Hi there I am new to this group and just wanted to say hello and ask a question. I am 4 months pregant with my first baby and today woke up this morning with slight stomach cramps like I have caught a bug or something. I just wanted to know from the South African members on this site if...

I've been combing the Google group archives for recent posts on baby gear that turns out to be useless. From the limited info out there, I have determined that these lists vary by baby and family lifestyle, naturally. However I just simply have not read enough to feel I am truly informed....

Very interesting. Thanks for posting it. My daughter works with autistic kids. Stan On Apr 8, 8:00 am, "JOHN" wrote: http://www.whale.to/a/children1.html

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By Feifei Sun "This is the happiest day of my life!" So says Maci Bookout, according to a recent cover of OK! magazine, where the 19-year-old Teen Mom star and rumored bride-to-be flashes a beauty-queen smile. Sharing cover space with Bookout — and sporting a bikini, plus a baby on each hip —...

Over time people ask about the Babee Tenda crib / feeding table. My wife and I are customers of Babee Tenda. It happened like this: We got a post card in the mail offering a free baby safety seminar. We went. The seminar was very informative, and made a lot of sense. I will say I agree with what we...

Ok I hope this doesn't open up a huge debate (just a small one LOL). I need opinions/facts on circumsion (sp?). I've been reading online about it and had pretty much decided not to have it done to my baby. My husband who is circumcised wants the baby to be circumcised. And he does have...

My new girl baby born on May 10th and having low oxygen saturation level. It's around 82 to 85. Doctors are saying that fluid entered her lungs during delivery because my wife had c-section and baby need some oxygen help and everything will be alright in a week. I brought her home with the oxygen...

Hi everyone, I just wondered if anyone has had a similar experience to mine. We've been ttc #2 since af finally came back in February (DS was 13 months old). We've only tried during four out of six months, since DH was travelling with work the others. I've had what I hear are pretty standard...

i am 31Weeks 2Days pregnant.... USZG shows mild oligohydramnios with fetus in breech position... the head is dolichocephalic in shape with CI= 67%... dr says that the head is abnormal.... i am worried abt this.... can anyone pls help

Hi all, I had sex this weekend and not protection (silly, I know) and I have an appt in a week's time to get an IUD fitted. I don't believe I am pregnant since I was having my period when I had sex (low possibilities) but still I would like to know what would happen if I am and get the IUD fitted....

I keep getting this tighting/quickening feeling in my stomach. It reminds me of braxton hicks contractions very much. This is my fourth baby. I'm small and very small waisted but it still seems unreal to me that I could feel them so soon. I had them at about 14 or 16 weeks with the last...

Ok, first I would like to state that I am very much not trying to come off as a whiny adult child, but if I am let me know :) So I am currently pregnant and due in October with my first child at 29. I have had medial support emotionally but I'm ok with it. I am not with the father of the child...

For the past 2 weeks my fingers have been swelling so I can't wear my wedding rings. My ankles are normal. I usually get swollen fingers quite late on in pregnancy. Is this normal early on? I am almost 8 weeks pregnant. Andrea (UK) EDD 14th October

I am trying to get a list together of items I want to have on hand as starters and items that are well-liked to try. I know it;s different for all but I do hear a lot of the same opinions about good products etc. The same brands keep coming up in praise etc....I would like any suggestion or...

I am packing my bag for the hospital today. It's hard to pack because I am in week 36, and this bag will probably sit here for 5 weeks. I keep thinking I will want something that I am packing away. Also I don't want to haul a bunch of stuff to the hospital- I've been reading bag packing tips both...

Well, we went in for another u/s today and there was basically no fluid. Plus, I might be leaking some. The OB thinks it's all just a bad placenta that hasn't been able to keep up (although it has managed to nourish the baby so that it's growing fine). No fluid means no lung tissue, and so the...

Hi folks, I'm scheduled for another u/s on Wednesday to see if I still have marginal placenta previa, or if the placenta has moved up. The next day, we're supposed to fly to see my in-laws. I've asked my OB, and she says that as long as the u/s shows nothing wrong, she sees no problem with the...

Does anyone know of any studies that have been done on the safety of valium use during the second trimester of pregnancy? We will be going on vacation, flying, which I am a little nervous about and the doctor has told me he can prescribe for me some valium. All I can find about it is that it is a...

All this name talk has made me think a lot about names for a potential #4. Since Psychic Sophie has predicted that #4 will come and since I like fantasizing about baby names in any case, I thought I'd give the group a challenge. We already have a boy's name if we do have a fourth, but we...