Pregnancy & Parenting - 15 October 2007

I cut my finger while cutting raw red meat. I am 34 weeks pregnant. I tried to squeezed out as much blood as possible from the cut, then I washed it with untibacterial liquid and I put plaster on it. But I still worry that I could catch salmonella or listeria. How dangerous do you think it can be?

2007-10-15 05:22:11 · 11 answers · asked by Tania B 1 in Pregnancy

2007-10-15 05:22:07 · 7 answers · asked by meghan_jordan 1 in Newborn & Baby

Samantha Jane West
Katherine Abigail West
Charotte Elizabeth West
Sheridan Grace West

Preston Daniel West
Brendan Pryer West
Brice Andrew West
Barrett Andrew West

2007-10-15 05:20:20 · 49 answers · asked by Sara West 1 in Baby Names

2007-10-15 05:17:52 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

My wife and I just found out she is about 10-12 weeks pregnant, however the baby is not in her uterus it is in her abdominal cavity. Apparently the placenta is attached to vital organs. The Dr said there is no chance she could carry the baby full term, about 30% to carry long enough that the baby may survive with help from NICU, and 70% chance my wife could die trying to carry the baby. Her liver and kidney could fail. We have 4 other children between 1 and 12. She thinks abortion is wrong regardless(I always thought so too). I now think we should end this pregnancy before it ends my wifes life and takes my childrens mother from them. She thinks she got pregnant for a reason(she had a tubal after our last child was born) and every child has the right to be born. She won't even really talk to me about it any more. She also hasn't talked to any family members. What would you do? Any suggestions on how to get my wife to see my point or am I wrong and not considering her. HELP

2007-10-15 05:14:44 · 25 answers · asked by Jamie O 1 in Trying to Conceive

I need one that I can hold both babies at the same time. I tried babies r us and they don't make those kind. Any suggestions?

2007-10-15 05:14:38 · 7 answers · asked by GO Saints!! 3 in Newborn & Baby

2007-10-15 05:14:25 · 23 answers · asked by Fleur 3 in Baby Names

2007-10-15 05:12:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

grf

2007-10-15 05:11:19 · 4 answers · asked by elena 1 in Pregnancy

I am 16 years old and i am pregnant with my first child. I am excited to be having this baby even though I am young and things in my life are hard right now..
I am 4 months pregnant and I am trying to inform myself with what all i need to know.
With this being my first child and all, I was wondering, what does labor actually feel like and what should i expect? You always hear so many different things and i would like to hear it from someone who has actually been through it already.
Id really appriciate it if all you mothers out there would get back to me on this....
Thanks alot. :)

2007-10-15 05:09:10 · 10 answers · asked by akbad18 1 in Pregnancy

If a pregnancy test says that for a positive result you must have a vertical line and for a negative result you must have a clear window...what then does a horizontal line mean?
I have used this test before but never had a postivie result...what came back was a faint pink horizontal line (instead of a clear window or vertical line).

Could it be a defective test or a positive result?

Thanks in advance!

2007-10-15 05:08:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

i never went to the childbirth classes and i'm now a couple days overdue...i'm starting to get a little nervous now and i feel like i should've gotten over to a class...did anyone else not go and are there any tips you can give me to help?

2007-10-15 05:08:30 · 13 answers · asked by ♥Kristen♥ 3 in Pregnancy

and was told "no". but after a few minutes he left to go anyways, so he wouldn't have an accident and you found out the teacher blocked the door so he couldn't go, what would you do?

2007-10-15 05:00:35 · 48 answers · asked by (!)listen 5 in Grade-Schooler

i have just found out i am 4 to 5 weeks pregnant, i am over the moon with this news as i have wanted a baby for so long, my boyfriend however is not very happy about it and has suggested that i have a termination, i am strongly against abortions (unless in an severe situation) and would love to keep this baby. i have told him that i would like to keep he/she but he has said he has made his descision, i feel like i am stuck in the middle with my boyfriend one side and a baby on the other and i dont know what to do. does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-10-15 04:57:07 · 61 answers · asked by sarahchick24 1 in Pregnancy

my ex and i decided on a custody plan. i got all the paper work from his lawyer in the mail on Friday i dont completely understand it all and according to his lawyer i cant ask him becuase he represents my ex. i talked to my tax lady cause the papers say i can claim her as a dependent this year and he can claim head of household, but he has to have her a certain amount of days to do that, she was born in July and resides with me in October we started the 50/50 custody, my question is if i called like legal aid or some place that offers free lawyers would they sit down and explain everything to me i'm not looking for someone to represent me, just look things over cause i dont think its very fair he could claim head of household when she was with me most the year until half the time this month. i'm just confused. he already got off easy and only has to pay 55 dollars a month in child support...help!

2007-10-15 04:56:36 · 7 answers · asked by puppy love 6 in Parenting

My husband and I recently got full custody of my stepdaughter. She absolutely adores my mom, and calls her meemaw. She used to adore my stepfather, but now she is petrified of him. When we go to my mom's for Sunday dinner, she screams and cries, and refuses to go inside the house. I have no clue as to what has happened, and it's beginning to frighten me.
My mom and her husband just recently got back together, they had been separated for some time, and they are now trying to work out their differences. I'm not fond of him myself, never have been, and I'm worried he's done something to my stepdaughter. What should I do?

2007-10-15 04:54:13 · 13 answers · asked by chasityhornbeck07 2 in Parenting

what names go with the last name carter? we like for a girl
angle
brooke
aaliyah
courtney
caitlyn
tia
mackenzie

for a boy

harrison
dylon
baylie
felix
hayden
leo
brendon

what do you think? any names welcome

2007-10-15 04:50:21 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

my boyfriend is 38 i am 27, we know each other 5 months as a whole and i moved in his appt 1 month ago and now i got that i am 9 weeks pregnant, when i told him he was fricked out and could not accept that, now things are much better, by talking we came to the point that i am going to keep the baby, i was ready to have it even if he would drop me, but still he is so afraid and always tells me about that, i am tired to support him and telling all will be well, with his negative attitude he put me in a position when i do not have any motivation to continue these talks again, when he starts these talks i feel pain in my abdomen, i do nto know what to do, i cry sometimes and feel alone, but i know for sure that i am not gonna make abortion, pls advice what i could do else to reasure him and free him from his black thougths and fears, he did not say to his family and says he is not ready for that, and says it was too fast and it was not in his plans... the baby...

2007-10-15 04:50:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Ok so i just had a baby 3 weeks ago she came 6 weeks early and i am LOVEING every min of being a mommy. The only problem is, is my mother-in-law. She trys to be the mommy she want to feed her and change her etc.. Not that i dont apprceate the help but she has other intentions. I feel like she is trying to take the mother role away from me. My sister in law is thinking about not having kids because of how she is. Please give me advice i need to know how to tell her to back off a bit. Thank you

2007-10-15 04:45:43 · 14 answers · asked by mommy092107 3 in Newborn & Baby

I have an 11 year old son who goes to the bathroom very frequently when we are in at restaurants, weddings, etc. He does not do this when we are at home, or when he is at school. He does not wake up in the middle of the night to go either. He claims he has to go badly everytime and that he is going a lot. Has anyone else had this issue with their children? I find it hard to believe that anyone would have to go the bathroom 9 times in 4 hours like he recently did at a wedding.

2007-10-15 04:44:34 · 14 answers · asked by chris b 1 in Grade-Schooler

2007-10-15 04:38:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Okay so, since saturday I have been having contractions. Saturday night i had 2 that were back to back and they were awful they brought tears to my eyes! They let up so, i fell asleep and slept thru the night. Sunday I woke up and was alright. Then I started having them again but not regular. Well last night It was around 7 when they started becoming 10m-1/2 hr apart. My back is KILLING me! My urine is sooo clear but it has a funny smell to it. I lost a little piece of my plug last wednesday. Just looked like a lilttle booger. Nothing red, pink or brown yet. I dont want to go to the hospital if its "false" labor ya know. Today, i have had just a few but my back is hurting BAD and I have awful pressure in my butt and down below. I am just not sure what to do.
What does everyone think??

Im 36 weeks & 4 days

2007-10-15 04:31:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

i just had an ultrasound and the soc said the baby is breech with its head on the right side below my ribs. i have a fibroid on the left side lower abdomen.
the doc said it ok, there is still a lot of time for the baby to turn around.
i found some articles that say that babies with congental diseases tend to breech at birth, beacause their heads are not heavy enough to cause the turn around.
i am not very worried right now, but i want your opinion on this issue, if anyone had been in a similar situation, please share your experiences.
and is there any exercise i can do to cause the baby to turn around ?
thank you all !

2007-10-15 04:31:13 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

My 15 year old daughter is not responsible. She gets up late and then throws a fit because I did not wake her up. I have told her that I will not wake her up on the weekends or weekdays.

She constantly throws tantrums because she can not manage her time and study when she should. She throws things around our apartment.

She also does not appreciate anything that I do for her. Today, she woke up late and I gave her a cereal bar to eat for breakfast. She did not have time to eat cereal. She threw it on the floor and said "I will just be hungry." Then, I went back and gave it to her.

She also said "I can't print my paper at school because its late." I said "You got up late." She complained because I was "rude" to her.

I leave her alone to study and go to the store and I find out from the cell phone records that she is on the phone......

I don't know how to let her know she is not doing the right things....tantrums and phone instead of studying....

2007-10-15 04:26:00 · 18 answers · asked by Stareyes 5 in Adolescent

i was just wondering when you told your other children you was pregnant? i am 10 wks pregnant, i have told my oldest child who is 12 years old but i have not told my other 3, my son is autisic and im not sure he will fully get what im trying to tell him untell i show and he has something he can say "look mummy's having a baby" my daughter is 5 and if i tell her she is going to exspect it over night just like when you talk about xmas or birthdays she thinks it will be tomorow, and my youngest is 2, i really dont think he will understand at all but hes my baby and i need to prapare him for this.
Any advice would be great, Thanx.

2007-10-15 04:24:19 · 14 answers · asked by Baby Dee 3 in Pregnancy

I was raped on May 5 by my best friends boyfriend I hav'nt told my husband because at the time we were seperated we got back together on the May 8 then I found out I was pregnant on June 15 I had sex many times with my husband after I asked my Doctor she said it's my husbands but the guy who raped me is african-american what if at birth it's not my hubbys is there anyway I could be 100% sure it's my hubsbands

2007-10-15 04:18:41 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I'm 38 weeks and dying to have this baby out, I've started to dilate they said I was at 1 centimeter that was about 2 days ago. I was just going to let it all happen on its own but now that I've developed PUPPP on my belly I can't take it :/

I'm doing all the walking and drinking plenty of water.
I'm even thinking of having sex but, I want that as a last resort because well 9 months pregnant and puppp on my belly doesn't have me feeling very 'sexy'

2007-10-15 04:12:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I'm 17 years old. I really want a car now, but I will need one when I go off to college soon. I know that the standard answer for this question is "get a job", but there are many reasons why I can't do that.

1. I am in all honors courses at my school. This means I have at least 2 hours of homework every night, but usually more.

2. I spend a lot of time working for volunteer organizations. Neither me or my parents want me to give this up.

3. I spend a lot of time with my youth group. We only meet once a week, but there are a lot of retreats. I'm also a student leader so I have to do a lot of extra things with that.

4. Extracurricular activities! They take up tons of time.

My parents can afford to get me a car. We aren't at all rich, but we live comfortably. My parents just aren't convinced that they should buy me a car or not.

2007-10-15 04:12:43 · 23 answers · asked by pretty little liar 6 in Adolescent

i wasmissing my period for a month or so. i was really stressed about everything in my life. i took a test and everything came back that i was not pregnant. i finally got my period but i know some people that are saying that you can still get your period while your pregnant. i was just wondering if stress was a possibble reason why iwas missing my period.

2007-10-15 04:11:28 · 11 answers · asked by tiine 1 in Pregnancy

My 4 year old is being strange lately and I don't know if it's normal or not..

She's interested in my breasts- which I know is normal. She asked me what happened to them- I told her that when girls grow up and turn into women, their breasts grow. She seemed satisfied with the answer, but lately when she's in my lap, she tries to pull my shirt down so she can see them or she'll pinch them or whatever..

Is that part normal? I keep telling her not to do that, but she thinks it's funny. She just laughs..

What do I do?

2007-10-15 04:10:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Toddler & Preschooler