Posts by soso-lynn

Did your midwife check how it was healing? If it still painful, it might worth having it checked out.

Bolding is mine I think that statement is an unfair characterization of everyone who subscribes to MDC and one of the many ideas which infuriates me about the tunnel vision of the "natural" birthing...

1) Excuse me, but i don't recall anyone in this discussion ever implying that there are no adverse outcomes associated with epidurals. Am I missing something? Actually, if you were to bother reading my book, you'd find an entire...

Oh, I don't doubt that this guy is an absolute horrible father and that you need to do whatever you can to protect your child. That is why I advised you to get a lawyer and not talk to him directly. My comments about sperm donors were...

1. Sperm donors are wonderful people (or broke college students...) who make the choice to help other people have children. That dude is not a sperm donor. I know it may seem ok to you to call him that but it really...

Are your claims about the majority of women wanting pain relief anecdotal or evidence based? Do you recognize the variation on perceptions of need for pain relief depending of where the birth is occurring and who is present? What are...

Awesome. I`m glad to hear things are going so well.   I do need to warn you that there will likely be a little backlash in a few days or a few weeks. If that happens, stay consistent and don't take it as a sign that your new...

Quote: Originally Posted by Polliwog  Quote: Originally Posted by geminima  I saw someone post something about "Eats on Feets" It seems like breastmilk is totally out of...

Quote: Originally Posted by happysmileylady    Quote:  Every single woman I have met who went into the hospital without a resolved determination to fight for a natural birth ended up...

Quote: Originally Posted by marsupial-mom  Another vote for sticking to what he's used to. It can be very upsetting for a baby to change formula abruptly. I prefer the organic soy formulas. So if he were my baby...