Posts by SeaBean

I think we are getting to the miserable part of a late summer pregnancy...  I can't sleep well either. Can't find a way to get comfortable!!  And waking up every couple hours to pee or change positions or it's too hot or baby...

ValH -- I was eating part of a Green & Black dark chocolate bar yesterday (the 70% cocoa one) and was surprised to see that it had a bunch of iron in the nutrition info.   Also, they say you should cook in a cast iron pan...

Quote: Originally Posted by FarmerCathy    Baby is moving so much now.  I have forgotten how much they move from last time.  So funny you say that b/c I was thinking the same thing!...

I had a big discussion about the GTT w/ the CN midwife at the practice and she just kept saying "it's the gold standard."    I found out that the lab here won't let you leave their little waiting room for the hour while you...

So excited for your homebirth! My news is that my HB midwife (who I used last time) has had to stop practicing. I am going to make it work w/ the midwives at the OB office and have the best hospital birth possible. I actually hear...

Thanks for your very thoughtful answer. I really appreciated your view on hospital location as part of the rite of passage. I had never considered that and I'm thrilled to have that perspective. I was once really into the importance of...

THANK YOU for the fast replies!  I am feeling better already. I forgot about the luxury of SHOWERING without someone bugging you LOL.  Oh and someone else changing the baby a few times -- nice!   I am definitely all...

Sorry this may be similar to a thread below me, but just wanting people to chime in on the good things/perks about birthing in the hospital (besides being closer to lifesaving equipment, I guess).   (I had a hb for 1st baby...

Update -- the flashlight thing has worked very well the last couple days! Little One doesn't go to sleep much SOONER, but at least we aren't fighting each other for 20,30, 40 minutes!  We do our bedtime routine and then I say I am...

I could have almost written your post! Mine is 34 months and just in the last month or two she takes FOREVER to settle & go to sleep even tho she is clearly tired. Like you, I've tried earlier bedtime, later, running her around...