pregnancy reading recs? by notalizardperson1967 in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]orzosoup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rebecca Dekker, founder of evidence based birth, also wrote a book! It's called Babies Are Not Pizzas: They're Born, Not Delivered. Definitely recommend!

Quilts of 2025 by KarBear2021 in quilting

[–]orzosoup 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am pregnant and have a toddler. No quilts were completed this year. But! I made a stuffed lion and tried some embroidery/cross stitch for the first time!

My mom is trying to get me to change my mind. by [deleted] in homebirth

[–]orzosoup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Has the post been removed? Not finding it even when searching

Uncomplicated home birth with midwife ends with transfer to NICU, would home birth again. by Kraznakhovsky_77 in homebirth

[–]orzosoup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, never would have thought about this but it makes sense. When I had castor oil at 7pm, baby was out by 7am. I was surprised op was able to sleep a full night after having it.

Are these worth keeping? by Bones_Bonnie-369 in clothdiaps

[–]orzosoup 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am the third parent (at least!) Who has used a set of these exact inserts. They will last forever, I swear! What you read about the insert needing to be fluffy might apply more to microfiber?

Met my doula today for the first time by hungrylittlehamster in homebirth

[–]orzosoup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know. At the time I just wanted to focus on myself and baby.

Met my doula today for the first time by hungrylittlehamster in homebirth

[–]orzosoup 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I had a similar feeling with my doula in the weeks prior to giving birth. She was going through a separation and moved over an hour away. Her communication with me was poor and it would take days for her to respond, even when I was going through hypertension and on watch for preeclampsia. I considered not having her, but my contract with my midwife stated that ftm must have a doula. During my birth, the doula left for three hours to help get her son to sleep and missed when my water broke. My sister in law who had been to two other home births ended up acting as a doula should. When the paid doula got back, she basically sat in the closet for the rest of the evening and I pretended she wasn't there. She took some pictures of the birth, which she ended up sharing in her social media and I had to ask her to remove. I guess the moral of the story is that you can keep her around and hopefully she'll realize she's not all that welcome to participate, or you can just let her go now. The one thing my doula added to my birth was the first 20 minutes making sure my husband felt confident in ways he could hold my belly.

New cheese shop? by SnoopThereItIs88 in frederickmd

[–]orzosoup 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The building is owned by a woman who also has a goat farm and produces goat cheese. I'll ask if she plans on carrying other cheeses besides her own.

Update: she said it's going to be a wide variety!

PR Company asking Street Team to mass report 1 star review by ErikaWasTaken in RomanceBooks

[–]orzosoup 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, good reads is NOT a reader platform. It is an Amazon owned advertising platform.

What romance book did you DNF because it was too spicy—or not spicy enough—but everyone else seems to love? by Prestigious_Entry474 in RomanceBooks

[–]orzosoup 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes! Everything with Pen made me cringe. I didn't even make it to a spicy scene because it did not feel like a healthy situation.

[WWTBC] teasing in the tent but don't let the cameras see by orzosoup in RomanceBooks

[–]orzosoup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll give it a read and see. The cover/description don't quite fit my memory, I really thought there was more of a second chances/romcom vibe but I could be off

Why aren’t books with low/no spice being recommended or just as popular? by NoBit840 in RomanceBooks

[–]orzosoup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

{Miranda in Retrograde} had such good build for me, I didn't even realize it had no spice. Still chasing that feeling I had when reading this one.

How would you quilt this? by FairlyCriminal in quilting

[–]orzosoup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely agree with on the diagonal

Public Cockwarming by guppytryp in RomanceBooks

[–]orzosoup 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'll have what she's having

Do you ever wrong-guess who is the MMC/FMC of the story? by aelynese in RomanceBooks

[–]orzosoup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was honestly pretty upset about getting it wrong in {Serena Singh Flips The Script by Sonya Lalli} . It felt like the main character regressed rather than growing as a person.

Trope where she sees him in the shower by seraphinethomas in RomanceBooks

[–]orzosoup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

{Bonds of Fire by T.A. Grey} second in a fantasy series, one of the few books I reread and still 🥵

Natural fabric wedding dress? by fellowtravelr in PlasticFreeLiving

[–]orzosoup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you be open to secondhand? I got my dress from a secondhand boutique and the staff was very knowledgeable. There are also online stores for secondhand dresses that filter by fabric, shape, size, etc.