Posts by laurac5

Thanks to all of you who responded -- this is all super helpful.  We were at the ped's yesterday for our newbie, and I squeezed in some questions about ds's allergic reaction.  We came home with an Rx for an EpiPen, which the...

Yesterday my 23mo ds had a reaction to something in my homemade Lara bars (cashews, dates, coconut oil, and chocolate chips).  Within 10-20 minutes of eating it, he got red bumps around his mouth, and today his poop was grainy and...

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Quote: Originally Posted by kateaton  Oceans- I hope things happen for you soon.  I had a week of prodromal labor with my first dd (it never let up the entire time, but also never intensified until I got my...

I'm trying to look on the bright side, with tomorrow being 8 days past my due date.  Of course I'd love to go into labor overnight tonight, but whether or not I do, at least I feel like I've made the most of the extra days....

Quote: Originally Posted by kateaton  Aw, Hugs Mama.  I hear you- even though my due date is tomorrow.  I had my last dd on her due date too.  So that's kind of messing with my head.  And for some...

Bumping this up now that I'm 41 weeks...

I'm 7 days past my "due" date.  My son was born on his due date, and my daughter was born 15 days after her due date... so the scenario that is playing out in my mind is a repeat of dd's birth.   (28 hours of back labor,...

My first baby went to 42w1d, and here's what I remember:  I got a non-stress-test a couple of times that last week, and an extra ultrasound to check amniotic fluid levels.  My midwife stripped my membranes at 41w6d as a means...

With my first I had a crazy strong letdown (hat choked poor dd and sprayed her in the face) combined with oversupply issues.  I would not recommend what we did for mamas who don't have a really good supply, but with us I found...