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Pregnancy

Waiting for the Birth

June 9, 2010

On Friday, I hit 39 weeks pregnant and will be checking back in to the hospital for a second attempt at inducing labor.  The first attempt, last week, was unsuccessful.
I’m still dealing with nausea from HG, although it has eased up a bit.  If I don’t go anywhere and take it easy, I can manage with […]

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Struggling with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG): Week 33 Update

May 6, 2010

I had thought I was improving. I’ve thrown up a couple of times since my last update (when I had gone almost a month without vomiting), but I have been doing a lot more recently.  I had thought that my increased activity meant I was doing better, but I went back and reread all my […]

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Fighting Pregnancy Acne

April 13, 2010

Before getting pregnant, I’d always heard about “that pregnancy glow.” Little did I know that the “pregnancy glow” is caused by increased oil production due to hormone fluctuations. For women who have oily or combination skin, pregnancy can mean a return of acne like you haven’t dealt with since high school.  For some women, pregnancy […]

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Struggling with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG): Week 29 Update

April 6, 2010

I haven’t thrown up in 24 days!
In case you have no idea what I’m talking about, I have been suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum this pregnancy (I didn’t have it with my first), which causes excessive nausea and vomiting.
I had thought that a lot of the fatigue I felt must be caused by lack of nutrition, but it’s […]

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Our Weaning Story

March 16, 2010

I thought for my 26-week pregnancy update, I’d tell the story of how, because of hyperemesis gravidarum, Oliver and I ended our breastfeeding relationship.
While much of the first six months of breastfeeding Oliver was spent trying to make it week to week, I always had the WHO guideline of breastfeeding for at least two years as […]

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Struggling with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG): Week 23 Update

February 18, 2010

Yesterday, I hit 23 weeks pregnant.  Just over halfway.  For most of that 23 weeks, I’ve been suffering from the excessive nausea and vomiting that goes along with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, or HG. It doesn’t feel possible that I’m only half way through.  It feels like this pregnancy has lasted forever.  This has easily been […]

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Great Nursing and Maternity Wrap Cardigan

January 8, 2010

I am a huge fan of Victoria’s Secrets Soft & Sexy Wrap.  It’s not marketed for maternity and nursing wear, but that’s what so special about it.  It’s a good wardrobe investment that you can wear for years to come.  I’m 17 weeks pregnant and it fits great and is cute, I expect I can […]

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When it’s not just morning sickness: Living with Hyperemesis Gravidarum

December 31, 2009

I’m currently in my 16th week of my second pregnancy.  With my first child, I was nauseous during the first trimester, but hadn’t thrown up at all.  I wasn’t surprised to find a few weeks in that I was getting nauseous this time around.  I wasn’t even surprised the first few times I threw up, […]

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Being over-expectant

September 27, 2009

I find myself 41 weeks and 1 day pregnant today. As Delene was born 11 days after her due date, I had made up my mind since the very beginning of this pregnancy that this baby was going to be late too. I told everyone that too. I wanted to save myself the hard realization […]

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HypnoBabies Hypnotic Childbirth

December 6, 2008

Congratulations to Tiffany and Stefan, and welcome to the world Mackenzie!  Tiffany, a Texas-born expat living in Germany, recently gave birth to her first child without drugs using the HypnoBabies method of self-hypnosis.  She writes a nice summary and review of the Hypnobabies program, which worked very well for her, on her site No Ordinary Homestead.
I […]

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