Posts by PapayaVagina

I worked as a doula and midwife first and then had my first and planned a UC (though I ended up with a c-sec in the end) so I was a little backwards. For me, it was incredibly hard to go into the hospitals and eventually I just had...

I only listened once and didn't like it. I never wanted to be in an evaluation frame of mind. I think it would be very difficult to be able to pick up many things unless you're very used to hearing FHTs.

I like fetoscopes but I think it is just different for everyone. It seemed like when I was in school different people gravitated towards pinards vs. fetoscopes vs. the Leff style. I've tried all of them and much prefer fetoscopes...

Lately I just mostly feel sorry for them that they are so blind to what birth can be like and that they will carry that fear with them most likely for the rest of their lives and pass it on to other generations.

I've got lots of questions tonight. My dd just turned 1 and we took her into the allergist because we're trying to investigate some frequent night waking (like 15+ times a night) and are going down the list. Luckily, so far she has not...

I think that Target has the biggest rails that I've seen. We also made our room just one big bed with a king + an extra long twin

Quote: Originally Posted by JeanetteJ Very interesting thread! I was posting in the Allergies forum about my son (13 months) and his sleep difficulties: http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=780066 For 13...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mama2Pisces Just curious, does anyone know how long it would take to see results after those foods are elimated from the diet? A few days, weeks....? It took us 4 weeks to get...

I would suggest looking into allergy testing as well. My allergist has told me that testing now is much more accurate than what it used to be. I am taking my dd in to see him in the morning to have some extensive food allergy testing...

I totally understand. My dd wakes up a gajillion times a night and has so since she was 2 months old (she just turned 1). Last night, she was up every 20 minutes for hours. Her average is every 45-60 minutes (even if she is nursing that...