Pregnancy & Parenting - 31 July 2006

My 2 month old daughter eats about every 3 hrs. Her pediatrician recommended getting her on a 3-4 hr feeding schedule. She says that my daughter should be sleeping at least 5 to 6 hrs at night. Well, she doesnt do this because she is conditioned into waking up every 3 hrs for her feeding. Sometimes I get lucky and she goes for four hours. For example: I feed her every 3 hrs during the day, then 10pm comes around, she eats, then awakes around 1a, then 4am, then 7am, etc. Is this a good schedule, or what can I do to get things on better track?

2006-07-31 08:34:31 · 16 answers · asked by Kimmie 2 in Newborn & Baby

school starts for me in no time at all. do you want to go back?

2006-07-31 08:34:27 · 16 answers · asked by vmbbfreak06 4 in Adolescent

should i tell my mom in law that shes helping her daughter too much and she'll never be responsible that way ??? or should i just stay quiet. cus everytime my sis in law needs $$ she comes to mom and mom should cus the daughter is working and so is her man i think they're taking advantage of my mom in law, should i stay out of it?? if not how can i tell her ??

they always say they dont have money but i think its an excuse so we can feel sorry for them. they just bought a freaking iguana instead of diapers

she's 19 and has a 18 mo old kid. they dont live with mom.

2006-07-31 08:34:18 · 5 answers · asked by sourgirl 3 in Parenting

I really don't have anything against a 7 year old still breastfeeding but, I was just wanting to know... What are your thoughts?
Extended Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding Beyond 3 years

2006-07-31 08:32:53 · 43 answers · asked by steve M 1 in Grade-Schooler

2006-07-31 08:31:46 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

2006-07-31 08:31:44 · 19 answers · asked by freaky_tat_tisha 1 in Pregnancy

Ok, I know either way its not going to be a walk in the park by any means. I'm just trying to decide how I want to deliver. I kind of want to try a natural birth but I feel like other moms who have done it are discouraging me. Is it worth trying or is it unbearable? ADVICE PLEASE!!

2006-07-31 08:29:52 · 26 answers · asked by nurseaidgirl07 2 in Pregnancy

2006-07-31 08:29:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

I gave him tylenol because he was suppose to get his shots today, but i thought the dr.'s appt. was later then it was. the appt was suppose to be at 10:00, but I thought is was at 1:00pm.Anyways I gave him tylenol for the shots he did not get them(rescheuadled). after I gave him the medicine, he threw it up as well as all his food.what i'm asking is what is the symptoms of allergic reactions? It was suppose to be his 2 month shots

2006-07-31 08:27:58 · 10 answers · asked by ceriseypoo 2 in Newborn & Baby

I go back to work tomorrow after being on maternity leave for 12 weeks. I am going to miss her, but I feel a little guilty because I sort of miss that part of my life (working). I have enjoyed these weeks with my daughter, but is it a bad thing to feel "ready to going back to work"?

Also, how do you pick a good day care? My parents are going to watch her for at least her first year, but I will eventually have to find her a day care center. I hear so many horror stories that I am extremely reluctant to doing this. I read about a facility that has cameras in the daycare center and parents can log-in to the website to check on their little one. I thought this was so cool, but I dont know of any place such as this in Houston, Tx.

2006-07-31 08:27:04 · 16 answers · asked by Kimmie 2 in Newborn & Baby

my girl is 50 years old already but still experiencing monthly menstruation,after our intercouse last june,there is no monthly period come up to now.last june she used pregnancy rest kit and the result shows negative,after a month july 31 she tested again and the result still negative,this is the reason why i"m asking if we can rely 100% in pregnancy test kit

2006-07-31 08:27:00 · 6 answers · asked by turisticaboyz 1 in Pregnancy

I find it odd that none of the teens here seem to have any chores. Don't any of you mow the lawn, do dishes, make supper, vacuum, dust, laundry? Do you even have to take the trash out?

So many of you answer questions about sex. Is all you do is have sex and buy pregnancy test and abortion pills? There might have been teen sex 100 years ago, but those teens worked and lived as adults. Why is it so different now?

2006-07-31 08:23:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

My baby is 6 months old + I am a first time mum, married. Complex emotions with the in-laws. When they hold her or monopolise her too much, I find myself getting knots to the tummy, major apetite loss occurs, I feel obelete almost and so now I find it increasingly difficult spending time with them. I want her to want me and her daddy only and find it so hard to share her with them.

In trying to rationalise my emotions, I realise there could be some emotional baggage from my past. Last in a large family, I often felt overlooked as a child + have spent a lot of my life overachieving to get noticed. Perhaps I felt a bit unloved + so am seeking to mend old wounds with daughter.

Also, moving home several times has seen friends slip away + I see my daughter as 1 true pure love to cherish in the absence of other contacts.

In the gentlest of ways, I asked my in laws to space their regular visits to us + now risk alienating my husband who is very close to them.

Advice sought pls!

2006-07-31 08:23:44 · 26 answers · asked by sweetpeachmummy 2 in Newborn & Baby

2006-07-31 08:23:13 · 17 answers · asked by xadralix 2 in Grade-Schooler

I am pregnant now and I e-mailed the daddy but he denies he even knows me!
His name is Pedro and his e-mail is pyrox90@yahoo.com!
He acts like I am a joke but I am not!
What should I do?

2006-07-31 08:22:30 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

my first child was born in a hospital - by c-section. so really i have two questions...will i be able to deliver in a birthing center with my next child b/c of the c-section? and do you have to pay out-of-pocket or does most insurance cover some cost?

2006-07-31 08:20:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

The situation is: My husband and I both work full time, and we're fortunate enough to have my mom watch our two boys (aged 28 months and 12 months) during the day. We recently moved, and I started a new job where I make considerably more money than I did. This allows us to be able to afford to do fun things with our kids on the weekends that we previously weren't financially able to do on a regular basis. We've never gone without, but my husband and I have lived paycheck to paycheck even before we had kids. I love my job now, but the problem I'm having is that I'm the breadwinner, and it's impossible for me to be a stay at home mom. Financially, my husband and I both have to work to be able to run our family/household. We don't want to become financially strapped. As it is now, I see our kids only on the weekends, really. I see them 10 minutes in the morning, and by the time I get home at night, fix dinner, do the dishes, etc. it's time for the kids' to go to bed. More...

2006-07-31 08:18:26 · 14 answers · asked by brevejunkie 7 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

will it hurt giving birth ive heard it does and that ur viagina stretches dead wide and the pain is horribe

( no silly answers)

2006-07-31 08:12:18 · 63 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

asof i know u cant get pregnant until u ovulate or something.. plzz help me !!?? and tel me what are the chances of me being pregnant?

2006-07-31 08:11:53 · 22 answers · asked by jenny 2 in Pregnancy

What I was wondering is about breast feeding the next day when you have a hang over. The liquor is out of my system, or is it? Why do I feel so crappy if my body absorbed the liquor, and is there anything going in to my milk?

2006-07-31 08:11:42 · 14 answers · asked by lookinfomoney 1 in Newborn & Baby

2006-07-31 08:11:32 · 4 answers · asked by Robin K 1 in Parenting

2006-07-31 08:10:39 · 21 answers · asked by LIL SERIA 2 in Pregnancy

I had an abortion and then a few months later found out I was still pregnant, when I was 5 months along. Going by dates- this pregnancy was not terminated. I had the baby, she is 10 now and i'm glad she's here, but isn't this weird or uncommon?

2006-07-31 08:09:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

i am pregnet and i am scared and i need help my friends think i am a slut my boyfriend ran off i need help asap please help me now now some1 else wants 2 have sex what should i do? :( :( :( :(

2006-07-31 08:05:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

My son is 14 mos. old, he says doga=dog, dada, mama (rarely), pappy, dop (i think is stop) thats about it. I'm a little concerned that he's not saying ball/ baby etc.. he seems to say
"huh" to EVERYTHING he points to things & says it, when you say anything to him he says it. However he knows tons of things that we say to him, we say get your chair to eat & he pushes his chair out into the diningroom, if you say I need to change your diaper he sits down & waits, if you say take off your shirt for a bath he'll do it, if you tell him to spin a circle he does it, he knows to point to his head, tongue, feet & ears & he knows to blow on his fingers if you tell him its hot, the list goes on & on for those types of things, but he just doesnt say much back. he has some underlying health concerns & I think i'm always paranoid that he'll have something else wrong. Is it ok for him to only have 4-5 words? The DR seemed really ok with it but sometimes I wonder if they tell u what u want to hear

2006-07-31 08:04:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Toddler & Preschooler

im 6 weeks pregnant, having light menstrual cramping, and moderate spotting. I dont mean to be graphic but the spotting started as a milky pink/brown discharge. But today it has been more red/brown but not milky...more like menstrual bleeding that you get toward the end of ur cycle. I have been relaxing as much as possible. I had an ultrasound last friday and they said that i am okay and the baby is exactly where its supposed to be. I am so scared that I am going to lose the baby. This is my first pregnancy so im not sure what to expect. I know some spotting is normal, im just not sure how much is normal. Is there anything I can do to prevent and lessen the spotting? Thanks so much for your responses....They have been very comforting and helpful.

2006-07-31 08:04:52 · 7 answers · asked by crazypeach98 1 in Pregnancy

Is it possible for your uterus to fall out?? Like all the way out thru your body outside? The reason why I ask this is: When I was 15 I had an abortoin. I was only 6 weeks along when I had it. A few weeks later (3 weeks later) this small bloody meat like thing...it was kind of circular...and it was maybe like 1/3 inch wide and 1/2 and inch long...this was also during my period. I had never had anything like this come out of me during my period...so I did not know what to think. Yeah, this was 3 years ago...but still it had me wondering today... Oh and another thing....I've gotten I think atleast 2 or 3 pelvic exams since this happened... when they press down in the uterus area....so the doctor would know right??

2006-07-31 08:04:44 · 12 answers · asked by lisa1980sky 2 in Trying to Conceive

2006-07-31 08:04:34 · 1 answers · asked by Robin K 1 in Parenting

I love my friend, and I really like to spend time with her. We talk about everything, and do everything together. However, her young son's behavior is so out of control. What is even more alarming is that when he throws a fit and they get into a fight, she gives in or buys him whatever he wants. She will go over the top with threatening him with a spanking or some other empty promise (which I think she only does because I am there). It is embarassing to be in public or at a restraunt and be the group that is making everyone else uncomfortable. The other problem is that I have a child too, but she is still a baby. I am afraid that eventually I will have to cut all ties with my friend because I do not want my child to be around a child with this explosive (and sometimes violent) behavior, and see that he gets away with it. I don't want to be in a position where she gets in trouble and he gets away with the very same thing.

2006-07-31 08:04:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

When did the breast become a sex organ?

Why don't people just look away?

Do people understand the health benefits of breastfeeding?

2006-07-31 08:03:04 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby