Posts by jennyfah

So exciting!!!   Come on, baby!   Have a wonderful labor and birth mama! 

I've had that the last few nights (not-really-painful contractions that last a minute and come every five).  I know they're not Braxton Hicks; they feel different.  For me, it's prodromal labor because this baby is still high...

Nope, they definitely will not give you a hard time about using LATCH or not---in fact, when they do the install, they may use seatbelts.  All my talk about one not being safer than the other comes from my multiple trips to see...

Thinking of Noorjahan and hoping she's holding that sweet baby in her arms really, really soon!  

Congratulations!!!  He is so cute!  I hope you're resting well and enjoying a lovely babymoon.  

As I understand it, LATCH installation is not necessarily safer than using a seatbelt to install a car seat; it simply reduces user error, which in theory makes it a safer option for laypeople to install a car seat.  As long as...

Oh mama, I feel you.  My first baby was a pressured induction.  I know how hard it is, and how much you can completely believe that your body will never begin labor on its own.  It is so, so hard.   Here's a...

I'm resurrecting this thread because I've officially joined the club.  Every night for a few hours it's super fun.  I know it's just my body trying to encourage this posterior baby to turn, but it's really annoying....

I've both hired and been hired as a doula, so I'll tell you that I think it's all about trusting your gut.  When you meet her in person, what kind of feeling do you get from her?  Some people don't interview very well on the...

I feel you!  I was the same way with our last birth (first homebirth) and to some extent I feel that way now.  I think it's a totally normal thing to want your birthspace to feel really prepared.  I am just trying to...