Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / May 2007

Just a little opinion poll really...
When I had Jessie, I only had gas and air, but apart from the very last bit
of delivery, I wasn't really in that much pain. I wanted the gas and air
purely to help me to remember to breathe - my problem being that I kept

Yes, the time is coming up fast! Would like to know what to bring to
the hospital. We have list we got from our baby classes but would also
like other ideas, also what husband should bring.

What have you done? Now you have a kid instead of
a wonderful career. A kid who will hate you once
he/she is a teen instead of a lot of $$$!
Why did you not choose the career and the $$$ MONEY $$$?

Hi Peeps
I know you'll remember me because it's not been donkeys years since I've
been gone but I have been away for a while but I need some good advice
please. Joanna is doing really well although testing my paitents at the

As a new mum, baby monitors can be very handy however i have realised
that the cordless ones realease alot of radiation which i think is
very concerning and from all reports is very dangerous around new
borns. In fact in my research i read that a cordless baby monitor

http://www.homebirth.org.uk/peta.htm
I'd never come across a story before where someone was fully expecting a
case of SD, I'm not sure I'd advocate what this women did, though I am with
her that home was better than hospital for a vaginal birth!

My S-I-L 's baby has finally turned, she is now 37 weeks, so no need for her
to worry about the c section.

I'm looking for email groups or forums where there is more indepth
discussion about maternity issues in general, I'm aware of some for the UK,
but I really want to try and get a picture of things in the US. Birth is the
same, but the system isn't, I get the basics of how things ...

For those who have more than one...
Out of nowhere, I just got thinking.
It seems the birth days and EDD for all my kids are somewhat related.  Just
wondering if anyone else has something along these lines going on that they

I'll start off by saying I am absolutely not looking for a
pro-choice/pro-life debate. I just want to get as many opinions as
possible on what others would do in my shoes. I know the decision is
ultimately mine and my husband's.

Would an ectopic pregnancy show up on a pregnancy test like a normal
pregnancy test?
April

My wife is 38 weeks and has gestational diabetes but its under control
with the drug she takes (no insulin shots). The baby is averaging
fine! :-D Right around 6.5 - 7 pounds based on measurements.
Because of the diabetes they won't let her go past her due date, which

My wife and I are expecting our first son shortly (within weeks).
We'd taken a parenting class which had a Lamaze class rolled into it,
and it was horrible.  Even though the class was 8 hours long, the
breathing techniques that the woman taught lasted for all of 30

Our baby is due this Tuesday (1st). We've always hoped for a girl first
and have decided on a name years ago. Both the 20 week and 32 weeks
ultrasound looked like a girl, so we got complacent about finding a
boy's name. But of course those scans can deceive, and now I'm really