Pregnancy & Parenting - 6 February 2007

My husband and I are thinking about adopting from China. We have kids in the family already though. We would like to discuss this with the children however we would like to know what other parents have come across as to what kids have asked. We would like to be prepared for the simple and hard questions. What have adopted parents already been asked?

2007-02-06 04:01:52 · 3 answers · asked by Tonya B 3 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

That no matter how much time passes, no matter how old he gets, or how much you age, how many years pass, that you will always look at his eyes and see that precious little newborn face?

Its so unreal how much you can love such a needy crying person who deprives you of sleep and sanity.

Do you mom's of grown children still see them as your little babies? Are you any less in love with them now, even after all the hard trying times you went through raising them?

2007-02-06 04:00:54 · 15 answers · asked by amosunknown 7 in Parenting

Will the hospital have you sign paper work and sign the birth certificate?if not then does this mean your not the father?

2007-02-06 04:00:33 · 7 answers · asked by ♥!BabyDoLL!♥ 5 in Pregnancy

When does a newborns eyes change color my 2 week old has deep blue/grey eyes and i am hispanic with hazel eyes and my fiancee is half hispanic with brown eyes but being hispanic brown eyes are dominate in both of our families so i figured our baby would have brown eyes

2007-02-06 03:58:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

do u spank ur kids or no?? i dont belive in beating the hell out of them...but if there bad pat that butt. i think some peoples kids would be better if they did get a spanking every now and then

2007-02-06 03:57:30 · 12 answers · asked by Daydreamer 2 in Parenting

I'm 21 and 17 weeks pregnant!The pregnancy was unplanned, but most definately not unwanted... atleast on my part. Unfortunately my boyfriend of 3 years left me the moment I told him becuase he doesn't want anything interfering with his life-plan. I've contacted and informed my parents who are only willing to help me out by paying for everything the baby will need in the first 4 months... the problem is, I have no idea what new born babies need!!! Could anyone please help me draw up a list of everything I need to get for the baby???? Please.... I'm clueless but willing to learn!

2007-02-06 03:56:46 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

my 9 month old son is not crawling quite yet, but he is pulling up and cruising the furniture. my problem is that i try to go to the gym about 3 times a week and they have a day care there. i only stay for 30 min to an hour while he is in the day care. it seems as though he is fine when i drop him off, but when i come to get him he is always screaming. the girls tell me that he insists on being held the whole time and is pretty fussy. at home he plays alot by himself and i don't hold him much at all, but it is just the two of us. i just feel bad for the girls at the gym and i feel bad for him not enjoying his time there. i feel strongly that working out is something i need to do for myself, but i feel guilty everytime i go. any suggestions for him, or me???

2007-02-06 03:54:05 · 7 answers · asked by little mamma 1 in Newborn & Baby

My friend's son, 15 years old, has a very hard time staying focused on anything. It takes him two hours, literally, to do a few dishes. It takes him 3 hours to do 30 minutes worth of homework. He can take from the time he gets home from school until suppertime to eat a snack. Not doing anything else in the meantime. Just munchin' on the snack. He's easily distracted, but he's a brilliant child, all Advanced classes, etc. The advanced classes are totally his idea, but his parents have to stay after him to get his homework done so that he can go to bed. The teachers say that it is just his personality. Procrastination is not a good personality trait. Especially when he's looking to start working within the next year. He will get the job done quickly if he has something that he wants to do, or if he has a time limit. But always setting time limits gets humdrum to both him and his parents. And a boss isn't going to be that patient. What can his parents do?

2007-02-06 03:52:03 · 15 answers · asked by Angel L 3 in Adolescent

My 2 1/2 year old began spitting about a month ago. He spits when he's angry, when he's in time out and sometimes for no apparent reason. He spits on himself, furniture, people, in peoples' food and drinks and so on. When I put him in time-out for spitting, he just does it more. I tried ignoring it at first, I didn't want to feed into any negative attention, but it only got worse. I'm at a total loss as to what to do. I'm totally humiliated and frustrated by this. I don't want this behavior to affect relationships with playmates and visitors ( it has started to, people don't take kindly to children spitting on their kids) Can anyone help?

2007-02-06 03:50:29 · 11 answers · asked by Carrington 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

If you have irregular periods does that make it harder to concieve or does it not matter. I've been trying really hard to concieve and nothings happening for me! I have really painful menstruations that are sometimes irregular. Is there something im not doing right? Any tips and advice would really be appreciated!!!!!!!!

2007-02-06 03:49:46 · 8 answers · asked by 4ever_clueless 1 in Trying to Conceive

boobs a little sore not a lot just on nipples
quisy
not troughing up

2007-02-06 03:47:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

My son colors on anything he comes in contact with. I try to keep crayons and pens and such out of his reach but, he always seems to find something. My whole house is an art canvas.I let him color as much as he wants at the table but it dosent seem to be enough. Please, any suggestions will help. Thanks

2007-02-06 03:45:48 · 42 answers · asked by phishinmom 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

What do you teach your children that is most important in life's journey for them to reach a balanced adulthood?

2007-02-06 03:45:39 · 13 answers · asked by ♥Sparkling♥Jules♥ 6 in Parenting

This is my third pregnancy. I gained at least 50lbs. with each of the other two. But, that was 7yrs. ago. I am now 28 and have only gained 10lbs at 6months pregnant. The Dr. said not to worry, but this is so little how can I not? The baby weighs about 2lbs. So she seems to be ok. Why am I not gaining like I did with my last two?

2007-02-06 03:45:17 · 19 answers · asked by homeschoolin mommy 1 in Pregnancy

Last month I thought I could possibly be pregnant-I stressed over it- more like Hoped-and that was what made me late. My husband and I are TTC, I have been on mymonthlycycle.com-in the ovulation calculator it asks for first day of last period-I put in the 17th(which is when I should have started)- I did it again but I put in the 23rd(which is when I did start)....each time I got a different ovulation day. Does anyone know if I go by when I should have started or when I did start?

2007-02-06 03:44:51 · 2 answers · asked by 2princesses 2 in Trying to Conceive

i need to ask a veteran this question. i'm in my 1st trimester and i've been avoiding morning sickness by snackin on things throughout the day. but lately i've been feeling a HUGE burning hunger feeling, even while i'm eating small but frequent meals! its so annoying cuz i don't even wanna look at food right now but i'm forcing myself to avoid queasiness. is the burning hunger feeling normal?

2007-02-06 03:43:32 · 12 answers · asked by Pandu 1 in Pregnancy

I'm 5 months pregnant & am expecting a boy. This is my first baby and I'm really excited! My husband Alex and I like the following names:

Troy Christopher Silver
Jake Schuyler Silver
Anthony John (Tony or TJ as a nickname) Silver

My full name is Isabella Marie Silver and my husband is Alexander John Silver. My family's ancestry is Italian and Alex is Italian/French/Irish
Thanks for your help!

2007-02-06 03:43:17 · 20 answers · asked by Isabella S 1 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

I'm 7 months pregnant and I want to know why do I have to sleep only on my left side? Why can't I sleep on my right or on my back? Not sleeping on my stomach is already hard enough! : )

2007-02-06 03:41:53 · 12 answers · asked by Michelle G 1 in Pregnancy

Do you think it's ok to email my family the news that my husband and I are going to have a baby?

That way everyone gets the message at once, just not sure if it is considered informal.

Thanks for your help.

2007-02-06 03:41:24 · 9 answers · asked by katy k 2 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

2007-02-06 03:41:00 · 25 answers · asked by tristabartl 1 in Pregnancy

everyone says that when you are ovulating and most fertile the discharge lokks like egg whites?? what does egg whites look like? and why do they call it egg "WHITES" if the dicharge is clear?? sorry i know this may sound funny to some of you but i really need to know this!!

2007-02-06 03:39:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

everyone says that when you are ovulating and most fertile the discharge lokks like egg whites?? what does egg whites look like? and why do they call it egg "WHITES" if the dicharge is clear?? sorry i know this may sound funny to some of you but i really need to know this!!

2007-02-06 03:39:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

a friend of mine named her son first name Trustin, middle name Jesus. trust in jesus poor kid. i mean i get the reason she named him that but...wow he might get beat up in school.

2007-02-06 03:39:02 · 39 answers · asked by nelly78 4 in Baby Names

2007-02-06 03:38:10 · 5 answers · asked by a 1 in Pregnancy

anymore because it was just an empty egg that attached to her uterus and that there never was an actual fetus. was he explaining this to me wrong or does this actually happen, i guess i have never heard of that, i mean they even told her how far along she was and everything how would they know that if she wasnt actually pregnant?

2007-02-06 03:37:47 · 10 answers · asked by puppy love 6 in Pregnancy

We want to tell his parents that we are having another child but dont know how to go about doing so.. How would you go about doing it?

2007-02-06 03:36:40 · 4 answers · asked by red_nckgrl 1 in Pregnancy

We want to tell his parents that we are having another child but dont know how to go about doing so.. How would you go about doing it?

2007-02-06 03:36:18 · 14 answers · asked by red_nckgrl 1 in Pregnancy

i'm not really aloud to date till i'm 19 ...so bummer.i really like this guy.i never used to like him but i had this dream about him and now...he's like ...wow.he's not cute or smart or dreamy but i like him.i want to kiss him...

does he like me???
he chats to me on msn like every other day...
and once my display pic was you make me smile...and he asked if he reallly made me smile.i panicked and logged off. he always asks me if i like him,well sort of.

andhis friends ask me if i like him,once.

ooo forgot...he never speaks to me in public,well face to face...
the only time he ever spoke to me was like 3 months aga and all he said was hi.and it was almost a whisper.he did smile though.

my friends hate him and my parents hate him.


sooooooooooooooo
do you think he likes me???????
btw i'm 14 so i'd like teen advice more than adult advice.... and more boys to answer...

my Qs:

does he like me?
how can i tell?
should i kiss him????

i realllllllly want to...

2007-02-06 03:35:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

I was diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) last year. Recently, my husband and I have decided to have children, but unfortunately it will be difficult because of my PCOS. I was trying to find success stories about women with PCOS getting pregnant, but I can't seem to find much in comparison with negative stories. I will be going on Clomid soon and hopefully that will work.

My question is, who out there has PCOS and has a success story that will make this less of a heartache? Has anyone tried Clomid? My gyno told me that I have a greater chance of miscarriages because of the PCOS. Did anyone experience this? What do you suggest? Any and all advice would be great, thank you.

2007-02-06 03:33:50 · 7 answers · asked by Carrie 2 in Trying to Conceive

I have had some common signs of pregnancy but Sunday night I had bad cramping and some spotting, more brown spotting than red blood. I have not seen any blood since yesterday afternoon and had very light brown spotting. I was supposed to start my period yesterday anyway and my periods are usually only about 2 days long. Any advice would be appriciated.....Thanks......

2007-02-06 03:33:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy