Posts by springmama

With dd I tried the birthing stool but it was way too painful. It just seemed to put a lot of pressure on my behind. So I laid on the bed propped up on pillows. I had imagined having a water birth but I labored in there for a couple of...

Congrats mama!!! You sound so empowered by your birth I am happy that you were able to have such an amazing experience.

To me it does sound like a valid reason. 36 hours of active labor is a long time. My ds was doing a similar type of thing and MW said that if we had been in the hospital we would have ended up at the very least with an epi...

Hugs to you mama. I remember being in your shoes with a newborn and a 2 year old. It is hard. In fact just today I talked to two moms who just had their second babies and were saying how easy and wonderful things are going and how much...

Unfortunately I can't do part of the job from home because I staff the office during business hours so I do a lot of reception work data entry in the data base, meeting with people, and performing duties that need...

I am currently a WOHM partime (20 hours a week) but with getting ready, driving, getting kids to school/daycare (I'd HS if I was at home) and then getting home again it feels like a lot of time away from home and the...

My family is still in the works with this but we have made tremendous progress in the last few months. Here are some things that have helped us along the way. I make just about everything from scratch and we stick to whole natural...

Ok here's what I have been working on for the past hour. I try my best to make everything from scratch. I find it saves us quite a bit and feels good too! I usually serve dinner with a side veggie and a salad. Some nights we will have...

I voted sometimes. I am a convert and I have to tell you that at first it really freaked me out to see everyone receiving from the same chalice! I really hate to drink after anyone, even my dh so it is hard for me to do it sometimes. I...

It is cycle day 31. AF was due Friday. My cycles are like clockwork no matter what is going on (unless I am BF'ing but I haven't been for over a year). Typically my cervix gets low, soft and kind of open right before AF but it has been...