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[Ogress]

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You're Backk!!!! Glad to see you!

 

[Ogress]

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You're Backk!!!! Glad to see you!

Oh, that reads a bit odd, doesn't it. I just saw that JB posted without reading what it said. So sad about your uncle, Clover. Glad you are posting again JB.

 

[RedReiner]

dang it...I had to call a neighbor and tell them their husky was on my fenceline watching my chickens for the second time... I know they will confine her but now she knows they are here. she has been here before tearing up my garbage...snarled at me when I chased her off. they chained her up and came over and cleaned up my garbage. she better stay home...they cant replace what I have...

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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I am sorry.

 

[Zgoatlady]

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Can you get hotwire and put around them,maybe that would help? Also let them know how much Pure English Orp are to replace. I know they really cant replace the love we have for them. But maybe it will scare them a little..

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Invest in some electric fencing and a "bull" strength charger. There are many websites on how to string the wire just so for different predators....it works and you can sit back and watch/hear her get zapped and laugh. Or, keep your birds locked up--OR get a pellet or BB rifle with a scope and when she even tries to get after your birds, pop her one. Just don't hit her eyes.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

double post

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

I actually ran into my doctor at Wal-Mart this morning (small world and what perfect timing?) and told her I was worried sick. She reassured me that with my age, the quad screen test results (which were the lowest possible outcomes) and everything else being "normal" on the ultrasound that the heart thing will probably resolve itself on it's own before the baby is even born and will probably be healthy in every other way.

It made me feel a little bit better but of course, I'm still worried.

I will probably still request amino just to put my mind at ease. I have read that the mother being stressed will transfer to the fetus and can also have a negative impact on the growing baby....sighs....so I think just to put my mind at ease and allow me to enjoy my pregnancy, rather than be a nervous wreck with worry for the next four months I should do it.

 

[Zgoatlady]

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It is hard. I had to be bed ridden the whole PG with my DS, they did have me go to Seattle twice a week to get ultra sounds done to make sure he was growing. Thats what killed me every time theyd say oh look at how cute the baby is its so happy. I finally said STOP saying anything, it was killing me inside to know I could loose him at any time. I had bleeding that was bad! He was born 3 months and almost a week early.
When I layed on the couch all day I would just talk to the baby ( We didnt want to know if it was a boy or girl). We got to know each other very well. Id tell him what the future held for it and how much we both loved him... Than of course in the hospital he had heart sugery and other things that happend. He is doing great now, he's 20 and a stink...

Be calm for her and tell her all about the birds and how she will get to be in 4-H and all the stuff she will learn. It will be ok...

 

[SadieSue]

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Well that was a "chance" meeting that was meant to be. Funny sometimes what the universe sends us just when we need it. That's some pretty encouraging information and echos much of what a few others have been saying. Good to watch and see what is developing so that an expectant mother can be prepared and counseled beforehand if need be.
And of course you're still worried. This is where it starts and will never end for you and your child's lifetime together!

The amnio was an experience in itself and presented a whole other adventure for me, but did reassure me once the test results were back. However it was just one of the many conversations I would have with my daughter before she was born. I was watching the monitor and could see where they were inserting the needle. Darn curious baby started to move too closely to the needle so they had to pull it out and reinsert. I told her to be still and leave that thing alone!
After the second insertion, she did.

Good girl.

I also agree it would be best for you to have your mind put at rest so you can enjoy your pregnancy. Once most of our initial testing was done I was fairly laid back right up to her C-secton birth. I had one of the calmest, sweetest babies ever who loved to cuddle, napped for 3 hours at a time, and slept through the night at just 5 weeks.
It's about time you and your little baby girl started enjoying the "honeymoon" phase of your pregnancy. We'll all be waiting to hear what happens on Tuesday.