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Hi IMK! Very happy for you.... Are you expecting 1 or more than one? Do you know if you are having a boy or a girl?

Hi gift, Only 1! That's all I could handle anyway :) Don't know yet if boy or girl; at first I thought it'd be a girl, now I'm convinced it's a boy...will find for sure in another month or two! What are you hoping for?

Hi, I think a boy! hehehe..... I have 2 boys and 2 girls already with first marriage and I am actually still a newlewed.... I am 35 years old and husband is 50 we want at least one together..... My symptoms are pretty extreme- how are yours?

When I compare my symptoms to the other ladies on the first trimester forum who are vomiting 3 times a day, I'm very lucky...I've only thrown up 1/2 dozent times. I do get really grossed out easily though about the siliest things...yesterday my dh left the toilet seat up, and when I went in the bathroom to brush my teeth, that really just grossed me out, and I lost part of my dinner right in the sink! Otherwise, I've been so bloated; I've been wearing my "fat" clothes since wk 5! I'm tired a lot too. Oh I just read one of your previous posts about smells bothering you...I'm just amazed at how sensitive my nose has become and how much different smells drive me nuts! The worst had to be my fil frying veg sausage for bkfst. Yech! :) How old are your other kids? How do you deal with fatigue and having to take care of kids when you don't feel good?

you gals in your (late) 30s are lucky - i'm 44 (although youthful in mind and body, haha). to answer the ultrasound question, my gyn offered to do it as i had just done the pg test in her office which came back positive. so it seemed a good way to confirm. are there concerns about doing ultrasound early on? knock wood still no major symptoms, except i have already gained about 9 lbs and can't fit into any non-elastic waist clothes, except the 2 pair of "loose" jeans i have. and since i don't wear jeans to work, it's tough finding something to wear! as for names, i've been thinking of names for the past 10 years.... but right now i'm focusing on eating well. - erica

I've been trying not to focus on names yet...but I admit to saying the name Tristan to myself occa__sionally...if I have a boy. I'll put myself into finding names full force come the first day of my second trimester. My next u/s is on Tuesday night. As for my symptoms...pretty mild. Smells drive me nuts but no nausea yet. I'm just 6 weeks. If I haven't any yet, should I expect it soon? Other symptoms include b___sts that feel like they want to explode and peeing like there is no tomorrow! Anyone stressing over foods they eat? I am so paranoid about every little thing. Made a sauce for chicken tonight and held the oregano and capers because I read somewhere it could induce contractions. I'm being totally nuts and can't seem to just relax. Combination of my age and prior miscarriage. Oh well...this is the way it is for now I guess.

Hi everyone and IMK! Fatigue that I feel all the time although I have trouble sleeping at night.... I am soo uncomfortable I toss and turn throughout the night.... Tonight I am going to try and take shower before bed and maybe spray lavender on it..... My other children are 17, 15, 14, 9- very busy-husband helps plenty..... Tomorrow I will be in week ten and nausea is still FULL FORCE- packed away all pre-pregnancy clothes.... Are you 13 weeks now? I have had two pregnancy dreams now and last one I dreamed I had a baby boy and i put him in crib and he stood up after i laid him down and held on to railing- lol..... Have you had any baby dreams yet?

one thought am almost 40 .... another thought losing my figure which i have lost way over 100 in the past few years on my own I had been wondering if there was many women over 35 having kids and what they thought about having a baby almost 40.....I do feel sort of out of place

Hi everyone! I'm 36 and pregnant with my first, due in November, probably the best-estimate due date is November 10th. I can't stop eating and wondering if it's twins. I'll be going for my first ultrasound on Monday, so I guess I'll find out then.

Hi everyone. Whew! I finally found a forum that fits me. I am 39 soon to be the big 40... in May and due November 19th. I have been extremely tierd with some nausea and constipation. But mostly worried everyday, my Dr. had me do a US weekly to monitor my progress since I am over 35. Each week it seems like they find something that scares the c___p out of me. Instead of being a very happy moment to celebrate the pregnancy which truely is a miracle... I am stressed to the max. I already have twin girls that are 4 through the fertility process, and then had three mc. After all that I thought I was done at my age. Then God blessed us naturally with this current baby. I pray everyday that everything will be fine, because mentally I can't deal with these ups and downs. I can't consentrate, I'm not working at my job like I should, and I'm not keeping up my house like I need to. All I can think about is the life of this child. I have been on the web researching everything that could be wrong, but of course I just worry myself some more, but I can't seem to stop it. What I really need at my next us on Monday is for the nurse to give me good news about the progress in the develpment in this baby. I wish ALL of you successful pregnancies. God Bless!

hi ladies - at 44 i feel like the grandma here, even though this is my 1st! to "trying4three" i am curious to know why you are doing weekly visits and ultrasounds. perhaps because of your previous mc's. i just went for my 2nd visit and since everything looked fine, don't need to go back until early may. i know there is nothing i can do now except eat well and get rest and pray for good health, so i am trying to be positive. i have scheduled my amnio for may 18 - am curious to know if all of you in this group have been told to have an amnio and what the risks are. my doctor also told me to avoid long-haul flights, and i was planning to come visit family in the US (i am based in germany) around memorial day and again in june/july. any thoughts on overseas travel during 2nd trimester?

Hey "Jazzy" Let's see, The first us that I had I went in April 2nd which should be week 8 from my LMP. But all they could see was the gestational sac and yolk but no HB. They thought at that point that I was measuring at 5 weeks. So they had me come in the next week. Then the next week they looked again and finally saw the HB but according to them it was low at 122BPM. So they had me come in again the next week and the NP said that she didnt see any growth but still could see the HB but it had dropped from last week. Her first measurement was 109 and then to 113. She seemed really concerned and told me that the Dr. will tell me when he calls back later what I should do next. the Dr. did call me back later that day and told me that she must have measured the sac which normally wouldnt have any growth but the crown to rump measurment showed a 5 days growth. I could have killed that NP for giving me bad information!!! All along, and had not had any bleeding or cramping or any signs of mc but of course I was still worried about the slow HB. So I go back again this coming Monday the 23rd to hopefully get good news. At least that is what I am praying for. They also have been measuring me at 7 weeks instead of the 9 weeks that I should be I don't understand that? I am praying for everyone that is going through the same things that I am. It is not easy to take week after week. I need a miracle!! Prayers to all on here. God Bless!

hi "trying4three" - my, it sounds as if you are having a challenging start. but i hope things get better and wish you the best for monday's US. have a relaxing weekend and be sure to pamper yourself.

Trying4three I have said a prayer for you and I hope everything goes well for you tomorrow with the ultrasound. Please let us know how it goes. God Bless you and your little one.

Thank you to everyone, but the news I got today was not good. No Heartbeat on my little life that I so wanted to hold in November. How many of you have gotton the response from people that you've told that you must be nuts for trying to get Pg at our age? Also do you feel that maybe they are right? After all this, I know in my heart that if I don't try again, I will regret it for the rest of my life. I feel like I don't have a lot of time left to ttc. Although it is very nerve racking to go through all of this. This time was hard!!! I will meet with my dr. tomorrow and probably schedule a D&C in the next couple of days. I am praying for all of you! I would'nt wish this on anyone....... God Bless!

Trying I am so sorry. At my first ultrasound at 6 weeks 5days for the son I just delivered 2 weeks ago his heartbeat was 128 and they never mentioned that was low and I was not scared by it after that it was always very high. If I had just had that scan and read your post I would have been scared. As for trying again, my husband and I would really like a fiftth and my doctor is all for it and tells me he does not see any problem and he thinks I am young (39). I know we want to wait at least 6 months and my dr. advises a year. I think that will put me at the end of my 40th year. My mother had me her fifth at 44 but after reading so much on here of things going wrong I am really scared we are going to do a lot of praying and take it from there. It is scary. Again so sorry for your loss, I was so hoping to hear good news from you. God Bless.