Posts by quantumleap

I think some people just don't know what to say, so say the first (sometimes idiotic) thing that comes to mind, hey Carmen? We use a donor, although my partner is male, so many people do not know, and some people chose to ignore (like...

We told dh's family on Boxing day, and it went well. His mom already knew, 'cause she snooped in our linen closet when she was here and found the positive test tucked into a little basket (seriously, this will give you a very good...

Oh, here I am! I know there are a few others on here too, who deal with this. My SPD only developed around 28/29 weeks with my first, and it was in full, raging, sobbing in public force by 20 weeks with my second. I am already twingey...

So, the Canadian Pharmacists Association, in conjunction with the Canadian Medical Association, publish a book called, "Herbs: Everyday Reference for Health Professionals". The page on Red raspberry leaf is super brief. The summary...

I know I'm just a person, but I've used RRL through two other pregnancies in addition to this one and never had a problem. I also have never found evidence that rationally supports the RRL as dangerous theory. Wild Yam is a...

Leigh - that's so cool that you got a heartbeat already! You must be super scrawny or something! I've heard hb at 9 weeks, and was impressed to hear it that early, and you must be only 7weeks?! I guess you could be 8, I can't keep up...

Current question: How do you dress a summer baby?! I live in Atlantic Canada, so it's not 8 million degrees, but it's hot. Hovers around the low 30Cs and the humidity is insane. It cools off at night, but not usually to anything...

I've woken up to the reality that we will not have the luxury of keeping this a secret. I guess not telling was just delaying the inevitable though. I mailed christmas gifts to my parents today, and there's no way they'll get them in...

...and here's an article from Aviva Romm about treating yeast and bv, and she talks about what's safe in pregnancy (a little further down) http://avivaromm.com/vaginal-infection-remedy

Quote: Originally Posted by my kidlets and me  Aw, Heather - I"m sorry you have 3 yucky things going on at the same time.  My sister swears by a few drops of tea tree oil on a moistened tampon to deal with yeast...