Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / July 2003

I was prescribed iron tablets at last week's appt and took them everyday
until Sunday.  I had to stop as I was getting constipated (sorry tmi) and
starting to get piles (even more tmi!!).
I had another appt and told my dr that I don't want to take them anymore so

When Warwick's finished all his little jobs could I borrow him for a couple
of weeks please?  I've a few jobs here that need finishing as my OH - aka Mr
Half-a-job - never gets around to finishing anything.
Fingers crossed

I haven't seen this in any of the other posts on the 1-hour glucose
test, but it's possible that I've missed it - I've been reading this
group obsessively, but I guess that doesn't translate to thoroughly :^).
Anyway....I went in for my 1-hr glucose test this morning, prepared for

I am TTC my first, and want to get info on the miscarriage rate by week of
pregnancy.  I'm visual, so would prefer a graph with miscarriage rate on the
vertical, time of preg on horizontal.  For example, I know that very early
pregnancies have a high rate of miscarriage and then it ...

I am expecting my first child and my mother and two sisters are making
a group effort to organize a baby shower for me that will be held at
my home.  I am sure that my mother-in-law will also want to contribute
to the effort of the shower.  I am wondering what is the best way to

Awhile back I posted a question about how likely it was for a 22-week
placenta that was 1.2 cm from the cervical os to move up before delivery.
People mostly seemed to think I had a good shot of it moving, and I decided
that barring any sudden bleeding, I would go about my normal ...

How did your labor differ when you were induced vs. not induced?  My
doctor's talked about inducing soon if I don't go into labor on my own.
He said he may just need to break the water to get things started. Has
this worked for anyone?

I've got a line of dark unsightly hair from my belly button downwards which
I usually wax off. Since being pregnant I've stopped waxing that bit as I'm
not sure if it will hurt my baby. DH tells me it won't but I'm not sure. Can
anyone advise? I'm 14 weeks.

Do most of you do something regularly away from your children that is
just for you?  What do you do during this time and who cares for your
little ones?
tina

Just when we thought life was complicated enough, our 9 month old Old
English Sheepdog decides that now is the best time to come into her
first season. Warwick says she's reacting to my hormones!
So we have three weeks of trying to find dog free places to exercise her

Hello all!  I hope your all doing well and babies arrive soon:)
I have an idea that I'm wondering if you'll give me feedback about.
I am a web designer and wonder if any of you would ever consider paying
$200 - $250 for a website for your baby/family that would allow you yourself

Sorry to bring this up, not a nice subject.
As some of you know i have been experiencing pregnancy symptoms and even the
doctor was sure i was pregnant,well i had some bleeding at the weekend so i
guessed i wasn't pregnant even though this wasn't a normal period,

Hello all...
DH are in the very early stages of coming up with names.  We have
a small list that we both like.  I was wondering if people could
tell me what you think of the names.  Also are there any

Sorry to bring this up, not a nice subject.
As some of you know i have been experiencing pregnancy symptoms and even the
doctor was sure i was pregnant,well i had some bleeding at the weekend so i
guessed i wasn't pregnant even though this wasn't a normal period,

you may remember me as rusher - I hope you can get this from Google as
that is all I have at home.
Just wanted to announce the birth of my third baby, a girl on June 3.
Her name is Drew Lorraine and she was 9 lbs 8 oz and 22 in.  She was 5