tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post3491529928040065521..comments2023-11-02T07:53:45.876-07:00Comments on Girl's Gone Child: Twenty WeeksGIRL'S GONE CHILDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07130764109593048451noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-78450505445586578882011-06-07T07:35:24.694-07:002011-06-07T07:35:24.694-07:00You look fabulous! I adore your skirt. Where did...You look fabulous! I adore your skirt. Where did you get it from? I just know you are going to say someone made it...Alas...HLEurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903438036716647457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-50771699832712237302011-06-03T11:39:27.257-07:002011-06-03T11:39:27.257-07:00This completely contradicts a major point of this ...This completely contradicts a major point of this post, haha, butttt if you're interested in a documentary that isn't quite so "out there" what with the midwife dolphins and the elimination communication, you should check out "The Business of Being Born"... it offers a really educated and much needed new perspective about birth in America. <br /><br />JUST SAYIN' :D Congrats on the 40-week-ness! Lookin' good!JBirch22https://www.blogger.com/profile/11939451743133158098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-86261563793711090732011-06-03T09:37:37.864-07:002011-06-03T09:37:37.864-07:00My stepdad used to get bad acid reflux and ended u...My stepdad used to get bad acid reflux and ended up propping the head of their bed up about 4 or 5 inches, it seemed to help. <br />Are dolphin midwives covered by insurance?annabelvitahttp://annabelvita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-86214235820992638062011-06-02T17:38:29.673-07:002011-06-02T17:38:29.673-07:00um, hello, you. are. beautiful. like, stunning. wo...um, hello, you. are. beautiful. like, stunning. wowza!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146031975052750524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-1991084806548811472011-06-02T13:51:25.190-07:002011-06-02T13:51:25.190-07:00This blogger at The Stir totally took your story a...This blogger at The Stir totally took your story and didn't give you credit. <br /><br />http://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/121196/dolphin_midwives_better_than_your?utm_medium=sm&utm_source=rss&utm_content=baby_rssfeed#commentsaly.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08738267279024640571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-17680878248987632902011-06-02T11:06:24.619-07:002011-06-02T11:06:24.619-07:00even though you think you look 40 weeks, i think y...even though you think you look 40 weeks, i think you still look pretty small. You certainly look pregnant, and more than 20 weeks but not full term looking yet. I had a big baby. I talked to a mother of twins and we found that my one baby was the weight of her two combined. So on the up side those heads will be smaller!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-43062464101758510452011-06-01T19:05:07.837-07:002011-06-01T19:05:07.837-07:00Just discovered you blog through - you can't n...Just discovered you blog through - you can't name it it. I too am pregnant with twin girls (26 weeks) <br />I live in LA also (please keep letting us know where you find your dresses!) <br />My belly looks much the same .. and I think it's the biggest I got with my son.. so I feel I will be really huge by the end!<br />Before I found out I had suprise twins I was hoping for a homebirth ;0)<br />but welcome the excuse for an epidural :)<br />Best of luck and I really enjoyed your blog!Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370084662412742358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-75473472760528369042011-06-01T18:14:28.609-07:002011-06-01T18:14:28.609-07:00OMG! I LOVE your belly - I can't even fathom ...OMG! I LOVE your belly - I can't even fathom the magic that is happing inside! I have only one sweet boy who I adore! Love your blog and your book and so very happy for you - love your fashion posts as well. I always end up reading your blog mid week when I need to unwind (and try to force work out of my mind) and have a glass of wine and smile...thanks Rebecca!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-30646756837623725662011-06-01T11:58:54.091-07:002011-06-01T11:58:54.091-07:00You look AMAZING!!!You look AMAZING!!!Glendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-82487904409452954622011-06-01T06:00:50.488-07:002011-06-01T06:00:50.488-07:00My least favorite comments when I was pregnant wit...My least favorite comments when I was pregnant with my twins were those along the lines of "you must be due any day!"...starting when I was about 20 weeks, grrr!<br /><br />My NEXT least favorite: "Were you on fertility drugs?"<br />I usually just answered: No, my husband and I just have sex A LOT!Jacihttp://spiderbyte.typepad.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-76174305153562168362011-06-01T04:50:23.907-07:002011-06-01T04:50:23.907-07:00HA! Love your story about the woman coming up to y...HA! Love your story about the woman coming up to you and sharing the note. People are ridiculous on so many levels.<br />It is refreshing to me when someone shares a similar point of view about birth etc. <br />My boys were both preemies so I grew a fondness for hospitals at this time, they saved their lives. <br />ps. You look AMAZING!Heidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-20160869345111296452011-06-01T01:06:04.265-07:002011-06-01T01:06:04.265-07:00You look AMAZING. So beautiful. You almost make m...You look AMAZING. So beautiful. You almost make me reminisce about being 20 weeks pregnant x 2.carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351483253361159121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-39060078466654997182011-05-31T23:44:01.857-07:002011-05-31T23:44:01.857-07:00Dolphin midwives? Yikes. I'm all for homebirth...Dolphin midwives? Yikes. I'm all for homebirth (we had it all set up before finding out we were having twins, upon which we promptly found an OB and a hospital!) but that's where I draw the line. <br />Sorry about the yucky stuff, just wanted to say I totally empathize. I wore this thing for the last couple months of my pregnancy under my clothes that basically held my belly up a little bit so I could walk/sit/not feel like I was going to die. :/ I highly recommend it! And you need a giant u-shaped pillow too. Seriously.<br />It's a good thing twins are so freaking cute. ;)sarahhttp://www.sarahroot.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-23651590534485601692011-05-31T21:50:45.968-07:002011-05-31T21:50:45.968-07:00First-off: I'm loving the belly! There's j...First-off: I'm loving the belly! There's just something so beautiful about a pregnant woman (don't think I'm weird. LOL!).<br /><br />Secondly: How are you five months already?! Goodness! Time is zooming by.<br /><br />Third: Giving birth with Dolphins as mid-wifes?! Crazy. I'm all for a water birth, but something about that is just...wow. So many different options, but good for you for knowing what you want. Natural birth all the way (in a hospital. Heh)! Hope you get it! ;o)Rayhttp://www.xanga.com/yourfavoritecynicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-20067926868450061152011-05-31T18:29:57.643-07:002011-05-31T18:29:57.643-07:00It really bugs me to hear stories of women trying ...It really bugs me to hear stories of women trying to persuade other women to do things "the right way". I am a doula, and maybe I am a bad one, because I sincerely believe that we should all have the right to birth where we want to and how we want to. If it makes you feel most safe to birth in a hospital, so be it dammit! I know these women mean well and all, but come on. This is your third pregnancy, I think you have a pretty good grip on what you do and do not want.<br /><br />PS you are gorgeous! Can't wait until my belly is that big and beautiful!Tirzahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033625099668324412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-28950947722190399572011-05-31T18:02:32.673-07:002011-05-31T18:02:32.673-07:00I had the nighttime choking on vomit when I ate af...I had the nighttime choking on vomit when I ate after 7pm. Dairy or cookies in particular would revisit my mouth all night long. Eating an orange and some pretzels (rods rule)for a snack by 8:30 actually helped the indigestion. <br /><br />Good luck - you look fantastic!sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878734848087745962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-81297880511827155582011-05-31T16:50:06.812-07:002011-05-31T16:50:06.812-07:00Well I know Midwife Dolphins is my band name of th...Well I know Midwife Dolphins is my band name of the day now! Loving these posts. Despite the fact that I'm toooootally not in the market for another baby, I enjoy watching chicks rock the bump like nobodies biznass.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808888025816733460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-68113130094023823242011-05-31T16:05:32.487-07:002011-05-31T16:05:32.487-07:00So, this feels like unsolicited advice, and I wish...So, this feels like unsolicited advice, and I wish I could write it down for you on the back of a receipt, but have you tried eating almonds to help your heartburn? I heard about it somewhere, and during my pregnancies I've just eaten a little handful of almonds before bed or when I'm feeling yucky/throw-up-in-mouth-y, and it really helps a LOT. <br /><br />Oh, and I just read through the other comments, and apparently there are lots of heartburn helps we are just dying to share. I hope one of them works for you :)Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085334272613025173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-84851495594977181672011-05-31T15:53:14.905-07:002011-05-31T15:53:14.905-07:00oh and enough about me, you look mahvelous!oh and enough about me, you look mahvelous!jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-76814463623258410172011-05-31T15:52:54.263-07:002011-05-31T15:52:54.263-07:00i saw elimination communication on the note and ha...i saw elimination communication on the note and have you heard of this yet? it's insane!! i mean if you have absolutely nothing else to do except wait for your child to piss over a pot then go for it but me thinks with twins plus 2? not a chance in hail. <br />and stretch marks- didn't get them with the first one (7lbs 11 oz) got them big time with the second (9 lbs 5 oz.) big difference a couple of pounds made. or was it that i didn't apply cocoa butter religiously with the second as i had with the first? i will never know (or stop kicking myself!) but the first pregnancy was a bad time and i couldnt stand the smell of cocoa butter because it reminded me. weird i know but whatever.jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-30325702608646707452011-05-31T15:45:53.877-07:002011-05-31T15:45:53.877-07:00OK, so I know how annoying it is to received unsol...OK, so I know how annoying it is to received unsolicited advice, but I had terrible heartburn before I got pregnant and I found a combination of things that really helped that I continued through my pregnancy: 1) acupuncture; 2) eating a few raw almonds; 3) eating an apple or part of an apple - esp. Granny Smith; and 4) apple cider vinegar. Oddly, sipping at 1/2 tsp. of straight cider vinegar really helped me - it burns like fuck, so go slow, but it seems to burn the acid reflux away. You can also make salad dressing with it. If you find it too strong no matter what, then don't use it and stick to the almonds and apples!Jackienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-11568284443491659562011-05-31T14:39:45.017-07:002011-05-31T14:39:45.017-07:00It isn't often I am speechless, but the twenty...It isn't often I am speechless, but the twenty week moment has me absolutely silent. I often have food revisiting the upper areas, but the standard stuff works. In the old days a solution was whole milk, but those days are over I guess.<br />So - hang in and be strong.Grandpa Normnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-53327692088696670352011-05-31T14:13:16.393-07:002011-05-31T14:13:16.393-07:00There is no way you have gained 30 pounds, your be...There is no way you have gained 30 pounds, your belly is the only place that looks any different.<br /><br />And yes, in 6 months, you may say the exact same thing to me!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708780119816801980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-90710859807019338312011-05-31T13:46:53.186-07:002011-05-31T13:46:53.186-07:00They have post-partum knickers with a spot for an ...They have post-partum knickers with a spot for an ice pack? Wow. I lived for dermoplast, myself. And I totally have to look up midwife dolphins now.<br /><br />Lovely belly. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395192222298892279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-7137703375305369252011-05-31T13:31:37.345-07:002011-05-31T13:31:37.345-07:00Could that canoe video be any more fantastic? And ...Could that canoe video be any more fantastic? And is it wrong I wanted to see him slip?<br /><br />I'm intrigued enough to order this birthing dolphins video, but wonder if they have it on Netflix or at the red box???Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908409066878493079noreply@blogger.com