Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / October 2004

I was wondering if anyone has had experience with a pounding heart and
rapid heart rate during pregnancy.
I'm 31, was relatively healthy before pregnancy (average weight, ran
3-4x/week) with treated hypothyroidism.  Before pregnancy, my pulse

We invited a lady at church to wittness the birth of our baby and she will
be part of my suport team.  I was thinking I would like to get her a gift
but am not sure what would be appropriate.  She, and her husband, are also
going  to be Xaviers God Parents.  so what do you think?  A ...

i washed all the baby clothes today and put them away. i also set up
crib. i still have about 6 weeks but i couldnt help myself and i wanted
to get it done and over with.
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I thought some of you might lilke to know what happened with my stepssiter, the
one who had the blood clot and/or stroke on the airplane while 6 months
pregnant.
They took her baby via section a few weeks early; that was a little over a week

My wife's work in the environmental field ended up putting her in the
situation where she was exposed to gasoline vapors for two weeks during
the first month of her pregnancy.
How will this affect the baby's health?  Are there any women who have

Well, I woke up with my first labor pain at about 7:40 a.m., wondering
the eternal question:  "Is this it?"  I was four days past my due date
and scheduled for an induction the next morning.  I figured I was
probably just having trouble digesting my husband's extra-spicy

I had a big scare and trip to the hospital Tuesday night.  Tuesday
afternoon, I started feeling some cramping.  It didn't go away after
lying down and drinking lots of water, so I called my OB and was told
to go to the hospital.   The nurses put the monitor on me and saw some

does anyone have any statistics about side effects of epidurals, I'm more
interested in the longer term side effects rather than whether delivery was
assisted or the perineum was intact. In particular though there was no
visible bruise, I felt bruised around the insertion site for ...

my 15 week old is still waking up most nights. he has done several nights in
which he will sleep about7- 8 hours before waking to eat and then back to
sleep again. if he doesn't do that, it is usually one middle of the night
feeding. lately though he has been waking at least twice ...

nak, oht
we're having a wonderful babymoon.  :)  baby e. is 10 days old and a
dream, very content and such a sweet snuggly milky-scented little thing.
I got a sleeper this time!  at her one-week pediatrician visit, she was

OK. This is very very silly.
A while ago, I dreamt I gave birth on Nov. 17 (my EDD is Nov. 20).
I don't believe in "premonitions", but hey, if I ever give birth on the
17th, I want everyone to know that "I dreamt it"...

Your website is beautiful.  It is courageous of  you to share such a tender
time.
Warmly,
Kelly

Last night I woke up suddenly, my uterus fully contracted and in unexpected
pain. I'm used to the Braxton-Hicks, but this was entirely different.
The stiffy feeling stayed for a few minutes (I didn't think to check), along
with the pain. I really had to try to think and relax in ...

Here's where it stands. I'm scheduled to do the AFP next Monday. But, we
already did a nuchal fold scan and passed with flying colors (my odds were
10x better than for the average for my age). If the AFP came back with bad
results, I'd do an amnio and we would terminate the ...

I don't normally try to bring someone back once they have decided to leave,
but in this case, I really miss your posts!!!!
Don't let a couple people's opinions have so much control over you.  Just
try to hear their message (or block them) and keep on going.