Posts by Thandiwe

Just wanted to be sure and share this here.  I have been reading up on GLAs and how they help the body create prostaglandins.  I've done EPO in the past, but borage oil came up as a higher source of GLAs, so I grabbed a...

Oh she is so gorgeous!!  And what an awesome, empowering birth story!!  Congrats, mama!! 

I'm so happy you got the birth you've been needing!!  How healing!!!!  I've been waiting to hear your birth story. My second birth was our first home birth/natural birth after a very intervention-laden, epidural first...

Congratulations!!  How awesome to be able to snuggle him now!!  

Quote: Originally Posted by eleuthia  I got one of these at my baby shower plus another one (different brand) from babysteals AND my sister and I are going fabric shopping tomorrow to look for muslin so she can make...

Quote: Originally Posted by LilyTiger  Thanks for the heads up!  As an inexperienced FTM, what other uses do they come in handy for (other than the nursing cover, for example)?  I have four or five that I...

I just bought these last night and wanted to share with you guys.  They are INCREDIBLE!!  I wish I had found them several babies ago!!  First, they are muslin cotton, so thinner and more breathable than flannel. Second,...

Quote: Originally Posted by RedTree  Thanks for the replies.  Like you 1stTimeMama4-4-10 I'd much rather have me poke and prodded then the baby.  I knew that the hep lock was somewhere on the arm or hand but...

I would do the hep lock, personally.  It is a nuisance, however, it could be REALLY obnoxious to have to sit still while they poke around to get your vein while in hard-core labor, 4 hours later.  I'm sorry plans have changed...

He's gorgeous, Ninetales!!