Is 140/90 so high ? I think half the time the tests they do MAKE you stressed out and worry = during your PG instead of enjoying it. I'm ready to tell me MW to forget all tests and I'll see them at the = hospital next may !! --=20

Do you feel (iyo) that a child/baby can remember things as an adult or older child...? I can remember my Mom doing patty cakes with me,,( knowing my mom ) I was probably 10...LOL....No, but I was probably maybe 2.... I aslo remember my mom washing my hair in the sink, ( a small sink ) so I had to...

Hi, I'm new here, but I just had to share this with somebody, and ask for your comments. I did a home pregnancy test earlier today and it came out positive. My period was due yesterday, but I didn't feel any different then usual, even the opposite - I was sure I am not pregnant. I had the...

I hope I am wording this correctly...national health care system is when the health care is "free" but you pay for it with your taxes, right? (like what is being discussed in the long homebirth thread) My question is if you have an emergency, a car wreck for example, you will be seen right away,...

I was TTCing,back in june I had my Copper T iud removed and have a young daughter who is now 15 months named ariana. Well we are expecting again on June 6th. I haven't posted in a long time due to I lost my internet service the new internet service I have does not support newsgroups but I have...

Last night around 11 PM I thought my water broke. I had just gone to the bathroom, and was blowing my nose before going back in bed, when this liquid discharge wet the crutch of my pyjamas quite good. I wasn't certain... I won't go in the details, but let's say I was quite puzzled. I read my...

has anyone had any contact with New Life Midwifery in Alaska? Her website looks really interesting, especially the photos of her pregnant with her children, www.newlifemidwife.com.

(With many thanks to Mary S., original author!) How's everyone feeling this month? Is the morning sickness gone, the tiredness starting to fade? Not too huge yet, but enough belly to run your hands over with that sweet, wistful smile on your face when you don't think anyone's noticing? :) How...

(With many thanks to Mary S., original author!) How are you feeling this month, three-monthers? You're almost out of the first trimester (depending on how you count) -- still feeling sick and tired, or are you starting to pick up? Do you look pregnant? Heard the heartbeat yet, or still...

http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.php?event=news_print_list_item&id=386 Amy Norton, "Breastfeeding May Lower Childhood Leukemia Risk", Reuters UK, November 11, 2004, Link: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=6787433&section=news Breastfeeding for even a few months...

Hi, all. Anyone with experiences of bleeding in very early pregnancy to share? I have been having light but red bleeding for 7 days already. Have seen the doctor who established it as being at 5 weeks, and the encouraging thing was we found a steady heartbeat with the ultrasound scan. Doc gave...

What is the best play pen IYO???? I never really cared for any pack-n-plays, I bought 2 and took them back due to poor quality, I'm looking for an old fashioned play pen...( not a wooden one ) LOL..just a regular play pen..;-) Back when I had my business I took my dog to work (pug) Otis...;( he...

Hi all, I'm 18 and had an IUD fitted 3 weeks ago. (I decided against the pill due to family history.) 2 weeks after fitting (a week ago) I started to get what can only be described as 'period pains' for 5-10 minutes every afternoon at about 4pm. Sometimes it comes back half an hour later for...

OK - so I'm still around even though labor was stopped with Mag. at 33 weeks (now I'm 38). OB has scheduled an induction for this Thursday due to swelling and rising BP. Goes against everything I am trying to do since we're hoping for a natural childbirth. DD was anything but. So I bought the...

I've just returned from the OB's office and I am sceduled to turn up at the hospital tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. Unless something happens overnight I can say goodbye to my dreams of a natural birth. :-( Everything looked about the same at the appointment. I am 3.5 cm dilated and about 50%...

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So, after those nine long months of waiting, your baby is finally here! Feeling shellshocked? How bad is the sleep deprivation? How amazing is it to get to know your little one at last after those months of carrying him or her? For those of you who are brand new moms, is the experience of...

Hi. I'm only 5 or 6 weeks along (I think) and yet I'm eating literally twice as much as normal. I'm hungry all the time. I'm eating very rich stuff which is the only way to feel full, stuff like cheese omelets, creamy soups, crackers with peanut butter, egg salad sandwiches, cookies, ice cream,...

i had Gest. diabetes diagnosed with # 2, so with no 3 i am just going to carry on as though i do. So far, so good, and i havent been an angel, but i am going well. 18 weeks and i have not put on any weight, which is good for me. anyway, i saw my ob today, he said how is the GD going. i said i...

anyone who has a baby 5-7 months, is your baby, 1... crawling yet? 2...rolling over (all the way)? 3....sitting up alone...? Chloe is not doing any of that yet,,,, she will be 6 months on the 16th.... I'm not too concerned because she =91=91is=92=92 in the =91=91crawlng=92=92 position just does...