Back from the OB visit. The baby looked fine on the NST. Only one contraction showed up on the monitor, though I've been having quite a few, esp. since last night, when I had them every 6-10 minutes for about 2.5 hours. Nothing very uncomfortable though, so I figured it wasn't "labor" yet. ...

CODEX, BABIES AND CONGRESSMAN/OBSTETRICIAN RON PAUL, MD OPEN LETTER (archived for global access at http://groups.google.com) Rima E. Laibow, MD Medical Director Natural Solutions Foundation Rima,

Pregnant? If you can't breastfeed, make sure you don't use fluoridated water to reconstitute your baby's infant formula. See below. FLUORIDATED HORSE DIES... (Expert says horse died of chronic fluoride poisoning.) http://www.pagosasun.com/march2405.htm

Announcing the birth of Sarah Elizabeth on the 23rd of June, weighing 6lb 14oz - sorry this is so late! Just read Chookies 'retirement' message, and now I'm feeling guilty so I've got typing..... Short version: Born at 4.27am after a fairly short first stage (once things got properly going), and...

i tried to have a google about this, but wow, what a wonderful array of conflicting information i found! perhaps you can chime in with your opinion if you have one. history: DS was born at 36 weeks. spontaneous rupture of membranes then induction when no progress 12 hrs later. i had been having...

I could probably hunt out the info on this myself, but I trust the knowledgeable opinions on this group and I'm exhausted. I think I may have had a *very early* miscarriage today. No sympathy needed, because if that's what it was, it was so early I didn't know about it. It happened when I would...

"Cleaning chemicals 'reach baby'", BBC News, September 7, 2005, Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4223984.stm Chemicals found in perfumes and cleaning products can cross the placenta and reach the baby in the womb, research shows. Tests of umbilical cord blood shows many chemicals, ranging...

Yesterday, I had an NST and all looked well with baby. I also had a GBS test. Wow, I haven't had one of those in a loooooong time. I'll probably know the results on that by Friday or next week sometime. I also have a cold. As do all three of my kids! I'm glad we all have it now, so I will...

Hi Im new here with a question. When did everyone feel movement from the baby? Thanks, Christie

blushingAre all the changes that happen to breasts in pregnancy here to stay?? I understand that after breastfeeding they can shrink or change shape, but what about nipples and colour etc? What used to be a nice pinky red colour has deepened to a dark brown - will it stay that way? Will the...

Oh yes, it does suck. I'm fat like a whale, my back hurts like hell and my asshole-ex-boyfriend disappeared faster than light after learning of my pregnancy. Life really sucks.I wish I'd never done that, hell can't be worse than that. Why does god punish women like me this way? I never did harm...

Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her periods stop and she is then unable to bear children. This happens because as a woman ages, her ovaries stop making enough of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. Some women just stop having periods. Others experience symptoms, such as: -...

So here we are 9/9 (which would be a cool birthday for DS2, but somehow I'm expecting my labor to start at night and the baby to be born in the am, so probably not today). 9/10, 9/12 or 9/13 would all be perfectly serviceable, but I find myself hoping that DS2 doens't end up with 9/11 as his...

Hi I was wondering if anyone knows of Cholestorol medication (of course to reduce it) that women can take while they are nursing. I have genetic high cholesterol and my treating doctor is pushing my stop nursing in order to be able to take the medication again. I have an appointment with another...

My DH's cousin is only 3 weeks further along than I am (I'm 28wks and she's 31wks), and is having a C-section on Tuesday! I don't know all the details (info comes through her mom to my MIL to me, and neither mom is medically informed). AFAIK, she has Rh disease even though this is a first...

Hi -- okay, last night, 12-month-old DS2 woke to nurse and I noticed some unusual flat reddish spots (three clustered near each other, probably smaller than a pencil eraser each, and a couple of what could have been very faint ones further away) on his back. Sent DH to Google what measles looks...

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I'm 40wk and 5days. All last night I was having period like cramps but slept fine. Today the cramps have cranked it up a notch and are lasting about 30 seconds and are happening regularly. Will I know when I've started having contractions - as opposed to having cramps? The cramps are low in my...

Parents, not pushovers Parents are spending too much time listening to so-called "experts" and not enough time trusting their parental instincts, says syndicated columnist Betsy Hart. at http://www.washtimes.com/culture/20050907-091251-3770r.htm

http://www.healthsentinel.com/org_news.php?event=3Dorg_news_print_list_item= &id=3D055 Roman Bystrianyk, "Type 1 Diabetes on the Rise in Children", Health Sentinel, September 8, 2005, Previously known as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. Type 1...