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	Age: 22 Country: Private Province/region: Private City: Private Partner: Sean Children: Yes, 2 Pregnant: Not anymore Due date: 14 Mar ,2008 Occupation: Stay at home mum
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Hi everyone thats me at 31 weeks now so just thought id update my blog, starting to feel huge now and the baby kicks like a little horse really seems to be liking my ribs at the moment. Found out at my 20 week scan that were having a girl and im so excited about it i already have a little boy and my bf seems more of the baby girl type even though he says that he wasn't bothered lol. Finding a name has been really difficult but we have came up with 2 that we both really love ROCHA and FAITH the rest of her name will be christie ross so tell me wot u think and prefer it will be a great help. I have to say this pregnancy has been alot easyier than my previous i only had morning sickness for about 4 weeks and only really felt tired till about 5 weeks ago when i started to get rib flare and it hurts like hell its been making my life a misery because i cant sit up for any period of time without it aching and have to lie flat on my back and for those of you as far along as me will understand ain't very comftable at all, also i have restless leg syndrome that drives me nuts at night. Recently though their seems to be light at the end of the tunnel 9 weeks to go don't seem that long so im hust gonna have to put up with it till then. Ive been thinking about my birth plans alot recently because i have a choice between a natural and a c-section ( my son was born by emergancy cs) i want to do it naturally (with an epidural) but having another cs seems so much easyier but you heal alot quicker naturally and the baby get givin straight to you, any comment or experences would be very helpful.

Tuesday, 16 Oct

Hi everyone im amanda, im 18 weeks and 5 days pregnant n feelin great. Ive been with my partner sean for 3 years and this is our first baby i do have a little boy from a previous relationship called ethan.

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sickasadog - Monday, 5 May
thank you for your comments. i agree about that, but my issue is that i will be going back to work soon so i am about to start pumping to get some milk stored up for returning to work. i am not looking forward to it because my breasts have adjusted nicely to his schedule, but don't want to have to supplement if I can avoid it.

xiaodaph - Saturday, 3 May
Oh okie.. Thanks.. when i bring her to the doctor, he said my gal still has my hormones in her body.. But some people say is sweat glands.. hot weather.. Her scalp also has alot.. Hopefully she will get well within this few days.. thanks...

crabscanfly - Friday, 2 May
after having my little girl. i had to have a D&C on april 16th, and iam still bleeding, it goes from red- to dark red,to sometimes with brown. and sometimes nothing, to med, but not heavy after havin the d&c.. why you ask?

streetjazz - Tuesday, 25 Mar
sorry for being nosey on your page, but seen your comment on 39wk. Congratulations your little baby is a cutie and what a gorgeous name!
Im due this Friday, so wish me luck. although I got the feeling im going to go over my date! xxx well done xxx

MAMMY - Tuesday, 25 Mar
congratulations. X

juliadeer - Tuesday, 25 Mar
congrats lucky you I am still pregos

kymm333 - Monday, 17 Mar
I am with ya. I am 4 days late and I am in no hurry!

littlemisspgt - Wednesday, 20 Feb
Epidural...definately. I had one and will have one again, its the best thing you can do for yourself if you cant/dont tolerate pain very well.

LoriH1070 - Thursday, 14 Feb
Pushing was a breeze once I had the epidural!!! Once that pain is gone you feel like you could do anything. I was told to push like you are constipated(gross right). But that is what you have to do. Good luck to you!!!

Irishbaby1 - Monday, 11 Feb
iya and thanks for the reply and advice. You're right I will book an appointment to see the doc just to be safe, don't want to leave anything to chance. Thanks again and take care

majah9 - Sunday, 27 Jan
Definitely have a natural birth if u can. Less recovery period.

jscottn401 - Saturday, 26 Jan
hey i would def try to have a natural birth rather than a cs... my mom had a cs with me and a natural with my sis. i would do it bc u dont have to deal with the pain of the insisiton and getting an infection and worrying about that!! but i would def try to do that.... :) g/l

momof4 - Monday, 21 Jan
yes, i had terrible rib pain when i was pregnant with my twins. my daughter would kick me up under my rib cage all day and night. i hope this baby does not start doing the same thing. right now my pain feels like it is due to lack of room and tightness in my chest cavity. i had to take some tylenol yesterday for the pain , nothing else worked. did you experience this also with you other pregnancy?

momof4 - Friday, 18 Jan
hi, yes i have bad rib pain also. mine is worse when i'm laying down so i have to stand up a lot and press on my ribs to get it to go away. wonder if its the baby up in there or just everything being so compressed? have you asked your dr. what causes it?

cadens~momma - Friday, 11 Jan
thank you and yes, my back hurt too and my ribs hurting stopped after i had him but i pulled somthing in my back when i had him and it still hurts >.<

jamammoreau - Tuesday, 8 Jan
Hello
You are braver than I to want a natural birth!lol I don't like putting up with the pain if I know I don't have to. Silly tho, I really handle pain rather well. I have had several different surgeries and only like to take ibuprofen for the pain afterwards. The nurses are always trying to push stronger pain meds on me, but I refuse them. I hate the way they make me feel. Also the pain of surgery isn't really too bad from my perspective. My family says I have an exceptional high pain threshhold. But, I still wouldn't go thru childbirth without an epidural. I just don't see the point of not using what is out there to make it more relaxing. I do really respect others opinions tho--everyone is different and have different thoughts on things. With my c section I was up and about immediately. I completely took care of my baby from the very first. (My older daughter stayed with me the whole time I was at the hospital and did a lot of the feedings, but just because she wanted to. I was able to do everything myself.) Again, I have a high pain threshhold and it didn't really hurt afterwards (for me). The nurses/drs. couldn't believe it and kept trying to make me take stronger stuff. They would tell me things like 'Don't be a hero' Very few of the nurses agreed with me, that if I didn't feel the need, don't take it. I understand that this is not normal, but I really do much better without additional pain meds. I am totally out of it if I take anything stronger than ibuprofen and it makes me feel too woozy to function. I hate that! I would also hate to go thru hours of labor and then have to get an emergency c section anyway. There you get to 'suffer' both ways...I feel for you there. Hopefully, you can have your baby the way you want to. I think everyone deals with it best if they get to have it there way. You feel more relaxed and in control of things that way.

jamammoreau - Monday, 7 Jan
Oh yeah, just remembering back to my epidural. My mom was so sure she didn't want to see me in pain (she had 5 kids and knew what I was going to go thru, and that I didn't comprehend the actual pain of childbirth with my first baby). She told me to call her when it was all over and then she would come visit us. Well, of course she couldn't stay away and was there halfway into my labor. She even brought along my little brother (10 years old). She had never seen or knew what an epidural did. They didn't use them when she was pregnant. She luckily came after I had my epidural injection. She came breezing into my room and said she was just stopping by for a minute and then leaving. She still didn't want to see me in pain. But when I told her I wasn't having any contraction pains at all and actually had to watch the monitor for my contractions, she was blown away. And I also could move around, feel my legs--felt really good. She just couldn't believe it and really wished they had them when she had kids! She and my brother stayed for the whole rest of the labor and got to witness the birth. (My brother stayed up by my head, so he didn't have to see all the 'gross' parts. lol) My epidural lasted just about the entire time and the worst pain I could complain about is when they push on your tummy to deliver the placenta! Really no big deal....My mom was truly amazed how much childbirth could be such a better process than it was for her. I'm really glad she was able to be there with me.

jamammoreau - Monday, 7 Jan
Hi again-
I always recommend epidurals to anyone that will listen. lol It really is so much better than the pain of all natural! Of course, it is not perfect, but it eliminates so much of the labor pains it is a positive tool to use. They can't guarantee that it will last the whole labor. They give you a dose that they think will work best. They want it to start wearing off at the very end of childbirth, but depending how long yours last or how fast it goes makes all the difference. They do there best to give you the right amount, so the whole process is as 'pain free' as possible. You will usually still feel the pressure of the baby, just not the pain. There are some risks with any part of labor, whether natural or epidural or c section, so I believe in what is going to make your personal situation better for you, not anyone else. You will get the most out of it, doing what makes you as comfortable as possible. Again, just my opinion--but with all the medical advances they have, I believe in using them. Why have 'natural' childbirth, when they have perfected a better way to enjoy the miracle? I get another c section (happy face) this time, but if not I would definetly have another epidural and get it started from the beginning.

jamammoreau - Monday, 7 Jan
Hi-
When I had the epidural (17 years ago), I could feel everything except the contraction pain. I had to watch the monitor to know when I was having a contraction (or feel my stomach). When it became time to push, my body just started doing it. I wasn't told to start or anything. Actually as I commented before, the nurses told me to stop to wait for the Dr. to get there. Well, I wasn't able to stop, as my body just took over and I ended up having my first daughter (Sierra) before the Dr. arrived. (He was there earlier, but didn't think I would deliver so fast--so I'm not sure where he was at) I couldn't 'feel' when to push, but my body knew what to do. I was really overdue (at least a couple weeks) so maybe my body was really ready to get her out. Maybe your body just wasn't ready to deliver the first time, but maybe by the second time it will 'know' what to do? Good luck and any questions, I'm happy to answer!

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