Bellybuttons, Breech and Blueberries
I’m looking for a bellybutton guard - something that will conceal my bellybutton through multiple layers of clothing. I feel strangely revealing and a little naked knowing that people can tell EXACTLY where my bellybutton is through a tank top, tshirt and a sweater. It’s cavern like appearance is more then a little gross and it prompts the FH to push on it like it’s a button. Incidentally it is like a button, when pushed it pisses me off.
Today I had a doctors appointment, they are every two weeks now and while she was doing her usual quick scan of Miss.Lexi she said - hey, she’s turning. Like right now. She went from the correct head down position to the incorrect Breech position WHILE we watched her. Now if this isn’t a sign that this kid is totally going to look me dead in the eye as she dumps her dinner all over the cats I don’t know what is. Baby girl, as your mother, let me tell you, thumbing your nose at authority is cute now but it’s going to get old real quick. Turn around. Please.
In addition to loving grapefruit I also love Blueberries. LOVE. This wouldn’t be an issue if you could buy more then one mouthful of blueberries per $3.99 container. In other fruit news I have investigated how much it would cost to have three grapefruit trees in Santa Barbara CA….sadly, they do not grow well in NY….for a mature 6-8 feet tree it’s $350.00…and I think three is a good number of trees so for $1,050.00 I could have a small grapefruit orchard. Now right now I pay .85/per grapefruit so in order for this investment to pay off I would need to get at least 1,235 grapefruits from the trees (not figuring in inflation). Lets assume that I eat 12 grapefruits PER week it would take just under two years of grapefruit eating for the ROI to hit. I think this is a good plan.
Filed under: Pregnancy in Practice | Tagged: grapefruit
Bandaids. I used lots and lots of bandaids on the bellybutton.
Nothing worked on my popped belly button. By kid #3, it popped before I was even into maternity clothes. Embrace the extra bump!
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The bella band. Order it now. I’m surprised I never mentioned it to you. I can’t live without mine. It’s what keeps my pants up, my belly button in, and helps support.
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And as far as breech goes, I’m sure she’ll flip back soon, and for your sake I hope she does, because the extra pressure will be uncomfortable. At least it was for me. You can try and get in the “cat scratch” position, which puts the baby in a zero-gravity like state and she may flip back this way.
I laughed at your reasoning why your belly button is like a button. There is nothing more infuriating than telling your children not to something and as they look you dead in the eye, they do it anyway. Good luck with that…
I say move forward with the grapefruit plan. I’m mostly saying this because you amazed me with the math and figuring out the return on your investment. I might just call you for help some day…
I never had the belly button issue in any of the 3 pregnancies. Even with the twins and as huge as I was, it stayed in, just barely. So I wish you luck.
I only had 1 breech baby, and that was one of the twins. She was breech my entire pregnancy, except for the moment they did the ultrasound before I was induced and she was head down. Then her sister was born and the little cutie went back to being breech. I said a SLEW of nasty words about NO C-SECTION and they spent 11 minutes turning her. Did I mention without drugs?
But usually they turn. On. Their. Own. Little Lexi will find her way south I’m sure.
Yeah, I don’t like grapefruit. I wish you luck with that!
Thank GOD my button stayed in. I was SO not wanting it to pop out like a timer thing on a turkey. My doc said the scar in my belly button from a surgery helped it stay in. It was *this* close to popping, though.
Grapefruits, huh? I’ve never been one to like them, but I must say I was in the store today, walked by them and somehow? Came home with FOUR of them. I’ve already eaten one. Not sure why I HAD to have them all of a sudden. And no, I’m not pregnant.