Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / August 2003

anyone taken caster oil or the cohoshes without being dilated and had
positive results?
this is my 3rd baby. first two both came a week early. tomorrow, i'm 39
weeks and sooooo ready. my mom is coming for 10 days and i want to have it

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First, let me say thank you to everyone who sent me such warm wishes in
response to my "Water's broken!" post.
Now, the "bad" news - I'm still pregnant.  Whoever invented prodomal
labor should be taken out and shot.  It sucks.  Went to the birth center

My period is now currently 10 days late and I have no signs of it coming or
signs of pregnancy.
Had a Negative test at about 5 days late.
any ideas anyone?

hey all..
first of all, thanks to all that have helped me with the questions i
have had.  now i have another one.  i am going to be a single mom and
really having a tough time of it.  i hear everyone talk about how their

Well, my wife actually SAW the baby kick this morning. Too cool!
Unfortunately, I was at work.

My wife has taken one of the tests you get from a chemist for pregnancy and
tested positive, She went to see the doctor who only made an appointment
with the midwife. My wife has not been examined by the doctor or midwife to
verify that she is pregnant, is this normal practice to ...

I found a lot of web baby stores in the US, but few in Canada. I
wonder if there are some professional web baby store in Canada like
babyAge, amazon... in the US?

For those who have had a c/section when does the scar/site
go flat again....in general, I'm not talking drum flat, but
level with the rest of my belly. I have this ridge of
haematoma (about 1cm high) still above the length of the

About an hour ago I had a small, but unmistakable, gush of fluid.
Contractions are very mild and I have not even tried to time them yet,
they are pretty far apart, but I expect that they will pick up pretty
soon.  I'm excited!  I spent all day today nesting, lol.  Packed my

Hello group,
this is sort of a poll - would you go on a cruise in your 34th week of the
pregnancy?
We have a chance to use really bargain-price tickets (like 330 US$ each) for

Even though my dr. assured me that my ultrasound was okay, I got the
report the other day so that I can give it to my new OB.  It says that
I had marginal placenta previa at the time of the u/s.  Does this
usually correct itself?

On Thursday this past week i went for my 36 week appointment.
My doctor says the baby is a great size and will be about 8 pounds when
born. Pheww i hope he is right afterall my last was 9, 9. I can handle 8
pounds im sure. My doctor also says i may not go till 40 weeks i may go a

My period is now currently 10 days late and I have no signs of it coming or signs of pregnancy.
Had a Negative test at about 5 days late.
any ideas anyone?
Cheryl

So for the first month or so postpartum the pounds and inches just
melted away while I continued to enjoy ice cream and pastries to my
heart's content.  Since then, I've hit a plateau.  I figure that if I
try to get daily exercise and stop the ice cream and pastries (and