Sorry to hear about the bad things in your life, I hope they get better and the people get better. Best Wishes! Shannon

I've been trying to find consistent information on the Internet about certain herbs and pregnancy. I have an all natural body lotion with lavendar and white yarrow. I know lavendar is very good for pregnancy (relaxation) but I've been reading that white yarrow can cause uterine contractions so...

Anyone ever done it? It is only my due date, so I am worried for naught (if you want to call it worried). Is it doable? S

Due to spam and the recent worm, I have a new name and address. -- Brigitte aa #2145 edd #3 February 15, 2004 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau

Hi :o) I had my normal doc appt. last Thursday. About a week maybe two before that I had that three hour glucose test & that determined I had the gestational diabetes. Because of my age & my family history with diabetes I knew it was a possibility, so I thought I was prepared for it. WRONG!!!!!...

Hi, how are you feeling? I know your due date is tomorrow, so do keep us updated! In case "the ball started rolling" - be sure you're in my thoughts :-) Elly 38 weeks today! (14 days to go!) EDD October 6th

At what age should you be concerned about your child's bedwetting habits? I have a daughter who will be 4 years old in October. She doesn't have too many daytime accidents, and in fact hasn't had any since she started Pre-K a month ago. She does wet the bed at night regularly. This has been going...

Dear all, SUMMARY: This query is to know what level of concern a pregnant women should be doing if she is detected Type II IUGR at 6 months of pregnancy. And to know if there is anythink we can do before entering into panic mode.

benedryl contains a drug called meth, she shouldn't be taking it at all. Meth is a speed. Sorry I don't have any info to help, I have never heard of such a thing. Hope things get better and wish you luck in finding something to help. Shannon

What's happening, Jill? Last I heard you had a panic attack. Did you have your first OB exam yet? ~Carol Ann

I felt a bit of sharp pain last night on my tummy (I'm 12 and half week pregnant), and today I was bleeding. I bled before when I was only about 8 - 9 week. This time a bit more blood and more obvious it's blood (more red). What should I do? Some people said its normal but some said I have to...

Yesterday I had a visit from my midwife/postnatal care nurse. The way this works is that she is trained both in obstetrics and newborn care - and you have 1 visit when you are around term, and around 8 visits (depends on your needs really) after the baby is born. You normally can't choose the...

Has anyone else been getting tons of email from Microsoft today? I'm sure it's another email virus...thank goodness for Norton...but it's very frustrating as I am getting about twenty emails each hour. Grrr... Kari mom to Kaylie (7) Noah (4) ans #3 due in 9 days

If anyone would like to share there babysitter with me or know's of someone in this area that has the skill to be a fantastic babysitter please email me at Thanx!

You may have seen my note about my parent's home burning down. I just returned from an emergency trip to MO - And it's awful. Here's a newpaper link: http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=912&NewsID=491795&CategoryID=13366&on=0 The aftermath photos that I took are FAR...

http://makeashorterlink.com/?L10632DF5 Study finds flame-retardant chemical in U.S. breast milk Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer Tuesday, September 23, 2003 ©2003 San Francisco Chronicle A common chemical flame retardant was found in the breast milk of 20 U. S. women at levels that were...

Does anyone have expereince with this ultra-hot, Scandanavian carriage/stroller? Ever since it was shown on Sex and the City and Sarah Jessica Parker and Brooke Shields were photographed with it, it's become the most sought after baby accessory here in NYC. Everyone is raving about it and the...

Tomorrow is my 39wk appt. My midwife mentioned at the last check-up that if I wanted her to strip my membranes then she would do it at the 39 wk point. My questions are, does it really help speed things along? I had it done 8 yrs ago with my daughter but I can't remember how bad it hurt, if much...

Well, had my AFP test today (we'll get results next week) and a general checkup. Heard the baby's heartbeat again, thus reminding me that there really is someone in there! I don't show much yet, at almost 18 weeks, and sometimes if I didn't have the heartbeat to remember I'd wonder if the doctors...

I'm going through a m/c now. I had some of what I would describe as burst of blood two days in a row prior to steady bleeding. I was worried and first went to the ER where I was told my cervix was closed and that I was just very early into my pregnancy. I was given a paper entitled...