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mommyinmay08
	Age: 20 Country: USA Province/region: City: Dallas Partner: Nathan Children: Pregnant: Yes Due date: 29 May ,2008 Occupation: CPR instructor
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Hi my name is Jasmine. I am going to be a first time mommy in May 2008. Me and my boyfriend of 7 years are very excited for our bundle of joy to arrive! We are having a GIRL!!

I am one of those women who worry a lot about the pains I'm getting- and I think in pregnancy, there's never a 'TMI' question! So ask away, that's what this site is here for :)!

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About You
Name?: Jasmine
Age?: 20
Height?: 5'1
Pre-pregnancy weight?: 115
About The Father
Name?: Nathan
Age?: 20
Height?: 5'10
Are you still together?: yes, 7 years!
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?: yes
When did you find out you were pregnant?: october 4th
Was it planned?: no
What was your first reaction?: nervous and excited
Who was with you when you found out?: myself- i really didnt think the test would say 'positive' lol
Who was the first person you told?: Nathan- then mom
How did your parents react?: very excited
How far along are you?: 17 weeks
What was your first symptom?: nausea..still have it sometimes :(
What is your due date?: May 29th 2008
Do you know the sex of the baby?: not yet
If so, what is it?: hoping for a boy first
Have you picked out names?: yes, we had them picked out before i got pregnant! :)
If so, what are they?: Natalie Jane and Malachi Nathaniel!
How much weight have you gained?: Nothing yet
Do you have stretch marks?: no
Have you felt the baby move?: no
Have you heard the heartbeat?: yes, twice
About the birth
Will you keep the baby?: of course
Home or hospital birth?: Hospital
Natural or medicated birth?: as much drugs as possible lol
Who will be in the delivery room with you?: nathan..maybe my mom and his- still debating that
Will you breastfeed?: hopefully
Do you think you'll need a c-section?: i hope not, i will cry :(
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?: of course
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?: my baby is finally here! i love you so much already!
Would you let someone videotape the birth?: id rather not lol..pictures are just fine
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?: excited- i think i will do fine

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katznkt - Monday, 26 May
Congrats on your induction!!! I hope everything has (is) going well with labor and delivery! And yes I had Lillian. My contractions started that wed night and at 4 am i went to the hospital and i was only dilated 2, but my blood pressure was sky high so they kept me with contractions 4-6 min apart. At 10 that morning i was 3 cm 100% effaced and my blood pressure was still super high (180- 160 for the top number), so my doctor swept my membranes, gave me my epidural, and broke my water. By 2pm I was 10 cm, and 2:30 I started to push. I finally had her (after breaking just about every blood vessel in both of my eyes) at 4:23pm May 22, 2008 weighing 7lb 7.6 oz, 20inches long. A perfect little baby girl. They put me on Magnesium (iv) to keep me from having a stroke from the high blood pressure, because of the mag and high blood pressure they kept me till May 24- saturday. At that time they found that Lillian had jaundice so they kept her (and thus me) until 6 pm Sunday May 25, 2008. Now we are finally home and happy- life is good, and my baby is cute and precious!
All in all labor was great, the only part I really disliked was the actual 2 hours of pushing.

Again, I hope everything is going great with you and your little girl. When you get a chance let me know how things are going, and Ill due the same-ill be posting pics soon!!!

g'luck!

pinkb00h - Thursday, 22 May
LOL! I'll definitely have to add that last part to my list that I hang on my front door.. hahah! =]

dedra40 - Thursday, 22 May
haha.. she really called about an 85 cent taco? wow.. maybe she's one of those really high-strung people. My mom used to be like that, but I don't think she'd call over an 85 cent item..lol. Pretty ridiculous. I told hubby the same thing about his mom, that if she does come out for a week, if I need her advice, I'll ask for it. I want to learn things on my own. So I feel you there, too. Well, lets get these babies out first, then we'll deal with the family. Keep your chin up girl.

katznkt - Thursday, 22 May
Ok, so I am still up, and the contractions are still here. They went away for about 30 min when I took the bath/hot shower, then they returned and so I have been drinking more water, and I went to walk around walmart and pick up some last few things for my hospital bags and joshs bday incase I do end up having her tomorrow or something.

My contractions are kind of erratic now though. I have some that are really really bad- def much worse than they have been, and some of them have been 5 min apart, and others are more like 15. And ill have several light contractions and then one really big one. GRrrrrr. I am going to time a few, then try to get some sleep.

dedra40 - Thursday, 22 May
yup.. that totally sounds like a familiar situation. Hubby and I don't fight about his mom anymore. At one point, I told him-- get her OUT of my house, or I'm leaving. Of course, it was his house, too, but I had to draw the line. I hated making him pick but he knew after us living together twice before that we couldn't cohabit. I'd done my duty to him by putting up with her twice before, and then she gets outta jail and wants to stay with us again? Anyway, nowadays since she's been to rehab and lives back on the west coast its soo much easier. And I am the same way you are with your MIL in that I tolerate her and am cordial. I agree, it does make things easier. Anyway, I hope that its not too bad. Maybe they'll get bored and leave early!

katznkt - Thursday, 22 May
I know! I dont even know when joshs next days off are, but they are def after memorial day weekend.

Ack I am so disappointed. I started having contractions at 8pm tonight, and they were consistently 10 min apart for an hour and a half, so I called the hospital and talked to a nurse in l&D to see if she thought i was having real contractions, and she asked if I had drunk alot of water and I said I hadnt, so she told me to because sometimes you can star to contract because of dehydration. So I drank alot of water and was still having contractions and getting kind of excited, and then I took a hot bath.... and no more consisten contractions! grrrrrrr
got all my hopes up for absolutely nothing!!!

katznkt - Thursday, 22 May
Haha, I had the same hope of memorial day after my full moon hopes got dashed, only now I want her to wait till after memorial day, or come now. I just dont want josh to have to fight his job to get off.

I have had a few VERY brief nesting moments, but for the most part I am just content to sit in mess. I figure I will have the next 20 years of cleaning to do, and if she can chill so can i!!

katznkt - Thursday, 22 May
I have 4 doctors, and have met all but one, and they wanted me to meet the last one incase she is the one to birth my baby, so I am not going tomorrow (I thought I was and almost cried when I realized today that Im not) I am supposed to go on Friday, so at least I dont have long to wait.

Im sorry for you that Natalie didnt come on the 20th! Maybe your doctor will give you good news tomorrow?

I wish I had a desire to nest, but I dont... my living room is a mess!!!! But at least babys room is clean!

katznkt - Thursday, 22 May
hey, I havent heard from you in a while and was thinking about you, wondering if you are in labor. Best wishes!!

Megan the lump maker - Wednesday, 21 May
Hope you are feeling ok---I'm pregnant with my second baby and had to be induced with my first. I don't recommend it. I know how uncomfortable you are right now, but when you get induced, it is like being hit with a mac truck full of pain. I wish I could have went into labor naturally. This time I will demand it. Try going for a walk, take a warm bath, have a glass of wine, and just relax. It will happen soon!

socalgal - Wednesday, 21 May
I was advised in my Lamaze class that cervadil works identically as sperm (releases prostogladins), so if you want to try something right away, start having lots of sex with your husband and make sure he gives you lots of his man-stuff. m;)

It is a lot gentler method than pitocin. The natural way to get contractions similar to pitocin is to try nipple stimulation. Good luck!

katznkt - Tuesday, 20 May
Well, I am here for you in case your emotions do wreck you!. Josh has a ton of days, but he really likes today as well, because it is his best friends birthday. I have given up the hope that I will go into labor soon. I just have begun to accept that I will be pregnant for at least another week or two :(

Hahaha, yeah I am the same, I dont have a problem with the nurses or doctors looking down there, and Josh (if he wants :/ ) but anybody else.... no way!

good luck today!

katznkt - Tuesday, 20 May
lol, I know! If ANYBODY has the right to whine in labor and delivery it is the person in labor. Nobody else better say one word of complaint. I already have plans to kill josh if he tries to ignore me/leave me without permission/ or complain about anything. Because, if he is hungry, then I am hungrier (he can at least eat- though not in front of me!), if he is tired, I will be more tired, and if he... well you get the picture!

I dont know who I want in my L&D room yet. I kind of want just josh. I totally dont mind the idea of my mom, or sis, or MIL, or even friends visiting me in early labor, but once transition starts much less pushing, I want privacy. Is it weird that it bothers me to imagine others staring at my privates, and experiencing the grossness of birth??

Haha, I need to take a leaf from your book and try to get out of the apartment to walk somewhere. That might make me feel more productive. Today I worked on scrapbooking, and writing thank yous from my babyshower, but I am almost done with that and once done, I will have one less thing to keep me busy- from pulling out my hair!!

So tonight is the first night of the full moon, and Im not in labor yet, so I guess that is another myth. Best wishes for you though!

katznkt - Monday, 19 May
Lol, I KNOW!!! Josh had the nerve to tell me that there were things he didnt feel comfortable talking to me about, so of course I wanted to know what they were, and he said LAUNDRY. Apparently, he doesnt feel like I do enough laundry, and he feels like he never has clean clothes, but he doesnt want to talk to me about it, because he thinks ill get mad. Well hello!!! Of course I would get mad, this past semester, not only was I carrying his child, enrolled full time as a junior in college, but I was also working 20+ hours. He was merely working. And he has the nerve to complain that laundry wasnt perfect????? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, and on top of that, he does have clean clothes.... all the time, they just might not be put away, but they are def clean. And if he has a problem with that, he can just do them himself, or at least put them away!! I mean granted Im not working or going to school right now (finished early may), but when you cant see your feet anyways, i dont think it is a bright idea to walk down stairs carring heavy loads of laundry.

Grr anyways, stupid husband. We just got into a fight because he doesnt want to take time off FOR THE BIRTH OF OUR CHILD. He says he might get off early. He is just being dumb and immature, and he doesnt really mean it, but still, why does he have to stress me out??

It is so stupid that our guys work places are like that about memorial day. Its not like we havent been expecting for months, and it isnt like we couldnt prove that our child was born on a certain day at a certain time. Problem is, josh just started this new job a couple of weeks ago so he is still on tender ground trying to prove himself.

Sorry for being so angry and bitter tonight, but nothing is making me happy.

I think ill go have an ice cream cone! Did you ever have any weird pregnancy cravings?

katznkt - Monday, 19 May
I love the name Natalie too!!

Yeah, josh and I have a scrapbook that we started a couple of months after we got married, only I havent done anything since last may, so I am playing serious catch up now. It is good though, it is keeping my hands and mind busy.

Grrrr. Husband is getting on my nerves alot lately!! I dont know if it is just because I am more uncomfortable/iritable, or if it is just him, but he makes me so angry!!

And I just found out he had to sign an agreement saying that he wont take off time for Memorial day weekend for any reason and so we are in serious trouble if i go into labor the 23-26, because he has to work all of those days and will be fired if he doesnt.

Grrr. stupid society.

katznkt - Monday, 19 May
i was constipated until yesterday, so take heart that you too shall enjoy loose bowel movements soon!

I know, i technically have 4 doctors and couldnt believe that not one could see me when I am so close to my due date. Oh well. I guess I should be gratefull that I have been so healthy that they didnt think that was necessary.

I talk to Lillian every morning as well and I rub my stomach and tell her that her father and I would love to meet her soon.

On a different note, I have read that stressing can cause your labor to actually delay, so I have tried to mellow out today and relax. So far no difference, so I am scrapbooking instead. *sigh*. What are you going to name your little girl?

katznkt - Sunday, 18 May
See, you say 2 weeks max, but Lillian seems comfortable enough to try and stick it to 42 weeks. I dont really want to be induced ( I for some reason have this romantic attachment to going into labor naturally, although once in labor, bring on the drugs!!), but even if I wanted to be induced before 42 weeks, I dont think that my doctors would. They will induce, but there has to be a reason, and im healthy, my baby is healthy, and she is still reasonably small, so size isnt an issue.

My biggest thing is that my sister-in-law is due the same day as us and expecting a girl as well and it will be josh's fathers 1st grandchild, and I am determined to have lillian first. Mostly because we are the same age, but I have been married longer and knew I was pregnant first, and think that because I have known that I was expecting longer I should get to see her first. Petty I know but..... cant really help it.

My SIL is being induced the 27th if she hasnt had her baby by then because of size, so fingers crossed lillian will choose some time in the next 10 days. What about your doctors, have they said anything about inducing you at 40 weeks if the baby hasnt come by then?

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Pregnancy Survey
About You
Name?:	Jasmine
Age?:	20
Height?:	5'1
Pre-pregnancy weight?:	115
About The Father
Name?:	Nathan
Age?:	20
Height?:	5'10
Are you still together?:	yes, 7 years!
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?:	yes
When did you find out you were pregnant?:	october 4th
Was it planned?:	no
What was your first reaction?:	nervous and excited
Who was with you when you found out?:	myself- i really didnt think the test would say 'positive' lol
Who was the first person you told?:	Nathan- then mom
How did your parents react?:	very excited
How far along are you?:	17 weeks
What was your first symptom?:	nausea..still have it sometimes :(
What is your due date?:	May 29th 2008
Do you know the sex of the baby?:	not yet
If so, what is it?:	hoping for a boy first
Have you picked out names?:	yes, we had them picked out before i got pregnant! :)
If so, what are they?:	Natalie Jane and Malachi Nathaniel!
How much weight have you gained?:	Nothing yet
Do you have stretch marks?:	no
Have you felt the baby move?:	no
Have you heard the heartbeat?:	yes, twice
About the birth
Will you keep the baby?:	of course
Home or hospital birth?:	Hospital
Natural or medicated birth?:	as much drugs as possible lol
Who will be in the delivery room with you?:	nathan..maybe my mom and his- still debating that
Will you breastfeed?:	hopefully
Do you think you'll need a c-section?:	i hope not, i will cry :(
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?:	of course
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?:	my baby is finally here! i love you so much already!
Would you let someone videotape the birth?:	id rather not lol..pictures are just fine
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:	excited- i think i will do fine