Nope, I'm not pregnant :) But I figured I'd drop in and say hi because it's been a while since I've been online. We're all doing fine. DD4 is doing better than she was last year. She's 16 months old and 16 pounds now. Huge, I know. She's already had bronchitis this fall, so maybe that's it for...

Mayor Karen Fritschel, please see the very end of this post. PREGNANT WOMEN: Obstetricians are senselessly closing birth canals up to 30% and it is easy for you to allow your birth canal to OPEN the "extra" up to 30%. See below. First this... "TRAUMATIC BIRTH...BRAIN WAS SMASHED"

Why kids act up -- and how to make yours stop The key to curbing bad behavior? Empathy! If you can understand your child instead of getting angry at her, you're more likely to get to the root of the problem. Here, some common reasons kids misbehave and how you can control it: 1. wack the kid. 2....

I'm 24.5 weeks pregnant and at my routine checkup today I asked the nurse if, rather than use the usual Doppler, she could listen to the baby's heartbeat with a stethoscope. I said I had concerns after reading of some potential as yet unproven dangers of Dopplers and would prefer to avoid the risk...

Im preg. with twins but there are two fathers should have both of them pay for there kid or have one pay for both kids.

Jessica Grace was born around 7:00am in the front seat of my freind's Jeep Cherokee outside the birthing center. I just cannot believe that it's been one year. I'm so glad I wrote down all the little details because they really are starting to fade. She's a gorgeous (if I say so myself! ;) baby...

BABIES BORN $25,000 IN DEBT... According to Ed Hall's ) federal debt clock... America's outstanding public debt as of October 26, 2005, at 09:26:36 PM GMT was over eight TRILLION dollars (eight million billion dollars): $8,015,871,212,226.80. Assuming the American population...

http://tinyurl.com/86kgv 1.8% of women go through a reversal and 2.4% of men and that's those who go through it rather than want to. Certainly leaves it a topic for consideration rather than black and white. Anne

I have always snored some (OK, maybe more than some) :), but in the last trimester it's become absurd. Poor DH has had to sleep on the futon in the living room for the past week because I'm so loud, and I even start snoring before actually falling asleep, so sometimes I keep myself awake! I'm...

Greetings all: I went about two weeks ago for bloodwork for the above tests. My understanding of the process is, you get the bloodwork done, and if your risk of Downs Syndrome or other genetic abnormalities is elevated, then you are advised to go for amnio or other testing that's...

I was married last year (October 29 2004) and we are expecting our baby on 9 January 2006. For some reason, I am feeling so guilty for getting pregnant so fast. It was a surprise but it seems the people that my aunt and mother are now inviting to the baby shower are now invited to the baby shower....

Hi all, Our 11 month old, now almost a year does not want to eat anything for the past month. If he does eat, after coaxing etc, he gets through about 3-4oz of cereal with fruit (jars). Other than that, he will eat crackers and cheerios. He used to eat real mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes,...

1. Breast Milk is good for toddlers 2. Breast Feed as long as your both comfortable doing so 3. Here are ways to tell people to leave you alone All paraphrased but I was still suprised ;) Tori

Eric Nagourney, "Another take on fish, pregnancy and mercury", International Herald Tribune, October 27, 2005, Link: http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/26/healthscience/snsigns.php Health officials should think carefully before issuing advisories recommending that women of childbearing age limit...

G'day This post is probably going to be long and meandering - I'm trying to work things out as I type I guess. Sorry. Although I remember talking people's ears off telling my birth story for the first few months, I never wrote it down dammit and it is all receding in the mists of time. I had...

Randomized, Controlled Intervention Trial of Male Circumcision for Reduction of HIV Infection Risk: The ANRS 1265 Trial ABSTRACT Background Observational studies suggest that male circumcision may provide protection against HIV-1 infection. A randomized, controlled

My wife is 20 weeks pregnant. At the second scan they noticed a calcium deposit in the wall of the heart know as ELF; they said some babies have this that have Down Syndrome. In fact from research I found that 18% of Down syndrome children have this condition and 6% of children without Down...

I am 35 weeks and starting to panic a little bit about some of the details my DH and I still have to work out. I don't have any family in town and need to make sure that there is someone or a few people available (and willing) to take care of my 3.5 yr. old when I go into labor with my second. EDD...

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Seven weeks ago: 14 pounds 7 oz Three weeks ago: 14 pounds 9 oz One week ago: 14 pounds 8 1/2 oz. Tonight: 14 pounds 14 oz. Today she ate about 1/4 banana, with a tablespoon of coconut milk fat and a teaspoon of peas, a teaspoon of applesauce and a heaped tablespoon of rice with another level...