Posts by scarykarrey

I'm finishing up Nursing School right now, plus working full-time and not able to take any vacation time (have to save it all for maternity leave, drat!), but we're totally taking a babymoon to Madison, WI over a weekend in late March....

I had an anterior placenta as of my 11w ultrasound, so I'm not sure if it's moved or not. This is my first baby, and I felt movement one night at 15w, but haven't felt it since then, and now I'm 19w. It's kind of bumming me out.

Are any of you taking or thinking of taking childbirth classes? There are several offered in my area, and I'm kind of trying to choose which one I might be interested in taking. I've heard really good things about the Bradley Method...

I'll join in the fun!

My understanding, from various readings and nursing school, is that lotion can't ever hurt, but if you're genetically predisposed to getting them, there's really not much you can do to prevent it.

I really like chocolate almond milk as an alternative! It has just as much calcium, more protein, and less sugar than the regular kind.

I've been craving milk like crazy! I've been giving in to that craving, since I really think my body needs it if I'm craving it. The only other thing I've been craving is egg salad. I'm not sure what the biological need is for that,...

I'd like to join in, but I haven't really "popped" yet. My belly is getting rounder (it's always been pretty full), and my pudge higher up on my abdomen is sticking out more, but I still have a somewhat defined waistline, so it really...

Okay, I'm pretty sure I finally felt movement! Saturday, when I was 16w5d, I was sort of reclined on the couch watching tv with a laptop on my lap, and I kept feeling what felt like little muscle twitches, or like popcorn gently...

I'm pretty prone to stretch marks, so I'm sure I'll have plenty before this pregnancy is over. I've noticed that, while the number on the scale hasn't budged, my existing, faded stretch marks on my belly have started to slightly...