*Baby Corner*

[Yaads 0]

Hey everyone Just checking in to say hi!

Congrats to Twila!!! Hope she and the babies are well. Can't wait to see pics and hear about her experience.

Staashi - that is great news that things are progressing well and the kidneys closed up WONDERFUL!

Sorry to hear Kavi has a cold That can't be much fun at all.

I am still hangin in there with the morning sickness. I am almost 9 weeks along...will be on Sunday. I still haven't seen a doc which I think is odd but according to the doc is perfectly normal. They won't see patients til 9-11 weeks unless there is a problem. I am scheduled to go on the 27th...I will be 10+ weeks then. The wait is killing me. I just want to know that everything is ok. Did anyone else have to wait that long?

[Nessa 23]

i cannot possibly understand how u haven't seen a doctor yet. that's the first thing i did here, they have to put u on vitamins and all that, you need to talk to someone to let u know what changes u need to do with your life now that you're growing a person inside you.

[chri'stina 190]

Aw, congrats to Twila! I hope she'll be able to come around soon, though I bet she is super busy.

Staashi, that is great news about the kidneys!!! I am sure you are relieved.

I loved getting u/s's too though I didn't have a lot of them, but the worst part is how they make you drink tons of water beforehand, hehe. I felt that was torture for a pregnant person. I always ended up drinking less than they suggested and it still worked, the one time I drank how much they said, I had to secretly pee twice before the u/s. Otherwise wouldn't have made it!

Kavi has his first cold. His sleeping at night has been really bad, waking up every hour or less, which means no one is sleeping well. It's hard. I hope he gets better soon, and he has the ct scan tomorrow.

Hope all the pregnant mommas are doing well!!

I'm totally relieved about the kidneys. Aside from that, my drs office doesn't make us drink anything - I guess their equipment is so highpowered.

PS - I only had to get up to pee once last night - can I tell you all how great that was.

Hey everyone Just checking in to say hi!

Congrats to Twila!!! Hope she and the babies are well. Can't wait to see pics and hear about her experience.

Staashi - that is great news that things are progressing well and the kidneys closed up WONDERFUL!

Sorry to hear Kavi has a cold That can't be much fun at all.

I am still hangin in there with the morning sickness. I am almost 9 weeks along...will be on Sunday. I still haven't seen a doc which I think is odd but according to the doc is perfectly normal. They won't see patients til 9-11 weeks unless there is a problem. I am scheduled to go on the 27th...I will be 10+ weeks then. The wait is killing me. I just want to know that everything is ok. Did anyone else have to wait that long?

I bet the wait is killing you! I didn't go until I was about 8 weeks. They didn't want me to go before that unless there was a problem. I already was taking the prenatal vitamins (was trying to conceive for a few months so I already was taking those as prep). Have you started those? I used over the counter generic prenatals from Walmart and Target the whole time, which my midwife and Dr's office said was fine. Some people need other kinds if they have problems with the amount of iron in the pills(leading to constipation or upset stomach). But I did fine on the OTC kind.

Edited January 15, 2009 by Parivar CSK

[Staashi 371]

Aw, congrats to Twila! I hope she'll be able to come around soon, though I bet she is super busy.

Staashi, that is great news about the kidneys!!! I am sure you are relieved.

I loved getting u/s's too though I didn't have a lot of them, but the worst part is how they make you drink tons of water beforehand, hehe. I felt that was torture for a pregnant person. I always ended up drinking less than they suggested and it still worked, the one time I drank how much they said, I had to secretly pee twice before the u/s. Otherwise wouldn't have made it!

Kavi has his first cold. His sleeping at night has been really bad, waking up every hour or less, which means no one is sleeping well. It's hard. I hope he gets better soon, and he has the ct scan tomorrow.

Hope all the pregnant mommas are doing well!!

I'm totally relieved about the kidneys. Aside from that, my drs office doesn't make us drink anything - I guess their equipment is so highpowered.

PS - I only had to get up to pee once last night - can I tell you all how great that was.

Hey everyone Just checking in to say hi!

Congrats to Twila!!! Hope she and the babies are well. Can't wait to see pics and hear about her experience.

Staashi - that is great news that things are progressing well and the kidneys closed up WONDERFUL!

Sorry to hear Kavi has a cold That can't be much fun at all.

I am still hangin in there with the morning sickness. I am almost 9 weeks along...will be on Sunday. I still haven't seen a doc which I think is odd but according to the doc is perfectly normal. They won't see patients til 9-11 weeks unless there is a problem. I am scheduled to go on the 27th...I will be 10+ weeks then. The wait is killing me. I just want to know that everything is ok. Did anyone else have to wait that long?

I bet the wait is killing you! I didn't go until I was about 8 weeks. They didn't want me to go before that unless there was a problem. I already was taking the prenatal vitamins (was trying to conceive for a few months so I already was taking those as prep). Have you started those? I used over the counter generic prenatals from Walmart and Target the whole time, which my midwife and Dr's office said was fine. Some people need other kinds if they have problems with the amount of iron in the pills(leading to constipation or upset stomach). But I did fine on the OTC kind.

I love the Target OTC Prenatals - they are fantastic and only cost like $7 for 200. Plus, I have friends who take prenatals everyday as their regular multivitamin - they do wonders for your body.

[chri'stina 190]

staashi, I agree...I took the prenatals after Kavi was born too, well I know it's good anyway for new moms and feeding baby but even without that, they are good to take if the iron doesn't cause any problems. I have gotten lazy with taking them but might again.

Update about Kavi...well, now it's an MRI he is getting instead of ct scan, b/c our insurance wouldn't authorize the ct scan(??), just the MRI. Pros and cons are there.

Pro: more detailed scan, should know even better if something is wrong or if it's totally fine; con: Kavi has to go under general anesthesia again!

[Nessa 23]

aww poor Kavi

[chri'stina 190]

Thanks Nessa!

[Eveline 9]

All the best for little Kavi. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it is just a big head for a smart baby .

I'm not taking prenatals anymore. There's no reason, I just forget or I'm too lazy or whatever. I try to eat better and be outside a lot.

[TracyLuis 0]

The anaesthesia may be rough on little Kavi, but at least you'll have the comfort of knowing that he'll get a more detailed report. I'm so sorry he has to go through that!

On the prenatal vitamin note: I'm still breastfeeding, so the prenatals are good for us both. The ones I get (prescription) smell like vanilla ice cream

[Eveline 9]

Argh...tracy, you make me feel bad *goesandtakesavitamin*

[Nessa 23]

question for the pregnant ladies. is anyone taking DHA supplement? it's good fat for the baby's brain development.

[Yaads 0]

i cannot possibly understand how u haven't seen a doctor yet. that's the first thing i did here, they have to put u on vitamins and all that, you need to talk to someone to let u know what changes u need to do with your life now that you're growing a person inside you.

I hear ya. I called the two groups that are covered by insurance and both said the same thing. This doc I chose had the earlier appt. They sent me info and everything in the mail. I thought for sure I would have seen someone by now as well but both said they wait til at least 9 weeks. Then it just so happened they didn't have an appt til I was 10 weeks...and I made the appt on Dec. 14.

[Yaads 0]

I bet the wait is killing you! I didn't go until I was about 8 weeks. They didn't want me to go before that unless there was a problem. I already was taking the prenatal vitamins (was trying to conceive for a few months so I already was taking those as prep). Have you started those? I used over the counter generic prenatals from Walmart and Target the whole time, which my midwife and Dr's office said was fine. Some people need other kinds if they have problems with the amount of iron in the pills(leading to constipation or upset stomach). But I did fine on the OTC kind.

It sure is

Yeah I have been taking the prenatals since I had the inkling I was preggo. I am just using the OTC for now but will probably ask for a prescription when I see the doc. There is a grocery store in town that gives free prenatals with a prescription so I am going to do that.

Edited January 15, 2009 by Yaads

[Yaads 0]

Update about Kavi...well, now it's an MRI he is getting instead of ct scan, b/c our insurance wouldn't authorize the ct scan(??), just the MRI. Pros and cons are there.

Pro: more detailed scan, should know even better if something is wrong or if it's totally fine; con: Kavi has to go under general anesthesia again!

That's not fun. Hope it goes well and you get the info you need.

question for the pregnant ladies. is anyone taking DHA supplement? it's good fat for the baby's brain development.

The OTC pills I got have an extra DHA supplement pill. They say it is very good for you.

Thanks everyone for everything...glad I have somewhere to talk about preggo stuff

[chnst 6]

@Stina: awww. an MRI is pretty acurate. I think it's better to have an MRI than a CT. Part of my job as a nurse was to accompany a doctor and a baby to a MRI office sometimes, because the childrens' hospital I worked at didn't have an MRI. Anyway, most time, the child (I worked with infants/toddler ICU) only needed a rectal tranquilizer. They had an i.v. and if the tranquilizer didn't work the Doctor would give them i.v. anaesthesia. Most time they were drowsy enough on the rectal drug though. Maybe they do the same over here? I have my fingers crossed, that everything is ok. Like Eveline said- big head=smart baby!

@Nessa: My prenatals (prescription) had DHA. I believe in the benfits of DHA, but now that I don't take the prescription prenatals anymore, I try to eat a lot of Salmon, Flaxseed stuff, Avocados etc. Ben's oatmeal has DHA and he eats Avocados, so he gets it too.