Posts by Cathlin

Quote: Originally Posted by shimmer2396  None of my friends or family was able to vote!  So not fair!!!!!! Mine weren't either, but I had a lot of fun posting pics and voting on others!

Quote:Originally Posted by Super~Single~Mama I don't know. I think parenting is always hard - no matter which route you take. I thought it was "easier" when my ds was a tiny baby (before he turned 6mo), and then it got SUPER hard,...

Quote: Originally Posted by rubidoux  I really don't like the "are you mom enough?" headline because because of the whole "mommy wars" thing and pitting women against each other and having some people feel inadequate...

Thanks! [does HG survivor handshake] yeah, my hemoglobin was at a 7, and if you didn't have bruising something else may be in play. I know I read something like 2-3 months of recovery for every month of HG, so I'll see someone and figure...

Quote: Originally Posted by Blessed_Mom  No... I am saying - this 'grab and go' mockery isn't the 'true' representation of EBF for me and I also asked other EBFers what they thought?   For me - this...

Husband just told me about the article, so I haven't gotten my hands on a copy yet. I'm optimistic that even what seems to be negative publicity will have a positive outcome.   I never knew about AP, we just determined to do...

Thanks for the reply!!    Yeah, hematomas...I've been trying to find other mamas that developed them, so far unsuccessful!   Honestly, I don't know if I'm anemic, I just know I'm bruising like crazy! Sounds like...

Quote: Originally Posted by ChristaN  It will also depend on your kiddo.  I have one highly gifted child (99.9th+ IQ) who is not grade skipped b/c there were other reasons for which it was not a good fit.  I...

Background: I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum (so the nutrition was already tricky), and I developed a vulval hematoma (so my hemoglobin levels dropped a lot).   I'm EBF and it seems like I can't get enough iron? I bruise like a...

Thanks for posting and replying! I'm curious about so much of this! I have a 4 month old that loves her milk, too :) I never really knew about co-sleeping until she was born and it felt right, so we did it (Husband is great like that,...