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It is probably a bit late, but I just wanted to tell you that i had my 9 pound 11 ounce daughter at home in the bath 4 months ago - compared to the hospy birth of her brother who was over 2 pounds ...

thanks jamesmum I had no interventions at all with DD - she was 9 pounds and just have a tiny little graze. With DS (in 2006) I had an epidural and a ventouse assist - he was only 7 pounds. it wa...

I just freebirthed my daughter 3 days ago, so memories are very fresh lol. I'd had pre labour stuff for about a fortnight before hand, so was getting used to what the various sensations were. had ...

I usually only use water in the shower, but when I have a bath I just give my hair a good scrubbing under the water which has the bicarb in it. If i get a bit of dandruff, or it is itchy during sum...

I usually only use water in the shower, but when I have a bath I just give my hair a good scrubbing under the water which has the bicarb in it. If i get a bit of dandruff, or it is itchy during sum...

it says to use half a cup on the packet, but generally just stand over the bath and give it a good shake lol. we go through a lot of bicarb, cos I use it for everything from baths to cleaning to de...

I'd say you are hitting the mousepad, i do it all the time, most new laptops have a button on mouse bit that makes it easy to switch it on and off quickly.

I always put it in my bath and it makes my hair and skin silky smooth Have used it for DS and his excema and it helped. Helps with itchy a lot!

I firmly believe both our kids have 'told' us thier names before they were born. DS's name came to us on the walk home from the first scan and we never wavered. we never found out the sex either. H...

popcorn strings, gingerbread shapes, paperchains, just let him loose with some glue, paper and glitter lol.

I wouldn't worry too much, fundal height can depend on a lot of things, your body shape, amniotic fluid levels, how the person is measureing... none of which mean anything. Keep trying your midwif...

I'd be checking iron levels and bp.

a magnesium and calcium supplement fixed it up straight away for me. I take it just before I go to bed and sleep like a baby. The warm baths, more exercise etc helped, but the mag/calc is what has...

Never The most it gets is water when I have a shower. It took about 2 months before it settled down, but now it is much healthier than before. Save a fortune on shampoo etc too!

bouncing on a fit ball is supposed to help, but I wouldn't stress about it. DS didn't engage until I had been in labour for a long time and that was a spontaneous labour.

Best advice I got was to say 'no ve's' rather than 'I would prefer no ve's' if you know what I mean, don't give them an option. so instead of 'i would prefer not to be offer drugs' say 'please do ...

I knew instantly with DS that he was a boy. I firmly believe he told us his name too, we never contemplated another one and never came up with a girl name. Mum tried to convince me that I didn't kn...

yep, schooling is not a problem if you don't vaccinate. you need to get a form signed by a doctor saying you understand what you are doing blah blah blah, and then it is fine. They probably will be...

We'll have bubs in bed with us (2 b'room unit) and probably Ds as well a lot of the time lol. we have bunks in DS's room for when they are a bit older, but for the time being that works for us.

yep, same here. Try some peppermint tea.