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Another vote for Pre-seed. I too got pregnant using it--twice. I believe they have a website which tells you where you can buy it in your city. It's pricey stuff, but worth it. Manmohini

Hang in there, Marsha. As one of the trendsetters, I can relate. Some experts say that the average gestation is 41 weeks, so maybe we're not all as late as we think. Still, I think I know how you feel. I know about the contractions that are strong and consistent and then just stop. They are...

Dear Naughtoj, I'm saying this to myself as well, but you've got to work with your mind and try to control it. In other words, take one day at a time and be peaceful with with each. Try to keep your mind from worst case scenarios. Childbearing, birth, and raising children is beset with...

If you don't hear a heartbeat on the doppler at 10 or 11 weeks, don't panic. It can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. When Tamal was in utero, the doc couldn't pick up a heartbeat on the doppler at 11 weeks. Of course, I freaked out, feeling as if I were relieving the whole...

Thanks, ladies, for all of your great advice. Chrissy, my experience does sound a lot like yours. My lactation doctor pretty much told me the same things you said as well. Thanks for the link. I've saved it to my favorites and will return to it for referene. May lactation doctor...

Maybe some of you darker-skinned African American or East Indian ladies can help. My newborn is bi-racial (husband is African American; I am Irish American). Right now, he is almost five weeks old, but he is still as pinkish and light complected as I. Several African American women (including...

Congratulations, Melissa! And welcome to the planet, Louis James! He sounds like a healthy and beautiful baby. What an ordeal you had to go through. Glad to hear you're recovering and that "things are moving." What a relief. So sorry to hear about the C-section complications. Did they...

By the way, Steph, I loved the analogy of the hot water faucet in the link you sent me. It helped me to understand what is really going on with foremilk/hindmilk. It also confirms that I shouldn't wait too long between feedings. In the days, I wait 2-3 hours, but sometimes Tamal takes a power...

Thanks for the links, Steph. I was a bit neurotic last week about the foremilk/hindmilk issue. I was worried that Tamal was getting only foremilk, but when he shot up to 9 pounds at 2 weeks, my lactation doctor said I shouldn't at all be concerned because this meant Tamal was getting plenty...

Thanks, ladies. I think I will visit my lactation consultant for a follow-up. At first, she instructed me to feed on baby's cue and to alternate my breasts--left breast at one feeding, right breast at the next. I am thinking now, however, that maybe I need to offer both breasts at each...

Just want to chime in here with my endorsement of the book as well. It worked swimmingly for me--I conceived twice after 40 by following its recommendations. As you get older, your fertile period each month grows shorter. Whereas you might have had 3 fertile days when you were younger, you...

Dear Steph, I don't know if you have seen this or not--"The Happiest Baby on the Block" by Harvey Karp, M.D. It's an excellent video that teaches five techniques for how to calm the crying of a high needs baby. It saved our life. Tamal still has his moments, but with these techniques, we're...

How do you know if you are engorged? I think that I might be producing too much milk. Is there something I should do about this. If my baby sleeps doesn't feed for three hours, my breasts become huge and swollen--I can see the veins in them. Milk starts to spontaneously drip from them...

RE: Sienna Joy aka You know what, Steph, you are right. After 3 days of laboring, I have to admit, the doctor's recommendation for a C-section did sound like a relief! He's a firm supporter of the Bradley method himself, and he reassured me that I gave it my all. Manmohini

RE: Sienna Joy aka About slings, I have the "Over the shoulder baby holder." I love it. Tamal feels so secure in there. I especially love that he can sink down low in it and sleep, so that when I bring him into stores people don't even know there's a baby in there--they think it's a purse...

Here I am. Thanks for asking. Sorry, I haven't posted, but I've been absolutely overwhelmed by motherhood--no time even to take a shower. Right now, hubby has Tamal peacefully sleeping in a sling, so for almost the first time in a month, I'm able to catch up on computer correspondence...

RE: Sienna Joy aka More similarities, Steph. Tamal latched immediately and during the 3-day colostrum phase turned out to be a fiesty feeder as well. I gave him his first nickname: Jaws. By the end of last night, he was so starved waiting for my milk to come in that we supplemented with a...

RE: Sienna Joy aka Oh gosh, Steph, I'll write more later, but the same exact thing (well, almost) happened to me. The final outcome: An 8 pound, 1 ounceTamal Kaviraj arrived on November 30, about 1 1/2 weeks after his due date. I am exhausted. Just arrived home from the hospital after 6 long...

Congratulations, Arancini! I bet he is absolutely lovely. Nov. 18 was my due date ..... but I'm still waiting 11 days later. It's beautiful that you got to experience the natural childbirth you wanted. The birth sounded like it went perfectly. That is my hope as well. Say a prayer for...

Hooray, Steph, I think that contraction was the real deal and you are well on your way now! Manmohini