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10-03-2008 at 11:12 AM
rayskit10
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so, i just want to say something here...

ok- first, MGR, this is NOT directed at you and i hope you'll see the spirit in which this is being posted. your post reminded me of it, although it's been on my mind (always away from the computer) for a few weeks now...

so....

just remember there is a reason that women don't talk about their pregnancies in the 1st trimester. i suffered a loss at 10 weeks. only a few days away from my next scheduled u/s at which point we would have been announcing our pregnancy. it was a terrible, painful thing to go through for both me and my husband, as well our parents and siblings. we were really very glad to not have to face our friends and coworkers and tell them we had lost the baby. in fact, the nest is the only place i talked about it at all. still many, actually most, of my IRL friends do not  know that i was pg or eventually miscarried. i have told a couple people who keep giving me crap about having another baby. that sure shuts'em up fast.

anyway, my circle of friends is totally guilty. we all speculate behind eachothers' backs that one might be or is the other one TTC... who is next... all that stuff.

but i learned a very hard lesson. i learned to treat that secret with some respect. i know my friday HH friends wondered why i didn't drink one week... only to drink like a fish 2 weeks later. but no one said "boo" to me about it when i didn't drink. that meant a lot and i  know some may have figured something out, but it's still nice to be able to talk about it on my own terms.

i just wanted to say that. and tell you guys i'm pregnant.


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10-03-2008 at 11:14 AM
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Amen, and congratulations!


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10-03-2008 at 11:14 AM
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Congratulations!


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10-03-2008 at 11:15 AM
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congrats V! :) 

Happy and HEALTHY nine month's!

And I am the guiltiest of this... and I really really REALLY need to not be so damn nosy about it!  I will say this, I only do it ... because I care though! 

::::taking my busy body butt out and lecturing myself on mind my own business:::::::

10-03-2008 at 11:15 AM
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KNJepp:
Amen, and congratulations!

i'd bet you everything i own you thought this post was going to be about politics!


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10-03-2008 at 11:15 AM
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Congratulations!!!  H&H 9 months to you.


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10-03-2008 at 11:16 AM
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Firstly, congrats!

I wholeheartedly agree with you and I hate the whole "is she or isn't she" pregnancy speculation.  I also hate when people ask when I am not drinking "are you pregnant?"  If I wanted to share that news with you, I would have done so.  Have some respect.



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10-03-2008 at 11:16 AM
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Congrats!!



 
10-03-2008 at 11:16 AM
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rayskit10:

KNJepp:
Amen, and congratulations!

i'd bet you everything i own you thought this post was going to be about politics!

I'll admit, I thought there was a fair chance of that!



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10-03-2008 at 11:17 AM
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Congratulations!!!!!!  I was completely NOT expecting that, after reading the first few sentences... Nicely done. 

 

 
10-03-2008 at 11:17 AM
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oh Rayskit, Congratulations!!!! 

 

I completely understand about not telling.  I didn't come out here until 8.5 weeks and still haven't come out to friends and some family.  Dealing with a loss is a very personal thing and some people don't want to have to share that with the world. 





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10-03-2008 at 11:17 AM
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Congratulations!

 
10-03-2008 at 11:17 AM
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10-03-2008 at 11:18 AM
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First of all, congratulations!

Secondly, I wholeheartedly agree with you. After going through a lot of heartbreak to get pregnant with Natalie, I have learned first-hand never to pester anyone about being pregnant or TTC. I remember one time in particular at my cousin's baby shower that my aunt was giving me a hard time. She said something like, "Oh, "TexasSmith" must be so freaked out by all this baby stuff!," implying that it was all scary to me. She had no idea that we'd be trying to get pregnant for over a year, and she also had no idea how much that comment hurt. Of course, I don't hold it against her...she just never went through IF, so it never occured to her that that could be a hurtful comment.

All that to say, I will never again be that person who pesters a friend about babies. You just never know who is going through what.


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10-03-2008 at 11:18 AM
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Congrats!!!!! Very Happy for you.

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10-03-2008 at 11:18 AM
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i try to remind myself of this when i speculate about friends... so i respect their need for privacy.

 

and CONGRATS!!!  how far along???

 
10-03-2008 at 11:19 AM
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Oh my goodness!CONGRATULATIONS!!! 
10-03-2008 at 11:19 AM
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Congratulations!







 
10-03-2008 at 11:19 AM
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Congratulations!


 
10-03-2008 at 11:20 AM
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Congrats!!!!

And I agree with everything you said.

10-03-2008 at 11:20 AM
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sad5781:

i try to remind myself of this when i speculate about friends... so i respect their need for privacy.

 

and CONGRATS!!!  how far along???

only 9 weeks but **sigh** already showing a little and sick as a dog. last u/s looked good so we started telling people here and there...


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10-03-2008 at 11:20 AM
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stwprincess05:

Congratulations!!!!!!  I was completely NOT expecting that, after reading the first few sentences... Nicely done. 

 

Totally agree! 

10-03-2008 at 11:20 AM