Minor vent, I guess. I'm about fifteen years older than my half sister, half brother, and his wife. Both SIL and I are pregnant with our first children, but I'm due a month and a half before her. I also live quite a distance away from the family nexus and don't see people too often. My problem?...

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Since I am very seriously considering a VBAC I have been reading up on it and going to different websites for info. The stuff I have been reading seems almost too optimistic. I read VBACs have a 85% success rate and risk of rupture is less than 1%. Is this really true? I asked my doc at my last...

I had insomnia pretty bad during my last few weeks of preg. I would wake up in the middle of the night and lay there totally wired not able to fall back asleep. It doesn't happen nearly as often now, but occasionally this still happens to me. Is it because my hormones are still winding down? I...

Anyone knows why this happens? My OBs didn't know why. Does anyone have any experience like this ? Yes, the cord was around my first baby's neck. When I went to my 38 week appointment and we listened to the heartbeat the Dr thought something sounded weird. I was admitted for a non stress...

http://breaking.examiner.ie/story.asp?j=99519889&p=995zx5yz&n=99520577&x= Stella McCartney expecting first child 02/08/2004 - 09:38:40 Paul McCartney's fashion designer daughter Stella McCartney is expecting her first child in the new year. The baby will be 16 months younger than the former...

We've told a few more family members about our pregnancy. One of them lives in Mexico. When we told her she asked what we were going to do with our 3 cats. "Why? What do you mean? Adam's scooping the box for me so that's taken care of." She said that having cats will give our baby asthma...

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Mary posted: "For me, it was just finally the right time to go there! I thought about having a child for many years - in fact, we had almost decided not to bring a child into this world the way it is becoming. Then, we thought about what we could give a child and how much we would like to...

Just curious to see how long it took others to go into labour after the baby's head engaged in second (or subsequent) pregnancies. DD's head engaged at around 30 weeks but I was induced at 38 weeks (PIH) and there was no signs of her coming earlier. I'm told (and have read) that this is not...

Just looking for a little feedback on some names--questions, comments, suggestions, criticism, etc. I would really love to know the logic behind your criticisms especially--seeing things from a different viewpoint is very helpful! Logan Alexander Joseph (Lastname)--All of these names have...

I'm not sure if there is more than one Donna here but I'm referring to the Donna who was due on July 26th...just realized that I haven't seen any of her posts for several days now. So Donna, if you're out and haven't had your baby yet, please report in! And if you've had your new baby or are...

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Congratulations, and welcome, baby Grace! I'm sorry the version didn't work, but it sounds like the c-section experience went really well. I teared up when you wrote about starting to cry when you heard her voice. :) Mary S.

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So, we visited an anesthesiologist today. It was interesting. He was very nice and answered all of my questions. Unfortunately, if I choose to go with an epidural, it will mean a transfer of care (although my main midwife will stay with me - I just won't get the second midwife as a backup), an...

I found bloody stools in my baby's diaper yesterday and promptly called the doctor. They had me come in later in the day. Upon examining my baby's rectum and her dirty diaper (she took a poop in the waiting room), he concluded that she is more than likely having a reaction from the cow's...

Yet another reminder to take care of your teeth, ladies. After Charlotte I had a cavity, that filling fell out and I took too long getting it seen to. I ended up with an abscess, root canal, and crown (got it done after Patrick was born). Then had about 6 cavities after Lewis. After a year of...

A girlfriend is newly pregnant. I sent her a list of books and websites to check out. For the most part her thinking is similar to mine regarding birth choices, parenting ideals, etc, but she was a little turned off by Dr. Sears' www.askdrsears.com, but hasn't checked out their books yet. while...

It does not make you look like a "real woman" and does nothing but irritate most all of the people you see glancing at you. Have a little class and save it for the restroom or a private area away from others that do not know you and do not care about your little one. If I am having a steak and I...