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I drank diet soda for years like a bad habit. I stopped all artificial sweeteners a couple of months ago after reading that they could be a potential trigger for seizures (I have had one - and drs have not been able to figure out why). While I do not know for sure what caused my seizure, I decided that I'm not willing to…

I'm preeettty sure I can work this into my calorie budget!

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Oh yeah, I had the swelling bad after both kids were born. And it was about 5 or 6 days before getting back to normal. I hear it's worse if you had iv fluids going through you, which I did. Was very happy to see the veins on top of my my feet again!

Congratulations!!!!! Get some rest :)

The nipple stimulation (with a pump) was very effective on me. It did cause considerable contractions (but nothing that stuck). I started after my 39 week appointment, and the Sun-Tues before baby was born, I was doing the pump like it was my job! Took an induction sanity break on Weds, and at my apt on Thurs I was 3-4 cm…

It's a girl!!! So dh got home, and by then I was able to start timing the contractions at 2:45 min apart. We finalized packing and headed out, stopping for a slushie on the way. The hospital was 45 min away, and the drive spaced them back to 5 min apart. So we stopped at a target near the hospital to walk around some.…

Thanks :) They are definitely starting to feel like some real contractions. Seems like they are coming along but not timing them just yet (if it's a long labor I don't want to have to keep track for too long hahaha). Carseat installed - check!

I had my 40 week appt today (yesterday was EDD). Midwife checked and I'm a good and stretchy 3-4 cm. I had her sweep the membranes. She said they were starting to bulge and thinks I can go at any time. In fact, she said if I started to get uncomfortable I could always just go in and they'll break my water. I don't want to…

Tomorrow I reach the official 40 week mark. :/ Can anyone tell me why I only experience contractions on the weekends? lol Going to try some pump stimulation today. They do produce some contractions, so hopefully my body is getting some of the work done before actual show time. My next appointment is Thursday.

I'm 39 weeks 3 days and just got permission from my midwife to start trying it. (To induce). It did produce a few contractions (yay), so tomorrow afternoon/evening I'm going to be more diligent in working on it. I was 10 days late (induced) with DS, and don't want to go there again if I can help it. But I need to do more…

Also, (at least for me) it could be possible that the plug came out overnight at some point - which is when I tend to do most of my peeing. lol.

I never really noticed with my son last time around. At one point I had the tiniest mucus with bloody show. Then again, I didn't dialate until near the end with help of EPO. This time around, I've had a TON of mucus in the past week. I self checked myself this afternoon and have noticed that my cervix has dropped some and…

My baby was measuring big at 32 weeks (5lbs 4 oz). They also were pushing for induction for size, which is not a concern for me. Bottom line: 1) size does not matter in the vast majority of cases. Our bodies were made to birth babies of whatever size. My first son was 9 lbs 6 oz. he came out just fine! 2) late pregnancy…

I didn't find membrane stripping painful for me, either. A tiny bit of discomfort, but nothing worse than a pap smear. Midwife appt today, and I'm going to ask them when they can do it (new office for me so I'm finally meeting the last of the midwives!)

My midwive's office has a 72% successful vbac rate. Vbacs can be much more successful with fewer interventions (which obgyns tend to jump on the bandwagon for - which is what I would imagine would drive that rate down). Everything I've heard says that vbacs actually have fewer risks than a repeat c-section. I'd encourage…

I'm ready to post my blahs. lol. Officially 38 weeks today, and body has gotten miserable QUICKLY. Pelvic pain is back with a vengeance (had a break for a few weeks), back is achy, and baby is alternating between bothering my rib cage and my pelvis. I've got a midwife appt tomorrow, going to ask her about membrane…

It could be the baby moving downward. My back has been bothering me since Monday (all of a sudden picking up a 31 lb toddler isn't an easy feat!) and I've been feeling BH, too. Oh yeah, and I'm pretty sure baby is trying to hang out directly on top of the right side of my pelvis. lol. I was told the best way to determine…

I've educated myself a lot on the birthing process for this pregnancy (Last pregnancy resulted in induction via arom and pitocin, internal fetal monitoring, then epidural was so late and worked so well I couldn't feel to push, so they needed vacuum and episiotomy to get my son out. He was having decels due to the cord…

At my 32 week ultrasound I was measuring 5 lbs 4 oz. (Three weeks ahead on all the measurements). My fundal measurement has also been larger than normal. While I know I have the right to refuse any treatment, they certainly have a way of making you feel like you dont have that right. I dont want to spend the next 5-7 weeks…

I had my 34 week appointment today. Left in tears because they're wanting me to do an ultrasound to check baby size DESPITE my protests. I told them I wanted a natural birth. They said "Yes, your notes say that and we want to help you with that", but they're already talking about bringing in the OB for the delivery because…

How far do you live from the hospital? Keep in mind that most first labors last longer than 12 hours on average. If you are truly concerned about making it to the hospital in time, I would look into an induction a million times before considering an elective c. Like rubyann said, it is a major surgery which has longer…

Congratulations!!

Hoping the same for you too!!! My 2 yr old son was induced at 41.5, so I bet the contractions are a bit welcome :)

I usually step on the scale daily, and it seems like my weight will mostly be stable and then on the morning of my appointment it jumps up 2 lbs. But yeah, I've gotten the "do you really think you gained XX lbs in a month?" to which I say "yuupp, probably".

Yes!!! I have a pair from old navy from my last pregnancy that I never got rid of...they worked for a non prego body! I also bought 2 pairs from walmart. Not as good quality but they are comfy and do the job. I pretty much alternate between the three pairs. My BEST maternity buy was on Craigslist. I found a lady who sold…

I had my 32'week ultrasound and appointment today. Baby is measuring 5 lbs 4 oz. gee whiz I'm going to have a big baby!!! All of the individual measurements are saying I'm at least 2 weeks ahead. I know the later ultrasounds are not as accurate, but my my original due date was supposed by to Mar 24 based on LMP....but I…

"You've really popped out!!!" <--- got that Sunday. But it wasn't neeaarrrllly as bad as one of the men at our church (he's really a jester and makes a lot of jokes). He was making fun of my waddle. *rolls eyes* - I don't mind the "belly popping out" comments (at least it's specifically related to my belly and not the rest…

Emily - good luck with your consult. Will it be at the same hospital as your current practice? Among your questions you may want to ask how the on-call schedule works for the midwives. My practice is small enough that they just combine with another office's midwives. Whhhicccch, will be unfortunate because I don't know who…

I was going to just sign off of facebook at around 39 weeks with an announcement such as "I'm signing off of facebook until after the birth. As soon as there's something to tell you, I'll sign back on and let you know", but the disabling comments --- that's an even better idea! (Maybe I'll do a combination of both).