Posts by VeganCupcake

Do you know if you're ovulating? That will tell you if you have enough body fat to get pregnant, since it will tell you something about whether your hormones are operating properly.   I have never had a problem with enough...

My DS is 4 months old and is not a really great nurser. He constantly slips off the breast, clicks, and has problems everting his upper lip. He is still gaining well, though, because as a tandem nursing mama, I have an enormous milk...

My massage therapist suggested using a rolled-up hand towel between my boobs. She gave me a couple and I just kind of experimented with what size I needed and the placement and stuff. I also told her I was pretty leaky, and she said it...

How old is your newborn? My DD did the same thing when my DS was born--she even started night nursing again, which was very difficult and exhausting for me (she had been nightweaned for pretty much my whole pregnancy). But gradually...

I'm still pregnant, 40+4 today. No signs of anything. I went to 41+4 with my DD, so this isn't surprising at all. :)

We did ok with our first. We had a few friends and neighbors bring some meals in the first two weeks after she was born, which was wonderful. Our church community will likely do the same this time.   I had frozen some meals...

I think my almost-27-month-old DD has gotten MORE into her milkies, if anything, lately. I swear there is nothing there--I can't express anything, and I can tell she's not swallowing, but she's been waking up in the night asking for...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Lisoula  Quote: Originally Posted by jennlyn  I know someone who used to work at a major mall retailer that sold that stuff like crazy-...

I have now been given three bottles of hand soap containing triclosan. I'm not a fan, so I won't use it in our home. I also don't want to give it away so that anyone else is using it because I would prefer a bit less of it ended up in...

With our DD, I was the first one to discover her sex and tell everyone. She was born at home and after a moment, I lifted the towel that was covering her and told DH we had a baby girl. It was just one more sacred moment in the whole...