Posts by onemomma

Just back after a really full on crazy busy 9 day family trip and I'm at 36+ 3. Over the last couple of days those stabby vagina pains have been a bit more frequent and bit more uncomfortable. So tonight I was checking my cervix, and...

  Would you go camping 2.5 hours from home at 36 weeks? Absolutely! We leave tomorrow morning for a 9 day camping trip 6 hours away! I have my file and birth plan just in case, but really I would just toss...

Quote: Originally Posted by cheryllynn    I'm hoping for baby to be 8 pounds something, and not 9 lbs or more.  all of my babies have been over 9 lbs, and my theory is fat squishes and then makes for...

One of my first symptoms before I even have a BFP is hemmroids. Brutal. Baby goes in, my rectum falls out. So really, I understand your discomfort.   Best cream I've found is Bottoms up Balm by Wise woman Herbals. It even...

Yikes! Shinyredstar, that must have been super scary for you. I'm hoping that this late in pregnancy things won't need that dramatic of a resolution. Thanks for commiserating.   And yes, scareykarrey I am a nurse too. Funny...

So yesterday for HOURS I had constant cramp-like huge pain in my right upper abdomen. It seems ok this morning, but I'm not one to just drop things, I like to figure out what's going on.  All I can think is gallbladder with this...

33 week appointment today. I barely go this pregnancy. Aside from some early bleeding there's never been any concern, and it's my third pregnancy with the same midwife, an hours drive away, so it's hard to make a...

I get a lot of what I call stabby vagina pains, but is likely just some internal pressure on my cervix. Even on my 4th pregnancy it's a little unnerving. I start to wonder if things are happening. And at 33 weeks it's way too...

olive oil might also be baby bum lube to circumvent crazy sticky meconium poos.   And as for receiving blankets, I'm sure I went through at least 5 with each of my births. My midwife has me towel them off/give them a little...

I have been shocked every time by how horribly hard it is to name our children. I wish I could make it fun!   Anyway, do you have any great websites, or lists of unused favorites to pass along? I've tried Nymbler, but the...