Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / May 2004

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Helen Hunt (news) has given birth to a
daughter in Beverly Hills, her publicist said on Friday.
The baby, named MaKena lei Gordon Carnahan, was born on May 13 and is
the first child for Hunt and director Matthew Carnahan. The couple

So... are you in labor?
Enquiring minds want to know.  :)
Donna

Victor Paul Lavergne
Born May 16th 3:16 pm
7lbs 14ozs 22inches
Condensed birth story:

When interviewing doctors or midwives, what questions should you ask
in order to choose the right one?
Here are my questions:
What is your C-section rate?

I'm breastfeeding and just wanted to post about this to share my experience.
I always heard/read formula supplementation= no-no, especially in newborns
where b/f is going ok. I think it seems to me it's best to stick either with
formula, or b/f exclusively. A lot that happened t me ...

Who has a birthday in June?

I am new to this group and have a question that I'm confused about and hope
someone here will be able to answer it.
Before I begin, here's a brief outline of my dilemma ........ me and my
husband have been trying for a baby for the past year without any joy, so 3

16 Year-Old Jeff Bond Gets Mother Pregnet What Do Uall Think Of That.

I *think* it's bloody show...brown-tinged mucous, turning up slowly and
irregularly since this morning.  A little bit of thick, dark red stuff,
although it also seems to be mixed with mucous - but red always makes me
a wee bit nervous!

I know everyone goes through this at some point but I must say it came as a
bit of a shock today. I guess I got bigger during my long weekend, because
today at work I heard from nearly every person who saw me something along
the lines of:

Mom has previously delivered 6 health children naturally.  When told she shoud
have a C section for the 7th, she left the hospital, when hospital informed her
they would seek legal custody of fetus.
http://www.sltribune.com/2004/may/05202004/nation_w/168222.asp

Whew. My cat has ended up doing ok around the baby. (If you remember I was
worried because my cat is persnickety and hissy and only likes my husband,
and me...)....we can't let the cat around the baby but it's not a big
stressful deal. We just keep the bedroom door shut if the baby ...

maybe this is normal with a vaginal birth OR a c-sec, but I had Chloe on
Sunday and my ankles and feet and even legs at the bottom are still
swelled.....when I prop them it helps a little, but I didnt have any
swelling the whole pregnancy......anyone else have this?

I have a question.  DH and I are getting ready to leave on a vacation
to Jamaica this weekend.  We're going with several friends to an
all-inclusive place.  I know that I won't be taking advantage of the
included alcohol, horseback riding, or scuba diving, but what about

 I told my special group students-my choir and band classes-
 that I would not be coming back next year, and why (that I'm pregnant and
my doctors don't think I should work during the last half of pregnancy,
which will start about the time fall classes begin).