Introduction

I don't know why it took me so long to think of Usenet, given that
pregnancy message boards on the web have been driving me crazy...

Hi, I'm Rivka, and I'm 19 weeks pregnant with my first.

I'm a 31-year-old psychologist living in Baltimore MD with my
37-year-old husband, who works on a magazine. First baby for both of
us, so we're simultaneously excited and scared.

We're having a midwife-attended hospital birth - and probably a water
birth. So far the pregnancy has gone quite smoothly, except for one
thing. I had scoliosis surgery when I was thirteen, and the incision
from that surgery curves halfway around my body, from my stomach to my
back. In the last few weeks, I've had a lot of pain in the incision
area, mostly when I've been sitting for a while. My midwife thinks
that my ligaments are pulling at scar tissue, which is exactly as
comfortable as it sounds.

But other than that, things are good: I feel well (except for the
pain) and the baby looked great on our ultrasound! I even think I'm
starting to feel her move.

I've been enjoying reading the posts here, and I'm looking forward to
being part of the group.

Rivka
EDD: 4/3/05

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