Posts by Lynann

Quote:Originally Posted by Loogiejane Not finding out. The less I know about the baby, for me, the better. I don't know if I'd call it "superstition" but it's my not wanting to count on something before it's happened. So we're also...

Totally at the nesting phase, or at least the first one. It comes in waves for me, and right now my big thing is catching up on deep cleaning and trying to do a major declutter of the entire house. I'm just past 16 weeks. I've been...

With DS1 we started with one size prefolds, snappi fasteners and one size covers. Total cost was about $85, and prefolds and flats are much easier to hand wash and then dry on a clothes rack. With DS2 we added some one size pockets,...

I just use a 65cm exercise ball, and I loved it for active labor.

My midwife told me that too much blood at birth is anything over 500cc. I was just over that at about 600cc for my HBAC (with the nuchal arm), so I'm in the process of learning about herbs to reduce the bleeding. I'm not overly concerned...

I had a tiny tear last time, but the midwife dealt with it and I never had any issues. Mine was caused by a nuchal arm.

These days I share as little information as possible unless someone is genuinely interested in learning about it. With DS1 I got lots of comments from DH's side of the family about "what if" as none of them understand home birth. My...

Definitely on Team Green here. We waited with our previous pregnancies too, and not knowing kind of helps me mentally get through labor. Last time I felt sure it would be a girl, as everything was so different from my previous...

82/60 is in my range of normal. I've had low blood pressure and mild anemia for about 15 years. I used to faint until I learned how to see warnings that my BP was dipping and sit down. Once I learned that I see "stars" about a minute...

The amazing thing for me is the lack of weight I gained when I followed it more closely. With DS1 I mostly did it, but not very strictly, and towards the end not at all. I gained 35lbs with him. With DS2 I followed it very closely as I...