Posts by expat-mama

I think I'll also cross-post this in Life with a Babe to cover my bases.   I'm looking for ideas for special toys and activities to go into a box/basket that I'll take out for my 2.5 yo (he'll be almost 3 when DD arrives) when...

 mee tooooooooooo!!!   Especially would to hear about binders that work well for short-waisted mamas and those that are ok in hot weather.   Let's hope we get some good info! Thanks for starting this thread...

Quote: Originally Posted by alaskanmomma  If you're not a planned c-section/there doesn't become a need for an emergency c, are you going to do any natural labor inducers or wait it out until things happen naturally?...

Quote: Originally Posted by cyclamen  We did start DD going to be on her own about two weeks ago.  She is still mostly sleeping in our bed and not hers, but bedtime now is a story and a kiss goodnight and then...

Hi, I'd really appreciate the wise input of some mamas who know about this stuff. I know you are out there- I've periodically checked out this section of the forums and have seriously marveled at the knowledge of and dedication to this...

Quote:   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...

Ok I'm sold on the belly binding! Anything to help that "my guts feel like they are floating around in there" feeling. I lost weight easily and quickly after DS but found it really hard to tighten the jiggles. This seems like it...

Can someone pls point me to the thread about belly binding? This is (most probably) our last baby so I'm very motivated to get my body into great shape. After DS I kind of just felt like, well I'm just going to do this all over again...

We have a first name. We also are picking 2 middle names (tradition in DH's and now our family). I thought it would be cool if DD had the same initials as DH since their first names will start with the same letter. Initials are J.Z.S....

Hey there, long-time lurker, infrequent poster here!   Back in my July 2010 ddc I remember we started a thread where people posted their lists of stuff they needed to do before baby arrives and could go back to update on...