Posts by whalemama17

thanks for the perspectives-I tried hard to approach baby gear from a perspective of utility, safety, and durability and ignore all of the marketing and conspicuous consumption/status with it. A car seat was the one place where I was...

whalemama17, 27, baby #2, due date Jan 1st 2012 guessing a boy

I have a 13 month old who is currently using a First Years True Fit Elite car seat. I bought it because it seemed well-padded, all lined with safety foam, and has an anti-rebound bar. We are expecting a second baby and are on a tight...

so glad you and your sweet baby are ok- congrats

So glad that you advocated for yourself and did exactly what you needed during labor. Many congrats on your much wishedfor healthy baby girl!

Such an inspiring birth story. Thank you for sharing and many congrats

Congrats sounds like such a beautiful, family birth!

Ugh hugs to all you mamas! I had contractions starting Saturday am and all night that were about 30 seconds every six minutes or so. Went and checked in with the midwife who said I was about 2-3 cm dilated and 70% effaced and to try to...

I had contractions every 5 minutes for 30 seconds most of last night-today, not much. The midwife said I'm 2-3 centimeters (ha pretty sure it's centimeters and not inches correct??) dilated and 70% effaced. How many days could this go on...

I woke up this morning to bloody show and some contractions-went out to lunch this afternoon and have been having contractions every 3-5 minutes. I didn't have any noticeable bh contractions this pregnancy so not sure how to tell the...