Category Archives: Pregnancy

Contraction!

About 6pm today, I hit a whole new level of pain (not matched this pregnancy since the sciatica got so bad I couldn’t walk or stand!). Cramping at first made me think I was getting dehydrated, but then the pain … Continue reading

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Birth Story – Amber

9/4/2010 4:10 am: wake with period like cramping. Fall back asleep around 5am, still cramping. Wake again around 8 am and get up for the day. Sometime between 8 and 9 am cramping turns into contractions. Not at all regular. … Continue reading

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Beginning progress?

8 1/2 months today. 38 weeks tomorrow Today’s OBGYN appointment revealed: – Baby is head down, and very low – 1.5 cm dilated – 50% effaced There was a bit of what I’ve been informed is called “bloody show” this … Continue reading

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Those Symptoms

The two weeks surrounding me finding out I was pregnant, I had the not quite rare not quite occasional small pain. Whether it was a sharp jab that subsided in a minute or two, or a dull ache that lasted … Continue reading

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1st Odd Craving This Round

So this morning I’m “sour stomach” morning sickness full swing, YUK, NOTHING looks or sounds good to eat. I figured out over last weekend that the sour stomach means I’m hungry. Doesn’t matter if I already ate or not, body … Continue reading

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Dreams

That’s the second night in the last week that I’ve dreamed I was pregnant. Far enough along that the baby could be felt kicking by others, and the kicking could be seen in the form of a little foot or … Continue reading

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40 + 1

So I’m 1/2 cm dilated, if that. I’m hoping this means I’m starting to progress towards labor. The “modified bed rest” has helped with the swelling, reversed the rapid weight gain, and helped my blood pressure. All good! I still … Continue reading

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Baby Shower Pictures 2 of 2

The rest of the baby shower pictures are up! These are from my first shower from my Mom and my camera. You can see them here in my gallery. To comment log in as user: friends password: toCommentWith

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39 weeks (Yesterday)

One week, and counting. Please, I so want to make it to September! So I’ve been having contractions. Not real labor ones. Those Braxton-Hicks ones, now that I know what they are. I figured it out on Monday, been having … Continue reading

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Baby Shower Pictures – 1 of 2

Baby shower pictures are up! Well, from my second shower. I don’t have pictures from my first shower from those who took them, yet. Coming, hopefully soon. Pictures of my second baby shower are at here in my gallery. To … Continue reading

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