Comments for The Blackburn Family

Comment on 26 Weeks by Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:18:02 +0000

You look so cute!

Comment on 24 weeks by Christine

Christine — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:24:33 +0000

There’s another consignment sale coming up in Morrisville. My email from them says March 6-15, but you can go to kidseverywear.com for the details.

Comment on Decisions by Brenda (nolfo) Curatolo

Brenda (nolfo) Curatolo — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:59:45 +0000

yay…I just read all of this. Awesome. We are going to do a home birth with our next. You’ll so really great. I have so much info. We don’t cloth diaper ourselves but I know people that do. Breastfeeding was awesome and the best decision I made for my son yet. Um lets see. We are on an alternate/selective vaccination schedule so I can answer any questions regarding that. And I also baby wear and LOVE the ergo sling myself. I also have a bjorn..ok but he’s grown out of it. Ergo is much better. And you can get a discount from the natrual birth center store in CH. Lets see…hmmm…SO much other stuff I can’t even think about. I made my own baby food. We do circ in our home. SO far so good with that and am glad we did. SO i’m kinda mixed bag here..
Lots of luck to you. YOu’ll do great!
Brenda C.

Comment on Registry by Jeanette

Jeanette — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:43:46 +0000

I would rather have a poke in the eye than have to go to Babies’R'Us. Hurray for Amazon!

Comment on Week 21 by Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:38:24 +0000

I had another stranger say something today and I just said yes this time. We try to feed the bunny, but he never eats anything we give him. He did like my expensive flowers in the spring, but I didn’t intend on that being for him.

Comment on Week 21 by Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:29:17 +0000

You are so cute! I love the comment about a stranger noticing that you are pregnant and that you had to check! I am so happy for you. (do you feed your outside bunny?)

Comment on Decisions by Jenna

Jenna — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:50:51 +0000

Hey…..I have scrubbed a few circumcisions. If you have any questions about the procedure itself, just ask. Yes, the patient is sedated. I have seen them on boys and men of all ages. (up to 78 years….kid you not).

Comment on The Belly Has Arrived! by Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:53:25 +0000

Wow! The belly did pop out overnight! (and the boobs grew too)

Amazing how things just grow overnight!

Comment on Decisions by Administrator

Administrator — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:19:40 +0000

Christine,
It is so good to hear from you!! I am really excited about the birthing center and hope it works out for us to birth there. The midwives will let me go 2 weeks past my due date as long as things are looking good, but past that I will be sent over to UNC to be induced. Our doula is going to help us with a birth plan for if things don’t go according to plan which seems to happen a lot! Thanks so much for sharing your birth story! I have heard from many people that when you really want the epidural it is almost time to push! I think it is great you managed to push through and had such a wonderful birth especially after being induced!! Oh and thanks for the website. I will be checking that out today!

Comment on Decisions by Christine

Christine — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:46:03 +0000

First of all, hi Lindsay, and congratulations on getting married and being a mommy-to-be!! I love talking all things birth, so I just had to weigh in on this. I completely understand your feeling about not wanting to be in a hospital. I really wanted a water birth for my second baby, but it wasn’t going to work out for me. I ended up being induced at 41 weeks, at Rex, after having a very healthy pregnancy. Although they wanted to keep the monitor on me, they were quite leniant about it. They allowed me out of the bed, using a birthing ball and I got gatorade and little bites of a power bar. I couldn’t leave the room because I was hooked up, but for the most part, I was free to move around. I was able to deliver Xander, a healthy 8lb, 5oz baby, after 6 1/2 hours of labor with no pain medication and only 20 minutes of pushing. If I could do all of that all over again, I certainly would!

Anyway, good for you! Just make sure you know which points you might be willing to budge on, just in case something doesn’t go right, and how far you are willing to go (My thing was, I told my husband to make me ask for an epidural three times before he gave in. I was ready for it, but then it was time to push.)

Oh, and here’s one more thing…I started following MckMama’s blog a while back, and she has some “traditional” baby-rearing views, so here’s a link to her posts about cloth diapers: http://www.mycharmingkids.net/search/label/cloth%20diapers

Good luck with everything!! (I hope I’m not being too personal or nosy or pushy after having not seen you for so many years. By the way, how’s life been treating you since high school?)

Christine (McFadden, now Swan)