Posts by homemademomma

Quote: Originally Posted by ryleeee  i just can't get over what a selfless act of love this was on your behalf. the photo of the dad with his hand over his mouth was just breathtaking! i am so amazed! can i ask how...

Quote: Originally Posted by ryleeee  pretty sure homemademama had her twins, actually. I did! They were born around 1 am on 4/21.  I would have posted sooner but for some reason my laptop does not like the MDC...

:( It looks like I have developed hypertension over the past few days. My baseline was around 110/70 and I am consistently at 140/90ish, although it gets down to 120/80 if I lay down for a long time. NO protein in my urine, and my labs...

Absolutely common, but possibly worth follow up just to be safe. This happened to me with my son- we had a good month with no change in FH. SO I had a growth scan, a few NSTs, and an uneventful homebirth.   I have to say- it...

I am only 34 weeks, so hopefully I won't go first. . . but I am SO SO ready!

Quote: Originally Posted by happysmileylady  Or it could have been so that once baby came out, they weren't putting a slippery wet gooy baby on you, requiring two people to be cleaned up.  With a...

I would not be okay with a midwife who didn't have a partner or assistant who came to births with her. I would be fine with a solo midwife, but she absolutely needs to have an experienced assistant. I agree, it is not fair -or safe- to...

AHHHH. I am 33.2 weeks pregnant, and I am DONE!!!!  I don't know how I am going to get through the next month. 

Quote: Originally Posted by completebeginnings  Regarding attending twins- Would you automatically risk out monoamniotic twins? What about twins in unusual presentation?- examples both breech, first twin...

Woohoo! I am 33 weeks and I can't wait until 37....I went into labor at 39 & 38 weeks with my other pregnancies so I am kinda hoping I will be on the early side this time too.   Good luck!