Lololol I love shortening things! Haha my hubs name is Paulā¦ Not much I could do with that one! I like bunny!!!
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Iām a little weird. I tend to lengthen things. My dogās name is āQā, after the Star Trek The Next Generation character. I canāt shorten it, so I call him Qbert, Qbertoni or Qbertaroni and sometimes itās Qpeepie! My daughter is Olivia and instead of calling her Livie or something like that, I call her Snickerdoodle , Sweetie Peetie, Luvamuffin, Babycakes and occasionally, Olivia Bolivia (not much rhymes with her name).
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Lolol I have a pitbull names Pete, but she is she pizza or pizza patron, tinker bell the chihuahua is tink bomb, 4 pound jimmi the girl maltese is toodles and Louie my only boy, also a maltese is lucifer. He is really bad. Or screwy Louie! I called Paul my pierogie , Iām polish ! Lol or pumpkin headā¦ Which is why I think my Cooper will be named LPā¦ Little Paul! Lolol I love naming things!!!
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I do the same. Our dog Sydney is generally Sydney Susie-Q, Nickie (Nikita) is Nickie-Nickie-Nick. ?? Alex (Alexandra) is Lexi-lou. Before our dog Bandit passed, I called him Dorito-Bandito. I donāt know whatās wrong with me. 
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Touch in the acupuncture areas are called acupressure. If the body is leaning toward going into early labor, the pressure point will be more likely to be a trigger that.
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Love it!!!
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Yes, Iām a bit familiar with acupressure. No specialist by any means, but I have heard of it.
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Nikki, I think you should skip all massage and exercise except gentle walking, yoga breathing and meditation until the end of your 6th month. Definitely no hot tubs or jacuzzis. With your history, itās better not to take any chances.
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I agree Jean!!! 
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Nikki i believe yoga would actually be wonderful to keep on doing as the baby continues to grow. As you advance into your pregnancy muscles tend to feel tighter and you are more sore so i think yoga will help keep your body stretched and more relaxed. Abd remember the more relaxed you are the happier the baby will be. 
Nik------looks like youāre NAKED riding that cart, watch out for COPS!!!
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Lolololol if I was naked Iām sure I wouldnāt be in much trouble! Lol ļø:heart:ļø:heart:ļø:heart:ļø:smiley:
Thank you so much!!!
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Many prayers for you and baby! Congratulations!!
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Nikki, here I come like the voice of doom. Unplug your dolly oven and do not ever use it as long as you are pregnant or have a child, My husbandās father (Wilhelm Reichhold) was head of the company that developed in Germany after the war all the plastics around us today. The fumes that are emiited when heating plastic are so poisonous! I cringe when I read of persons on the forum baking the vinyl WITH the chemicals in the paints. A cocktail you do not want in your placenta!
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Donāt forget to RELAX. Do relaxing carefree things. Take it easy and donāt worry if everything isnāt perfect. Iāve gotten into car accidents while preg(my mom too) and went rafting and other active stuff. Donāt trip too hard. Practice anti anxiety thinkingā¦lukewarm bathsā¦and watch funny shows and movies. Old cartoons are great.
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Wow, I take a break from the site and come back to find thisā¦Iām SO excited for you, Nikki! A real, live baby- you canāt beat that!! I want to know allllllll the details every step of the way! This is amazing, wonderful, absolutely fantastic news. I feel like jumping for joy 
if I werenāt laying in bed I just might! I wonder if it will be a girl or boyā¦ As long as itās healthy thatās what matters! Iāll have to paint you something to hang in your nursery 
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Heehee, Nikki, You didnāt know you had so many mothers did youā¦lol We all love you and care about youā¦It is going to be hard to do all the things you are being advised about as there are a a lot of conflicting ideas hereā¦Everyoneās body is individual so everyone is right in their own wayā¦Probably the best thing is to talk to your doctor for your particular needs. Some times lots of advise can put too much stress on you and the baby so just relax, talk to your doctor and know that we are all out here rooting for you and your ālittle bunnyāā¦Love and prayers
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Thank you @westernstarr and @becca! I love you guys! I will have to reread all this adviceā¦ Right now Iām still floating on cloud 9!
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Nik, cloud nine is a great place to be--------too bad we canāt live there permanently huh?
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