https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1666434 Medical communities and forums staffed by doctors from leading medical centers. Over 325 forums and communities providing medical information and medical help. en I was very fortunate that the hospital nurses allowed us to do this but they actually gave us our pla seattlemom2plus Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:47:50 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/319464/Eating-placenta https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/319464/Eating-placenta We had a natural birth at a hospital. Did most of my labor at home, thank goodness because I started seattlemom2plus Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:41:48 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/317923/Gave-birth-at-114AM-this-morning-to-a-little-boy https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/317923/Gave-birth-at-114AM-this-morning-to-a-little-boy Tonight is just one contraction after the next. Usually it only happens when I get in bed. But ton seattlemom2plus Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:22:07 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/316724/37-weeks-and-2-days-and-boy-does-my-body-feel-ready-for-birth https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/316724/37-weeks-and-2-days-and-boy-does-my-body-feel-ready-for-birth Where has the time gone? This pregnancy has literally zoomed by. It seems like only yesterday that seattlemom2plus Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:09:40 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/315242/36-weeks-wow https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/315242/36-weeks-wow Wow I go to check my profile and see the countdown ticker says 33 days total which I usually don't ev seattlemom2plus Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:13:52 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/313822/35-weeks-already https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/313822/35-weeks-already Our baby is full on at night. After about midnight till about 3 in the morning its like total party seattlemom2plus Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:04:38 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/310893/33rd-week-Nausea-Hard-time-sleeping https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/310893/33rd-week-Nausea-Hard-time-sleeping I forgot to mention I got this newsletter this morning from MedHelp on a contest to win cord blood ba seattlemom2plus Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:32:09 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/309638/Is-anyone-doing-Cord-Blood-Banking https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/309638/Is-anyone-doing-Cord-Blood-Banking My energy is going up and down that is for sure. When I need a nap I have no choice but to take one. seattlemom2plus Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:28:15 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/309635/32-Week-mark-OMG https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/309635/32-Week-mark-OMG Wow I just can't believe we made it this far, it's almost surreal. I am getting everything I can rea seattlemom2plus Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:12:57 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/306944/30th-week-I-am-so-excited https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/306944/30th-week-I-am-so-excited This is my 3rd pregnancy and I think one of the biggest challenges after birth is making enough time seattlemom2plus Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:11:26 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/304010/New-Group-Mommy-Weight-Loss-Challenge https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/304010/New-Group-Mommy-Weight-Loss-Challenge Well our little one started to get the hiccups, I think it has switched from being breech to head dow seattlemom2plus Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:08:00 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/303141/Baby-Hiccups https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/303141/Baby-Hiccups After having a loss back in October, it's a great feeling to be at this stage of pregnancy and actual seattlemom2plus Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:56:26 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/303137/27-Weeks-Yay-We-Made-it-to-the-3rd-Trimester https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/303137/27-Weeks-Yay-We-Made-it-to-the-3rd-Trimester I don't know if there have been any of you that have followed this case on CNN, but I just heard the seattlemom2plus Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:47:36 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/300363/Casey-Anthony-Case-Just-heard-the-verdict-Not-Guilty https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/300363/Casey-Anthony-Case-Just-heard-the-verdict-Not-Guilty This pregnancy is just flying by I can't believe it. The first trimester seemed like it took forever seattlemom2plus Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:14:33 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/300313/25-weeks-already-Mentally-preparing-for-birth https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/300313/25-weeks-already-Mentally-preparing-for-birth Well we contacted a different hospital in our area to ask about their procedures and we explained to seattlemom2plus Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:04:56 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/298952/Hospitals-Birth-Plans https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/298952/Hospitals-Birth-Plans I just posted this in the food allergy forum: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Allergies---Food/36-and seattlemom2plus Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:56:46 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/297496/Any-of-you-developed-an-allergy-while-pregnant https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/297496/Any-of-you-developed-an-allergy-while-pregnant Well I am almost 23 weeks and yesterday was like baby party day. I went to the grocery store real qu seattlemom2plus Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:56:12 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/296593/Baby-Hiccups-and-Braxton-Hicks https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/296593/Baby-Hiccups-and-Braxton-Hicks The word "fired" sounds harsh but I guess that's the only way to put it. We had our big scan about a seattlemom2plus Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:09:35 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/296381/Last-week-we-fired-our-OB-GYN https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/296381/Last-week-we-fired-our-OB-GYN I am a natural birth advocate. I believe in a woman's strength and ability to give birth. I underst seattlemom2plus Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:37:58 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/295430/Natural-Birth-Why-does-the-medical-system-not-support-this-more https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/295430/Natural-Birth-Why-does-the-medical-system-not-support-this-more lol I am baffled....my tracker says I have only gained 6 lbs since being pregnant....and that is a li seattlemom2plus Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:46:05 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/294570/How-do-I-update-my-pregnancy-tracker-weight https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/294570/How-do-I-update-my-pregnancy-tracker-weight