Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / February 2004

I have just been advised by my midwife that because my fundal height
has been consistently 2 to 3cm below what it should be for the last 4
weeks, that I may have a small baby (I am 31 weeks along). She then
said that if I was going to have a small baby then I couldn't have a

My midwife suggested castor oil to try to get labor started.  I am 41 weeks
and 4 days, 2 cm dilated, very soft and 80% effaced.  Any thoughts?
Thanks
Crystall

Hi again everyone,
We've been to see the OBs three times in as many days.  Tuesday
I was on a pre-arranged furlough from bedrest to go teach my class
and felt great.  Tuesday night, I started bleeding, like a moderately

I love my DH.  He just brought me some mooncakes.  mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Hello all...
I have a question to everyone.  When a person loses a loved one or
they miscarry, I know that I should say something that shows that I
care and support them.  However, I also know that the wrong thing said

Hi everyone, I haven't been around here much lately but I've been lurking
part-time. You can never get away! ;)
Ok, weird question here. I have heard of some people here having
implantation bleeding before but in my three pregnancies I've never had it.

Another article lifted from Midwifery Today E-News
The problems with ultrasound are many.
* Unborn babies are being exposed routinely to a technology that
 has not conclusively been proven safe.

My DH.....knock him on the head, he knows I have pregnancy-brain and am not
in top mental form, and he seems to try to aggravate and confuse me.
My understanding is...this past Monday, I was exactly dated "27 Weeks" by
the OB's. This coming Monday I will reach "28 weeks". My ...

My 2 kitties in the past 2 ww have become so affectionate with me. I cannot
even shower without them being in the same room with me. They are very nice
and gentle (Main Coons) but quite independent. Now I cannot go anywhere
without them following me! I thought in the beginning that ...

This is one of those things we've been putting off...but the calendar won't
let us put it off forever!
I did not take DH's name when we got married, but we had always discussed
having my last name as part of the baby's name.  Not hyphenated - DH has a

I hear car seats can be a real bugger to figure out....I didnt see too
many directions with the car seat, but it is still in the box, maybe
there are good directions in there somewhere... I bought a
‘‘evenflo’’  regular car seat instead of the carrier that comes

Happy 34th Birthday, Hillary!
I hope you have day filled with relaxation and joy!  :-)

Well, I asked for it and I got it!  I'm 37 weeks tomorrow and yesterday the
nesting bug hit me.  I have had several days in a row now with no panic
attacks (which is amazing since for the last few months they were coming
every day) and I have more energy and I'm getting to all the ...

Barbara,
Didn't you mention that Aurora has had some speech issues? What type
does she have, if you don't mind my asking.
We are still dealing with lots of stuff with Aaron. He developed a