Hi all I was going to post this in mkb, but there doesn't seem to be many posters, and I wondered if it could be related to Kieran's fussiness... He had his first cold at about 2 weeks old, and he seemed to lose the baby reflex thing of being able to feed and breathe at the same time....

Hi all, I'm 30 and ttc my first. I just moved to a new town, so I've never even met the OB/GYN I'm scheduled to see in Sept. for routine care/preconception or prenatal depending on how things go between now and then! What questions should I ask about my health, tests I may need/want prior...

Skip over the last two days spent in hospital with a suspected pulmonary embolism. I'm no closer to finding out why I feel so ill, but it's not PE. This afternoon I find out that the birth centre I booked with when my midwife resigned is a midwife down and is going to send my money back. I'm 34...

PREGNANT SMOKERS: OBs are closing birth canals up to 30%. It's EASY to allow your birth canal to OPEN the "extra" up to 30%. For simple instructions on how a pregnant woman can allow her birth canal to OPEN maximally, see the very end of this post... WILL BIG TOBACCO HELP BABIES?

Hi everyone, you may remember some of my prior posts regarding an IUGR threat but the baby was born healthy... mostly. Hes over 4 months now but I cant even describe how colic he was. He suffers from really bad gas attacks but lately he seems to be literally "jumping" out of his own skin while...

Amy writes: : So, what do you all think? Amy! You've got to ask??!!? Drop this guy like a hot rock and find a doctor you can work with!! This ain't exactly rocket science! Drop him, drop him drop him!

Hello all... I had quite a night last night. I am now 15 weeks pregnant. My morning sickness is almost gone. I get it mainly in the evening. Last night, my DH made a lovely dinner (he is our cook). I threw it all back up. Not my fault... it was the morning sickness. After the food came up, I...

I had my 20 week u/s this morning and everything went well. I had to drink 2 pints of water an hour before my appt. By the time I got to the hospital I thought I was going to burst. My DH came with me and was amazed that I could last so long without rushing to the WC. I'm the type that has a...

I need mom tips in regards to infants and sickness. My nephew just turned 2, which is not an infant, but this is what happened. He's in daycare and it is common, well it seems to me that he sure does get sick a lot but I think all kids do when it passes around...so he gets fevers and stomach upsets...

We already have our soon-due girl's first name picked out (Isabella) but nothing really inspires us for a middle name. We came up with the "Zen" because it sounds good between the first and last names and we like the tenets of zen. Still, we're not thrilled with it. What do y'all...

First pregnancy I had the vertical line on belly and it seemed to be very dark. Second pregnancy there is nothing (33 weeks). What does this mean? Anybody have the same experience?

Only 13 more days to go (or, perhaps one more day, or perhaps 22 more days). My wife is extremely uncomfortable. What did some of you do to pass the time in the last few weeks?

First things first... QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY (BELFAST) OBSTETRICIANS: Please make sure you are not placing women semisitting or dorsal (closing their birth canals up to 30%). See FDA Medical Device Report: Obstetric tables (also: Pregnancy low back pain/Lordex Spine...

http://whale.to/vaccine/king.html Fifth, with respect to the myth's claim, "by 2002 no new childhood vaccines with Thimerosal were being sold in the U.S.," this is also false because, among other Thimerosal-containing vaccines that could be given to children in 2002, the Thimerosal-preserved...

I've been trying to get hold of a copy of 'Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way', by Susan Rosegg & Peter McCutcheon. I've got the book Bradley himself wrote, but googling for past conversations on the subject on this group convinced me it was worth going for the Rosegg & McCutcheon book. ...

Just thought I'd pass this on in case anyone could use it: My midwife recommended this evening that in the third trimester I eat and drink nothing that I wouldn't offer my (hypothetical) two-year old child. This means I transgressed four times already today: pizza at lunch, with Diet Coke, then a...

My first cycle of medical tests and checks is coming to an end, and so far so good: nothing has been found. I had a good ovulation, bang on day 14. I'm still waiting for the results from yesterday's endometrial biospy, which will come in later this week. If they find an out of phase endometrium...

We had decided to try an induction with Cervidil, because it seemed as though, with my hip anomaly, we shouldn't let the baby get too big. Also, I had been in prelabor for two solid weeks and was beginning to worry that I'd be completely worn out by the time that *real* labor came along. Because...

Just need to vent a bit. This morning I woke up with my bre@sts feeling different. Immediately the thought has been stuck in my mind that I'm set for miscarriage number 5. It has me on edge since I opened my eyes, which is not fun for the kids. ATM they are in school, and that leaves me plenty...

If so, I was wondering if it hurt during labor and delivery? A friend delivered Thursday (12:03) a beautiful baby girl (8lbs, 20"). She said it was extremely painful. I had an emergency cesarean and my epidural had a leak which caused me to feel quite a bit. I thought the epidural took away the...