Feb 15, 2008
Possible Recipe Exchange
My husband is wanting to play around with a new program language (he’s a software engineer). He is planning on creating a free recipe exchange site to learn how to use this new language. He thought this would be a good marriage of our two tallents–his computer skills coupled with my cooking skills. If you’d be interested in having your recipe placed on our site, leave it as a comment to... read more
Feb 7, 2008
Sooooooo Tired
I remember being tired with my first pregnancy. But, back then I wasn’t working and didn’t have any children, so if I was tired I just slept all day. Up until now with this pregnancy, my toddler has been taking morning naps and I’ve been napping when she takes her morning nap. Now, however, she has outgrown her morning nap. Today I focused so hard on just making it through the day until... read more
Feb 5, 2008
Morning Sickness Again?
Wow, I’m 7 months and one week pregnant and my morning sickness is back. I never had morning sickness after the fourth with my little girl. It started back last week with just some general nausea (nothing like during the first trimester, though), but last night I actually threw up. I couldn’t believe it. I thought that was all behind me. read more
Feb 5, 2008
How to Get Started Breastfeeding
Before you have the chance to go into labor, be sure to inform your doctor and the hospital where you will deliver that you wish to breastfeed. Once you are at the hospital, be sure to remind your doctor and the nurses that you wish to breastfeed. If the staff is uninformed, they may give your baby a bottle and pacifier which may make it harder to get your baby to accept the breast. Ask the nurses if your... read more
Feb 1, 2008
1. Eat something small the moment you wake up and continue to eat small meals often throughout the day. In other words, never let yourself get hungry.
2. Eat or smell ginger. Ginger has such strong anti-nausea properties that some lucky women only need to smell the spice for relief. Some get relief by brewing the raw root into a tea (this just made me vomit). What I found most helpful was crystallized...
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Tips for Surviving Morning Sickness
