new mama here!

well.. almost.

I am 9 weeks along. My boyfriend and I are so excited. I know I'm young, but it was planned and we couldn't be happier.

hello to all the fellow mamas out there!

 

Congratulations


Nowhere near having children myself, just like hanging out here. Never too early to learn.

 

Congrats!

I'm in the same boat as you, Sage-Phoenix. It probably won't be years before I become a mama, but seeing these threads makes me extremely jealous! lol

 

Congratulations!


Being young isn't a bad thing. I am 26 and have 5 little ones. I love it because I am able to keep up with them. We have so much fun! I see a lot of parents these days that waited to have kids until they were almost 40 and (no offense to older parents) it almost seems like they have more trouble relating to their kids and the issues they face. Not to say there aren't some great older parents.

If you are in a good place to start a family and you are aware of the huge impact it will have on your life and its what you want...GOOD for you!

Take care of yourself...drink plenty of water and eat lots of good food!

 

ugh.. food doesn't sound good at all, but I guess that's that nausea setting in.

A lot of our friends were shocked when we said we were going to try to conceive, but everything just seems right. I cna't explain it, but I just know in my heart it was the right thing to do. everything seems fine so far, but I have lots of fears abou what lies ahead.

 

Congrats! I started making a pregnancy collage with pictures of pregnant woman and some poems I wrote and also a little thing I wrote that said "you know you want to be pregant if...." a few things that I wrote were being jealous of every new mama, thinking a woman with a bump in her belly is the most beautiful thing, and getting excited about having morning sickness. Yep, that's me. I just turned 31 and my husband and I have decided to officially start trying in August (I probably will be the most fertile on our 1 year anniversary). Anyway now that it's so close, I'm really excited yet nervous that it might take awhile and I feel like I've already waited so long.
Anyway congrats to you, I truly am happy for you. If you don't mind me asking, since you planned it, how long did you try or did it happen the first time you tried?

 

Best wishes!

 

congrats being a mama is awesome!

 

Congratulations!
Babies are too fun!!!

 

we conceived in our third month trying. It was such a blessing!

 

yey for you!!!!
i'm another young one, my babes is gunna be here in less than 2 months! can't wait!
I love what American Baby said! It seems like it would be a heck of a lot easier to go back into little kid-mode when we're not even totally out of it as it is!
My aunt and uncle waited until they were 34 to have their daughter and in a way i kind of feel sorry for their daughter sometimes cuz they're so into their careers and stuff that she must feel a little out of place.
I can't wait to have a little buddy to play with and take to the park and go for walks and get all messy and stuff with! Blah, just talking about it makes me want it over even faster!!!lol

 

I'm really happy for you young moms to be, but waiting does have its advantages. Not only do I feel ready to have a baby now, (I had plenty of time to go to school, start a massage career, party it up with friends, have alone time with me and my hubby and get to know myself more, among other things) but I also feel energetically ready. I can't wait to be a Mom! Hey, I'm not saying anything against you young Moms...when you're ready, you're ready....just don't go feeling sorry for us old folks!

 

hehe congrats hunny, i got preg at 19 too, after three months, lol. the sickness sucks ay....try homeopathic/herbal remedies, they have different ones for the dif types of sickness, so may help you, and they cant do any harm. i lived on mashed potato and egg during my pregnancy. cant even look at mash now. enjoy this, it goes so fast when you look back.

Goodluck hunny.xxx

 

All that is a blast, but keep in mind it isn't all joyous. Kids get sick, they, throw tantrums, they pee on you...hell my youngest even pooed on me. They will have bad dreams, get picked on, pick on others, fight with siblings, whine, complain, wake you up at sunrise and want breakfast immediately, trips to the emergency room...and God forbid...start out Very sick. It is such a challenge to know all the right things at the right times, and using natural parenting techniques can seem even more difficult at times...like cloth diapers.

Gosh you know, now that I think of it...the good still far outweighs the bad. Birthday parties, trips to the park, first tooth, riding a two-wheeler, first day of school or homeschool, peeing and pooping IN the toilet. Yes it is Bliss. You will love it!

 

Yeah I think there are advantages to being younger and older though 31 really is not old at all. I want to do both! I think it has more to do with your state of being and lifestyle and it just happens that many older parents are farther away from childhood, but it does not have to be that way. And many are not.

 

No, 31 isn't very old....I was just making a point for younger Moms not to feel sorry for us Moms over 30...which I am officially about to be! I just found out that I am pregnant! I'm so excited but it's still so early on (4 weeks) and although my brother and sister know (and now all of you ) I feel hesitant to tell anyone else until another month or so. My husband has already told so many of his family and friends but I wonder if I am right in waiting. Anyone have any advice or stories about when you told family and friends?

 

congrats!

 

I respect your decision to not tell anyone until you are ready. I think it's more vulnerable for the woman usually to state her 'status' to people and their opinions, lol. Then again it could just be a different family structure from your husbands that makes you keep it to yourself longer than he does. I think it's a sacred thing and if you don't want anyone to know yet there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It's all about you and what you feel comfortable with. By the way congrats!!!

On a sidenote one of my cousins has 4 kids and kept all four secret until they were born, lol, how she did that I will never know, lol.

 

Besides my and my boyfriends parents, and my best friend I probably wouldn't tell anyone right away. There is still a chance of a miscarriage, and I wouldn't want to tell too many people that that happened. But I am not pregnant yet, soo who knows what it's going to be like.



And congratulations and a warm welcome to all you new mamas!

(((new Mamas)))

 

Congratulations mamas to be

So exciting.