Posts by time4latte

I know I'm not posting this before the baby was born, but I think it's fun to share what my guesses were. I had written them down previously....       Baby's gender Guess- I was convinced it was a girl, but DH...

Alright, I'm parking my butt on the couch for the next several days. Some of you mamas make me realize just what postpartum rest is supposed to look like. I just feel so bad that my toddler wants my attention, for me to play with him,...

12 days post partum and I've over done it two days in a row. I sooo want to get back to "normal" or what the new version of "normal" will be. Today I had an appt and then went to Target to pick up a couple of things. I soaked an...

Quote: Originally Posted by kitchensqueen    This is exactly how I feel when I get frustrated that breastfeeding is not going well and hurts... I just think to myself that I don't want to do it and I...

We've been using paper plates since the craziness of vacation (camping) and my being out of the house for CLC training (and gosh darn it I still don't have my scores back!) in August. I recouped pretty quickly from DS1's birth and with...

Quote: Originally Posted by scottishmommy  The only thing a new mom should be doing is breastfeeding her baby. No cooking, cleaning , laundry, nothing. I tried to be supermom with DD1 and it came back to bite me in the...

TMI warning: blood and poop mentioned....   I've had latch problems and I think it's to be expected to some degree simply because DS2 is learning even though I've done this before (nursed DS1 to 21 months). I had cracked...

I was wondering the same thing and went back to pictures that were taken shortly after DS1 was born. In two months I was back in my jeans (well my fat ones). It took about 9 months before I actually lost all of the baby weight. I'm...

Our baby boy was born 9/21 at 41 weeks 4 days, 23 inches long and 9 lbs 8 oz. Thank God for doulas!!!

6 weeks EBF every 2-3 hours ... I'll be interested to see how long it will take this time around (currently 41 weeks and waiting....)