tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post3393590881963219038..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: A Bellyful of LightHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-36638842976834306712009-03-04T23:01:00.000-05:002009-03-04T23:01:00.000-05:00Oh my goodness. I just read this- again- and didn'...Oh my goodness. I just read this- again- and didn't remember until I read it at the end that you wrote it for my virtual baby shower! WOW. You are such an amazing writer. You get me every time, even the second time around. :)Suburban Turmoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788867412080827567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-85632976085139675172007-03-10T08:59:00.000-05:002007-03-10T08:59:00.000-05:00You are an exceptional woman! I can't say with my ...You are an exceptional woman! I can't say with my Funny Babes, I had an easy pregnancy. I found out that I was preggo when I was already 15 weeks. Hubby and I tried for a long time and the doctor confirmed it was going to be hard for us to have one unless we go for AI. So I got a fluffy Huggable little pup (now 4 yrs old), Pretty Girl and never expecting to be preggo again. The reason I got into 15 weeks w/o knowing is that I just gave up getting negative results. I remember 3 days before I found out, I was running doing errands and carrying my furkid in my backpack (bought one for her). I felt so tired and heavy and I also felt like there is something going to come out from me. I got home and took a looooong nap. How did I find out? My sister-in-law gave me a stick to try for the last time. It came out positive and from then on, I was so careful and always paranoid that I may lose my baby. Lots of U/S bec. I also had too much water. Then they thought I was diabetic and I had to endure a lot of needle testing bec. of that :-) then on my last U/S (I was overdue), they told me I'm running out of water so I went into the hospital right after that. I was a c/s.<BR/><BR/>The annoying part of my baby story was a mother who stayed with me in the same hospital room (semi-private since all the private rooms are taken) who kept on complaining that my baby "cries a lot." If it wasn't for my freshly stapled tummy, I would have walked to her bed and strangled her. The woman was horrible. Calling the nurses (who was also annoyed and feel sorry for me) complaining about me and the baby. She wanted to be transferred to a private room...<BR/><BR/>Would I want a second one? Yes. But not right now. If I don't, it is still ok... I already have a wonderful funny boy and a pretty girl (furkid) that I love with all my heart and soul. That's enough for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-19702660331176326332007-03-08T15:44:00.000-05:002007-03-08T15:44:00.000-05:00Thanks for that. I needed to remember that there's...Thanks for that. I needed to remember that there's an awesome reward at the end of all this.<BR/><BR/>Size 4 H&M khakis? I might just hate you a teeny bit for that.scarbie dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067032043776994982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-57610008446294824272007-03-08T11:43:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:43:00.000-05:00What a gorgeous story. Thank you for sharing it.What a gorgeous story. Thank you for sharing it.JChevaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683339168047479228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-47582550052035705412007-03-07T10:10:00.000-05:002007-03-07T10:10:00.000-05:00Ah HBM, I can relate to your ever-so-eloquent but ...Ah HBM, I can relate to your ever-so-eloquent but ever-so-frightening experience... <BR/><BR/>...though my experience was most definitely short, compared to what you endured. I had a good bout of bleeding right at 11 weeks with my second pregnancy. On Easter Sunday, 2005. It came on with a whoosh that felt exactly like my period, and truly, it went like a period, getting lighter and stopping after six days. <BR/><BR/>(I thought the risen Christ had taken my baby with him...and I was prepared to renounce Him right on the spot.)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I frantically called my midwife, who kindly but most definitively told me that I was indeed miscarrying. <BR/><BR/>So that evening we drove back home from my parents house, thinking that this was it, wondering if I wished the baby away with my fears of handling two children. <BR/><BR/>Well, imagine my surprise the following day, when an ultrasound showed an 11 week, 5 day old fetus bouncing happily around the walls of my uterus, unaware of the utter hell some blood can cause in the life of her pregnant mother. <BR/><BR/>And looking at the picture you posted of WonderBaby, you're damn right it was worth it, worth everything. She's gorgeous, and you're pretty swell too! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your story.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350861069153040567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-13905384593718043382007-03-06T16:16:00.000-05:002007-03-06T16:16:00.000-05:00Here is the link, but I cant format it properly fo...Here is the link, but I cant format it properly for some reason so please copy/paste:<BR/><BR/>http://mommycakes.blogspot.com/2006/03/babies-story.htmlMiguelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10134489935342720776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-38185097149033773982007-03-06T14:17:00.000-05:002007-03-06T14:17:00.000-05:00Michele! Where'd that link go?!?!Horn-tooting is e...Michele! Where'd that link go?!?!<BR/><BR/>Horn-tooting is encouraged 'round here, and I'd like to read that post. So get back here and re-post it!<BR/><BR/>(please)Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-88262454317875440442007-03-06T14:05:00.000-05:002007-03-06T14:05:00.000-05:00Wow, we must be on the same wavelength.I was just ...Wow, we must be on the same wavelength.<BR/>I was just reading my archives from exactly a year ago and crying again at this post about the bleeding I endured when I was pregnant with my twins. Reading it, I can still feel the pain and raw fear like it was yesterday. So very scary and never an explanation for why. But they will be two on Sunday so the beauty and joy they bring me is a balm to that bad time. <BR/>I'm ready too, but I dont know if lightening will strike twice in my poor, cluttered womb.Miguelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10134489935342720776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-15646072578309919862007-03-06T13:59:00.000-05:002007-03-06T13:59:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Miguelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10134489935342720776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-75600864137935751562007-03-06T12:54:00.000-05:002007-03-06T12:54:00.000-05:00Beautiful post. It also brings back my moments of...Beautiful post. It also brings back my moments of scariness and wonderfullness (is this even a word!?!) of pregnancy. My G-Man will be 2 in 2 days...and I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat. Isn't it amazing how strong moms can be? I'm proud to be one. :)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633042085497299414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-23047193486115857542007-03-06T09:27:00.000-05:002007-03-06T09:27:00.000-05:00I bled on and off for my first trimester, too. Th...I bled on and off for my first trimester, too. The best (sounding) explanation I ever heard was that my cervix must be sensitive to hormone changes. Just like you, my baby was born healthy and beautiful. We have a lot to be thankful for.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988244502155885428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-8182598269763574412007-03-06T09:26:00.000-05:002007-03-06T09:26:00.000-05:00I'm sorry that we have that in common, pregnancy-w...I'm sorry that we have that in common, pregnancy-wise. What a nightmare. I actually just blogged about it recently... <BR/>Here: http://kate2kids.blogspot.com/2007/02/odd-time-of-year.html<BR/>And then here:<BR/>http://kate2kids.blogspot.com/2007/02/february-for-real-this-time.html<BR/>And finally, here:<BR/>http://kate2kids.blogspot.com/2007/02/worth-risk.html<BR/><BR/>Not that I think you're overburdened with spare time, just that I just wandered through similar musings myself and can't come up with pithier comments for you now.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778318185310548615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-81576793505033529622007-03-06T03:45:00.000-05:002007-03-06T03:45:00.000-05:00Nice story. Your stomach in that first picture lo...Nice story. Your stomach in that first picture looks small compared to wife during our first delivery. Actually, it was the same HUGE size seconded time around.<BR/><BR/>We also had bleeding for two months with our daughter. Many scary moments before the bleeding finally stopped. After a while we just accepted that it was not up to us and there was nothing we could do. Made us a feel a lot better and more relaxed.<BR/><BR/>If it's meant to be, everything will be fine. <BR/><BR/>ADAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-70144271663442463602007-03-05T16:13:00.000-05:002007-03-05T16:13:00.000-05:00Very scary moments for you. Thank goodness it tur...Very scary moments for you. Thank goodness it turned out all right. It's unreal that the percentage of miscarriages is so high and we have little knowledge as to why. I have a dear friend who has had two miscarriages. She so wants to be pregnant, have children. Very sad.Mamacita Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984053506182838282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-20682435638035777092007-03-05T15:29:00.000-05:002007-03-05T15:29:00.000-05:00Great tribute and as always great writing. I hone...Great tribute and as always great writing. I honestly thought by the end of the post you were going to tell us that you were pregnant. So I of course, scrolled down to the bottom first to spoil the surprise for myself.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080488909182074526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-33250615972177958072007-03-05T15:13:00.000-05:002007-03-05T15:13:00.000-05:00i've bled with all my pregnancies.its frightening ...i've bled with all my pregnancies.its frightening because you don't know why.but all my babies have been fine.even the 2 high risk pregnancies,last baby was 7.5 weeks early.you look radiant in that pic HBM.almost makes me want another one...LAVENDULAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-22617569698866467942007-03-05T14:23:00.000-05:002007-03-05T14:23:00.000-05:00Such a lovely post, and the photos are brilliant.I...Such a lovely post, and the photos are brilliant.<BR/><BR/>I have had two miscarriages and it certainly is like nothing I have ever experienced. It is so profoundly sad and horrific and common all at once.<BR/><BR/>I am so lucky to have Papoosie Girl and Rosebud and their happy faces and bright spirits are such a blessing.Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100043209000589029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-41425503543971514032007-03-05T11:38:00.000-05:002007-03-05T11:38:00.000-05:00CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I am glad that despite the tr...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I am glad that despite the trying times you have a beautiful little baby to call your own. I am also glad that your experience has not discouraged you from going through pregnancy again. Children, despite the drama, are definitely worth the stress. God bless your family and yourself. Take care!SOLOMONSYDELLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564768670896215900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-3302498689113066262007-03-05T10:55:00.000-05:002007-03-05T10:55:00.000-05:00Stuck in a closet - god, I'd have been freaking ou...Stuck in a closet - god, I'd have been freaking out about that itself, let alone the unexplained bleeding.<BR/><BR/>But yes - no matter how hard it was (and I'm one of those lucky ones who never had it really bad), it was an infinitesimally small price to pay for the wonder and joy of my girls.<BR/><BR/>Lovely tribute, as always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-42283528058682203922007-03-05T10:32:00.000-05:002007-03-05T10:32:00.000-05:00What a lovely, lovely post. It made me tear up at...What a lovely, lovely post. It made me tear up at the end upon seeing that 'new' little face of WonderBaby at the end...knowing what a struggle it was for you for so much of your pregnancy. I can't even imagine what you must have been feeling ... let alone go back to finish your lecture! Wow. Just wow.<BR/><BR/>I know I've been a tad grumpy lately encouraging BabyBoo to get the heck out --we're being gently induced this week if he doesn't get out on his own!! -- but, at the same time, I know I've been incredibly lucky to have such fairly easy pregnancies. And I really have enjoyed talking to the belly again, especially as this is very likely going to be our last pregnancy.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, we'll have good news by the end of the week. ;-)ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-17982142957872544792007-03-05T09:24:00.000-05:002007-03-05T09:24:00.000-05:00After Petunia was born, I had a ROUGH time with he...After Petunia was born, I had a <A HREF="http://elevatedumbrella.blogspot.com/2006/03/what-not-even-your-girlfriends-will.html" REL="nofollow">ROUGH</A> time with healing from my second degree tear and with a rampant yeast infection in my breasts. It was so awful, and I really debated whether I could even go through that experience again.<BR/><BR/>I finally warmed up to the idea of a second baby and got pregnant last summer. I found out at twelve weeks that I <A HREF="http://elevatedumbrella.blogspot.com/2006/09/untitled.html" REL="nofollow">lost</A> the pregnancy. <BR/><BR/>Now we are trying to get pregnant again, and I am swearing to God, the Fates and anyone else who is listening and has some pull over the cosmos that I would happily endure all the pain and scarring and tears all over again just to have another baby. It is amazing what we are willing to go through for the miracles that become our children.merseydoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805416415027353836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-70880292604437486382007-03-05T00:57:00.000-05:002007-03-05T00:57:00.000-05:00What a beautifully written account of your pregnan...What a beautifully written account of your pregnancy and birth experience. I think we often take for granted when things in our lives go on without a hitch...and things like this make us reflect. <BR/><BR/>You are so brave posting your belly pics!! Although if my skinny ass & waist were that size I would have too!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-38785043235729002372007-03-05T00:56:00.000-05:002007-03-05T00:56:00.000-05:00Oh! What would the world BE without Wonderbaby??Be...Oh! What would the world BE without Wonderbaby??<BR/><BR/>Beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-109138409033274442007-03-04T23:58:00.000-05:002007-03-04T23:58:00.000-05:00So THAT's why you call her WonderBaby. Her first ...So THAT's why you call her WonderBaby. Her first wonderous affect. First of many.mo-wohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10934156423936866994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-84439199922436712712007-03-04T22:42:00.000-05:002007-03-04T22:42:00.000-05:00Beautiful post. What a heartbreaking reason, but ...Beautiful post. What a heartbreaking reason, but what a joyful result, for that photo.<BR/><BR/>We spent our ride home from the in-laws negotiating when we would start trying for #2...I am feeling babylust Big Time.NotSoSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782162947524115936noreply@blogger.com