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Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers
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ok, I used to post in TTC with amber, dreamer, blen, mela, lulu, indy, pandora, (ebree, I think you were in and out at that time)... Got married right around when Indy did. (edited to take this part out... I think it was too obvious)
LOL this is kind of fun. Although I'm not so great at riddles
LOL this is kind of fun. Although I'm not so great at riddles
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Courtney: Congrats!!!! Welcome to the world, Alila Marie!!!! You look so serene and lovely. Can''t wait to hear your story. Hope you are feeling good.
CDT- We are having a hard time with boy names as well. Luckily, DH and I agree, but I don''t feel like any of our choices are "the one". And I have been through every name book and website and I just don''t feel like there are any names out there that I haven''t thought of. We do have one that has stayed consistently at the top of the list, and two others that are always "on" the list, but nothing definite.
November- I feel your pain re: work clothes. I also have to dress professionally and it''s been really frustrating. I could get away with my "fat" pants until about week 20 and it seems like every day one more pair didn''t fit and I would just sit in my closet in despair. It''s been SO much better since I finally bit the bullet and bought actual maternity pants. I ended up having to spend more $ than I wanted to at Pea in the Pod, simply because I couldn''t find any appropriate work stuff elsewhere.
Amber- I don''t understand your "friend". You said she''s preggo, right? So why is she mad at you, and why would she say she hated pregnant people? I mean, besides the obvious fact that she''s unbalanced, of course. Be grateful you have this toxic person out of your life. You feeling boy, huh? I could see that. Though I still always think of you when I see "your" girl name.
Sweet Pea- Welcome and congrats!
Pandora- Sorry about DH''s gran.
CDT- We are having a hard time with boy names as well. Luckily, DH and I agree, but I don''t feel like any of our choices are "the one". And I have been through every name book and website and I just don''t feel like there are any names out there that I haven''t thought of. We do have one that has stayed consistently at the top of the list, and two others that are always "on" the list, but nothing definite.
November- I feel your pain re: work clothes. I also have to dress professionally and it''s been really frustrating. I could get away with my "fat" pants until about week 20 and it seems like every day one more pair didn''t fit and I would just sit in my closet in despair. It''s been SO much better since I finally bit the bullet and bought actual maternity pants. I ended up having to spend more $ than I wanted to at Pea in the Pod, simply because I couldn''t find any appropriate work stuff elsewhere.
Amber- I don''t understand your "friend". You said she''s preggo, right? So why is she mad at you, and why would she say she hated pregnant people? I mean, besides the obvious fact that she''s unbalanced, of course. Be grateful you have this toxic person out of your life. You feeling boy, huh? I could see that. Though I still always think of you when I see "your" girl name.
Sweet Pea- Welcome and congrats!
Pandora- Sorry about DH''s gran.
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Gah, sweet pea you are making me mental trying to figure out who you are!! LOL! I am going to go back and see who was around at that time... but CONGRATS! I'm so sorry for the stress you must have been feeling in the last year, but here you are! Yippeeeee!Date: 4/30/2009 3:34:47 PM
Author: sweet pea
ok, I used to post in TTC with amber, dreamer, blen, mela, lulu, indy, pandora, (ebree, I think you were in and out at that time)... Got married right around when Indy did. (edited to take this part out... I think it was too obvious)
LOL this is kind of fun. Although I'm not so great at riddles
ETA I know who you are! I am just so so happy for you!
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Quick drive by, as I''m tired and want to try to cat nap:
CONGRATS COURTNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alila is just beautiful (she totally looks like a girl, ya know!?). Really looking forward to your birth story and I''m just so happy that she is safe and sound in your arms. Love to the new momma and your families!
Um, quote of the day, courtesy of Amber " I''m so cute now, like a daytime prostitute" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Welcome Sweet Pea! I have my suspicion on who you are...but if I "out" you, then it will defeat the purpose of going undercover! Will you "come out" as your real pseudonym when you go public with your pregnancy?
nighty night. Back soon.
Oh, Pandora - is it wrong that I''m jealous of your BH? haha. I don''t have those...just a really squirmy and strong baby.
CONGRATS COURTNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alila is just beautiful (she totally looks like a girl, ya know!?). Really looking forward to your birth story and I''m just so happy that she is safe and sound in your arms. Love to the new momma and your families!
Um, quote of the day, courtesy of Amber " I''m so cute now, like a daytime prostitute" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Welcome Sweet Pea! I have my suspicion on who you are...but if I "out" you, then it will defeat the purpose of going undercover! Will you "come out" as your real pseudonym when you go public with your pregnancy?
nighty night. Back soon.
Oh, Pandora - is it wrong that I''m jealous of your BH? haha. I don''t have those...just a really squirmy and strong baby.
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Congratulations Courtney! You and Alila look positively wonderful.
robbie- you have my sympathy! I am sooo ready for a baby, but unfortunately my career is not
Medicine is still an incredibly oppressive field for women, despite half of new docs being female. Hopefully things will change as we move up the ranks, but right now- I will quote from a recent message board about pregnant docs-
"That''s what this discussion is about: burdening your professional colleagues with your personal choices. Understand that. To see it any other way is not indicative of a lack of sensitivity on the part of those on my side of the discussion, but perhaps more indicative of the fact that some women labor under the impression that they can "do everything" well (i.e., be a good doctor, be a good mommy, and be their best at both... while inherently expecting everyone else to share their burden without asking them). It is also indicative of selfishness. Sacrifices. You gotta make choices. Decide what''s more important to you: being a doctor or being a mommy."
And much, much worse too. ugh.
Date: 4/30/2009 2:05:08 AM
Author: robbie3982
It''s 2 am and I can''t sleep. I went to bed around 8:30 and I''ve been up since about midnight. I just keep thinking about the stupid FMLA/STD mess and then I get all stressed out. I''m going to be exhausted at work today
robbie- you have my sympathy! I am sooo ready for a baby, but unfortunately my career is not
"That''s what this discussion is about: burdening your professional colleagues with your personal choices. Understand that. To see it any other way is not indicative of a lack of sensitivity on the part of those on my side of the discussion, but perhaps more indicative of the fact that some women labor under the impression that they can "do everything" well (i.e., be a good doctor, be a good mommy, and be their best at both... while inherently expecting everyone else to share their burden without asking them). It is also indicative of selfishness. Sacrifices. You gotta make choices. Decide what''s more important to you: being a doctor or being a mommy."
And much, much worse too. ugh.
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Yup! And surprisingly so did DH!! I said, let's have twin boys and name then Stone and Rock. He said...SURE!
as we all know...easy to say when you're not SERIOUSLY looking for a name.
But seriously. I love Stone. It's cool, solid, nature-y (which is always a fave for me) and totally masculine.
Stone Cargo.
Ooooh.
Too bad we've kinda "agreed" on Romeo for a boy. Um, Stone and Romeo...can you THINK of two more opposite names?
ETA: WHAT ARE WE HAVING!??????? Sometimes I lose my sh!t when I think about the baby coming so soon and getting the BIGGEST surprise of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mela''s post above has had me thinking...I chose my prenatal (from the store, not a prescription) partially because it has DHA & EPA in it. But now I''m wondering how much is recommended. Mine has 300 mg DHA and "max 30 mg" EPA. I''m wondering if I should supplement with a separate DHA/EPA/Omega vitamin. Is there any amount that is not recommended to exceed? And what other supplements do you all take? I''m a vegetarian, so I know I have to be careful to get enough B12 (prenatal has 60 mcg, 1000% RDA) and all preggos need lots of folic acid (prenatal has 1000 mcg, 250% RDA). Are there any other vitamins/minerals that I should be looking into?
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Courtney, she''s lovely, and you do look great! Congratulations!
Sweet pea, how wonderful! I swear it''s some kind of law of the universe that the month when you think it can''t happen and therefore don''t worry about it, you conceive! We didn''t try for as long as it sounds like you did -- five months -- but it was the month that DH''s back hurt so much I had to take him to the urgent care center and I was on antibiotics for strep throat that we conceived. We didn''t BD a single time until my fertility monitor suddenly said O two days earlier than every other month, and that was quite a pitiful attempt due to our conditions. And voila! Baby!
Actually though, it may not be totally random in our case. DH is a cyclist -- mountain and road -- and rides at least ten hours a week. At that high of a rate he may actually affect his sperm counts, so maybe him not being able to ride and us not BDing at all until O meant he had a better store than usual. Something for us to keep in mind in the future.
Sweet pea, how wonderful! I swear it''s some kind of law of the universe that the month when you think it can''t happen and therefore don''t worry about it, you conceive! We didn''t try for as long as it sounds like you did -- five months -- but it was the month that DH''s back hurt so much I had to take him to the urgent care center and I was on antibiotics for strep throat that we conceived. We didn''t BD a single time until my fertility monitor suddenly said O two days earlier than every other month, and that was quite a pitiful attempt due to our conditions. And voila! Baby!
Actually though, it may not be totally random in our case. DH is a cyclist -- mountain and road -- and rides at least ten hours a week. At that high of a rate he may actually affect his sperm counts, so maybe him not being able to ride and us not BDing at all until O meant he had a better store than usual. Something for us to keep in mind in the future.
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Congrats Courtney! You and baby both look beautiful! Can you give the rest of us some tips on how to look so good in photos so soon after birth? LOL. I have a feeling I''m not going to like any pictures that I''m in.
Sorry for being a crappy thread follower lately ladies. I''m just so stressed out about everything. Last night I''m pretty sure I was having contractions. It felt like period cramps and they were coming in waves. I think I had about 3 in an hour (I thought I was just crampy from digestional stuff at first so it might have been more) and then I started freaking out. I told DH that he needed to get me water and we needed to start timing them. I didn''t have any more after he got me the water so it could''ve just been that I didn''t drink enough yesterday (I was in meetings all day so I drank much less than normal), but my guess is that it''s the stress on top of that. I''ve had major break down crying sessions the last 2 days (once at work to my boss
). I have my meeting with HR in an hour. I''m really hoping that I''ll feel more relaxed about everything after talking to them. I''ve had good experience with the 2 I''ll be speaking with. One is actually the one who hired me.
Sorry for being a crappy thread follower lately ladies. I''m just so stressed out about everything. Last night I''m pretty sure I was having contractions. It felt like period cramps and they were coming in waves. I think I had about 3 in an hour (I thought I was just crampy from digestional stuff at first so it might have been more) and then I started freaking out. I told DH that he needed to get me water and we needed to start timing them. I didn''t have any more after he got me the water so it could''ve just been that I didn''t drink enough yesterday (I was in meetings all day so I drank much less than normal), but my guess is that it''s the stress on top of that. I''ve had major break down crying sessions the last 2 days (once at work to my boss
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Date: 4/30/2009 7:04:16 PM
Author: icekid
Congratulations Courtney! You and Alila look positively wonderful.
Date: 4/30/2009 2:05:08 AM
Author: robbie3982
It''s 2 am and I can''t sleep. I went to bed around 8:30 and I''ve been up since about midnight. I just keep thinking about the stupid FMLA/STD mess and then I get all stressed out. I''m going to be exhausted at work today
robbie- you have my sympathy! I am sooo ready for a baby, but unfortunately my career is notMedicine is still an incredibly oppressive field for women, despite half of new docs being female. Hopefully things will change as we move up the ranks, but right now- I will quote from a recent message board about pregnant docs-
''That''s what this discussion is about: burdening your professional colleagues with your personal choices. Understand that. To see it any other way is not indicative of a lack of sensitivity on the part of those on my side of the discussion, but perhaps more indicative of the fact that some women labor under the impression that they can ''do everything'' well (i.e., be a good doctor, be a good mommy, and be their best at both... while inherently expecting everyone else to share their burden without asking them). It is also indicative of selfishness. Sacrifices. You gotta make choices. Decide what''s more important to you: being a doctor or being a mommy.''
And much, much worse too. ugh.
Ugh, that''s awful! No one at my work has come out and said anything like this to me, but I think that my boss thinks that I''ll be coming back to work a ton of overtime (unpaid since I''m salary) and travel at the drop of a hat again after my leave is over. I think work-life balance is sooo important, especially in these times where it''s almost impossible to be a one-income family and not be struggling. I''d much prefer to quit work and become a stay at home mom once baby is here and devote myself 100% to it, but it''s just not in the cards for me right now and may not ever be. I don''t think that should mean that I have to devote myself to work 100% and ignore my family either though. This is another one of the things I''m really stressed about. How it''s all going to balance when it''s time to go back.
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I''m a big believer in supplements. Good for you for thinking of this Natalina.
I would up your intake of Omega''s. I don''t know about a daily max - but you''re nowhere close to it with your prenatal.
I also take:
1) Calcium Magnesium Cirtrate
Calcium 600mg / Magnesium 300mg (with Vit D 10 mcg)
Citrate is the easiest form to absorb into your body. Mine comes in a liquid. I love it...and it helps with leg cramps too. This is the most important IMO, since women are prone to osteoporosis later in life anyways. I think every woman should take Calcium/Mag daily.
2) A probiotic - Acidopholus Bifidus
I only take one capsule per day, which is half of the recommended intake and equals approx 2.5 billion units of active cultures. These you keep in the fridge
and help a lot with any digestional issues and yeast build up. blech.
Hope that helps
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Happy Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I''m having a great day so far! Our new bedroom furniture just got delievered!!! whoohooo!!!. We had not gotten the set to fit our king sidze bed and have been talking about finishing our room ever since we got married!. It''s well on it''s way now!
. I told DH I wanted to finish everything that needed to be done around the house before week 20 (the house is still not all done/decorated). After that I''m devoting myself to the nursery for the little gummy bears!
We got this bed + extra-wide dresser. We wanted to use our current nighttables, but it doesn''t look like they match veyr well...although it may be ok...
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p5875/index.cfm?pkey=cwood%2Dbeds%2Dheadboards
Anyway, that''s my news!. My DH went on a camping trip and took the camera, so no Belly picture from me (plus mine is pretty boring anyway!)...but come on ladies, let''s see some bellies!!!
Well, I''m having a great day so far! Our new bedroom furniture just got delievered!!! whoohooo!!!. We had not gotten the set to fit our king sidze bed and have been talking about finishing our room ever since we got married!. It''s well on it''s way now!
We got this bed + extra-wide dresser. We wanted to use our current nighttables, but it doesn''t look like they match veyr well...although it may be ok...
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p5875/index.cfm?pkey=cwood%2Dbeds%2Dheadboards
Anyway, that''s my news!. My DH went on a camping trip and took the camera, so no Belly picture from me (plus mine is pretty boring anyway!)...but come on ladies, let''s see some bellies!!!
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Courtney I am so, so happy for you. Alila is as beautiful as her name, and you look great. I''ve felt a special excitement for you because we were so close in due dates. Again, so happy for you.
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So much has happened for us in the past two weeks. We had a memorial service for Natalie this past Monday which was very nice. We''re flying to California next Tuesday and will have another service for her there as well for my husband''s family. I had my two week PP checkup yesterday and my incision is healing well, even with an infection setback last week (antibiotics cleared it up though.) In the past two weeks I''ve seen my OB twice, and the maternal-fetal specialist twice. Doctor appointments are the hardest just because there are so many pregnant ladies around, and I have so many memories of being in those waiting rooms while being pregnant.
The final autopsy results have not come back yet, but after doing blood tests the specialist told me that he is confident about what happened to Natalie. We had a maternal-fetal hemorrhage causing Natalie''s blood to mix with mine -- this caused my anti-D antibody to shoot through the roof, and they passed to her through the placenta. This caused very rapid, acute anemia/blood loss for her. I''m relieved to know that she lost blood and would have gone unconscious, and that she didn''t feel pain as a result of what happened.
Besides losing her, the hardest thing that we''ve been dealing with is our options for future pregnancies. With the hormones still going through me, my body just wants a baby very badly right now which is tough to deal with. The only thing that gave me any comfort was thinking that my husband and I could try again soon. After speaking with the specialist and knowing what happened to Natalie, our options have had to shift a bit. My antibody levels went so high, and Rh sensitized pregnancies only get more severe each time -- and since stillbirth is the most serious complication/result of an Rh sensitized pregnancy, we don''t have any room for escalation. So if my husband and I just tried again, we have a 50/50 shot of the next baby being Rh+ and having the same end result. This time at least they would know how quickly my immune system mounts a response, and they would try experimental treatments (plasmapheresis, ivig, blood transfusions for the baby, etc.)
After discussions with him, the best option seems to be IVF with PGD. Since my husband is heterozygous for Rh+, our embryos have a 50/50 shot of being Rh+ or Rh-. Using PGD I can just be implanted with Rh- embryos, which would eliminate the severe complications of my Rh factor. I still have an anti-C antibody, but it was tested and did not even change after the hemorrhage, so my immune system is not as reactive to it, and it does not pose nearly as large of a threat to the baby. We live in Maryland so are close to Shady Grove fertility clinic, and my specialist called the head of Shady Grove today and explained the situation. They have never done PGD to test/filter out Rh anti-D, but it has been done in research papers and the director said they could certainly do it, and the specialist said that Shady Grove was very enthusiastic about the prospect of being able to do it. My specialist also wants to be the primary for me in my next pregnancy, so I won''t be going to an ob-gyn next time which is strange. It''s so crazy how so much can change in such a short period of time -- last August I was all set on midwives and doulas, and nine months later even a regular ob-gyn is out of the question. Also, with Natalie we got pregnant on the first try... I never thought I''d go to a fertility clinic and do IVF. We will do whatever we have to do to have a healthy baby in the future. All of this is a ways off as they would like me to wait 6 months before conceiving after a C-section, and I think right now my husband and I may choose to wait a few months more than that, as we''ll be saving more money to make sure that I can leave my job comfortably. So maybe I will be back in the preggo thread next Jan/Feb.
I will say that I was surprised that doctors brought up "trying again" and called us in for appointments to discuss "future pregnancies." Almost as soon as we had Natalie and though my heart was broken, I was ready to try again as soon as we could. Like I mentioned before, your recently pregnan t body wants a baby so badly! I wanted to ask how soon I could get pregnant again yesterday at my 2 week appt, and was afraid the doctors would think that I was absolutely nuts. So I was very surprised that they called us about it a week ago, and we went to the specialist today to specifically talk about future options. It makes me feel less crazy that I would try again as soon as I could, and my husband has been fully on board as well. Anyway that is my super long update. The husband and I are hanging in there. Now somehow I just need to grieve for Natalie and get other baby stuff off of my mind until we''re ready. We''re going to spend the next few months going to counseling and just trying to get better and healthier and take care of ourselves. When you''ve been pregnant for 9 months, have read all of the books, have a nursery, and have prepared so much -- to not have the baby feels like someone has slammed on the brakes -- we feel completely lost and really don''t know what to do with ourselves. We''re going to work on finding some hobbies to just take up some of the time. It''s hard for me to look at this thread sometimes, but other times its not. Still wishing you ladies lots and lots of luck.
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So much has happened for us in the past two weeks. We had a memorial service for Natalie this past Monday which was very nice. We''re flying to California next Tuesday and will have another service for her there as well for my husband''s family. I had my two week PP checkup yesterday and my incision is healing well, even with an infection setback last week (antibiotics cleared it up though.) In the past two weeks I''ve seen my OB twice, and the maternal-fetal specialist twice. Doctor appointments are the hardest just because there are so many pregnant ladies around, and I have so many memories of being in those waiting rooms while being pregnant.
The final autopsy results have not come back yet, but after doing blood tests the specialist told me that he is confident about what happened to Natalie. We had a maternal-fetal hemorrhage causing Natalie''s blood to mix with mine -- this caused my anti-D antibody to shoot through the roof, and they passed to her through the placenta. This caused very rapid, acute anemia/blood loss for her. I''m relieved to know that she lost blood and would have gone unconscious, and that she didn''t feel pain as a result of what happened.
Besides losing her, the hardest thing that we''ve been dealing with is our options for future pregnancies. With the hormones still going through me, my body just wants a baby very badly right now which is tough to deal with. The only thing that gave me any comfort was thinking that my husband and I could try again soon. After speaking with the specialist and knowing what happened to Natalie, our options have had to shift a bit. My antibody levels went so high, and Rh sensitized pregnancies only get more severe each time -- and since stillbirth is the most serious complication/result of an Rh sensitized pregnancy, we don''t have any room for escalation. So if my husband and I just tried again, we have a 50/50 shot of the next baby being Rh+ and having the same end result. This time at least they would know how quickly my immune system mounts a response, and they would try experimental treatments (plasmapheresis, ivig, blood transfusions for the baby, etc.)
After discussions with him, the best option seems to be IVF with PGD. Since my husband is heterozygous for Rh+, our embryos have a 50/50 shot of being Rh+ or Rh-. Using PGD I can just be implanted with Rh- embryos, which would eliminate the severe complications of my Rh factor. I still have an anti-C antibody, but it was tested and did not even change after the hemorrhage, so my immune system is not as reactive to it, and it does not pose nearly as large of a threat to the baby. We live in Maryland so are close to Shady Grove fertility clinic, and my specialist called the head of Shady Grove today and explained the situation. They have never done PGD to test/filter out Rh anti-D, but it has been done in research papers and the director said they could certainly do it, and the specialist said that Shady Grove was very enthusiastic about the prospect of being able to do it. My specialist also wants to be the primary for me in my next pregnancy, so I won''t be going to an ob-gyn next time which is strange. It''s so crazy how so much can change in such a short period of time -- last August I was all set on midwives and doulas, and nine months later even a regular ob-gyn is out of the question. Also, with Natalie we got pregnant on the first try... I never thought I''d go to a fertility clinic and do IVF. We will do whatever we have to do to have a healthy baby in the future. All of this is a ways off as they would like me to wait 6 months before conceiving after a C-section, and I think right now my husband and I may choose to wait a few months more than that, as we''ll be saving more money to make sure that I can leave my job comfortably. So maybe I will be back in the preggo thread next Jan/Feb.
I will say that I was surprised that doctors brought up "trying again" and called us in for appointments to discuss "future pregnancies." Almost as soon as we had Natalie and though my heart was broken, I was ready to try again as soon as we could. Like I mentioned before, your recently pregnan t body wants a baby so badly! I wanted to ask how soon I could get pregnant again yesterday at my 2 week appt, and was afraid the doctors would think that I was absolutely nuts. So I was very surprised that they called us about it a week ago, and we went to the specialist today to specifically talk about future options. It makes me feel less crazy that I would try again as soon as I could, and my husband has been fully on board as well. Anyway that is my super long update. The husband and I are hanging in there. Now somehow I just need to grieve for Natalie and get other baby stuff off of my mind until we''re ready. We''re going to spend the next few months going to counseling and just trying to get better and healthier and take care of ourselves. When you''ve been pregnant for 9 months, have read all of the books, have a nursery, and have prepared so much -- to not have the baby feels like someone has slammed on the brakes -- we feel completely lost and really don''t know what to do with ourselves. We''re going to work on finding some hobbies to just take up some of the time. It''s hard for me to look at this thread sometimes, but other times its not. Still wishing you ladies lots and lots of luck.
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