Posts by neversummer

Thanks to everyone who has responded. It is good to hear that there isn't a consensus on everyone having a doula. I guess for me there's the obvious cost issue, but then there's also the issue of getting to know someone new in the...

I'm wondering what everyone's plans are for having/not having a doula for labor. Part of me is really interested. Part of me is concerned about having to "manage" another person that has their own ideas about what I should want and...

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Quote: Originally Posted by JessNP  - Hip pain is UNREAL at night, radiates down the outer thigh - only relief is lying on my back which I know is a no-no.   Jess-- try this stretch I learned from my...

Well, you know you do have a little bit of time...keep up the searching and leave it to fate.

18wks   1.What's going on with your morning sickness, 1st trimester fatigue, and your baby bump? I never had a lick of morning sickness and my fatigue really cleared up around 9-10weeks, so I've pretty much forgotten it. In...

If you've really got to have it, try the used market. This one is $150, which would certainly make it more of an option in my world.   http://denver.craigslist.org/bab/3235579631.html

How far along are you? 17+ weeks   How are you feeling? Pretty much feeling fine. My body's really coped with this well. No nausea, early tiredness and low blood sugar have dissipated and I'm now back to my pre-pregnancy...

I have a friend who just had a homebirth in Raleigh. I will see if I can get the info for you.  

p.s. my mother in law was a Le leche league leader for 20+ years and used to have the entire back catalogue of Mothering magazine (she was a subscriber since 1978 until the dissolution of the print magazine). I promise you, she won't...