about 3 years ago - 5 comments
So tonight at 6pm I am going to start being induced for labor. Thursday of last week we had an ultrasound. Chloe weighed 8lbs and 7oz. The doctor said this weight can be off by 2lbs either way. Because I do not want to birth a 10lb baby and our home remedies of walking, sex, [...]
about 3 years ago - 4 comments
As I approach my last days of pregnancy I want to offer my non-educated, completely un-researched advice to those who are, or will be pregnant…
Take it easy. You can only play the pregnancy card for 9 months. Take advantage of it and let other’s do the little things for you.
You are not crazy. It’s the [...]
about 3 years ago - 10 comments
Quotes from Mitchell
“I didn’t know they got *that* bad.”
in reference to my ankles swelling.
“You are cute when you get mad. It makes your nose spread wider across your face”
I’m getting the wide pregnancy nose.
“I have no idea.”
When I asked him why I was the love of his life.
This was all said during a grocery shopping [...]
about 3 years ago - 9 comments
I just got surprised at work with an awesome baby shower.
During my baby shower, I got Rick Rolled! If you want to see my Rick Roll, click here.
Photos Here
about 3 years ago - 6 comments
I’m changing all my screen names. I’ll no longer be geeksmakemehot, I’ll be emopregnantchick. It is a little more fitting these days. Seriously, wtf is up with hormones. I have enough to worry about right now without worrying if I’m going to start bawling if someone looks at me wrong, or [...]
about 3 years ago - 6 comments
And this is my 11th day in the hospital. Baby is fine, mommy is getting better, but be prepared for a long post…
First, let’s go for my health background. I have Hereditary Spherocytosis. Basically I have some funky looking red blood cells. They jerked my spleen out when I was 5. [...]
about 3 years ago - 2 comments
I have always been a huge fan of yard sales, flea markets and consignment shops. Sure a lot of the stuff you find at these places are just junk, but it’s kind of like treasure hunting. I normally find one great deal of the day.
Twice a year there is a huge children’s consignment sale here [...]
about 4 years ago - 1 comment
Sex during pregnancy has started to become… difficult to say the least. Your, ok maybe our, “normal” positions have become either painful or impossible. I feel too much like a beached whale to start experimenting with positions that might work. Neither of our sex drives have been effected by the pregnancy, so [...]
about 4 years ago - 1 comment
Pregnancy dreams are a lot like acid trips. I’ve dreamed about everything from house elves to Mitchell telling me to just call him after I had the kid. But I did want to share my dream from a few nights ago.
It started at a new house Mitchell and I have been looking at (we must [...]
about 4 years ago - 5 comments
Well, Chloe finally turned that certain way to show us that she is a indeed a little girl! Most of the old wives tales have been telling us that for months
Now, getting to the doctor’s office today was an adventure. First, we had to travel to Little Rock for today’s appointment. [...]
about 3 years ago
Start trolling those mommy blogs for ideas, babydoll. I’m sorry that I can’t be of more help in this capacity.
about 3 years ago
You could try getting down on all fours and doing the “mad cat” stretch: Arch your back, then relax it, and repeat up to about 40 times (or so – you might want to work up to that). Then lay on your side or in a “frog sit” (legs under you, belly between them, arms under head for support) for about ten minutes. Pelvic tilts against a wall (lifting your pelvis then flattening your back against the wall) might also help.
The back pain isn’t fun, I’m sorry to say, but strengthening the muscles might help a little. So might a warm bath with Epsom salt or a battery-powered massager (I found one at Walgreens for $10).
I’m about to finish my 38th week. My back really gets painful when I walk around too much or do too much housework, but a little stretching seems to go a long way. That, or a little Tylenol and a backrub from Hubby.
OH – Tiger Balm is safe to use when pregnant, and it feels pretty good, too.
Sorry to just pop out of the woodwork. I’ve been reading your blog for a little while now, after I found it when looking for Wordpress themes and saw that you were pregnant. You’re almost in your third trimester! Congrats!
about 3 years ago
Hi!
When I was working in an office while pregnant a seat cushion helped make me a bit more comfortable. Something similar to this: http://www.amazon.com/Visco-Memory-Foam-Coccyx-Cushion/dp/B0002DLY3M. There are different varieties, but they do the same thing.
Good luck!
about 3 years ago
I had terrible back pain wih my son and I never got a maternity belt I actually was told my a friend that Yoga relieved her chronic back pain. After enduring one more week of the pain I gave in and bought ‘Prenatal Yoga With Shiva Rea’ it’s a DVD and was the best investment I mad in getting rid of the back pain.