I'm glad my husband found this page for me, it is so nice to hear that other people is going for the same issues as you are, this is my first baby, so, everything is new for me and my husband. I have lived in this country for just two years (I got married and moved here from Mexico) and the system is so different here, I’m still getting use to it, I feel like here the doctors and the nurses sometimes treat you like "one more" and you have to go through so many steps (nurses) before you see the Doctor, even though I’m going to his office and not to the hospital; In Mexico, at least in my hometown, you go to the Doctor and you see him almost right away, there is only one room next to his office and that’s it, here I’ve have to wait at least 3 hours and I have to go from room to room to see him and before you know it, you're done! I guess, it depends to the Doctor, ‘cause this is the first time I go to see one here in USA.
Pregnancy Survey
About You
Name?:
Karina
Age?:
27
Height?:
5'3
Pre-pregnancy weight?:
135
About The Father
Name?:
Francisco
Age?:
27
Height?:
5'10"
Are you still together?:
YES!! (we've been married since Oct-2005)
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?:
Yes
When did you find out you were pregnant?:
August 16th
Was it planned?:
Yes, we were trying since May.
What was your first reaction?:
Very, very happy.
Who was with you when you found out?:
nobody, I was alone
Who was the first person you told?:
my husband, when he came back from work
How did your parents react?:
They were very excited
How far along are you?:
22 weeks
What was your first symptom?:
even bigger boobs! (also lots of pain in boobs), Actually this has been my only symptom, and some indigestion
What is your due date?:
April 29th
Do you know the sex of the baby?:
Yes
If so, what is it?:
A Little Girl
Have you picked out names?:
Yes
If so, what are they?:
Emma Sophia
How much weight have you gained?:
14 pounds : (
Do you have stretch marks?:
not yet, and hopefully none at all
Have you felt the baby move?:
Yes, since week 15
Have you heard the heartbeat?:
Yes
About the birth
Will you keep the baby?:
of course!!!
Home or hospital birth?:
Hospital
Natural or medicated birth?:
Medicated
Who will be in the delivery room with you?:
My hubby and maybe my mom (if she can make it)
Will you breastfeed?:
yes
Do you think you'll need a c-section?:
...hope not
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?:
I don't know, I cry for everything but so far I've had not cry with the ultrasound or anything, lol
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?:
I don't know, (probably "Hola! Emma)
Would you let someone videotape the birth?:
Yes, but only from my head, nothing down there!
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:
Both
Pregnancy Survey 2
Cravings so far:: spicy food, sushi (not raw) and roast chicken Things that make you sick:: nothing makes me sick, that's why i'm so fat....lol Boy or girl:: Baby girl Baby's name:: Emma Sophia Advice for other pregnant women:: try to enjoy the pregnancy, it's going so fast! Baby Daddy:: Francisco (my wonderful hubby) His reaction:: very very happy Greatest memory so far:: looking at my husband face when i told him, and looking at him every time he sees the baby in the ultrasound Biggest fear:: labor... i hate pain! Advantages of being pregnant:: everyone try to get u whatever u want (food of course!) Weird dreams:: I keep dreaming about my husband cheating on me. Breast changes:: lots of pain at first, they were 34C now they are 36E, so they are "enormous" i hate them! . Waist changes:: i never had a waist, lol... if i had any it's gone! Things you quit for baby:: beer and raw eggs, i miss my over easy eggs, from this two things i miss eggs the most. Most uncomfortable time:: not being aloud to lay on my back. Worst part of being pregnant:: The heartburn and my big big boobs. Stretch marks, if i get any. Best place for maternity clothes:: I only know Motherhood. Taking parenting classes:: yes they had told me they're very helpful. Pregnancy necessities:: my tums and my body oil to prevent stretch marks. Grandparents reaction:: Very happy.
Where will you deliver:: in a hospital, 15 min away from home. When:: around April 27 2008 Will you breastfeed:: yes, at least 3 months Will you use cloth diaper: No, never! Books you're reading:: of course, What to expect when you're expecting.
Monday, 19 Nov
I just went to the doctor's office to get an ultrasound, the baby was moving a lot and I did feel some of his/hers movements, we were hopping to find out the sex of the baby but no luck, his/hers legs were crossing all the time, any way! I’m just happy because I get to see him/her…
Thursday, 29 Nov
I'm getting big and I kind of feel FAT, my husband keep telling me that I'm pregnant and that's suppose to happen, but I freaked out because nothing fit me anymore and maternity clothes are to big at this moment. Any way, I tried to hear the heartbeat of my baby yesterday with one of those things they sale at Toy's r us, it didn't work :( so, I'll have to wait till my next OB appointment.
Friday, 30 Nov
I just came from the OB and he told me that it is a baby GIRL...We're gonna name her Emma Sophia...
Monday, 3 Dec
I'm so happy... I can finally call my baby with her name, all this time everybody was telling me that I was carrying a baby boy, so it was kind of weird when the Doctor told us: 'it's a girl!', we are so excited, but some people had told me that sometimes it is to early to know at 4 months, but I'm telling everyone WE'RE HAVING A BABY GIRL!!! : )
Monday, 10 Dec
I went to the OB office last Friday, this is the first time I got to see a Doctor in this new office (I change Doctor because of the hospital I wanted), everything seems great! we heard the heartbeat of Emma and they measure my belly, it is weird for me because in Mexico they don't do that they do an ultrasound every time you have an appointment and the consult is more than they do here... anyway it is just different.. It looks like I'll be having an ultrasound every month because I have a cyst on my left ovary, so they want to take a look of it and check on any changes, the good news? I get to see my baby more often! so I guess that's the good side of this...
Friday, 21 Dec
I just came back from my ultrasound, the baby seems to be great! we did not get to confirm the sex of the baby, I need to confirm the sex of the baby because my mom is throwing a baby shower in February, I `m kind of skeptic because the Doctor in Mexico was the one who told it was a baby girl, but he also said that my cyst wasn `t there any more, well the cyst is still there! so I do not know what to think any more, I guess I `ll have to make another appointment with the ultrasound technician in a week or so, so wish me luck!
Saturday, 29 Dec
I had another appoinment today... I gained 7 pounds in 3 weeks!!! so far I `m 17 pounds over my original weight... I `m freaking out I `m only 22 weeks and they said that the upcoming months I `ll gain more and more... I also went to the mall to get another set of bras (at Motherhood store) because the ones that I bough 3 months ago don `t fit any more,I began at 34 C and now I `m 36 E!!!! so what `s next 34 Z? lol.... I `m so depress right now! :(
Monday, 31 Dec
I `m so happy! yesterday my dad bought the crib for the baby, was a wonderful Christmas present, I `m looking forward to paint the room so we can put the crib together...
Monday, 7 Jan
Well, let me tell you how i found out i was pregnant:We were trying to conceived since May, and I was getting very sad because I though I `ll get pregnant the first month, silly me. Well on Aug 14th I went to the pharmacy to get those early prediction sticks, I waited a couple days more, and on Aug 16th y woke up at 4 am to go to the bathroom and decided to do the test, well since i read the instructions on the 14th i did not remembered them very well, so instead of waiting the 3 min i just waited 1, it shows me one very dark line and second one was kind of light so i though i did not do the test correctly, since i had another one i decided to go back to bed and do the other when i wake up, my brother show up early that morning to pick up his car, my husband was in work and after my brother left i took the second test this time i read the instructions before, and i waited and two pink lines show up! I was so excited but i couldn `t believed, I didn `t want to tell anyone but my husband but i didn `t want to tell him by phone either, so i called his office and just told him that i was in a very good mood that day, later that day i went to target and bought a gift baby box, a baby CD and a baby outfit, i put the 2 test in a ziploc and arranged everything on the little box, i also got a `we `re pregnant! ` card and put everything on our dinner table, I needed to wait for him 1 more hour, but i couldn `t do it! i was dying to tell him! so i called him again and i told him that i had a surprise for him waiting at home, so he came home right away! i asked him to close his eyes before he opened the front door, i guided him to the dinner table, made him sit and put his hands on the box, then he was able to open his eyes... OMG! I wish i had a camera with me, his face had the most amazing expression I `ve ever seen! we both started crying, he was shaking for 1 hour... we ` were and are so happy!
Saturday, 12 Jan
Well, it is official!...IT `S A GIRL!!! we went to a Doctor, which happen to be an Ultrasound Specialist, he said he was 100% positive!, so we are super, super excited! we `re picking the color for the room this weekend...
Wednesday, 23 Jan
Finally! we started working on Emma `s room, hubby and i went to Lowe `s to pick the paint color, we got home and we started painting (by we i meant he...lol, lest face it! he did most of the job, i tried to help as much as i could) he got so excited that we finished the whole room (starting 8pm, finishing 11:pm) then he turned to me and said: `you want me to put the furniture together so we can see the whole thing? ` of course i said: YES.. we put the crib and the dresser together (yes, i helped a lot) and finished at 2:00 am, poor hubby woke up for work at 6:30am so he must be very very sleepy, poor thing... any way, we `re going to the store today to pick some things to decorate the room, such as letters to hang on the wall and i also want to put a valance on the window... this is getting real! (check on the pic's I'll upload some more when the nursery is ready)
Monday, 28 Jan
I `m so happy! last Saturday, my friends threw a surprise baby shower at my place (hubby helped them), it was so nice to feel the love of everyone, specially because most of them are from Mexico and they have to cross the border (you usually spend 1 hour or more to do this) and drive all the way to my house. It was so neat when i opened my eyes and they were all my friends standing in front of me shouting: `SURPRISE! `, this was my first baby shower (you can see pics in my photo book), I `m having two more, one this weekend and another the one after.
Monday, 28 Jan
I almost forgot to update u in my last OB appointment, the results for the diabetes were negative, also they checked for anemia, but everything was fine, Dr said everything seem normal and that the last u/s shown that the cyst is getting smaller so no need to worry, they will do another u/s six weeks after the baby is born and if is still there probably they will give some medication, i only gained 0.5 pounds yeah!... by the way still a GIRL!!! lol
Monday, 4 Feb
I got another baby shower (this time my mother-in-law throw it for me), it was so nice to feel the love of all my husband family, all my husband `s aunts (Mother-in-law `s sisters) did something for the party, they had games, I've never been in a baby shower w/games, it was a lot of fun!...
Wednesday, 6 Feb
We started the childbirth classes yesterday, let me tell u something: it was so scary!... they explain everything to u, and some things are pretty shocking, but i guess it is better to have all the information so u know what `s happening all the time...
Tuesday, 12 Feb
I `m so happy! i got a 3D/4D ultrasound last Friday... yeah! we were able to see my little girl `s face.. she looks just like her daddy (he `s so proud!) we also had the baby shower on Saturday... lots and lots of present (thank you mom for doing this party for me!), I will post pictures later on... my 4D pics and the shower gifts pics...
Friday, 29 Feb
I had my Drs appt today, 4 pounds in one month... not so bad...everything seems ok, I `m measuring 31weeks (which is how far i am), blood pressure 120/70... the Doctor wants to see me in 3 weeks, I hope everything continues this way... I `m kind of sad, because my friend had her baby yesterday (C-section due to preeclampsia and position of her baby boy) and I wasn `t able to be there w/her, i don `t think she `s gonna w/me when i delivered, any way, everything went ok and she has her beautiful baby with her now...
Saturday, 22 Mar
I went to the Doctor yesterday for my 3 weeks check out... everything is great! blood pressure, sugar in urine negative, and i gained 2 pounds... i asked him if he can estimated the weight of the baby, he said that the baby will probably weight between 6.5 and 7 pounds when i delivered based on my measurements, so not a big baby (everyone was telling me that my baby will be huge!), i asked some question and he said everything was normal...the down side? still not be able to sleep at night... : (
Tuesday, 25 Mar
ok, we `re almost there, and yes..I `m starting to freak out! when is going to start (labor)?, is it going to be very very painful?, will i be able to get my epidural on time?, am i going to be able to drink water at the hospital (big fan of water)?, what am i going to do once this baby is here?...OMG! what am i going to do? don `t get me wrong i love this baby so much, but I `m afraid, all this is new for me and Doctors don `t explain that much, thank God for this site, I `ll be lost w/o u girls...yesterday hubby and i were talking, he `s just like me, with a million questions on his head, i `m sure he `ll be a wonderful father, `cause he has been a wonderful wonderful husband and very supportive during this pregnancy, besides he `s great with kids, me in the other hand not so patience, very lazy and disorganized, i don `t feel ready at all...
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Rosa - 38.7 hours ago TAN BELLA!!!
she's a perfect mixture of you both!!!
romma - Friday, 18 July okay mamas and bubs! mama romma is off today, wish me luck gals iam may lose my mind on the freaking flight all alone with the boys, lol iam nail bitting nervous. keep well and may God bless you all, have a great summer full of love, joys, blessings and all the rest of mushy stuff. i miss you all and loads of love from romma and the clan. peace out!!!
elizhay - Monday, 14 July Just added some new pics of olivia. check them out!!!! she is lovely!! amanda xoxox
romma - Saturday, 12 July sob lol gals you all know how to make a grown ass woman want to cry!!!. thanks all for the well wishes, will try and stay safe, lol ddj thanks for the reminder of mathree's aka public transport for all who dont know mathree's. anyways iam gonna miss you all so much and will have fun for all of you's and keep my babies in and out of the utero safe< kisses for all the bubs and belly rubs too> for mums huggles to you all. well damn peggy you will go nuts and watch out size 4 here comes peggy aka babyduche, awww she beat roman lol, i said boys are a bit slow didnt i? cheers to you all have a good one flo i miss your ass and kiss my dil and tell her to keep growing the way she is doing.mamaroo aka elizhay iam praying for ya, be happy gal. all the rest peace and God bless!!
romma - Friday, 11 July hey hey hey mamas and babies and mamas to be!!!! howdy doo all!!! hope you are all well, and happy babies and sleepy heads at nite., well as some of you already know iam heading out to africa next friday to visit me mom. and i may get on rarely when i get the damn net. but if not then you all have a great remainder of summer, i have to pack the suitcases on sunday and the kids started their malaria meds today, and again every week for almost 8 wks, poor lil roman he made the most sour face i ever seen on a baby when he tatsed the meds, they are bitter and most kids dont take it too well but my boys downed the stuff well enuff after a heavy dinner. i start mine 2 days before we leave. so mamas wish us luck we come back safe and disease free( we better after all them damn shots me and the boys have taken) shit better work!!! iam gonna miss ya all my cyber babies and their babies. we will be back on the 13th august and Godwilling if we are still alive we will holla at ya all that week and post some pics. goodluck to all of you in all of your endevours. you all know who you all are, okay rommy rome is out.
branbug - Thursday, 10 July Well thank you very much for the comment!! :0)
juliedue2008 - Thursday, 10 July I steralize every bottle every time I wash them.. I have an AVENT IQ steralizer and love it.. take like 30sec to do it! I run it about three times a day!
mumof5kids - Wednesday, 9 July oh it sounds like our babies have both suffered the same fussy crying problems..freddie is so much better on ysoy, but as you say it does smell funny and his nappies smell really bad... but he seems to drink it just fine, i have also bought some dr browns bottles so it elliminates as much air intake as possible...we have tried them tonight for the first time.. and its the first 5 oz bottle he has drunk untill empty...im soooooo happy to have a chirpy smiling baby at last......
brandi0881 - Wednesday, 9 July thank you so so so so much!!
mommy21206 - Wednesday, 9 July Great job on the weight loss. you look great!!!
NJDevChick - Tuesday, 8 July My son also discovered his thumb over the past few days with no interest in the pacifier, it is his way of self soothing just as the pacifier would be, i'm not overly worried about this thumb sucking now though being so young.
lilmamma - Monday, 7 July you should get the book! Basically, the ingredients that goes into a vaccine has a lot more in it than you would think, so he spaces out the shots so that at one visit you wouldnt get loaded up on something like, aluminum. Bc some visits you may be getting 3 or 4 shots, and sometimes every shot may have tons of something like that in it-- or monkey/cow parts. And although we dont know for sure if that is bad, clearly getting loaded up on that is def not good (an adult can handle a ton of aluminum getting put in our bodies bc we pee the extra out so it doesnt go to our brain, but babies dont do this). He gives you a schedule to follow that I gave to my doctor. So you dont skip any, but you do have to go back to the doctor more than normal bc after a month or so you go back for the other shots you didnt get the first time. If you do a search on vaccines ppl take one extreme or another, but he takes a nice middle ground and is unbiased. Its a very well written book, easy to read and informative!
Rosa - Sunday, 6 July Gracias mujer! :) ojala k las cosas salgan bien!
juliedue2008 - Friday, 4 July yes they will.. I just got home from BabieRus and returned five Avewnt bottles and got gerber ones that he loves... they give you a card that you can only buy bottles with.. whatever that was perfect for me!!! toyrus and babiesrus are the same owners i think
juliedue2008 - Thursday, 3 July Yeah... it is funny.. you know that Avent contains that bad plastic.. it is not bpa free and if you take them back to babies rus they will exchange for any other bottle.. avent sippy cups fit the ring and nipple and the nipple is bpa free so that is what i did to try it out.. avent is going to be coming out with bpa free bottles in august 1st.. and then you can exchange your bottle for free .. but you might be able to take advantage of this now by taking some to babiesrus and exchanging to try other for free.. the bornfree my girlfriend swears by.. xander hated them.. ill send you a soothie.. they have bpa as well.. but i kinda figure that i had bpa and all my friends before me gave thier kids bpa bottles so i dont know.. just food for thought..
juliedue2008 - Thursday, 3 July I only have xander you might have seen my sisters five year old.. I dont know how people do it with more then one.. Hey here is another idea.. Xander is so picky about nipples if I put one in his mouth that he does not like ie avent platex, think baby, nuk, really anything other then the nice cheap gerber ones.. he will drink the bottle sooooooo slow and i think he is full.. but then i go and change out the nipple to good old gerber ones that he loves.. and bang that rest of the bottle is gone in five mins.. try that.. maybe she hates the bottles u have? I have tried EVERY bottle.. I have like 12 soothies and he HATES them.. avents.. playtex.. he only likes the not cute ones.. haha.. but the nice cheap ones.. so lucky for me!! Just an other idea for you... if you dont have any soothie bottles send me ur address Ill send you one to try before buying them...
It sure seems like she is going all the same perfect.. but we are first time moms... and i know i am nuts about everything..