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Wargod
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 12:49 pm
Oh Enbwife, I'm so sorry for your sister! She will be in my thoughts and prayers.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 1:37 pm
I will keep her in my prayers Enbwife.
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Lucy
Member
10-08-2002
| Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 10:14 pm
Enbwife, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your sister.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 10:25 am
Sending best wishes for you and your baby girl, Lisa. I will be praying for your sister and her babies.
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 11:16 am
Bleeding stopped yesterday morning, but started again today. She's very nervous and having a hard time with the waiting game. We just have to think positive thoughts for her and hope she gets through it okay. Thanks for your kind posts. 
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 11:17 am
I am so sorry. I will keep her, and all of her family, in my prayers.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 11:24 am
They can't do an ultrasound???
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 1:40 pm
oh ENB I wish her the absolute best and pray that it's all going to be ok.
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 2:10 pm
{{{Sending out vibes to you and yours Enbwife....}}}
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Heyltslori
Member
09-15-2001
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 3:10 pm
Lots of positive thoughts and prayers to you and your sister Lisa. 
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, July 19, 2004 - 8:24 am
Texannie - they did an ultrasound the first morning she started bleeding and confirmed the twins were both fine. Bleeding is unexplained. I've been reading a lot about this and posting in the pregnancy forum I go to, and apparently it's not that uncommon to have unexplained bleeding during pregnancy. She has not had ANY bleeding since Friday so this is a very good sign. She has no pain or discomfort either - another very good sign. I haven't talked to her today but will soon. Thanks again for your well wishes. 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 19, 2004 - 9:22 am
Thank Goodness!!!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, July 19, 2004 - 1:10 pm
Yippeee, I was worried. Best of luck and wishes to her with TWINS. I have trouble with one, but two, OMG. Tip----Nurse those babies!
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 12:18 pm
Two would scare me too. This one scares me enough. I know she plans to nurse both babies as she did with her first. She's getting an expensive pump so her hubby can help out. I've met many people that have successfully nursed twins, even if only for the first few months. 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, July 23, 2004 - 12:05 am
Enbwife, while I was gone, this was the one thread I really missed not being able to read! I am so glad to hear your sister and her babies are fine. How are you feeling?
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, July 26, 2004 - 9:05 am
Great thanks! Had my 24 wk appt. this a.m. In and out... I have to go for an ultrasound on Wednesday because I had a bit of strange colored discharge a couple weeks ago (gross - sorry)... Dr. always errs on the side of caution which I appreciate. Just wants to make sure placent/cervix looks normal. I feel baby girl move all the time now which is so cool. I feel huge!!! Can't believe how big I am at almost 6 mths along. Everyone says I'm carrying different - more out front this time, and look great, which makes me feel good. Sis is doing well and no more bleeding from the first post - she has her check up on Friday and ultrasound. She's looking pregnant now too and is 14 wks along. It's fun times... that's for sure. Now the big challenge is coming to potty train Nate before this baby arrives. He's definitely interested in the toilet and has a ring that makes it smaller. Whenever he sees it and says he wants to go, I put him on and he always pees. I make a big deal about it and we put a sticker on the ring. I haven't done anything serious yet but hope to by the end of summer. His 2 yr b-day is in 2 wks and he's been in cloth diapers most of his life. My friend gave us a potty chair the other day and he asked to sit on it last night and peed lots. He was so pleased with himself!!
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 3:17 pm
I'm glad you are feeling well, Enbwife! I think all 2nd time moms show faster than with the first. It suprised me too, how big I got so quickly! Good luck with the potty training, it sounds like he is doing great and well on his way.
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 6:39 am
Thanks Jewels. Went for my u/s this morning and baby looks great. All is just fine. She's still a girl and weighs 1 1b 7 oz now.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 1:48 pm
Tip/Advice Nurse that baby.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 9:37 pm
Agree, Escapee...but have to add, if baby won't nurse, pumping for 3 -6 months is HORRID. Go to formula ~ it won't hurt them and it will mean you won't be exhausted! Wish someone had told me that when my premie baby never learned to nurse, and I about killed myself trying to pump in addition to all the other "new mom" duties of a premie.
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Enbwife
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 9:25 am
I nursed Nate for his first year of life. The first 3 months was awful! I had thrush and thought I was gonna die every time I finished nursing him!! Mistake I made was not going to a professional lactation consultant earlier. Doctors just can't help with this IMO. Once I saw the consultant for 2 hours, it was all fixed. I must say I never really "enjoyed" the nursing experience, but I'm glad I did it and will do it again with baby girl.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 9:59 am
Do you have a name for "baby girl", ENB? I nursed Ryan til he started biting me! (8 months). I loved it, so easy, so cheap! But many moms don't have an easy time of nursing and a baby will do just fine with formula!
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Kimmo
Member
05-02-2003
| Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 4:41 pm
Lisa, I also had a bad first couple of weeks-- Engorgement with no pump (ack) for the first 3 days home, and warm showers/etc did not work. Getting an electric heating pad was the best thing ever! It works so much faster than a hot water bottle or shower, is totally soothing, and safe to "wear" even while you're nursing on the other side. It took me a month or so before we got one, I should have had one from day one! That would be a great shower gift for a mom-to-be who is planning to nurse. Like everyone, also had the cracked "areas," my lactation consultant advised using Neosporin and cover "them" in saran wrap, which really worked fast at healing. I also had thrush at one point with Rowan (I think later than 3 months since he was at daycare), that is disgusting with breastfeeding; I can't remember what I did! Probably nothing. Julie, I also had the biting problem once Rowan started going to daycare-- Actually, not until around 8 months like you, I guess because he was then getting more bottles during the day. I was too lazy to learn how to use bottles to stop! The biting was really horrible, but after a month or maybe less, he re-learned the breast. It wasn't really biting, but trying to use the breast like a bottle. I've known other women who had this problem with bottle-breast confusion with their newborns, but it was exacerbated by already supplementing with bottles and pacifiers at 1 month so that the baby was basically used to bottle feeding, and they stopped breastfeeding at 2 months or less. I think because Rowan didn't have pacifiers or bottles at home, the confusion was delayed and ultimately pretty easy to overcome. I am a little embarrassed at how long I did nurse (a little over 2 years), but still believe in it, and the embarrassment is just from not knowing other moms who nursed that long. I was a formula baby and so I don't feel like formula is a bad thing at all, obviously babies do fine on it. But when breast milk is free, whole food for your baby and promotes such closeness, tactile stimulation and bonding, I feel like, "Why not?" The excruciating pain only lasted a month or so, but the benefits stay with you for a long time. But we'll see how long I can keep it up with baby #2-- I wonder if I will have the patience or focus.
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 4:47 pm
Has anyone tasted formula? I haven't, but from what I understand it is just nasty tasting. I have a few friends that tasted it and then decided there was no way they could give it to their babies. 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, July 30, 2004 - 6:07 am
Have you (or they) tasted breastmilk!
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