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Maggie, I hope the rest of your labor is swift and uncomplicated. I look forward to reading about the newest member of your family!

Thanks, Maggie and Melanie and Briee, for the supportive replies. :) Maggie, I hope you are OK and that if you are in labor right now, it is as easy as being in labor can be... Pitocin was indeed involved. It was given to me about an hour after the epidural. My water broke naturally soon...

Continued from this post: http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=18683&mesg_id=18683&page= At birth, Derek weighed 7 lbs 10 oz and was 20.5 inches long. I hope I forget how bad this labor was before I have my next child. :* On Monday the 26th, I felt what I...

After 22 hours of labor (nope, not a typo), my son Derek was brought into the world via C-section on Tuesday evening, December 27th. The reason for the C-section was because after those 22 hours, I was only 6 cm dilated and 60% effaced, the baby's heart rate was 30 bpm up from when fetal...

Happy Holiday, everyone! Here are the workouts I did last week. I didn't plan to do a Timesaver week, but it just worked out that way: Sun: Rest Mon: Timesaver #4 - with impact Tue: Timesaver #2 - with not so much impact Wed: 35 min. stationary bike, chest and triceps sections...

For the past three weeks, the cervix has been at the "softened" stage, but zero dilation and zero effacement. My due date is one week from tomorrow. I don't know my OB's policy on inducing labor. If I make it to my next appointment on Tuesday, I will be sure to ask.

It's also freezing cold here in Chicagoland. x( At this point, I would happily eat fudge and gingerbread and milk for breakfast (and lunch, and dinner :-) ) I had to attend a training class downtown this past week, so I wound up walking one mile round trip from the train station to the...

For whatever reason, maternity pants and I don't go well together. I am carrying similar to Maggie. (Must be the close due dates. ;-) ) Over-the-belly pants feel uncomfortable, and under-the-belly pants tend to fall down on me. I'm no skinny Minnie, so I can't explain why that happens...

Hi everyone! Sorry, no half marathons this week. ;-) The baby has moved into a position where a pelvic nerve in my right groin area is being pressed upon. This has made walking quite difficult at best. It started last Tuesday, went away for a few days, and then returned this afternoon...

My doctor said to use the "talk test" as the best way to measure exertion. This applies whether or not you are pregnant. From this page: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/measuring/talk_test.htm "The talk test method of measuring intensity is simple. A person who is active at...

Hi everyone! Here are the workouts I did this past week: Sunday: Ran a half marathon - set a new PR! Monday: Maximum Intensity Strength Tuesday: Ran 10 hill repeats, 5 percent grade, then cooled down with IMax2 OK, just kidding. :+ (I couldn't do that when I wasn't pregnant!)...

Back in the pre-pregnancy day, when I could do the IMax workouts, I found IMax3 to be much more challenging than IMax2. I could do IMax2 with an 8 inch step (2 risers on each side) but not IMax3. I think the music is better in IMax3 - I only hear it now because I do the step-only premix...

Hi everyone! I am definitely slowing down as each week goes by. Like Maggie, my cardio capacity has diminished. Also, I just got over a sinus infection. In addition, I have plantar fasciitis in my right foot, but I've had that all along. I'm trying to avoid any impact since I weigh quite...

Congratulations! I'm pleased to read that your delivery went well. I look forward to reading your future posts.

Wonderful news! I look forward to reading your progress reports and looking at pictures of your baby.

Hi everyone. I managed just two workouts (soon to be three) this week. I started getting a sore throat a week ago, and then I just got too tired to do much of anything. On Wednesday, I saw a doctor and was diagnosed with a sinus infection. I was perscribed amoxycillin, and I'm on the mend...

Hi everyone, and welcome to the checkin, Sandi! Like everyone else, I have good weeks and bad weeks. I made it through last week, but it is getting tougher to maintain this level. All I want to do is sit on the couch and watch TV, or take a nap. However, I refuse to give up entirely...

Hi everyone! This is going to be a short post because I still have work to do :-( and trick or treaters are still out and about. Sun: Low Max sections 4-7 Mon: Push/Pull Tue: 1 mile walk, Low Impact Step Wed: 1 mile walk Thu: 1 mile walk, 12 miles stationary bike Fri: Step Jump...

Hi everyone! Here's what I managed to do this past week: Sun: Muscle Endurance (skipped ab section), Core Max stability & medicine ball chapters Mon: 1 mile walk Tue: 1 mile walk, 12 miles stationary bike Wed: Low Max sections 1-4 Thu: 1 mile walk Fri: CIA 2501 -...

Hi everyone! This past week, I wasn't able to work out as often as I would have liked. I worked late and then a plumbing emergency got in the way: Sun: Total Body Sculpting and Push/Pull Mon: 1 mile walk Tue: SJP Step and Hi/Lo (1% Hi, 99% Lo) Wed: Supersets Thu: Rest Fri: Unplanned...