Hi,
I am due in september. I would like to be in contact with all thoes expecting in Sept. It is nice to have chat once in a while and just exchange feelings.
Please do let me know.
Bali replied. Dear Priya,

Hello and thanks for the reply. When you are sleepy at work, pretend that you are meditating !!
love
Bali   Bali replied. Dear Priya,
the last reply was a small joke. Hope you didnt mind. I had the same problem in my first pregnancy. I was working and felt very sleepy in the afternoon. I used to find some place in the office and then for 10 minutes I used to breathe deeply with closed eyes. At that time I used to have my total concentration on the process of breathing. After 10 minutes I used to feel very fresh. Hope this works for you.
love
Bali niki replied. Great Priya that U can get sleep. As U R tired due to work probably, u feel so. in my openion u shud first listen to ur body at this time. As U mentioned earlier, u will have the child as priority then may be U make it so fm right now. Try & see if u can work fm home for a few days. May be u really need rest for a while! I used to avoid sleeping at times & now i am going thru hard time. I cant get proper sleep now! Now i get nightmares. Get up early morning around 4 O clock. try to eat some fruit, have milk & try sleepin but cant get proper sleep. It happens in the daytime too....May be because i m already in the tension of what the results will be!! niki replied. Hi Aparna, Good to know u r geting U/S. Are u planning to know the sex of the baby? i have mine to be done on 22nd.i was thinking i want to keep it surprise but as the days r coming near, i feel whats the harm in knowin!! as it is i will know it after 9 month/ then why not before!! Actually i am geting excited to know.Lets see what i do that time. niki replied. Hi Bali, ive started putting more time & efforts in praying & i think it is helping. I wish to chat with u soon after u reach Mumbai. Ur kid will miss the nature in the midst of the cement jungle Isnt it? Where in mumbai r u going /I liked his name very much, Vedant. i will ask u for baby names after i know boy/ girl. I want to keep it by rashi so it will be difficult to have names for both in rashi. So i feel it is better to know & be prepared. As it is here we have to register the name in the hospital itself. So dont have much time. just a day. My dh was saying u do not believe in religion! I wonder
if it is true or he was just jokin!! I always seem to be matured on chat, i donno why. Practically i never take situations in a matured way!! I was interested to kinow fm where did u learn reiki? rush replied. hey does any of u have a troubling Mother In Law or R U all lucky gals? vidhya replied. Dear Priya, its normal for you to feel sleepy during this time of your pregnancy. I used to take a walk away from my desk and would talk to somebody or just make a walk from this end to the other end of the office. As bali said breathing can give you some energy to get through the rest of the day. Also drink plenty of water its not only good for your health but can also keep you awake. hope this helps. vidhya replied. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I just wish spring was already here!!! cant take this cold weather anymore and plus i was asked by my dr to walk atleast a mile 3 times in a week. Niki, how are you feeling with those abdominal pains?? they can also be because of your uterus stretching. if it doesnt last for long then nothing to worry about. Aparna, good luck on your ultra-sound. its a wonderful feeling to see the baby growing within you, do let us know how it goes. Rush, I wouldnt say my MIL is a constant trouble but she does get on to me sometimes. Do take it cool, you should always feel happy at this time. Bali, how are you doing??? as this is your second child you should be a pro at this. Good luck to all you girls and have fun. Priya replied. Hey All,
Bali I do sleep on to my desk at times ! Really ! Cant help
I go for a walk with a friend if I am very much sleepy !

Nikki, yeah my first priority is the baby. Right now it is just a sleep which is a problem but if I have any other problems in the future I am going to stop working.

Nikki, Though I work I do not get sound sleep in the night. I am going thr the same thing.. getting up early and feeling hugry. I sleep after that for 2- 3hrs and every day get late to work !
Rush had a questions about MIL. Hey Rush, as far as I am considerened since I am in the US my MIL has not stayed with me for more than a month .. She wil come here after my delivery. I understand the problems and yeah, it really a pain! But u must be cool this time. Take it easy and just ignore the things that u dont like. Hope that helps !
arpana replied. Hi every1 thx for all the good luck wishes i really need it Hey i wanted to ask u gals a few things which i am getting all confused about i am in my 12th week now i did a blood test which showed a drop in my hameglobin from 12 to 10.9. i have yet to c my doc bout it i have a app dis weekend but its got me really worried also i have been geting this odd pain in my lower back when i try to move while sleeping or try to get up if i am lying dwn ...Also since a week every 2-3 days i get severe headaches usually on backside of my head which then go away on its own after a hr....does any1 know what all dis means???
niki replied. Hi aparna, take things easy & just blame ur hormones for everything that happens untill 1st 16 weeks. I have got anemia when i checked my blood at 8 weeks even right now it doesnt get more than 10.5. I m on iron supplements along with vitamins & folic acid. anyways, many get anemia but dont worry. try taking beet, carot & spinach. And Mosimbi juice is the best in the morning.If u go out in evening may be have a glass of beet+carrot juice u get out. U can get difference in 1 week. I too got low back pain like i got during periods before but the dr said there is nothin to worry after the U/S as the baby is safe. Many gals get pains etc.

Vidhya my abdominal pain is still there. but it comes only when i need to go for toilet. So i ve started with more juices & fibres. Tomm is appointment so lets see what happens. When it comes, it is only for few seconds but it is so severe that i scream. Ya i am also feeling better to see the sunshine & go for walk sometimes. today it is very windy but i guess this is the last few days of winter /fm 26th Marchwe can enjoy spring.

Hey Priya, did U know they say ur babys sleepin habits in the womb continue to be so after birth. And that ur baby will be very active one. so be prepared to get up at nights for a next 1 year. As i have to get up, one of my friend told me about this. Her daughter is also very active & talketive!! I donno how true it is!! Just Enjoy!!So what software R U workin on? Is ur dh also in the same co?

I get lot of itching on my tummy & i try to ease it with coco-butter & oliveoil. but still i feel like itching all times.   niki replied. Hey gals, do got out to see the movie American Desi.....i m going this wkend/shud be a good one. Previously i saw Hydrebad Blues which was also a good one. Priya S replied. Hi,
Does anyone in this group have backaches? I thought one developed this only in the latter half of the pregnancy. Yest, I met someone who said that she had backache since her pregnancy started! Co-incidentally, I am also having some pain in my lower back though I am only in in my 12th week. So, howz everybody getting along with their lil ones??
Priya replied. Priya S, backache is a common problem in pregnancy. I also have it since the first month. Some times it is because of Gas also. But it is very common complain dont worry.

Nikki, American desi seems to be a good movie. I have seen the Ad on the Desi Programs. Yeah me too interested to watch it.
Nikki, if what U say is correct then I will have a hard time after my baby comes!! I need to work day and night then !
I work on C/C++ mostly sometimes On VB. I am now preparing myself to get out of this profession and trying to fit myself in the role of mother. Being the youngest in my family my parents really feel very diffrent to think that I am gonna have baby !!
My mom is getting prepared to come to the US and very excited to meet me ! We now a days chat on Yahoo Messager voice Chat It feels great.

Iron is a important thing but pls dont worry if U hv to take suppliments. As nikki says it is normal in pregancy. Fortunately my count was oK till today but still I have taking the Multivitamin tablets.
Hey girls let us change this topic and creat a new one. This page is becoming very long !!!

Priya S replied. Hi all, Does anybody know if maggi is ok to be taken during pregnancy? Somone once told me it has some harmful chemical...Since I have a lot of food aversions now, I like having maggi..any suggestions?? Bali replied. Hi I feel better these days since my 13th week started and hope your pregnancy is going fine. I also want to talk with you on chat but will have to wait till I go to Mumbai. We are staying at Thane and our house is near the beautiful Yehoor hills. My kid will go back to the concrete jungle but he will at least have more friends. We have kept Vedants name as per numerology and not as per the rashi. My hubby knows numerology and other occult sciences. As per numerology he is number 7 which vibrates to Jupiter. This keeps in check the egoistic no 1 which is his birth number as he was born 28th dec. By birth we are Hindu but believe more in a self travelled spiritual path. I am a 2nd degree Reiki master and got my attunement in Mumbai. Rest in the next. All the best for your U/S.Love Bali Bali replied. Hello Arpana. Till now I was also reading your name as Aparna but realised that it is Arpana. Nice name. I am now in my 13th week. Do not worry about small problems because the last phase of the 1st trimester and things will improve from now onwards. Eat lot of green vegetables, friuts, and your hubbys head. You will feel better, especially after the last one !!. Good luck for your U/S. May Reiki be with you. Love Bali Bali replied. Hello friends, especially Vidhya. This is my second pregnancy and I am more relaxed this time. You know Vidhya,after my first pregnancy I used to miss those days. Hey girls let me share one thing. I feel these are the best days of our life. Carrying a child is the most beautiful experience I ever had. After four months all of you can actually talk to your baby . Do you know that your baby is more scared than you and if you feel anything bad or uncomfortable, she/he is also feeling the same. So talk to your baby and tell her/him that whatsoever happens, you are going to carry her/him to the finish line and will take good care of her/him. Belive me you will feel much better. I have experienced this and am sure this will be your experience also. Hey Priya, I hope you are sleeping well now. These days I am not sleeping at the nightand can sleep only in the early hours. Hey Rush, do not worry about your MIL. Just think about your little bundle of joy. Love Bali niki replied. Hi gals i ve continued in the page for veins......... vidhya replied. hi bali, nice to hear from you. Infact Ive lot of people telling me to enjoy every minute of this period. Im really having a good time now, every now i can feel the baby kicking. Ivent started talking to the baby yet, I play some nice classical music for the baby everyday though. Thanks for your suggestion, I think ill start talking to the little peanut from now on. how is your first kid doing, have you told him about the new addition??? well as everyone is talking about sleep, thank god I dont seem to have any trouble during the night as Im so exhausted at end of the day. Also my mom tells me to keep myself active from now on until the baby is born so the labour would be easy. So i try to do as much i can until i hit the bed, as a result i get some good night sleep. I would recommend you girls to go for a walk every alternate day once you hit your 2nd trimester. Good luck to everyone for this wonderful adventure.