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raeanna74 · 05-21-2003, 03:18 PM

The first sign for me was a missed period. Next came sore/sensitive breasts, next was I started gaining weight where I rarely fluctuate and finally I was sensitive to smells and easily nauseated.
I never took a pregnancy test. Just went to the Dr at 3 months along.
I kindof wanted a girl but I didn't have a strong preference.
He wanted a boy. Now he's totally happy with the girl.
For names I wanted to name her after my great-great-grandmother Sarah Elizabeth Rapanier. That was a name already used in his side of the family. So we kept the Elizabeth and used one of our Aunts first names for her first name.
As far as my experience duringpregnancy. Greasy foods and smells made me nauseated and I always woke up slightly nauseated. Saltines always calmed my stomach though. SA far as cravings I never had any too unusual. I was nuts over sandwich pickles, I went through a pound of raw carrots almost every day, Loved the tuna, and had to have my graham crackers with peanut butter and cinnamon sugar sandwiches every day. The drawbacks were my feet swelled up from water retention the last month or so and my carpal tunnel worsened to the point where my hands were numb for 3 months. Pregnancy had it's hardships but I would say it's totally worth it. I loved flaunting my belly. lol Everyone wanted to know when the baby was due and all the stats and people were always offering to help me. My delivery was exceptionally long and ended in a c-section but the baby was totally healthy and the c-section didn't take long to heal. The hardest part of recovery was being so tired from a week of pre-labor and 17 hours of labor. If I had to do it all over again the only thing I'd change would be I would have asked for the c-section in half the time. I wouldn't have been as tired and my muscles wouldn't have been nearly as sore. I was half expecting a c-section anyway because all the women in my family have had large babies (14 lbs once) and all had long labors that ended in c-section. I knew to expect it. Next time I will just opt for a planned c-section. My pregnancy and delivery wasn't perfect but I enjoyed most of it and all of it was worth it.

05-21-2003, 03:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	The first sign for me was a missed period. Next came sore/sensitive breasts, next was I started gaining weight where I rarely fluctuate and finally I was sensitive to smells and easily nauseated. I never took a pregnancy test. Just went to the Dr at 3 months along. I kindof wanted a girl but I didn't have a strong preference. He wanted a boy. Now he's totally happy with the girl. For names I wanted to name her after my great-great-grandmother Sarah Elizabeth Rapanier. That was a name already used in his side of the family. So we kept the Elizabeth and used one of our Aunts first names for her first name. As far as my experience duringpregnancy. Greasy foods and smells made me nauseated and I always woke up slightly nauseated. Saltines always calmed my stomach though. SA far as cravings I never had any too unusual. I was nuts over sandwich pickles, I went through a pound of raw carrots almost every day, Loved the tuna, and had to have my graham crackers with peanut butter and cinnamon sugar sandwiches every day. The drawbacks were my feet swelled up from water retention the last month or so and my carpal tunnel worsened to the point where my hands were numb for 3 months. Pregnancy had it's hardships but I would say it's totally worth it. I loved flaunting my belly. lol Everyone wanted to know when the baby was due and all the stats and people were always offering to help me. My delivery was exceptionally long and ended in a c-section but the baby was totally healthy and the c-section didn't take long to heal. The hardest part of recovery was being so tired from a week of pre-labor and 17 hours of labor. If I had to do it all over again the only thing I'd change would be I would have asked for the c-section in half the time. I wouldn't have been as tired and my muscles wouldn't have been nearly as sore. I was half expecting a c-section anyway because all the women in my family have had large babies (14 lbs once) and all had long labors that ended in c-section. I knew to expect it. Next time I will just opt for a planned c-section. My pregnancy and delivery wasn't perfect but I enjoyed most of it and all of it was worth it. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.