tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post4987846871463893199..comments2009-10-10T00:48:45.158-04:00AndreaLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15947251123686458404noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-44216113825751860752009-10-10T00:48:45.158-04:002009-10-10T00:48:45.158-04:00OK I&#39;ve skipped right past this post - 7 times was more than I ever want to remember. It&#39;s usually fun the first few times. Hope everything goes wonderfully for you &amp; your new family. Looking forward to hearing updates.Shellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03898411873060238009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-75938968645407225852009-10-09T20:24:28.692-04:002009-10-09T20:24:28.692-04:00God bless you during you pregnancy. Sounds like it&#39;s been rough. Yet you&#39;ve still managed to keep your sense of humor so that says a lot.Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720782120085329921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-64411288865559138392009-10-08T18:21:48.768-04:002009-10-08T18:21:48.768-04:00girl! i hear you!!! i am on zofran now because of the beast and fortunately for me it is working - to the tune of 10 pounds weight gain in a month. i dared the dr to say anything to me. my husband thinks the 10 pounds weight gain is in my boobs - and i agree with him!! i&#39;ve not had headaches, but i still drink one (semi-small) cup of coffee each morning. i&#39;ve learned if i don&#39;t, i throw up! seriously!!<br /><br />one thing i have that you didn&#39;t mention is aching hips. i mean, i feel like i&#39;m 90 years old and needing hip replacement. the sad part is that my hips don&#39;t need to widen - i&#39;m having a c-section. and, if you need stories about those, i&#39;ve got them :)<br /><br />have a great rest of your pregnancy!!mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00817409011684856251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-13629472700334831952009-10-08T10:14:34.966-04:002009-10-08T10:14:34.966-04:00Haha! Good times, good times! No really, all that sounds awful, but then you give birth and have a newborn and a whole &#39;nother set of issues! Not to be Debbie Downer, but being a new mom is tough anyway you look at it. Hang in there! You&#39;ll make it! And on days when you don&#39;t think you will, come here and vent and you&#39;ll feel a little better- promise!Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570024478040067899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-15223356176858948372009-10-07T23:00:52.839-04:002009-10-07T23:00:52.839-04:00Congrats again on the pregnancy!! I&#39;m so excited for you! Thanks for all the pregnancy tips! The husband and I have been trying for a year now.. someday it will be our time!Becca Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010857020909701508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-60146662562157064342009-10-07T18:29:01.244-04:002009-10-07T18:29:01.244-04:00Thanks for giving us wanna-be-mommies something to look forward to! So funny!Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05895488792730918990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-71561117203936316542009-10-07T13:55:29.007-04:002009-10-07T13:55:29.007-04:00Yeah... the second trimester energy myth... phooey! I&#39;d like to add crazy vivid dreams to the list!! It is a great list I couldn&#39;t help nodding in agreement to most of it (no m/s here yay!!)Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10110041382116193467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-4214717442432451092009-10-07T13:27:59.099-04:002009-10-07T13:27:59.099-04:00Oh gosh, girl! Thanks for sharing. I&#39;m so sorry that it has been a hard road for you!! (And YES, I am excited for you! Going after two weeks is a big deal! haha)Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07820615307402518583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-19085085109538361942009-10-07T12:30:53.145-04:002009-10-07T12:30:53.145-04:00OHH the memories that came flooding back. I need to go and lock them back in the closet.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318633071784726729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-237353448669643532009-10-07T11:31:05.092-04:002009-10-07T11:31:05.092-04:00Oh Lord girl, did you get it all right or WHAT! I was feeling your pain through that entire post. <br /><br />SO sorry that you could not poop for TWO whole weeks!! AS SOON as I get pregnant, the intestinal problems start for me. It is awful, horrible, uncomfortable, and miserable. Luckily, mine has eased a tiny bit, and I&#39;ll tell you why. I&#39;ve been drinking green tea every morning, and sometimes at night. It has worked wonders. I&#39;m actually regular-ish again. Give it a try! I also drink Vanilla Chai Lattes at home. <br /><br />Headaches---CHECK<br />Gas---------CHECK<br />Exhaustion--CHECK<br />Heartburn---CHECK, CHECK, CHECK<br />Weight gain-CHECK<br /><br />Luckily for me, I haven&#39;t thrown up yet. But last night, my dinner was literally coming up my throat my heartburn was so bad. It was so awful. <br /><br />Since I&#39;m kind of an expert on heartburn {unfortunately}, make sure you stay away from popcorn, peanut butter, oranges, pizza sauce, grilled cheese, and anything spicy at night especially. I learned the grilled cheese one last night, and I&#39;d had pizza for lunch. :( My dad has chronic heartburn, so he&#39;s been very helpful. Also, if it&#39;s unbearable, drink water with baking soda. Disgusting, I know. But it helps. And chew gum. :)<br /><br />The only other things I can think of not on the list are peeing a billion times per day, dizziness/heart racing. <br /><br />Other than that, you got it girl! <br /><br />Loved reading this post. :)♥Amber Filkins♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/03579981602355451593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-10684207099860091352009-10-07T10:37:02.407-04:002009-10-07T10:37:02.407-04:00One thing I had that you didn&#39;t mention, swollen feet. Girl, I couldn&#39;t get my shoes on! And the peeing? It&#39;s been 21 years since I had mine, but let me cough, sneeze or laugh real hard, yep, gotta change the drawers, I must do that 4 times a day now. Course it&#39;s not helping that I am beginning the &quot;change&quot; now. Good luck girl, you will make it through, just not to inflict bodily harm on your hubby when you are finally in labor. ;)Groomer Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01938379362468363571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-64113874027967955802009-10-07T10:04:37.533-04:002009-10-07T10:04:37.533-04:00Just so you know...the peeing thing? You&#39;ll probably have that forever now. My youngest is 17 &amp; I still pee when I sneeze, cough, laugh too hard &amp; throw up. Just thought you&#39;d want to know!sassypackrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468918445442314685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-71322685206285777432009-10-07T09:58:51.205-04:002009-10-07T09:58:51.205-04:00It&#39;s been 15 years since my last pregnancy, but you&#39;ve brought it all back to me Andrea!:)Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17653167953996361152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-22579761770489663092009-10-07T09:44:35.538-04:002009-10-07T09:44:35.538-04:00OMG, I know I shouldn&#39;t laugh, but you really made my day. Since it&#39;s been 21 years since I had my &quot;baby&quot;, I forgot all those things. But now my baby, is pregnant and due in 4 weeks. She didn&#39;t have the beast, but she&#39;s been complaining the last couple of months about cankles..and there&#39;s nothing I can tell her except to put her feet up. And she just wants to be skinny again...yeah ok...I was never skinny to start with!<br /><br />Big hugs...hope you&#39;re feeling better!<br /><br />MicheleMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10969143282283016757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-82766650211714447102009-10-07T09:30:13.288-04:002009-10-07T09:30:13.288-04:00I have one for you, that you have yet to experience, but should at some point as you get closer. Like week 33+, two words for ya: mucus plug. Honey, it&#39;s nasty. Its like blowing your nose in your underdrawers.Jenn and Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12066159889891325627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-5882595833874087562009-10-07T09:24:40.931-04:002009-10-07T09:24:40.931-04:00You totally have to read Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthey. She talks about even more gross things that happen to your body when you are preggo.<br /><br />I&#39;ll agree with everyone else- all of it is totally worth it when you get the end result!!<br /><br />~BeccaBecca @ The Texas Darlingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116026852097580008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-17161075733477595412009-10-07T07:54:17.583-04:002009-10-07T07:54:17.583-04:00OOh I don&#39;t the heartburn (acid reflux for me) and the tinkling! hahaha hang in there girl!Christina Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-79691414451229089302009-10-07T07:13:52.549-04:002009-10-07T07:13:52.549-04:00Oh yes, it&#39;s an exciting time isn&#39;t it?<br /><br />Just wait until you have the baby. Your idea of gross totally changes.<br /><br />(And if you breast feed, that&#39;s another set of interesting things to deal with.)<br /><br />Moms are tough broads.<br /><br />And I&#39;m so glad you&#39;re feeling better. I&#39;m a puker too and it awful.Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05602481165732790955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-32456698975062523532009-10-07T06:01:42.038-04:002009-10-07T06:01:42.038-04:00And the second you hold that beautiful baby all of this will be a vague memory!<br />xxxVashtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13414526295669048539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-61448797770636852862009-10-07T02:10:03.189-04:002009-10-07T02:10:03.189-04:00You did well my friend!!! Let&#39;s just say bladder control will never be there again!! This is number five for me, and drip dribbling is a part of my day...many many times! It&#39;s all worth it though!:-)Taniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16104816788638370690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-73673872842357811622009-10-07T00:45:16.320-04:002009-10-07T00:45:16.320-04:00All of it, so true and sadly, so funny.<br /><br />Oops, I tinkled again - hilarious.Anti-Supermomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13748550116367234098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-85890379394153748532009-10-07T00:41:06.249-04:002009-10-07T00:41:06.249-04:00Great guide! And it&#39;s all so true! I was never sick sick, just nauseous. But I remember how tired I was. I used to go sleep under my boss&#39;s desk while he was at lunch during my lunch hour. I was so desperate for sleep. And being constipated - was horrible. I also was anemic and had to take iron pills so was even more constipated. Oh the joys of pregnancy. Looking back on it - I can&#39;t believe I did it 4 times!<br /><br />Great post!<br /><br />XOXO<br />Jenjenjenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270956429192534316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-91472641807397985272009-10-07T00:32:28.351-04:002009-10-07T00:32:28.351-04:00I think you nailed it! So true...been there twice!shortmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18083148312260283511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-49929508584906589972009-10-07T00:23:16.367-04:002009-10-07T00:23:16.367-04:00Girl...sorry you have had it so rough but I was right there with you! I had morning sickness the entire pregnancy and had to be medicated( I used to hyperventilate if I had to throw up but not so much after it was a daily occurence. You did a pretty good job summing things up! I wish you the best and can&#39;t wait to see pics of little Cooper! Glad your back to the blog...sure have missed reading your blog!Arlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285043590615047616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471057065725634784.post-46176198102352614802009-10-06T23:40:21.348-04:002009-10-06T23:40:21.348-04:00Have you read Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy? I think you&#39;d like it :)bsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12348361270181400589noreply@blogger.com