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I had my baby boy! Jordan was born on Oct 26--he came about three weeks early. He spent about the first week in the NICU because his lungs weren't quite ready, but you wouldn't even knowe it--he's so healthy now. One surprising thing for me--early labor was much harder than I thought it would...

Wow! What a long labor! Sounds like everything turned out great, though. Congratulations! Beth

Congratulations! Wow, that sounds like a difficult labor. Congratulations on making it through and having a healthy baby to show for it. Glad everything worked out okay for both of you. Good luck! Beth

RE: pushing Wow, thanks for the advice! This makes me feel a lot better. I thought something must be wrong when during practice it felt like it took a lot more effort to do the purple pushing than to just slowly breathe out. I wonder why doctors advocate that? Beth

Hi, everyone! I had a question for you experienced moms out there. At my latest childbirth class, we practiced pushing for labor. The instructor said that it helped to hold your breath while pushing, but I couldn't help but exhale while pushing since exercise always tells you to breath out on...

Hi everyone! I'm so excited I caught this thread in time to respond to it. Lynn--how exciting! Be sure to tell us about the birth so us first timers can learn something. I am 33 weeks along myself. I feel like I'm ready to pop right now, I can only imagine how Lynn's feeling! I was...

Why thank you! Both my sister and I would have been Jordans had we been boys, but I think it's become more unisex over the years. My swelling is mainly in the feet and hands, which makes me a little nervous--I already wear a size 8 1/2 shoe and don't want to have to go to a bigger size! Beth

Hi, everyone. I'm a bit late replying to this, but wanted to share my pregnancy experience, too! I'm 31 weeks along today, expecting a boy. We already knew before getting pregnant that we would name the baby Jordan regardless of sex--it was my great-grandmother's last name. For Erika--I had...

RE: Hi Beth Thank you very much for the help. It never even occurred to me to use some of the lighhter FIRM tapes. This way, I can get some tapes that I'll use later, too. Thanks again! Beth

Hi, everyone! I am a first time poster here and in my 30th week of pregnancy. It's great to see the news that Cathe is pregnant again! I was needing some advice, though. I used to be very much in shape but then fell off the wagon (so to speak) and kind of had an on again off again...