Hi folks, This one is (somewhat surprisingly) on-topic, and I just want to get it off my chest. The back story is too long and boring to get into in detail, but the quick summary is: My maternity leave is falling at a somewhat awkward time, as a new program I am in charge of is starting up this...

I went to the doctor's because I was having really bad abdominal pains they gave me a urine test and said I wasn't pregnant but my period isn`t for 10 days and my breasts are hurting and my nipples have darkened. Can I still be pregnant?

I am 21 weeks and have seen my OB twice. It seems like I had appts at least every 6 weeks last time - what is typical?

Does anyone know which one can be used in pregnancy?

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Does anyone know, is there any way you can have a paternity test done before a baby is born?

HELP PLEASE!!! I'm just two months along and I sick as a dog all day long and starting to show already. I'm very small and thinking about marks left behind and allergic to coconut what can I do? Most of all how do I keep from being sick all the time? Is it posible to give my husband my baby bad...

I did a google search for the phrase "birth story" and limited it to Jan 1, 2005 to the present in MKP. I looked at around 30 stories, and this is the breakdown: Home: 6 Birth Center: 2 Hospital: 20 Other: 1 (car)

To recap - Amy (V., I think) and I were talking about the one-day childbirth prep class, and I told her that I'd report on ours so that she'd know whether or not she needed to do the longer class... We don't live in the same area, though, so YMMV. I must say that I've been very impressed with the...

Hi. My 27 month old boy has the worst problems with constipation. He's off cheese and only drinks 9 oz. of 2% milk in the a.m. He loves pasta and bread, bananas and other constipating foods. He will eat some fruit when he feels like it like strawberries and apples. When he does eat fruit, he's...

Ok, I'll admit it. My last pregnancy I gained 65 lbs. I lost it all but it took a looooong time... This time around I had all sorts of resolve to eat great, and only gain the magic 25-35 lbs. But as soon as the morning sickness hit, I ate whatever I felt like, and even when the nausea...

OK, so I'm having a planned caesarian, but there must be things I need to emphasise. All I can think of right now is 'please clean the baby up before handing to us, we don't like slime, and hubby is pretty squeamish' and I'd like to do skin to skin and try breastfeeding in recovery'. Oh, and...

Shiny has a discoloration on her back. I would assume it was a bruise by appearance, but it has been there since she was 2 months old (she's over 4 months now) and hasn't changed at all in the past month at least (I don't remember if it ever looked significantly different, but it really...

I just found out this week that a convicted sex offender has moved into the rental house directly across the street from me. Without giving too much detail, he apparently was standing in the doll aisle of a toy store in another state with his pants undone and no underwear, thereby exposing himself...

Morgan is 1 1/2 years old (well, on the 24th). I'm curious.....what does your toddler's diet look like? -- ~Carol Ann http://www.dotphoto.com/Go.asp?l=morgankelley&P=3111&AID=2154771&CID=0&T=1 Pictures of Morgan!

I haven't seen her post in a few days. Larry

A friend of mine had extreme problems with her back and hips during her pregnancy, and her doctor gave her a support corset/girdle thingy to wear, which she also did for a while afterwards. Apart from the benefits to her back etc, she said she thinks that as it held her tummy in, it trained it...

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Background - following my m/c & D&E, my OB recommended seeing a specialist once she saw the products of conception lab results, which freaked me out a bit. Thanks to all for calming me. We finally went in today, and tho odd, nothing is really of concern. The fetus was not viable due to a presence...

Of course I'm still waiting and waiting... Due date was the 25th, so I'm by no means really overdue. Just extreme discomfort and pain that has been around for a couple weeks now with my pelvis/crotch. I've found that there's been a few who recommended trying castor oil to try and start labor. I...