Posts by emthom

Thank you so much ladies! I will check out that book, and I really appreciate all the advice and your sharing of your experiences! It helps me believe it's not impossible :)

I had heard great things about Peggy and Kim too, but I got screwed out of my homebirth with them when they started transitioning their practice to the birth center (I live in Fredericksburg).  I guess they decided that was too...

We have an 8 month old ds who has been such an easy baby. My husband and I have always wanted a bigger family. We always agreed at least 3 but I was leaning toward 4. I finally talked him into 4, and after we had our first I started...

Thank you! That is what I thought, but I wanted to make sure. Regarding my low supply... I guess I thought fenugreek and pumping more would get my breasts to make more and once I got back up to normal I could go off it and return to...

I had a recent issue of severely decreased supply for my 7.5 month old, which I think I may have corrected (fingers crossed) with fenugreek and more pumping during the day. But this got me wondering....since he is eating solids now,...

So I just had my c/s 5 months ago. Recovery was amazing compared to what I've heard a lot of other women say, and it has generally not been all that tough. I never really had pain at the incision or in my abdomen. I do notice now when I...

I wasn't sure whether to start a new thread or tack onto this one. I got my first period in Jan and it was super light. I had heard the first one can be brutal, so I thought hey if this is the new norm, this rocks. Well its that time of...

Some women just take a long time to dilate. I was in labor for 69 hours before they pressured me into a c-section. Labor started Sunday at 11am. After only 6 hours of labor my contractions were already 2-5 mins apart so we went to the...

It was in my birth plan that I wanted to keep it and I made sure every nurse, the Dr, and everyone else in the OR knew that was what I wanted. They were happy to oblige. I got asked a lot of questions after everyone found out why (for...

We started our journey into parenthood expecting to have a home water birth with CPMs.  Very uneventful pregnancy, but I started feeling dizzy every now and then at 36 weeks, but my bp wasn’t high.  We had our first home visit from the...