tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276448462024-09-11T23:05:07.238-04:00Frank discussion of pregnancy symptoms, emotions, side-effects and oddities.Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08446293989479664310noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644846.post-1166630628643730022006-12-20T10:48:00.000-05:002006-12-20T11:38:20.426-05:00

I’ve finally done it! I’ve fixed myself, in more ways than one. Medically speaking, I’ve had my herniated navel repaired once and for all. No more reaching into the back seat of the car to pick up a spilled sippy cup and having guts painfully pop out of my navel, only to have me push them back in again, and again. No more ugly, protruding belly button. No more sinking valley of muscle separation

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I must apologize for my recent lack of posts and lacking posts. I think I’m trying to do too much and thought I may placate you few and dwindling visitors with at least something pregnancy-related, but my heart wasn’t in it and it shows. I promise, no more lame posts. With that said, I also have to let you know that I’ll be on sabbatical from this blog for the next few weeks, the next few months,

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Pain. The pain of labor and delivery was number three on the top ten fears list. Who the heck doesn’t fear pain? Of course there are ways to control pain, and sometimes even stop it but, chances are, during labor and delivery you will experience some pain. To what degree is one part up to you, one part up to circumstance, and one part up to your doctor. Knowing what to expect and having a pain

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Our number two biggest fear during pregnancy was for the well being of the baby. If you’ve ever lost a pregnancy, had a child with birth defects, have a genetic disability in your family, or have a high-risk pregnancy, this may be your number one concern. I wish I could give you some magical solution to make all your fears dissipate. If only I could say, “Everything will be OK,” and have you

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I must admit, I’m a bit of a chart-aholic- especially if there are colorful graphics involved.I’ve finally tallied up all our fears during pregnancy and am ready to present the results. I was waiting to get a good number of posts before ending this study; therefore I haven’t blogged in a while. I know, I know… excuses, excuses. Enough already… on with it!Here are the results, based on categories

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As most of you already know, pregnancy can be a very stressful time. It’s the hormones; it’s the fear of a changing lifestyle; it’s the worries about the baby; and it’s the fear of the actual delivery. OMG! My vagina has to stretch to the size of a ripe honeydew melon! I haven’t ever had anything bigger than a kielbasa in there… unless you count that basketball player in college. Oh, but we

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While I’m moving, maybe you’d like to take a look at what else I’m working on- it’s the Lucia’s Angels foundation. We’re starting the first chapter locally, here on Eastern Long Island and have big hopes of reaching many women and their families across the country. Thanks in advance for reading!Providing comfort and support to women and families going through the final stages of breast cancer.

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After loosing my mind last week over the prospect of working from home- I went out and found a (hopefully) more affordable office in town. It’s a small 1-room office in the historic building pictured here. My office is the 1st floor, front left. That big window and door on the left is the one. That’s my nice new landlord moving out some old furniture. I may not be blogging too much in the next

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How did you tell your husband, partner, sperm donor or boyfriend that you were pregnant? I want to hear your story and remember… nothing is too silly, simple or sickening for this blog. Here’s my “telling” story. (It’s fairly tame compared to some of my other posts.)The second time I was rewarded with the two blue lines, we were actively trying to get pregnant and knew what to expect this time

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As I’ve previously mentioned, my plan was to retire my graphic design career, give up my office in town and concentrate more on my writing… from home. OK. Seriously now… what the f*** was I thinking? I’ve always been a working mom with an office to go to–my own space away from home–forever.Yesterday, I started making plans for setting up my home office. I’ve got to be out of this space at the end

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Yesterday, I called the surgeon to make my appointment. I’ve finally decided to have my umbilical hernia taken care of. Just a few weeks ago I was struggling with weather or not to have the surgery, as it would surely mean the end of my childbearing years. Why was I uncertain? I had always known that I’d wanted just 2.5 children (the .5 being my dog.) Two are manageable; they don’t outnumber the

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I came across these photos at an EMS training site. At first glance I thought, Wow- that poor woman has really fugly-bad legs. A closer inspection just made me laugh. If you're worried about how your nether region will look during childbirth, I hope you will take some comfort in knowing no one’s crotch is as deathly ugly as Ms. Mannequin’s.

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Queenie from Treading Lightly on Powdered Sugar was the first to make the correct guess of an umbilical cord. Hmmmmmmmph. Maybe I need to make these guessing posts harder. I’ll see what I can scrape up for next week.

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Any guesses? Yes, once again, this is pregnancy related. If you're the first one to guess correctly, I'll send you a free copy of my Frankly Pregnant book (if you want it, that is.)

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First, a big THANK YOU to everyone who’s been so supportive of me and my book. Some of your comments resemble the first version of my “letter to the editor” (heh, heh) in response to this nasty review. In the end, this publicity has really helped sales of my book. In fact, I sent Ms. Hotchner a brief, yet kind, thank you note just yesterday. Here’s my letter to the editor, which was published in

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A fellow pregnancy author submitted a review of my Frankly Pregnant book to our local newspaper. Yes, she lives out here too. We even frequent the same tennis club. This is the first bad review I’ve had and I wonder if this is more than just a professional opinion. What do you think?“Frankly Pregnant” Stacy QuartyWith Miriam GreeneSt. Martin’s Press, $14.95By Tracie HotchnerWhat has our world

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My dearest friend, Lucia, has finally passed this week. It's a blessing that she's no longer suffering but we all miss her so. Here's what she requested for her prayer card...In Loving Memory ofLucia Terzi BaganAugust 15, 2006Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free.I'm following the path God made for me.I took His hand when I heard him call.I turned my back and left it all.I could not stay another

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With my second pregnancy I carried a lot different than the first. My belly was all out in front and hung a little lower. As a result, there was a lot more pressure on my once-picture-perfect belly button. You may be jealous, but I have to tell you… before babies I had, without even trying, a toned and flat belly with a deep, sexy navel. It was so deep in fact, that for more than 35 years, I

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Does anyone know what this is? If you're the first one to guess and spell it correctly, I'll send you a free copy of my Frankly Pregnant book. And, yes, it's pregnancy-related.

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What’s a third nipple, you ask? Well, let me tell you the story of mine. I have always had an area of darkish skin under my left breast, near the bottom of my rib cage. I thought it was a scar from childhood (perhaps a chicken pock mark), and it always turned purple when I became cold. I never paid it much mind until about the fourth month of my first pregnancy. It started to swell up like an

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Here’s a gorgeous belly shot of Kelli over at Real Life 101 and her son kissing his soon-to-be sibling. Kelly has got about two weeks left until her due date and looks truly amazing. If I didn’t know better, I’d think this was a pic of a young Julianne Moore. Hey, does anyone know what’s up with Julianne’s teeth? Sometimes they look just awful- all yellow and grayish. In most photos, I imagine

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Here we are, summertime in the Hamptons and there are thousands of people enjoying mass quantities of the great outdoors. It’s true that fresh air and sunshine are good for the body and soul, but there are also dangers like sunburn, skin cancer and tick-born diseases such as Lymes and babesiosis. Eastern Long Island is a red zone for infected ticks. In fact, although I think I’m pretty diligent

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I'm sorry to have been neglecting you all lately. I promise to be back blogging in full frankly funny style soon.I've been overwhelmed with even more hospital visits than usual this week and haven't had time to work, blog, exercise, or even attend to my own family the way I normally do. As most of you know, my friend Lucia is very sick and will be passing soon. We thought for sure that we were

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There seems to be a lot of sex talk in the blogsphere this week. Motherhood Uncensored is even having a sex week, but today she wrote about speed bumps. Hmmph. Bumps rhymes with humps. Maybe that’s it. Anyway, I’ve decided to jump on the bandwagon and start my own sex week here. So, the topic of the day will be the big O.If you’ve ever had problems finding your O, pregnancy hormones could be the

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