Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / July 2004

Ack. Rachel has been good (and is still a wonderful baby!) but this week,
she has been having crying spells like crazy, when I KNOW she is not hungry
or wet/dirty. What can this be? She does not seem to have gas and isn't even
spitting up as much. This time, it started Monday when ...

OMG. Rachel had 3 shots today, and her wailing and piercing shrieks brought
me to tears. They only lasted ....20 seconds....but it almost broke my
heart. She gets real, and fat, tears now when she is crying hard. She
stopped crying as soon as she was bandaged up and I did the usual- ...

My OB's best guess as to what happened last time around
was that the placenta was just in a "bad spot", i.e., that
things were bad from the start.  So, as I start thinking
about TTC, I'm wondering what all I should be doing to

can someone please point me to some good web pages that will help me
know what sort of infant car seats will fit into my particular
year/make of vehicle?  thanks!!!

I need to pick a pediatrician soon - baby is due in 4 weeks!  I am
wondering if there are any questions in particular that I should ask
when choosing a ped.  How did others choose their pediatricians?
-kim

Thanks for all your help and advice about car seats. Last weekend we
went to look for carseats at Target and liked the Evenflo and Graco
travel systems very suitable to our specifications. I am expecting my
first baby in Nov.  Could anyone please tell me which one is better

I am due October 5th with my fourth child -
It's a Girl !
With my first three pregnancies, I had rather moderate pain in my right
hip...Sciatic nerve pain I was told ....

My wife and I are about to register for our baby shower and are trying
to pick out stores.  Where have you all had the best of luck?  One of
my frinds works at Target and he says they have a baby section in the
store.  Has anyone had any good/bad experiences with Target?

OK, I might ramble a bit here, as I'm a little rattled...
I'm due in a little less than 2 weeks. The baby seems to have gradually
descended over the last couple weeks, and I've felt more pressure and some
pain in my groin, as well as my back. For the last few weeks my B-H contrax

I recently gave birth to my daugther after a 36 hour labour and I have
some questions about what I went through and why certain things
happened - I hope someone can advise me or relate to this experience.
Basically, I wanted it to be a drug/medical intervention free home

I went in to see my CNW today because I'm having symptoms which to me scream
UTI (and, given that I seem doomed to get 1-2 of these things a year, I'm
pretty familiar with them). I did start really pushing the fluids and
cranberries when I started feeling it yesterday. Anyway, she ...

Just for fun, I thought I would measure around my belly to see if I am really
as big as I have been thinking.  Anyone else brave enough to do the same and
post the results? :-)
I am due November 2, and my stomach around my waist in back and navel in front

For Lily, not me.  I'm so on the fence about it, but I know the earlier I do
it, the better off we'll all be (because she won't be old enough to know to
pull at her ears, etc.)
Our pediatrician gave us the ok and I found another pediatrician's office

I'm 34 weeks along, and this is my second pregnancy.  The baby does this
shuttering thing, it's weird... it's almost like a heartbeat... but it's not
mine (faster) and probably too slow to be hers.  It's definatly faster than
hiccups and feels different.. it's very rythmic...  ...

Okay, this is quite upsetting when it happens.  Since Michael was about 3-4
weeks old, he has occasionally awakened with a heartbreaking, wrenching,
howling cry, as though something horrible has been done to him.  It's very
emotional, and takes some doing to calm him down.  He has ...