Pregnancy & Parenting - 9 October 2007

my weight has been shifting up and down the scale on a daily basis. One day I am 3lbs heavier of lighter than the day before making it hard to tell how much I have gained. I weigh myself the same time each day but seem to be having a lot of water retention due to tilted uterus. What is the average weight gain for this time. I am entering the second trimester this week?

2007-10-09 09:01:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Not like a metal show, but like an acoustic show. My dads pretty easy, but is it still OK?

2007-10-09 08:59:43 · 15 answers · asked by Junior 1 in Adolescent

ok im 3months and 1 week pregnant and i recently took a picture of my belly but from a side view and it looks about the size of a grapefruit. is dat normal for 3 months?? and this is my first pregnancy and i was and still am slim (except for belly popping out) weighed 118 at last appt. and im 5ft 7in. tall. if that matters ....im asking htis cuz people are telling me i may be having a big baby cuz in there first pregnancy they didnt show til month 5 or 6 and im barely startign my fourth. so is that belly i have normal?

2007-10-09 08:59:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I named my son Dylan John. His father picked out Dylan just because he liked it and John in my husbands middle name.

With our daughter it was my turn to pick. I names her Julianne Marlaine....Julianne because I have always liked that name...my mom's good friend growing up was named that. Marlaine is after my grandma's Mary and Elaine. .....But if I could go back and have a little more time ( I was doped up after my c section and being pressured by friends and family because she was a few hours old with no name) to think about it I would have named her Marlaina ( still my grams) Beverly ( after my hubby's grandma. I like it better and I cannot even use it if I choose to have another baby because I put Marlaine as Julianne's middle name! Lol....it is all good though! I love my Julianne!

2007-10-09 08:58:47 · 25 answers · asked by })i({ J and D's Momma })i({ 5 in Newborn & Baby

My period came two days early last month around the 19 it was very light then for a day it was heavy then light for another two days. I took a preganacy test bout 2 days ago it was negative. But i have lower back pains, frequent urine trips, and my breast only when i touch hurt or it seems like it hur more at night my nipple be hard and i have little white bumps around my nipple..What you think!!!

2007-10-09 08:55:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

I feel like the worst mother in the world!! I brush his teeth everyday but he's got cavities and he's got some missing enamel on his teeth.. he goes to the dentist october 22 but i'm worried that they are going to think i'm a bad mother because of it.. he's got 3 teeth on the side that are starting to lose their enamel and he's got a cavity in his front 2 teeth.. we brush his teeth everyday I don't know what's going on help!!!

2007-10-09 08:54:22 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Toddler & Preschooler

2007-10-09 08:53:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I'm 35 weeks along, this is my first baby so I am doing the 1st time mommy thing and going super nuts about everything!

My newest craze is the air in our house... We live in Arizona (for those of you who wouldn't know what this means it DRY as a bone, HOT, and FULL of dust)

Will the air in my house have a bad effect on the baby? Ive been dusting for days and vacuuming and things but it never seems to get any better!

We also have 3 cats (one long hair one short hair and one medium hair) . Ive been brushing them CONSTANTLY to try to cut down on the hair, but I never seem to be getting anywhere. (yes I know not to let the cats sleep on or lay on the baby)

I have a humidifier for the baby room (in our room at the moment because the baby will be sleeping in a bassinet next to our bed for the first month or so)

Should I buy a air purifier? Are there any good ones that are quiet enough not to wake the baby?

Am I just crazy and stressing over nothing?

Thank you in advance for the advice

2007-10-09 08:47:25 · 5 answers · asked by Heather R 6 in Pregnancy

2007-10-09 08:42:57 · 12 answers · asked by MEMA 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

what it is, i have suffered with eating disorders for 4 yrs of my life, know i am getting over it with the help of my fiance.
we have been sleeping together know for 6 months and not used any contraception because we both want children. i started to notice i was getting mood swings and my breasts were tender and passing urine a lot more than before, but i didnt miss a period it was 2 weeks late but when i did have my period it lasted for about 10 days and was really heavy with blood clots. its been a week know since my period stopped but i stilll got tender breasts and got back pain, i dont want to go to the doctors because i feel like im over reacting. so can you please give me advice on what you think?? please

2007-10-09 08:39:16 · 9 answers · asked by chazio 1 in Pregnancy

There are two ifs here:

1. If your first born ( and only biological) child was born with the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis and any other children you have have a 1 in 4 chance of also being born with it? www.cff.org

2. You had a difficult pregnancy with uncontrolled diabetes, disabling fears, terrible carpel tunnel, and swelling so bad that I couldn't stand or walk for the last 2 months for more than 5 minutes at a time.

What if both were true? Would you consider another pregnancy?

2007-10-09 08:38:05 · 13 answers · asked by })i({ J and D's Momma })i({ 5 in Pregnancy

2007-10-09 08:31:39 · 43 answers · asked by azure 3 in Baby Names

I'm using family names for the middle name....
1. Jameson Roger
2. William Roger
3. William Karl
4. William Rutger

2007-10-09 08:30:15 · 54 answers · asked by azure 3 in Baby Names

I am 26 weeks pregnant

2007-10-09 08:26:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

My daughter just started 3rd grade. Ever since she was in Kindergarten, always in the Public School System, she was subjected to these "Reading Writing Workshops"! I don't mind they have some homework, but she also likes to play and there is so little as no time for it!! Do you agree?? She is stressed out!!

2007-10-09 08:24:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

Pronounced My-luh.
Love it or hate it? I personally like it a lot.
It is English for forgiving.

2007-10-09 08:22:38 · 23 answers · asked by Navy Wife 3 in Baby Names

These are my top 4... don't know what I am having yet.

Jackson James
Connor James

Felicity Noel
Lilyana Leigh

2007-10-09 08:20:29 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

Here are some recent symptoms I have been having:
-Sometimes intense Headaches
-LIGHT nausea, that only lasts about 5 minutes then passes
-Sleepyness
-Slight weight gain
-Unable to concentrate
-Dizzy/Lightheadedness
-Irritable at times

My period is not expected for another 2 or 3 weeks. What do you guys think is going on?

2007-10-09 08:20:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Okay, so I got my period on September 20th. I was ovulating last week, like the 4th, 5th 6th and 7th. I had unprotected sex during that time b/c we are trying to conceive. Today I am very crampy and I am starving and yesterday I was as well. I am trying to figure out why I would be so crampy. My period isn't due until the 20th, I am done ovulating and if I got pregnant I wouldnt feel anything this early. Weird. Any ideas.

2007-10-09 08:20:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

She was checking my fluid today by ultrasound and literally was right above my pubic bone it felt like and said his head was way down there. Does that means hes dropped? Im supposidly 36.1 cause they pushed my DD back almost 2 weeks, BUT only cause they decided at almost 36 weeks that they were going to go off the first ultrasound instead of my LMP (long story) so I think Im about a week ahead of what they say. BUT thats besides the point. I asked the nurse if cause hes so low that means labors could be soon and she said "NO that means your gonna be miserable" wow thanks lady...what do YOU think?

2007-10-09 08:17:05 · 6 answers · asked by Mal 2 in Pregnancy

My baby was 9lbs 10 oz at birth because i got gestational diabetes while i was pregnant. He eats about 6- 8 oz at a time of formula and it's about every 2 hrs except during the night he can go about 4-6 hrs w/out eating. He is 10 weeks old and weighs 14 lbs and some oz. The doctor said he proportioned right but my husband sometimes says we shouldn't feed him so much cause he doesnt want him to get fat and be a fat kid. We have a 6 year old who is very skinny but was 7lbs 10 oz at birth . I have a little brother who was 9lbs something and he is a toothpick now ........

what do u think? Deprive my baby of food when he's hungry? or let him eat?

2007-10-09 08:11:00 · 16 answers · asked by Cutie 3 in Newborn & Baby

Our boy goes to sleep around 9:30 and drinks a good Flrmula bottle. He lay him in his bed, and every night around 11:30 he wakes up screaming. All we usually have to do at that point is put his bottle back in his mouth and pat his butt. Then he usually wakes up around 1am and acts like hes up for the morning. We lay him next to us and he will eventually go back to sleep but not for long. He then wakes up between 3 and 4am and screams his head off, even if his eyes are shut he just screams.

We have tried everything we can think of to stop this and we have ran out of ideas. Please Help.

If you are wondering. He takes between 3 and 4 naps a day that last between 30 minutes to an hour and a half. And He is 1 week shy of bgin 1 year old.

thank you.

2007-10-09 08:09:34 · 7 answers · asked by Chris B 2 in Newborn & Baby

I love the name Tanner for a girl and I have no idea what I should use for a middle name? any help...... I dont like middle names like Rae and Sue and simple plain names like those

2007-10-09 08:09:16 · 27 answers · asked by Tara_05 2 in Baby Names

if i put sperm on my finger then into my vagina can i still get pregnant with only a a tiny bit of sperm.

2007-10-09 08:07:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

I broke up with this guy back in June. After we broke up my one friend started getting really really close to him. I have a new boyfriend who I love more then anything else, so I have no feelings at all for my ex boyfriend. Anyway I just found out that their dating now. I dont talk to my ex anymore but I talk to my friend everyday. I'm really pist that she hasn't told me. It kinda makes me mad just that my friend is dating my ex someone who really hurt me. Should I not be mad that she's dating him?

I'm 14 my new boyfriends 16
my ex boyfriend is 14 and my friend whos dating him is 17 lol

2007-10-09 08:05:49 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

So, I though I was possibly pregnant because my period was over 1 week late and I had spotting for a few days. I took a pregnancy test but it was (-) and then exactly the day I was suppose to be ovulating, I started bleeding again which was about 2 weeks later. I never had this before. I was even wondering if maybe I could still possibly maybe be pregnant because I have symtoms, but they could be for something else IDK. Like peeing alot, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and always hungry, but I took that 1 test, and was bleeding so idk what it could be?

I just moved and dont have insurance yet.

I also asked this in womens health. I need some ideas.

2007-10-09 08:02:15 · 10 answers · asked by Heatherx33 2 in Pregnancy

I live with her and I'm her age. I'm not having sex until I find someone I truly believe I will spend my life with. She is not going to ask her mom, and her boyfriend has been pressuring her for the past month. I tried to tell her about what could happen, but she wouldn't listen. She is meeting with her boyfriend tonight. I don't wanna tell (she really doesn't like me at all in the first place) but I'm afraid something bad is gonna happen. Also, how old were you when you first had sex?

2007-10-09 08:01:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

I was just wondering, I am having my baby in a birthing center. I know that hospitals serve the mothers food while in the hospital if you get hungry,...do birthing centers feed mothers, too??

2007-10-09 08:00:54 · 5 answers · asked by jollyrancha243 2 in Pregnancy

she is 11 months and i am starting alittle late on weaning her but i am 16 and didnt know when to start weaning her i started today and she wont take a sippy cup and she doesnt want a binki.can someone help me please

2007-10-09 07:59:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

i have a boyfriend. but we have a lot of problems. we been fighting a lot lately. and i dont leave him because i think he is gonna change. but as i can see he isnt. just today i called him and i asked him for he's password to myspace. i know u guys are gonna think this is childish..btw we're 18. so he got mad and he hung up on me. and told me he was busy. is there something he's hiding in there? he used to always give me he's password but i dunno why i cant have it now. then he screamed at me and told me that if i called him back he was gonna dump me. i mean thats stupid but anyways. he just being a prick with me right now. i dunno know how much more i can take this.. would it be best if i just let it go.

2007-10-09 07:58:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent