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shelly32
shelly32 has 152 days to go and is now in week 18
	Age: 22 Country: Province/region: Pennsylvania City: Partner: Jake Children: Yes, 1 Pregnant: Yes Due date: 03 May ,2009 Occupation: Dog Groomer/Office Manager/Mother
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September 5, 2008 - BFP!!!! Yay!!! Finally!

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So I am Michelle, or Shelly as most call me. I am 22 and had my son the day before my 22nd birthday. He is now 6 months old (Born 11-14-2007) and is the greatest joy in my life. My fiance Jake (Whose real name is Jack also - he is the III our son is the IV) have only been dating since december of 2006 and got pregnant after just two months of dating but things are great, we are engaged and we love each other very much. We are trying for baby number two which seems to be taking forever and i am currently still breastfeeding my son.

Before the baby...I was attending York College in my 4th year for Biology. I was still attending while I was pregnant and finished out last semester but took off for this semester. It will now take me approx. two years to finish my degree because i can only go part time which is fine with me. I also worked as a dog groomer which makes good money but is a tough job. I now work for my parents running the office of their business which can be stressful at times especially since I am trying to watch my son at the same time but it's great and I couldn't ask for a better situation.

Pregnancy was so exciting but I didn't enjoy it so much. I am normally a long distance runner - yes i know i'm crazy - but I was thin and HAD a nice body...from the start to halfway (20 weeks) i hadn't gained any weight...from week 20-41 i gained 46lbs! So of course lots of stretch marks...pretty much everywhere but my stomach...i hate them and i'm still working to get toned back up. I am about 3 lbs off from my pre prego weight but i've been stuck here for quite some time. I am by NO means naturally thin I work hard for what i have - i mean i was running when my son was only 3 weeks old. I still have a belly and my butt is a big larger still but my son was so worth it! He'll be walking in no time and i'm sure the extra will fall off!

I tend to think I am pretty opened minded about everything and enjoy talking to people about their experiences. I generally overanalyze everything and love researching everything...which annoys my fiance because he tells me I am not a Doctor but Doctors are people too and they learned most of what they know from books so they can make mistakes too!

So hopefully pregnancy happens soon - i'm really hoping for multiples!!! It doesn't really matter but i want to get pregnant soon!

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LizDW - Tuesday, 7 October
Update: 11 weeks, appt. with the specialist.

nowmommy - Tuesday, 7 October
how are you i am good

Laura Ward - Monday, 6 October
Message to all This may be interesting to some of you. Seema`s email is seema.modhvadia@rdftelevision.com

Hi there,

I work for a television production company based in the UK . We are currently making a documentary for ITV1 exploring the issues surrounding pregnancy and eating disorders. The film will be a thoughtful and insightful look into this extremely sensitive subject.

We’re in the research stage of our production and very keen to chat to women who are, or have been, pregnant whilst having an eating disorder.

If you’re interested in having a chat or finding out more about our documentary, it would be really great to hear from you. All communication would be in complete confidence.

You can contact me on: seema.modhvadia@rdftelevision.com

Sx

christy114 - Monday, 6 October
Any luck on the multiples?

nowmommy - Monday, 6 October
hi

Bumper - Monday, 6 October
did you run while you were pregnant? I did with my daughter but it was hard...I had to walk/run after 6 months. With this one I'm hoping to run the whole time. I'm bummed though because I'm due end of May and my favorite half-marathon is beginning of June :P

mommy to boys - Friday, 3 October
Well ladies, Mya is here... she is beautiful, 6 pounds 7 ounces 18 1/2 inches long...I delivered on Wed Oct 1st...just got home form the hospital so I will post more later...

aprilraine - Thursday, 2 October
my doctor also said that milk can decrease or the taste will change when your pregnant and because of that, the nursing babies often wean themselves! lets keep our fingers crossed that that happens... it would be sooo much easier!

aprilraine - Thursday, 2 October
I am sort of making progress, but it comes and goes day by day. I'm not really pushing it as I want Gidjet to be comfortable with the weaning, so I am going super slow. Even if she doesn't wean before this baby is born that will be ok (though its what I would like the most) Once the baby is born she will have to learn to share as the baby will need it more and more often, which will probably cause her to self wean (hopefully before she is 2). But so far, it is still a couple times a day. How far along are you??

LizDW - Wednesday, 1 October
Update - 10 weeks (Warning: Not very interesting, lol.)

klasnaya - Saturday, 27 September

u look good girl!!!

gene - Friday, 26 September
Hey, u might get a bit engorged at first, but your body will adjust. Just put a nice warm towel over your boobs, when they get engorged. If u wean him gently u should be o.k. It will eventually dry up, but as soon as u give birth u will get it back=) I had more milk quicker than with my first and the lactation consultant said it was because my body was used to it?? Well, going to bed. May we have a restful night=)

gene - Friday, 26 September
No, I think it would be ok to suppliment whole milk. But just ask your ped. just to make sure=) Well, I think it is great u are nursing while prego's keep up the good work mom=) I had about 7 mths of not nursing Jr and he was still jealous at first. He told my daughter when he saw her nurse, Drink from Daddy!!ha ha And pulled up my hubbys shirt and showed her his nipple.ha ha ha Gotta love these kids=) But of course I nursed him for 2 yrs that is why he was so protective.ha ha But he is so over it! I joke with him and say o.k. I'm done nursing sissy ur next and he runs away.ha ha Well, good luck and like I said if u have any questions let me know=)

gene - Thursday, 25 September
Hey, congrats on your pregnancy=) I'm from the 17mth page u posted a comment regarding nursing and sleeping threw the night. Well, I still nurse my little one she is now 17mths old and she does wake up once to nurse then go back to bed. There is a great book called "No cry sleep solution" by Elizabeth Pantley. She finds gentle ways to sooth ur baby back to bed. R U going to continue nursing while prego? I nursed my son until I was about 8 weeks prego and got bad cramps after wards?? So I stopped nursing him. I gently weaned him. Took away morning, nap time and finally night time. The night time was the hardest. I tell u I had to wear turtle necks shirts on.ha ha I know it all seems hard now,but it is really only for a moment. They grow so fast!! My son just turned 4 and Alyssa is 17mths! If u have any questions regarding nursing just ask or weaning I've been nursing for about 3 yrs now on and off.ha ha Gen