My due date has just passed by and I was wondering if anyone has any opinions on any of the old wives tales such as drinking castor oil to bring on the birth. Please let me know if you have done any of these things and if they worked for you. Charmaine

I was trying to figure out the position of the cervix around the end of the pregnancy. I was trying to check myself and I couldn't hardly reach teh cervix (took a lot of stretching on my part). I was wondering if the cervix is going to start moving downward again? To where it'll be easier to...

I have a friend who has had miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, and preterm deliveries. She was poking around online, looking up an illness her mother had (who is deceased, as is her father) and lots of stuff about DES came up. She obviously can't ask her mom now if she ever took it, but she...

Does anyone here know if Zanaflex is ever ok'd by a dr for use during pregnancy? I am curious- I am trying to research it now and have only found that it is a category C. My OB approves some commonly used category Cs. I am going to call my neurologist tomorrow who prescribes this drug quite a bit...

I declined an amnio with babys 2 and 3, but I'll probably be having one for this baby. Besides genetic problems what can an amnio detect? Can you determine fetal blood type?

I'm 38 weeks and I am beginning to feel like the little man will never be born and that I am always going to be pregnant. It feels never ending! I know it is obviously irrational and not true, just what I am feeling. I have everything ready for him here at home so it all depends on when he wants...

I would have posted this to misc.kids but for some reason, my newsreader is not showing much discussion going on there. ? What are your opinions on Flintstones vitamins being given to kids, ages 2-6 for example? The reason I ask is, I think if anyone should give vitamins to kids it should be the...

someone just walked in the room with a mug of coffee, it made me feel terrible, this was what it was like last time. I 3 weeks late, but then I was last cycle (I'm breastfeeding my 7.5 month old). But this time I have sore nipples, queasiness and a few other minor symptoms. I don't know what to...

I just feel like posting an update:-) Went and saw the doctor today and everything is going well. The little man has moved downward very much but the doctor said that for subsequent babies they usually don't drop until the mom is in labor. So not too worried. Definitely feeling like I am going...

I ordered birth announcements for Laszlo from www.storkavenue.com and I was really happy with them, but I want something different this time around. I'm actually considering making them myself (in these wee hours consumed by insomnia!) but in case that fails, I was wondering if any of you had...

hi...my name is krystle i'm 15..and i think i might be pregnant. I don't want to be, but i have to be resposible for my actions..my period is late and i don't know what i should do..i can't go to the doctor cuz i have no way of getting up there..and i don't want to tell my mom cuz she'll prolly...

I was at a BBQ yesterday and was horrified to hear that if I want to work longer thatn a month before the due date, I will have to get a Dr's certificate for EACH & EVERY day proclaiming I am fit & healthy and will not birth in the office ??? Is this true ?? - I am gobsmacked !! I planned to work...

Is this bad for baby? Tropical fruit with Guava and passion fruit and red and yellow papaya. This is from a can in the supermarket. I just had some today and then realized I should check if this is ok to eat before breastfeeding my 3 month old. IF it is bad, how long should I wait before I can BF...

I'm at 34 weeks, and I can't breathe. Okay, I'm getting over a cold and that REALLY didn't help, but mostly it's just cramped lungspace. I don't mean that I feel a little short of breath if I move around too much. I mean that unless I lie sort of arched backwards over a pillow to expand my lungs as...

Not sure if this has been posted here but it was posted to the ICAN list, found it interesting so forwarding it on. http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/7722217.htm Posted on Fri, Jan. 16, 2004 Court delivers controversy Mom rejects C-sections; gives birth on own terms

help to all you mothers out there. i am now 36 weeks or there abouts and have been feeling a numbness at the top of my belly for a few weeks now. it used to be just where my munchkin kicked but has now extended to emcompass my entire top of my belly. it tingles all the time and hurts if i touch...

For those of you who charted, did you see either a) triphasic temps (a third, higher jump ~ a week after O), and/or b) an implantation dip? Last month I had both, and no pg. I'm just going crazy waiting for the 2ww to end! Any data to feed my obsession. :) Mary S.

Again.. is it possible to get a BFP 9 days after conception?

(Crossposted to misc.kids.pregnancy) Erin was 3 months old on Jan 12th, so I guess it's time for an update. We had several reasons to celebrate - apart from the 3-months-anniversary, the day before was the anniversary of the conception ;-). Plus, Erin's urine culture analysis is sterile! Short...

Hey ....I was wondering does anyone have a recipe for making suet from deer fat??? Thanks, Peggy