Posts by bunny's mama

((((((hugs))))) i'm a therapist who specializes in treating moms with PPD and also PTSD (not just birth related). please know that you are not alone, and you will get through this. chances of PPD increase with the number of difficult...

1) hypnobirthing. it really does work. 2) waterbirth if you can. i have no idea how i could have given birth to a 9 lb. baby without being in water. the pain soothing elements and the way my perenium was stretched slowly as he came...

Quote: Originally Posted by emilyrose Thanks for the advice... I am wondering if anyone knows about any written material that deals specifically with letting your emotions out and that it is ok (ie, that kids don't have...

aside from the PPs great suggestions of being direct and open with the ILs regarding your feelings on the matter (actually, i'd put my dh up to that, as i'm not entirely comfortable, even after 11 years of marriage, with confronting his...

oooooh, mama. BIG hug for you. my dd is now 6 yo and my ds is 3.5, but i wish i could dig up the post i made here when ds was newborn and my sweet little 2.5 yo dd was like the demon child from hell. she also did the potty stuff, really...

First let me out myself as Jewish right from the start, so that y'all know I'm pretty ignorant about the emotional connectedness of folks to having Xmas presents. And please let me say that I in no way mean to be snarky, I'm truly...

Quote: Originally Posted by leomom The Dance of Anger oh YES!!! this book really changed my life. and i'm a psychotherapist and i used to reccomend it to so many of my clients i was a DOA missionary of...

just picked this book up at the library yesterday. when i flipped thru it at the library deciding whether it would piss me off too much to read it, i also found the part about her seeming to respect a woman's right to homebirth, so i...

i really have to thank you ladies. i came to this thread and i just feel so validated. i'm a jew who hates how christmas (music, materialism, commercialism, santa) is shoved down our throats in america. i try and try every year to...

well, i found it and i rarely if ever visit the vax forum. we do both selective and delayed AND not all the shots in the series (not sure how to put that) our doc is wonderful and supports our decisions, she is the one who informed...