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Not long to go

I am 19 and 34 weeks pregnant with my first baby. I am still working and hoping to be here for another few weeks but I am really starting to feel the strain. I have very bad round ligament pain.

I was taken into hospital last week as I was having contractions, but it just turned out it was Braxton Hicks I was having, they were very painful and I just panicked. I'm glad the baby stayed put though. I had to get another scan and the baby was sticking his/her tongue out at me!

I am on the internet every day looking at pregnancy week by week guides and I have my Labour bag all packed. I think I am pretty organised but I bet I have forgotten something.

I can't wait to meet the baby and I am glad I don't know the sex so I can get a nice surprise :o)


Maree

A scary beginning with a so far good ending

Right now I am 21 years old and I am having my first baby. I am 7 months pregnant and happy and healthy. Well it wasn't all like that. I found out I was pregnant by a pregnancy test I took at a friend’s house. Well at that time I was in a boot cast because I had broken my foot and my ankle in 4 places and my husband now, who was my boyfriend at the time, found out was on his way to school for the navy. Anyway we were on the subject about having kids when one of my friends said I should take a test to make sure.

I figured it wasn't going to work and I thought the reason why I didn't get my period was because I was under a lot of stress; it happened before and I got my period later. But I took it anyway. Well in a few seconds two lines popped up and I got a little scared. So when I went to the doctors for my check up for my foot I told him I might be pregnant and wasn't sure if I should do x rays. Well sure enough I was pregnant but the scary part was I started my period the next day. So I made an appointment with the doctors to see what was going on.

Of course I didn't know what to do and all I felt like doing was crying. Well they did an ultrasound and it showed that there was a yoke sack and an egg inside but it was too early to tell if I would be having a pregnancy or not. They wanted me to come back in 4 weeks to check back and see what was going on. Well for the 4 weeks I was still bleeding but it wasn't really heavy. So I thought I was having a miscarriage because I was in a lot of pain. I went back in 4 weeks and this time they found that the egg had grown to an embryo but still no heart beat. So I started to cry. The nurse said that I should wait another 2 weeks and come back in 2 weeks to see how everything is going.

I thought the worse but my period stopped. So I thought it was a good sign. I went back and as soon as they put the machine to my tummy there was a fuzzy noise and then a heart beat. She showed me the picture and sure enough you could see the baby growing and the heart beat going like crazy. I cried with happy tears because I thought I couldn't have kids.

Well I am now 7 months pregnant and he's doing just fine. It took me a while to gain weight but they said it was because I am so tiny that I won’t gain a lot of my weight till I am about 5 months pregnant. Sure enough I picked up weight at 3 months and now I am nice and round. I feel a lot better and with him moving all the time I know he is doing great also.


Amber

Ready to meet my son

I am 27 years old, 37 weeks preggers and ready for this part to be completed and to meet my son. The doctors put me out of work January 3 and I was not scheduled to go out until the 12th. I have been on bedrest and am feeling very confined to my home. Due to the loss of anticipated pay and the slowness of disability kicking in, I feel like a prisoner in my own home.

The baby's room is complete, the whole house has been cleaned, I have even prepared a dinner menu for the next 3 weeks for my husband and myself, posted the Dr's #'s, emailed a baby phone tree to our parents, packed my hospital bag, packed the baby's hospital bag and now what? I cannot concentrate to read a book. I have tried; I wish I were working to tell you the truth.

I took up crocheting but am not very good at it, and at this point don't even want to take phone calls. My husband and I look at the ID before picking up the phone because the questions are always the same.

I find myself sleeping later and later and hate it. I usually get up at 6:45; today I woke up at noon. I am so ready to meet my son and wrap my arms around the little angel. I talk to him every day and tell him how much we want to meet him.

I need help practicing patience I guess. Thanks for listening.


Christy

Small but still feeling it!

This is my first pregnancy. Needless to say we're a tad bit off the '2yr plan' (WAY ahead of schedule! She'll be here little more than a month after our 1st anniversary!) But we are very excited nonetheless. I always knew my first would be a girl and I've had a blast getting the nursery ready. I'm slightly tall; almost 5'10 and pre-pregnancy was about 150lbs. I certainly wasn't skin and bones but I wasn't overweight, either.

My mom was pretty big in her pregnancies so I assumed it would be the same for me. Apparently I was erroneous! At 29wks, I'm only hitting about 165lbs and look more like I'm 4-5mos. Have to admit, it gets a bit tiring having people go “Oh! You're so small!” I just smile and grit my teeth but really I want to say, “I'm not getting out of this any easier than the rest!” Maybe that's what annoys me most. Just because I am small, the assumption is that I must not be as tired or achy or experiencing any of the other uncomfortable symptoms. ‘Tis not true, trust me. The only difference I think I have going is I don't have to sit up to roll over at night and I can still get my feet up (kind of) to paint my toenails.

Otherwise we're down to the home stretch, starting bi monthly appts, taking water aerobics, signed up for our various baby prep classes, cleaning out the house and trying to take as many naps as possible to get ready!

We can't wait to hold our little girl for the first time.


Staycelyne

Like sweet and sour sweeties....

I am six months pregnant with my fourth child. I am due 5th May. I am 39 yrs old. I was 23 yrs in my first pregnancy. Someone said I should be a pro by now, but I totally disagree. It is just as scary and feels different every time with different challenges. My body is also not so young anymore. My wish was to enjoy this one, but I have struggled from the second month from a bone problem.

I envy the women that say they have enjoyed their pregnancies so much. My months have been filled with complaints to those around me, and sometimes I feel like a bit of a burden. My bones just got overly loose and painful 24/7, the heavier the baby the worse the pain. Even sleeping is a problem; the pain frequently wakes me up. My doctor is checking for arthritis now, and no painkiller I am allowed to take takes away the pain completely.

Well, on a brighter note I am excited about the baby, I hope it is a girl since I have 3 boys already. At the end of it all it will be worth it in spite of all the pain. I am praying for natural birth. All my previous births have been as quick at 45 to 10 minutes. A rare condition, but most welcome because I do not think I could bear the pain for longer periods. I salute every woman who is able to go through that for hours and hours. We definitely are not the weaker sex. I would like to see any male endure that. (I have three sons and a husband - I don’t think its possible.)

My tummy is always small and feels tight, I have never been big, but I feel heavy and very uncomfortable already. At six months I look like most women who are 3-4months, but walk like I am almost due. I hope this time I won't have to fight with the baby in the last month as she is trying to move and feel like she is rearranging my internal organs at the same some.

During my first pregnancy, when the baby was moving, people must have thought I was a bit crazy because I would spontaneously shout at my tummy telling the baby that it was actually very painful and gently pushing him a little bit to the opposite direction for relief.

All the best for all moms-to-be.


Bonani