Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / February 2005

Today is my sister's birthday, and I took the test this morning.  A
positive!!  So, I will have an October baby!!  I'm very excited!  My sister
and I will be within weeks of each other.  She is due around MY
birthday...LOL   (mid-September).

Throughout my pregnancy, the OB and perinatologist have been tracking my
son's development via ultrasound.  The ulstrasound done at 5 months revealed
that he had enlarged brain ventricles, and it was suspected that he either
had Down's Syndrome or hydrocephalus (we refused the ...

Catherine will be 10 weeks old tomorrow.  Yesterday she gratified us with
her first laughter while awake. She had been laughing in her sleep for a
while, but seeing her eyes open and sparkling was quite a treat.
She still sleeps through the night, between 8 to 10 hours every night ...

Ok, so I'm 33 weeks and am feeling really achy and tired.  I am really
tired but can't sleep because my back is bothering me.  I feel drug out
because I'm not getting much exercise but very much exertion brings on
the braxton hicks and makes my back even more sore.  I want to ...

Recent Births
1/27/05 Dagny birthed DS
1/27/05 Hillary- Lilah Deborah
2/03/05 Pip Abigail Rose

I wanted to thank the poster who recommended the Belly Belt once again.
It came yesterday (just in time, as the only pair of comfortable pants
I had was about ready to get up and walk down to the laundry itself!!).
I'm wearing my favorite jeans with the smallest band on the ...

My sister's baby improved yesterday, and the fits seemed to be resuced. He
was put back on the ventilator yesterday as a precaution when they changed
drugs, and they were hoping to take him off the ventilator today. However,
his breathing has worsened and they have had to up the ...

Why is it that babies pick the day you feel like your head is 5 seconds from
bursting to SCREAM the entire day.  I dont know what is wrong I gave tylenol
he is not hungry and the bit of mylanta I tried earlier did not help.. *sob*
I have the biggest headache that tylenol did ...

I'm reading books on infant curriculum/education program, and they're pretty
definite that babies need freedom of movement, tummy time, etc to develop
motor skills appropriately. They recommend no more than 1 hour a day where
the baby is  restricted, and list things like swings, ...

Just want to clarify that the post in that other thread was aimed at the
troll and not you.
Sorry if I caused you any offence.
Amanda

Hello! I am new to this group and was actually researching IUGR when I
saw all the posts about morning sickness and I thought I would share my
"secret" for "curing" it! Follow all of the customary advice such as
never having an empty stomach, eat smaller meals frequently, etc. but,

Hello I've been off the list for a while - ever since our nuchal
translucency scan - but everything is going well, touch wood, I was going to
post a piccy of '3D junior' but for some reason Clare didn't want to share
her insides with the entire world - can't think why *grin*. ...

I was wondering where I could buy the new fisher price high chair and
play yard with aquarium scenes on it. It ws in Baby Talk Magazine
Dec-Jan Issue. Has anyone seen these? I have the Ocean Wonders Bouncr
and Swing. The High Chair has fishes and a toy on top of the tray and

i'm getting married next week and i'm really happy but my partner and i
wanted to try for a baby after the wedding but they can't remove my iud. The
strings have gone awol and i have to go to a special doctor. i'm so upset. i
was expecting the removal to be straightforward and then ...

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