Posts by josie423

I'd say you have a candida overgrowth. Simply cutting yeast out of your diet won't help. You've got to cut out what feeds it. Sugar, wheat and gluten, anything fermented, dairy (lactose). I'd check out some Candida diet/overgrowth books...

No, I don't. I really need to get one though. My 22 m/o DS would be devastated if he lost his stuffed turtle. Turtle goes everywhere and does everything with us. It'll be hard finding another one - it was just a random stuffed animal...

I got it back at 6 weeks PP with my son and 5 months with my daughter. Completely EBF. It sucks, but what can ya do?

Both of mine were born with the cord around their necks. My midwife simply unwrapped it. DD (#2) was born with a loose knot in her cord. I did not have a single US and had no idea that the cord was knotted. Fortunately it didn't tighten!

I nursed #1 7 months though #2's pregnancy. I got a lot of BHs during the pregnancy, but my labor was identical to DS's (12 hours). I even dilated exactly the same and went into labor at almost the same time. Weird! Labor #2 was...

So, I am reading a very good book right now on natural progesterone and have learned some interesting things! (It's actually about menopause, but has a lot of useful info in it.) In the third trimester of pregnancy the placenta is...

Yup, that's it!! Thanks so much! Apparently it is edible, but pretty tasteless.

I'm 21 and I'm exhausted so don't feel bad. Subsequent pregnancies can be tougher especially if you're chasing around another little one.

Sorry if this is out of place, it seemed like the best place to post!! A couple days ago I was at a local bush and found a shrub/small tree (maybe 7-8 feet tall) that had lots of red berry-like things on it. They were larger than a...

Yeah, it's rude. My DH says things like this to me once in a while. I usually say, "Nothing. Just been my usual lazy self." :