I've also learned a little about amniotic fluid recently. I just kind of always thought (and I don't know why) that the baby just swam around in the same amniotic fluid the whole time it was in there. It never occurred to me that something in there made more fluid throughout the adventure. I learned about that through Stine's blog (I mentioned her yesterday, remember) about her miracle baby.
Here's some more info about amniotic fluid from Wikipedia.
The amnion grows and begins to fill, mainly with water, around two weeks after fertilisation. After a further 10 weeks the liquid contains proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and phospholipids, urea and electrolytes, all which aid in the growth of the fetus. Most of the amniotic fluid comes from the fetus's urine. By the second trimester the fetus can breathe in the fluid, allowing normal growth and the development of lungs and the gastrointestinal tract.
Poor babies...swimming around in their own pee and "breathing" it in. You would think that breathing in one's own pee would be bad for one. Apparently not.
It's amazing how everything works together, isn't it? The whole process just proves that God exists, as far as I'm concerned.
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In other news, Butter took me for a walk last night. She pulled so hard at the leash that her loud wheezing was echoing off the houses we walked past. I'm sure someone called Dog Protective Services on me, but I couldn't get her to stop. Even when I started jogging, she was pulling and choking herself. Yes I jogged...probably the equivalent of one time around the block and the whole time, I was thinking, "I did this for over 3 miles straight on purpose? What was I thinking?" Anyway...
When I let her in the house to put the leash on her, she did her regular psycho-hyper-active laps around the house, jumping on all the furniture and leaping off, ears flapping in the breeze. Then on one of her laps, she skidded into the laundry room, picked up a dryer sheet in her mouth and continued running. I swear she'll eat anything. One of these days, I'm going to video tape her so you will all know I'm not exaggerating in the least. She really is disturbed.
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Now that my wife is pregnant with our first child I am far more aware of all that goes on in pregnancy. How could that whole process and miracle be just be happenstance from the big bang.
This whole thing cannot just happen, it had to be created and God thru this shows his creativity. A little person is growing from a microscopic cell. It does not just happen.
Ya got a funny doggy!!
I can't comment on the catheter 'cause I had both kids without an epidural.
Hope your friend has a new baby and is well on her way to forgetting the other sucky things involved in childbirth!
I can't remember if I had a catheter...I was in too much pain >.< I do know that I only got up once to go to the loo. And I'm VERY GLAD that I got an epidural...because I had a c-section! I refer to it as "being thrown on the slab"...
I'd ask for an epidural anyway, cuz I'm not about all that "I want a natural birth" junk. PSH! I'm a sissy with pain.
You know,in my deluded little mind, I think it'd be kind of "cool" to see how long I could go without an epidural (probably about 5 minutes), but I'm sure it wouldn't take me long to fold.
As I was leaving my friend's hospital room today, apparently the lady across the hall was in the throes of labor w/o an epidural, because she was yelling, "Oh Godddddddddddddd!" at the top of her lungs. Either that or she was up to no good in there.
I got scared and skedaddled with my hands over my ears.
The catheter isn't too bad actually. Once you get your epidural, which you want one, you won't even feel a thing!
Mocha does the same thing at home. She goes nuts sometimes running around the house, and her last stop is always Jason- she just has to bite him in the butt!! It's the funniest thing to watch.
Well, I guess I can just be thankful that Butter doesn't have the presence of mind to bite me. I guess if I sat still long enough, she might. She does like to eat...
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