Pregnancy & Parenting - 23 January 2007

We at least now eat at the dinner table since their birth, instead of tv trays in the living room, but it just seems that they don't actually eat, they play around doing everything from poking the other twin with a utensil, putting their food from the plate onto the table, yelling, tapping the table with their utensils, etc. Dinner is not enjoyable for me and my husband just gets aggravated. I also feel I have to rush to eat, just to end the chaos. Any suggestions?

2007-01-23 06:44:56 · 7 answers · asked by Sheila 6 in Toddler & Preschooler

What all can you do for heartburn I know I can take tums and stuff but lastnight I got such bad heartburn like I do every night. So I ate a few tums and went to bed. It almost instantly came back. So I ate a few more. This has been going on since then. I'm 36 weeks pregnant and I know I don't have much longer but is there anything I can do at this point to make it just go away. I hardly slept lastnight and I'm hungry and when I eat it just makes it worse.

2007-01-23 06:44:27 · 14 answers · asked by Kimi is 31 weeks 1/7 w/#2! 3 in Pregnancy

Please Help. He wont let me. He kicks and screams and holds his eyes so tight shut i cant get them in. Any tips would be great.

2007-01-23 06:43:55 · 8 answers · asked by coliepollie22 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

Eden

I like it and my husband does too, but we don't want to sound to "out-there". Is it too hippieish? What comes to mind when you hear it?

Also, we are having a hard time with middle names. I like Grace or Faith, but don't want to sound religous, just unique. Any middle names to go with Eden.

2007-01-23 06:43:12 · 11 answers · asked by danac210 5 in Newborn & Baby

i am noticing that here on yahoo answers...when a question is asked about formula or formula fed babies, the people who answer with a "breastmilk is better" answer always get thumbs down on their answer. why?

2007-01-23 06:43:03 · 24 answers · asked by ? 3 in Newborn & Baby

I don't make her take a nap on the weekends but sometimes she gets tired from playing as she's a very active little girl. She still sleeps about 9 or 10 hours at night and will mostly just take an hour nap. I don't see a problem with this, so why do some of my friends with children look at me in horror when I say she still naps?

2007-01-23 06:41:32 · 14 answers · asked by Pink1967 4 in Toddler & Preschooler

If you were the childs parents?
If you were another passenger?
If you were the crew/airline?

Toddler's temper ousts family from plane
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070123/ap_on_re_us/flight_tantrum_2

2007-01-23 06:40:59 · 18 answers · asked by Jen-Jen 6 in Parenting

my daughter is 3 weeks old and i was going to get her ears pierced, but is it safe?

2007-01-23 06:39:50 · 28 answers · asked by formtdewpoints55 2 in Newborn & Baby

2007-01-23 06:38:49 · 7 answers · asked by twinmommi 2 in Newborn & Baby

Ok this may turn into more of a rant, so I'm sorry in advance.

I'm currently 21 weeks + 4 days pregnant. I've been ill since thursday. I went to the emergency GP on Friday night/Sat morning coz of pain in one of my kidneys and wasgiven a short course of antibiotics for a UTI. I went back to see my normal GP today as the pain has come back and I'm really ill with cold and cough etc etc. She said I have a mild ear infection a chest infection and the remains of the UTI as well as this cold. So you can imagine I feel pretty bad! I had Thursday off work as I was having really bad dizzy spells, I worked Sat and Sun, then the doc signed me off work for today to get some rest and try and steam my chest to help!

So in the past week I've had two days off sick and I went to see my boss to tell her I had to go home today and she gave me a lecture about being constantly ill and how it'll probably be best for me to go off on materninty leave early if its gonna be like this!
I'll add more....

2007-01-23 06:38:20 · 6 answers · asked by Claire O 5 in Pregnancy

I have to make a decision on where to deliver. I want to deliver in a very well known hospital with a special very good maternity unit. This is my first, so I am trying to make a decision of traveling to this hospital which is about 45 mins from my home, or to the local hospital which is 15 mins but does not have as good of a ward. Does anyone have any advice?

2007-01-23 06:37:56 · 9 answers · asked by dnelak 2 in Pregnancy

When we were pregnant with our third baby I realized that the first initials of our names were DECA. And then the only name my husband would agree to name our third was Lily. So now our names spell the word DECAL. Now I'm starting to think "should we continue to spell a word with the rest of our kids?" Is that silly to think? I don't know what else we could add but a "S" and make the word DECALS or there's the word DECALOG or DECALOGUE. By the way this wasn't planned at all it's just how it happened. Does anyone else spell words with their names, or have some kind of system for naming their kids?

2007-01-23 06:36:50 · 17 answers · asked by mommyem 4 in Baby Names

2007-01-23 06:35:49 · 6 answers · asked by nikki 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

Has any of you had your baby's weight measured by the ultrasound and once the baby was born, his weight was completely different than what expected?

2007-01-23 06:33:43 · 14 answers · asked by Matahari 4 in Newborn & Baby

Has any of you had your baby's weight measured by the ultrasound and once the baby was born, his weight was completely different than what expected?

2007-01-23 06:33:32 · 7 answers · asked by Matahari 4 in Pregnancy

My husband and I are trying to find a good middle name to go with Isaiah.My husband picked out Isaiah but cant seem to get a middle name that goes with it.If anyone has any suggestions please let me know.I am 35 weeks pregnant and 1cm dilated.Any help would be appreciated.Thankyou

2007-01-23 06:33:29 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

My 11 month old son is refusing baby food all together. He has stopped eating baby food. I have been feeding him soft table food and baby food since he was 3 months old. I would just give him table food, but if its not soft like potatoes he can't hold it down. He loves goldfish but after a few (1 at a time) he will start coughing or choking and then vomits it all back up. I don't know what to do. Any ideas.

2007-01-23 06:32:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

i would like to hear responses from women who have had an epidural and c-section and then breastfed their babies. how long were you able to breastfeed? was it more difficult compaired to previous babies you might have had when you didn't have an epidural?
just tell me about your experience?

i have one son and am pregnant. my son was an emergency c-section and wasn't in me long enough to have had any drugs in his system. because of the way they cut into me i am being told that it could be risky for me to give natural birth. i'm hoping to alievate some of my fears. thanks for your help!

2007-01-23 06:31:54 · 9 answers · asked by onlylove41 4 in Newborn & Baby

I had my tubes burned and clipped before I met my husband( they have been that way for 4 years now) Now my husband and I want to have a baby. Is there any way I can get pregnant? Special medication? Special doctors to see? Or any "special" positions me and my husband should do? Any special foods to eat to make me more fertile?

2007-01-23 06:31:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

I am four days late, feel bloated, have this weird headache for about 4 days now that is on one side of my head at the temple and it feels like twinging, it goes off and on, i feel bloated and im always hungry. I would just like to know from anyone else who has been pregnant, what were your symptoms? The very first ones, in the first month. Any thing would be great. Thanks!
(I know I should just go get a preg test, I'm just curious about the symptoms thanks)

2007-01-23 06:30:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I'd like to know what your thoughts are on grandchildren. Would you be disappointed if your children never had kids of their own, so you could not fulfil the grandparenting role?

Is your opinion the general concensus amongst most parents?

Thank you for your time, this question wasn't meant as an offence so I apologise in advance if it seems that way.

2007-01-23 06:29:11 · 30 answers · asked by DaveyMcB 3 in Parenting

I know that I ovulated on around December 1st 2006 and so I should be 8th week pregnant by now. I went to the sdoctor yesterday and they did ultrasound scans (both abdominal and transvaginal) but they only found an empty sac with no embryo and no heartbeat. They said that the sac looks like of the size of 6 weeks and they are concluding that probablythere was a miscarriage. I never bled or didn't have any major cramps since the time I conceived. Dr is asking me to go for a D&C. What do you think? Do I still have any hope? Should I wait for another 2-3 weeks and go for a second u/s scan? Please let me know your advices/comments. It's hard to believe that I had a miscarriage without any bleeding or cramps.

2007-01-23 06:29:08 · 22 answers · asked by Ray 1 in Pregnancy

to hire someone to potty train my child? My family says he's getting too old to be in diapers (nearly 3). I want to put him in daycare, but it will be cheaper if I have him trained already !! He needs to be around other children to learn socialization skills,and get a kickstart on his education !! It's why I want to enroll him!

2007-01-23 06:28:47 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3 in Toddler & Preschooler

So my period is 2 days late (it's NEVER late)...and i'm thinking it might be a pregnancy. I'm 24, have been in a committed relationship for a year, and we love eachother greatly. We went to a trip earlier this month...and I think that...well u get the pic. My q is whether or not I should tell him...or just go to the clinic myself. He made a comment yesterday about a cute baby on the street (and i agreed), and joked "well do you want a baby," and he gave me a puzzled look...which i understood to be a "no." i'm definitely not ready for a child...no doubt about that...and i know i'll have an abortion...pls advise on whether i should tell him or not..and if so...how?

2007-01-23 06:28:32 · 27 answers · asked by Snki55ed Princess 4 in Pregnancy

what were some of the symtoms you felt before going into labour.... im feeling extremely sick to my stomach, i cant keep anything down, and im light headed and getting some cramps... is this normal??? what did you feel????

2007-01-23 06:25:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

For those who have gotten pregnant on the pill, how long were you on the pill before you got pregnant & did you take it every day like u r supposed to? Also, do u know about which week you got pregnant... i have girl friend who got pregnant on it & doctor said that according to hcg levels, she got pregnant the week she had her period... is that possible?

2007-01-23 06:24:27 · 11 answers · asked by victoria_angel_pg 1 in Pregnancy

2007-01-23 06:23:14 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I have many reasons and don't tell me to keep it.....I can't have any drugs from pharmacy without permition from the doctor ....and it is forbidin here in my country to abort. how can I lose it?
by the way it is my 6th week ...I am in the second month

2007-01-23 06:22:45 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2007-01-23 06:22:16 · 5 answers · asked by JULIA S 1 in Newborn & Baby

Has anyone ever done Invitro? I am planning to do it probably by next month. I will have a consultation with my doctor, but I would like to hear about it from someone who has already done it. How long is the process. I know that my insurance covers two cycles for invitro, but I have to pay for the medication and the process to freeze the embryo, and that might be about 4500$ But I believe it is worth a shot. I have been trying for over a year, and I have done many cycles of IUIs with injectibles. According to my doctor, there is no specific target with me or the problem, so they are very positive about Invitro. Any thoughts?

2007-01-23 06:21:32 · 2 answers · asked by mar13 2 in Trying to Conceive