Posts by RobynHeud

I'm guessing you live in San Diego?  She is wrong, at least about waiting two years.  You will have to go to the courts though.  We just went through this about a year and a half ago.  Here's the...

My last birth was a UC and happened one day shy of 36 weeks.  My first was an induction (pre-e) at 36w4d with contractions (that I couldn't actually feel) having already started and a ripe cervix.  My doc said if they hadn't...

My last birth, which was also a UC, I did tear, but not on my episiotomy scar.  It was at the top, next to my clitoris. which may sound worse, but it healed so much faster and easier than the episiotomy did.  I had a lot of...

You may want to read "Exercising Through Your Pregnancy".  It goes over a study they did following women who were sedentary vs. women who were very active (think marathoners).  If I recall correctly, the leanest babies were...

I've always felt that there is too much focus on reading and math in schools.  I didn't learn fractions because some teacher explained what the numbers and lines on the paper meant, but because I baked from the time I was very...

I do my best to keep myself in complete denial as to when the baby is coming.  My due date with the last one was early December and I was telling everyone mid-December.  On the other hand, I am a big believer in being...

Oh, can we please do away with the growth charts?  My first went from 6 lbs at birth to 18 lbs at 4 months, just on breast milk, and the docs were freaking out that he was gaining too fast and he was too tall.  Then, when his...

yeah, it should be pretty straightforward then. Like I said, you can google it for the form you'll need to send in. I was excited when I found it because it was so simple, but then I found out that san diego is ridiculous.

What part of Southern CA are you in?  I had a UC in San Diego, which is apparently wildly different from the rest of the state as to how they treat out-of-hospital births.  If you're outside of San Diego County, I'm pretty...

Including the court costs to file for the birth certificate?  Less than $300.  Without?  About $75 for herbs, chux, urine strips and a new blood pressure cuff.  Best item we got was a $15 plastic drop cloth from...