Well tommorow we are back in court and I am kinda glad because they were supposed to have sorted and started the Barnados assessment like three weeks ago and there is still no news of when it is going to start. I ask you all to wish us luck tommorow and for something to happen to speed Joanna...

Well I just went to see the doctor about my bleeding since April and it being 6 weeks, she did some swab tests and told me I need to have a scan to see if I had anything left back after birth. I then came over VERY dizzy and she told me to lay on the bed, I came very close to actually passing out...

I would like to invite ALL to my Tea Room! We chat about everything! Come join us ladies. http://hosted-forum.com/index.php?boardid=thetearoom -- S&D

I see on a lot of different pregnancy tests that say they can detect a pregnancy very close to the woman missing her period.( withing a day or two) I am wondering if you can take it before you have missed your period. Also, if you are not missing your periods, can a home pregnancy test...

Marketing agency conducting confidential interviews with Women age 25-34, with at least one child (or that are pregnant) that are also interested in more convenient forms of birth control. The study will be conducted at RTCRM, Inc., headquarters in Washington, D.C. the week of June 5th. In a...

I've been having an on/off mini-panic the last few days... I think it's just first-time mummy nerves, but there are times when I wonder if I really will know what to do with a newborn. I've looked after so many babies, and come from a very "babied-up" family, where it seems no one has less than...

The message below was posted to misc.kids.breastfeeding. I'm forwarding it to parenting-related groups in case anyone's interested. If anyone replies, do note that this is cross-posted to four groups - by all means snip. ;-) All the best, Sarah

Had my 40 weeks appointment yesterday. Officially, after verifying everything, my "real" due date (oh no, another one) is June 3rd, i.e. tomorrow. So we'll go with that. I asked for an internal, as with all those strange things happening to my body I wanted to know if anything was progressing....

Hi Okay think I might have made me look like a stupid mummy during contact, I was trying to be good mummy the other week when the nice sun came in and it got a little hot, I thought I am going to get Joanna some baby sun block and protect her skin from the sun, I know its not as hot as it can get...

I did just post this, but nasty old OE killed itself just as I was going to hit send. I went to the docs this morning, as I coughed, and made my hernia worse... She could only tell me to take paracetamol til the baby's born, which is kind of what I expected :/ I came home, and took my normal...

I am 4 weeks post partum, (baby #5,) I had an epidural and the anesthesiologist put it in my low back, and hit a nerve, and I had bad pain in my hip and right leg right away. then, I had bad pain in both my legs for the whole week after. then I feel fine, but now, 4 weeks post partum, I am having...

Okay, my fiance has decided on a name if its a boy, and the more I think about it and hear it... the more I LOVE it. Yes, its a bit unconventional, but... I have purple hair... so, so am I... Prophet Orion I chose the middle name, and had been thinking of Orion as a first name... but again, the...

My sister is having some serious issues with her two-year-old daughter and asked me to post for some advice -- surely one of you moms has btdt! My sister runs a daily playgroup in her home, and my niece constantly bites, scratches and pinches the other kids. She loves playing with the other kids,...

Hi all, I am new here, I just stumbled upon your group yesterday. I am a first timer, pregnant at 37 weeks yesterday. Due date is June 24th with a baby girl. I do have a question that I hope you may be able to advise me on. For the past 2 -3 days I have been having PMS like cramping, and aching...

DD is 10 months old - today, actually... DS went to Grandma and Grandpa's yesterday, and when my mom dropped off his booster seat later in the afternoon, he mentioned something about riding his bike. He's been going full force on a 2-wheeler with no training wheels pretty much since spring...

Do you guys know which would be safe to use when you are pregnant or trying to be? Thanks Kath

"Avoid canned tuna, US magazine tells pregnant women", Reuters, June 5, 2006, Link: http://today.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompanyNewsArticle.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-06-05T215945Z_01_N02219075_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-TUNA.XML&rpc=66 Pregnant women should not eat canned tuna because it may contain harmful...

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Hya, Just wanted to tell everyone about www.babyforums.co.uk its a online parents website for everyone, if you need any friendly advice and help or support join us. Mark Babyforums

Hi all This might sound silly, but I am not sure if my waters are leaking... I have tried to Google, but it's not helping... I haven't had a big gush or anything. I've had period-pain type of cramps for a couple of hours that haven't improved when I went for a nap. That's ok, I seem to get them a...