Pregnancy & Parenting - 15 December 2006

2006-12-15 14:32:57 · 48 answers · asked by Lorelai H 1 in Baby Names

I am a working mom. I wish I could stay at home, but I married a man with 3 other children, who pays child support and who also carries insurance on his children, our daughter who has a medical condition, and my son who's father is a dead beat and won't get insurance on him. After all this, his bring home is only about $250-300 a week. After paying our mortgage, home insurance, groceries, electricity, water, phone, etc., we would be lucky to break even. Certainly no extra for birthday or Christmas gifts. We certainly wouldn't have money left over for emergency things, like what has happened to us in the past: busted hot water heater, blown up car engine, gas leak. I have seen some say that you can make due with one car. What if that one car breaks down? How would the husband get to work? How would the mom take kids to dr. appt., or to school? Why don't people understand that every family is different, and that some moms have to work? Not to have Coach purses or diamond rings.

2006-12-15 14:30:56 · 24 answers · asked by LittleMermaid 5 in Parenting

I am finding it really hard at the moment, I am 15 weeks pregnant and have a 5 month old daughter. I didnt plan the second pregnancy, however it happened, and I considered an abortion but just couldnt go through with it. So now I am still coming to terms with going to have two children only 11 months apart. How will I manage? Sometimes I feel happy but then other times I feel sad and angry because I dont want another baby so soon. Anyone here have two babies this close in age? any tips or advice? I dont think I will accept I am having another baby until this baby is born and I dont want to miss out on the things with my first bubs.

2006-12-15 14:26:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

Beyond water, I've heard arguments for milk and 100% juice. Just curious. Thanks.

2006-12-15 14:25:11 · 11 answers · asked by BlueFish 3 in Toddler & Preschooler

2006-12-15 14:20:56 · 17 answers · asked by hellouwelcome22 1 in Newborn & Baby

Why do I always keep hearing that short girls want to marry a guy who's tall so their kids would be tall?

Don't they know that, though genetics, height is PASSED DOWN THROUGH THE MOTHERS SIDE? Case in point, me. My dad is 5'10" and my mom is 5'1". I'm a 5'4" 23 yr old male Stanford psychology student. Subsequently, I have remained a virgin, never had a girlfriend, and had to suffer my mothers repugnant genetic sins and live life as a 5'4" cripple.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height

Notice in the second paragraph of "Determinants of growth and height" it says:

"Genetically speaking, the heights of mother and son and of father and daughter correlate, suggesting that a short mother will more likely bear a shorter son, and tall fathers will have tall daughters."

I know some of you will say "not true!," but cases where a mother is short and her sons are tall are only if that mothers father is tall. If you're a short women with short parents your son WILL be short.

2006-12-15 14:20:28 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2006-12-15 14:18:16 · 6 answers · asked by mcas007 1 in Grade-Schooler

I have never traveled this long with our baby before. We are going out of town for the holidays and will be staying with my husbands family for a week. Any tips on what to pack, how much of it to pack, how to cope during the drive, etc.... I have a bad feeling this trip could really suck if I dont prepare right. Im afraid I'll forget somehthing important...Also im worried about her getting her days and nights mixed up again ( she JUST started sleeping all night) becasue of the long ride there.Any ideas from experienced travelers???

2006-12-15 14:15:07 · 7 answers · asked by chicwitpurpose 2 in Newborn & Baby

im on my 37 weeks of pregnancy and its my first i feel so uncertain of having the epidural but i really love to have it coz i dont think that i have that enough pain tolerance but im afraid to risk my baby as well... can you advice me on this one? thanks in advance.

2006-12-15 14:14:24 · 7 answers · asked by mybabytart 2 in Pregnancy

My baby does not want to eat food. Any suggestions, or wait it out and eventually she will? Every time she sees the spoon she turns away and tries to slap it out of my hands. She only wants my boobs. I want to breastfeed the first year, but I also think she needs some solids in her diet.

2006-12-15 14:14:08 · 10 answers · asked by mrsleslie_lady 3 in Newborn & Baby

my brother in law wants me to name the baby pythagoris and i dont want to sever ties with ny husbands side.
his sister wants agamemnon or athena.
apparently their side is decendant from the greeks..
im not sure what to name him.
im leaning towards agustus. gus for short. or sydra, if its a girl.
what do you think?

2006-12-15 14:12:03 · 11 answers · asked by Sterlinggg. 2 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

I will have an 8-year-old three mornings per week for an hour and an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old two afternoons per week for two hours. What should I charge?? I will have them at my house and provide snacks after school. Help...

2006-12-15 14:11:49 · 7 answers · asked by cyndi71mom 5 in Grade-Schooler

2006-12-15 14:09:16 · 10 answers · asked by haitiansister22 1 in Trying to Conceive

The reason I want to know if he can have powder milk is because the doctor said he can't have any diary products.

2006-12-15 14:06:21 · 6 answers · asked by clorie33@verizon.net 1 in Newborn & Baby

I had a vision that today was my last day on the planet earth, am going to die in my sleep
what do you want to say to me?
any words to make me feel better, words of wisdom, words to make me better
I have to say I will miss yall
I would like to say I enjoyed being in the world but is my time to go to heaven now or maybe Hell
I might just die and not go to either cuz it might not exsist
Well..Er..so Astalabista

2006-12-15 14:02:41 · 27 answers · asked by Ryan 1 in Adolescent

2006-12-15 13:57:56 · 36 answers · asked by jackiiesn0w 1 in Baby Names

i am almost 9 weeks pregnant, and i work in retail( i am a store manager) since it is the holiday season, we are extremely busy and i have to work well over the 40 hours. Is there any risks to the pregnancy and if so, what could i do to try and lower the risk/impact of working so much?!

2006-12-15 13:55:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

okay well first of all im 13, and ive liked a couple of guys before, but not anymore. im in grade 8, and next year ill be in high school. i sit next to a guy in my class, that a kid has been sayin tht were lovebirds, and tht we like eachother. well im really really shy around the guy. hes popular, and im not.im the second ugliest girl in my class too. im trying to convince myself tht i dont like him, and tht in 1 year, it will all be over. but i know tht i sort of like him. what should i do?
he also asks me questions for math and stuff alot and never asks the person tht sits beside him

2006-12-15 13:54:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

It was a Columbia jacket and its an older one. My daughter got paint on it so I knew it was hers. When I asked where her daughter goes to school, then said Dame right the woman got all defensive. I wanted to smack the woman, knowing she was lying. Problem is I didn't feel the need to write all over my daughters things because I resale a lot of things and it takes away from the value. I was so heated and pi**ed. I did get my daughter a brand new coat... of the same quality, and did put her name in the new one, but feel I shouldn't have had too... Would you have said something or let it go?

2006-12-15 13:52:39 · 21 answers · asked by erinjl123456 6 in Grade-Schooler

2006-12-15 13:51:13 · 14 answers · asked by dilila c 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

I am not pregnant, but I have been weeing about every ten minutes and it is really driving me up the wall. I have just suddenly started weeing so frequently and the slightest bump, sneeze or laugh starts a waterfall. If you know what I mean. My boyfriend can't have sex with me because of it and it's making me miserable. I've been to several doctors and they say it's nothing. It's happened so suddenly and I'm only 19! Any ideas how I can stop the constant weeing?

2006-12-15 13:50:55 · 12 answers · asked by Tillie 1 in Pregnancy

some people say its okay but than others say to stay away what should i do help?

2006-12-15 13:48:53 · 13 answers · asked by ash_n_joe4eva 1 in Pregnancy

I found a dr. thats 45 minutes away from Altoona.
I hope and pray too god I can get my tubes undone. See my mom dosen't have that much longer too live. she has sirosis of the liver and periferal neuropathy thats from having diabetes.A while I said too everyone about my problem. My Aunt made me get my tubes tied when I was 21 yrs old. Now I know longer talk too her witch is a good thing. I never was a mom before. plus I have wonderful loving caring boyfriend that deeply cares about me very much.

2006-12-15 13:48:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

I had my period on the 24th of november and i had sex on the 3rd of December could i be pregnant?? Iv had sore boobs from the 8th of December up until now and they are getting more painful and darkened Areolas. Iv had a little lower back pain and having alot of gas. When i wake up i get a little nausea but nothing shocking!!

2006-12-15 13:45:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Hey my names Anthony.. Ive asked this alot... read my questions if your wondering why im asking...

I had a girl use my sperm... that i tied in a condom... she used a syringe (cut open the condom) to insert it into herself...
We were having sex and i came... but i kept going for around 10mins then pulled it out.. and tied a knot... she then cut the condom and got my sperm...
This was on the 5th of dec... and she ovulated on the 7/8th (she tested) ... its now the 16th of Dec...
I dont know what to do anymore... im scared/angry/confused
I caught her.. I hate her... I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!
Ive had so many different answers off this site.. Do you really thing she could be pregnant?... Surely the sperm would have died.. and alot of other ppl struggle to get pregnant, she was pregnant when she was 20 (shes now 22) but she had an abortion... she said if shes pregnant she wont abort mine...

2006-12-15 13:44:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

Girls:
kayliegh
lilianna -lili
audrey
tarah
allana
kylee
zoey
paige

Boys:
jake
trevor
andrew
austin
nathan
landon
dillon

2006-12-15 13:42:08 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

the bottom of my feet and the palms of my hands swell up really bad and it's painful. i think it's related to me walking a lot, but it's weird to have the bottom of my feet swell. i have two other kids and my feet would swell but not like this and i was further along in my pregnancy. anyway, has anyone else gone through this? i could use some advice.

2006-12-15 13:40:36 · 17 answers · asked by nelly78 4 in Pregnancy

my son is 10 months old and still will not use a sippy cup...he still can not figure it out. Am i a bad mother to have my son on the bottle after a year old?? my daughter was off of hers at 9 months old.

2006-12-15 13:38:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

just curious to see what the average age that parents start to potty train their child. and how do you know when your child is ready?

2006-12-15 13:38:35 · 12 answers · asked by krystal 6 in Toddler & Preschooler

This is my first pregnancy and im so excited. I just dont know what to do with my self. I like that name, so I wanted opinions on a boy name . thank you

2006-12-15 13:36:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names