Posts by BennyPai

Mummoth:  I saw your video yesterday but didn't have time to post:  SWEET!    Also, on DP and baby:  I haven't had any issues with baby and Daddy.  My 2yoDD was completely freaked out by all other...

I've been wearing my wedding band since two weeks PP, but it's more snug than I'd like. I've never had a small ring size, though. I've had to wear men's gloves since I was a teenager... I think my wedding and engagement rings are size 8...

I was planning on making placenta prints again and adding a third placenta to my freezer to await some future planting ceremony.  Unexpected events caused my baby to miss out on receiving all of her cord blood and I was left with...

Mothers who are expressing milk and breastfeeding:  How much does your baby weigh, how many weeks old is baby, how many ounces does baby need per feeding?  Where are you finding guidelines for feeding?  Which bottles and...

She sleeps much better in there than her Moses basket... I think hearing the pitter-patter of 2yoDD's feet nearby makes Emberley nervous.  As well it should:  2yoDD tried picking her up from her basket earlier today and...

Emberley will be 4 weeks on Thursday.  I pumped 5 oz while she nursed tonight.   That is how I used to pump for DD1 8 years ago because I couldn't get a let-down otherwise.  I haven't used a pump since then, so I was...

Wearing Emberley in the same Maya ring sling her big sisters all rode in:  

I don't like being separated from my baby, either.  I've signed up for two classes this semester- one online and the other is Tuesday nights.  I'll leave Emberley with her father and sisters tomorrow night for the first...

Two Weeks, Four Days Post-Partum: I weighed in at 200lb at my final prenatal visit.  I have no idea what my post-partum weight is, as I don't own scales.  Or they're in a box somewhere ...  My ideal weight is...

My in-laws went back to NC last weekend.  They were here for 6 days, helping around the house, cooking meals, and shuttling our 6- and 8-yr-old DDs to and from school, girl scouts, etc.   Step-MIL worked on catching up...