Posts by Wabi Sabi

I will certainly keep some of ds's toys for grandkids. I'll be selective of course, but ds has quite a few gorgeous wooden toys with all natural finishes- they're really heirloom quality toys and I can't imagine just getting rid of them....

We might end up with a pack of disposables around for backup, but we'll be using cloth for the most part mainly because I already have a pretty large stash leftover from my ds. I think I would like to buy a couple dozen preemie prefolds...

The doctors/midwife that I use do not do routine ultrasounds this early unless there's some sort of medical reason or you need clarity on how far along you are (which happened with my first pregnancy- I had NO idea when I'd had my last...

I tried with my last pregnancy and just couldn't manage to choke it down. I ended up also taking it in capsule form. I don't understand why the capsule form wouldn't be effective...? FWIW, I had a very quick and pretty easy labor with...

Quote: Originally Posted by True Blue Also, MDC has really, really grown in the last 3 years!! Ding ding ding ding! That is certainly the case. Just look at how many more pregnant Feb. mothers we have now!...

I'm not sure what the official reccomendation is as far as caffeine is concerned and admittedly I'm not nearly as cautious about some moms about things like that (shhhh....don't tell, but I think I ate soft cheese once or twice with my...

Quote: Originally Posted by True Blue You know, when I was pg with DD, on the weekly thread we always kept a list of everyone in our group, their EDD, their guess for the baby's gender (later on), and the baby's gender...

Jenny, 2nd baby, rough EDD of 2/20 but my dates might be a bit off, planning a 2nd homebirth.

Thanks everyone. I have to laugh at some of the responses- it's very clear that my ds is a "typical" boy. Not only is he very gleefully peeing in the house, but he LOVES to pee in the yard. He spends quite a bit of time...

I've been sooooo nauseous for the past few days. I'm just really queasy and generally feel like crap for most of the day. I'm normally a pretty healthy eater- lots of beans, brown rice, veggies, tofu, etc. Very little meat, rarely...