Posts by Da WIC Lady

Quote: Originally Posted by hram Bump

DePaul Medical Center has a Midwifery Center. If they weren't so far away from me I would've considered going there myself with my last pregnancy.

Quote: Originally Posted by 2xy We lived in Suffolk for three years when my kids' dad was stationed at Portsmouth. I really liked the neighborly and "country" feel of Suffolk. I didn't like having to drive 30...

The numbers are great to have, but the OB that lied to me once then bullied me the second time into being sectioned had a much lower c-section rate than I expected. Just because someone has good numbers on paper doesn't mean you won't...

There are a lot of good places to live in Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach. That being said, I live in Suffolk, and DH drove in to the ship in Norfolk with no problems in the morning. There are a ton of things to do in Norfolk. ...

I was informed recently that none of the CNMs in HR do homebirths, so you would need to find a CPM. I've heard good things about VAhomebirth and Sevencities. I hope to have a homebirth or at least a midwife attended birth should I ever...

If you find one, good luck! I was taking my kids to General Pediatrics at CHKD until the DO told me that breastmilk was nutritionally inferior to formula after 6 months when I was pregnant with DD2 and the MD/IBCLC shouted me down about...

Sounds like what we all have here. DD1 is pretty much over it, DH is over it, DD2 is just dealing with the drippy nose, and I'm still in the thick of it. None of us have a fever, but we've all been miserable since Tuesday AM. At first...

If you use any sort of hormonal BC (pill, mini pill, nuvaring) your period will return earlier than if you were not on BC. Also, not every woman will experience lactational amenorrhea. If you are not on BC I would recomment Taking...

It comes and goes and depends on the person. My baby is now 17 months and I still leak on a rare occasion if a combination of things happen like I'm away for a long time and hear a newborn with that special hungry cry or am back and...