Posts by MaerynPearl

Mine (CNM - homebirth) would normally be covered, except she was working at the Hospital for a while and my insurance will not accept her as a homebirth midwife until August of next year (after her sabbatical, which ends this august,...

My DD2 was born "late" and the same size as her brother and sister who were born "early" or "on time" oddly this has continued. My son is always 50/50 for height/weight. Always. He's like the perfect example of what the average kid...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jodie  Appointment with midwives today!:) We are all paid up.   Don't you love that feeling? LOL   huge weight off my shoulders when I handed her my check.

  DS: 40w4d - 7lbs 14oz 20in DD1: 38w - 7lbs 3oz 21in DD2: 41w6d - 7lbs 6oz 20in           Mine all tend to be the same size... which I don't mind at all. It's a size I can...

Appointment today (rescheduled from yesterday)    blood pressure 108/60 (yay!) heart rate in 130s fundal height 25 (I'm 24 weeks today, so yay!)    Everything's great, rechecking my thyroid just to be...

yes, even if you HAVE a diaper bag, keep at least one complete change of clothes (appropriate size and for that season) and a small stash of diapers. Because even if you have a bag... you won't always remember to take it, or might...

Quote: Originally Posted by hsquared  @tripple07- i calculated the dates myself right off the hop (hehe) and figured that we would be due around the 16th of july. but then when i saw the dr. on my first check-up, he...

I've had two. I've never used them. I just carry a large purse I can shove the few things I need in. If I'm going to be gone overnight, I have to take a whole suitcase anyway so I just pack everything in that.   Get a back...

hsquared = Not this pregnancy, but I've felt that before. no clue what it is, never brought it up with the doctor... but it always went away eventually so I never even thought twice about it really.       Also,...

by halloween I still didn't have any stretch marks with my son... but sometime between then and christmas they went POOF... EVERYWHERE!   So, that's sometime after 26 weeks... which makes sense because that's really when I...