8 weeks? Oh shit, I just took my 4-day-old to [Target...of] course it was very uncrowded because it was during the day, and nobody at all touched him and he didn't touch any surfaces, so whatever. He had a jolly old time checking out all the people and bright lights and colors.

I do this all the time. Call with a budget, describe what you're hoping for ("springy", "cheerful","simple", etc), ask them to use whatever they think looks good/fresh today, and be done with it. You're going to get so much more out of it.

When I want to send flowers, i usually call up a florist local to the intended recipient who has a good/decent review on Yelp/Google/what have you. Then I let them know my budget, what I generally want for the bouquet, which flowers I'm not crazy about being in there, and then let them work their magic. I haven't been…

Not to MENTION fucking moneychangers in the temple with all this church/business/candidate fundraising crap. I'd like to see Jesus come back just so he could flip some metaphorical tables RIGHT NOW.

This is the only time I've been losing instead of gaining, too - pretty sure my hormones are doing what they're meant to for the first time since puberty. Kind of a nice vacation from PCOS for me.

Thanks for sharing. And I will keep that in mind about the epi...I was planning on seeing how long I could go before making any decisions, but I didn't think about the availability angle! Maybe I will make a decision at a lower pain threshold than I'd immediately planned.

Uh-oh...that makes me wonder what BAD things you heard, haha. I'm sure I've probably read most of them myself, however. And don't worry, I'm very nice with medical personnel unless they try to get me to do something I don't want to do or try to do it without discussion. Then I get pretty damn growly. I haven't yet…

Thank you! That's so kind of you to say. In all honesty I am very much looking forward to it, despite the fact that it's not going to be fun. Just a bit nervous about the whole medical induction thing.

Thanks for sharing your experience. And yeah, Mr. Water and I are bringing some boardgames and a DVD - I hear that first cervix-ripening part is usually so uneventful. We're going to try to get in some quality time together before they start up the pitocin and all that, even if it's in a hospitaL (those birthing rooms…

A lip brush, and try exfoliating your lips once a week with a little sugar/olive oil scrub.

Choose school B. I went to my school B and ended up being surprisingly happy there.

Looks like her friends list is rife with dipshits.

So I'm being induced for labor on Tuesday night - how terrified should I be? I've been trying to avoid horror stories, though I know they're out there. Does anyone have anything neutral or positive to say? It's for medical reasons - honestly I was planning on a hippy-dippy waterbirth up until these issues so I'm kind…

This happens? Omg, hahaha. That is amazing.

I have a hard time believing that, since presumably humans were squatting in fields/designated pits to relieve themselves long, LONG before the advent of the sitting toilet. Sitting while pooping/peeing is pretty much totally unnatural.

Personally when I go into a public bathroom (unless there's a line, anyway), I not only do my business, but I check for any evil whiteheads that may have sprouted up, put on chapstick, blow my nose, redo my ponytail, etc as needed before I ever get started on my primary objective. Can't exactly do that with a urinal,…

Shoot, I commented before I saw yours. But yes, as much as it weirds me out, squatting toilets are better, health-wise.

Squatting toilets are also just way better for you anyway. The number of people who have butt-related issues is so much higher in places where sitting toilets are customary.

Oh yeah, I'm aware of the history of the usage, just...yeah.

No it doesn't. I came out with that much hair, that dark, that thick, and it never even fell out. I see more newborns with hair than without - no idea that's just coincidence or what, but lots of babies come out with loads of hair.