Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / February 2006

I am a 33 year old mother of a 5 1/2 year old son and a 2 year old
daughter.  I'm a stay-at-home mom and love my children dearly.  My son is
in kindergarten so it's just me and my little girl at home most of the
time.  Needless to say, I don't have much of a social life.  My husband

My girlfriend has a condition where she has two of everything.
(uterus,etc.) The bad part is there's a chance she may have to go on
bed rest for the pregnancy but it's unknown yet.
My question is if there are any government programs that will allow her

Greetings folks:
Here's a question for you. I'm at nearly 34 weeks, and for the past
week or two I've been experiencing some light cramping from time to
time, much like I'd experience when my period is about to show up. It's

I had my baby via c section at the end of December. She was a large baby and
I noticed a few days after (when I could get out of bed) that my tummy was
still quite large and floppy. It has improved since but not enough for my
liking. Is it likely to keep improving or is a tummy ...

About bl**dy time :)
It's 12.37 in the morning and I've been having contractions since 11pm.
Shane has filled the pool and the midwife is on redial.  Hopefully
this is it.

I just got back from the bathroom and I had a little drop of blood on
the toliet paper.  Well, more like a brownish reddish tinted mucus.
I'm 34 weeks and for some reason I have been paranoid that I would go
into labor too early this time around.  Do you think I should worry?  I

The thread about post-baby tummy flab made me remember that I've been
meaning to ask about pre-birth exercises.  I am looking to again avoid
meds and hopefully avoid all interventions (last time I caved on the
episiotomy) and I thought some really good prenatal exercise would

I've put on around 37 pounds (17 kilos, I believe), and I'm at 31 weeks.
I feel enormous and my doctor is telling me to slow down. I'm tall and
I've always been active, so I've never had to worry about weight before.
With my previous pregnancy I put on around 35 - 40 pounds, ...

Oh what a joy it was, I met the midwife at the contact and she councled me
at first saying that Joanna could have difficulties latching on at first as
it had been a week and 2 days since she had been born and she was feeding
with bottles and the action they use with bottle teats ...

Finally got round to writing up the full birth story of Sophie Jade (for
anyone's that interested!).
She'll be 6 weeks old on Monday and all is going well.  Her big sister
(who's 2 and a half) has adapated so well and we're so proud of her.

What's up with this baby!  Doesn't it know how hot it is to be pregnant
in summer!
Oh well, maybe tomorrow, or Easter....
Cam

I found this site that has every Gerber baby food on the planet listed,
with nutrition facts...
i found this one and I was wondering if it would make a baby
constipated? Is giving a baby corn this early ok?

When doing pelvic rocks on one's hands and knees, is it just a small
motion? It feels odd to me if I move my hips more than a few inches, but
some descriptions I've found on-line make it sound like my back should
be going up in a big hump and then curving far down. (I've got a

I've been having regular, uncomfortable BH contractions today. I've had
them before in this pregnancy, but not so many and never with any pain.
Reading about them on-line, many seemingly-rational websites say that
since I'm not at 37 weeks yet I should call my doctor if I have ...

What should be my policy on visitors once I've had the baby, given this
is going to be my first child?
Some family members would come to stay for a few days, and some would
be just friends coming for a quick peek at the baby.