Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / February 2004

yesterday morning, before i got out of bed, i had a really bad charlie horse
in my calf.  my leg was sore all day.  this morning, when i got up, it was
so bad i can barely walk on it.  then, a couple of hours after i got up this
morning, i got the chills, started feeling nauseaus, ...

I got the results of my first blood pregnancy test today and the nurse said
it was a little over 7,000 which is a good number. I go as soon as ds wakes
up for my repeat. I hope it's going up!
Also, I pick up my progesterone cream today. We had a hard time finding a

Just wondering is it normal to have a little bleeding after stopping the
pill? anyone know? Any help would be great.

Just wondering how many of you have ever been on the pill and if when  you
stopped a few weeks later you had a little bleeding? Is that normal? we are
trying to get pregnant. thanks for any info anyone can give me

Hi everybody. I just think it's time to re-present myself. I was around
here tre years ago and now again lurking a lot. I really like the way you
girls stick together.. :-)
I'm a 38 Dutch girl (sorry but in my head I remain 33.. that was a nice

DH and I are heading out of town this afternoon to buy some stuff for
myself and probably baby as well.  I've been in some serious pelvic pain
the past few weeks and the doc suggested a maternity belt so we're
heading out to get one of those.  There are some days I won't move ...

Laszlo had a TOTAL fit from the minute we got to the medical building and
screamed basically for 20 minutes, just the perfect amount of time to get my
blood pressure really pumping.  Add to that the fact that I was feeling
mildly anxious and that there was a crowded waiting room of ...

Hello everyone!  I've been off mkp for a few months -- computer died,
went on vacation, the holidays came upon us, just plain busy, etc.  But
it's good to be back!  :-)  
Eamon's going to be 3 next month.  3!  I can hardly believe it.  We're on

Shower games???????
think of your favorite one...or think one up.......I know there are
sites but it will be fun to see all of your ideas....;-))
heres one i heard about....:

I feel so down and depressed after reading Emily's post, i hate to even
ask a minor question like this...but it has been on my mind all day.....
Is there any truth behind riding in a bumpy truck or car can bring on
labor?

So two questions -
first - I work at a company in California who has less than 50
employees so its doesn't look like I fall into the FMLA for maternity
leave... anyone know of any other act that covers companies with less

Since the new year I've been working on fitness in my routine and it's
become a daily part of it. What types of fitness routines do you do during
pregnancy? I plan to continue doing the cardio dvd's I have, light weights
and pilates for as long as I can. IOW, I'm not going to change ...

Our daughter, Grace Batya Rivkis (in Hebrew, Chana Batya bat Emanuel)
was born 2/23/04 at 11:31 in the morning. She was 6 pounds 9 ounces
and is holding that weight pretty well. It was a rough, though not
long, labor, with a lot more in the way of medical interventions than

just arrived.
OOOh - looking at all the pretty, pretty girl stuff, i'm thinking "I
hope it's a Girl !" :))
The boy's stuff ( in baby wear ) is just 'okay'.

I'm the proud 38 year old father of a beautiful little girl, Lottie,
born 2nd Sept 2003. We lost our first, Emelia, stillborn at full-term,
20th Feb 2002.
I am still overwhelmed by how lucky we are to have such a treasure,