Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / September 2005

Things are going well with DS2, though it will be interesting
to see how we settle in next week when MIL & FIL are gone
(so far, we had DH on vacation+my mom, then DH on vacation,
then DH at work but MIL around).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/awareness_campaigns/sep_gbs.shtml
apparently this week is GBS awareness week in the UK, I found this article
and it seems reasonably good, statistics are well presented and it's not
over scary

My girlfriend asked me if i would let my 16 year-old son get
her PREG. should i yes, no or think about it !!!

I'm having the 3 tests done today and I just a little worried about the
results. Every body just please help me hope for the best?! I guess I
need to go get ready. So here we go. Let all of you know what's going
on when I find out.

Me
1 - 20
#2 - 22
#3 - 24

It seems Joy hasn't posted since yesterday.  Maybe
those contractions got organized and she's off having
the baby.  Here's hoping all is going well!
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I've been quite the lurker here ever since I was pg with DD1, born back
in March, 2003, and have posted a few times since then, unfortunately
mostly about m/c and the like.
A bit of background - I had the ideal pregnancy with DD1 - no morning

I shouldn't be posting, I should really be getting things DONE around here,
but this has been going on in my head the last week.
Initially, when we were given the diagnosis of spina bifida, we were told a
c-section was recommended.  It made sense what the doctor said (less chance

My wife and I just returned from our 16 week ultrasound where we went
to to find out the sex of our baby and we did, a girl! However, we also
found out that she only has a single umbilical artery (SUA)/ a 2 vessel
cord.  We  are first time parents and have done some research but are

With my first 5 babies all were fully engaged 6-8 weekes before my EDD, but
this lil' madam with only 2 weeks to go isn't enaged at all but her head is
just resting there.. will she engage in labour if not before? I hope she
hasn't got a big head!

I have no control over this baby, okay? No matter how many times you
tell me that you hope it's a girl, there's nothing I can do about it.
Sheesh! My in-laws, my friends, people keep tellimng me "I hope it's a
girl." How rude. And bizarre. I would never say anything like that to ...

Hmmmm... I think it's possible I'm having contractions.  Nothing too
noticeable or regular, though I feel quite crampy at times.  Isn't that
something??  It could go on for a week or more, I assume, but it tells me my
body is gearing up.  Imagine that!  I usually don't have ...

Just a quick question about after birth... About how long does it take to
get your period again after baby is born?  I can't remember from the last
time since it was a while back.
I know with DD, I bled for about a week or so.  Then it was completely gone

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2005 Oct;84(10):951-5. PubMed abstract
Diclofenac pyrrolidine versus Ketoprofen for the relief of pain from
episiotomy: A randomized controlled trial.
Facchinetti F, Luisa Casini M, Costabile L, Malavasi B, Unfer V.

I was able to witness the birth of my nephew this afternoon. :)  How cool!
My sister did a tremendous job.  I was there for the last 45 minutes, and it
was quite spectacular seeing my nephew come into the world.
He's adorable, obviously, and I think he looks like a combination of ...