Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / March 2005

hi,  I'm wondering what I can expect (I lent TCOYF to a friend, doh!)
after a loss at just after 12w? It occurred naturally at home (ie no
D&C).  I seem to have as much lochia as I did after a term pregnancy.
That was unexpected, any comments or experiences there?  

OK.  I've obviiously been reading too much.  Here is
the preterm labor quiz:  Without knowing anything about
the condition of the pregnant what is the most
effective treatment to reduce the incidence?  

Hey guys...
I know I KNOW it's early to get all worried about breech... heck, I'm 29
weeks on wednesday, but bubs had been transverse/breech for the last 3
weeks.  I tried some funny positions yesterday/lastnight and at this

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/24/perchlorate_in_milk/
"US research has found that perchlorate - a chemical used in rocket
fuel and though to be linked to metabolic disruption in adults and
mental retardation in children - is widely present in breast and cow's

We were taking a ferry on the weekend and I was in the kids' play area
with ds. A 4yo girl was dominating the play area, and had ds completely
in thrall (he was following her around, doing anything she told him
too, trying to steal kisses . . . )

My water just broke....will let you know how things go. No contractions yet
though, I hope they start soon so I can have my home birth!

You know, both Clare and I have some stressful times at work - who doesn't I
here the group cry in unison - and there are time when I in particular lose
discernment between what is important personally and what is important
professionally. Clare seems to be able to make this ...

what snacks do/did you like in early pregnancy during all the nausea? all my
pre-pregnancy favourites either have listeria issues or make me feel queasy
or require too much cooking.
i need some suggestions please!

So, my husband and I were cracking each other up last night thinking of
songs that we could put on a CD to inspire me during labor.  The best
one we came up with was "Push It" by Salt 'n' Peppa (or however that's
spelled).

"If your baby does not fall asleep on their backs you HAVE to put them that
way anyway because you are the mom and they have to learn to sleep that
way."
The conversation ended with me saying "Xavier is fine on his tummy and I am

My sister who just turned 40 is 25 weeks pregnant with her first child. So
far everything is going well healthwise. None of her close friends have
children nor do her siblings. So I decided to get some help from some
"experts".

Ok, it was mentioned in another post, and I have to ask...  Is there
any way to get out of the glucose tolerance test?  I had one once when
I wasn't pregnant, and I've never been sicker or more uncomfortable.  I
can't imagine fasting for 12 hours now - much less when I'm 28 or 30

For some reason in the middle of the night I was thinking about the reasons
one might need to schedule a c-section, most specifically was trying to
think of those that could still apply to me, but it was a more general
musing as well, here's what I came up with

I've laid out all our baby stuff on the bed - I'm organizing it, or
attempting to. It's kind of a loony selection. The Li'l Critter has
eight 0-3mos-sized nightgowns, and none any larger. She has eight
hooded towels - most of them hand-me-downs, but still surely an

The National Center for Health Statistics has released the 2003 data
for the NHDS. It shows that the 2003 circumcision rate was at a new 50
year low of 55.9%, a 4.2% drop over 2002. This is the biggest year over
year drop in almost 10 years.