[pepper]

huh, weird. i don't get spam from them either. but i did use my secondary email to sign up, i never use my real email for that stuff. not even this site.

i know, who flags something like that? did you check out any of the other belly vids? there were so many, little and i watched them all!

[pollystyrene]

I'm signed up for YouTube and I don't get spam from them. Why was that video flagged anyway? Who the hell is offended by a pregnant woman....not like she was naked or anything.

[pixiedust]

I would have watched it, but in order to see if you have to sign up and to click the user agreement you also sign yourself up for spam email. Now it's a principle thing. If they won't let you opt out of the emails, I am not agreeing to their terms and conditions.

[pepper]

omg, attack of the worst indigestion Ever! i look twice as pregnant as i am with all the bloaty gassiness. ugh. this is the pits.

did anyone watch the vid i posted? it's great!

[shinyx3]

Woo Wooo Woo Pixie! Feels pretty good huh. Congrats!

[pixiedust]

I had my first appointment today! The little bean is measuring right on schedule and I got to see and hear the heartbeat! I'm really excited now! I finally feel pregnant and am much less worried about something going wrong.

[Sarcasm]

Thanks so much for the book ideas, I will check them out.

[pepper]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?search=&m...p;v=r_bnnMHVkiQ

say no more.

[pixiedust]

I think morning sickness is going to get the best of me today. I felt like hell all last night, but managed to not throw up. So far I haven't at all....but rigth now I am just sitting here waiting for it to come because I don't think I am strong enough to keep it in anymore. Blech. This is the part of pregnancy I truely hate!

[pepper]

ppfftt, i'm laughing. i WISH!
i got big right away, then bigger later on, then even bigger (o maude, so painfully large) even later. i went through at least 5 bra sizes.
my advice? save your money and get a stretchy sports bra in black and one in white or whatever your skin tone is. i wasted large dollars on mucho underoos, quel bummer.
this time NO bra, i'm just wearing those built-in-shelf tank tops under everything. i have them in about 8 colours, they are my current favourite thing.

[anoushh]

i think most of the increase in breast size happens early on.

[shinyx3]

how is it possible that i am not even two whole months along and i no longer own a single bra that fits? if this keeps up at this rate i will be too big to stand up right by the time i am 5 months . . . well, maybe 7 months, but still. And how is it possible to go from wanting to vomit to thinking peperincini's sound sooooo yummy?

went to a wedding on new years eve and had so much fun. danced till i was so tired i practically fell asleep.

[chani]

Jas - that's just what I call it. In both pregnancies around 6 months my nipples have gotten wider and there's been little dry bits that exfoliate off them.
cinegirl - I ran before my last pregnancy, but was working crazy hours at work, really nauseated and fatigued so I made the personal decision to switch to walking instead - easier to go at the pace that felt right that particular day. Having said that, lots of mamas run through the whole pregnancy - I'm sure you'll be able to find a running forum that addresses pregnancy/babies and running.

[anoushh]

I liked the Sheila Kitzinger book, but hated the Girlfriend's Guide book.

I know there were others I liked--I'll check out the names and come back later.

[cinegirl]

I've been reading Sheila Kitzinger's Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth, which I'm enjoying, and The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy. My friend is a doula and I've asked her for recs as well, so I'll post them in here when I get them

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone knows of a good pregnancy book. A book that tells the truth about the stuff that most people and books don't mention. I am not pregnant yet, but I would like to be well informed. I tend to over-analyse everything, but sometimes its a good thing. Thanks

Any runners in here? I'm planning to keep running as long as I can, but I went in today & could barely even go a mile before crapping out. (My regular workout was 7.5-9 miles/week over 3-4 days.) Granted, I got a really bad stomach thing (was scared it was listeria, but I never got a fever and my doctor seemed to think I was fine) and actually lost 6-7 pounds, so I'm pretty weak, plus 1st trimester fatigue as well. I worked really hard over the last 2 years to get into shape, and I'm worried about getting out of shape in addition to what pregnancy will do to my body. I don't want to go crazy or push myself, but I also don't want to be lazy, either. Any advice?

[pepper]

sarcasm, have you checked out the mothering.com pregnancy forum? there are TONS of great mamas and info there.
the books that i loved the most were spiritual midwifery by ina may gaskin and a child is born by nilsson (awesome pictures). i personally really liked the positivity in unassisted childbirth by laura shanley, even if it isn't the sort of birth you want for yourself it illustrated the positive possibilites. i liked primal mothering in a modern world by hygeia halfmoon as well, that was a great story. any anything by jeanine parvati baker too. i read quite a few midwifery books as well, they give all the practical advice without there terror tactics of those awful books like what to expect when you're expecting (that was the most negative book i came across, uck!).
you can get the library to order some titles for you, if you find a book that you like there's probably a list of other books in the back to guide your next read.

my boobies leak colostrum (or what looks like it) now at three months. it happened last time too, it's weird.

[jasmine77]

Chani- Not to sound too ignorant but what's nipple remodeling? Baby and I are trying to breastfeed and I've noticed some whiteness to the ends of my nipples which is now peeling off. (I know, TMI!) I don't know if that's remodeling or something bad. I'm a little sore but I've been using nipple shields due to flat nipples and I think that's helping to prevent a lot of soreness.

Maybe I should move this to the Hip Mama thread?

[Sarcasm]

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone knows of a good pregnancy book. A book that tells the truth about the stuff that most people and books don't mention. I am not pregnant yet, but I would like to be well informed. I tend to over-analyse everything, but sometimes its a good thing. Thanks

[pepper]

oh, the boob leakage! traumatic! why no one bothers to tell you these things is beyond me. all my shirts and sheets smelled like sour cheese. ick.
a girlfriend let me in on this awesome trick that worked like a charm every time. when you get that little tingling and you know you're gonna soak your shirt stick a thumb over your nipple and press hard. ta da! it passes and there is no leakage all over the place.

[pixiedust]

Weird things:

How about the ability to pee out 6 times the amount of liquid intake?

This may fall under the catergory of TMI, but when I gave birth to minipixie, nobody had told me you would pass chunks of tissue several days afterwards...my sister warned me about 2 days after minipixie was born. Sure enough it happened later that afternoon. Had she not told me, I am sure I would have thought I was dying or something!

I also remember taking a shower at home fo rteh first time. People warned me that your milk could leak if you heard a baby cry, but the sound of the water made my milk just start flowing! It freaked me out that I was getting soaking wet without even getting in yet. It took me a minute to figure out what was happening!