CELAWLOR's CalorieKing Blog
Monday, February 8th 2010
This is one of my favorite pictures of my little princess...so far. She's always that peaceful after nursing.
I hate the dumb@sses that manufacture bras. It appears as though women who have ta ta's larger than a 40D do not nurse their babies. Either that or they walk around braless.
Trying to find a nursing bra (that does NOT look like some sort of medieval torture device) for someone of my, um, build is next to impossible. After I had totally frustrated myself at the local mall and...
Wednesday, February 3rd 2010
5 days old today! This is what I call the "milk coma" --->We took the baby out for a walk in her stroller yesterday since it was really nice out. That was also the first thing resembling exercise I have done since around May, I think, because of all the bed rest and problems with plantar fasciitis in my foot. We walked around the perimeter of our subdivision, which I believe is less than a mile. It almost did me in, but it also felt good. I'm very very sad at how out of s...
Saturday, January 30th 2010
Wow, what a totally crazy and unexpected labor! The good stuff: Leah Nicole Lawlor was born at 7:20 pm on Friday weighing 8 lbs. 10 oz., 21 in. long and 14 in. head.
And here is a picture from today (more will follow later,of course). --->The "natural induction" didn't work out as planned. When we got in to the birth center Friday morning, I was already 5 cm dilated, completely effaced, -2 station and her head was firmly engaged against my cervix. No contractions. The ...
Thursday, January 28th 2010
I've *got* to get my head "in the game!" I told Prince Charming this morning that I hope the induction attempt fails tomorrow. After all, I technically have until Tuesday until I reach that post-mature status. I believe that the mind is a powerful thing and I really need to get that whole mind-body-universe connection thingy going before 9:30 tomorrow morning!!!
I haven't done any real, focused meditation for a while but I think it would be a good idea to spend some quiet time to...
Wednesday, January 27th 2010
So it seems like I was a little premature in my excitement yesterday over not having to worry about induction.
It seems that no matter how healthy mom and baby are, delivering a post-mature baby at a birth center with a midwife is prohibited by state laws. 
My midwife explained that my two choices were to consider their version of an induction at the end of the week, or be forced to deliver in a hospital and my care will have to be transferred to an obstetrician, who will immediately insist ...