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mattie4
mattie4 has 47 days to go and is now in week 33
Age: 33
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Partner: Gil
Children: Yes, 3
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Due date: 02 Jul ,2008
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Im a mother of 3 beautiful boys. I just recently found out that i have a 4th baby on the way! WOW! Let the good times roll

Thursday, 13 Dec
i went to the doctor on monday, my husband was with me and we got to see the baby again :). it was all over the place, a huge difference from how small it was 4 weeks ago with a heartbeat flutter. Well its just one (whew). I am just getting huge due to the fact that this is my 5th pregnancy (lost my first pregnancy in my 15th week), so my muscles and all are stretched. Yeah that helps the self esteem. So much for my year with a personal trainer...LOL. No worries.

Friday, 28 Dec
Well xmas eve i spent it in the er hooked to an IV. I had a severe G.I. virus. After 2 liters i went home and still didnt feel alot better. They didnt check the baby while i was in there, basically there isnt anything they could do if something had gone wrong b/c i am only 13 weeks. Still would have liked to hear the heartbeat. Anyhow, went home i couldnt eat anything or drink a whole lot xmas day or on wed. My stomach still hurt really bad and i felt like i would throw up again if i ate. My ob said not to worry about not eating but to do my best with the fluids. I basically was just sipping on something all day. I also had a really bad sore throat on wed. I figured it was from all the straining when i was throwing up, but when i woke up this morning around 4 am with my throat closing up on me, i wasnt able to talk and i was having trouble breathing. I ended up going to an urgent care later in the morning and they sent me to the hospital via a cab (they didnt want me to drive b/c they were afraid i would pass out). Apparently i was still dehydrated pretty badly and he wanted me to be put on an iv drip. Well at the er i found that i have strep throat, and was given a dose of steroids, tylenol, a large dose of antibiotics and some ibuprofen. I of coursed asked them over and over if it was ok for me to have that and be pregnant, they told me yes. The steroids did the trick and opened up my throat. They also didnt check my baby, i have an ob appt coming up, but i cant help but worry a little.


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Sunday, 30 Dec
well i am feeling a bit better after being on the antibiotics for 3 days. I have lost the 3 lbs that i gained this pregnancy along with 2 extra. Its ok, i am more than sure that after i get over all this yucky stuff that i will make up for it later. In the meantime, the belly is still growing. My toddler keeps playing with my belly button and pushing on my growing tummy.

Monday, 31 Dec
Feeling the baby move :)

Sunday, 13 Jan
my boobs are getting huge and hurt like heck. For some reason my hubby thinks its a green light to mess with them....NOOOOOO TOUCHIE. heheheheMy 22 month old keeps poking them saying `boobie `. Yeah he is a breastfed baby. I hope he handles the new baby nursing well.

Wednesday, 16 Jan
been feeling pretty good, being able to enjoy the pregnancy :). Yay for 2nd trimester.

Thursday, 24 Jan

I was rear ended yesterday while i was on my way home from owen `s Dr. `s appt. I had all the kids in the car with me. We were sitting at a red light and a lady talking on the cell phone not paying attention hit us going around 35 to 40 miles an hour. We were hit pretty hard. Aidan was in the third row seat sleeping when it happened. We were all wearing our seatbelts and the kids seemed to be fine. Well apparently when i called the police they wouldnt send an officer to take a report b/c i said everyone was seemed to be fine. Oregon is a no fault state so they dont send anyone. BTW we were in a very very busy intersection when it happened. UNREAL. So now it is coming down to my word against hers. Anyhow...i ended up in the er all night hooked to an iv, i had gone into preterm labor, which at 17 weeks is a very very bad thing. Basically there isnt much anything they can do to stop it and if you have the baby at that time it would have no chance of survival. So this is what i was faced with, along with very real painful contractions that were pretty close together. I was put on an iv to push fluids which my ob said could help stop them, but if not then we would have to try to figure something else out. They checked the heartbeat...it was 160+ bpm which meant the baby was a bit excited about the whole thing. I was given an ultrasound to check the placenta. I also had a cervix check in which it was closed. THANK GOD! By the end of the night my contractions were not as intense and had spread out to every 30 mins. I was finally released a little after midnight. Im home now, and im still having some sporadic contractions but over all i feel ok. So ask me what we are having...lol.Oh and my van is smashed in the back. :((

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Lilypie Expecting a baby Ticker

Saturday, 23 Feb

Went to my 20 week ultrasound on monday (18th) It was with a perinatalogist to make sure that everything looked good, since my last son had malrotation of the small bowels. Well it looks good. I will have to have another one when i am 32 wks just to make sure that things dont change. Well i was told the baby is a little over 14 ounces...WOW almost a pound. I need to post the ultrasound pics, they came out great! He is still a HE...lol. I keep getting comments about how big i am. I really have gotten even bigger this past month. I need to also take some more belly pics. :)

Saturday, 23 Feb

Oh yeah...Aidan (my second son) felt the baby the other night, he was so excited about feeling his baby brother. now when the baby kicks you can see my stomach move with it...its awesome!!! Oh the baby seemed to have moved, he was laying longways...with his head at my right hip and his feet at my left, well it seemed to have done wonders for my braxton hicks...YAY. so i am getting some relief finally. They did however check my cervix to make sure the contractions havent been doing anything...everything looked good. My dr still wants to do a ffn test when i am 23 wks. Im ok with it, its better to be safe then sorry. I am still having them, just not as often and the pressure has lifted, I think he is now head down on my right side. thats where i am feeling him, and up under my right ribcage.

Tuesday, 4 Mar

Tristan was rolling inside me big time this morning, it was like he was doing tricks in there. Maybe he will be a skate boarder or gymnist...lol. I cant wait to snuggle him and pat his little butt. :P

Tuesday, 1 Apr

Ok sooo, it seems that april fools started early for me, this weekend was full of me having early contractions (pain), the ceiling in the living room opening up and releasing a tsunami, Owen running a high grade fever accompanied by puking. Oh and this morning...Coco knocked me down on the top of the stairs while i was carrying Conor, lets just say i did a great impression of a bobsled. I went all the way from the top to the bottom, hitting my head, back, butt, and thighs the whole way down. When we finally stopped, conor was crying and all i could think was that his poor leg that just got out of the cast yesterday was broken again. I had completely forgotten i was pregnant and was too busy looking over Conor and not thinking about myself and Tristan. Well i feel as though my back and butt got rug burns, im covered in bruises and basically sore. It seems as the hours stack up, the soreness gets a little worse. AAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHH. WTF, who mad us the target of the cosmic toilet bowl??? So now i am limping around, rug burned, pregnant, and there is a huge fucking hole in the ceiling in the livingroom that Gil is trying to fix. Did i mention also that I clogged the toilet again with the massive pregnancy craps that keep being expelled from my body? Sorry if thats tmi, but, i gotta rant somewhere. lol. The thing is...it sucks and all, but it is so sucky it is almost comical. In other news...SWEENEY TODD comes out on dvd today wooohooooo

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clairemichelle - Monday, 3 Mar
Thank you thank you, i think I knew that i just neded someone to tell me. all these worries, cant wait til the next one and I know what to expect! good luck with the pregnancy xoxox


luvmyboys - Monday, 3 Mar
Thanks sweetie. And visa versa if you ever need to talk about it too.
Jennifer


luvmyboys - Sunday, 2 Mar
Oh thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for commenting back and just sympathizing!! I appreciate it more than you know. We are in the same boat and it's good to not be alone! You know, I was reading about the stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, and I truly see myself going through these stages. It is the loss of a daughter and so much more. Right now I am in the anger stage. I honestly feel pissed off. But like I said before, my emotions are so conflicting because of knowing how truly blessed I am. I am not considering having any more biological children, but my husband and I have discussed adoption for years. If that were to happen though, I know it's years down the road. My husband is a minister and we don't make much, so I wonder how it will be paid for. Last night I was at the mall and saw the most beautiful asian girl and it made me think about adoption too. I would love to adopt a Chinese baby. I totally agree with you about hearing everybody say how 'hard' girls are and how 'easy' boys are. Who gives a rip!? I just want to tell them to shut up. Or when people try to sympathize and say, 'I wished my third was a girl (even though they already have a girl.) It just doesn't make sense. Inside I'm yelling at them, 'You already have a girl!! Shut up and stop whining!! You'll never feel the heartache I have!!' Ok, sorry, maybe I'm going too far. The wound is so fresh, since I just found out yesterday. I should've probably given it some time before I vent. Anyway, like I said, I really appreciate you talking about it to me.


luvmyboys - Sunday, 2 Mar
Thank you for your comment. It's so good to hear of other mothers in my same situation. I am taking this really hard - alot harder than I expected. I am sick of the boy clothes and the dinosaurs and starwars and baseball and on and on and on. I know your children shouldn't be your 'friends,' but I was had a glimmer of hope that I would have a daughter and she would be my friend for life. My boys will just leave. They will grow up and be gone. I'm struggling really bad right now and I feel so guilty because I am so blessed. The baby is healthy and I have children!! I mean, so many others try and try and try and would give thier right arm to have at least ONE child. And here I am feeling so sorry for myself. I'll never help my little girl get ready for her first dance or her wedding. I'll never get to experience cheerleading or dance practice or volleyball. I just feel a little bit hopeless inside.


***MDelly*** - Sunday, 2 Mar
Buy me a box while your at it. lol I am either giving birth to a Hershey bar or a giant dill pickle! lol That is what I crave the most. Hope your having a great day hun!


my7thbabyduemay20th2008 - Sunday, 2 Mar
Hi sweetie, it is so lovely to hear from you, I have had a bit of an eventful night last night, I had a really bad fall, and am bruised quite badly. I started having contractions, and I was admitted to hospital and given an emergency scan. I have placenta previa, and they were worried that it was rupturing, thank God, it wasn't, and my baby was fine, and my prayers were answered, I am carrying a little girl!! I just couldn't believe it, until he showed me her little bits.
I am on meds to stop contractions for a few days and I was allowed to go home, they will monitor me carefully, but I may need a caesar, as the baby is transverse, and can't go down into the lower part of my uterus due to the placenta being there, making things very uncomfortable for me, but hopefully things will come right.
Hugs and kisses
Niki
xoxoxoxox


maha55 - Sunday, 2 Mar
Hi Mattie
Thanks for your comments....wow boy no. 4..good for you Mattie..I have 2 boys and was thinking seriously if I have another boy its such a blessing..(at least we know boys well!)..still with all the belly dancing would be nice to have a girl to dance with (but she may end up hating it and wanting to be a tom boy!! with those brothers)..ahh such is life..no projections!! my website is www.bellydanceforbirth.com ..I have my WORLD FIRST book, Dance of the Womb, coming out in hard copy in June..I am v excited....its a fantastic exercise and birthing preparation....well all good with me at 8 weeks except for this awful queasiness, dry retching....have had acupuncture , resting etc etc just cant shift it..just gotta keep surrendering...had it with my other 2 for 12 - 14 weeks...well at least it shows it's a strong pregnancy!!! Any tips??? All best darlin' x


***MDelly*** - Saturday, 1 Mar
Your post on cravings got me laughing. I am the same way always craving chocolate, buttercream icing, and all that other junk.. lol The site of veggies or chicken makes me want to gag. I find myself wondering why I can't crave the good stuff too. Take Care hun. Thanks for the laugh.


dawnybobs - Friday, 29 Feb
hi kermit (lol)... I have been induced both time - 4 days early with my 1st as i had a gross rash and i went 10 days over with my 2nd ... i would love to not have to be induced but at the same time i dont want to go 10 days over???!!!!! guess i will have to be patient, i had great nights sleep last night so feel like a new person today !


happymomma2be - Friday, 29 Feb
Thanks for the note of encouragment. She seems to be settling down a bit (let's see how long!) Hubby has made comments to her on our behalf (some quite strong!), but she does this kind of stuff to anyone and everyone. I don't think she means to be rude...she's just very opinionated and forgets where boundaries are sometimes. We spent the day together watching my nephews and she did great! She even bought me a maternity top...I love her, just have those moments! Thanks again, and congrats to you, too!


tto - Thursday, 28 Feb
I had no idea there was such a test! How cool is that? I definetly want that- my first son's due date is one day different. I don't want them to have the same birthday. When can they do the test? I'll have to read that article when I have time. They have let up some but I still have them. They are more obvious than the beginning contractions of labor for my first son. Weird.


oldie44 - Thursday, 28 Feb
Mattie, I think my procedure called vein ligation. They did 10-12 tiny incisions along the vein that did not even reuired stiches, just a sticky tape. I went to different doctors, they all offered different techniques. One was going to do in the office one leg at a time under local anestesia. But I ended up doing it in the hospital under general but both legs at the same time and the whole procedure took less than 2 hrs. I did not really care about cosmetic part, but just to treat that pain itching and swelling. I had really large areas of varicosites, so some skin discoloration remained after surgery, but unpleasant sensation went away. Unfortunately varicose veins are hereditary because of incompetent valves in veins and surgery does not fix the condition, just the symptoms. But it still feels much better than before.
Looks like with a 4rth boy on the way, you are going to have to try more for a girl?!


austihaydian - Thursday, 28 Feb
Thank you very much for your input. I was sure I was doing the right thing and hearing from you other momies has really helped me to see that I am not to blame for not wanting to work things out with this woman. She is terrible..My husband hasent wanted to see the way she is and makes excuses for her and it drives me insane! So thank you for your 2 cents :) Im definitely sticking with my decision and I think my husband has an earful coming to him!
Much appreciation, Nina


dawnybobs - Thursday, 28 Feb
well if you can get some nice bump photos done I just say dont leave perhaps leave it as late as i did!! think id have got just as good shots at 36 weeks and maybe i wouldnt have struggled so much?? it is harder trying to pose more than 1 child too ! i remember i being much easier when I just had the bump and joe!! no ive had no bh yet but i never got them with either of the boys either (or maybe i do get them but just dont realise!!) - I keep meaning to ask but whats the green thing you wearing in your photo? whenever i see it for some reason I think you have on a green pixie/peter pan costume???? lol but i just noticed your boys are in normal clothes so i just thought oh maybe not??..


ukdutypaid - Thursday, 28 Feb
we had eggs and toast for tea too....lol


ukdutypaid - Thursday, 28 Feb
just ate half my kids easter eggs, they think im the coolest mum cus i let them have them early, none really wised up to the fact that they have given me most of them...lol


ukdutypaid - Thursday, 28 Feb
i know.... im loving these boobs i have in front of me.. im not letting them go, lol, the boob fairies can bugger off, lol


tto - Thursday, 28 Feb
Thanks- I have an appt soon and will talk about it. What is ff-? The test you mentioned? I love to see positive tests by the way!!


JKs-Girl - Thursday, 28 Feb
Wow, 4 boys! Thats awesome! That means that you will be the only princess in the house! Are you going to have more, or are you done? I am done for sure girl! I am getting fixed and then 6 months later my fiance' is getting fixed! I am so glad, just because my babies are going to be so far apart. 9 years apart! Yikes! But God knew what he was doing!

I am actually starting to show now girl and I love it! I have been in maternity clothes since about 16 weeks! But not feeling them out by no means. Now I actually fill them out! I love being pregnant girl! This is my last so I am enjoying every minute of it! I think the best part about pregnancy is the kicking of the baby! I would love for her to kick me 24/7 cause then I would not worry so much! Well girl, write back when you can!


dawnybobs - Thursday, 28 Feb
hiya, i just got back from professional photo sitting with the boys and my bump, but i had to quit early before i even think she got a good photograph as i just felt hot tired and sick and if i got in a pose by the time shed positioned the boys ud had enough! i said 'sorry i got to get out of here!' so not sure if ill get a nice photo like the ones i got with my eldest and my donny bump but there was nothing i could have done as felt too rough!!


ukdutypaid - Thursday, 28 Feb
omg, yesterday i was getting milk from my doorstep...and i felt normal, not pregnnt and ive got 2 milk bottles in my ahnd and ive had to reach down to make sure my bump is still there, lol,... really crazy,
i just want this energy boost to come thru, lol


oldie44 - Thursday, 28 Feb
Mattie, I have bad varicose veins. I even did surgery to remove them in 2005, but slowly they are coming back, worse in PG. Well, it is a small sucrifice for a baby. I have been wearing Jobst (it is the name of the brand) stockings for the last 10 years to work ( Iwork 12 hrs shifts). They come in different compressions, I wear the highest, 30-40 mm. It is hard to put them on with a belly, but they are very effective, help with swelling too.


JKs-Girl - Monday, 25 Feb
I actually wished for twins, but did not get them! :-(, but thats ok, god knows what I need! I am going to take some belly shots today and post them on my page! I have been doing them every 3 weeks since week 16, so I will have to put up all 3! People are shocked when I tell them that I am in my 6 month. I am ok with having a little bump so far! Oh, I am sure that it is going to pop at the last minute too! This pregnancy going great for you like it is me!?!?


dawnybobs - Monday, 25 Feb
hiya... well i'm still hanging on! I have decided to make the most of the next few weeks as I do realise that once he's here it will be a shock to the system for all of us with the sleepless nights etc! It is Mothers Day here in the UK this Sunday would be nice if I have him on that day - but my instincts are still telling me monday the 3rd (even though im not due till the 13th!!!)...




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Photos
Aidan Sledding (2008, 01, 16) 22 wks front view (2008, 03, 01) Owen (2008, 01, 02) 22 weeks sideview (2008, 03, 01) my bump at almost 11 weeks (2007, 12, 10) almost 14 weeks (2007, 12, 31) Gil and Conor  (2008, 01, 16) conor (2008, 01, 02) Robot Aidan (2008, 01, 02)

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Owen (2000) Aidan (2002) Conor (2006)

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