Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / December 2004

I found out recently that Im pregnant. Not due until the end of July.
I am at 8 weeks now, wondering when I will start looking at maternity
wear.  I am 35 years old, and excited as all get out.  Had my 1st ob
appt last week, but could only see a heartbeat, not hear one.  When I

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Thank you! :)
Lucy

The lower part of my bump (between my navel and the external c-section scar)
is itchy, puffy, and very easily irritated-according to my husband, it's a
bit red, but not really bumpy (I haven't been able to see that part of me
for awhile now). I have some itching on the upper half, ...

my baby has skin that looks like its peeling. its on the cracks of his
fingers and toes and a little on his face. do you know of any good
lotion or something to put on it that may get rid of it?
also here is a little page i made with some pictures of my little man if

Anyone have one at 13 weeks and have the tech accurately tell you the
gender???  My OB said the guy that will be doing mine today is very skilled
and has called it a few times... I don't want to get my hopes up but the
wait to find out the gender KILLS me!!

Xavier was 11 lbs 15 oz today at WIC.. He is 22 1/2 inches long OH MY WORD..
lol he has gained 3 lbs already.  Bonnie did not weigh this much until she
was 12 weeks!
Tori

Hello there...
For those who don't know, I have *severe* Post Natal Depression
(called  Postpartum Depression in the US).  Since my illness, I have
made it my mission to help inform people about the illness (in some

I'm looking for Prenatal exercise classes in Atlanta.  I only moved
here from Britain two months ago, and due to my husband's super-sperm
(with bc), I seem to be pregnant for my first time! :D
I don't know many people over here and would love to meet other pg

my hips have been niggling since the start of this pregnancy, but yesterday,
my left hip, which is usually the better one was excrutiating, I got almost
no sleep last night and this morning decided to speak to a doctor, I spoke
to a very nice doctor and we decided for various ...

Hi does anyone where I can buy Milupa baby food in the USA? Or online?
We tried giving Sina the gerber rice cereal & she rejected it. We tried
it too & it is disgusting! Both my husband & I are Milupa babies & we do
recall loving its flavor.

My wife is 12 weeks pregnant and I just have seen in a book about how they
can take the stem cells out of the Um.cord at birth tobe used in research or
practical
reasons.Who has done this? Is it too much trouble?

is there a correlation with the size of the baby and the length of the
labour, I'm thinking stage 1, rather than stage 2 as I guess the correlation
in pushing is a bit clearer
I ask because often people say "gosh that was quick for such a big baby" or

(With many thanks to Mary S., original author!)
How are you feeling this month, three-monthers?  You're almost out of
the first trimester (depending on how you count) -- still feeling sick
and tired, or are you starting to pick up?  Do you look pregnant?  Heard

(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

Pretty well confirmed that my rib is cracked. The other bad news is that I'm
a freak of nature and need a variant of codeine that took 4 pharmacies to
actually find an in-date bottle. They say they send out a scrip for it about
once a year, if that, it's so uncommon.