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Hey everybody, my wife and I have finally decided that we feel confident enough in our relationship, knowledge/skills, and finances that we can start trying to get pregnant for the first time, so I'll probably be lurking and sometimes posting here over the next year or few. I did a quick search and didn't see anything (aside from some Canadian posts, I'm in the states) in the first 10 pages about this, but I've heard there are sometimes studies and programs which essentially pay for the whole pregnancy or portions of it if you participate in them. While we have enough funds to do it ourselves, we certainly wouldn't complain about putting all that money toward an education fund for the kid instead, so I was wondering if anybody here had any experience with these things or knows of any of them I could look into for more information. A cursory google search nets me more news articles about surrogates in India than information I can use.
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Sep 4, 2012 18:32
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So...uh....I checked the first couple pages, and I'm sure somebody has asked in the 200+ pages, but I didn't see anything about having sex during pregnancy. My wife just showed me the double lines, and it will be our first. I've heard that there is nothing to worry about, so maybe I'm just being paranoid, but we've been trying for quite a while now and I was planning to surprise her with an exciting erotic getaway together next weekend, but I don't want to "knock it loose" or something if it is risky early on or anything. AAAAAaaaaaaaaa
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Apr 9, 2015 04:33
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Thanks for the advice and info everybody. This is all very exciting. I think I'm going to reschedule our weekend getaway for another time since it probably wouldn't be cost effective or fun to spend the whole time puking!
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Apr 10, 2015 16:29
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Seeing as Mother's Day is coming up, and it appears I've made my wife a mom, what are some things any of you ladies wish you had had during pregnancy that I could get her? Are prenatal massages any good? A decorative barf bucket, perhaps? Rocking chair?
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May 1, 2015 17:29
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Just got back from our first ultrasound. We're having fraternal twins! I can't stop laughing with joy!
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May 15, 2015 22:30
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Thanks! We're definitely glad it isn't triplets.
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May 15, 2015 22:58
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Wife is just over 12 weeks now with the twins. Had a big scare last night, she started bleeding pretty bad. We went to the ER and they had us in the waiting room for nearly 3 awful hours, during which time the bleeding stopped. Ultrasound showed absolutely no problems, and the babies are still alive and kicking, thankfully. Nobody has any idea why she started bleeding.
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Jun 3, 2015 04:43
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Ceridwen posted:Hopefully it won't happen again, but don't be shocked if it does. At that stage two of the most common causes are something called a subchorionic hematoma and placenta previa. Both typically resolve on their own without causing any other issues besides scary bleeding, both can be difficult to detect on ultrasound, and both may cause multiple episodes of bleeding. Pelvic rest (no sex, no orgasms, no heavy lifting) is typically helpful at reducing the amount and intensity of bleeding episodes but likely makes no difference in the actual outcome of the pregnancy. Ditto any sort of bed rest. I've bled in every pregnancy so I know how scary it is. Thanks, I'd been looking up stuff and for some reason couldn't find anything that made me chill out quite as much as this.
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Jun 4, 2015 19:30
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Wife just entered third trimester with our twin boys. Everything seems to be going so well that the doctors told us we didn't need to go to the high-risk appointments anymore. Babies have both turned head down, and are training each other for MMA, to the discomfort of my poor lady. Retaining water below her knees occasionally, but doc says it is normal. Something odd that has recently been happening is she will drink some water and then she feels like it just doesn't go down all the way, like she's going to throw up, and she can't lie down for a while and gets very uncomfortable. Does this last thing sound familiar to anyone?
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Aug 25, 2015 04:45
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El_Elegante posted:It's GERD. Try tums and nexium. Thanks!
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Aug 25, 2015 05:14
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So my wife's got this, apparently: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cholestasis-of-pregnancy/basics/definition/con-20032985 We're going in this Thursday for her to get induced and I'll finally meet my boys! That'll be 36 weeks, so...pretty good for twins I hear? Nerve-racking, though.
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Nov 8, 2015 08:19
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Born yesterday at 36 weeks, Jacob Carson and Caleb James, my first kids: Everything went and is going remarkably smooth! I'm so proud and happy!
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Nov 13, 2015 23:27
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Big Bug Hug posted:Thats so adorable! But the one on the left looks like a trouble maker He is! Spent 3 hours in the NCU scaring dad right after being born. Doing great now, though!
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