My due date is tomorrow, but this baby has been teasing me with steady contractions for the past week. The most memorable was Sunday evening when I experienced six hours of increasingly uncomfortable contractions and managed to get my hopes up that the baby was ready to make her debut. The … [Read more...]
Dare to Compare: 39 Weeks
A few of you had requested some photographs that compared my belly for each pregnancy. Ask and ye shall receive! The top is of my first, then the bottom left my second, followed by the bottom right, which I snapped about ten minutes ago.39 weeks, 43 pounds, ready to burst. … [Read more...]
Not This Homegirl
If birth is supposed to be done where one is most relaxed and comfortable, I don't want to be in my living room, 15 minutes from an OR if I happened to need one. The very thought of something going wrong during delivery and my being that far from a hospital is enough to make me anything but relaxed … [Read more...]
WT(Preparation)H?!
OK. Things have officially taken a turn for the Uncomfortable this week. I developed a horrendous case of viral diarrhea that has stretched on endlessly for five days, with still no sign of relief. But to add insult to injury, my poor, exhausted rear-end has birthed two hemorrhoids (the size of … [Read more...]
Better Safe
Sometimes I wish they did mandatory C-sections at 37 weeks gestation. Not just because anything past that point in a pregnancy is uncomfortable and tiresome, but for the peace of mind of the mother and the safety of the baby.I am aware that nature knows best and of course it wise to let the body do … [Read more...]
To Sleep
Where is the best place for a newborn to sleep? In a bassinet? In a crib? In your bed? On your chest? I find it so interesting to hear about where parents of new babies prefer them to sleep. With our first, I assumed she would sleep in a cute little cradle next to my side of the bed for the … [Read more...]
The Labour Playlist
I am planning on bringing my laptop to the delivery room so that I can listen to my favourite music on iTunes while breathing through the discomfort of contractions. With my first labour I listened to some old school Counting Crows all through the dark night of the relentless waves of pain. With my … [Read more...]
Plus One
I was sitting on my bed, nursing a day-old Karenna, when Avelyn toddled into the room, sleep-eyed from an afternoon nap. She took one look at the tiny baby latched onto me and began to weep. And wail. And clamor onto my lap, pushing her sister away. And cry so hard she started to dry heave. It was … [Read more...]
Beach Bum(p)
They say that wearing black has a slimming effect. Wouldn't you agree?We're in the middle of a heat wave and that means I have no choice but to swallow my pride, squeeze into my swimsuit and join the girls in the water. Life is grand! … [Read more...]
35 Weeks
I can count on one hand the number of weeks left until this baby will be born. AUGH! The past while I have been realizing that it feels more like I'm in the throes of an eternal pregnancy than it does like I'm nearing the arrival of an actual baby. I am so eager to look at the face of this new tiny … [Read more...]
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