Posts by tolovemercy

blumooned- AWESOME.  Nice work.     I am still doing some cooking for the freezer (still have stuff stored away from the last 8 weeks or so, tho, that I'm planning to keep in the freezer until I'm postpartum)....

My baby dropped nice and low last week, but is floating all up in my ribs again this week.   My last baby dropped at 35 weeks- REALLY LOW, and I had all those feelings like I was about to go into labor at any moment- lots of...

There is a ton of contradictory info on this!  I've used it with all of mine, and plan to again, but I'm pretty sure I've done it differently with each one.  With my first two, I think I started taking it orally and using...

Thanks everybody for chiming in- really helpful to get opinions!  I think we are going to stick with Lucian.  

DH and I are considering the name Lucian (LOO-shun) for a boy.   I really like the name, but I have a nephew (whom we see and interact with often) whose name is Luke, and I'm concerned that the closeness of the two names will rub...

Quote: Originally Posted by ms.shell  oh my goodness! i doubt any of you are as stupid as me, but in case i can save anyone some major pain:  DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT try to get on top during sex now!  owww!...

Quote: Originally Posted by lbkw  Back to the dating...my mother's 1st cousin was born "a month past her due date" in 1951. She was almost 10 lb at birth. My great aunt is extremely stubborn and insists she had her...

Quote: Originally Posted by lbkw  I had my first Charley Horse of this pregnancy last night. My calf muscle is still sore! I think it's strange because I've been consuming more calcium and potassium this week and it's...

Yeah.  Sigh.  My DH was, apparently, born at 43 weeks back in 1980 (which, obviously, is a long time, and I'm sure my MIL was miserable, but he was also a surprise pregnancy and she was not at all sure of her dates, so....)....

  Quote: Originally Posted by inkandpaper  I really need to do this!  Whoever came up with the idea of freezing ingredients to dump in a crock pot is a genius.  I don't have very much freezer space,...