Posts by elephantine

Wow I was sure I had the longest -- but it was *only* 53.5 hours! LOL Congrats on your VBAC, I was unable to have mine and it ended in a repeat section, but I sure did try.

I don't really get how we could expect any sort of non-biased educational program to go along with these vaccines. Many of these people travel and wait in lines for hours to get these vaccines, unlike in the US where you have to go way...

He was born the day after my Tristan... who was also very small, but very peaceful. Congratulations!

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Purity♥Lake~ Unless a child is in imminent life threatening danger, I don't think anyone should be physically forcing a child to do anything. As a parent who practices gentle...

Thank-you to everyone who responded, I'm sorry for not updating sooner. My scabs have healed and most of the pain is gone now. I really think ours is a case of larger nipple vs smaller mouth and possible slightly receding...

That's a really great update! I was about to suggest just doing what you needed to do to feel ok before I read that. I had to pump exclusively for 5 months before one of my preemie twins would latch on... I was dealing with extreme...

I was planning on a gentle, drug-free home birth.. that turned into 51 hours of excruciating unprogressive labor. I transferred to the hospital after 46 hours of labor and fought off interventions and pissed off everyone... until I hit...

congrats! I hope things went smoothly!

congrats on new baby and having your UC!

He was born 3/2 by urgent c-section after being in labor more than 2 days with little progress and a HBAC transfer. He weighed 5lbs 15oz and 20 inches long. I was 38 weeks exactly. I'm still processing and coping with how things...