Posts by Pippi L.

I gave birth to my first in a basement suite and the owners upstairs definitely heard me. She thought it was great when I told her the baby had been born at home (we were going to tell them before because it was so easy to hear, but the...

Hehe -- my daughter does this, too. Sometimes it makes me want to laugh. I usually give her a reason in simple language that she can understand similar to what you do. I'll repeat it maybe once. Then I say, "tough" and...

Have had insomnia as well though it has gotten a bit better. July and the beginning of August were a nightmare. If I wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back to sleep I try a warm bath. That usually helps and it makes me...

Saturday is my due date. Every time some asks when I'm due and I tell them I get a look or a comment -- except from my BIL. It's his birthday so he's cheering for the 11th.

What a roller coaster ride! I'm so glad to hear he's doing better! He's lucky to have such a perceptive mother!

I'm soo jealous! Mint chocolate chip is my favorite. I almost made my husband go to the ice cream shop the other night at 9pm to get me some I tried to get mint chocolate today at the store and they were out so I got orange instead. I...

No!!! My midwife told me to ignore the instructions because they were so overboard. She said a full bladder would be fine -- just drink enough water to feel it's full and don't go the washroom. I was still uncomfortable because they were...

I had one Sunday. My toddler keeping me up for three hours the night before was probably the cause. Today I feel better. But I still think I'm going to find an excuse to go to the grocery store for chocolate when she wakes up from her...

I was an exchange student when I was 16! I'm still in touch with my family and if I have a boy (I'm due in 5 days) I'm naming him after my host dad. We had some rough times but we got through them. Remember that students will be...

Yep. We're very matter a fact in our family and it came up pretty early. She's seen birth videos and will have the option of being around when the baby is born. To her it's just part of life.