Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / October 2003

My baby is nine days old now (wow! Time really flies--haven't posted my
promised looong birth story yet!) and is so far extremely mellow, contented,
and hardly cries at all (less than one hour cumulatively through the day and
night--mostly during diaper changes. He is also very ...

I'm 28 week pg and have recently been noticing some sort of skin allergy on
the palms of my hands for the past 3 weeks. They have become really itchy
and have come out in tiny pus filled heat bumps. Has anybody experianced
anything like this in their pregnancy?

All this name talk has made me think a lot about names for a potential #4.
Since Psychic Sophie has predicted that #4 will come and since I like
fantasizing about baby names in any case, I thought I'd give the group a
challenge. We already have a boy's name if we do have a fourth, ...

Is it safe to use artificial sweeteners during pregnancy?
Melanie

But I had a positive HPT this weekend!  I can't believe it!  This was really
the first month we were trying, and we really weren't trying that hard.  We
just weren't avoiding sex when I was ovulating.
I'm really excited but a little scared too.  Can I really handle 3 kids??

12 weeks preg and NO morningsickness, NO cramps, pains, feelings in my
tummy, NO change to my normal life/routine, NO food cravings/aversions.
I am due for my 2nd U/S ( I had the first at 7wks before I left town for
4 weeks ) next Tuesday and am scared the baby (i) might be dead ? ...

(bluh bluh bluh food bluh bluh bluh thirsty bluh bluh bluh tired bluh bluh
bluh vacuum)
Not sure there's much more - I'm able to post and send e-mail only because
you can slow down to the point of taking breaks in the middle of sentences

I'm cooking dinner for a 7 months pregnant friend this weekend.  Has
anyone got any good menu suggestions, particularly for desserts as I
know she won't be able to have cheesecake (soft cheese) or egg based
puddings

I guess this is it! I'll post more later because we're on our way to the
birth center..wish me luck :)
Kari
mom to Kaylie (7) Noah (4) and #3 due in like a few hours I hope!!!

Well, I'm less than a week into the 2ww, and two rather unusual things have
happened.  First, my waking temps are already up to 98.5.  This is really
unusual (unheard of) for me.  Granted, I am taking the progesterone
suppositories twice a day, but I have done that before during my ...

any tips on how to prevent them?
I've been applying vit. E oil on my belly and butt, everynight....any
other suggestions?

Joshua Emmett and Jacob Bryant were born on Thursday, September 26th at 9:15 pm
and 9:30 pm, at 34 weeks gestation.  Joshua weighed 5 lbs 6 oz and Jacob
weighed 4 lbs 6 oz.  Mom delivered vaginally and labor lasted 26 hours.  Both
babies are in the NICU due to problems feeding and ...

Hi everyone--
I'm not exactly a regular here, but I've read like crazy over the past 9
months and have posted some as well.
Thought I'd share the news that our daughter, Katharine Erin, was born

At my appointment yesterday, my doctor started expressing concern
about how quick he expects my labor to go.  I am already 5 cm and my
last labor was only 2 hours - only 35 minutes of that were in the
hospital.  He and my husband are both very nervous that if labor

After about 11 years of taking birth control pills, my wife went off
of the pill about 3 months ago.  She has been experiencing off and on
panic attacks for about 2 1/2 months.  She has seen her primary care
physician, OB-GYN, and 2 psychiatrists.  These doctors could not treat