Hello Nov Moms

How are you all doing? Its so wonderful to read all your messages and also see that our forum is growing by the day.. so exciting! I know I have been kind of off and on here.. not very regular in posting so far, but have been bogged down with so many things these past few weeks, specially at work. Finally things seems to be falling in place now, and I can concentrate more on myself and my litle angel and the last few weeks of this wonderful time in my life!
My update.. so far so good. Have had pain in the abdomen and vagina since the last few weeks but it keeps coming and going. Parents are coming next month, cant wait for them to get here! am having all these crazy food cravings that I never have had so far:) seems strange cos I thought all this happens only in the 1st trimester. Its wonderful that some of you have U/S scheduled/done, I had my last one in week 18 and my doc is absolutely against doing any now unless needed:( Just wish I cud see my baby, keep constantly worrying about it.. Arshiya and Vindhya, you girls look fantastic! Vindhya, I was so glad to see your pic, I am the same as you.. dont show at all. But you know, at least you have put on a fair amt of wt, I've just gained 11 lbs so far.. and thats one of my main concerns.. My doc does not seem to be bothered by it all.. but I just cant get it off my mind, with just 8 weeks to go, I dont know when I will gain the rest:(
Am done with CB classes, we have infant care scheduled for next month, though my hubby pbbly wont be joining me as he has to travel :( Avi, we were gonna continue our shopping discussion, remember? :) Well, we bought the graco travel system last week.. I like it a lot and its easy to open and close with single hand.

Thats all from me for now, I will definitely be more regular in posting.. welcome to all the new members in our group, I'm so glad we have so many friends to share our feelings with! Hope I didnt bore you guys to much with my blah blah blah.. :)

Take Care
Vandana Vandana replied. I bought the Graco Aspen.. basically did a lil' research on the net and found that this one had good reccomendations. As compared to other systems, I found this one relatively light weight and easier to handle.. specially the stroller. Also my hubby says the wheels on this one seem more sturdier than others. The car seat too fits in a snap in both the stroller and in the car, others I didnt find it so convenient. Ofcourse, for me the key turn on was the color too (green). Since we dont know the sex of our baby I am totally against blue or pink, and most of the others were blue.
Vindhya.. about diaper bag, I bought one just y'day. I found one at K-mart that matches the travel system, made of the same fabric and all. so I just could not resist! :)

Hope this helps you guys
Best luck shopping
Vandana Avi replied. Hi vandana, good to hear from you.. like Arshiya said, dont overly stress yourself with work..I am glad things have gotten better and like you said, time to relax and concentrate on the little bundle of joy.. :)

Glad to hear that you have made quite a bit of progress in shopping..which graco system did you buy?? cause I was planning on getting one this weekend..

I will be alone in my infant care too.. cause hubby has to work and there isn't another class till Nov and I dont think it would be a good idea for us to wait until then... its a good idea for atleast one of us to have the info rather than none.. I am sure it will be very informative..

and like everyone has said, dont worry about weight.. one of my hubby's collegue was telling me the other day that she put on 50 pounds during her pregnancy and her full term baby was only 5 pounds.. so like vindhya said, our weight gain is not a reliable predictor of baby's weight gain.. If ur doc isn't concerned, it should be just fine..

Its never a bore to read messages from all us mommies.. the longer they are the better.. :) .. hope you have time to do it more often .. :)

Take care Arshiya replied. Hi Welcome Back!

Try not to stress yourself at work, It's not worth it. Specially, when you are having lower abdomen pain and vagina.
Don't worry about gaining weight, as long as baby is fine and growing. I haven't gain any weight in these last 2 weeks not even a 1/2 pound. But, baby has grown, so my doc said it's ok and not to worry.

Take care
Arshiya Vindhya replied. Hi Vandana,

How are you doing? Good to hear from you.

I hadn't seen your messages since the diaper bag one. Did you decide which one to buy?

Hope you are not working too much. Take some rest in-between. Glad that everything is settling down at work.

Do you know if your angel is a boy/girl?

Regarding weight gain, as long as the baby is fine and we are eating healthy, we should not worry. You sure will have a chubby baby. The weight gain is not really proportional to the baby's weight. Hope you don't stress-out too much. Trust me, you wouldn't want to put on too much weight either. You are due on 22nd, so you still have approx. two more months, definitely you will add another 10 pounds, which is an ideal weight gain. With parents around next month, especially mom, you can gain very easily. She wouldn't let you eat without ghee :)

Hope to hear from you more often.

Vindhya Ruchika replied. Hi Vandana,
Its so nice to hear from you after a long time. I wanted to know which Graco travel system you bought ?
I am also in the search process. So do let me know and also why did you buy it?

Thanks and take care.
Ruchika
Simmi replied. Hi Vandana. Nice to hear from you. Hope your abdomen pain is better now. Don't ignore it, get it checked, though I think it could be braxton hicks contractions, as I feel pain in abdomen at times too, rest is the best!
Lovely to hear your parents are arriving soon. Enjoy the indulgence and ask ur mum to cook nice parathas and rich food for you. I can imagine the concern on weight gain but last 8 weeks is the time baby gains max weight so add fat and carbs to ur diet and good u have food cravings..make the most of them and don't worry, baby woudl be chubby!
All the best.
Have a good weekend.
Simmi