Posts by emjg

I have to admit, using Depends sounds pretty good, from what most of you have said.   I always HATED using pads when I was a teenager because they are sooo uncomfortable, shift around, get bunched up, leak, feel icky, etc etc...

The thread about Postpartum mama cloth got me thinking.  I don't know what to expect.  Can someone please explain to me how this works?  Is it just like a heavy period for awhile after giving birth, or it is more intense...

Good!  I wasn't sure what the general consensus would be.  It's my knee-jerk reaction, when someone asks if there's anything they can do, to say, "Nope, we're good, thanks!"  But, I guess being a first-timer, I have no...

How would you add to, or remove anything on this list?  I think it sounds great.   http://avital.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-be-best-post-partum-visitor-in.html#axzz1I0jkKPhk   E    

I have no idea how my parents heard about Ina May... but she's been around forever.  Spiritual Midwifery was first published in 1975, and they were very earthy folks back in the day.  So I don't think it's surprising they...

I'm curious if any of you here have read, or are reading Ina May Gaskin.  I skimmed through her "Guide to Childbirth", and am now diving into "Spiritual Midwifery".  It's pretty heady stuff, but I'm interested because it's...

Okay, so you think it's more of a muscle thing?  I've never been pregnant before and I'm nervous... so I don't know what pains I should worry about and which ones are just part of the package deal.  I just didn't expect to be...

Does anyone else have this?  Maybe it's normal, but I'm not sure.  It's what I would call the bottom of my belly... maybe the underside?  It's sore and achy a lot.  Not sharp or anything, like what I thought round...

I'm almost 19 weeks, and haven't felt anything yet... So reading this thread makes me a little nervous... Though this is my first baby, and our midwife told us not to expect anything until 20 weeks.  Does this sound right to you...

What exactly does round ligament pain feel like, and where is it?  I had something today when I tried to go out for my walk... very low down under my belly on one side.  Stabbing, like a stitch, but not.  Is that...