Baby still riding high - I suspect we'll be late - baby showing no signs of wanting to leave mum's tum ;) I've never been 'unemployed' before - this will be weird from now on in ! Got some nice presents from my work colleagues, I sure will miss the fun banter. Soooo, 2 - 2+ weeks with just me,...

We've got a serious problem here. All that cramping I've been having wasn't ligaments pulling, and it wasn't just "normal" cramping. I'm having pre-term contractions and possibly pre-term labor. The contractions are about 2 minutes apart. Sometimes they are stronger than others. So, this might be...

A twist on the "what do I need for my baby" threads that have been popping up lately. For those who are going into subsequent pregnancies... what did you think you would need the first time around, that you ended up not using? For me, my list would be something like: bottle drying rack (just...

X posted I'm a shorty, 5'1" and growing out, not up. Finding maternity wear in England as an American is a bit challenging for two main reasons: *The BX has maybe three racks of maternity clothes some of which I would never put on my body. *The exchange rate is so bad ($1.89 purchases 1 GBP ),...

Hello everybody, Alexandra arrived on Monday March 22 at 8:09 am measuring 18 inches and weighing 8 lb 15 oz (exactly 4 kg!). We have just arrived home. I'll post my birth story soon but I can just tell you all that it was the most wonderful experience in my life! Love --

Chloe Gabriella Sitter was born 03/20/04 at 12:31pm, 7lbs 14oz and 19 1/2 inches long. She has TONS of jet black hair. On Wed, the 17th, I had my regular visit where they did a NST which was fine, and US and an internal exam. They had thought the baby was going to be big so they did the US. It...

Photo essay starts here... http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ "Weird"...Obstetric table out on street...looks like a semisitting (birth canal closing) device... http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/chapter23.html Semisitting closes birth canal up to 30% - but women can EASILY...

Tina, Quite a while ago you asked me to email you and a few weeks later I finally did, in the beginning of February. Did you get it? -- Cheryl S. Mom to Julie, 3, and Jaden, 6 months

I am wondering if other people have run into this problem or have any thoughts on it: I took my first HPT on Friday, 13 dpo (the day before I was expecting AF), and it showed a very faint positive PINK line in about 5-10 minutes. It was very faint, and it was hard to see, but my DH verified that...

I've noticed in a few posts the mention of separate rooms for labour and delivery. Is this common? Here in NZ I'm pretty sure it's standard to have one room for both, and move mother & baby to post-natal after delivery when they're ready. My local public hospital is not flash, but consists of rooms...

http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/03/22/prsa0322.htm I knew there was a failure rate for tubal ligations, but I didn't know why. Apparently, some women's bodies can heal and reverse a tubal. Not many, or it wouldn't be used as birth control, but I find it fascinating.

to the hospital and go to delivery alone?

I am going to do a search online for this as well but I wanted to know if anyone has had any experience with an interthecal? Or is it IntraThecal Ok I don't even know how to spell it so looking it up will be hard. Anyway my midwife told me that she does those and not epidurals. I had an...

Sorry about the quality but here are some pictures of Isabella taken today. She is exactly 6 weeks old now. http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=829886 -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/i/isabellazora/

Hi, My name is jennifer No I'm not pregnant but was here last year when I was pregnant with my little one around this time and got disconnected from the newsgroups. I know I've made a few posts here and there and have been lurking around. I think this time last year I was posting as either Stimpy...

My 8 yr old has a dance competition on the 3rd of April. Up until tonight I was planning on it being a 2 day affair but I just found out that her team only performs one of those days. We'd have to leave by 6am to get to the site by 9am and she has to stay until the awards ceremony that...

when packing your bags for the hospital, what all should be in your bag AND what should be in the babies bag....... sorry if this question is worn out...;-)) do you need to take the car seat IN the hospital so they can see it, or do they check it in the car?

A couple of times in the last few weeks, I've read posts by really reliable people saying that they sterilize bottles, and boil the water that they use to make formula. So now I'm wondering if the advice given me by my OB that it isn't necessary to do so, was not correct. What do you all think. ...

Hi All , Think this is a good place to raise my concerns since I see a lot of posts from experienced moms. I'd really appreciate your help. I am new to this group and 8 weeks pregnant. Although I feel very tired and sleepy I am not throwing up. Neither am I having nausea or food cravings. but I do...

I suppose i'll be here more often now. Hope I don't annoy you all with mass-postings :) -- Baby, I can't wait to meet you ! EDD: 10-Apr-2004