupation: Telecom
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IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20 week update -

We have our U/S appointment this Friday on the 8th - I cant wait to find out the sex of the baby!!!!! I had a dream last night that we were at the appointment and it was a boy, which is what I've thought all along! I've been feeling him moving around more and more which has been a strange sensation to say the least. My hubby got to feel him for the first time saturday night which was great!!!

I'll update again Friday after we find out the sex for sure!

18 week update -

I feel like I've gotten huge in the last few weeks which would make sense why all of my pre-pregnancy t-shirts are fitting a little more snug! I'm discovering just how important posture is the bigger I get - the more I slouch, the more uncomfortable I feel - ugh! We have an appointment with our midwife on wednesday at 3 - get to hear the HB again - wahoo! Unfortunately have to give blood as well which I could personally do without. Part of me is glad they warned me about it last time, but the other part of me wishes they woulda just surprised me with it. I've thought about the fact that I have to give blood at this appointment every darn day since my LAST appointment... guess I better get used to this needle thing!!! I've felt the baby move twice - once over a week ago and once last friday. Felt like a faint thump in there - not like gas bubbles or a flutter.... everyone is different though! We cant wait until our U/S on the 8th - my mom is flying out from Florida for 3 whole days to be there for it. My husbands mother will be there as well. Initially we were going to have the tech write down the sex for us and my hubby and I were going to open it in private later. We decided that since BOTH grandma's will be there, that we'd just have the tech announce the sex there. My husbands mom was at the 13 week U/S so I cant wait for my mom to be at this one. There's something magical in seeing your baby up on that screen moving around and hearing that HB! It's an amazing experience!!!

Intro....

Hey All - I'm new to the site. My husband and I are due June 23rd with our first baby. We'd been trying to get pregnant since May of 07 and FINALLY got a positive test October 16th! My periods had been irregular since getting off BC but had started to slightly regulate in September. I thought I was due sometime between Thursday and Saturday and had been cramping really bad like I was going to start. I had some VERY light spotting Friday which was a good indicator to me that it was coming. By tuesday I still hadnt gotten it so my manager convinced me I needed to take a test THAT night. I had my hubby make an emergency walmart run at lunch to get a test which he was reluctant to do because we'd taken a few prior withOUT the positive result we were hoping for. That night when he got home, I was already in the bathroom peeing into a cup so I could take the test RIGHT AWAY! I dipped the stick and put it on the counter and we both hovered over it waiting for those 2 pink lines! The first line showed up right away and the second showed up a few seconds later - very faintly! I immediately FREAKED out and started balling like a mad woman! We hugged and were in sheer amazement at FINALLY seeing a positive test! WAHOO!

My pregnancy has been relatively problem free. Had some nausea from weeks 5ish thru 7ish but never actually tossed my cookies. I've been moody like the dickens - my poor husband! Thanksgiving week was especially bad but we managed to get through it! Its hard to explain what goes through your mind when your pregnant and full of hormones until you've been through it! I've experienced doubt and fear and excitement - it's been a whirlwind of emotions that's for sure! My husband has been overly anal about EVERYTHING from what I eat to what cleaning products I'm using around the house! He has decided we needed to switch to all natural cleaning products (oh how I miss Clorox clean up!) and organic fruits and veggies. At least he cares I suppose, although sometimes it gets old!

Anyway - onward and upward. June will be here before we know it and we'll be parents to a new baby... boy I'm guessing. We find out for sure Feb 8th at 1pm to be exact!

Best of luck to all the ladies!!

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colleen - Monday, 23 June
I still think you're gonna go at any moment! Just like I did-fast and furious! Actually, for your sake I hope not! Yesterday was a little rough b/c she won't latch on, so she hadn't eaten in like 12 hours. I was emotional, upset, and ended giving her a bottle b/c she was looking a little yellow. I'm not giving up until my milk comes in though. If she won't take it then, then I'll go bottle, but it makes me feel more at ease to actually SEE how much she's eaten. Speaking of hungry little girls... i'll talk to you later! Labor dust!!!

colleen - Monday, 23 June
Hey!!!!! I had her! I had to have an emergency c-section and she was born at 1:31 June 21. OMG, pretty much went from no labor to HARD labor in the span of half an hour! My epidural didn't take, so here I am with no time between contractions and no pain medicine!!! Her heartbeat was a little high, so the doc wanted to take her out to make sure she wasn't stressed. She weighs 7 lbs, 13 oz and is 21 and a half inches long! She is GORGEOUS!!! Not trying to brag-LOL I posted a pic so you can see her. How's everything going? Yeah, it shouldn't be long if you're losing the rest of your plug. I was still losing mine yesterday when I went into labor! Let me know when something happens! I'll probably be in the hospital until Tues, possibly Wednesday, so I'll check back in!

mommi2b - Sunday, 22 June
LOL your too funny! I will for sure get some bran cereal!

What does it mean to strip your membranes? What does that do? I never heard of it before...?

mommi2b - Sunday, 22 June
Hi! I will try that..even though I HATE bran! But I will eat it anyways! Yesterday I bought some prune juice - ugh! Man that stuff is nasty!!!! lol anyway, that's good you lost your plug - so your for sure progressing! Will be very soon now! My next dr appt is Wednesday, so we'll see if I've progressed at all. Probably not. I have a feeling I'm gonna go past my due date and get induced. I think she's very comfy in there!

colleen - Saturday, 21 June
I'll be on my way to the hospital soon. I've been having some really strong contractions overnight and just had this HUGE popping feeling and it was OMG painful!!! Wish me luck! Babydust to you

colleen - Saturday, 21 June
I believe it's ok as long as your water hasn't broken yet, b/c stuff still can't get in the amniotic sac. Been having some more painful contractions, but still not time for the hospital yet. I lost a WHOLE lot more today of my plug-it was even more than yesterday!!! I'm wondering how much is left! Are you done now with work? I finally got the dr's note that was "acceptable" to my hr department

heathersprk - Friday, 20 June
Yes I was very nauseas I think thats definately a sign... yeah I thik tears are normal can you imagine the hormonal changes your body goes through from having a baby. Yeah I got the strawberry frosty in the hospital as requested. To be honest though my appetite has declined (probably from lack of sleep) so I didnt enjoy it as much as I had anticipated... but still hubby got it as requested so I pretended to love it for his sake! I can wear my jeans but they are still a bit ttight like I said I have a small pooch still I cant wait for it to all go away. I want to do some crunches or something but I cant. I wouldnt want to risk busting a stitch excersising plus Im still bleeding. They said I cant lift anything heavier than Bryson for 2 weeks I think? Plus she said no vacumming which is funny cause that is what I did the morning my water broke. I cant believe he will be a week old tomorrow time is already going so fast. I ordred birth announcements today. They are so cute, Ive got to get them in the mail now. I still havent even gotten all the thank yous from the shower out yet isnt that awful!!?? Im missing addresses for some of Russ's family. I need to get them from his mom. Oh well have a great weekend!! I sending labor dust your way!!!

colleen - Friday, 20 June
GRRRR!!!!! No change AT ALL!!!! Still 3 cm dilated

I have an appt for induction next Friday. She's never gonna come!!! I'm so pissed...

It sounds like you lost it! Yeah, now we just play the game...

heathersprk - Friday, 20 June
No actually quite the opposite. I ate a very small breakfast Sat morning I wasnt very hugry. And actually what Brenton and I planned to do was go out for lunch together but I still wasnt hungry so we made the stop at Michaels first, I was hoping I would get an appetite before we ate. Of course then my water broke and we went to the hospital. It was bad though cause soon as we got to the hospital I got hungry but they wont let you eat. I wished I had forced myself to eat something before we went to the hospital. Then after I had him I was too tired to eat all I wanted was ice water. I wanted it so bad, LOL funny as I was pushing I stopped and asked the midwife how long after he was born I could have water she said right away. I was like whew get him out!! Yeah its kinda weird being alone today I dont like it. My MIL called and asked if I wanted to go to the mall with her but I said no... the Dr is about as far as I want to venture out with Bryson just yet. His appt went good by the way. He goes back when he is a month old. Hes back up to 5lbs and 14ozs hes a great eater. I dont know why Im so emotional. I should just cry and let it out and feel better even though I dont know why I want to cry. Im so happy... I mean hes here hes perfect I get to stay home with him and enjoy him... everything is just how I want it. Darn stupid hormones. BTW I braved the scale this morning. I can wear all my normal clothes again but I still have a pooch =( I am still up 5lbs from my pre preggo weight. Hopfully this pooch will go away soon. I bet when I check in Momday youll have gone into labor. Its just so crazy that this journey is over for us!! Its so worth it though even with all I went through this pregnancy I look at him and all I can think of is that it was soooo worth it.

heathersprk - Friday, 20 June
Oh yeah about the milk coming in. They told me it would come on the 3rd day and they were right. 3rd day it was here!!

heathersprk - Friday, 20 June
Ok well I wouldnt be so crazy as to say I loved being preggo especially not with all the problems I had... its just doesnt seem like it was quite so bad now LOL. Yeah Ill try to get some pics of Russ's kids up too. I need to take some of them with the baby except Evan is kinda small to hold the baby or anything. SO we go back to the Dr this morning for just a quick weight check. BUT that will take forever its crazy how long it takes to get out of the house with him. Im lonely today anyway, with Russ back at work and Brenton at my moms... guess Ill try to just rest. Yeah about your mucous plug!! Im sure thats what it is too. Im glad Russ doesnt get grossed out very much... LOL last night I had to get him to look at my stitches for me. I felt like they should be checked but I couldnt bear to look at them myself how bad is that?? SO I dont think youll be preggo longer than everyone at all! Especially if your plug is coming out. That probably means you are dialating more. You could go this weekend!! Actually your pregnancy has gone so totally textbook so far it would totally not surprise me if you were in the 5% that had their babies on their due date!!! And thats just Monday!! Man I cant believe a week ago I was writing you that I slept until 10am cause I was so bummed out and uncomfortable. Now tomorrow Ill have a 1 week old, where did this week go?!?!?! Too crazy!

SaraEmily - Friday, 20 June
Once you are watching your own little one grow time just flies, I can't even explain it. . .unfortunately, it seems like I get older faster too, lol.

This is your first, right?

One thing you should think of starting is a memory box. Keep some index cards and a pen in some sort of box, that way when something neat or funny happens you can jot it down real quick. . . .you are more likely to do that then try to keep a daily journal. I am so thankful for the little things I have wrote down and enjoy going back and reading. . .keeps me from forgetting some past special moments. You have so much to look forward to. :)

SaraEmily - Friday, 20 June
The kids are so anxious. Emily more so than Blake, lol. Blake did get to feel the baby kick for the first time yesterday. . . I will never forget that. . .he started laughing so hard. So many memories that I want to remember, you know. . .time just goes by so fast. I dropped the kiddos off w/ my mom this morning on my way to work and sat there and watched them walk up to the patio w/ her. I couldn't get over how tall Blake had gotten. . .and I thought to myself, "soak it in, Sara".

Losing the mucus plug. . .maybe something will get started soon, lol. I just wonder once you have your membrane fully stripped if that won't do it, you know. I still have my fingers crossed.

colleen - Friday, 20 June
YEAH!! That's how mine started, just wait, the best is yet to come-LOL!!! It'll be all over the tp maybe tonight or tomorrow morning. I"m still having some when I wipe, and I didn't think there was anymore in there to come out! I have a dr appt. this morning, I'm guessing they'll make a date to induce me next week

I was so hoping she'd be here by now. I'll let you know what's going on when I get home. When's your mom coming in? Is it today or Monday?

colleen - Friday, 20 June
I wouldn't bet the farm just yet! You know what's funny? I was ok with waiting UNTIL my doc got me all excited and said she was coming any minute! Now I'm anxious for her to come and getting impatient with passing the time!!! Why couldn't she have just said you'll probably have her in the next week?? I woke up from my nap with a pretty big contraction, but hasn't gotten any stronger or closer together. I'm right there with ya, sister!!!!!

mommi2b - Friday, 20 June
Hi! Feeling okay, considering! lol Not sleeping, constipated (sorry!), wicked heartburn, etc. Went to the doc this morning and she said that my cervix is softer and thinner but still not dilated at all yet. Which is good cuz hubby won't get home until Monday night. :) I have a feeling I'm gonna go past my due date. Which is okay w/ me - as long as my hubby's here! I'm picking his 9yr old Rachael up at the airport on Sat. She'll be up here for summer. I can't wait to see her

I'm sorry I've been outta touch for awhile. Just haven't been on the computer much now that I'm not working. Been so busy w/ other things ya know? I think I'm ready as I'll ever be for little Maddy to come now. All her clothes are washed and put away. Changing table, bassinet - everything's ready. Except the car seat. I'm gonna have the car detailed tomorrow to get rid of all the dog hair, then put the car seat in and have it inspected to make sure it's in right. Other than that, and my hospital bag (which I still haven't packed!) I'm as ready as I think I can be! House is clean, everything's just about done.

How about you? Any news yet??? How are you feeling?

SaraEmily - Thursday, 19 June
lol, it will be your turn before long. Hang in there. : )
One of the guys here at work brought his 2 week old baby down yesterday. . .it made me so anxious. . .I can't wait!

I called the docs office and got reassured about tomorrow. . .so feeling better. : )

colleen - Thursday, 19 June

LMAO!!!! I was cracking up reading your message!!! Nope, didn't feel it come out, it was on the tp when I wiped. It is nasty!! LOL I think contractions are getting worse but still manageable. I've had some really BAD sugar readings today-one as high as 229, and as low as 59

I'm not sure what's going on! They just seem to be all over the place today. Hopefully I'm going to active labor!

heathersprk - Thursday, 19 June
They wouldnt give me nipple shields at the hospital... they said I couldnt use them until my milk came in. They said the colostrum was too thich to get through the shields. But practically the day after I got home my milk came in so I was able to start using them. I hear you about hoping everything works out though. I think it will. I felt the same way though thats why I was actually wanting an induction even though I said this whole pregnancy that I wouldnt want one. I wanted to be able to control everything. In the end though it all worked out. I got to make the "honey come home, its time" call. Yeah I feel silly saying it but all of a sudden I am sad that Im not having anymore kids and I wont be preggo again. All the pg aches and pains that I complained about last week are just forgotten all of a sudden! But between the 2 of us Russ and I have enough kids. I guess I wish I would have met Russ 10 years ago so we could have had all of our kids together... and gotten to do this a couple of times. Its like my baby having days are over =( after Brenton I knew I would still have another baby one day. Now this is my last one. I dont know why but it does make me sad... oh well I am just emotional Im sure. Ive got Bryson to enjoy for many years.

SaraEmily - Thursday, 19 June
I am so envious that you are almost done. : ) Fingers crossed that all happens in time for your mom to be around to help you out.

People at work are starting to freak me out about the ultrasound. One of the girls said, "It probably had a hand tucked under or something". . .sheesh I hadn't even begun to worry that they thought the baby was missing a body part. . .now my mind is racing. . .sigh. I would think if there had been a great concern about something they would have done it today while I was there. .. .

SaraEmily - Thursday, 19 June
Hey, just got back from my doc appt. glucose test is done. I am in my 27th weeks as of today. . .and still just the 9 lbs. Only problem is I was a bit heavier than I like to be before I got pregnant, lol. The holidays added a couple of pounds to me.

I have to go back to the doc tomorrow for a repeat ultrasound. Apparently the lab tech wrote that all extremities were not visible. . .sigh . . .we needed accurate sizes to schedule c-section. Oh well, I get another peek. . .hopefully they will still tell me it's a girl since my shower is Saturday, lol.

How ya feelin' today?

colleen - Thursday, 19 June
Well, mine looked exactly like the pic of it on here . I think if you go into the forums there is something for mucous plug and there's a picture of it. It was pretty gross, but after I got over that, I was woohoo-ing in the bathroom! LMAO!! My mom said she went into labor with me a few hours after she lost hers. No such luck with me! I was also almost 3 weeks late. I guess I'm going to go find something to do! talk to ya later!

heathersprk - Thursday, 19 June
Hey I understand if you cant get online while in labor. After my water broke I was just waiting around on Russ to gt home so we could go to the hospital together so I got antsy and had to tell someone!! Breast feeding is going ok. My nips were getting really sore so I got the nipple shield that really helped. Now I think Im making too much milk Im getting so engorged they hurt!! So I went to Target and got a breast pump last night so I could pump the extra out and get some relief. I asked the hospital about renting a pump but they said it was 60.00 a month. I thought that was high after just a few months I could have bought one so I was going to look around at other places to rent from. But the need got so urgent that I wanted one NOW so I just bought one from Target and to be honest its working great. I got sleep too last night so Im happy today. I hate that in the hospital I couldnt get any sleep I think it made me delirious or something cause I got so emotional an cried all the way home. My first couple of days with bryson should have been happier than that. Oh well we are getting our routine down now. Im not surprised your midwife suggested the inducement. My midwife did the same thing she kinda acted like she opposed it but then all of a sudden it was an option. I think they just dont want you relying on it. But to be honest its not a bad thing. I mean I was still techincally induced because since my water broke but I didnt go into active labor on my own I still had to get pitocin. As long as you get an epi its no big deal. Crazy I would have been getting induced right now if he wasnt already here. It might be a good option for you, at least you could accomodate your mother being there. Yeah I was dissapointed about tearing too. Well she actually cut me since she saw I was going to tear but its all the same. I had to get stitched with Brenton too and he was even tiner. I knew I wouldnt have been able to accomodate an 8lb baby!!! Glad it worked out. I heard about the primrose oil... I was thinking of trying that myself. I really dont think you have but a few days left. It just sucks waiting I know. But let me tell you it feels so weird that its all over. I cant believe Ill never be preggo again! Im so glad he came out so perfect... I love being with him. I fel strange though, a phase in my life is over... oh well. Try to just enjoy it while you can and like I said Sleep sleep sleep!!!

colleen - Thursday, 19 June
Yeah, if I were you, I would be done with work! These freakin companies are ridiculous! Would you like me to have my baby on the floor in the lobby in front of customers?? Of course not, but the people that actually MAKE the rules don't think about these things. My HR dept. called me again this morning to tell me the note they sent was incorrect! Who the hell cares? I'm probably not going back anyway! You must be excited about your mom coming

I guess I might have to be induced b/c I'm afraid she'll be too big. I thought I lost my plug yesterday but I REALLY lost it this morning! Now I'm just waiting on my water to break-so much for the full moon! LOL I am getting bored waiting around

The house is clean, all her laundry is done, and the bag is packed! I might have to start cooking and freezing stuff! (and I HATE to cook!)

colleen - Thursday, 19 June
Well, I'm glad you're making progress! I just posted a big old whine on the 39 week forum! I'm finally ready, too. I think. I've been trying to get myself mentally ready and I think I am. OMG-human resources called me today and told me I needed a dr's note to go out now, can you believe that crap?? Like I'm lying about having a baby any day now!!!! I called the office and told the nurse to fax them a dr's note and I'm done with it! It's not like there's enough work to keep me busy anyway this week, my replacement's already there and working. And I make sooo much money that 3 days of missed work is going to put us in bankruptcy!!LOL I used to be a manager in a department store and decided to change careers(and wanted weekends off ) so I took a big paycut to go to a credit union! Bring on labor!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!