Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / November 2004

Ok I have Xavier on Simalac with DHA/ARA for the most part but I am using up
some Good Start Samples I recieved with DHA/ARA.  He seems constipated on
the Simalac but does ok on the Good Start.. By constipated i mean poops that
are the consistancy of silly putty/ clay with ...

How can one see on an echo whether it is a boy or a girl?
Is it possible to see the scrotum of a boy on an echo or otherwise.......
we're dying to find out and a google didn't do the job.
Thanks in advance,

I'm only 6 weeks pregnant, and already have a concern. Today I started
feeling very light-headed, so I went and took my blood pressure (we have a
machine at work). It read 90/56.
Isn't it more common to have high blood pressure during pregnancy? Has

I am having vivid ones just like when I was pregnant, weird ones....
I have been having the same type of dream VERY frequently about a male
friend from my past who I haven't even SEEN since 1997. We were very good
friends for a few years in my late teens/early 20's. We never dated ...

My news reading is such that I can LOCK threads that I"ve read so that
they don't get too old or disappear or anything....
I just wanted to share something that makes me just LOVE MKP....by
sharing what threads I have locked and saved..

I use to suffer a lot as a child with nose bleeds, but since having my adenoids removed at 10 I've been fine, till this week...........Does anyone know if it has any connection to PG?

(With many thanks to Mary S., original author!)
Halfway there!  How's everyone doing?  Making the switch into "wow, I
really look pregnant now" or have you been there for a while?  Kicks and
tumbles?  Dealing with the glucose test, a possible amnio, results from

Does anyone know if it is safe to travel to Mexico (Cancun) at 31 weeks
pregnant?  I plan on asking my OB at my next appointment, but I wondered if
anyone had any thoughts ahead of time.  I think there are vaccines involved,
the safety of which seems to be unknown, as far as I ...

I find it amazing that things differ from one PG to another. My first 3 I sailed through, no sickness, no nausea, just a little heartburn a bit of constipation with DS.
However this PG, now 14 weeks 5 days, I've had everything going !!
Sore boobs
Heartburn

When does an OB/midwife generally start checking to see if you are
making progress, ie effacing or dilating? I don't remember when they
started checking last time but I just had my 37 week appt. and they
didn't check my cervix. Just wondering.......

Glucose present in urine- +1
Blood Pressure 140/90 - High
Monitor can't detect heartbeat - Scan last week showed very healthy heartbeat and I can feel movement.
Are these tests supposed to ease our minds about our PG or just set to worry us ?

(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

seeing that I have one child already who hasn't been on a bottle now
for about a month I have a few questions
1. Has anyone used Dr. Brown bottles and how are they?
2. Did you have a heard time with your first child after the second

Hi, all.  Anyone with experiences of bleeding in very early pregnancy to
share?
I have been having light but red bleeding for 7 days already.  Have seen the
doctor who established it as being at 5 weeks, and the encouraging thing was

at 4 pm (eastern time) live on court tv...
Christine..
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