Posts by First Time Mama

 I feel for you! I am struggling with some similar behaviors in my three and a half year old. The difference is that my son is quite a bit older and very verbal. But we are definitely going through a rough time. We also have a new...

 Thanks for the replies. I think I need to get stricter and much more consistent. Sometimes the messes aren't toys, though, he just deliberately knocks stuff off of surfaces, starts grabbing laundry that I am folding and throwing...

 My 3 and a half year old son is being such a challenge. Let me preface by saying that I just had a new baby 2 months ago, so I know the adjustment to not being the only child anymore is probably part of this. But seriously he is...

 Congratulations on your baby boy! I am sorry that it wasn't the birth you wanted, but glad that you seem pretty at peace with it. I admire the strength and courage you have to try another VBAC in the future.

 Thank you for sharing  your story. Congrats on your VBAC and your little girl! I agree, I also just had a VBAC 7 weeks ago, and it is a world of difference in how I feel compared to how I felt after my c section. I feel I...

 Thanks for your reply. I had a rough night with the kids, DH was out late, and my toddler was being really difficult and I ended up yelling because I felt so stressed. I know that does nothing to improve his behavior, and I hate...

 I am so glad that you are content with your birth experience and feel healed. I think that is the most important thing, wheather it ends in a VBAC or a CBAC.  Enjoy your new baby girl! Congrats!

I gave birth to my second son 7 weeks ago and I have been feeling up and down emotionally. Sometimes I feel pretty good and happy and like I can handle having two kids, and sometimes I am just overwhelmed. I have noticed that my mental...

 I'll be thinking of you! I hope I get to read your VBAC story on these boards in the next couple of days!

The Birth of Julian: My Triumphant VBAC   I started my second pregnancy with a lot of fear and anxiety. I so badly wanted to make this birth experience different than my last one, which had been a c-section that left me...