Posts by Maitrima

I'm a FTM and we're in an apartment for at least another year.  I'm planning on co-sleeping & BFing (EBFing if possible) and really like the idea of the Arms Reach Co-Sleeper, as I don't see baby fitting well in our...

Thanks ladies! I talked with the midwife this morning and her office, and hubby is now on board!   Right now we're thinking we'll keep our OB appt for this Friday - we have an ultrasound scheduled as a follow-up to the anatomy...

After meeting with our doula yesterday, she's got me seriously considering switching from my OB's practice to a midwife that she recommends pretty highly. At this point I'm just about 23 weeks and we've already paid the full copay, and...

Glad to find this group!   I'm 35 and 20w5d with my first after TTC for about 3 months. Over the moon to be having a girl!   I just was not ready in my 20's and honestly struggled for a long time about whether I...

Wow, I'm so glad I came across this! I just finished a course of PT for kegels that was initiated before I even found out I was pregnant. I think learning how to do kegels correctly was helpful, but I would much rather be doing squats!

How far along are you? 15 weeks (Due Feb 18)   How are you feeling? Pretty good. I always feel guilty saying this, but the nausea was pretty tame. I made sure to eat first thing in the morning & eat those...

Hey Margaret!   I wasn't able to send a PM so I wanted to give a shout out - you'll probably recognize my profile photo but I'm otherwise going incognito around here! ;-)

Hi Mel! I'm new here too. For me it was a long road - for most of my life I wasn't at all sure if I wanted kids, ever. Mostly I was scared to death of the whole childbirth process, but I had other qualms too - not feeling ready by...