# A tiny beating heart **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 13, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222 "2008-03-13T05:36:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/21 "2008-03-13T14:50:51Z")
So cute! Best wishes to your little bug, hopefully she’ll stop making momma feel so ill soon. In the meantime, get everything ginger you can find for her. Teas, candies, the works. A coworker of mine swore by ginger teas when she had morning sickness her entire pregnancy. They probably have a good selection of things over there in Japan, right? ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/22 "2008-03-13T14:56:18Z")
So happy for you! Sickness is a good sign, keep offering frequent bland snacks and ginger ale. Hope this one stays cute and well behaved for a good long while! ---
**Author:** ![beanpod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/23 "2008-03-13T15:08:04Z")
I’m so happy for you guys. I’ve lurked through your threads, hoping the best for you. I’m really glad things are going well. If it’s ok with her doctor, I second ginger for nausea. Ginger pills (just capsules filled with powdered ginger) work wonders for my motion sickness, which is completely different from morning sickness of course, but it might help settle her stomach. You do tend to burp ginger, but in my book it’s better than puking. Of course, maybe nausea is a good sign. (On preview: **irishgirl** would know more about it than me, and she agrees!) My mom was puking the entire time with me, (there’s a horrible story involving popcorn) and I arrived 7lbs, three days late, and healthily pissed off. _…stickystickysticky…_ ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/24 "2008-03-13T15:55:10Z")
_stickystickysticky_ Yay! It’s so good to hear things are going well. _stickystickysticky_ ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/25 "2008-03-13T15:57:43Z")
Woot…that’s some fantastic news! Lookin’ good, little Beta-chan…keep sticking! ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/26 "2008-03-13T18:39:08Z")
Awesome post!! Sending sticky thoughts at you and the Mrs. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/27 "2008-03-13T18:57:52Z")
I know I drove home from my first ultrasound in a daze…there was a \*person \* inside me! She’s sticking good. I was going to suggest Velcro, but I don’t think you’ll need it. 😉 I’m sorry The Wife is so tired, but I’m glad you’re there to help. _Thinking hard about glue, rubber cement, duct tape…_ ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/28 "2008-03-13T19:05:03Z")
Yeehaw! A beating heart is awesome! Congrats on being well on your way to being a new dad like myself! At the stage your little one is at, we referred to our young’un as “Peanut”, because that’s basically what size she was and what she looked like. I’m not sure what the Japanese equivalent would be. “Soybean”? As for the puking, what helped my wife the most was a drug called Reglan, which apparently promotes peristalsis (the muscular contractions that keep food moving in the right direction). Worked well in her case (when she remembered to take it), but I wouldn’t worry about it unless the vomiting gets out of hand or she has trouble keeping weight on. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/29 "2008-03-13T19:20:03Z")
**slypork** brings up a good point. Talking to your baby a lot will definitely make your voice a soothing thing after she’s born. When I was pregnant, I read about a certain tribe in Africa who had a tradition that each mother would make up a little song for her baby before it was born and sing it to the child throughout its childhood. It would be the person’s secret song their whole life. So that’s what I did; although I stopped when he got big because the song was shamelessly fuzzy-wuzzy. 😉 Ginger is very good for all kinds of nausea; both morning and motion sickness. You can cut up the root and pour boiling water over it to make tea with a little sugar. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/30 "2008-03-14T03:15:11Z")
The very best of sticky, good vibes are flying your way for your family. And cherry blossoms, just for the heck of it, and because spring is coming. And spring is good for all young growing things. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/31 "2008-03-14T03:19:00Z")
_severely embarrassing squee noise_ Look at those little arms and legs! Stay sticky, Beta-chan! ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/32 "2008-03-14T03:26:27Z")
Someday Beta-chan will say, “Daddy, why is my baby book so thick?” And you’ll say, “It’s because I printed out all of the Happy Birthday emails your Doper Aunts and Uncles sent.” Best, Happiest and Stickiest Wishes to you! ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/33 "2008-03-14T06:18:43Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] Fingers are still crossed here, and sticky thoughts are still being sent. [/QUOTE] Fingers, hell. I’m crossing every appendage I got. And sticky thoughts, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Maui\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/34 "2008-03-14T06:43:41Z")
[QUOTE=Max Torque] At the stage your little one is at, we referred to our young’un as “Peanut”, because that’s basically what size she was and what she looked like. I’m not sure what the Japanese equivalent would be. “Soybean”? [/QUOTE] Or even better, with all the sticky thoughts being sent to Beta-chan..maybe “natto”. 😃 Natto-chan! ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/35 "2008-03-14T10:10:41Z")
[QUOTE=brujaja Ginger is very good for all kinds of nausea; both morning and motion sickness. You can cut up the root and pour boiling water over it to make tea with a little sugar.[/QUOTE] And if you add a slug of lemon juice, you get the sharp flavour that lots of people also crave in pregnancy! Yum (good for colds too). ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/36 "2008-03-14T12:36:13Z")
I am, at this very moment, sending the very best sticky thoughts I can muster! I’m _so very_ happy things are going this well for you! ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/37 "2008-03-14T12:40:06Z")
Awwwww…! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/38 "2008-03-14T14:07:28Z")
YAY! I’m so happy for you. The pictures made me cry. (It’s post-partum hormones, I swear!) ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/39 "2008-03-14T19:09:31Z")
So cute! I’m still sending sticky thoughts your way, too! And, looking through the rest of your pictures, my god that kid is going to be so good-looking! Your wife is growing a heart-breaker, I can tell! ---
**Author:** ![Caractacus\_Pott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-beating-heart/441222/40 "2008-03-14T19:33:27Z")
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