Posts by ozzyemm

Ooh, that sounds wonderful!!  One thing, make sure to ask BEFORE you get a bed for a bed with a bar.  We asked for a birth bar after we got a room (to be fair, we didn';t know we were birthing; we thought we were gonna have a...

Frannie, I think the ick factor is why many people choose to encapsulate it.  I too am having a hard time getting over the ick factor, but with my son, I had horrible, undiagnosed PPD, and I truly want to avoid that this time....

Does your prenatal have ferrous sulfate (I think?) for iron?  That oftentimes causes yuckiness in moms.  You can try taking your pill at night, or else get a prenatal with another form of iron that is more easy to digest...

DDC is due date club and DDCC is due date club crasher.  That's when other folks from other DDCs (or just the mothering community in general) chime in with advice, etc :)   There's also a helpful list floating around...

When i was preggo with michael. we had a whole thread with recipes.  One was a V-8 blended with placenta.  The other was a strawberry based smoothy. So, anything to disguise the appearance and texture of the...

Oooh, I forgot!  I used to use a boppy for massages.  I had a body pillow (two at the end) for sleeping.

I agree with Stephandowen.  My son is 5 and jumps all over me.  I have asked him to stop primarily because it hurts and I don't like it.   A funny story: When I was about 7-8 months preggo with my son, my husband...

Your tummy will let you know when you can't do it anymore LOL.  I can't sleep on my tummy, it makes me queasy.

I am so glad you wrote this thread!!!  I was just worrying about this yesterday!!!  The only way I know I am still pregnant is that my boobs are super sore (they keep getting more sore, which I don't remember from last time)...

Ooh, that looks cool!  We have bikes (DS just started riding a two wheeler), but nothing for a little person.