posted September 22, 2010 04:35 PM         

talking to the child in the womb is fantastic. i do believe my grandson knew his father's voice (as well as his mom's) before he was born. his dad used to lay his head on her womb and talk to him.

classical music is soothing to the soul of unborns as it is for the mom...of course some mothers can't stand it and that might cross the placenta to the child!! they do say that young children's brains are hugely benefitted by classical music which helps attune them to order and beauty etc; supposedly it makes math easier to understand when they get older!!!!

but most important is to do whatever it takes to keep your own self reasonably happy, it does pass through the placenta as well if you are content or stressed out.

posted September 23, 2010 03:10 PM         

I remember the being tired part.
I worked at a place where the bathrooms had a back room in them with showers and benches. I used to take my breaks and go lock the back room, turn out the lights and lay down on the benches. Usually it takes a lot for me to sleep anywhere other than my bed, but during that time I had no problems lol. Your little guy is needing your energy right now for all the growing he's doing. It gets better as you get farther along.

posted September 23, 2010 04:41 PM         

and that applies to mothers with children of all ages, we can not care for unless cared for and we can rely on nobody else to care for us, only we can!

posted September 23, 2010 07:20 PM         

stay active, i was carless and walked and bussed everywhere and my doctors were amazed at my agility at 9 mos...this did not make for an easy delivery but if i had been as into astrology then as now i would probably have realized my babe was not the "easy" type.

i basically feel that if you start treating the baby as if they were already here, singing, talking to it, etc, you will establish a relationship to continue when it gets here...and anything that is good for YOUR spirit will probably crossover to them.

then again, even in the womb they seem to have personalities which you may have to accommodate...everyone is different though.

congratulations by the way

posted September 23, 2010 08:12 PM         

Lexx, these days hospitals, doctors & midwives say NEVER give a baby water, not even a drop (unless in rare circumstances) Breast milk is enough.

posted September 23, 2010 08:22 PM         

The interviewers are Matt & Angela from raw world, but listen to everything Elena has to say. Elena inspired me to go drug free in birthing Tahlea and as a result I had the most amazing experience I'll never forget, true soul growth.

posted September 24, 2010 10:34 AM         

It kind of runs like this

1st 14 weeks.
Abject terror. Feeling sick (or sometimes not)feeling as if you are filling up with fluid anywhere you can fill up with fluid and being very tired...a lot.
Sometimes copious weeping and the realisation that you are the only person in the history of the world who will not be able to do this, that you will be a terrible mother and why did you not just get a puppy instead.

2nd trimester 14th week to 28 weeks.

I am indestructible. I think I may take up running or go to the gym.I can't believe I ever felt sick.
If it's a girl your brain will turn to mush. You will cry at adverts on the tv. If you do watch tv, your partner will have to explain the plot of every programme however straightforward because you simply won't be able to grasp it.
The world will take on a rosy hue and in between sentimental weeping over adverts and puppies you will sit in a state of confusion
"What's happening? Would someone explain what's happening?

If it's a boy you will have already threatened to chin your boss because he was unkind to you. How dare he ask how I am. What's he implying?
The puppy will have been flung out the house
"Cos it's a friggin' nuisance"
Your husbands friends will quake when they see you coming and he himself will not dare explain anything to you
"What are you implying? That I'm frikkin' stupid??? Eh? Eh?

The world will be out to harm you and your unborn baby. You will have called your doctor a moron at least once and asked him did he get his medical training from the frikkin' Easter Islands (You will swear a lot)

3rd trimester 28 wks to D Day

I'm a pig. I wish it was out. My chin is resting on my boobs which are resting on my enormous stomach which is pressing on my ridiculously small bladder (I've only just been!)
A bowel movement? Nope. Not the faintest idea what you are talking about. But I can pee for the Olympics.

Night before birth.
. I've changed my mind.I will be the worlds worst mother. Why didn't we get a puppy instead.

posted September 24, 2010 06:15 PM         

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Potty-Training Mama

Bulk Herb Store Newsletter - Issue 58

Have you ever smelled something so stinky that your eyes tear up and your nostrils flare? You can feel your throat contracting and then the dry heaving begins. That's me changing a dirty diaper. Granted, yellow newborn diapers are not that bad, but they quickly become brown, nutty, and swollen with raisins. Gag!!!! Three weeks ago I had a perfect baby girl named Penelope Jane Easling. Even though she's such a sweet baby, I knew that I was still going to be changing brown, nutty diapers unless I did something quick!

Potty Training a new born is more like the training of a mother. Everything we do with them, we train them. We can train them to poop in a diaper. Why not train them to poop in the pot? I started potty training two days after Penelope Jane was born. At first she never held it, and when she need to go, she went. I brought her to the potty and made the sound "psh!", and said it over and over. If she had already started going before I could get her there, I still made the sound, "psh, psh, psh, psh, psh psh!" I put her feet on the edge of the potty and said "Good GIRL!", while she's going. It's like a language to her. She's beginning to learn that those sounds mean "go potty." The more we bring her to the potty and make the sounds, the more she understands what she needs to do. Before she ever wakes up, she makes a fussy grunt; that is my queue to bring her to the potty. I take her diaper off, hold her in position, make the sounds, and she does her thing.

Now she doesn't like going in her diaper because she is potty trained. Penelope Jane is a happy baby, but if she does her fussy grunt or wiggles like a worm and I don't take her potty, she cries until I do. As is consistent with potty training, there are accidents. I would rather have those yellow accidents now than have to change brown nutty diapers for two years. Gag!!!!!!

My wonderful husband James deserves credit for her potty training, too. Without him, I would not have been able to do it because he also takes her potty at night because I need my sleep.

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posted September 24, 2010 06:45 PM         

PS.I don't really know why I am posting about pregnancy and all.
Until now, for many decades, I would break down and cry even seeing a picture of a mother and child or seeing pregnant ladies.
It just hurt too damn much to think of my lost ones.
Maybe I am finally letting all that sorrow go?
Why just recently though, not sure.

posted September 24, 2010 07:30 PM         

What most people don't understand, unfortunately it includes mothers and doctors, that for the first 6 months of their lives, babies DO NOT NEED ANYTHING EXCEPT BREASTMILK.
If a baby gets thirsty, you can wet their lips with water or give them a teaspoon of water to drink. Yes, that's right. It's a teaspoon, not more.
The advice on Honey is correct as well because babies don't have strong enough immune systems.
Oh, one handy tip about diarrhea. Curd, but it shouldn't be too sour and even then, should never be given more than a couple of teaspoons at a time. And obviously, not before 6 months of age.

:edit: the teaspoon of water is in rare circumstances like fever which can cause loss of water.

I'm a med student, not a mother though, so any other advice would be welcome.