Posts by danamichele

I'm exhausted, too.  I'm 14 weeks and still have to take a nap when my daughter naps.  I usually take longer to fall asleep, so when she wakes up I'm still so tired I can barely breathe.  At least with a toddler I can't...

I definitely want to wean my daughter before the baby comes due to her temperament.  She will be 3 in October, and that's my loose goal date for weaning.  We're down to nursing just (1) to fall asleep at nap time if we're...

I would be happy with either sex, but I must admit that I'm really hoping it's a girl.  (My daughter would LOVE a sister and has several imaginary ones already.)  I have, however, found myself thinking of it as a boy. ...

I'm 14 weeks today and finally starting to feel so much better!  My food aversions are decreasing and my morning sickness is decreasing.  I'm relieved that fresh, homemade food sounds good again!  I'm still napping when...

Yay!!!  How exciting!  Congratulations, Kindermama!   I've been feeling a lot of squirming around (I'm 14 weeks tomorrow).  Already this seems to be a really active baby.  This was confirmed at my last...

I had a routine appointment today, but it ended up being a really great one!  First, the midwife couldn't find the heartbeat with the Doppler, so she brought in the ultrasound machine.  I have never seen an ultrasound of a...

I don't like the whole pink/blue thing, either, especially when it applies to everything.  But I think just used as a symbol it's the most straightforward.  I'd go for yellow as the neutral color.

Hugs and love to you and your family.  I'm so sorry.

Ah, thank you!!!  I had to google this to find it, and here I am back at Mothering.  :)  

I popped at 11w4d and this is my second baby.  I was mindlessly staring down as I was hooking my bra in back until it dawned on me: there's a big tummy sticking out!  I popped up higher, like it's pushing everything up. ...