Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / March 2006

I posted here a couple of weeks ago about my OB recommending a caesar
because of my age, baby's gestational age, and presumably non-existant
fibroids. Well, I decided to wait it out, and the OB respected that so long
as I went for a checkup at the hospital every two days (CTG and ...

Hope you can help.  My partner has missed 2 periods now, all the home and GP
pregnancy tests are negative however we have heard that as they all test for
HCG it is possible to be pregnant and not test positive?  Does anyone have
any experience either direct or anecdotal about this?

A woman on another discussion group I read is 39 weeks and not engaged.  
She's received a couple of rather alarming responses, including one from
an OB who says there is a "growing body of evidence" that first-timers
who aren't engaged by 39 weeks have a "high rate of dysfunctional ...

i dont think i blocked him, just havent seen him for a while!

I know this is a very strange question if you like but when did you first
have sex after birth? Joanna is now 5 weeks old but I am very worried about
having sex for the first time, its almost like I am a virgin again wondering
what it will be like, will it hurt and all those ...

I'm 27 weeks, and my baby is suddenly being -extremely- active.  He has
been jumping and wiggling, almost shaking/vibrating sometimes, for
about the last 24 hours straight, with virtually no breaks.  I am sick
with a stomach flu, which is not only why I know he has been active for

My midwife submitted info to my insurer to establish a case. I received
a letter saying it was denied.
After 3 round of phone calls, holds, messages, "I can't tell you
anything" responses,

Hi- I should probably reintroduce myself since it's been a while and I
think I had a different email when I used to post here.  I'm 34, SAHM
for now, but eventually planning to go back to work (I'm an internist
by training) and have one DD age 18 months, and now due with DS is

A terrible cramp in my leg tonight -- and my panicked response --
reminded me that I really need to brush up on my relaxation techniques.
Any recommendations for particular books or audio books? They don't have
to be pregnancy-specific. Thanks!

I've had to take acetaminophen (Tylenol) a few times recently, due to my
tail bone trying to kill me. I've been surprised at how well it works to
get rid of pain. So my mind started wandering... what if someone takes
OTC drugs during labor? Obviously they wouldn't do anything ...

Well, it's finally done. This morning I went up to the hospital and got the
damn thing behind me. Funny, the infamous orange drink didn't taste so bad
to me - probably because as a kid I used to be a real fan of Fanta (called
"orangeade" in French). I must admit the last sip was ...

So I have got to ask, what is top-posting? I want to make sure that I don't
do it :-)
AnneMarie

I have been feeling nauseaus, ultra-tender nipples and acute sense of
smell.  I've always had a good schnoz but the other symptoms feel very
different/atypical.  I feel pregnant.
I've been on the pill for two years, though I must admit, I'm not super

Since I've replied to a couple of posts, I thought I had better introduce
myself :-) I'm Donna, I'm from the UK, have two dds aged 9 and 6. I am 8w4d
pg. It has been a LONG time since I've been pg, and there is all this
wonderful info and support on the Internet available now which ...

Well I had an appointment today.  All is good in the world of Nikki, Thing
One, and Thing Two :-)
Estimated weights are 4lbs4oz and 4lbs5oz.  Right around the 50% so I'm
happy about that and even more happy that they are so close in size.