Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / September 2003

I haven't posted in a few months (was out of town working and didn't
have much Internet access).  But now I'm back and catching up on
everything I missed while I was gone.  Congrats to everyone who's
given birth over the summer and to those who've announced pregnancies,

Being a husband of a pregnant wife, I have gotten a bit frustrated
lately. It seems every single woman who has ever had a child feels it
is their place to give my wife unsolicited advice. When its asked for
its one thing, but when they just come up and tell us all the things

OI. I wrote last week about thinking my doc stripped (swept? what is
the correct term?) my membranes without telling me. I finally decided
it was worth a call to the practice since I did not want him showing
up at my delivery! I spoke with the newish nurse midwife. I thought I

I am 28 weeks and now having great difficulty sleeping as I am most used to
sleeping on my back. Now the doctor suggested I should sleep on either side
but preferably on the left side (Blood circulation reasons). I have bought a
body pillow but when I am lying on my side it feels ...

I had my first appointment today, at 5w4d. It was a trial of the Baltimore
Birth Center, where it looks like we will be continuing.
Review: The BBC is an adapted older house near Baltimore Hebrew University.
The offices and exam room(s)--I only saw one but I assume there are

For those moms who feed powder formula (non-supplemental), how many
cans should I estimate on needing for the first few months?
I'm trying to plan my budget.
Thank you!

Happened to pop into MKB for a minute and saw a birth announcement from
Tiina's husband!
Congratulations Tiina and family and welcome to baby Joel!
I was just thinking about starting a poll too...

I saw my midwife for my appt this morning. Little dude is fine and so am
I. I'm 2-3/50% (didn't get into station but his head is well applied to
my cervix) which isn't enough to justify inducing me this week. I'm
booked for induction next Wednesday though (41w-41w5d) (I'm going to ...

I had my regular ob/gyn appointment yesterday; this was my last
every-4-weeks-scheduled appt, from now on, as it seems right now, I will be
seeing her in 2 weeks, and from there every week until the delivery (it
should be 4 appts in total, in case I don't go past my due date).

50 reasons it's good to be pregnant    
 1 Relishing the early weeks when only you and your partner know your special secret.
2 Knowing you've got nine whole months to plan, dream and fantasise.
3 Choosing maternity clothes — they've never been more practical or more sexy.

A friend of mine turned me onto Pilates (w/ Ana Caban) about 6 months ago.
Considering I am not one to enjoy exercise videos I was quite surprised how
well I enjoyed doing them.  Unfortunately I got a little lazy in doing them
since my home has been a construction zone for the past ...

I've had a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions through most of my pregnancy.
They started being very noticeable at about 20 weeks and have continued
since. In the past month of so, I've had about 25-30 per day while I'm awake
(when I wake up during the night, I notice that I am having ...

ok, I ran out of room on geocities but I moved them to a yahoo photo album
and now they can be viewed.
Sorry all... enjoy!
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/due18nov

Anybody know if it is considered safe to use Retin-A at the very end of
pregnancy?
I have read that it works well on stretch marks particularly when they are
still red, earlier the better.

My first was a boy and he was very quiet in the womb, but my second (due in
December) is very active.  Waking me up at night.  Actually causing pain
with pokes and jabs like he/she will break through!!  Sometimes it seems
like too much,  what worries me is that sometimes it feels ...