-Steph

p.s. how do you include a signature in this board? thanks!

I have a beautiful 7 month old daughter conceived through IVF and a fridge full of unopened expiring or expired meds. Anyone have any suggestions as to what I should do with them? Most of them expire in October so as sad as it makes me they should probably be tossed, but it seems like a bad idea to throw hormones in the garbage...

I am looking for something a little different but not too different. 

 We might also want an S name to go with our son Spencer.

 How are you ladies paying for everything if you dont have insurance through  your employer? Also, we do not qualify for any goverment help. Thanks for your thoughts and feedback.

I have been lurking on here and on TTGP. I found a lot of wonderful ladies and information on my local bored on the knot so I wanted to start hanging out here. My DH and I have not officially started TTC yet but I am trying to learn as much as a I can now before we start. I look forward to getting to know all of you.

I have a background in journalism and a strong interest and experience in writing about women's issues. 

I would love to hear from you. I can be reached at

demartini.3@osu.edu

Thank you very much...

 Here's the link for all the info: https://www.threebagsfull.info/

 Did this happen to anyone else?

Thanks!

My husband and I both work downtown.  We're thinking that given our work schedules, it makes the most sense to find child care near our workplaces instead of near home.  But, I have no idea how to find a good place!  Does anyone know of anywhere downtown that they would recommend, or a good resource on finding child care recommendations in Columbus?

Thanks!

When I had my daughter at Toledo Hospital, I was very disappointed with the doctor who delivered. It was not my normal doc, which I was expecting to happen anyways. She wouldn't let me deliver in the position I wanted to. I had come up with a birth plan and went over it with my doctor before. She didn't seem to have a problem with it. And on my birth plan I said I want to be able to deliver in any position that's comfortable for me. I tried kneeling on the bed and holding onto the top of the bed (sort of on all fours). It relieved the pain in my back so much! But, she only let me go through a couple contractions like that and then said she has never delivered a baby upside down so I would have to lay on my back. You just catch it woman! You would think a doctor who's delivered probably hundreds of babies would know how to deliver in a different position than on your back, which is more painful for the mom and harder for the baby to come out. I ended up tearing (cause I said no way to an episiotomy!) My friend was with me in the room. She isn't a certified midwife, but she's delivered or helped deliver hundreds of babies and has had 12 herself (11 of them at home). She said if I would have been able to deliver on all fours the baby probably would have come out faster and I wouldn't have torn or been in so much pain, cause I did it natural. Sorry, I'm venting. I'm a little bitter! haha!

Anyways I decided I wanted a midwife who would be more open to that type of stuff. I asked when I set up the appointment if they will deliver in any position and she said, yes of course! So I'm relieved by that. I'm not pregnant right now, but my husband and I are probably going to start trying to get pregnant again soon. But, also my sister-in-law is pregnant and made an appointment with the same office. So she's pretty much wondering the same things I am.

 For anyone who has used this midwife or another one at this office, just wondering how the delivery went. Were they open to different things as far as positions and whatnot? Are they more doctor-minded or more geared toward you and the baby? It just seems like a lot of doctors don't really care about you so much, they just want to do their job, deliver the baby and get out of there. Instead of focusing on you and the baby and what's best for you.

 Okay, sorry this was so long! Thanks for any input!

Any suggestions would be appreciated Thanks

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Any suggestions on how to find pantyhose that actually fit? I am 8 months.

 Thanks!

Does anyone still get their child's shoes bronzed anymore?  Am I depriving Gavin?

I'm giving birth there at the end of this August.

Thanks!

They of course were very friendly, some of them had a sense of humor, and it seemed they did things in a timely enough manner except for the fact they moved him to like 4 different rooms and he could barely walk and was under heavy narcotics so that didn't make things easy plus he had a nice incision on his backside and they had one male nurse to help get my husband (who was quite larger than this guy.) from one bed to another, plus they had me but I'm 5 months pregnant, so I was disappointed with their "high quality care" when it came to transferring patients from one bed to another, what would've happened if he fell? 

Anyhow I'm just curious since I haven't had my maternity ward tour yet what anyone elses experiences are so I can be prepared for what to expect or not to expect. I don't want to get my hopes up and find out it's miserable like the last time I delivered in GA. 

Anyway, any insight you can offer would be much appreciated! Thanks!!!