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What could this be? I'm 35 weeks along. Often, when the little guy (due 4/20) is rolling around, kicking my ribs, making my belly dance I get this sharp pain - like he's scratching my cervix. Like a pap smear feeling but sharper. It definately feels like a scratch though. What the heck is that? ...

Hi there, Dh and I are considering the name Kara (pronounced like Tara, Sara, etc) for our daughter. Can anyone tell me anything about this name? We have never known anyone by this name and don't really know anything about it, just that we like the sound of it. We are both caucasian, my name is...

GOV. ARNOLD SCHWARZENNEGGER ): PARDONS IN ADVANCE PLEASE... OBs and CNMwives are knowingly closing birth canals up to 30% by using semisitting and dorsal delivery. (See the obvious PROOF in The Merck Manual, quoted below.) OBs are engaging in gruesome (sometimes fatal)...

I was suring the internet looking for babyjoggers. Does anyone own one of these? After searching high and low, I found a bicycle dealer on E-Bay that had them for only $149.00. http://stores.ebay.com/Bicycle-Parts-by-Pitboss I think my wife may get some mileage out of this. Any comments? Leo

For two weeks now I've had this horrible cold that DH brought home from work and gave to me. He had it only briefly, but while most of my symptoms cleared up I was left with this horrible, persistent dry cough. To give you an idea of how bad it's been, sometimes I can't stop coughing and it...

Say "Hello" to: Fraser born February 5, 2004 to proud mama Aprill Kailey Flynn born February 5, 2004 to proud mama T Flynn Reagan Shea born February 9, 2004 to proud mama Melanie William born February 10, 2004 to proud mama Kat Isabella Zora born February 12, 2004 to proud mama Brigitte Grace...

Hello, I am stay at home mum with a 8 month old son Yesterday I decided that I would take him to the doctors after he had a horsy voice and had noticed also that he had a pimple looking heat around his diaper area Anyways he was diagnosed with foot,hand and mouth disease Has anyone had there...

How far into pg is it in general that you start feeling those "rolling" movements rather than the little twitches? It's been too long ago for me and I can't remember!

Okay, okay, I know, no one said having a baby would be easy. I'm 7 days away from my first EDD. Okay here goes...I know you've heard it already: ~I'm not sleeping well through the nite. ~I have been nursing a hemorrhoid the size of Utah the past week or so. Thank God it's nearly gone and now...

Someone at my baby shower gave me the flu. I am sick as a dog. I haven't felt this sick since.... I can't remember. maybe when I had my tonsils out a couple of years ago. I hurt every single place that could hurt. I don't seem to have a fever but it hurts like I do. my nose is stuffed and my face...

Nan wrote: Anyone listen to music while in labor? What preference did you have in style/artist? Nan For me it was George Winston's _December_ album, both times. With DS, I brought a few other CDs as well (having been told that I might want something more energetic at some point), but

Hi folks, This comic seemed apropos: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/ineedhelp.asp?date=20040310 -- Emily mom to Toby 5/1/02 Scheherazade, stillborn at 20 weeks, 3/2/04

Sorry non-Kiwis, AFAIK we don;t have our own parenting NG so I'll hijack this one for one itty bitty thread :-) So whereabouts are you guys planning on having your babies? Hospital, home? Do you have midwives or OBs? I had both my boys in WGTN hospital with a midwife who was great. The natural...

This unfortunately is my introduction this time around, I posted about 2 years ago when I was pregnant with my first. Currently I am 19weeks prego with a baby girl and doing great. My problem is this weekend I had what I am thinking is a coldsore come up next to my lip, well at first I thought...

Hi i just found out that my girlfriend is pregnant and have no idea what to do. it is not that it is an unwelcome thing just the opposite i am very happy but have no idea what to do to "be there for her" not to mention the baby as well. I have absoloutly no clue what to expect or what will be...