Comments on: 3.14159!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:38:28 +0000

Naked is the only way to sleep! Glad to hear about the CF! You coming to IA for thanksgiving??

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:48:38 +0000

Wow…what a wide variety of topics! I too love baking pies. Oh and cheesecakes too. Never tried the wine bottle rolling pin method, however. But we got like 3 rolling pins as wedding presents. Hell, I could have sent you one of mine!

On the CF front, our RE ran the tests b/c of DH’s family history. He is a carrier, I tested negative. You got some pretty good explanations, but I can add in some statistics that my RE gave me. A caucasian’s chance of being a CF carrier is 1 in 25, and genetic testing will detect about 90% of carriers. So my husband tested positive and I tested negative. Given the above statistics, my chances of being a carrier is 1/250. Now in the event that 2 people are carriers, there is a 1 in 4 chance of a baby will develop CF. So even with my 1/250 chance of being a carrier there is only a 1/1000 chance that we’d have a baby with CF. So the odds are relatively low. Does this make any sense?

By: Geomom

Geomom — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:03:12 +0000

Hi! I’m a long time reader who has never commented before, but I just want to throw in my two cents about the Boppy maternity pillow! I got the same one as you and hated it for the very same reason – UNTIL my belly was really really big and I needed a pillow tucked under it to hold it up when I lay on my side. Then the Boppy was really handy because I could put the short side under my belly, the flat spot between my legs, and the long side under/behind my back for support. I ended up loving the pillow and using it every single night. It was the only way I could rest comfortably toward the end. So don’t toss it out yet!

By: SarahD

SarahD — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:53:41 +0000

I just heard about this V-pillow in the newspaper (http://www.thevpillow.com/) and was thinking of getting one for myself. Something shaped like that might help. I think they’re more popular in Europe.

By: Mary Ellen

Mary Ellen — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:32:30 +0000

It seems like everyone did a pretty good job of answering your CF question. I hope that you and your hubby have an awesome Thanksgiving!

By: Jul

Jul — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:29:16 +0000

Clothes? People sleep in CLOTHES? But… but… it’s… sleep time!

Sensory hyperawareness forced me into naked-sleeping… couldn’t stand the feel of tags, seams, et al. I DID wear those ridiculous socks with discrete toe compartments for a time, to cut down on the sensation of my toes touching one another (some people are kept awake all night by dark thoughts or hard drugs or hot sex… me? Toe-on-toe contact!).

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:09:43 +0000

I can’t sleep with anything on my legs or close to my neck. I can wear a tank top or big shirt and underwear…or nothing at all.

By: All Adither

All Adither — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:20:15 +0000

I wear lots of clothes to bed. And socks. I’m this close to wearing a cap (you know, like ‘ma in her kerchief and I in my cap had just settled down for a long winter’s nap).

By: Laura Lou

Laura Lou — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:28:39 +0000

Have you tried the Snoogle body pillow? I didn’t think I would like a special “pregnancy” pillow at all because I am VERY particular about my pillows, but my friend gave me hers and I LOVED it. It went under my head, between my knees, and up to support the belly. Even better, I could turn over without dragging 17 pillows with me and lie sort of on my back propped up on it. Well worth the money.

Oh, and I’m a tank and undies girl too, glad to know that I’m not the only one with (ahem) flopping issues.

By: electriclady

electriclady — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:36:26 +0000

I wear undies and a tank to bed, or sometimes the tiniest of cotton nighties–I am a Sweaty Sleeper and need the light layer. Then when I go to the in-laws I end up wearing a giant T-shirt and flannel pants because I have nothing else. My MIL gives me flannel pants nearly every xmas because she thinks I wear them all the time.

Even if you don’t have maternity at your ON, they have (or had, last year when I was pg) these awesome yoga pants with fold-over top that are EXACTLY like maternity pants waistbands–I lived in those things.