PREGNANT WOMEN: Obstetricians are closing birth canals up to 30% and robbing babies of up to 50% of their blood volume. It is EASY to offer your babies these "extras." See below. WILL APHA HELP BABIES? (OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY)

http://tinyurl.com/au8jf Finally ready for delivery: midwives through Medicare By Mark Metherell and Jacqueline Maley Sydney Morning Herald August 16, 2005 The Federal Government will for the first time consider extending Medicare to midwives - the bridesmaids of maternity care. The Minister for...

I am looking for a specific chart that I had once before, it had 3 sections, one was some babies can.... the other was advanced babies can.... and the final category was consult your doctor if your baby can't..... I should have bookmarked the site, but of course I didn't. My little Stinky is...

Today I felt it necessary to clean off the dark dust (from car exhaust, maybe?) that collects on the rails (painted white) of our front porch. Still pg, Emily

I'm not pregnant yet but am hoping to be soon. I have really gotten into lifting weights and running over teh past 6 months and I don't plan on stopping when I get pregnant. I know there are some guidelines that I should follow, like maximum heart rate, no bouncy movements, etc... Can anybody...

Is there a list somewhere of essential "starter gear" of what we'll need? I'm afraid I'm going to go hog-wild shopping. I have been shopping for used items since I'm finding I can buy nearly new stuff for way way less. So far I have: oak crib changing table high chair car seat

I am breastfeeding DD (now 14 weeks) and my ''periods'' returned at 5 = weeks post partum, then 9 weeks and again at 13 weeks.=20 The last period lasted 9 days (normal for me is 5-7 days) and now 5 days = later have returned, redder and heavier than any period since her birth. Advice please as to...

Well, I had a bleeding "incident" last night at 25 wks. Bright red blood, like my period. Called the hospital and they told me to come in. Hooked up to monitors, and everything looked fine. By then the bleeding had stopped (none today either). I didn't have a lot of blood really, just a few...

Hi folks, Today I had: Dentist appointment (gums didn't bleed at all -- yay!) U/S (Baby is head DOWN, growth and fluid both fine, still a boy ;-) NST (Baby was quite rambunctious, all looks well) OB visit (BP 96/64, up 1/2 lb from last week, GBS swab and since I had my pants off anyway internal...

I've always wanted to have my children close together. 2 years max age gap. DD1 is now 6 months old. I had a difficult pregnancy that had me in bed for 3 months with marginal placental previa, a Cesarian, and another non-pregnancy injury that put me off of my feet for a month. Needless to say, I...

I went to my first Lamaze class this week with my large nation-wide HMO and it was not nearly as bad as I had feared. The instructor didn't talk down to us and was up front about the pain. Todd Gastaldo will be very happy to hear that one of the first things that we were taught was how to squat in...

Still pregnant. At least I got a good night's sleep. And I feel a bit silly for pinning any hopes on going at 36w6d ;-) Emily -- DS 5/02 EDD Labor Day 9/5/05

Seems like we haven't heard from her for a while... I hope shes cuddling those two babies now, and finding some way to get some sleep :-) Emily

Jared and Simon Grace wrote: Ben Stiller (39) and wife Christine Taylor (34) welcomed Quinlin Dempsey Stiller on July 10th in Los Angeles. The baby weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces. Despite Stiller's Jewish (Jewish-Irish) roots, if they're raising their son Jewish, I hope the Stillers don't...

Okay, where I left off yesterday… I just have to make it clear that this is where my inner evil cranky foul mouthed thoughts took over my mind when things or people started to annoy me. For the most part I was in my own little space zoning on the labor when the contractions came and went. My family...

Does anyone know of any options for a play yard that will primarily be used as a crib for a kid over 30 pounds? My son is 20 months old and about 27 pounds. He needs a play yard at his day care for sleeping. In looking at the options, it appears that all the basic pack n play type things are...

"Just a few drinks in pregnancy could harm baby", Independent, August 15, 2005, Link: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article305944.ece Mothers who drink even low levels of alcohol during pregnancy could permanently damage their children's intelligence, research suggests. The...

NCQA: OBSTETRICIANS OFFER THE WORST SPINE CARE GREAT statement from NCQA's Sarah Scholle, MPH, DrPH quoted below... PREGNANT WOMEN: Your baby's spine is so important. Don't let an obstetrician wrench your baby's neck with your birth canal closed the "extra" up to 30%. It's EASY to allow your...

Jouko K Salminen, M.D.,Ph.D., Finland - apparently the birth-canal-closing semisitting delivery position IS being used in Finland. There is no reason that "Kaija's" friend should have been semisitting, closing her birth canal the "extra" up to 30%. No reason at all. Please stop. Grisly details...

Hey -- I realized I never introduced myself. I used to post here under my real name (Sara) when I was pregnant with #1 in 2002, but want to be a little less Googleable this time around. I'm now pregnant with #2. No due date yet, but I'm guessing April. It's good to see so many familiar names here...