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Ha ha! Well, weird similarity then!

I have two real sisters, a half-brother, three step-brothers, and a step-sister. I know ... that was random.

@ Blight: Well duh ... of course they can't hit or hurt the kid in any way. Anyway ... I would say the best they can do is continue to firmly say no, and to talk to the parents like they've already done. Things like that start with the parents.





I'm not looking forward to work tonight, you guys.

Luckily I'm going to work in a somewhat good mood, thanks to a little validation from a couple nice guys. smile

@ Kurai: You sort of look like a girl I work with. You look like you could be sisters or something. Ha ha

@ Penni and Rena: Ha ha! Your kids just all wanted to be up when our kids were up on this side of the world ... rather than being up when we're sleeping! wink

Ha ha I had figured as much.

@ Penni: Oh geez ... some people, eh?



@ Kaia: They are trying to do less automatic c-sections for breech babies ... but it's still a good idea to do it, most of the time. In Pink's case, I would say it's probably a good idea to do the c-section, since she has had a few complications during pregnancy. It really depends on the situation, but they don't jump to automatic c-sections if a baby is breech anymore -- not like they did just a couple of years ago.

Oh, poor Pen-pen ... I hate mornings like that. I woke up at 5:30, myself ... for no reason at all ... and I couldn't sleep until after 6. There was no one crying, but I almost feel your pain.

@ Pink: You can message me all you want, love. I don't think any woman really knows what to expect when there's a c-section in her future ... unless of course she's already had one. I mean ... you can read about the procedure itself, but you never really know, ya know? I certainly didn't expect to feel like a bad mother after mine ... but I know now that it's really normal for that to happen. So if it doesn't, try not to give in to those feelings -- you are a good mother no matter how you give birth!


@ K-boo: They just don't want you to go into labour with a breech baby before your scheduled c-section. That's why they book them for a bit before your due date. It can be a danger for the baby if you go into labour.

@ Mayabella: No, I dont' think that's my problem. I can't see any images. They are links, no matter where they came from.



@ Shin: DOn't get too turned on. wink

@ Caitie: I have the same problem. Pictures show up as links for me, in my signature and in other things people post. I think it's a setting on my computer, as opposed to Gaia.


@ Pink: At least with a planned c-section you have time to prepare for it. If you're prepared, I think it'll be a lot easier to deal with it. I think that's the worst part of emergency c-sections ... especially if you've never had one. You don't know what's coming and it can be a shock, both physically and emotionally. But you are at an advantage here -- we can tell you what to expect and you can (hopefully) feel a lot more prepared. I don't know if you want my advice, but I'll give it to you anyway.

Now, I suggest shaving your downstairs. I don't know if they'll do a quick shave for a planned c-section, but I can tell you that they don't for emergency ones. So I'll never have a well-groomed downstairs again ... because I'm too scared to shave over my scar. I didn't keep it trimmed down there during pregnancy because I couldn't see it! I regret that now.

Also, be prepared for feeling badly about the c-section afterwards. For at least a few months after Aden came, I felt like a terrible mother for not being able to give birth to him "the right way". It took much too long, but I finally realized that the way you give birth has nothing to do with how good of a mom you are. I know it sounds silly, but it's something that a lot of c-section moms deal with. It is certainly the hardest part of having a c-section, I think.

Lastly, make sure you have someone to take care of you for at least a week after you go home from the hospital. Richard had to help me out of bed in the morning, he had to help me get in and out of the shower, get dressed, pick up Aden, and for the first couple of days, he even had to help me sit down on the toilet. It was so embarassing, but I needed the help. I would've been useless if he wasn't there to do those things for me.

If you need any other advice on the subject, please ask. Like I said ... you have an advantage over lots of c-section moms -- you get the chance to know what's coming.






Phew! Last day of work for the week today. And I'm dreading it. I work with my manager and the girl I don't like tonight. Working with my manager was never a problem ... until she and the girl I hate got all buddy buddy. Now, when I'm working with both of them, I'M the bad guy. Alyshia, the girl I don't like, comes out on top, no matter who's really in the wrong. It's really annoying. Luckily another manager is talking to the head managers today about it (We talked on Sunday), so hopefully some kind of solution is made so I don't have to deal with that BS anymore. If anything, hopefully we can make it so I don't work on Thursdays anymore -- that's the only day that we ALWAYS work together. I hate Thursdays.


Oh geez ... why is it that people are suddenly attracted to you when you are in a commited relationship? People who had their chance ages ago and never took it? IT MAKES NO SENSE!!!