Posts by Thyme Mama

I take Green Pastures Fermented Cod Liver Oil/Butter Oil Blend, a 50 mg B vitamin, pregnancy tea, coconut oil and some days I take a packet of Emergnc. I can't hack prenatals, and Emergnc is similar in amounts to a prenatal.

Cramping is totally normal, your uterus is growing and stretching those round ligaments. I know it can be scary! This is my 7th pregnancy and after 3 losses, cramps still scare me sometimes. Just do something healthy for you and the...

The cm thing is so interesting! With my last two kids, I knew I was pregnant just a few days after O, because instead of going from fertile to dry CM, I went from fertile to creamy CM. And my cervix felt high, soft and...

Ouch! I am a big busted mama, so I understand. Hot showers and hot compresses can work wonders. Massage towards your nipple can help tremendously too. Hot seems to work much better than cold. Get in the shower, turn it as hot as you...

I am really hoping for a girl this time around. My oldest is 6, a girl, and the next two are boys. I would love for her to have a sister that she is not too far apart from.   Last pregnancy, I swore I was having another girl,...

Well, I am set on having five. Always have been. I don't want any more than five, but I definitely do not want to stop at four kids. This baby will be #4. So, we plan on having one more baby. Five kids seems perfect for us.

Welcome! It's nice to see another homebirther in the DDC. All my babies have been born at home too, and that's what we plan for this baby and other future babies as well. I am so sorry about your 14 week loss. I had a loss at 12 weeks...

Nooo! Oh, Iana I am so sad for you.

Surprise. We were CTA. Now here's the part I'm still trying to figure out: either I conceived from DTD 4 days before O, or from withdrawal 1 day before O. Withdrawal hasn't failed us in 16 years, so I am truly at a loss here.

This may be tmi, but, are you sure that the bleeding came from your yoni? Often times a strained or larger than usual bowel movement can cause a small tear in your rectum and/or anus, so that when you wipe, you will see bright red...