Posts by palmgal

I suppose this is my last ditch effort to salvage my nursing relationship with my 14 month old.  This is my third child, with my other two children I nursed until about 26 months.  My first gradually weaned herself, with my...

With my first boy we were never asked, and in fact we were told the pediatrician on call refuses to do circumcisions and we would have to schedule with our own pediatrician after release if we wanted one.  With my second, born at...

Glad that helped, good luck with your delivery!

I have Type 1 diabetes and when my first son was born he had low blood sugar and had to be given formula to raise his blood glucose.  He also developed severe jaundice and needed further supplementation under the bililights as my...

I had a shoulder dystocia with my first birth.  It was quite scary, and we almost lost DD.   I did not have GD, and in fact had an u/s the day before because my fluid was low that estimated her weight to be 7 lbs 4 oz,...

Wow, I could have written this post exactly today.  I am also 33.5 weeks along.  I have had a very stressful afternoon at work.  I am feeling a somewhat constant "contraction" down low in my pelvis.  I...

I have type 1 diabetes, when my blood sugar dips below a certain point (usually below 40 mg/dL) my tongue, lips and nose get numb and tingle.

I had one done, I have type 1 diabetes and high blood sugar in early pregnancy can lead to heart troubles. I was quick and easy, the cardiologist who attended was very kind and told me everything she saw right away. There were no...

Hi everyone, what a great idea I am 24 weeks pregnant and preparing for my second c-section, third birth. My first birth was a drug-free natural birth with few complications until the very end. I had a pretty bad shoulder dystocia...

Um I was getting certified for CPR and first aid yesterday and I teared up at the fake reinactment of an older man having a stroke in one of the Red Cross videos. Seriously hormonal here