Hello, I am SOOO EXCITED. It is snowing here and usually it never sticks where I live, but it is so thick and the road is covered in snow. Tomarrow I am going to make me a snowman. YAY!
Okay so I do have a blood sugar tester and I pretty much know about the carbs and what I should and shouldn't eat. Last time I was pregnant I went to a nurtritionist and I got a book telling me amounts of stuff I could eat and then the nutritionist wrote me down a meal plan of how many carbs, fats, and proteins I could eat in a day.
I suspected I was pregnant because I had breast tenderness and also my stomach hurts really bad if I don't eat first thing in the morning which is what happens to me everytime I get pregnant. I guess I just had a feeling I was.
Tomarrow I go to the nuerologist for my wrists and I hope I have a safe trip with all this snow. Wish me luck!!
stephy
what is wrong with your wrists?? i just said a prayer for you tohave a safe trip, it is snowing here too!
did you take your 2nd pregnanct test?
ok than you do know about the diabetes diet and have a monitor, thats good.
how far along do you think you are??? jewels
what is wrong with your wrists?? i just said a prayer for you tohave a safe trip, it is snowing here too!
did you take your 2nd pregnanct test?
ok than you do know about the diabetes diet and have a monitor, thats good.
how far along do you think you are??? jewels
Thank you for praying for me. I have carpal tunnel in my wrists and it is driving me crazy. I actually took 3 pregnancy tests and all were positive. I don't think I am too far along because I think I had my monthly friend in the beginning of December. I don't even remember. I just thought I might be pregnant because the way I have been feeling. Now I am getting more emotional and it sucks.
Congrats Steph,
That's great news!! So your going to be having a Sept baby from the sounds of it, a little "Virgo or Libra"!! SO this will be your 4th baby? WOW girl all I can say is you go girl ! LOL You have your hands full. I have 3 children but they are spaced FAR apart ( 15, 8 and 2). I personally don't want a 4th:-0) As my 8 year old and almost 3 year old are arguing in the background.
I never understood how mother's could have 3-4 children so close together and not go insane. LOL My hat is off to you. The diaper bags, car seats, stroller's all going at the same time. I guess some would say raising them at the same time was better.
One a different note:::I have never been on sub but I don't blame you for being concerned about it. I would be to if I were you.
IF I were you I would wean down SLOWLY and go off but that is just me. I would set a goal to be completely off by a certain date that you feel comfortable with. I would do it reguardless of what my doctor said too. Again that is just ME and what I would do IF I were in shoes.
When I got pregnant with my son in 1998, I was taking Percocet. I had been taking it for a couple years and I quit ( cold turkey) plus I quit smoking cigarettes...It wasn't easy but I would have felt so guilty IF something happened to my baby. I would have thought it was a direct result of my taking pills/smoking. So I quit right after that pregnancy test turned light pink.
When I was pregnant with my 2 year old back in 2003 I was taking Vicodin and I quit AGAIN, ( cold turkey and quit smoking again). It wasn't easy. I did have a withdrawl that lasted a couple weeks. The thing that I think helped me a little was the prenatal vitamins ( I swear the do help withdrawl) and the fact that my hormones were already out of wack made it easier for me ( mentally). I took ONE 500 mg tylenol every night at bedtime for a week and prayed that one tylenol didn"t hurt my baby. I took it because I had some restless legs that really bothered me.
I didn't even want to be around people that smoked when I was pregnant although I was a smoker before I got pregnant. I would hold my breath if I walked by someone that smoked. LOL I like you had gestational dibetes & had to test myself 4 times a day. Watched what I ate the whole 9 yards. SUCKED!LOL I have a sweet tooth like you wouldn't believe.
Every woman is different and the choice is yours. I would have to agree with Jeff on this one though. Most doctor's don't know ENOUGH about sub to say weather or not it will hurt your un-born baby and I just wouldn't risk it. I know sub is different than Percocet and Vicodin in the fact that I wouldn't just quit ( cold turkey). I would taper off it the right way, even if that meant it took a little longer.
Some would say it will hurt the baby to withdrawl while your pregnant but this early in the game I would assume pretty safe. AGAIN just my opinion and you should discuss this will your OB-GYN reguardless. This way they can give you and the baby extra care by monitoring you while on sub or going off it!!!
Congratulations!!!! Hoping you have a happy and healthy baby ( girl ) wink*
Rae
That's great news!! So your going to be having a Sept baby from the sounds of it, a little "Virgo or Libra"!! SO this will be your 4th baby? WOW girl all I can say is you go girl ! LOL You have your hands full. I have 3 children but they are spaced FAR apart ( 15, 8 and 2). I personally don't want a 4th:-0) As my 8 year old and almost 3 year old are arguing in the background.
I never understood how mother's could have 3-4 children so close together and not go insane. LOL My hat is off to you. The diaper bags, car seats, stroller's all going at the same time. I guess some would say raising them at the same time was better.
One a different note:::I have never been on sub but I don't blame you for being concerned about it. I would be to if I were you.
IF I were you I would wean down SLOWLY and go off but that is just me. I would set a goal to be completely off by a certain date that you feel comfortable with. I would do it reguardless of what my doctor said too. Again that is just ME and what I would do IF I were in shoes.
When I got pregnant with my son in 1998, I was taking Percocet. I had been taking it for a couple years and I quit ( cold turkey) plus I quit smoking cigarettes...It wasn't easy but I would have felt so guilty IF something happened to my baby. I would have thought it was a direct result of my taking pills/smoking. So I quit right after that pregnancy test turned light pink.
When I was pregnant with my 2 year old back in 2003 I was taking Vicodin and I quit AGAIN, ( cold turkey and quit smoking again). It wasn't easy. I did have a withdrawl that lasted a couple weeks. The thing that I think helped me a little was the prenatal vitamins ( I swear the do help withdrawl) and the fact that my hormones were already out of wack made it easier for me ( mentally). I took ONE 500 mg tylenol every night at bedtime for a week and prayed that one tylenol didn"t hurt my baby. I took it because I had some restless legs that really bothered me.
I didn't even want to be around people that smoked when I was pregnant although I was a smoker before I got pregnant. I would hold my breath if I walked by someone that smoked. LOL I like you had gestational dibetes & had to test myself 4 times a day. Watched what I ate the whole 9 yards. SUCKED!LOL I have a sweet tooth like you wouldn't believe.
Every woman is different and the choice is yours. I would have to agree with Jeff on this one though. Most doctor's don't know ENOUGH about sub to say weather or not it will hurt your un-born baby and I just wouldn't risk it. I know sub is different than Percocet and Vicodin in the fact that I wouldn't just quit ( cold turkey). I would taper off it the right way, even if that meant it took a little longer.
Some would say it will hurt the baby to withdrawl while your pregnant but this early in the game I would assume pretty safe. AGAIN just my opinion and you should discuss this will your OB-GYN reguardless. This way they can give you and the baby extra care by monitoring you while on sub or going off it!!!
Congratulations!!!! Hoping you have a happy and healthy baby ( girl ) wink*
Rae
its amazing what we can do we know were PG.........
i to quit smoking and i knew that taking pills was over.
i was so excited about having a baby, i dont remember having withdraws...
or even caring about withdraws......
well as you all know it did not work out..........
i still take the prenatal vitamins, i get a RX for them........
all my freinds say they hate the taste they get if they burp...
for some strage reason, i like it i can tast the vitamins,,it does not taste good
but i think it reminds me of a time when i was PG and it was short, but such a happy time for me...........
i LOVE prenatal vitamins...........the ones that your doctor has to give you a script for........
i think they are special......and make you feel special.........
Stephy...........have you made an apt yet?
can you print out all kinds of information for the doc about sub incase he/she may not know much about it..................
i am so excited for you honey...................
whooo hooo...........................
i to quit smoking and i knew that taking pills was over.
i was so excited about having a baby, i dont remember having withdraws...
or even caring about withdraws......
well as you all know it did not work out..........
i still take the prenatal vitamins, i get a RX for them........
all my freinds say they hate the taste they get if they burp...
for some strage reason, i like it i can tast the vitamins,,it does not taste good
but i think it reminds me of a time when i was PG and it was short, but such a happy time for me...........
i LOVE prenatal vitamins...........the ones that your doctor has to give you a script for........
i think they are special......and make you feel special.........
Stephy...........have you made an apt yet?
can you print out all kinds of information for the doc about sub incase he/she may not know much about it..................
i am so excited for you honey...................
whooo hooo...........................
Hi Rae,
I do plan on tapering down off the sub even if my doctor doesn't agree. I was going to ask her the other day when I had an appointment with my sub doctor what I should do if I got pregnant. THis was before I found out I was.
I am feeling sorta BLAH today and I don't know why. I mean I am excited that I am going to have another baby, but I just don't feel to well.
I had my last two kids a year and a half apart and while it was difficult, it didn't drive me too nuts, until they got older. It was a little hard when they were babies, but I made it through and my oldest loves to help, so he helped me out a lot. My husband used to also help me at night, he would get up and take care of my middle child and I would get up with the baby. I am not too concerned though because I have had worse experiences like when I watch my cousins 4 kids plus my 3.
I know what you mean about hating to be around smoke. I used to do the same thing. Walk by them holding my breath, or start coughing all crazy. I hate the smell of smoke when I am pregnant. I remember the first time I got pregnant I would think of cigarettes and throw up.
I am glad that I have a blood sugar tester because last pregnancy I didn't. My grandma got a new one and I got her old one and it came with a lot of test stripes. I have a major sweet tooth too and I know how hard it is to control your diet. Last time my problem was I didn't eat enough and I could never eat as much as they wanted me too. They kept asking me at the doctors why I haven't gained weight. They asked me if I was sick and I said no, then my sister said yeah she had the stomach flu, so they wouldn't bother me about my weight.
SO yes I do plan on tapering off the sub and I am going to do it slow. I am just sad that I can't take ibprophen because I don't feel like tylenol doesn't do anything for me.
Thanks for writing me.
Thumper,
I haven't made an appointment yet, but tomarrow I am going to make one to get a pregnancy test at the doctors, even though I took 3 myself. I need to get proof of pregnancy for my doctors so I can see an OB/GYN. I can't wait until I get a sanogram, it will be along far away though. I haven't had any really bad nausea, thankfully, and I hope I don't get it too bad.
Babies are precious gifts from God. I hope my pregnancy is healthy this time.
Woo hoo. I love ya, oh and today I went to my neuro appt, even thought it snowed all crazy and it was about 6 inches deep and the roads were iced over. I drove 30 miles to get there and everyone was going SOOO SLOW, it drove me nuts. well I made it there and then the receptionist said that the doctor probably wasn't going to come because he had to drive 2 hours to get there and they had closed the freeway, so I pretty much went for nothing. But oh well, I filled out all the paper work and they said they would call me to reschedule.
I do plan on tapering down off the sub even if my doctor doesn't agree. I was going to ask her the other day when I had an appointment with my sub doctor what I should do if I got pregnant. THis was before I found out I was.
I am feeling sorta BLAH today and I don't know why. I mean I am excited that I am going to have another baby, but I just don't feel to well.
I had my last two kids a year and a half apart and while it was difficult, it didn't drive me too nuts, until they got older. It was a little hard when they were babies, but I made it through and my oldest loves to help, so he helped me out a lot. My husband used to also help me at night, he would get up and take care of my middle child and I would get up with the baby. I am not too concerned though because I have had worse experiences like when I watch my cousins 4 kids plus my 3.
I know what you mean about hating to be around smoke. I used to do the same thing. Walk by them holding my breath, or start coughing all crazy. I hate the smell of smoke when I am pregnant. I remember the first time I got pregnant I would think of cigarettes and throw up.
I am glad that I have a blood sugar tester because last pregnancy I didn't. My grandma got a new one and I got her old one and it came with a lot of test stripes. I have a major sweet tooth too and I know how hard it is to control your diet. Last time my problem was I didn't eat enough and I could never eat as much as they wanted me too. They kept asking me at the doctors why I haven't gained weight. They asked me if I was sick and I said no, then my sister said yeah she had the stomach flu, so they wouldn't bother me about my weight.
SO yes I do plan on tapering off the sub and I am going to do it slow. I am just sad that I can't take ibprophen because I don't feel like tylenol doesn't do anything for me.
Thanks for writing me.
Thumper,
I haven't made an appointment yet, but tomarrow I am going to make one to get a pregnancy test at the doctors, even though I took 3 myself. I need to get proof of pregnancy for my doctors so I can see an OB/GYN. I can't wait until I get a sanogram, it will be along far away though. I haven't had any really bad nausea, thankfully, and I hope I don't get it too bad.
Babies are precious gifts from God. I hope my pregnancy is healthy this time.
Woo hoo. I love ya, oh and today I went to my neuro appt, even thought it snowed all crazy and it was about 6 inches deep and the roads were iced over. I drove 30 miles to get there and everyone was going SOOO SLOW, it drove me nuts. well I made it there and then the receptionist said that the doctor probably wasn't going to come because he had to drive 2 hours to get there and they had closed the freeway, so I pretty much went for nothing. But oh well, I filled out all the paper work and they said they would call me to reschedule.
Congrats Steph!!
What awesome news to look at the board and see! I wish the best for you! I miss emailing, we should catch up soon.
love,
valerie
What awesome news to look at the board and see! I wish the best for you! I miss emailing, we should catch up soon.
love,
valerie
