Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / November 2008

so, in some pregnancy books I've seen advice about exercise suggesting
to not have the heart rate go above a certain point, I assumed the
reason for this was that with no cooling mechanism, this avoids the baby
getting it's core temperature too high. I was just wondering if that ...

I just watched a beautiful film called Birth Without Violence. I think
it’s a book too, but I haven’t read the book yet. It was so lovely.
Highly recommended.
It was different than I expected: black and white - no soundtrack -

I found out about 3 weeks ago that I am about 60 days pregnant. Thi
will be my first child. Both my husband and I are thrilled! However
haven't been able to sleep at ALL since finding out as there is so muc
to think about - doctors, vitamins, decorating, childproofing, buyin

OK, I know ultimately this is a decision only I and my husband can make.
 I have a vague recollection from after I last gave birth that even
some of the natural minded amongst you were pretty surprised I'd not
ended up with a c-section.

I am confident this is a dumb question.  I hope this is a dumb
question.  But I have to ask.
When it comes to social events that are at least somewhat centered
around drinking -- get-togethers after work or in the evening at a

I had my 2nd appointment with our midwives this morning, so we were able
to ask our questions about transfer for various reasons and the all
important filling the tub.
We found out that they have a relationship with a group of 5

Okay, clearly I am having a bad few days.
I am still feeling quite miserable from my sinus infection, and I
admit I am having a bad day in general -- work-wise, money-wise, in
addition to health-wise.  I don't know if it's stress (from the bad

I am 19 1/2 weeks with #3.  I have been having a terrible sinus
infection for the past 2 weeks.  It is keeping me from sleeping,
giving me constant headaches, and generally making me feel awful.
I went to see my family practice physician, and she prescribed me an

I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about this.
I find I am getting mixed messages and answers wherever I look.
I ended up finding a (somewhat) local study about using a nicotine patch
while pregnant...

I guess that counts as an announcement! Much to our surprise we seem to
be expecting number 3. Over the last few months I finally got to the
point where I was content with not having another child, regardless of
happenings in pregnancy we'd planned to have a gap between 2 and 3

Is this normal?
My hands seem to just go numb.  I have no idea why and I've never had this
before.  It's always when I wake up after sleeping, though.  It's happened a
number of times in the last 2 or so weeks...

* 25 and 26 weeks: frequent contractions (once every 5, 6 minutes), no
pain, monitored in hospital, spaced out later on
* 28 weeks: found short cervix, 1.5cm, given two steriod shots
* 31 weeks: dilated 1cm, effaced 80%, -1 station

maybe some of you who've planned or considered homebirths in the USA can
give me a perspective on this, I've been reading through the
documentation from the midwives on informed consent, one of the things
is transfer to hospital and that in an emergency it would be 911 to the