Pregnancy & Parenting - 6 February 2007

I am 7 weeks pregnant and just announced the news to my sister and my bil. This pregnancy is a long time coming, we waited quite some time before trying and now that we have decided to make the leap we are really excited. We are 32 years old and have been married for 5 years. My sister has a 4 year old and I thought she would be over the moon. She seemed excited for about a 30 second hug and then went onto another thing the topic hardly came up for the rest of the night. Maybe I was expecting too much or I am just hormonal.
Anyways, were any of you disappointed in the reaction when you announced the news?

2007-02-06 13:46:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Is there a difference between buying a home pregnancy test from the dollar store, or any store for a dollar or so, or going to a pharamacy or big chain store and spending 10 - 20 dollars? Just wondering.

2007-02-06 13:46:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

my son has a fever of 101.8 for the past 3 days, he only has fever at night. i have given him tylenol. sun it was 101.5, mon it was 101 and now its 101.8. i need advice. what should i do????

2007-02-06 13:45:27 · 14 answers · asked by clair 1 in Grade-Schooler

All reports home from my son's first-grade teacher indicate that he's a good student, polite, and well behaved. So why is doing homework so much like trying to push a stubborn elephant? The act of getting him through homework is so frustrating to both myself and my spouse that we become almost irrational. We're both fully aware that the behavior is circular: we know that our frustration negatively affects his performance, and that in turn frustrates us all the more, and so on and so on. We also fully recognize that the problem is more with us than with him. We'd just like some tips to help prevent us from getting so frustrated, and keep him on a positive track.

I've read questions like this in this forum before and the answers all tended toward whether or not you're a "good teacher." I consider that irrelevant. We don't need to know how to teach, we need to know how to stop getting frustrated and stop letting our frustration negatively affect our son's attitude toward academics.

2007-02-06 13:45:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Grade-Schooler

im having my baby shower this weekend and i have to buy the food and have no clue what to get for everybody any suggetions

2007-02-06 13:43:12 · 12 answers · asked by amanda b 1 in Newborn & Baby

I have twins and my sons cheeks look normal...HELP

2007-02-06 13:43:03 · 9 answers · asked by hon_esty2003 1 in Newborn & Baby

I have noticed that over the last day or so that my son's cheek have become very very red, he is also very cranky. He is just about 4 months old. We both just got over a bad cold and now his cheeks, could it be from teething or is he still sick?

2007-02-06 13:40:06 · 11 answers · asked by silverbabygirl1984 2 in Newborn & Baby

im pretty sure i spelled it wrong i saw a question on here that said which is bettter pregnecy pills or absitnesce
what does it mean?

2007-02-06 13:39:09 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

2007-02-06 13:36:27 · 11 answers · asked by tsj23 1 in Baby Names

I have a two and half year old who goes to bed around 7pm and gets up around 9:30-10am.....my soon to be husband works second shift so he doesn't get home till midnight........so we sleep late in the morning....my doctor doesn't think it is bad as long as she is active during the day. I have put some crib toys with her at night so when she wakes up in the morning she has something to play with. Do you think this is bad for her and do you think she gets to much sleep?


Please NO smart a** comments from people who don't have kids, all I want is other parents comments and opinions.....THANKS

2007-02-06 13:35:40 · 14 answers · asked by blah blah blah 5 in Toddler & Preschooler

2007-02-06 13:35:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Are the symptoms of being pregnant with the IUD different from being pregnant with out one?

2007-02-06 13:34:49 · 2 answers · asked by nadi 2 in Pregnancy

I was told that I was pregnant on Jan 9. Since then, I've felt pregnant. Just recently, my body has been feeling really bad. I have these terrible headaches.. and stomach cramps.. However, I dont really feel pregnant, anymore. I keep reading about these "missed miscarriages," but no one ever describes the symptoms that your body experiences before the miscarriage is caught. PLEASE HELP!

2007-02-06 13:32:23 · 8 answers · asked by apryl g 1 in Pregnancy

Is it their looks, their attitude, or???

What kinds of things make you give the person a bigger tip?

2007-02-06 13:29:14 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

ok my brother and his girl fird r expecting a little boy in early march!!!! i am sooooooooooooooo excited to have another nephue!!!!!!!!! but any ways they r naming him DANIEL ANDREW daniel is my bro's midd name an dandrew is his twin bro's midd name. wut do u think? well i hav ea nephue name ryan alexander and DANIEL will have a big bro( no relation 2 me) name zavier. i just wanteed to no wut u thoght!!!

2007-02-06 13:28:09 · 14 answers · asked by **Lizz** ♥ 2 in Baby Names

I am in the early state of one+ months pregnancy.These days,i have been get sick quite badly with a bad cough and i took honey drink to let my throat feel better.I am concern whether it will affect my baby as i hardly eat well...?

2007-02-06 13:27:27 · 4 answers · asked by dearcheah 1 in Pregnancy

Hi. I'm pregnant with my second son, he's due in April! My 2 year old son's full name is Preston Elliot Salvati. My name's Kelli & my husband is Elliot.. So if you could vote between these 3 that'd help us a lot

1) Celab Tillman Salvati
2) James Tillman Salvati
3) Callan Tillman Salvati

growing up my husband was a friend of Pat Tillman (the football player turned soldier) so our boy's middle name is after him. Thanks for your votes

2007-02-06 13:27:01 · 21 answers · asked by kell_salvati 1 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

My Dr. wants to stretch my cervix tomorrow so that she can break my water. I'm only 1cm dilated so far, been that way for over 2 weeks, I'm at 40 weeks now, due on Saturday. Dr. wants to induce me because I live almost an hour from the hospital and she doesn't want me going into labor and delivering on the highway as this is my 3rd baby and she expects labor and delivery to be quick. My question is has anyone else ever had their cervix stretched, and if so, how painful was it. It's funny, but I'm more afraid of that than actual labor I think. My pelvic exams are painful enough, so I'm afraid this is really going to hurt.

2007-02-06 13:25:12 · 15 answers · asked by Wendy 1 in Pregnancy

At the beginning of the year, someone told me to talk 2 pills of my birth control a day ( ortho tri-cycle low ) until I caught up.

I did that for about 4 days so I took 8 pills in 4 days.

ANYWAY, After I did this one of my friends told me that they did it to and started bleeding for 2 weeks. I did the SAME thing and started bleeding for 2 weeks in the middle of Januray.

My question is

I start my period at the beginning of every month, but i didn't this month!

When i was bleeding in the middle of the month ( because of the pills ) did that count as my period or just a cause because i was taking the pills?

Just curious because Im sexual active and my fiance says he thinks I look like I have a bump.

2007-02-06 13:24:33 · 7 answers · asked by Keri 1 in Pregnancy

when your 6-11 year old daughter is raped by a full grown man and he deosn't care how small her body is he gets in all the way and doesn't care if you walk in while is has sex with her?

2007-02-06 13:23:35 · 2 answers · asked by thisisisisisis 1 in Parenting

My 3 year old daughter was screened at pre-school today and it has been discovered that she has a hearing loss.

Children her age should be able to hear noises/voices as low as 25 decibles.

She couldn't hear anything under 40 decibles.

She was screened at birth, and had no problems with her hearing then.

She hasn't been screened since because her speech is excellent if better then kids her age. Although she has trouble with certian words or sounds, which everyone thought was ok for her age.

I had noticed that over the last year she said "what?" and "huh?" a lot but I thought it was our fault for not speaking loud enough or clear enough for her.

I was just wondering if anyone had any advice or similar experience.

What percentage of hearing loss is this?

I can't get her into her doctor till the 26th of this month for another screening, and they won't answer any questions because they have not screened her yet.

I am kind of at a loss here.

HELP!

2007-02-06 13:22:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Grade-Schooler

How much do you usually tip your barista (person who makes your drink)

Thanks!

2007-02-06 13:21:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

my husband and i found out today that we will be having our second girl and he picked out Sara Beth-something, but we cant come up with a second middle name. it is a tradition in our family, help! lol, i will concider anything but ann
thanks
laici

2007-02-06 13:20:11 · 25 answers · asked by laicic 1 in Baby Names

I'm not prejudiced against blacks or Jewish people or anything crazy, I'm prejudiced against Gothic and Emo people.

There are a few in my class that I have come to know (they were the first Goths and Emo kids I ever met) and I don't like their attitude or choice of clothing color.

I see Gothic and Emo kids walking around town scowling like the world is a horrible place and wearing all black, I'm naturally mad at them.

Normally being prejudiced is judging people by a stereotype, but all Gothic people act the same, right? They wear black, listen to screamy music, and have negative and bad attitudes toward authority and others.

Am I wrong in thinking this? How can I overcome it if it is wrong?

2007-02-06 13:18:19 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

2007-02-06 13:17:26 · 18 answers · asked by austin w 1 in Newborn & Baby

i heard rumors, that her belly is getting big gain. I really want to know if it is true or not....... so will you help me?

2007-02-06 13:16:27 · 8 answers · asked by GabiiBabii<3 1 in Pregnancy

well I had my membranes stripped today being 39 weeks and 3 days along. my doctor said that if it worked I would be in labor in 1 or 2 days she also said to have sex. anyone been through this before and if so did it work?

2007-02-06 13:14:08 · 5 answers · asked by Nicki08 2 in Pregnancy

Could two people with widow's peak have a child with a straight hairline? Could two people with straight hairlines have a child with a widow's peak? Explain.

2007-02-06 13:09:27 · 8 answers · asked by Right here Right now 1 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

2007-02-06 13:08:50 · 15 answers · asked by valerier925 1 in Newborn & Baby

ive been with my boyfriend for about 7 months but been friends for about 10 months. I am a full time student and live on my own with my best friend. I just found out last night that i am pregnant and i went to the doctors today and confirmed it. I want this baby for so many personal reasons and family to. My dad expects so much out of me by going to school and finishing and not end up like my mother who left me with him. I am such a determined person and i know that caring for a baby is veryyy hard. But i will never give up no matter what happens. but how do i tell my father that

2007-02-06 13:08:36 · 36 answers · asked by Nadya R 1 in Pregnancy