Pregnancy & Parenting - 7 February 2007

I know that In america, circumcision is more important, as an aesthetic thing, but i have a hard time being ok with it. It has been proven now that the babies feel it, they will even go into shock with from the pain.
The problem is, is that as an american, he wont look like all the other boys, and i dont want to make his life harder when he gets to puberty.
Either way, I either extremely physically harm my son, or make his sexual growth harder. I cant for the life of me understand how any mother could have that done to her baby, or do that to her teen!

What do i do? Do i wait, and then give him the option when he's older? Or do i take the desiscion away from him and hope he doesnt mind?

So what should i do?

2007-02-07 23:57:40 · 17 answers · asked by mettophobic 3 in Newborn & Baby

please share your sources of information.

thanks

2007-02-07 23:56:21 · 2 answers · asked by Sam C 1 in Newborn & Baby

She is unsure on what to name them though! She doesn't want anything TOO wierd and wonderful, but not too normal either. She already has two sons, Jacob and Hayden and a daughter, Ebony. She is having two girls and they are identical if that helps!

2007-02-07 23:53:53 · 74 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

i bought cheap pregnancy tests from babymad.com and they claim to be 99%, but i have missed my period and it keeps comin up negative. have any of you used them and they have been wrong? i will buy another one like clearblue or something aswell 2 test if i need to.

2007-02-07 23:47:58 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Why the hell do teenagers wait too long before asking could I be pregnant?


Ie after a week its too late for the morning after pill why on earth dont they posty questions on the day so we can do something about it.


Better still why not ask people like

www.ruthinking.org.uk
www.childline.org.uk

www.4yp.co.uk

www.fpa.org.uk

www.brook.org.uk



Or go straight away for morning after pills or look into it before they go for it

2007-02-07 23:43:11 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

We run a mum and baby group and currently have lots of young mums with new babys there one of them has a son of 2 and a daughter just 4months shes getting on fine but has post natal depression which is being seen to by a docter she now says yesterday her period is a week late and shes worried she could be pregnant again could the pnd or pnd medicine cause her late period?i have advised her to test but she says she really wouldnt want to know as she couldnt face an abortion but couldnt ope either with another baby?please advise me on the best action to take for her

2007-02-07 23:42:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

i am asking because well we all know that girls are having babies younger and younger these days. i know a 16 year old that just had a baby and i feel bad for her son already, its mean to say but i have observed her in person and i just cant get over how stressed she got everytime he even made a noise, she actually at one point told him to shut up. i'm not calling her a bad mom because i know its hard i'm only 21 and i have a 17 month old and one on the way, but i NEVER yell or tell my child to shut up, even when he was a baby. but then i know another 16 year old that has twins and she is as calm as could be with those babies, its like she was born to be a mom. she cuddles with them and sings to them and just does everything she can to keep them calm. i think its hard with 1 i couldnt image being 16 with twins, i'm just wondering can a 16 year old who has a baby be a better mom than say a 21 year old or a 25 year old? does age really matter when it comes to raising a child?

2007-02-07 23:42:51 · 14 answers · asked by puppy love 6 in Parenting

My 13 yr old daughter has fallen out with our neighbours 13 yr old daughter - kids, especially girls do it all the time and I have not got involved and hope they will make up in the future. Although now rumour has spread around their school that the 22 yr old sister of the friend is going to beat up my daughter. The dad of the girl has also said to her that she is a lucky c**t that the older daughter has not 'got' her yet

2007-02-07 23:42:36 · 19 answers · asked by julie g 3 in Adolescent

2007-02-07 23:37:20 · 2 answers · asked by rulethisworldman 2 in Pregnancy

i go to sleep feeling very pregnant and then i wake up not feeling anything... is this normal!!

2007-02-07 23:36:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

hi there,my period was due on sat and now 5 days later still none..did a pregnancy test yesterday and was negative... had my hopes up but as usual feel dissapointed..... can i add my period is usually always on time.the most its ever late is one day or two days early.just wondered if anyone out there experienced this before..i have been going to my doc to get day 21 test done of my cycle,and the results were 26.3 and this months was 25.1.....hope someone out there can help me...just feel so dissapointed.we have been tryin now for bout 13 months..this time three years ago i was pregnant sadly i lost my son when he was just 6 weeks o,ld...thanks so much in advance...

2007-02-07 23:09:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

all hes friends are doing it and he feels left out just want to know if it might help his sickness get any better,,please thank you for suggestions

2007-02-07 22:57:45 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Grade-Schooler

I'm 17 weeks pregnant with my second child (a girl). During the first blood tests I got (I was about five weeks along), my TSH level was 75 (it should have been under 5.5). It has gone down and is normal now, but I'm just wondering if any mothers out there have had hypothyroidism and have given birth to babies without learning disabilities or health problems... I need some reassurance.

Thanks!

Dawn
Mother of Jack (4 years old, born at 35w 6d)
Mother-to-Be of Dani (due July 19th, 2007)

2007-02-07 22:47:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2007-02-07 22:46:40 · 3 answers · asked by Mishell 4 in Pregnancy

My childrens school is closed and so are all the schools in the area. Hows the snow doing down your end?

2007-02-07 22:46:35 · 27 answers · asked by lisa c 3 in Pregnancy

im using ambosol for gums,parsons powders and diaorolite!help x

2007-02-07 22:43:05 · 12 answers · asked by yum-mum 2 in Newborn & Baby

When a couple found out that they are expecting a down syndrome or physically disabled baby,should they keep the child or abort it? Which is the best solution for both parents and child?

2007-02-07 22:42:28 · 14 answers · asked by † Iríšh † 7 in Pregnancy

I found out she is doing hard drugs and she has three daughters to deal with. I have no idea if they are being taking care of properly. SHe doesn't want anything to do with me any more and I'm at my wits end with worry for my grandbabies.
Serious answers Please.

2007-02-07 22:37:40 · 10 answers · asked by Deb 2 in Grade-Schooler

That some women cannot get pregnant because of problems or they just weren't able to get pregnant because they couldn't. I'm just asking this question because I seen on tv some women that couldn't get pregnant that they adopt a baby. Do you know why this happens? thanks for the answer.

2007-02-07 22:35:53 · 5 answers · asked by Incredible 3 in Pregnancy

I am trying to get my 11 month old into a routine and also trying to get her to sleep through the night. Some people have told me that at that age, they wake up at 3am/4am for a feed / cuddle because it is nice for them but they don't actually need it. But she still has a whole bottle at that time. We give her enough dinner (at least we think so) and when she goes to sleep she has a whole bottle. What must I do?

2007-02-07 22:26:28 · 20 answers · asked by redhead 3 in Newborn & Baby

anyone had trouble getting their baby to transition to a sippy cup? Those who have what brand and style eventually worked for baby?

2007-02-07 22:25:16 · 6 answers · asked by mom511 1 in Parenting

2007-02-07 22:24:56 · 10 answers · asked by Chuckles! 1 in Trying to Conceive

everyday just wanted to know does that mean im getting close to having the baby

2007-02-07 22:20:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2007-02-07 22:15:33 · 5 answers · asked by bassetluv 4 in Pregnancy

what are they please? apart from morning sickness oh and DO YOU HAVE TO BE SICK?!

2007-02-07 22:12:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I almost miscarried at 16 weeks, but after a week in hospital they sent me home.

The problem is a 5 cm hematoma close to my uterous, and I have also been diagnosed with placenta previa.

I'm 27 weeks now, and I have had no further bleeding but I have had scans every 2 weeks. The hematoma is still there, and I'm worried my baby will come early.

Has she got a good chance of survival if she was born at 27 weeks?

Also, could anyone tell me what sort of thing could have caused the hematoma? I can't remember having a fall or anything and I'm not sure how I got it!

Thanks! ;-)

2007-02-07 22:11:33 · 4 answers · asked by Krissyinthesun 5 in Pregnancy

Are today's teenagers too stupid to figure out what causes pregnancy? What is with the hundreds of teenagers expecting US to know if they've gone and knocked themselves up???

2007-02-07 22:07:08 · 19 answers · asked by Wiseyngsoul 3 in Pregnancy

she was raped on friday is there anything she can do after this long to provent it? thanx to anyone who can help

2007-02-07 22:05:11 · 29 answers · asked by spacecasesgirl 1 in Pregnancy

2007-02-07 22:02:19 · 5 answers · asked by ranju 1 in Pregnancy

Is there anything i can do about it, i don't want her to grow up with this.

2007-02-07 22:01:35 · 19 answers · asked by abi 1 in Toddler & Preschooler