Posts by Mamabeakley

Congratulations, Kaliki!  That sounds wonderful!   Esp said I could post her info on this thread & will come give a birth story soon :-)

Just remember - if nothing goes IN and all that fluid is coming OUT - it's actually pretty hard for an infection to get going.

Yay, Tropicana!  Not me   Either I was wrong about the leak, or it's stopped, and I'm not very crampy anymore either.  On the plus side, I had a really good night's sleep (I mean, I woke up all the time, but I...

My water might be leaking . . . or not!  I'm crampy, too.  We shall see . . ..

It sounds to me like what you really need is not advice , but discernment. All the possibilities you suggest sound totally viable; but what matters is what you are going to feel safest and most comfortable with. I don't know which...

Who are all the lovely ladies in your profile picture?  Do you like the place you live in (other than the pretty yard!)?  How did you meet your DH?

Guess who's GBS NEGATIVE?!?  Me!     It's not that I was really worried about it, having had two babies when I was GBS+ and no ill effects whatsoever, but it is kind of nice not to have to worry about it (or cause my...

I think it was 2 or at most 3 stitches.   And I think the tear with DS2 was completely healed within 1 - 2 weeks.  Good excuse to sit still for that length of time!  I'd rather not tear this time, but if I do will...

One possible reason I can think of is that most people use a pump to empty the tub, and possibly salt water could damage the pump?  IDK.  Herbs in a satchel wouldn't have that problem, though.

Well, I have no idea about the scar tissue issue but I would think that your knowledge of your own body history should trump your MW's preference in this case.   My personal experience was that I had a tiny tear with DS1 which...