Posts by help007

I bought a suction cup overflow thing for pretty cheap on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Better-Bath-Deep-Water/dp/B0001YJIGW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1347674502&sr=8-3&keywords=bath+overflow I used rolled up towels in the tub for my...

Love, love reading all the birth stories! I'm 39+2 today, and my midwife checked me for the first time. Stretchy cervix with a little neck left, no dilation. Makes me even more frustrated at the week of contractions. I know it means...

Oh, wow- what an amazing experience! I'm glad everything worked out so well!!

Wow! Thanks for sharing your story! I hope you are recovering well!!

Never heard of PUPPPS. What is it? Horse lips is when you relax your lips and breath out in a sputtering, horse like manner. Your bottom/cervix will loosen up when your mouth/jaw is loosened, and horse lips is an easy way to relax the...

I'd just like to pipe in with information that would have really helped me the first time around: There is nothing wrong with you or your coping strategies if you experience pain that can't be 'coped' with. Reaching the point where you...

Quote:Originally Posted by ascher21 Wow, looks like everyone is having BH. I have no clue when I have them. I seriously still have no idea. I'm guessing that the day I give birth I will know. This was a learning experience for me...

After a night of contractions (are they automatically BH if they aren't painful? These got stronger over the night, but not painful) and circus baby, I got about 3 or 4 hours of sleep. My midwife said that this can be signs of early...

Lovely thought! Better give this half hour a reasonable chance, then, and turn off the silly computer! Hope we're both sleeping well before then =)

Ah, I am about a quarter of the way through the most recent GoT book. The most recent two have a lot more slow parts than the first 3- still worthwhile, but not so engrossing for me. Makes me want to just start over at the beginning...