Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / February 2007

ok this may sound like a stupid question, but i had my tubes clamped
(not cut, burned or tied but clamped) almost 7 yrs ago & everybody is
telling me that clamping is only temp, that they come undone after a
few yrs, i ask a nurse & she said it's unlikely i was just wondering

New to the group, just wanted to say Hello to everyone and that the
wife and I are having our first come this May 15th if *knock on wood*
everything goes well.
However, she's failed her 3 hour glucose test, but was only 3 points

Let me know if this belongs in another group, but I can't seem to find
any good answers... here goes..
I don't want to be a father, but if it comes to it, I need to begin to
prepare..

Well, went to the doc this AM who stripped my membranes and then I went to
the hospital for a non-stress test since I was concerned about fetal
movement decreasing.  NST was great and baby is good.
Ultrasound tomorrow AM and then a pregnancy chiropractic appointment, unless

Well, after all the talk of going early like my other two, I sit here
overdue.  It's a new experience for me - baby is getting more crunched up in
there and movements are more restricted, I *really* can't lean over to pick
things up anymore, and I'm just so tired - hard to hold ...

I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of any information, I can
look up the local details, but I'm hazy about the whole thing, so need some
more general information before I can fill in the specifics.
I'd be looking at direct entry midwifery, or whatever it's called, I ...

My wife is 6 months pregnant and has been throwing up for the past
day. She feels weak and very fatigued. This is unlike her. I took her
to the doctor and he said it might be Norovirus that has been going
around in the area. He said to keep her drinking fluids, which I have

Help! I need to know if anyone out there has experienced anything
similar to what is happening to me!
When I was 4wks 4days from LMP, my level was tested at 52, 2 days
later it was 55.  At 5wks 1day it had gone up to 92.  Now I am at

I saw the doc yesterday and she said that I was 80% effaced and fingertip
dilated.  I gather that its not exactly predictive of any certain time for
delivery except that I've had lots of cervical discomfort and strong cramps
on and off for the last two days.  I'd say its getting ...

Hi everyone!,
Lurker here with a bunch of concerns.  I've much to say but I'll
summarize where possible.  Here's some background on me and where I am
today:

Hi hope someone has been where i am as im quite freaky about this...
I had my daughter normal delivery 18th december 2006, I had to have a
D&c on the 2nd jan 2007 for retained placenta after heamoraging, i
only blead for 3 weeks in total from giving birth just 1 week after

My period is past due for more than 40 days now... ept test
showed negative result. I'm 30 years old and usually get my periods in
around 30 days.  my doctor's appointment is due in a week. I'm worried
about what would be the reason. please advise.

I am about 7 weeks pregnant and had my first doctor appointment when I
was 5 1/2 weeks.  At the time of my appointment I was extremely sick
with a cold and it wasn't getting better.  I typically don't take
medication at all, but my doctor told me it was safe to take

I've been having a discussion with a friend about the various methods of
trying to influence the sex of the baby at conception.Does anyone know (or
can point to a website) which of the various methods work, and what
percentage does it effect.

Hi There, I posted on a BPD measurement thread but that seemed to die out
(beginning of Feb).  My girl measured small at my 20 week u/s, with the BPD
just below the 5th percentile, the HC just slightly over and the rest around
the 10th.  I have had 3 subsequent u/s with the last one ...