So possible water breakage? /tmi stuff
Last night I think it may have begun? I was in bed and had just woken up after my boyfriend and I had sex. It felt like I need to use the bathroom, so I started to get dressed and when I did, there was...
View ArticleThe home stretch!!
Were all entering our third trimester, I wanted to start a thread to vent the anxiety, excitment, exhaustion, and nesting craze... and everything in between! BH have been picking up for me, I also get...
View ArticleNitrous Oxide
What are your opinions on nitrous oxide? The hospital I'll be delivering at offers it. I don't have the same negative gut feeling about it as I do with an epidural or narcotics. Thoughts?
View ArticleMake the itch GO AWAY!!!
So... anyone else who is still pregnant suffering from down-there itch? Blasted extra blood flow making everything all swollen and uncomfortable. It's not all the time, but when it's there, it's THERE....
View ArticleInduction
Hey All, At my last ob appointment, he started pressuring us to induce at 38.5 weeks. When I (gently) pushed back he said "this is how you end up with dead babies on your hands." Which then made me mad...
View ArticleI'm not ready
I'm having somewhat of an emotional breakdown today. This whole pregnancy has been pretty emotional for me. I am due on the 17th and I've had a physically rough pregnancy this time, also, so I took my...
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light a candle for labor!
A birth circle i attend is doing a candle ceremony for my labor. Everyone is notified when i am in labor and they light a candle in their home to remind them to send blessings and prayers for my...
View Articleconvertible dress
<p>hey ladies, about 6 months ago i saw a convertible dress/skirt/shirt thing on groupon something. It came in i think 3 sizes, mini, maxi and something else. It was supposedly so versatile...
View ArticleLeaving the vernix on
This will be my first HB. I think I'm going to delay the babys first bath. All my others were born in the hospital and give a bath within the first 2 hours or so. Apparently, vernix is still important...
View ArticleBirth Beads Roll Call
Hey Mamas, I am posting a new thread to freshen up our birth bead roster and to let anyone know that didn't before, we are doing this. If you'd like to participate we will be making birth bead...
View ArticleFull moon babies
I'm so curious if this is just an old wives tale or if it holds some weight.. I had my last baby the night before the full moon. Also the night before my due date, so ya know, coulda been a total...
View Article~* November 2014 Roll Call *~
<p style="text-align:center;">~Jenjy's Roll Call~</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p>Let's get a roll call thread going that has everyone's names, due dates,...
View ArticleTessa Breanne is here!
On monday the 10th I woke up around 5am with some uncomfortable pains. Around 5:20 I walked downstairs to Dh who slept on the couch that night. He was just getting up for work. I told him I didnt think...
View ArticleScar tissue?
I have had pre term contractions since 31 weeks that put me on bedrest for a while. Yesterday they turned into honest labor pains.. I cried trough each one and they were three minutes apart lasting one...
View ArticleWhat are you wearing for labor?
What are you planning to wear while you are in labor? I had a hospital birth last time, and just wore the gown. I'm doing a homebirth this time, and I'm realizing I have't really thought about what I...
View ArticleThe unplanned semi-unassisted home birth of Baylen Francis
For most of my pregnancy, my midwife let me know that a fourth birth was often shorter in duration than the other births. My first birth was a common long (36+ hour) birth, my second - much, much...
View Articleanyone have tips for a newborn that HATES the car?
We are homeschoolers and always on the go....and the newborn despises the car....I'm at a loss :crying: I can't stand him screaming, but I can't stay home or stop every few minutes either... Anyone...
View Articlewater broke with no labor
My water broke earlier, at least that's what I think. I talked to MW and she said all should be fine. It started with bloody show and a gush, then has continued with a trickle of blood tinged watery...
View ArticleNursing bras
I still have not purchased any nursing bras. I have a couple nursing tank tops/camisoles but that's it. They are just soooo expensive and I can only find them mail order in my size. I started this at...
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