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Choosing To Formula Feed

Thursday, August 31, 2006 (Updated: Monday, December 8, 2025)
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Several weeks ago when I had one of my doctor’s appointments to check the status of my gestational diabetes (GD), the OB was very pleased with most of my numbers. He tweaked my insulin doses a bit and encouraged me to keep working at it because …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: Formula & Bottle Feeding | Gestational Diabetes | Perfectionism
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No More Insulin!

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 (Updated: Monday, December 8, 2025)
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At least for now… Yesterday I got to take a bonus trip to the doctor’s because my GD numbers have been doing weird things, I had not felt well at all in about four days, and then Sunday night/Monday morning I woke up shaking in the middle …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: Gestational Diabetes
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First Trimester Deja Vu At 34 Weeks

Sunday, August 27, 2006 (Updated: Monday, December 8, 2025)
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Nobody told me that the end would be like this! I mean, I had read all the info and I knew I would be tired and my ligaments would get loose and it would make it harder to walk. I knew that my feet would swell. I knew my stomach would get sore as …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: Gestational Diabetes
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Time To S-L-O-W Down

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 (Updated: Monday, December 8, 2025)
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Well, pregnancy is catching up with me at 34 weeks 2 days. I didn’t think I was overdoing it, but apparently I am. I’ve had WAY too many contractions the past few days and the doctor said I need to rest. I guess going up and down two …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: Gestational Diabetes

Pros and Cons Of Formula Feeding Your Baby

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 (Updated: Monday, November 17, 2025)
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I am curious to hear from women who made the decision from the get-go that they would formula feed their babies. There is tons of information and testimonials online and in books about breastfeeding, but very little about formula feeding. I am hoping …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: Formula & Bottle Feeding

Quotes About God

Monday, August 21, 2006 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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The great thing, and the only thing, is to adore and praise God. –Thomas Merton It is not after we were reconciled by the blood of his Son that God began to love us, but before the foundation of the world. –John Calvin Once you become …

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All Baby, All Day – Again!

Monday, August 21, 2006 (Updated: Wednesday, May 14, 2025)
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I’ve been emailing with one of the hostesses of the shower I will have this weekend and I told her that I feel like my brain and life is all baby, all day right now. It seems like from the minute I get up until I fall into bed at night …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories
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Sallie Schaaf Borrink

I’m Sallie — wife, mother, just-retired homeschooler, and curator of my home. Our little family lives a quiet and cozy life of home education, self-employment, and pithy exchanges. I’ve been writing here for 20+ years about Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. And I like to laugh. A lot. Start here. ♥

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