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Swimming Through Week 39 of Pregnancy
In my search for pain relief, I have also taken up swimming again. I found a one piece swimsuit in the plus size section of our local department store. I mention this only as a tip to other pregnant woman. It was about half the price of anything I found at maternity shops. That seems to be the trend in general with maternity clothes, but I digress. There is something quite liberating about being nearly…
I Need A Second Kid Primer.
I’ve forgotten everything. With a mere five days to go before we welcome our second kid, I’ve come to the realization that I cannot recall much more than soft, hazy memories of my first days and weeks with Nora Jane. (Okay, sure, perhaps the morphine played a teensy role in that.) As Nora and I march up the stairs to her tune du jour or bossy edicts of how we should take turns counting, it…
Pregnancy Massage
In my quest for pain relief in my third trimester of pregnancy, I decided to try a massage specially designed for pregnant woman. It seems to be a small niche in the market here. I found two spas in my city, but it took a week to get in for an appointment. Like with most niche offerings and especially those labeled ‘maternity’, I am very cynical initially about how specialized the treatment will actually be….
Pregnancy Pain Management: Floatation
I have been really fortunate so far in my pregnancy and have not had any morning sickness or much of any symptoms to speak of. That is all catching up with me now, though. In the process of “lightening”, the baby has dropped so low that she is creating pressure on my lower back, pelvis, and inner thighs. This results in varying degrees of radiating pain. It can make walking, sitting and lying down uncomfortable….
On The Checklist For Baby? Lose The Checklist.
There are so many things that simply must be ready and prepared when one is planning on bringing a new baby home. And, as my recently returning sanity is showing me- so many things that do not. Bassinet, freshly laundered bedding, sterilized parts for anything feeding-related? Yep, we sure need those. Patio furniture, freshly washed windows, sterilized parts for anything belonging in the garage? Those might be able to wait. Here is my new, Two…
Maternity Leave: To Do List
My four month maternity leave started last week, approximately one month before my due date. By Dutch labor law, a woman is entitled to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave. The law requires pregnant woman to take four to six weeks of this leave prior to their baby’s due date. At first, I did not really like the idea and thought I would have preferred to work right up until I went into labor and…
A Second Kid? Am I Crazy? (Possibly.)
I’ll admit it- I have the Two Kid Panics. And yes- absolutely- I had the One Kid Panic as well. (But that was silly and baseless. I understand that, now.) Just yesterday morning, as I strapped Nora into her car seat and we set off on the first of the day’s many errands, I realized just how portable she is. How agreeable. How easy. And now, with Kiddo # 2 a mere four weeks away…how…
Pregnant Pause: Week 33
It is Week 33! I can’t hardly believe it. I have done more than my share of reading about what to expect at this stage and have asked anyone that will let me about their experience. There is just nothing closer than it happening in your own body, though. So how does it feel for me, you ask? Being pregnant is more painful, exhausting, and distracting by the day. I still cannot believe those movements…
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