I was going to say 13-16 weeks. I know that I was really self-conscious about people saying I was "showing" at first, because I'm naturally thin. I wanted to keep protesting that it was bloat and the baby was still teeny. It took a while for me to finally admit that I actually had a real belly once I did. My mom and DH said to each other, "she really does have a belly now, but don't tell her anyone said so!". I was so defensive! Don't worry too much - everyone does start to have a belly around 13 weeks and before you know it it will be undeniably a baby belly. Plus, you really look great! Seriously!
This reminds me that I heard on the news yesterday that France has passed a new labor law forbidding work emails/calls after 6pm. Lol. I guess France can kiss the global economy goodbye!
I'm a farmer, and own another small business, so that would be a resounding "yes". During the spring/summer/fall I get home at whenever it gets dark and we work most weekends too. Maternity leave - what's that? Haha! At least I can have my baby with me, and I LOVE what I do. If I didn't love my job, I would never work this much.
Maisie is so great! It was my great-grandmother's name and I have always had it in the back of my head, but I don't think I ever asked DH what he thought about it, since we already have a name chosen. Is it a nickname? Seems like it must be short for something. I'll have to ask my mom what great-grandma's full name was.
Sorry I loathe bananas--I am 27 weeks and these have just started in the last week. I'll try more water and magnesium. Does magnesium come if pill form? What dosage?
Yeah you can buy it in pills. This is what I have: Sometimes I take Natural Calm and mix it with a little cherry or cranberry concentrate for flavor
P.S. a side benefit of magnesium is that it helps keep you from getting constipated
I've been supplementing with magnesium (recommended by my midwife to help with headaches, and it did) and I believe it helps with muscle cramps too. I sleep better at night and get less restless leg syndrome and cramps when I get enough magnesium.
My fundal height been measuring consistently behind since the end of 2nd trimester. It's always 2 cm less than the number of weeks I am. My midwives have told me it's common for fundal height to be 2 cm "off" in either direction. They wouldn't worry about it unless I was more than 2 cm off and then they'd just call for an ultrasound to verify growth. So, based on that, it sounds like your baby is within the range of normal. I wouldn't worry!
We live in an area that has a very low immunization rate and my midwife didn't even seem that concerned about TDAP. I had to ask for it. She said the CDC recommends it for primary caregivers, and it's a good idea considering the unvaccinated population in our area, so DH and I are getting vaccinated. But I figure I won't raise a stink with my family about it, even though I'm VERY adamant about protecting the baby from completely unvaccinated people. (A) they won't be primary caregivers and, (B) the baby will be born in May, which is not the time of year when Whooping Cough is generally a big problem. If my baby were to be born in the winter, I would probably feel differently.
I had mine done at 33.5 weeks. I'm glad I waited till then because I have a long torso and I'm tall. It took a while for my belly to big enough for maternity photos.
My mom tried to pull this one with me. She loves surprises and told us that if we found out the sex, she didn't want to know. I was like, "yeahhhh good luck with that, because I'm pretty sure you'd hear about it from everyone." We decided to be team green so it wasn't an issue, but it was definitely eye-roll-worthy.
My belly really popped out in the last couple weeks, so I'd say I started feeling "huge" around 33 weeks or so. People keep insisting I'm not huge though, so I'll happily accept that
That is my biggest pet peeve. I own a farm and work my tail off, carrying 50 lb feed bags and throwing hay bales. When women freak out at me for moving a chair or something, it really frustrates me. I must look like a bitch too because I typically just say, "no I'm okay" and continue with whatever I'm doing.
You guys realize people do this all the time and you just don't hear about it very often because it rarely results in dramatic rescues by warships, right?
My dad is an experienced sailor (and from New Zealand, coincidentally) and he always dreamed of sailing from the West Coast through the Pacific to New Zealand with our family. Unfortunately, we never did it, partly because my mom doesn't like sailing that much. But I have always wished we could have and used to check out books at the library as a kid about other families who did similar journeys. I am fairly confident my parents would not have done it when we were babies, but they did consider it when we were old enough to be helpful.
1. How far along are you this week? 35 weeks 4 days 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? Starting to feel a lot more prepared for baby's arrival. I got most of my nursing clothes and supplies together, hospital bag is mostly packed, baby clothes are laundered, and the nursery is almost done. I just can't believe I'm this far along! Time is flying! 3. Flip side of last week's question: what do you hate seeing babies wear? Ugly, trashy, etc. I don't really care what other people dress their babies in, but I am annoyed by all the stereotypically gendered clothes out there. Judging by what I see on the racks at Target, you'd think only boys played soccer or basketball. Hello! This is 2014 not 1955! Girls play sports too. I just don't get it. 4. What's your favorite beverage to drink in the morning? A couple cups of coffee with a little bit of half n half.
Totally curious... Can a person believe in creationism AND evolution? Like, God created the world, and things have evolved since then?
I believe in Theistic Evolution - it is the only intellectually rigorous way to reconcile faith with science. It is also the dominant belief held by serious biologists who are also serious Christians. Francis Collins, former head of the Human Genome Project and current director of the NIH, has written an fascinating book about this: "The Language of God, A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief".
Some people believe in "intelligent design" , which is basically just another form of creationism. It has been called a "god of the gaps" perspective, in which gaps in scientific knowledge (ie how certain complex biological structures could have been formed) are taken to be proof of God's existence. The problem with this is that as science progresses and is able to explain the evolutionary formation of some of those systems, God is made irrelevant. So this perspective must intrinsically be at odds with scientific advancement.
I'm a Christian who was raised in a hardcore Creationist household. Fortunately, I went to college and got a dose of science and now, pretty much no one in my family believes in creationism anymore. Believing that God used the process evolution to form the universe doesn't undermine His power, IMO.
Christians don't get respect because many of them spout complete nonsense like creationism and rejection of science. And further, they do things like dumping sponsorships of starving children to make a political point, ala the recent World Vision bullshit. It makes me ashamed to call myself a Christian, not because I'm ashamed of being a follower of Christ, but because I'm embarrassed to be associated with these other fools.
I am respectful of Creationists when I speak to them in person, but I have no problem mocking that belief system in my own home or with other friends, on Facebook or here. I have a LOT of friends who are Creationists and it completely undermines the respect I have for them, even if I think they're nice people.
Everyone in my running club with kids used the BOB Revolution and had nothing but good things to say about it. So that's what I bought. Haven't used it yet, obviously.
I painted our whole nursery by myself at like 25 weeks. I used zero VOC paint and kept the windows open and the fan on. I researched a lot about it ahead of time - it's fine. See: americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/paintexposure.html If you're really concerned, you could get one of those respirators, but I would only bother with that if I was using strong chemicals or latex paints. You should tell your family to simmer down. Or stop telling them what you're planning on doing.