Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / November 2004

Well, the poor little guy has a bladder infection!  He's on his first
antibiotic.  :-(  Poor kid.  So now, along with an ultra sound for his
hip, he's going to get an ultra sound to see if anything is up with his
bladder and attachments, since it's rather odd for an infant this ...

I posted a few weeks back about the problems I was having with my Mirena IUD,
that I seemed to be allergic to it. After talking to an allergist and my gyn we
weighed my options and I decided to have it out. To deal with the
constant/irregular bleeding that was sure to follow (the ...

i was just reading all the posts - isnt it funny that some people hate one
name and others love it.  we are all poles apart arent we?
good i guess, or we would all have kids called, i dont know, Jack and
Sarah....

Hey, I have a question:  Is it your experience that after giving
birth, your periods are heavier than they were before?
I ask because I am having my first period following the birth of my
daughter.  It was "forced" by birth control pills (which I stopped

Good news!
The contractions I *thought* I'd been having over the past week are indeed
contractions, not just Braxton-Hicks. They have been acting up on my cervix,
which has thinned and softened - no dilatation as of yesterday, though.

Anyone know the reason babies grow to the size they do in utero? If the
baby's size at birth has nothing to do with the size they will be as an
adult and nothing to do (apparently) with the size of the parents, or
their size at birth, then what determines size? Whew, that's quite a

I have to make that decision, and frankly, I am not certain what to do.
While our healthcare minister recommends lowering down the administration of
antibiotics, it is still law to rub every newborn's eyes with an antibiotic
cream.  I am given the option to refuse, if I sign an ...

My BP was all in the 150s on top this time, highest 159, lowest 150.  The
bottom number was 90 one time, the 80s the other three.  Of course, I was
actively shopping (l just spent $400--ACK!!) trying to stock up on things the
helpless people in my house can cook for themselves.  Yes ...

I'm really starting to feel pain on the lower left side of my abdomen-I KNOW
that HELLP pain is upper right quadrant, or more generalized, so I'm not too
worried about this being HELLP again, but I don't know what it is, and it
bothers me. It's to the point that it really hurts if ...

I had my fourth m/c last thursday, to the day exactly a year after my
first. It was painful, and I'm still very tired, but I'm also very glad
my body coped by itself and I didn't need a D&C. It feels good it is over
now and I can move on with my life. We'll probably jump onto the ...

At what age is is safe to use the Baby Bjorn front carrier?  DD is 2 weeks and
9 pounds 7 ounces as of yesterday.  I used the Bjorn with DS2, but not until
later on.  DD is wanting to be held a lot, which I don't mind.  But, it would
come in handy if I could use the Bjorn.  So, what ...

Part 1
October 27, 2004
Okay, seeing as Addie turns one month old today (4 weeks exactly), I figured
I'd better get her birth/adoption story down before my self-inflicted

...in the front seat of my freind's Jeep Cherokee in front of the hospital!
Yes, that's right.
She was 8lbs. 3oz and born sometime around 7:00 on Friday 10/29.
Let's just say that I'm living proof that a first babies experience has

One more week...One more week...One more week...ok so realistically it could
be sooner because of my age (thanks to all the doctors who've reminded me of
this over and over) and it could be later because it's been 21yrs since I've
given birth, but here's hoping age wins!  I could ...

Does anyone here know of a place to ask about pumping.. increasing supply
and general suport?  I unsubed from MKB because while I am going to continue
to try to get Xavier latched on I KNOW I can pump. I wanted to see if there
would be a group not as devoted to get Xavier latched ...