Posts by porcelina

I am also bfing during pg. Milk dried up at 14 weeks, a tiny bit of colostrum started coming in at 26-27 weeks. DS (2.5) is still going strong (2-3 times a day). The nipple pain comes and goes for me, so taking it one day at a time is...

I gave a presentation when I was starting to show, and wore a black dress (think Ann Taylor style) with a white linen blazer. The black on the belly hid the belly, and the blazer drew attention away from it. It was not that I was trying...

I also got this for the first time and very early during this pregnancy -- as early as about 8 weeks. I had shooting pain sometimes, especially when bending over for something. It was really bad! I wanted chiro to help with positioning...

Leaving your bags for packing during early labor is a bad idea in my opinion, because you might not have the leeway if you have a fast labor. Plus, you don't always think clearly when you are in labor!! We did this by accident -- DH in...

I have to nominate my favorite name, for boy or girl, though prob better for girl -- Quetzal (in English, would be pronounced "Ketzel," rhymes with pretzel). It is the name of a rare bird in South America, and I have always...

...when you pause at the bottom of the stairs to reconsider whether you really have to climb them...again. ...when once you get to the top of the stairs, you can't remember what you went up there to get in the first place, and end up...

A friend got me The Pediatrician's Bible and I really like it. It goes through each age and stage and talks about common things that you may be going through (e.g., moving, considering expanding your family, starting day care, etc.). It...

Ha, I just caught part of that show last night too! It really hooks you in. I had seen it once before. I had also heard a story of a friend's aunt to whom this happened. I think what most of these stories have in common is that (1) the...

Get a copy of Sleepless in America. It discusses how to structure your whole day so that you can prioritize sleep.

...you walk by the same toy/s on the ground 25 times before finally bending over to pick it/them up. ...your DC hears you groan getting off the floor and says, "mama, you said, 'arghhh'?" ...you never know if the a/c is not...