Posts by Vaquitita

I use a curriculum, but don't use text books or workbooks. We use MEP math, Treadwell Readers and Ambleside Online for History/Geography/Science/Literature. My focus is good/classic literature, lots of time in nature, keeping lessons...

Quote:Originally Posted by ka2003 Awww, Ablemec, sorry to hear about your MIL. I wouldn't dare share our picks for names with my mother because with each of my pregnancies that I've told her about, she has said every time, "Are you...

We usually come up with a short list of 2-3 names by the week of my edd and then make our final decision when the baby is born. If people ask I just say that, I may rattle off a half dozen of the names we are considering. there's usually...

Quote:Originally Posted by babywaiter I'd love to hear more about what you liked about it! Did you feel like your water birth was less difficult/painful than a regular birth? Were you able to do a water birth at a hospital or...

I cannot even get my dh to discuss names till after we know the sex, and even then he doesn't want to till maybe the last month. So here's what I've come up with so far Girls Emma Elizabeth (I had a dream about this one right after I...

Ditto here. I will be 13 weeks tomorrow and have been wearing maternity pants and skirts for atleast 2 weeks now. Tops I'm still wearing my larger and longer (to hide the tops of maternity pants) regular ones. I think I may have to buy...

I had a water birth with my second baby. I liked it a lot and plan to do it again this time.

Quote:Originally Posted by ultrafighter wow Vaquitita, I never would have thought of doing that with liver!!!  I can do that!!  This seems like a dumb question (like I should already know the answer), but do you cook it first before...

Ultrafighter- floradix works great! My suggestion for liver- cut it up frozen and swallow like pills. It's the only way I can stand it, but I love the way it makes me feel.

I find rinsing with a neti pot helps if done right after exposure to allergens. I also use bioAllers homeopathic allergy medicine, 1-3x a day.