Despite the stress of two hurricanes totally wreaking havoc with my cycle (I was working ridiculously long hours all Sept), my body decided to cooperate and I got a positive pregnancy test today! Because this and the previous cycle were long and confusing, I'm not certain of the exact date I...

I was all prepared to be a non-paranoid mom. Now my baby's sick (but getting MUCH better), and as desperate as I am to have her home, I'm starting to panic a bit. I try to ignore the monitors at the NICU, but they've become a source of comfort in a way and I realize I look to them more than my...

The whole story: 3am July 3, woke up having to go to the bathroom (as usual), but this time I had to keep going, and going....After trying to lie down and not falling asleep, in between bathroom trips I walked around a lot, stretched my back. Got down on all fours and rocked my pelvis,...

And what a difference 2 weeks has made. It's hard to believe it still. We're making progress on feeding. I called the lactation consultant this am to discuss the whole bottle feeding thing and she agreed it was pointless, went to talk to the doc, who also agreed (I think it was the nurses who had...

Given DD's lung issues now (they are in ok shape, but somewhat damaged by the ventilator making her more susceptible to respiratory infections), my boss (who is the director of health as well as a pedi) recommended Synagis once RSV season...

How commonly is this given in the US? SIL in Switzerland was telling an MD friend about us (homebirth) and the woman went on about how there, a drug is given after birth to prevent hemorrhage, but that midwives don't do it and therefore there's a higher rate of maternal death due to hemorrhage...

Does anyone in the US have an IKEA diaper changing table? Do you use the inflatable IKEA pad or have you found another? I ask specifically for the US because I've recently learned the standard US diaper changing table/pad is of course bigger than the European style. grrrr. I like the contour pad...

Thank you to all for your support thru this ordeal. I am writing from hospital having had emergency surgery last night. My u/s was supposed to be today, but after feeling dizzy, with a pain in my shoulder/neck and some shortness of breath, I called the gyn who said to come on in for an u/s - this...

I'm usually not one to wallow in self-pity, and both DH and I have always tried to focus on the positive - our motto has been "We're lucky in our bad luck", but both of us have kind of been hit with a feeling of "Why can't we get this to work easily?" I know I shouldn't complain, provided we chart...

Our wonderful little daughter is making incredible progress. They took her off the regular ventilator on Friday, just using pressure support, and they also stopped all meds except for the occassional pain meds and antibiotics. They also started feeding her breastmilk. She did have a 'setback' that...

Some of you may recall I had asked my mom not to travel here (she lives in CA, I'm in TX) for the birth, and preferably to wait til 6-8 weeks so that she can be here at a more useful time, as I transition back to work. She was ok with that, respected our wishes. now she's relieved. I told her of...

I realise this varies drastically from place to place, I'm just trying to get a general idea of salaries, hours worked, how the situation works out, etc. Here's our situation, which is still a hypothetical: We're hoping my soon to be 18 yr old niece who will graduate HS this year will take up the...

If it's non-invasive (or no more so than the regular u/s), and gives a clearer answer to potential problems than the triple screen, why is the triple screen done in the first place? I can see doing it before amnio - not only is it invasive but more expensive and not worth it if it's unnecessary....

I'm just curious. I can see the health need if a pg goes *too* long, like more than 42 weeks, or if there's some particular risk to the baby because of the mom's health status, but it seems induction happens *a lot* these days.

Thought some of you might be interested in this from MMWR. No stats on which of these were homebirths, birth centers, or hospitals http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5504a7.htm?s_cid=mm5504a7_e

I understand the standard method is to drink a high sugar drink and basically shock the system, then test blood levels to determine how well the body tolerates glucose. Is that correct? But, how relevant is that really, if one never consumes such sugar in one go anyway? I understand the basics of...

Or not so random. These are co-workers, guys I know well. They say it by way of greeting as in "Hey Mama! How ya doin?" and acknowledging the pregnancy. For the most part I think it's kind of sweet, but it always throws be a bit. They never called me that pre-preg, the most they'd say, if not my...

How valuable did you find the Bradley classes, especially if you planned a homebirth? In our mutual distraction, both my midwife and I kind of forgot about this, and while we can still get enrolled in one class (not hospital led), we'd only make the first 8-10 sessions before the baby is here. Not...

We seem to have acquired a ton of all of these things at our showers this weekend and I'm thinking it's over kill. Everyone says "you need so much" , but *how* much? AT least without having to do laundry every day?

On Mar 12, 5:25*pm, Sarah Vaughan wrote: Thoughts: 1. Is it possible to get her to bed any earlier than you're already doing? *If she's already really tired when she gets in, that may mean that by the time she gets to sleep she's worked up enough that she's ...