Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have just announced that they are expecting their 19th child. The reality TV show family just welcomed their 18th child into the world a short 8 months ago and are expecting the birth of their first grandchild in in October.
Michelle, who is 42, says that she is tired and nauseous, [...]
Tags: Duggar Family, homeschooling, large families, reality TV
Posted in: Birth Announcement
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I can not believe that I am already 28 weeks pregnant! It won’t be too much longer until our little one arrives.
For today’s visit, I had to have testing to see if I have gestational diabetes. For this test, you will be asked to drink an incredibly sweet drink. You’ll have to wait an hour, [...]
Tags: blood test, diabetes, gestational diabetes, glucola, hospital, mommymichelle6, testing
Posted in: Pregnancy
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Keeping “kick counts” is recommended by most doctors late in the second trimester. To do a kick count, you count the number of movements or kicks. After you get to 10 squiggles, rolls, kicks or flutters, you note how long it took from the beginning to the end of the session.
Research done in th 1970’s [...]
Tags: complications, Fetal movement, kick count, kicking, Kicktrak, monitor, non-stress test, stillbirth, stress test
Posted in: Pregnancy
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Have you heard of this new trend? It’s possible to deliver your child in a beautifully designed hospital style gown or outfit!
The company I checked out had gowns with a print or a checked pattern. Gowns made from organic cotton were also available. You can even have your gown monogrammed if you desire! These gowns [...]
Tags: hospital gown, labor, maternity, post partum
Posted in: Pregnancy
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For many mothers, Mother’s Day is a day to be endured and survived, not celebrated. I learned this on Mother’s Day 2006. Our first born son had been stillborn and we’d buried him less than a month before. I remember going to church that day and noticing that a baby baptism ceremony had been planned [...]
Tags: military, miscarriage, Mother, mother's day, single mom, stillbirth
Posted in: Holidays
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