Posts by SplashingPuddle

I have definitely felt more laid back this time - a good and bad thing. I found it very hard to remember prenatal vitamins, especially in the first trimester when it was most important. I was forgetful in my last pregnancy but there...

We don't have a TV, and while I once watched a series on netflix on the computer, it has been a couple months.  I do love CBC documentaries. I watched Virgin Tales about the techniques of the Christian right to maintain virginity...

With my daughter I picked her up right away.  She almost never cried - ever.  However, I did not adapt as she grew. So I ended up feeling I was responding just as quickly when she was 9 months as when she was first born. As a...

Classes were not available when I was first pregnant, so my partner and I watched lots of videos together about all sorts of different aspects of birthing. We would then discuss.  We got videos from the midwife, but I imagine that...

I did cloth in the day, mixed with elimination communication, and compostable disposables at night (more expensive than regular ones but we watch them compost in our garden which is great). Even if you cannot compost them yourself, I...

Today I spoke with my midwife about having children present at birth, and she said that it is often easier for younger kids than older ones (over 10 years). She also said a child will also behave in labour a bit like they would when in...

Despite my efforts to avoid scales, my workplace just purchased one for our bathroom, and I have gained almost 30lbs at 18weeks. Of course, I eat constantly to avoid nausea so some of that might decrease a bit as my nausea slowly...

I appreciate the various responses and suggestions.  I guess another one of my concerns that I am struggling with is feed during the winter and many people mentioned that.  What I am noticing is that it is animals used for...

We used a lot of cloth diapers in the beginning and started elimination communication when our daughter was about 8 months.  This time, I would like to use fewer cloth diapers and a bit more elimination communication earlier on....

I had a regular exercise ball during birthing.  I believe the ball size depends on your size so you are comfortable sitting on it.  I used it a bit in the beginning of labour but then found it a bit distracting, in that it...