Posts by mommyammons

I remember driving myself crazy with my first trying to get get on a schedule. Fast forward 8 years and 5 kids and now we are totally go with the flow kind of people. We have a very loose routine of the basics (sleep, eat, bath, school)...

Thank you silver sparrow! I appreciate your support and suggestions. I was really regretting my original posts until I got to your response. This is my 5th child and I didn't enter into this decision lightly. If I felt that my...

here is a little more advice that I wish I had known....apparently it took me a little while to catch on (guess I was sleep deprived...lol) Use the bathroom (if possible) before sitting down to nurse baby bc as a new mother it's often...

The girls have been given the choice to either stay with the sitter (like their brothers) or come along to the hospital! They have both decided to come along, so once we are there, they will have no option but to stay. If they...

mmm...I'm thinking that fruits sounds really good and also the smoothie, but I don't think that will travel well :)    And I may not even want to eat...I was just so excited to be "allowed" to!

I'm actually not planning on having someone there specifically for them.  I will have my husband and a doula and the doula is prepared to assist them if needed.  But they are 7 and 8 and both extremely self proficient. ...

At my second birth which was pitocin induced I tried my best to resist the epidural, but in the end I gave in.  It was actually the best epidural experience ever.  My nurse was so sweet, she let me lean on her and hugged me...

Then of course, my doctor was out of town so I ended up with the oldest dr. ever!  He insisted on breaking my water at 4cm, attaching the internal monitor on the babies head and got very irritated when I told him I did not want...

I've been reading through this thread for 3 days just waiting to get to the end so I could add my own.    I think my first was probably the worst with the stupid comments.  36 hour labor with contractions starting at...

So...I think an update is in order Martha? Tracie?