Posts by kel

travelmumma - I'm in a little NW Montana ski town, about an hour south of the Canadian border.  It snowed here for about a week, but has switched to rain now and the leaves are falling and it's a bit warmer again.  Hard to...

darkblue - everything that everyone else said and lots of love.  Just try to focus on the baby and keeping your stress levels down as much as possible - take care of yourself.   I didn't make the dress and it's not even a...

Well, my babies - four so far anyway! - have all been overdue, from a week to two full weeks; so that is what I'm expecting...  My mom was the same, so I think it runs in the family.  My labors vary a bit more, but I...

mamaharrison has great advice.   I'd just second most of what's been said - - quite a few cotton nursing pads (a couple different brands because you'll end up liking some and not others) - although when you're spraying all...

I'll have to try making the pitcher of ice tea - that seems like a great way to get it all in and get more fluids in me - I'm terrible about drinking enough water.    My midwife appt went just fine yesterday.  I'm in...

xox and congrats!!

I'm on my fifth, too, and have had a mellow easy pregnancy so far, but that's pretty typical for me so I can't say whether it has anything to do with the number of kids.  But I definitely agree that you deserve an easy pregnancy...

I've never done any of the nipple toughening or perineal massage prior to the birth.  I've never torn (midwives did use warm compresses during the birth) and as far as breast feeding goes, having the baby latch on properly is more...

 Seconding that a set length and consistency of contractions does not necessarily mean that you're in active labor!  I generally start labor with about a half to full day of contractions that can be as close as 3 - 5 minutes...

I've felt this a couple times in the last week or so.  The first time it happened the little twitches freaked me out - what's wrong with the baby?! - until I was reading the Mayo Clinic pregnancy book and realized what it...