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I'm going to try to offer some encouragement, and hope that I don't come off souding like a martyr. I've been a little cranky and a little weepy throughout my pregnancy, which came as a surprise to me since I'm usually neither. Back in August when I was about 5 1/2 months along we learned...

My aunt is giving us cord blood retrieval as a baby gift, which she also did for her grandson. I'm not sure if I'd do it without her, as it's rather expensive, and my soon to be son won't have any siblings. We'll be paying $125 a year just to keep it in storage.

What great news! You must be so happy to have delivered a bit early. Love, love, love the name too!

At our Caring For Your Infant class, the teacher told us that it's perfectly okay to use something other than Dreft and save the $$. Just as long as the detergent has no fragrance or dye, it should be fine, she said. She also warned against using fabric softeners in the wash cycle, as they...

>What is everyone's favorite maternity jean? I'm really >struggling to find a pair I like. I really like the Liz Lange jeans! I am too cheap to spend $68 on Gap maternity jeans that I'll only wear for a few months. :P

Diana, the non-stress test wasn't so bad this week, but after a few of them I know it will be as exciting as watching paint dry! Lynn, your doctor may not require anything different for you. Mine stressed that this protocol is not uncommon, but is not practiced everywhere. And I was told...

Congratulations! LOVE the name!! He is adorable and you look great. :)

At my doctor's visit last week, they let me know that their practice follows a protocol for monitoring women who are over 40 very closely in their last 8 weeks of pregnancy. They do this for everyone over 40, even if they don't have risk factors or problems with their pregnancies. Has anyone...

Congratulations! :) :) :)

What a pretty little girl she is! Congratulations!!!

Oh, I so remember feeling that queasiness. What the nurse-midwife recommended, and helped the most, was ginger. Ginger ale, candied ginger, ginger Altoids, ginger chews. The best was the ginger gummy bears from Trader Joe's.

>Today I went to church, then out to breakfast with >my parents, ran some errands, came home hung out for a bit, >did a 6 mile run and then made dinner. Wow! I'm exhausted just reading this!!! You are absolutely normal. The tiredness hit me like a ton of bricks at week 7, and until then...

Congratulations! That sounds like the easiest birthing of a 10 pound baby ever!!

Wow! You make it sound easy!! ;) Congratulations on the birth of your daughter!

Congrats! What a punctual little boy you have!!! :-)

Hi Dawn! I just turned 40 in June, and am pregnant with my first.

Great big pink congratulations to you! :-)

A friend of mine had the opposite experience. She had a son, and after two ultrasounds was assured that she'd be having another. She painted the room blue, selected a name, and then had a very nice surprise when the baby was a girl! She had to send a friend to buy something cute and pink to...

What gorgeous kids! What beautiful photography!!! Thanks so much for sharing. :)

Yikes! I hadn't even heard of this, and already have fabric to make a crib bumper. Guess I won't fill it with nice, fluffy stuffing. Thanks for the info!!