Posts by LilyTiger

The glucose test isn't usually done until around 28 weeks.  You have time to talk to your midwife.  Some practices allow you to drink fruit juice.  If you have no other risk factors at all, you might be able to get away...

I agree with PP.  We used the bassinet a lot, but I would have preferred an Arm's Reach because it was a pain to get the baby in and out of the bassinet while I was still in bed.  We ended up co-sleeping until she was...

We only bathed our daughter about every two weeks when she was brand new, but she was wiped with every diaper change.  Once she started spitting up a lot, we started bathing her a little more frequently or doing sponge...

I wouldn't worry about the weight gain, personally.  I leveled out a lot at the end and I think there was one week where I actually lost half a pound for some weird reason.  My doctor sort of gave me the stink eye but didn't...

The view from the top.   

The Bradley classes really focus on having a partner in general to help you through labor and birth.  I liked my classes, but they are very time intensive and if your husband isn't into it, it might not be terribly worth it. ...

I think the PP might have been referring to the aggressive suctioning done on some infants at birth.  My daughter had a lot of mucus when she was born, both in her lungs and in her sinuses.  She was aggressively suctioned by...

I found a really cute pair of maternity skinny jeans at H&M on clearance for $7.  The quality wasn't great (the belly band was super droopy), but they were my go-to pants for making me feel normal and somewhat stylish during...

I did Crossfit while pregnant.   I had coaches who helped me modify the workouts and I also used crossfitmom.com to adjust things for pregnancy.  I did a 95 pound back squat at 37 weeks and felt great the entire time...

My friend didn't get any utlrasounds and while it made our doctor (we shared the same family practice doctor) nervous, our doc also admitted that there's no indicating that routine ultrasounds increase health outcomes.  In your...