Pregnancy Poll

llking_2984

I just need some help today. I am really dragging, especially because I know I don't work Friday since I took it off as my birthday holiday (B-Day 2/9). And my mind is wandering to all these questions I have to see how you all dealt with things or how you are dealing with things. So humor me if you like, or not. I just need to have my mind to turn off lol!

 1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it?

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share?

3. When did you belly start showing?

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins?

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby?

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound?

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant?

8. What was one thing you are/did have a problem eating, if anything?

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length?

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you...

KNemo

llking_2984:

I just need some help today. I am really dragging, especially because I know I don't work Friday since I took it off as my birthday holiday (B-Day 2/9). And my mind is wandering to all these questions I have to see how you all dealt with things or how you are dealing with things. So humor me if you like, or not. I just need to have my mind to turn off lol!

 1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it? I only had mild nausea, in the first two weeks, before I knew I was pregnant.

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share? The Chinese Predictor was wrong on every site I went to. All of the sites said we were having a girl, but our boy showed us otherwise on the big U/S reveal. The site I love love love is the Alpha Mom pregnancy calendar. I don't know the exact address, but if you google those words, it will come up.

3. When did you belly start showing? I started to show at 15 weeks. I have a very short torso, so there was no where for him to go but out.

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins? No, but people have asked me, or told me, that my due date must be wrong because I am not going to make it to April. Whatever, what do you know Dr. Carpool Mom?

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby? My husband wanted to name the baby "Praise" if it was a girl, so her name would be Praise (insert Last Name)...

My dad wanted us to name the baby Effin...like F-ing.

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound? I had this overwhelming feeling that we were going to be on the pink team, until the drive up to the big U/S. Then, all of a sudden, I felt that it was going to be a boy. I saw his bits before the U/S Tech did.

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant? Blueberries. I eat them all the time. And hot fudge sundaes from McDonalds.

8. What was one thing you are/did have a problem eating, if anything? Mexican Food...which is my FAVORITE. I just got over that aversion.

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length? We are delivering at Overlake.

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you...hmmm....I actually got this from Seattle_Jilln and MissBlush, if you aren't sleeping, you can take a Benadryl. They are safe during pregnancy and necessary in the 3rd Trimester.

pearly1

?1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it??I had nausea and fatigue, it lasted through about the first 14 weeks.2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share??TI don't remember... if I took any, I didn't really pay attention to the result.3. When did you belly start showing??I started bloating pretty early on, but I had the first person ask me if I was pg at about 18 weeks. I think I "popped" somewhere between 16-18 weeks.4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins??No (not yet anyway)5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby??My friend told me the name chauncy was off limits b/c she wants it. (I think - hope - she's joking.)6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound??We both felt we would be surprised if the tech said girl. We weren't surprised when she said boy. 7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant??First tri, I ate a lot of oranges and apples. I have been having a hankering for a coffee malt for a long time but haven't given in yet.8. What was one thing you?are/did have?a problem eating, if anything??First trimester I could not stand even the thought of chicken. Gross. Now I'm having trouble eating things that I think will give me heartburn. Oh, and anything with peppers gives me diarrhea. 9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length??We are delivering at Group Health Central with the midwives there.10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you..?I dunno... i've gotten so much good advice from this board and from my friends that I feel pretty well prepared!

JRS72206

 1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it? All day everyday for 4.5 months. Then it started again in the last month but def not as bad.

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share? I looked at the predictor on here and it was wrong.

3. When did you belly start showing? 12-14 weeks?

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins? Yes. A lot of people said, "are you sure you've only got one in there?" RUDE!

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby? My MIL suggested Michelle Rachelle Shelton. Got enough 'chels' in there? lordy.

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound? I was convinced it was a boy. Clearly I was wrong.

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant? Taco Time burritos, mint choc chip shakes from Baskin Robins, Taco Del Mar and Olive garden breadsticks. ha.

8. What was one thing you are/did have a problem eating, if anything? Meat. The smell, the texture, the taste. I still have trouble eating it.

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length? Providence Everett. Dr. Susan Carter. 7lbs 14oz 20 inches.

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you... Do what works for you and your family. If you need to co-sleep to get any reast then do it...etc. If you don't feel comfortable with something then don't do it! Mommy instincts will never stear you wrong! Breastfeeding will be hard in the first few weeks. It gets easier!

AnnetteWalker

I think your poll can be answered by Mommies too. So here goes.

 

1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it?  I didn't have any morning sickness at all.

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share? They were all wrong. The Chinese predictor said girl and I had a boy.

3. When did you belly start showing? I think I was 18 or 19 weeks.

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins?  Nope no one ever said that to me.

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby? I don't really remember. I would have to say someone said for boy William and our last name is Williams. So it would have been William Williams.  Umm no.

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound?  No we didn't even find out at all.

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant? I really liked Top Ramine and cheese. Yes together. Yummy.

8. What was one thing you are/did have a problem eating, if anything? I couldn't eat or even smell Brocholli  it made me want to puke. But I do eat it all the time now and before.

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length? Delivered at Providence Everett Pavillion  Dr was the Dr on call Sharmond I think was who delivered.  Baby was 5lb 5oz and 19 inches.

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you...  Hmm how much bleeding you do during delivery and after. Literly for weeks after.

AnnetteWalker

Oh I just remembered a good name suggestion we got from MIL.

Kevette     Yes that's right Kevette. It would be DH's name and my name together.  My IL did that with thier first child SIL  is Dannita. So Dan and Nita togher which works, Kevette does not work. Or Annevyn.  Oh my our child would have been so mad at us if we had gone that route.

preston18

1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it? only on the day I found out how much Bright Horizons in DT Bellevue charges

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share? It said girl and he's a boy

3. When did you belly start showing? 18-20 weeks

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins? nope.

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby? Boaz.

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound? I swore it was a girl and thankfully I was wrong. (I really wanted a boy. I admit it.)

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant? olive and fig spread

8. What was one thing you are/did have a problem eating, if anything? soda

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length? Overlake, by my OB, 4 weeks early. 9lbs 10oz. 20.75 inches

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you... I was told plenty!

cmcmillan

1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it? I had more of a upset tummy, never threw up, but felt like I was going to.

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share? I tried all of them, since we were keeping the sex a "surprise", they were all wrong.

3. When did you belly start showing? Around 15 weeks, I think.

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins?No, people at work would argue with me that I wasn't as far as I said, which was just as irritating.

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby? Dh teased my family that our boy name was Fisher, which is cute, but our last name is Price. Fisher Price.

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound? I think In the back of my head I knew it was a boy.

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant? Creamy homemade mac & cheese, chocolate milk.

8. What was one thing you are/did have a problem eating, if anything? Too much dairy gave me upset tummy in the beginning.

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length? Providence Everett, Dr. Jordan.  6lbs 3oz, 18 inchs.

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you...It's hard, nights are long, it will all be a blur in the beginning.

LuvBug12683

1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it?
Jacob-none
Norah- a little nausea but no puke for a few weeks

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share?
With Jacob it said i was having a girl and with Norah it said I was having a boy. Apparantly in China, when you are born, you're born at 1 year old. So when doing the predictor, you're supposed to add 1 year to it. When I did that, they were both right...I think its just a coincidence though

With Norah, I did a few more "predictors" and all of those were right too. Except her h/r was much slower than Jacobs was

3. When did you belly start showing?
3 months with Norah

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins?
With Jacob all the time
Norah, only a few times..ugh!

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby?
After my mom and mil...
Gertrude and Berthe haha!

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound?
Yes, Im ocd like that!

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant?
Slurpees and sour patch kids

8. What was one thing you are/did have a problem eating, if anything?
meat..particularly ground beef

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length?
Jacob- Good Sam in Puyallup Dr.Majors and Dr Wong c/s
8lbs 15oz and 22 1/4"
Norah- Tacoma General via vbac Dr Angela Duke 8lbs 14oz 21.5"

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you...
Dont use the excuse "Im eating for two" its much harder to loose the weight afterwards if you let yourself go. Plus eating healthier is better for the baby!

llking_2984

1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it? Was so sick before we found out, and have not been sick for only a week. Started out being nauseated at night, then started throwing up in the morning, now it's more afternoon and eveing vomiting. I am hoping mine will stop once the first trimester is over, but we shall see.

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share? I did this one Old Wives Tale survey. Answered all the questions it said girl. Went back and took it again, answered the questions exactly the same it said boy lol! So I am no better off then I was before, still 50 50 chance.

3. When did you belly start showing? I am almost 7 weeks, and I am already showing. Its so weird to everyone that sees me.

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins? I get it every single day. At work and when I am out. Especially when I tell people how far along I am. They are shocked. But then again I have a very small torso so there really isn't anywhere else for it all to go lol.

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby? Brace yourself, they are some pretty funny ones. Well, my Dad thinks he is just this really funny guy and since our last name is King, he really goes out there. Cheese Burger King, No Smo King, Jo King, Minnessota Vi King. And since my name is Lacey, and I was named after the town, Olympia King.

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound? Honestly I have no idea! One minute everyone thinks its a girl. I think beause they want it to be a girl, but then my mind tells me it could be a boy because DH has two boys. But then his family has more girls. I am all confused with this one lol.

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant? Orange Juice a lot! And french fries with Ketchup. Man I really love condiments like kethcup and mayo. I can't get enough!

8. What was one thing you are/did have a problem eating, if anything? Spicy stuff, mainly because it causes my esophagial spasms to really kick in and now that I can't take my meds for it, it's worse. And the first month and a half, no meat at all. It made me so sick.

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length? Northwest Hospital, Dr. Blackham. He delivered me, my bros, sis and cousins. Kind of exciting to me. =]

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you...I keep hearing just enjoy it all...and I am taking it all in to do exactly that! =]

MelodyFerg

1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it? With Caden I had none.  With this pregnancy I had a bit of it until the start of my second trimester, but I never threw up.

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share? The Chinese predictor was right with Caden, but I think it might be wrong with this one   We will have to wait and see.

3. When did you belly start showing? I didn't show for quite awhile with Caden...like almost 18-20 weeks.  But with  baby #2, like everyone told me, you show much earlier.  I was showing in about week 15.

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins? Nope.  Although everyone at the end made comments about me being ready to pop.

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby? My dad really wants us to name the baby Galeena if it is a girl.  His name is Galen.

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound? Last time I knew from day one that I was having a boy.  This time I am not 100% sure, but I feel like I am having another boy.

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant? I really don't crave any one thing.  Although today I really wanted Thai food...so I went and got some   I have found that I like apples a lot more than I used to.

8. What was one thing you are/did have a problem eating, if anything? Spaghetti Sauce...I still like it, but it gives me heartburn!

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length? Caden was delivered at the Group Health Campus on Capitol Hill by the doctor on call because my doctor was camping.  I don't remember his name...but he was really nice.  He weighed 8 lb 13 ou. and was 21 inches long.  We are having our second baby at St. Joe's in Tacoma by the midwives at Group Health Tacoma.

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you...I totally agree with the amount of bleeding   Why didn't anyone tell me that!  But I just decided to go with the flow and really didn't have many expectations, so I think that helped.

blueLu25

 1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it? Yes! It had it soo bad all day everyday until about 24 weeks.

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share? I did the Chinese gender chart and it was right.

3. When did you belly start showing? I "popped" around 20 weeks.

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins? I wished I was so I could have two kids, and potentially not have to go thru being pg again, b/c of the morning sickness. Now I'm glad I just have one!

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby? People suggested Aiden a lot, but that was the name of a terrible little boy I worked with, and just couldnt have the association.

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound? I really thought I was having a boy, but I didnt know for sure.

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant? I drank tons of milk, and it has stuck with me! And ate a lot of fruit popsicles.

8. What was one thing you are/did have a problem eating, if anything? I could barely eat anything for a while, but I did eat deli meat sandwiches, I thought they were fine.

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length? He was delivered with a midwife, Erin Curtiss at the Puget Sound Birth Center in Totem Lake. He was 7 lbs 2 oz, 19".

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you... That recovery after delivery is really hard!! And to accept help when people offer. And accept hand-me-downs, all the stuff you have to buy really starts to add up!

iHeartHimMore

1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it?? I was really lucky.? No morning sickness at all.

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share?? I did every one of those sites that I could find.? They mostly said boy.? They were wrong.

3. When did you belly start showing?? About 15 weeks

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins?? Not yet, but I'm not that big yet.

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby?? Before we got PG, DH randomly said one day, "what about Oberon?"? Um.... no, honey.? I don't effing think so.

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound?? No - I never really got an instinctual "i'm having a..." feeling

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant?? Haven't really had any real cravings.? Well, more than normal anyway - I always crave junk food.? That hasn't changed.

8. What was one thing you?are/did have?a problem eating, if anything?? Fortunately, nothing.? I'd be in big trouble if I was having aversions.? I have to be around all kinds of food at the restaurant every day.

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length?? We'll be at UW.

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you...? Do tell...

braveangel2

1. Did/do you have "morning sickness"? Was yours all day, morning or night? When did it finally stop, or did it? All day sickness, except for when I slept or read a book. From June 16 (week 6) to August 23 (week 17)

2. Have you taken any of those Chinese Predictor or Old Wives Tales quizes to find out the "Baby Gods" thought you were having? Were any of them right? Any fun sites you found that you would like to share? I did a blog post on it

3. When did you belly start showing? Week 15

4. Has/did anyone tell you they thought you were having twins? Not really, but there a lot of "whoa, are you having twins" comments...people should be smacked

5. What's the funniest name someone told you, you should name your baby? I don't remember, I just remember making a face

6. Did you know if you were on the blue or pink team before your big ultrasound? Nope

7. What was one the one thing you are/did crave while pregnant? Chocolate milk...and then regular milk

8. What was one thing you are/did have a problem eating, if anything? Water. I couldn't have it in the first trimester and then it gave me major heartburn in the end of the third trimester

9. Where is/was your bundle of joy delivered? Dr? Weight/Length? Providence in Everett/ Providence Nurse-Midwives/ 8lbs 7oz/ 19.25 inches

10.Give one piece of advice to expecting Mommies that you wish someone would have told you... Having a bunch of supportive people around you in delivery is okay. Most people gave me odd looks when I said we were going to have a support team in there with us, but it was the best thing we ever did. My mom, my bonus mom (each held a leg) and gave me great comfort, my guy at my head and hands, and my little sister being my focal point. Before delivery we had even more moms and friends helping me cope and rubbing my feet and running errands. Personally, I think this helped me relax through the contractions even more.