I have 7.5 weeks left to go now. Ugh. EDD is Feb 7. I've felt horrible the whole way through, but looks like the end is somewhat near. It's a girl (again) and I have been throwing a few names out for myself to see how they sound and how much I really like them ;) I've obtained a bouncy chair -...

There probably is no answer for this one, but I'm going to ask it anyway, but I'm confused with the symptoms I'm havin right now. Riht at 12 weeks I started feeling sick, but in a different way, it was more of a sick feeling in my mouth than anywhere else, it's funny, but when people say they...

I'd been looking forward to this one, though anxious too as at 13+2, we hoped to hear the heartbeat - I'd been a bit paranoid in the last couple of weeks, but more relaxed in the last couple of days as I did seem to pop a little bit - not the type of popping that anyone else would notice, but...

I have exactly 2 calendar months left to go now! EDD with this one is Feb. 7, 2009, and being December 7, 2008, that means I have 2 months left to go!

I'm now past 12 weeks, though that doesn't feel particularly magical, for some reason I'm acutely aware of the possibility of missed miscarriage. In my other pregnancies I'd had a scan this point, both were due to severe abdominal pain, though I'd have had one anyway in the first pregnancy, I'd...

so, in some pregnancy books I've seen advice about exercise suggesting to not have the heart rate go above a certain point, I assumed the reason for this was that with no cooling mechanism, this avoids the baby getting it's core temperature too high. I was just wondering if that was really the...

Some how, I've managed not to have ever heard of this. It's a method by a British Obstetrician, originally within the NHS (it's how water birth got started in the UK) and later at a small private hospital in North London. It's also the method followed by celebrities such as Kate Moss, Elle...

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I found out about 3 weeks ago that I am about 60 days pregnant. This will be my first child. Both my husband and I are thrilled! However I haven't been able to sleep at ALL since finding out as there is so much to think about - doctors, vitamins, decorating, childproofing, buying things the baby...

I had my 2nd appointment with our midwives this morning, so we were able to ask our questions about transfer for various reasons and the all important filling the tub. We found out that they have a relationship with a group of 5 obsetricians at Valley Medical Center in Renton, so for anything...

I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about this. I find I am getting mixed messages and answers wherever I look. I ended up finding a (somewhat) local study about using a nicotine patch while pregnant... http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/uofcpublications/oncampus/weekly/jan12-07/nicotine To my...

OK, I know ultimately this is a decision only I and my husband can make. I have a vague recollection from after I last gave birth that even some of the natural minded amongst you were pretty surprised I'd not ended up with a c-section. The list of diagnoses of damage done at that delivery are...

I guess that counts as an announcement! Much to our surprise we seem to be expecting number 3. Over the last few months I finally got to the point where I was content with not having another child, regardless of happenings in pregnancy we'd planned to have a gap between 2 and 3 anyway. With a...

I'm feeling grotty today, I really do think it's just a combination of round ligament pain, having a cold, being sick etc. But, it had me thinking, most of the ligament twinges are on the low right side, right where the appendix is, given I'm vomitting anyway, I'd miss that warning sign of...

Is this normal? My hands seem to just go numb. I have no idea why and I've never had this before. It's always when I wake up after sleeping, though. It's happened a number of times in the last 2 or so weeks... I'm just asking if it's something mainly because I woke up this morning when the...

maybe some of you who've planned or considered homebirths in the USA can give me a perspective on this, I've been reading through the documentation from the midwives on informed consent, one of the things is transfer to hospital and that in an emergency it would be 911 to the ER. This worries...

So, there is plenty of discussion about how and when you should tell various people in your life about pregnancy, but they never cover dance partners. I took up ballroom dancing about 18 months ago when things were starting to look up a bit after the last birth. At first I really struggled to...

not pregnancy just women's stuff, but I really need to ask about this and my brain just isn't functioning well for me to work if out from scratch. I've always suffered from something premenstural, maybe not right from the very first period, but within a few months, I don't recall any physical...

Check out this video... http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_harris_tells_the_web_s_secret_stories.html I think what he has done is amazing and brilliant and art, but it makes you think about what you are putting out to the world, and who may be seeing it. Interesting stuff... --

Another (probably silly) question... I just find I'm always so tired. It's bad enough that I find I don't function even somewhat normal... I did go to bed a little late last night... I ended up staying up and watching a movie then went to bed after that. I woke up this morning at about 9ish or...