Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / February 2004

BREASTFEEDING
SSRIs pass into breast milk and some may occasionally cause unwanted side
effects in nursing babies whose mothers take the drugs. These effects include
vomiting, watery stools, crying, and sleep problems. Women who are breastfeeding

Since my first pg and l&d are so fresh on my mind I'm not taking any
lamaze/birthing classes. The hospital gives the bfing class for free
after birth. We'll just take the hospital tour because it's free
(eventhough it's not necessary because I'm using the same hospital

FDA mulls antidepressant warning
Panel cites risks to some children, notes benefits too
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0402030295feb03,1,5268100.sto
ry?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
By Erica Goode

After two days of taking it really easy -- basically lying down
or sitting down all day -- two encouraging things:
-- I'm feeling the baby move more, which might suggest there's
more room for him/her to move, which would mean more amniotic

I'm putting my 16 month old into nursery. He's the sweetest bb on
earth (for mummy that is..) and he's having a very bad time. I'm
pregnant, doing a demanding course and have no family around to give
me a hand. I have to put him into nursery. I need the time for this

One of my good friends just had a baby boy today! She was induced at 39
weeks due to preeclampsia and ended up having an emergency c-section because
the baby's heart rate dropped significantly. It turns out the baby was
trying to come out face first. Her mother (a nurse) was talking ...

Our midwife said that first pregnancies are most often a week or so
overdue.
Surely this must be crap? Why wouldn't the obstetrician simply say
"Oh, seeing as this is your first pregnancy lets make the due date the

All of the threads lately on allowing/refusing various tests and cervical
checks have had me thinking a lot about how to decide which checks to allow
for the rest of my pregnancy. Along the way, I've had some tests, and
refused others. But now I am curious... Has anyone here ...

I'm only joking of course but what's with all of the unrelated
anti-depressant posts taking up so much space?!  Sheesh!
I know I can kill-file them but I don't get the purpose of them being
posted in the first place.  Aren't there already newsgroups that are

Is it necessary to buy receiving blanket? What's about nappy liner? What is
kusher? Thanks

Hello.  My husband and I have been TTC for a few months now.  My cycle
is pretty normal, 30 days.  Today is day thirty.  I started spotting
on day 27.  First spotting was very very small amount, red/pink and
only visible on TP.  The last couple of days have still be light but

Sorry to branch this post out into another one but after reading all
of the stuff about the mother's birthweight being a factor, I got
really scared.  I was a really big baby (almost 10 lbs!) but I was
carried 30 days past my due date (in 1972).  My OB assures me that no

Hello there. I was just wondering on what is going on? I remember you
posting saying you went to the hospital but they sent you home? Anymore
contractions? have I missed a post?
Just wondering how you and baby are doing! :-D

Antidepressant warning: Adult drugs may lead to increased risk of suicide in
children
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/02/03/build/h
ealth/30-antidepressantwarning.inc
Associated Press

I was just reading the thread from last week about u/s
predicting weight (and how inaccurate they are), and I wanted
to ask a question.  I'd been under the impression that the
baby's weight isn't really a huge factor in how hard or easy