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A few days before Laura's due date in early January -- a milestone that I had been dreading -- I was both ecstatic and terrified to learn that I was pregnant again. chinese gender charts Baby-gender-prediction. My JournalHere's what I wrote in my journal shortly after the home pregnancy test came back positive:"I've already done two pregnancy tests and they were both positive. Other than feeling tired and a bit of breast tingling, I don't have a lot of symptoms. (Other than sheer panic, that is. chinese gender charts Gender-predictions. ) I'm about 6 weeks pregnant. This morning I had an appointment with the midwife. I suggested that she stamp every page of my file with the words 'headcase. chinese gender charts Babys gender. ' (Thought it would save her time later on, since she wouldn't have to write the same word over and over after each visit. )"Afraid to be HappyTwo weeks later, I was still second-guessing whether my pregnancy was for real, and wondering whether I should dare to get excited about it:"When will my heart and mind relax and let me 'enjoy' this pregnancy? Every time I get excited (and I really am very happy to be pregnant!) my mind says, 'Cool it. You don't want to get too excited because this could end, too. And then think how awful you'd feel. ' The other part of my brain says, 'Enjoy it while it lasts. If it only lasts eight weeks, you might as well make it a happy eight weeks. '"I was tremendously relieved when I reached the end of my first trimester-the peak period for miscarriages -- but my relief was short- lived. Instead of checking for bleeding every time I went to the bathroom, I began to fret about whether my baby would manage to tie a knot in his or her umbilical cord. Draining Reserves of EmotionI had five ultrasounds during my pregnancy and about five extra prenatal visits, all ordered because of my need for reassurance that all was well with my baby. Somehow, I managed to make it to my due date without completely losing my mind-but there was still no baby. Here's what I wrote in my journal while I was waiting for my baby to arrive:"My baby is now three days late, and I'm fast approaching the end of my sanity. This pregnancy has been so long and so stressful that I really don't have very many emotional reserves left at this point. I just want the baby to arrive safe and sound and soon. I'm spending every waking moment looking for movement, and when the baby is quieter than I would like, I go into panic mode. All anyone has to do is ask me how I'm doing and I burst into tears. "Peace at LastNine days after his due date, my son, Ian, made his much anticipated entrance. His labor was far more difficult than the ones I had experienced when giving birth to my first three children. I was tense and worried about his well-being throughout the delivery and consequently unable to rely on any of the relaxation techniques that had served me so well the first three times around . When it finally came time to push, I didn't care if I ended up with a ten inch tear: I wanted him to have him safely in my arms .
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