Posts by Deepfeet

thank you so much to everyone who responded! I had a long chat with my doula and I'm beginning to feel both very birthy and very calm about everything. I will let her know when labor begins, and will keep her posted - she'll come when...

I have already hired a doula (and I'm a trained doula myself), but I cannot shake this desire to labour completely alone. I hired a doula because I its the 'smart thing' to do... as if its an excuse, if something goes wrong, "well I...

So beautiful! Congratulations!

I am no expert, but I have read that babies don't get the proper enzymes to digest carbs until around 8 months (I don't remember the article but perhaps you could google!?)   I have also ready (haha, oh boy) that a baby's...

Yes, thank you! I just finished watching it. I hope I can get some mama friends to take the time to watch it too.

DS is 8 months. Just before 7 months his first tooth started coming through - his interest in his paci was fading so we took it away completely. He's got 2 teeth now, and still is quite happy without the paci (i don't even know where...

A friend of mine has asked me to help her lead an information session on EC. I would love to hear from all other ECers what information/advice they think is most important to share with curious parents. If there are any folks out there...

Just going to pipe in about the "little to NO control of their bladder" nonsense.   When my DS was 4 months old, he would start to pee on the floor and I would squeal "nooooOO!! " He would stop peeing - startled but smiling,...

thank you thank you thank you!!!! DS is 7 1/2 and we are all about peein/pooin on the baby bjorn some days and other days we are adamantly refusing and going on the floor (he is so intrigued by watching himself pee, playing with his...

So sad, We've lost a great fighter.