Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / September 2003

I have been reading this group for about 3 months now, and have found
you all to have wonderful advice, so I thought I would chime in with a
couple questions.
I am 10w4d pregnant, and through some bad luck (vacations, scheduling

Really need some advice. I'm 38 and my wife is 42. We've been trying for a
baby for 10 months. We've had a few near misses, but nothing so far (strange
stomach feelings, back ache etc. a few days before her period). Period then
comes on time, although they have been lighter than ...

I went for an interview to get on the Access To Nursing & Health course last
night and was accepted!
I am going to do this part time over two years (two evenings per week), then
I will apply to university to train to be a midwife!

Hope it was a lovely day for him :)
Sorry it's late - my cable was out all yesterday.

They did a pg test and it came out neg :(!! The dr told me to wait 2 weeks
and test again. I just don't know what to think! Maybe I'm not pg. Yesterday
I would have been 7w1d. I would think that it would show up by now, but the
dr said it was still kind of early. Then she went on to ...

I am new to the concept of taking red raspberry tea and would like to
try during my second trimester. I would like to know where to get the
leaves - I believe its the leaves that is brewed for the tea. Do most
people plant the raspberry of it can be purchased in stores. I am not

Feeling kind of bummed right now.  Dr. called and said my initial number was 95
and then after I drank the glucose solution my first hour was 225 (should have
been 180), second hour was 202 (should have been 155) and third hour was 158
(should have been 140).  I've gained eleven ...

She emailed me yesterday -- said she'd written back to me but it must have
gotten lost in space.  She said to say hi to everyone here, and she has great
news about her son -- after being seen by a specialist and attending a special
ed school this year, it's been determined that he's ...

It comes as no surprise, but I have miscarried again. This makes twice in
nine months. :( At least it was earlier this time. As I predicted, my OB
thought that it looked around 5/6 weeks. I would have been 9w3d today. I've
known in my gut for three weeks that something was wrong.

"The idea that morning sickness is a psychological problem is in the minds of the researchers,
rather than in the minds of women."

Hope it's a lovely day for you all :)

I'm 38w 1d, and I've had a headache since last night, and I'm a little
nauseous. I had all sorts of headaches in the first half of the pregnancy,
but none lately. I've had a *lot* of swelling in my feet and ankles, but at
my last OB visit the day before yesterday, my BP and urine ...

My name is Nicky and I have been lurkig here for few weeks. I am pg with our
first child (EDD03/26/04) after trying for 2+ years. Finally a successful
laparoscopy did the trick.
I find this group wonderful and I love all the support and information

I am so happy tonight I had my first scoop of ice cream in more than 2
months. And it was chocolate fudge! Starting last Monday my m/s has improved
daily. I can actually cook dinner now and tonight we went out and I had a
scoop of ice cream. Being sweet toothed it was horrible to ...

We are the proud first time parents of a 5 week old baby boy, who is breast
fed.  Normally, he is a very good eater and sleeper, but we have noticed
that when we go out anywhere, including friends/family, he will not feed
properly, he will only suckle for about 10 minutes, then drop ...