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Doctors just like to be super super super careful. But I will say, I gained 45 lbs in my pregnancy with my 1st son, and he has always been in about the fifth percentile or slightly lower, despite my husband and I both being average to slightly large babies (I have read that the baby size thing is pretty hereditary, but in…
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I set up a totally childproofed playroom with a gate on it and a bazillion toys and I sit in there and zone out on pinterest or whatever on my iPad while the miniature(s) wreak havoc around me. It sort of helps? Everyone gets different stuff out of different activities... I have anxiety disorder and panic disorder but not…
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I have this a ton too. Most of the people I have dated have been female or trans, and I am bisexual or pansexual or whatever, but I ended up marrying a cisgendered guy and we have kids. Plus, we live in the suburbs which are extra obnoxiously heteroassumptive. Its not the life I would have predicted I'd end up living, to…
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I use bumGenuis 4.0 one size pocket diapers, but I also have some bumGenius all-in-ones and a FuzziBunz pocket diaper. At first, what I used was cloth prefolds with a snappi (no pins) and a thirsties diaper cover. I really like the pocket diapers that I primarily use, and I have a friend who uses a knockoff of them she…
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I'm hoping to hear stories too! My first son was delivered via c-section due to failure to progress and fetal distress. He had a lot of other medical issues that were diagnosed early so I was okay with going that route (he is a fine and happy toddler now, I should add). I'm hoping to deliver son #2 via VBAC in August. In…
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Yeah, I have the same problem with my sleep app vs. my baby -- I find it helps a little if I wear it on my body instead of my wrist like you're supposed to, not sure why. But its hard because sometimes with the baby you are wide awake but quite physically still, and all it has to go on is movement. OP, I would say the…
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He sounds like he is either super clueless, or maybe a bit passive aggressive -- and also kind of a belligerent nag, for going on and on about it! Who is unable to "withstand the stench" of home cooked food? I'm assuming that there are some nice qualities there as well or you would not put up with this. If you really…
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Especially important not to make anyone trip out. You don't really want to be responsible for what happens to all these tripping people you'd be unleashing on the world.
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Yes, seriously. Even if you are ethically okay with eating meat, it is a very silly way to rationalize it, since it is not actually rational. People have many ways of rationalizing many behaviors which allow for cruelty wherever they feel it is profiting them -- look at history and politics!
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I noticed I was having a lot of physical hunger (as opposed to solely psychological desire to eat, which I have also experienced) even at maintenance. I think for me, it is because I have terrible sleep patterns (lifelong broken internal clock, night bird forced to get up early, + a baby) so sometimes I sleep 6 hours (a…
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Believe me, I'm with you!!! Good luck. :)
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... But as I'm sure others will tell you, you can't spot reduce fat from just your belly. Keep losing weight, at some point it will be the weight on your belly. Then you have to give your skin a little time to adjust to the new size of you, which it may not totally do 100%. Edit: And yes, agree with the above poster who is…
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I've had 1 kid by c-section. If my next kid is born that way, I'm going to ask them to sew me up a little tighter when I'm done! Lol. One thing I have found is that mederma or dermae scar gel and massage really help the scar, my scar was adhering before and that has helped to make it into just a plain line that isn't…
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Hahahaha. I'm relieved that I can't relate a ton, but just enough to laugh... wtf is that whole mentality! I hope you find your wife :P I love my baby. I would jump in front of a train for him if need be. But he is a LOT of work, like all kids, and although it is a labor of the most intense kind of love, when you are…
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Pureed soups! http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/soups/?cm_type=lnav has some free recipes and they are foodie-yummy. Leek & Potato http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/leek-and-potato-soup.html Potato Cheddar http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/potato-cheddar-soup.html Split Pea…
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I think the main thing is that you shouldn't log something like an Odwalla smoothie or a milkshake or a frappuccino as water ONLY, because you should be adding the calories. But the frappuccino has like a cup of water in it at least, so from there on out it's whatever you feel like is good and working for you to help you…
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TBH, I never log my coffee as water, but TB even more H, if it didn't help hydrate me even a little I would definitely have died of dehydration like a decade ago, minimum. Here is an article from the NY Times on the subject of coffee and dehydration: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html Basically,…
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Bottom line, though: something that makes you sick, is not healthy for you, even if it is for others.
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I have Celiac. Veggies don't cause me problems, just wheat and grains closely related to wheat. Do you have a diagnosis of some kind, or are you just noticing a general trend? I can think of two things: 1. You have an allergy or condition of some kind (Crohn's? IBS? Hashimoto's? Allergy to a certain family of…
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I like: Small panna cotta with fresh fruit Lightly candied nuts 85%+ dark chocolate A cake cone with breyer's natural ice cream Strawberries and homemade, barely sweetened whipped cream But yeah, what flavors do you like?
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Nobody thinks that! Who said that! I will punch them in the pie hole!
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:( That really sucks. I think also part of this is that there are a subset of people who don't eat dairy for ethical reasons who claim to be allergic to it so they won't get "ethically contaminated". I totally respect their right to not get ethically contaminated, but I wish they would not claim to be allergic, because…
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Ah! A pro-eugenics argument! I'd really be surprised if there was a genetic link between difficulty conceiving and the child who is born through IVF having an overactive immune system, but I suspect it would be insanely easy to confirm/deny this through simple polling. Hookworms may hold the answer to OP's question about…
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Me too. I did my first 10k about a month ago and I'm going to shoot for a half marathon next (but probably not until spring).
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Yes! See "Wilde, Oscar: Biography." You are a big nerd. I like it.
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Oh man knitting really helped me stop eating in front of the TV. Plus now I have 3849108421942921 hats.
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I asked the same a while ago. Someone made the smart suggestion that I get those gripper things for my shoes, I think they are called yaxtrax? ... so that I can run even if it is icy. Other than that, everyone just said to layer and consider the wind as being as significant a factor as the cold. Edit: oops! The above was…
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I had that before I was diagnosed with Celiac but it's only one of many possible symptoms. Definitely worth checking with your doctor!
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Also, maybe I shouldn't go here, but... I think sometimes people who have a harsh tone AND disagree or are saying something negative, also have a tendency to pat themselves on the back a ton for "telling it like it is" ... When in fact nobody is really complaining about their true content so much as their condescending…
