Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / March 2006

Are hair permanents dangerous to get while pregnant?  I'm just about 28
weeks.  If not, do they possibly "take" differently than when one is
not pregnant?
I haven't had a perm in just about 20 years, but my hair is driving me

http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=17330
After reading the article I posted yesterday I was moved to go and look at
some of the nice guidelines, I went for induction of labour, for patients
etc. I've hardly had to read at all to come across what I think are blatent

Hello everyone! She's Here! Andrea Marie is her name and she was born
on March 2,2006. She's small and just a little early but our beautiful
little angel. I had her in the water like planned. No meds and no
complacations. Labor started at 2am and I started leaking at 3am. We

Hi, Brigid from Canada here (the over-confident one, now at 32 weeks!
woo!)
My OB has asked me to prepare a birth plan for discussion and to take
to the hospital.  I understand this is generally a normal thing to do,

Well, today I had my meeting with the doc. after he saw all the results
from the HSG, ultrasound, and lab work.  I will have surgery soon to
remove polyps or fibroids (they still are not sure which they are),
hopefully in April, and have been handed to a new doctor who

I am tired, can't get good sleep. Already in 38th week of my third
baby. Can any body tell how I can relax. please

I am wondering when everyone else's babies had their first cold.
Holly is coughing and sneezing but there is no runny nose. She did have her
first round of shots the other day and this is when it started. Her temp is
normal and she is eating like a horse.

I went over due with both of my other two pregnancies.  Now I am due
with my third, and I am struggling with the feeling that I am 'doomed'
to go overdue again.  It is really depressing, and I am hoping to get
some encouragement.

Greetings all:
I have a cradle that my father made for my older brother 40 years ago, we've
both slept in it over the years. Now that we're expecting our first baby,
I've obtained this cradle for our baby to sleep in our room for the first

No word since Feb 28th.  Maybe a Baby??

Silly question.. I know. But here it is anyway.
After going through the nightmare of our first
ultrasound/amnio/echocardiogram, I am now wondering if I would like another
"standard" ultrasound around 32 weeks or so. I remember my ultrasounds from

Any suggestions for books or videos that talk about having a baby
brother ir sister?   DD is 18 months old and DS is due in July.  I know
I've seen tons of these types of things out there, but now that I look,
I can't find anything.

I'm craving salty foods. I've always loved salty treats, but now I
REALLY WANT SALT mmmmmm salt.... (my blood pressure is, and always has
been, excellent, by the way.)
Is this a pregnancy thing, or just a random craving?

I asked in another post about labor signs and one of the things I have
been feeling, especially the last couple of days, is a lot of pressure
and heaviness through my hips and back.  It is very uncomfortable
walking especially going up stairs and it feels almost like I have a

Well, I am almost 41 weeks and my midwife said on Tuesday that my
cervix was dilated to 3cm and they tried to do a membrane sweep but it
was difficult because my cervix was up high and the baby is not
engaged.  I lost my mucus plug on Wednesday night and there was blood