Posts by mizlizzy

What's gotten my through 2 upstate NY winter pregnancies is a garage sale men's xl down vest from LL Bean worn over heavy sweaters. I am tall and it was long enough and big enough. I liked knit wool ponchos for spring and fall, these...

I just turned 38. My daughter is turning four. Partner has two older kids 19 and almost 17 who visit in the summer.   My midwife could give a whit about AMA, I do not think it has ever come up. She is pretty much awesome in...

With my 4 four year old we call her/him "New Baby". She just dressed her stuffed cat in New Baby's clothes, and even put a cloth for a diaper and a baby hat. So cute! When I do the hypnobabies tape when you meet your baby I call...

Hi InLove2009! I am in Upsate NY. I can get canned sour cherries at Wegman's, a fantastic local chain that stocks tons of international and orgainc stuff. They are imported from Hungary. Our local cherry crop was totally lost last...

I thought this would be fun to share- I'll start. I have been really, really into fruit, despite it being the middle of winter and 10 degrees here. Grapefruit, pomeganates, fresh pineapple, and sour cherries (in a jar) especially....

Me four for just staying on the mothering forum here. I never login to FB, it is easier for me to just come here. Facebook has a pretty bad record w privacy issues, I feel posting here is more private and secure and I can be more...

I echo what coalifetime has said, and I want to encourage you to find some support local to you, cause there is only so much strangers on the internet can do. It sounds like you are feeling really panicky, and overwhelmed, but there is...

I just started doing the Hypnobabies CDs at night to relax, and that have been really wonderful so far. I hope to keep up using them for the rest of my pregnancy, I'm planning a VBAC.   Doing Yoga in the morning from a DVD if...

Thanks for the ref on Simplicity Parenting, I'll check that one out. One book I got from the library and read during my first pregnancy that had a huge impact on how I parent is called:   Dear Parent: Caring for Infants with...

I spend about $40 a week for a family of 3 omnivores, NOT including a once a year bulk meat purchase from a farmer, twice a year purchase of organic bulk brown rice, coconut oil and organic corn masa purchase and $25 a week CSA in the...