pregnancy

The waiting game

Submitted by Diliny C.
on Wednesday, 15th December 2010 - 15:56
pregnancy
Drupal 7

This week finally gave in to the overall tiredness of keeping up and am now officially at home awaiting our little one's arrival.  Our due date is fast approaching, just 8 days away.  He's still moving around as though there should be plenty of space. 

Working like a mad person to get the nursery set up... and there's still 73 days to go!

Submitted by Diliny C.
on Monday, 11th October 2010 - 17:29
pregnancy
nursery

This last weekend was extremely productive!  (Aside from a few games of Trivial Pursuit and Ticket to Ride - but that was where the fun came in!)  Steph and I worked together to get through all of the tedium of cleaning up our storage space, moving around furniture, organizing the things we brought from Toronto, and finally - marking out the space for where the crib and co-sleeper will be going.  We finally agreed on a crib, as yet to arrive. 

Baby Shower [Toronto 2010]

Submitted by Diliny C.
on Tuesday, 28th September 2010 - 10:31
pregnancy
Toronto
Baby

In Toronto for a week for two weddings and had the pleasure of attending my very own Baby Shower hosted by my family and friends!  Had a really good time and couldn't believe how packed the house was with various friends, kids, and family members!  Thank you to everyone who came or sent wishes and a HUGE thank you for all the gifts.  I must admit that I was so overwhelmed at the thought of bringing together things for this little life that is joining ours...

On the co-operation of husbands...

Submitted by Diliny C.
on Saturday, 7th August 2010 - 17:43
pregnancy
Husband
team

Pregnancy, among other things - is a time for couples to unite and to bond over shared experiences.  The experience I have will not be the same as the experience he has and not to mention the responses tinged with extreme hormones.  One moment you're happy and singing softly to your belly and the next moment you're a storm cloud and raging about how the world is unfair and you're all alone.

BCOR 1.0 - to be released December 2010!

Submitted by Diliny C.
on Saturday, 12th June 2010 - 8:29
pregnancy
family
Baby

We found out several months ago that we were pregnant!  Actually, Steph was at a conference at the time and I remember sending the picture of the pee-stick during a skype conversation.  The look of happiness on his face was priceless.  Unfortunately his roomate had just walked in because he couldn't blurt out what was in his thoughts. 

Folic acid supplementation?

Submitted by Diliny C.
on Thursday, 30th July 2009 - 10:09
folic acid
nutrition
pregnancy
malaria
diet
supplements

As to the benefits of using folic acid - I realise that the number of births was 1.57 per 1000 births (of the 1.3 million studied) in Quebec from 1990-2005 were born with severe congenital heart defects.  This was reduced to 0.90 or 0.97 per 1000 births post fortification.  (They do site a reduction of 6% per year).  Now, let's say 2 babies out of every 1000 births had birth defects - so now only 1 baby out of every 1000 births has birth defects.  Does that mean that adding B12 (folic acid) to our diets will actually be much of a benefit?