Posts by zjande

aHakiru, I'm right there with you- the reason we cloth diaper is the chemical factor. I've been known to call disposables "plastic bags of toxic chemicals we tightly wrap around our most sensitive parts". :p I'm glad you're choosing...

My experience is that cats really love to snuggle up and nap behind warm, sleeping babies.   In fact, you might be shocked at how quickly and instaneously a cat will be found sound asleep behind a baby that you just lay down like...

Our family uses a (double) stroller once per year, every year- at the county fair. :) Otherwise, I just never find that I have need for a stroller. What works for me is this: I use a Moby Wrap for the first several weeks the baby is...

My children have been at each of my last 4 births. We've not experienced any trouble with it as my husband is always in charge of all the littles (plus I have 2 olders that help out with the littles and the photography as well ;) ...

I just posted about this in the June ddc, but I'll mention it here, too. :) I begin getting BH at 11 weeks each pregnancy. They continue to come just a little more often and just a little bit stronger throughout my pregnancies until...

Of my 6 children, I found out the gender with 3, and not with the other 3. Leaving it a surprise was SO SO much fun! It gave me something so awesome to focus on during labor- finally getting to learn if it was a girl or boy in there...

amlikan, cramp bark does taste awful, but I LOVE it for post-partum contractions (afterpains)! I've found that taking cramp bark and ibuprofen together is a magic afterpains helper. At least, they help me just feel like I'm still in...

We're farmers. My husband's typical work is in software, working from home, with the farming in all his spare minutes. Right now he is able to farm FT, plus sell products on Etsy. Our chickens lay several dozen eggs per day and I...

I too am nursing through the night. My 14 mo old nurses several times per night. Also our 3 yr old wakes at night sometimes and I have to pee all the time and I suffer with occasional insomnia. :p I haven't had a full night's sleep in,...

Dayiscoming, I had a similar experience in the past. I too couldn't stand the terrible care I got from the CNMs I was going to hospital birth with during my 4th preg and chose a UC. My UC was wonderful but I am more comfortable with a...