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March 13, 2001
Ugh! I've been a horrible diary writer the past few weeks! So much has happened since my last entry, too. First of all, I am pregnant! I tested positive 4 weeks ago. Actually, it was a little confusing. I took a pregnancy test on the Wednesday that my period was due. When I first saw the results, I initially thought they were negative. But when I looked closer at the test, I saw a very faint second line. I decided to wait almost a week to test again, though. The reason was that Scott was going out of town for several days, and I really wanted him to be there, so we could find out about our next baby at the same time. As the days went on however, I became pretty convinced that I was pregnant. I was starving all the time, for one thing, as well as extremely emotional. So I wasn't too surprised when the second test came up positive! It was still wonderful to see those two lines appear!
So far, I'm feeling okay. Some queasiness set in a couple of weeks ago and I'm really tired all the time. Nothing ever sounds very good to eat, but I am managing to get some food down, and I haven't "tossed my cookies" yet. I've also had a few headaches, but have managed to chase them away by stretching my neck, and putting an ice pack on my head and a warm pack on my hands right before bed. Sounds strange, I know, but it's supposed to help draw the excess blood that causes migraines away from your head. Maybe it's "only" psychological but if I go to sleep like that, when I wake up the headache is gone. Otherwise, I wake up with a headache that ends up lasting several days--no fun!
As for all the worrying I did about breastfeeding while pregnant, so far it has been no big deal at all! I really don't think it's making me feel any sicker or more tired since I actually feel better this pregnancy than I did when I was pregnant with Kara. It is also really nice to have a quiet nursing moment in the afternoon when I'm at my most exhausted. I'm still unsure about whether to try to wean Kara before the baby is born or to just go ahead with tandem nursing. Maybe she'll wean on her own before I have to make that decision.
Kara is thriving and just doing wonderfully. Spring has arrived and we are having a wonderful time going to the park and playing outside in the backyard. She is now 20 months old now, which freaks me out a little, because it seems that her second birthday is just around the corner. We are still nursing around four times a day, although she has skipped nursing first thing in the morning twice this past week. Maybe that will be the next feeding we drop.
Happy nursing, everyone! I promise I will be back regularly from now on!
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