Posts by Knitting Mama

Yeah, I forgot to mention that my sister measured 2-4 weeks ahead, depending on where she was in the pregnancy, with both of her kids and they were in the 6-8 lb range. So measuring ahead doesn't necessarily mean that there's a huge...

When I had BH last pregnancy (haven't had any yet this pregnancy), my whole abdomen would get very hard, but not painful. It was very noticeably hard, though.

I didn't experience what you did last time around, but I do have a whole list of things I feel like I "should" have done differently or insisted on, etc (things like sneaking food while in labor because it's ridiculous for a diabetic...

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We have this one, and Cecilia loves it. She asks for it a lot. I change the words so that I'm talking about "Cece" and "Baby Brother," when I read it. I also change the page about "making the baby stop crying" to "helping Baby Brother...

Quote: Originally Posted by bootsvalentine  At 21.5 weeks, is it unusual I don't feel the baby moving most of the time during the day while I'm sitting/standing/walking but I can feel pretty significant movement...

I know what you mean. While we're not ending co-sleeping, we have been trying to have my husband comfort Cece when she wakes up with disastrous results. It's one thing when she cries because I've told her she can't have something/kick...

Quote: Originally Posted by ithappened  what do you put in the gel? sugar or fruit of some sort? I just do it with juice. The ratio that sallyrae17 mentioned is what I use, but I just do less of it at a...

Oh, and chia gel, made with juice instead of water, is totally like candy. I really, really like it! 

I know some people use them in gel format (mixing chia seed with water) for preventative care, but the way I was taught and have used them is to drink some water so your throat is hydrated, then take a pinch of chia seed and swallow...