Pregnancy & Parenting - 23 August 2006

My son is an only child and has me wrapped me around his finger. He has manners, always says please and thank you. He always says " I love you" and "you're in my heart, mama"...sweet stuff like that. He gets spanked very rarely (like when he is too rough with the dog...to understand pain) and time outs more often. When the fits start, I try to distract him calmly or try to explaiin to him why he was told "no", etc. For example, I rarely can "do" anything like laundry, have a phone conversation, etc. without him having to be #1 of my attention. He gets impatient. I am a stay at home mom and he is by no means lacking for my attention 99% of the time. Please don't blast me as a bad parent, just give me advice for dealing with his fits to help eliminate them.

2006-08-23 08:37:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

Who should I invite? I can't invite my friends cuz they don't like her. She was friends with his last woman and then they got together but the other girl was pregnant so my friends are mad at her. My brother and the other girl were never an item the were just friends with benefits and she got pregnant. Then Jen came along well i like her and want to have a shower but who do I invite? I had a shower for Jess too but she was my friend.

2006-08-23 08:35:54 · 28 answers · asked by Kookie M 5 in Pregnancy

ok,there is a guy-named andy, and i ask this ? before but dif. but mean answeres, or answeres that suck. so, How can i tell if he likes me, or how to ask a guy on a date?-Thank ya

2006-08-23 08:35:17 · 5 answers · asked by Des'ree is how to spell my n 3 in Adolescent

I was about 95-100 pounds and 6 weeks pregnant and heavly heavly using pure crystal meth when I found out I was pregnant. I have a horrible problem with that nasty stuff. I can now say I am completely clean and healthy at a good 124 pounds now. I am just super worried about my baby. I saw a child that the mother used the entire pregnancy and he was retarted and it made me so sad. It also made me angry at the mother but most of all really worried about my baby. This is my first pregnancy and is hard. The father is still using and selling. I moved to a small town and live alone. I just want my baby to be healthy. If anyone can help me know more about my situation, I would greatly appreciate you! Thanks, Ashley

2006-08-23 08:34:59 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

What can I do to get my son off the pacifier? My oldest daughter was on hers till she was 3 and now has teeth problems..and will need braces this coming year(she's 8), my second(dd)..didn't really become addicted to them..so it was easy to get her off at 10 months old. But my son is showing a love of his pacifiers like his oldest sister and not showing any signs of wanting to toss them. I'm able to keep them away during the day(while he's awake) with no problem..he might have a fit here and there..but usually forgets about them. But when its nap time and bedtime, he knows he needs his pappies. Any suggestions? Or should I just let him be? I'm just worried about his teeth as they are becoming shaped like his oldest sisters. He only uses the gerber bulb pacifier..they look like a round rubber bulb on them. He will not take the orthodontic kind or the silicone type...just like my oldest did. My second daughter used the orthodontic type and didn't like the bulb type.

2006-08-23 08:32:19 · 21 answers · asked by jcarr492 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

Alot of people here have been saying walk more, have sex and do some house work...that shoud get you going. Im 37 weeks and 4 days. I did actually do 2 of these things very recently and last night I could not sleep due to braxton hicks.....right? My doc said change positions when they come and they should go away if they are braxton hicks. DID NOT GO AWAY. but they were not like 15-10 minutes apart either. varied. some close, some not. I still had them up into this morning, and some here and there. Braxton hicks right? even though moving, walking, WATER or shower is not making them go away? Have not noticed if plug came out so when do i be concerned?

2006-08-23 08:31:56 · 19 answers · asked by l_horton4nightfall 2 in Pregnancy

2006-08-23 08:30:43 · 8 answers · asked by zipzap 1 in Pregnancy

2006-08-23 08:30:14 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Grade-Schooler

2006-08-23 08:23:31 · 15 answers · asked by Bloosom 1 in Trying to Conceive

went to a party,
And remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom,
so I had a sprite instead.

I felt proud of myself,
The way you said I would,
that I didn't drink and drive,
though some friends said I should.

I made a healthy choice,
And your advice to me was right.
The party finally ended,
and the kids drove out of sight.

I got int o my car,
Sure to get home in one piece.
I never knew what was coming, Mom,
something I expected least.

Now I'm lying on the pavement,
And I hear the policeman say,
the kid that caused this wreck was drunk,
Mom, his voice seems far away.

My own blood's all around me,
As I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedic say,
this girl is going to die.

I'm sure the guy had no idea,
While he was flying high.
Because he chose to drink and drive,
now I would have to die.

So why do people do it, Mom
Knowing that it ruins lives?
And now the pain is cutting me,
like a hundred stabbing knives.

Tell sister not to be afraid, Mom
Tell daddy to be brave.
And when I go to heaven,
put " Mommy's Girl" on my grave.

Someone should have taught him,
That it's wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his parents had,
I'd still be alive.

My breath is getting shorter,
Mom I'm getting really scaredThese are my final moments,
and I'm so unprepared.

I wish that you could hold me Mom,
As I lie here and die.
I wish that I could say, "I love you, Mom!"
So I love you and good-bye

2006-08-23 08:22:54 · 15 answers · asked by nikki fm 2 in Parenting

2006-08-23 08:20:36 · 17 answers · asked by powale_sqae 1 in Pregnancy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K_Q-04JkOo

What can this guy do, does he have any options?

2006-08-23 08:20:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

did his feelings change later in time?or did they stay the same?? what has gotten better in your situation or what has gotten worse???

2006-08-23 08:17:12 · 12 answers · asked by miss me! 4 in Newborn & Baby

I am using a clear blue easy fertility monitor for the first time...I am on day 5 of my cycle and it hasn't asked me to test yet. I read the booklet and it says testing will begin on day 6 for your first cycle and you will test 10-20 times. Has anyone had any luck with this type of fertility monitor?

2006-08-23 08:16:52 · 5 answers · asked by themontefamily 2 in Trying to Conceive

2006-08-23 08:16:00 · 9 answers · asked by AMY E 1 in Pregnancy

I started my period on the 14th and it end in the morning on the 20th. My cycles are usually about 32 days apart, give or take a few days. My period this month was suppose to start on the 17th but started on the 15th. For the last two days I had wettness and white lotion like mucus. Could I be ovulating? Today when I was doing something I though for a minute my period came again but when I went to the bathroom it was just white lotion mucus stuff. I thought most woman ovulate around 14 days after their period. However I know this is not always true. I just am not sure if it is possible to ovulate so close to the day your period ended. What do you think? My hubby and I have been TTC. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

2006-08-23 08:14:32 · 9 answers · asked by awesomemommy05 2 in Trying to Conceive

I was 14 weeks pregnant in December of 03 and miscarried. It is now August of 06 and have tried everything to get pregnant. I am really wanting a baby and we know everything works what is going on.

With my miscarriage I had a D&C and they said everything looked normal and mus have been chromasonal.

2006-08-23 08:14:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous 3 in Trying to Conceive

Being pretty terrified of hospitals and the idea of being stuck on a hospital bed for hours having my baby (I tend to associate hospitals with death and illness I guess) I want to have my baby in a birth centre.

I have been advised to go to a birth centre which is attached to a hospital. That way if anything goes wrong its not too far to take you up the the ward for emergency treatment.

The thing is, with a birth centre, the emphasis is on natural birth - YOU CANNOT HAVE AN EPIDURAL! And as everyone seems to think that epidurals are the only way to handle birth pains, I'm not sure what the benefits are of a birth centre.

I am terrified of vomiting and so am nervous about using gas and air or pethidine (I've heard neither are very effective as painkillers) both of which can make you sick, but there is no other pain releif in the birth centre. I have been advised to try TENS and a waterbirth but I don't know if that will be enough releif if labour is as bad as I've heard.

2006-08-23 08:14:02 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

My daughter is turning two on October 29th. Last year, we did an outdoor party at a recreational park that had a really cool fireplace. It was nice, but outdoor is out of the question this year, since it'll probably be too cold, although my daughter really loved it anyway.

Chuck E. Cheese is too expensive and impersonal, so I want to avoid anything like it.

Any good, origional suggestions?

2006-08-23 08:11:52 · 23 answers · asked by still waiting 6 in Toddler & Preschooler

Hey, I am 15. well, I want to writer.

2006-08-23 08:11:51 · 28 answers · asked by Jim 1 in Adolescent

Alot of people had told me that if you have sex you could go into labor because of a horbmone in the semen. Anyway, I did and right afterwards I started getting contractions but they were at different times. Never consistent. Anyway I was already 39 weeks and the following day I had my check-up at the clinic. When I got there everything was fine I was sitting there bare-bottomed waiting for the DR to go in when all of a sudden my water broke right there on the table. It was really embarrassing but a few hours later I had my beautiful baby girl. Tell me your story!

2006-08-23 08:10:19 · 13 answers · asked by I smile because of them ♥ 5 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

im starting skool in september and of course i wanna look good. but i havent gone to the mall in like a really long time so i dont know wats in. please HELP!

2006-08-23 08:10:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

what was your baby boys heartbeat when you were pregnant? Just wanting to see how true this oldwives tale is even close.

2006-08-23 08:09:49 · 20 answers · asked by momie_2bee 5 in Pregnancy

im in the office but at times i walk to the back and i dont know if i'm harming my baby.. i am 25 weeks pregnant.

2006-08-23 08:09:29 · 7 answers · asked by October_baby 2 in Pregnancy

im starting skool on september 5 and i really need some fashion advice. i havent gone to the mall in a really long time so im not really wats in right now. HELP! i wanna look good on the first week of skool.

2006-08-23 08:08:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

I am breast feeding my 5 week old daughter. She was recently diagnosed with thrush and I got it on my breast as well. Shortly after we found this out she got a bump on her face. It got bigger and developed a yellowish head to it. It has now spread from her cheek all the way to her ear and her other cheek. My question is could the yeast infection spread to the skin on her face? Thanks in advance.

2006-08-23 08:08:20 · 12 answers · asked by Nikki 2 in Newborn & Baby

My daughter (3yrs.) has cut her hair a couple of times at school and today-after it finally grew out enough to put into ponytails-she found some scissors still packed in a box from our move and cut her whol ponytail off!! Every time she has done this at school it's always really short too. Do you think she's showing a prefrance for a short hair do?? It sucks that she cut it, but it'll grow back, but should I let it? Anyone else have a 3 year old wanting short hair?

2006-08-23 08:07:59 · 10 answers · asked by JL's Mom 3 in Parenting

I have asked questions concerning my step kids on here, and have basically been told by a lot of people that I am the problem not the kids. They say that I am the intruder, and the kids are just victims. Some have said that I shouldn’t have married my husband if I couldn’t accept his kids. When I married my husband he wasn’t seeing his kids. He hadn’t in a year. This was partly due to his ex’s interference, but partly due to him not standing up to her. He didn’t even see them again for 3 years. I had been his wife for 3 years by then and had had a child by him. His other 3 kids are manipulators. Their mother has made them this way, and they try to manipulate my husband all the time. They are not just innocent victims. My husband and his ex split up when the oldest was only 3 and she was still pregnant with the youngest, so they are not dealing with the recent divorce of their parents, they don’t even remember it. Why is it always believed that if a step mom doesn’t get along with her step kids that it is her fault, and that the kids are the innocent victims? Trust me, some of these kids don’t want to get along with their step moms, even though she has done nothing to them.

2006-08-23 08:07:42 · 20 answers · asked by LittleMermaid 5 in Parenting

Serious answers only please.

2006-08-23 08:06:24 · 16 answers · asked by ? 6 in Parenting

i already have a 2 girls and want to try to have aboy with my wife before it is too late , what is the best postion and what do wear under my Pyjams and how many times a week to have a intercourse and after how many days after she has her woman problems

2006-08-23 08:06:16 · 18 answers · asked by Bharat P 3 in Trying to Conceive