Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / August 2003

Pround parents Marsha and Jim would like to announce Drake James Mills was born Aug. 6th @
12:39am weighing 8pounds 3ounces and 19.75inches and here is a attached powerpoint slide birth
anouncment.  

Anyone know of a good place to purchase cloth diapers? There seem to
be different types. Any recommendations?
Thanks!

I've finally reached my due date, and all I can say is "sigh".  I have
decided to have my mum induce me by acupuncture (she is a doctor of Chinese
Medicine) by the 16th if nothing happens by then.
I've been doing better for the most part in the last week or so, but today

Is my body telling me soemthing?
I have dreams almost everynight that i am going to go into labor early. I
cant really remember if they come with happy or sad endings though.
I have been told i have dropped. This is my 5th baby and i am at 35 weeks

Dear members,
One of my friend is a landed immigrant and living outside Canada more
then 1 years without Helth Card(OHIP).She will back to Toronto  at the
end of Nov'03 permanently. Now,she is PREGNANT  and accept a baby at

As I was painting even more stuff for the baby and admiring my handiwork,
the sudden fear that the baby is NOT what they said it was, gripped me. God,
I can't even imagine the poor baby going about for the next year or so in
the wrong colored clothes, and living in a room decorated ...

DD is going to have the first shot, I just wonder should I give her the
acetaminophen before or after the shot? If before, how long before?
Thanks

Well I see everyone posting this stuff so I will also.  :)
My wifes Dr. appt went well.  She is right on target for her Weight gain.
Only 3 lbs last month.  The baby is becoming very active.  When the Dr. put
a microphone thing on her belly to listen to the baby.  Well the baby ...

I'm coming up on my 20th week.  In my first trimester, I took a few doses of
pepto before reading in a magazine that it's on the list of medications to
be avoided.  The doctor has since given me a prescription for phenergan.
The phenergan has worked great, but my ms is not as ...

I'm 30 and ttc my first.  I just moved to a new town, so I've never even met
the OB/GYN I'm scheduled to see in Sept. for routine care/preconception or
prenatal depending on how things go between now and then!
What questions should I ask about my health, tests I may need/want prior ...

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Baby is due one month from today.  So I am starting to plan all the things I
can do ahead of time to prepare for staying in and doing nothing for a few
weeks.  I am stocking up on usual every day items, and getting ready to make a
list of things I can cook and freeze.

Hi there this is Nikki's lad. She gave birth to Teagan on the 3/08/03 at
16:21 by c section after a 30 hour labour. Teagan weighed 10 pounds 5
ounces, both are doing good in hospital at the moment. Ok that me, just a
lil note for y'all that know nik.

Kate Hudson appeared on the Late Show tonight and is pregnant.  Dave
commented about her health and about not drinking while pregnant...
she said 'no, that she doesn't drink while pregnant --- oh, except for
wine--that's OKAY'... ???  Does she not know that wine, beer, liquor

My girl is just over 1 now and she has a few words to see, but no sentences.
A coworker is always bragging about how her son is also just over a year and
can count.  Is this possible?  I know all babies develop at different rates,
but this gal seems to boast often.