Posts by milomama

Here you don't even see your midwife until about 9 weeks.  I am 8w4d and will see my midwife for the first time on June 20.  Though you have to call the second you have a +ve test!

I am 8w4d with my second and previously posted about surviving pregnancy with a toddler!  And...I'm still struggling, but am accepting some of the compromises and limitations that I have right now.  I have felt so nauseous...

I opened a bottle of Floravit about 4 weeks ago, took a couple doses and stopped (I'm pregnant and the taste really was unbearable).  I'd like to try again.  The bottle says it only keeps 4 weeks.  Anyone know how...

Anyone with nighttime gas issues?  I've been struggling with waking up with stomach pains, going to bathroom and releasing tons of gas!  Sometimes it takes a while, and often I have trouble falling asleep again.  It's...

I went to my family doctor as soon as I had a positive test and got my TSH done.  It was a 6, so I was referred to an endocrinologist.  She upped my dosage of synthroid and is having me get blood tests every 4 weeks to follow...

Would she help you push the cart?  I had a lot of trouble with DS for a few months, where he hated sitting in the cart and shopping was a struggle.  Then one day he didn't want to go in the cart and I didn't fight with him...

My son had a lot of trouble with the carseat for months.  What ended up working was constant singing...and I mean CONSTANT!  If i was singing he was ok, otherwise he was crying.  This usually got us where we needed to...

I think it's really normal to scrutinize any possible symptoms when you want to be pregnant, and the only way to know for sure is to test.  Are you not able to pick up a home test at a drug store right away?  I have...

My biggest shock was postpartum for sure!  I put so much into pregnancy and planning for labour, and really assumed mothering would just come naturally.  I had played a huge role in raising my brother (15 years younger) and...

Hi all!  I'm Jennifer, I'm almost 7 weeks with my second.  My son is 26 months and really wearing me out these days!  Morning sickness hit early with this one, and I have been feeling nauseous, repulsed by food, and...