I figure it’s time to write a profile. I’ve been using the site for 3 months now and really enjoy it…..wish I knew about it with my other pregnancies.

I’m 33 and a stay at home mom. I also work from home for an online company so it really keeps me busy. My daughter is 6 and in first grade. I had a great pregnancy and worked the whole time. At 6 months I had a kidney stone but it resolved itself. I did have gestational diabetes and controlled it by VERY strict diet. I would test my blood four times and fax my numbers once a week to a diabetic center that kept watch over me. I felt great the whole time. I never really had ms. I was induced on my due date due to the diabetes and the fear of a big baby. She was born 27 hours later at 7lb 9oz. Great size but her head was huge…95^th percentile. She also wasn’t perfectly face down. They used forceps and it was awful. I had had epi the whole time but bleed a lot from the tears…it was a mess. It took 10 weeks to heal. On the other hand Emily was perfectly healthy. I went back to work six months after having her. I loved my job at the University and had Emily in a home daycare four days a week from 8am-4pm. My husband and I alternated Fridays off and those Fridays were always real special with Em.

I then resigned from my job. Again I LOVED my job and to this day I find it as one of my most difficult decisions I’ve ever made. We knew we’d have two children and thought it be easier if I stayed home. One month later I was pregnant with number two. The University did hire me back on and I worked from home until my son was born. I was glad to be home as my pregnancy was yucky……felt horrible the WHOLE time. Developed spells half way through that felt like I was going to pass out. I was not diabetic….I passed the test by two points. So I was borderline and my anemic level was 11 so I’m not sure if all the borderline numbers contributed to the spells. On my due date I had an ob appointment at 3pm. She said I was sealed up tight and sent me home. At 9pm labor started but very mild. Got to the hospital at 2am and was expecting to be sent home. They started to but an iv and I asked why. They said your having a baby tonight, your 7cm!!!! I was shocked! That is when the pain REALLY kicked in and I got my epi. Timothy was born about 9:30am at 8lb 8oz. He was a breeze to pop out and never had a drip of pit.

This third pregnancy is wonderful. My husband and I are high school sweethearts. We have spent half our lives together all ready. We always said we wanted three but Timothy was a very difficult child…..he had six months of reflux, six months of ear issues so we had him tubed and it restored his hearing. Then he developed a very rare abbess in his throat at 20 months and landed us in the children’s hospital for a week. After surgery all is fine. Needless to say I didn’t know if I could handle three. Tim is also a very strong willed and physically strong child. He was running at 10 months. He was/is very trying! I also experienced very bad postpartum anxiety five months after the birth and struggled with chronic tension migraines for two years. So having another child scared me even though deep down I didn’t feel our family was complete. Then this past spring after many chats my husband he and I decided it was now or never before I hit 35 and had to have extra tests. We got pregnant the first shot!

This pregnancy was truly a choice we always knew we’d have two children but three completes us. I know the next three years will be trying. Being pregnant with two kids is not easy and adding a third truly won’t be easy. I switched doctor’s this go around to one who better understands the postpartum side. This site has been great at keeping me in tune and knowing I’m not alone in this venture!