I just sent the following to the St. Petersburg Times via http://www.sptimes.com/letters/ MASS CHILD ABUSE "SAFE AND NON-TOXIC"? WARNING: Kip Duchon, CDC's "national fluoridation engineer" was recently quoted in the St. Petersburg Times (Tampa): "hen hydrofluorosilicic acid is added to drinking...

How are you feeling, seven-monthers? Enjoying your beautiful belly? Any braxton hicks? Aches and pains, or are you carrying on with life as usual? Everything lined up for the birth, maternity leave, found a doula, taken a breastfeeding class, toured the birth center/hospital, happy with the care...

Does anyone know a good age to enroll a toddler in a swim class? http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage_view.asp?URLID=9T8S0V9F5G

CDC's "NATIONAL FLUORIDATION ENGINEER" KIP DUCHON (CH2M?) I THINK CDC KIP IS LYING...perhaps intentionally...and some children will be suffering "crippling skeletal fluorosis" as a consequence. See below... First this... FLORIDA CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIANS...

Happy 1st Birthday to Cath's Fenna! I hope you have a wonderful day! :-) -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://ca.geocities.com/bironmonger/ Please excuse the quality. It is under construction and I am still learning. :-)

I was just on MSN with a friend of mine-she's 33 weeks now and her amniotic fluid is at a 5.5 (5.0 is where they must deliver the baby prematurely). She's spent several days hospitalized, but is now home on home monitoring. Does anyone have any experience with this-preferably with good outcomes?

I'm still pregnant. I am now 2 days past my EDD, with nary a contraction in sight. I've been walking and trying other things (ahem) to help out. I am just one big walking Braxton-Hicks contraction (not painful at all). At yesterday's appointment I was still not dilated. His head is in...

Please add boy next to my due date in the m.k.p calendar. Thanks. -- JennL DS 06/26/98 1 tiny angel 11/03 EDD December 4 2004 aka CatnipSlayer @ livin-it-up.net --

i have some questions, some are a little embarrassing, but if anyone knows the answers please post. 1. at what time during pregnancy should you quit having sex? 2 is it safe to masterbate with a vibrator? 3 is it safe to get a tattoo? 4.is it safe to drink tap water? 5. is it safe to get my nails...

i was looking for a different pregnancy book in my library's online database and found this: Author: Gay, Kathlyn. Title: Pregnancy : private decisions, public debates / Kathlyn Gay. Imprint New York : Franklin Watts, c1994. Series Women then--women now Subject Birth control -- Moral and...

How are all the almost-almost-theres? :) Knee-deep in childbirth classes? Waking up a zillion times at night, have to pee more often? Take some video of those alien-baby-earthquake kicks and tumbles, if you can catch them. Any belly hiccups? Those are the best. How's life generally treating...

I am expecting my second baby in 4.5 weeks time and are wondering if any of the more experienced amongst you know if second babies tend to follow the first baby as to when they arrive.My first baby was 10 days late.I have been given conflicting ideas about whether this one will be late or...

Hi everyone- Thank you for your great advice. What are some of the best places to shop for baby items? What would you suggest shopping for first? My wife isn't due for another 6 months, but I wanted to get a head start. Also, what is the best source of information for what products to...

I don't want this to get into a really venty thread or anything, but just wondering what advice there is on caring for baby the way YOU choose to, and keeping other people from interfering. It seems pretty common for grandparents etc to step in and do things their way- so how can especially a new...

Happy 3rd Birthday to Maria's Kyle! I hope you have a wonderful day! :-) -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://ca.geocities.com/bironmonger/ Please excuse the quality. It is under construction and I am still learning. :-)

Is green tea safe during pregnancy? There is this bottled variety that I love- the brand name is "Arizona" and it has green tea, honey, and ginseng extract in it. Any thoughts on whether or not this is safe? Wendy

Well now that we know we are having a girl we are almost certain her name is going to be Alexandra. Any suggestions for middle names? Wendy Nolan 7-11-03 and Baby November

Vicky Bilaniuk wrote: Yay! That low lying placenta has risen, as everyone expected. I can have a normal birth. Whoo-hoo! Congrats! Mary S.

Subject: Utah appoints FAMILY CZAR PROTECT from CPS From: (Fern5827) Date: 7/8/2004 1:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time Message-id: Because of the way CPS unnecessarily and often harshly intrudes into parental realms, Utah has appointed a...

Where is her web site??????? I want to see her baby!......;-))))))) http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage_view.asp?URLID=9T8S0V9F5G