Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / September 2005

I'm a bit worried about my sons weight hes 11 months an has progressively
not put on any much weight its always very little gain like an oz. The
health visitor is very unhelpful and says if he drops below the centile line
then she'll talk to us about it (useless) we feel ...

My dw was advised by the midwife that our baby is currently in
posterior position. From what she said and from what I have read,
posterior birth tends to be a more painful experience.
The midwife advised that dw should rock from side to side,

Well, it's 9/12, and I haven't gone into labor on my
own.  So this morning the instructions were to wait for
the hospital to call to say when to come in.  They did,
at 6:20am.  We're to be there at 8!

  My mother-in-law sent this to me. It make alot of since to me and
maybe it will make some since to some of you. I would like to know what
the toughts that are out there. I want to help but not sure how just
yet. Just PLEASE READ THIS!!!

I noticed that on two occasions over the past few days since my child's 6mo.
appt a 1-2 second hand tremor when he has woken up from a nap. It doesn't
look like anything major, but I want to be sure.  Has anyone seen this?
recommendations?  thanks.

I thought now was a good time to introduce myself. I've been lurking for
about 6 months now while TTC #2 and finally 2 days ago I took a HPT and it
was positive!! I'm so excited and scared at the same time. My DD is going to
be 8 years old when #2 is due so this is all new to me ...

    While looking up something else, I ran across this:
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003 Oct 10;110(2):153-8.    
    Genetic amniocentesis: a risk factor for preterm delivery?
    Medda E, Donati S, Spinelli A, Di Renzo GC; EUROPOP Group Czech

19 weeks and having an amnio done in the a m

my cervix is very, very soft, about 1cm long, still very, very high & about
2-3cm dilated.
am i right in thinking that it needs to be soft to be able to dilate? or can
it be dilated without being soft? (this is my 2nd baby, but 7th pregnancy

What are your opinions on the article below?
Samantha in Oklahoma
www.forcedvaccination.com
Forced Vaccination

So, I'm up to trying the castor oil thing, but
I am getting impatient, and I am also lactose
intolerant.  I'm considering trying an induction
by ice cream sundae this evening, since as I

At 38 weeks along I was feeling the time was going in super slow
motion.  One of my feet had swollen to twice the size of the other.
One night I had it elevated and decided to use my camera phone to take
a photo of it.  I send it to my husband in Korea and to one of the

I can not believe that I am just about 5 months pregnant now, I am 19 weeks
and so many days pregs and its just gone so quickly. It only seems like
yesterday that I did the pregnancy test and I was 7 wks then and it feels
like yesterday when I had the massive bleed at 9 weeks. ...

was chatting to my friend who had a c-section 5 weeks ago, suggesting we got
together for a coffee, then I asked her if she was driving yet, she said no,
but it's ok, I can get the bus in to town!
yikes, I was soooo shocked, I know I can't compare to me right now, but even

Well, you've posted today Emily (unless I've got confused with time
differences), so I'm crossing my fingers it's going to happen for you
overnight, but remember if tomorrow comes and you don't feel happy with an
induction you can say no and walk away. Good Luck whatever you ...