Posts by somegirl99

Ground flax seeds or flax seed oil can also help.  

Just like Crafty, I took the prescription stool softener, and I normally hate drugs, but for me it was also mostly the fear, especially after my episiotomy.  It did help, but after the first one I stopped taking it.   I...

Coffee, glad to hear you got reassuring news.   Thanks Banana and Mama505 for the elderberry and echinacea tips!  I will give them a try.  It's not much better today, but it was especially bad yesterday because the...

Coffee, thinking of you, hoping everything turns out fine!   CrunchyMama, thank you, I have heard great things about garlic oil for outer ear infections, but this is a middle ear infection and anything put in the outer ear...

I did similar to GISDiva, I registered on Amazon, which gives you the option of adding items only available from other stores.  I put cloth diapers and related supplies, a couple of baby carriers, some pumping supplies, bedding...

My cold has morphed into an ear infection.   Saw the doctor today, he agreed with me that wait and see may be a good approach, but he did call in some antibiotics to the pharmacy in case it gets worse.   I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Xobel  That said, we've got nothing. My husband and I both write, and have blown all the good names on our fictional characters and cats :/ Since you can't very well raise a nameless...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mama505  Cardigan-  Can you get some cranberry juice?  That's always been my 'go to' for UTIs.   Yes this.  Try to find unsweetened cranberry juice.  A lot...

Yay Banana, congrats on heartbeat!     Cathy, the house sounds wonderful, fingers crossed for you guys!   Hugs to those of you having bad pregnancy days.   DS and I seem to be finally on the mend, but...

I've been having more and more distinct thumps.  I think she is doing somersaults, she kept doing them when the u/s tech was trying to get the NT measurement.