*dated to the 17th*

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Now that she was in her third trimester, her apointments were to be several times a month rather than just once a month. She didn't know which would be more exhausting: the check ups or the actual pregnancy.

The 'new clinic' didn't help her feel any better. Sure, it was cleaner than she'd imagine a victorian clinic would be, but it still had a sort of 'horror movie' feel to it: or maybe she was just being worried over nothing.

It didn't help that the clinic was now outside the compound, and the streets were so tricky and slippery that even with a cane and Max's help she wasn't entirely sure of her balance. Hell, Hanzo was even tempted to go with her as a means of support to prevent accidents, but she was admement against it: she may be as large as a whale but she refused to see herself as an invalid.

Thank god she made it to the clinic without anything happening. The direwolf at her side created a few shocked stairs from the 'locals' but either they were getting used to her or Sonya was just good at ignoring them, either way he didn't create that much attention. He remained at her side while she took a grateful seat in the waiting room, rubbing her back as she waited for one of the doctors to be available.

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"None of it is made for comfort or practicality," Aidan agreed. Granted, a lot of modern clothing wasn't made for that either, but people generally had more of a choice in what they could wear.

"Not really, just the usual cautions about being careful, especially with the snow and the ice on the ground. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Not just if you need it, but if it makes comings and goings reasonably safer. Not just for obvious reasons either. If you break something now, there will be complications later if you want to breast feed."

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Sonya frowned, wondering but scared to ask.

She asked anyway. "What do you mean, complications?" She supposed she would breast feed. There were bottles in the children's office, but it wasn't like there was any formula to be had.

She wanted to know as much as possible about any 'complications'.

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"If you breastfeed, you're going to experience a decrease in your bone density as it is," Aidan explained. He hadn't meant to worry her, although it was good that she was concerned. It was easy to tell that she already loved her children.

"It makes it especially hard to heal breaks. Some of the time it's recommended that you don't nurse if you have a broken bone."

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..

Now why didn't any of the pregnancy books mention that.

"Well, that's just fan-fucking-tastastic." She muttered, mostly to herself: as though Hanzo and Max weren't given enough reasons to mother hen her, now she has to be careful how she walks.

"Right," She said to him. "So I need to up my calcium and vitamen D intake intake," She felt a little proud that she wasn't so ignorant on nutrition. "And work on weight training as soon as I can."

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"You usually don't hear about it, because it rarely happens or becomes an issue," he reassured her. He doubted that it would really be an issue.

"But if you're concerned, just do what you mentioned and a few months after you stop nursing, you'll be back to normal levels."

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She nodded, not responding on the 'rarely happens' issue-knowing her luck, she would be nine months to the day of being pregnant and end up breaking something.

"If that's everything, I'll be seeing you later." and not sooner, she prayed, carefully standing up.

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"It is everything," he said with a nod, making a few notes on the chart. Hopefully everything would hold off for her until the island returned to normal. It wasn't likely that there would be any problems, but it was always best to play it safe.

"And try not to worry too much? My wife gave birth in a lot worse conditions than even this and everything went fine."

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"That's what've I've been trying to tell myself-not to worry I mean, not about your wife." Though she was certain there were women who gave birth in worse conditions-after all, women have been having babies since they first started living in caves.

"Until next time." She said before leaving the clinic, Max returning to her side as soon as they stepped out.