Posts by JMJ

Thanks, Butterflymomma.  Hugs to you.  Your chart looks like a beautiful triphasic pregnancy chart.  5 weeks 6 days is only 4 days off from your charted estimate, and given that it's possible for you to ovulate up to 3...

Wow!  I haven't even taken on all of my responsibilities for my own house yet, much less returning to work!  How is Emily in a sling?  Are you able to nurse her while doing anything else, or are you tied to the...

What you're experiencing is quite normal.  The EWCM and HSO cervix are what you experience during your fertile period, leading up to ovulation.  It can nourish the sperm so that they can live for several days, so when you are...

Thanks ladies!  It's certainly a story full of memories to treasure. 

I totally forgot it's a new month already.  Thanks for the new thread.  You may move me back up since I had my baby.  I'm not sure I count as charting since I'm using ecological breastfeeding and not cycling (hopefully...

From what I have read, there is ample research that too much soy wreaks havoc in a healthy woman's reproductive system, and every nutritionist I know of who writes about healthy fertility now recommends against soy.  One of the...

I finally got my birth story up.  Things are going well.  Easter will be DS's Baptism, and we'll have a lot of family in town.  What about you?

The morning before DS was born, I was having a lot of Braxton Hicks (at least that’s what I was pretty sure they were, as that’s what I had experienced a lot for weeks), and every time I had a contraction, I had to pee,...

Congratulations on your little girl and on bringing peace and forgiveness to the situation of her birth.  It sounds like you did some soul searching and came up with the best solution of all.  Enjoy your babymoon!

Have you talked to your primary midwife about it?  It does sound like you'd feel much better about just calling her and having her come as soon as you know you're in labor.  How well-prepared do you feel about potentially...