I really do! While pregnant I wanted to sleep on my stomach, and be able to eat, and not have heartburn, and to get some stamina back etc. But since she was born a week early and I really wasn't expecting it I am a little sad (although very happy)........I MISS feeling her move inside me. I miss...

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Hi all, I am a mom of 5 with a question... After the first 4 babies, once breastfeeding had ceased my periods returned like clockwork from around 14 days after the last breastfeed. But now it's been 6 or 7 weeks and still nothing. I find this weird as this is not normal for me. I am a little bit...

Matthew (age 3.5) doesn't know I'm pregnant yet. I'm 17 weeks tomorrow and my stomach is starting to pop out a bit. He's watching some infomercial about some ab machine by Body By Jake and says to me, "Mommy, do you think you should get that?" LOL. -- JennP.

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This is a something I meant to post about ages ago, but kept forgetting to do once I signed on, and remembered once I signed off. I'm 34 weeks pregnant and knew that I was going to have some itchy skin on my abdomen and the possibility of stretch marks. I used three different types of cocoa...

"I named chiropractic...the mental act of accumulating knowledge...Chiropractic came as an educator." --Dr. DD Palmer, Founder of Chiropractic Medicine is RESTRICTING the mental act of accumulating knowledge... So... PREGNANT WOMEN: IMPORTANT CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT (non-spinal/educational):

I was reading the very long thread regarding unassisted childbirth and pain and it got me thinking.... When people say that the pain becomes unbearable, what do they mean exactly? At what point do you know the pain is unbearable? Does the pain become unbearable for the mother (ie. you pass...

I just wanted to post another post. My milk has come in and Rachel is doing a great job! I am not even sore (yet), and Rachel has never had any problems latching on. It's just that *I* am awkward at the breastfeeding positions except for lying down on my side. I still haven't gotten the hang of...

ok, here goes... I checked into the hospital at 7:30am May 7 to be induced via ROM. I got changed, hooked up to the IV and checked upon settling into our L&D room. My bag of waters was broken sometim between 8:30 and 9:30am. I came in 5 cm dialated and 90% effaced before anything was done. My...

I had zero appetite all through pregnancy...I guess it started off with the bad morning sickness and weight loss. I am now down 30 pounds from my starting, just-found-out-I'm-pregnant weight, a week after birth. (I lost 15 lbs in 1st trimester and ended up just gaining about that much back...

(I'm just sitting here hoping nobody's noticed that I'm obsessing over every little thing right now. ;-) I should take my midwife's advice and stop reading about childbirth!) I read another parenting/pregnancy group that, IMHO, often tosses around some pretty big bits of misinformation. This...

Had the 6 week prenatal today, and am scheduled for a level III u/s on Thursday. I've never had one this early (last time I didn't even know I was pregnant this early!)-so what can I expect?

Say "Hello" to: little girl B born March 18, 2004 to proud mama Jennifer Caresse Elizabeth born March 19, 2004 to proud mama MRC403 Chloe Gabriella born March 20, 2004 to proud mama Randi Mia Caroline born March 21, 2004 to proud mama Cara Alexandra born March 22, 2004 to proud mama Nicky Morgan...

Argh. While my husband is holding the baby, I just wanted to post about my birth experience. (Motherhood is great! But ouch....I am in soooooo much pain, a whole week later! read on...) I had discussed my birthing plans with the midwife beforehand and had told her definitely, I did not want to be...

I had a sonogram (actually two) because my ob thought the baby's head is too small (3rd percentile) and the baby itself is small (7th percentile). Now he's concerned about the head circumference and wants me to get a second opinion with a specialist and take a level-2 sonogram. So this will be my...

Rachel has already had some massive diaper blow-outs. That's how I am 10000% confident this baby is well fed with my milk! I haven't noticed a problem with staining but oh my, laundry has to be done daily or it would be so nasty- I can't just , say, rinse the offending garment/towel/cloth...

-- ~Carol Ann Mom to Morgan born 3.24.04 http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeBNnDdizZNneg ---Pictures!

....and apparently I've been neglecting my Kegels. -- JennP. mom to Matthew 10/11/00 EDD #2 10/24/04 remove "no........spam" to reply

Hi to those i know and those i dont... i have two darling darling boys, and we are going to try for a third darling. Of course it will be a darling that i will love to bits, but who could argue against trying anything possible (well, not like IVF or anything) to try fora girl. Can anyone give...