Pregnancy & Parenting - 11 October 2007

Elizabeth Rachel (both my g'ma's names).. And call her Libby, Libby Rae, Elli Rae, Elli..one of those

and boy

Brennan Alexander or Keegan Nicholas

2007-10-11 08:37:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

I would imagine that as your cervix hits even 2 or 3cm that it would hurt considerably. Is this not the case? No one seems to mention being in constant severe pain. People are just like "Oh yeah I'm at 4cm." I'm like... trying to imagine my cervix dilating to 4cm. I can't imagine a pleasant feeling. I'm not pregnant but I'm just curious.

2007-10-11 08:36:01 · 14 answers · asked by leigh 4 in Pregnancy

Ok, definitely a little different, but what do you think of Elliette for a girl?

I saw it the other day, and it's supposedly the female version of Elliot. I do like how it 'ette' makes it more feminine.

So, what do you think?
Possible nicknames?
=) Thanks

2007-10-11 08:22:49 · 19 answers · asked by Allgeier 6 in Baby Names

My son id 8 years old and has never eaten much meat. He'll eat some chicken but only once in a while, and hot dogs. He hates meat no matter how I cook it, and he'll only eat canned veggies, yuck! What can I do, I don't think he is very healthy. He's smaller that the other kids his age and his hair looks and feels unhealthy, he takes vitamins every day and the doctor doesn't tell me anything. Help???

2007-10-11 08:18:59 · 10 answers · asked by kelly 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

2007-10-11 08:18:46 · 11 answers · asked by throughthebackyards 5 in Newborn & Baby

I'm 7 months along and I have been eating deli turkey off and on through out this pregnancy. Not until now did I hear it causes a serious sickness to the baby if caught (listeria). I guess it's very easy for pregnant women to catch. So, now I'm worried for my baby, what are my chances of having it?? It can happen w/out symptoms...I also wonder why some doctors like mine don't tell you not to eat deli meat if this is such a serious illness???

2007-10-11 08:18:24 · 10 answers · asked by elle 3 in Pregnancy

I work with this woman, her oldest child is 12. shes a single parent. anyway she works overnights and she leaves her 3 kids alone at home. Im really scared for them. She keeps her cell phone with her at work but now shes getting in trouble at work because her daughter calls her at work. She says that she ant get daycare assistance. Is this right? It really scares me. how are single parents suposed to make it?

2007-10-11 08:07:29 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

ALLS I ASK OF THE KIDS IS TO COME STRAIGHT HOME AFTER SCHOOL DUE THERE HOMEWORK THEN DO THERE CHORES IF THEY HAVE TIME TO GO AND PLAY THEN SO BE IT . BUT THEY BETTER BE TELLING ME WHERE THEY ARE GOING AND WITH WHO AND THEN THEY WILL ALSO HAVE A CURFEW..BETWEEN THE TWO OF US WE HAVE FIVE KIDS AGES 12 , 11, 8, 5 AND 4...THE 5 AND 11 YEAR OLD ARE MINE FROM OTHER RELATIONSHIP AND THE 12, 8 AND 4 YEAR ARE HIS FROM PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP..WE HAVE CUSTODY OF ALL FIVE OF THE KIDS WE JUST GOT MARRIED IN JUNE 2007 HAVE BEEN TOGETHER IT WILL BE TWO YEARS IN NOV. 2007 I WORK M-F (8 AM-4PM) AND HE WORKS M-THURS (M-TUES 4 PM-2AM) AND (WEDS-THURS 12NOON -10PM) I AM WITH THE KIDS WHEN THEY GET OUT OF SCHOOL I AM THERE WHEN THEY GO TO BED HE SEES THEM ON THE WEEKENDS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ...MY QUESTION IS HOW SHOULD WE HANDLE THIS DISPLINARY ACTIONS IF I GROUND THE KIDS HE GETS P@$$#! BUT THAT IS ONLY WITH HIS THREE KIDS I DO NOT SAY A WORD TO HIM WHEN HE CORRECTS MY TWO KIDS....PLS HELP ME

2007-10-11 08:05:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Grade-Schooler

My baby girl recently died from brain damage and celebral palsy - I only got my placenta back and now they tell me its a twin placenta - so I am wondering if anyone out there has had twins with a Succenturiate Lobe twin placenta - I am thinking that maybe her twin did not form or develop and constricted her - they would have shared the same placenta so I guess they would have been identical too..but the weird thing is the one who survived for 3 wks - had the smaller satellite part of the placenta whereas the other one was not picked up on ultrasound perhaps the other one was just tissue - what do you think?

2007-10-11 08:01:47 · 4 answers · asked by Babs 2 in Pregnancy

So yesterday I changed my baby's formula from Enfamil Gentlease to Good Start Natural Cultures. The Gentlease made her more gassy than it helped. I've been trying out different formulas every 2-3 weeks and still haven't found one to ease her spitting up or her excessive gas.

Anyway, today she is spitting up just about everything she has eaten, including my breastmilk which she never spits up. She seems ok other than that. She's still playful, smiling, seems energetic, her diapers are still normal, but it just seems to me that she is keeping nothing down. She's already been through 4 outfits, 3 bibs and 5 towels and I've been through 2 shirts.

Yesterday was her first full day on the new formula and she did great! She only spit up once and it was a very small amount and she only passed gas a few times compared to what it normally is.

Should I be concerned about all the spitting up? Could it be the new formula even though it didn't seem to bother her yesterday?

2007-10-11 07:58:06 · 31 answers · asked by Emma's Mommy 2 in Newborn & Baby

i had my son on august 28 and i am still bleeding. The bleeding started to fade from red to pink to brownish dishcharge and now i had dk red blood again.. so it really hasn't stopped. i go to the ob tonight for my check up and they are wanting to do a colposcomy(sp?) because while i was pregnant they diagnosed me with severe dysplasia. just looking to see if anyone has any suggestions to what could be going on or if anyone has gone through this.. thanks

2007-10-11 07:57:58 · 3 answers · asked by angie a 1 in Pregnancy

It's a family name, but I wonder if people will think we named him after Nelson Mandella or Nelson off the Simpsons...

What do you think?

2007-10-11 07:47:46 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

I dont understand how people could bear the pain of a 20 inch baby coming out of their vagina.

2007-10-11 07:44:13 · 11 answers · asked by Jeanne 3 in Pregnancy

2007-10-11 07:44:13 · 15 answers · asked by jlk0722 2 in Baby Names

I'm only 13 Lol so i hav'nt got any kids but when i do i will call it Jason if it was a boy and Mercediez if it was a girl
WHAT ABOUT YOU??
and if you already have kids what have you called them??

2007-10-11 07:42:03 · 10 answers · asked by fitjess.yhbaby 1 in Baby Names

im 4 months pregnant and 23 yrs old does anyone know where i can get real cute maternity clothes?

2007-10-11 07:40:47 · 15 answers · asked by babyphat.1984 2 in Pregnancy

Has anyone had mucous globs coming out for the majority of their pregnancy?

2007-10-11 07:38:30 · 4 answers · asked by Melanie S 1 in Pregnancy

Since a couple of days ago I have been having excruciating back pains.. Lower and Mid... braxton hicks contractions alot more often then a few weeks ago...I've been getting cramps and sharp pains in my upper belly.. the baby is already really low. I have 2 urinary tract infections since i got pregnant and they will not go away even with my prescription meds.. im getting so worried that he will be born early because of this... i have an appt on monday should i wait and just tell my doc or go to the er???

2007-10-11 07:36:57 · 12 answers · asked by Keri 3 in Pregnancy

2007-10-11 07:36:05 · 22 answers · asked by melli 1 in Newborn & Baby

My b/f and I have been 2gether for only a month but been in love with eachother for 10 yrs. He is my best friend in the whole world and loves me VERY much. He's the greatest guy in the world to me. But there is just one problem. His divorce is over and mines not yet.....my husband is having trouble filing (LONG STORY WHY I CAN'T FILE), anyway we feel there is a very good chance I'm pregnant. Don't get me wrong, I WOULD LOVE to be pregnant with his kid, except...I didn't want it to turn out this way. I wanted to at least be married to him FIRST then have kids b/c I'd feel like we were getting married b/c WE HAD a kid, I don't feel like I could ever marry him if I am pregnant. He suggested the morning after pill but I'm not sure if I really want to take it or not. He wants kids with me so badly and I know he'll never leave I'm just really scared about everything, thats all. Like I said he's the love of my life but we aren't married, and didn't plan to for a few yrs due bad past exp. HELP

2007-10-11 07:33:13 · 15 answers · asked by chandlersbabygirl 1 in Pregnancy

My husband and I went to my appointment yesterday an the past few weeks we were under the assumption we were going to have a boy (per the sono tech) well we found out yesterday that we are in fact going to have a girl. we already had the boy name picked out and everything but now we have to come up with a different name.
our boy name was going to be : hayden (could be both)
girl name : halyn, halynn, or hailynn

any suggestions?

2007-10-11 07:24:46 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

It's for a girl.

2007-10-11 07:22:45 · 27 answers · asked by Sali 3 in Baby Names

Eg:
http://www.antiadoption.org/faq.html
http://www.amfor.net/Adopters.html
http://www.exiledmothers.com/adoption_facts/prejudice_teen_mothers.htm


I was really surprised to see sites so adamantly against adoption. I personally can see why adoption could be a bad decision in some cases, but having so many positive adoption experiences in my life (myself, other members of my family, friends, friends children etc), I don't understand why adoption overall could be a horrible thing.

Thoughts and comments?

2007-10-11 07:15:51 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adoption

I just got married and i have a 21 mo girl she has always slept in the same bed as me(with the exception of a couple nights here and there) and we need to get her in her own bed? What is the best way to go about doing this..... We also just recently moved into a new house

2007-10-11 07:15:20 · 14 answers · asked by bprincess1223 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

I have a really bad cough and I dont know what to take im 4 months pregnant what can i take? is there like a home remedy that i can make awwww?

2007-10-11 07:14:27 · 8 answers · asked by the best from now on! 2 in Pregnancy

I'm currently 7months pregnant. I was a model before and my husband and I decided to have a child. I know I have a lot of weight to lose after my son. I was wondering if 23 is too late. I started at 21, which is still not 15 like most, but I do have a young look. I also know the top supermodels are 25-30...what do you think. I do have the looks of a model, many think I look like a young Adriana Lima but w/ lighter hair and skin...well, let me know.

2007-10-11 07:11:48 · 12 answers · asked by elle 3 in Pregnancy

What do you think of Draco as a baby name?

2007-10-11 07:09:01 · 20 answers · asked by Jen 2 in Baby Names

We have now come to the last two names for our baby girl, but now we can't decide which one and which spelling... The two names are:
Kayley and Yocelyn.
(There will be no middle name) Now which one do you like better and which spelling should we use?? Thanks in advance!

2007-10-11 07:08:27 · 25 answers · asked by My little princess 2 in Baby Names

after your baby is born do you take him to your obgyn and ho long before you start with a pediatrician??

2007-10-11 07:02:21 · 23 answers · asked by titanlady062404 3 in Newborn & Baby

we are trying to come up with a fun creative way to tell our family and close friends we are pregnant and due in June 08! We have been trying for over a year & 5 months. Everyone knows we have been trying, however we dont want to share our news til we are sure everything is going well with the pregnancy and everything is ok with the baby! We did get pregnant and lost the baby in May, at 9 wks. Our friends & family were so upset about the news! So that is our main reason on waiting til, I am past my 1st trimester or atleast had an ultrasound & showing everything is ok! We have 2 beautiful children now, ages 7 and 3 (in Nov.) our oldest is a boy & and the youngest is a girl! We havent told them yet either! We told them last time early on and we had to go back and explain that the baby had to go to heaven early, (when we miscarried) Any creative, fun ideas to share our news would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

2007-10-11 06:49:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy