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	<title>Tiger Lily &#187; fetal heart beat</title>
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		<title>Posterior Baby</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had an appointment with our midwife this evening, which went well. I gained a lot of weight this month but I&#8217;m not worried about it. I&#8217;ve been using prenatal diet checklists to make sure I get everything I need in (you can read more about one diet tracker in this post) &#8211; and that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We had an appointment with our midwife this evening, which went well.  I gained a lot of weight this month but I&#8217;m not worried about it.  I&#8217;ve been using prenatal diet checklists to make sure I get everything I need in (you can read more about one diet tracker <a href="http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/ok-it-may-be-the-enemy-but-its-important/">in this post</a>) &#8211; and that means I&#8217;m eating a whole lot.  Now is prime time for baby growth, and I want a fat and healthy baby <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Baby sounds good and I&#8217;m growing well, fundal height is right about on schedule.  Fundal height is the measurement from your pubic bone to the top of your uterus.  It&#8217;s usually right about even with how many weeks along you are.</p>
<p>Our baby&#8217;s heartbeat was in the 150&#8242;s.  I don&#8217;t remember exactly what it was though.  Scott remembers the heartbeat better than I.  He remembered that it was lower last time.  It&#8217;s interesting how variable fetal heartbeat can be and still be all in the range of &#8220;normal.&#8221;</p>
<p>We were also able to get baby position determined today!  Baby is head down (stay baby stay!), but he&#8217;s also posterior.  Posterior babies are often responsible for &#8220;back labor&#8221; which is usually hard labor.  Posterior is when the baby&#8217;s back is along your back, and his/her tummy is facing your front (<a href="http://www.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/baby-position.html">pictures on this page</a>).</p>
<p>What does this mean for me?  It means a lot of not leaning back in my chairs, lol.  It&#8217;s thought that leaning back in chairs makes babies want to recline back right along with you <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />   Doing yoga positions on all fours, such as the pelvic rock, are also good.  I&#8217;m hoping swimming is good too, as I&#8217;d like to do a lot of that in the next few weeks :p</p>
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