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Do you eat three meals a day? Or snack continuously? Or (gasp) both?!
I try devoutly to eat three meals---or breakfast, snack, dinner. But back when I was Atkinsing down from 300lb, I usually ate 4X per day. I have also heard of a religious order who ate twice a day---a late breakfast, an early dinner. Then there was my Dad, coffee and no breakfast, lunch and dinner, insane to me. Your schedule----or no schedule?
I eat when I'm hungry, there's no set schedule. I have health issues that tend to kill my appetite when they flare up (which is currently the case), so lately I've only been eating two meals most days - late breakfast or early lunch, and dinner around 7:30. Some nights I'm not hungry and don't even bother with dinner. Believe me, I wish I wanted to eat more frequently - I miss my appetite! But it'll come back, it always does.
I've been a nutritionist for many years, and I can tell you that there is no single ideal number of times per day *everyone* should eat. Each individual's metabolism and hunger cues are different - eat when you're hungry, stop before you're uncomfortably full. For you that may require four meals per day, for someone else, six. For your Dad & me [right now], it's two.
For me it is 3 meals, no snacks, but two of the meals (breakfast and lunch) are vegetable smoothies, vitamins and supplement foods or a small high protein mini meal. My big meal is dinner with wine :) no desserts. I fast a day or two all day until dinner if I am training for a sport.
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Your schedule is one I wish I could get myself to follow.
I eat when I'm hungry, with a few exceptions:
- If I have a business function (e.g. lunch meeting or business dinner or banquet etc.); or
- if I am training for an event like a marathon or a OLY-Tri, in which case I have to constantly consciously try to get enough calories or I tend to drop alot of weight and that usually means eating multiple meals even when I don't really feel hungry.
Aside from those two instances, I just eat when I feel like it and even sometimes I don't even when I do feel hungry because I'm either traveling or busy with work.
3 meals, 2 snacks, generally, especially on weekdays. Weekends are a little more haphazard. But, breakfast is pretty small between 9 and 10, lunch is largeish between 1 and 2, a small snack (granola bar usually) around 230 or 3, another snack (usually carrots and hummus) around 4 or 430, then a pretty large dinner after 8pm usually, sometimes a very small dessert afterwards. I stay under 1800 calories a day most of the time, and this schedule works out well for me.... the only times I feel hungry is the hour or so before my lunch and dinner.
four or five meals a day plus snacks.
then i complain bitterly about how it is SO hard to lose weight.
(p.s. to me, a pint of premium ice cream is a single portion, so that is a snack)
re: westsidegal
Your answer is refreshingly honest! :-D
I'm all over the map. Dinner we usually have a regular meal. Breakfast we may have together at the same time or not...it's not unusual for one or the other of us to eat leftover dinner for breakfast. The rest of the day I graze. I have some health issues and have learned to eat when I'm hungry And stop when I'm almost full.
re: ItalianNana
Another grazer here. Altho', to be honest, in the OP's terms, I (gasp) do both: eat meals and snack constantly. And my jeans are showing the strain. But to be self-righteous, I very rarely eat anything past 6 p.m.
Breakfast is hit or miss but usually just a boiled egg when I do eat it. Definitely lunch and dinner every day and fruit as a snack. My husband eats breakfast, first lunch, second lunch (as I call them), and dinner every day...or complains if he doesn't. He's a 6'4" gym rat though. It's interesting how people eat though. It makes me more sceptical of diets that say you must eat X times a day or X number of meals a day.
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It makes me more sceptical of diets that say you must eat X times a day or X number of meals a day.
See the last part of my reply above :)
re: goodhealthgourmet
Exactly! Eating that's tailored to each individual...revolutionary!
When I'm good (usually during the week), I eat three meals and three snacks. Fruit, yogurt for snacking. Airpopped popcorn for my 9pm snack.
On the weekends, I don't follow strict rules, but still have three meals a day.
I can eat a lot but not at one sitting. I like to eat small amounts of food frequently over the course of the day. Luckily I like most foods cold (except potatoes) so this is pretty easy.
I am definitely a grazer and I have blood sugar issues, so I do much better when I eat small amounts every couple of hours.I hate the feeling of being full or worse, "too" full.
I can't eat first thing in the morning, so I usually eat "breakfast" at about 10 am, then having something at 1, then a snack at 3, then something before I work out at 6-ish, then "dinner" at 8 or 9, then something sweet before bed.
Work sometimes dictates that I eat three meals at set times and frankly, I hate it. That's me, in the meeting, scarfing down almonds and dried fruit.
Breakfast is strong coffee with 1/2 &1/2 and sugar everyday NO food. Lunch is fruit....a couple of home grown oranges if I am hungry or a chopped apple and an orange....I do fix dinner every evening for myself then usually a couple of snacks before sleep....fruit....maybe a piece of toast or a small hunk of cheese. I can not eat three meals a day on a regulated schedule. I eat if I am hungry...that is why I keep fruit.....celery hearts....sliced bell peppers...cottage cheese in my house so I can eat something healthy if I have hunger pangs.I used to have an enormous appetite and was always excited about my next meal but not so much these days.I cannot eat that much now.
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re: westsidegal
recipe for the lentil soup? I was a lot more conscious of my snacking choices and portions when I was tracking on WW, but have been slipping lately. I'd love to have some better options on hand for when I am hungry, instead of endless bags of whoppers mini eggs and cadbury cream eggs.
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1) saute about a quart of mirepoix in a little olive oil until the vegetables start to caramelize (trader joes and whole foods sell this stuff already chopped up)
2) add a bunch of water and add about a cup and a quarter of mixed lentils and yellow split peas
3) simmer about 35 to 45 minutes until the legumes soften
4) add salt to taste (if the salt is added beforethe lentils soften, they will take longer to cook)
5) add a ten ounce bag of fresh, organic, washed, chopped kale (trader joe's sells this in their refrigerator case near the bagged salads)
5) cook briefly until the kale is cooked.
serve and grind some fresh pepper on top.
it's simple, and it's a cheat in that it tastes like MUCH more work has gone into it.
i brought it to a pot luck the other night and everyone raved about it, like it was magic.
when i serve it to "normal" people who aren't dieting, i usually add a little more olive oil on the top of each individual bowl so that they will get is more mouth-feel of fat.
other than halloween, i never let commercial candy in my house. if i'm going to gain weight, it's going to be on valrhona chocolate from france. also, your palate gets "spoiled" and when you see candy bowls of hershey's products sitting out, they will no longer have any appeal to you.
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That's such a good way to say it, "a quart of mirepoix."
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thanks, this sounds great!
re: westsidegal
My lentils always taste *muddy*. My daughter thinks I may be overcooking them. I am going to try to find a good lentil product and prepare it with greens.Wish me luck.
re: Lillipop
try mixing french lentils (smaller, deeper green than normal green lentils)
some red lentils
some yellow split peas
if you live near a Whole Foods market or a health food store that sells in bulk, you can often buy 1/3 to 1/2 cup of each at at time so you don't have to bother storing any.
the mirepoix, the fresh ground black pepper, the salt, and the kale cut the residual muddiness of the lentils
re: westsidegal
I will find some.....they are delicious when prepared well:) Now I am starving!
Surprised by how much everyone's eating schedules vary! During the week I have breakfast either at home before work or after I get in, so between 7 and 9 AM. Then lunch or a snack around 1. If I eat a substantial lunch then I try to eat less dinner even if I am hungry, otherwise its a larger meal around 7. Work really gets in the way of my ideal eating times. I prefer two meals a day breakfast around 10 and dinner at 5, with snacks when necessary.
I tend to graze during the day. Have a moderate dinner at night. I never eat very much at one time. I guess it comes from rarely having the time for lunch and just nibbling at stuff. If I do have lunch it is usually a container of Greek yogurt (Chobani or Liberte') with about 1/4 C. Grape-nuts mixed in.
I've never been much of a breakfast person -- can't eat right after I wake up, so it's 2 cups of coffee, and then a long time of nothing. My lunch/brunch (or whatever you'd call my *first* meal of the day -- breakfast sounds wrong when it's late afternoon) can happen any time after 1 PM, sometimes as late as 4 PM, especially if I had a large dinner and still feel full for most of the following day. Dinner can be as early as 7:30 and as late as 9 PM.
I sometimes snack on nuts or cheese or popcorn after dinner, but shouldn't, really.
So that's pretty much two meals a day, with hardly any snacks in between, save for a few nuts sometimes, or canned sardines in the afternoon if I had an early-ish lunch.
When I am happy with myself, I'm having coffee or tea for breakfast, lunch around 12:30pm a snack at 2:30 or so and then a dinner and maybe a snack after.
When I'm unhappy with myself, I'm grazing all day. I will also do this when stressed at work, as I can use food breaks the way strung out smokers might use cigarette breaks.
For me it's 2 meals with a few snacks on the weekdays. My day starts off with coffee with full fat cream. Sometimes I am nibbly before lunch so will munch on nuts or a few pieces of candy. Lunch is usually early around 11AM. Sometimes I am peckish around 3 so will munch on whatever I can find. Fruit, nuts, small bag of chips (rare so a real treat.) Then dinner around 7-8PM. No dessert or further snacking.
Now on the weekends, 2 meals and no snacking because I have the time to make/go out for a proper brunch around 11AM that keeps me full until dinner. Again no dessert or snacking after dinner.
I do both. 3 meals a day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I tend to eat both on schedule and when I'm hungry. It's just convenient that I'm usually hungry on schedule. I almost always have a snack at 4pm. My co-workers have started calling it "foursies" for me.
Typically, a snack for me would be some fruit and crackers, cheese and crackers, yogurt, a pastry, or when I'm feeling really hungry, a little bit of everything like this.
To risk sounding like dear old Bill "it depends on how you define "meals".
During the work week breakfast is usually an omelet with lots of veggies, on rare occasion a smattering of cheese along with a cup of coffee. Lunch is yogurt and fresh fruit (to me more of snack than a "meal". If hungry in the afternoon I might grab a handful of almonds, peanut butter and apple, maybe an oz. of cheese with a few crackers. Dinner is more what I consider a real meal-a protein, a veggie and a small portion of starch.
Weekends I usually just eat three times a day with no snacks as my midday meal is bigger and I tend to consume more calories at it. We do have nibbles at the cocktail hour too so maybe I do really snack, but later in the day-around 6ish. I am much more active on the weekends (I have a desk job) so tned to want bigger portions.
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I would define your breakfast and dinner as meals, including the 'nibbles' which I would call appetizer or antipasto. I usually eat a *real* lunch, sometimes a snack, or (rarely) nothing at all. As I have a weight issue, I find that allowing myself multiple snacks makes quantity control difficult: 'Oh, I didn't have lunch, I can have a little more' and soon it adds up to more than a *real* lunch.
My eating schedule typically depends on my work schedule. But I very, very rarely eat three meals a day.
I try to eat only when I'm hungry and stop eating before I get completely full. If, say, work starts at 6am or earlier, I'm usually hungry between 11am and noon. Then I won't be hungry again until much later - 6 or 7pm. If work doesn't start until 9am or later I probably won't be hungry until 3pm or 4pm and that may be my only meal of the day.
Vacations, holidays, parties and family gatherings are a bust and I'll usually eat just to make someone else shut up and leave me alone re: food / eating.
My usual weekday schedule is a hearty brunch type meal around 10:30 or 11, then small snacks until dinner, usually at 8 in my house.
I can't eat first thing upon waking up. I usually use that time to have some tea and hit the treadmill, by then I'm thinking about food.
I tend to eat three meals a day, but one of them - generally breakfast or lunch - is always quite small, like one slice of toast & tea for breakfast or an apple and a bit of cheese for lunch. I almost never snack, but when I do it's usually on roasted unsalted nuts.
I eat 7-8 times a day, 3 of those being breakfast, lunch, and dinner and snacks in between. I'm also a workout nut and need my metabolism to be constantly going. I find that when I skip a feeding I get super hungry and make a bad unhealthy food decision.
I am hungry as soon as I wake up so I always have to have breakfast, usually just toast & sardines or a soft boiled egg around 7AM.
Usually hungry by 10ish so a snack of an apple or carrot cheese or hummas.
Smaller lunch around 1 or 2, half a sandwich or salad.
Then another apple cheese or hummas snack at 5pm. Dinner at 9 or so.
I try to keep all my portions on the smaller side. I don't need to seem to eat a lot of food at once just eat all day long otherwise I get cranky.
It's funny by husband can go all day until dinner without eating. When we travel together he is always amazed about how often I need to eat so I always keep nuts or something in the car.
Thanks, everybody! It is perhaps surprising (or maybe not) that the 3-meals norm that I grew up with is followed by approximately nobody. In the era of 'do your own thing', I wonder how anybody co-ordinates meals socially, to eat with other people. And if I ate when I was hungry---well, I'm always hungry! I use mealtimes to limit the quantity I am eating. All of your responses were quite interesting, thank you again.


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Sleeps from 1 to 2 people in 1 bedrooms
Number of bathrooms: 1
Pet Friendly: Yes (1 dog welcome)
Rating: Not assessed
Slade House, Ideford, Devon, England
5 bedroom Cottage, West Country.
Family-friendly and pet-friendly holiday cottage with snooker room and small gym which also benefits from access to an indoor heated swimming pool and pretty gardens as well as an excellent location near to Dartmoor National Park and the coast.
Special features: free internet access, pool (Indoor ), games room, indoor hot tub.
Sleeps from 4 to 9 people in 5 bedrooms
Number of bathrooms: 4
Pet Friendly: Yes (4 dogs welcome)
Quality Rating: (4)
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Next availability: from 22 November 2014 to 05 December 2014;
Alpine Park Cottages, Exeter, Devon, England
3 bedroom Cottages, West Country.
Collection of good quality wooden holiday lodges set amongst 6 acres of parklands and woodlands, childrens play area in grounds makes this a great place for families.
Sleeps from 2 to 6 people in 3 bedrooms
Number of bathrooms: 2
Pet Friendly: Yes (1 dog welcome)
Rating: Not assessed
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Next availability: from 22 November 2014 to 13 December 2014; from 27 December 2014 to 18 July 2015;
Dairy House Cottages, Cullompton, Devon, England
4 bedroom Rural Retreats, West Country.
Two delightful rural retreats in a tranquil setting close to Cullompton, with fishing available on site.
Special features: free internet access.
Sleeps from 2 to 12 people in 4 bedrooms
Number of bathrooms: 3
Pet Friendly: No
Rating: Not assessed
Cider Barn - Quary Hockford Cottages, Tiverton, Devon, England
2 bedroom Barn Conversion, Fringe of Exmoor National Park.
This 4 star rated high quality barn conversion on Quarry Hockford Farm has 2 bedrooms and with country views could be perfect for a rural retreat break in the West Country.
Special features: free internet access, tennis court, games room.
Sleeps from 2 to 5 people in 2 bedrooms
Number of bathrooms: 1
Pet Friendly: Yes
Quality Rating: (4)


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Ok, so I've been a little lame lately. Being 5 months pregnant with a 21month old can take it's toll on how creative one can be. Most of my days consist of cleaning, spending time with my boy, dishes, napping, laundry, picking up toys, and I bet you guessed it, more cleaning. Ok, occasionally I/we get out of the house for some sanity, but it seems far and few between. So when I do get some free time, I usually take a nap, spend some much needed time with my angel Husband, or plan. Yay for planning! Now that baby boy is big enough that I'm feeling him move around and start to kick, I have been going crazy planning where he will be sleeping, getting our house organized for when he comes, packing hospital bags for myself, baby boy, my husband, and a care pack for my oldest.
I've also been planning for Christmas far in advance so I don't have to stress out when I'm 8-9 months pregnant, huge, and uncomfortable. It's sooo much easier to get it done with time to spare, and be able to enjoy the holidays and remember the true meaning behind it all. Thanksgiving isn't just about food, and Christmas isn't just about presents. They are about being grateful for all the bountiful blessings we have been given, spending time with loved ones, helping the needy, and rejoicing over the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. So for me, I love to get things planned, in order, made/bought, and sent a month or two ahead of time so I can not only make the holidays fun, memorable, and magical for my family, but less stressful for me too.
I've been wanting to post the things I've made for Christmas gifts, but that would give away the surprise for the ones I've made them for, so you'll just have to wait until after Christmas. But my Ultimate Pregnancy Check List is something that I thought new moms, or pregnant moms would enjoy. Let me know what you think!
Amy's Ultimate Pregnancy Check List
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Amy's Ultimate Pregnancy Check List
- Breast pump
- 6-8 bottles, nipples, and a bottle brush
- Breast milk bottles, and freezer bags
- Nursing pads (disposable, or washable-get 20, you will use them up quickly in the first months)
- Lanolin cream
- Dresser
- Changing station
- Changing pads (one for home, one for on the go)
- Crib, mattress, bumpers, 3 fitted sheets
- 3 water proof mattress pads (layer 3 under sheet, baby pee's, take sheet off with one pad, put another sheet on, and you're good to go)
- Car seat and base (be sure to have it inspected so it is installed correctly)
- Nursing bras (3-4)
- Nursing nightgown(s)
- Nursing shirts (2-3 for the first months help a bunch for when people come over)
- Nursing cover or large receiving blanket (2, one for living room when guests pop in, and one for diaper bag for outings)
- Toiletries (disposable underwear for first few days when flow is really heavy, and maxi pads for the first week)
- Witch hazel (sore? pour some onto a maxi pad, put it in the freezer, and pull out when you need one)
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Wish list for Baby:
- Diapers (12 per day) cloth?? disposable??
- Disposable wipes
- Diaper rash cream
- Vaseline!! (slather on for the first few diapers, and that sticky mess is much easier to clean off their cute little newborn bums! It also helps prevent diaper rash)
- Rectal Thermometer
- Gas Drops
- Baby Tylenol (for later when teeth come in, or if baby gets a fever at some point)
- Baby teething gel (for later when teething begins)
- Alcohol, bandages, and q-tips for belly button
- Baby Shampoo, cleanser, and lotion
- Baby nail clippers and a glass* nail file (glass is much softer on the babies new fingers and nails, plus, if you're not comfortable using the clippers, the nail file is effective enough, but gentle enough to do the trick)
- small, soft toys for baby to look at or hold
- rattles
- activity mat/ baby gym
- white onesies (12-24 put under baby's clothes, to help hold in inevitable leaks and explosions. White so you don't feel bad about bleaching the heck out of them. :) )
- hand socks/mittens for hospital so baby doesn't scratch up their cute little face
- Winter baby - hats, socks/booties, warm blankets
- Summer baby - summer hats, baby sun block, light blankets
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To Do:
- Make dental appointment (hormones can make cavities more prevalent, best to get checked and be safe)
- Start taking monthly belly pictures
- Baby budget (approx. $6,000. 3 for one time purchases, 3 for on going purchases
- Start a routine to think about and connect with baby
- Talk with daddy about parenting and life after baby comes
- Track food and water intake to make sure weight gain is healthy
- Schedule daily exercise (either personal time for pelvic tilts, squats, and stretching, or sign up for a class i.e.. prenatal yoga, water aerobics, etc...)
- Consider a baby moon (a chance for you and your spouse to have a last hurrah before baby comes)
- Purchase a baby book (or a few for future babies) and combine with pregnancy mementos
- Narrow in on a few baby names
- Go on dates!! (it's important for your and your spouse to stay close throughout the pregnancy so you can talk about life after baby, challenges that may come up, and just to let your hair down every once in a while)
- Sign up for infant CPR and newborn-care classes
- Tour Birth/Delivery Center(s)
- Create a baby registry
- Start a college/mission/marriage fund
- Make baby shower plans
- Send thank you notes
- Get and test carbon monoxide and smoke detectors
- Create a will with your spouse (nothing should happen, but it's good to know who you would like to have take care of your precious little one in case something does)
- Talk about work plans, maternity leave and paternity leave
- Assemble baby gear (crib, bouncer, stroller, car seat, etc...)
- Talk to your baby (you might not have a name picked out yet, but it's good to start a relationship now)
- Stock up on household supplies (better to have it now, to avoid sending an already exhausted husband to the store for a late night pick up)
- Pantry items
- Frozen food/freezer meals
- Toiletries, toilet paper, bathroom items
- Cleaning supplies
- Medicine cabinet
- First aid/emergency kit
- Diapers/wipes
- Clean house, or have it cleaned
- Baby proof and do a safety check (crawl around on your hands and knees, look for anything that could fall, get knocked down, poke or scrape easily, or entangle)
- Ask for helpers for when baby comes
- Get a haircut
- Keep up on car maintenance/ fix anything if needed
- Keep up on home maintenance/ fix anything if needed
- Is your ring tight? (Get a larger temporary ring, or take it off. Much better to not have to get your ring cut off, or worse, have a finger amputated. Yikes!)
- Count fetal movements daily:
- Look at the clock and begin counting every motion your baby makes.
- When you have counted 10 movements, not the time.
- Generally, you should notice 10 movements in 10 minutes, although it may take longer of your child to move or for you to notice the activity.
- Have a little snack if you haven't noticed that much activity; then try counting again.
- If two hours pass without 10 movements, call your practitioner, just in case.
- Make a habit to check in regularly with your little one as your due date gets closer.
- Find a pediatrician (talk about circumcision)
- Write a birth plan. Discuss with your spouse about the option of cutting the umbilical cord, and circumcision. Talk about cost and coverage. Also, make a plan in for a cesarean section. I know from experience it is better to have talked about it than to go in thinking all will be fine. I had a C-section thinking that I would go all natural, talk about it, for your sake!
- Pre-register at hospital or birthing center.
- Sign up for breastfeeding class (knowing from experience, it is better to know before hand how a baby should latch on.)
- Purchase a few different types of nipple shields to try at the hospital.
- Find out where the breastfeeding groups get together, and how often. Make sure you know where to get help if you need it!
- (Also know that it's not always a mother's fault that a baby is not latching correctly. My son had a tight jaw and tongue, and he also couldn't coordinate sucking, swallowing, and breathing. We had to go to a Cranial Sacral Therapist for a few months to loosen his tight jaw and tongue, but as his latch improved my flow became too fast, and he would refuse me after let down. Ultimately we chose to switch to bottle feeding after 2 1/2 months. If you want to breastfeed, do what you can to learn about it now, and make sure you have resources handy. If in the end you are not able to breastfeed, you are not alone, don't get down on yourself! Sometimes it's better for you and the baby to go to bottle feeding, that doesn't mean you are any less of a mother, or that you failed. No matter how you feed your baby, you can still be a wonderful, loving, and successful mom!)
- Pack Hospital bags
- Mom's Bag
- Flip flops for shower /slippers/ no-slip socks
- Breast pads/lanolin/nursing bra
- Nursing pillow
- Paperclip or bobby pin (track which side your on)
- Empty bag and folder for items you get from hospital
- Baby book
- Birth plan
- Pics of family to help through labor
- Shampoo/ Conditioner/ Lotion/ lip balm
- Hair bands, barrettes, pins, comb/ brush
- Toothbrush/ toothpaste/floss
- Deodorant
- Makeup
- Witch Hazel/ Disposable underwear/ Maxi pads
- ID & insurance card(s)
- Hot pack/ Ice pack/ Stress ball (for labor)
- Homecoming outfit (loose)
- Nursing nightgown (so you can be comfortable, but modest when visitors come)
- Bellyband (no one likes to have a floppy tummy after birth)
- Robe (Hospitals are cold, and it's nice to cover up sometimes)
- Towel & Garbage bag for car. Lay the garbage bag over the seat and put the towel over the top. This saves you from cleaning your car if your water has already broken or if it breaks on the way to the hospital.
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- Dad's Bag
- Change of clothes (or 2)
- Pajamas
- Pillow
- Toiletries (toothbrush/toothpaste/deodorant)
- Camera/Video Camera/ Cell phone
- Chargers
- Cash & change (if the hospital's cafeteria is closed, you might want something out of a vending machine)
- Snacks/Candy/Drinks/Gum (for you and him)
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- Diaper Bag
- Homecoming outfit (newborn if small & 0-3 if large)
- Socks/onesies/hat/mittens
- Diapers/wipes/sacks for dirty diapers (6 is plenty, the hospital will provide you the rest that you may need)
- Burp cloth(s)
- Nipple shield & lanolin
- Pacifier & pacifier clip
- Tissues & nose bulb (the hospital usually gives you a bulb)
- Baby nail clippers and glass file
- Blanket/receiving blanket
- Toy or anything you want for hospital pictures
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- Care Pack for older children
- If being watched at home
- List of Emergency contacts (Hospital, parents phone numbers's, pediatrician, poison control center, etc...)
- List of allergies and things they can have instead
- List of foods and activities they like
- List of daily routines (when they usually eat, any special bed-time or nap time routines or things that help them go to sleep)
- If kids are in school, bus schedule and when they need to be dropped off and picked up, plus school lunches or home lunches
- It never hurts to lay out an outfit or two so that it's easy to grab and go
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- If being watched at someone else's house
- List of Emergency contacts (Hospital, parents phone numbers's, pediatrician, poison control center, etc...)
- List of allergies and things they can have instead
- List of foods and activities they like
- List of daily routines (when they usually eat, any special bed-time or nap time routines or things that help them go to sleep)
- If kids are in school, bus schedule and when they need to be dropped off and picked up, plus school lunches or home lunches
- Clothes, underwear, socks & shoes
- Pajamas
- Sleeping bag(s)/blanket(s) & pillow(s)?
- Diapers/wipes
- A few favorite toys/books/coloring books & crayons/stuffed animal/blanket etc...
- Toiletries (toothbrush/toothpaste/floss/shampoo/conditioner/soap/lotion etc...)
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- Know Signs of Premature Labor
- Leaking or discharge (clear, bloody, or brown)
- Loss of mucus plug
- Contractions every 10 minutes or more.
- Cramps with or without diarrhea
- Pelvic Pressure (baby dropping)
- Backache
- Lie down and relax
- Drink water
- Rest & wait, if symptoms don't get better in an hour, call your doctor!
- Lay low if symptoms go away, be sure to put feet up, & talk to your doctor!
- Know Stages of Labor
- First Stage: Start of contractions that cause effacement and dilation of cervix.
- Early Labor - cervix effaces and dilates
- Active Labor/ Transition - cervix dilates more rapidly, contractions are longer, stronger, and closer
- Second Stage: Labor begins when fully dilated and ends with birth
- Third Stage: Right after birth, and you deliver the placenta
- Learn about coping with Labor pains
- Early Labor
- Time Contractions!
- Take a shower or bath
- Listen to relaxing music
- Have a gentle massage
- Try slow, deep breathing
- Change positions
- Drink water, juice or other clear liquids
- Eat light healthy snacks
- Apply ice packs or heat to your lower back
- Active Labor/ Transition
- Massage
- Change positions - if pressure in lower back, get on all fours
- Cool cloth on forehead/ cold pack or warm compress on back
- Rock in rocking chair
- Roll on birthing ball
- Take a warm shower or bath
- Take a walk
- Second Stage/ Pushing Baby Out
- Focus on the fact that the hard contractions are helping your baby move down and out with each contraction
- Stay Positive!! You have made it this far with or without meds. You can make it one contraction at a time. Remind yourself that you are doing a great job and that the baby's arrival is near
- Relax your upper body and focus on pushing where it counts
- Find a comfortable birthing position: Squatting, sitting, kneeling, or hands and knees.
- Practice relaxation and breathing techniques
- Make a plan for when you go into labor (who will you call, where will you go, and at how long will you wait until you go to the hospital)
- Make a list of who to contact when baby arrives w/ phone #'s &/Or e-mails. (Think about delegating to someone who would love to get the word out... i.e... your mom/mother-in-law :) )
- Make birth announcements (paper or electronic)
- Learn what your body will be like after birth and what you can do to prepare
- Wash linens and just enough baby clothes for a few days. If baby is big, you may need to return some of the clothes that were given to you.
- Do exercises that will prepare you for Delivery
- Call insurance to find out when you can add Baby to the policy
- Review Baby Registry
- Review Birth Plan
- Enjoy the last few kicks & the feeling of having baby inside of you.
- Do squats to prep for labor
- Be ready for water to break/ mucus plug/ bloody show
- Take time to rest
- If baby is over due, try tricks to bring on Labor
I hope you like my list! I'd love to hear what you put on your list, reply or send me an e-mail about your pregnancy check lists and things that made life easier for you pre and post baby!
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Key Lime Pie
I had some visitors over the other day, and their favorite pie is Key Lime Pie. I have never made it before, so I looked around for the best ever key lime pie recipes, combined a few, and came up with this. My visitors liked this pie so much they asked for my recipe! I hope you enjoy it just as much.
1 pkg Graham crackers
2 Tbs Sugar
6 Tbs Butter
1/8 tsp Salt
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk (Eagles brand is best)
4 Egg Yolks
1/2 C Lime juice (Fresh or bottled 100% juice)
1/2- 1 tsp lime rind finely grated
1-2 C Whipping Cream
2 Tbs Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1/4-1/2 C. Shredded Sweetened Coconut (optional)
Crush graham crackers until fine, mix in sugar and salt. Melt the butter and pour over the graham cracker crumbs, stir until all crumbs are moistened. Pat firmly into a 9" pie dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. (Cover with foil if you don't want it to turn brown too quickly.) Remove from the oven and cool. Set the oven to 350 degrees.
While the crust is baking or cooling, whisk the sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks until smooth. Add lime juice and rind, whisk until smooth. Pour into pie crust, bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. When the pie is done it should jiggle a little, but still be firm. Cool to room temperature.
Sprinkle the coconut on a baking sheet and broil for 5 minutes, just until golden. When ready to serve, whip the cream just to stiff peaks. Make sure not to whip too much, or you'll get butter. :) Whip in sugar and vanilla. If you like coconut a lot, stir coconut into the whipped cream and top each slice with a small spoonful. If you only want a hint of coconut, instead of mixing the coconut in with the whipped cream, just sprinkle a little on top of the whipped cream right before serving.
My personal favorite is served warm with a spoonful of whipped cream and a sprinkle of coconut.
Serve pie warm or chilled. Serves around 9 (1 inch slices).
Friday, August 1, 2014
German Pancakes
Simple breakfast, but so delicious your family will think you spent hours making it! Great for any day, or for a special occasion. If you're going simple, serve with maple syrup, bacon, and eggs. If your going for a special occasion, dust the german pancakes with powdered sugar and serve with a fruit salad, hash browns, sausage, bacon, eggs, and maybe even a fresh homemade berry syrup/glaze. I know you'll love it, enjoy!
1 C. Flour
1 C. Milk
6 Eggs, beaten
1/8 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Vanilla
Heat the oven to 350. Put butter in a 9" x 13" pan, and place in the oven to melt. In a mixing bowl combine flour, milk, eggs, salt, and vanilla. Whisk together, until most of the lumps are gone. Slowly pour mixture directly over the melted butter in the baking dish. Do not stir in the butter, this is what makes the batter puff up along the sides of the baking pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Serve warm, and enjoy!
Serves approx. 6 people.
Monday, July 21, 2014
Rainy Day
We get a lot of rain here in Georgia. So, even though it's not spring right now, I thought it would be fun to make a little Rainy Day piece. I hope you enjoy it!
Original design created by Amy Stevens
(occasionally available for purchase on etsy-http://www.etsy.com/people/ExpressiveCreativity)
You will need:
Yellow Orange
Beige Red
Dark Gray Green
Blue Purple
2 black seed beads
Ball headed straight pin or stylus
Tin foil
Clay conditioner
1) Head - 11/16" beige ball
Nose - 1/8" beige ball
Hands - two 3/8" beige balls
Collar - 5/16" yellow ball
Shoes - two 5/8" yellow balls
Arms - two 21/32" yellow balls
Hat - 5/8" yellow ball (or more)
Trim - 5/16" dark gray ball (or less)
Sole of shoes- two 5/16" dark gray balls
Buttons - two 1/8" dark gray balls
2) Body: First, create an elongated oval of foil, and cover with the 7/8" yellow ball. Flatten the bottom, tapper the top, and widen the bottom to make a slight bell shape. Flatten the top and insert a 1/2" toothpick for the head. For the trim, roll 5/16" dark gray ball (or less) into a 4" strand. Flatten to desired width (mine is approx. 3/16"), and press firmly onto the bottom of the Jacket. Connect the ends in the back, and smooth the seem.
3) Shoes: Roll two 5/8" yellow balls into elongated oval shapes. Slightly flatten and square out the sides. Pinch the middle of each oval to make a peanut shape, with one end slightly bigger than the other. Insert a 1/4" of a toothpick into the small end of each shoe, and press firmly onto the body/jacket. For the sole of the shoes, roll two 5/16" dark gray balls into elongated ovals. Flatten to the width of the shoe, or less. Match the curvature of the sole to the shoe, and press firmly onto each shoe. Press body firmly onto a flat surface to stabilize the piece.
9) Hat: Roll a small portion of yellow clay into a slight oval, and flatten on a flat surface to create a dome for the center of the hat to rest on. Press firmly onto the head. With the remaining yellow clay, roll into an oval and flatten just enough to help it through the clay conditioner. Insert the clay widthwise into the conditioner to get as close to a circular shape as possible. Once flattened to the desired width, (mine is approx. 1/16"), press onto the top of the head/dome. Curve the front down and around the face. Gently pinch the sides to create a slight flare. Round out the back of the hat down, just past or near the center of the collar.
1) 3/4" to 7/8" balls of each Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, & Purple
Dark Gray - 3/4" ball (or more)
Dark Gray - 3/4" ball (or more)
7 toothpicks
2) Circle: On a piece of parchment paper, draw a circle approximately 4 inches in diameter. Using a pencil or pen, split the circle into 6 even segments. Form each color into a triangle. Using the circle and segments as a guide, flatten each triangle until it fits within each circle segment, without any spaces. (Be sure to wash your hands after working with each individual color, to prevent mixing colors. It is especially important when going from a dark color to a light, or vise versa.) Once each segment is complete, carefully, but firmly press each color together, smoothing out each seam, both on top and on bottom. Be careful not to blend or smear the colors. Place over your circle guide to make sure the circle is even.
3) Support: Flatten 5/8" dark gray ball slightly, and press firmly onto the center of the umbrella. This will be the underneath part of the umbrella. Turn the umbrella over, and cut 6 toothpicks to be just 1/4" shorter than the length of each seam. Press each toothpick into the dark gray ball on the underside of the umbrella, and press up against the umbrella to make it stable. Roll a small amount of dark gray clay into a strip. Find the center of each toothpick, and place the strip across each toothpick and press into the clay on each side of the toothpick to stabilize each segment. Once the frame is stable, you can form the umbrella to your desired shape. I draped the middle of each color down between each set of toothpicks.
4) Handle: Flatten 1/4" gray ball and Press firmly onto the center top of the umbrella. Press the last toothpick up through the bottom just enough to be stable. Don't push it too far or it will pop up through the top of the umbrella.
5) Hole: Press the handle of the umbrella into the hands of the boy, just to where you know it will be stable to be held after baking. Remove from his hands.
6) Bake: Follow directions on Sculpey clay packaging. (275° F (130° C) 15 min per/ 1/4" (6mm)) Cover your baking sheet with parchment paper or use a silicon sheet. And be sure to place the umbrella upside down on top of some polyester batting (quilt batting) to prevent it from collapsing or having any flat spots after baking.
(Word to the wise: Be sure to purchase a thermometer for your oven to make sure it is at the correct temperature. Let it heat up for at least 30 minutes or longer. To test your oven, take a plain piece of clay and form a disc 1/2" wide by 1/4" tall and bake in your oven. Always open windows and turn on ventilation. It's normal to smell slight fumes, but if you begin to smell a lot of fumes, or see smoke, your oven is toooo hot! Remove it from your oven, set your oven for 10° lower, and try again with a different disc of clay.
Also, if you are using a lighter color of clay, it has a tendency to brown or burn, so before you bake it... cover the pan with tin foil, just like you would a turkey. :) Also, once your items are done baking, turn your oven off and crack the door with a wooden spoon, but allow your pieces to cool in the oven. This will also help prevent cracking because it will let the items cool off evenly and gradually.)
Also, if you are using a lighter color of clay, it has a tendency to brown or burn, so before you bake it... cover the pan with tin foil, just like you would a turkey. :) Also, once your items are done baking, turn your oven off and crack the door with a wooden spoon, but allow your pieces to cool in the oven. This will also help prevent cracking because it will let the items cool off evenly and gradually.)
Savory Glazed Carrots
Having a little one that is picky about vegetables can be tricky. I found a recipe off of the food network, changed it slightly, and they turned out beautifully. I fed these to my son, and he just gobbled them up! I hope you enjoy them as much as my son did.
1/2 C. Chicken broth
1 Tbsp. Butter
1 Tbsp. Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. dried parsley
4-5 Large Carrots
Salt & Pepper to taste
In a small skillet, combine water, broth, butter, brown sugar, salt, and parsley. Turn on medium heat. While broth comes to a light boil, cut carrots into small circles. Add Carrots, cover and simmer over low heat, just until tender. Approximately 5-6 minutes.
Uncover the pan, add salt and pepper to taste and reduce the liquid to a glaze, about another 3-5 minutes. Serve warm, and enjoy!
Serves 3-4 people.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Easter Instructions are Done
Just giving you a little update on the Easter Bunny, Chick, and Basket. All instructions are finally up, and available for those of you who want to make it. You can visit the post here:
Easter Bunny, Chick, and Basket
I hope the instructions are helpful, and that you enjoy making this adorable Easter decoration.
Come back soon to see what's new!
Easter Bunny, Chick, and Basket
I hope the instructions are helpful, and that you enjoy making this adorable Easter decoration.
Come back soon to see what's new!
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