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Make Ahead Meal Ideas
Looking for make ahead meal ideas. I see lots of ideas online for making a couple week's worth of meals in one weekend then freezing them. I love the idea but all the recipes are meat based. I love cooking for my family but need to be able to make quick dinners during the week. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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The Ramzi’s Method of Baby Gender Prediction
Has anyone heard of this method of gender prediction during pregnancy? Just for fun I am curious if other ladies had this ring true. Basically, it uses placenta position seen with a vaginal ultrasound at 6 weeks to determine baby's sex. I will have to look at my ultrasound but if I remember correctly mine was on my right.…
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Belly Support Bands
Any recommendations for belly support bands? There's so many out there. I will be 28 weeks Wednesday and about 10 days ago I started getting bad back aches. I think it's from the weight of my belly though I plan to see a chiropractor in the next couple weeks.
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1500 calorie meal plan
I have seen several threads recently asking for food ideas while still staying within a 1200-1500 calorie range. I came across some suggestions and thought I'd share them. The eatingwell and cookinglight websites have some good recipes. I eat between 1700-2200 calories a day (I am pregnant) so I just have more snacks. Easy…
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Daycare Policy Issue
Just wanted to hear some other opinions from moms on this issue with our daughter's daycare. Here's the background: Our 18 month old has been a bit aggressive at daycare recently (a few weeks). She has scratched, bitten, and hit other children. She does this with her 6 year old sister as well. Obviously, we don't allow…
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Night weaning
Hello ladies. Looking for some tips/advice on night weaning. Here's some background. She was born full term but spend her first 2 weeks in the NICU due to meconium aspiration and pulmonary hypertension. We weren't allowed to hold or feed her until she was 5 days old. Since she left the hospital she's had no serious health…
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Migraines/Accupuncture during pregnancy
Hi everyone. I hope everyone doesn't mind my random questions. I just figure if I have the question someone else might too and we can all learn from each other. My question is had anyone tried acupuncture and/or does anyone here have experience with migraines during pregnancy? Background: I am 11 weeks pregnant. I have a…
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Not gaining weight
Good morning ladies. Want opinions on pregnancy weight. I am 9 weeks and started off about 13 lbs. overweight. I have stayed essentially the same weight for over a month now. At one point I went up 1lb but am back to my original starting weight. With my first 2 pregnancies I gained 40-50lbs so not gaining is a little new…
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Vaginal Delivery after C Section
Has anyone had a successful vaginal delivery after having a C-section? Our first child was delivered vaginally. Our second was delivered via c section after I made it to 8cm and then baby's heart rate dropped. Of the 2 experiences I much prefer the vaginal delivery. My doctor is willing to try a vaginal delivery but warned…
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Midwife vs OB
Hello ladies. I am hoping for some feedback on what your experiences good & bad were with your OB or midwife. I have an OB currently that I like but I am exploring options. Quick background: This is baby #3 for us As I've mentioned in another post I am looking to do a VBAC With the first 2 I was in the military and their…
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Pregnancy Cravings
What kind of cravings did everyone have when they were pregnant? With my first daughter I would want to eat the same thing for like a week straight such as a certain taco or sandwich. With my second daughter I craved apples and twizzlers. I would eat 2 pkgs of twizzlers and 6-10 apples a day! With this baby I am starting…
