Carol Burnett once described childbirth: "Take your bottom lip, pull it as far away from your face as you can, and now pull it over your head." She was so far off base it is not funny. It's worse than that. Having given birth I can attest to that. I can promise you that if you pull your lip over you ...

1 day ago · preTzel's place · pretzelplace.net by (preTzel) 3 references

9 days to go until I am officially due. I can’t even believe it. I just want to burst out crying I am so overwhelmed with emotion. Last night was beyond awful. I was having the worst contractions, lower back pain, upper thigh pain, cervical pain, anal pain, every pain you can imagine. I didn’t time ...

3 days ago · Our Baby Adventures · ourbabyadventures.blogspot.com by Rebeca ()

Yes, I'm pregnant. I'm due in 10 days. It's a girl. Her name is Sienna. No, not Diana, SI-EN-NA. Yes, that is a pretty name. Yes, it's our first. YES, WE'RE VERY HAPPY. Why can't strangers just congratulate me and be on their merry ways? I am so over telling strangers how happy I am or how anxious a ...

4 days ago · Our Baby Adventures · ourbabyadventures.blogspot.com by Rebeca ()

With every pregnancy I’ve had, this of which is number three, I have enjoyed almost the entire experience. Of course the early days when you feel nauseous and dizzy were not fun but they were over soon enough, but the later days when the big day is potentially “any day now” are far worse to me. I ha ...

5 days ago · Untitled blog · lifefrommylaptop.com by Alyssa Avant 26 references

Still pregnant... I am so uncomfortable now. I am not sleeping well at all. The cervical pain is intense and my contractions are bad. Just not bad enough. And not regular enough to be labor. I want her to come when she's ready, of course. But I guess now that I am almost at the end of the road, I am ...

5 days ago · Our Baby Adventures · ourbabyadventures.blogspot.com by Rebeca ()

Hello again, This will be a short and quick post today, and I am going to discuss Non-Emergent C - Sections. Other than planned C - Sections this is our most common category regarding C - Sections. Usually these C - Sections result from a labor that for whatever reason does not progress to a vaginal ...

7 days ago · For You From Me · labornurse.wordpress.com by labornurse

I was up til 4:30 this a.m. with more contractions. They started last night before going to bed, first 30 minutes apart, then 20…I even had a few as I typed up last nights’ post. Then they got closer. 10 minutes, 5 minutes…and more intense. I really had to focus on breathing through them. I remember ...

7 days ago · Real Life in...Ohio · reallifeinsc.wordpress.com by reallifeinsc 2 references

Happy 5 Year Anniversary to Norm and me! My OB appointment today was unfortunately very uneventful. I got an internal exam and was given the news that there have been no change since Monday's L&D exam. However, the baby did drop, my Doctor said she was definitely lower. I should have asked the baby' ...

7 days ago · Our Baby Adventures · ourbabyadventures.blogspot.com by Rebeca ()

Hello again, I just arrived home from a long day at work, but didn’t want to go more than a day or so without adding a new post so today I am going to cover what ” Everyone should know about C - Sections. First of all, something to consider, every single labor has the chance [...]

8 days ago · For You From Me · labornurse.wordpress.com by labornurse

Markyd83 asked: The pain comes every 4-6 minutes like a contraction but she only has contractions once in awhile. In between these episodes she has no pain at all. Can someone tell me what the problem could be? Thanks This has been going on for the past 3 hours.Do You Have A Big Green Thumb

8 days ago · Back Pain Guide · back-pain-guide.com by Chris