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My son dropped his nap shortly after he turned two. It was gradual - like a day or two of missed naps slowly turned into a couple gem-days with a nap to nothing. Rarely, if he's had a particularly...

Also check out ICAN. They're a huge advocate network for natural birth after c-section, with birth stories, resources, information, the works. Good luck with your research. Based on all the...

I started by 6-8 weeks, mostly because my regular pants not fitting was one of my clues that spurred me to test. I bloated pretty quickly and my pants were all pretty uncomfortable in my standard...

I agree with everyone else, layers are great! The snowsuit type idea is good for outdoors activities, but for traveling on the plane and cars and such, definitely not a great way to go. She'll be too...

You'll definitely want to do your research and interview your potential care giver(s) to find someone who meshes with what you want the end goal to be. It's important to start that way, no matter how...

I labored for 3 days, so having our doula there (a close friend) was UBER helpful. They traded off shifts when they needed sleep, she helped DH be more effective and helpful without being in the way,...

The actress also had a home birth and is uber hippie-ish with her birthing/mothering choices! LOVE HER!

No experience with GBS and antibiotics as I declined testing for my birth center birth with Brock. DoulaJenn is an AMAZING resource, I <3 her to pieces!

I did receive a z-pack after having Brock...

Yeah, the practice I go to has like 8 midwives, they automatically set you up with 2 that are both on the month you're due. But at some point, midwives need vacation too, so if they don't block off...

Never heard of being screened for it so early! Especially since so many women can be screened twice at varying intervals in their pregnancy and have different results each time. I would be pissed if...

I don't have any personal experience with this, but I would say to X-Post in the Unmedicated Birth area. There are several VBAC mamas who circulate there as well as several natural birthing mamas. I...

Dawn, baking soda, and peroxide. It's also a skunk-smell-remover solution - we've had to use it a number of times on our Jack Russell Terrier. It gets really really foamy, but that's when you want to...

If you want to wash it, if you have a front loader washer you should be ok washing it. If you have a top loader washer with an agitator up the middle, I'd recommend taking it to a laundromat to use...

I'm late to the party, but I'm just getting back into APA a bit now...I've been lurking here and there some, but yeah...

So great to read everyone's updates and that you all are doing so well!
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Just before I was pregnant with Brock (so, 3 yrs ago?), there was a national news story about overweight and obese women during pregnancy, the weight gain guidelines changing, and what some women...

What is your name (or a name you'd like to be called)? Courtney

How did you come up with your username? It's the login we used for our wedding email address...the only way we could keep everything...