Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / May 2005

I'm only im my first month of pregnancy - first time Mom =D!!
I was just wondering what kinds of drinks should I be avoiding?  (I know
alcohol and caffeine)  But I was wondering if herbal tea is ok?  I have some
here and it says naturally decafinated and at work we have decaf ...

I was on bedrest/vaginal rest with my first at this stage in my pg (35 wks)
and so I don't know if this is normal, but sex has become v painful for me
at this stage.  Is that to be expected?  Is there anything to be done about
it??

Recent Births (date format mm/dd/yy)
04/02/05 Shelley- Owen Jeffrey
04/11/05 Christine- Boy
04/11/05 Rivka- Alexandra Calvert

Hi everyone, you may remember some of my prior posts regarding an IUGR
threat but the baby was born healthy... mostly.
Hes over 4 months now but I cant even describe how colic he was. He
suffers from really bad gas attacks but lately he seems to be literally

A question, but first a little TMI.  I've been suffering
from diarrhea about once a week for the past four-five weeks.
Blech.  Then it was two days in a row (Wednesday afternoon,
Thursday night).  I called the OB's office, and they said

Online sources? Local stores? What types do you prefer? Any warnings
against certain ones or for others?

I just hate the way pregnancy and labour is so medicalised, especially in
the US. There is absolutely no need to go doing internal exams unless the
woman is clearly in labour. Why cant they just leave well alone?

I did have the baby today, and I am in the hospital now with an
internet connection, but the baby was actually born in the car, so a
natural unassisted birth it was!  I loved it!  I didn't get pestered by
doctors & nurses until after the birth, and it is exceedingly wonderful

how's the itching?
rj

I used to post here a long time ago, under a different alias, and it's nice
to see some familiar faces still here. :) Anyway, I have a question I hope
you can answer.  I am seeing my doc today but in the mean time I am worried,
so would like some reassurance. :) I had a baby 4 ...

I have a scan tomorrow to check my gall bladder etc. I have to fast for 6hrs
beforehand, which means I will be in a grump and feeling rough by the time
it happens! The midwife wants me to get them to check which way up the baby
is as today it still appears to have 2 heads!

I would like to use my sunless tanning spray.  Most of what I've found
here on Google suggests it is safe to use, but I would like to get some
more recent opinions on this.  My doctor said she wasn't sure, but
didn't think it would be a problem (I am in my 2nd trimester).

I had my beautiful 9lbs 4 ounces baby girl last monday and had an
epidural, very poorly done by a very nice intern. Something, don't know
exactly what, went wrong ("See, I told you she was skinny", whispered
the doctor literally behind my back). And so the doctor had to take

Recent Births (date format mm/dd/yy)
04/11/05 Christine- Boy
04/11/05 Rivka- Alexandra Calvert
04/11/05 Andrea

almost 4 weeks to the day post partum, my apparent "good hair" of pregnancy
is gone.  Back to being blah again!  to the hairdressers for me on saturday.
christine