Samo's Prego Journal

Finally decided to poke my head in here and start a Pregnancy journal! :happydance:

DH Mike and I were TTC for 6 months, since nov 2007. I thought we would never see 2 lines on a test :) I guess I just needed to be patient! OPKs and Pre-seed did the trick for me and on my 6th month, 12DPO, I finally got my :bfp:!! :cloud9:

Now at 4 weeks + 2 days I am a complete worry nut praying and hoping little bean sticks!!! It's still early days and I don't have much symptoms as of yet. Lots of CM, occasional twinges in bbs, and extreme fatigue (I am taking cat naps daily!!!) The lack of symptoms has me in a constant worry :blush:

I am on vacation (got my BFP the day before i left!) so have not made any doctor's appointments for anything, will have to hold out 2 weeks until i get home! Stick baby bean, stick!!!! :hug:

*Pops comment virginity*

Welcome babe! I'm so happy for you! Congratulations.

Lovely to see you over here!!!!

Lots of sticky dust. :dust:

Have a great holiday.
xx

:happydance: thanks for popping my prego journal virginity :rofl:

So am i supposed to be going to the restroom in the middle of the night?! Gosh i think i went 3-4 times last night :dohh:. Bbs also seem to be getting firmer...that's really the only "symptom" i think i am having at the moment (I actually had to change a top today because bbs wouldn't fit in it, was too tight).

I know i am still early yet but people keep asking me if i have any morning sickness yet and i don't! And it's got me worrying! :cry: I am so hoping i get more signs soon :hissy: I don't care how bad they are, I would be more comfortable if my body was acting up and not being so...normal!!!

most peoples morning sickness dont kick in properly untill 6 weeks and as soon as you have it youll be wishing it away again :-P

take care enjoy your last holiday that you can fit into your normal clothes!! lol

Be careful what you wish for!!! We all seem to worry about not having m/s but if and when it kicks in you'll wish you never ask for it!!!!!

xx

Be careful what you wish for!!! We all seem to worry about not having m/s but if and when it kicks in you'll wish you never ask for it!!!!!

xx
ugh gotta agree with mervs mum here, wish for the other preggo symptoms but not morning sickness..

I'll have to agree with the girls on this one ... i was worried i didnt have any and then it hit me at 6 weeks and urrrrrrrgh!! Go away already!! :rofl:

Im so pleased to have you in here honey, now youve got to try to stop worrying!! Youve made it!!

morning sickness sucks its so depressing

x

Ugh so last night I was tellin DH how my bbs seem to have grown (they HAVE omg!) and he like...comes over and grabs them REALLY HARD. What an arse! I was so mad at him, as it hurt so much. MEN!! He didn't really understand what was wrong with it. *smack*

Bbs larger than normal is the only thing out of the ordinary right now. I am really tempted to take my other HPT just for fun, but ehhh i shouldn't :p I just like seeing a :bfp: :rofl:

Dont do it Dont do it!!

Step awaaaaaaaaay from the HPT!!

Aww :hi: Samo so glad to see you in here:hugs: OH's and their bb grabbing never ends:rofl: sticky dust to you :dust: :dust: :dust:

Don't do another test - it's so not worth it!!

I know I'm a hypocrite but - I agree, don't do it! :blush:

:hug::hug:

hi samo:) very very please for you hon :)...can't wait to get my butts over the first semester too...
but in the mean time i want to wish the best pregnancy journey ever !!!:hug::hugs:

haha okok girls i WONT. it's just tempting as i have a spare here :rofl:

went to the pharmacy today to get my vitamins refilled (since i left them in Delaware!) So i should be back on the vitamin in a day or two whenever they have it ready for pick up! yippee. I know it's not so big but i do feel guilty for not taking them of all times, when i finally fall pg!

aww congrats hun!!! Don't worry about the symptoms. The only reason I had thought I was PG was because my period was late. I had no morning sickness or anything. Around week 6-7 I started to get very tender bb's. DH and I were in the shower together and he was looking at them and cupped them then he just let go and my bb's just fell so hard I was so ready to punch him!!! Dunno why they are so grabby lmao
But i'm sure over the next few weeks you will start to feel different. Don't be stressed out try to relax and enjoy knowing you have a little person growing inside your tummy :)

Cheryl!!!! I am still so over the moon for you!!!! ^_^ I really hope I can join you here really soon!!! Enjoy these 9 months and don't worry about the symptoms! Once they come, You'll pray for them to go! :hugs:

I am just seriously so thrilled for you! I plan to follow your whole new journey right here!

Your friend in AK!

Im soo happy for you sweet pea! :happydance: I hope both our journey's are long ones!
As for :sick: I havent been feeling any either! And I also have been worried about that too! But then they do say that usually m :sick: doesnt start until 6-7weeks anyway! :lol:
Hang in there sweetie....Im sending you sticky vibes ok? STICK BEAN STICK!! :lol:
As for the DH and the (o)(o)'s what is it with them! MEN!!!!! :lol: They just have no idea ....maybe we should just grab their b*lls and see how they like it! WAIT NO!! SCRATCH THAT....THEY MIGHT LIKE IT!!! Arrrgh :hissy: :lol:
Take care sweet pea and keep us posted!

Congrats on your little bean - I'm here along for the ride!!

Hey sweetie your comment about your OH and boobies made me laugh!!

I think thats the one thing that makes pregnancy manageable for men lol

Hey, I haven't been on here in well over a week. I just want to say a big congratulations. As for the m/s I felt the same but I still haven't been suffering that badly. I've been sick twice seen getting my:bfp:and I'm not complaining coz believe me when it happens it isn't nice. Enjoy your pregnancy, have fun. I wish you all the best. xxx

:hugs: girls! :hug:

5 weeks today! :happydance: Still not 'feeling pregnant' but i am counting my blessings, maybe im just one of the lucky ones? atleast for now i guess :) Although it is hard not to worry *shrug* but i AM a week late for AF now and i have never ever been late before so THAT is good news! I just have to keep reassuring myself.

Went to FIL's retirement ceremony today. MIL was telling everyone "im going to be a grandma!!!!" And even apologized to me that she was telling everyone :rofl: I am happy she is excited though. :)

hi samo :) judy making my routine check up on you ... I see you are doing well :) 5 weeks already!!!! You rock. !!!
give a gentle Kiss to your bean for me :)

Hey samo...:wave:
Thought I would :pop: in and add my 5 cents worth! :lol: YAY :happydance: 5 weeks! :yipee:
Im just over the 5 week mark! Im showing already!!!! Anyway, enough of me...sorry am on :cloud9: as no more spotting! :wohoo:
Take care sweet pea...Im sure your morning sickness or sore (o)(o)'s will kick in next week! :doh: sorry!
I have my fingers crossed for you sweet pea! :kiss: the bean...no wait you cant! :rofl: get DH to kiss bean for me! :rofl:

Happy 5 week anniversary sweetie!!

Heylo! Congratulations on reaching 5 weeks. :happydance:

I don't feel pregnant either... apart from feeling exhausted all the time. :sleep: I am not worrying though, my mum said she never had any symptoms so hopefully going to follow in her footsteps.

Awww that's great about your MIL being so excited! only 35 weeks to go!! :hug:

I will give bean kisses and rubs from you all :lol:. i'm always trying to feel "where" my womb is... all i know is it will be below my bellybutton lol. But sometimes i have an odd lump shape i come across :shrug: maybe that's bean? hmmm

I have been reading and seeing how you other first tri ladies have already been shopping or buying some baby stuff! :shhh: I haven't at all! DH keeps saying it's too early BLAH BLAH BLAAAAAH. I always wonder if he is excited about it or if it hasn't quite hit him yet. He just doesn't seem on :cloud9: ...seems like his usual self! Maybe it's all in my head.

I'm got no sickness either hunni, just sore boobs and tired - all the time!

Yay we are both 5 weeks today!! xx

Hello Samo:hi: Yay 5 weeks!!:dance: Maybe OH is just a little worried doesn't want to get to attached maybe he's a little scared. I think you're gonna be fine but it's a natural thing for OH's to sometimes worry. He seems like his normal self but inside I bet theres fireworks of happiness:happydance: sitcky:dust:

Hi ya congrats on being 5 weeks!!! I'm sure your OH is well over the moon but maybe it's nervousness that may be taking over excitement. Give him time and soon enough he will be ringing your ears of. xxxx

Hiya Samo!!!! I'm so thrilled for you, and now very excited that I've finally discovered these pg journals!!! I'm gonna follow you every step of the way! (and hopefully join in here one of these days... :shy:)
That is soooooooo sweet about your MIL! Mine was the same - for all that I rag on about her, it was really nice to see!!!
Don't worry about DH - men react really weirdly to this kinda thing... I kept saying it was Swiss men (they are notoriously... uh... rock-like) but apparently it is world wide!!!! :dohh: There's a saying that men only become fathers when the baby is born...
Sending you :hugs: and well-wishes! I'm watching!
x

I agree with swissmiss! Guys dont usually start getting excited until you are showing! MINE WAS LIKE THAT when I was pregy with DS!!!! I wanted to buy stuff and he just wasnt excited about it at all (on the outside that is!) .....but then once I started showing (I started wearing pregy clothes as son as I found out I was pregy :blush: and DH thought I was nuts! :lol: ) anyway, once I started showing he wanted to come shopping with me and we would walk around and he was kind of walking with a kind of strutt! :shhh: it was really cute I giggled to myself! It was like he was saying in his posture "yup! I did that! I made her fat!" :happydance:
So dont worry guys are strange creatures! :rofl:

Hey chicken, how's pregnancy suiting you? lol
I am thrilled that you have this journal now, you really deserve it after how patient you have been.
Will keeping dropping by to check on you, we are all missing you over in TTc but wouldn't ever want you back there......unless you are visiting of course, which I absolutely expect you to do lol.
:hug: :hug:

Aww Wendy, Niknat, I hope to see you all here soon :hugs:. I do miss the TTC forums! Of course i visit there frequently :D I will be your cheerleader!!!!! This preggy stuff takes forever, i thought TTC was long...at this point i'd be setting up for O already but with being PG i've got weeks to wait for an appointment, a sign, showing, etc! Patience seems to be key here. I am just relaxing and enjoying every step of the way!

Akamummy, i think my DH will be the same...he will (hopefully) light up when i start showing. I am wearing alot of babydoll tops lately :rofl: which make me look pregnant :blush: and i don't care if my tummy hangs out after i eat LOL!!!! Ahhh the one time in my life i don't mind looking 'fat'!

Patience is definatley key!! You thought the 2ww was a drag

We have a 9 month one now, well three 12 week ones!!

8 months to go seems sooooooo long :rofl:

Oh girls, we went out for lunch today and DH ordered a burger and when the waiter asked how he wanted it to be cooked DH said "well-done". I asked him why not medium, as that is what he usually gets, he said just incase i wanted a bite of his burger, i can have one :cloud9:. He knows i am not supposed to eat red meats :lol:. I thought that was sweet of him!!!

Aww bless him thats sweet!!

Your uterus will be below your pelvic bone still at the mo. Lots of us have had bloating early on some to the point of wearing maternity clothes at 6 weeks!!! They say it starts to come above it at about 12 weeks and thats exactly when mine popped over!!

How slow does it all go......esp the first 12 weeks - you just wish it would hurry the .... up!!!

Wont be long till you are having scans and all sorts - will you be finding out the sex???

x

ooo below the pelvic bone, will have to feel around there haha. I am bloating like CRRRAAZZZYYY just starting the past 2 days. hmph! i feel huge! and constipated no less! (tmi!) ugghhhhhh

as for finding out the sex...i am pretty sure we will be! it's hard NOT to find out...with us not living by ANY family (they live in different timezones and different countries) it would be hard to keep such a secret as they would be eager for news from us. I would like to decorate and buy things according to gender, not sure if i want to go for gender neutral colors...greens and yellows just aren't fav colors of mine lol. Although i was thinking maybe the 2nd or even 3rd baby I WILL keep as a surprise...just don't think i can keep #1 a surprise :) it will be first grandchild for both our families, i am sure they are all already eagerly wanting to know if bean is a boy or girl!

hey hun, I am bloated too, I feel maaaahhoooosssiiiivveeeee!!!

We are nearly 5 and a half weeks now! Nearly half way to the magic 12 week scan!!

I still don't feel pregnant or sick at all! :dohh:

Although i was thinking maybe the 2nd or even 3rd baby I WILL keep as a surprise...

Blimey girl youve got the first one to get out yet!! :rofl::rofl:

Blimey girl youve got the first one to get out yet!! :rofl::rofl:

oh i am already telling DH just when we should try for bubs #2 and #3 and maybe all the way up to...well...an unknown number! :rofl: we both have always talked about having 3 though :muaha:

And Michy...i don't feel ANYTHING. honestly, bbs don't even bother me! But as long as im not bleeding i'm happy lol. this time last week i was wondering "ohhh what will week 5 bring me?!' and so far nothing :lol: and now i am thinking "what will week 6 bring me?!" i think it is a vicious cycle!!

I've been thinking the same about not bleeding hun, I am sure that our bubbas are growing nicely and this time next week we will prob be throwing our guts up!!!!

I am also not feeling much, just tired more than anything.

You could have your own football team! :rofl:

I love reading the journals of you three!! All within 1 day of eachother ...

Just wait until next week when your all throwing up lol

blehhhh girls :( i am sooo sick right now...not morning sickness...but caught a nasty cold sometime yesterday!! Woke up in the middle of the night BURNING. My nose and throat are burning, i feel like my head is a balloon. I took some tylenol, that is supposed to be ok to take while pregnant, and i was sleeping up until about 5 min ago (it is 3PM!!!). Just thought i'd take a break from sleep to eat and browse forums a bit.

i hope the cold passes over :cry: i don't want to be feeling so sickly with little bean in me! Want to make sure I am healthy! I hope bean is fine!

How wierd hun, I have exactly the same thing!!

Hope you feel better soon xxxx

:rofl: have you girlies read my journal??? Im sick too! Not with morning sickness but with a yukky cold! *sniff* *cough, cough* *splutter*

But Im going for my scan this week on thursday...but so far no more bleeding! See what the scan says! YIKES~!

But its funny that we are all getting sick together and getting pregy at the same time and Im all the way over here in AUSTRALIA! Brrr the change in wether its freezing! Winter is on its way! brrr!
:hug: :hug: :hug:

Awww samo i hope you feel better soon!!

This seems to be doing the rounds atm, ladies please dont breath too much on my journal when you read it i dont want to catch it :rofl::rofl:

Oh Samo, sorry to hear you're sick honey! :( Hope it passes soon!! dont' worry about LO though, I've read a million places that even if you feel poo, they are totally safe in there :D
Just popping in to say I'm thinking of you, thanks so much for your post in my journal - I'm dyyyyyyyyyyyyying to join y'all over here!!! Wanna O so I can be in my tww already!!! (uh, well, gotta bd first that is... :shy:)
:hug:

Hope you are feeling better Samo!!!! :hug:

I've seem to caught the dreaded cold that's going around in these journals too :hissy:

thanks for all the well wishes, ladies :hugs:!

I was feeling (well, i am still feeling) like total crap. Yesterday was hoooooorrible and i really can't stand to have another day like that. DH booked me an appointment with the OBGYN today so i can get checked up and hopefully get some sort of medication as i am just suffering!! Not my ideal reasons for a 1st appointment!!! :cry:

My biggest fear is them doing an exam and finding no bean or sac!! Arrrg! I just hope everything is ok, and that they can help me get over this nasty cold!!

I hope everything goes well with the OBGYN and I hope you stop feeling like poo soon. :hug:

Hope you are ok xx

I hope you stop feeling sick too!~Im in the same boat as you feeling like crap and worrying about little bean!
I go for a scan on thursday! So I will know what is going on with mine!
:hug: :hug: Heres a hot lemon drink and some chicken soup for you! :hug: :hug:

Take care sweet pea! :flower:

the cold is working its way around, it seems like the worst of it only lasts 3 days thought.

i hope things go well with your obgyn, are you seeing a midwife too/

How are you Samo??
:hugs:

:hugs: hello ladies! I am feeling a little better today, atleast i can breathe now! I think in 2 days time i should be back to my normal self, fingers crossed!!

I don't know if it's just me having this cold or what, but my stomach is soooo queasy. if i don't have food in my tummy, it feels AWFUL! I took a nap and woke up just begging DH to find me something to eat as my stomach was churning. Same thing happened this morning too, it's just when i have an empty stomach. Could it be the beginning of sickness to come?!

Oh yea...i'm running out of pants to wear *sniffles* another pair i could not put on today as my butt would not go in them!!! arrg!

:rofl: Im sorry to laugh...but with me its the opposite (I have NO BUTT normally...My sister says I just have a crack in my back! :rofl: its true!!!) but with me i cant fit cloethes coz of my tummy! DH says that once Im pregy I finally get a butt and it looks good! I slapped him :hissy: and told him that you cant have both! You cant have big (o)(o);s and a bubble butt! Its either one or the other! :p

Anyway, Im at the "she is fat or pregy?" stage at the mo! So Im trying to wear my maternity clothes that really acentuate it! :shhh: I definately am showing though so thats a good thing!

:flower: :kiss: :hug:

i really really hate this sickly nauseous feeling i have in my stomach. it does not go away! :hissy: ARRRRRG! any suggestions of what i can do to make my tummy feel better? :cry: i can't wait to go home, i think i am just picking up all sorts of stuff here being it allergy season and such. i cannot stand it!!!

Are you sure its not M/S??? I found not letting my stomach get too empty helped. No teasy though when you feel sicky and dont really want to eat.
x

Sorry you are feeling so bad Samo - I have that same just "icky" feeling all of the time - hubby got me some preggie pops and they work really well!!! I just suck on one and most (not all, but most) of that sick feeling goes away. Now I'm sure they won't work as well once the official throwing up version of morning sickness sets in, but they work great now!

hi sweet !
i see you are fully enjoying morning sickness ...so sorry... you waited a very long time for those :)
but really i hope your stomach will feel better soon...:hugs:

Are you sure its not M/S??? I found not letting my stomach get too empty helped. No teasy though when you feel sicky and dont really want to eat.


Definatley!! Thats what i find helps Samo!!

You just have to kind of force yourself to eat, not nice but you wont feel so bad for it afterwards.

I dont think its cos your sick though i think its the m/s sneaking in!!

well girls i most definitely think it is morning sickness now. oh GOD save me. i have to get on an airplane in 2 hours and im hurling this morning. my MIL came in and turned the light on to wake us up and i was FINE but man oh man when that light hit my face it just triggered a bomb. WHY THE HECK THIS HAS TO START THE DAY I'M FLYING?

steer clear at the airports today, i think i will carry a plastic bag with me for good measure. wish me luck!

And there you were last week complaining that it hadnt showed up :hugs:

I heard flat coke is supposed to be good for easing sickness, take a cold drink on the plane and keep sipping it hun. Dont worry once you get home you can go lie down

If there is any way you can get your hands on some preggie pops before you leave, do so!!!! If not, try to get some REALLY sour lemon candy.

:hug: Hope you make it through your flight ok!

Hey Samo

Just thought i would pop by and say hi :hi:

hope the sickness eases off for u soon hun,

and try and enjoy your trip

Hope to be over in 1st tri with u soon chick

:hug:

xxx

:hugs: Sorry the M/S has gotten to you on your travel day! That sucks! I hope you guys have a safe trip home and that you are able to relax soon!

Back home, finally *kisses the ground*. I was surprisingly sick-less during the flights. MIL got me some mints and a pack of crackers that i just munched on (although i was left completely full and bloated by the end of it lol). But I started to feel crap again and slept at 6pm....and just now woke up past 7AM the next day! I don't know how i managed to sleep 12 hours straight O_O

Constipation has got me bad. :( i am going to google some remedies for it as i can't stand having 3 days worth of food stuck in my body :hissy:

Glad you managed to make it home safely hun

Thanks Holly :hugs:. Our last plane ride was not-so-great :rofl: we had a group of school kids behind us going on a vacation/field trip. their chaperons were seated in another section of the plane!!!!!!!! They were playing a game behind us and banging on the seat table for an hour straight...basically banging on DH and my seat! Ahhh gotta love unsupervised kids! :lol:

:hissy: arrrgh! UNSUPERVISED KIDS ARE THE WORST!!!!!!!!!
You probably more tolerent than me coz by 15 mins I would have been "RIGHT!!! THATS IT!!!!!! YOU KIDS STOP IT NOW OR ELSE!!!!!" oooh thats one of my pet peves! As well as kids that squeal for attention...not the happy squealing and laughing...but the naughty sort! I dont stand it from my monster so I expect others to control their kids too! :hissy:

YUP HORMONES ARE IN FULL SWING!!!!!! :happydance: :blush:

But Im glad your trip went ok! :hug:

i am starting to feel really down, ladies :( about pregnancy i mean. Of course i REALLY wanted this, DH and i both, but feeling like crap 24/7 for 7 days straight is not my cup of tea :(. I don't really know how else to cope! Last night was thr worst night of sleep ever! Heartburn and stomach pain and sickness. And it's ALL DAY LONG it has not gone away in 7 days! I keep sleeping at night praying that when i wake up i will feel normal :(

I've tried everything, peppermint tea, ginger tea, juice, bland toast, just eating a meal, crackers... still feel crap :(. Heck, right now i still have the heartburn from last night! I can barely move or want to move. I am horrible and keep thinking "what have i done to myself?!" then turn around and think that maybe it will get better, i shouldn't think that way! I knew beforehand that if sickness and such hits me, it will hit me hard but god...this is almost worse than what i was expecting. I just see no end in sight for it :cry:

So sorry you are feeling rubbish hun :hug:

:( i really think this can't be right, i must be sick with something else. i just keep thinking there is no way this is how you're supposed to feel while pregnant. it's awful this feeling, my stomach is a mess. i can't think straight, it's hard to just sleep it off as i get nauseated when laying down. :cry:

is this how i am supposed to be feeling!? :cry:

hey Samo! Thanks for the post in my new journal. You're my first. Awweee...
Just read your entire journal start to finish and I just wanted to thank you for the romantic picture that you've painted for the new girl. LOL
No, seriously though I'm sorry that your m/s has kicked in full force. It is good though, right? Means things are good... I have had a few friends say that banannas work, if you can stomach them. Something I didn't see on your list. Hope you can figure out a way to feel 'normal' for at least a little while.
P

Hey samo... I had that with my first pregy ....But I had it 24/7 too! CONSTANTLY! I even had to quit my job coz I was bedridden! Throwing up every 10 mins! SO DONT WORRY EVERYTHING IS FINE! Just some people react that way to certain sexes that they are carrying! I had a little boy! But some have had it when they were carrying girls!
YES ITS NORMAL!!! And try not to stress too much it does go away after 3 months! You will jsut have to wait it out! Sorry :blush: I know its not fun! But in reality not all women go through the "OH YOU ARE JUST GLOWING!" thing...TRUST ME!!!!!
But it is a good thing that you are feeling like that coz it means bubs is doing real well! :hug: I know its horrible and you think to yourself why did I even want to get pregy! :friends: Im here for you...I totally understand, Coz Ive been through it!!! :hissy:
I found light beer and ginger beer to work really well....I really didnt eat that much. As for the heartburn most people have that the whole pregy...I did...so dont worry its totally part of being pregy! (THEY JUST DONT TELL YOU ABOUT ALL THAT STUFF!)
Um...what else...(she says as she looks at the screen with a blank look on her face...as her brain has turned to mush now that its past 5pm...)
:hugs: :hugs: :hugs: Hang in there sweet pea it doesnt last forever and this feeling that you have will soon pass once you are feeling better! I said that I would never get pregy again...:lol:
But that soon changed once I passed the 4 month mark! :blush: :blush: Just try and rest...try sleeping half sitting up...put at least two pillows under your head and one between you knees when you lie on your side! It helps alot with the heartburn...as well as MYLANTA or GAVASCON...MmMmm minty! Oh yeah when you take a swig, try and swallow it really slowly so that it has time to ease the burn!!!!!!!!
HAPE THIS ADVICE HAS HELPED! :happydance: :flower:

honey all the feeling rubbish is normal, when it stops you worry the whole time.

big hugs feel better soon

Hope you are feeling better soon! xo

I hope you feel better soon hun. xxx

Loads of :hug:

hey cindy im sorry the m/s is getting you bad ... when i first got it i felt the same "god what have i got myself in for, ive got weeks of this left" but you'll find you have good and bad days so try not to worry too much, its perfectly normal, just some get it worse than others.

You just make sure you take it easy and get plenty of rest :hugs:

Sorry you're feeling crappy hun...:hug: you just have to ride it out and hold on to the fact that it wont last forever and it will be worth every second. Its still very early days and take something from the fact that they say a sicky preganancy is a healthy one. Some girls would give their arm to feel unwell just as a little reassurance.

It wont be long darling.

xxx

Thanks a lot girls :hugs:. I am starting to feel a *bit* better now, atleast i can get out of bed, right? :) Have not gotten sick once yet today...but i am being cautious because i still have that mushy feeling!! I found sandwiches and tea work fine for me and so i've been living off that for 2 days...so muchso that DH had to go out and buy another loaf of bread this AM :rofl:

I can't believe in 2 days i will be at 7 weeks! time does fly by. I wonder when i will start to grow a small bump...i've always been rather thin so i figure if anything is in there it'll definitely show! i think right now i am just bloated...

I keep thinking boy or girl? i can't seem to decide if i want one more than the other...if that makes sense...you know how some people just have an instinct of what the sex could be... When i dream of baby, the sex is always different! When i get in the shower i like to rub my belly and talk to it hehe :blush:

Glad you are feeling at least a little better!!!! I love to rub my belly and talk to it already too :cloud9: Hubby talks to it in the evenings too. He's so sweet!!!

Glad you're feeling a little better. It seems that you're finding your groove. Hang in there chicky, that little baby at the end of this journey will be sooooo worth every single visit to that porcelain throne.
:hugs:
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Well, spoke too soon earlier! I knew my stomach wasn't quite settled...good thing i skipped out on dinner. oh boy, i think me and the toilet are new best friends :(

Hey chicken, just dropped by to say hi, glad that you are feeling a bit better xxxxxx :hug:

ow i hope you feel better soon!

Oh no just take it easy hun, it'll hopefully start to ease off in a couple of weeks.

I seem to pat my tummy and talk to it on the odd occaision, i think im mad lol

You poor thing :awww: I hope you feel better soon sweety! :flower:

I have started to feel worse to! urk...:sick: I havent hurled as yet! But Im sure I will!
Hang in there sweety :hug: :hug: but I do know what you mean about talking to the bump...I dont actually do that myself I kind of feel strange :blush: but I do rub my belly constantly! So thats my way of bonding! :blush:

Take care sweet pea and chat again soon!

Oh you poor love, I've only been sick once so far!

Hope your feeling a little better today hun!!

Guess what! no nausea today! god i feel like a prat, complaining all the time, you poor ladies have to deal with me and my junk, i am so sorry :hugs:

Called the hospital today. The man who i talked to didn't seem to understand a thing coming out of my mouth and referred me to call a different section of the clinic. that section referred me to someone else...who then referred me BACK to the first place i had called! :hissy: They suggest i book appointments online, but the appointment calendar is backed up 2 weeks! I would be 9 weeks by then and just need a referral from my base clinic to go offbase! Well luckily the second guy i talked to was smarter and said that all they need to do if give me a clinic prego test to confirm it's real. I said i wasn't lying about it haha already 7 weeks along, there's no way i CAN'T be! but in any case, i am now getting ready to go down there for a test to get a referral. :dohh:

Atleast things are finally moving along for me! I had to wait all weekend to call the clinic as they are closed, then mon+tues their phonelines were down. HORRIBLE! i just want to pull my hair out!

oh yea...i am scared of the test i need to take at the clinic so i am going to POAS right now to make sure i AM prego :rofl: don't want to go there for things to come up negative in my face! Even though i am sure it wont but ya know, hard not to worry!

quick update: I POAS like i said i would and test line was darker than the control line :rofl:. off to the hospital i go! Now i feel confident :bodyb:

:rofl:Ha ha, course it was darker, you are 7 weeks preggers :rofl:

Hope it goes well hun xxxxx

:rofl: thats funny! :hug:

Take care sweet pea....cant stop for long....in the middle of cooking dinner! :sick: And DS is comkplaining that its not ready yet! Toddlers are a handful!

:flower: :flower: :flower:

hope all goes well at the hospital sweetie

Good luck at the hospital!! :hug:

Hospital called this morning to tell me what i already knew :rofl: and scheduled me an OB orientation next week + i have to call in a couple days for my OB referral #. *PHEW* finally i can get the ball rolling. I'll probably 9 weeks+ before i -finally- get to see an OB though. It's ok :) I am confident baby is 100% fine and can wait a bit longer to be seen.

I am STARVING this morning...complete opposite to how i have been feeling lately. Pregnancy is such a rollercoaster ride :wacko:

dream update: forgot to mention had my first dream last night on baby's sex! Dreamt i was at a sexing scan and lo and behold it was clearly a males bits and pieces! Wonder what it means??? I told DH and he was thrilled as he is already pretty confident it's a "he" cookin' up inside my tummy.

Aww cute dream!! Glad things are finally going for you even though you had to go the hospital to find out what you already knew. Hope you are doing well!! xo

Lol, my bro dreamed that my sis's baby was a girl and he was right! GL!:hugs:

hmmmm only time will tell if your dream was right sweetie!! Will be interesting to see!!

ooh, a boy!! Hubby will be pleased lol, wonder if you're right??
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so i think i have a bump coming along!! how cool is that?! I don't know though...will have to wait till i see an OB or something and ask.

there were a few garage sales in my housing area today. a girlfriend and i went to a few and there was so much baby stuff!! it was hard though because one place had all blue boy stuff, you know...and the other all pink girlie stuff! i really wish i knew the sex of baby bean! We also stopped by the store to look at all the baby stuff teehee... don't think i will buy anything just yet though *gulp*

thats the hardest part at the minute .... resisting from buying stuff, so so hard when you see cute little things!!

sounds like your feeling a bit better though!!

Thanks holly :hugs: am feeling a little better. Actually it's strange, i seem to be getting sick only every other day o_O. yesterday i was fine...today i've only managed to stay awake for 5 hours total...it is insane how exhausted and tired i am today, i feel like i am weighted down!!!!!! I feel so lazy ugh!

Tomorrow i am calling the clinic to see if they have my referral yet *fingers crossed* i want an appointment already!!!

good luck sweet pea! :hug: :hug: :hug:
Hope you are feeling better than me! :happydance: Im feeling gross! :sick: still havent thrown up,..but feel like it!~

:flower: take care

Awww. I had girlie dreams and had a girl! Not saying it's always right, but it may be for some individuals. Cute dreams.

I hope you get your enegrgy back soon xxx

Got my First appointment...

June 20...:cry: gosh DARN these hospitals are so full all the time it's sick. that's a MONTH away!!!!!!!!!!!!

so i'll be 12 weeks when i have my FIRST appointment...it's not even a scan or anything...it's so i can fill out paperwork...

i should be happy i finally have one booked but why do i want to :cry:?!

Hun maybe you should check to see if youll have your scan booked for you or you have to book it yourself? I know here i had to get my notes from m/w then book my own appointments for scans

My doc referred me and within 3 weeks i had a m/w call and i went for my booking in appt!!

Do some researching hun you might be able to get one sooner!!

Yea, i told DH and he said to just call the hospital back and ask what i can expect from it, because if i do get a scan that day, he'd like to know so he can take time off work to come as well. i think i will call and ask that tomorrow. i'm sure they get a lot of calls like that anyway...lol

i sure hope it's a scan day! i'm in total limbo here wondering and hoping baby bean is ok and growing!

hang in there sweet pea....I know its a bit :muaha: at the moment...but Im sure that everything will be fine!
But I do understand how you feel! Until you have that scan, you cannot relax and keep your mind at peace! :hug: :hug: :friends:
Im thinking of ya sweety! :hug: :hug:

Guess what everyone!!! I found out my cousin is pregnant! WOW! I never knew, she is quite far along now and due in August of this year!! My grandma told me when i told her my news. My cousin is having a baby boy! I'm so pleased for her :D and we will have LOs around the same age (4 months apart)! cool!

Tomorrow morning i have an OB orientation at the base clinic (not the same clinic that i will be going to) i am really not sure what will all happen tomorrow, but i think it's just going to talk about what my insurance will be able to cover offbase at the other clinic etc. Of course this is the clinic all my records are kept so that too i suppose. Maybe it'll be something more, i don't know...but in any case it's SOMETHING. Can't wait!

Hope your appointment goes well sweetie

Congrats to your cousin :) I hope your appointment goes well xx

The Orientation today was great! It was just like a class at the base clinic, they handed all of us books and a pregnancy calendar and all sorts of little brochures and things...even a toothbrush LOL. Lots of different speakers covering all sorts of pregnancy issues and such. Signed up for a couple of the classes they offer too, it was awesome :thumbup: very informative.

There was quite a few ladies there (which the speakers said was unusual, usually there are only 3-4 ladies who get pregnant a month, but we had about 10 in the class!) and omg get this...one of them was a friend of mine!! Crazy! :rofl: i had no idea she was pregnant and vice versa, both of us were 'keeping it a secret for a while' well so much for that i guess! So i have a preggy buddy here :) she's about 2 weeks behind me, awesome!

Also, 8 weeks today so took a belly pic!

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/samorin/bump_8weeks_2.jpg

Hey hon... this might be super jumping the gun but have you guys thought of any names?

Ahhh names...at this point peanut is going to be born nameless LOL. DH and i are just totally blank on names! It's so hard for me to pick a name without seeing the child...know what i mean? Heck, it took me 2 days to name my dog when i got him!!!! I don't know what we're gonna do about names :blush: except that the middle name will be japanese (DH likes Yoshi for a boy... which i might consider because my grandma was named Yoshiko, and i do miss her dearly!)

I really don't know! i am going to have to ask for ideas on names!!!! I keep thinking of some then i think "do i want to say that name everyday for the rest of my life? hmmm" :rofl:

:rofl: that is cool. Yeah, a Japanese middle name would be nice since you have yours too and it is good to keep culture and things. Yoshi and Yoshiko are both nice.

I am just so excited to see your first scan pics! :dance: As long as the baby is healthy, who cares if you got to call them "it" for a while! :rofl:

Samo I'm so glad you're enjoying little bean:hugs: I know you must be so happy I can tell, :D Hope all goes well in the other appt and you get a scan.:hug:

Glad that all went well hun. Also a pregnancy buddy!!! My friend is pregnant too but shes 1-2weeks ahead.

Yoshi brings me back to the green dinosaur from Mario brothers. Very cute name!!!!! I love it.

Best of luck and fantastic bump xx

Got a cute bump going there Samo!!! So excited that you had a great orientation!! That's wonderful!!

Yoshi brings me back to the green dinosaur from Mario brothers. Very cute name!!!!! I love it.


Something tells me this is where DH got the name from :rofl:

:rofl: You know, I did wonder but I sooooooooooo wasn't going to ask. LOL!!!

:rofl::rofl:

It is a cute name though i love it!!

I love both Yoshi and Yoshiko.

x

WOOOOOOOO journal is back! :)

The weekend was wonderful, great weather and everything! I am also feeling tons better, keeping my mind off sickly feelings and trying to keep myself busy with other things! It's great! I've been eating some Activia yogurt to "regulate my digestive system" (if anyone's seen the commercials for it lol) and it does seem to make me feel better. Also got myself loads of granola bars so i guess a combination of eating good foods/nutrients has settled my stomach a bit. woohoo!

glad your feeling better hun!! Sounds like you had a good weekend, and we got tha bad end of it over here with all the wind and rain!!

:hi: passing by to see how you were doing, I see you are finding good remedies for the sick feeling, lol Glad to see you're doing good:hugs:

poo! Maybe you could give me some remedies to make me feel better! :sick:

Its :cold: today! actually FREEZING!!!! Its over cast and going to rain, Im in desperate need to do some washing...DH has run out of undies...I told him to either go comando (none) or wear some of mine! :rofl: He didnt think that was funny! He ended up wearing boxers to work...which he doesnt like!
But I have sooo much housework to do, and I feel soo crook! :sick:
DS is being a pain in the butt! (As most toddlers are~!) But I HAVE to do house work today! Even if it kills me!

Sorry for rabitting on in your journal! :blush: got a bit carried away! :blush:

Hope you are feeling ok anyways...rug up warm as winter is definately on its way! :cold: :flower: :hugs: :coffee:

I spoke too soon ladies! last night m/s caught me with a VENGEANCE oh it was bad i actually started spitting up some blood...which should alarm me lol but actually my throat ended up getting scratched in the process and that's what was bleeding. Horrible!

Today i am just being cautious...:shhh:

Akamummy...i have LOTS of house chores to do that i have been neglecting lately *yikes* i keep telling myself i will get up and do the dishes, finish the laundry, etc etc...but then i think uugghhhhhhhhh soooo tired don't want to be up and about! *sigh* the weekend will be here soon so i should do all the cleaning now so i can have a clean house this weekend...

Oh ya, DH told me he is going on leave next week from Wed->Sat for work. I am happy they are finally sending him for temp. deployments but why when i feel so cruddy!!! :muaha: i enjoy him being around to wash the dishes and such when i don't feel like it :blush:

Hope you are feeling better soon. You've really gotta quit jinxing yourself. LOL I totally hear you on the house chores, my downstairs is bearable, but my upstairs... well that's a totally diff. story. :)
Enjoy that man while he's home!!! And have a good weekend.
P

Finally have time to get on the computer and update :happydance:. Had some new people come into DH's work, and we were sponsoring them, so been busy helping them get settled in their new place etc. Also was at a friend's house for a party and her drunk hubby (who knows about my pregnancy, they are close to us) blurted out about me being pregnant so i pretty much had to tell all of our friends and DH's coworkers lol. oh well! so much for keeping quiet! :rofl:

It's June!! So about 16 days until my birthday and 18 days until my first appointment! :happydance: That is going to be a good week!! Can't wait to see how baby bean is doing, i can tell he/she is growing though :happydance: i am getting big around my tummy!!!

I also have a baby's bday to go to this month...friend's daughter is turning one so they are throwing her a HUUUUGE birthday party (which i find a bit too much but oh well). Really not sure what to get as a gift... any suggestions?

Alcohol it gets everyone into trouble ... even when your not drinking ....lol!

Not long now till you have a really fab week!!
x

Heya Samo! A belly!!! :D Post another pic!!! :D You seem to be feeling better, very happy for you about that! (don't mind me, just stalking a bit... :shy:)
A gift for a one year old.. yikes... I always ask the parents', and if they're throwing such a big party I might give THEM sth too... wine, or sth... Sorry, i'm usually pretty creative! :shy:
Keep well!!!
:hugs:

Oooh what an exciting week coming up for you!! :happydance: I have no idea what to buy 1 year olds - although I am always looking at little outfits - so I would probably have to buy an outfit and a toy (I love buying baby clothes - they're soooo cute)

I hope you're feeling ok. xxx
:hug:

Hiya Samo. You just reminded me that it's my birthday this month too. With all the BFP excitement I'd forgotten. :happydance:

Just a thought for a 1st birthday prezzie, I always like to buy something age specific, y'know a toy or something that has 'not suitable under 12 months' emblazoned on it.

Enjoy your mega week Hon. :)

Looks like an exciting week coming up for you sweetie!!

And from the looks of it your feeling better and the ms is not killing you so much!!

I feel stupid. I totally forgot that you were a June baby as well! Are you feeling better? Less morning sickness?

As far as gifts go for a one year old, I say get them a gift certificate and a little toy. (That way they can buy what they really want.) LOL

Just wanted to pop in and say hi! :hugs:

hey girlies! thought i'd update here :D haven't been on computer much lately, sorry about that!

Nothing really changed for me...still the same, time is passing fast though...going onto 11 weeks in a couple days! I definitely feel like i'm getting bigger...by end of summer i probably wont be able to fit any of my clothes :cry: i just don't want to buy new clothes!! I'm not much of a shopper...

i have a craving for salmon...and of all the days my grocery store is closed on mondays! ugh!!!

Time is deffo passing!! 25% down 75% to go!!

Glad your ok, wondered where youd been hun

wow samo !!!!
where the time goes by? i am sure you will look wonderful with your bump :)
thinking of you:)

So did your uber busy week go off ok? :)

Glad your ok, wondered where youd been hun

Ya, DH was away for temp. deployment, just a few days for work, so had a lot of people inviting me over and such so i don't get 'lonely' lol didn't want to turn down invitations so was hardly home enough to go on the computer! haha. He came home and i've been home ever since :rofl:

So i thought about the little girl's 1 year bday this Saturday and decided to crochet her this little monkey, got a free pattern at the crafts store and thought it was adorable! That is if i can get it done by Saturday (i've been slacking) will take a pic once it's done though! I'll probably make a second for my own LO :cloud9:

That's a fab idea.

Hope you had a good time being 'entertained' :D

Awww can't wait to see the pic! Congratulations on reaching 11 weeks! :happydance:

Hey Samo, I've just read your journal and it seems its has been quite a rollercoaster for you. I know the journals are our own place to record what's happening and how we feel about things and I loved my ttc journal but reading through your pg journal has really helped me to understand what might be to come. I'm enjoying the 'nothing' feeling at the moment and its good to know that the ms can come and go at any time yet!

Can't wait to see a picture of the little money - that sounds adorable. Hope the sickness stays away from you and it won't be long now till you are past that magical 12 week mark :hug:

Aww Nic, i'm so happy for you that you're now in 1st Tri with us and starting your pregnancy!!!! :hugs: So great!

I am avoiding EVERYTHING talking about m/s so that's the last mention of it (until it starts up again for me) for now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I found that when i read about it or think about it it starts up...psychological thing i'm sure!!!

Was out showing a new friend the city and mall here (she just moved here) and stopped by the maternity store there!!! I bought a pair of pants! wowza! i figured buying -1- now wont hurt, as i can't button ANY of my pants anymore, hehe...i am hiding it well but wanted to 'try out' some maternity pants and gosh they are comfy!! Was hard not to buy more pair let me tell you! The lady working there was great as well and was throwing things at me right and left...when i just wantd the one pair she looked at me and said "hunny, you're gonna need a LOT more than that!!!!" :rofl: i said i will have to come back with DH so he doesn't have a heart attack if i spend so much!

I also stopped by the book store and OMG they were having a red tag sale on baby/toddler/children books...i couldn't help myself and bought quite a few (14 books in all!!) and it only cost me $10!!! Score! I told DH about it and he said we should go back tomorrow and just buy all the books :happydance: why not right? We'll need cute little learning books! And heck, it'll be cute to have on a shelf in the nursery :cloud9: The books were seriously like 50 cents-$2 :shock:

you are already 11 weeks!!!! i must hurry to catch you :)

you are already 11 weeks!!!! i must hurry to catch you :)

aww sweetie i hope you do :D i want you to!! :hugs:

Nice score on all the books! That will definitely come in handy in the future. I was thinking about you today and wondering how your were doing so I thought I would pop in and say hello! Hope you are doing well! :hugs:

How fun that you got maternity pants! LOL Take pictures! :rofl:

Bloody hell all of those books for $10?

I got some early tri maternity pants and i wear them all the time to work OMG they are the comfiest things!! Just need to get a bit of a bigger bump so we can fit into the bigger ones lol

WOW....11 weeks already!!!!! Where has the time gone???
Glad to see you are well chick xxxxxx :hugs:

That is so cute, you and all those books. :D

It's never to early to start reading to them though. I'm on the fourth novel that I read to Charlie at night. We've done 'Winnie the Pooh', 'The Jungle Book', 'The Wind in the Willows' and we just started 'The Hobbit' last night. It's such a great way to finish the day and get him settled for bed but it carries over to during the day too. He is always looking at books and he's recently started pretending to 'read' them. He moves his head from side to side whilst holding a book open against his nose, :cloud9: it is totally adorable.

Oh sorry :blush: hijacked your journal there.

Aww angelmouse, thats so sweet, that's what i was thinking when buying books! can't wait to read to LO!!

Went to the little baby's 1 year bday tonight, it was ok... i did not get to finish my monkey :( so i guess the monkey will just be mine (hehe) BUT I went back and bought more books as a gift! Sesame Street books...the little girl LOVES Elmo, she instantly started biting the books when she opened the gift :rofl:

I cannot wait till Friday! First appointment! I have no idea what to expect either, i can only assume they'll do an ultrasound? for dating and such? i don't know! arrrg so hard not knowing!!!! Can't wait though! I am grooowing by the day omg! I hope baby is ok...i don't have many symptoms to be completely honest, only sickness and then the saliva thing :sick: cmonnn baby grow grow!

I cant wait to hear how you get on either!! Seems like youve waited bloody forever to get this appointment!!

Not long to go now and it'll be 2nd tri for you too hunni, im going to need some off my TTC to 1st tri .. to 2nd tri buddies with me!!

:dance: Yay! Less than a week for your appointment! I am so happy for you! (Only a few more days till your birthday too! :happydance:)

Have a nice Sunday!

Hi Samo!!:hi: I haven't seen you in a while glad to see everything is good:hugs: Hope that appointment day gets here soon:hug:

Just saying :hi: So glad the little one liked her books. Sometime's it the simplest things. I still want to see a picture of the little monkey when you've finished it!!!

Aw I love Elmo! Good choice. :)

Reckon Monkey's gonna wind up being a first cot toy. :happydance:

Your scan should be awesome seeing as how you've waited so long for it. I'm 11+6 same as you and I haven't even got a date for mine yet! I'm trying to stay calm about it but... :hissy:

:happydance:

12 weeks today!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just a couple more weeks until 2nd tri, right? I'm not sure exactly when 2nd tri starts? 13 weeks? 14? in between those weeks? I feel so blessed to have made it this far with absolutely no cramping or spotting! 2 days until my first appointment though so i am keeping my guard up a bit...i just hope everything is going well inside there!

Today is also myyyyy BIRTHDAY! :cake: No plans though :( DH is working laaaaate today I wont see him until past 7PM then he has to sleep around 10:30 pm for work in the morning :dohh: so we'll have just a few hours together! That's ok...i told him we can wait until Friday and celebrate bday + baby appointment together hehe... we'll see. MAYBE he might have something planned tonight i don't know about!

Congratulations on reaching 12 weeks!!! :happydance::happydance:

AND

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I hope you have a lovely day and those few hours are great hours!!!

Ooooh what a great day. :cake:

xxx

Happy birthday!!!!
have a fabulous time darling!!!:hug::hugs:

Happy Birthday Sweetie. :cake:

12wks Today :happydance:

Hope your OH has something planned, at least for the weekend.

Happy Birthday Samo :cake:

Hope your OH has a lovely suprise for you.

Bet you cannot wait till Friday for your fisrt appointment. Good Luck :hug:

All the very best for the weekend bunny! And all the best with the scan tomorow! (its thursday morning here in Aussie!)
Anyway, keep us posted wont you! :wave: :flower:

Happy birthday chick xxxxxx

Soooooooo did you have a nice time hun? Did he suprise you? :happydance::happydance:

I'm late :shy: but... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope you had a nice time, did he surprise you?
And good luck with the apmt today!!!! :hugs: :hugs: Enjoy your weekend!
x

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! Strange really, i thought i wrote up a bit here yesterday, it must not have gone through!

DH surprised me a little bit...when he was going on lunch break around 2pm, he asked if he could get an extra 30 min to take me to lunch, as 7PM~ would be too late to go out for dinner, and his supervisor told him he could have the rest of the day off for my Birthday! So that was good. Nothing else though, he is bad at shopping for me, so no gifts, he got me a card that said he owes me one. Not surprising, i was expecting that!

have my appointment in a couple hours, im up early to get ready for it. Not excited :( i doubt i'll get a scan. infact i doubt i'll do ANYTHING but fill paperwork out and talk about whatever they talk about. By the end of it i'll still be sitting here in limbo wondering if i even HAVE a baby in there...honestly the only thing keeping my head on straight is the fact i'm getting fat. i am just so bitter about today and acting like a sourpuss i know! And if they do an internal exam, i am NOT looking forward to that at all! :cry:

:hugs: :hugs: :hugs:

Glad to hear that you got to see your DH for your birthday and I really hope this exam totally exceeds your expectations!

Good luck at your apt Samo - I hope it's more than you expected!

Hey sweetie. hope your appt. went well and it was a more like you hoped it would be. :hugs:

sorry i've been away ladies...

just thought i'd post here and say i'll probably be avoiding forums and such until my next appt :(. I really dont want to get my hopes up and i am hoping time flies fast if i don't think about my pregnancy 24/7 (so hard i know). It just aches a bit inside not knowing what's going on. I haven't even got a bump. It's just depressing i suppose...

i hope everyone is well and good! i do miss you all, and do pop in once in a while to just browse threads...

My next appointment is my 16 weeker on July 18...i'll be back to report what happens then. Hopefully baby is alive and well and i hear a heartbeat (i know i wont get a scan so atleast maybe i can hear a heartbeat, right?) Until then i'll be sort of a ghost...

you poor thing....well you feel free to mope and lean on us! You can be as grumpy as you like in here...we all understand! That what these journals are for!

:kiss::hugs::kiss::hugs:

Awww hun, roll on 18th July xxxxx :hug::hug::hug:

Dont stay away too long Cindy we're missing you :hugs:

Now hurry up the 18th!!

Went and dug my journal up a bit now i have some things to write in it!

My pregnancy has really come to a slow down! Symptoms have slowly been stopping now that i'm way out of 1st tri and now it's all just a waiting game! I do feel a lot better though!

My appt. on July 18 (last week) went so-so. The OB was not amazing, but she did check the heartbeat (that's ALL she did) i only got to hear it for about 10 seconds but it was there :cloud9: so there IS a baby in there!

They set me up an anatomy scan for August 7! I'll be 19 weeks 1 day then :happydance: and they said they will check for sex and I'll find out if i want...and I WANT TO! Cannot wait for that! I do hope the sonagrapher is better than the doctor's i've been seeing! :pray:

17 weeks today btw!!! I took a "bump" picture to show how i'm coming along, you all get to see my lack of bump! It's more like FAT! :hissy: I am just waiting until that day I wake up and there's a beachball sized lump in my abdomen :happydance:

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/samorin/17weeks.jpg

Its good to see you back Cindy we've missed you!!

Youve been up to a bit whilst you were away considering you wernt getting much of anything in the way of antenatal care!! Im glad you got to hear LO's heartbeat, its lovely isnt it!!

And YAY youve managed to get a scan i know that was the main thing your worried about ... the 7th is not far away at all, only about 2 weeks and you can find out if youve got a prince or a princess!!

You had better pop back and let us know straight away missus!!

Oh i hope LO cooperates at the scan, will be the only one we get and we are paying massive for it! $300-$400!!!! Insane prices really :growlmad: 3d/4d scans are cheaper than that methinks! Oh well, what can ya do??

DH says 'it must be a girl, because your pregnancy seems to be a pain in the ass!" so to him, boys would be much simpler and easier to carry!!

:rofl: That is something my husband would say too! LOL

I am so glad you are getting a scan, Hon! I can not wait to see the pictures!

Hi Hon. :hugs:

Fab news about your scan and you got a heartbeat YAY! :happydance:

You must be so relieved and I bet you feel pregnant a lot more now too. I'm so pleased for you. :D

Aww I am so pleased that they are giving you a scan... although that price is terrible!! Make sure you get your money's worth!

yay for hearing the heartbeat too. xxx

:hugs: thanks ladies

well i've been feeling LO a LOT more lately! :happydance: he/she always gives me a little nudge at nighttime...always at night, i guess LO's schedule if way off :rofl: wonder if that'll keep up when LO is born, eh? I usually get flutters and bubbling around midnight when i am at my computer. The other night i took a late shower and that must have woken the little bubs up because i was feeling like he/she was doing acrobats in there!!

a week and a half till scan. DH is thinking about canceling and maybe trying to find somewhere cheaper (i KNOW the price that OBGYN gave us is way overpriced!) but i'm so set for August 7th!!

Been a bit lonely lately, DH has been working for 8 days straight, including 12 hours both saturday AND sunday! :hissy: they are working them SO HARD right now! He has to work 12 hours ALL this week too and maybe even next weekend! :cry: I have been wanting a foot rub so badly, i woke up with awful cramps again today, but i know DH is more tired than i am, having so much work lately. Can't wait till he starts coming home at 4pm instead of 8pm!!!!!!!!

WOW what sort of work does you OH do???? Thats a bit over the top! Dont they care about family life over there where you are from?

Exciting news about the scan though sweet pea! Im going for my measuring scan on the 11th Aug...so not long now! Im hoping that it includes a 3D scan! That would be nice! They said that we would get a disk etc...so for the price Im hoping with my fingers crossed! :winkwink:

So glad you are getting a scan hun :happydance:

WOW what sort of work does you OH do???? Thats a bit over the top! Dont they care about family life over there where you are from?


he is military!! once a year they do exercises to make sure everyone is 'prepared' incase something happens and this is just that time of year, UGH! :hissy:

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Just now i was feeling LO move around a bit and i quickly pressed my hand up against the area i felt the movement and felt a kick! haha was like a little push on my hand, that was the first time i was able to feel movement from the outside :happydance: go baby go! LO must be getting more active :cloud9: i was only feeling movements at night, very short flutters and bubbling.

Of course i called DH as soon as i felt the kick and told him :baby: maybe next time when he's home and i feel things again he'd be able to get 'punched'

Its lovely feeling movement eh, very reassuring, although it seems to make me rub my tummy more, and OH is always prodding it trying to get her to wriggle which makes me need to pee!! Worth it when they wriggle though!!

:dohh: I should have guessed by the picture of the uniform! :dohh:
I can understand now! :lol:
Hey check out my journal too! I get kicks now too! :happydance: YAY only another couple of weeks...wait it might even be 1 week to go....until we find out what we are having!!! YAY!!!!!

Exciting stuff isnt it when you feel your baby move for the first time!:cloud9:

Hey Samo. :D It's great to hear you being so positive and I hope you enjoy your scan. You really need to for that kind of money. :lol:

i am SOOO making the phonecall to my insurance place tomorrow. keeping my fingers crossed, wish me luck ladies!!!

4 Days till scan!!!

wooooooo

DH seems excited too, he said he is going to try and take friday off from work so that he can be home to clean up the spare room for baby nursery :cloud9: and this weekend we will also head to the shops!!! :baby: Going to try and not spend a lot but DH's parents have said they want to get us furniture for the nursery and to pick stuff out! It seems so early though! I don't know :) Exciting for sure! I've been looking at stuff online all evening :rofl:

i want time to pass faster!!! come on! :happydance:

Good luck with your scan chicken xxxxx

So what did they say are you gonna be covered?

You lucky girl to have in-laws that genuinly want to help. :D

4 days :happydance: 4 days :happydance: I bet you are going craaazy with the waiting!

Good luck xxx

woohoo 4 days:happydance:
I wish my parents could help out with furniture :sad2: but as they live in New Zealand its a bit hard for them to buy furniture etc...:lol:

So what did they say are you gonna be covered?


DH called the insurance company and talked to them in person as well, and they said 'yes we cover it'

well...a whole new can of worms opened today :cry:

So i call the OB office to say 'yes! they DO pay for it!' and the lady i talked to was like "NO they don't" and went on and on and ON basically saying whatever my insurance company told me was a lie and they need to write it on paper that they will pay for it. Then she went on to say that no the scan is considered medically necessary to THEM but when they write it in they put it as a routine ultrasound (<--- this is why the insurance wont cover it). Then i asked ok, well if you request that i get one and you say it is considered necessary then why don't you write it as such so my insurance will cover it?!?!! And you know what she says (and i couldn't believe her, she put me in tears!) "are you BLEEDING? in PAIN? something wrong with your pregnancy? because from your records you seem perfectly healthy and therefore it is not medically necessary and they will not pay for it!"

i wanted so badly to hang up on her the whole time, she continued to mock me and say "we get this phonecall a lot, it's always the same thing!"

DH is now trying to take care of things as i am a blubbering bucket of tears now and don't want to keep calling them back and forth (although the lady said "feel free to open a 3 way on the phone if you like!! i've talked to them only about 50 billion times!") if he doesn't get things worked out then i'm just going to have to cancel our scan don't know what else to do!

hi Samo! Just wanted to come and say hello. :hi: It's the first time I venture into the journal of someone who is so far along compared to me. wow! I should have done it sooner.

I am so sorry about what happened to you today.
Why are people so annoying and stupid? It seems like she doesn't write "medically necessary" just to spite pregnant woman. b*tch!:grr:I hope it gets sorted out. :hugs:

:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
Oooh that just isnt fair! WHAT LOSERS!!!!!! :cry:

Im so sorry darl....I hope things get sorted! I know that over here our insurance wont cover gender determining scans like the 3D and 4D ones...they arent considered medically nessasary either! :shrug: :nope: Which is a shame because they cost so much! But there it is...if you want those special scans done! :hug::hug::hug: I can understand your disapointment though seeings as the insurance said yes! FRUSTRATION is not the right word right? :hissy:

:flower::flower::kiss:

Well we canceled the appointment...

:cry:

i have a regular appointment next week on Friday...we're gonna try and talk to the doctor and get all this straightened out. If nothing works, DH said we are going to try and get a referral somewhere else... it's so frustrating.

Sorry baby, mommy and daddy have to wait again to see you now :(

oh darl I am sorry! I know its disapointing! hang in there sweet pea! :kiss::kiss::kiss::kiss:

Aww Samo I am so sorry. :hug::hug: I hope you get another one schedulled soon. Could you try telling them how much stress it is causing not seeing your lo and checking everything is ok and how that could have an impact on your lo?

Good luck for Friday! xxx

ACK!!! :hissy:

How can they say that it IS medically necessary but then not write it up as such??!!! :growlmad: It's greed that's all, they want the money for a full medical bill. Wankers! Why would the insurance say that they do cover it if they don't?! I hate the system you girls have to deal with over there it sucks Donkeys! Basically if you can't afford insurance or whatever or if you get the wrong kind then you're screwed!!!

I am SO SO angry for you love I really wish there was something I could do. :hugs:

Try not to fret too much sweetie. Relax in a bath or eat some ice-cream or something. :hugs:

Samo, I'm sorry you've had to cancel and go for a normal appointment. It really is frustrating!! :hugs:

So update on the whole OB and scan drama:

I went to my primary care provider onbase (my doctor who wrote me the referral to see the OB) and she was furious with them that they treated me that way! She said she never heard of such thing, that i would have to pay for a scan etc etc etc and that's the first complaint about that she's ever heard! Strange! So in the end I COULD have gotten my scan and they could not have made me pay for it, no clue why the OB would say that sort of thing to me!

So She wrote me a NEW referral! Yay! I am going to a new OB now after this week! THANK GOODNESS! I'm sure the next OB will be tons better...my friend goes and to that OB and she loves it. Also, i got my scan RESCHEDULED and it will be on Aug. 18th! Next week Monday! I do feel sad though, obviously! :cry: I could have seen my little baby last Thursday. I'll be about 20w5d at my scan, DH is happy because we'd be able to see lots.

Now for 1 more week of waiting...

:hug:

Sor sorry you are hvaing such a tough time.

Soory to hear things are going rough for you, dearie but I am so glad that one week from today you will be seeing your Little One!!!! :hugs:

what? how frustrating!!
why does it always happen like this? it's kind of ridiculous! But at least you found someone kind enough to tell you that you can have another scan and that it will be covered. so you get to see your little one again. yay! :happydance:

Great news about being referred to another OB. AND fantastic news about your new scan date!! YAY! I suppose if you look on the bright side - you will see far more details at 20 weeks 5 days than you would have seen last week.

I hope this week flys by for you. xxx

:hug:

YAY :happydance: only a week to go! :flower: for your patience darl!

thanks tons ladies :hugs: always helping me put a smile on my face!!!

DH and I picked out some baby furniture! Crib/cot, a dresser and a glider rocker. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we can go this weekend to purchase them and bring them home! I am so anxious to set up a nursery :rofl: DH and I cleaned the spare room so now it is completely empty and ready for baby things! :happydance:

Also tomorrow i hit 20 weeks. Shocker! I was sitting here thinking about it just now and can't believe time passed...half way through! It is almost scary because those 20 weeks went by rather quickly and just another wait like that and i will have a baby in my hands! It seems all too soon! I shouldn't be getting scared about it :rofl: but the more i think of it...the crazier my mind gets!

Had my 20 week appt. today,the last appointment with this particular OB practice! The OB i saw today was a lot better than the previous appointments, but i am happy to be moving to the new practice for the rest of my pregnancy!!! :happydance:

baby's heart rate was in the 150's, the doctor was chasing baby around hehe since baby kept swimming away from the doppler. baby did give the doppler a swift boot! Probably wondering what the heck we're poking him/her with!! He said that i will likely stay a 'skinny minny' through my pregnancy and probably not get very big at all, i will probably get a small bump around 23 weeks or so!! He measured my uterus and the top is right at my belly button where it should be at 20 weeks so i AM growing as i should be.

Monday is my scan!!! I can't wait!!!

:happydance:

happy to hear everything went well!
You lucky little lady, staying a skinny minny!!! I wish! :rofl:
Glad that the new firm is doing better for you!

Have a great weekend! Monday is only a couple sleeps away!! :dance:
:hug:

Team PINK!

:cloud9: What a wonderful day! the scan went very well, baby was moving a lot! Also that baby likes to stand on my bladder, which i had a feeling of because i would occasionally get a swift kick to the bladder!! DH and i are both THRILLED about having a girl! OMG we had no idea! :happydance:

DH kept saying for weeks he just feels its a girl but he didn't want to swear on it and didn't want to say boy at all because he said he didnt want to jinx the outcome!! So he was hoping for a girl all along! I had no idea :cloud9: I am so happy about it all! He can't believe it and even questioned the ultrasound tech about it a couple of times and she told us that she would not say it was a girl if she was not sure of it and she kept pointing at the '3 little lines there!' This is the first time in a loooooong time that a girl will be the first born from his side of the family, as everyone has boys first! We called his mum on the phone right after and she was overjoyed and said "ok well i am going to go announce it to the world! talk to you later!" :rofl:

Have not told my side of the family yet, have to wait till early morning or something, as timezones in USA and Japan are totally different! I have no idea what they will think!

Wow CONGRATS Samo!!! :hugs: :hugs: That's amazing!!! :cloud9: You sound so happy, I'm thrilled for you! Time to go shoooooooooooooooopping, right?!?! :D
:hugs: to you and your little princess!!!
xxx

:dance: YAY!!! Congrats on Team Pink, Honey!!!!!!! :dance:

:happydance::happydance::happydance: I was right i was right!!

Congrats hun i bet your both over the moon!!

:happydance::happydance::happydance::cloud9:

:happydance: congratulations on team pink!

I am so pleased everything is going well for you. xxx

YAY :happydance::happydance::happydance::happydance: Good for you sweety! We are on team blue ourselves! :hugs:

Congrats on team BLUE Akamummy!! :hugs:

DH and I are buying the crib/cot this week! eek! everytime we go to the store to order it though...i keep thinking "but what if i find something else i like!?" :rofl: twice now we've gone to the store and come home empty handed!!

I wanted to buy a cute little onesie but DH gave me a look! Some reason he doesn't want to buy any clothes :rofl: he gives me the evil eye! poo! I should just sneak to the store and grab one and surprise him :lol:

I have been making a list of the things we need to get and i keep thinking "omgosh! i need to get these now!" then realize i have 19 weeks still to buy it all :dohh: i'll have to spread out the shopping! I think i am just excited it is all so real now :blush:

You get buying hun!!

youd better post some piccies of your crib when you get it this weekend!!

ahhhh store is out of stock of the crib we want until next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:

DH and I have been talking about names :) and i had some i liked and he said no (blah) but then he came around! wow!! We haven't told anyone yet! i am nervous about them for some reason...like if i say it out loud DH will change his mind or someone wont like them and i'll feel horrible! I am so weird!!!!!!!! I need to make a poll for the name though...because i want the name First and Middle...but DH likes them switched so Middle then First...but if the First is the middle name then i don't know if i want to keep it. Have i confused you all enough? :rofl: my my my!!!!

Oh I bought a new maternity top :) it says "I (heart) Baby" on it! I LOVE IT! Only prob is i don't have much of a bump so i don't know if it will be weird to wear right now :cry: It makes sense when there is a bump there you know? People will just think i am very early on and overly excited (i am excited :p but i am not 8 weeks gone and excited, i am almost 22 weeks!!!) I might wear it tomorrow though...:cloud9: we'll see!

Samo ,
Understand what you saying with the name scenario, me and OH are chosing the little boys name , it has to be either spanish or persian so its finding one we both like.

As for the shopping thing everytime i go online , with creditcard in hand to order things i go around in circles , i want to make my first baby purchase.

Good Luck with the name , i hope there is no mind changing.

like the sound of the top, I would just wear it!!!!

Heya Samo!

I hear ya with names. NO WAY am I telling anyone what we've (eventually) chosen; we mentioned at the dinner table w/ his parents a name we are (were?) pretty dead set on for a boy and of COURSE mother-in-law dissed it. Made me NUTS!!!!!!!! And then she had the gall to say "Oh, but I know I have no say in it"!?!?!? :hissy: She makes me NUTS this woman I tell you!!!!!!! DH came to my rescue b/f I bit her head off and said "You're right mum, you DON'T!!!" :rofl: I quite enjoyed that moment :D

Sorry about the pram, but its only a week eh? :) You must be anxious to get stuff bought though, I can understand that! :)

Hey, I'd wear the top! I'd be proud of staying so small!! When people ask you can flaunt the fact that you're already over half way there and still so thin! :D Btw, when're ya gonna post another bump pic?? :D

:hugs: Enjoy your day honey!
xxx

Yes I aggree...WEAR THE TOP!!!!!!!!! WHO CARES WHAT ANYONE THINKS!!!!!!

hope you are doing well! :hugs::hugs: As for shopping.....I cant wait! So exciting isnt it?:flower:

wear the top wear the top!! Ive just started wearing maternity tee's and i get what you mean about not feeling right, it looks kinda odd being a skinny minny as the tummy bit is still pretty baggy lol

Come on then are you going to spill these names you two have got in mind for oyur little miss?

yay wear the top! Looking forward to hearing the names too.

xxx

So, Samo's been busy while I've been on holiday then. :laugh2:

Congratulations on getting your scan after all and I hope your new Obs is lovely to you.

You're lucky being a littley, I keep getting the look that says, 'only halfway? But you look so BIG!' :hissy: :rofl: So I'd definately wear the top. :D

:wave: thought Id just :pop: in and say :hi:
hope you are doing well...:hugs: Any heartburn sufferings as yet? :hugs:

Well girls i DID wear my "I *heart* Baby" top to lunch with some friends!! Then I got some courage and we all went shopping...i think the food from lunch helped give me a tummy on the shopping trip :rofl: :blush:

Today i am 23 weeks!!! So i took a picture! I took one at 20 weeks, but really there was almost no difference from 17 weeks -> 20 weeks :dohh: so I didn't bother to post it! But at 23 weeks I have a little pouch in the making!

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/samorin/23weeks.jpg

I am definitely gaining weight though from all my eating...but i think the weight is going to my thighs *gulp*

DH got the crib set up in Baby Girl's room this past week!! I can't wait to get the whole nursery together! My Grandparents gifted us a pram and carseat that is being mailed to us now! :happydance: i feel so grateful! They are so nice, i love my grandparents!

I Think DH and I are set on a first name, too!! I found someone who makes BEAUTIFUL handpainted wall lettering...and I am so tempted to order some today, and if I do that'll pretty much 'seal the deal' on the name choice! I am so impatient :rofl: DH said he is 99% sure that is the name he wants though! YIPPEE! I'm sure a thread will come soon about the name and looking for help to choose a middle name...because we have NO ideas for middle name!!!!!

First and foremost, I LOVE those duckie PJ bottoms they are SO cool! :laugh2:

Second but no less-most, DEFINATELY the makings of a gorgeously neat baby bump there. I bet you'll 'pop' all of a sudden and it'll be a perfect football bump just like everyone else wants. :D

I agree! Have you seen the pics of MY tummy photos in my journal??? I defo keep getting the youre only 23 weeks? You look like you are about to :pop: :roll:

BTW LOOOVE the bathroom shower curtain! Very nice!:winkwink:

OMG Samo you're so small!!! Gosh I can understand the comments! I hope I can stay that slim, but heh, I don't think so... I'm not even that slim normally!!! :rofl: You are gonna have a PERFECT lil bump!!! :hugs:

Congrats on the name choice then!!! Those wall letterings sound LOVELY that's exactly what I would like for our LO!!!

Right, just wanted to say howdy and keep well!!
:flower:

Ok its been a few days since i wrote in here...lots happened...

Saturday night i was having really bad back pains and my friends were a bit concerned and so took me to the ER. ugh! I really hate going to the ER :blush:. Long story short (as i wrote about it in 2nd tri forums) i was a cm dilated which raised some concern! The OB i saw put me on strict bedrest and I had appts. scheduled for tuesday and wednesday...

Yesterday i went in for an ultrasound and transvag-ultrasound....both came out perfectly FINE. baby is right on schedule (1lb 5oz!) which was nice to hear. My cervix has not shortened at all, which is also good. resting the past couple of days has been good.

I was confident in thinking it must have just been a 1-time 'bad luck' thing, maybe i was just tired that night and it caused me to dilate? i don't know lol i think i was just trying to make up something for my own peace of mind. it's all confusing to me (being my first pregnancy and all).

Today's appt. with my OB opened my eyes a little after telling her the recent events including all the braxton hicks i was feeling, my back pain. And I think I sort of understand a little more now. All the BH i was feeling and such is pretty rare, especially with it being my 1st pregnancy and i was only 23 weeks feeling them quite often (i even made a thread here because i was concerned a bit why i was feeling so much irritation). My back pain, which i figured is just strain from all the extra weight im carrying...i guess was a bit more intense than normal as well. BH should not be causing dilation, but i think that they are.

SO I am still on a lot of bed rest. I did notice I have been feeling a lot better while resting. It's still all confusing to me... and I feel like i am a burden to the doctors :blush: as dumb as that is! I just wanted to get all of this out, writing it down helps me think it all over piece by piece :)

Heya Samo,

I answered your thread in 2nd tri, but I just wanted to say here, HAPPY 24 WEEKS!
You make sure you get your rest, and you are NOT a burden to the docs HELLO!??! YOU are THEIR client!!! Don't even think on it. Ask all the questions you want, make all the apmts you want that's what they're there for! :hugs:

Keep well honey and KEEP RESTING!
xxx

Keep resting hun, yay for 24 weeks :happydance:

Hiya honey. :hugs:

Get those feet up and them docs running after your every whim. :D

Hooray for 24wks. :dance: At least that takes a bit of the pressure off. :hugs:

Happy 24 weeks , remember stay with your laptop in bed.

27 weeks! My goodness i just abandon my journal sometimes :dohh: :( i just can't bring myself to sit and type a whole thing! Well some quick updates...

Had a couple more appointments and a scan and all seems well. Saw midwife yesterday who re-checked my cervix and said "Well, i wasn't poking baby's head that time! Things seem a lot better, perhaps she's moved into a different position!" which totally freaked DH out :rofl: he was like "poking her HEAD?" he later told me he will be scared to DTD from now on because he may poke Baby Girl's head :dohh: silly man!

Took a 26 week bump picture last week. Took a bit to upload it because it was on DH's computer...

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/samorin/26weeks.jpg

tummy is starting to come out! I feel huge and have days where i feel like a cow :(. No stretch marks on tummy yet but i am sure they will come, as i am prone to them! Boobd actually have a small amount of stretch marks :hissy: honestly i should take boob picture shots instead of bump ones because they see, to be growing a LOT more than bump is :rofl:

Going to Babies R Us today! :happydance: My mother is gifting us bedding and accessories! So i am going out to buy those (she is in Japan and so it is much easier to wire me $ and have me go buy things than her order from the internet and have to pay shipping!) I can't wait until DH gets off work so we can go!! The drive is long...but shopping is worth it! :lol:

Good looking bumpity bump Honey. :D

Enjoy your shopping trips. :hugs:

WOW your bump is little! You should see me :cry: I look like Im 9 month