Cravings
Monday September 8, 2008 | 0 comments
It’s amazing how my food preferences have changed over the past five months. In the first 14 weeks, I wanted nothing to do with food. It was my worst enemy. All I could keep down was baked potatoes and turkey sandwiches. I couldn’t really drink regular water, so Fresca and carbonated water were my best bets. Occasionally I would go…
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Twenty
Friday August 29, 2008 | 2 comments
This week marks the half-way point for my pregnancy and I really cannot believe it’s been twenty weeks already. Technically, we are more than half-way through because baby Smith will be delivered at thirty-eight weeks, exactly four months from today on December 29, 2008.
I’ve had some questions from people about our decision to go with a C-section. Frankly, I…
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Exchange Policy
Thursday August 14, 2008 | 2 comments
Today was a very important day for us. We went in for a second trimester ultrasound to check for malformations and also to find out baby’s gender. For some reason, the doctor I am seeing makes me drink 32 ounces (0.94 liters) of water and hold it for over an hour before a sonogram. It worked pretty well the…
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Help Me
Wednesday August 6, 2008 | 3 comments
This is a question for all you expert mommies out there. I am starting to find stretch marks in the most unexpected places and, as you can imagine, I am not happy about this part of pregnancy. I’ve used lotions, but they don’t seem to work and I am wondering if it’s too late now that the stretch marks have…
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Sinus Infection
Tuesday July 29, 2008 | 3 comments
I had a major panic episode this weekend that involved calling several doctors on Sunday morning, bright and early. I hate doing this, really, and it always seems that these moments strike on weekends and after hours. I feel bad for the doctors who, I imagine, are settling in for dinner or are on their way to brunch with family…
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