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mamabare30 has 13 days to go and is now in week 38
	Age: 30 Country: CA Province/region: Ontario City: Toronto Partner: Evan Children: Pregnant: Yes Due date: 27 Oct ,2008 Occupation: Finance
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June 4, 2008

YAAAAAY ~~ IT'S A BOY!!

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April 1, 2008

Hi everyone, thought I would finally post a pic or two and say a hello blurb :)

This is baby number one for my partner of 5years Evan and I and although we were not family planning for another year we are most excited about it. The most common comment we would get from friends was that waiting for the right time could lead to waiting forever! So here we are, with-child and seriously excited!

I've had a lot of health problems over the last 3years so we've always felt a bit of concern with me carrying a child, but with a lot of prayer and going to the gym hopefully I won't run into too many problems!! I have a mild case of arthritis in my low spine that actually causes quite a lot of pain and renders me immobile for months at a time at least 2x per year. Along with active migraines, asthma and sinusitus I'm in for a most pleasant ride! ;)

I've been doing tons of research so feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions or concerns. I would also really love to hear from anyone else who has spinal arthritis who can share their pregnancy experiences with me.

I'm excited to get to know everyone and share our fears and joys during this amazing time in our lives!

~Mel

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lizzie287 - Sunday, 7 September
Amanda Harwood :)

lizzie287 - Saturday, 6 September
Aw that cute! I'm sure he'll have a great sense of humour then ;)
I added a couple more pictures of Ava, you should check them out. Hey, do you have facebook? We should keep in touch on there! I've got a gazillion other pictures of Ava up on there (yeah, I'm totally a proud momma!)

tooprecious3 - Wednesday, 3 September

You look beautiful pregnant! It doesn't even look like you have any stretch marks!!! WOW!!

tooprecious3 - Wednesday, 3 September

This is such an adorable picture!!!! I LOVE IT!!

baby1@38 - Wednesday, 3 September
I've actually been able to find a few dresses that are not maternity just in the dress dept. I just look for one with either no waist or a high waist which are both in style right now and pretty easy to find!! Good Luck...we don't have long till we can wear REAL clothes again!

jaydsmom - Wednesday, 3 September
I found that if you go to a regular store, the dresses are all the "babydoll" style that will fit your belly, as long as you go up a size or two. I am about the same size as you, so give it a try... when is the wedding?

tooprecious3 - Wednesday, 3 September

This is absolutely breathtaking!!

hereinparadise88 - Wednesday, 3 September
I don't sleep very well either if its any concellation! I seem to wake at 3am go for a wee and then not actually need one so heaven knows why i wake up in the first place!!

tooprecious3 - Wednesday, 3 September
Let go and Let God is the best advice anyone can give girl! I'm praying for a much better day today, free of all the m/s I've been encountering, we'll see! (smile)

You have a wonderful day, too! I'll chat with you soon!

tooprecious3 - Tuesday, 2 September
GIRL YOU ARE A GOD SEND!! You have me almost in tears over here, and I know you are telling me nothing but the truth and it makes SO MUCH sense! Between the nausea, headaches, cotton (dry) mouth and weight gain I have been unable to sit back and just truly grasp being pregnant and enjoy it. My husband keeps telling me not to stress over it, but of course I figure he's just saying that so I don't curse him out! LOL!! I know I will feel a lot better once the m/s subsides and I can get back to eating normal amounts of food or at least begin to LOOK pregnant versus just FAT!!

But you are right, this baby is a blessing and our miracle and at the end of the day that is really all that really matters!

Thanks a bunch for your input! It is greatly appreciated!

lizzie287 - Friday, 29 August
Ooooh a root canal, sounds like a ton of fun! I bet you loved that! Aw I'm sorry to hear that. Just think - with all the hell you've been going through, maybe your next pregnancy will be easier ;) Or, better yet, maybe your baby will be a perfect angel!

Yeah I'm pretty sure my dad is gonna be a big ball of goo when he gets here. He shocked the crap out of me when he was actually excited to hear he was about to become a Grandpa. My dad, the super vain excessive tanner and dieter, embracing aging ... It's really crazy lol.

carriecouch - Thursday, 28 August
Thank you SOOOOOOO much! That sight you found was VERY helpful!! I was just worried when there was a sore on my stretchmark. I guess I need to use a different lotion, or use it more often! THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!

lizzie287 - Sunday, 24 August
Lol I had that exact same experience with Ava. I went to the hospital and what do you know, as soon as I got hooked up to the NST machine she started beating me from the inside. Orange juice usually got her moving quite a bit, if it happens again, try that.

I thought she was colicky, but I was wrong. Turns out, she was just hungry :( I guess with the nipple shield they don't get as much as they would with the naked nipple (makes sense I guess) so the whole time that I thought she was emptying my breast, really my milk supply was just decreasing and my poor little girl was left hungry most of the time. So I went back to pumping after she ate with the nipple shield and fed her that. My lactation consultant got me going with the SNS system - it's where you pump milk through a feeding tube that goes in the corner of her mouth while she's nursing to give her the big gulps that she'd experience with the breast ... I never got that working, but instead, I FINALLY got her on going without the shield! I'm so excited. My nipples are KILLING me but whatever. After 5 weeks of hell, this is wonderful. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that your little man is a natural latcher.

Otherwise, she's doing awesome. She'll be 6 weeks on Tuesday (time flies!), and I'm still trying really hard to get a picture of her smiling. I got one on my cell but I want a nice one. She gets to meet her grandpa in a couple weeks - my dad is coming out from London, ON to meet her, so that will be nice. I haven't seen my dad in over a year.

lizzie287 - Sunday, 17 August
Ooooooh yeah the dreaded SPD. At the end I couldn't walk at all. Ryan and I tried to go for our usual walk one night and I made it 2 blocks before having to turn around, and after that 2 blocks I couldn't even make it to the bathroom on my own for 2 days. That was rough so I totally understand that frustration. I saw a video on the breast crawl actually, that's awesome. Ryan wanted me to do it too but I was so out to lunch after giving birth - WAY too much nitrous oxide - that it definitely wasn't happening. I wish I had done it though, maybe things would have been different with the breastfeeding if I had.

I'm glad you're getting less stressed. Arthritis is a tough thing, and makin babies is even tougher. It's tough giving up control of our bodies - I have a feeling you're like me and a HUGE planner - but I know you know it's absolutely worth feeling out of control for a few months for the beautiful end product. Mine may be colicky and spend hours on end screaming, but still, all the pain and suffering is worth it for the smiles I get from her when she's not crying. As much as I know it's not a consolation at all, remember, you're in the home stretch. Hang in there chicky!

aanaka - Sunday, 17 August
Thanks for the spelling on the name! I wasn't sure I liked it my way and really love looking at different ways of spelling a name before I settle on it : )

BabyEby3 - Saturday, 16 August
Thanks for the advise I will have to watch it. I know what you mean when you say better early than later. Even though you dont want it to early. Mine will be a week early my original due date was Halloween. But the c-section is set for the 24th. I am so excited it seems like time is starting to slow down for me though, it passed right by the first 6 months now it is starting to stop. Oh well I geuss I need to find something to keep myself busy.

BabyEby3 - Friday, 15 August
No I agree if you are not completely open and speak your mind with these doctors these days they will push you to the side. I try to ask mine everything I really want to know, but sometimes i get so excited just to know another few weeks had passed I forget lol. How is your baby doing? When do you go back to the doctor?

lizzie287 - Friday, 15 August
Oh no, I'm sorry you've been having a rough time. And you can always vent dude, if I can help, I will!

About the breastfeeding ... we got it! It's so great - a little painful because she's not latching properly yet, but whatever, I'll take what I can get! It was really frustrating for sure, but all you can do is persist and baby will get it, if this happens to you too. Breastfeeding is tough, but ALL babies can do it, I don't care what anyone says. It just takes time and patience. I'll tell ya how I did it though, just in case you DO have issues, so you can keep this in the back of your mind if you want. One day she was screaming bloody murder when I got out of the shower, so since I was already naked, I just stuck her on the boob to see what she would do. She latched for a second then started screaming, so since her mouth was open wide I squirted some milk into it, and then she went to town until my milk slowed down. Progress, I thought, right? Well I could never get her to do it again. So Saturday I was especially determined, and after 20 minutes of trying and her screaming, Ryan suggested I try the nipple shield. Worked like a charm! She went at the boob for a good hour that first time, and after that I've never had a problem again.

I think a good chunk of the problem is that my nipples are kind of flat. They perk up sometimes, but even then, they're pretty tough to get at. When I was pumping it REALLY drew them out. Too well I think, to the point that they were just huge. so I think her mouth was too small to really get it. The shield is proving to be a godsend though, let me tell ya.

Oh, and whatever you do, don't give up in the hospital and let them give baby bottles. If you have to express milk, give it to her in a little cup or with a spoon. You don't want to get her hooked to the bottle that quick - that's the other biggest issue with Ava. She's stuck on the artificial nipple and just slides off the real thing. Hope that helps you!

Double oh ... even with all this, I'm STILL considering having another (shhhh, don't tell Ryan lol).

Have a good one, try not to stress!

BabyEby3 - Thursday, 14 August
I have not had any more bleeding but I do still have the contractions on a daily basis. I hate them to with each one is the fear is this one it? I just want the baby to stay where it should until it is time to come out. But the doctor says when I walk alot or do alot my uterus will contract or it could cause stronger contractions. So I just go along with it I figure I have made it this far I only have 10 more weeks. I geuss I can put up with even though it is hard.

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