Posts by expat-mama

I have a history of anxiety and have been able to cope for the last several years without meds- sometimes it's been really hard, other times it's ok. I'm nearing the end of my pregnancy with LO #2 and things are a lot more difficult and...

Wow exciting stuff going on!  I think this girl has turned from breech to head down too! Yey! I'm feeling hiccups all the time by my left hip so that's a pretty good sign and when I do yoga these days I feel a big bum under my...

This has given me lots to think about. I'll probably be back here as I get my thoughts together.    One thing I'm trying to figure out is the distinction between stimming and repetitive and restricted play. For instance,...

make appointment for house cleaners to come and do top-to-bottom clean incl windows put together sidecar crib, change table still need to arrange sidecar safely buy new & bigger fridge wash...

I've gotten different advice about this.   My son seems to cycle back and forth into and out of periods where his repetitive play is more and less. When it is in the more cycle, he could happily sit for hours and hours at a...

Thanks- yes DS has been on a gluten-free, soy-free, casein-free diet now for almost a year (with one break to see if it was making a difference- it was!).   Others have said the same thing about OT- What kind of OT did you do...

Right here with you. Funny-  like a PP I kind of also think our weird start with DS's feeding is somehow one of the root causes of his crap sleep. I had trouble breastfeeding DS at first and he was born just under 9 lbs but...

WOW this sounds exactly like my MIL! Yikes.  She would beg to change diapers and do a happy dance when she could! She was so disappointed that we didn't just give DS bottles and want him to stay overnight at her place ALL the...

DS came naturally but took his sweet time at 41 wks 5 days. He was a hair under 9 lbs.   I'm hoping baby girl comes in RIGHT around 40 wks. That would be perfect timing for us. I don't want an early surprise before my mom...

I understand what you mean about the culture- DH actually did his PhD in Canada. Pestering may be the wrong word- whatever the POLITE equivalent of pestering is worked for DH in Canada. lol. DH is really good at politely...