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Transitioning from Home Birth to Hospital Birth – a Mental Journey

Midwife 1: Wow, 9lb and 11lb babies! We’ll definitely be inducing you around 39 weeks. Midwife 2: Wow, 9lb and 11lb babies! We might want to induce you early but we’ll wait-and-see how thing are progressing when we get closer to your due date. Changing my Perspective After my first visit to the new OB…

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Baby 3: First Belly Pic

I’ll be honest. I really don’t like taking pictures of myself much less pictures of myself pregnant. But I know in 5 or 10 years I’ll want to look back at my big round belly and tell my kids, “That’s you!” So here is my first pregnant belly picture for baby 3. I’m not one…

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Meet Baby 3

Tuesday I had my 1st prenatal appointment and it went fairly well. Other than having to wait for 30 minutes in the exam room with no pants on and a paper sheet draped across my lap it wasn’t that bad. The midwife that was supposed to see me was apparently still at the hospital, I’m…

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Planning My First Hospital Birth

Today is my first prenatal appointment for baby 3. I’m a bit anxious for obvious reasons, I hope the baby is developing fine and that both baby and I are healthy. But I’m also anxious for other reasons. Mainly because this will be my first hospital birth and my first of many prenatal visits at…

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Dealing With Prenatal Depression

I’ve heard of Postpartum Depression but never Prenatal Depression, until now. I had a complete meltdown last night. The kind where I admitted to Joe that I didn’t think I wanted another baby and where I felt like a failure as a mother. You know crazy, late night, ugly crying meltdown. Joe did what any…

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4+1=5

No this isn’t a post about math. It’s a post to announce that we are expecting ANOTHER BABY! Yes you read that correctly, ANOTHER BABY! Jude and Noah are going to be big brothers. Baby Lieb #3 was a big surprise but now that the initial shock has worn off we are getting excited about…

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3 Things You Should NEVER Say To A Woman

Hey guys, this one is for you. Women can be mysterious creatures, so I’m told. So here is a brief glimpse into our brain and 3 Things You Should NEVER Say To A Woman. (I’m sure there are more than 3 things but these are the top ones in my book.) 1. Anything insulting her…

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Support Postpartum Education – StrollerThon in Apex, NC

My name is Suzanne, and I author the blog pretty*swell. I’m so grateful for Jessica sharing her space today for a cause close to my heart. The StrollerThon, benefiting Postpartum Education and Support, is this Saturday in Apex, N.C. If you live nearby, it’s not too late to register! We’re also hosting an online raffle…

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40 Weeks and Counting

You know what’s fun? When people ask, “When are you due?” I respond, “Yesterday.” The look of panic on their face is priceless, like I’m going to have the baby right there. See there are a few benefits of going past your due date.

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Pregnancy Update: 39 Weeks

I’m 39 weeks pregnant! Can you believe that? Time flies and yet I feel like I’ve been pregnant forever. Overall, I feel pretty good most of the time, huge but good. Notice all of my shirts are too short. I do NOT like my underbelly being exposed. Today I had my 39 week check up…

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Baby 2: The Home Stretch

These past few weeks have been a blur. With all the business of moving I haven’t thought too much about this pregnancy, other than the uncomfortable contractions I have each day that remind me to slow down and take it easy. It just hit me this morning that in about 8 weeks (give or take…

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Rhinoceros and some Updates

Today I am 20 weeks pregnant! WooHoo! Half way there. I just realized I have not taken a single picture of my pregnant self. My goal for this week is to get a good belly pic and share it with you guys. I’m most certainly bigger this time than I was with my last pregnancy….

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