Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / May 2004

The normal range of heartbeat for a baby in utero is 120-160 bpm. Has
anyone heard anything about sex being determined by boys being on the
low/slower end ot this scale and girls higher/faster? I went to my
doctor today and he said "Just guessing, but I think you're having a

My cousin's wife just had her second baby a couple of months ago.  She
had gone through her pregnacy wondering if there was a chance for a
successful VBAC.  She had had a bad experience with her first C/S -
she'd reacted to the drugs that went into her spinal and broken out in

For boys : Sean, Jack, Adam, Conor, James
For girls: Emma, Sarah, Aoife, Ciara, Katie
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Happy Birthday, Mary W.!
I hope you have a wonderful day!  :-)

I'm just *confused*. I'm hoping someone can help me out a little.
I posted last week, scared I was having a m/c. (Thank, you, BTW to all of
you who replied) That doesn't seem to be the case according to my midwife.
Now, I'm still spotting brown (old blood) and wen't back to see my ...

Years ago I kept a record and memory book for my son and now that he's
a dad he's really enjoyed comparing notes of his childhood with that
of his 1st child. His book stayed together much better than others I
have seen as it was a nice hardback with good quality paper used for

I would just like to introduce myself.  My name is Jami and im 26.5 weeks
pregnant (due August 21). I also have an almost 3 yearold.

It was frightening, stepping up onto the pavement from the road and somehow
tripped, luckily my knee's hit the ground first then I did this weird roll
over my huge belly until my arms finally reached the ground, people came to
help but I was in shock, only now I can imagine what a ...

Just got back from the doctor (14 week check up). I asked him about the size
of my uterus, as I feel really big, and he said if he didn't know any
better, he'd say I was 16 weeks along! We have ruled out twins, so it's not
that. Has anyone else had this situation? Did you stay ...

I'm mostly a lurker, but there is such a wealth of knowledge here and
I'm hoping that you all can chime in with your experiences.  I'm 36
weeks pregnant (expecting a girl) right now and we're hoping to come
to a decision soon.  =)

Day    March    April
1    36.7    36.50
2    36.6    36.50
3    36.5    36.50

I'm hoping someone here can give me some tips on relaxation, stress relief
etc yoga, time consuming activities, something?
I've been miserable since a month or so after moving into the house we
bought, which is around when I got pregnant. I'm not normally so "glass half

Ok, I'm on TTC #1.  I've had cramps for over 2 days and today AF is
due.  Today I feel nothing.  Doesn't feel Iike I'm going to see AF in
the near future.  Very strange.  I'm going to give it until Saturday
before I test since this is my first month off the pill and I could be

So here I was on after midnight on Friday  watching Junior with Arnold
Schwarzenegger, getting a kick out DH commenting on just *how* would a man
with no uterus have contractions and I noticed that I was have some pretty
strong BHs.  After a few pretty close together I really took ...

Hey all...
Apparently, I am not receiving all the messages.  I checked in google
groups, and there are answers to some of the things I posted.
So, if you asked me a question and I didn't answer, it isn't because I