Posts by Brambleberry

With both my first pregnancy and this one I've continued to have one cup of coffee a day.  I figure if it's good for my mental health and the effects on baby are minimal, baby benefits more from having a sane Mama.  First...

My doula, who is a L&D nurse at the local hospital, said that I can request an abdominal binder from the nurses while I'm in the hospital - the ones that they give to women who have had c-sections.  So it would basically be...

Quote: Originally Posted by southernmommie  I'm feeling like I"m already having Braxton Hicks. I get them with all my pregnancies, but not normally until 3rd trimester. So feeling them now was kinda a shocker. But it...

35w1d twin belly.  and EXHAUSTED.  I've been really looking forward to 35 weeks as a milestone, since I now qualify to give birth at our small local hospital, but I've topped a mountain and the next mountain ahead still seems...

I've only had one other pregnancy, but yes TOTALLY different ball game.  Honestly, it took me a while to grieve the loss of the "normal" pregnancy (and birth) that I was expecting.

I don't notice a huge difference when I wear mine anyway, and it's uncomfortable enough (bulky and scratchy) that I even take it off for naps.  If I'm going to be on my feet for a while I try to remember to wear them and they do...

Good job, Baby A!  

Quote: Originally Posted by baileyandmikey  Can I just say how tired I am of being pregnant?  My whole body aches, I feel like they are going to drop out at any minute, yet they don't.  Anyways.......

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyCatherine185  ... They really are just "outside" boys, they love to play rough and get messy and destroy things. I am also in survival mode until Spring.. and it does start warming up quite...

Whoa! exciting.  keep us updated.  How many weeks are you?