Posts by phathui5

The Stanford Newborn Nursery's website has good information on expressing milk by hand if you find that you're dealing with engorgement.   http://newborns.stanford.edu/Breastfeeding/

At that age, I was employed and living on my own. I'd make sure the guy knows that your family is there if he needs someone to eat dinner with but try not to worry about it.

Welcome to MDC!   This is the Homebirth forum. Is your issue homebirth related or did you need the post moved to another forum?

Yikes. I can't see that working with daily visitation, not long-term. Does he currently live close to you and is looking at moving farther away? If that's what he decides to do, that might change what makes sense for visitation.

What are your homeschooled children up to today? What are your plans?

If you want one, there might be a doula in your area who would attend your birth, even if you choose not to hire a midwife. I don't know where upstate you are, but www.cnydoulaconnection.com is a great group.

My seven year old ds is always dirty. It's just his normal state. He attracts grub.

Sure!

Stories like your's aren't uncommon when it comes to the YMCA, which is a shame since it's an organization for families.

Let's try to steer the thread back to the use of ipad in homeschooling. If people want to debate safety, that's another thread.