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[quote=Anonymous]I wish I had known that there's a lot you can't know. I did a lot of reading and research on childbirth and it lead me in certain directions that in hindsight were the exact opposite of what I wanted - because my reaction to certain drugs was not what the books lead me to believe. I beat myself up for a while for not guessing right about what I should have asked for, but I was only going with the knowledge I had at the time. Pregnancy and childbirth aren't just things you do correctly, they're things you learn from. Also, and this is real advice: go for walks. Start doing it early, don't wait until you feel better to make it a habit. I got such terrible gas cramps from my pregnancy that I genuinely believed I was having a miscarriage - I'd never felt that badly before. It turned out that the only thing that helped (didn't fix) my nausea also helped with gas - get out in the air and walk.[/quote]
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