I am not sure WHY I know so much about cord blood banking...
but I do.
And I just have to say, I nearly choked when I saw how expensive it is to bank with Viacord. I mean, it's a great idea (in theory) but who has an extra 2g laying around after all of the other stuff you have to buy to prepare for the kid?
So I told Sara, "Unfortunately, we don't have that kind of money to invest in our health. Looks like we're all dyin' (aren't we dying anyway?)
I'm starting to feel more comfortable about the idea of buying things for the baby. Obviously not clothes (and if it's a girl, we'll have PLENTY of clothes from friends anyways) but I would like to spread out big purchases so we're not going out and spending a thousand bucks on furniture at once before he/she is born.
There is a phenomena which occurs when you get pregnant; every single relationship in your life changes in some way.
My relationship with my parents has, surprisingly, improved nearly twofold. Maybe they finally realized I'm an adult. But not only the relationships with your family- but with your friends as well. Friends that you may not have been close to in the past, but who have been pregnant before or are currently pregnant, somehow become closer and seem like they are "better friends". Other friends who may have been on a different level (maybe even a more superficial level) stand back because you cannot do the same things as them anymore (you don't realize how stupid it is to go out to the club every weekend and get fucked up until you step away) and they don't seem to want to "catch it" too.
Overall I've been generally surprised at the way some of my relationships have changed, and sometimes I am far from surprised. There are people in my life I knew would never "stick with me through thick and thin" and maybe it takes life changes to weed the unessecary ones out.
I'm still getting really tired, and nasious at times. I have days which I have the energy of two, and others where I just want to fall over. Only a few more weeks till this trimester is over, and I'm praying that those wonderful days of energy and feeling good are a precursor to how I'm going to feel.
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I can only hope that our friendship has grown even more in the last few years. Of course, I'm sure you have friends who have been preggers before and you're probably being swamped with unwanted advice and people trying to convince you what's best for your baby (this is when you idly smile and nod and send them on their way).
Baby stores are great places to work when pregnant. With some, if you're there long enough before you give birth, they give you the time you need and you don't have to "re-apply" for the position and pay. Babies R Us and any baby thrift or consignment stores are really good places.
It's all about you and your baby. Fuck what everyone else thinks is "best for baby." Other than the common sense things (like Safety), it's all what you want to do. Don't let anyone tell you what you should and shouldn't be doing.
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