Posts by jennyfah

Sleep, nap, lie around as much as you can!!  And let someone else take care of things as much as possible.  Hunger and thirst are easy to fix during labor but lack of sleep is not.  

This one's still firmly OP as well.  Sigh.  

For a young baby (say under six months or a year, depending on how big your baby is) you would want the infant-sized.  We used them for the first year.   Premium-sized, IME, works best from about one year on, but again it...

Oh Maurine, congratulations!!!       Enjoy your babymoon with your sweet little one!   

My midwife said that as a general immune-supporting vitamin, it's just a good thing to take at the end of pregnancy.  On the GBS front, she mentioned that it can help to strengthen and maintain the membranes....

Quote: Originally Posted by bethany42309    And you're right about the oil slick between your legs.   I inserted one last night right before I went to bed and put a cloth pad on, which seems...

  Quote: Originally Posted by samstress  DDCC - just picked this up at the library. I have heard great things about that book!  I know it has an obnoxious name, but my friend (who has researched...

I would love some birth stories/pictures, too! I guess I'm technically 39 weeks if I calculate from conception (and I'm pretty certain of that because I was charting).  *scratches head*  Huh!  Here I was thinking I...

Oh mamas, home stretch!  I love seeing all the beautiful, round, baby-ful bellies.   This is the henna from my mother blessing: In runes across the top (albeit backwards in this photo, thanks to my computer!) it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Italiamom      Also, keep in mind that a cord around the neck is a pretty darn common occurrence that is almost never a complication.  The vast majority of looped...