Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / October 2004

That's what my BP was tonight at the Kroger where I went to check it upon the
advice of the experts here. :-)
Then I waited a couple of minutes and took it again, three more times:  147/83,
145/83, 144/80.  That's about what it's been at the doctor's for the last

I strained a ligament, or my uterus, or a muscle, or all of them, during my
sleep last night. It happened while I was turning around on my other side
(from right to left), without supporting my huge belly...
Right now, I can only turn on my back from my right side if I support my

Hi Leslie,
Do you feel any better this morning? Here's hoping!
Hugs,
Rebecca

Ericka, Elfanie, anyone else with sources/thoughts on this?  When is
the most optimal time to have the PKU test done on a newborn?  I know
it needs to be done after a certain amount of time so that the newborn
has had something in his/her system, but how about *optimal?*  Our

When was the last time we've seen her post? I'm hoping Xander decided to
make his appearance. Was she being induced today if nothing had happened?
JennP. (4 days past date herself)

All right, it could *really* be anytime soon!  And since I have been having
"evening contractions" in the past few days, it means that labour has in
fact already started, albeit very slowly. To my midwife, there is no *false*
labour: every part of it is real, including the early ...

all the sudden my 20 week old won't nap AT ALL unless he is being nursed
then held. then he sleeps just fine. if i put him down while he is still
drowsy or sleeping he instantly wakes upa nd will not go back to sleep. i
never held him to sleep before, he'd always go right to sleep ...

I think I had some of this early on last time, but definitely not this much,
my problem is now I can't actually stand up for more than about 30 seconds,
sitting upright about 5 minutes, I'm now semi lieing, but I don't think this
will last much longer, I'll have to go and lie ...

Late on in my first pregnancy I suffered with unstable hips, often when I
would stand up I could one would not settle correctly and couldn't support
my weight, it was infrequent and by the time I could mention it to anyone it
was the week of the birth. This time a similar ...

It's still the 26th here so wanted to say that I hope you have had a
very happy birthday!  It's easy for me to remember yours as DD#2's
birthday is tomorrow!...but I almost forgot both birthdays  because we
celebrated DD#2's last weeekend...tomorrow morning DH and I will phone

(With many thanks to Mary S., original author!)
How are you feeling, seven-monthers?  Enjoying your beautiful belly?
Any braxton hicks?  Aches and pains, or are you carrying on with life as
usual?  Everything lined up for the birth, maternity leave, found a

Well, after all the insurance fuss, (with the result that my BP was higher
yesterday than it had been since Monday), my perinatologist felt that it was
about as well to go ahead and let me rest at home-although if it goes up
much at all, I'm back in again (and then, it's likely that ...

http://www.queenofwands.net/d/20041029.html
I can *so* relate.
Jenrose <--who is going as a scary pregnant woman. Oh hell. Let's not kid
each other. I'm not going anywhere. I probably won't even answer the door.

Hi, we decided we want to donate (not bank) our cord blood.  Problem is that
I've called a coupla local places and nobody's called back, and our OB,
though he supports the idea of donating it, doesn't know who takes it as a
donation.  Does anyone know of anyone in the Houston ...

My BP went through the roof very suddenly Friday night-I was on the computer
and got hit with a sudden headache, visual signs etc-took my BP at home at
it was 134/113-so I called my practice and they told me to get in to L&D now
so I could be monitored. The BP dropped over then next ...