Posts by laurac5

  Quote: Originally Posted by poema304  I've also noticed that my nose and taste buds are becoming more sensitive, but unfortunately not in a good way. The aroma of freshly baked chocolate cupcakes smelled...

Morning sickness isn't at its worst for me (yet), but I am absolutely repulsed by some things and craving others right now.  Rather than talk about the things that repulse us  I thought I'd start a thread about what...

Yes, there are women who are pregnant with no m/s.  I always get it a bit later... week 7 with my first, and week 11 with my second.  So you may still get it, or you may not.  Either way, it's not a sign that anything's...

I need this, too. Having a  day.   I love: -9 months of planning, excitement, expectation -nesting -prenatal appointments, seeing the progress of my baby -the quiet and the new-ness of those first days -big...

Oh no!  So sorry to hear this. 

Your hormones are not making you be repulsed by food.  Therefore you are expected to finish your dinner.   That is all.

Quote: Originally Posted by sere234  Also, we had family drop by on and off all day right after DS was born (home birth). This time we plan on saying: Come and visit 4-6 PM and meet the baby! For the first day I...

Quote: Originally Posted by finnegansmom  I need to exercise more and really watch my weight.     I need to do this, too.  I gained 40 with each of my first two, and am starting...

For those of us who have one or more children already... what are we thinking of doing differently this time?   I'll go first... Indy's birth was practically perfect, but I have a couple things in mind to do...

Indy will be 21.5 months old when baby #3 arrives.  He has been my easy baby, but I'm not without worries...   1) Diapering - we use cloth and change as soon as he wets.  He poops three times a day.  So there's...