Posts by phillychiquita

Mama, I feel for you. I think you have to start with what YOU want and need and go from there. I can't see how you could get through this without a good couples counselor to help find out about his anger and to help you navigate your...

Ok -- So most of what I learned was about avoidance. We now have bed bug sniffing dogs going through our buildings regularly. The team that does that led the education sessions...here are some of the highlights of what i...

OMG -- me!!! I work for a property management company and several of our buildings have gotten infested -- when just one new person moves in with bedbugs, and soon they spread and its a total nightmare. I recently went through an...

I am getting really excited!!! I finish up most of my work projects tomorrow, and to celebrate I just scheduled myself for a facial and prenatal massage on Thursday. On Friday I will work from home and then I will just start taking...

Hi Everyone, For most of my pregnancy I have been a lurker mostly but I guess its time to come out and say hello! I am due on the 29th or 30th according to my LMP and having a boy this time around. So I am around 37 wks and a few days...

Have you called Christy Santoro of motherland Midwifery? 215-hmbirth is her number and she has a website. She was with womanwise (of elkton) but spun off. She is located in South Philly close to the Walt Whitman bridge. She delivered...

Thanks -- these are timely and great reminders for me!

I am 33 weeks, so have some time, but you guys rock... I have absolutely NO freezer meals or stocks of extra food and suplies yet. I am not really the primary cook (DH is) so if I can just get a few things -soups, sauces, etc...and...

For the day, we go to the parade in Philadelphia, which is basically going by right in front of my mom and dad's condo, so we hang out with my family in the morning, and my DD loves watching the balloons and bands. Its really fun as long...

Oh I am so mad and sad for you. I dont know what I would do. My story is nothing compared but my SIL/BIL blatantly took the name that we were going to use, named their son with it as his first name, and then called him by his middle...