Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / September 2006

Since infant seats come with a base, is it safe for me to assume the base
makes the car seat more safe?
I'm asking because I installed the car seat base today, but I'm realizing
that the baby will be riding in both our cars on a regular basis since I use

I gave birth to a boy this past June.  I had the lochia flow for about
a month or so and then it tapered off.
I am not bleeding anymore, but I am still experiencing some
clear/yellowish discharge (very little) but it still causes me to wear

Hi guys :)
I got some pics developed and I feel all proud :) I wanted to share my
gorgeous girl with you. The pic was taken on Monday, with Jessica aged
10weeks

I know itchy palms and feet are normal, but what about entire body itching?
I'm 38.5 weeks and it's driving me insane.  I am literally scratching all
day (and have even woken up to find I'm scratching in my sleep).  It's
gotten to the point where I've actually started to bleed ...

I found out last week that I was pregnant, I think that I am about 6 weeks
along......the dilemma is that I am either much further along than I thought
or I have got half a football team in my womb!  I have a (well I think it it
is....) hugeeeeeeeeee bump already!

Hi all! Im 38 weeks and waiting for the big day.
Over the weekend ,took a trip to the ER for what I thought was the real
thing.Turns out I caught a stomach bug and was deydrated. Which in turn
caused contractions.While at the hospital a nurse said I needed to do pelvic

I had some symptoms of pregnancy, but home tests were negative.. my symptoms
included fainting so my doctor did a blood hCG test but it was performed
about a week before I was supposed to miss a period. They told me it was
negative and mentioned that 5 is the cutoff point they ...

First time posting..
We are 3 months pg with our first, and I have done some research on cloth
diapering.  It really seems like the way to go, and I want to move forward
with finding out exactly what I need to buy, etc.  But there are so many

...someone who has not yet had enough tests.
This past week I received a consultant followup letter suggesting my
small babies (Monkey Boy, age 2, and the current pregnancy now at 29
weeks) might be due to IUGR, and because I have none of the usual

We invite you to be in a research study sponsored by the National
Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University.
*Why is this study being done?*
To learn about how women who are pregnant after infertility think about

If childbirth is so painful, why do most women have multiple children?
This doesn't make any sense to me.

Any ideas on good meals AND ones that are real cheap to make?
I'm really on an extremely tight budget... Lately, we've been eating pork
sausages, hash browns and mixed vegetables for supper :(
Kids like it, but yesterday (3d day on this food) I was asked why we're

A helpful lurker sent me the URL to a website loaded with comparative
data on Massachusetts hospitals:
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2subtopic&&L=5&sid=Eeohhs2&L0=Home&L1=Consumer&
L2=Physical+Health+and+Treatment&L3=Diseases+%26+Conditions&L4=Hospital+Maternit
y+Information

Has to be one of those, but I'm not sure which one...
The last few days, I've wanted to get rid of everything.
I just want to go through everything, sort it out and not keep the junk,
garbage or stuff that really doesn't matter.

Did you plan a homebirth the next time?
If so, did you encounter resistance from family and friends? from your
gyn? How'd you deal?
I know this is all still fresh (DD is 9 weeks now), so maybe my