[mama2leila]

Hi ladies! I hope y'all don't mind another member! I'm a babycenter refugee, they just drive me nuts over there and I need to chat with like minded mommas due around the time I am!

Like my signature says, I'm Sarah, mama to Leila, who is now almost 16 months old. the belly bean's official edd is 3/3/07, and we're planning another homebirth. Leila was born with several heart defects so instead of no prenatal testing like last time, this time we've opted for the fetal echo, I just want to be sure there's nothing majorly wrong since we're having a homebirth and our chances of having another child with a heart defect are slightly elevated now.

Hmm, whatelse. Second-time preggo mama, first time nursing through pregnancy mama. We're still cosleeping (with no plans for moving dd), so that presents some unique challenges as well.

Can't wait until the first trimester is OVER. the m/s is subsiding, but the exhaustion is killing me! My toddler will be much happier when mama has some energy to play again!

 

[ILoveMySofie]

"a baby center refugee"

glad to have you!

 

[paisley]

Welcome and congratulations!

Glad you escaped from Babycenter!

 

[Ben's Mommy]

WELCOME mama! We're glad you *escaped*!

 

[didkisa]

, mama2leila!

 

[tika]

Welcome!

I'm a refugee (LOL) of a mainstream pg board myself. Just deleted the link the other day, couldn't take it anymore.

There are many homebirthers over here, there is a homebirth thread somewhere around here too.

I really like this group a lot.

 

[sparkprincess]

Welcome! I'm glad you found us!

 

[MsElle07]

Welcome Sarah! Nice to meet you.

 

[coffeetastesgood]

WHAT were you doing on babycenter???

(j/k)

 

[pianojazzgirl]

Nice to meet you! Welcome to the ddc Sarah!

 

[mama2leila]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I feel so loved!

I'm very glad to hang out here with you lovely ladies rather than the crazies...er, mainstreamers over at babycenter! I have one thing to say about that -

hehehe

 

[Arwyn]

Hm, you must be braver than I - I've never even wandered over there. I don't feel like having my head explode.

Where exactly in the PNW are you? I'm in Portland. As will Paisley be soon if she knows what's good for her.

 

[jkg]

Hi Sarah! I'm another Babycenter refugee

: ...I can't believe the stuff I heard over there during my first pg! This is also my 2nd, and I am also nursing and co-sleeping. And like you said, the 2nd trimester can't come soon enough!!! Welcome, and I hope to get to know you better!

 

[mama2leila]

Okay, maybe I'm weird, but I feel like I have a certain "duty" to be on babycenter, like if I encourage just one mama to bf I have given a gift to the world. I'm actually having guilt about leaving the March board over there for that reason, but I hate that there have ALREADY been locked threads about breastfeeding and seeing people say that it's okay to drink while pregnant... anyway, I just can't do it again! I still chat on my daughter's birthboard over there, and I know I have helped a lot of ladies (some have even started EC because of me!

).

I guess I just feel like the crunchy mamas need to represent over there!