Posts by swelldoula

Oh sorry, I didn't realize you were in Mesa. There are tons of home birth midwives in the Phoenix area, plus several birth centers. If you can't find someone who takes AHCCCS, I bet you can find someone willing to work with you on a...

Guessing:   Girl 8 pounds, 11 oz Born on June 14th at 3:47pm   ???   We'll see! I'll probably be totally wrong 

 What a huge change! Congratulations on getting such a great job! But, I totally understand that you feel anxious about such a big move so late in your pregnancy. It really sounds like a fantastic opportunity for you and your...

The birth center definitely does- I had my son there in 2009 and I had AHCCCS. We ended up paying a few hundred dollars out of pocket for all the prenatal care and birth. I think they would be your best/cheapest option.   I'm...

No, sorry- I have no info on this! But please keep us posted!!

I'm planning on trying out the ecological breastfeeding method and I've been reading up on FAM during breastfeeding as well. Admittedly, I'm a *little* nervous about using it, but I really don't want to go back to hormonal methods. We...

TMI-   I know we are supposed to kind of clean house before the birth starts as far as our bowels go, but is this process seriously starting already? I mean, I prefer it to the constant constipation I had been having for the...

Your chart looks good. FF probably gave you the dotted crosshairs because your recorded eggwhite cervical fluid on CD 28, after it had already detected ovulation. How long is your cycle normally? Was the spotting 7 - 8 days past...

My babe still mostly favors the ROP position, but he/she has been spinning around a lot lately between ROP and LOP.

Hmmm.. this thread is making me nervous!   I haven't gotten that urge to do much of anything yet... I have washed my diapers and some of the little clothes I have. But, I haven't gotten that real nesting-crazy-manic feeling...