Posts by leavesarebrown

Drewsmom--I absolutely would NOT let press cover a chicken pox party.

Oh, guess I should say the natural parenting and LDS stuff, too, since that's what brings us all together. I started reading Mothering when I was pregnant. We had our kids at home with a midwife and birth assistant. We no longer vax...

Just subscribing. We have a 6 1/2 yr old son and a 3 1/2 yr old daughter. We're trying for our 3rd. I've taught birth classes and more recently have been spending my free time fiddling (bluegrass lately).

BTW, don't we usually start a new thread by now?

Sorry to hear what you're going through! I'm pretty sure I had another miscarriage this month. Had implantation bleeding but no positive preg test, then a week & 1/2 long period a week and a half later. But of course the medical...

I think if the child asked, I would consider. I don't think I would bring up the idea.

Just today I overheard my 6 yr old was telling my 3 yr old that they would outlive me and Dh. I don't know how the conversation started. In the past we've shared with our son our belief that we will be together again in heaven, and...

Ditto on exercises over surgery (which OBs will recommend. have a friend who was offered a hysterectomy for this!!!). Don't dis' the Kegels til you've learned to do them right. They really can help. Exercises for the Childbearing...

Any ideas what this could be? No injuries, but yowzers! I've dealt with back pain before since I play violin/fiddle. But that I can usually stretch or massage better. Stretching's not helping. Yoga's not helping. Walking's not...

When pregnant, I found that relaxing through the cramp was the best practice for labor contraction relaxation ever! :-)