Posts by ~Katie~

Add me to the nothing camp as well, I was 5cm and 80% effaced at the time after weeks of contractions. It can introduce infection and possibly rupture your waters before baby is ready, so it's important to be judicious about it. It can...

This is so very true! It can be easy to lose sight of it but pregnancy is truly such a miraculous thing in and of itself. I think the discomfort we suffer now is necessary from a biological standpoint so that we can let go of our...

I'm due on Saturday. I'm not in a rush, but I'm really excited to meet this baby. My DH is set to go on leave on the 1st for the whole month, and he has a PT test on Thursday so he'd rather the baby wait until after that. Then of...

I didn't really pick up on BH's with my first unless we were going on our long nightly walk, then it felt almost like a stitch in your side does from running only all over my belly. I didn't notice much in the way of tightening or...

I saw this a long time ago and thought it was neat: http://www.giggle.com/eng/product/infant_sink_tub/20101p   Seems to have some drawbacks based on the reviews but it seems like it could work if you want something to fit...

I used a baby bath with my first because we didn't have a tub, I just used a cheap $10 one and it worked out okay. Once we moved to a house that had a tub he took baths with me at night and then eventually switched to laying/sitting in...

Another thing to consider is prodromal labor as a result of fetal positioning. Sometimes it can be a signal that the body is trying to reposition the baby more favorably for birth. If that's the case, doing all fours position in...

Don't worry, your body works I've been where you are with my last birth with endless contractions, I promise you that eventually all of the pieces will fall into place and you will not be pregnant forever. If you're tired, maybe try...

39 weeks - getting some belly love  

Maybe or maybe not I think it's different for everybody. With my first I have horrible vomiting and diarrhea one night, 3 days before I went into labor. I assumed it was from bad food, still could have been but that was my only...