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Hy Guys, no the little one is not there yet. just a little busy in the store. To E, I agree with Tamy and Anna you need to have a special gallbladder ultra-sound and I have days I do not have any pain at all and then it just pops up unexpected. To Renee, please let us know if you are going to have a second opinion! Anna, that realy sucks about your st_tches and food poisining, really realy bad timing! I had the food poisining in my first trimester and the doctor told me indeed that it would not go through the placenta, you should be fine! Tami, there has been a while since we talked together, but at least we are able to help other people, Monday we will just talk about Kailey, Jesse and your moving. You all have a good weekend and talk to you all on Monday,

Yes only just pregnant with third child, found out had gallstones a few months earlier, due to symptoms. Didnt really plan on getting pregnant untill after Gall bladder removed but accidents happen. Now worried re implications for this pregnancy. Had an attack last night, can't even remember eating anything fatty. Worried its just getting worse because of the pregnancy, have you been similar.

To Anna Hughes-I am sorry to hear about your gall bladder problems! Congratulations on your pregnancy though. Are you just having frequent attacks. Being pregnant can make gall bladder symptoms worse, in some women never have any gall bladder problems until pregnany like myself. I am sure they have you on a strict diet, and sometimes those attacks come without even eating anythign fattening at all. Those little stones just can shift sometimes. They can still take your gall baldder out while you are pregnant, but they prefer to do it in the second trimester. How far along are you? Both me and Anna have had surgery (I was 25 weeks and she was 20) and although it was miserable, our little baby girls are just fine. The second trimester is the best because your baby is developed completely so the anesthesia won't hurt it, and its not too big just yet! I know they say aroudn the 20th week is ideal. I would get several opinions on the matter though to see what different doctors say. Hopefully you can at least control it until the second trimester if you have to have it out this pregnancy though. I wouldn't want to go the entire pregnancy worrying about attacks all the time! Shelly has been able to cope (I don't know how) by being on a strict diet, although she still has attacks. Other than you getting dehydration or something from not being able to keep something down when you have attacks, i am not aware of anything due to the gallbladder disease that woudl harm your little one! Let us know if there is something else you want to know, or just want to talk!

Hey ladies! Just wanted to tell you all that I hope you are having a wonderful day and feeling good! Shelly-are you 36 weeks now? Its getting so close!

Hi Tami,no i am still 35 weeks.Every thursday i'm an extra week so thursday i will be 36 weeks.Now my gut instinct is telling me i'll deliver probably at 39 weeks,maybe i'm just getting scared/or anxious?I don't know i guess when its time it will happen.I don't want to be induced,i heard that can be pretty painfull,but i don't want to go pa__s my due date (its still august 10)either.But its kind of weird to be looking at the nursery,it's makes it so real.(can you tell i'm pretty much done now?).This week i'm going to start washing all of Jesse's clothes and sheets.So far i've left everything in the shopping bags.And this sunday i'm having my babyshower.it will be with mixed feelings.My best friend (she was going to throw the babyshower) pa__sed away in march from b___stcancer.I spend most of that month with her because i knew she was dying.That was the hardest time i have ever had.First i found out that she wasn't going to make it; thats when i had my two first gallstone attacks(one on march 1 st and the second one on march 24),then on march 29 they did the U/s on the gallbladder and the next day Tracy pa__sed away and i had to go to the doctor (i got too upset and my husband was afraid for the baby;i was to stressed out)and he had received the results in and broke me with the news about the gallstones and the idet i was going to keep.I didn,t mean to write all this and get sentimental on you Tami, but i guess the babyshower brings back the memories.Anyways,a couple of my friends that knew Tracy and me are organizing the shower the way Tracy wanted to do it.Tracy spend omg time on the internet and she printed the games out that she was wanting to do so those are the games that we will be playing.Also she had made up some giftbaskets for me to sell in my store so i'm going to use acouple of them as prices.That way it's a little bit like having her there.Kind of different huh?.But,i will make sure everybody has a good time.After all thats how she wanted it and it is my very first babyshower.Theinvitations are really cute.I got them at wal-mart at the hallmark greetincards department and its a little diaper that you open up and all the information is inside.Ok,enough about me,and on a happier note,how are you doing?Are you everdoing it with the moving coming up?And how far along are you?29weeks?30weeks?Are you getting anxious?I know i am.But on the other hand,even with all the miserable pregnancy sideeffects and stones at this moment it's my baby and i don't have to share with anybody.He also interacts with me,i poke in my belly and he kicks back.He is going to be so much fun.Spoiled rotten,i tell you.Anna,how are you doing?Are you over the foodpoisoning? I'm sorry that must have really sucked.With the pregnancy and surgery that was the last thing you needed.Well,i guess i'm going to browse and see if i find another idea for the shower.Have you guys gotten yours yet?And have any ideas? PSI started having an attack last night,but i took my pills the moment i felt some pressure and it did not develop into a full attack,so that was pretty good.I told my husband,if it develops into an attack rush to Arby's and get me mozzarella sticks,if i'm going to suffer anyways might as well have a reason right?LOL

Shelly-that's fine if you get sentimental on me. I think we are all allowed to once in awhile, and especially since we are pregnant right? I also understand about seeing someone you care about suffer and die of b___stcancer. My mom died when I was thirteen of b___stcancer after fighting it for 2 years. It is certainly a devastating thing. I am sorry to hear about your friend. I am glad that you are going through with her plans for your shower though. I am sure that she would have wanted it that way. I am sure that it will be great, and everyone will love it! It is hard though to not have someone you care about able to come to those big events in your life. It still makes me sad sometimes at big events that my mom wasn't there for-like my wedding, high school, and my college graduation and now the birth of her first granddaughter. The Ann is Kailey is actually after her. Sorry, now I am getting sentimental. I hope that you enjoy your baby shower! I haven't had mine yet. I am actually having two. My friend is throwing me one where I live on August 6, and my little sister is throwing me one back home in the middle of August. Its hard not to rush out and buy everything for Kailey right now (she is so spoiled already) instead of waiting and seeing what I get. I am nesting way bad already and she is not even due until September. I can't wait to do the nursery in our new apartment! Oh, I can understand about being anxious, but still enjoying your little one move around in you. No one can share that feeling! I love to sit and watch my stomach move around as Kailey kicks and squirms. It is such a special thing! Oh and one last thing! If you get an attack go out and get whatever you are craving! I agree with you that you might as well enjoy at least somethign about it right? Hope the attacks don't come though! Well, have a great day and I will talk to you later!

Anna Hughes- I also knew about my gallstones for more than a year and didn't plan on getting pregnant, but it just so happened that what we plan is not always what happens. I did not have much trouble with my gallstones pre-pregnancy. It wasn't until a couple of months into my pregnancy that I started having problems and my doctor said that it was because of my change in hormone levels and other factors that may have triggered the gallstones to act up. Hello ladies, I am doing a lot better although all my skin around my incision has fallen off. It turns out that my skin was rejecting the st_tches and also now the b___terfly bandages that was keeping the incision closed. So I am so sore and have hardly any skin around the cut, but the good news is that the incision did not get harm and is actually closing rather well. My little girl saw that I had no skin around my cut and went and got her special stash of bandades to help me out. She is great with this pregnancy and is now talking more and more to my belly, since I am showing a lot more now. She's excited and can't wait for her little sister to arrive. I am a lot better from my food poisoning. I hope that everyone is doing great. Shelly, I just help organize a shower for my best friends sister and it turned out pretty good. Everyone had a great time, but after having to organize one I don't think I want one now.

Hi thanks for your replies. Sorry for the delay in picking them up but I'm having to use a computer at my parents house at present so in between looking after two children William 3, Phoebe 15 months and popping round here to collect Emails you can imagine its a bit hectic. Fortunately no further attacks at present though. I'm only eight weeks pregnant at the moment so very early but already feeling very tired and sick with William I felt this way up to 24 weeks and Phoebe 16 so I'm hoping it will be even less this time but then there is always the Gall Bladder. I have an appointment with my midwife and GP next week so hopefully i will find out how my referall to see a surgeon is progressing. Hope all the baby showers go well, I live in the UK and we don't have that tradition over here, although everyone buys nice gifts once the baby is born. Yet because your not sure what you might get you stock up on most things and end up with heaps. Our loft space is just full of baby clothes. I guess thats how I knew I'd always have a third though, because despite having a boy and a girl I couldn't get rid of anything.

Hi guys, how is everything going? I'm telling you;the further along you are the faster time is going by.i can't understand the ones that say its going slow.I guess i'm just too busy right now.I'm starting to look forward to my babyshower.I think it will be fun.Anna,since you just helped organizing one can you give me some tips? i think i'm really stuck on some of the prizes and favors.I'm also sorry to hear about the skin around your incision.That must hurt pretty bad,especially with clothing rubbing against it,or do you have bandages on it?And your little girl is adorable,the way she takes care of you.Anna Hughes;sorry to hear that you also have gallstones.You just mentioned you live in the UK,I moved from Holland over here almost 7 years ago.And I have been to a couple of wedding showers,but never to a babyshower (we don't have those in Holland either)so my first babyshower is my own.pretty exciting though. Tami,thank you for being there.I'm sorry to hear about your mother.at 13 years old i know you must have a lot of memories.I can imagine that especially on big events,like your wedding,graduation etc is when you miss her the most.I know i've been dealing with it better than i thought i was going to,but i think that my sense of responsability on being pregnant is what helped me through.And i believe in guardianangels and i know tracy is taking care of my Jesse.Ok;enough about that;when are you moving?if i calculate it right its in the next two weeks right?i guess you'll be happy when thats over with,b/c then you can decorate the new nursery and before you know it kailey ann will be there.I still can't believe i'm going to be a "mommy".we are gonna stay in touch right?that way we can give each other tips like on what brand of diaper we like the best LOL.And of course i'll be eating mozarella sticks while i'm chatting.hmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!my husband was in a "funny" mood last night.We went to wal-mart (i'm also registered there) and he said i want to add some items to the registry.So sure,i didn't have a problem with that and i should have known by the grin on his face,he went straight to electronics and "scannend" the priciest big screen hdtv they had,than he went to "hunting"department and scannend some riffle and i made him stop right there.I think that was really funny though.I mean,our friends and family all know this would come out of him,i think they actually expect some kind of joke from him.but can you imagine the look on their face? babytowels,pacifier,burpcloth,diaper-genie,big $2500 hdtv ,baby swing,receiving blanket....................... I'll talk to you guys (pardon; ladies) later.

Hey gals, I'm doing a lot better. My little girl is a big help she is now talking more and more to her sister. She's always asking her what she's doing and making funny faces at her. The shower had a theme of flowers and b___terflies. We ordered little bunny and bear stuffed animals dressed like b___terflies for the favors and put a little tag around the neck noted the occasion. We got them at a good price at oriental trading, our first choice were picture frames but since about 40 people were invited we decided to go for something more affordable. For the gifts for the game winners we mostly bought things from closeout stores like candles, frames, and bath gels and salts. Make sure you have one or two extra ones on hand just in case two people tie and you don't want to do a tie braker. It was very pretty with purple and pink as the main colors because its a girl. I made the flower arrangements that went on the table, since I used to work at a flower shoppe. We also had a watermelon carriage filled with fresh fruit that was a big hit, but other than that we really didn't really have the typical baby shower food. The games were a blast and people over all had a great time. We played the game of guess how big the mommy's tummy is with the toilet paper, get as many safety pins out of rice with your eyes closed, guess the baby items in the bag, and scoop as many cotton b___s from one bowl to another using a big spoon and also with your eyes closed.

Hello ladies! Sorry, I haven't replied in awhile. Hope all is going well. Anna-I am sorry to hear about your skin around your scar! At least it is healing though right? That is the best you can hope for. That is so adorable with your little girl taking care of you, what a fun stage she is at. It must make it doubly fun that you can share your excitement about a new baby girl with her. I bet she is happy that she is going to be a big sister! Sounds like you did a great job planning that baby shower. I planned one once, but I don't think it turned out near as good as yours sounds. Oh, I was goign to ask. How is your morning sickness? Anna Hughes-it sounds like you are one busy lady! I can't imagine being pregnant and sick and already have two little ones to look after-I guess I will know someday since we plan on having at least three children! And to top it off you are having gall bladder problems. Let us know what your surgeon says-hopefully you can at least control it until your second trimester right? We all hope you start feeling better soon! Shelly-I am glad that I can be here for you! It is good that you are doing so well coping with Tracy's death. It does make it easier when you believe in guardian angels though. I tell Chad (my husband) that our little girl is going to be so protected becuase she has her grandma for a guardian angel. I think knowing that she is watching out for me and my sisters and soon to be my little girl definitely makes it and easier thing to handle. I can't understand either why people say it is going slow! For me this pregnancy goes faster week by week. Maybe becuase I am so busy getting packed and ready to move, and then I'll be setting up her nursery. My husband is so sweet. He bought me a glider for my birthday so i can rock little Kailey in her nursery. We are moving next Saturday and I am far ahead on my packing. I packed most of our dishes and pans-so now we have to do dishes a lot more LOL. Since I can't get everythign ready for Kailey I think I am overcompensating by packing everything extra early. I think I will have almost everything except the essential done by Friday. Then, I will go crazy with boredom! Its a good thing that Harry Potter 6 is coming out (yep, i admit it-I am hooked) because then I will have something to do! Of course we'll stay in touch after our little ones are born! I am looking forward to hearing about all the new experiences you have with your son-while you chow down on mozerella sticks of course! We will definitely have to compare notes since we will both be learnign new things! I was goign to ask you what brand of diapers you are going to get for that first pack. They say have at least one pack by the time the baby is born, and there are just so many debates! I got a kick about your husband registering for a hdtv big screen! That sounds exactly like somethign my husband would do. I'm sure your friends will get a kick out of your registry list as well! I am goign to register at Target before my showers and I am sure it will be fun! Well hope you have a great day, and I will talk to you later. Oh and horray for 36 tomorrow for you Shelly! One week and you are considered full term. :)

Hi,I'm going to give you guys advance warning;i'm in the worst mood you can imagine.Last night;about 2:00 am i woke up with this well known horrible pain.Yep,another gallstone attack,only this one was noy going away,not with the lortabs and/or the levsin (you know my painkiller and my gallbladder relaxer)It just kept getting worse.I went and took a shower since the heat from the water usually helps out,but that wasn't doing much either.I was hurting so bad and getting so frustrated that i started crying from the pain.Well you know with an attack your chest sweels up some,and when you cry you put pressure on your chest.So that madeit even worse,i was having a hard time breathing which pushed me into hyperventilating.Thats when i about lost it.I tried very hard to relax and eventually i kind of did.But it was awfull.Very hard to describe this one.I think it was as bad or worse than my first one.But with the first one of course i had no idea what was going on,and had no medication either.I thought then that either i was losing mybaby or having a heartattack or that my lungs werecollapsing.But this time it took me hours to get over it,and i'm still hurting.Its 3:00 Pm now so it has been 13 hours.And after the last lortab i took it has helped some but now its coming back.I can take another one in an hour.I called my surgeons office begging for an appointment today,but he has surgeries.I told his a__sistent the whole story and she called him and called me back.Very nice and very good service.My doctor wants me to take that relaxer every 4 hours and stay on a clear liquid diet.I thought it could not get worse after mt bland diet,but i guess it is possible to get worse.He is also going to call my ob/gyn today and talk to her about this.I let them know that tomorrow i have an appointment with her anyways.But i did tell the a__sistant that i'm really freaking out right now.I'm to the point yesterday i hardly could handle it and Jesse was kicking me as i was hyperventilating and thatreally hurt.But i'm just so scared that this will happen when i go into labor.I know they said they could put something in the IV but what if it happens when i'm still at home.It takes me at least 30 minutes to get to the hospital.I can not handle and the attack and the contractions.I get my attacks now too frequent,even though they have been pretty mild b/c of the medication.They can just "POP UP" or if i get constipated (sorry for that much info) i get some pressure on my back,or if i'm stressed all those can trigger it.not only the food,i really try to watch it.Pffffffffffffff,breath in ........breath out.........Sorry but i guess you can really tell this one got to me.I think that if they say c-section i'll be totally ok with it.Yes Tami,thats how bad it was,i don't even care if they do that,and if they want to take the gallbladder out at the same time that will be fine too.I DON"T CARE.I do want to wait one or two more weeks if possible at least be at full term.That way Jesse's lungs will be stronger too.But we will se what they say tomorrow.I only know that i will not hold back and say it wasn't too bad b/c that would make me a really big liar.Tami,before i forget,we do have a lot of things in common,but it was weird to see you posting your husbands name;Tracy's fiancee's name is Chad,he is also one of my best friends and Tracy was also "hooked" to Harry Potter.And on your question about the diapers i did quite a bit of research on it and i'm going with Pampers swaddlers.I heard they are the best and i believe a lot of people were not to crazy about Huggies.But i guess it also depends on the baby.Huggies send me some samples so i will try it out,but i already bought the Pampers swaddlers.I can't remember if we talked about this but are you going to b___stfeed? Ok i will quit for now,sorry about this long -no fun-story.

Shelly, I am sorry to hear about your last attack. I hope everything goes well with your doctor appointment. I used pampers for a while but I love Huggies for when they are new born and when they start walking. They left her skin drier than that of Pampers and sometimes Pampers leaves these little white bits on them. But when she became more active with the kicking around 6 months or so I did love Pampers because they didn't leak. Thats just my experience.

Shelly-I am so sorry to hear about your attack last night. That is horrible to be so miserable. I hope that it gets better soon! I can understand you being scared for the delivery if you are having the frequent attacks-especially after last night. hopefully your surgeon can give you some good advice or do something to let you go two more weeks. Let us all hope that it isn't at the dangerous level yet right? Maybe if they can wait to take it out, they can give you a stronger painkiller for a little while. They gave me perkaset when the loratabs weren't working anymore for me. They problem is that they can become addicting, but I think that with you being so close to your due date (although I bet it doesn't seem close enough now), they might be able to give you a stronger pain medication to help you. Hopefully they can think of something so your little Jesse will be able to come at full term! I will be praying for you tonight. Let us know what your doctor says tomorrow. That is strange that we have that in common. What a funny coincidence. I am very excited for the Harry Potter book to come on Saturday-I am plannign on staying home all day just so I won't miss the delivery. I have also heard that Pampers Swaddlers is the best, so I think I will most likely use that. Of course I will use the free samples of Huggies and any diapers I might get at my baby showers of course. I am definitely planning on b___st feeding since that is what is the best for my baby. Hopefully everythign will work out that way!

Hey, i still feel like hell.Defenetly the worst attack so far.It has lasted all day even with drugs.The thing thats different this time is that now most of the pain is on my upper right side,under my chest.It must be the gallbladder that im feeling.It feels very sensitive.I'll be able to take my next lortab in 3 hours hopefully it will let me sleep for a couple hours.I didn't sleep at all last night and i'm pretty tired,but i can't find a comfortable position right now,everything hurts.Sorry to be such a whiner today but its been just really bad.I can't wait to see my doctor tomorrow,its at 10:30am.I may have to see if i can talk to my surgeon as well.He had surgeries all day and his a__sistant called me at 5 pm to let me know he didn,t talk to my ob today,and tomorrow he has surgeries till 3pm,but he is going to do his best to talk to her.I'm also nauseous but hungry too.A liquid diet is not going to cut it at this time of my pregnancy.Jello and water,ginger ale and beef or chicken broth were some of the liquids they suggested.Soup,and its 95 degrees over here,who the h@ll wants to eat soup?And jello don't fill me up either.I have spend most of my day surfing over the whole pregnancyinfo forums.At least time has been going by doing this.I don't feel like watching tv.Have dish network and there is nothing on that either.Jesse has been very active today,i'm happy about that b/c of all the pills i've had to take,but its also pretty painfull right now.Anna,thanks for replying too,and lilke i said i guess it depends on the baby what brand of diapers to use.I think it also depends if it is a boy or a girl,don't you think?How are you feeling today?Tami,i can't blame you for staying home saturday for the delivery of your book.I also plan on b___stfeeding,i hope its not as hard and painfull as a lot of people say.I already got my b___stpump.Its an electric one and the brand is medela.I've heard good things about it.I would like to AND b___stfeed AND pump my milk so my husband can feed him too.I think that would help in the bonding with his son.Have you bought the baby furniture already or are you waiting until you have moved;or after the babyshowers?When is your next ob appointment?I need to go pee,talk to you later

Sorry,i was just reading what i posted and i hardly make any sense,i'm jumping from one subject to the other.Oh well,tomorrow a better day i guess.I'll probably do some reading on the forums instead of posting and/or giving advice.lol