Posts by eleuthia

i havent't BTDT yet, but there was a good post on the cloth diaper questions fb group that ended up talking about diaper pails vs wetbags (link here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/353822974654830/permalink/405541829482944/) and...

I went on an informal hospital tour yesterday and suddenly everything seems more real. And fast-approaching. I just tallied up what we need to purchase yet (was waiting for completion discounts that just arrived) and I'm feeling a bit...

I'm not sure what your insurance situation is, but some insurance plans & hospitals will offer or approve home nursing visits for moms/babies who are discharged early. So if all goes well (fingers crossed!) you could leave earlier...

I'd ask your DH how important it is for him to be there. And I'd consider what it will be like after birth - will he be able to come see you and the baby? And will there be someone to watch your older ones when it's time for you to be...

I'm sleeping on the couch - our bed is too firm and makes my hips/tailbone HURT - and I end up sleeping in two shifts usually (around 10pm-2am and 3am-6am) with a break in between where I'll wake up and talk to my partner (he's on a...

about 34.5 weeks. my belly button keeps getting shallower every day. 

I should probably look into the allergy thing a bit more. I don't have any food allergies, but my mom is allergic to peanuts, soy, chickpeas, cashews, peas... she can have soy/peanut oil and lecithin, but definitely not soy protein...

Yeah, I have been *trying* to drink water when they happen (& throughout the day), but that often triggers my heartburn, which has been pretty brutal lately. 

i'm having food aversions and near-gagging like i did at the end of the first trimester. and my appetite comes and goes. plus... heartburn! ice cream seems to help with that (#1 comfort food of life for me). 

big-breasted mamas, i just got an "utterly yours" breast pillow. it's basically a wedge of memory foam with a cover and it holds up your boob so you don't have to use your hand to keep your nipple from pointing at the floor. it...