Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Vets - Take 2! PREG, M/C, CHILDREN MENT'D

[bellababy]

Apples-Everything sounds great! Shouldn't be long now!

[ginacap]

hey girls- thanks for all the support and prayer! Im still bleeding a little and a little cramping, but im sure thats to be expected- Im just so nervous now about the other lil one- I hope he/she is OK!

[ALP81]

gina- So sorry you have to go through this! I think it's natural to be nervous about the other one, but hopefully you can lean on everyone around you for support and reassurance right now!

klc- I think it's amazing how fast everyone's pregnancies are going! It seems like yesterday that there was the big wave of BFP's and now it's going to be a wave of babies! How are you and your girls doing?

bella- Have fun at the wedding this weekend!

apples- I hope you have a relaxing weekend and get all your preparations done. Any day now!

nico- Thanks for the info about the nursing bra. That looks like a good one, I'll have to check those out. To be honest, I haven't even started thinking that far ahead yet but I know it'll come fast!

Do any of you have days where your stomach muscles seem extremely sore? I had a few days this week where by the end of the day it felt like my stomach muscles were burning they hurt so much- only when I'm standing up. I assume it's just stretching since it goes away when I sit/lay down. It sure is uncomfortable though. Maybe another growth spurt!

Hope you all have a great weekend. It's so exciting that everyone's due dates are getting closer!!

[twiggy]

Ginacap - i m so sorry...this is awful and what a shock....we a re here for u ..
what ever you do, dont blame yourself...apparently 15% of all pregnancies begin as twins and one of them is absorbed. Most of the time it is early and the moms dont even know or never find out [ saw a discovery program]
take care of yourself

Run Blonid e - welcome ! and congrats on passsing the first tri... did u have any nausea

Apples good to know everything is going well.. i cant wait to meet your lil one

dana - did u find some one to tak e care of your lil one.. i remember u were planning to go back to work fairly quickly

Alp - how many weeks are u now??

My nausea has kicked in but its not as bad as last time .. I m just nervous as i m still having a lot of cramping....i know the muscles are stretching but they have done this before so should nt my body be better adjusted?? Plus i dont remember this much cramping last time... ok so im a little paranoid.. but some one tell me this is normal?

happy friday everyoone

[danaesb]

twiggy, i think I remember reading somewhere else that cramping can actually be worse the second time. I know for sure that after-pains are worse the second time, so it wouldn't be surprising if it hurts worse when those muscles are on their way out as well. i haven't even started looking for child care. i'm due at the end of Aug. and taking Sept. and Oct. off, then going back at reduced hrs Nov. and Dec. (10-15 hrs/wk) then going back in Jan. at part time (~30 hrs/wk). I think i'll be able to manage on my own until January at least.

gina, i'm sorry to hear one of the beans didn't make it, i'm sure that is hard to deal with, especially after you had gotten to where you accepted the idea of twins and gotten excited about it. I'm sure the other little one will do just fine. hang in there.

apples, i don't know, i've heard a woman can walk around a few cm dilated for weeks, but she can also go from 1-10 in no time if the baby is ready! glad you are enjoying your time off work!

alp, i didn't have that but there were times when i would experience what felt like stitches in my sides that was muscles stretching. that hasn't happened for a while though. it would make sense if what you are experiencing is muscles stretching.

bella, nothing beats feeling beautiful and pregnant. have fun!

runblondie, congrats!! feels good to be out of the woods, doesn't it? want to recap your story for us?

jaymie, glad you liked your class! i thought ours was boring, but it did get me super excited to have this baby.

not much new here. we went to a carseat class last night where they helped us install the carseat and checked it out for us. driving around with that thing in the back makes it feel real! I'm 35 weeks and definitely entering the whiney stage. i'm just beginning to feel cumbersome, like it's hard to even dry my feet off when i get out of the shower! and randomly today i have been retaining water and my feet and legs are all puffy and swollen. I freaked out when i realized i was getting indentations when i pressed on it (which is supposedly a red flag, pitted edema) b/c my mom had preeclampsia which means i'm at a slightly increased risk, but i checked my bp at home (3 times) and it's still a measly 91/55 so I think i'm good. what else...oh, my MIL has decided that i'm going early because i'm so big - i'm 35 wks and i've gained 20 lbs, how is that huge? i think he'll arrive a few days past my due date. part of me wants him to come a bit early cause I just can't wait, but the other part of me hopes i'm right because I have a project at work that has gotten delayed and I'll be scurrying around that last week of August to wrap it up. i hate loose ends and my job isn't such that i can easily delegate the work to someone.

wow, sorry for the all-about-me book. hope everyone has a great weekend!

[alecia]

gina - so sorry to hear about your loss. i'm glad you are taking some time for yourself. hang in there and try to keep positive about your other little one in there.

irish- congrats to you and dh!!!

[ALP81]

twiggy- I'm 25 weeks now. I also had a fair amount of cramping at the beginning and I think that's fairly common from what I hear. Maybe your muscles are stretching more sooner since they know what to do- just a thought.

[klc2007]

ALP - Thanks for asking about the girls
They are doing fabulously, despite of their crazy mother. I always knew I'd be a bit of a nrevous mom but it has started earlier than I thought. I've become somewhat obsessed that something bad is going to happen to one of them. After a not so pleasent google experience I had myself convinced that Hannah was showing signs of Autism that can be detected in infants. I was sick to my stomach for days, crying, not eating, etc... I am somewhat better now. So, just be aware girls that PPD can rear its ugly head even months after birth. It can also take different forms. I know some moms don't feel that bond right away. For me it is the opposite. After the first few months which were just a crazy blur, I've come to realize that I love this babies with such an intensity like I did not know exsisted. Love like this is so powerful that the thought of losing it somehow has begun to frighten me in an irrational way. Sorry for the long post here but, I just want all of you new mommies to be to be aware. Odds are you will all be fine and I am just a special kind of nutty. But, no one can explain to you the depth of the love that you are going to feel. You think you know but you have no idea!!

[irishgirlny]

Klc - I really hope that you start to feel better. I can understand how one can feel such love and devotion to a human being and that makes everything scary. While a little different, my mom has been a nervous wreck about me the last few weeks with everything happening. Since we lost my brother, she worries like crazy about me. I think as a parent, no matter how old the child, we are going to worry and even be irrational at times.

Gina - I am really sorry about losing the one and I hope you have a healthy pregnancy with the other!

Dana - I got soooo swollen at that point too. It was scary how my legs looked like someone elses. I didn't have high blood pressure either. Oh, and if your MIL thinks you are huge, just show her pics of me. That will change her perspective.

Twiggy - I had cramps for the first few months. I am sure you are ok.

Apples - Any day now....

As for me, I am still in the hospital, but I am doing so much better. I had to refuse the hard pain meds because they were making me feel awful. So I have just been taking Motrin. I am definitely in more pain than I thought i would be, but it gets better every day. My little man has lost almost a pound, so we have to supplement after feedings. I have read that is normal, but I still don't like it. I am waiting to hear what the verdict is today: are we staying one more day or going home? I will post pics when I get home. My proud DH has been snapping up a storm.

[bellababy]

Dana-That is crazy about your MIL. I am 30 weeks and gained 20 lbs! You definitely are right where you need to be. What is it with MIL and butting in?

Irish-Hope you and your little man get to go home soon! I am sure you will feel much better once you are home.

KLC-Thank you for sharing you experience with us. I think it is important to let other women know that some of these feelings are normal. I get nervous about PPD, but try not to think about it too much. Your girls must be getting bigger day by day. It must be such a joy to watch!