Had my check up today. The girl's heartbeat is nice and strong. My BP is 120 over 70 and the doctor said I had gained too much weight. ARGH! Her scale says 182 lbs. Mine says 173 lbs. So, I'm right and she's wrong. Still, that IS an 18 lb gain since July 28th. YIKES! That's nearly 5 lbs...

We all agree with this, and no offense, but this is old news and has been posted in this newsgroup multiple times. You must be a newcomer! :-) Larry, a bf advocate who has posted some of this research himself. :-) writes:

I've heard that sperm can live up to 3-4 days before the egg pops out and is fertilized, but what's the story with sex after ovulation? How long does the egg stick around until it's too late to be fertilized? Let's say, for example, you BD at 2dpo. Too late? What about 4dpo? Mary S. mom to...

After a month of being offline, being homeless and unbeliveably stressed for a few weeks, and finally settling into our new home, I'm finally back online, with a brand new computer, new name, the works. Everyone is doing great..........we're settling into life in the country. The first few...

Well, I had my first ultrasound this morning at 20 weeks, and it was a fantastic experience! The technician was so enthusiastic and informative and she was having a great time showing us all around our little beanie! We saw the heart and kidneys and the spine and 5 toes on each foot and 5 fingers...

By placing your hand on your abdomen and feeling around? I keep hearing people say doctors can tell if all is normal by feeling etc......all I can feel on my stomach is unidentifiable. It feels like a hard, protruding stomach. Of course I think I may be showing small? I have no idea since this is...

Xander is now 2 mos old and we've recently introduced him to a bottle (of EBM) and he refuses to take it. We tried a few times right after he was born so the kids could feed him (about 1/2 ounce each time) and he was fine with it. I decided it was time to try again and forget it. We've tried Avent...

Taniwha grrrl wrote: Heard it on the news just now but as it hasn't been announced by Sophie I thought I had better check.....lol Great minds think alike. I heard it on the radio and thought, "That's got to be a rumor, Sophie didn't post it to the newsgroup." :) Mary S. mom to the...

Anybody know whether its safe or not if we colour and highlight our hair during pregnancy... Thanks

Everyone in my family is named after someone, I love this tradition and want to continue it... My late maternal grandmother was Mary Catherine Bradeen, she was called Kaye. My sister and my late mother both have Kaye as a middle name. If we have a girl, we like Bradeen Kaye (three syllable last...

During what month do you usually start to be able to feel the baby move? I am almost 4 months and I feel what feels like a pulse in my abdomen that beats along with my heart beat- I think I am feeling a vein or something, increased blood flow- when I lie on my stomach and it's being pressed I...

I recently skipped my period by throwing out the sugar pills and continuing with my next set of pills immediately. On the last day of my new set of pills, I got my period which is unusual because I usually don't get it until 2 days into the sugar pills. Also, I find that my period is a lot lighter...

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Sorry, I'm an idiot. Can you overdose on folic acid? I got a folic acid supplement, to round out my chewable vitamin and calcium supplement, and it's 800 mcg. The vitamin is 400mcg. Is this too much? If not, the plan is one Flintstone and folic acid pill in the mornings, and then 1000 mg extra...

Tuesday, December 02, 2003 LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis (search) is pregnant with twins, her publicist announced Tuesday. The 48-year-old actress and her husband, Dr. Reza Jarrahy, 33, already have a daughter, Alizeh, who was born last April. Davis is healthy and looking...

You'd be amazed at the fuss this is causing at a non-pregnancy/parenting newsgroup. I'm guessing she'll do like most celebs and have a c-section anyway. At the other 'group it seems whether the classes are useful or not, they should at least take them. Anyway, thought some here might find...

"slowly" wrote in message ... So who's having a birthday in December? Lewis will be 2 on Dec 12

Well I have been having contractions since last night around 11 p.m. and they really are not that consistant but they hurt (nothing like the real thing) I also have leaked a couple of times today. It didn't seem like pee and it wasn't like my regular discharge. So anyhow I called my Docs...

Okay, roll call time. All you gorgeously pregnant nine-monthers, are you ready to strangle someone yet, or are you still enjoying the last few moments of your in-utero baby? How's the Christmas/holiday shopping going? You're almost there!! How's this last month treating you all? Everything...

My DH is insisting we follow his mothers belief (or old wives tale!) that it is bad luck to buy baby things before the baby is born. He says we should make a list of things and order them on the day the baby is born - we have made this list and given it to his sister (with exact instructions of...