Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / June 2005

I'm scheduled for another u/s on Wednesday to see
if I still have marginal placenta previa, or if
the placenta has moved up.  The next day, we're supposed
to fly to see my in-laws.  I've asked my OB, and

I am pg with baby#2 (a girl).  I am exactly 25 weeks now.  Since about
week 14, this little one has been very, very active.  I could feel
movement very early this time around and also tons of poking around
(even a foot poked right up at around 20 weeks!) and what felt like

We have a two year old daughter (2 yrs & 8 months) who was initially
diagnosed with Hypotonia at our local hospital... Then we were referred to
a Pediatric Neurologist who noticed the Gowers' sign in her (Gowers' sign
is a clinical indication of muscular dystrophy - it is ...

I go tomorrow for my next appointment, and I know I'll ask Dr.
Coolbeans about what she thinks, but...
I'm having heart racing spells and if I don't sit down or lay down for
a while to let the feeling pass, it turns into a panic attack with the

I went for my first ultrasound last monday, at 8 weeks, and the doctor
found out a big mass coming out of the baby's tummy, and they suspect
it can be omphalocele. It is more or less as big as the tummy itself.
I'm going back at 10 weeks for the second u/s, and if it's still there

I'm 12w2d today, and my dr gave me a prescription for Phenergan
yesterday.  I'd been taking vitamin B6 and Unisome for my nausea, but
it seems to losing effectiveness.
However, the Phenergan doesn't seem to work at all.  I've taken a whole

i was wondering abou tthe USA not using metric, and yet you do for some
things.  eg, how many cm a cervix is dilated?  and grams of fat etc in food?
yet everything else is in pounds?
what is with that?

My husbands nephew and his girlfriend had a little boy named Alexander
James on May 19. He is very sick and is not excpected to make it.  He
has a rare disorder called Mosaic Trisomy 13. From what I've read it
only affects 1 in 10 000 live births.  He has a host of problems

Last pregnancy I was quite ill with MS.  I am dreading it arriving.  I
am only 4 and a bit weeks along.  I have heard that it is possible to
get MS with one pregnancy and none or very little for the next.  Has
this happened to anyone?  Or do I have to accept my fate and stock up

What part of your cycle are you in? Or what stage in planning for the
adoption are you in?
What are you feeling about this cycle/month?
What would you change with your magic wand about ttc or adopting?

will be brief...  took a pg test today (negative).  I've been having
mild cramps for a week and very sore bbs.  My period is due any day now
and the sore bbs isn't uncommon for me.  These feel different though -
different enough I thought I should check them out.  I squeezed a

20 weeks along and I have to drive 4 hours (one way) on Tuesday for a
business trip.
Unfortunately I've always suffered from motion sickness, so I have to drive.
Any tips to make it easier and more comfortable?

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I just had my first lot of well I suppose you can call it morning sickness
but I have still to go to bed yet but it is nearly 4am I suppose. Don't ask
what im still doing up just not tired going to bed pretty soon though. I
went downstairs to use the toilet and I just had to be sick ...

My daughter, aged 37 is having her first baby.  She is about 8 months now.
She's had challenges start to finish (including changing all eating habits,
taking blood and pills several times a day).  She has done everything by the
book, even giving up the shampoo and hair color due to ...