Tips to eating right!

Some times trying to eat right during pregnancy, can be a real struggle, I'm hear to help, with some helpful tips. When I go grocery shopping, I buy everything I want to eat at that moment, and sometimes forget the things I actually went to the store for. I spy chips... add to cart, oh that chocolate looks good, I haven't tried it yet.... add to cart. Sounds familiar? People always say "Don't go to the grocery store when your hungry, because you'll just buy junk." It's true, when you go to the store hungry rather then full you come out with extra food and unwanted junk. Then you have it in your house, and it just stares at you every time you open the fridge or pantry, and of course you eat it. 

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! (Although to be honest, supper is for me) By eating a good breakfast you actually will feel fuller through out the day, which will help you cut down in all those extra snacks. By eating a good breakfast is not only for your benefit, it's for your baby's as we'll. If your one of those lucky ones and sleeps 6-8 hours a night, without waking up in middle of the night hungry, and getting a snack. That's 6-8 hours that your baby didn't eat either, and it needs those extra calories in the morning that it missed in that time. 

As if we're not planing enough thing right now, we now should try and plan our meals too. Making a weekly menu of you meals is a good way to plan, it's also a great shopping list. When your shopping try getting only the things on your list. When leaving the house take a healthy snack and water, so if your out and get hungry you don't have to stop and grab food or snacks. 

Did you know, that dehydration is misinterpreted as hunger? So drink, drink, drink!! Those 8 ounces everyone has been telling you to drink, is more important then you think. You can be eating everything right, but if your not drinking, you'll still be getting hungry. 

Does this ring a bell, "Oh, your eating for two you can eat whatever you want! Your so lucky! Here have a another cookie!" NO! NO! AND NO! 

A: You are not eating for two! Your baby is tiny, it does not need the extra amount of food as one whole person! Depending who you are, your doctor would say only 200-300 extra calories a day. At one of my appointment I actually joked and said I'm eating for two, and my doctor was so annoyed. She was like " No you are not! It's the biggest misconception about pregnancy! Do not think that, you can not gain that much weight!" I don't advise you saying it to your doctor they may get just annoyed.

B: People love to give pregnant women food, especially fattening food that they wish they can eat. They think it's ok for us to eat all day, and to gain lots of extra weight, and of course they think we're eating for two. So next time someone offers you food, try not to slap them, just say politely "No thanx I'm full." 

Hope these few tips can help you, I know I have to work on them as well. I don't plan my meals, I don't go grocery shopping when I'm full, I don't take snack. I end up buying snacks and junk, and when I'm out and get hungry, I stop at a dunkin or Starbucks. Yummy, but a bad habit!! 

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Moms, pat yourself on the back!!!!

To all you moms out there, give yourself a huge pat on your back, you all deserve it! Over this weekend I got a little preview of what after birth would be like. The amount of time, energy and people it takes to take care of one tiny little thing. You moms are something's special, being in physical pain, emotionally drain and extremely tired, no matter how much you slept, you take care of your babies with such love and care. 

When your babies cry for no reason, they are just crying because their a baby, and you feel so hopeless. All you wanna do is cry with them, because you care so much. No matter what physical pain the birth gave you, has no effect on your love for your baby what so ever. I find it amazing how moms can put all that past them to physical care for there baby. I wonder if it even crosses your mind, how all the pain and tiredness is truly because of giving birth to your baby. But yet they are never the ones blamed for any of it.

I am now excited to be mom, to know and understand the true meaning of love with out benefits. But I am now also scared and nervous, how will I cope with the pain, the tiredness, and everything else after birth has to offer. Will I be able to nurse/physical provided food for my child? Will I wake up from it crying right away? What's if I don't hear it and it's crying for a few minutes already? Will I need the extra help from family, and maybe even a nurse to help?

So many questions and concerns, so many worried and fears. But it all comes with an amazing advantage, I i'yh get a beautiful baby out of it!!!! And the word mom, mother or mommy has a whole new meaning!! 

I love you mom! Thanx for providing and caring for me! 

  

Imagin you child saying this to you!! All you moms are amazing!!

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Labor and delivery terms! Part 3 of Lamaze class

Recap!

Breathing- good, and not the only thing taught in Lamaze class.

Lamaze class- great with the right teacher, also known as a birth class!

My Lamaze teaches mechanism was, for us to be knowledgeable with the terms used during delivery. So we can make an informed decision (if we have a choice) of what is medically necessary and what can be held off. She explained to us how the medically field and medication, is there incase our body is unable to do something it should naturally. 

We were thought all the terms we would need to know during labor and delivery. We learnt different medication and their function, why we would need them and why wouldn't we. 

Everyone always so nervous how will they know when to go to the hospital? What's if I don't make it there on time? How will I know when to push? How will I know how to push? She explained how our inner wisdom guides us through birth, just like we know how to breath well know how to push. 

She helped us understand 3 different  stages of labor, there is early labor, active labor and transition. She told us what's happening during that stage, what it may feel like, and what we can do during that time period. 

Do you know how to count your contractions? You start and end the clock every time your contractions start and end, write it down and do math. Calculate how long the contraction lasted, and how many minutes apart it was, from the start of the previous contraction. Math is getting you nervous? Don't worry, there's an app for that! Download a contraction app and push start and finish by every contraction and it will take care of the rest. The app may use the terms duration and interval, duration is how long the contraction was for. Interval is how many minutes apart it was.

The magic number when counting is 5,1,1 that's when it's time to head to the hospital, (if you haven't already gone) When your contraction are 5 minutes apart from each other and they last for a minute long, and were consistent in the past hour. 

 (Someone's actual contractions from a contraction app) 

I'm not ganna give you a crash course on Lamaze class, and all the terms and definitions, I'll be here all day. But I'll go through the terms and its your homework (if you want) to know the answered to my questions!

What is early labor, active labor and transitioning?

What is Mucous plug and the bloody show? What do you do when it happens? 

If your water breaks what do you do? What's if it's greenish brownish coloring? 

What does the world meconium mean? 

When is IV needed? 

What is a fetal monitor? Why do you need it?

What is oxytocin? 

What is potassium? Why would I need it? Is it necessary? 

What is an Epidural? How is it preformed? Why would I want it? Why would I need it? 

What's Amniohook? Why is it used? Does it hurt? 

Episiotomy, what is it? Is it routine Why would I need it? 

What are forceps? Why would I need it?

What is a vacuum extraction? Why would I need that? 

What does dilated, effacement and station mean? What numbers are good?  

What's spontaneous or direct pushing mean? 

What is considered a natural birth? 

Cesarean/c-section delivery? What is it? Why would you need one? 

Sorry are you very overwhelmed? Do you know all or most of the terms used? If not, open a book and start reading or.....take a Lamaze class!!!!! 

This picture is showing the station of the baby! 

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My experience! Part 2 of Lamaze class!

I started talking about Lamaze class in a previous post, (Title- breath! hoo...hee...hoo...hee) and how most people think it's all about breathing. I mentioned how, yes, we did discuss breathing, but only for a short amount of time. The previous post covers mostly what we discussed about breathing, we then also practiced a little in class.

I would describe Lamaze class as a birth class, we went through labor and delivery in detail. (Which I will get into more in detail in another post) Since I read the books and I read a lot more then I should on this topic, I thought I would know everything in class and it would just be a way for me to verbally hear it. But hearing it verbally made it so much more real for me, and made me visualize it in a way the books haven't been able to do. But there was also so much informative information that I learnt, that I would have not been able to get out of a book. 

My Lamaze teacher, beside for teaching Lamaze class, is also a doula. Besides for experiencing her own births and just teaching us text book style, she experienced many many other births and was really able to give us versatile information on how the experience of birth will be. Yes you can go online and read peoples crazy brith story and you can go and ask friends and family, but  there answer will probably either sound like a traumatizing experience and how labor was hours and pushing was crazy. Some will even make it sound like a blood bath, and make it seem gory and quite nauseating. Or some weird story how there epidural didn't work and they totally felt pressure. (which actually is completely normal) You'll have some say how they fought with the nurses, some will even yell. And maybe if your lucky someone will give you a positive answer and say how amazing it was.

We all know birth is not something that's easy breezy and how yes it is painful, but why does every one seem to tell us over, and over, and over how crazy giving birth is? Is there noting else to birth beside for how painful and tiring it is? 

One of things I got out of the Lamaze class, is that brith is not only a painful and dreadful experience. Giving birth/labor is giving brith to a new life in the world, you/I am creating a miracle right then and there in front of you. Something/someone that was 'living' inside of you, is about to enter the world and miraculously able to live out here. How is that not beautiful/amazing? Yes 100% it is no easy process, but we know that, everyone tells us that, where are all those story's about how beautiful it was?

Because my Lamaze teach is a doula, (and because of her positive personality) she was able to give over that side of their story. Maybe it is because she wasn't going through the pain, that she is able to give great insight and really make us feel other emotions toward birth, other then scares and pain. But how come when you ask the fathers the experience, it's sound just as bad and sometimes even worst then the one the mother told. 

I know I haven't gone through birth yet, and I seem all positive about it, (so not like me right? Usually I'm complaint to you guys) and I'm probably in for a major reality check when I am on labor. But why not go into labor with a positive feeling towards it, that baby gotta come out some how right! Being positive and feeling excited other then scared to go through the pain, isn't going to make the pain less painful. But when did being positive ever cause harm, it can only help and will make you feel the pain in a different way. 

For me Lamaze class was amazing, could be a personality thing, but I recommend it. Everyone take something else out of a class and with the right teacher there is no harm in taking one. 

I haven't even got to what we actually learnt in class, but that will have to be in a different post. 

The Lamaze class I took, brushy Mayer is amazing! 

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Good morning?!

Wow! I just looked at the clock, I can't believe it's 1:00 and I'm only waking up now. I haven't been sleeping good lately, I can't seem to find a comfortable position. Usually I sleep best on my stomach, my left side or someplace in between. But last night, every position I tried was just uncomfortable, and some were even painful. 

Like many of you, I am also feeling a bit under the weather as well. Not being able to sleep, feeling the winter blue already, and don't forget being pregnant. I guess all of it together is making me exhausted, and that's how I was able to sleep till one today. 

I honestly feel as if I can sleep for a few more hours, on a day like today I'm sure many of you would like to as well. But if I go back to sleep now, I know it will definitely kill my chances of having a good night sleep tonight. 

So it's time for me to get out of bed, and start my day. First thing I'll do is make myself a good brunch, because I am actually really really hungry. Then I'll try and get some house hold cleaning stuff done, I feel like all I do us clean my house. Then put up dinner and vawalah the days over. 

I hope your day is more productive then mine is. Sorry for such a short post, but I have to get out of bed now and start my day. But you know there will always be a post tomorrow! 

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Breath! Hoo... hee... hoo... hee!!

Many of you don't plan on taking a Lamaze class, either because you feel reading the book is enough, or you think Lamaze class is just about teaching you how to breath, that's neither right or wrong. I'm not here to tell you that you must take a class, you are all entitled to your own opinion, but for me taking a class was the best choice. Yes Lamaze class did teach me breathing techniques, but I spent 12 hours in Lamaze class, and spent maybe an hour focusing on breathing. 

I am thinking the same thing you are, when I am in labor and having contractions, will I really be breathing in through my noise, out through my mouth all calmly? Or will I sound more like something dying and gasping for air, till the contraction is over? Whether you'll be hoo-ing, ha-ing, or hee-ing the main focus is breathing.

The reasoning behind breathing, is actually important. During a contraction you uterus is getting squeezed, which means your baby is getting squeezed which can make the baby mad and uncomfortable. Think about what you would do, if you were getting squeezed? You would try breathing, but sometimes you feel like you can't, right? Because they are squeezing you too tight, and all you want is to be released. The baby wants the same thing, but the baby breaths when you breath. So every breath that you take, while they are getting squished In there, makes it more comfortable and safer for the baby. So while our going through the pain of contractions, think of trying to keep your baby safe and as comfortable for just a little while longer. 

Breathing is also for your benefit, it's a coping technique. There are many thing you will try during labor to ease the pain. You'll try creating all sort of distraction, breathing is a one of those distractions. Focusing on breathing, can take your mind off of how strong and painful your contractions really are. 

When we think of pain, or when we are going through pain, we tend to tense up, which make pain a lot worst. By relaxing, in other worlds breathing, we are trying to lessen the tension, so it's less painful.

Yes I'm still thinking "Who are you kidding I'm going through labor!!! Who actually breaths like that?" I am still going to try it. I even started practicing, and I have been getting better. Hey this whole breathing during labor thing, had to come from some where, it can't be all that made up! right? So practice breathing you never know if it will benefit you! 

Today's post I focused on breathing, I will share many more topics we disgusted during Lamaze class in future posts. 

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My birthday plans!

Happy birthday to me!! Today I turned 21, I am finally legal. I can now go buy myself a bottle of wine, or order a cocktail at a bar/restaurant. Don't make fun, but I actually have been planing my 21st birthday since I'm 18. I imagine it would be something like this... I always wanted to spend it in a casino in Vegas or Atlantic city, so they can card me as many times as they like, and I can show them proof that I'm 21. Order as many drinks as I can, and not sit there sipping on my husbands, while making sure no one is looking. But now, none of this can happen.

My big Vegas birthday party can't happen for a few reasons. One, stating the obvious, I'm pregnant! Two, being pregnant and in my third trimester, doesn't allow my to fly to Vegas. Three, no alcohol drinks for this mama, so there goes my first legal shot. Atlantic city or Pennsylvania could have worked, but still no drinks. Not that I even like or drink alcohol, (I'm more of a wine person) but it is just fun to know I finally legally can.

My twin sister and I planed this day to spend in the city, just chilling and quality time together, and end the night with a nice dinner. But that's not happening either, and I am very very annoyed. My Lamaze teacher decided to change the last class for today, and it is not something I can miss. So now, not only do I not get to spend it the way I imagine since I'm 18, but I also won't be able to even spend the whole day in the city with my twin. I now get to spend it with strangers in Lamaze class.

The teacher felt bad, but the date worked for everyone else. So I told my class that were making a party and I am expecting gift from everyone one of them, since it ruined my plans. Do you think any of them will take me seriously and actually get me something? I'm hoping they did, that would make me happy. It would actually be very funny if they did, because I said it in a joking tune of voice, but they don't know me that well and could have taken me seriously, that would be awesome! 

I hope your plans for today, are working out better then mine are. I'm hopping my day will turn around, and I'll still get to spend the time I can before the class with my twin. 

Kind of what I feel like doing, I wanna yell!

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