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Forty Is a Big Year for Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a son who just had his twenty-first birthday, a daughter who turned sixteen this summer and come November, a new daughter. Everyone is excited about the baby and yes she was planned. I found out this spring, shortly after my fortieth birthday. The happy news is we are having a scheduled cesarean on her Daddy’s birthday. This will be his first child and he cannot wait till his fortieth birthday to meet her.

I have felt great and haven’t had any medical problems. I wouldn’t even know I was pregnant but the belly gives it away. I am a construction manager which is very demanding but I plan to work till the day before our appointment. I work four ten hour days or longer and still go home to cooking, cleaning, laundry, and football games. My sweet sixteen is a high school cheerleader who also has competitions that require my presence. I wish everyone could be as blessed as I have. I am ready to start all over and looking forward to enjoying all the precious moments with our new addition.

Gina

Worried

I'm just now 28 weeks pregnant. I know I don't have but 12 weeks left, but this is my first pregnancy, and my mother and her mother had complications.

You see my grandmother took medicine with my mother, that to where if my mother had a girl, she could be infertile. Well she wasn't of course, but she did get an abnormal uterus, to where I was born at 7 1/2 mnths and 3 lbs. My mother took that same medicine with me.

But i've also had dysplasia(sp?) 2 times and had surgery, doctors say I'll be fine, but I'm just nevrous, and hope I can deliver on my due date and not too early. It scares me.

Whitney

Not There Yet!!!

I'm due to have my baby by october 9 2006. My pregnancy was unexpected and took awhile to get used to. These past few months have been great. I never had morning sickness or way out there food cravings. I am still working (sometimes 50-60 hours a week) and running my home. I never seem to have enough time to spend with my belly.But I think it's what has made evreything so easy on me.The only consern my doctor has had is that I've gained alot of weight and may deliver early. But other than that I am very thankful for how much my pregnancy has been a breeze especially from what I hear other women have been through.

Michelle

Student and mom-to-be

I'm 26 weeks pregnant, and can't wait to see my baby boy. When i was 12 weeks pregnant they told me it was a boy and then again when i was 21 weeks. my husband and i really wanted a girl, but God wanted us to have a boy. i'm very happy though.

what i'm worried about is school i'm due December 12, 2006 and i don't know if i'm going to make it. i'm a senior this year and maintaing school and the baby is going to be challenging but hopefully with the help of my teachers, friends, and family i will get through EVERYTHING!!!

Cynthia

unknow answers

Although i'm am at a great age for pregnancy, I was not looking forward to it. I'm 25 years old, in my first "real" job, and just got enganged.... after 3 years of courting....to the love of my life.

Our journey begins in early march, when, low and behold.... something went missing for the month. This is not what i wanted to deal with. I've always been told that having children is not an option for me. I have but one kidney....(childhood illness).....and right from the beggining of this pregnancy, we were not optimistic.

Low and behold, I am now 31 weeks, and in the BEST health of my life. I guess I just wanted to share my story with those of you who have been told that bearing children is not for you. Although I've had some difficult moments throughout my pregnancy, I wouldn't change them for the world. I've been lucky enough not to develop any UTI's, or have anytime spent in the hospital. What a dream come true for a girl who's been told sinse I was 12 that I would NEVER had kids.

Let's just hope that the birthing process goes as well and the prenancy has. We'll be expecting Guinevere Geneveve Gherna on Holloween!

Anna Mae