Hi all, Hard to believe it's gone so fast, but my yellow jacket sting allergy cropped up a month ago. I had my venom testing today, and they tested me for allergies to Bee, Paper Wasp, Yellow Jacket, and White and Yellow hornet. Guess what? I'm allergic to all five. Kinda funny, because I've...

DR. GASTALDO'S PET PEEVE See below. A SKEPTIC AT SIMON FRASIER UNIVERSITY (Pres. Michael Stevenson, see below.) BC Skeptics write: "Dr. Gastaldo believes that immunization is the cause of much suffering, and therefore conventional medicine is an evil conspiracy...Aside from the hyperbole,...

Pinellas County Sheriff EVERETT RICE (via ): Please stop in Pinellas County the various forms of mass child abuse discussed in "Forced fetal fluoridation," URL below. ANTI-FLUORIDATION CHIROS... Some of the musculoskeletal pain you are charging to treat may be caused by mass...

Oh as if that were news! ;-) The latest thing is that I'm hearing babies cry. It's really weird. There are no babies crying. I just imagine hearing them. Once I even felt like I had forgotten my baby somewhere, even though I knew perfectly well that the baby was definitely with me. ;-) ...

FORCED FETAL FLUORIDATION See the end of this post. FINALLY! AN OB INFORMED CONSENT FORM THAT **INFORMS**!! BUT WAIT... Will it inform women that OBs are closing birth canals up to 30%, etc.? PREGNANT WOMEN: OBs are closing birth canals up to 30%...

Last night the practice I see hosted a tour of the maternity wing of the hospital they deliver at. I'd taken the general tour 3 yrs. ago when expecting DS, but wanted to make sure things hadn't changed since then. Turns out there had been a few changes in the car park entrance and admissions desk...

We are thrilled to introduce our new baby daughter - Claire Dorothy was born on July 31 at 5:44 AM. We had a successful unmedicated VBAC! Yeah! She was 9 pounds 7 ounces, 20.5 inches long. She's absolutely perfect, it was a great birth - the hardest and most rewarding thing I've done. We are so...

Hi folks, A charting question: My temps the past two days have been high for where I am in my cycle (CD5 98.6 CD6 98.2). But, I just got back from a week-long trip overseas, 9 time zones away. I know that even if you make yourself sleep at the normal time, it takes a while for the body's...

Just wanted to say that I'm well into motherhood now so I guess I can wander elsewhere. Thanks to those of you who gave me advice. Cya

My younger sister is about 14 weeks pregnant with her fourth child, and I was hoping someone could give her some advice (she doesn't have a computer). About seven years ago, she was severely injured in a car accident. She was thrown from a rolled car into a corn field and was basically torn open...

hi ericka with gd, when does it "start" with subsequent pgs? christine

Halfway there! How's everyone doing? Making the switch into "wow, I really look pregnant now" or have you been there for a while? Kicks and tumbles? Dealing with the glucose test, a possible amnio, results from the triple screen, ultrasounds? Happy with your birth plans, your care providers,...

I'm at my wits end and I don't know what to do -- or even if there is anything I can do. A quick intro: I've been lurking in the m.kids groups since December 2002 when DH and I decided on kids. DD was born 1 month ago after a long and stressful pregnancy. She is breastfed and has lots of...

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? You're almost there!! How's the last month treating you all? Everything ready for the birth, bags packed, husbands...

Hi all; Sina Zieminska was born on Wednesday August 8th' 2004. It all started at 10 pm on tuesday & was over by 6 14pm the next day She weighs 4 Kg (8lb & 14 oz) & measures 49.5 cm (19 inches). Being horribly busy trying to feed my little daughter, I will write the birth story some other...

Hello everyone, I have a question's for anyone who can help answer me, July 19th my i was told i was 5 weeks and my hcg level that day was 2,300. I spotted 4 days after that with a little cramping and went in on the 28th, had blood work, then was told my hcg level has gone down to 326. I had more...

This is my first pregnancy and it has dragged by, probably because I graduated from college at the beginning of May and decided not to take on full-time work with the baby coming. That being said, when I first started coming to this bored I remember looking at the due date calendar and thinking...

How much clothing does the average baby need (per size range, that is - I'm not talking about the baby's entire infancy)? How about a spitty baby? I'm trying to make sure I have enough stuff on hand. I know that most people don't buy much in advance, but since I'm not going to have a shower, and...

DS is gaining weight like crazy and is in the 90 percentile for weight and heighth which means that we're going to have to get a new carseat soon because our snugride doesn't allow past 20lbs. The problem is that I have a pretty small backseat in my car 95 cavalier coupe and the snugride BARELY...

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 is sleeping, getting more awkward? Started doing...