Two questions related to nursing while pregnant (I'd like to post to the breastfeeding com but I don't have posting access, anyone know why?)
1. I've heard that by 20 weeks or so, the milk changes to a mix with colostrum. My midwife said that the toddler either loves or hates it. Did anyone not notice any change? My son has been lingering longer but isn't asking more or anything. 2. I've also heard its supposed to bother me or hurt me. It doesn't. I'm not complaining, I'm just wondering if some ppl escape that symptom completely?
Also is there any go-to book or resource on tandem nursing? I'm okay with doing so, but trying to play it by ear to see whether my son will wean during pregnancy.
Mommies-- Who here has experience with HypnoBirthing (as in you have used it for a birth or are in the process of learning to prepare for birth)? I would love to hear your experiences!
FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH: Help researchers at the University of British Columbia (in Vancouver, Canada), learn more about pregnant women's concerns and fears about childbirth.
We are looking for pregnant women to fill out a short online questionnaire about their pregnancy.
So, i'm 12 weeks along this Friday. It may be a little early to be thinking about such things, but I just couldn't help myself. I'm trying to find out if a birth doula is what I need. I'm going to have a hospital birth, most likely with an epidural, even if it's just a light/walking epi...I also would like someone to coach me with being a mommy, and breastfeeding, and possibly come home with me for about two weeks after the birth to just kinda help with breastfeeding and be a mommy coach. I'm not sure if what i'm looking for is a doula, because I thought they only were there during the birth. The only people that will be with me during the birth is my fiance, and possibly my mother. I won't have much other help at the birth, or at home for that matter. I'd like to have a little more support. I checked the midwife and doula tags but I didn't see anything exactly relating. Mods please delete is this is a repeat. So moms (and dads), what exactly am I looking for??
Okay, so I'm 19 and pregnant by the most amazingly un-guylike guy in the world. We've been together since the 10th grade of high school and I have no doubts he'll be a great dad. Myself on the other hand I'm not so sure about. Not the whole being a dad thing(actually I might be better at that than being a mom), but nurturing has never really been my forte. I'm most often crass, unempathetic, egocentric, and unaffectionate. Everyone keeps telling me that it'll come naturally after I hold the baby(I'm not convinced). I don't even like hanging around people too much on a good day. I like my quiet, my privacy, and my order(I even alphabetize my books). I'm just not so sure about how great a mom I'm going to be. But that's 6 months away. Right now I'm so neurotic about everything that goes into my body that my doctor has told me to sit back and have a cigarette(all in jest of course). I'm still going from caffeine and cigarette withdraws(going from half a pack and 4 cups a day to nothing is hard). I know that some people say that it's fine to have a bit of caffeine every now and then in moderation, but I'm not sold on that idea either. I'm just so scared of everything that I can't even enjoy this. I'm nervous about putting anything bad into my body more than I have to(I take epi for my asthma twice a day) that I've caught myself asking the people at McDonald's what kind of oil they use to cook their fries. I'm also afraid of being as emotionally detached as my mother was towards me. I border on the hermit side because of it and I don't want my kid to be shut up for weeks at a time like I was. My boyfriend keeps telling me that everything will be okay, but it's easy for him to say, he doesn't have to worry about being considered an unfit parent, he's perfect for crying out loud! I just keep thinking, this isn't how it's suppose to happen, I'm not suppose to have kids...ever. I'm meant to teach them and then send them off on their way. I don't know, I figured for my first post it wouldn't hurt to sulk and complain a bit.
The first day of my last period was April 8, 2009. I still haven't gotten my period yet, along with some symptoms.
I feel more tired than usual but I also feel nausea, which I rarely ever get, much less two days in row. I've been feeling nausea for the last week. My belly's also noticeably bigger... I haven't changed my diet at all and lose weight easily.
I did have unprotected sex with my boyfriend twice, one in late April and one in May, after I was supposed to get my period but had gotten a light spotting instead.
I don't have any breast soreness and I took a pregnancy test today, it came back negative.
i don't remember my first pregnancy being this painful!! when the baby rolls it actually hurts and causes me to lose my breath.
anyone else get this?
also - i had to be induced with my first, and i'm having a c-section this time around.... but are there any tell tale signs of labor besides the obvious (losing plug, lightening, etc) just curious.
I don't know if I am pregnant... I haven't taken a test yet because I am scared to... I'm scared of the results, and even if it is negative what if it's too early and can't catch the signs...?
I'm freaking out because I'm very late for my period and my boyfriend and I sometimes have unprotected sex(though he never finishes in me). I have been told that there is such a thing as "precum" and that it is more fertile that his actual semen.. We are both very scared... Please... I just.... Need help... I don't know what to do... I can't even sleep... I'm always on the verge of tears... Please...
I may not be able to get on here much as I am currently in a bad situation at home... my e-mail address is: bravesthart515@yahoo.com
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