Posts by BarnGoddess

Hi Lilstar! Welcome to Kentuckiana! I'm in southern Indiana, work in New Albany, live in Corydon. I'm sure you've had quite a culture shock living here! I hope you've received some southern hospitality! Where do you live in Louisville?

My dh and I met with our mw for the first time last night. (thanks for the wise questions). We had a wonderful visit and I felt so comfortable with her, it was wonderful. I had a page long list of questions and she very patiently...

The first trimester I was an apple juice junkie! Last week I was craving my aunt's homemade mashed potatoes. yuuuummm! I've also had some Chinese food cravings.

I recommend "The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth" by Henci Goer. It really goes through a lot of the conventional "wisdom" of hospital births, i.e. epidurals, pitocin drips, etc. It's a great read.

Those are great, ladies! Thanks so much. I have started writing them down on paper and you helped remind me of some questions i wanted to ask and a few i hadnt thought of!

Hi all, We have our first mw meeting tonight and i'm preparing my list of questions. just wondered if any of you had some wise questions you wished you'd asked? I'm so excited to be meeting with her and I've been amazed how everyone...

We have dairy goats and don't pasturize the milk. I ask my gp about this and she researched it to find there are 2 main concerns (although she didn't list listeria. hmmm...) one was toxoplasmosis- the same illness from cat litter, but...

I love my Mommy : so Nice of her to buy me some cothes. I have a nice mommy who is taking me shopping next week for some maternity clothes. My pants are tight and I'm starting to hate my wardrobe. Most of my shirts were tailored...

We've gotten some sweet cards. My MIL bought a sweet like Baby grooming kit (fingernail clippers, soft brush, etc). Both my mom and MIL have bought me maternity tops. This is our first and the first grandbaby on my side, so everyone...

For a girl: Lila (Ann? maybe), but I like the pp spelling Lyla, might have to try that one on DH For a boy: Henry James, although my SIL said she was reading in some magazine about popular boys names and Henry AND James were on there....