Posts by cyclamen

Apologies in advance if this is scattered, I have prego-brain.....   I think that to some extent you do have to say no to him if that is what you want.  For me, it was easiest to cut down to one feeding a day first and...

I had success with redirecting my daughter to twiddling a pencil, by giving her the pencil and unlatching her if she went for my boob.  Actually she may have picked the pencil, I might have told her she needed to get something...

I would love to do this too.

Greenlea, congrats to both of you, especially on your increased sleep!  I do think that my DD is going to wean in the next few weeks too. Lately, she has been latching on, sucking three times, and saying, "I'm done!"  She...

Also re: smells.  Who was it that said they wished that they could just smell cookies all the time instead of stink?   Our power was out for a few days and despite my haphazard prego attempts at cleaning out the fridge,...

FSM - I've been having a hard time staying hydrated too.  I just don't feel thirsty, but then I noticed I feel hot and my lips are parched.  So I've been trying to drink, drink, drink, and that has  been helping me feel...

Someone here with triplets?  Cool!   Martha, my fundus is halfway between my pubic bone and my belly button, and I'm only 11 weeks, and I have a long torso, and I have a retroverted uterus.  And no bump to really...

Umm..... my brother and I totally did that.  He is now a games software engineer and builds bicycles, and I knit, sew, do woodwork, and am always adding a new crafting skill to my repertoire.  I mention that because it's...

I'm gonna say that bedtimes were also a problem for us while DD was still napping.  We dropped naps around 18 mo.  She gets plenty of sleep without the nap and with the nap, naptime was a nightmare, going to bed was a...

Quote: Originally Posted by thegoodearth  Thanks for your response. Its nice that there is this place where I can put this out there and nobody really can know who I am.   The part you talked about...