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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/9/2010 9:00:09 AM
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anne-girl
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That's funny, I'm at the 33-week mark and I'm hoping not to be done until absolutely necessary. Not that I enjoy being huge; I'm actually getting impatient, but I have so much to get done... saw the new list and realized that by next week I will be next in line! 
DH has been catching a cold/flu every two weeks for the past two months, and this time I've finally caught it. I am seriously considering going home. I'm just wiped. We'll see how I feel after a snack; at least today is not a crucial-deadline day, although I do have an afternoon meeting I'd rather not miss.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/9/2010 10:37:13 AM
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First off......I am so sorry Dance! I have a D&C with my missed-miscarriage so I don't have much advice to offer.
Well, I went in for my first appointment yesterday and it went really well. She went ahead and did a scan and we saw the baby and a little heart beat. It was totally what I needed to see. It looks like I am not quite as far a long as we thought, but that makes sense since my chart shows a late ovulation. So as of yesterday I was 6 weeks 3 days. But they still left my due date at Oct. 25th. So that is exciting. It was so good to see our little bean.
Anne, I am sorry you aren't feeling well. I have had 2 colds already since getting pregnant. It stinks, since you can't really take any meds. Hang in there......I am all about calling in sick!
I didn't want to have to tell people at work about the baby so soon, but I am feeling so sick all the time, I don't think I can hide it any more. I need them to lighten up on me a bit. So hopefully this little baby stays. Hang in there ladies! Fly
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/9/2010 10:54:00 AM
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anne-girl
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I'm actually feeling a lot better; I'm still tired but my stomach is no longer complaining. I figure I'm coming down with a mild cold/flu and normally when I'm sick, my stomach just can't handle the whole-grain cereal I had this morning. Now that I've had a snack I am feeling much better, so I will stay at work.
We'll see how I do tomorrow. I think the key is not to overheat on the bus. When the weather is around the freezing point, the only winter coat that fits me is overkill, but a sweater isn't enough. I think most of what I was feeling was because I didn't lose my layers fast enough when I got on the bus (which of course was heated as though it was -30 outside).
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/9/2010 1:57:25 PM
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I had my 27-week appointment today. I had another sonogram to check the baby's growth because of the GD. Thankfully, he is measuring right on schedule and isn't getting too big so far. He slept right through the whole thing again. LOL! I've been on the GD diet since the beginning and am now on insulin, so hopefully he will stay the right size as the 3rd tri continues.
My OB said that he didn't have a problem letting me go to 40 weeks if both the GD and my blood pressure remain under control like they are now. He made it sound like that was a really HUGE "if", though. He expects me to have to go early for at least one of those reasons. I guess the 3rd tri will be one big guessing game for me... I feel like I'm just waiting for something bad to happen because everyone (both docs) expects it to, and so far they've been right.
I still haven't gained any weight yet and the doc was very encouraging, saying that I have done all I possibly can to manage my high-risk issues. It's nice to hear that, at least. I now have to see him every 2 weeks.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/9/2010 2:18:55 PM
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The waiting stinks doesn't it, Bethany? I'm sort of in the same position... after all my issues with Gabby's pregnancy this one has been a breeze but my blood pressure HAS gone up and I am having trace protein in my urine. I really want to switch to an all midwife practice but I'm slightly uncomfortable leaving the security of the OB's "just in case". Ah well... whatever happens will happen...
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/9/2010 7:39:50 PM
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My doc has indicated all along that my urine tests were fine. I didn't ask for details. Then today he said, "Your urine has the same protein level as usual" and moved on... as if it wasn't a big deal... but that means there is protein in it and has been all along - I guess because of the GD.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/10/2010 8:44:38 AM
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Bethany, it could also mean there are trace amounts, or very low amounts, and that he thinks that's just usual for you. My protein levels are usually trace to 0.3 according to the Uristix; they periodically send a sample for detailed analysis since I'm prone to UTIs but I'm good so far. I guess in some cases, normal doesn't always mean zero.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/10/2010 9:49:51 AM
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Yeah, I tend to have trace protein even when I'm not pregnant so it's sort of "normal" for me. We just watch it and do periodic 24 hour urine collections since even with pre-e last pregnancy I never showed more then trace protein w/ a dip. That's what happens you drink a gallon+ of water per day.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/10/2010 11:34:27 AM
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That's good to know. I guess if he's not worried, I shouldn't be.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/10/2010 12:27:37 PM
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Urgh. Am I ever glad all-day meetings are not a regular thing for me at work. I'm in one all day today and my body has just about had enough of sitting in one place, and going to the bathroom only at break time. 
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/11/2010 11:52:05 AM
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Hello, everyone. I just found out last week that I am pregnant and my dr. confirmed it yesterday, I am 7 weeks and due on October 24th. I've been very nervous, worried, and stressed, along with the joy and excitement. I understand that this is normal to some degree, especially since this is my first pregnancy. After my appointment yesterday, I felt much better, but today I am finding new things to worry about. I am very afraid of having a m/c. I am trying to remember that God is in control and enjoy this pregnancy!
The news is also already out! My husband was so excited that he called people, and we let our paretns know. Before I knew it, my entire church knew and even the kids at school know.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/11/2010 11:57:15 AM
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The news is also already out! My husband was so excited that he called people, and we let our paretns know. Before I knew it, my entire church knew and even the kids at school know.
lol. My kids had already told their friends and teachers at school before we had made the official announcement that we were pregnant with #5.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/11/2010 4:04:41 PM
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I go to church and work in the same town, so once everyone at church knew (my pastor announced it during service), it was only a matter of time until my students found out too. 
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/11/2010 7:55:43 PM
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Which is why I will never tell my kids I'm pregnant until I want the world to know! 
ROFLOL...then you better not have older kids, because they will figure it out pretty fast with all that the first trimester brings with it!!
MeganRenee...CONGRATS!!!!
As for the nerves, yes it is normal. Just remember that you can't change anything...and you can't live in fear every day for the better part of the next year. I know it is hard, but just relax and take it all one day and one event at a time. IF the time comes that you need to change roads, then we will be here for you to grieve with too. Several of us have been down that road, and there are some great women around here (and I am sure in your own life too) that have some great words of wisdom. Even with the most ideal of situations, sometimes it just happens. We really have to lean on God's wisdom more and more.
I personally do not like telling anyone. I never liked it, so it had nothing to do with my miscarriage. Even with #1 I didn't want to even look at the test...a friend actually said that if I wasn't going to look at the test then she was going to march in there and do it. (She was the one that had made me take the test in the first place). So far, the only two people I have ever had to tell were my hubby and my mom...and every time I tell my mom she says she already knew....lol. Once hubby knows, and is comfortable telling, then he tells the world. And then eventually he gets down the list to telling his parents. They really don't like that we have more then 2 kids, so he doesn't like to tell them. With Justice (baby #5) he finally told them when I was like 6 or 7 months along...lol. I kept telling him he needed to give them a heads up at least, not just call from the hospital with the news...lol.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/11/2010 8:36:49 PM
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Seriously, if they can talk, don't tell them until you want people to know. Josh nearly outed us about Beth and he was barely 2! We wound up telling people about 3 weeks earlier than planned. Had already told parents and our sibs, just were not telling everyone else until 13 weeks or so.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/12/2010 8:27:02 AM
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anne-girl
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Which is why I will never tell my kids I'm pregnant until I want the world to know!
ROFLOL...then you better not have older kids, because they will figure it out pretty fast with all that the first trimester brings with it!!
Actually, I've been really fortunate with two mostly trouble-free first trimesters now (I figure the first pg counts since I m/c late); a bit of nausea and fatigue but not too bad really. With any luck that'll just be how pregnancy goes for me. Hopefully by the time the kids are older they'd understand why I didn't want to tell, but I guess I'll figure that out as I go.
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Once hubby knows, and is comfortable telling, then he tells the world. And then eventually he gets down the list to telling his parents. They really don't like that we have more then 2 kids, so he doesn't like to tell them. With Justice (baby #5) he finally told them when I was like 6 or 7 months along...lol.
That's too bad. I don't understand why some people find more than 3 kids "excessive" but think that no children or one child is normal. Why should lots of kids be any more unusual than a small number, or none? I have a friend I haven't told yet; I haven't talked to her in months so that's part of it, but I really should give her a call. I find it tough to find the time to keep up with friends these days.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 3/12/2010 12:24:57 PM
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My OB said that he didn't have a problem letting me go to 40 weeks if both the GD and my blood pressure remain under control like they are now. He made it sound like that was a really HUGE "if", though. He expects me to have to go early for at least one of those reasons. I guess the 3rd tri will be one big guessing game for me... I feel like I'm just waiting for something bad to happen because everyone (both docs) expects it to, and so far they've been right.
What did he 'recommend' be done if you don't go by 40 weeks and everything is still fine?
He would definitely induce at 40 weeks. He will not let me go overdue, and listed the combination of my age (37), previous hypertension, and insulin-controlled GD as the reasons. Honestly, I will be happy if I even make it that far. I'm trying to come to terms with the distinct possibility of being induced sooner. I'm just glad that he doesn't have a flat policy of requiring induction at 37 weeks as a rule for people with GD. I've heard there are docs like that from other moms who've had it. He's not that way.
If I had no high-risk issues (or at least fewer of them), I would fight to go as long as it took to go into labor on my own, but with 3 strikes against me I believe I should listen to my doc. He's been great so far about doing as little intervention as possible - he even called my primary care doc and told him to back off on pushing the insulin and allowed me to wait 3 more months until he normally would have tested me for GD.
I'm just really hoping I don't end up with pre-eclampsia. It seems like both docs expect it to happen because I had high BP before. So far, it's great, so I'm praying for it to hold.
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Sad for them to have such a horrible attitude. 
She was all surprised I didn't say anything earlier, as if she didn't remember what she said after I had Gebre. 
