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Your Due Date?
Hi Ladies! I am already forgetting who is where in this process and having to go back and re-read posts! When you have a moment, can you reply with your EDD? EDD: June 6
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Magnesium
Does anyone take a magnesium supplement? I was whining to a co-worker about not sleeping well and she recommended to increase my magnesium intake. Two other co-workers then chimed in the conversation saying that they too found they slept better after increasing their magnesium intake. A short search on the internet about…
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Healthy Snacks
Hi Ladies - I need your help and ideas ... I find I am eating 3 meals and 2-3 snacks a day, and I am really getting bored with the same options. I was peeking in your diaries to see if I could get some ideas, but my computer is acting up and it's making me really irritated LOL. I usually eat the following for snacks:…
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heart beat!
today was my second pre-natal check up (14w4d) and we got to hear the baby's heart beat for the first time!! We have seen the heart beat on the ultrasound screens, but this was the first time we could hear it! I started crying (as per usual) out of relief and happiness. What a great way to start the day!
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First Doctor's Appointment
So I had my first doctor's appointment today (7w3d) and it was actually a major disapointment. I did a urine test and she gave me some forms for blood work and ultrasound. That is all. She won't do an exam without having that info first. Argh. How frustrating. I asked if she could at least listen for a heartbeat and she…
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cravings ...
Hi Ladies, How do you describe a pregnancy craving? So far I have noticed something like this: while in the mall, I see a girl drinking chocolate milk. Yum. I love chocolate milk. Hmm. I could go for some chocolate milk - then proceed to stop at the store for chocolate milk. Or I complain to husband that I don't feel like…
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scary news from a co-worker
I arrived at work today to learn that my co-worker's daughter had a medical emergency over the weekend and had to deliver her baby girl via c-section 12 WEEKS EARLY!!! Poor little baby girl was not quite 2lbs - but all her organs are working and she's being well taken care of in the NICU. Mama is also in ICU - it will be a…
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Daily Calories?
Hi Girls, Can you share some insight as to how many calories you are consuming each day? (now knowing that you're growing a little one). I have read that you need to take in 200-300 additional calories during pregnancy (in second and third trimesters), but not sure about what I should be aiming for right now. I am healthy,…
