Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / December 2005

No sugar in my blood and the glucometer gave me A-1. So far, no sign of
diabetes.
I've gained only 1 pound in the past four weeks, but reviewing my previous
pregnancy my midwife told me not to get my hopes up too much: I had the same

Tips for producing contractions..
First, please look for my poston checking yourself....Very important info
there
Second...ways you can produce contractions are

As A Labor and Delivery nurse of 15 years iI can tell you many variables as
to why you should NOT do personal dilation checks.
1- you could accidentally break you own membranes (waterbag) and if the head
is too high, you could have a prolapsed cord (although rare) it does happen

Hi Peeps
My baby tends to suffer alot from hiccups in the womb and I am wondering if
there is anything that I can do to try and prevent them. I feel baby and
her/his hiccups at least once a day and not only is it uncomfortable and

Ok, this baby HAS to come sometime, and we are getting to some chilly
nights.  We live in one of those charming old homes that have zero
insulation upstairs.  Our bedroom is generally around 59-61 degrees
farenheit at night, which is fine for us - we just heap on more blankets.

I've been winded easily this past week or so, from just mild exertion.
I'm only five (almost six) months along, and not all that large. I don't
remember getting short of breath this early along with my first
pregnancy. Is this normal, or am I a freak?

here I am again, second try at clomid and do to get a period on tus.,
if not pregnant.  I do have sore breasts but that is not new to me,
except that this time they did not hurt from ovulation on, as usual, bt
only stsrted a few days ago and it is much milder and under my arms

Madeline "Madi" Gale V.
11/29/05
12:39pm
6lbs14oz

Just thinking about my birthplan - I'm booked in to the local hospital, but
want to remain home for as long as possible.  You hear stories about women
that go in and find they have hardly dilated at all, and either get sent
home, or spend hours in hospital rooms - which does not ...

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Roman Bystrianyk, "Coffee can cause spontaneous abortion", Health
Sentinel, December 7, 2005,
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de-lurking
My sister who is 7 weeks pregnant has been prescribed the antibiotic
augmentin by her GP.  she is really concerned about whether this is
okay at this stage.

My midwife said a lot of very painful unproductive labour and
C-sections are caused when a baby has a posterior presentation: ie.
when the baby faces the mother's stomach, rather than the mother's
back.  She says this is called back labour as well and can cause

My wife and I had the first ultrasound done, they have determined she
is about 10 weeks pregnant and also the fetal heart rate was 179bpm.
The person doing the u/s said that was good although I have read a lot
of websites that say the normal range is between 120 - 160bpm and if

This is from my baby calender this week, worth a try and proberbly fun!!!!
It's hard enough to get to sleep when you're pregnant without worrying about
whether you're disturbing your partner too. Follow our tips for a safe
night's snooze. If you're concerned that sex in the final ...

I had my ultrasound today.
We wanted to find out the sex because I've been hoping for a girl.  Well it
is boy - actually it is...
Two boys.  Twins.  I'm not really ready for that.  The excitement hasn't hit