Pregnancy & Parenting - 17 September 2007

2007-09-17 23:59:46 · 25 answers · asked by MNMG 5 in Parenting

I often hear Michelle and Jim-Bob (?) Duggar described as "perfect parents" and to be honest I just find them a little odd. Sure the children are good-mannered, healthy, educated and generally well looked after and the Duggars have no financial issues, but surely raising your children in this sort of bubble is going to have disastrous consequences when the children are finally released into the real world? It seems in a way quite selfish to have so many children. I find it interesting aswell that they chose to homeschool all their children, knowing deep down that every one of them would have rebelled agaisnt the careful system they have created at some point had they been mainstreamed and allowed to mix with other children. In my opinion the Duggar children haven't been given the freedom to discover who they are, what interests them, what they believe in and explore the world around them, as they have to keep to a strict timetable created by their parents. Its almost like a cult.

2007-09-17 23:30:06 · 19 answers · asked by Antonia 2 in Parenting

Lennox

2007-09-17 23:20:34 · 40 answers · asked by mimi 5 in Baby Names

yes i wear them

2007-09-17 23:11:40 · 3 answers · asked by ? 1 in Parenting

I don't mean bottle, clothes, pram, pacifiers, cots, etc. I mean those little things that made your life with a newborn or multiple newborns easier!!

Mine were:
NO. 1 - My steel craft projector (sang lullabies and made pictures on the roof!)

NO. 2 – My baby monitor (I have a picture monitor where I can see them when they sleep)

No 3 – My boy’s gym. One sat under it while the other was being feed, changed, etc

By the way to all my online friends – I found out this morning that I am expecting baby number 3. That is if they aren’t twins! AGAIN! And those of you who are TTC - GOODLUCK!

2007-09-17 23:10:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

with your children. When we buy them toys and games they only play with them for a very short time, then they get forgotton. We don't have much money so I buy some expensive stuff from car boots. I bought an eye toy for under 10 pounds last week, and already it's been put away after the novelty wore off. I don't want this to sound bad and I don't spoil my kids. I just need advice from other mums who have gone through this. My kids are 9 and 11. Thnx.

2007-09-17 23:08:08 · 7 answers · asked by The Way 4 in Grade-Schooler

have you had any misscarries how many if so ?how long have you been trying?how old are you?have you had any luck?

2007-09-17 22:56:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

2007-09-17 22:54:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

we have chosen aleowishyous harold as middle names and the surname will be sharp but i like unusual names we already have a phoenyx wilson jonathon {2yrs} and marshall peter {6yrs} we don't know what we're having yet but have chosen temperence nicole krystal firefly sharp for a girl but are struggling with a boys first and aleowishyous can not be first name



thanks kat xxxxx

2007-09-17 22:43:24 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

What u guys do to keep them entertained in the home.
My 11 month old is whining all the time for me to sit with her or pick her up. Only thing she likes is to watch baby tv. I knw its not good for her, but i get soooooooooo tired that i sometimes turn tv on for her to watch.

I do play with her and all but she has started to get bored in like 5-10 mins.

I'm soooooooo agitated right now.

2007-09-17 22:09:10 · 7 answers · asked by abeer 2 in Newborn & Baby

If you loved your partner and they had a child / children, would you be able to accept them as your own?

2007-09-17 21:56:24 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

I have a 30 day cycle. I am trying to concieve. ITs so discouraging each time my period comes. I have used those stupid websites that say when i ovulate. they don't work. I have tried every one of them. I refuse to spend on on the OPK . they are to much money. is there one you can buy online that comes with test strips? id rather invest in one i can reuse. Sorry im just really upset. I took a digital EPT test the digital part said negative but the stick inside had two lines. im three days before my period i woke up this morning and took my first morning urnitation since it has the most hormones well just my luck the test doesnt even register it has an error on it. I'm so damn frustrated i could cry. any insight anything? anything is appreciated thanks so much

2007-09-17 21:53:08 · 5 answers · asked by :] 4 in Trying to Conceive

my cousion he is 2 months old never cries but yesterday he was crying very very much we took him to doctor he told that he has gas thats why he is crying so much after giving him medicine he slept peacefully now from morning he is crying very very much we even gave him medicine but he still crying and when we touch near his ear he cries more after giving him milk he is now sleeping and now when we touch near his ear he is not crying.. is this a normal habit or should we take him to doctor??

2007-09-17 21:44:57 · 7 answers · asked by sid 1 in Newborn & Baby

well i was about 4 and i can remember people saying things but dont know what about and i dont look anything like my family and i get treated differently but ive asked and shes said no but i just have a feeling i am help me please!!!

2007-09-17 21:44:23 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adoption

my dad and uncle loved to play with toy guns and swords made of sticks as kids. they are wonderfully rounded people and great parents. My son and his little friends (he is 7) made a catapult, they were playing goodies and baddies. not bothering anyone, just being a bit loud. they were in and out of our garden and also their friends, making war cries and such like. most of the nieghbours were out, saying how nice it is to see the kids playing. but 2 neighbours said they would call the police, and our kids should have asbo's. the kids are polite, respectful and always helping the neighbours, but 1 day they decide to play a game, that kids have played for generations and people react like that. why??
if the kids were running riot and causing probs i could understand, they were just being kids. we were also supervising their play.

2007-09-17 21:29:54 · 11 answers · asked by bemusedconfused 3 in Parenting

could this be a miscarrage? i recently started to believe i may be pregnant i have been feeling nausias, urinating frequently, sore back, my period is late and have sore breasts. if i am pregnant it would be around 5 weeks. im quite young and dont know much about this..anyway 5days ago i started to get really bad cramps and started to spot i was bleeding really lightly until yesterday it got really heavy same as today and in the blood i have noticed large hard clots and for these past 5 days had severe cramps that keep me awake at night and back pain. im not sure but could this be a miscarrage?? please help im really scared and would appreciate to know what you think!

2007-09-17 21:15:25 · 11 answers · asked by stephanie c 1 in Pregnancy

My husband and i are expecting in January , we don't know the sex of our child yet . So we have narrowed down a list of both girl and boy names . Can you please vote :-)

And feel free to comment back here on which ones you liked / disliked ...

We have our heart set on the girls names , we don't need anymore ideas for the girls. Suggestions for boys names are welcomed though ..

thanks


http://www.babynames.com/Names/namelist.php

2007-09-17 20:37:02 · 18 answers · asked by :) 1 in Baby Names

mt parter and me have quite an active sex life and quite often it's rampant, i am 9 weeks preggers, do you think it can harm the baby? Lornax

2007-09-17 20:28:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Forgive my bluntness, but I recall from an old medical textbook that 'aggressive cunnilingus' might actually force air into the strained vessels on the inside of a woman's vaginal canal, which in turn could cause an embolism. Is this actually a credible risk, or is it just alarmism that has been abandoned over the years?

2007-09-17 20:13:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

that after you have sex and your trying to get pregnant you should not get up right away? Like I got up about 5 mins later? Dose that mean I lost my chances in getting pregnant?

2007-09-17 19:51:03 · 10 answers · asked by Jewelz 1 in Trying to Conceive

Hi, I'm about 10 weeks pregnant, and for all the pregnancy, I've been going to the loo about three times in the night, but last night I didnt wake up at all! Do you think this is a sign that something is wrong?

2007-09-17 19:29:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

That i had an abortion on saturday. I'm only 15 and i know she'll be disappointed but people said i should tell her because if she finds out from somewhere else then she might got more angry and upset that i went through it without her. So far i'm doing my best to cover it all up and she hasn't noticed anything she just thinks i'm on my period. I don't think i want to tell her because i know she'll judge me and hate my boyfriend plus the possibility she tells my dad is too risky and my dad is scary when he's angry. I just wanted to know other people's opinions on this? Thanks in advance for your answers.

2007-09-17 19:25:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Last name mendez!!!! thank you prefer spanish name but anything cute well do thank you

2007-09-17 19:25:03 · 21 answers · asked by prettylady! 1 in Baby Names

Our last name is only one syllable. HELP!

2007-09-17 19:23:52 · 14 answers · asked by JenW 1 in Baby Names

2007-09-17 19:18:06 · 6 answers · asked by sassygirl 1 in Trying to Conceive

I have a 15 year old daughter in 10th grade. When she was 13 she had cut herself a couple of times, and we never knew the reason behind it. A couple months later she admitted to wanting attention from everyone who would give it to her, and she thought some girls who cut themselves at her school were cool, and said that she would never do it again. She never did do it again either. After seeing a therapist for about a year, she completely changed. She is more loving, caring, optimistic, and open eyed about everything. Last night she was with her boyfriend and i overheard them talking. She was sitting on the floor with her legs stretched out asking him to break her leg. Of course, he refused. She just kept asking and pulled the whole "come on, if you loved me you would do it" thing. What does this mean, and what should be done about it?

2007-09-17 19:17:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

i am not pregnant, but am just wondering if anyone has given birth with a midwife at home? Are they your doctor? Do you have check-ups with them? what do they do that is different than at the hospital? do they use herbs or what? thanks!

2007-09-17 19:17:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2007-09-17 19:09:19 · 7 answers · asked by marinesprincess82 1 in Newborn & Baby

did you sleep like crazy?? I went to bed last night at 9:30 and slept straight until 7;30. Then I got up for about a half hour because I was hungry but by ten min after eight I was about to pass out so I went back to bed and slept until noon. And the only reason I woke up then was because my honey came home for lunch. I stayed up just long enough to watch a movie and by two/two thirty I was passed back out until 5:15. It's now 10:00 (I live in Alaska) and here I am yawning already about to head to bed. I was just curious if anyone else slept like this when they were pregnant. I am 21 weeks along. Thanks!

2007-09-17 19:02:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

has anyone ever got negative pregnancy tests and had to go to get an ultra sound to see if something was wrong like to see about a cyst and the doctor find a baby?

2007-09-17 18:51:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy