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Hi girls! Ejmeskan, thats so exciting! I cant believe you girls must have stayed in touch such a long time and now to meet up and compare those babies you laboured for. Thats great. Dont worry your 12 week scan will be here before you know it! Saird, sorry your so ill, thats horrible, but great news that the babies ok! Im 13weeks today so im keeping up with ya! Mrs sandy - good luck for your appointment, only a few days to go! Patience - im looking fat too - but its kinda looking more like a preg bump now. Drea - congrats on the twins thats so exciting! I allways wanted twins but now im suffering with this one ive changed my mind!! Pennajena congrats and welcome! So girls, i went to the docs yesterday for the 3 month checkup (i get one a month here) and he said all is well but hes concerned that ive lost weight (6lbs in 4wks) and wants me to stay on partial bedrest until 20wks. So im feeling kinda depressed about that. Probably another reason my bump is looking more preggers than fat! Im still so tired all the time and emotional - plus my dh has had to go away and i miss him soo bad. Weve never been apart since we met practically. I know it sounds pathetic and before i got married i lived alone for 6 years so normally i would have been ok but with all the hormones and the worry i just feel so sad and lonely. Plus i cant sleep at night without being able to cuddle up with him. One of my friends is going to stay with me a few nights but if i cuddled up to her i think shed be mortified!! So, im just feeling teary about it. Anyone else just tearing up at the slightest thing? I feel like such an idiot when i get like this x x x x

hi ladies! I finally got to hear my babys heartbeat last week- it's so precious hearing it the first time. Hearing it has made me feel so much better! MissP- I am also going through the whole being emotional over nothing stage- I cry at the slightest things, & sometimes for no reason at all. My poor boyfriend, he doesn't know what to do with me sometimes. Lol. I did not go through this with my first pregnancy, so it is all new to me.

Wow MissP I am obviously extremely hormonal right now because I just got teary eyed from you saying you miss your DH. Mine was gone for 2 weeks (left 2 days after we found out I was PG) in Feb and that was AWFUL. We have never been apart that long and it was so hard sleeping next to an empty spot in bed every night. I know that sounds dumb because of all the military wives who are doing this all without their wives. So I didn't end up going on the trip. My son (10mo) is SO sick with influenza. His temp got to 1507.7 this morning so it has been a hard day for the poor sweet baby. I am sorry to hear about the bedrest. Is there a reason they were so concerned about that weight? I thought it can happen losing weight like that? It is NOT all about me so I am sorry to keep talking about myself but I have lost 11lbs in 5 weeks so now I am a little scared. Oh well. We will just see in a week and a half. Good luck- that is to bad. Yes my other group of forum girls talks daily and we have since we were all around 6-8weeks PG! It's a neat group! Ok crying babe- have a good weekend!

Hi jnfr and ejmeskan - thanks for your replys, which made me tear up again! What bawlers we are. Honestly. So the reason is because i still have a high mc risk. Having had one at 12wks and a chemical preg and ive got pcos which increases the chances again, plus age and weight are not on my side. Ive allways been big (not excessively at the moment, still, heavier than average), so the doc is just being extra carefull with me. Plus im living in the dominican republic where the doctors tend to be a bit over zealous at times! Im just glad he said partial bed rest!! ejmeskan - im sorry about your little one being sick, that must be worrying for you on top of everything else. and yeah i know its hard to be without your dh when youve never been parted before. I guess army wives know what to expect when they marry - but i wasnt expecting to be preggers and away from mine! Its worse i guess because hes staying somewhere thats not very safe - and so am i, so i just dont like being on my own, and im worried about him getting back safe. ah well, i just have to try and sit it out. 3 days gone, 11 to go! Its like waiting for the next scan!!! x x

MissP I am sorry...that is the worst!!! I wish I were near you so I could come and hang out...that time just drags on. At least I had my son to occupy my time! You don't have any other children right? Well everything will turn out just fine but I know exactly how you feel. I HATE being alone and to top it off you are on bedrest! Do you have any friends or family in the area that can come and hang out with you?

ejmeskan, I didnt know you were an Army wife, I am too! My husband just got back from his third Iraq deployment in Dec. So I know how you feel! It will be ok.

wow you girls are strong, I would feel very alone and sad at times too if that were the case. My husband occa__sionally gets home late from work because of a meeting and that drives me insane, I couldn't imagine being without him for weeks at a time whilst pregnant. I hope you girls are ok :-) Miss P....I'm sure you're going to be just fine & I'm thinking of you. I just wanted to ask you girls also...do you believe the whole faster heartrate= girl and slower one= boy? I know there can be exceptions, but, generally...do you think it's c___p or it's true? Just curious as mine seems to have one on the higher side and I'm wondering if it's a girl.... meanwhile, I have the worst heartburn ever today...yuk!!!

Oh Miss P I know exactly what you are talking about. My DH is a firefighter and on the 24 hour shift today, and of course I still feel like c___p. Turns out I have some kind of bronchitis now and they think it's viral so won't give me any antibiotics. I am miserable!! I too could cry at anything, especially now when I feel so c___ppy.I had a nervous breakdown when I went to emerg, looked like some idiot. Oh well, I have to get over this soon. Anyone got any great ideas for me? I've tried the steam in the bowl with the towel over the head thing, that seems to work a bit. I've been in bed for 4 days now and am going insane. HELP!

Hola girls, thanks for the kind thoughts, i am lapping them up as i am missing dh looking after me!! I feel a bit brighter today. I know its only 2 weeks and it could be worse, like several months or something. Im trying to look at the positive of this. Patience i dont know how you cope with dh being in Iraq! Mine is in Haiti right now and it can be dangerous there too, so thats why im worrying. But hes staying with family so he'll probably be ok. Saird that must be tough having a firefighter husband and also ejmeskan - i wish you could come and hang out too! Altho im not great company at the moment, im just sleeping a lot and doing homework (im on a spanish course) and trying not to throw up most of the time. Joey - i heard a lot about this boy girl heart rate thing and i dont have any experience of it personally because ive never gotten that far yet! Would you be happy to have a girl? Plus i dont even know what my babys heart rate is, they just keep telling me its 'ok' or 'normal' which is frustrating. The doctors here are a bit behind the rest of the world. Im living in the caribean so what should i expect eh!! I dont mind what i have but dh really wants a boy first and a girl second. I keep telling him its up to mother nature and he has to get what hes given!! x x

Oh Miss P, my dh thought he wanted a boy first too, we got a girl, should have seen him crying like a baby himself. Loved her so much as soon as he saw her. They all think they want boys, then they turn into big suckies when they see the girls. We did get a boy second and of course he cried just as much. So it makes no difference to us what this one is, since we already have one of each.

Well I already have a 20month old little boy...who I adore....so yes a girl would be nice (was just making chit chat)...but also, if I had another boy I would be just as happy and love the little man just as much....I don't have a preference but it would be a little different raising a girl to boy so yes, I guess it would be nice to experience both aspects of that. I'll find out before long....I waited til the birth with my first which I am glad I did as the surprise was wonderful, this time I am finding I am less patient and want to know at my next scan! We're not going to tell ANYONE we even found out the sec so you girls will be the only ones to know!

No Patience I am not an army wife! I was just saying, I feel bad saying how awful it is to miss my husband for 2 weeks when the army wives do it for months at a time. I just know how much I hated 2 weeks I can't imagine what army wives go through!!! I am right there with you MissP..Yesterday I slept, threw up, slept, laid on the couch, slept dry heeved! ha! It's almost over-I hope!!

Miss P i gotta question...i go to the dr 2morrow this is my 1st appt with this dr office (w/dr) the 1st dr i had didn't deliver babies but he didn't tell me until i was about 7 weeks...ok i have had 2 u/s with him one at 6 wk and one at 8 wks..since this is my 1st appt with this dr what should i expect to happen? i already had my blood work done and my pap smear with 1st dr....it's been a while my son will be ten in June...lol.

Hi all, been a while since i posted and congrats to everyone for making it this far. I'm now 13 wks and 5 day and for some reason i get so worried because there are days that i don't feel preg and my stomac is soft and some days i feel like i'm 7 mths preg and my stomach hard as a rock. Anyone feeling this or i'm i just being overly worried for nothing? my next doc's is on fri and i can't wait to hear a h/b to calm my nerves but just wondering if this is something common. it took me 1 yr to concieve again after a m/c so every little thing worries me.

Hi Mrs Sandy - well at my app last friday they checked my blood pressure, weighed me, he made me lie on the bench while he prodded around my abdomen making mmm noises and ah yes every once in a while. And then it was pretty much over. No smears or int examinations (thank goodness i hate those) and he just looked over the scan picture and info, gave me some advice and then said come back in a month. It was pretty routine. He didnt even listen for the babies heartbeat but i thought maybe they dont do that until its a little bigger. Was that what everyone else had?

Saird i have no doubt my dh will be totally the same as yours if a little girls pops out instead, he loves kids regardless. I would love to see him with a girl baby!! But a boy would be great too. My 2 sil's are pg, both due in June and one of them is having a boy and the other one isnt sure,baby wouldnt cooperate. So this baby will have 2 cousins waiting for him when he comes!! Chiffy, i know how nervous you must be, i feel the same after my mc. Also i find in the morning my bump almost disappears but by bedtime its huge. Maybe we have to wait til 4 months to have a permanent bump!! Joey - i would love to have one of each too - a perfect little family. Ejmeskan - sorry your feeling so ill. today i havent had sickness just tired and lightheaded with a few sharp pains thrown in to keep me awake i reckon. well im off to take a nap. Its raining here and its nice and cool, which is so good when your hot all the time!! x x