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Julie I am so excited for you after this appointment! You are getting so close. I hope that my dr lets me know before she plans to strip my membranes! I heard it can be quite uncomfortable.

When she started talking inductions or planned c-section, I seized right up! I think she saw the look on my face, because she assured me that they will always allow a woman to try to labour vaginally, and that because I am a "big girl" I likely have a larger pelvis and will be able to deliver a big baby ok. It is just the…

Hello friends! Had a great time camping, but had a bit of a falling out with my best friend. She made a comment infront of everyone at the fire about something I had said that basically made me feel humiliated. I don't think she realized what a big deal it was, until she said something to me about it later and I basically…

Congratulations brit!!! Just home from camping, will try to catch up with you all tomorrow!

Lynn it is great to see you back! Glad to hear you guys are doing well! Ladies - have any of you had really large fundal measurements through pregnancy? Mine has been large pretty much all along (always measuring a bit ahead) but today I measured at 41, and I am only 33.5 weeks. Last time, at 31.5 weeks, I measured at 35.…

Anne- My pregnancy has been similar to my mothers in some ways, but vastly different in others. My mom was really really sick in the beginning of her pregnancies, and I was not. She did not have the sciatica issues I have had, but we both dealt with severe fatigue around the 7 month mark- she had to stop working, as did I.…

Or Canada, or Germany, or Australia, Ireland, New Zealand.... pretty much anywhere except the US

Wow Carina, that is insane. I am sooo sorry you are having to deal with this, my heart breaks for you. I applaud you for keeping up with your children and trying to keep some kind of normalcy in your life through all of this. I can only imagine how hard it would be to cope. I would be going insane, wondering who she was,…

I know actually. I was talking to my SIL about it, she had told me she wanted one and could not believe I had one- as her dr would not give her one because she has not had kids. (this was while I still had mine). It made me a bit nervous. I think it might have been also because I lived in the city and did not have a…

I had the Mirena IUD put in when I was 22 in 2007 and had it taken out in September 2010 when I was 26. I LOVED IT! It made my periods so light (just spotting for like 2 days) and no major side effects from it. I got my regular period back right away (after 3.5 years with such a short one... going back to 5 days of heavy…

So how bad is it really to sleep on your back? For ages I have been sleeping on my side with a pillow between my knees (or with my pregnancy pillow) but I am getting so uncomfortable. Last night I ditched the pillow and woke up on back every time I woke up. But I was so much more comfortable!

Sheri you guys look great!! Sounds like an awesome family day.

Julie I don't think you are being unreasonable. This labour and delivery is all about you. You are the mother and you are the one going through this life changing experience. Your wants and desires need to come first. People need to respect that, and if they don't, then you guys need to force them to, unfortunately. That…

I have literally nothing for over 3 months. I have I think 6 sleepers with feet and about the same amount without legs, and 2 undershirts. I have nothing for newborn. I don't plan to get anything else because after the baby comes there will either be a shower, or we will get many gifts from family and friends, so I know I…

Just a quick check in to say hello to everyone. I hope you guys are holding up ok, I know a lot of you are dealing with difficult times right now. This weekend is "Summer Daze" in our small country town so no time to stop in and respond to everyone (ball tournament, parade, pancake breakfasts, big dance tonight, camping-…

We are a hot group of mamas!!! Mel- So happy Gabriel get's to come home! Are you guys calling him Gabe or by his full name? I can understand how it would make you paranoid, and it sounds like you are going to have a lot on your shoulders... be kind to yourself! Just out of curiosity did you have any ultrasounds? I know…

I looove seeing everyone's motivational photos! Sheri- I am sorry you are feeling down, I have noticed you have not been around as much.Hopefully going off the pill makes you feel better soon and you can get back to business as usual. Thinking of you!

How are you healing up lynn? How is the incision site? I am worried about a c/s and to be honest! Can you drive/pick up josh?

I think we all ought to post some motivational photos for ourselves. These are my motivational photos. I was not super thin, but having struggled with my weight my entire life I had lost almost 90lbs when these photos were taken. This is where I will strive to return after baby arrives.

Annabelle- what a precious bundle of joy esca is!! how much did he weight?

oh my gosh has anyone seen sicko? (michael moore documentary?) makes me so sad! Watching it right now. Julie looks like the baby has definitely dropped, and that your belly has grown as well! I know how you feel about being afraid of breaking the babies! They seem so small and fragile!

Hmmm... my dr never mentioned that. But... then again she never mentioned that I shouldn't eat lunch meat or un-cooked eggs either. I do get a fair amount of dairy though, I love cereal and often have a yogurt for a snack or a big glass of milk with my supper!

Exercise Challenge: I got some activity each of the 7 days last week! Twice I did my yoga video (30 minutes), 3 times to took a walk around town (only 20 minutes though), yesterday I spent 2 hours doing yardwork with hubby (yay! our yard looks so nice!) and on saturday I walked around the mall a ton!

Julie- those onesies are absolutely adorable!!! What did she use to decorate them? Is that glitter glue? She must be very artistic, I think they look awesome! Such a cool personalized gift. Glad you enjoyed your friends. Make any headway with your mother? Anne- Welcome back from vacation, I am sorry you feel so crappy…

Hi all, hope everyone is having a good weekend. Yesterday hubby and I went to the city and did a bunch of shopping, I got a dress for a wedding we are going to in 2 weeks, he got some new clothes for work, some baby stuff, and out for supper. Was a nice day, but boy oh boy was I ever exhausted at the end of the day from…

I have a hard time reaching to be honest. I can still reach, but only just. I imagine as I near 40 weeks it will get harder. Your weight loss goal sounds very reasonable, just make sure you don't get too hung up on the scale. In my opinion, as long as you are being active and making healthy choices you are on the right…

Annabelle- we missed you!!! So happy to have you back, and congrats on your little one!

Oh mel I am so so sorry. I cried reading your post. I can only imagine what a roller coaster it has been for you and your husband over the past week. Thank goodness for modern technology and how they can do so much to help him. I bet you cannot wait until he gets to come home, I can understand why you would be paranoid as…

Meokk- Cute bump!! Julie!- That is awful about your co-worker. Totally uncalled for! If your supervisor is not going to be around, I would perhaps send an email detailing what happened. That kind of behavior is not acceptable! He was probably upset about the cut backs and was taking a lot of it out on you.

All I want is one or two nights of uninterrupted sleep before this baby arrives! Apparently that is too much to ask for. It's amazing how much more tired I feel when I have to wake up numerous times to 1)go to the bathroom, 2)turn over because my hips hurt 3)poke my husband to stop snoring 4)be poked so I stop snoring…