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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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 Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 03:37:31 AM
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Hi Everyone
In 2003 I had a miscarriage and also again in 2004. I found out I am pregnant again and I think I am about 7 weeks along.
Please keep me and my maybe baby in your prayers as I need all the help I can get!
Alee |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
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Talitha
Vermont
USA
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Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 04:00:08 AM
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Oh Alee, I will!!! please eat well and take it easy!! I will be thinking of you and praying for you!
Hugz!!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
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Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 04:48:52 AM
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| Blessings on you, Alyssa. Am sending light and energy to you today. |
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berries
True Blue Farmgirl
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gloria g
Florida
USA
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Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 05:35:45 AM
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My thoughts and prayers are with you and your baby! Bless you.
gloria g. Richards, TX
strawberry fields forever and ever! |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
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Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 05:47:27 AM
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Thoughts and prayers to you, the baby and your family. 
Pray for our troops to come home safe and soon.
Enjoying the road to the simple life :>) |
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jo
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 05:52:00 AM
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Me too, Alyssa. I'll keep you in my thoughts.
What a wonderful, scary, happy, hesitant, hopeful, cautious, excited, wondrous place you are in right now.
My hope and prayer for you is to stay calm and look forward only to a happy and healthy term pregnancy and delivery. Maybe the old saying that "The 3rd time is the charm" will prove true for you?
I know you will be taking very good care of yourself and you know that lots of positive energy and prayers are being sent your way.
Are you going to be considered a high-risk pregnancy and if so, are you seeing an OBGYN/midwife etc. who specialize in situations like yours?
Give this one every possible benefit and chance that you can; and if it is not meant to be, don't let yourself be swamped with guilt that you somehow caused a miscarriage. The miracle of birth is exactly that, and I am always amazed when I think of ALL of the processes that have to function absolutely right in a developing fetus in order for it to become a full-fledged baby; it is a wonder that so many times it does go the way it should.
Keep us posted, and I am so very happy and excited for you at this special time in your life.
Jo |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
USA
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 07:42:50 AM
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Alee,
I agree with Jo, seriously think about going to a high risk specialist.
They are usually called "Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist" They are a neonatologist and high risk OBGYN.
Check it out! Made all the difference in the world with my tough pregnancies.
Good luck, and lots of love!
Kate
http://theknifemakerswife.blogspot.com/2006/07/knifemakers-wife.html |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 08:10:42 AM
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How wonderful Alee...congrats! I will keep you and the little one in my prayers for sure.
I had a miscarriage my first pregnancy too and then went on to have very uncomplicated easy pregnancies and births for my two oldest boys. I hope for the same for you! It is an exciting time. Take care!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 11:08:55 AM
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Alee, I think it is going to be fine. Focus on non-stressful things and rest and know that we are praying for you.
Peace |
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cmandle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Catherine
Minneapolis
MN
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jo
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 11:17:40 AM
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Here's another thought, have you had your thyroid checked thoroughly, meaning more than the standard blood test. I was doing some research on thyroid issues for my own Dad...it mentions miscarriages as being related to thyroid problems. Here is a link to the article I found:
http://www.thyroid-fed.org/intro/patients.html
Don't you just love us farmgirl buddies who get right in your business...are we worse/better than sisters, or what???)
Good luck, Alee. We're here for ya...
Jo
P.S. My bday is May 1st, could you try to work that into your schedule? |
Edited by - Hideaway Farmgirl on Aug 18 2006 11:19:14 AM |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 2:25:48 PM
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best of wishes Alee for a healthy full term pregnancy/healthy baby.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Aug 18 2006 : 11:01:17 PM
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Hi Ladies!
Thanks for all your kind words and support. I had my first appointment with the nurse at our local ob/gyn. They handle all pregnancy types from high risk to low risk. My first visit with the doctor is on the 6th. I have decided not to have any of the genetic tests done as there is not a high risk at all in my family, and even if a test did come up positive for something- I don't think I could bear to have an abortion.
One statistic I read said that 1-3 pregnancies result in a miscarriage. Both of my previous miscarriages were 2 months or less. Some women don't even know that they are pregnant at that point and just think their period was late. Also my thyroid has been checked and it is fine. The first two were probably just meant to prep me and my boyfriend to be parents.
Last night was the most miserable night! I woke up to go to the bathroom and was besieged by horrible heart burn. I took some heart burn medicine that is OK for pregnancy and tried to eat- then of course I got the worst bout of morning sickness I have had! lol If the baby can make me this miserable- then I am sure everything is OK. With the first two I hardly had any symptoms.
Thanks :)
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daffodil dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jayne
Hamilton
Victoria
Australia
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Posted - Aug 19 2006 : 02:04:28 AM
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Alee, Cngratulations and sending all my best wishes your way. Hope you are feeling a bit better now! I recently had a miscarriage too and I know how awful it can be. I'm still trying to decide whether to try again (I do already have three children).
Anyway best wishes and I'm sure with all these girls behind you, all will go smoothly!
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mommom
True Blue Farmgirl
854 Posts
Susan
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2006 : 05:38:48 AM
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2006 : 05:39:17 AM
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Congratulations, Alee. Best wishes to you and your baby!!
Karin |
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Meg
Moderator/Farmgirl True
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Meg
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2006 : 3:31:05 PM
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Congratulations Alee! You are in my thoughts!
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
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LadyCrystal
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Alicia
Rhode Island
USA
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OregonGal
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Chris
No. IL
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2006 : 12:57:29 PM
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Alee, the very best to you! My daughter is 7 1/2 weeks along too - and her first try was a miscarriage (caused by the improper attachment of the umbilical cord - no one's fault, just the way it happens in nature at times) and you're right, alot of pregnancies end in miscarriage. My daughter's sister in law had three at various times, but also has 5 normal healthy active children. Good Luck! Let us know if its girl or boy. Will pray for a healthy baby for you!
"...a merry heart does good like a medicine, it has the power to cure." |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
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Posted - Aug 21 2006 : 02:33:09 AM
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| Greetings, Alyssa! So happy to hear your exciting news. You have been given lots of good advice already I see, but I wanted to mention something my OB/GYN told me when I discovered I was pregnant with my second son. When he examined me he said my uterus was slightly tipped and that can cause problems early in pregnancy as the fetus begins to grow. Anyway, he repositioned it, and told me to get in bed on all fours like a dog and lean my head on the pillow, for a few minutes every day til my next appointment; the shift in gravity would ease the uterus back into place. My uterus apparently prefers the tipped position because several times during pap exams over the years the OB/GYN has commented on that. Anyway, God bless you and keep you happy and healthy; keep us updated!! Nance |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
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Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2006 : 3:19:10 PM
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Alee,
Congratulations and best wishes. Will send up some prayers for you.
Debbie
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2006 : 10:35:09 PM
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Alee - Congratulations and the best thoughts and wishes on your pregnancy - I'm so excited for you!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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Juliekay
True Blue Farmgirl
237 Posts
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Posted - Aug 24 2006 : 06:49:31 AM
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Congratulations! Hope you are feeling well.
Julie |
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jo
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Oct 02 2006 : 06:02:11 AM
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Alee, just checking on you? How are you doing?
Jo |
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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Posted - Oct 02 2006 : 4:18:24 PM
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Alee,
Congratulations! I will be praying for you. I know it is frightening to even hope after the kind of experiences you have had (I've been there too), but God can do wonderful things. I was told that I would never carry a child to term and have had four healthy babies.
Trina
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Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Proverbs 27:23 |
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Family Matters: Pregnant for April |
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Pregnant for April
