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mommy-at-home
mommy-at-home has 28 days to go and is now in week 36
Age: 37
Country: US
Province/region: Deep South
City: SouthernGirl
Partner: husband of 14 years
Children: Yes, 2
Pregnant: Yes
Due date: 08 Nov ,2008
Occupation: stay at home homeschooling mommy
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Cloth Diapers at Nurtured Family How`s my pregnancy doing?

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This is my fourth pregnancy and it is a complete surprise! I'm still trying to get used to the whole idea of having another baby. My husband and I had pretty much decided to not have any more and now we're starting over with another baby - again. We started over the first time on purpose. Our two children are 4 years 8 months apart. This baby will be 4 years 9 months younger than our second child. Isn't that ironic? Any of you with children that far apart surely know what I mean by 'starting over!'

My other pregnancies made me feel younger....this one makes me feel old. It doesn't help that they labeled me with that Advanced Maternal Age thing! Does anyone else feel old or is it just me??

I've been having trouble with all the common complaints of the first trimester. More than I did with my 3rd pregnancy and not nearly as bad as I did with my 2nd. With my 2nd pregnancy I lost 25 pounds before I started gaining and morning sickness never went away completely. The good part was that after the baby was born I weighed 25 pounds less than when I got pregnant! That did NOT happen with my next baby....I was still struggling with that weight gain and now I will be gaining more! Bummer.

We haven't told our family yet. Every time we decide to tell them something comes up that changes our plans. The current glitch in the plans is the fact that my husband and I came down with the flu! I can't imagine the worry my mother would go through if she knew I were pregnant! So now we're waiting until after my next doctor's appointment so we can be reassured that the baby is okay. This is the first time in my life that I am actually hoping people will think I'm just getting fatter again! Ha, Ha! I have gotten 1 inch larger around the waist but I've actually lost a few pounds, So my tummy is getting larger and the rest of me is getting smaller! It's kind of funny to try to dress 'fat' when I know I'll be around people that I don't want asking questions!

May 3, 2008

We told our family last week. Everyone is excited. My mother is worrying because in her words I'm "not a spring-chick anymore"! She a chronic worry-wart anyway! She had her last kid at age 23, so of course she thinks I'm too old to have a baby.

All my 'morning' sickness symptoms started getting worse about 3 weeks ago. I've spent the last week feeling just horrible! I've lost at least 10 pounds now....losing weight every where except my belly. Makes me look thinner and more pregnant!

I've had two doctor visits. All my blood work and labs came back perfect - yay!

July 28, 2008

IT'S A BOY!!! We found out 6 weeks ago that we are having a little boy! We were all in shock at first....wow, things will sure be different around here with a little boy on the scene! We are having a really hard time picking out a boy's name. Girl names are so much easier...I actually have 2 girl names picked out...I wonder if I'll ever get to use them?!?

We have another ultrasound in 3 weeks! I can't wait to see my baby again!

I haven't even started getting the baby's room ready. The room is currently pink...and that jsut won't do! My two girls have been sharing a pink bedroom and sharing a light purple play room, so we are trying to figure out how to get all their things into the playroom. Then, when that is done we can paint the pink room and get it ready for our little boy.





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mamacita-3 - Thursday, 9 October
Hi! Well, I just got back but I don't know much more than what I did. My dr. did a vaginal exam & said my cervix was closed & seen no blood at all but it was a lil inflamed so maybe that was the source of blood. But that doesn't seem right, the blood was like period blood. She left me with hope, which really makes me uneasy...I hate getting my hopes up. They did an HCG after that but I won't know my levels til Monday in which they will do another to see if it's rising or not. She then sent me to have an u/s done & the tech said that I could be not as far along as I thought because she could not see anything but a gestational sac with a tiny lil white spot that might be the baby but not sure, WTH...also said that my sac was perfectly round & normal looking.. But just might be tooo small to pick up a heartbeat...? Ugggh, what?! So basically I am left just wondering & hoping but no straight answers, grrrrr. I will keep you posted...thanks, hunn!!


mamacita-3 - Thursday, 9 October
Thank you for your response! I am going to the ER in the morning..they told me to go in if the bleeding increased & although it has not, I am still going in. I just can't go thru the weekend not knowing if the baby is ok or not..if it's not I don't want to keep prolonging this anymore than I have to if I can help it. If the baby is ok then I can relax. I just can't stand this. Thanks for sharing your story, I will let you know how it goes


omgrucreeus - Sunday, 5 October
I sure hope you're right and I'm just thirsty for other reasons. Thanks for sharing your experience. I love this site!


mariettap - Monday, 29 September
ah-ha! We were in the Q&A section at the same time and we seem to have been struck in the same way. Good. I'm glad you spoke kindly to her as well.


cindy84 - Saturday, 27 September
lets hope it is my baby girl, it's like I am denial about it being a girl, just like you say your in denial about having another baby almost, well good luck on what is left of your pregnancy. I see you are almost due, good luck :)


kimberly with 3 - Friday, 26 September




I hope everyone has blessed and relaxed one!!!


springtime - Wednesday, 24 September
That is crazy! Having to wait on strips. They gave me a free meter and enough strips for a month, plus they have it set up that a pharmacy will mail strips and needles every month with a month supply! My real Rd appt was at the end of next week, but they put me on standby for any cancellations, and someone did this morning and I jumped out of bed and ran... It seems like your insurance sucks. I can't believe that an insurance company would not pay for these supplies, the alternative is so much worse for the insurance company, I used to do billing and fighting with these companies, You should call them and find out what your coverage is. Sometimes they will deny, just cause people don't fight it, it saves these companies loads of money, because no one challenges them. What brand of meter do you have?


springtime - Wednesday, 24 September
I had my appointment with the RD today, they also make you see a LCSW and a RN, it was a 3 hr appt! so much information. my numbers are a bit high in the morning, and I may need to go on the pills, but I will find that out next week after I send in all of my readings. I am feeling better, like I am starting to get a handle on it, but am a little scared cause they said that our numbers go up as the weeks go along. all in all, the program that they put me into is a great program and very complete.


prayer-n-a-blessin - Wednesday, 24 September
thank you do you know where to get ginger gum?


kimberly with 3 - Wednesday, 24 September
Ladies! Ya'll should all rent the new sex and the city movie!! What a great chick flick movie!!


thatch - Tuesday, 23 September
thanx for your comment! my baby only takes 5 mins or 10 tops on breast with shield im gettin bit more but im afraid 5 mins way not enough but she drinks fast so nurse said if she seems ok let her be so every hour and half have feed try to anyway keeping bottles in fridge for nite if she seriously goes mad as need get milk in her so if has to be bottle till have to be so hope shield works! only started it today! how long your baby feed for !and did mins on breast get longer with time ! any tips !


kaybaby - Monday, 22 September
how did you stop breastfeeding your 2 baby? My sister-in-law is going crazy caz mt niece is 16 months and still wants the boob.

I don't think mine will ever come out. i'm just gonna stick to pumpin and formual. Have u tried pouder formual or heard if it's anyy good


kimberly with 3 - Monday, 22 September
Not yet, since the hurricane came through Houston. I will be calling today. Thank you, again.


kaybaby - Monday, 22 September
|I have inverted nipples on both of them, so i can't give eric the breast. i have tried pumping and then try and give him the breast but they would just go down again. I have tired the shield but he wouldn't latch on and we tried 8 times with it. So i just pump and bottle feed him. Sometimes i can't get enough milk out thats why i need to use formual sometimes. Plus my breast hurt sometimes too when i pump so much. Yea i think he's tummy is getting bigger so i might give him 4 1/2 oz. Thanks Cathy, really means a lot :)


kaybaby - Monday, 22 September
Thank you so much for replyin, My son stays up for so long during the day! Today he has been up since 9:30 am and finally slepted at 3:00pm !!! He would driffed off to sleep for about 15-20 mins but then back up again and is so awake. I don't know what i'm doing wrong, but i'm trying everything and anything and it just seems like he's hungery all the time. Maybe he's tummy is getting bigger? Should i give him more then 120ml? i don't go to my Dr until Oct 1. I've tried giving him just formual but it seems to keep him from sleeping longer. It's the other way around. I have tired mixing them together. Kinda works but still. And durign the day when he does take a nap he sleeps 4-6 hrs!!! Why can't he do that at night lol lol aww thanks again:) It's so nice to chat with other ladies. I'm Kathy by the way hope we can become friends?



kimberly with 3 - Sunday, 21 September
We have our baby boy name!!! London Jamison!! I know, I know.. some people might think girly...but we love it!


springtime - Saturday, 20 September
Thanks for your message, I only cry now when I tell someone I am close to. I keep thinking about stillbirth. My dr will have me going for non-stress tests 2x a week soon, and she is having me see her every 2 weeks and I have yet another sonogram in 2 weeks. This news actually freaked me out and I have always been around diabetics. I think if it was just me, I would handle it better, but I keep thinking that I will not have my prize at the end. I am sorry for being such a downer, hope you understand, cause my husband just doesn't.


kimberly with 3 - Friday, 19 September




I hope everyone is feeling great!! _KImberly


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