Well, the poor little guy has a bladder infection! He's on his first antibiotic. :-( Poor kid. So now, along with an ultra sound for his hip, he's going to get an ultra sound to see if anything is up with his bladder and attachments, since it's rather odd for an infant this young to have a...

http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.php?event=news_print_list_item&id=376 Alison McCook, "Pre-Pregnancy Multivitamins Prevent Prematurity", Reuters, November 5, 2004, Link: http://www.healthsentinel.com/admin.php?table_name=news&adminEvent=add_table_item Women who take multivitamins before...

I posted a few weeks back about the problems I was having with my Mirena IUD, that I seemed to be allergic to it. After talking to an allergist and my gyn we weighed my options and I decided to have it out. To deal with the constant/irregular bleeding that was sure to follow (the main reason I had...

I had my first appointment with the midwife yesterday, she came to our house, which was helpful for me as ds slept part of the time and we were able to be relaxed and take our time over things. It was mainly form filling, which included some exchange of information, for example I needed to update...

http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.php?event=news_print_list_item&id=373 Kylie Walker, " Fish oil 'wards off asthma'", Hearld Sun, Australia, November 3, 2004, Link: http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11275136%255E1702,00.html FISH oil supplements appear to ward off asthma...

Hey, I have a question: Is it your experience that after giving birth, your periods are heavier than they were before? I ask because I am having my first period following the birth of my daughter. It was "forced" by birth control pills (which I stopped taking after only 6 days since they seemed...

Good news! The contractions I *thought* I'd been having over the past week are indeed contractions, not just Braxton-Hicks. They have been acting up on my cervix, which has thinned and softened - no dilatation as of yesterday, though. The appointment was with my backup midwife and her student, so...

i was just reading all the posts - isnt it funny that some people hate one name and others love it. we are all poles apart arent we? good i guess, or we would all have kids called, i dont know, Jack and Sarah.... christine

Anyone know the reason babies grow to the size they do in utero? If the baby's size at birth has nothing to do with the size they will be as an adult and nothing to do (apparently) with the size of the parents, or their size at birth, then what determines size? Whew, that's quite a mouthful...LOL....

I have to make that decision, and frankly, I am not certain what to do. While our healthcare minister recommends lowering down the administration of antibiotics, it is still law to rub every newborn's eyes with an antibiotic cream. I am given the option to refuse, if I sign an official...

My BP was all in the 150s on top this time, highest 159, lowest 150. The bottom number was 90 one time, the 80s the other three. Of course, I was actively shopping (l just spent $400--ACK!!) trying to stock up on things the helpless people in my house can cook for themselves. Yes, I AM going to...

I would love to share a wonderful company that I have been affiliated with for a while now. I help parents work from home and would love to help anyone who desires to do the same an equal opportunity:) I have 3 children and used to work outside of the home. Now I am proud to say that I am now...

I'm really starting to feel pain on the lower left side of my abdomen-I KNOW that HELLP pain is upper right quadrant, or more generalized, so I'm not too worried about this being HELLP again, but I don't know what it is, and it bothers me. It's to the point that it really hurts if the baby kicks...

I had my fourth m/c last thursday, to the day exactly a year after my first. It was painful, and I'm still very tired, but I'm also very glad my body coped by itself and I didn't need a D&C. It feels good it is over now and I can move on with my life. We'll probably jump onto the TTC bandwagon soon...

NZ: DRAMATIC 70s RETURN TO BREASTFEEDING University of Otago's Dr. KATH M. RYAN (with VM Grace) wrote of a dramatic return to breastfeeding in New Zealand: "...New Zealand women (re)claimed the power to author their own ...This coincided with a dramatic return to breastfeeding on a national...

At what age is is safe to use the Baby Bjorn front carrier? DD is 2 weeks and 9 pounds 7 ounces as of yesterday. I used the Bjorn with DS2, but not until later on. DD is wanting to be held a lot, which I don't mind. But, it would come in handy if I could use the Bjorn. So, what age is too...

Part 1 October 27, 2004 Okay, seeing as Addie turns one month old today (4 weeks exactly), I figured I'd better get her birth/adoption story down before my self-inflicted deadline. Just like me to get it in, just under the wire! The majority of names have been changed for privacy. Of course,...

Good source for pregnancy workout DVDs and books: http://www.laserscans.com/pregnant.htm And pregnancy yoga dvds: http://www.laserscans.com/yoga/pregyoga.htm

Everyone here is so perfect! It seems you all wear your babies constantly, co-sleep with them when you aren't wearing them, rock them for hours on end while they scream, and manage all this even with a dozen other children besides and a successful career. Those of you who don't have a career...

....in the front seat of my freind's Jeep Cherokee in front of the hospital! Yes, that's right. She was 8lbs. 3oz and born sometime around 7:00 on Friday 10/29. Let's just say that I'm living proof that a first babies experience has *nothing* to do with second babies. Matthew was a very...