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Women of Strength!!!
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.
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.
Okay, now you girls have me super confused. My doctor called with my results yesterday and said that according to my hcg that morning, his assumptions were correct. It is an early miscarriage and at this point, the baby is gone. That's all he said. So I assumed that meant that my level was at 0. He never gave me the number, so I just assumed that when he said "at this point the baby is gone" that meant 0. So now I'm going to call him this afternoon to see what my numbers actually were. I was pretty upset yesterday and didn't even think to ask. So sorry for all the confusion. I just assumed. But I guess you know what they say about when you assume...
Hannah- Sorry about AF! :( But look at it this way, a brand new cycle means a brand new chance to concieve, right? ;) Good luck to you this cycle!
Mrspace- Wow, that was quick! Your hcg is already at 0?! So do you think the clot was the baby? :( I'm glad you will have an u/s next week to make sure, and to check on your ovary, etc. I'm just so sorry you're having to go through all this. Have you and dh had a chance to talk about it at all? I know he's having mixed feelings over it, so I hope you 2 can really talk... So did you work today or are you taking a few days off to recoup? I wish you all my best sweetie! (HUGS)
Mommyin10- I know! I'm bad... I've been wanting to get pics up! I promise I will by this weekend, k? ;) Sean's out back with all the guys burning all the brush/dead trees from their jobs they've been doing. I was hanging out there with them, but they're just being "guys" and I'm the only girl, so... I came in here to check on everyone! :)
Mrspace- Wow, that was quick! Your hcg is already at 0?! So do you think the clot was the baby? :( I'm glad you will have an u/s next week to make sure, and to check on your ovary, etc. I'm just so sorry you're having to go through all this. Have you and dh had a chance to talk about it at all? I know he's having mixed feelings over it, so I hope you 2 can really talk... So did you work today or are you taking a few days off to recoup? I wish you all my best sweetie! (HUGS)
Mommyin10- I know! I'm bad... I've been wanting to get pics up! I promise I will by this weekend, k? ;) Sean's out back with all the guys burning all the brush/dead trees from their jobs they've been doing. I was hanging out there with them, but they're just being "guys" and I'm the only girl, so... I came in here to check on everyone! :)
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
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
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