[shoeshopping]

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[itsgreat2adopt]

I wish I could go through everything that you women are experiencing being pregnant because I can not experience the child growing inside me like I would WISH. But I have a beautiful son through the miracle of adoption. EDITED BY MODERATOR.

Miranda

[leaabc123]

There are obviously differences between adoption and having a child through pregnancy. There are positives and negatives to both.

Adoptions can be mired up in red tape, bio-parents changing their minds, dealing with foster care, etc.

From what I have heard, some women love being pregnant and some just tolerate it. Me, I am just hoping that the morning sickness stops soon.

Both adoption and pregnancy are a means to an end, that end being the growth and development of a family and the growth and development of children in that family.

[shoeshopping]

I agree, leeabc.

Morning sickness can be the worst!!!! I had morning sickness BAD in my first trimester but the worst adjustment was accepting the fact that I would fall asleep sitting. I was SO EXHAUSTED in the afternoons...even when I remembered my staying up late (until 2 a.m.ish) and going to work at 6 a.m. (in my 20s) -- nothing compared to the FATIGUE of being in your first trimester.

Please tell me you are getting some rest. Being your hormones are getting adjusted to be raging for the next six months , do you have a more keen awareness with your sense of smell??

Suddenly anything smelling like peaches would send me reeling. And now, I cannot resist the temptation of ham. Go figure. I could eat ham all day long.

[leaabc123]

It is hard to get good rest during the day when chasing after two toddlers! I tyry to nap when they do and take advantage when dp is home to go to bed earlier.

All of senses seem to be crazy. I watch food commercials on tv and get sick cause almost everything looks gross. We used to do rotisserie chicken twice a month at home, tried it once. And the smell almost killed me. I told dp no more rotisserie!

I had one day where all I ate were cheese sandwiches with mayo, and I hate mayo!

[kmedsker]

Oh my goodness, I have to laugh at you all. I'm 39 and have four kids from a previous marriage and am in the process of scheduling a tubal reversal so I can have a child with my sweet husband. I remember drinking V8 juice like crazy during my previous pregnancies. BLECH!! The thought of it makes me throw up a little. And the HUGE varicose vein in an incredibly uncomfortable spot?!? YOUCH But today I can't wait to be pregnant again. Good luck to all of you....it really will go by quickly.
Kayla

[shoeshopping]

[[gag]] mayo is gross. V8 is gross. Ishy ka-ka.

Hormonally, I would have to say this by far is the HARDEST pregnancy I have had. I believe it is due to the sex of the child. With my two sons, yeah I was moody here and there...but it didn't stop me from seizing the day, making every moment count and all of that--but now, I just say BLEH.

It is such a manic daily rollercoaster -- one moment I am in tears, the next I am thinking about DECORATING THE NURSERY IMMEDIATELY NOW GO GO(!), the next moment I am sleeping, the next moment I am crying over pink polar fleece and the pattern I bought for the baby because I am making her a little snowsuit thing being infants born in the winter need a snowsuit that actually fits. The smallest I have found is 6 mos. The preemie ones or the newborn ones...just plain U-G-L-Y.

I talked to my doctor last Friday because everytime I see him, he says, "How are you?" And I just start crying. It is so silly actually. I have a great day or a bad day, no matter what: If I go to the doctor and he asks me that, then I just cry. I don't know why outside of the hormonal upheaval going on.

I need normal to return.

[6boysrus]

When I was pregnant with my 1st, eons ago.. I worked at Dayton's up in Minneapolis. A gal that I worked with ,whose daughter was involved in a study at one of the universities, told me about various remedies that they were testing for morning sickness.

One of those happened to be FRESH Pineapple. Not canned, but fresh. I thought that the acidity would just make it worse but much to my surprize it helped tremendously!

It has something to do with the enzymes in the pineapple that react with the stomach juices, that help alleviate the nausea.

Everyone that I have told to use it, swears by it. If you try it, let me know if it works for you!

~Yvonne

[shoeshopping]

LOL!!!! I am off the 'sickness' now BUT WOULD HAVE LOVED TO KNOW THAT THIS PAST SUMMER...and when we can actually find FRESH PINEAPPLE at the grocery.

Minnesota. Pineapple is not in season at this time.

Just to be nosy...how long was eons ago????

[6boysrus]

My oldest is 14.. so it would have been 15 years ago!

And in Minnesota.. We used to live in Apple Valley and then Egan.. I found fresh pineapple at Byerly's -- Yeah I know its a hefty price at that store-- but it was worth it compared to the ick feeling..lol

[shoeshopping]

My oldest is just about 12.

Doesn't it seem like yesterday????? It does to me. A democrat was president, I was in college and GOSH DARN IT gas was 1.09 a gallon.

I think pregnancy is so dreadfully LONG...but then once you hit your 30-something weeks -- then it flies by. I know the holidays will be here before I know it and then I better have EVERYTHING TOGETHER because once it is New Year's it could be ANY DAY.

Byerly's is just like Kowalski's, isn't it? I about fell off my horse when they had 12 pks of pop for 4.25. What, is their pop touched by royalty or something?

[leaabc123]

Hey shy,
did you know that elephants are typically pregnant for 22 months!

[shoeshopping]

not cool. I sympathize with pregnant elephants everywhere, and I would like to thank God for making me human.

By the time she hits her 7th trimester, that is one b*tchy elephant. I don't even want to imagine the water retention or feeling the baby kick.

As long as the baby is healthy -- yet under 10 lbs., it is not turkey size, and I will be happy with that!

[6boysrus]

Originally Posted by shoeshopping

My oldest is just about 12.

Doesn't it seem like yesterday????? It does to me. A democrat was president, I was in college and GOSH DARN IT gas was 1.09 a gallon.

I think pregnancy is so dreadfully LONG...but then once you hit your 30-something weeks -- then it flies by. I know the holidays will be here before I know it and then I better have EVERYTHING TOGETHER because once it is New Year's it could be ANY DAY.

Byerly's is just like Kowalski's, isn't it? I about fell off my horse when they had 12 pks of pop for 4.25. What, is their pop touched by royalty or something?

Funniest thing.. We carry our precious children in the womb for 9 months and we are so eager to be rid of our misery, esp in the latest months. We are never comfortable, always tired and exhausted, constantly complaining that we wish the baby would just come already.
Then the moment hits.. we deliver our precious little one, bring them home and realize we still arent comfortable, we are still tired and exhausted and constantly complaining! LOL

But its SOOOOOO worth every second of the suffering, the discomfort, the tiredness and we realize that nothing in life ever comes easy.. and it's a sacrafice that us mothers make for the love of our children.

There sure is beauty in it..I suppose I could attest to that, having a large family. Though I think in today's society having more than 2 is considered large!

[shoeshopping]

Originally Posted by 6boysrus

Funniest thing.. We carry our precious children in the womb for 9 months and we are so eager to be rid of our misery, esp in the latest months. We are never comfortable, always tired and exhausted, constantly complaining that we wish the baby would just come already.
Then the moment hits.. we deliver our precious little one, bring them home and realize we still arent comfortable, we are still tired and exhausted and constantly complaining! LOL

UGH! I agree that I am eager to be rid of the misery -- but the uncomfortableness, being always tired, constantly complaining -- those things are with good reason! My fluid intake has increased 50% and it is responsible for 25% of my weight gain...and I AM SO PARANOID when I am pregnant, who WOULDN'T be uncomfortable????

Preeclampsia is the first thing I think when I look at my ankles. Obviously I am carrying a child with the spirit of Barney Rubble.

Braxton Hicks? No, of course not. I am over the deep end. I am in premature labor and the baby will have to be in the NICU. Someone page my doctor -- like I care it is 3 a.m. on a Sunday.

And when I read HORRIBLY SAD stories of women who have lost their children stillborn or when I have received the news that my friend from years ago died during childbirth...ugh, it just breaks my heart. Miscarriages, unexplained reasons...the wanting it to be over is for me, wanting the worry to end. Getting to the finish line with all of us in tact. Because it scares me to know what could happen. And that is reality.

Not to be a downer, but I care so much about my health and the children that I am to the point in my pregnancy where if someone tries to instigate arguments (certain family members just do that) with me, I just leave. I leave the room. Hang up the phone. Close the door. Because if they don't get what their stress is doing to me, I will help them figure it out. Life is so incredibly short and yes, pregnancy is unpleasant for me. But, no, not so unpleasant that I cannot get through it.