Posts by Jynuine

You have used my stock photography in the past via my online portfolios but I'll post some here, too. You can contact me also if you have some articles that you just can't find the right imagery for and I can see what I can do. I'm due...

Sorry I have to vent... and I feel like this is probably the best forum for it.I am SO FRUSTERATED over conventional medicine and what it does to birthing moms.... but Im just as frusterated with pregnant women putting their hands over...

  Quote: Originally Posted by moonfirefaery  You're already a red flag raisin' person if CPS has contacted you; if there was no red flag, they wouldn't have contacted you at all. I don't mind someone coming...

Ladies... if you deny CPS entry you are: NOT admitting guilt Protecting your family Not breaking a law or being 'difficult', even if it might make their job harder   By allowing them to come in, even if they are...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hykue   I'm pretty sure all of you did think before you decided to have large families, and a few people have mentioned that they are mindful of their consumption.  To be...

Well, one thing I will consider are these things: For waterbirths, you may get in and out of the tub. Sometimes it feels good to be in the tub and if things sort of settle down for you, getting out helps to speed them up again....

I love how Mothering has a balance between natural and conventional practices! Good job!

Babycenter has a FABULOUS 3D animation of how the baby is born and what happens. You might check that out, too.   For ME I show my kids my own birth and some other real births and explain things a LOT and let them ask lots of...

Mine is soft and a tad effaced- Im probably about 1 cent dilated but that could be normal for me.   Have you ever checked out mybeautifulcrevix.com? It is a site a doula and midwife in training (I THINK she is a midwife now......

A similar thing happened to us yesterday at the mall (although, to be honest I don't teach my kids to purposefully say mean spirited things) where an elderly lady commented on the fact I was expecting my 7th and she said, "Wow your...