Posts by ~Nikki~

I brought it up with her doctor recently, and he gave me a list of child psychologists I cannot afford.  (Three hundred dollars an hour?  Really?  Who can afford that???)  I was trying to get her in through a...

Maybe it is normal.  The whole "pre-teen" thing.  My daughter used to be insanely helpful.  Happy.  We would talk about anything together.  She would beg to help out around the house.  Would happily go for...

Welcome to the forum!  Wow, you're in quite the situation!  The only thing I can suggest (and it's easier said than done) is make sure to take time for you and your DH in all of this insanity.  We had a baby early in our...

I could have written your initial post.  I know exactly where you're coming from.  My children also have a fairweather father.  Theirs tends to pop into their lives when he's trying to impress a woman with his "stellar"...

Thanks so much for the responses.  I haven't been back because I've been dealing with the crazy drama-bomb that this whole thing created.  Her father emailed me.  It was a 10 paragraph email full of wild accusations he...

I have two children, but this post mainly concerns my daughter, who is nine.  The kids' father has been mostly absent from their lives since our separation.  He takes them sporadically on weekends, but has gone up to 6 months...

Glad to hear everything went well!  I'm also a second time VBAC'er. ;)  My summary:   1) Baby 1: Fourty-four hours of labour after being admitted to the hospital, had an epidural after hour 20ish because I was...

Some great facts on this thread so I won't bother posting links, but like others said, ask your midwife/doctor if they've ever seen a rupture.  This was my first question to my midwife, because it's such a scary concept and I...

Quote: Originally Posted by MyName  . I'm 25 and I've had more problems than any male in my household has. I managed to solve them without cutting parts of my genitals off though.   Hah, sounds about...

Yeah it totally sucks.  They also own, so no landlord to call, unfortunately.  It's too bad that she has to act like such a child because our collective children made stupid decisions.  Thankfully she hasn't had the...