3-6 Months: C's Milestones

Independent play time each day for Carmen.  Reading books to before bed.

3 Months

• Crying 10 minutes max when swaddle and lay her down for nap times.
• Growth spurt at 13 weeks!  Up every three hours for three nights in a row.  
• Rolling from tummy to back.
• Rolling side to side on back.  
• Sleeping through the nights.
• Stopped swaddling at 14 weeks.
• Used k'tan carrier until no longer need ergo insert then switched.

4 Months

• First signs of being ticklish.  
• Letting cry out on tummy now in pac n play.  
• Pack n play for sleeping until able to roll both ways well.
• Rolling both ways.  

5 Months

• Doesn't stay put.  
• Only wanting mommy.  
• Playing and sleeping in crib.
• Up rocking on hands and knees.
• Waking up during night again to eat. 

6 Months

• Back to waking up only once during the night once started solids.  
• Crawling.
• First laugh!  
• First tooth!  On the bottom and not much fussing for the first one.
• Sitting up on her own.  
• Standing up in crib.  After a few days learned how to get back down.  
• Waking up once a night then sleeping through the night once started solids!!!

0-2 Months: C's Milestones

First Two Months

• A cute little bundle of joy that sleeps and eats.

2 Months

• 8 Weeks: Smiling in response to mommy
• 9 Weeks: Hitting at hanging pieces on bouncer and kicking in it
• 10 weeks: Actual Tears
• 12 weeks: Down to crying less than 10 minutes for each nap time

Parenting Philosophy & Principles

Don't raise voice
Don't discipline in anger
Loving them means being consistent and not enabling sin
Teach sign language to help them communicate before they can form words
Require first time obedience
Delayed obedience is disobedience
Think in multiples
Sharing: how does it work in the real world?
http://thewardrobedoor.com/2014/11/parenting-sanctification-reputation-mind.html
The best way to love my children is to love God and my husband
My example will have a much greater impact than any words I say

Parenting Resources

All Ages

Paul Tripp - Parenting Conference Notes
Centrality of the Home

Breastfeeding: Troubleshooting

Increasing Supply

• GET ENOUGH SLEEP
• STAY HYDRATED
• Fenugreek (take slowly because don't want oversupply which can lead to clogged milk ducts)
• Be cautious with exercising. Exercising can make you more tired which can affect supply. Running especially can cause problems because it can cause milk to be frothy making it hard on baby's tummy and harder for baby to get enough milk.
• Seek to relax. Stress is not helpful.

 Round Two

• Oatmeal: 1 cup steel oats to 4 cups water or milk
• Recipe: Bring two cups milk and six cups water to a boil.  Watch it closely so it doesn't boil over.  Reduce to medium and add two cups steel oats, two apples (peeled and diced) and a carrot (shredded using a grater).  Stir frequently until the liquid is absorbed (normally takes 20-30 minutes).  Once done add two teaspoons vanilla, almonds and any other fruit that sounds good (strawberries are specially good).

Sore Nipples

• Use lanolin!  Especially the first month.
• Express a little breast milk to rub over nipples at the completion of each nursing session then allow to air dry for a few minutes.
• Make sure you are changing out your nursing pads frequently enough to breasts dry.

Engorgement

• Hot showers and/or warm compresses on boobs. 
• Use hand to express a little milk to relieve some of the pressure.  How to Hand Express Breastmilk: Has diagram and written out description with link to video.
• Don't pump because it will increase milk supply.
• Watch out for clogged ducts!
• Round Two: Way less of a problem than round one.

Clogged Ducts

• If boobs are achy and are past the initial engorgement a clogged duct could be starting.  Use a hot compress on it and massage tender area with fingers to try to push it down towards nipple.
• If feel knot/marble can do as already mentioned or try putting an ice pack on it to freeze and crack the knots.
• Pumping can be helpful to try to pull it out but be careful not to pump too much extra or it will encourage milk supply increase which will in turn exasperate the problem.
• ONLY THING THAT WORKED: If can handle the pain the strength of the baby sucking to nurse is the most effective way to pull the clog out.  Lay baby on back with face up to nurse.  Get on hands and knees straddling on top of the baby and then have baby nurse from clogged boob (gravity helps).  Super painful and you feel like an idiot but it works!

Breastfeeding: Nursing Supplies

Boppy

• Don't Buy Used
• Barely used for nursing in both round one and two.
• Per lactation consultant: the bigger chested you are the more useful it is to help prop the baby.

Breastmilk Storage Bags

• Best Deal I've Found

Burp Cloths

• Can't ever have too many :)
• Prefold cotton cloth diapers seem to work best.
• Tutorial 1 on how to make prefolds into pretty burp cloths.
• Tutorial 2 that is supposed to be best for babies with acid reflux.

Nursing Bras/Camis

• No underwire!  Underwire can encourage infection and clogs.
• Removable foam cups for lining and modesty are helpful.
• Have a minimum of two bras for the day.
• Night time bras are ok once supply figures itself out.
• Best Nursing Bra Ever :)
• DIY Nursing Cami  Liked but ends up being lower cut than I would like so can't really wear as undershirt.  Great to keep rest of me covered when out nursing.  Use camis that don't have shelf lining.

Nursing Cover

• DIY Instructions
• Super important to have the stiff neckline!
• Consider making one out of the muslin swaddle blankets to make it more breathable.

Nursing Pads

• Went through super quickly!
• Really liked these!
• If don't change out fast enough they'll start to smell bad and the smell passes onto nursing bra.
• Make sure you change out the trash frequently because rotting milk smells horrendous.
• Make cloth nursing pads next round with baby once milk supply settles in... 1) DIY Contoured Nursing Pads  2) Second Tutorial  3) Third Tutorial

Tracking All Things Nursing Related

• Baby Feeding Log App  Available to time each feeding, keep track of what side nursing on, bowel movements and sleep times.  Personally found it to be overwhelming so would just do ten seconds for breastfeeding on time so it would remind me when to next nurse at the three hour mark.
• Round Two: Used this for the first six weeks or so because you can set a timer.  Next round will probably just use my timer on my phone because the app timer silences pretty quickly.
• Used to keep track of bowel movements only and made sure diapers were regularly wet.
• Bowel movements are especially important because they prove the baby is receiving nutrients.
• Also used to keep track of baths and had reminder go off every two days but needed to bathe every three days at latest.
• LactMed App to use as a reference next baby.  Allows you to look up drug and see possible side effects with breastfeeding.
• Cute ways to remember which side you last nursed on: Mammary Minders or DIY Ribbon Reminder
• Never ended up making and using.

Breastfeeding: The Basics

ANY PROBLEMS GET A LACTATION CONSULTANT!

• Breastfeeding initially hurts, is exhausting, exasperating and rewarding.
• Nurse one side per feeding to bring in the richer milk.
• You need way more nursing pads than you ever would have thought.
• Make sure to burp between and after feedings.  Initially took 1/2 hour for Baby C to burp.
• Felt completely parched every time Baby C latched.
• Nursing Checklist: 1-2 burp cloths, water bottle, and pillow/boppy
• Skin to skin with nursing is great.
• Do your best to be rested and hydrated.

LATCHING

Tickle side of baby's mouth to encourage the baby to open it wide.  If baby latches onto tip of nipple break the latch immediately!  It will hurt like crazy.  Have baby come towards nipple from below nipple, angled up and want it to basically swallow the entire nipple.  Support breast with one hand to help scoop it upwards to angle nipple up so baby can open and swallow coming down onto it.

• Latching Diagram 1
• Latching Diagram 2
• Latching Diagram 3

Breaking the Latch

DON'T pull the baby away without breaking latch using your finger.  Insert finger into the side of baby's mouth and slide up and down to break the latch before removing baby.  Do a sort of hooking motion with finger to break the latch.

• Break the Latch Diagram

POSITIONS

• Positions Diagram

NURSING RESOURCES

• The Nursing Mother's Companion
• Baby at Your Breast: The Basics
• Breast Feeding Support Groups are available at most of the hospitals (under Events & Classes)

HOW TO STORE BREASTMILK

• Most Helpful Link

Giving Birth: Postpartum

A Few Hours After Birth

• Call pediatrician to schedule baby's appointment.
• Drink iced orange juice to help restore depleted blood sugar, potassium and fluids.
• Eat food! Chipotle was wonderful :)
• Encourage the uterus to retract.
• Lay on stomach. Place a pillow on the bed and lie on it a few minutes each day to help the uterus contract, expel blood clots and get back to its normal size.
• Massage stomach.
• Nurse! 
• This gets way more painful from first to second kiddo.
• Round Two: This was way more painful than actually giving birth.
• Drink red raspberry tea which will strengthen uterus muscles.
• Walk around to help restore circulation and expel blood clots.

USE POSTPARTUM CARE KIT!

• Start using postpartum care kit 
• Religiously take stool softener and ibuprofen.
• Ibuprofen helps limit the release of prostaglandins.  This is super important!
• Use postpartum care pads!  These things were amazing!

Few Weeks Following Giving Birth

• "Afterbirth pains" are normal
• Continue to encourage the uterus to retract. See above notes.
• GET VICODIN in case of pain.  
• Definitely going to be necessary for round three.
• Exercises to avoid: 
• Complete knee bends
• Leg Lifts
• Sit ups
• Get social security card for baby.
• Get baby on health insurance.
• Have a list of things I would like to have help with around the house and groceries we need for people to help out with.
• Lochia is the bloody discharge that can last up to six weeks.
• Saturating 2 pads hospital size within an hour is too much and call the doctor.
• If bleeding increases you are overdoing it.
• Lovemaking is up to your discretion. Go slow and can wait up to six weeks after postpartum check up to ensure have healed.
• Stay hydrated!
• TAKE IT EASY!
• Use lanolin, ibuprofen (800 mg every four hours) and stool softener (1-2x/day).

Exercises to do the Rest of Life

• Kegels: Helps with bladder control.
• Pelvic Rocks: Especially great for afterbith "pains", backache and strengthening abdominal muscles
• Tailor Sitting: Strengthens core and back.

Giving Birth: Reflections

• Packing List for Birth Center and Hospital

Reflections 

• The Environment
• Could not have done it without Geoffrey's help and the Bradley classes. 
• Dim lighting and soft music helped with relaxing. 
• Using a water bottle with a straw was super helpful.
• For Myself
• Focus, focus, focus on one contraction at a time and controlling my breathing. 
• Keep grunting/yelling/groaning deep in chest. Don't go high pitched.
• The pain prompts you to adjust your position which can help with the alignment of baby.
• Don't panic! 
• It hurts like crazy but was not hell on earth. 
• Bring on the pain because it means my baby will be here soon :) 
• For Us
• If have to give birth in a hospital a doula could be very helpful. 
• Make sure coach is eating too. 
• Both of us needed to be persuaded that giving birth naturally was the best thing for me to do was crucial for me to succeed.
• The biggest concern was doing the best we could to prepare for a natural birth because we were convinced it was the best thing to do and then we were to actively trust God with whatever happened.

Round Two

• No back labor is amazing!!!!!
• Being on knees causes baby to come way faster.
• Dim lights, have music playing and try to keep interruptions to a minimum.
• The two things better about the hospital in contrast to the birth center are that the bed can sit up with the push of a button and the supply of postpartum care products.
• There's a lot of nurses, monitors and changing of rooms at the hospital.

THE WHY'S

• The Midwives
• Believe pregnancy is a natural and normal event. 
• Believe the parents are the best people to care for the baby.
• Are not quick to jump to medication and interventions. 
• Have lower rates of C-sections. 
• Listen to and trust the mother's instincts.
• Constantly check the baby's position from about 30 weeks on and if the baby is not positioned well do all they can to help.
• Have an arsenal of strategies to help you be comfortable and address problems as they come up.
• Are willing to gently stretch you to minimize tearing when giving birth. 
• Will not cut the umbilical cord until it has fully drained to the baby giving it all the blood and nutrients.
• Believe nursing is best and are quick to place baby skin to skin so baby can nurse within a half hour of being born.

• Not the Hospital
• Hospitals are more likely to do interventions.
• Any intervention adds risk.
• The more interventions the more likely you are to have a C-section 
• Babies born by C-section are more likely to experience respiratory complications because birth canal squeezes the fluid out of baby's lungs. This squeezing kick-starts the breathing through the lungs which is critical for the suck-swallow-breathe reflex. 
• Drug interventions can cause breast swelling which can make nursing more of a challenge. 
• Didn't want an epidural.
• A massive needle in my spine scares me.
• The drugs in the epidural cause the baby to be drowsy for a little while once it is born making it harder to nurse.
• Epidurals almost always require pitocin because epidurals slow down the body's natural laboring process.
• Pitocin is way harder on your body than normal contractions. It squeezes from both sides and the top while contractions only squeeze from the sides.
• Without being able to feel what is happening you don't know what pushing correctly feels like and are not able to discern how hard you should push. 
• Convinced feeling how you should push minimizes tearing.
• There's a very small risk of being paralyzed with the epidural. 
• Hospitals hook you up to IVs and monitors which require you to stay in bed.
• Laying on your back with back labor is one of the most painful positions to be in.
• You are not allowed to eat any food.
• Didn't want Baby C in the nursery without our supervision.
• The nurses just took Baby C from us without asking when we checked in to make sure her blood sugar levels were ok.

• The Birth Center
• Significantly cheaper than any hospital. 
• Works with TMC
• The midwives at the birth center can be in touch with the doctors at TMC if any problems and/or concerns arise 
• The hospital is less than five minutes away from the birth center in case medical interventions are necessary. 
• Could snack on food while in labor.
• The privacy and home like setting of the birth center was very comfortable.
• WATER BIRTH was amazing! 
• Not having an IV and not being hooked up to a monitor allowed me to move around to be in the most comfortable position. 
• Baby C never left us after she was born while at the birth center. 
• Got to hold her immediately. 
• Being able to nurse within a half hour with a baby who was completely awake and alert was amazing. 
• The baby checks were not at all intrusive. 

• The Bradley Classes
• Wanted my best friend to be my coach. 
• Equipped my best friend to be my coach!  And he did phenomenal!
• Agreed with their belief that my body was created to give birth. 
• Gave us an arsenol of ideas and suggestions on how to manage pain and have the type of birth we wanted.

Geoffrey's Responsibilities

• Being an advocate for me. 
• Helping with pain management. 
• Making sure I was hydrated. 
• Encouraging me. ("You can always do one", "Take one at a time", etc.)

Giving Birth: Pain Management & Resources

Pain Management

• Breathe slowly and deeply*
• Do a hand massage on lower back*
• Do lunges and/or squats
• Do pelvic rocks on hands and knees*
• Drape arms over hubby shoulders and do partial squats*
• Drape over birthing ball or backwards over chair
• Have hubby do hip squeezes
• Massage
• Move around
• Rock and sway back and forth
• Sit backwards on a chair and lean over it*
• Sit on birthing ball and bounce
• Spray hot water onto lower back*
• Stay hydrated
• Take a warm bath or shower
• Use hot or cold rice socks to press against lower back*
• Use long sock with two tennis balls inside to massage shoulders and back*

*Specifically helpful with back labor

Pushing

• Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in and hold my breath to push (Supers super helpful!!!!!)

Resources

• Bradley Classes
• Birth Center
• Friends

Giving Birth: The Stages

First Stage: Early Labor

• 0-4cm
• Spread out contractions.  May be 10-15 minutes apart lasting up to 30 seconds.
• Hydrate and rest!
• If think might be going into active labor switch up the activity: naps/resting on bed, shower, relaxing in tub, walking, etc.

Second Stage: Active Labor
For a normal labor* will feel pain for about 10 minutes with 50 minutes of rest for each hour.

• 4-8 cm
• Contractions will be 3-5 minutes apart.
• Contractions will last 45-70 seconds.
• Breathe deeply and slowly.
• Labor can plateau during this stage.  Don't panic!
• See Pain Management.

Third Stage: Transition
For a normal labor* will feel pain for about 22.5 minutes with 37.5 minutes of rest for each hour.

• 8-10 cm
• Feel like baby is coming out :)
• See Pain Management.
• If you make it this far, this is when you want to quit.
• Super close to baby's arrival!
• Round Two: Happened super fast and caused me to panic.

Birth of Baby

• Urge to push.
• Less painful than transition.
• You will be tired.
• Once the baby comes out your body will shake uncontrollably for several minutes.  Some people do this up to two hours.
• Round One: Pushed two hours because Baby C had her fist by her head.
• Round Two: Pushed maybe three times and Baby A was out!

Birth of Placenta

• A piece of cake compared to baby :)
• Can be more painful as you have more kiddos.
• Round Two: Didn't seem to be much more painful but the contractions afterwards were awful!

*Normal labor: Baby positioned correctly and no complications.

Pregnancy: Last Three Weeks

Last Three Weeks

Things to Do

• Get packed for birth center and hospital
• Have postpartum care kit ready
• Most helpful resource
• Have newborn clothes and bedroom ready

Exercise & Health

• Do 1+ mile walk every night.
• Take a primrose oil capsule every day.
• Drink  at least 16 oz of red raspberry tea daily.
• Get tons of rest!  Take naps, showers and soak in a warm tub.
• Stay hydrated!
• Be super careful of posture to help avoid back labor.

Other Way To Encourage Labor

• Spicy food: didn't seem to work
• Castor oil. Never going to try.
• Membranes stripped: small risk of water breaking, releases prostaglandins which help soften and ripen the cervix
• Black cohosh: so nasty!  Never again.
• Dum dum suckers: to push pressure point on roof of mouth, no idea if it worked, won't do again unless resort to black cohosh too
• Sex: the semen has prostaglandins in it, don't do if water has broken
• Nipple stimulation and orgasms

Other Random Thoughts

• An average pregnancy is actually 40 weeks 5 days if there are no interventions.
• First babies typically come at 41 weeks if there are no interventions.
• There is nothing you can really do when you get a pinched nerve in your leg.  Try pelvic rocks.  Wait it out.  It hurts like crazy.
• Unless there are complications the baby knows when it is ready as baby's brain emits hormones to trigger labor.
• Timing contractions is super annoying and distracting.  Probably won't keep track of them next pregnancy until I start having to really focus on breathing through them.
• When water breaks stay on the toilet as much as possible.  The birth center uses infant diapers to hep absorb the water because they're way more absorbent than pads.
• Have distractions for the last two to three weeks before due date.  Only necessary with baby one because kiddos keep you busy after that.

Giving Birth: Why Give Birth Naturally

THE WHY'S

• The Midwives
• Believe pregnancy is a natural and normal event. 
• Believe the parents are the best people to care for the baby.
• Are not quick to jump to medication and interventions. 
• Have lower rates of C-sections. 
• Listen to and trust the mother's instincts.
• Constantly check the baby's position from about 30 weeks on and if the baby is not positioned well do all they can to help.
• Have an arsenal of strategies to help you be comfortable and address problems as they come up.
• Are willing to gently stretch you to minimize tearing when giving birth. 
• Will not cut the umbilical cord until it has fully drained to the baby giving it all the blood and nutrients.
• Believe nursing is best and are quick to place baby skin to skin so baby can nurse within a half hour of being born.

• Not the Hospital
• Hospitals are more likely to do interventions.
• Any intervention adds risk.
• The more interventions the more likely you are to have a C-section 
• Babies born by C-section are more likely to experience respiratory complications because birth canal squeezes the fluid out of baby's lungs. This squeezing kick-starts the breathing through the lungs which is critical for the suck-swallow-breathe reflex. 
• Drug interventions can cause breast swelling which can make nursing more of a challenge. 
• Didn't want an epidural.
• A massive needle in my spine scares me.
• The drugs in the epidural cause the baby to be drowsy for a little while once it is born making it harder to nurse.
• Epidurals almost always require pitocin because epidurals slow down the body's natural laboring process.
• Pitocin is way harder on your body than normal contractions. It squeezes from both sides and the top while contractions only squeeze from the sides.
• Without being able to feel what is happening you don't know what pushing correctly feels like and are not able to discern how hard you should push. 
• Convinced feeling how you should push minimizes tearing.
• There's a very small risk of being paralyzed with the epidural. 
• Hospitals hook you up to IVs and monitors which require you to stay in bed.
• Laying on your back with back labor is one of the most painful positions to be in.
• You are not allowed to eat any food.
• Didn't want Baby C in the nursery without our supervision.
• The nurses just took Baby C from us without asking when we checked in to make sure her blood sugar levels were ok.

• The Birth Center
• Significantly cheaper than any hospital. 
• Works with TMC
• The midwives at the birth center can be in touch with the doctors at TMC if any problems and/or concerns arise 
• The hospital is less than five minutes away from the birth center in case medical interventions are necessary. 
• Could snack on food while in labor.
• The privacy and home like setting of the birth center was very comfortable.
• WATER BIRTH was amazing! 
• Not having an IV and not being hooked up to a monitor allowed me to move around to be in the most comfortable position. 
• Baby C never left us after she was born while at the birth center. 
• Got to hold her immediately. 
• Being able to nurse within a half hour with a baby who was completely awake and alert was amazing. 
• The baby checks were not at all intrusive. 

• The Bradley Classes
• Wanted my best friend to be my coach. 
• Equipped my best friend to be my coach!  And he did phenomenal!
• Agreed with their belief that my body was created to give birth. 
• Gave us an arsenol of ideas and suggestions on how to manage pain and have the type of birth we wanted.

Round Two

• Chose the hospital because it would be significantly cheaper.
• Having the midwife there was helpful.
• Overall a really good experience but not my preference.

Pregnancy: Terms & Vaginal Exams

Terms to Know

• Pregnancy Terms to Know
• Labor and Birth Terms to Know
• For Round Three maybe try to find more about medications used during labor and birth to be prepared.
• Learned from round two that it's normal to be give pitocin after you deliver to help contract the uterus.

4 Things Measured During Vaginal Exams

1)  Dilation of the Cervix

• Measures how many centimeters the cervix has opened.

2)  Effacement of the Cervix

• 100% means the cervix has completely thinned because the baby's head has dropped.
• Dilation and Effacement Diagram

3)  Presentation

• Describes the baby's position.
• Occiput (back of the head or skull of the baby)
• Anterior (nearer the front of the mother's body)
• Posterior (nearer the back of the mother's body, toward her rear or hind end)
• Right and Left (of the mother)
• Spinning Babies is a really helpful resources with instructions on how to change baby's position.

4)  Station 

• Tells how far the baby has moved down the birth canal.
• Negative is above the pelvis and positive is below it.
• Zero position means the head is engaged and has entered the vaginal canal within the pelvic bones.
• +5 means the baby is crowning.

Pregnancy: Nutrition

Nutrition

• Tried to drink 4 water bottles of water every day (approx 100 ounces of water total).
• Take prenatal vitamin daily.
• Having a water bottle that had a straw really helped for whatever reason. 
• Yogurt has good bacteria for the intestinal tract.
• Tried to follow The Bradley Method's food recommendations worksheet which was a high in protein.

Food Safety & Over the Counter Medication

• Don't consume unpasteurized milk or cheeses.
• Don't have fish that have high levels of mercury.

Pregnancy: Exercise

Exercise

3+ Times/Week

• Prenatal Yoga
• Walking
• Swimming

Daily I tried to do:

• Tailor Sitting for 10+ minutes.  Normally did this during devos or when watching a TV show.
• 4 sets of 10 squats.
• 10 butterfly's with Geoffrey's help.  Sit on floor with knees together, bent in front of me and feet flat on the floor.  Geoffrey would place a hand on the outside of each knee and push against me as I pressed my legs down towards the floor.
• 4 sets of 40 pelvic rocks during the day and another 80 before bed.
• 10 sets of 20 kegels.
• 2 sets of 15 minutes of practicing relaxation.  Realistically I would normally practice while in bed since I never fall asleep right away.

Round 2

• Be mindful of posture!  Can help avoid back labor.

Pregnancy: Health & Comfort

Bleeding Gums

• Use soft toothbrush to massage gums angled at 45 degrees.
• Use mouth wash.
• Don't skip dentist appointments.
• Try to increase Vitamin C through food.

Sleeping

• Use body pillow!
• Sleeping with a pillow between legs is especially helpful.
• Sleep on left side.

PELVIC ROCKS help with so many things!!!!

Tiredness

• Rest a ton.
• Drink lots of liquids with electrolytes.
• Eat honey on toast or honey sticks.

Baby Movement

• Normal to not feel much movement until 21-22 weeks
• Start tracking at 32 weeks
• Prior to this baby can get in position where won't feel baby moving but he/she is

Pregnancy: 1st Trimester

Take prenatal vitamin daily!  It's good to take it even before getting pregnant.

1st Trimester

• It was basically three months of puking and surviving.
• Try to have some meals frozen ahead of time for family.
• Eat crackers or oatmeal as soon as wake up.  Had to do this immediately and then would wait 30 minutes to see if food would stay down.
• Sickness tended to ease up a bit in the afternoons.  Great for teaching, hard that hubby got the worst parts of the days.
• Mac n cheese, chipotle, cheese, crackers and cranberry juice were all pretty good.

Round 2

• Felt significantly harder than with Baby C since no real down time.
• Bought a nose plug and helped a ton.  Especially with changing diapers.
• All day sickness which included not sleeping well during the nights due to nausea.
• Needed to eat/snack every hour or so.
• Napping would make it worse because it would be too long without food.
• Didn't like any food whatsoever.
• Ginger ale, apples with peanut butter for protein and crackers are what I mainly survived on.
• Didn't go to the grocery store really at all.
• Crazy extra tons of saliva.  Flats for cloth diapering were helpful.
• I hate first trimester :)