Posts by MeepyCat

I breastfed for three years, all told, and have breast cancer anyway, which contributes to my doubts about causative links. I hear a lot about how breastfeeding prevents cancers like mine, but examination of that claim has yet to reveal...

Quote: Originally Posted by cynthiamoon  I think it's crazy, but there must be a good reason since 10-12 weeks seems very common across regions and practices.   It's depressing, but I think the reason is that...

Call the OB or midwife Monday and get an appointment on the books - they probably won't see you until 8-12 weeks after your last period, but some of them schedule way in advance.   And if you're looking into homebirth, call...

I agree that uncomplicated vaginal birth has fewer risks, but I truly cannot be sorry to see operational vaginal deliveries, which are risky, hard to teach, potentially catastrophic, and absolutely barbaric when done without anesthesia,...

Meow, I think you need to have some sense of scale.  Sure, the wheelchair might matter to you forever, if it's that important to you.  But there are a million things in this scenario that are going to matter, and you can't...

Oread, the risk that I'd be worried about with instrumental delivery is brachial plexus injury, which can cause nerve damage, and permanent paralysis.  Spinal cord injuries are sometimes an issue as well.  There are...

I had a vacuum assisted delivery first time out and an emergent c/s the next time. I found c/s recovery easier. I lost less blood and felt less pain from surgery then I did from the assisted delivery. And my surgery was done because I...

Momsteader, I love the article, and I'm glad you posted it. The comment about controversy was aimed at what I saw as a rather strained question about a possible environmental concern. Fwiw, I don't think loving the baby box makes...

IdentityCrisisMama, is MDC working to manufacture controversy on this?   I am deeply unworried about underused Finnish baby clothes.  There's not "several years" of clothing in the box - there's an inventory here: ...

I can definitely relate to feeling like there aren't enough hours in the day.  I guess for me the question is, why not make things easier?    Things do get easier as kids get older and more capable, but I'm not sure...