I've never had BH, but from what I've read, they're supposed to be painless. I had a few days of prodromal labor before finally going into "real" labor (which didn't feel any different, it just didn't stop)... menstrual cramps and backache sounds like very early contractions to me! Good...

Hi folks, What's the current thinking on soy during pg, not supplements, but just soy, like soy beans (edamame), tofu, soy milk (mmm Silk vanilla soy milk). I happen to quite like soy, but I've also read that menopausal women are told to eat soy, as it contains phytochemicals which...

Sorry, I just need to vent. Last pregnancy, I felt DH was so supportive (mind you, we were living in separate cities for 2 months, so that may have helped). This time, he seems so critical. Yes, I have put on weight, but that is no reason to call me fat. And he doesn't have to point out...

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Hi All, Just wanted to poke my head in and say hi. My little Miranda is almost 7 weeks of age. Where has the time gone?! You can see pictures of our princess at: http://ca.photos.yahoo.com/nenetteam in the Miranda - First Days album. Back to catching up on reading all these posts...

Hi there, my baby only 19weeks, and he already going off his milk :( I'm really worried. He lost his week about 3ounces in a week, and he only had about 20ounces milk the most these few days. Today is worst, he only take about 7ounces. I start giving him baby rice as the health visitor...

im 27 weeks, almost 28 and its getting more real everyday. ican feel the little buldges in my tummy where there could be a foot or head, im not sure which. its pretty neat but kinda grosses me out. if i sit or bend down it feels like hes right up in my...

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If so, I'm giving birth to a night owl! This one wiggles occasionally during the day (and I'm on limited activity, so it's not that I'm moving all day and still at night), but about 8:30-9:00, it's like there's an on switch, because she moves from occasional wiggles and soft kicks to trying to...

REPOST FROM 1999 From: Pamela Hood RN FACCE ) Subject: Birthing Balls/Spinal adjustments during pregnancy - was Birthing Ball--Has anyone heard of such a thing? View: Complete Thread (3 articles) Original Format Newsgroups: misc.kids.pregnancy, sci.med,...

B. Felix wrote: Anyone experienced this? Could be a side effect of tiredness or the low moods I've been having, I suppose. I have heard that moms can tend to lose a pound or two at their last appointments (so they go into labor that week), often times. Or it could be the heat, or just normal...

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Recently -- I don't know for how long, but at least a few days -- it feels as if the baby is practically bulging out of my uterus and although the visible shape is pretty much the same, my uterus feels as if it's shaped irregularly like the baby. The baby still has his or her quite active times, so...

Well I asked my midwife about doulas and she said that she stays with the mom durring most of labor and if she leaves and DH leaves a nurse would be happy to stay with me. I still want to invite Tammy in the room and maybe DH will let me knowing that she wont be for suport as much as...

Congratulations to any early birds who know they're pregnant already! Is it a shock, or a much-awaited blessing? How many pregnancy tests did you have to take before you believed it? :) Any symptoms yet? For our TTC members, how is the journey going? Need to vent, cry, yell a bit? Feeling...

I had another migraine yesterday. It started around 4PM and lasted all night. I took one Motrin IB as soon as I detected it coming (blurring vision and tingling sensation in one arm) and went to lie in the dark with one of my cats, a fan and a frozen magic pouch on my eye. That seemed to help. I...

Hello, I am looking for Brian, who used to post a lot here several years ago using the user name "BW/MC" with a ucdavis.edu email address. If you're out there, or someone knows how to contact him, please let me know!

Shamelessly cut and pasted from Midwifery Today Newsletter: 4) Physiological Second-Stage Labor The rhombus of Michaelis - a kite-shaped area at the lower spine that includes the sacrum and three lower lumbar vertebrae - moves back as much as 2 centimeters as second stage labor begins. This...

I know that I was stupid in discussing VBAC with my not so supportive mother who thinks that had 3 years passed between my c-section and next pregnanyc I might have had a chance. Now it is like she is expecting me to deliver another baby by c-section when I am really really hanging on to the hopes...

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