M.Q.--I actually found my ultrasounds very relaxing. I was lying down and they turn down the lights so you can see the screen well. There isn't a lot of talking because they are looking for specific things they have to...
I think your idea to wear the baby instead of carrying it around in the carrier makes perfect sense. I think most people are just used to the carriers these days. I don't plan on actually carrying the baby around in the...
We played a baby trivia game that was really fun. My friend/host found it on the internet. She may have purchased it on Etsy as part of a package of games that had the theme graphics printed on it. One vendor did the...
I plan on asking them to wait to cut the cord until it stops pulsing. It's in my birth plan. My hospital has a birth plan they give you where you just check off boxes. It doesn't mention waiting to cut the cord so I...
carmen--I'm sorry about the GD. I hope it doesn't complicate your birth plan too much. I agree that it can be hard to predict. 2 of my 3 sisters had it, and they are the skinnier ones in the family. They eat...