Posts by Loogiejane

Our baby girl now almost a week old is Marigold Shalom and we're calling her Goldie for the most part. Her name in Hebrew is Mayim Shalom which means peaceful water. She was born in the water at home.

Love those pics mama4life!

We also had an amazing homebirth. And thank god for it because if I was in the hospital I would have wound up with a csection. Gbs+, water broken for 4 days and had contractions on and off for two days. Thank god I was home with a...

Baby girl arrived on her 40 week due date and dh's bday! Crazy 4 day long labor story. Hope to post soon.

Quote: Originally Posted by TwilightJoy  I want to make this sometime this week! However, what is "double cream"?   I bet you it's something like whipping cream/heavy cream, etc. Seems logical given the...

I'm 40 wks on Wednesday and feeling good. Moving really slowly when I go on walks in my neighborhood but still running errands and going out for lunch, etc. saw my MW yesterday and all looks good. Getting mild menstrual feeling cramps is...

Oh, right, a bag for baby and DH. Ha, clearly I'm thinking ahead :P FYI othermother I too am a major procrastinator, you are not alone.

I'm planning a homebirth but I guess having a packed bag on hand for a transfer would be smart. I honestly just can't think what I would put in there though! Other than some pj's and undies, and a toothbrush and paste. Oh, snacks would...

Am I the only one who wants more time? I'm 39 weeks tomorrow but not feeling any of the get-this-baby-out-of-me feelings. Not only do I need more time getting our home in order, I kind of don't mind having baby in there still. It's a...

That's what i put in my chummus too. Along with some tahini and garlic. Hmmm I wonder if I should give freezing it a try.