Women of Strength!!!

[mommyin10]

A Strong Woman VS. A Woman Of Strength


A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape…
But a woman of strength builds relationships to keep her soul in shape.

A strong woman isn't afraid of anything…
But a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of fear.

A strong woman won't let anyone get the better of her…
But a woman of strength gives the best of herself to everyone.

A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same in the future…
A woman of strength realizes life's mistakes can also be unexpected blessings and capitalizes on them.

A strong woman wears a look of confidence on her face…
But a woman of strength wears grace.

A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey…
But a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong.

Author Unknown.

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Michelleinhawaii is CANCER FREE!!! Congrats & best wishes =)
Arlotheslug: We're praying that you're home, loving your little girl!!! Update soon =)
Rachjas:  Our hearts, our thoughts, our prayers are with you & your family!!!

Leighanne: 2/10/09 Jaedyn Michael was born beautiful & healthy!
Vortex: On 4/20/2009, Sahana was born!  (Check out her pics!!!)
Joyce: 5/28/09 Daniel Joseph was born, 8lbs, 8oz and 19 3/4 inches long.
Jessie: 6/11/09 Zachary Kaden arrived at 5:43am. 7 lbs, 12 oz and 20.5 inches long
Armyprincess: 7/24/09, Jeremy Michael was born 9lbs, 3 ozs & 20 inches

Stacey: BFP!!! 36 weeks!!!  Jake's B-day is TODAY!!! =)
Kaylee_Frye: BFP- 31 weeks with Hayden!!!
Luvkayln: BFP!!! 20 weeks with Adalynn Noelle!!! =)
Dnikkki: BFP!!! - 13 weeks!!! (u/s TOMORROW, ob 8/18)
Looloo: BFP!!! 12 Weeks!
Mommyin10: BFP!!! 6 Weeks! (Twins?!, u/s Sat!)
Scripps: BFP!!!
sbumblebeeo:  BFP! 1st u/s 8/21!

Keyan: Last Lupron shot in 2 days!!! =)
Guesito: Planning to have a tubal reversal...

Pyar:  CD4
jmh2005:  CD12
ad_06: CD14
Hannah: CD21
Naf: CD21
Candie: CD28
Mamatina: CD32
Lina: CD37

Mrspace:  13dpo!
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Post from Kaylee:  Just an update: thankfully uneventful.  I had my 32 week appointment today and everything looks good.  Looks like my last day of work will be September 9 and the hubbie is building the furniture we just bought for Hayden's room.

He thinks it's funny that my belly button is completely flat now.

I found out that my doctor will be on vacation the week I am due.  Boy, I was/am NOT happy about that.  I think it's pretty insensitive... Grr.

Stacey: BEST OF LUCK TOMORROW!!!  YAAYYYYYY!!!!

scripps:  Others have said this, but just to offer another note of encouragement, I have had off and on brown spotting throughout the pregnancy.  My doctor says I don't even need to call unless it is bright red.

Post from Scripps:  To: Everyone
Many thanks to all of you for your feedback on the spotting.  You really made me feel so much better, and I am very grateful for this community.  So far, there hasn't been anything else to worry about, and I have been testing twice a day (just did one), and they are all strongly positive.  If they are still that way on Friday, I will begin to relax.

Before I started trying to get pregnant, I used a lot of beauty products on my face and body.  I stopped most of them, and since I got pregnant, I have been doing a lot of research on what is approved as safe in the way of face creams, body creams, makeup, etc.

This is a particular concern of mine, so I thought I would share what I have learned, but I don't want to give the impression that I think everyone else should be as worried.  Most women probably don't pay attention to these product details, and most babies are healthy, so I know that this is perhaps going overboard.  However, if it interests you, here is the info:

My skin has been breaking out a bit, but most doctors recommend pregnant women not use the acne standards: benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, glycolic acid.  I have just been living with it and using nothing.  Yesterday I discovered a line called Belli, which seems serious about prenatal and maternal personal care products.  I wondered what, if anything, others have heard of it.

A watchdog organization called the Environmental Working Group is my primary source of information about such matters.  That's where I got the water information:
www.ewg.org/ourwater. The bottom of that page gives a link to their bottled water report. They also have a cosmetics database called Skin Deep that tells you about thousands of products:  www.cosmeticsdatabase.com.

One thing I learned is that natural and safe most of the time isn't necessarily safe during pregnancy.  For instance, a number of essential oils aren't good for pregnant women.  Also, too much vitamin A, even in over-the-counter preparations (usually called retinyl or some version of that word), should be avoided.  Even witch hazel, according to a seemingly well-versed woman in the health food store, should be used with restraint.

I am currently using Weleda's rose soap and rose eye cream, both approved by the database.  Aubrey Organics is a good line, and, as I noted above, I'm considering Belli.  

I would be very happy to receive any feedback, criticisms, alternative product suggestions if anyone is interested in this type of thing.  All the best to everyone.

[hannah1505]

your hcg went down really quick i thought it took longer did u doc say that was normal :s i guess like mommy sed its good ur back to normal still i would ask it can take weeks in somecases i hope u feel better......

cd1 for me im gutted but apt sept 9th crnt wait fed up but want to keep hope haha


mommyin 10 8 weeks alreasy i am so happy for u x

[mommyin10]

Wow, your hcg went down to zero so fast! Mine took over a week. I guess that's good, though. Now you can move forward & try to get an understanding on what's going on. Take care! ;)

[mrspace24]

update:  HCG came back at 0. So it's gone.  **tmi alert** I had a rediculously huge clot this afternoon.  It felt like it just kept coming out.  So, it's pretty much over now.  I'm still in a lot of pain, which the doctor said was normal.  Especially with my ovary.  So I'm still on modified bedrest for that.  I'll go back in for another u/s next week to check on my ovary.  Thank you all for the support.

SSBD to you all, and for those of you with little ones on the way, God bless!  

[mrspace24]

Good morning everyone!  I had bloodwork done first thing this morning to check my hcg.  I just have to say, I appreciate all the positive energy from you all.  To be honest, there is no way that I can still be pregnant. I'm bleeding so much and in so much pain that it's just not really possible.  If I weren't bleeding, then I would TOTALLY have hope.  So at this point we're just checking to see if my hcg is down to 0 yet.  I will have a u/s next week to check my ovary and we'll start working on that.  But thank you all so much for all the positive energy.  I will update again as soon as I get my hcg results.

[mommyin10]

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Michelleinhawaii is CANCER FREE!!! Congrats & best wishes =)
Arlotheslug: We're praying that you're home, loving your little girl!!! Update soon =)
Rachjas:  Our hearts, our thoughts, our prayers are with you & your family!!!
Scripps:  You're in our thoughts & prayers!

Leighanne: 2/10/09 Jaedyn Michael was born beautiful & healthy!
Vortex: On 4/20/2009, Sahana was born!  (Check out her pics!!!)
Joyce: 5/28/09 Daniel Joseph was born, 8lbs, 8oz and 19 3/4 inches long.
Jessie: 6/11/09 Zachary Kaden arrived at 5:43am. 7 lbs, 12 oz and 20.5 inches long
Armyprincess: 7/24/09, Jeremy Michael was born 9lbs, 3 ozs & 20 inches
Stacey:  8/12/09, Jake Harrison was born a healthy 6 pounds!  Check out his handsome pics! =)

Kaylee_Frye: BFP- 33 weeks with Hayden!!!
Luvkayln: BFP!!! 22 weeks with Adalynn Noelle!!! =)
Dnikkki: BFP!!! - 14 weeks!!! (appt 9/15)
Looloo: BFP!!! 14 Weeks!
Mommyin10: BFP!!! 8 Weeks with twins! (u/s Sat, ob/gyn 8/25)
sbumblebeeo:  BFP! 7 Weeks! (1st u/s TOMORROW!)

Keyan: Will ttc after last Lupron shot is out of her system!!! =)
Guesito: Planning to have a tubal reversal...
mrspace:  Working with the doc on finding a solution/results - Stay strong!

Candie:  CD11
Pyar:  CD12
Lina:  CD15
jmh2005:  CD20
ad_06: CD22
Hannah: CD29 (appt 9/9)
Mamatina: CD40

naf:  15dpo!
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luvkayln:  Thanks & Happy 22 weeks to you! =)  I can't wait to see Addy's room pics!  Please post soon ;)

mrspace:  Hannah's post gave me hope, too ;)  Good luck with your results!

[luvkayln]

Mommyin10- Haha!! I'm over Octomom too, but I'll admit I watched her special on tv last night! ;) Happy 8 weeks to you!! I can't wait for more u/s pics on Sat! :)

Mrspace- Aww.. sweetie! I'm just so sorry for everything you're going through right now!   :(  I truely hope that Hannah has given you hope! She definately has me crossing my fingers for you!! (HUGS)

Scripps- Oh sweetie, your post broke my heart! :( I can honestly feel your pain! I'm just so sorry, but please don't blame yourself! Like Mommyin10 said, that's so easy to do, I know... but it's not your fault! I don't think flying had anything to do with it either. I flew early on... And oh sweetie, I know it's hard to be optimistic about future pregnancies right now, trust me! After we lost our daughter when I was 36 weeks pregnant, I really had no hope! At all!!! :( I was devestated, and I still cry all the time for her, but look! Now I'm 22 weeks pregnant again with her little sister! God has definately blessed us again, and he will do the same for you! Stay strong! (HUGS)

Rachjas- Oh, I can only imagine how sad it was to see your 2 sweet angels again at your u/s! I know they will find a reason why this happened! Stay strong! (HUGs)

Dnikki- That's awesome you were given so much clothes and were able to keep a lot of them! :) And omg, how awesome to think that by your next appt you will know what you're having! Yay!! :) Have you told ds he has a little brother or sister coming soon? Yes, we've gotten Addy's room done! It looks so cute, and I promise I'll get pics taken! :)