Pregnancy & Parenting - 26 December 2006

I have felt pregnant for awhile now and I just got a positive clear blue easy. My brests have doubled in size, I'm running to the bathroom every minutes. If a test is only picking a min. of 25 HGC and I got a negative EPT which is a min. of 40....why do I feel (and look) further along??

2006-12-26 04:18:09 · 3 answers · asked by Curious 1 in Pregnancy

i am 3 months post pardum and breastfeeding full time no bottles or nothing, and my period has not returned yet,but i noticed some brownish spotting that i saw when i used the bathroom,but it stopped soon after.is this implantation bleeding,or just irregularity in my period that i heard happens to some?..

2006-12-26 04:17:59 · 10 answers · asked by 5 JEWELS 1 in Pregnancy

My husband and I been married for 9 years, we have 3 kids, and one of the kids is ours together. I am now 8 weeks pregnant and he wants me to have a abortion because we don't have a house. We have been approved and have 100% financing for a house, we just haven't found one yet. What should i do? I have tried everything to convince him that i don't want a abortion and told him that since i am in this new positon at work i have more maternity resources.

2006-12-26 04:16:21 · 14 answers · asked by teri20020 1 in Pregnancy

My baby is 6 weeks and goes through formula like water. She is also breast fed but it doesnt help fill her up. She goes through the $25 container of formula in about 3 or 4 days. Should i start her on rice cereal now?

2006-12-26 04:13:40 · 23 answers · asked by Octavia 1 in Newborn & Baby

So...should I be brushing them every day? It's difficult obviously but that won't stop me.

2006-12-26 04:12:24 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

high fever (103.7) body aches. I was also having unprotected sex with my husband, but he pulled out, when I went to the emergency room for passing out, they asked me if i could be preg, i told them i coould be, so they took a pregnancy test and it was negitave, but i was only maybe 3 days late at the time, now i am almost 2 weeks. could i be preg, or coould my fever mess my cycle up

2006-12-26 04:09:53 · 2 answers · asked by Roxanne S 1 in Pregnancy

2006-12-26 04:09:03 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

my fiance wants her sister to be there, why should i even go when she is getting the ultrasound, they are going to be all gushing and excited and i am going to be sitting in the background.

2006-12-26 04:08:01 · 22 answers · asked by ryan s 2 in Pregnancy

I had my 1st baby 5days ago. He seems to be a vigorous eater and moves his head a lot and arms which make it hard to get his positioned correctly to breastfeed. It went alright at first, but now when he first starts nursing the pain is pretty bad, and I now have small scabs on parts of my nipples. Is this just something that happens to first time nursers? Do they just have to "toughen up"?? Using lanolin doesn't help too much. And also is it normal to have your entire breast feel sore? My actual milk didn't come in until 2 days ago. Is it just them getting used to being full of milk? And will they always be this big and tender as long as I breastfeed? Any and all advice would help! Thanks!

2006-12-26 04:07:21 · 14 answers · asked by Melissa t 2 in Newborn & Baby

I tested positive for pregnancy 2 days ago, and called the doc today. While I am waiting for him to call back, I want to know how common it is to lose weight while pregnant and when do you really start gaining weight and how fast? I am probably about 6 weeks along at this point, and have no appetite due to the fact that I am always nausiated. I have been forcing myself to eat cereal, and have lost about 5 lbs since I got knocked up. Is this normal? Anything I can do to safely get my appetite back?

2006-12-26 04:05:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2006-12-26 04:04:32 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

I really need help i drank and i had sex with my boyfriend. we used a condom but i haven't had my period yet..... i'm only 16 i need help.

2006-12-26 04:03:23 · 8 answers · asked by darkness 1 in Pregnancy

Have I miscarried?
I am 15 weeks preganant today (I hope)

On Wednesday morning I was nauseous, looked down and I had a few brown blood clots. Went to the ER. They did a pelvic exam (cervix closed) HCG @ 50,000. Couldnt find HB bc they had a very old doppler. (Not sure if that has anything to do with a large 8x6cm fibroid that is sitting outside the uterine wall. We did an ultrasound and baby was fine. HB was 137 and all looked ok. The dr told me to take it easy for a couple of days and to avoid sex while bleeding.

There was no bleeding for a few days so my fiance and I had sex last night. I stopped after 30 seconds and there was red blood on him and when I wiped. It tapered off (more than spotting but nowhere near enough to fill a pad). There was no one to do an ultrasound and the doppler was too old to foind HB (same place). HCG @ 39,000.

Very, very light brown blood today and still feeling nauseous. Only thing is back aching. Very light cramps on and off. Any hope

2006-12-26 04:02:50 · 3 answers · asked by Kayla S 1 in Pregnancy

I held my pee for 4 hours before taking this test and I got a faint line, does that mean I tested early? Or does it not matter when you test in comparison to the shade of the line? I am thinking I was 12 DPO, does this test back up that theory?
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8039/positivegz6.jpg
I am new to all this so any insight is appreciated.

2006-12-26 03:56:28 · 24 answers · asked by Erika 1 in Pregnancy

I answered it, and read alot of the other answers, but I noticed it got deleted by the asker.

It actually struck a nerve with me. Not because I felt this woman was jelous, and not because I have seen the same women she described, but because I do agree that there are some (cerainly not all!!) SAHM's who have a holier than thou, "I'm a better mom than you cause I stay at home with my kids." attitude. Luckly none of the SAHM's that I know in my personal life are like that, but I have run across quite a few on here. Thank goodness there are some decent, unjudgmental SAHM's out there!

So did that other question strike a nerve with you, and in what way?

2006-12-26 03:54:47 · 10 answers · asked by LittleMermaid 5 in Parenting

okay. my ex boyfriend is still a very big part of my life. he lives with me, and so do his 2 boys every tuesday and e/o weekend. my problem is they used to listen to me w/ no problems. now i think they are testing me to see what they'll get away with. the 5 year old will stare at me w/ this blank look on his face and proceed to do whatever it is i asked him not to do. i ask him to look at me every time i speak to him, and then ask him to repeat what i said. it gets me nowhere. he doesnt listen at all. the 2 year old has a big problem with telling me no and talking back. he even started hitting me at one point. i refuse to spank the kids because they are not mine, but i expect them to show me respect. how do i get this through to them??

2006-12-26 03:54:44 · 9 answers · asked by biz 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

I just found out that I am pregnant with my first child on christmas eve through a home pregnancy test. Anyway, i'm feeling like some off an on cramping in my lower abs.. like are like gassy, or like constipation. some times i can't go to the rest room, and some times I can. I don't get it.. is this normal? i'm waiting for my doctor to call me back... but I have been trying for two years and i'm scared. is it normal? or am I just freaking out for no reason?

2006-12-26 03:53:50 · 8 answers · asked by Mommy2Two!! 4 in Pregnancy

I held my pee for 4 hours before taking this test.Does a faint line mean I tested early? Does this test look like a test that was taken 12 DPO? http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8039/positivegz6.jpg

2006-12-26 03:52:27 · 18 answers · asked by Erika 1 in Trying to Conceive

I've told her a thousand times to stop when she is doing it, but the very next time she eats, she does it again. Its a very very bad habit that I'm trying to get her to break. But I feel that I'm not making any headway at all in the matter. Anybody else had this problem ? and what are some suggestions on how to resolve the problem? - Thank You So Much ! ~Shane from Southern Ohio~

2006-12-26 03:52:17 · 16 answers · asked by mrshane1969 2 in Grade-Schooler

i've been on the birthcontrol pill for about 1year and 4months... but i was drinking alcohol and beer on christmas eve. will drinking alcohol stop the effect of the birthcontrol pill? and if you drink alcohol while on the pill and have sex, what are the chances of becoming pregnant? i hope there isnt no effect. i dont want to be pregnant again

2006-12-26 03:51:33 · 7 answers · asked by shorty26 1 in Pregnancy

My son is a very active baby since he was 1 month old He loves his Jumperoo and doesn't really like a swing cause he just sits there. Anyone else out there have a very active baby around this age or did?

2006-12-26 03:49:28 · 11 answers · asked by mommymatthews 2 in Newborn & Baby

I want to bring my two year old daughter with my husband and myself to Paris for new years for our aniversery.I am not sure if its a good idea ?

2006-12-26 03:49:00 · 17 answers · asked by Lania W 1 in Parenting

I expected that the first thing we would see is the top of the teeth when they punctured her gums. In our case, nothing has punctured the skin on her gums but we literally can see (presumably the front of) what appears to be her lower, front two teeth - through a thin layer of skin.

2006-12-26 03:47:14 · 9 answers · asked by James R. Reed, II 2 in Newborn & Baby

I am a stay at home mom and I have had a bad cold for about 3 days now(sore throat, cough, runny nose). Today my 4 month old woke up with a running nose, I am sure she has caught my cold. Is there anything I can do for her. Do I need to call the doctor or wait it out? Thanks

2006-12-26 03:46:16 · 2 answers · asked by racgrl88 2 in Newborn & Baby

2006-12-26 03:45:01 · 3 answers · asked by brat71825 5 in Pregnancy

my tests are coming up very very light but i am sick, is this normal? how early can one have morning sickness? (or night sickness in my case) even before a pregnancy test definate result?

2006-12-26 03:42:53 · 10 answers · asked by marsha 1 in Pregnancy

HELLO IM 19 AND THIS IS MY FIRST PREGNANCY...IM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT BUT IVE BEEN STRESSING LATELY FROM SCHOOL AND FROM MY JOB...DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT STRESS CAN DO WHILE PREGNANT?

2006-12-26 03:42:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2006-12-26 03:39:01 · 6 answers · asked by kristy c 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

2006-12-26 03:37:22 · 10 answers · asked by sexynikki_2003 1 in Pregnancy

Even when he/she was younger or as she/he gets older.

What are the benefits of reading to an infant or toddler everyday even before they know how to read and talk?

2006-12-26 03:34:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting