Due December 2012! Christmas Babies!

[NeedAGirl!]

I know several of you saw the U/S post I put up for my neice, the one who is due 2 weeks after me.. most guesses were boy (as was my own guess) but I was hoping and she was hoping for a girl. She just had her 20 wk today and it is def another boy. I think she is happy with it now as all the boy guesses helped her get used to the thought. It is hard not to project a little bit of GD - I should remember that lots of people are happy with same gender kids.

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ultr...tml#post229889

[Pstar32]

The only side affect I had on the epidural was itchiness. I get really really itchy all over, it's so uncomfortable. But not as uncomfortable as the pain I do agree it's a woman's choice.

The mid-wife at the antenatal class I went to before my DS1 was born was so funny. She was a real Irish country nurse and had been delivering babies for 25 years. She said that the majority of us wouldn't have straight forward births, and despite what we think the hospital didn't give awards or plagues for the most natural birth haha!! She said do what you feel is right for you and the safest thing for the baby but you won't be getting a year's free medical care or a medal. So I took the pain relief I still think it's great if you don't have to take it, I just don't want to be that soldier.

Congratulations on the new little boy joining your family Needagirl!

[fivebabies]

Ugh, had a bad appt yesterday. Blood pressure was high and found protein in my urine. Have to do a 24 hr urine collection and lots of blood labs tomorrow. I was seeing my favorite Nurse Practitioner but have to see doctors only from now on and have to go back in a week for a BP check. I'm stressd now. This is way too early for pre-eclampsia. I cried last night, alot.

[Yuzu]

Fivebabies, I'm so sorry to hear that you're having troubles. What exactly does protein in the urine indicate? A reduced kidney function? Try not to stress, because that can raise your blood pressure.

[fivebabies]

Yeah, and another sign of pre eclampsia. I've been getting headaches alot too. I really cannot deal with going on bedrest this early. Hopefully it won't come to that.

[dloui128]

Don't stress yourself out, hopefully its nothing to worry about

[NeedAGirl!]

Yes, hopefully it is nothing. How high was your BP? Did you have Pre-E with your previous pregnancies? My BP always creeps up quite a bit during pregnancy but luckily has never been really high, just borderline. Will be praying all your tests come back normal!!

[fivebabies]

Thanks! I can't remember the top # but the lower was 94...not horrid but not good! I usually have low BP and did have a touch of pre-e with my 1st baby at the very end. Like the last 4 weeks. Way worse swelling and BP though. I'm trying to put it out of my head until I hear what the tests say.

Thanks!

[NeedAGirl!]

The data on preeclampsia is sooo limited even after all these years. Dr. Brewer, way back when, had the "Brewer diet" which did seem to reduce pre-e and I have seen several women who started the Brewer diet after developing some higher BP and it seemed to prevent them from going into all out pre-e. A big componenet of the Brewer diet is high protein. Have to wonder if being on a girl diet made your protein lower than your other pregnancies. Also, he stressed dairy consumption. Since then, calcium has been link to lowered risk. There is not much you can do but I would def increase your calcium and protein intake. Wont hurt.

[Pstar32]

So sorry you're having problems fivebabies, thinking of you and hopefully you'll hear good news.