Posts by arianascrunchymama

I am finishing up a paper I'm writing linking Circumcision and Freud's repition compulsion theory (back in school to become an IBCLC! ), but need some more facts as opposed to psychoanalysis. I've been googling and pouring through the...

I'm not from this board but am a sucker for amazing UP/UC stories- your included! I cannot imagine getting harassed for following your heart and gut by bringing your newest editions into the world so peacefully and AS...

congrats! I love born-in-the-caul stories!!! enjoy your babymoon with your perfect new baby girl!!!

a slightly higher risk of an infection is no reason to cut off a healthy important part of a baby's body. circumcision effects the entire function of the penis, sexually and otherwise I'm back in school to get certified as an...

totally normal! it feels good, so why not?! my daughter is thisclose to being an EC grad so she is also constantly bottomless around the house. She is ALWAYS playing with her vagina. ALWAYS. baths, storytime, with 1 hand while she...

oh mama... I cannot even begin to fathom what is going on in your heart right now. I agree with the other posters who suggested that it is not a diet thing. The perfect poos are confusing for sure! I had OAL and OS that caused lots of...

I had a pretty traumatic public school experience and have seriously considered home/unschooling DD since I was pregnant with her. I don't want to project my negative experiences onto her, but it just seems so natural. The hard part...

I have an extremely hyperactive thyroid, and got AF on cd29 instead of my clockwork 31 day cycle (not a huge deal), but now at cd9 I'm having tons of creamy cm that's pretty stretchy (not ewcm, though) and today had some streaks of blood...

I have an extremely hyperactive thyroid, and got AF on cd29 instead of my clockwork 31 day cycle (not a huge deal), but now at cd9 I'm having tons of creamy cm that's pretty stretchy (not ewcm, though) and today had some streaks of blood...

BUT I found an answer to my issues and was hoping that maybe it would help someone! DH and I were TTC for 11 months while I was (am) still BFing my DD. We had 1 chemical pregnancy and I was so depressed and discouraged. DD was a...