Posts by expat-mama

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I'm having growing concerns about my 3 wk old dd. Maybe I'm reading too much on the Internet about bowel problems in newborns but would really appreciate input. DD passed meconium normally then didn't poop for 5 days. She was nursing...

My newborn nurses ok on one side but doesn't  on the other. My son was the same way with not liking the same breast too. There is something with that nipple- it is flatter and harder to latch and that boob also gets very engorged...

After a dose of castor oil, nipple stim and a day of birth ball bouncing and deep birthy thoughts, I went into labour on April 27th around 8 pm. Irregular but strong contractions all night until we arrived at birth centre at 10 am....

I'm still here. 40+6 for me -woohoo. Dilated only to 2 after two appts with stretch and sweep in the past couple of weeks. I've had accupressure twice. Walking, sex, birth ball bouncing does nothing. Did castor oil last weekend and going...

    Every kid is different when it comes to this, so yep it comes down to a decision about your own priorities and how they fit in with (and how best to accommodate) the personality and temperament of your...

Nope not in labour yet. Baby feels sooo low, I think if I stick my finger in I would feel her at the second knuckle!   It's been 26 hrs since the water/pee incident so I'm going in today. I feel fine, baby is moving as usual...

Hi there  Glad to find this group as I take a break from obsessing in my DDC and the birth threads. DH and I are strongly committed to anarchist ideals but find ourselves continually living in the midst of all we loathe. (We...

Not leaking as far as I can tell. My midwives are in a large clinic. If I call the clinic they'll tell me to come in. Is it necessary to get checked? I'd rather wait but I'm not sure how long before I should do *something*. Still...

I have no experience with my water breaking on its own- I had my sac broken during labour with DS and I don't even remember what that felt like.   Last night, I woke up from a dream after feeling a strong kick/movement and...