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Chrissy, I'm so sorry that you went through all of this and wound up with mastitis. I can see how easily that can happen when you can't let yourself shutdown and heal and bond with your little one. "The Doctor says no visitors for ___ days" idea is great! I'm using it for sure. Thanks in...

Hi Maria, Congratulations!! As far as stretch marks go, I say fight the good fight if you don't want them. I was sure I was going to get them because my mom got them and I got quite a few when I sprouted boobs and hips at age 11, almost overnight. My brothers got them from growth spurts too...

I like that, great idea for non-family. I think his family will ignore it but it's possible that it will shorten their visits if they know we're sending others away. We'll see... Thanks! Steph

These responses are great! I'm so glad to know that I'm not the only one feeling this way about trying to carve out our own time. I feel much less selfish about it now, seems normal to me. Manmohini, 3 weeks seems to be the magic number in my head too -- I'm with you on that. I hope you and...

Unfortunately, I think the determined ones usually just happen to "stop by"... Luckily we're now at the end of dead end street so it'd be tough to just "be in the area"...no one we know other than my Dad lives in this area. But he's not one I'm worried about, I think he and his wife will give...

We just moved last weekend and I'm really spent now (I'm 38 weeks). I know that when our baby is born people will want to flock to our home to see the new baby AND the new house. We're having a "Welcome baby"party instead of a shower and I've informed most of our family and friends of this...

Hi Ladies, Manmohini, I'm working right up to the end too. Earning the additional time off is soooo worth it. But I'm feeling pooped now. I got the surge and we packed our house, had 2 moves (including a day on my own getting things out of storage). I've been setting up our new home, which...

Hi Manmohini, My baby is in the same position...or similar. She's got her back and butt on my left, head down, and arms and legs are on the right. So I feel the kicks, fingers, bent knees and stretches on my right. It's pretty common for them to stay sort of molded into one place, especially...

RE: Lower abdominal tighness @ 34 weeks...anyone have t... Hey Erica, I emailed you from your website, hope you got it. Let me know. Steph

You're welcome Bigbad, I hope the rest of your pregnancy feels great and is a breeze for you. Good luck! Steph

Congrats to you and welcome! I'm 36 weeks now, but I guess all I can say is that I remember turning the bend at about 20+ weeks. I felt like myself again and began eating better and working out quite a bit more. Sounds like that's happening to you too. That's great. I also amped up my...

RE: Lower abdominal tighness @ 34 weeks...anyone have t... Hey Arancini (Erica)...what is Arancini anyway? Your favorite food... a family name? That's cool that you'll have space to work and for Nico too. Encaustic sounds so interesting. I used to paint decades ago but used acrylics with gel...

RE: Lower abdominal tighness @ 34 weeks...anyone have t... Hey there Arancini, Small world eh? I only work in Cambridge, but I did live in Central Square for a while. I lived happily in Davis for 5 years. Have lived in East Arlington, Belmont, Southie, Roslindale, Newton, and...

RE: Lower abdominal tighness @ 34 weeks...anyone have t... Manmohini, I forgot to say that I hope your tenderness and discomfort subsides. When it happened to me I felt like a different person, moving around was not comfortable or fun. So I hope you feel better soon. Keep us posted...

RE: Lower abdominal tighness @ 34 weeks...anyone have t... Ladies, Sorry I've been lagging behind, just trying to finish up the details of purchasing our home and planning the move. (fingers crossed!) Manmohini, my pressure has subsided. I had it for 2 days and then it went away. I see...

RE: Lower abdominal tighness @ 34 weeks...anyone have t... Hey Arancini...not feeling so sorry for your DH...I'd love to be in Paris about now. :-) Let me know how the new manuever pans out. Your private class sounds so personal and fun, and it's cool that your instructor brings her baby...

RE: Lower abdominal tighness @ 34 weeks...anyone have t... Hi Arancini, I'm feeling a bit more normal today, I think a lot of the discomfort is due to strong Braxton hicks that I've been having while I'm seated. When I get up I feel an awkward tight pulling sensation, I'm sure my body will...

Hi Navywife, Congrats on your bambino!! :-) Here are some great (and safe) daily stretches for pregnancy. I'm not advocating the "slimmomsecrets" program...just the stretches: http://www.slimmomsecrets.com/stretches.php I think Cathe's 30 minute stretch routine from FitTV is wonderful...

Maria, There's a great workout video that I recommended to one of my friends who wanted to go easy but still stay fit. She started at about 22 weeks and does it 2-3 times a week, and she's 35 weeks now and says she feels great. It's called the "Perfect Pregancy Workout", you can find it on...

RE: Lower abdominal tighness @ 34 weeks...anyone have t... Hey Arancini, Thanks for thinking of me. I appreciate the positive vibes. Sorry about the Nico rib kicking you're experiencing...ouch! I did call my midwives group late last night and the midwife on call said it was normal. She...