Posts by Upside

My daughter just finished training a month or so ago.  She turns four tomorrow.  I know how frustrating it is.  Even though she was peeing in the toilet, she just kept saying she "can't" poop in the toilet.  We had...

I was dx with Hashi's at 115lbs.  I had a small goiter (only a doctor would notice) and thyroid antibodies but my TSH was normal.  My doc put me on a maintenance dose of levothyroxine (25 mcg).  This reduced the size of...

Wow, I haven't posted here in years, but your pastor is talking to you like you are trash.  He certainly didn't take the "Christian approach"  by being considerate of your feelings.  I would walk out of that church and...

Don't wait too long. When my husband was laid off two years ago, it never occured to me to even look into it. Over the next 9 months, I went through our entire savings paying our health insurance premiums. My husband was working at...

My 2 year old daughter's name is Harper, but people often call her "him" when they just hear her name. I think it's pretty androgynous. Obviously I liked it for a girl .

Sounds like vericose veins. I had them during my second pregnancy. It was a rude awakening. They lasted from when you state until the end of the pregnancy. It did get better after the birth though. Good luck!

I wouldn't blink an eye if my DH told me he was no longer going to drink. Maybe your DH thinks that you're wanting him to give up alcohol along with you? But if you said drinking is not right for you, I don't know why he would even...

I use a clothesline in the spring and fall and I save *maybe* $5-6/month. I wish I were saving $100's!

I had my homebirth two weeks ago and we never had back up care. Our midwife would accompany us to the nearest hospital, 10 min away, if necessary, but fortunately everything went super smoothly. I guess I just felt confident. I had no...

Okay so I'm one day postpartum and my nipples are too bruised to nurse. Iwent through this before with dd#1. Midwife said latch is great, she nursed like a champ right from the start. My breasts are large and nipples are flat. Last time...