Posts by mamachiquita

I had my first at 20 and my second, who is 7 weeks old, at 24. We are done having children now, as my DH had a vasectomy a couple of weeks ago. We started early because we like being young parents. I also think it will be fun when our...

Just wanted to add that you may think that he doesn't enjoy the sling because he may fuss and fight it if he is really tired, but you need to just keep walking and bouncing and eventually he will settle down. At night my little guy...

Have you tried wearing him down in the sling? My now 4 week-old son was the same way. He wouldn't nurse to sleep, he would just scream and spit my nipple out, and when he did happen to fall asleep at the breast, he would still seem...

Well, we didn't have the GBS test done - we were having a homebirth, and I wouldn't have taken antibiotics even if the test was positive. We ended up having to transfer to the hospital for complications during the birth, and they were a...

Well, I've always used 2 tsp. per cup, so my tea is a medium brown color. I have noticed that whitish dist stuff, too, and was shocked to buy some the other day that was pure green - it must have been very fresh. Anyway, it sounds like...

Milk4two, it is perfectly safe to take chlorophyll and a prenatal with iron. Liquid chlorophyll actually doesn't contain a great amount of iron (if it has any even), but as a side note it does contain a good deal of copper which is...

My midwife recommended liquid chlorophyll to me when my hemoglobin came up short around 28 weeks or so. I took it for awhile and felt fabulous, but then ran out and was lazy about getting more. I'm 39 weeks right now and I'm thinking...

I can't see why a midwife would be hesitant to see you with your conditions. You are definitely smart to interview a midwife before getting pregnant, though, just to be sure. My midwife actually likes meeting with clients before...

My midwife just asked me to drink 14 oz. of my choice of orange or apple juice an hour before my visit. I didn't have to fast beforehand or anything. I guess that this amount of juice is equivalent to the same amount of glucose contained...

I don't know, I drink 2 cups a day (with two teaspoons RRL infused per cup) and I don't have any swelling. Actually, the only side effect that I have noticed is that if I drink it on an empty stomach, I get extremely nauseous. Good luck...