Posts by dogretro

I was just coming to post this, I felt mine for the first time last night! 10ish weeks here. Def not gas :) I was laying on my back in bed at night, that's always been the best time to feel my babies. Moved around quite a bit for a...

I don't have much helpful except to say that soon you will have more energy and your breasts will probably hurt less. For a guy, it's this whole new weird responsibility thing that they maybe thought they could handle smoothly and are...

I had a natural hospital vbac w/ my second child. First was scheduled breech c/s, so there was no reason to believe a vbac would be unsuccessful. That said, I did heavily consider a hbac, but did not pursue it b/c I had never given...

Our family is v laid back academically and we follow a lot of Waldorf stuff. Will be homeschooling, may purchase W curriculum around age seven, not sure. Unschooling for now. DD1 is almost 4 and she can do almost everything on that...

I have not. With dd2, they did not see me until 12 weeks anyway, so there is no rush imo. This time, dh is not sure about a homebirth (it would be our first). Until he decides, I'm not calling anyone. If that means I'm seven months, so...

I'm hoping for a homebirth, but dh is not completely sold on it. I already had my unmedicated vbac, so I know I can do it. Have a hb midwife lined up, but until he decides, I'm not seeing anybody.

I'm trying to get dh on board w/ Jasper, too, heehee. We have serious naming difficulties as our tastes are complete opposites in this area. If we have a third girl, poor thing will never get named!

So sad to hear this, ladies :(

Ibuprofen is NOT acceptable during pregnancy! http://arthritis.emedtv.com/nsaids-(nonsteroidal-anti-inflammatory-drugs)/nsaids-and-pregnancy.html Codeine, vicadin, and percocet are okay, which is weird. Tylenol is also okay,...

I think it's also important to stop and think about what life is like for the average school-attendee.  Math class isn't WOW SHABANG every day. There is one, two if lucky, major field trips per year. Yes, you rotate rooms, but all...