Posts by LadybugMamma

So although I hadn't planned on it, we gave our daughter a pacifier when she was 1 month old. She had colic and I had a hormonal headache since she was born. The pacifier helped calm her down and gave DH a way to soothe her. I would like...

Quote:Originally Posted by ZakareyasMama I disagree. I know I went into labor trusting my body and set against interventions, but things didn't turn out that way. Sometimes women have real situations that need intervention such as...

My first (only, so far) was born naturally, no pit, no pain meds, in a hospital with a midwife. I would have gone with homebirth if my husband was more comfortable with the idea and if insurance woulda paid for a midwife who would birth...

Sounds like you have the best plan, be flexible. We didn't plan on cosleeping although I loved co sleeping with my niece when I would take her to give my brother & her mommy a break when they lived with me. Ellie has an amazingly...

My brothers gf was talking to a cps rep when she made a visit to our house about her ex husbands drinking around her daughter. The rep states that it doesn't even matter if it's legal or not, if the kids are cared for, that's all cps...

You've gotten lots of great advice. I would just add, ask for help. Ask the neighbor friend if she has a friend to introduce you to. See if there is a moms club in your area. Meet other moms, they could imagine how hard it will be and...

Quote:Originally Posted by minkajane My coworker told me today that she knew a woman who's baby was born at 7 1/2 months because she used a heating pad when she was pregnant and it dried up all her amniotic fluid. She also said...

We made a birth plan to avoid medication, avoid vaginal exams and delay cord clamping. My water broke at home at 11:20ish. My contractions started by the time we got into the car, and were 3 minutes apart. I breathed through the...

We started cloth diapering at about 6 weeks and I wish I would have started earlier. We use mostly prefolds with thirsties covers but we have about 9 pocket diapers my hubby prefers. We use them all the time except for a 4 day trip out...