Kris: I'm not sure either, but I do have a history of preterm labor and I think once he places my cerclage at 14 weeks, he will just let me take it two more weeks to be on the safe side...

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Renee~ I didn't know they would place it that early. I thought it would be more like 26 weeks or something. But that probably has something to do with it.

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Laura~ 28 DH~31
DD~10-20-06
Angel baby 1~3-21-08 Angel Baby 2~8-20-08

Due 8-18-09!

So Renee~ What else is going on with you? Are the Flee's gone now for good? what about the mother-in-law. You're stories are always so interesting. Give us some new stuff..lol

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Laura~ 28 DH~31
DD~10-20-06
Angel baby 1~3-21-08 Angel Baby 2~8-20-08

Due 8-18-09!

I was supposed to have it the last time at 14 weeks, but I refused because I was too scared to have him messing around with my cervix. However, I began having consistent contractions I think around 15-16 weeks, went to the ER, was dilated 2.5 cm, and went ahead and agreed to it. I got admitted around 10 p.m., they starved me all night, then kept telling me the doctor was going to put the cerclage in in the morning, then it was the afternoon, then he finally put it in around 6 p.m.!! They starved me the entire time!! My sister came up to sit with me for a while and when she walked in she had coffee and I grabbed that coffee and was drinking it like crazy - I was just soooo hungry!!!!!! Unfortunately, I puked it all up after the surgery. I always puke with any kind of anesthesia, though. Needless to say, I'm not a big coffee drinker to this day Also, after the surgery, my legs were totally numb and that freaked me out. Well, the nurse was told to give me a terbutaline shot every couple of hours to stop my contractions, but the stupid nurse kept shooting me in the same leg and I didn't realize it, but afterwards, when my legs came back to life, OMG!!! I literally had to pick my leg up with my hands to get it in the bed!!! It hurt soooo bad! She was supposed to alternate in different spots!!! Dummy!

As for the fleas, yes! They are finally all gone! I don't think the flea man's stuff helped much. My husband went out and got the Bayer's bug spray we used to always use (and never had fleas) and he kept spraying like every other day. I also used about 8 things of salt on all the carpets and left it there for about 4 weeks. I think that helped prevent the eggs from surviving, but I'm still vacuuming up salt!! haha

I still have not let the dogs in, though, because I just don't want them in here anymore. We don't have leather furniture any longer so I don't want them stinking up the suede furniture we have now. We've always had leather so I'm freaking out and constantly cleaning my new sectional. I was just tired of the cold leather and I love this suede, but I'm so scared it will get ruined. Leather was meant for kids We have it in our cars, on our bar stools, on our dining room chairs, etc... I never thought I would buy cloth again, but it was just so nice and comfy looking...hehe

Okay, my medication is kicking in and now I'm babbling. I have a lot of money to make up so I must go.

I will talk to you all later!

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Renee~ Thanks so much for the updates. What Medication are you taking? I am glad you are able to catch up on making money. Are you thinking you'd still like to quite at somepoint to paint?

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Laura~ 28 DH~31
DD~10-20-06
Angel baby 1~3-21-08 Angel Baby 2~8-20-08

Due 8-18-09!

Yeah, I might have missed Renee, but it's so nice to see you back and chatting! I jsut knew you couldn't stay away from us for too long! LOL

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Me~39, DH~41
DD~4 (Aug. 2004), DS~2 (Nov. 2006)
Ectopic~2001, Blighted Ovum~2002, Ectopic~2003, Miscarriage~2008

Renee...

Love the leather thinking!

We just bought a leather couch (about a year ago and only one piece that we could afford) and it is pure heaven!

Can't stand the coldness, like you mentioned, but OMG...we have no issues with clean up anymore!!!

The last year that I worked was the cold and flu season from hell! Mary had stomach flu 4 times between winter and spring. Ben had the ear infections and hand foot and mouth disease which also caused lots of respiratory infections leading to nasal drainage leading to puking.

Between the two of them, they literally ruined my red fabric couch that I just loved. You can only steam clean those so many times and then the residual just doesn't go away!!!

I too want to go back to fabric, but only after I have school-age kiddos! LOL

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Me~39, DH~41
DD~4 (Aug. 2004), DS~2 (Nov. 2006)
Ectopic~2001, Blighted Ovum~2002, Ectopic~2003, Miscarriage~2008

Kris...as I think of gestational tricks I will share with you.

HUGE ONE for me as a RULE by my nutritionist...absolutely NO JUICE for the entire pregnancy!!! Could not have orange, apple, grape, etc. Fruit juices are high in natural sugars which elevate the blood sugar.

My nutritionist also had rules on when I could eat fruit. Even though raw/fresh fruit is healthy for you, I could not eat it late at night or first thing in AM. I could have it as a mid-morning snack or with lunch, but wasn't supposed to have in the afternoon or with dinner as that wouldn't give my body enough time to process the sugar before bed.

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Me~39, DH~41
DD~4 (Aug. 2004), DS~2 (Nov. 2006)
Ectopic~2001, Blighted Ovum~2002, Ectopic~2003, Miscarriage~2008