Posts by RoseRedHoofbeats

Oh man, bbq chicken sounds so good! With corn on the cob and a fresh salad and some pineapple! I could SO go for some of that!   I am definitely looking forward to my summer birth, the berries will be in full season around...

I had poly with my first baby, too- a lot of the same complications- posterior baby, AROM, long labor, hemorrhage from stretched out uterus, etc. However, you're NOT any more likely to have it with this pregnancy than you were with...

I'm doing dual-care with the CNMs at the hospital I gave birth at last time, since those prenatals are free and I can get all my tests and ultrasounds for free. My homebirth midwife is willing to see me less often to reduce what I'm...

Oooh you know what sounds good? FUNNEL CAKE.   ~Rose

Yes. Very normal. I cry at the drop of a hat all through my pregnancies. I cried watching Lord of the Rings (which I've seen about 20 thousand times) and not during any of the actual sad scenes, but at the BATTLE scenes because they...

I'm seven weeks and I'm starting to feel uncomfortable in most of my pants. I've taken to wearing lots of yoga pants. =P ~Rose

They're wrong that you have to wait six hours before nursing. Hale's lists it as an L2, which is comparable to a B risk in pregnancy, which means it is safe to nurse right after. There are lots of other NSAIDs that could help, maybe...

I lost my mucous plug at 37w6d, and was gave birth at 38w2d. So, it can take a few days!   ~Rose

Seconding another test. If you hadn't gotten your fertility back early before, and you've been practicing all the rules for LAM, it is very unlikely that you could get pregnant- but possible!   ~Rose

I had one like that in my last pregnancy, and while it got the job done, it wasn't very comfortable or useful once my belly got really, truly huge.   I'm getting this one this time:...