Posts by txtarheel

I posted Eleanor's birth story over in the Cesarean forum.  We did get my OB to try the ECV but it didn't work.  He was surprised at how mobile she was, but still couldn't get her anywhere other than breech or...

Thanks CI Mama!  I really like the phrase "fierce attachment."  I never felt what I would describe as euphoric love, but I definitely felt the attachment after all three of mine were born by c/s.  I have nothing to...

I'd think the top potential culprits would be dairy, egg and tomato.  There is a lot more dairy in the lasagna than "a little" butter in mashed potatoes and if it's an escalating reaction, that could have been enough to trigger...

I've had great success with Floradix for an iron supplement and found it non-constipating.  Since constipation can lead to more pain, it's definitely worth following all the great advice above about avoiding it.  It can lead...

My kids have severe food intolerances.  They don't show up on allergy tests for IgE or IgG, but clearly they react to the foods in question.  My oldest had an anaphylactic dairy allergy that he tested strongly for on skin...

It depends on whether lactose is part of the sensitivity.  One of my dairy-sensitive sons is fine with it, the other (and myself) are not.  There are a multitude of proteins and other molecules to be sensitive to in...

When I took out dairy with DS1, we saw results in just a few days.  We continued to see improvements in him for up to two weeks and it took about a month for me to see the full effects in myself.   Gluten seems to vary...

In my personal experience, IgE blood tests for allergies in infants are a waste of time.  DS1 had an anaphylactic milk allergy (bad enough that sitting in an insufficiently cleaned high chair caused him to get hives) and came up...

Thanks for the advice guys.  I did try and get some vaginal fluid on her nose and lips.  There wasn't anyway to have her put on my chest in the OR.  It wasn't against the rules and we did try, but just couldn't make it...

IMO, it's really tough in the car in active labor, but then, so is the intervention at the hospital and increased paranoia for VBAC'ing moms.