Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / August 2004

im 25 weeks now and usually when me and my bofriend have sex i get an
ache in my side. i then tell him to just hurry up because i have a side
ache. should we stop having sex or what?
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I am curious about the cost for a 9 to 5 nanny to watch 1 toddler.  How much
for 2, for 3 etc.
I am in NJ.
what do you think?

Minor vent, I guess.
I'm about fifteen years older than my half sister, half brother, and
his wife. Both SIL and I are pregnant with our first children, but I'm
due a month and a half before her. I also live quite a distance away

Since I am very seriously considering a VBAC I have been reading up on
it and going to different websites for info. The stuff I have been
reading seems almost too optimistic. I read VBACs have a 85% success
rate and risk of rupture is less than 1%. Is this really true? I asked

I had insomnia pretty bad during my last few weeks of preg.  I would wake up
in the middle of the night and lay there totally wired not able to fall back
asleep.  It doesn't happen nearly as often now, but occasionally this still
happens to me.  Is it because my hormones are still ...

I greatly appreciate all your help and advice so far. I have a few
question about accidents connected with umbilical cord..
I am expecting my first baby in Oct/Nov(DD is Nov 1st). My mom had a
still birth before I was born- the baby had the cord around her neck.

We've told a few more family members about our pregnancy.  One of them lives
in Mexico.  When we told her she asked what we were going to do with our 3
cats.  "Why?  What do you mean?  Adam's scooping the box for me so that's
taken care of."  She said that having cats will give our ...

i know what it stands for but how exactly does it happen?
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Mary posted:
"For me, it was just finally the right time to go there!  I thought
about
having a child for many years  - in fact, we had almost decided not to

Just curious to see how long it took others to go into labour after the
baby's head engaged in second (or subsequent) pregnancies.
DD's head engaged at around 30 weeks but I was induced at 38 weeks (PIH) and
there was no signs of her coming earlier.  I'm told (and have read) that

Just looking for a little feedback on some names--questions, comments,
suggestions, criticism, etc.  I would really love to know the logic
behind your criticisms especially--seeing things from a different
viewpoint is very helpful!

Hey all :-)
Are there any major concerns about pregnancy and thyroid disorders ?
I know you should get thyroid levels checked, but do they need to be ASAP
and be done on a regular basis ?

I'm not sure if there is more than one Donna here but I'm referring to
the Donna who was due on July 26th...just realized that I haven't seen
any of her posts for several days now.  So Donna, if you're out and
haven't had your baby yet,  please report in!  And if you've had your

Grace Abigail was born via c-section on Friday 7/23/2004 at 5:41 pm. Weight
7 lbs 3 oz and length 19 in
External Version Follow-up + Birth Story :
We went into the hospital the morning of  7/23 for OB to attempt an external

So, we visited an anesthesiologist today.  It was interesting.  He was
very nice and answered all of my questions.  Unfortunately, if I choose
to go with an epidural, it will mean a transfer of care (although my
main midwife will stay with me - I just won't get the second midwife ...