Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / May 2004

My grandmother thinks she has shingles, can't get in to see her DR until
tomorrow but has had the rash for ages but now it's worse and blistery and
on her back so she says....My mother cannot remember if I had chicken pox as
a child I had it or german measles but only got 1 or 2 ...

I think it might be a cat hair, or something ? :(
His eye doesn't appear to be irritated, but I know how much i hate it
when I get a hair in my eye.
Obviously, with his quirky, unpredictable moves ( you can't ask a baby

Sorry, I forgot to add the pic links to my last post.  DH and I are
dealing with a serious lack of sleep here already, hehe.  Here they are
for all those interested.  Pic 1 was taken just after birth and pic 2
with DH holding Quinn was taken 7 hours later.  Enjoy!

beta hcg 8.1?  Whoever heard of anything that low?
No symptoms yet, just brown spotting, so took one of the ultra-sensitive
pregnancy tests on second day of brown spotting; faint line even DH could
see; went to the lab a few hours later.  Monday will tell.  Actually with

I thought I would introduce myself since I think I'll be hanging around
here for a while!  I guess I can consider myself a TTCer.  I am sooooo
excited.   I'm in my 2 week waiting period and it is driving me CRAZY!!
This seems like a great newsgroup and I'm really looking forward ...

Am I correct in noticing that Jill hasn't posted since May 7th???  Do
you think it's possible that her babe has arrived (don't think she's
due for a week or so)??  If so, wishing her all the very best and if
not, wishing that it happens quickly and easily!

BlankHi Ladies,
Anyone experienced terrible backaches in their last trimester and
how did you go around it?
My due date May 17th and I am wondering are the pains an onset

How are you feeling, seven-monthers?  Enjoying your beautiful belly?
Any braxton hicks?  Aches and pains, or are you carrying on with life as
usual?  Everything lined up for the birth, maternity leave, found a
doula, taken a breastfeeding class, toured the birth center/hospital,

Wow, this is one thing I won't miss about being pregnant, but...do people
still do this with babies and toddlers?? LOL.
For example, my 18 week ultrasound showed a girl and we have planned
accordingly. The u/s tech says she never reveals the sex unless she is sure

I need advice - the medics don't have a clue!!
For the last few weeks I have had a terrible time trying to get my 3
month old son to bottle feed (bottle fed fine from birth). After
taking the initial lot of formula, which could be anywhere between 1

I am doing a design project on diaper bags at school, and I would love
to know wha you bring with you when you are out with your child(ren)!
- what kind of bag do you use?
- what items do you carry for yourself?

For an article for Glamour magazine's pregnancy page, I am looking for a
pregnant woman in the U.S. who has had strangers touch her pregnant belly. What
did you think/feel when they did that?
Also, has anyone had a person comment, "You're so big!" or "so small!"?

I apologize in advance if this has already been asked.  I was looking
through past posts though and couldn't quite find the answer I was
looking for.
Anyway, I am just planning a pregnancy now and am charting my cervial

Okay, I want to make it clear I told my friends I did not care if I had a
baby shower or not.  I don't need equipment or stuff, we don't know the
gender for people to go nuts with pink or blue, but I'm probably the last of
our crowd to have a baby (everyone has 2 and are done) so ...

Hi guys I guess the labour vibes worked for me! I now have a bouncing baby
boy who was born on Saturday morning at 10.13am!!!! The most amazing
experience I've ever had and I am so over the moon still that I didn't have
to have a c-section!