Posts by mrsandmrs

vc - usually it is done around 28-30 weeks, early in the third trimester. the first (1-hour) test is just a screening. it is rare to be diagnosed based on that. you don't fast for the 1-hour test. you just drink a small, sugary...

As I mentioned previously on this thread, I was convinced by my OB practice to do an early GD screening because of the "high risk" category of twin pregnancy.  I took the 1-hour test (which is actually a screening, not a...

we are nearing the second trimester. what are you preggos craving now? :) 

Quote: Originally Posted by lilmamita  Me, too!!  Maybe we should just make a food cravings thread where we all just fantasize about what we want to eat right now...  or would that be overkill? ...

Quote: Originally Posted by aidenn  I could talk food ALL DAY, mrsandmrs.  I used to have a food blog, and now it's changed to food and parenting stuff, but while I am not the snobbiest of gourmands, I could run...

swissmiss, i am 25 weeks today too, and i am having the same issues - pelvis, lower uterus, pubic bone and hips are so achy. i tell my wife a few times a day that it feels like someone kicked me really hard down there. rolling over in...

i have gotten a veritable truckload of unsolicited advice recently, most notably a multipage email from my aunt about all the stuff she thinks i need to buy and do. i'm a big researcher and i always have strong opinions about...

Haha. One of my favorite hobbies is discussing what I want to eat for my first post-birth meal. I mean, I'm currently obsessed with food and that first meal seems so momentous. Right now, donuts & DW's homemade macaroni &...

our older kid has two middle names. i'd like to continue it for the new ones, but we are having a hard enough time coming up with one name for each baby. they will probably get grandpa names for the middles.    maybe i...

We finally had our first visit yesterday with the new midwife/ob practice we switched to. We got to peek at the boys (they were cuddling) and the midwife we saw was so supportive and nice. both DW & I were over the moon when we...