Calling all lurkers and newbies

mombod

The board is dead and there has been some new names around here. Lets liven it up! If you are a lurker, have a new sn, etc. re-introduce yourself here. Then please read the guidelines sticky and participate. In general please remember that support is given more freely to those that offer it. Also, please dont use this thread to ask about FB. We just want to get to know you. Welcome!

emichelle86

Since I brought this up in UO I will start!
Due Date: June 12 with my second DD
My DD will be 2.5 when this one arrives, I'm a teacher at the high school level and really over this school year! I became a lurker because I got bogged down with finishing my Masters Program and only had access to the bump on my work computer due to the app not working well on my phone. 
Overall this pregnancy has been mostly easy nothing out of the ordinary, just normal pregnancy woes. 
I can't think of anything else to add at the moment, but will add if others make me think of something I should have included. 

JennMof3

So I think I fall in the catagory as a lurker. Been reading stuff on here for a while but not commenting because I couldn't remember my log in. Plus with 3 kids, school and dozens of appointments I'm always exhausted. No honeymoon period in the 2nd trimester. 

Moving on... Stay at home Mom to 3 kids (15, 11, 2) with #4 due 6/15. I have my scheduled induction 6/16. Lots of appointments and growth scans. High risk due to AMA and heart condition. I start my weekly appointments with non stress tests the week of May 22nd. Pregnancy has gone pretty well thus far. Trying to bring my iron levels up because they were 2 points below the normal low. Dealing with medication related side effects. 

flyingncmama

I've been wanting to start posting again (it's been a few months) but then the Facebook group started and a lot of random people started showing up so I've been hesitant.
But here I am.  I'll go ahead and​ reintroduce myself.  Mom of 2 boys, with baby boy #3 due June 24.  We've got a repeat c-section scheduled for June 19th.  My screen name mentions NC but we moved to Michigan a while back.

njeeoann

Another lurker here... I think I introduced myself months ago but it has been so long since then that I never thought to post again.  

Anyway, I'll reintroduce myself.  This is my second boy, due June 29th.  My first decided that he was in no rush to leave his happy little home and I was induced 2 weeks after my due date, so I'm hoping the rumor that the second one comes a little earlier is true in my case!

jenhigh22

I have recently found the bump--I must have been living under a rock. I am a second time mom, due June 26 with a baby boy. I have twin 4 y.o. girls already. My repeat c-section should be happening June 19. Baby boy has a two-vessel cord, so I've been categorized as high-risk, though I've now been cleared by MFM a week ago. I also have been battling a somewhat uncontrolled Grave's Disease for a little over a year. I'm a middle school teacher and anxious for this school year to end so I can enjoy the end of this pregnancy. 

maybaby23

Another semi lurker that comments occasionally. I'm a stay at home mom to a nearly 5 year old boy. I'm expecting baby #2 (a girl!) Due 6/15. I'm very high risk due to multiple complications. My rcs is scheduled for 37+0 on may 25th. After my last check at 35 weeks ob feels baby girl may come before my schedule date. We will see!

wife-and-mommy

Welcome everyone! 
@maybaby23 that feels so soon! 
I can't believe we're going to start having so many more babies so soon! 

megsyyx

Hi Everyone! 
I'm excited to re-introduce myself, I have been wanting to start participating but always felt weird the longer I left it. I participated frequently in the first 12 weeks but I was so hesitant to get to know everyone because of my history of misscarriages, the amount of times I would get to know people and then have to leave would be really disappointing. 
So here I go;
I'm a first time mum (not counting my 4 angel babies), 23 years old, married for 3 years (together for 7), live in Australia, currently 35 weeks, due the 18th June and I'm high risk but have had a really easy pregnancy thankfully! 
I've been lurking on and off and all you ladies seem so lovely and funny 
Looking forward to participating again and no longer being a lurker! 

shmarpler

megsyyx said:

Hi Everyone! 
I'm excited to re-introduce myself, I have been wanting to start participating but always felt weird the longer I left it. I participated frequently in the first 12 weeks but I was so hesitant to get to know everyone because of my history of misscarriages, the amount of times I would get to know people and then have to leave would be really disappointing. 
So here I go;
I'm a first time mum (not counting my 4 angel babies), 23 years old, married for 3 years (together for 7), live in Australia, currently 35 weeks, due the 18th June and I'm high risk but have had a really easy pregnancy thankfully! 
I've been lurking on and off and all you ladies seem so lovely and funny 
Looking forward to participating again and no longer being a lurker! 

I'm sorry to hear that you've had so many angel babies, but glad to hear you've made it this far. Welcome!

mombod

Thank you for introducing yourselves! Welcome! 

wifeinraleigh28

Love this thread! Welcome! Also ladies, if you haven't done so already (and you plan to stick around), please head on over to the spreadsheet thread and give us your info so we can get you added!

maybaby23

@kyreno11 It is really is soon and if I would have let them move my due date up in first trimester than it would be even sooner. I'm just going to be happy when baby girl is here and I can stop stressing.

motherhen-2

Hi everyone! I participated early on and then took a bit of break. I held off on jumping back in and by the time it felt right I was worried I'd come off as a creepy lurker! But I'm grateful for this thread to be able to participate again! I'm 37 weeks today, due June 4 with a boy. I'm mom to a 2-1/2 year old boy who is very excited to be a big brother! Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

red riding hood

Hello!  I'm 28 and due june 27th with my third I guess I would qualify as a lurker because I don't participate much but honestly I'm just shy and awkward. I'm a stay at home mom with an 8 year old daughter named Ecko and a 2 year old son named Kadian.  This baby is a girl whom we've named Evangeline. I'll do my best to associate more rather than creeping threads lol

NathanheartsKim

Hi! I am 34 weeks with our 4th. Team Green and EDD is June 26th. 

TB just doesn't work well on our iPad. Not really sure why. I comment and leave suggestions or advice when asked in areas I feel I can help the most in but I was still told I was a lurker so...oh well.

shmarpler

@NathanheartsKim, my iPad does the same. 90% of my comments also never even post from it, and it constantly logs me out. 

Kylieslip24

@red riding hood Absolutely love Evangeline!! So gorgeous! That's one of my names I love that dh would never go for. So pretty! 

red riding hood

@Kylieslip24 I fell in love with the name so much that SO grew attached to it also lol guess I lucked out because he detested everything else I considered

Kylieslip24

red riding hood said:

@Kylieslip24 I fell in love with the name so much that SO grew attached to it also lol guess I lucked out because he detested everything else I considered

It must have been meant to be! 

Mistiemorning

Lurker here. I've posted a little here and there but have not really been active in a while. 

I'm 30 years old, married my soulmate in October of 2015, and I'm a work at home mom.

I have an 8 year old boy that will be 9 in the end of July. He is from a previous relationship. 

My now husband and I suffered a silent miscarriage at 9 weeks in May of last year and it really devastated us for a while and made TTC more stressful. I thought we'd never get pregnant again but on the 5th try we got our rainbow. It's another boy and we are due on June 19th. 

Mrs.DeRuysscher

Been lurking mostly sometime comment here or there so ill reintroduce.

Live in canada, 25yrs old. 
Im married to an amazing hardworking husband we have a almost 3 year old(july) little girl. We are due june 16th with our second little girl. Our first daughter is the first girl born in over 5 generations on my husbands side and this will be the second. They are surronded by boy cousins on both sides of our family. 

On september 7th,2016 we had a miscarriage, everything happened naturally and we ended up getting pregnant again right away with our rainbow baby now. 

We are both a little nerdy our oldest daughters named is Kara Adeline, kara comes from supergirl Adeline is my great great aunts name who passed away. 

This little girl will be named Luna Raven. Luna is yes coming from harry potter but hubby said we still needed a superhero name in there to stick with that theme so i found Raven from xmen and loved it together with Luna and just so happens luna was a ravenclaw lol. 

erinh84

Have any of you ever been momofboys or Carsonsmommy in a past bump life? Asking for a friend.

if not, welcome.

GoodWitchoftheNorth

Hey ladies! I'm SO glad this thread was started...like a bunch of you, I posted just a bit in the 1st tri (maybe 2nd?), but took a break. I'm totally guilty of lurking, especially on the GD thread-so many of you were more helpful than you'll ever know! Anyways, LO is a boy, due June 19. Already have a DS (3) who is super excited to meet his little brother (most days).

daniev825

Hi everyone. I have already introduced myself but would definitely fall under the lurker category. I comment here and there but mostly read and like posts. I am 30 years old from MA and this is my second LO. I have an October 2015 baby. His name is Logan and a 13 year old step daughter. We are team green this time. I am looking forward to meeting this little nugget in about 5 weeks. IAlthough I'm not as active as I would like, I am thankful for the bump and the information/entertainment it provides. I hope everyone hangs in there the last few weeks of their pregnancy and had uneventful labors! 

chloe97

Hi everyone- I've been lurking this board becaue my due date is technically July 1, but I will likely go early.

I'm turning 38 in a few weeks and had 2 losses-10 and 13 weeks and have spent a lot of time on TTCAL and another private group. I've actually had a lot of non-pregnancy related health issues since September. I have some autoimmune like symptoms and I just tested positive for Lyme disease. I'm hoping that the symptoms subside soon becaue being sick with a newborn sounds like no fun. Right now taking it day by day, but I might need to start maternity leave early becaue my symptoms are getting worse. 

shmarpler

chloe97 said:

Hi everyone- I've been lurking this board becaue my due date is technically July 1, but I will likely go early.

I'm turning 38 in a few weeks and had 2 losses-10 and 13 weeks and have spent a lot of time on TTCAL and another private group. I've actually had a lot of non-pregnancy related health issues since September. I have some autoimmune like symptoms and I just tested positive for Lyme disease. I'm hoping that the symptoms subside soon becaue being sick with a newborn sounds like no fun. Right now taking it day by day, but I might need to start maternity leave early becaue my symptoms are getting worse. 

My mom, sister, and BIL were all diagnosed with Lyme disease in the last few months. I can't imagine dealing with that while pregnant. 

chloe97

Thanks @shmarpler It's been awful. The worst part is that the autoimmune disease that it's been mimicking-scleroderma-is soooo much scarier than even Lyme. So far the tests have only shown lyme and not scleroderma, so I'm taking antibiotics and hoping it goes away soon!

I hope your mom, sister, and BIL are all doing ok.

shmarpler

@chloe97, My sister and BIL started treatment and are feeling better already. My mom is on a waiting list to get in, but has had a lot of success managing symptoms with diet changes, and is looking forward to starting treatment. F/x that you do not have scleroderma!

michaela0704

I've certainly earned myself a needed re-intro... missed you ladies!

I was fairly active during first and part of second tri, but started to get very anxious with this pregnancy - which was actually very odd for me.  I know this sounds weird but I needed to try to distract myself from the pregnancy to reduce stress.  I've lurked a little since I left (really just the announcements thread as I didn't want to miss out on those that I felt like I got to know and all the positives!!).

So I'm in the home stretch, 36w6d today, scheduled RCS for 6/8.  Baby boy measured in at 8lb1oz at my scan last Friday at 36w2d, so I'm 'labeled' excessive fetal growth affecting management of mother... last thing I need when I've been anxious this whole pregnancy but the good thing is they've double checked me for GD (don't have it) and I haven't had excessive weight gain myself, which are the 2 primary reasons for this to occur... thinking at this point it just has to be genetics - my twins were over 7lbs. each so from my POV a ~ 9lb.+ singleton wouldn't be odd.

I know the board is slow these days, but wishing all you ladies a safe delivery and healthy babies!!

Wino0920

michaela0704 said:

I've certainly earned myself a needed re-intro... missed you ladies!

I was fairly active during first and part of second tri, but started to get very anxious with this pregnancy - which was actually very odd for me.  I know this sounds weird but I needed to try to distract myself from the pregnancy to reduce stress.  I've lurked a little since I left (really just the announcements thread as I didn't want to miss out on those that I felt like I got to know and all the positives!!).

So I'm in the home stretch, 36w6d today, scheduled RCS for 6/8.  Baby boy measured in at 8lb1oz at my scan last Friday at 36w2d, so I'm 'labeled' excessive fetal growth affecting management of mother... last thing I need when I've been anxious this whole pregnancy but the good thing is they've double checked me for GD (don't have it) and I haven't had excessive weight gain myself, which are the 2 primary reasons for this to occur... thinking at this point it just has to be genetics - my twins were over 7lbs. each so from my POV a ~ 9lb.+ singleton wouldn't be odd.

I know the board is slow these days, but wishing all you ladies a safe delivery and healthy babies!!

Welcome back!!! Hope the last few weeks are stress free for you!!

ladylolly89

michaela0704 said:

I've certainly earned myself a needed re-intro... missed you ladies!

I was fairly active during first and part of second tri, but started to get very anxious with this pregnancy - which was actually very odd for me.  I know this sounds weird but I needed to try to distract myself from the pregnancy to reduce stress.  I've lurked a little since I left (really just the announcements thread as I didn't want to miss out on those that I felt like I got to know and all the positives!!).

So I'm in the home stretch, 36w6d today, scheduled RCS for 6/8.  Baby boy measured in at 8lb1oz at my scan last Friday at 36w2d, so I'm 'labeled' excessive fetal growth affecting management of mother... last thing I need when I've been anxious this whole pregnancy but the good thing is they've double checked me for GD (don't have it) and I haven't had excessive weight gain myself, which are the 2 primary reasons for this to occur... thinking at this point it just has to be genetics - my twins were over 7lbs. each so from my POV a ~ 9lb.+ singleton wouldn't be odd.

I know the board is slow these days, but wishing all you ladies a safe delivery and healthy babies!!

I was wondering where you were! 

delujm0

^^me too, I was getting a little worried about you @michaela0704 !

Stankonia2014

@michaela0704, you've been missed!

EmeraldNC

Glad to see you @michaela0704

cutiebugg-2

Hi All, 

I was pretty active at the start of my pregnancy..with a Zika scare and concerns etc.
Then my work-life balance spun out of control and I'm afraid i haven't been active in a few months...just lurking...
I promised myself I would be more active because I was originally in the Feb 15 group then missed out on the FB group there...but anyway so be it!

Maybe us lurkers can all bond in some way.

So i have a toddler (born in Feb 15) and now expecting this one in a few weeks...
Planned C-Section this time...as it's too high risk to try for a VBAC in my case. 

Would love to stay in touch with some other unorganised mummas out there xo

BellaO21

@michaela0704 welcome back!!