Calling all moms (and grandmoms)....

[Glacier]

Congratulations! I hope once the shock wears off that you will all be able to celebrate the new addition to your family!

It sounds like your step-daughter was in major denial, but it is actually quite possible for a woman to be well along in a pregnancy and not know it. I used to work with a young woman who it happened to. A nurse called me from the hospital telling me that she was asking for me to come in the delivery room with her. I told her she had the wrong number! I had seen the girl a few days before. She had gained weight, but not in a way that made her look pregnant. She looked healthy as she had needed to gain a few pounds! After some explaining from the nurse, I drove to the hospital and was present for the birth of a beautiful, healthy 6 pound baby girl! (who was adopted by a couple who had been waiting a decade for her!) The nurse told us that at least once a month a woman came in thinking she had appendisitis or some major stomach problem and left with an infant!

[kimlovescats]

My goodness!!! Well, I think it's fair to say that only ONE baby is a good thing right now! I cannot believe that she is already going into her 7th month though! WOW! Well, at least you won't have to anticipate its arrival for very long, and from the looks of the ultrasound you can rest assured that it is a healthy little one!!! What a miraculous week, huh?

Gosh, not much time to waste on preparing, is there? Get those creative juices flowing, Miss Designer!!!

Hugs and Prayers!
Kim

[*LabLoverKEB*]

W-O-W! This is just incredible! How exciting for you!!!! You're gonna be a grandma! You're gonna be a grandma! I think that's a good idea to get a picture of your step daughter. I can't believe that she's due in 2 months!!!

[gemini9961]

All I can say is yikes. 7 months, how could she not know? She is in some serious denial. Wow Kim, my heartfelt best wishes for you and your family in this one.

[catnapper]

Yup, she was in some serious denial. I think she still is in some aspects.

She's been in denial all night about how the father of the baby is going to react. She's on the phone telling her boyfriend right now and I don't think its going well because she started out talking on the couch and then suddenly ran upstairs This is the one thing I've worried most about for her. It'll crush her if he runs away... her mom did it to her and she has trust issues thanks to that. We can't imagine what it'll do to her if the father of her baby leaves her too

At least she's seeing how much the rest of her friends and family are supporting her. She started tearing up when I showed her the emails from my neighbor and my SIL about them giving us wonderful stuff for the baby (both families have 1 year old babies so they're thrilled ot get rid of all the infant stuff LOL) I don't think she realized just how much people are here for her.

[kimlovescats]

Oh Kim, my heart aches for your poor daughter. Bless her heart, she has had a major bomb dropped on her, and so very young to deal with all of this. It's really going to be devastating if her boyfriend dumps her now. She is really going to need you right now, and I have no doubt that your arms are already open for her.

(((((((BIG HUGS))))))))
Kim

[catnapper]

Well, he took it pretty bad. He cried and refused to believe her... then really didn't believe her when she told him when its due.

On a fun note, I went and copied the ticker Christine used for her baby, and made one for my grandbaby. Of course its a cat!

[Jods]

Some things you may want to discuss:

I thought of a few things you may want to discuss with her,

Breastfeeding/formula feeding
circumcision vs. not circumsized (if its a boy)
pain relief during labor: ex epidural, pain meds or natural child birth

Make a list of everything she needs for the hospital if you google this you will find a list of items to bring, I'll try to find you one... Ask about how long her stay will be average is 2 days or 4 is ceasection. Make a birth plan I will PM you mine as an example.