so lets see again it has been a while...i have been super busy with work and alan getting on a new work schedule. everything is doing good on this end. i have another appointment in a couple weeks and i have to schedule another ultrasound for somewhere between 24-28 weeks because gavin was holding urine in his kidneys...which apparently is very common in boys especially. so they will check it out again at that time. it will be really exciting to see an ultrasound when he is that big! i have been walking about every other day which feels really good and i also attend baby yoga once a week which is fabulous! love baby yoga and so does gavin :)
eating:
eating is still just plugging along...no big cravings except for the usual milk! Yum i love milk really any dairy. recently cottage cheese has tasted yummy as well. it is starting to get cold here so i am hoping to make some soup this weekend to help get the chill out. debating the use of the heat or not. still a bit on the fence. it makes me really stuffy so i may invest or borrow a humidifier. some say that will help with the stuffiness....maybe it will help with the extreme itchiness!!! i seriously apply cream on my belly and breasts twice a night...i wake up itchy LOL. gosh and my books say it will only continue and possibly get worse.
other:
so i have been doing research lately on breast pumps. i want to breast feed though of course sometimes things don't work out the way you want....but alas that is the plan. i am looking forward to it. my hospital offers breast feeding support groups once a week which i heard was fantastic. i do want alan to be a part of feeding the baby too so pumping would be a great way to do that. not to mention if we need to leave the child with someone for a couple hours. so alas i entered the world of breast pumps. i figured i would be best with an electric one as i heard the hand pumps can be quite difficult and frustrating. i really want to try and make this the least frustrating experience. of course they best of the best is also the most expensive *smirks* no big surprise there!!! so i decided to go with the medela in style breast pump. that is the one that comes with the shoulder bag. They are pricey sitting at 279.99 at TRU (toys are us). I decided to buy one from someone and exchange the tubes which from talking to other moms is a great way to do it. some hospitals will provide hand pumps for free and others rent ones. you can also check with your insurance sometimes they provide a discount if you purchase one maybe $100 off is what i heard about blue cross blue shield. my insurance didn't offer any incentive. by the way....my breast will suddenly have sharp pains in them and get really hard in the nipple area. i have learned that this is my milk ducts forming.....some ladies at this stage are already leaking....let the fun begin!
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