Posts by Chrisa

Thank you all for your recommendations. Unfortunately Cindie Brown no longer has hospital privileges, but she's my backup if I make it to 37 weeks. Dr. Chris Adams doesn't take new patients, but Marcie Hamrick in the same practice...

Dakota, please don't give up, your dose clearly needs to be increased. I would call back and insist to speak with the doctor. Or tell the nurse that you specifically discussed with your dr. the need to have the TSH less than...

Ladies, Dandylez started a blog for Pickle and posted the link in a different thread. I hope she won't mind me also posting it here. http://adairpickle.wordpress.com   He is putting on weight and doing very well. 

Sillymom, I have the same problem with Natural Calm - very laxative. I can never take the full dose.   VP, that looks like a very healthy, balanced weight gain! I've only gained 16 lbs net, but I think I gained way more fat...

Thanks, Dahlia!   Does anyone have a recommendation for a good pediatrician?

Witty, what a wonderful testimony, thank you for sharing!   I should clarify that I would LOVE to be able to do it with my baby; when I said it's not how I imagined the first hour, I was thinking about my husband - I had...

Thank you both for replying!   Kaydove, I'll be moving to Seattle proper, close to South Lake Union area (haven't found a place to live yet, now looking in Capitol Hill, Queen Anne Downtown and West...

I’m moving to Seattle next month! Ideally, I would have liked a homebirth or in a birth center. However, I’m at risk for preterm labor, so a practice group with OBs and midwives would make most sense. This way, I will be under OB care,...

Cindy, thanks for asking. I can handle staying in the hospital for as long as necessary. I've been on self-imposed bed rest at home since 14 weeks, so it's not a major lifestyle change. Anything to keep my LO in a few more...

Thanks, ladies! I'm still in the hospital, pregnant. Just like with the previous pregnancy, they don't know why I'm contracting. I've been off Mg sulfate since yesterday am, and on Procardia since. They were going to discharge me...