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reader, Sincerely Yours  +, writes (18 October 2009):
 Wow that's great! You are that much further along! The only other thing I thought of is that you'll definitely want a swing for your baby. Yes, q, of course I want to hear my hampster comment.
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reader, q1605 +, writes (16 October 2009):
 SY I have a comment on you hamster. Do you want to hear it?
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (16 October 2009):
 Just wait until you feel it kick! Wow I just loved that!
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reader, BehindThese HazelEyes +, writes (16 October 2009):
BehindThese HazelEyes is verified as being by the original poster of the question I had an ultrsound yesterday and found out I am actually 11 weeks pregnant, not 7! I got pics and heard the heartbeat for the first time, it was such an amazing feeling!
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reader, Sincerely Yours +, writes (15 October 2009):
Wotsi carrot.
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reader, q1605 +, writes (15 October 2009):
wotsit?
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reader, BehindThese HazelEyes +, writes (15 October 2009):
BehindThese HazelEyes is verified as being by the original poster of the questionoh and id like to add...i agree with SY...its a carrot! lol
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reader, Sincerely Yours +, writes (11 October 2009):
I really do appreciate that q. You know your hilarity is welcome anywhere.
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reader, q1605 +, writes (11 October 2009):
Yes. This was my way of publicly welcoming back SY. Sorry, I'll leave if for the forums from now on.
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reader, Sincerely Yours +, writes (11 October 2009):
Oh, q is just q. He's ranting on about my avatar. I think he's in love with it. He's a funny funny guy and he was just sharing that wonderful sense of humour with you.
I'll keep adding if I think of other things.
~Sy.
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reader, BehindThese HazelEyes +, writes (11 October 2009):
BehindThese HazelEyes is verified as being by the original poster of the questionand updating again, Im sorry sincerely yours, I appreciate all your help...thank you
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reader, BehindThese HazelEyes +, writes (11 October 2009):
BehindThese HazelEyes is verified as being by the original poster of the questionIm sorry, not trying to sound rude here but q1605 but im a little confused, what in the world are you talking about? I dont think you even answered my question...can anyone else respond and help me out some here?
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reader, Sincerely Yours +, writes (10 October 2009):
Burp her/him every couple-few ounces. Leave him/her upright for about 15 minutes afterwards to reduce spit up.
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reader, Sincerely Yours +, writes (10 October 2009):
If you're going to dip your infant into the water of a magical pond, be sure not to miss her heel.
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reader, q1605 +, writes (9 October 2009):
Carrot schmarrot. Tell us more about the care and feeding of infants.
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reader, Sincerely Yours +, writes (9 October 2009):
Oh I thought of something else. It's slighty personal but whatever.
Nobody had informed me of how to go about using a breastpump. I thought it would be good to pump it out and feed her with a bottle because I hated the way it felt to breatfeed. So i started doing that and for a while it was ok, but my supply slowly started to fade and I never got it back completely. So here's the tip: Your body knows the different between the baby and the machine. It will not continue to supply if you pump too often. You should only use a pump for a babysitter or for once you have to go back to work. ick.. I feel weird having just announced to the entire site my breastfeeding habbits..
~Sy.
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reader, q1605 +, writes (9 October 2009):
Eat horses. Marry cows. Ride the bus.
We sell our oil to smart ass women from North Carolina who might want to heat their homes this winter. Or maybe not.
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (9 October 2009):
You have buses in Texas? I thought ya'll rode horses.
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reader, Sincerely Yours +, writes (9 October 2009):
Ok q, now we've discussed this! I believe the consensus came to a carrot. Are you try to piss off HTHx again? Because last time we ended up argueing over which country has the best cheezepuff snacks.. what were they called? oh! wotsots! Gross..
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reader, q1605 +, writes (9 October 2009):
Absolutely! Lest you end up looking like a fat little hamster stuffing his face with a cheeto. God! that's exactly what this pregnant women looked like on the bus today. The spitting image of a fat cheeked little hamster just stuffing a cheeto that was almost as big as it's head right into it's fat little face. You'll just have to take my word for it. I don't know where to tell you to look for some kind of visual to identify with. It's cute on hamster's. Human's? ........
Not so much.
Try googling ..let's see. Fat... Hamster... Pregnant... Puffed... Cheese... Snack. If that doesn't bring up some visual aid I guess you're on your own.
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reader, Sincerely Yours +, writes (9 October 2009):
Eyes gave you very valid advice. People use pregnancy as an excuse to stuff their faces with al kinds of fattening crap, but the truth is, you have to eat healtily and only until you are no longer hungry. Dont overstuff yourself and don't feast on ice cream.
Moving on..
No more than 20 Oz of seafood per week, no soft cheese. Soft cheese grows a bacteria on it though I can't remember the name of it, it starts with an "l." The bacteria is fine but not for your fetus.
Nothing raw, meaning cookie dough, undercooked eggs, meat cooked rare, shushi.
Drinks lots of fluids and litte caffeine. *Juicy Juice is a good thing to drink, as well as *V8. Both of those are like drinking fruits and vegatables.
Don't just ignore those little magazine inserts that tell you to fill them out and recieve coupons and samples. Those are excellent. Just mail it in, they usually don't even require stamps, and they will send you walet-saving coupons for diapers, forumla, rash creme, wipes, pacifiers, etc.
Pink stuff for girls is cute and blue stuff for boys is cute, but don't get everyting in gender-specific colours. If you buy a pink crib, high chair, swing, strollers, etc. and then you have a boy next time, you'll want to buy all new stuff unless you're ok with your little man in a pink stroller.
If I think of more, i'll let you know!
~Sy.
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (9 October 2009):
Congrats! My piece of advice is don't get into that mindset that you are eating for two. Just eat sensibly and healthily so you don't gain too much excess weight. It's harder than the dickens to take it off after your sweet baby arrives!
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