Celebrity Baby Inspiration
Lots of celebrities inspire names for kids, fashion for moms, etc. Has there been a celebrity to inspire you during your pregnancy?
And since we’re on the topic of celebrities…what is up with Jessica Simpson? Is she pregnant? Did she have twins? Is she just huge?
Flying While Preggers
Did any of you fly during your third trimester of pregnancy? A mommy friend will be seven months pregnant and has asked me to post inquiring what you ladies have done. She’s got a 4o minute flight she needs to be on.
Doctors say no to third trimester flying, but friends have flown until up to 33 weeks of their pregnancy. Any advice?
Going Back to Work after Baby
I know this is a hard thing to do for many moms. Some women never go back. Others do and experience leaky boobs, depression and other symptoms of missing their babies big time.
How did you handle going back to work? Did you bring a breast pump to continue feeding? Did you monitor your child in daycare or make your mom or hubby (the only two people you’d trust with your baby) stay home as sitters? Were you relieved to have time away from the baby or was it a trying time for you?
Interested to hear your responses!
Getting Pregnant After a Miscarriage
I know it’s common to miscarry, typically within the first trimester of pregnancy. My experience was a tad bit different, as I made it to 5 months. One of the first things I thought going through and after the process, was all I wanted was to be a mom…again. Honestly, this surprised me. My entire life I never thought I’d be a mom, selfishly spent money on cool cars, clothes and traveling…I was a good dog mom, basically. I thought that was where my commitment and responsibility would peak. Now I look at my life in a completely different perspective. I’m engaged to be married and so lucky to have such a wonderful, supportive, lovely fiance. Again, something I thought was never for me…but here I am, all grown up. And ready for a baby, again.
Just when I was getting used to the idea of Blueberry becoming a part of our lives, she was swept away. The entire experience…getting pregnant, adjusting to the thought of being a mom, and losing her was completely surreal. It helped me cope with the loss of her, because her existence was such a blur of “oh my god…life changing…wow, this is really happening…i think i’m ready…it’s a girl!…and she’s gone.”
But now we’re ready to try again. It seems to be easy for some, harder for others. I invite you to share your stories (both good and bad) to keep me on the wagon and moving forward. It feels good to talk about it, I promise. I know these experiences are hard…emotionally I’m still a little beat up and I’m a hard ass. Strange things make me cry, I’m much more emotional than I used to be (probably a good thing) and I’m on the fence as to waiting or just going for it. How did you ladies emotionally stay focused? Were you frustrated in trying again, or enjoying that intimate time again? When you got pregnant again, did you wait extra long to tell people, just to be safe?
Looking forward to hearing from you all…
Pee Post!
A friend’s recent ailment…any help for her??
Let’s talk about pee, shall we?
We shall.
Both of my children are pee hoarders. Ava is a camel and pees at night… suspiciously this is only time she needs a diaper because her brain isn’t quite wired yet to wake up when you’re gonna piss your pants. Any other time of the day, she’s totally fine and hasn’t had an accident in, I can’t remember how long. Believe me, we’ve tried just about everything in the book… stopping liquids after a certain time at night, making her pee a lot during the day, etc. Doesn’t matter. She’s a pee hoarder.
Now EZ is starting to pick up this little habit. He pees plenty during the day. Oh my god aren’t you so glad you stopped by to read about my kid’s urination issues? It’s at night that’s unbelievable. His bladder has got to be the size of an Olympic pool. No joke. He goes down between 6 and 6:30pm (SLEEP NAZIS!) and by midnight the kid is soaked up to his eyeballs. He gets changed but if he’s sleeping… hey pee soaked and all, I’m not waking him up. Ok, so if it’s really bad, yes I will change him. Don’t be calling DCFS on me but if they saw how many times in the night I need to change him… they would understand because NO ONE WOULD EVER SLEEP!!! EVER!
I tried some night time diapers, holy expensive bat man and a friggin waste of MONEY. I’ve tried to go up a size in diapers. Had to do that with Ava. But, that didn’t work either. Short of strapping a box of maxi pads to his belly I’m not sure what else to do. Please give me your suggestions… I could really use some help here! And before you tell me to make sure he’s “pointing down”… got that one covered, thanks though.
OH we figured out what his little crying spell was about. Once I opened his diaper and saw all the dingle berries clinging to his butt… CONSTIPATION!!! YES!!! WE FINALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO! Kill the bananas and applesauce… go heavy on the peaches, pears and veggies (AKA FIBER!) We didn’t have prunes and I was too lazy to go to the store. Whatever, the peaches and pears worked. Just add constipation to the list of mystery ailments of I-have-no-idea-why-this-kid-keeps-fucking-crying!!
This worked great for about 4 nights, so can anyone please tell me why my kid was back to crying last night. SERIOUSLY?! why.
Keeping Hydrated while Pregnant
So, you had to give up caffeine. Or at least most of it. You’re trying to stay away from juices because all they’re filled with sugar. You’re SOOOOO sick of water, but feeling parched all the time. How did you stay hydrated while pregnant? Crystal Lite? Water with lemon? Ginger ale?
Hair Loss During & After Pregnancy
What’s your experience been on hair loss, during and after pregnancy? I feel like the prenatal vitamins really made my hair full and healthy while I was pregnant. I’m still taking the same vitamins now…but now I feel like my hair is coming out in clumps (not THAT bad) but definitely more than normal. Is this common? Is it from hormones? What’s your experience been?
Almost passing out in public, while pregnant? HELP!
A friend recently has been experiencing light-headedness during her pregnancy. Here’s an explanation of what she’s been going through. Has anyone experienced something similar??
Scary!!
“I’ll be out places and everything starts getting black and I start sweating but it’s cold sweat and everything starts spinning and if I don’t get some air I will pass out. It’s scary. It happened Saturday when I was with XXX at Toys R Us this is the second time it’s happened with him now. The first time we were grocery shopping. It’s scary as hell and I think it scares him too because he doesn’t know what to do. I’ve read about it on babycenter and it looks like it happens to a lot of women. Some as saying it’s low blood pressure and some are saying it’s low blood sugar. Some of these women have passed out multiple times because of it. I know I’ve come super close to it I just hope it never actually happens.”
Must.Induce.Labor.
Hey ladies-
As most of you are already graced w/ the presence of a little one…did any of you go beyond your due date? What were recommendations to induce labor from your doctors? Did any of them work?
I have a friend right now, on baby #2, that’s THREE days past her due date, as of today. And she thinks he wants to stay in there even longer! Tips please!
Getting Back into the Swing of Things…
As my mentality and body are getting back to normal, I wonder what moms out there or would-be moms did to help get back to their routines. I feel I’ve done my proper mourning…although I’ll never forget that Blueberry had my nose and Stu’s feet…and that’ll be a fond memory that will always stick with me in a happy way. And, I’m devoted to continuing this blog in hopes that soon I’ll be a to-be mommy again…thank you everyone for your kind words and stories and just reaching out. It meant the world to Stu and I.
Let’s get back to the swing of things…
When did you feel normal again? How did you work to get your body back?
A topic was brought up on the the Facebook page about post-baby weight and getting back into those bikinis for summer. Who’s back to their normal body size (or smaller) and how’d you do it??
