"hate feminism" wrote It's the overall bankruptcy of abortion that encourages its adherents to cling to the over-population myth. It's a way for them to salvage something positive from their bankrupt issue. Perhaps you haven't seen the studies noting the decrease of...

This is our first and we're at 13 weeks. We started talking about baby names as soon as we found out and I kinda jokingly suggested Django (after the guitarist, Django Reinhardt), which got vetoed summarily (along with the name of my long-gone but beloved golden retriever, Lazlo). But since...

Curious if you watch the show and how you feel about Josie and her pregnancy dilemma. ~Carol Ann Mom to Morgan born 3.24.04 http://tinyurl.com/299ot ---Pictures of Morgan

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You have a knack for this gender thing don't ya? ;-) Thanks LOL Nic H EDD 23 Aug 04 - Baby GIRL :-D

I have a question about how maternity leave and unemployment benefits work in the US. Here's the situation: I work for a small company, of about 20 people--too small to fall under the FMLA regulations. I'm pregnant with my first, and I've always intended to continue working after having...

Has anyone else out there had children very close in age? I am due in Nov. and my first baby is only 10 months old! I hadn't lost all of the weight from the first pregnancy. I am exhausted from getting up several times in the night with my 10 mo. old and wondering how will I do the things I do with...

Well, I had my 36 week checkup today. My blood pressure was still good, 110/60, I think. And the baby's heartrate was 164 (still in the girl range according to the old wives tale! Even though I'm feeling like this one's a boy.). I had the GBS swab and it was no big deal for me and then...

Hi folks, Was wondering if anyone knew exactly what the mechanism tying ovulation signs/symptoms together is? Are they all caused by the same hormonal shift, and thus if you have some symptoms you can be quite confident ovulation is happening? Or is it more a coordination of several processes,...

Pregnant women: For simple instructions on how to allow your birth canal to open an "extra" up to 30%, see the very end of this post... INTERVIEWING PEDIATRICIANS IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS... My thanks to Melissa who inspired this post by writing... My husband and I have heard a...

If you could give one bit of advice to a couple having their first baby, what would it be? Not something obvious (like "don't smoke") -- rather, advice or insight that resonates with you but you never or rarely hear. Thanks!

Happy day to all the Birthmothers out there! Laurel birthmother to Bj and mommy to Juliet "What is Birth Mother's Day?" Birth Mother's Day is a day to honor and remember the motherhood experience of birth mothers, the women who lost/placed their children in adoption. It

What exactly does 75% effaced mean? Specifically I am only 1cm dilated, baby engaged to -1, and 75% effaced. I know internal exams don't tell you much at all, but what does this mean? I am due May 17, which is one week from this coming Monday. I know the real answer is "It doesn't necessarily...

Just in time for Mother's Day, Heidi Klum is a model mommy. The Victoria's Secret catwalker has delivered a daughter named Leni. The birth was announced via a post--ostensibly from little Leni herself--on Klum's official Website, heidiklum.com. "My Name is Leni!" the apparently precocious newborn...

Hi, I hava a first cousin with downs syndrome and now I am 14 weeks pregnant. I am 25 yrs old.I asked my ob about my options for diagnosing the condition. He suggested an triple test and also a detailed ultrasound in 15th week. If any of these is abnormal I should go for amnio. Does anyone know...

May be I am being paranoid but by mistake I just had a liqor filled chocolate. Will it harm my baby? I donot take alchohol at all otherwise and I am in my first trimester. Can any of you let me know what you think? Thanks.

DD is 9 weeks old. She went in for vacs today. I gave her ibuprofen before coming in. Dr. Sears says ibuprofen was approved for 6 mo & up but in 2001, it was found safe for 2 mo & up. http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/t088900.asp The ped said he didn't like that I gave her Advil. He's afraid of...

I was fortunate to have met my daughter's birth mother. Having met her and seen the pain she was going through has had a tremendous impact on me. I am grateful that when my daughter asks - I can honestly tell her that her birth mother loves her very much (and that statement will be in the...

The milk bank called and they are going to fax me the forms on friday. They will take what is in my freezer (currently over 16 litres). They don't have a courier system set up so they have to arrange for someone who is passing through my town to pick it up. The first pick up (unless I go to...

Weighing in at 7lb 6oz, Jameson Michael arrived kicking and screaming into the world at 12.20am on Sunday after three hours of labour. Little blighter had his hand up around his face, giving me a nasty third degree tear at the last moment. So after surviving a fairly intense labour with only a few...