Posts by time4latte

My baby was doing ok and flipped head down for a while and then about 2-3 weeks ago flipped into frank breech. Since then I've been doing a ton of tailor sitting and spending hours sitting on a birth ball to open up the pelvis. That...

I had my 34 week prenatal appt today. Sometimes I have fun trying to figure out where butt, legs, arms, etc. are. Yesterday, I felt two hard lumps as if the baby went transverse. I mentioned it to my midwife and she confirmed that the...

Quote: Originally Posted by wombatclay  These moves are also good during labor... one possible origin for belly dance is that it comes from "birth dances", movements that help a woman give birth more easily. ...

I just brought this issue up to my midwife at my last prenatal. Having two pillows between my legs at night is a huge help. She also suggested 1000 - 2000 mg of magnesium to be taken in addition to my regular prenatal and making sure...

Quote: Originally Posted by time4latte   This time around I have a small jar of Earth Mama Bottom Balm, which I haven't yet needed to use. <knocks on wood> Ok, well I've had to start using it. It's...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa1970    BUT...I found out something odd about the hospital. I am thinking if I cannot get in at the birth center, I would deliver at home. Then I would go to the area...

Trust me on this one - stick the Tucks pads in the fridge if possible. After DS1 was born I dealt with them and she prescribed me a steroidal creme to help with the swelling in addition to the witch-hazel wipes, rather than telling me...

This will be ds2 for us. With ds1 our family and friends threw us a shower and we saved just about everything. However, there are some things that we will need more of (cloth diapers), just need to replace (infant car seat) or for that...

Sounds like your mom and my MIL had similar experiences. I've posted elsewhere about her negative comments about how there must be something wrong during my pregnancy have lead me to make the decision not to talk or communicate with...

I get comments like that all the time and I know a bunch of other pregnant women that I'm compared to. I usually retort with my midwife said .... and give them info about how healthy I am and that there are no concerns, and then let...