When people learn about what I do most assume that I breastfed both my children.  This would be the most common and logical thought, right?  Well, this was not the case in my situation.  My life was pretty hectic a few months before I had my first child (almost 12 years ago).  We were moving.  My husband and I drove from the Midwest to California, pulling a U-Haul and I tried my best to take many rest breaks along the way to get the blood moving in my legs and body.  A few weeks after settling in I went for a routine ultrasound and after some long pauses from the ultrasound technician and then a stint in the waiting room I was told I had to go immediately to the hospital.  A blood clot (DVT) was found in my upper thigh.  Fast forward a few days and I was thankfully sent home and instructed to give myself an injection of medication (blood thinner) in the abdomen every day for the remaining 6 weeks of pregnancy and be on strict bed rest.  No fun!

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