Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / October 2005

I am opting for disposable diapers.  Does anyone have a preferred brand?
Price is not a huge issue, more concerned about blowouts and proper fit.
However, if there is a more economical brand that works well, I'm all ears!
There's Pampers Swaddlers, and Huggies Supreme, and ...

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I don't really know where to start. I'm calling for help here because
everyone I talked to so far either:
a) have not experienced the same feelings as me;
b) told me "Oh, it will pass" or "Oh, it's normal" and that doesn't help;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4371552.stm
Epidurals increase birth aid need
Pregnant women 'should be aware of the pros and cons of epidurals'
Women who have an epidural to ease the pain of childbirth are more likely to

Despite the stress of two hurricanes totally wreaking havoc with my
cycle (I was working ridiculously long hours all Sept), my body decided
to cooperate and I got a positive pregnancy test today! Because this
and the previous cycle were long and confusing, I'm not certain of the

Well since I got up this morning I haven't been able to keep down any food
or liquids.. went in for a check on the baby and the movements were down on
the monitoring, contrax are strong but doing nothing. Consultant wanted my
waters broken but was only 1 cm, however cervix is ...

Finally figured out *when* I want to substitute an artificial nipple for my
own....
When she's twiddling the damned thing!
Put a paci up next to my boob while she was nursing, she grabbed it and

Well had my appointment with midwife today and had a little dig at the
midwife because its been a different midwife every visit which means you
just dont feel as relaxed as you would with a regular midwife.
Midwife did all obs and I am fine and baby is pretty good apart from its

Dh and I had a lovely debate last night  :).  I started having what I would
consider to be Braxton-Hicks contractions (just tightening around my belly
button, not painful, sometimes even had to poke my tummy to see if it was
hard to be sure that tight feeling was in fact a ctx), ...

back labor? My back is killing me today right around my hips. But otherwise no contractions that I am noticing.
Cheryl

Anyone who doesn't agree is crazy.  It is not natural for a woman to
be barren all her life.  God commanded man and woman to be together
and to multiply.  It is His will, and it must be obeyed.  To die
without bringing children into this world is a grave sin.  You'll go

I have a question for those of you who are Winter / Spring mommies.
What did you wear when it started to get cold ?  I'm one who is cold
all the time, (especially feet, hands and nose-tip), and pregnancy does
not seem to make me feel hot (temperature-wise that is).

First of all thanks to everybody whgo responded to my earlier question.
Here I am asking your advice on another issue.
We need to spend about 45 mins daily at night to get my daughter sleep.
This included giving her a bottle\, reading her stories (both of them

Well,
my little one (3 months) has started to to complain (Loudly) when feeding,
does anyone have any guidance for the best soother / distraction.....so far,
the best we've managed is Baby TV ;-)

Anyone else feeling very hormonal in their third trimester?  I'm at 32 weeks
and for the past two weeks have felt emotionally unstable, weepy,
short-tempered, having hot flushes and feelings of nausea.  I'm also getting
an ache low down, just above my pubic bone (also around the ...