Posts by kythe

My dd gradually nursed less and less over the years. I don't think of weaning as a specific event that happens, its a process. Dd went from nursing a few times a day to a few times a week, then a few times a month, and by the time she...

For me, nursing while pregnant gradually grew more uncomfortable (like a strong "tingly" feeling) until the point where it was truly painful. I ended up weaning dd because I just couldn't stand it. However, she started...

Quote: Originally Posted by mataji4 I watched the video before I read the responses. As I watched it, I had a hard time with all of the people- their comments, their noise, their moving about, people actually touching...

Just for asking, does anyone have a medical source to back up the delayed cord cutting/vit k connection you are making? We delayed cord clamping, but I never associated that with vit k. We didn't use vit K in any form because our CNM...

Do you have a good library near you? That's how I have read a good number of this type of book. I got lucky once and bought my copy of "Childbirth Without Fear" at the Goodwill store a few years ago. However, it's very rare...

It looks like you've got a pretty good library going already! Though I never took a class, I read, "Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way" by Susan McCutcheon. It's a little narrow in its focus, but its still very practical. ...

In the US, they are available by prescription only as far as I know. I used to work in a physical therapy clinic and have seen people use them to manage chronic back pain. Many people swear by them. I'm not sure why it's not more...

That was a very beautiful birth. You are so fortunate to have supportive friends with the patience and knowledge to keep telling you those positive messages during your contractions. If you hadn't said, I would not have guessed that...

My first "public" experience with my firstborn was at a LLL meeting. I had been once during pregnancy, and my second time was when my dd was 3 days old. I was quite nervous, unreasonably so considering where I was , but...

I'm an LPN and vaccinations were mentioned within lectures here and there in school, but it wasn't something we concentrated on. In an optional pharmacology class I took, the subject once came up and I started talking about herd...