I'm so sorry for your loss, boone. That's so hard. :-( So many of my friends (and I) have lost little ones along the way, and it's amazing how common miscarriage is once people start opening up about… (View Post)
Thanks again, everyone. We have decided to have my in-laws take care of our daughter for the birth. It sounds like it *could* be this awesome, fairy-tale experience, but it sounds too risky when we t… (View Post)
I'm surprised by how strongly negative the majority of responses are, and I guess I just had a very peaceful birth with my daughter. My labor was long (somewhere between 32 and 44 hours, depending on… (View Post)
@charliepepper: Thanks. That's really helpful. :-) I'm not married to having my daughter with us at the birth, and I'll talk with my husband again tonight to see if he has any second thoughts, too. I… (View Post)
Hi, etiquette experts, Thanks for clarifying that baby showers are for celebrating first-time moms and their entrance into motherhood (and papas and fatherhood, too, I should add). It's a really nice… (View Post)