[NeedKarma]

I am definitely NOT looking forward to the bodily changes... especially the prospect of gaining weight. Hopefully the weight gain thing is genetic though, my mother didn't gain much.

First of all... Congratulations! About the weight gain, we have 2 children and both pregnancies were very different but you worry if you are not gaining weight. It's totally natural of course and any woman who has had a child will feel a camaraderie with you. Beware of the tendency of many women to tell you any and all horror stories concerning pregnany, labour and delivery. Not sure why they do that but I guarantee you will hear it. From a fellow canuck to another, I hope this winter isn't too uncomfortable for you. :)

[orange]

Thanks NeedKarma! EEK yeah I am not looking forward to horror stories about childbirth, either! And I've already had a couple of people tell me theirs. It's like a competition or something, haha... who has had the worst pain, the longest labour, the worst epidural, etc. Yeesh. Again, I hope some genetics will come into play... my mother apparently had an easy delivery with me, and I was her first and only child.

As far as winter goes, here in Saskatchewan it has been surprisingly warm so far! It's supposed to go to up -1 for Christmas Day! Incredible! It kind of scares me though too... can't help thinking it's global warming...

P.S. Beaker is my favorite character from the muppets! :)

[orange]

Hey Orange, Your welcome! I was in a similar situation Like you about 61/2 years ago. When I was twenty I had gotten pregnant w/my boyfriends(now husband) child, We weren't married but in my situation I wasn't ready to be a mom. But I wanted the baby and my boyfriends family decided to play the guilt trip that if we didn't get married then the baby would be born in sin, blah, blah. And how ashamed of me they would be. So we got married when I was 6months pregnant right after I had a life threatning condition. And I wasn't happy being forced to get married on someone elses terms. Mind you I was 20, and didn't have much a voice of my own. Like I said take it slow and enjoy your pregnancy, marrige is obviously important to you but don't let t cause to much stress. Im very glad I could be of some help.:)

Oh blah about being born in sin. That sucks. I luckily don't have that problem... my biological parents are no longer living and my "adoptive" parents are just really happy and excited for me. Same thing with my partner... his parents are VERY liberal and never got married themselves! We just figured we were going to get married anyway and it's easier on the kid if we are, and I'm going to take my partner's last name, etc... overall it will be a lot better. Plus Alex doesn't like the fact that his parents never got married, even though they have lived common law for 34 years! It made him feel bad. So he doesn't want to do the same thing to our kid.

Abbie the Oreo cookie cat! Cute! :)

[wonderwoman2007]

At this point your best bet is to finish what you started and tie the knot. Children need both a mother and a father, full time. You'll need careful medical attention throughout the duration of your pregnancy. Hopefully you have a reliable ob-gyn. Good luck!

Um no they don't I know loads of kids, including myself, who were brought up just fine and had a great childhood, wich a single mother who worked full time, that's just oldfashioned bullhorn, it's the 21st century stoopid.

Anyway, congratulations on the pregnancy!

[diya]

Get married, be a mother and live happily ever after... Good wishes.