Posts by Eresh

I had hip labor -- pain in both hips that built with contractions.  My body's natural response to the pain of my bones moving was to tense my butt/hips/thighs to stabilize the joints, which made the whole birth thing harder. ...

I lookes over the table of contents and first few pages of "so thats what theyre for" on amazon.  I wish I'd had this book when I was first starting!    

It gives me the creaps to have DH touching them when I have a nursling.  Maybe its because I'm "touched out" but I can't stand it.  I weaned DS1 in my 1st trimester with DS2 and by the time DS2 came along I was getting to be...

What would your recommendation be for one easy to read but informative and supportive breastfeeding book for a teen mom?   Thanks in advance!        

Quote: Originally Posted by BK Mommy  Hi there. After nearly 4 incredible months with my dd, Monday will be my first day back at the office. It hurts so bad to think of leaving her with a sitter. I feel so in tuned...

Thank you mamas.  I put some of it back in the freezer and some in bottles to try to bottle feed and pump.  So far DS2 has just played around with the bottle but he's not all that hungry right now.  We'll see how it...

Well, most of it was completely thawed =\  Tho two packets were 50% or more solid.  I did fish them out of the trash and put them in the fridge.  I honestly never thought of trying to bottle feed DS2 and pump ......

After I stopped pumping for DS1 (around 13 mo) I gained a little weight back.  I went on WW when he was 16 mo.  I did not add extra points in for bfing since he was only bfing a few times a day by then.  I lost 35lbs...

I would think a moby would be great for the tiny babies.  It should stand up to lots of washing and is somewhat "poppable".    

I like my didymos waves for warmer times .. I'm in VA.  It's a more airy weave than a lot of other wraps.  I bought mine new off of amazon at a steep discount but you can usually find them on tbw fsot for a reasonable...