Posts by steph117

I'm bumping this old thread just in case the homebirth cesarean project hasn't already been pushed in other more recent threads.  It's really a fantastic resource.  

Thanks very much, all!  It did clear up with air, and a little bit of virgin coconut oil.     Rachel - could you clarify what you mean, paste of probiotics - literally, just a paste made out of probiotic powder?

Hi all,  DS has had a pinkish-to-reddish tip before, but it comes and goes so I never thought much of it.  But today right around the tip his foreskin looks pretty irritated, redder than usual and when I first looked there...

THANK YOU FOR THIS.   i just had my SECOND homebirth cesarean, argh (what would that be called?  a homebirth vbac cesarean?) so this is a great resource for me...

Hi all,   Expecting my new LO within a week or so - I found a postpartum doula who is willing to do a cut-rate since this is her slow season, but even so, I will likely want more help than we can afford to get from her, so in...

You don't know me since I'm sort of new to this due date club (have been checking in v periodically) but wanted to say CONGRATS and what a love and what a wonderful story - I'm hoping for a VBAC myself in the next few days and your...

Hi garancew!  Congrats on your pregnancy :)  We ended up not having a homebirth with Memaniye after all, so I can't offer thorough feedback (rather not go into it, but rest assured, it had nothing whatsoever to do with...

Glad to see this thread.  I'm new here (hi, late to the game, haha due dec 7) and as of last night ugh nausea and little pains everywhere -ribs, groin, hips - those little feet get everywhere, don't they!  Not 100% sure this...

You know what helped SO much?  A combination of craniosacral and mayan abdominal massage the other day - AWESOME.  Have barely had a twinge since!  Thank goodness...

Thanks -it's not so bad and yes, already mentioned to MW who said there's basically nothing to do about it.  After I posted I discovered that arnica ointment seems to help quite a bit so I've been using that.  Not perfect,...