Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / December 2004

Ok Ladies I need your help. My sister just called and wanted to know
what the mucous plug looks like. I don't remember having one but
supposebly you lose it not long before you give birth. Can anyone tell
me what this is and what it looks like? She is thinking maybe she lost

im not sure if i read that you shouldnt do this or not. is it ok to let
the baby sleep with a pacifier in his mouth. last night that was the
only way he would go to sleep.
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real quick update on me...
I'm 16.5 weeks now...and doing great.  Baby squirms and tickles have
become baby kicks and thumps.  I've only felt it on the outside a
couple of times so far, however.

I would like to attend my SIL's funeral, which will be held 1 1/2 hours
flight away (I refuse to drive).  I will be 38 weeks, and the baby is well
and truly engaged - and has been for some time.  I am having stronger BH's
than a week ago, but that is to be expected.  But I feel ...

Allison's official 24 hour after birth picture is online at
www.thatsmybaby.net
The code is 076 31435

I found out in November that I was pregnant after getting it checked from my
doctor.  But the only problem is that I am not sure when my last period was.
It's surprising for me as well but don't even have a slight idea.  Is there
anyone who can help in assessing how far I am into my ...

My OB really thinks it's important for me to do the one hour GTT so here's
what I'm thinking of doing:
1. Take the one hour test. If I fail, I'm going to refuse the three hour
(logistically I just can't face it and I can't easily find child care for E

Her blood pressure is fine, protien levels in urine tests are fine, she gets
these even just sitting around, she doesn't have to get up or sit to have
them occur.
It started around the same time her ankles/calves started swelling.  OBGYN

This baby stuff is overwhelming!  I have a new found respect for mine and
all others parents... :-)    I think we'll be reconsidering our "4 kids"
plan ;-)
We were looking at buying a breastpump, have a few brochures that we got at

Hello there...
I have a bassinet (suitable for a baby for 0-4 months) that I am
giving away for free because I don't have a need for it anymore.  I
think I may have some linen to go with it.  I know that I do have the

I was hoping you all could offer me some advice on the usefulness of
repeated ultrasounds.  I had an ultrasound around 20 weeks which revealed
that one of the ventricles in my baby's brain is larger than the other.  The
OB sent me to a specialty clinic that has more sensitive ...

We're tracking diaper counts right now, and I've noticed that compared to
the first few days, while Allison is wet about every time I feed her, the
diapers really aren't all that wet. So, do those count as "Wet" diapers,
even though they aren't the soaking ones she had earlier, or ...

my stomach seems to have vanished, I can hardly eat half a meal, let alone a
full one, I'm only 14 weeks so it's not as if the baby can be squishing it,
I'm not eating double the number of meals though and despite no nausea and
vomiting I've lost weight, not much, I'm now 59kg ...

I'm not actually TTC quite yet, and I'm not pregnant.  But my
surro-daughter is now about 7 mos old (and up to 20.5 lbs, she's
growing beautifully!), my DS is nearly three, and I've decided to
embark on my 2nd surrogacy journey.  It's kind of funny -- about six

Nice to see a few familiar faces.  I hung around here during my first
pregnancy, and it's great to be back!  I'm about 15 weeks along at the moment.
Having my first baby became extra exciting a few minutes after DS's birth,
when I had a seizure -- eclampsia -- with the only ...