Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / May 2005

We have a couple camping trips planned for this spring and summer...
One is coming up in just under 2 weeks, which will bring me up to just over
30 weeks along.  Right now, I feel up to it.  It's only about a 2-3 hour
drive away, and the ONLY reason I am considering going is ...

I'm wondering how important getting the gestational diabetes screen done is.
I've been running into major problems with it, since the latest clinic that
does these tests is open until 23:00.  The soonest I seem to be able to make
it is at 22:00, and that doesn't make them happy.  ...

I'm very excited because it has taken me quite a while to get pregnant
and I have had one loss.  I am finally starting to get some energy back
and am enjoying this :) I can't believe I made it through the first 3
months with my sanity in tact!

The good stuff:
77.40 kg
120/70 BP
40cm fundal height

I'm torn between the idea of whether or not to invite my cousin/closest
friend to join my husband and I for labour and delivery. On one hand, she's
very supportive and nurturing (though naive about the whole labour thing,
ex: thought it would only hurt during pushing!) and she'd ...

this is very very odd for me, I am just not the nesting type, I never really
did it with Nathanael, now it seems incredibly important that I have exactly
what I need all ready and that everything is just so, it is fairly difficult
to move around and make everything just so right ...

I've been combing the Google group archives for recent posts on baby gear
that turns out to be useless. From the limited info out there, I have
determined that these lists vary by baby and family lifestyle, naturally.
However I just simply have not read enough to feel I am truly ...

I've done my research and generally what I've read is that you should
avoid fumes, including paint, but that no harmful effects have been
linked to painting while pregnant.
I'm 23 wks pregnant and really want to do some painting (we've recently

I had my 16 year-old son get me pregnancy and now everyone
thinks im nuts.
just found out im going to have twin boys so when they are 16
and im 50 they can get me preg.

We're relocating to Winston-Salem, and are in need of an Ob/Gyn. Any
recommendations of doctors and/or clinics?
We're due just a couple months after the move, would there be a problem
finding a doctor to take us on?

Is there a good comprehensive site - either web or in a book -  that
lists all these sorts of tests, the risks of the tests themselves, the
% of false negative/false positives?
And can anyone offer their own experiences? We're debating whether to

I feel like I'm a bad mom.
I have a DS that is turning 5 in July.  My DH and I have been trying to have
another one for 2 1/2 years (I have PCOS).  Now I'm 16 weeks along (yay!!)
and I'm really concerned about something.

So, last night I went to the LLL meeting to see if anyone knew anything
about my doctor.  No luck.  I also described the issues I'm having (to
recap, I'm nervous as all hell that my doctor has already mentioned
induction - as in "I don't 'let' my patients go past 41 weeks," - three

I am in my 23rd week of my first pregnancy. I am not sure if I am having
Braxton hicks or is it baby's movements. Also, sometimes I feel like my
cervix is "opening" and "closing" and couldn't find any info about it.
Any clues?

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