So....let's get to know each other a bit!!

[dharmama]

Just for fun. Answer what you want, skip any you don't want to answer....

1. How old are you?
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
12. What is your favorite smiley?


~Erin
:love

[dharmama]

My answers!! :love


1. How old are you?
31

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
One DD...14 1/2 mos old

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married...just celebrated 5 year anniversary.

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Homebirth or a hospital waterbirth with a midwife (DD was a natural hospital birth with a midwife...DH wouldn't consider homebirth first time around....this time he'll at least talk about it so maybe...)

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
Pre-DD I WOH as a web editor at a university and taught yoga part-time. Now I teach yoga part-time and write very part-time (one article a month) for my local parenting magazine. When the new baby comes I will probably cut my teaching back from 4-5 classes a week to maybe 2 classes a week.

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
I'm in Southern New England

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
I saw Mothering Magazine at a friend's house years ago and was fascinated by it. DH bought me a subscription when we were TTC our DD and then I heard about MDC. I've been here since Dec. 2002.

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
:nod I'm an economy cloth-diaperer. No hyena dipes in my stash....I'm mainly a Wonderoos gal.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Kind of, I guess. Mom had natural births and BF'd us for a year (when most people around her were FF). We didn't co-sleep but we spent a lot of time hanging out in our parents room/bed and were welcome to co-sleep when we were sick/scared etc. I don't think my parents "wore us" but they certainly carried us a snuggled us a lot!! :love

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
:nod One of my favorite things about being a mama is snuggling up in our family bed!!

12. What is your favorite smiley?
:love

[merrick]

Fun! Great idea.

1. How old are you? 24
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1, ds turns 3 this month
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC
5. What kind of birth are you planning? hospital birth
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I am a student, but will be taking time off with the new baby
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Alabama
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? don't remember how I found it, probably a search on bf or something. Have been here for 3 years I think, maybe only 2
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? used sposies with ds, but am already building up my cloth stash for the new babe
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? not exactly, but in some respects such as cosleeping to a certain age, no CIO
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? We do and will continue to do so with the new babe. We have a king size bed so will probably put ds in the middle and the baby on my side.
12. What is your favorite smiley? I like the new tiphat guy! He just makes me smile.

[minimunklemama]

oohh fun!!!!!
. How old are you?
30 last weds
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
1 daughter,Isabella Natalya who is 3 and 1 son,Dominic Griffin(goes by Griffin) just 1 August 20th
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married to Dominic 4 years on November 16th
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
Can anyone say UTTERLY SHOCKED????
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
I'd like a home birth but I know DH would rather have his fingernails pulled out one by one!!he is a worrier so we are compramising and looking into two birthing centers
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
I SAH,will continue to do so.I know am very lucky and appreciate this. :down
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Fairfield county,CT
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
After a m/c I went completely nuts over EVERYTHING being natural,and i me absolutly everything.I was fortunate to have a friend give me a used copy when I was looking into CD and never looked back,thankfully I have calmed down abit on everything else and found a happy medium for me,I.e canned beans are allowed back in the house!! :LOL
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
I do CD and plan to with this babe,must start working on that stash soon :D
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
no.not in the slightest
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
we did with Griff although he sleeps in his crib now,he actually seems to prefer it,I actually steal him into outr bed sometimes :love and he wakes up in the night a bit peed off :LOL
12. What is your favorite smiley?
:banana although this on makes me chuckle whenever i see it!!:Puke

[busybusymomma]

1. How old are you? 24

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? Two children, dd 4.5yo and ds 2yo

3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married, six years next month

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? We had just officially stopped barrier method after two months of being sorta lazy.

5. What kind of birth are you planning? Another homebirth, I have one each hospital and homebirth under my belt

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I'm a SAHM, but I do some freelance at home sometimes. Might be starting a WAHM business with my mom, but it depends on how I feel with the pregnancy and then the holidays fast approaching.

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) South central Indiana

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? I think I stumbled on MDC when I was googling cloth diaper boards. I was posting a lot at BabyCenter but realizing just how much I didn't fit in there. :LOL It was love at first "site". :LOL October 2002, almost three years!

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? I started cd'ing when #1 was 14 months and ds was always cd. I'm thinking we'll do a combo of EC and CD'ing this time if I can manage to watch for signs while chasing two other kiddos!

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Sort of, but then again they didn't have access to information like I do now. I have to say my parents really gave it their all and I appreciate that! And they are just as great with the grandbabies.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Yup, dd is in her own bed now and ds still sleeps with us.

12. What is your favorite smiley? OMG... how can I choose? I'm in love with :+ and :surprise: because I can use them now! I love :love and :bag: as well.


Next?

[djinneyah]

1. How old are you? 25

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? one ds who just turned 2

3. Are you married, partnered, single? married, coming up on our 3rd anniversary 9/21

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC

5. What kind of birth are you planning? UC with my friend catching

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? WAH. i'll take a few weeks off and then go back to it :p

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) omaha, nebraska

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? i honestly can't remember how i ended up here...

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? we've used cloth exclusively since ds was 2 weeks, mainly chinese prefolds, with a fuzzi bunz and a couple happy heiny's thrown in there. i'm planning on getting 3 doz. tiny tush one-size over the next couple weeks, though, and will be crocheting/knitting wool soakers.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? not particularly. mom didn't co-sleep, only bf'ed for 2 weeks, didn't wear me (although did carry me in-arms quite a bit), etc. AP/NFL was just something i kind of fell into while listening to my instincts.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? we've co-slept with ds from day 1, and will be with this one, too. i'm hoping for a larger mattress, though :LOL

12. What is your favorite smiley? :laugh:

[mamacatsbaby]

1. How Old Are You? I am 27, turning 28 on Oct. 19
2. How Many Children (if any) Do You Have? Little Pea here will be my 1st :love
3. Married, Partnered or Single? DH and I got married Mar. 21, 2005 after 5 or 6 years of courtin'
4. TTC or Surprise? Um, a little bit of both sort of. I mean, we weren't trying but we weren't not. :innocent
5. What Kind of Birth Are You Planning? I would love a home waterbirth however we may end up going with a birthing center water birth.
6. WOH, SAH, WAH or Some Combination of These? / Will This Change After the Baby is Born? I guess some combo of these. I'm looking for a part-time gig to bring in some extra $$$ and I try to find nannying/babysitting jobs where I can get them. We're also trying to start an errand service. DH cannot stand his job and we've been aching to start our own business for years. We'd also like to start an in-home daycare sometime after the baby is born. There's tons of other stuff we are aspiring to as well but I won't go into all that... Oh what the hay! Just a little. We want to try selling our art as well, photos, mosaics, etc. and I'm really interested in midwifery. We'd like to do some social work also. OK, now I'll stop or this could get ridiculous. :flipped
7. Where Do You Live? We live in The ATL. I was born and raised here and DH is originally from WI. Freakin' COLD man!
8. How Did You Find MDC? How Long Have You Been Here? A longtime friend of mine that has two kids herself turned me on to Mothering maybe 4 or 5 years ago. Too sweet. I would visit the Mothering website and signed up for the on-line newsletter. We only recently got our 1st home PC so now I get to wile away days here where as before we had to go to the library to use the computer and you only get an hour of useage after a usual wait of an hour so I hardly ever had time to visit.
9. Do You / Will You CD? I'm all about some :cd: (I've been waiting to use that smilie.) :D I just always felt like that's what I would do w/o even thinking about it. My sissy laughs at me but we have comepletely opposite views on how to raise a child. She's nuts and I'm right! :LOL
10. Were You Raised AP? Hmmm, in some regards. We were bottle fed but we got to sleep with my Mama quite a lot. Even when I was grown and would come over to visit, I'd just hop in my Mama's bed and we'd go to sleep. :love We got spanked and that was ugh. When we got older our Mom would tell me, my brothers and sister "If you hit my grandbabies I'll hit you! ":nut :LOL We're all like "What the?" But my mom used to tell me that back when she was having babies that's just how you did it. That's how she was raised and she couldn't really see any other way that she could really get us to not get ourselves in deep doo. Of course we did anyway! That's what kids do. Mess up. Make mistakes, whatever. Sometimes it's little, sometimes it's so far beyond that. But I really appreciated my mom telling us this stuff ya know? Before I really realized how getting spanked and other stuff in how we were raised affected my opinions on childrearing I was a supporter of spanking. Now I'm mortified and am close to tears when I see a child getting hit. I think my mom did what she felt was right at the time and we turned out relatively sane. :LOL In spite of getting spanked I feel that my Mama did an excellent job with us and I will always love and respect her for the woman she helped me to become. Even shen she was ticking me off! :LOL Whew, sorry about the spanking rant! :flipped Let's see, I also remeber going to work with my mom sometimes. That was always fun. :bouncy
11. Do You / Will You Co-Sleep? Nothing would please me more but convincing DH is another kettle of grits altogether. We'll probably compromise and try to find an affordable side sleeper.
12. Favorite Smiley? Hmmm, I always have a problem picking a favorite anything. I'm a Libra, a classic fence rider. Right now my favorite is this guy :Sheepish: cause I'm always doing something out of sorts. Like my incredibly long winded answers here. :Sheepish: See?

love,
ms.k-mae :bgbounce

[gabry]

1. How old are you?
35
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
One ds, just turned two.
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married, 5th anniversary Sept. 23.
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTCTTCTTCTTC for what seems like forever (a year actually, including the recent pregnancy and m/c)
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Hospital birth (no midwives or birthing centers to be found around here, not gutsy enough for unassisted)
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
WOH full time, but will soon go to 4 days. After baby is born we'll probably move to Europe, no clue what will happen then, but possibly dh will be sahd for a while because visa and language issues might keep him from working in the beginning.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
The ugly and poor part of Arkansas (Delta), totally non-AP environment
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
Not sure how I found it, been here since after ds birth
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
Not with ds, but considering it for next babe
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Not quite
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
Yep, we do and we will
12. What is your favorite smiley?
:toddler: It reminds me of ds

Great to meet you all, good idea Erin!

[maybebaby]

Great idea!!

1. How old are you?
33

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
I have three already - a 9 yr old ds, a 6 yr old dd and a 2.5 yr old ds

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married, almost 11 yrs!!

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
Major surprise!!

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
I'm saying homebirth :p dh isn't completely sure...we homebirthed our last and it went really well.

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
I work part time at the local library...I may take an extended break or quit after baby. Not sure yet...

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
central Ohio

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
I read the mag a while back, joined here shortly thereafter but haven't been an active member until now really. I think I joined in '02...

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
Yup, we're economy cloth dipers as well :LOL

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Not so much.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
We do and we will!!

12. What is your favorite smiley?
I like :bolt and :broc: but this :yawning: more closely relates to how I feel lately lol

[Eves]

I like this!

1. Age -- 29
2. How many children? -- this will be my second have 4 y.o. son
3. Relationship status -- married 4.5 years
4. TTC or Surprise? -- Funny enough we were preparing to TTC in December, but I wanted to wait and clean up D.H.'s dietary act before TTC. So, it's a welcomed surprise!
5. Birth plan -- tentative but want a homebirth attended by a midwife
6. In Piqua, OH (20 minutes north of Dayton) but planning a move to Wisconsin.
7. Vocation -- I'm a combin. SAH and WOH. I am part-time faculty at a community college. I only work Wed. evenings and all day Saturdays.
8. Discovering MDC --Love to net surf, joined 8/31/05
9. Cloth or Throwaways? -- Actually going to make my own cloth diapers, I've made simple things like curtains and pillow cases. So I'll let you know how they turn out.
10. How was I raised-- interestingly enough : we shared the family bed, we were spanked and both parents worked outside the home -- result of inserting old cultural values into new society ( parents emigrated from Sierra Leone, West Africa in the 1970's -- dad (31); mom (17))
11. Co- sleeping -- Yes we do, and will but hopefully the little ones will move in together in a couple of years.
12. Favorite smiley -- :bouncy

[peypeymama]

1. Age -- 34

2. How many children? -- 1 DD who turns 2 at the end of Nov.

3. Relationship status -- married 3 years the 28th of this month.

4. TTC or Surprise? -- Trying... but this was the 1st month of trying :), so that was a surpise!

5. Birth plan -- Hospital birth with a midwife

6. We live in Portland, Oregon

7. I work 5 hours a week as a merchandiser, so basically SAHM. Not going back after this baby! :nana:

8. Discovering MDC -- I've subscribed to Mothering for the last 2 years. I just recently got a computer (my new best friend!)

9. Diapers -- I've been working on converting Peyton to cloth (along with "potty awarness") after I bought myself some mama cloth. I realized that if disposable pads and tampons were bugging me... that maybe they were bugging her too! :duh

10. No!

11. Bedtime -- We don't co-sleep now. We did with a co-sleeper until she got too big. Bedtime was hard for a long time. Finally after more than a year of trial and error... she goes to bed in a pitch dark room, with music on, lying on her left side, playing with hair, alone. Not how I planned it... but I guess being a parent teaches you how to go with the flow. We'll see what the next baby prefers.

12. it was this: :dust but now I'm leaning towards: :belly

[Throkmorton]

May I join in too! I have been away from the computer since I found out!


1. How old are you? 25

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?1, he is 3.5

3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?We have been TTC for 3 years, this is a Clomid baby

5. What kind of birth are you planning?Hospital birth with the most understanding OB/GYN ever. Closest midwife is over 2 hours away

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?I will SAH, as I currently do

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)BC, Canada

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?I found MDC while searching for diapers, i have been here since 2003 I think

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?Cloth all the way

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?Sort of.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?No, I am a bed hog. We will room in, and possibly get a co-sleeper

12. What is your favorite smiley? :broc: :carrot :banana

[bristow]

1. How old are you?
24

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
one, in heaven, miscarriage last year

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
married to the greatest man in the world

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
subconsciencely TTC

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
natural birth with midwife in hospital birthing center


6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
what is WOH, SAH OR WAH?

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Bend, OR

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
la leche/attachment parenting friend told me about the magazine

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
thought about it but not seriously-will look into it later

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
co-sleeping, undefined AP

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
absolutely!

12. What is your favorite smiley?

[~*max*~]

Great idea dharmama. :tiphat:

1. How old are you?
36, am I the oldest here? Yikes!

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
I have four all together - ages 5 1/2, 4, 21 months, and my nephew who we are raising, 17

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
married to a great guy, for 11 years. He's not so crunchy, but I am working on him!

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
Surprise :shy

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Hospital VBAC, as natural as I can make it

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
So happy to be SAM

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
"Where The Wild Things Are"

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
I subscribed to Mothering way before I had kids. When I finally got a computer I joined MDC.

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
I have not in the past, but am considering it this time.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Not in the least!

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
Yes. Love it!

12. What is your favorite smiley?
:laugh: :toothy

[alfabetsoup]

1. How old are you? 31
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? This will be our first!
3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married almost one year
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? Well, we weren't really trying, but we weren't doing anything to stop it either. It was mostly a surprise!
5. What kind of birth are you planning? Hospital birth
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I'm looking for a job at the moment (yikes!) Hopefully I'll be able to stay home when the baby is born.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Suburbs of London. My husband is British and I'm American, the baby will be both!
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? Google! When we were thinking about it.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Maybe
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Sort of
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Probably not
12. What is your favorite smiley? :bgbounce

[dshields]

1. How old are you? 28 this november
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? this is my first!
3. Are you married, partnered, single? first anniversary was last week
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? a bit of both
5. What kind of birth are you planning? hospital birthing center with m/w
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? combo, i'm a realtor and can do 75% from home but houses don't show themselves! i live in an area where wearing my babe to work would be ok
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) massachusetts
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? yahoo search for trader joe's prenatal vits brought me here
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? i knew nothing about cd until i got here and i was sure i'd use dispos... until yesterday. cd for me.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? not really. dh nursed until he was almost 5 and his mama was a la leche league volunteer.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? jury is still out, at the very least we'll use a side-sleeper
12. What is your favorite smiley? :bag: I love bag head!

[strawberryprincess]

1. How old are you?
28
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
dd is almost 2 (in 2 weeks!)
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
just celebrated 5 years of marriage
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
ttc, but this was our first try, and totally didn't expect it so soon. happy surprise!
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
i would love a homebirth, but dh is scared...so another natural hospital birth most likely
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
SAH. yeah!
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
SW michigan
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
i picked up a magazine when i was pregnant with dd, then i lurked here for several months, before actually joining
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
cloth diaper, but we use disposables often
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
a little nfl, mom raised all the fruits and veggies we ate (which was a lot) she bf (a few months) and ff all of her kids...but there was definetly spanking in our house (my dad always threatened the belt whenever we acted up)
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
yes, and no....dd starts out the night in her bed, and then moves to our bed whenever she wakes up (she'll sleep alone anywhere from 1hr-9hrs)
12. What is your favorite smiley?


:hammer :bag: both make me laugh :)

[starlein26]

1. How old are you?

28

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?

1, 26 month old


3. Are you married, partnered, single?

married 5 years in december

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?

sort of both

5. What kind of birth are you planning?

homebirth...didn't like driving to the birth center in labor and certainly hated the drive home after my near 10 pounder

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?

sah, definitely won't change!!

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)

the 'wonderful' south

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?

through the mothering magazine

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?

no

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?

no way, no how. i suffered severe emotional, verbal and physical abuse!

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?

of course!!!

12. What is your favorite smiley?

:D

[tttiggerrr]

1. How old are you? 27foLauren, who was born 07. June 04
3. Are you married, partnered, single? I've been married for 3 years.
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? This was our 2nd month TTC.
5. What kind of birth are you planning? homebirth VBAC, possilby a waterbirth
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I'm a SAHM and am planning to stay home with #2 as well.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) I live in Austin, TX
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? Some people on another board was talking about MDC so I came to check it out. I don't know how long I'd been here before I started posting.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? We tried it with Lauren, but couldn't for the life of us figure out how to get them to not leak. We still have 3 dozen chinese prefold diapers, but haven't used them...
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? No, neither DH or I were. We stumbled across it because Lauren was high-needs and I saw Dr. Sear's fussy baby book. It just clicked and we started co-sleeping, etc. right away.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? We are planning to co-sleep with #2 for as long as s/he wants to. Lauren co-slept till she was 4 months and then didn't want to sleep that close to us so we moved her to her crib.
12. What is your favorite smiley? This one always makes me laugh: :bag: probably because I feel like doing that myself sometimes! LOL!

[Naughty Dingo]

1. How old are you? 35
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 2 kids, ages 3 1/2 and 1 1/2
3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married, we are celebrating our 10 year anniversary this month :)
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? We TTC'ed
5. What kind of birth are you planning? intervention free birth at hospital with MW
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I am a SAH now, I was looking for a PT job this summer but really just want to be at home with my babes :bag: I wasn't too sad when I didn't get the last job I interviewed at but I know DP would have liked me to work a bit LOL I do make a Mamazine which is a pretty small time venture, so I am a little bit WAH too I guess.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Midwest
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? I have been posting at boards for a long time, but only came to MDC a couple years ago after I started reading the magazine.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Yeah, I use cloth but it is a service so it is pretty basic, no hyena-ing here :LOL.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? um..... NO
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Yeah, I coslept with my youngest until she was about 6 months. After she moved out my 3 year old moved in. I am not sure what the arrangment will look like when baby comes. Family bed? Cosleeping with baby? Cosleeping with 2?
12. What is your favorite smiley? Oh lets see.... I have to say I love this one :yikes: but I use :bag: most often

[busybusymomma]

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
what is WOH, SAH OR WAH?


:wave and welcome! :)

WOH= Work Out of Home
SAH= Stay At Home
WAH= Work At Home

HTH (Hope This Helps)!

[Willzmama]

1. How old are you? 36
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? one
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? We were TTC
5. What kind of birth are you planning? Not like my first! :LOL Natural just not sure where...
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I SAH and will probably until the kids (!) are older.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) MA
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? I heard about it from another list I'm on and joined awhile back but haven't posted much.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? We partially CD and will do the same for #2.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Not much.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Yep!
12. What is your favorite smiley? :broc:

[Sydnee]

1. How old are you? 30
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? Rachel (4) and Emma(2)
3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married 7 years in July
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? Total surprise!!!!
5. What kind of birth are you planning? *Hoping* for a water birth in hospital
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?WAH, I do daycare in my home
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Minnesota
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? Just this past year I found it.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Hoping to cloth fulltime this one, Emam I clothed for about 5 months.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? No, but had great gentle parents!
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? We haven't, but if the kids want to crawl in, they do. I ususally cosleep for the first 2 months or so.
12. What is your favorite smiley? :nut because this is how I feel most of the time!!

[sarah1238]

1. How old are you? 24

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? This will be my first!!

3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married - we conceived on our one year anniversary.

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? We were TTC and got it on our first try which was a surprise.

5. What kind of birth are you planning? Midwife assisted at a free-standing birth center.

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I hope to continue my current job PT from home (well that is my plan, we'll see what my bosses think!)

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) DC metro area

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? I love to lurk and I ended up here a while ago b/c I keep tossing around the idea of becoming a doula.

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Yup.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Sort of, but more parenting by instinct than a defined style.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Yup.

12. What is your favorite smiley? :flipped this side-show Bob one always makes me smile.

[USMCbaby]

1. How old are you? 26
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1 DD
3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married, DH is deployed for 7 months
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? Surprise!!!!
5. What kind of birth are you planning? Free Standing Birthing Center
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAHM, Student
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Southern CA
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? Been here a while, mostly :lurk:
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? CD the first time and will do it again
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? No :(
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? We co-slept for 2.5 years and continue part time. We need a king size bed!
12. What is your favorite smiley? :love

[ChattyCat]

1. How old are you? 25
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? m/c 4/8/03, ds 2/16/04
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married since 3/21/00
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC- ds was an IVF baby, and this one was a FET
5. What kind of birth are you planning? csec
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH, and will continue to do so. YEAH!
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) crappy, Charlotte, North Carolina
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? I have no idea, but I've been lurking for a good two years and posting for the last year or so.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Yes, we do, and will CD the new babe too.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? No, some aspects my parents did, but they didn't have the philosophy.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? We're weaning ds from our bed. He typically sleeps in his bed all night (occasionally comes into ours if he's sick or something). But, dh ends up in his bed a few nights a weeks to comfort him. I expect to have the new babe in our bed for a while.
12. What is your favorite smiley? I don't know. I like :spitdrink: :yum :belly :jumpers: :banana :nut Do I have to pick just one?

[luckylady]

1. How old are you? 34

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1 DD who is already 3-1/2 boohoo

3. Are you married, partnered, single? married 5 years.

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC

5. What kind of birth are you planning? natural this time.

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I WAH (I am a photographer) but that will stop when baby comes.

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Las Vegas and I hate it.

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? Don't remember - some AP board I assume. Been here a few years off and on.

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Both.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? I WISH.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? I did with DD and she transitioned to her own bed in our room, and then to her own room tearlessly! Yes, I will do it again.
]

12. What is your favorite smiley?
:laugh: because I am always laughing and :mischief because it looks like me. LOL

[Mamabeakley]

1. How old are you? 28, will be 29 when this babe is born
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1, DS is 18 mos.
3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married for 7 years, have known DH for 15 years
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? Well, we weren't TTC or TTA, but we would have started TTC in a couple more months. I was surprised, though I don't know why, since I knew we were doing that which results in pregnancies!
5. What kind of birth are you planning? midwife-attended homebirth, like we had for DS
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I work 30 hrs/wk outside the home, just cut back to 25 hrs/wk, will continue. DS comes to work w/me and a caregiver (DH or MIL) and so will the new babe.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Da Luv Shack, soon moving to a little house in a cooperative community set above the river
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? Hmm. I think I started coming here when I had "subscription to Mothering" on my wish-list - about 1.5 years
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Yep! But simply, starting with stuff we were given and staying pretty basic. Economy, economy.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? I guess :-) Born at home, cd'ed, nursed, vaxxed :(, homeschooled, never hit, slept w/parents if scared or sick, etc.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Yep. DS needs to learn to sleep w/out the boob in his mouth before the baby comes, and we need a new mattress since ours is terrible.
12. What is your favorite smiley? Oh. I really can't think that hard today. I guess :LOL because I can always remember how to put it in my messages.

[alleybcat]

1. How old are you?
27

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
none until may!

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
married since 10/10/04

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
we were trying a little, just started a few weeks before. everyone told me it would take months, so we were SURPRISED to get those 2 pink lines.

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
a water birth at a birth center. we are looking into hypo birthing as our birth class choice.

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
right now i work at a horrible little company as an admin assistant. i will stay home with the baby for a few years, but i hope to go back to school to get my masters in education (to teach government and social studies) while the baby is still a baby

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
just south of boston. in a little house with my husband.

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
you know, i can't remember! i have only been posting for a few weeks, i am so overwhelmed though. i love all the tips, opinions, and "thank goodness i am not the only one doing/thinking/feeling/going through that".

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
alsolutly

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
ummmm... i don't know what AP/AFL means, but i a boobed, clothed, family bedded baby

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
yes, we think so. i think that i will buy a co-sleeper and just see how it goes.

12. What is your favorite smiley?
:3bfkid:

[tiffanyrk1786]

1. How old are you? 19


2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 2


3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married


4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? We tried for 2 cycles and got a BFP :-)


5. What kind of birth are you planning? Waterbith in a birthing center


6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAHM and wont change ever!


7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Jacksonville, FL


8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? A yahoo group of friends pointed me in this direction when I was looking for info on vaccinations


9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?I do cd and I plan on continuing to do so


10. Were you raised AP/NFL? I was APed but not NFL


11. Do you/will you co-sleep? We co-sleep and plan on continuing to do so


12. What is your favorite smiley? My favorite smily is :diaper Im addicted to my cloth

[ksmommy]

We were TTC1. How old are you? 27
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?2
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
5. What kind of birth are you planning? natural w/ doula @ hospital
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAHM, no it will not change
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) KS
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? looking for info on ectopic pregnancyand support group, not very long
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? never did, don't have an interest, LOVE the disposable.... :o)
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? more AP
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? until 1 and still on and off afterwards
12. What is your favorite smiley? :makebaby:

[Mammo2Sammo]

Just for fun. Answer what you want, skip any you don't want to answer....
~Erin
:love
1. How old are you?
30
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
1, son named Sam, 2 1/2
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
married 7 years
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC, but first month, we didn't expect to get pregnant this month, but O came early
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
birth center - would love a homebirth, but it will not be possible this time
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
SAH
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
south of Boston

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
When we were on our honeymoon, I discovered Mothering magazine at a crunchy bookstore. Probably the last thing a 23 year old newlywed man wants to hear 3 days into marriage is homebirthing, breastfeeding, babycarrying and cloth diapering. I was bowled over by the ideas. DH was great.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
yes
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
no far from it
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
yes, and loving it
12. What is your favorite smiley?
:carrot

[nydiagonz]

1. How old are you?
28

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
One, Abdullah, who passed away.

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married :love

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Hospital birth with no meds.

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?[/B]
Work at a Performing Arts Center and will have baby there with me for as long as I need/want :thumb
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Near San Francisco, Ca
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
When I lost my son I researched online support for pregnancy and loss... this was in June.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
Cloth!
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Not to sure on definitions, but don't think so.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
Don't know yet
12. What is your favorite smiley?
Sorry, but I have to do a "top 5" list: :flipped :yikes: :soapbox :firedevil :moon

[susannella]

1. How old are you?
32

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
1, Ella, who turns 1 on the 19th

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Homebirth with a midwife

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?[/B]
SAH- I may teach a course or two at the community college when the babe is a bit older.

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Western New York State

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
Through Mothering magazine- been here since Nov.

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
We do and will with our second.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Not really, other than bf.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
We do, and will need a king size bed!

12. What is your favorite smiley?
I haven't really used them... :hippie

[lunamay]

1. How old are you? 30
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1 dd, 18 mo
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? well, we were taking vitamins and going to start trying in Sept. when we found out it had already happened! I think the baby knew we were ready.
5. What kind of birth are you planning? Home birth
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) the NW
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? a few months
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? yes
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? yes
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? yes
12. What is your favorite smiley? never used one...

[dovey]

1. How old are you? 28

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1 ds, 22 mo

3. Are you married, partnered, single? partnered

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? Kind of TTC, but my dp didn't really want to concentrate on it.

5. What kind of birth are you planning? Home birth

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH - I want to start my midwifery education, so I'm hoping to study and learn a lot during this pregnancy

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Near Santa Fe, NM

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? a few months

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? yes

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? In some ways. My mother breastfed my sister and I, and she couldn't stand letting me fall asleep alone.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? yes, my dp just made a kingsize bed, so hopefully all four of us will be able to fit.

12. What is your favorite smiley? I'm new to this smiley thing. I haven't used them before. I guess I like :hyena

[radish]

1. How old are you?
--28 last Thursday

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
--DD, Zoe Luna 28mo

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
--Married 4 years

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
--TTC, one cycle! :)

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
--Elective C/B or VBAC?? not sure

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
--SAHM, did WAHM

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
--Sacramento CA (lived in San Francisco and San Diego - we move a lot)

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
--While pg with DD (??)

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
--Oh yeah!! I also knit so lots of soakers.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
--Far from it :(

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
--Yes!! Still CS with DD

12. What is your favorite smiley?
--fly by nursing :D

Sarah - we conceived DD on our 1 year anni too!!!
Nicole - long time so "see" - congrats!! I just poppe dover to WC and boy has it changed..

[NurseLaurie]

1. How old are you?
27
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
No kids, one bird :)
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married to my wonderful dream of a husband
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC, but hit the target on the first try
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Hospital, still researching for the one that will let me carry out my plan
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I currently dont work. I'm in nursing school. I will WOH 2-3 days/wk IF i can get my mind off this babe and back into my education!
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
In the Atlanta, GA area. Wanting to move to a less URBAN area soon!
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
Through my SIL during my last pregnancy. Took a year off of visiting then came back when TTC
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
Yes, prefolds and covers. Trying to locate a service as I hate doing that much laundry!
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Sadly I was raised during a time when breastfeeding wasn't popular!
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
With a co-sleeper, not in the bed with
12. What is your favorite smiley?
Right now: :belly

[newmainer]

My turn...


1. How old are you? 30 in december....
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? dd, 2.3
3. Are you married, partnered, single? maweeed.... :)
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? um... kinda TTC? yeah... TTC.
5. What kind of birth are you planning? home waterbirth
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH.. though going to start doing some work for dh's business at home.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) see at left....
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? from the magazine... 2 years or something.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? yup.. mostly economical like Wonderoos but thinking i might try knitting a soaker or two in the winter in front of the fire.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? in some ways.. but not others.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? yes
12. What is your favorite smiley?
:laugh:

[alexisyael]

1. How old are you? 30

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? none

3. Are you married, partnered, single? married :love

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC for almost 2 years

5. What kind of birth are you planning? homebirth for sure, hopefully waterbirth

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH (well, kinda work sometimes teaching dance classes)

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Mobile, AL

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? Almost two years, knew the magazine from when I was a teenager, and found the website right before we started TTC

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Hopfully

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Kinda

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Yup! (DH wants us to get a co-sleeper)

12. What is your favorite smiley? :love

I am so happy to be here :love

[dharmama]

:bouncy OMG!!!! alexisyael BIG BIG BIG congrats!! :D :bouncy

~Erin
:love

[sr20ladybug]

1. How old are you?
34
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
10 year old daughter
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
married 1.5 years
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC :)
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Women's Hospital
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
I'm a full time student right now....if i do work, it'll be from home(after birth)
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Tampa, FL
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
Did an internet search for pregnancy forums, just been here a few days
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
mom used em on me, i don't think i will be using them though
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
I was breastfed, looking forward to doing it this time
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
no
12. What is your favorite smiley?
:yum

[cicerosum]

1. How old are you?
31
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
3 beautiful kids, ages 9,3 and 1
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married to the most wonderful man on the planet.
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
This is a TOTAL surprise. Total.
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Unmedicated homebirth, maybe in my bathtub, depends on what I'm feeling at that moment.
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
I am a working at home mother, trying to start my own business. Not much will change once this little one gets here.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
SoCal, more or less.
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
Found it through the mag, been here for 3 years.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
I will probably use cloth again.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
I guess.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
Yep.
12. What is your favorite smiley?

[alexisyael]

:bouncy OMG!!!! alexisyael BIG BIG BIG congrats!! :D :bouncy

~Erin
:love

Thanks Erin :love I'm pretty psyched to be here!!!!!

[ellymay]

1. I am 22yrs old
2. 3 kids ds is 2yrs and dd is 5yrs dss is 6 1/2yrs
3. Married we have been married 3 1/2 yrs.
4. Yes this was our 8th cycle
5. Hopeing to go into labor on my own and go as long as I can with out
any pain meds. I ended up with an epidural with the other 2.
6. I am a SAHM and I love it and intend on it staying that way til all of our
kids are in school.
7. I live in Tennesse USA.
8. I found it by a google search and I have been on here for a couple of months.
9. No I will use regular diapers.
10. ? Don't understand the question.
11. NO I am against that bc I saw how emotional it was for my step son to even
be alone much less sleep alone. The only time any of my children are even it the
bed with me is if they are sick so I can be sure and hear them right away if they
get up or their temps go up. Also I usually dose off when I am breast feeding at
night.
12. I like most all of them.

[nitareality]

1. How old are you?
I will be 35 in under a month.
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
I have three children, Var is 12, Steph is 8, and Thaddeus is 18 monthish.
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married 5 years last July
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
I would like to have a VBAC in a free standing birth center, but not sure how to go about it here.
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I SAH now and will continue to after.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Just outside of Rockford IL.
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
I've been here just under a year and was referred by a friend.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
Yes and yes. I'm somewhat diaper obsessed, both buying and making.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Not really.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
Yes we still do and yes we will.
12. What is your favorite smiley?
:lurk:

[Elowyn]

1. How old are you? 26

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? This is my first (unless you count the dog that thinks she's a child.)

3. Are you married, partnered, single? Single

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC (see #3) - used anonymous donor sperm

5. What kind of birth are you planning? either homebirth or birth center

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I WOH, since I have to as a singleton, but have a ton of job flexibility & can take baby to work. It's the best of both worlds!

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) The great state of Kansas

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? I was referred by an AP friend from another mama board, been here since sometime in 2003, started posting Nov. 03.

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Yeppers! Have my stash already started - planning on Bummi Pants + prefolds for daytime, Fuzzibunz for night.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Kinda/sorta/not really. BF'ed for 8 months or so, no CIO (except when dad "babysat"), CD'ed, mix of GD from mom and spanking from dad (:()

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Planning on it! May start out w/ a basket/cosleeper/crib for naps, & going down at night, then co-sleep in bed after baby's first waking. Haven't decided.

12. What is your favorite smiley? I love the :jumpers:

[tomtemama]

1. How old are you?
28 (I had to count it out on my fingers :nut , I never know how old I am)

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
one dd who is 25 months old

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married for 3 years

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC This is a first try pregnancy

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Home birth. I wanted a home birth with dd but dh was far too uncomfortable with the idea. Now that he has experienced a birth he is a little more relaxed about the whole thing.

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
I WAH VERY part-time just for a little spare cash. I expect it will continue after the baby is born.

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
British Columbia, Canada

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
I found MDC a few weeks after dd was born. I followed a link from the mothering homepage. I lurked for a long time and officially joined up in August 2004 (a whole year later).

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
I do and will CD. My stash is very low budget, low flash. The fanciest diapers I have are Wonderoos and Fuzzi Bunz.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Not even close!!!!

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
We co-sleep now and will with new baby as well. We are already making plans for how we will all 4 get a safe and comfortable sleep. Thus far we have decided on 2 mattresses side by side on the floor, one for dh and dd and one for me and babe.

12. What is your favorite smiley?
:curlers For some reason this has always appealed to me (maybe it reminds me of my grandma)

[Happypants]

1. How old are you? just turned 25

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? this is my first!

3. Are you married, partnered, single? married for 2 1/2 years

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? this was my 14th cycle ttc (!)

5. What kind of birth are you planning? hoping to do it at home

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? i'm a full-time student, but i'll graduate in december. then i don't know what i'll do. :LOL

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) i live in Georgia

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? i found the mag when i was a teenager, then checked out the website several years ago and found the forum.

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? yes, but it's overwhelming to me at this point. but if i get to stay home long-term, i'll probably try ec.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? no.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? yes!

12. What is your favorite smiley? that's a tough one. i like :bouncy and :toothy a lot. oh, i also tend to use :down quite a bit. :)

[lacysmommy]

1. How old are you?~27
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?~1, Lacy, 13.5 months
3. Are you married, partnered, single?~Married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?~TTC
5. What kind of birth are you planning?~Home, probably another water
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?~WOH, but will become SAH after the baby comes
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)~WA State
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?~I found this because my MW had Mothering Mag in her office, and I went to the website.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?~Yes! I can't wait to get the tiny diapers out again!
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?~Not exactly, but my mom part-time co-slept, breastfed, and wore us in a Snugli some of the time.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?~Yes, but nervous about co-sleeping with a newborn and a toddler!
12. What is your favorite smiley? Right now :flyby2 cause that is soon to be me!

[Ksenia]

1. How old are you?
37
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
one ds - 23 mo
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
homebirth, of course :thumb
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
I WAH part-time and will continue to do so
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Canada!
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
Hmmm, not sure and not sure - maybe a year?
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
We will practice Elimination Communication (http://www.timl.com/ipt/) with cloth diaper back-ups like we did with ds (we haven't used diapers since 18 mo - yay!)
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Kinda.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
We do and we will - I can't imagine having to get out of bed in the middle of the night to care for my baby!
12. What is your favorite smiley?
Not really big into smileys... :wink

[eorr]

Nice to meet all of you!

1. How old are you? 29
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? none this is our first!!!!!! :love
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC
5. What kind of birth are you planning? homebirth or birthing center, would love waterbirth
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I currently WOH, but hope to change that after this baby is born. I'm open to working p/t here and there as a momma
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Long Beach, CA
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? Found MDC through searches for EC, read for many many months before signing up in June or so
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Hoping to practice Elimination Communication with cloth diaper back-ups
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? not really, but was homebirthed and very loved
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Hope to do this too - but our bed is very high off the ground. We might change it, or do some sort of co-sleeper/side crib thing. Anything so I don't worry about falls. . .
12. What is your favorite smiley? Hmmmm. . . :belly right now - though I really like many others!!

[senbei]

1. How old are you?

twenty-four

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?

one beamish boy named Oscar, born February 21, 2003

3. Are you married, partnered, single?

married

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?

We had the discussion about wanting the next babe, but I wasn't charting...I knew when I was fertile.

5. What kind of birth are you planning? hoping to do it at home

This is a tought one...it looks like hospital birth is the norm around here, though I would much prefer a homebirth. We tried for a homebirth with our son, but ended up doing a hospital transfer. I am toying around with a surprise (wink) homebirth.

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?

I am a stay at home mama, but I have a English teaching gig twice a month.

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)

I little town called Isobe on the Eastern coast of Japan

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?

I have known about the website since my son was a wee thing, and I used the forums to organize a chicago mama meet-up...though it didn't really work out.

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?

We used cloth with my son (the same prefolds my mama used for my brother and I) and I will to do the same for this baby. Hopefully the system can be streamlined a bit...Oscar looked a bit ridiculous with his multi-layered bootie.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?

Yes

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?

Yes

12. What is your favorite smiley?

I like this one
:kid:

[ThatLinGirl]

1. How old are you?
24
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
none!
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
We had been TTC for more than 2 years, so both TTC and a surprise!
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
hospital waterbirth with midwives most likely
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
Right now I'm a distance education student, but I'll graduate before this baby is born and probably work part time. Once baby is born, I'll SAH for at least a year.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Scotland until baby is born, then we'll be moving back to the USA - Atlanta. I'm American but my husband is a Brit.
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
I found it mentioned on a more traditional messageboard, I've lurked for a few years but didn't have much to post until recently.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
yes, I will
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Well, not really. My parents didn't spank me but I was a crib-sleeper in a separate room. Supposedly I was such a good baby that they ended up AP by coincidence because I put myself to bed on my own, etc. My husband, however, was a nightmare toddler, so I don't expect an easy ride. :LOL
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
Yup, we will.
12. What is your favorite smiley?
:heartbeat

[fiacre]

1. How old are you? 35
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1 dd 3.5 yrs, ds 1.5 yrs.
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? SURPRISE!!
5. What kind of birth are you planning? We will go to a nice supportive hospital nearby and have mws attend the birth. our last was an out of hosp birth at a freestanding birthing center, but this place is now closed :irked: and besides, both of my births, while not having interventions, have had some drama afterward and dh said he couldn't handle another out of hospital birth. I respect that.
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? I work outside the home and am the primary breadwinner.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) New Hampshire
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? I started getting the mag when my first baby was born and got on the boards when I was pg with my son about 2 years ago
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? no
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? maybe a bit in the early years but most good hippies became yuppies it seems
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? dd cosplept for about 5 mos, then was in a crib in our room. ds coslept for about 3 mos, then went in an amby back and forth to our bed til about 6 mos when turning over was toooo much fun. now both are usually in their own beds except for teething, nightmares, thunderstorms and stuff like that.
12. What is your favorite smiley? never used one... :bang :cuss I really like these two and there used to be one where the head was barfing and that one pretty much sums it up for me these days. I usually am so carried away by typing that I forego the smilies though I do like them!

[babydoll]

Just for fun. Answer what you want, skip any you don't want to answer....

1. How old are you? 29
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? ttc but still a surprise!
5. What kind of birth are you planning? c-sec
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? Sahm work 2 hours a week outside of the house teaching music classes at my daughter's preschool
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Midwest
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? from a friend and for about 2-3 years
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? nope
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? yes
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?yes
12. What is your favorite smiley? :innocent

[De-lovely]

1. How old are you? 25-will turn 26 a week after my due date

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 2 dd's-10 mo and 22mo

3. Are you married, partnered, single? married

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? BIG BIG surprise

5. What kind of birth are you planning? debating VBA2C

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? work p/t as a makeup artist-will probably quit in Dec.

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Indiana

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? found it after the mag joined the first of this year

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? yes and yes

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? uh.....kinda yes

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? of course!

12. What is your favorite smiley? :dishes

[NYCVeg]

Hi! Introducing myself here...been a little nervous to post here, b/c I'm really early (only 4 1/2 weeks) and have been having some discomfort/pain on one side. Got it checked out yesterday...they *think* everything is okay, but still want me to be on the look-out for a possible ectopic. Anyhoo...

1. How old are you? 28
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? none
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? trying our darndest!
5. What kind of birth are you planning? natural, birth center birth
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? full-time grad student, working on dissertation...hoping to get the diss done before the bun shows up, although that seems unlikely!
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Washington, DC
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? Honestly, I can't remember! Maybe heard about it on a vegan board I visit? Been here 5 months or so? My brain feels like mush this morning!
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? I'm hoping to...I think dh will take a little convincing! If we do it, we'll probably use a diaper service, as we live in an apartment building and don't have an in-home washer/dryer.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? No...although my mom says I was a late walker because I was carried for my whole first year. :D
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Another negotiation point...we'll probably start out with an Arm's Reach Co-sleeper and take it from there.
12. What is your favorite smiley? The one I use most often: :bag:

[boingo82]

1. How old are you? 23
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?1, Blake, 17 months..pic in my sig..
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?well..we weren't trying NOT to conceive
5. What kind of birth are you planning?I hope for HB...the trick is affording it. Insurance prob. doesn't cover it.
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?I WOH, DH is SAHD, and we will have to keep that arrangement. I also have a small diaper biz.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)Southern Utah
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?I've been here a few years, got here through the anti-circ forum
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?Not only that, but make our own too!
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?Pretty much..I was EBF, co-slept, etc but I WAS spanked
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Already doing it. :)
12. What is your favorite smiley? This one: :W

[Vanessa]

I hope it's not too late for me to join. I just finally wandered over here.

1. How old are you? 28

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1 23 mo. ds

3. Are you married, partnered, single? married

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC, but suprised that it happened so soon after a July m/c

5. What kind of birth are you planning? not sure since we are moving in Dec. I'm a little more conventional on this than most of you, though.

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) wherever the Air Force says. currently FL, soon to be GA

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? a friend sent me. off and on for a few months.

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? I want to, but I don't think dh will be so keen on it. I'm thinking about transitioning my ds now so that he will be able to tell when he's wet for potty-training.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? not truly, but my mom is a very intuitive and loving mom. She's taught me to be the same.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? in infancy, yes.

12. What is your favorite smiley? :dishes

[Danesmama]

1. How old are you? I turn 32 tomorrow :)

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? I have two

3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? Surprise

5. What kind of birth are you planning? Hospital birth - pain med free. My husband is a doctor - when I brought up homebirth with #1 he said NO WAY! He turned out to be correct wanting me in the hospital with both, because I didn't deliver my placenta with ds#1 (had to be manually/surgically removed) and ds#2 had the chord wrapped around his neck 2 times (showed signs of distress on fetal monitor).

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) In the mountains of Colorado (see my user specs for city)

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? I found MDC doing a search on how to sleep better in the family bed. I have been a lurker, but not a frequent poster since 2001

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Yes to both

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? No

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Yes
12. What is your favorite smiley? The dancing banana because ds loves it too

[vicky72]

1. How old are you?
32
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
1 My DS who will be 3 in DEC
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married 4.5yrs
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC, first month trying
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Same as with Ethan, Hospital, unmedicated, with a CNM.
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
I work friday thru sunday night shift. That will stay the same, we don't use daycare.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Chicago
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
I picked up a copy of Mothering when I was preggers with Ethan
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
I cloth diapered with Ethan and we will again. I want to branch out a bit from prefolds this time.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Yes to a point. My mom did not breastfeed us tho.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
We did with Ethan and still do on a part time basis, he is wellcome in our bed, but most of the time prefers his own.
12. What is your favorite smiley? :throb


This is fun!!!!!

[KatSG]

1. How old are you? 31
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1, she'll be 2 yo on 9/29
3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married 9 yrs
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? Surprise! But we were planning to start next March. This is working out better in the big picture.
5. What kind of birth are you planning? Still not sure. Had a great natural hospital birth last time, but that was because the waterbirth center I was supposed to deliver in was FULL. :angry
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? WOH, in fact own a marketing design firm. But I'm making changes so that I will be more like a consultant so I can work when I want to. I'm very lucky in that I have great childcare options.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) PDX, OR
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? When I was pregnant with my dd, I think b/c of the magazine.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Thinking about it. We've used 7th Generation disposables (my environmental compromise as a working mom) but they're EXPENSIVE. I'm going to check out the options for CD. I understand that everyone has their preferences for types of diapers.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Not really, but I was raised by a lot of extended family and friends (my parents worked a lot), and always knew I was loved, even if I was somewhat ignored. I've decided to turn that experience into a life asset, though I will not duplicate it for my children.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? We did a little of everything. DD slept in a cradle next to us until the first nursing, then slept with us the rest of the night. She sometimes comes into bed with us if she wakes, though she's in a crib in another room. I expect the next one will do the same, but not sure what we'll do if dd wants in the bed with new baby. Maybe dh will have to rock her back to sleep...
12. What is your favorite smiley? :lurk: Because it's usually associated with a good, passionate discussion.

[Guinevere]

Well, if anyone besides me is still even reading this thread :LOL, I'll post my answers:

1. How old are you?
33

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
4 really great kiddos

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married 8 years, and it has flown by!

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC, but I don't think I was quite ready, since I'm still sort of in shock. I should have known better, though -- my DH has only to look cross-eyed at me and we conceive, I swear! :bag:

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Well...that depends...lol In the past, I've had some downright horrific, premature, high-risk births :(, but I'm getting better each time, I swear! My last two babes were full-term at 37 weeks with minimal complications. What I'd really like to do this time is have dual care between a CNM and a homebirth midwife and then, if all is going well, get to have my first-ever homebirth! But DH is a hard sell at present, so we'll see...

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)?
I SAH, but dabble in various things to make extra income, from making slings and ABCs, to website design, to doing DH's books for his business, to being a WIC bfing peer counselor.

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Albuquerque, NM -- try spelling that on a regular basis! :LOL

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
I first came here to learn about cloth diapering, almost a year and a half ago now, and stayed and stayed! :D

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
I switched to cloth when baby #3 was 19 months old and haven't looked back; it's become a full-time hobby and passion of mine, now! I dye, sew, knit and crochet my own diapering stuff, too...

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
No, although I was bfed. Luckily, my mom is very respectful of my parenting choices, even if they don't always align with hers; can't ask for more than that!

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
Absolutely! We always co-sleep with the youngest, usually until a couple of months before the next baby arrives, then they start to co-sleep with their siblings instead, but everyone is always welcome to visit us in bed (and they frequently do, lol!) I'll roll over in the morning, feel a lump, and not always know who is who :blush, lots of lumps creep in in the night... :p Good thing we have a Cal King, huh?

12. What is your favorite smiley?
:LOL or :p b/c I have them memorized and therefore use them frequently!

Guin

[dharmama]

:wave I'm still reading along!!! Love hearing everyone's responses!! :)

[busybusymomma]

:wave I'm still reading along!!! Love hearing everyone's responses!! :)
:yeah:

[Danesmama]

:wave - I'm reading too! (although I did just join :LOL )

:topic

I just wanted to say to KatSG that I use the seventh generation diapers when I travel (I am not a supermom who can cloth diaper on the road :wink ). I buy cases of them from www.drugstore.com and feel that I get a pretty good deal (although I can't buy them in my town, so I have no comparison). For me I have to be certain that I will be out of town enough times to use a case (four bags) of diapers before ds outgrows them, but you wouldn't have that problem. If cloth is not an option for you, I would check out buying by the case online.

[zaksma]

1. How old are you?
26 (27 in November)

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
2 boys- Zachary who is 5 y/o and Alden who is 8 mos.

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
married

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
Surprise!

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Hospital

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
SAH and plan on staying that way for a while

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Boiling Springs, SC (in upstate SC)

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
I was looking for info on relactation and found it- been here since March, I think

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
Yep- we love our CDs!

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
not really

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
Yep

12. What is your favorite smiley?
I love this guy! :hopmad

[KatSG]

www.drugstore.com[/url] and feel that I get a pretty good deal (although I can't buy them in my town, so I have no comparison).

Thanks for the suggestion, but it doesn't pencil out. In fact, the case is $1 more (not including shipping) than if I bought four packs at a time. Typical for 7th Gen--I think their diapers have been on sale twice in 2 years.

Has anyone ever used those thick inserts that are compostable? I read an article about them coming to my local grocery store but can't remember the name and I haven't seen them. I was thinking they'd be good to put into underpants for potty training.

[lilmissimpatient@c]

1. How old are you? I'm 23, DH is 24

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? No living children, four angel babies though

3. Are you married, partnered, single? We just celebrated our one year wedding anniversary

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? We said we wanted to wait a year after we were married before a baby, but we got a little carried away with "practice" and got the good news 3 weeks early :LOL

5. What kind of birth are you planning? Hospital, no meds, minimal medical intervention

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH, will stay the same when the babe gets here

7. Where do you live? Dale City, VA - It's just south of Washington DC...But I'm a Jersey girl at heart

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? I've been lurking around since my last m/c

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? As much as I would love to, I don't think I will, unless something changes drastically in our house. We just moved into a MAJOR fixer-upper, and the whole laundry situation is less than ideal.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Not really

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? It's still under discussion between DH and I. I think we will, though.

12. What is your favorite smiley? :blah

[JayGee]

1. How old are you? 37 ~ max, I've got a year on you :D!
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 2
3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? Not really TTC, but not a surprise either. We weren't preventing, but weren't actively TTC.
5. What kind of birth are you planning? VBAC ~ home labor, hospital birth
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH, and will remain at home after this baby
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) St. Louis area
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? I've been at MDC for a long time, but don't post very often. I can't remember how I found it exactly.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? No :blush
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Not AP, but quite naturally (natural foods, no TV, natural toys, etc.)
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Yes
12. What is your favorite smiley? :-wool just because it always makes me laugh :).

[Bkwyrm]

1. How old are you? 32
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? This is the first.
3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married, 7 years.
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC
5. What kind of birth are you planning? Not sure - it'll be in a hospital.
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I work from home some of the time, in the office some of the time, probably be a SAHM.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Chicago.
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? Through a friend of mine who had a baby last year.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? I will.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Nope. No spanking, but due to being premature and born by c-section and allergic to milk, I was soy-formula-fed.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? I'd like to, but my husband is very against it.
12. What is your favorite smiley? :love

[quirkylayne]

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[KellyandKatie]

1. How old are you? 24
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? My DD Katie is turning two this weekend!
3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married, 2 1/2 years.
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC!! Since the hour Katie was born I wanted to do it again! I was still holding my newborn all covered in sweat, and tried to convince my hubby to go lock the door ( J/K, but we have been TTC since Katie was born- but with nursing it took this long to get there!)
5. What kind of birth are you planning? My body is on auto mothering for the birth, I am going to trust it, and I am planning on making sure nothing interfers with it!
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? I am thrilled to be a stay at home mom
Will that change after this baby is born?nope!
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Right now I am in Hawaii, but we are getting ready to move to bangor, WA
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? from a freind who also cloth diapered... about a year and half ago maybe??
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? WE LOVE OUR CLOTH!! BUT we love Elimination Communication even more! .
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Nope.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? We do now, and will for as long as the kids want to! Love co-sleeping
12. What is your favorite smiley? :bouncy

[RedPony]

1. How old are you? - 30, I'll be 31 when I have my baby.

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? - This will be our first.

3. Are you married, partnered, single? - Married. :heartbeat

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? - We were OTL, not actively TTC. I think DH was suprised. :LOL

5. What kind of birth are you planning? - :homebirth

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? - I work out of the house and will SAH after. :D

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) - MI

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? - Via other internet sites, maybe a year?

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? - Absolutely! Ordered my newborn starter kit last week. :love

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? - Nope. We were scheduled, ff, and very loved.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? - Yes!

12. What is your favorite smiley? - :hamster: This has to be the cutest smilie I've ever seen.

[HollysMom]

Just for fun. Answer what you want, skip any you don't want to answer....

1. How old are you?

37 - I think I am the oldest one one here

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?

1 daughter who will be 3 in November

3. Are you married, partnered, single?

married

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?

TTC

5. What kind of birth are you planning?

Hosptial but hopefully without any interventions this time

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?

WOH - I am lucky to live in Canada so I get a year off. After that I hope to work part time

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)

Just outside Toronto Ontario

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?

Read the magazine last year and then signed up here...I am totally addicted to MDC :bag:

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?

Will cloth diaper while I am at home...did that with dd and then switched to sposies for daycare

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?

No. Wasn't breast fed etc. but had a really happy childhood...no spanking etc.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?

Not sure...depends on the baby. dd always slept better on her own.

12. What is your favorite smiley?

I love this one :broc: but I use this one :bag: all the time

This is great idea...have to go back and read the rest of the thread now.

[lesreadsalot]

1. How old are you?
I'm 28. The babe will be born just after my 29th birthday.
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
I have one daughter, Emilia, who was born at home on 2/11/05.
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
My husband and I will celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary in January.
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
This was a total, complete, unplanned pregnancy. It took us almost 2 years to conceive Emilia (and we needed a bit of help). I never imagined that I would ever conceive #2 during my first PPAF cycle. I'm still reeling!
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Hopefully I'll have another homebirth with my amazing midwives!
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
I'm a SAHM mom now, and will continue to SAH after baby #2 arrives.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
California Bay Area
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
I found MDC a few years ago when I was first starting to TTC. I've been a longtime lurker who just de-lurked. I've been feeling a real need to connect to some moms who are having a #2 or more, especially because I am in the first of my IRL friends.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
We are a FuzziBunz household.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Nope. But I'm proud to say that my kids will be!
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
Yes. Emilia will stay in our bed for as long as she wishes, and we'll scoot over and make a little bit of room for the babe next May.
12. What is your favorite smiley?
I love this one! :bouncy

[brackin]

1. How old are you?
I'll be 32 in 2 weeks.
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
One daughter, who will be 3 in 1 week. :love
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married to a wonderful husband, 5 years.
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC since AF returned, when dd was 29 months!
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
unmedicated hospital birth
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
SAH, and that will continue with #2.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
the Deep South!
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
Have subscribed to Mothering magazine since dd's birth, but was just an MDC lurker until recently.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
Thinking about it....
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Sort of.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
We do, and we will!
12. What is your favorite smiley?
:bouncy

[zonapellucida]

1. How old are you? 36
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 7
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC
5. What kind of birth are you planning? Home water birth--may be UC if we move as planned
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH and will continue to do so
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Poinciana FL and I LOATH it here
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? found it in July 2004
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? I am partially cloth diapering my 2 and 8 month old
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? ?????
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? I co-sleep wiht 2 right now--there is no more room in my bed!
12. What is your favorite smiley? HMM so many smilies....

[unalmas]

1. How old are you?
31
2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
I have a 10 year old daughter from a previous marriage.
3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married (freshly! just got married in July!)
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
It was a huge and pleasant surprise.
5. What kind of birth are you planning?
Homebirth.
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
I WOH right now but am trying to convince the Powers That Be to change it to working at home.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Boston area.
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
Through mothering magazine. Haven't been here long.
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
Yes! I did the first time and will this time as well, although I'm sad that Boston doesn't seem to have the diaper service options that it did 10 years ago.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
No, I wasn't.
11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
YES. No doubt. I did the first time and will again.
12. What is your favorite smiley?
Not sure!

[Mom2Adam]

Hi This is my first post in a long time on MDC! I know that it is the best place to get support for our homebirthing decision though! We are due in Mid May with Baby #2. Looking forward to getting to know everyone!


1. How old are you? 33
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1 2 yr old son
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC but still a surprise because cycle just came back a few months ago and it took us 3 yrs to conceive the first time!
5. What kind of birth are you planning? HomeBirth (DS born with midwife in hospital)
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH and will continue to do so
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Virginia
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? Clothdiaped ds from 6 mo until 2 when he potty trained. Will do this baby from the start.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? No! Far from it!
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? Yes, Yes.
12. What is your favorite smiley? :Puke Not actually my favorite - just describes the past few weeks! LOL.

[dharmama]

:wave welcome to the new mamas!!! :love

[busybusymomma]

:yeah:

Wishing everyone the best in your :belly!

[Unreal]

Whew...finally finished reading this thread and finally get to post my answers ;)

1. How old are you?
30

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
2 kiddos: 10yo ds and 2.5yo ds

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Married :)

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
TTC...but suprised at how fast it happened!

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
HOMEBIRTH!! WOOOOOWOOOOOOOOO :bouncy

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
I'm at home right now, working on getting certified as a childbirth educator.
I've been on and off in school and WOH for the past however many years.

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
Middle of Nowhere, Upstate NY

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
Came here in 2002, after a friend of a friend told me about it.

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
DS1 was in 'sposies (I had some gerbers that didn't work worth a darn and gave up on cloth diapers after a few days)
DS2 started in CD, but we ended up EC-ing him
So...this new little one will most likely start in CD's too..and then we'll just play it by ear.

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
My mom nursed us for a couple of months, had us on schedules, we slept in cribs, we were rarely spanked, but it did happen....
But we were, in general, treated with respect and our opinions counted.
So....they weren't NFL or AP, really...but they certainly raised me in a way that made NFL and AP come very naturally.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
Yep. I'm not sure how it works with a toddler and newborn in bed, but I'm sure not going to get out of bed a gazillion times a night to smile at my babe, who could be right by my side!


12. What is your favorite smiley?
:blah = ds1 :bouncy = ds2 :W = me :coffee = DH
so...those are my favorites ;)

[LBW]

1. How old are you? 32
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 1 3-y/o son
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC for 1 month!
5. What kind of birth are you planning? hospital birth w/midwife
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? WOH, unfortunately. I *may* be able to go part time after this baby is born. I'm planning on taking 6 months off after the birth.
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) east coast
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? through the magazine
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? I haven't, but I will with this baby.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? Nope -- not at all!
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? No, I have enough trouble sleeping as it is!
12. What is your favorite smiley? I don't usually use them.

[pearlzie]

1. How old are you? 27

2. How many children (if any) do you already have? 2

3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC

5. What kind of birth are you planning? Non-medicated Hospital birth

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? WAH and no, stay the same

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Michigan

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? Don't remember, just joined

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? ABSOLUTELY

10. Were you raised AP/NFL? No

11. Do you/will you co-sleep? I do and I will

12. What is your favorite smiley? :flipped

[Mama2RMM]

1. How old are you?
I'm Anna, 08-15-79, so 26 currently.

2. How many children (if any) do you already have?
We haveone daughter, Rachel, and she is almost a year old.

3. Are you married, partnered, single?
Rich and I have been married for a little over 3 years, and together for 6 years.

4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise?
A little of both, we did think it would take longer though, and we only expected one! :lol

5. What kind of birth are you planning?
I would love a VBAC waterbirth, but will do whatever is safest for the situation when it presents itself.

6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born?
SAH currently, and will for the next 5ish years probably.

7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be)
We live in Knoxville, Tennessee. We rent a house now until we sell our condo in Georgia. I can't wait to have our own place again!

8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here?
I'm not sure how I came across MDC, it was before Rach was born. I was not a really active poster until recently though.

9. Do you/will you cloth diaper?
Yes and yes. Newborn diapers, yay! :love

10. Were you raised AP/NFL?
Pretty much so, my Mom ran out of GD tactics in my teen years and did a lot of yelling though! I was always allowed in her bed, and have a great relationship with her.

11. Do you/will you co-sleep?
Rach started sleeping in her own bed a couple months ago, we will co-sleep with the new babies for as long as it's comfy for everyone.

12. What is your favorite smiley?
:hippie although I need to add the puking man to my signature, LOL!

[brandonsmommy810]

1. How old are you? 25
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? I have 2 boys. Brandon is 3, and Colin is 15 months
3. Are you married, partnered, single? Married
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC. This baby was conceived on our 2nd Clomid cycle :wink
5. What kind of birth are you planning? Repeat C-section. I would LOVE to have had a homebirth though!!
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? I am a SAHM, and will continue to be after the baby is born
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Illinois
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? A friend told me about it about a month ago, I just started posting today!!
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? I have used disposables with both my boys, but I am going to switch my 15 month old to cloth, and use cloth with the baby
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? No
11. Do you/will you co-sleep? I still co-sleep with my 15 month old, and plan to co-sleep with this baby too!
12. What is your favorite smiley? :nak This is SO me!! LOL

[dharmama]

:wave Welcome to MDC!!! Looking forward to getting to know you!! :love

[busybusymomma]

:wave Welcome to MDC!!! Looking forward to getting to know you!! :love
:yeah:

Welcome! :)

[L'lee]

Better late than never, eh?!

1. How old are you? 33
2. How many children (if any) do you already have? none but my furry feline friends!
3. Are you married, partnered, single? married (1 1/2 yrs, together for 5)
4. Were you TTC or is this pregnancy a surprise? TTC, although surprising that it worked the first time we tried (fingers crossed for such luck next time around!)
5. What kind of birth are you planning? birthing center with CNM, as natural as possible
6. Do you WOH, SAH, WAH (or some combo of the three)? Will that change after this baby is born? SAH, we moved across the country in July
7. Where do you live? (Be as vague/specific as you want to be) Washington state (orig from upstate NY)
8. How did you find MDC and how long have you been here? from an internet buddy, just joined after lurking a couple of times
9. Do you/will you cloth diaper? yes, absolutely. I bought samples of several types (fuzzi bunz, Wonderoos, Rumpsters). Ideally, I'd like to spend less than I would on disposables, but I can see how easy it is to spend tons on all of those cute diapers! I do like the convenience of the AIOs, though - I plan to do more research here.
10. Were you raised AP/NFL? OK, had to look this one up - Attachment Parenting/Natural Family Livin