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Meditation/Relaxation exercises for childbirth?
Has anyone tried these? I was a mess during the early part of my labor with my daughter. I was just so freaked out, and then crying, and then humiliated by the crying. Later in the labor I was ok because I was focused on pushing, but I stopped progressing at 4/5 cm for about 8 hours (after over a day of labor) and just had…
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Medical question not fitness question
Hi there, So I'm 27 years old with my second pregnancy. I have a daughter who is just over 3. With my first pregnancy I was put on bed rest for a few weeks at 6-7 months because I was having contractions and my cervix was shortening. I had spotting throughout 90% of that pregnancy, but it never got too bad so I thought…
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Best meal planning app/website?
Hello all. I'm looking for everyone's favorite app/website for meal planning. Here's what I'm looking for. 1. Ability to categorize recipes into my own custom categories 2. Decent interface for entering in new recipes 3. Ability to web scrape from some source for existing recipes 4. Calorie count 5. Choose recipes for a…
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Vegetarian during pregnancy?
Anyone else turn nearly vegetarian during pregnancy? This is my second pregnancy and with both meat completely turned me off. I'm fine on protein, eggs and beans are totally fine with me, and products cooked with meat. Its just meat. I was vegetarian for years anyways, but I'm just wondering if anyone else experiences this?
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Vegetable lasagna noodle recipe request
I've seen a few people say they make lasagna with mandolin sliced veggies. I tried this once myself, cooked the zucchini/eggplant slices before hand, and still wound up with a watery and unappetizing mess. Recipes, tips and tricks please!
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Feeling kind of down
I'm feeling really down and just wanted someplace to talk with women who understand where I'm coming from. I feel so crappy, and I have for weeks. I started at about week 4 (turns out I was week 5 by my ultrasound dates) with the constant nausea. The only thing that remotely helped was many small meals, and then when I…
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Chit chat
I thought it would be nice to have a general chit chat thread. I'll go first. When you don't want to deal with contacting everyone to tell them you are pregnant, just tell the big mouths in your life! :flowerforyou: Also, does anyone else ever leave the boards either really craving or absolutely abhoring bacon? :laugh:
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Introduction
Hello. I'm nearly 6 weeks pregnant with my second child. I have a little girl who is nearly 3. Right now I'm really struggling with morning sickness. Not nearly as much throwing up as I had with my first, but a lot of nausea and food aversions. Like, everything that isn't pasta, rice, or a baked potato. I'm not doing so…
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Teaching children about weight and nutrition
I've really been thinking about this a lot, and I wonder what other people are doing with their kids. My daughter almost 3, so I have awhile to go before she has any control over her food. I feel like nutrition is easy enough with children, especially when they are small. Its not like she has money or can go out by herself…
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Where do you buy workout clothes?
Where does everyone buy their workout clothes? I'm really having trouble finding anything that fits, is flattering, and affordable. I would especially love some input from tall pear shapes. I carry all my weight in my butt and my thighs, more than I would like in my stomach, but my waist in comparison is rather small. I…
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Advice on weight training
I hear so many people talking about weight training and I don't know where to start. I tried to find a program online, but just didn't know what I was doing. I don't have a gym membership so it needs to be something I can do at home. I have a few small hand weights (not even sure what they're called - sorry) and I found a…
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Just looked at the scale and getting serious
I knew it was time to look at the scale this morning and I knew I wouldn't like what it was telling me. I've been trying (or at least telling myself I'm trying) to keep my weight around 145, but in reality would like to be 135. I knew I was doing a crap job and gaining weight, but I didn't know I was already up to 150!! So…
