weekend was bearable, Monday morning was not, I was in total despair, a few calls were made and the decision taken that I should go to the hospital, fortunately saw very sympathetic midwives and doctor, doctor instantly referred me for assessment by the rheumatology team. Their...

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My partner and I spent some time (and money!) going through IVF but with no success. This finished over a year ago and we are still trying but attempting to not let it rule our lives. This month, my period was just over two weeks late. It was much heavier than normal and I had bad stomach cramps...

I had a genetic counseling appointment today. We were hoping to find a possible cause for Mariam's death, anything we should watch for with this pregnancy, and hopefully find out if the boys are identical or fraternal. This was a huge waste of time, and I really wish I hadn't went. I was...

Not me!! My ceiling. Ugh. We need, need, need the roof fixed, but apparently much sooner than we thought. -- Joy Rose 1-99 Iris 2-01 Spencer 3-03 # 4 Oct 2005

Where do I start? I went in this morning, half hoping that there'd be some reason that i'd have to stay in and that the baby would be born within the next day or so. OTOH, I was fully prepared to fight my corner should everything look alright but any pressure was applied for an ercs. ...

Well, with everyone posting their almost-due updates, I figured I'd post mine, too. ;) My c-section is scheduled for next Tuesday (6 days!!!) and I've put all the "It's a Boy" stickers on the See's lollipops and cigars today. Got the phone list done and map to hospital information for my parents

I am so happy my BP is "perfect" 118/78, which is stunning considering it was horrendous during the same time period last time. It just goes to show you that every pg is different! Still measuring ahead (40 wks), doc is suggesting baby probably weighs close to 8lb now but would not say how big...

MASS BATTERY BY TOXIC WASTE - LEGAL IN FLORIDA.. HERE'S WHY... ATTENTION EUSTIS (FLORIDA) CITY COMMISSIONERS Nicole King of the Daily Commercial reports that, "Adding fluoride to the water supply could come to

I will be offline for a while as we are soon moving back to Europe. Everything is going according to plan. Due to the stress I have a bit more BH, but nothing I cannot handle. At my last checkup on wednesday everything looked just perfect. Cervix still nice and long, hearts beating and lots of...

How Dare Could America Industrial Property Office Be In Conspiracy With Jungang International Patent Office To Make An Extravagant International Crime ? Currently a Korean party now holds the American patent 4919933, the Taiwanese patent 37414, the Japanese patent 2733523 and a Korean...

BP still fine at 125/70, trace of protein (last week it was +1, so that's good), I weigh 77.75 kg; baby same as last week (ie, head down and a bit into the pelvis). BUT because on Sat I reach gasp officially 41 weeks (based on LMP and 28-day cycle), the Dr wants me to go in then for a CTG of the...

Hi Everyone! I need your advice! I'm putting the finishing touches on a new e-book that's all about Baby Showers (and how to have the best baby shower ever) I want to make sure I don't leave anything out!

Let the Meddling begin!! While I knew they'd be overjoyed, I am only 8w2d and was a little panicky that we were still in risky stages. (Dh agreed to wait til after the first appt, which was Tuesday, but left it up to me) . I just had this phobia of jinxing myself. But I realised that I would...

You may remember that I have been whingeing about problems with information transfer between my Small Hospital and the Big Hospital where I will be giving birth. Well, I wrote the complaint, sent it off, and two days ago got the formal reply from teh Patient Representative: being investigated,...

Hello everybody! I just found out I am expecting a baby. My husband and I are thrilled, excited, and scared too... This is our first baby. Can anyone give us recommendation of an OB here in the Raleigh, NC area? We are looking, preferably, for a female OB who is caring and open-minded. We greatly...

emilymr emily@xxxxxx writes: : We're using cloth diapers and a diaper service, and everything's been fine : until this past week. For some reason, Micah's now producing copious : amounts of pee and is soaking through both the diaper and the pro-wrap; he : soaked through in 45 minutes this...

I'm researching for an article on effective adoption profiles & portfolios, meaning the ones that get noticed by birthparents and result in shorter waits for an open adoption. If you are a birthparent who chose from several profiles, or an adoptive parent who had a fairly short wait, please let me...

All other things being equal, and assuming you can reliably schedule conception, what's the best time of the year to be born? and the worst? Thanks for your input!