Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / March 2007

hi i just wanted to know how long some of your labours was
my first childs was 6 hours and i pushed three times and my second was just
55 min and i did not puch she just came out
i just wanted to know how all yours went if you are all ok to tell me so

My husband and I had been trying for a couple of years to get
pregnant. i recently found out I am pregnant, and in fact am expecting
twins. My husbnad seems to think the world has ended. He is no longer
excited at all about hvaing children. He has no interest in

Last time, we didn't come up with a name until about 3 hours before I
went into labor.  I'm trying to avoid that scenario this time.  ;)
I've got a girl name (although DH hasn't given final approval), but
yet again I'm stuck on boy names -- I'm not sure why I find them

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Hi my wife keeps leaks wee at times since she gave birth in 2005,
especially when she coughs. What may her options be to correct this.
We reside in the UK.

we just had twins and one is white and one is black and my hub is
white !!!!

The big day is coming up and I would like to know what are some do's
and don'ts for that first crucial year. We've been reading some books
and taking classes but would like some real experiences. I know the
first year is fairly crucial as far as development goes. Education is

Most new moms let themselves go. They indulge in their cravings, stop
exercising and use pregnancy as an excuse to eat the house.
There's no denying that when you have a big belly, feel nauseous and
have aches and pains - the last thing you feel like doing is getting

A bit late in posting here, but our little sunshine Mark Oliver, joined us
on Feb 27th at 7:41 am (a week and a half early!).  We are so happy to have
him.
The whole labor end to end was just over 11 hours, with only 4 minutes of

Just discovered that we are expecting our first born last weekend.
Would like to ask how early should the first prenatal visit be?
My wife and I found a pretty good obgyn in Tennessee however,
the earliest the doctor can see her is April 20. Is this too late?

Most new moms let themselves go. They indulge in their cravings, stop
exercising and use pregnancy as an excuse to eat the house.
There's no denying that when you have a big belly, feel nauseous and
have aches and pains - the last thing you feel like doing is getting

BP - Normal
Urine - Normal
Scan - showing big baby !! 97% percentile so about 4lb 6oz already............looking to be around 9lb 7oz + I'd guess.
Bloods - Midwife had asked for more tests to be done as tests from last week showed my FBC as ''borderline'' whatever that means. Was ...

Anyone ever used one? How effective are they?
Reason I'm asking is I've won one in a competition but have never used one before. Anyone any experience good or bad of them?
TIA

Anyone know what causes it and any way to ease it? It can be very uncomfortable and sometimes painful.
I've had this for the last 2 months of my PG and have 12 weeks to go !!
I had it during my last PG but not till later on.
Any ideas?

I just had my baby ten days ago, and everything has been going well
except that I haven't really been able to follow my midwife's orders
to try to rest after the birth to allow my body to recover properly.
I have a 13-month old who needs lifting a few times every day (out of

Hi all, my daughter had her son last Saturday.  Her milk came in
yesterday and her breasts are engorged so that the baby is
having trouble feeding.  She's thinking a breast pump would
help...I don't know as I never needed one.  Anyone have