Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / June 2006

Apparently mothers who take ACE inhibitors for high blood pressure during
pregnancy are at are at risk of their child being born with birth defects.
This seems to cause brain and heart birth defects in the children. If you go
to http://www.lawyersandsettlements ...

how long would you expect cramping to last arround ovulation?  Just
wondering cuz OWIE.
Tori

- ie, as opposed to a regular old trash bin with lid + liner.
We'll be using cloth, so will have to have *something* to put dirty
nappies in for a few days before wash. Are any of these special diaper
pails worthwhile in terms of odor control?

It's just past 1am, and I feel so tired that I'm almost not tired... Spend
yesterday at a crappy, tacky, hillbilly wedding for SIL - bad news there all
around as far as I'm concerned.  Left DS at my parents' place, as the night
before I was up ALLL night with a 5yo who had an ear ...

I am currently 21 weeks pregnant with twin girls!  We found out it was
twins when I was just 6 1/2 weeks pregnant.  We found out it was girls
just a couple weeks ago and let me just say that we were really hoping
it was girls due to the fact that we have 3 boys and a girl already!

boy.
Not entirely sure, but as she was feeling around for all the location
of the body parts, she had a startled "oh!" Then stopped, caught
herself and said "you don't know what you're having, right?" I said no.

I was wondering if you ladies can give me some input.  I had my 18 week
standard/routine appointment last Friday and they said I had a very
slight amount of protien in my urine.  I asked about pre-enclempsia(sp)
and she said not to worry, that it was perfectly normal to have a trace

I posted this in infertility too but I have so many dear friends here
so I wanted to share the good news:
Well, it was great news all the way.  Thanks to you all for your
prayers and help!  I have 6 good size ones and 10 in total and I have

well I know today is the day, you've still a few hours to go naturally, so
I'm really crossing my fingers for you and that if you do get to the
induction that just the prostin gel will do it
good luck

I'm not sure why I'm so upset about this- maybe just since I'm 37 weeks
and can hardly walk from sciatica/ back pain etc......but I've been
tearful and furious all evening.  Earlier today I went out alone with
DD (almost 2) even though I've been having a hard time getting around.

Hello! I'm 21 and expecting in November. I will be a SAHM as long as we
can afford it. Unlike any family members or friends of ours who have
given birth within the past 10 years or so, I plan on breastfeeding and
using cloth diapers. Those seem like the best choices for a variety of

I've been to see the HV today to get my 16 week old weighed etc. I
mentioned to the HV that I was adding a little baby rice in to his last
bottle of the day. From the HVs face, you'd think I'd just admitted to
poking baby in the eye with red hot needles!!!!

Well, I saw my midwife today. She didn't do the membrane sweep again
today, thank goodness. To be honest, I had been dreading it since the
consultant tried it last week.
She didn't do anything internal at all, but said the baby's head is now

This might be a silly question, but I'm asking it anyway.  I'm 27 weeks and
I've read that the baby can now tell the difference between upside down and
right side up.  I know the baby is currently kind of transverse, with her
head on the left side of my belly.  When I went to bed ...

This is my first post on this topic. I'll be turning 40 this fall, and
am trying to get pregnant for the first time, and need all the help we
can get. A friend told us about an ovulation microscope. You put some
of your saliva on a small lense, let it dry, then look at the