So I'm going to be a dad!
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that sounds rather pointless to me. sleep will be a scarce commodity soon enough, so you might as well enjoy it while you can. You can't really get used to lack of sleep. You can adapt, of course, but not enough sleep will always be not enough sleep and leave you less functional. No point in forcing it when you don't have to, IMHO.
Also, is it a bit scary that after three kids I had no idea what a doula is until now?
Based on my knowledge of Greek I'd say it's a slave, but a quick dictionary search says…
A support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth.
I think as a mormon you already know this, Mr. d, but it'd be quite a fat to havea child that uses little or no profanity in his speech when it's not syntactically necessary.
Also, is it a bit scary that after three kids I had no idea what a doula is until now?
My boss just had his 3rd girl over the weekend, it was the first birth they had a doula for. He says he wished they had opted for one for the other births. Even though our scenario wasn't what we had planned for, it was still helpful to have a 'friend' there who had seen all this before, who anticipated our needs, and if nothing else just someone to help carry things from one place to another.
In the US doulas can practice without a license because it's non-medical, unlike midwives. They are helpful in any birth - homebirth, birthing center, labor ward, C-section.
Think about who would have been around a laboring woman 100 or 200 years ago - mom, aunts, sisters, cousins - these people aren't commonly around for a woman these days. The Doula takes on some of the duties these people used to perform.
Congrats. 
Rivals and Scout have already ranked the kid a 5 star prospect. I'm expecting Ohio State to offer a scholarship any day now.
Odd, your op is dated 11/10, but the ultrasound data indicates LMP 11/18
Hygro
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Man you sure it's yours?
Ha, I dunno what the deal is with the dates, but that ultrasound is def from today. I was there and everything.
It's too early to tell if the kid is a boy or a girl. I'm also guessing boy, but that's a coin flip, not anything based on data.
It's too early to tell if the kid is a boy or a girl. I'm also guessing boy, but that's a coin flip, not anything based on data.
IN our case we chose to not find out the gender, but there were several things that all pointed towards the baby being a boy. Correlations, like "70% of women who experience this condition wind up having a son". All pointed towards a boy.
But she came out a girl, which was yet another hammer-blow that day. In a good way. Not that I would have been disappointed with a boy, but I had been hoping to have a little girl.
About the dates - LMP refers to last missed period, and is what they determine the age of the fetus from. Which is stupid, because conception can't actually take place then, which is why babies usually arrive "late". In other countries they do things differently and they don't have all these "late" babies.
So when I brought up the date, it was more in surprise that you posted here so soon after the pregnancy test.
But she came out a girl, which was yet another hammer-blow that day. In a good way. Not that I would have been disappointed with a boy, but I had been hoping to have a little girl.
About the dates - LMP refers to last missed period, and is what they determine the age of the fetus from. Which is stupid, because conception can't actually take place then, which is why babies usually arrive "late". In other countries they do things differently and they don't have all these "late" babies.
So when I brought up the date, it was more in surprise that you posted here so soon after the pregnancy test.
Hygro
soundcloud.com/hygro/
Feeding tube, yo.
Zack
99% hot gas
Ha ha! Forgot about that one.
I can imagine you thinking "damn, that fetus is hung"
Kennigit
proud 2 boxer
apologies for hulu but relevant:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/20666
"it's a boy...AND WHAT A BOY"
"uh that's the umbilical cord"
http://www.hulu.com/watch/20666
"it's a boy...AND WHAT A BOY"
"uh that's the umbilical cord"
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