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Sending contraction vibes I am sending positive vibes and hope for you a positive labor experience, of course in the end holding the baby it's all worth it :) Stephanie

Wow! I have to say my doctor wouldn't induce either unless there were a medical need (like preeclampsia or fetal distress or something). In fact I didn't know until recently (the last two or three years) that you can request that AND doctors would do it! But I have to admit at 38 weeks I...

Hi Lisa Well I was on it for about two years this time (this pregnancy is number three) and it took me 7 months of ACTIVE trying....in fact the day we must have gotten pregnant was the day I said "forget it God has other plans" lol. Stephanie

Hi Susan I hope I am that lucky, my DS is very high strung emotionally; but, he was such an easy baby! I mean slept through the night (4-6 hours) practically from the first night and all...not so with my daughter...so I am stocking up on sleep now just in case. I think this one will be...

Same thing here... My son (nearly 9) is still trying to master the art of bike riding, and I have no patience lately for it plus the heat (I'm also pregnant so I think that's where my short fuse lies) so my husband has been trying to take him out. I think I will tell him about the pole thing...

She's gorgeous!!! Hazel she is just a doll! I can't believe how cute she is :) And it sounds like she has my son's temperment, perfect child slept through the night (meaning 4 hours straight LOL) and stuff..super infant. Don't worry about mom and dad, I think all of us have the same look...

Well I'm sending you contraction vibes anyway :) Hopefully the baby is just happy where he/she, being laid back and all right? Hope you feel better. I think at the end we all just want to "get it out" so to speak. Now let's see, maybe we'll have a group letter for Dr. Clapp later on signed...

Oh gosh Hazel... I hope you get to feeling better. So much for the theory that exercising moms deliver a week earlier eh? Take care of yourself. Stephanie

I'm a fellow Texan and I haven't seen her post in a few days. Her due date is the 13th and I am just wondering how she is doing. Stephanie :)

Oh Mandy I feel for you! But think of all the good things that happened during this pregnancy, you stayed fit and healthy; and besides all that you are such an inspiration. Take a day off if you want and indulge yourself in a nap (if you can). I know I'll be here soon enough (ok maybe not...

Well I can tell you you aren't the only one... I'm only 7 weeks and this is number three (and last) for me...I have had more tiredness than EVER (of course running after two kids, one still in diapers probably has a lot to do with it). I made a promise I would do two to three days of cardio...

What I was told Both the nurses and my doctor told me after my C-section that they were not good to use because you end up relying on it too much. I never even thought about it with number one. This was at Presby in Plano in 1997, so it may have changed, but that's what I was told. I bet...

Hi Hazel Yep it's me! I just bought Expecting Fitness, but thanks so much for the offer. I am going to try and find Dr. Clapp's around the 4th but if I don't maybe I could borrow that? I would really appreciate it. Right now I am dog tired and even though I want to read Birgitta's book I...

First of all, it looks like number three will be here mid or end of January--yeah! I don't care if it's a boy or girl, just healthy--and I have clothes for each anyway LOL. Sheila, I was reading the archives about incline ab work and I was wondering if using a stability ball (which I did...

Thanks Amy I hope they use new footage too some time soon! I LOVE the jungle set too! I'm also a FIRM junkie, I dislike the ballroom aerobics in both Tortoise and Hare, but had to get the parts tape so that's how nuts I am. Stephanie :)

Good news for me! I really am excited about the new Basic series, I have PP and the original Basics; but I just found out I'm pregnant and I think these will be great to have. Stephanie :)

Well two of my favs are men.... I like Billy Blanks, but I can see how he wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea. I detest Denise Austin with a passion and don't care for many tapes by Kathy Smith at all...but Billy just gets me energized. Now my other fav is Mr. Yummy Pants, aka Bryan Kest. I...

My favorite Ok Hazel it's been awhile, but I am pretty sure it was in Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon (sp?) when I realized that exhaling IS okay to do. I really recommend that book highly. Also I agree with Mandy, with an epidural for me too it was more of a pressure...

ITA with Cathe With my first baby the doctor insisted I hold my breath and it felt wrong...I felt as though my head were going to explode and I would pass out. For some reason I did not hold my breath (call it instinct) with the next two of three pushes and voila he was out in three pushes...

Thanks Erin! I always am looking for new books to read, and no as far as I know I am not pregnant yet either--but I don't want to lose the ground I've gained fitness-wise so this one sounds like a good one :) Stephanie