Can’t believe these kiddos are 6 years old!! It is so amazing to see how they’ve grown and all of the activities they do. Andrea and Brian enjoy being their parents every day and it truly shows. I absolutely love this family! Happy birthday to Jacob and Lizzy!
Make your own homemade pregnancy belly butter to use throughout your surrogacy with this simple recipe. Use equal parts shea butter, coconut oil, almond butter (my personal favorite). Place them, in their separate containers, in a pot of boiling water letting them melt. Once all are melted, mix together in a bowl along with a few drops or capsules of vitamin E and put into glass jar. It stores best in a cool area or place in the refrigerator for those summer pregnancies! – Randi
One of our talented Surrogates, Jessica Fonville, created these adorable cookies!
I wish I could save the cookies for a rainy day but they are so yummy they are always gone within minutes at my house! – Randi
It was a pleasure joining these girls for dinner the other night. Please join me in wishing Shannon many blessings for the joy she will be bringing to her Couple on Monday!! And Jennifer is not too far behind. Early July will mark the day she has helped her Couple complete their family. Breann is looking amazing, as usual, but her delivery is still a couple of months away. Positive vibes your way Girls for speedy and relatively painless deliveries!!
Score one for Technology! Doctors 3D-printed an emergency airway tube that saved a 20-month old baby boy’s life. Read more here:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/23/doctors-3d-print-an-emergency-airway-tube-to-save-a-childs-life/
I am in constant awe of the advances we witness in the fertility field. And to see other areas of medicine making giant leaps for mankind is truly amazing.
One of the many things I love about Dr. May with OCWMG is his ability to make you feel like you are his only patient. He takes his time and brings such comfort and warmth into the room. I saw him at Jennifer’s OB appointment last week and he shared a story with us that I want to share with you. We were discussing the process of the birth, literally, and he mentioned how the way the head is turned in the vaginal canal can affect the process in slowing things down, speeding things up and can even affect the amount of pain. He shared that his wife attended a birth of one of his patients who was a close friend and was watching him closely as she had not been present while he was working before. As soon as the head was present, he turned the baby’s head so he could suction the nose and mouth before the woman completed the birthing process of her precious baby. Afterwards, she asked her husband, “How did you know which way to turn the neck?” He smiled at her and said, “Knowing that is what I am paid for.” Dr. May has delivered more than 10,000 babies to date and he is not slowing down! Thank you, Dr. May, for your wonderful support of the many Building Families’ Surrogate Moms and Couples whom you have helped fulfill their dreams.
I often find Surrogate Moms comparing themselves to other pregnant women in our Group. I remind them that there are so many variables that it is super difficult to determine what is considered “normal” size. I found this article that I thought explained this very well. It mentions such variables as a woman’s height, how long or short her torso is and even how the position of the baby can affect how much she is showing from one day to the next. One important thing to remember is that hitting the maternity clothing stores earlier than you expected doesn’t mean you’re destined to deliver a butterball!! Read more here:
Alma and I showing off our 27 week baby bumps!!!
The WINNER of the Father’s Day Basket Giveaway is……Jessica Armijo!!! Congratulations Jessica!!
Today I am having my 1 hour Glucose testing. Every pregnant woman knows this process of drinking a flat sugary tasting orange or lemon lime beverage in 5 minutes then waiting an hour for a blood draw.