--- title: Little Baby Lump | Pregnancy and Baby Blog | Mass General Hospital description: Mass General Hospital | Follow my journey through pregnancy (twice!) and motherhood. --- [![lbl-masthead.png](https://www.littlebabylump.com/hs-fs/hub/188884/file-312550222.png?width=1504&name=file-312550222.png "lbl-masthead.png")](http://littlebabylump.com) ### Follow Me: ## [20 Down, 20 To Go - I'm Halfway There!](https://www.littlebabylump.com/blog/bid/219607/20-Down-20-To-Go-I-m-Halfway-There) Posted by [Pamela Vaughan](https://www.littlebabylump.com/author/pamela-vaughan) Aug 27, 2008 4:54:54 AM I hit an important pregnancy milestone on Monday - the halfway point!� It's hard to believe I only have about four and a half months left before Baby Lump pops out.� I had another appointment Monday, and [Dr. Stagg](http://www.massgeneral.org/doctor/Medical_Professional_Detail.asp?MPR=27858&ON=29919) says everything is looking A-okay.� She also whipped out the tape measure and started measuring my belly this week.� Things are right on track! [![](https://www.littlebabylump.com/Portals/188884/Images/james-and-me.jpg)](http://littlebabylump.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/james-and-me.jpg)If any of you are curious since my last post, I did remember to ask her about the hiccuping sitch.� She said hiccups are a result of an irritation of the diaphragm and speculates that the added pressure of the baby is just causing more frequent irritation.� And no, apparently it's not that common.� I'm just weird. Also, the beach was great!� The weather was perfect, the water was beautiful, and despite James' unwillingness to wear sunscreen and his subsequent sunburn, he had a great first time at the Jersey shore. I've also been looking into some childbirth education classes, since apparently it's about that time.� After some careful thought, I decided I want to give birth naturally.� That's right - no meds for me.� My mom delivered both my sisters and I naturally, so I decided I wanted to be brave as well.� Plus, I love myself a challenge (as if raising the the pending baby won't be enough of a challenge).� Anyway, when my mom basically laughed in my face after I told her I was planning on just winging the natural childbirth thing sans instruction, I figured I'd look into some classes. As of this coming October, [Mass General Hospital](http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/vincent/) will be holding all of their family education courses through [Isis Maternity](http://www.isismaternity.com/), a series of pregnancy wellness centers in Massachusetts, which works out great for us since we can attend classes right in [Brookline](http://www.isismaternity.com/locations) - much closer than downtown at MGH.� I'm hoping to enroll in the [Natural Childbirth class](http://www.isismaternity.com/classes/type/naturalchildbirth) in October, but I'm still banging out the details. 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