Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / February 2004

I'm aware that 96% of the women don't deliver on their EDD even if
they know when they conceived. I was nevertheless wondering about what
ultrasounds really mean.
During ultrasound when they "adjust" the EDD what is this "adjustment"

For those of you due in March, do you have any breast changes?
I keep reading that I should have leaking.  Nothing here.  How about you?
Should I be concerned?
~Carol Ann

I posted here briefly at the end of my first pregnancy (DS, 5/1/02),
and then hung out on mkb for a while until I got busy with work again,
so some of you might remember me.  I certainly see some familiar names!
I'm 17 weeks along with #2 EDD 7/19/04 (although I think they didn't

Is it possible for the baby to strangle herself while moving around so much?
My girl keeps tossing and turning and I'm getting worried b/c I read that
the umbilical cord is about 20'' long by now.
~Carol Ann

I have a friend who does the following with his child, and he claims
to have read all the Parenting magazines and literally calls himself
an "expert" on raising kids (he has one, that is 2 yrs old so far). He
disagrees with me that these things are detrimental to his child's

I'm only at 10 weeks. I sometimes feel little twinges in my stomach.
like a little push or jerk. I dont' know how to describe them. It's
somewhat like you feel when you are in your 34th week or so. It's as
if the baby has kicked you or something. But I know it's wayyyy too

Well, the kooks have managed to chase me away for a little while.  This
group is for support of pregnant women and their families - at least that's
what it's supposed to be.  These posts are useless, time wasting and
annoying - so Sheila/Jake or whatever pseudonym you insist on ...

I went and picked up my cot from the transport yard today.. got it home, and
they have trashed it... lumps of wood missing! and it was just covered top
to bottom in bubble wrap, and not just one layer but about 3 of the really
thick kind!

I think I've lost my sanity
Today is Valentine's Day - also, day 18 of my cycle.  I typically O between
days 18 and 20, and based on the signs it's close but not happened yet.  Prime
time for ttc, which we really aren't.  But -

The ultrasound went well today. The tech calculated the baby to be at the
gestational age of 19w5d. Two days behind my due date. Making me due July
1st... Canada day. It also weighs like 11oz. It was great seeing the baby :)
But we couldn't tell if it was a boy or a girl. He/she ...

Attention LA County DA Steve Cooley and SEX CRIMES UNIT deputy DA Bill
Hodgman (via
lada@co.la.ca.us):  Please see the end of this post.
MDs are senselessly CLOSING birth canals and slashing vaginas en masse

Matt LeBlanc and his wife, Melissa, have had a baby girl, Marina.  No other
details yet.

Hey I was wondering, of you ladies that knew you were pregnant within a
couple of days, how did you know?
-Abbey =0

I'm just wondering if its common to get swelling.. as in, do more people get
swelling than those that dont?
I haven't had any swelling what-so-ever  and i'm 30 weeks on friday.
Leanne

I'm right around 26 weeks and I feel the little gymnast jumping and
rolling all over...BUT sometimes I feel her SUPER low like bikini line
low.....AND a few times I felt something really weird like a
( thump ) and it felt like it was in my vagina area, thats the only way