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  1. That is the one we got, too, off the local classifieds. It's the kind of thing that makes sense to buy used (a quality one, at least), since many people buy them and then don't use very much.
  2. I know you can buy episodes or entire seasons of 19 Kids and Counting on iTunes. Since we got rid of our cable, that's how I get my Duggar fix. :lol:
  3. Both of my labors centered in my thighs. During my second pregnancy, I tried to prevent that by doing yoga, lunges, visiting the chiropractor regularly, etc. It didn't seem to make a difference. I found standing and swaying during contractions most comfortable. Having a contraction with pain in my thighs while sitting on the yoga ball or kneeling was scary, which didn't help with relaxation. I also got in the birth tub towards the end with my most recent birth and just kind of draped myself over the side with my legs stretched out behind me. It didn't completely make the thigh pain go away, but it did seem to help. My DD was born on the birth stool, and I don't remember if that was much better or not. I tried side-lying as well. It was tolerable, but the thigh pain didn't go away until my babies were born. I read a book that described a vigorous thigh shaking technique in labor--I wish I could remember the title of that book. Basically, your birth partner and/or attendant jiggle (and not lightly, but firmly) your thighs during a contraction to loosen the muscles. We tried that when I was in the birth tub and it helped a bit.
  4. Nooooo, don't do it. Just report her to eBay.
  5. We have gotten ours at Home Depot and we get them cut (free, in the store--you just find an employee) to be the exact width we want, since we have kind of odd-sized windows. We've been really happy with them.
  6. I love holding my babies. I don't usually hold him while sleeping, though--whenever possible, I prefer to lie next to him with him nestled in under my arm. But I love babywearing, too, when I have to have use of my arms.
  7. Another place to get cloth diaper info (and buy gently used diapers to save money) is Cloth Diaper Nation. I CD my two littles and it is not particularly time consuming. You can diaper very inexpensively with flats or prefolds and covers, or there are some inexpensive and highly-rated pocket diapers now, too.
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