Posts by KSDoulaMama

A while back there was a link going around (I'm sure I saw it on Facebook) with pictures of proper positioning for baby carriers. It specifically showed how the legs should be supported with knees up as well as proper back positioning...

  Quote: Originally Posted by jdsf  Yes, please, anyone who didn't use meds, DP and I are very interested in co-feeding. I am quite small breasted and worry about supply issues. DP breastfed for 7 years and...

This, exactly. Hearing more about what's going on in your relationship scares me- the expectations your partner has for you are not healthy.   I would like to add in two cents from a personal standpoint- during a time when you...

Crystal, as a parent it is also your partner's responsibility to put their child's needs above their own. It can bring up all kinds of feelings, and feelings are fine, but pressuring you to put her above your vulnerable baby's needs is...

Quote: Originally Posted by pokeycip  http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Guide-Lesbian-Conception-Pregnancy/dp/1555839401   This is also a good book.  The New Essential Guide to Lesbian...

I would definitely check out the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler and there is a site that helps you track/chart your cycles too- www.fertilityfriend.com.

Popping in to say... I don't know if there is anyone currently doing IVF, but I have a whole bunch of needles, syringes, and alcohol swabs (unopened and sterile, obviously!) left over from my IVF cycle. If anyone is interested, just PM...

We refer to each of us as mom. The only time I refer to NGP-hood is in online discussions like this or perhaps when discussing inducing lactation. That seems to work just fine! No one has ever asked us who the "real" mom is- do people...

Good luck! I am not near NY at all, but I wish I could help! My wife and I have donated quite a bit of milk in the past and I'll be pumping for this surro-baby once she is born. I'm really hoping to be able to pump enough to share-...

I was so incredibly sick for the first 18 weeks that I was unable to maintain the activity level I would have liked. I was able to ease back into it though, and now at 25 weeks I am doing yoga 3-4 times per week, doing a prenatal...