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Naked Reader Book Club Discussion: Playing With Fire, Edited by Alison Tyler (July 26, 8-10 PM EST)

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Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by Petite Valentine
I've never had a kid, so I can only imagine. I must confess though, I love it when you can actually see the baby kicking. It must be very uncomfortable for the mom, but it's pretty cool to look at.
it depends on exactly where they kick, if its right near your belly button, it doesnt hurt to much because its very fleshy, but when its near bones or major organs you get the stabbing pain
07/26/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Wondermom
LOL it is worth it once they are here though.
That's what I keep hearing
07/26/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by Kristina Wright
Oh, I'm fully informed-- and I did see Pregnant in America, read Ricki Lake's book and a bunch of others. I intended to do natural childbirth but ended up with C-section with my first baby (who is now 19 months old) after a failed induction. ... more
ahh, as long as you are comfortable and know your choices
07/26/2011
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
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Originally posted by Kristina Wright
Oh, I'm fully informed-- and I did see Pregnant in America, read Ricki Lake's book and a bunch of others. I intended to do natural childbirth but ended up with C-section with my first baby (who is now 19 months old) after a failed induction. ... more
That's rough. I did the first 21 hours of my first child naturally, then drove an hour and a half to the hospital to have them decide to induce me and demand that I have an epi. The second one, I planned for the epi, did it in the hospital from the start to avoid the drive when I was already halfway there, and the whole thing was awesome.

I hope that it goes smoothly for you this time.
07/26/2011
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
I will say, from a combination of experience and observation, that a scheduled C-section (when there are clear reasons--my second son was in breech position and very big) is much easier on everyone than long labor first and then a C-section. But either way the baby makes everything worth it.
07/26/2011
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
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Originally posted by Kristina Wright
Oh... wow. Thanks for THAT image.
Lol. Sorry, it's how I felt.
07/26/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
Pin drop.
07/26/2011
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by Ivy Wilde
That sounds terrifying! I'm glad everything eventually worked out. I hope you have a much easier time of it this go round. ::sending positive thoughts your way::
Thank you! I am in such a better place mentally for this pregnancy that I'm totally chill right now. Honestly, the induction was infinitely worse than the C-section. I actually recovered fairly quickly from surgery, never took any pain meds (still have a full bottle of Percoset they gave me, ha!).
07/26/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
Lol. Sorry, it's how I felt.
I just felt like a beached whale with the sun beating down on it, the summer was nice nice to me and I looked like I was ready to pop at 30 weeks!
07/26/2011
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
Alright guys, I have to go. My son just walked in and told me the air conditioning is going to make him puke, (it wont, he just wants my attention) so I need to deal with that.

Love you all! Can't wait for the next meeting!
Ciao!
07/26/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
Alright guys, I have to go. My son just walked in and told me the air conditioning is going to make him puke, (it wont, he just wants my attention) so I need to deal with that.

Love you all! Can't wait for the next meeting!
Ciao!
Have a great evening Emma! Thanks for joining us!
07/26/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
Alright guys, I have to go. My son just walked in and told me the air conditioning is going to make him puke, (it wont, he just wants my attention) so I need to deal with that.

Love you all! Can't wait for the next meeting!
Ciao!
LOL see you later!
07/26/2011
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
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Originally posted by Kristina Wright
Oh, I'm fully informed-- and I did see Pregnant in America, read Ricki Lake's book and a bunch of others. I intended to do natural childbirth but ended up with C-section with my first baby (who is now 19 months old) after a failed induction. ... more
Oh wow this sounds so so similar to what I went through... BP high.. pitocin wasn't working, i spent 12 hours on it..but did finally dilate enough. But never ever would I do pitocin again. I ended up taking a couple shots of Demerol because the pain Pitocin contractions wore me out, I couldn't rent, I never would have been able to push.

I will be thinking good baby pushing thoughts for you!

We were busy chatters tonight!

Don't forget we'll be back here Aug 9 with Sacchi Green and oh look, another Alison Tyler book! G is For Games... so come back and play with us!

ALso, we're starting a little game of of our own... how many friends can you bring with you to the meeting??

Anybody who brings a friend to the meeting next time will get a free Cleis title of their choice..not just for themselves, but for their guests as well! Yay, Free Books!
07/26/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Oh wow this sounds so so similar to what I went through... BP high.. pitocin wasn't working, i spent 12 hours on it..but did finally dilate enough. But never ever would I do pitocin again. I ended up taking a couple shots of Demerol because the ... more
Wow! Cool! Can I play?
07/26/2011
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by Wondermom
ahh, as long as you are comfortable and know your choices
Lol... thank you! I'm 44, had my first baby at 42. I feel like I could write a book on conception, pregnancy and delivery at this point.
07/26/2011
Contributor: Petite Valentine Petite Valentine
Is Alison still here?

I'm curious, what was the thinking on "Just Add Water" being part of a Fire collection? I'd love to hear the editor's take, but anyone can weigh in.
07/26/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Oh wow this sounds so so similar to what I went through... BP high.. pitocin wasn't working, i spent 12 hours on it..but did finally dilate enough. But never ever would I do pitocin again. I ended up taking a couple shots of Demerol because the ... more
ooh, now I need to convince someone to attend!
07/26/2011
Contributor: Petite Valentine Petite Valentine
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Oh wow this sounds so so similar to what I went through... BP high.. pitocin wasn't working, i spent 12 hours on it..but did finally dilate enough. But never ever would I do pitocin again. I ended up taking a couple shots of Demerol because the ... more
Neato!
07/26/2011
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
That's rough. I did the first 21 hours of my first child naturally, then drove an hour and a half to the hospital to have them decide to induce me and demand that I have an epi. The second one, I planned for the epi, did it in the hospital from ... more
Thank you, Emma! I love hearing birth stories-- every one is different!
07/26/2011
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
I have to go now, but not yet to bed. Mored editing work to do and decisions to make on my in-progress short-short story anthology Girl Fever. See you in a couple of weeks!
07/26/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Wow! Cool! Can I play?
I'm wondering the same question!
07/26/2011
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Wow! Cool! Can I play?
Yeah...anybody can play..and by the way, you get a free book for every friend you bring..but I SHOULD mention that... it needs to be somebody new...or someone who has not come to a meeting for at least ... two months.

No bringing each other! lol
07/26/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by Sacchi
I have to go now, but not yet to bed. Mored editing work to do and decisions to make on my in-progress short-short story anthology Girl Fever. See you in a couple of weeks!
bye Sacchi!! Thank you for being here as always!
07/26/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Sacchi
I have to go now, but not yet to bed. Mored editing work to do and decisions to make on my in-progress short-short story anthology Girl Fever. See you in a couple of weeks!
Thanks for joining us Sacchi! We love having you here! Have a wonderful evening.
07/26/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Yeah...anybody can play..and by the way, you get a free book for every friend you bring..but I SHOULD mention that... it needs to be somebody new...or someone who has not come to a meeting for at least ... two months.

No bringing each other! lol
oh darn lol I guess sam isn't my date then
07/26/2011
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
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Originally posted by Sacchi
I have to go now, but not yet to bed. Mored editing work to do and decisions to make on my in-progress short-short story anthology Girl Fever. See you in a couple of weeks!
Bye Sacchi - see you soon!
07/26/2011
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by Sacchi
I have to go now, but not yet to bed. Mored editing work to do and decisions to make on my in-progress short-short story anthology Girl Fever. See you in a couple of weeks!
Good night, Sacchi! And I want to publicly thank you for stepping in to moderate the book club while I'm gone! You're the best!
07/26/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Oh wow this sounds so so similar to what I went through... BP high.. pitocin wasn't working, i spent 12 hours on it..but did finally dilate enough. But never ever would I do pitocin again. I ended up taking a couple shots of Demerol because the ... more
I just told my husband that he will be attending the next meeting.
07/26/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by Ivy Wilde
I just told my husband that he will be attending the next meeting.
oooh good idea lol
07/26/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
And I need to go as well. I have hungry critters to feed. It's been fun. I look forward to the next meeting.
07/26/2011