Posts by modestmothering

Oh, wish I were close to a pool! 

I put Magical Beginnings and Beyond the Sling in my registry.    Like many of you, I enjoyed reading Ina May Gaskin's books.  I did not like the book *Birthing from Within.*  I am reading Penelope Leach's guide...

I had an impossible time sleeping until I broke down and finally bought a snoogle.  My situation is weird: I have super intense SPD (so my hips are hurting frequently) and I can only sleep on my left side because literally when I...

I'm with you.  DH and I have been approaching the issues by not speaking about them to anyone.  This won't be able to last forever.  DH says, "if someone wants to talk about vaccinations, just don't enter the...

For the past few weeks I have meeting with NDs in our area to discuss primary care for our little one, when s/he comes.  We are really on the fence about vaccinations and will most likely not vaccinate or will do so very...

  Oh man.  I am right there with you.  The first trimester for me was awful AWFUL and I am feeling a little bit of that sickness coming back as I get close to the third trimester.  Luckily, I've had a break for...

A rutabaga.  Golly, mine feels like it's already a watermelon.  You gals look AMAZING!  I love these pics!   Here's me at 25 weeks  

Quote: Originally Posted by mrs_mandolini  I'm 21 + 4 and sometimes go days without feeling movement. DAYS . This is so different from my 1st child, I totally blame the anterior placenta. At 21 weeks I also was...

Having a child is an exciting and sometimes a scary thing.  I feel this.  I'm glad that I feel this.

How exciting!  I started with the questions that Ina May Gaskin suggests in her book "A Guide to Childbirth."  But the kind of questions that you ask should reflect the issues that you care most about.  So sitting down...