Entries in Pregnancy (25)

Monday
May302011

Loving Family Sterling Silver Pendant

LovingFamily

I received this necklace at Christmas time just 10 days before my daughter was born. I loved it from the moment I saw it!

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Wednesday
Feb022011

Labor Begins!

Part II:

I continued to have contractions on the way home so at 4pm I decided to call my midwife and let her know that I was still having them...

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Monday
Jan242011

IMHO: Birth Doula

BACKGROUND: When I was pregnant with my first child I had determined that I wanted a natural birth and wanted someone with experience there to help me through the labor and try Doulato help it go the way I wanted it to. I also didn't want all the weight of my labor support needs to be on my husband because he wouldn't have a clue what to do. The last thing I wanted on the day our son was born was to get mad or frustrated at my husband during the labor.

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Wednesday
Jan192011

Planning A Home Birth

I realized that I wanted to have a home birth. With my due date in January and the possibility of snow conditions I figured it would be a better option overall. In addition, I no longer felt scared about birth. I started preparing right away and did the following things...

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Wednesday
Jan052011

Hypothyroidism During Pregnancy

38Weeks

I live with hypothyroidism every day as some of you might know from my previous blog: I Still Get Angry At Night. I am 39 weeks pregnant and wanted to cover some of the restrictions and routines I have had to follow while on medication for it.

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Monday
Jan032011

IMHO: Photography & Video During Births

BACKGROUND: Today in society we are on camera all the time, everywhere we go. It's also no surprise to see a camera during the happiest moments in people's lives including their engagement, wedding, new cars, DylanBirthall the first's with children etc. If you think about it, all of these events are personal accomplishments that don't directly involve the workers at the time you take the pictures. In other words, you aren't taking pictures of the person selling you the engagement ring or the car salesman writing up their paperwork... so why would you take a picture of medical professionals delivering your baby?

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Wednesday
Dec222010

Thoughts About Second Birth

Angela

I am full term now and looking forward to meeting this little girl that is kicking me like crazy! The impending birth is making me...

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Wednesday
Dec012010

Not Gaining As Much Weight This Pregnancy

I am now 34 weeks pregnant with my second baby and have found that I am not gaining weight like I did when I was pregnant with my son. With this little girl I am weighing in anywhere between 10-15lbs lighter than this exact same time with my son.

There are five main reasons that I believe are playing a role in my healthier weight gain this pregnancy...

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Monday
Sep272010

IMHO: Maternity Clothes

maternity shirts

TODAY'S IMHO: is all about maternity clothes design fails. I was shocked to find so much more of my shoulders exposed as I don't really prefer wearing shirts like that. Once again, I am destined to wear undershirts to actually feel comfortable wearing maternity clothes.

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Wednesday
Sep222010

My Last Planned Pregnancy

My 23WeekBelly husband and I have decided that we are going to stop having children after baby number two is born. I originally wanted three children but now I know that I don’t want to put my body through everything a third time. Pregnancy and birth is a beautiful process but it is also very exhausting.

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