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  • Fetal Hiccups (0 / 0)

    Babyfish gets hiccups ALL THE FREAKIN TIME!  And not for 10 or 15 minutes, more like 45.  It happens several times a day, particularly at that blissful moment where I get the "giant body vs. multiple pillows" ratio just right ...  I tried to describe it to some non parent co workers and all I could think of was "Try to imagine how horrible it would be if there was a little alien in your body with the hiccups, and you couldn't control it, stop it, or excise it."  Their sympathy went up a few notches!

    Oh yeah, and in the last couple of days, my toes have started swelling to resemble little sausages.

    Of course, when I am up nursing every two hours in a month or so, these will be "the good ol' days". Ha!

    • I'm also getting puffy feet and ankles (0 / 0)

      but yeah, compared to nursing every two hours it will be a breeze! And you're still working too! Wow. At least I can drop my daughter off for school for three whole hours everyday at school!

      Those hiccups kill me. I wish I could hold my breath for them, you know?

    • My second (DS)... (0 / 0)

      had hiccups like that all the time.  But, the funny thing is my first (DD) NEVER had them!  I had no idea what people were talking about - I kept thinking something was wrong and I just couldn't feel it. Or they were over-exaggerating!  Now I know she just didn't have them. My DS made up for DD not having hiccups!  And I love your explanation.

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