Little one has descended some (not nearly fully engaged), but I am not dilated at all at 38 weeks. Is this normal? Doc doesn't seem worried, although he said he would expect to see more progress for most women at this point. Is there any problem with descent and no dilation? When should I expect...

I am going in for a u/s Monday for a fetal weight estimate. giggles Yes, I know it's kind of silly but I like ultrasounds. I really wonder what it will say, too. Maybe it will say I am having a 6.5 lb baby and my reluctant doctor will be suddenly excited about a VBAC. Ha! I still haven't decided...

Hi there; is there anything I can buy to help me breastfeed a teething infant without being bitten? Sina is almost 3 months old & is already teething. She didn't start the biting yet, but I can see it coming. She is nursing with more vengence ;) HELP! Mona

Hi all This morning I woke up and did a Preg test, at the beginning there were definately 2 red lines but as the test went on the second red line has faded and you can barely see it. Has anyone had this result before? on the pack it says your pregnant even if the second line is faint. I have a 5...

This morning my feet were so swollen (pitting edema) that I could barely squeeze them into the size 11 shoes I have been wearing while pregnant (my real shoes are 9.5!). They went down some while napping but not much. My eyes are also very puffy today. I don't see the doctor until Friday (and of...

Andrea- This has been driving me crazy for days. What did your computer name used to be? I remember it was a literary character.......think back about 4yrs. ago. Kelly #4 2/12/05

Has anyone done this? Do you think it's ok to do? The formula I use comes out lumpy after I hand shake it. It takes a month of Sundays for me to mash the lumps out and thought that putting it in a blender would be alot quicker.

haven't seen any posts from her yet today, what's her time zone? I'm sure I usually see some when it's evening here, maybe she's in bed resting, or maybe things are happening, good luck either way!

If he/she's a boy, I'll name him after my grandfather, Andrew William, so that's an easy one. If he/she's a girl, that's where it gets tricky. I want to name her after 2 people, my auntie, Susan, and my Al-Anon sponsor, Sabine (pronounced sah-been). I'm an adult child of an alcoholic (he's been...

Born Monday Oct 25 at 10:02 am weighing 7lb, 6.5 oz. Apgar scores of 9 and 9, and a full head of dark hair and her daddy's habit of lowering her eyebrows at you. :-)) I was scheduled for a cesarean Monday morning at 9:00 so we got up early and went to the hospital for admittance at 7:30. As...

Except that my BP is now consistently high (130-145/ 85-100) (and has been since about Sat), things are looking good. At this point, the BP by itself is not a reason to go back to the hospital-and is actually less of a concern because it's not swinging (in fact, there really was almost no...

Is there anything that you can do to lessen your chances of having a non 'healthy' child prior to pregnancy? ~Carol Ann

Pregnant women: OBs are closing birth canals up to 30% and keeping birth canals closed when babies get stuck. You can squat for a minute or so (during contractions) and thereby allow your birth canal to open the "extra" up to 30%. WHAT'S THAT? YOU CAN'T SQUAT? NO WOMAN HAS TO SQUAT... To allow...

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Hello again, We are now at 38 weeks and waiting for baby to arrive any time! However, I know of a tragic case where baby was alive and kicking in the evening, but had died before the induction next morning! The placenta had simply become exhausted. My question therefore is, at what stage is it...

"How come I was born in a hospital? Was I sick?" --Dennis the Menace to his mom (clipping from the Feb. 15, 1994 San Jose Mercury News)

Like CY I have been cramping a lot this pregnancy, I remember it happening last time, but definitely not as much. This weekend it got much worse, eventually I decided I had better get checked by the weekend doctor, he was able to confirm that it was very unlikely to be ectopic and there...

Todd Gastaldo wrote: MIDWIFE JO AND HOMEBIRTH... AND JAN TRITTEN/MIDWIFERY TODAY Midwife Jo, Did anyone at the 23rd Annual Australian Homebirth Conference mention that standard medical delivery positions close the birth canal up to 30%? Not in those words, but it was mentioned that...

At first, he *hated* latex soothers, and now, he seems to love them and hate the silicone ones! What a kooky kid! ;-) We only have 2 latex ones because he seemed to hate them so much (we have 4 or 5 of the other ones). If I try to stick a silicone one in his mouth, he gags and cries.

I'm not going to take the time right now to answer all the messages (although I did read and assimilate them--thanks!) because I don't have a phone line in my bedroom and I want to get back there ASAP. So this is what I am doing. I have stayed in bed (except for a hot bath and this trip to the...