Posts by Madefromscratch

Hi mamas, 8 weeks pp here and still dealing with a couple things, hemorrhoids being one of them.  Oh. My. I had no idea.  Worst, painfullest, most annoying and gross thing . . . I've seen a couple mentions of frozen witch...

Go CamoShades!  

Had my baby!  Just wanted to post here to say I went to 42 weeks and baby was fine (there was a tiny, about 1 cm area of calcification on the placenta, but apparently nothing serious).  A couple hours after my last post (on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dia  Hey typebug, camo, and others, you're not alone - I'm 41 weeks today too. I'm having the hardest time keeping my spirits up. I feel like I will never go into labor and can just see the...

Ha!  I need to go get some wine . . . every time I've thought about it while out, I feel like everyone is watching the pregnant lady walk down the liquor aisle and I lose my nerve.  Time to let go!  

Adding another voice . . . still pregnant here, too!  41+5 weeks by LMP (41+1 by midwife's best guesstimate based on the length of my cycle).  Scheduled for a non-stress test this week at 42 weeks, hoping not to have to make...

No new ideas, except we did this with the new tarp we got for under the tub and left it outside for several days (it did also get rained on, which may have helped) and it worked.  Thanks for bringing this up; I'd forgotten that...

Quote: Originally Posted by etsdtm99    Ohhh Burritos are a great idea! I might need to do that - i have the ingredients but it would be nice to freeze them made -  avocado does pretty good, i've...

Quote: Originally Posted by kellybeth  i don't have a vacuum sealer, i just use a straw to suck out excess air from the ziplock baggie. works like a charm and no freezer burn.  Brilliant, kellybeth! ...

Anyone else dealing with carpal tunnel symptoms?  As in, achy, swollen, and sometimes useless hands that go numb at night and fingers that stay numb during the day?  I'm wearing a brace on the hand I use the most, but that...