Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / March 2004

Our little girl is 5 days old now and we are having great difficulty in
breast feeding. My wife's milk has comedown and is available but our little
girl will not suck the nipple; not at all. We have tried a variety of
positions from classical to football to laying down but she will ...

I wanted to pass this along.  It hasn't been officially approved by SHARE
yet, but I think it's a wonderful guide on what to do should you go through
such a tragedy.
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i took another pregnancy test and it still came up not pregnant but i am
now 20 days late.  i am making an appoitment for sometime next week.  I
am going to ask that she does a urine test and if that still shows not
pregnant i am going to ask for a blood test  just to be sure.  ...

Well, we went in for another u/s today and there was basically
no fluid.  Plus, I might be leaking some.  The OB thinks it's all
just a bad placenta that hasn't been able to keep up (although it
has managed to nourish the baby so that it's growing fine).

I know it's normal but is it a sign of anything bad when you have them quite
frequently?
I remember having 1 with Charlotte, none with Patrick, and 1 with Lewis.  I
just had my 3rd one in 3 days.  Is that normal?

After going out for a while and thinking about it the whole time, I decided
to leave this newsgroup. The pain of losing my mother is still too fresh and
reading so many stories about people losing their babies and what not is
hard. And lately, there's been a lot of drama in here. ...

well ds was 9 months on Saturday and this morning I stepped on he scales,
I weighed 60kg, which is exactly what I weighed the last time I checked
before I got pregnant.
My tummy is still slightly flabby, but considering I have done absolutely

Okay, I'm freaking out!!  Can you say, TERRIFIED!!  I haven't even cleaned
my room yet.  Good grief.  I HAVE to take a few days off to be able to do
this.
There is NO way I have the energy left AFTER work.  So, I have got to step

My OB told me that I may experience more pelvic pain and pressure in
the second and subsequent pregnancies. I didn't have any of that in my
first. Is this true? Is there a reason?
Thanks.

Has anyone took anti-depressants or anti-psychotis during pregnancy ?
What medication and dosage ?
I have a 10-20% chance of going thru it again and I am so afraid ...
I had a severe panic attack the 22nd and that is how I found out I

I don't have heartburn (yet!) I was wondering if I can take Tums for
calcium. Or is there any other calcium OTC supplement that's
good/better. I try to take prenatal vitamins everyday but I end up
forgetting 1/2 days of the week. I noticed that my nails are very

Well, my friend and former employer threw me a shower last night at her
cafe.  She went to so much effort and there were so many cute little details
and games and about 30 people who all had a great time.
I had a truckload of loot, and I went home and laid it all out on the bed in

I have a couple of questions for those of you who have been there -- I am 4
mos postpartum, and for context, I had a second degree tear just to the anus
and a cystocele (fallen bladder) that both my midwife and OB knew about but
didn't think it worth mentioning until I asked about ...

I've noticed a lot of BH contrax the last couple of days.. the
difference in the last couple of days is that I've been sitting in my
office chair at home more often. I'm wondering if that is contributing
or would I be having them anyway? This chair is not the most comfortable

Hi again folks,
I have some more thoughts that I want to share, because
it feels good to do so.  At the same time, I feel bad about
bringing everyone down...