Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / May 2004

yesterday, with my husband in tow.. it was ok. It's a birth/family center
located right at the hospital. They have very tight security it seems--
which is GREAT! They don't allow people to carry newborns in the halls, they
must be pushed in the bassinetts and they have electronic ...

contrcting for the last 4 hours. midwife says i'm in the latent stage.  it
hurts already. but it looks like i'll be in time for mothers day on sun.
yay me
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Martie and Gareth announce the birth of their twins.
5/03/2004
Just in time for Mother's Day, Martie and her hubby Gareth are overjoyed to
announce the birth of their twin girls.

I had a classical C-section with my first pregnancy, and I'm noticing quite
a bit of pain now, even early in the 2nd pregnancy. My OB says that it will
hurt some as the scar stretches, but I'm seriously wondering what this is
going to be like later in pregnancy if I can already feel ...

Why does it seem so much harder to keep this pregnancy a secret?!  Last
time, we held out till I was 13 weeks.  This time, I think half the world
knows!  Today at coffee group we were talking about getting pregnant, as 2
of the other ladies are.  Someone asked me when we were ...

Ehrlich's infant son recovering from surgery
The infant son of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and Kendel S. Ehrlich is
expected to be released from a Baltimore hospital today after
undergoing emergency surgery for a fairly common stomach condition on

I have this vague idea for a bumper sticker that says something like:
Midwives: Better, Safer, Cheaper, Nicer
But the adjectives are wrong.  I definitely want something that says
midwifery care is less expensive, because to whomever pays the

So I had my first OB visit today.  It turned out that it was with a
different OB from the one I thought it would be but overall I did like her.
She explained pre-eclampsia (which I do have) as well as what the 'plan' is
for me.  It was quite different from my MWs who've learnt to ...

  i am 12w6d and for the past three days have been having stomach cramps.
i have no signs of bleeding and the cramps seem to be more like a stomach
ailment.  I'm having alot of gas and some diarrea.  when i eat it seems to
ease.

For this baby to come out! And I am just now starting week 38. So I am happy
for her to cook as long as she needs to but I am ready!!
I feel so yucky, and have all weekend. Little aches and pains, joints
hurting, big stomach etc. Nausea etc. But there are no signs of labor being

I'm quite confused about infant formula. Is any infant milk formula safe for
baby? Any recommendation? My baby boy only 1 month old, i'm thinking to give
him milk formula, but I'm still not sure. Thanks for your advice.

I haven't been here for two years now and my second baby was two in
February.  I have found myself wanting another baby for quite a while
now and I have been trying to talk myself out of it.  I now realize
that all my reasons for not having another baby are a pile of crap and

well, I'm still 4cm dialated and 90% effaced though I'll know if I've
progressed more on Wednesday after my OB appointment.  This baby is
being so darned stubborn and obstinant.  I've been very suprised at just
how bad feeling the last week has been.  During my 36 and 37 week I ...

Ugh! For about a week now I constantly feel like I have an upset, crampy
stomach. I have been throwing up again and not able to eat much, and get
nauseous a lot. (I am about at week 34). But what's worse, is my stomach
hurts. Some part of it is BH contractions we have figure out, ...

Our 1 mo. old has developed alot of acne.  It's mostly concentrated on the
right side of her face, head, and neck.  There is some scattered on her left
side.  I thought at first that it was her clothes detergent but then thought
she would have acne all over.  Someone suggested to me ...