BABY #3 is on board (just barely)-- due 1/06! Right smack dab in the middle of residency. :hyper:

Congratulations! That's very exciting news. How are you feeling? Hopefully, so far so good. :crossfingers:

I've got baby #2 brewing and due on Halloween. I am feeling quite green lately!

That's fabulous! Congratulations! :yes:

Wow, you're just barely along! How exciting! What are you doing your residency in again? Will you be able to take much time off?

Dagny--I've got bun #2 in the oven as well. Due mid-October--peak interview season. I'm still feeling a bit green too (at 17 weeks). But boy am I hungry all the time anyway! How does that work?

I am doing residency in FP. I talked with my PD today to tell him I want 8 weeks minimum after birth. He is going to research the guidlines and see how that can work, including maybe doing home-based electives and of course the wonderful opportunity to take my entire vacation too. That is hospital policy, not his. My program is very supportive, and I will be seeing one of my attendings for prenatal care until she transfers me to an OB for my section. I am feeling sick way earlier than ever before- someone jokingly suggested twins, and now I am scared to death! Congrats to you other pregnant ladies! :grouphug:

mbp - It's crazy how you can be all nauseated and vomit...and 10 minutes later, think "I wonder what there is to eat around here?"

I'm not pregnant, but my birth control pills make me nauseaus, and since I assume it's the same mechanism, I'll share.

I have to eat every 2 or three hours to keep the nausea from popping up during the first half of the month, so I just keep yogurt or a bananna with me all the time. I find that keeping something in my stomach makes the nausea go away.

I was really sick with my first pregnancy. Someone recently asked me "what did you do for that?"- to which I replied "I lost 18 pounds". Because nothing, and I mean nothing, worked. I was sick as stink, vomiting 10 times a day. Fortunately it did not last forever, and I gained back that plus 31#. :crossfingers:

I showed way earlier with baby 2, so no doubt my secret will not last long. Trying to make it to 12 weeks without maternity clothes, but I am not exactly slim to begin with :rolleyes: , so any size change is a problem. I am having an ultrasound at my first appt, in 12 days. Not that I am counting. I always like to see that heartbeat and know that everything is going well. If there are 2, you will not be hearing from me, as I will not be able to type from my straight-jacket. :laughing:

Hi everyone. Congrats to all of you. I also want to make my "secret" announcement- I'm almost 10 wks pregnant! The nausea started almost immediately- before we even took the test. But it got really bad around week 5. At least now I can usually eat when I feel hungry. The only times I've vomited where when trying to brush my teeth. The gag reflex is hypersensitive. I've lost a couple of pounds- hard to imagine gaining weight at the moment.

My friend got me Preggie Pops- sour flavored lollipops. They helped. Also chewing ginger candy.

Hang in there mommd preg buddies!

Congrats to all the "secretly" pregnant moms! Hope you all have a happy and healthy 9 months.

Residentmom- you amaze me! May I ask how in the world you've managed to make it with 2 young kids during internship? I'm starting my internship in a few weeks and am scared to death about how my kids are going to make it without me. How do you handle call nights? What do you do when your kids get sick? Are you allowed to call in sick during residency to take care of a sick child? If so, who covers for you? Any info or words of wisdom much appreciated.