I had a good, hearty chuckle at this comment. Thanks!
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ohthatlady
Where do you watch Mad Men online?
In one scene from The Tudors where Henry goes under Anne B's dress, I remember cringing. I am sure I would have cringed just as much had the scene's situation been reversed.
Yes! I heard the voice and thought "Oh I know that voice!" and then boom, there she was. What a great role she played in Dead Like Me.
First, I am sorry you are struggling with no help. That's so damn hard.
Second, I am not a religious person; I don't go to church BUT I have found that you can find some outstanding communities through the right ones. If you are religious/spiritual/etc, then I would recommend contacting a local pastor and see what…
oh my god, that gif is mesmerizing. I can't...I just can't look away.
But everytime she talks about breastfeeding, that I have read, she talks about how horrible it is. And although some of the comments on here might have been jesting in sympathy, there were some comments that basically said they were never, ever going to try breastfeeding. And it's not just Tracie but I hear from women…
YES. That is definitely a good place to start.
Yes. It's up to policymakers. While it is also up to us, the mothers, to help support other mothers to stop spreading myths about breastfeeding. If less myths were spread around and more facts, then women could make informed decisions about what they want to do.
I would rather a woman know all the facts about…
"And then our swan song: Your milk came in. We became the biggest, most visible presence in your life — or at least in your mirror. We felt so, so full it seemed unnatural. But the truth is, we were stretched beyond our limit. And with the milk going out and then coming back in, there were just too many ups and downs.…
But I want moms to make informed decisions. Yes, it is a choice. And I like to make decisions like this (as well as birth) based on facts. Saggy boobs is not caused by breastfeeding. That is not a fact. But the way it's presented in this 'letter' is that her breasts got saggier as the milk came in and left.
If a woman…
I didn't breastfeed. But I want women to make informed choices about why they do and why they don't breastfeed. I don't want women to say "Well the only things I have heard about breastfeeding are horrible." when the horror stories they have heard are from women who usually didn't have support. I want them to make…
Tracie, I am really sorry you have had such a hard time with your breasts. I suspect you had these feelings about them way before your troubles with breastfeeding. And I am glad you are going to do whatever it takes to get on a path where you can be comfortable with your chest.
Yes. I know so many women who tell me "I had an emergency C-section" and maybe they tell themselves that to help them deal with the huge surgery they just had. But unless they were put out under general anesthesia, it most likely was an non-planned c-section. Most labors end up in those — because of failure (ugh that…
Because for most women, it's not painful. It's not the same sensation as when you break an ankle or have your teeth worked on. It's more like pain that comes from the body working really hard. For me, it wasn't painful. I was able to move into positions that instinctively made the contractions easier to deal with, I…
Yes, childbirth can be icky. But most of the fluids, blood and mucus don't come until the birth of the baby itself and usually by that point, the mother just doesn't care. Her baby is in her arms so there are bigger things going on.
But it's not for everybody. I understand. Childbirth is icky but it is also insanely…
Oh totally. I am all about the mother's comfort level in birth. If you know you want an epidural, then by all means go for it! I was trying to explain why water would be used during a homebirth/birthing center and how that usually ends up being a waterbirth. Not that there is anything extra special about a water birth…
Oh ya. You are right. I read right over that. Although there are ways to deal with that, both through breathing and the care provider manually pushing the cervix back. Having an urge to push before complete dilation is rough, though. I wouldn't wish that on anyone!
As I have said in reply to other comments, if a woman is low-risk, there is really no need to go to the hospital. And care with midwives follow the same as OBs; once a woman is 32weeks, she is seen every two weeks and then weekly after 36weeks.
And of course bad things can happen. Just like bad things can happen when…