Posts by let it grow

Of course, it depends on who the friends/relatives are who are going to be visiting - some people just aren't really helpful in this kind of situation. But if you feel like the people that you've invited are reliable and will actually...

My biggest challenge doesn't feel so serious after reading all these other posts, but it was proper latching on. The first few days, we just couldn't get the hang of it and I felt so bad that my little guy wasn't getting enough to eat!...

My husband thinks I'm having a girl, but I don't know - I don't really have a strong feeling either way. I have had morning sickness this time, and I didn't with my boy, so maybe that's because it's a girl? Last time I craved pork and...

I'm 9w5d and this is my second, but I don't think I'm showing yet ... I definitely feel like I'm having fat days all the time though! I want to keep from showing as long as possible because of work, so I've been trying to do ab...

I LOVED my homebirth and I feel like it's crazy to have a hospital birth after a homebirth but ... I didn't like my midwife  - enough that I don't want to go back to her. I live in an area where there really is only one homebirth...

Great names! I love Wren and Kermit is just adorable - I would totally go for it, wishin'&hopin'!  I'm Polish (I speak Polish with my parents), so I really want a name that sounds good in Polish too. Right now I have a...

I had a HB with my first and kept it a secret from my mom because I knew that she'd be so worried about it. I just kept referring to the midwife as the doctor whenever I mentioned the visits or she asked me how the visits were going....

I've told all my close friends, my sister, and my father-in-law, but not my parents yet ... I'm SO nervous about telling them because I know they're going to be upset and make a big drama of it. With my first one, my mom said things...

I've been having sex dreams almost every night! Mostly lesbian dreams, which is weird. Last night I dreamt that my baby was not my husband's and I was happy about it - I thought: He has one with me and one with someone else (my...

Hi ladies! My name is Anna, I'm 33, and I live in Michigan with my husband, son, dog, cat, and chickens. I have a stepdaughter who's 13 too, but she doesn't live with us. My due date is May 23. This is my second - my little J was born in...