Hi, all!

Jessica is 3 1/2 months old.  I’m getting enough sleep.  

I’m back to work 4 days a week.  Now I wanna get my

stomach in gear before I get preggers with the next

one. (Not rushing really!)  Can someone PLEASE help me

find a reasonable, helpful program to get my stomach

muscles back?  When I am standing I have a slight bulge

that is reasonable (I don’t have to have a model’s flat

stomach.) but when I sit down my stomach sticks out
alot!  I have trouble sitting up so I’m positive that

it’s the stomach muscles that are the problem.  (I’ll

try eating less, too, but I’m breastfeeding so I

have to eat somewhat more.)  Thanks in advance for

your help.

p.s.-My stomach looks badly bruised around my belly

button.  Anyone have any advise on this or does anyone

else have this same problem?  I carried VERY small–only

looked pregnant the last month or so.

Kimberly Strong

k…@spaceworks.com

Hi!

I don’t have access to the WEB.  Could you help me?

I had a baby May 10th and my stomach muscles appear

to have given up.  How do I recover my (mostly) flat

stomach.  When I am standing I look okay.  When I
sit down, my stomach puddles into my lap.  PLEASE

help.  I feel so ugly.

Kimberly

k…@spaceworks.com

jresc…@cortex.uchc.edu (John Rescigno) wrote:

 I always had sensitive breasts and nipples

>but now that I’m breastfeeding, I cry from pain every time we try
>to feed. When my nipples started to bleed on the third day, before
>my milk had come in, I had to hand express milk and feed it in a
>bottle. To relieve engorgement pain, I have to pump every three
>hours or so. I have plenty of milk, but he can’t take the milk from
>the breast.
>>The problem now is this: He’s having trouble with bottle nipples.
>We know he’s hungry, but he turns his head and fusses and he’s just
>not getting the hang of it.

>1. How can I toughen very sensitive nipples?
>2. What types of plastic nipples do you recommend?
>3. Can I go back to my nipples now that he’s had a plastic one?
>4. Any other suggestions?

I don’t think you can toughen your nipples. Did anyone at the hospital
give you a tube of pure lanolin?? If they did, use it. Gently dry your
nipples afer nursing and apply the lanolin. Then gently wipe off the
lanolin before you nurse. The lanolin became my lifesaver because it kept
my nipples soft and supple. I too thought I had to toughen my nipples and
was needlessly making them sore. If they didn’t give you a tube, ask your
doctor.
I started giving my son a supplemental bottle,(Playtex nurser) when he
was at three weeks. He preferred the nipples that were roundish, with one
side slightly larger than the other.(I can’t remember the name of it) It
was supposed to fill his mouth the same way mom’s nipple does and feel
more natural. He would not accept any other nipple. Otherwise, he had no
problem going from breast to bottle and back to breast again. Good luck

In article <pc11-220895100…@128.253.111.40>, p…@cornell.edu (Patricia

Cleveland Wolfe) writes:
> No blood work, ultrasounds, amnios, stress tests, nutritional

consultations, or extra

>> >> visits are included.  The fee is $2900.  Oh, and BTW, I live in a
suburb
>> >> of Atlanta.

You forgot to mention the $3000 deposit for the hospital.
Debbie

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Debbie Pulley, CPM
Lilburn, GA  USA
AOL: ManaMW
Internet: man…@aol.com
Posted at 3:37:31 p on 8/22/95

"Babies are God’s opinion that the world should go on"

Okay, tomorrow is 37 weeks, and I’m getting very antsy.  I want to HOLD
THIS BABY!  So, I’m hoping . . . hoping that it will be a little early,
rather than late.  A few questions:

1.  According to LMP, s/he is due Sept. 13.  According to a conception
date chart (I’m almost certain conception occurred on Dec. 17) the baby’s
due on September 9/10.  Which is more accurate if I’m right about conception?

2.  Every single woman in my family and each of my friends insist that a
first-time mother with a generally uncomplicated pregnancy will
*definitely* go past her due date.  On the other hand, I know many people
who have gone a few days to a couple of weeks early.  I have seen a
figure of five percent for actual delivery on the due date  but does
anyone know what the percentages for first-time mothers are for before or
after due date?  

3.  At my 36-week checkup last week, my cervix was completely closed and
long — I have been losing little bits of my mucus plug for a few weeks
now.  I know many women due about the same time as me who are dilated to
one to two centimeters.  Does my case mean I am likely to go late?  Or
can it just happen all at once?  

I appreciate any answers to these queries.

–
Christine (and Squirmudgeon, due Sept. 9 or 13, depending on which
calculation method you believe)

Debbie asked me to post this to m.k.p — this is what we sent out,
about 1 day after the birth …  Hope to have Nathan’s web page up
shortly, but scanner access isn’t readily available from home (yet).

A short abbreviated birth story follows …

| Yes, indeed.  Our child, Nathan Elliot has arrived kicking and screaming
| all the way.  Born on August 17, 1995 at 1:30pm, via ceserean section,
| weighed in at 7 pounds, 4.8 ounces and 20 inches long.  Debbie, Lenny and
| Nathan are all doing fine.   Debbie is still recovering from the major
| abdomenal surgery, and will be (unfortunately) for several weeks to come.  
| Nathan has figured out his calling in life at this point, sleep, pee,
| eat and fuss (not all necessarily in that order)…
|
| Coming several days (1 week and 1 day in fact) early, and stubborn as
| his parents can be, he caused us all kinds of headaches and stress.  With
| 40 hours of early-labor, and little or no progress, Debbie kicked into
| labor-high-gear, on Thursday morning at 12am (midnight) — we arrived at
| Seton NW and saw the usual barrage of doctors and nurses.  Labor progressed
| fast and furious, and so did the pain (unfortunately).  But thanks to our
| new friend, "epi" — she survived that part.  
|
| Then came the hard part — Let’s get this baby out.  Much to our distress
| with several good hours of pushing and wearing us out, Dr. Garza came and
| said the dreaded words, nope, not C-sect yet …  He said, bring me the
| salad tongs (ok, forceps for you techno-dweebs) — and also, bring me the
| vacuum extractor.  Several more attempts with both, somewhat cruel looking
| instruments, it was determined our "sunny side up" baby was facing the wrong
| way and wouldn’t decent with any trying.   The other problem is that the
| baby passed meconium (the first stools) while in-utero.  That was putting
| the baby at risk to begin with.
|
| Obviously the next alternative was, you guessed it … C-section.  Debbie
| by that point was in pain, as the epidural was turned down for the pushing
| stage — so convincing her of C-section delivery wasn’t hard at all.
| Scrubbed, gowned and masked, I’m there by her side in the delivery surgery
| room.  Amazing to watch, our child being delivered ("Alien-movie-style")
| from her abdomen and Debbie not even realizing they cut into her awake and
| semi-alert.  It’s a boy.  With neonatologists on hand, our boy
| was wisked away to be cleaned up and lungs sucked out … and then
| stimulated.  "Waaaaaaaaaaa"… the first sounds appeared moments later.
|
| APGAR scores were 5 on the first minute, but perked up real quick with
| a score of 9 on the 5 minute interval.  Ok, 9 out of 10 ain’t too bad
| He’s adorable, but we’re prejudice … I have the first roll of film already
| developed, but no scanner access for the moment, so it will take a few
| days before I get them up on Web access.
|
| Back to the hospital I go — to the recooperating Debbie, and most likely
| sleeping Nathan.   Our son, Nathan Elliot Tropiano already has his "NET"
| address, how can he not with initials like his
|
| Well wishers are asked to not visit the hospital, and to just email
| "nat…@icus.com" …
|
| Lenny, Debbie and Nathan.
|
—
| Lenny Tropiano           ICUS Software Systems             le…@icus.com |
|                  2301 Spring Wagon Lane, Austin, TX 78728                 |
+——————– URL:  http://www.icus.com/~lenny/ ——————–+

    My wife Deb and I are due in mid-October, our first, and the doctors
have recommended she use Flonase (an inhaler with some steroid in it I
believe).
    It has worked wonders for her and all is well so far.
Just a thought after seeing the allergy medication posts while lurking.

Greg and Deb Wilson

–
"And the lion shall lie down with the lamb, but the lamb won’t get much sleep."

Greg Wilson
Wordslin…@pubaff.clemson.edu

I was reading in one of the baby magazines about a drug
called Nubain that was used during labor.  These women
were claiming that it was great and that they didn’t
need anything else.

Has anyone head of this or have any information?

Kathy Dooley

obiwan (obi…@netcom.com) wrote:

: Hi, I read the Epidural FAQ but didn’t find it very helpful in answering
: actual questions about the epidural procedure.  What is the actual process
: that occurs to get one?  Do they just stick a big ol’ needle in your back
: or what?  If there’s a tube in your back, how do you move?  Do you have
: to get an IV?  How long does the anesthesia last?  Can you lie on your
: back or would that mess it up?  Does it hurt to get one?  Am I asking too
: many questions?

: —
Hi,

I had an epidural with my first pregnancy. It is funny, my childbirth
educator had three children and experienced both types of delivery,
natural and epidural. Of course, we were all pushing her for information
(we were scared to death, all of us were first timers) and pinned her
down as to her advice on what to do. She hesitated, but said, "I think
you might want an epidural with your first baby, then since the second
one comes sooner, you might want to try it natural." We also had a woman
have her baby early and come into our last class to see us (she had
actually had it the night before) and her first words were, "Take the
epidural!" Well, I’m no fool! When I got to 6 cm and thought I’d scream
if the pain got any harder I said shoot me up! What happens is this: The
anesthesiologist has you sit up and bend over so he/she can look at your
back. Mine gave me a numbing shot first. It felt like a small sting. No
big deal. The only thing I felt after that was some pressure, when he put
the epidural needle in. You do have to be absoutely still when the needle
goes in. He taped it flat on my back and hooked me up to the machine. I
felt nothing. It was recommended that I stay on my side. The pain
vanished and gave me some much needed relief. I was in labor for 24 hours
so I was really tired. The only negative thing I can say about it is that
I should’ve had it turned off sooner. I felt SOOOO good that I couldn’t
feel to push correctly. Since I’d been in labor so long, the doctor used
the vacuum to help me out. My daughter was born healthy and beautiful. My
legs never felt numb or anything, the pain was just gone. No headache or
anything either. With my next pregnancy, I decided I was "tough" so I
tried natural childbirth. I got stuck at 8 cm and thought I was going to
lose my mind. Believe me, those pains you feel at 5 or 6 cm. are
NOTHING compared to the ones at 8 or 9! The doctor thought I’d be stuck
for a while and gave me a shot of demerol right into my vein. (so it
would be gone by the time the baby came). Well, Steven was crowning
within 5 minutes! The shot had apparently relaxed me and he just came
sliding out! That was not good. He was blue and not breathing (the
demerol had affected him, depressed his system) and he had to be
resusitated. He was and is fine, but had a hematoma (a blood filled
bruise) on the side of his head for a month from coming out of the birth
canal so fast. He was lop-sided. I’m trying for my third child. After
having experienced both ways, I’m definitely going for the epidural
again. I respond strongly to drugs anyway (I’m very sensitive) so I’m
going to ask for just enough of an epidural to take most of the edge off,
either that or turn it off a lot sooner. The thought of getting "stuck"
again isn’t appealing! Everyone’s different, I’ve had friends have their
babies in 3 hours naturally with no problem, but for me, the epidural is
the way to go!

Jamie

Hi Everyone!

I just wanted to let everyone know that Jordan Alexander made his grand
entrance into the world at 5:18am on August 16th. Weighing 6lbs 9ozs and
is 20 inches long. My water broke in bed (ack!) at 12:30am and I had my
first contraction 15 min after that. Labor progressed very rapidly, so
rapidly in fact that there wasn’t time for me to get an epidural, and
also no other kind of pain medication. That didn’t make me a happy
camper at ALL! But the pain was all worth it when they put my perfect
little boy in my arms!

Tired but blissfully happy,

Jen

Mommy to:
Justin 3/18/91
Jakob 8/13/93-10/15/93 (SIDS)
Jordan 8/16/95

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