Comments on: Baby 2 Second Trimester Update

By: Lynne

Lynne — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 18:32:51 +0000

I think we’re all feeling a whole lot of sadness this year and also for me angry… finding out that people you know and care about are either ignorant, racist or both… and I’m working on staying positive, engaged and open. As for the babies – I miss my girls being little ALOT lately (I’m feeling jealous of where you’re at…) The days may seem 48 hours long, but the years fly by in a blink. My girls have birthdays 3 days apart; and you will like them close together, b/c kids birthday expectations are BIG and piggybacking off the two is a collective WIN for your mental health! They are now 17 and 20; beautiful, opinionated, kind women; and yeah…

By: Jennifer T

Jennifer T — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:51:41 +0000

My girls birthdays are 8 days apart! My oldest just turned 4 in April, 8 days after I had my second. So, we’ll probably have a few joint birthday parties until my oldest is old enough to care lol

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 21:24:00 +0000

I have a friend who’s wedding anniversary and two children’s birthdays are all on the same date!

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 21:29:34 +0000

Andie, I used to take two Zantac daily for my awful acid reflux but even before they pulled it off the shelves (certain tests showed it could cause cancer) I had read a book by the Medical Medium about the benefits of drinking celery juice and among them was relief from acid reflux. I’ve juiced a bunch of celery daily for almost two years now and my acid reflux is a thing of the past. I highly recommend it! So happy your pregnancy is going well otherwise. September is right around the corner!

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 21:24:00 +0000

In reply to Erika. Zantac was pulled off the market last year due to cancer causing properties.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 02:14:48 +0000

In reply to Judy.

I second this! I don’t know anything about whether pregnant women can take baking soda, but this is a complete game changer. We buy a big bag of baking soda, and the measurement is on the package. I think it’s mix 1 tsp. of baking soda with a glass (8oz.) of water, but this helps me so much! It’s fast acting, and even though it’s not the best tasting—-it’s worth it. It has never failed me and it makes you start burping glorious relief. :)

P.S. I second what everyone is saying! You look gorgeous and don’t look like you’ve gained hardly any!! :)

By: Colleen

Colleen — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 13:49:32 +0000

My sons are five years apart but their November birthdays are two weeks apart with the latter one often falling near Thanksgiving. It felt like too much to pull off two parties and Thanksgiving in one month, and then also get more gifts the next month. So we instituted a policy that each boy got to have a party on years when he celebrated an even number birthday, and on odd number birthdays they could have a special dinner and invite one friend. This worked well for us and saved me from feeling overwhelmed in November. It also I think reinforced with the boys that they were loved and special but not the center of the universe. :) They are 17 and 22 now and none the worse for wear for only having a party every other year, lol.

By: Erika

Erika — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 23:02:59 +0000

Zantac helped me a lot with my pregnancy heartburn. Was a huge upgrade from Tums. Hope you can ease up your claustrophobia a bit with the beautiful summer weather. Thanks for sharing your experience – I always love reading your posts.

By: Kirsten Juenke

Kirsten Juenke — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:15:44 +0000

You’re doing awesome! Yep, mine are 9 years apart and nothing was more surprising than having the second one due on my sons birthday, A few weeks before she was due, though…I started having labor symptoms. Several false starts, then nothing…I was sure she’d come early, but nope… the day before my due date, I had a checkup and the dr said I was 3 cm and we could have her the next morning if we wanted. But that was my son’s birthday, and we had a party planned. And I just couldn’t do that to him. So we waited through the weekend.
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By: Betsy Castorena

Betsy Castorena — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:37:08 +0000

Maybe try apple cider vinegar for the acid reflux? It helped me at one time (although I wasn’t pregnant). Best wishes to you and your happy, growing family!