wet spots....

so, my 'what they don't tell you' for today...is that your milk may come in early...how early? well i thought maybe mine would come in after 30 weeks. after all, the baby books i've been reading didn't say anything about lactation starting in the 6th and 7th month chapters. well, mine started in the 24th week! :o

it was rather shocking for me. i felt a tingling, and then felt wet. looked down and there was a wet spot on my shirt! so i flipped up my shirt thinking, maybe it's just water i spilled, and squeezed my breast and - OH MY GOSH! I have milk....well, it's just colostrum right now, but it was shocking. 5 minutes later the other boob did the same thing! so, my abundance of friends who are already mothers (for the 2nd and 3rd times) just laughed at my shock and said, yup, it's a good thing. you won't have any trouble with your milk coming in...and then one gave me some breast pads to wear...<sigh> so yes...that is one thing "they" didn't tell me...and now you know. :)

Feeling better and Merry Christmas!

So the cold is mostly gone and I'm feeling a lot better than I was.  Just trying to sleep through the night as much as possible now, but mostly unsuccessfully.

What they don't tell you....for this post is that your ribs may hurt so much (from baby kicking them/ from general stretching of the ribcage) that it will wake you up in the middle of the night and force you to turn over. That is, after you've woken up to pee umpteen times as well...<sigh> Other mothers tell me that the hormones running around in our bodies right now that wake us up in the night are preparing us for having a newborn. But what if I want to sleep more now so that I am more prepared for a newborn?? I guess I don't have a choice...and yes, I know it is worth it in the end (something you'll probably hear from lots of people about what mamas -to-be have to suffer through...

Merry Christmas everyone! This time next year I will have ~10 month old for their first Christmas...things will definitely change!

uugh

so, i've been fighting a cold for about 2 weeks now - it only got horrible last Saturday night. well, it still sucks. the majority of sniffling, blowing and excessive mucus production seems to have died down, however the dregs of it are continuing to drip down the back of my throat. and i hate post-nasal drip. i wish i could take some drugs, but i feel that the research really isn't clear about what is safe to take during pregnancy for a cold and what isn't. yes, i want to protect my baby, but man, would i like to be healthy for the Christmas season! i want to see my family and not be comatose and miserable all the time. *sigh* end rant...

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Hello world!

Welcome to my very first blog. I've been thinking about doing this for a few months, and finally jumped in. I want this blog to be both informative to mamas-to-be, as well as a way for my thoughts to get out...as most blogs are. Hope you enjoy! :)