Posts by notjustmamie

I'm also one who figured if I were hurting him, he'd cry. He certainly does in other situations when he's scared or in pain, so as long as he's got a smile on his face, I'm not worried about it.

Wow! That's what they call "thrifty"??? According to the USDA our monthly food budget should be almost $500. Our entire grocery budget--food, toiletries, and household products--is just over half of that (56%). Apparently,...

I'd be happy to double check your chart for you, but honestly, I wouldn't worry too much about it. If you're only about 6 weeks along, the U/S would only be off by a day or 2 either way, not anywhere close to 14 days.

How about something like this: http://www.mapresources.com/samplemaps.asp

I would say it looks like you O'd on the 17th, which would give you an EDD of 10/10/10.

I only have "anecdata", but my milk came in on day 2 with DD (vaginal birth) and not until day 5 with DS (c/s). My midwife thought that my milk production (with DS) was affected by the amount of blood I lost (about 1500cc...

Maybe it's just me, but I'm totally seeing the Olympic rings.

Whoa ... is THAT why they gave me so much vaseline at the hospital?? I thought it was for the meconium diapers (which, since my milk was taking it's own sweet time coming in and he was jaundiced, we had for about a week). It never even...

Granola with dried fruits and nuts. Eat it plain or with your favorite milk substitute.

You can even just use a regular piece of fabric. Instructions for various wraps using a simple piece of cloth (SPOC) can be found at wearyourbaby.com.