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JAN 5- UPDATE. ITS A BOY! HAD 20 WK US DONE ON 3RD, DEFINATELY A BOY! MY SON, WHO HAS 4 SISTERS IS SOOOOOO HAPPY ITS NOT ANOTHER GIRL. NOW TO COME UP WITH A NAME.

HEY ALL. MY DOCTOR CALLS ME HIS OLD PREGNANT LADY. MY MAN CALLS ME GRANNY, AND HIS MOTHER IS CONSTANTLY CALLING ME OLD. IM 42, AND ON MY 8TH PREGNANCY, 4TH CHILD. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS MISCARRIAGES AND HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR THIS ONE FOR 8 YEARS! FINALLY, I HAVE GOTTEN TO 11 WEEKS AND AM STILL HOLDING MY BREATH, CANT WAIT FOR SECOND TRIMESTER. WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OTHER OLE LADY MOMS. KIM

I HAVE THREE CHILDREN, ANDREA 17, BEN 15, EMMA 12, AND AM DUE MAY 28TH WITH A NEW BABY THAT HAS BEEN WANTED AND TRIED FOR FOR A LONG LONG TIME! I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF MISCARRIAGES ( 5 ) AND HOPE THAT THERE ARE NO MORE! SO I HOLD MY BREATH WITH EVERY APPOINTMENT HOPING EVERYTHING STAYS OKAY. SO FAR ALL IS GOOD. AND EVEN THOUGH I AM SICK OF NAUSEA AND DRY HEAVES AT LEAST I KNOW I AM STILL PREGNANT AND THINGS ARE STILL GOOD. SO BRING ON THE DICLECTIN, AND THE ZANTAC, AND THE TUMS..... (THEY DON'T WORK 100%, BUT THEY DO HELP A BIT).

I HAD TWO OF MY PREVIOUS CHILDREN AT HOME, AND THE EXPERIENCE WAS WONDERFUL! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT IF YOUR PREGNANCY IS GOING WELL, AND YOUR MIDWIFE AND DOCTOR THINK THAT YOU HAVE A GOOD CHANCE AT HAVING A GOOD EXPERIENCE. EMMA WAS ACCIDENTALLY BORN IN THE TUB - ONE BACK PAIN, I TURNED ON MY SIDE AND POP, SHE FLEW OUT INTO THE BATH WATER. I REMEMBER SAYING SHE'LL DROWN, AND MY HUSBAND LAUGHED AND SAID, SHE'S SWIMMING! SHE IS A NATURAL SWIMMER, AND I WISH SHE WAS ON A SYNCHRONIZED SWIM TEAM BECAUSE SHE WOULD BE PERFECT FOR IT! BENS A BRUT, AND WAS BORN IN OUR LIVING ROOM, IN THE UGLY CHAIR. HE WAS A 10 POUND 22 INCH BABY WITH A 15 INCH ROUND HEAD! HE WAS STUCK AT HIS NOSE FOR A MOMMENT, BUT EVERYTHING WENT WELL HE JUST NEEDED A MINUTE, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT - NO TEARS - THANK YOU WARM COMPRESSES! SEE, NOT ALL BIRTHS ARE TRAUMATIC, SCREAMING EVENTS! MINE WERE PLEASANT AND SO WONDERFUL! DON'T FEAR GIRLS, THEY ARE NOT ALL LIKE THE ONES YOU SEE ON TV! TAKE CARE. KIM