Pregnancy & Parenting - 14 September 2006

I have read in all my books that laxatives are safe to use in moderation during pregnancy. I don't want to bother my dr and my next appt is in a week. Have any of you ladies taken it during pregnancy with the ok from your dr? I have also tried all the fiber rich foods along with fruits and veggies....it just isn't working! Thanks for your help.

2006-09-14 06:47:17 · 7 answers · asked by facs2004 2 in Pregnancy

I went in for my 6 week postpartum checkup yesterday. I still have been bleeding and my doctor knows that now. He also knows that I've been having dizzy spells and back pain. All he did was check my uterus and look at my back, and he did a urine test to make sure I don't have a bladder infection. I feel he didn't really address my dizziness problem. And all he said about my bleeding and back pain, was that I need to start exercising and that my uterus was back to normal so it should be fine. I thought exercising would make my bleeding worse, but he said no that it could even make it go away. Does any of this sound right? Should he have had my blood checked to see if my iron was low? Maybe he just overlooked the dizziness and forgot I had mentioned it? I don't want to just write him off as a bad doctor, even though I feel he hasn't been completely attentive or thorough lately. Should I go back and ask for a blood draw?

2006-09-14 06:44:13 · 10 answers · asked by mommyem 4 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

two days ago i took a home pregnancy test and it came up positive , also i have some symptoms like im eatting way more and gaining acouple lbs a week and that very unlike me im lucky to gain a lb a year.... and then i took a blood pregnancy test yesterday and it said i wasnt pregnant i was wondering if the blood test could be wrong for any reason

2006-09-14 06:40:38 · 15 answers · asked by jennifertrinitysky 4 in Pregnancy

My husband and I are trying for our first baby soon.

I am really hoping to breasfeed when I have my baby, but a lot of my friends said it was too hard and they quit.

How does a new mother learn to breastfeed?

-From reading internet information?
-From a nurse after giving birth?
-From books?

I feel discouraged already and I am not even pregnant. My mother breasfed 4 children and said it was so easy, but none of my friends "could do it."

Any advice?

2006-09-14 06:40:23 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

how do i get him out of this? i have tried putting him down when he was just starting to doze off but he wakes up. also he wont sleep for more then 2 hours and then is up another 3-4 hours. what can i do? its been a looong time since i did this. i have an 8.75 year old

2006-09-14 06:40:12 · 15 answers · asked by ? 3 in Newborn & Baby

this is a serious matter as thought by me when teaching life means a lot with a girl child of 9yrs.

2006-09-14 06:33:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

is it possible tonot go into labor until 4 weeks after my due date?

2006-09-14 06:33:20 · 23 answers · asked by sandy 1 in Pregnancy

them to make them go away?

2006-09-14 06:32:50 · 27 answers · asked by Angela M 2 in Newborn & Baby

I belive that i may have a tubal pregnancy, and was hoping that the baby could be saved

2006-09-14 06:32:11 · 13 answers · asked by Deana S 1 in Pregnancy

I heard everything just comes out!!! You have no control? I am 22, and my husband and I are TTC our first. During delivery is it true that you pee, or poo? How many people have had episiotomy's? What should I expect? I like to be mentally prepared...lol

2006-09-14 06:32:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Earlier this morning I asked for prayer for me and my husband that this month we would conceive, as this is the pregnancy part of yahoo answers....

I got a lot of awesome feedback, well some jerk reported me for asking for prayer. Its not a big deal, but the encourageing feed back was so sweet and now my question is deleted. I wish I knew who would do such a thing. All I stated was if there are other women out there trying to conceive my blessings go out to you. Its wasn't rude or anything. Why are people so immature?

Oh well!

;)

2006-09-14 06:31:42 · 13 answers · asked by Violet 2 in Pregnancy

I was wondering. For about 2 or 3 days now, I've had excessive saliva. I've had to spit nonstop and I don't know what's up with it. I heard that it can be a symptom of pregnancy, but is that true? I've also had to use the bathroom like crazy lately and have been sick to my stomach. I'm only 3 or 4 days from when my period is due, so I don't know if pregnancy symptoms would kick in yet. Could anyone help me with this?

2006-09-14 06:30:00 · 4 answers · asked by Rebekah 1 in Pregnancy

My due date is january 16, now i am trying to figure out when i concieved. i had sex at the end of march sometime and then i think i had my period around april 11, or 12 and it only lasted 6 days instead of 7 days. i then had unprotected sex with a different partner april 21-30. my question is if my due date is january 16 when did i concieve? did i get pregnant at the end of march or april?

2006-09-14 06:29:56 · 8 answers · asked by sandy 1 in Pregnancy

one girl told me that my boy friend is calling her once in a while? wht do u mean by once in a while? means every alternative days or once in every week or once in everyday? can u just tell me the correct meaning plzzzzzzzzzz dont lie i want a genuene answer and he was hiding this from me so wht does the word once in a while means?

2006-09-14 06:26:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

a friend of mines son is 4mths old and getting his first tooth..he has not been able to sleep well for the past three days...what does she need to do..she has tried teething rings washcloths and tylenol..is there anything else to try to get the pain to ease off so he will take a nap..he is sooo cranky..we have called doctors and they tell us to use teethers..they arent working..
please any adivce would be appreciated

2006-09-14 06:26:17 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

As you can guess we are trying to conceive... well yet again I have gotten my Period... but there are some differences from what is normal... First of all my Period is a week early. Second, normally I get killer cramps that make me throw up because they are that painful... but this month there are no cramps and I'm just nausious. Lastly I have been peeing like horse for the past 3 days...Could I be preg? Should do a test. Oh and no Ta ta Tenderness... at all.

2006-09-14 06:14:59 · 6 answers · asked by A_Soldiers_Wife 3 in Trying to Conceive

I was paying the cable bill today. My 3 year old son is very active. I had to call to him twice before he came to me. A woman who was behind me said that I should tell him that if he is a good boy I will give him candy. I told her that I don't believe in rewarding kids behavior like that. And she was shocked! She said " You don't! What do you?" I told her that I give a lot of hugs and kisses and praise. That is the only reward I will ever give him or any of my children for that matter.
She told me that I will have problems with him later if I don't start doing what other parents do.

My kids will never get money for doing chores around the house or for good grades on their report card. These thing I expect from them. They will never get a cell phone or car from us. If they want to get these things then they will have to get a job and pay for it them selves. That also goes for name brand clothes. These things are "Wants" not Needs. I will give them all the love in the world.

2006-09-14 06:05:05 · 127 answers · asked by LITTLE 1 :o) 6 in Parenting

Ah, well this is driving me crazy. I hope you guys can help. From the 8th - 12th, me and this guy were messing around. I had ovulated on the 30th of august to somewhere around the 1st. I know this because I get light spotting around that time. When me and the guy were together, we didnt engage in sex, but close to it as possible. I'm worried I may be pregnant.
*** He fingered me and although he never went "in" (just rubbed up around the area) he MIGHT have had dry precum on his fingers. Also, before he fingered me he always rubbed against my stomach or panties first.
*** We were in a hot tub together and although it wasnt hot, could the sperm have swam into me? Please keep in mine I had shorts on.
Now, taken all this into consideration, am I pregnant? My period is supposed to come today and I am usually very regular. I'm so worried. Plus, from what I have read, eggs only live 24-48 hrs. If I ovulated on the 30th-2nd of this month, am I safe? I sure hope so.
Please help.

2006-09-14 06:05:02 · 11 answers · asked by violetdreamer 1 in Pregnancy

I stopped bleeding from having the baby over a week ago. My husband and I had sex (like two idiots) and I havent started to bleed again and I was wondering if I could already be pregnant and so soon and if so can I carry the baby since the c-section was done in August of this year or if this is immpossible. And would a pregnancy test come back positive from another pregnancy or from the hormones from the previous one? Or am I just paranoid or should my period start soon? Would I have to terminate the pregnancy?

2006-09-14 06:04:58 · 4 answers · asked by Amanda G 2 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

you know, the ones that delay the proceedure until you are legally beyond your window to make your own choice and hit you with a barage of adoption options, etc?

2006-09-14 05:58:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Im 8mos pregant i have a 4 year old.lately she cries and wines and clings to me.She wasnt like this before is it normal and what can i do to stop it .please help

2006-09-14 05:57:55 · 19 answers · asked by live,laugh,love 2 in Parenting

How soon after getting pregnant can you experience morining sickness? (Days?) And how frequent or infrequent do you experience it? How long does it last? Is there an order you experience symptoms? (Throwing up, tender breasts..ect.)?

2006-09-14 05:56:33 · 10 answers · asked by ArbonneAdvertising 2 in Pregnancy

He doesnt drool alot but blows bubbles,and sometimes it comes out. I didnt think they started that until they were 3 months old.Also how much and how often should he eat?Hes eating 4 oz every 3 to 4 hours.Is this normal?Lately it seems its more 3 hours than 4.

2006-09-14 05:49:25 · 15 answers · asked by mama~to~4weekold 1 in Newborn & Baby

hey had sex around my ovulation time, have symptoms of PG, sore breasts, mild cramping (very faint), eatting alot, peeing alot, heartburn, very gassy, very very tired (wanna nap) and feeling faint and dizzy when standing still. What do u think? does it sound like AF PMS or PG signs.
last AF Aug.15/06
OV appx. aug 31-sep 3 (had sex twice on sept 2)
AF to start Sep 17

2006-09-14 05:48:39 · 8 answers · asked by Summer-6866 1 in Pregnancy

My friend's daughter is constantly biting in daycare. My children have never bitten so I dont know what to tell her to do.

2006-09-14 05:48:04 · 10 answers · asked by firered12102001 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

I took a blood pregnancy test on Mon. (you can refer to my thread posted on 9/10) that came out negative. It was early on - the day after I missed my period - but, I assumed it would be accurate since blood tests can detect pregnancy a week after conception. But, I also read that HCG levels don't rise early with some women, and it's best to re-test. But, does that apply to blood tests, too? It should have picked up at least something, being taken AFTER my missed period, right?

The only reason I'm wondering is that I'm getting bloating, cramps, and tiredness, but it's still not arrived. I skip periods quite a bit, but normally, I will not get PMS symptoms if I'm going to skip. My boobs have been sore for almost 2 weeks. I've never skipped more than 2 periods in a row. I found out that my insurance doesn't cover lab tests. I have enough for the blood test, granted it is not very expensive (awaiting the bill), but not enough for another. I shouldn't need one, right? There's also no PP clinic w/in an hour of here. I made an appt. with my gyno for next week to try to work something out with birth control, to get my cycle on track. I could bring this up then, but I was hoping someone could tell me more about blood tests. From what I've read, I'm worrying needlessly, but I've never felt this way, physically, in my life. I've also taken evening primrose oil for the past several months, which is supposed to help balance hormones naturally - I quit on Saturday. I don't think this could have a bearing on the test. My question is: is it necessary to do another blood test?

2006-09-14 05:47:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Would like to to know if there is a sight that a Grandmother can go to ..... im going to be a grandma for the first time and would like to know if there is a sight for us grandmas???/

2006-09-14 05:46:07 · 2 answers · asked by Vicky S 1 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

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2006-09-14 05:45:26 · 12 answers · asked by JOE JOE 2 in Adolescent

How could someone have that many best answers? Don't you also feel as though they proably have tons of email addresses and names on here that is how they have so many "fake best answers"???

2006-09-14 05:44:55 · 8 answers · asked by Gabriella & Kevin 2 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

2006-09-14 05:42:42 · 13 answers · asked by unless_you_can_save_me 2 in Pregnancy