Archive for the ‘Pregnancy’ Category
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
Posted by: Paige on: January 15, 2009
- In: Pregnancy
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We had an ultrasound today and the u/s tech switched to 3D! I didn’t even know they had that. I can see why people pay for this – in 4D, when she was moving in time it was amazing! Of course these grainy pictures could never do justice to seeing it in real time. Look [...]
Emotional Meltdown at the Midwife’s
Posted by: Paige on: January 12, 2009
Ugh. I had my appointment today with the midwives and another wonderful non-stress test which I, in fact, find very stressful. Their machine is antiquated and doesn’t work very well. You can hear the heartbeat fine but the machine won’t pick it up. So, you end up playing the machine more than listening to the [...]
Positive Birth Affirmations
Posted by: Paige on: January 7, 2009
- In: Pregnancy
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BTW, have we noticed that I am 35 weeks today and have exactly 35 days left! What a weird quirk of numbers!
I’ve mentioned before I’m doing meditation to prepare for natural childbirth. I got very negative earlier this week about having to have fetal monitoring because of gestational diabetes. I knew that my problem was [...]
Crash Course at the Birth Center
Posted by: Paige on: December 30, 2008
- In: Pregnancy
- 2 Comments
I wish I had posted on Christmas day because we had a wonderful Christmas. The last 3 days though I have been so sick. Nausea and vomiting. I figured I ate something bad but was still feeling yucky this morning. We had our normal midwife appt today that took a wrong turn. My blood pressure [...]
Image of a Fetus at 32 weeks
Posted by: Paige on: December 22, 2008
- In: Pregnancy
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I found this pic of what my baby looks like. Kinda. This is a BOY…no scrotum or penis for Aellyn.
And, this is an image of how crowded she is and why I can feel her every twitch (and hiccup!)
Our Birth Plan
Posted by: Paige on: December 20, 2008
- In: Pregnancy
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We’ve been working on our birth plan. I didn’t include information about induction/augmentation because my primary audience is hospital personnel and not my midwives per se.
Labor
· I would like to have no restrictions on food or fluids during my labor.
· I would like the freedom to move around at will.
· Please do not offer [...]
Found a Pediatrician!
Posted by: Paige on: December 16, 2008
- In: GD| Pregnancy
- 3 Comments
Yesterday was such a good day! We had an appointment in the morning with Dr. Lavin of Advanced Pediatrics in Beachwood, Ohio. He was wonderful and our search is finally over! I told him my primary concern was having a doctor who was willing to work with us even if we didn’t vaccinate. He at [...]
Foray Into Homeopathy
Posted by: Paige on: December 11, 2008
***Canyonlands NP in Utah is the most beautiful place on Earth. Take a minute to tell our leaders we don’t want oil companies plundering this land!***
I’ve always been intrigued by homeopathic medicine. My doctor growing up was open minded enough to offer homeopathic remedies from time to time (he also wrote a bible verse on [...]
Orgasmic Birth
Posted by: Paige on: December 10, 2008
- In: Pregnancy
- 2 Comments
Orgasmic Birth will air on ABC’s 20/20 December 12 at 10:00 PM EST (that is this Friday).
Hairy Monster
Posted by: Paige on: December 10, 2008
- In: Pregnancy
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“Pregnancy Glow” my a$$!
I think pregnancy glow is a huge societal lie we’ve all agreed to believe. I’m glowing all right – my overly greasy skin shines like a vegas hotel room.
Pregnancy is oily, pimply, farty, burpy, and…HAIRY! Not only is the hair on my head growing at lightning speed but it is growing elsewhere. [...]
