The BiB Family is Growing

After 6 months of trying to conceive baby #2, my husband received orders to deploy on rather short notice. We decided to put our family plans on the back burner until he returned home. Well, we were over the moon with excitement to find out the following week that I was already pregnant! Yep, that's right. We are adding another baby to the BiB family in January 2013!

 

While this is a very exciting and joyful time for me, it's also a very nauseous time. I had some morning sickness with my first, but nothing like this! I've been nauseous 24/7 for weeks now. I don't even remember what not being nauseous feels like. Very few things sound appetizing enough to eat, and even those things can turn on me in an instant. I keep the little I do eat down...most days. The mint flavored Preggie Pops do help a lot when a smell hits me wrong or something, but it's not realistic to have a Preggie Pop in my mouth 24/7. After a recon Facebook post on our BiB page, I have decided to take some suggestions and go pick up some sea sick wrist bands. I'll keep you posted on how they help! Any other tips? And did you moms with more than one LO find yourself more queasy with subsequent pregnancies?

 

- Alicia

New Film on Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Support International (PSI) has produced a new short film on the experiences of women coping with a postpartum mood or anxiety disorder such as postpartum depression. “Healthy Mom, Happy Family: Understanding Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders” features four women who have suffered and recovered from perinatal mood disorders. By sharing their stories the women help educate and reassure new mothers, their family members and friends, and health care professionals that postpartum depression is temporary and treatable. The film also includes up-to-date information from experts in the field who share tips on what women and healthcare providers need to know for the effective identification and treatment of mental illnesses related to childbirth.

A preview of the film is available at http://postpartum.net/Resources/PSI-Educational-DVD.aspx.

Free Prenatal & Postpartum Fitness Walks

This is FREE & FABULOUS! Come out and enjoy the company of other moms and stay ENERGIZED! Join Kimberly (who teaches Prenatal & Postpartum Firness classes at Babies in Bloom) for a fitness walk!

Walk with a stroller or wear your little one. Wearing your baby may be a plus if you think your baby will want to nurse while walking. Remember water, sunscreen and a light snack.

Monday, May 18th 10AM Carlsbad
Saturday, May 23rd 9AM San Marcos Discovery Lake
Monday, May 25th 10AM Carlsbad
Monday, June 1st 10AM Carlsbad
Saturday, June 13th 9AM San Marcos Discovery Lake
Saturday, June 20th 9:30AM San Marcos Discovery Lake
Monday, June 22nd 10AM Carlsbad

Directions:
Beach Walk
5 South & 5 North
Exit Carlsbad Village Drive
West on Carlsbad Village Drive
South on Ocean St
Park & gather around the grass area

Discovery Lake
78 East & 78 West
Exit San Marcos Blvd
West on San Marcos Blvd
South on S. Bent Ave.
S. Bent Ave. turns into Craven Rd.
Right on Foxhall Rd.
Park in parking lot at the top of the hill

Call 760.908.6535, email kimberly@BeautifulBelliesAndBabies.com, or just show up.

Webinar on Preparing for Conception - May 6th

A free educational Webinar, “A Healthy State of Body and Mind for Conception…at Every Stage of the Process” will be presented on Wednesday, May 6th at 8:00pm EST. The one-hour discussion is offered by a partnership between RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and the March of Dimes.

The Webinar will provide participants with information on preparing the body and mind for conception. Learning outcomes include education about vitamins, the risks of smoking, weight, and eating choices and understanding the seven stages of coping with infertility. A mental health specialist will also talk about ways to cope with intrusive inquiries about family building from relatives and friends.

For questions about the Webinar, contact info@resolve.org. To register, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/231430504.

Pregnancy Awareness Month

Why Every Week of Pregnancy Counts

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122999215427128537.html

Lamaze Launches Weekly E-newsletter for Parents

Lamaze is proud to announce the launch of our new personalized weekly e-mail newsletter for expectant parents, Lamaze... Building Confidence Week by Week. Free weekly e-mails from Lamaze feature trustworthy information, practical tips and inspirational stories to help guide women and families through pregnancy, birth and beyond.

Unlike other weekly e-mail services on commercial Web sites, Lamaze... Building Confidence Week by Week:
* Focuses on health and wellness, not a laundry list of possible complications.
* Honors the amazing work of pregnancy and birth, and helps women gain confidence in their own instincts and strengths.
* Believes strongly in parents’ rights to safe and effective maternity care, full information, and the freedom to choose or refuse tests and treatments, and care that is sensitive to personal and cultural preferences.
*Follows a very strict advertising policy, and complies fully with the World Health Organization’s International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.