Posts by twilight13

I have a family history of GD, so I knew there was a good chance that I could be affected. Sure enough, Come the beginning of my 2nd trimester, I could feel that I had unstable blood sugar. I had been eating mostly carbs because...

Birth story:   I had been having prodromal labor for about 2 weeks so when I woke up with painful contractions at 3 in the morning, I convinced myself to go back to sleep. At 5:30 I woke with a surge of energy and had to get...

For the past few days the pressure from the baby's head on my cervix has been horrible. I've been having soooo many braxton hicks contractions for the last few weeks, but hardly any the last couple of days. He was also super quiet in...

I got the paragurad IUD after my 2nd miscarriage in 2008. So, I guess I had it in for almost 5 years. Even though it is non-hormonal, there are horrible side effects. I will never get one ever again!  There is a really good...

Yes, what a gorgeous day! I really thought I was going into labor both last night and the night before. So many contractions! But it was just more prodromal labor! Baby always likes it when I put on music by Johann Sebastian Bach and...

Because this is my first time I really don't know what to expect. I know that every labor is different, but it's shocking to me how many braxton hicks contractions I've been having!  For the last few days they have been every ten...

The diet your nutritionist put you on will truly be helpful, even if it's hard, so hang in there. Be sure to take lots of probiotics! I'm 33 weeks pregnant and prone to yeast infections. I've managed to stay free and clear of them by...

Thought I'd post an update. Now at wk 22 I am up to a normal weight. I think that now that the baby is putting on weight, I am gaining.  Thank you for all of your responses! 

We had the ultrasound last week and it's a boy! Now I get to worry about a genetic condition that runs in the family that affects boys. It's a 50/50 chance. Nothing life threatening, but still a concern. 

I started feeling movements around 16 weeks. I may have felt some earlier, but this being my first pregnancy, I wasn't sure. Now at 20 weeks I feel the baby often and it is sooo fun! I think I might have to have 5 or 6 kids just...