Steven Reinberg, "Prolonged Bottle-feeding Linked to Iron Deficiency", ABC News, November 7, 2005, Link: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthology/story?id=1290076 Bottle-feeding toddlers can result in a high risk of iron deficiency, which can lead to anemia and learning problems, a new study...

BABIES AND "DENTAL KINESIOLOGY" FARELLA et al., please see below. PREGNANT WOMEN: Obstetricians are using semisitting and dorsal delivery thereby closing birth canals up to 30%. See Gastaldo TD. Birth. 1992;19:230-1. WORSE: Obstetricians are KEEPING women semisitting or dorsal - keeping birth

Course this is a little while off, but just trying to prepare - Just reading a report of guidelines to reduce SIDS and read the following - Keep soft objects and loose bedding out of the crib: Pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, stuffed toys and other soft objects should be kept out of an...

My wife is 4 months pregnant and we discovered that she has 'subclinical hypothyroid'. In her first test (2 months pregnant) her TSH level was 11.5 (T3, T4 tests were not done). However, the doctors ignored that and now her TSH level is 8.3 while her T3 and T4 are normal (T3:145, T4 :9.1). Our gyn...

This may be a weird question but ... Normally I shave my legs in the shower. Now that I am 8 months, my belly is getting in the way. Any suggestions on how to do this task an easier way? -- ..oO rach Oo.

I met with my midwife for the first time in this pregnancy on Tuesday. There wasn't much to say, as I was then only 9 weeks 6 days. My uterus seems to be at the right place, but we didn't get a heartbeat. Probably in 4 weeks we will. As with Pregnancy no. 1 I declined the nuchal fold screening. I...

I was supposed to be induced on Monday, November 7, but at 3:30 a.m. I woke up to labor!! I'm so thankful I just went into labor naturally.Grace was born at 7 lbs 12 oz & 21 1/2 inches. She is amazing. So lovely. It was the most wonderful day of my life. I came home Wednesday afternoon. She has...

That discussion a few weeks back, about flu jabs, well I changed my mind & decided that I'd be better off having the jab. I'm still not recovered from the pneumonia; I just can't face getting another bad illness. So I had the jab yesterday morning. With my nearly-three year old in tow. And it...

Heather Lisbeth was born Oct 20th at 9:38am. She was 9lbs 5oz! Labor started around 8:30pm the previous night and there was no break for me. DH and I stayed home and walked around the neighborhood until 3am when we decided it was time to go to the hospital. My dilation pretty much matched the...

this women was newly pregnant when brutally stabbed, she was left paralysed and has only just left hospital, she is being helped to breastfeed,...

Ok...we have been BF for 4 weeks and now due to loss of milk our little one is on bottles. Been on 4 bottles/2 BF a day. The little devil is drinking the bottles every 3 hours. The tin says 120mls every 4 hours. Is it Ok to feed bottle every 3? She seems to be hungry for it, sucking on anything...

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:19:29 -0500, Viking wrote in : On 8 Nov 2005 06:57:30 +0100, tr00th wrote: Once the brats have been spewed into the world, either the man or the woman can care for them, so both...

Do you get your period when you're on the minipill? It's been almost a year since Micah was born (still nursing), and while I am loving the going-on 21 months of no period, I also occasionally get freaked out and whip out the p test. But then I seem to remember that some people just don't get...

Hi, Thought you might be interested in this website for 'Core gymball': http://www.coregymball.com/ It's really only relevant for people living near Menai in Sydney, Australia, however there is some useful info on using gymball exercises to strengthen core stability and to prevent back pain...

I think PREG. women are very beautiful. ... Theres nothing more sexier than to see a VERY PREG. women it's like looking a rose after it sring shower.

I'll be back before christmas to do some more trolling. Bye Bye and remember only you can prevent kids.

Can anyone shed some light on prodromal labor? My OB says that's probably what I'm experiencing. But she didn't give me a clear idea of what that was exactly. Does that mean I'm going to feel this way for 4 more weeks, or is true labor getting closer?

Sorry I've been a bit of a stranger lately but with Emily-Rose, work and family it's been a bit hectic. Anyway Emily-Rose is now 6 months old.(photo link at bottom of post, a few photos updated) She is doing well, just getting over a bit of a cold but now has her first tooth, likes her...

You may recall a couple of weeks ago, I was worried baby was transverse. Well, she's not according to my doctor. Doctor thinks she's head down. But she (the doctor) did recommend I do pelvic rocks "just in case". Accordingly I have been doing pelvic rocks for 20 minutes twice a day (would like to...

Anyone heard from her lately? The last I read she was having contractions pretty bad...