Posts by Thyme Mama

I use NaturaCare or Seventh Gen pads usually, but I go through so many postpartum that I felt the money was better spent on new mama cloth. I bought 24 Fuzzi Bunz cloth pads. I still have a few boxes of the disposable pads...

For each of my labors/births, I was naked pretty much the entire time. I spent nearly the whole process in the shower, and for two babies I came to the bed to birth.   This time, since we hired midwives, our bathroom isn't...

I had a homebirth with cracked ribs with my second. Honestly, I was so deep in my work of laboring and birthing, that I did not notice the rib pain. As soon as labor was over though, I noticed the pain again!!! And of course, it took...

My birth kit arrived the other day. And so did some *adorable* newborn cloth AIO dipes too! SQUEE! They are SO cute and tiny!   Flooring is going in this weekend. That's the plan anyway.   Painting and re-shelving...

I have a disabled husband too. Chronic joint pain for him, due to an auto-immune disease. Also, any type of stress makes his condition flare up. He became disabled while we were still dating. Though he has always been a very...

8 1/2 weeks to go!!!!!!!!! Due November 7th. My babies make their emergence 1-3 days from their due date. I am hoping for a Friday morning, the 9th, labor and birth.

Some random thoughts:   I always have assumed everything will go well with my births. I am not a "meditative" sort of person, nor do I purposefully sit down to "envision" what a birth will be like. I get images and feelings...

Quote: Originally Posted by kateaton  My first daughter, who is now 6, was conceived from dtd 6/7 days before O.  I was charting and trying to avoid, so that is how I was really certain of timing.  We were...

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsKoehn  I've heard the longest they've seen sperm live, and it's rare, is 5 days. I was 3 days and my MW was impressed.   I have seen a few mamas on MDC get pregnant from sex...

Quote: Originally Posted by leafylady  oooh, I just reached the co-sleeper goal due to a very nice generous local mama who was done with hers!   Nice!   Quote: Originally Posted by...