Hi to all you mamas out there, and thanks in advance for any help you can offer! I am about to have my second homebirth with a nurse-midwife - the first was wonderful...
I have a 2 year old daughter and a 1 1/2 week old daughter. After I had my first, I was so happy and filled with joy. I spent a lot of time with her just enjoying h...
Hello all,
I am looking for the experiences of women who have had a home birth or one in a birthing center that was NOT part of a hospital. What were your experi...
I'm sorry if this is too much info, but I could really use some sound advice from moms who have been there. I am in my 39th week and for the last five days, I have be...
I'm looking for a new pediatrician for my 10 month old daughter. We live in Oak Park. I'm still nursing and have no intention of stopping soon but also hope to conc...
My son is now 2 weeks old, and I'm having a very hard time nursing him. I tried to nurse him shortly after he was born, but he didn't latch on. And he ended up bein...
We are gong to go the homebirth route with our 4th baby :) A little bit of background first: First baby epidural at 5cm and was easy peasy. Second baby was epidural a...
My daughter has a week old newborn. He woke up this morning with one eye closed and crusted over with mucous. We understand that newborns have closed tear ducts. M...
I am currently 21 weeks pregnant with my first child. Lately I have begun thinking a lot about the actual birth of our baby and I need your advice. I am wondering wha...
I am six weeks pregnant, but have been spotting since Saturday. From Saturday until last night it was brown. I saw my doctor yesterday and had a sonogram. There was a...