Pregnancy & Parenting - 17 October 2007

I just got in "trouble" for leaving him alone for 1.5 hrs in my house while I went to the gym. I am a first-time dad. I adopted this boy when he was 3 years old. I think he is of reasonable intelligence and I left him lots of verbal instructions ... don't do this, don't do that, etc.

2007-10-17 04:37:08 · 34 answers · asked by Phil T 1 in Parenting

2007-10-17 04:35:59 · 16 answers · asked by nancy24 2 in Baby Names

I am thinking about using the IUC Mirena for birth control this time around, since my husband and I do not want another baby for at least 2 years, and we got pregnant on the pill last year. Has anyone had good or bad experiences with it? I would love to know!

2007-10-17 04:31:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I'm 3 weeks pg wat kind of symptoms should I be getting soon? its my first baby and i'm young. I'm 18 but I am so excited. me any my husband are curious. I love hearing other stories about pregnant women. my stomach di get tighter and i sometimes have the urge to jus throwup. but it don't come up. so wats next?

2007-10-17 04:29:38 · 9 answers · asked by L J 1 in Pregnancy

well today i went to visit my mother. my little one didn't move in awhile,so i got nervous, and started playing with my belly a little to see if i could get him going. my mother seen this,and told me "you better hope you don't do that at the wrong time and mess up his development" and she continued to go on and on and made it seem like i could deform my baby.
so i just took a shower and laid on the sofa to watch some t.v, about a half hour after i poked my belly, he started moving and he can make my belly jump,and my mother was like well i hope your happy,
and has made me feel like i hurt him.

does this really hurt the baby? i wasn't doing it hard at all..
but if she is right about this i would like to know.

24.3 weeks pregnant

2007-10-17 04:26:33 · 20 answers · asked by mommy2408 5 in Pregnancy

I am pg with my second child and for some reason I am really nervous about my ultrasound tomorrow. I am not overly worried there is anything wrong with the baby, and that is a blessing. I am more worried about finding out the sex of the baby. The thing is, I don't want to wait to find out the sex either. My husband and I are pretty sure we only want to have 2 children and this means this is the last. I feel like when I find out it's a boy or a girl that will mean I won't have the opposite one. Is this being silly? What is wrong with me?

2007-10-17 04:20:47 · 12 answers · asked by ad 4 in Pregnancy

i was 32 wks pregnant, started having abdo pains went to hospital admitted for a few days, went back home pain came back, rushed to hospital, baby dead, had to have an emmergency ceaserean section, still can't get overthe loss, any suggestions?

2007-10-17 04:15:45 · 37 answers · asked by xy 3 in Pregnancy

My baby is turning 1 next week when can I start to give her regular milk

2007-10-17 04:11:16 · 20 answers · asked by estrella 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

My husband just left for Austin very early this morning and won't be back until Friday, and even possibly next week. I was 2 days late on my period, which I'm never late, I'm always on time and usually a day or two early. So I had an extra pregnancy test laying around so I took it and it's positive. Now my question is should I wait for him to come home so I can tell him in person, or should I call him tonight?? I want to know what the men would prefer, to hear it in person or to hear it right away? I think I already know the answer but I'd like to see some answers from the men. thanks so much!

2007-10-17 04:08:59 · 17 answers · asked by krisx42 3 in Pregnancy

my son always pours his water on his toys and if he doesnt wnat the foos anymore, he puts it on his toys also. what can i do to stop this. i tried talking to him and getting the food and water away when he does that but he still does it afterwards anyways.

2007-10-17 04:06:41 · 4 answers · asked by cristina b 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

Anyone else ever gone to the Pregnancy Support Center and had problems with patient confidentiallity ? Or with a NURSE sharing information from an ultrasound that should really be discussed with by a MD? Just curious. Also if anyone has experience with them telling you something about your pregnancy that was totally false? Like a negative pregnancy test and you were pregnant or no baby in your uterus and there really was one ........................................

2007-10-17 04:05:36 · 3 answers · asked by ~*Sarah*~ 3 in Pregnancy

Looking for a clever email to send out...any ideas?

2007-10-17 04:05:19 · 7 answers · asked by travesty 2 in Pregnancy

kayleigh
Elle
Chloe
skyler

my friend's mom's baby girl

2007-10-17 04:04:47 · 23 answers · asked by ladybug 3 in Baby Names

my daughter is 6 weeks old and my boyfriends mom keeps buggin me to get her ears done. I think its wrong to get babies ears piereced. I didnt get mine done till i was 8 and i take so much problems with them cause i couldnt use fake ear rings and it sucked. what should i do

2007-10-17 04:04:45 · 23 answers · asked by dragonfli380 1 in Parenting

Is leg cramps popular in early stages of pregnancy?

2007-10-17 04:02:32 · 6 answers · asked by Britney 1 in Pregnancy

i was told that while pregnant... and as the baby is growing inside of you, you can get big and round like almost over night. heres the story that i was told, " i was about 5 months pregnant, and i have just gained a few pounds, i went to sleep one night. and i woak up the next moring and i had a big bump." the doctor told her that the baby just has turned which caused her tummy to get bigger and rounder... does this happen to everyone? and if not has it happened to you?

(it happened to her and happened to her daughter when she was prego.)

just curious

2007-10-17 03:58:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

i have a 4 yr. old son who until now cannot distinguish colors& shapes does not know the alphabets and numbers. i'm a bit worried coz his cousins who are a bit younger than he is already know these things. please help!

2007-10-17 03:54:36 · 7 answers · asked by meds 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

Ava Diem Chartier- for a girl
Aiden Jameson Chartier- for a boy

What does everyone think ?!

2007-10-17 03:53:15 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

2007-10-17 03:52:27 · 5 answers · asked by monica 2 in Pregnancy

I have a son who wipes his butt with toilet paper when he is done using the bathroom then he throws his dirty toilet paper in the trashcan instead of the toilet. He doesn't do it all the time, he just does it for long stretches then he stops.

2007-10-17 03:47:26 · 5 answers · asked by skywalker5664 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

girlfriend was 7 weeks pregnant and miscarried .Went to doctor one day and there was a heartbeat and the next day there was no heartbeat. We had sex 9 days after baby was pronounced dead. Could she get pregnant already?

2007-10-17 03:47:04 · 2 answers · asked by john g 1 in Pregnancy

2007-10-17 03:46:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I have been struggling with this decision. I work 40 hours a week, have a 5 year old son and a husband, and I go to school 15 hours a week at night. I never see my family and I don't really ever have time to study during the week so my weekends are spent doing that. I am thinking about quitting my job. If I quit my job, I'd go to school while my son is in school during the day. My husband earns enough money for us to live comfortably, just not expensively. What would you do?

2007-10-17 03:36:55 · 25 answers · asked by ♥ Tori ♥ 5 in Grade-Schooler

2007-10-17 03:35:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Our daughter is 18 months old, and she fights sleep so hard. We walk with her until she falls to sleep. But its getting more difficult because she is growing. We want to be able to get her to sleep without all this drama. And also, without making her cry. Our question is.... HOW?:)

2007-10-17 03:22:24 · 5 answers · asked by J K 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

i'm one of those stupid teenagers you guys are always talking about. i'm almost 15 and last month i snuck out and went to a senior party, then got kicked out when they found out i was a sophomore. i took my mom's car, and i got in major trouble. i just got off of groundation recenty in fact. now, this weekend, the "friends" are going out and we're gonna crash another senior party. don't get me wrong, we're not drinking or doing drugs. we'll prolly just end up knocking over trash cans and throwing fire-crackers in metal mailboxes, then run away when they call the police. and i'm not taking the car, and i won't have to sneak out, just say i'm going out with the usual friends, lie about what we'll be doing, say i'll be home and whatnot. so it's not half as bad. but i'm having second thoughts. why? usually, i'd jump at the chance to have fun and risk getting in trouble. now, it's like i'm scared too. why?

2007-10-17 03:21:04 · 14 answers · asked by Not-so-angelic (MWAHAHA) 2 in Parenting

I have been pregnant 4 times and have 3 healthy babies. My husband had a vasectomy at age 25 in November of 2005.

For the last couple months I haven't been feeling good. I'm always tired, feel naseaus, not hungry. I had my period this month but still fell this way. I feel like I did when I was pregnant. Also my pants are getting tighter even though I eat a fraction of what I was eating before I started feeling this way.

Has anyone been pregnant while still having their period?? Any personal experiences would be great. Please help!

2007-10-17 03:19:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Am I pregnette?

2007-10-17 03:14:17 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

My last perod was August 11th

Have not had a period since then, this would make it week 9
if am pregnant however the two test I did say other wise (BFN) no symptons even, not that we all experince this.

my next period should have been the 16th sept but that never came

and now my current period is due somtime this week
(this friday-28 days)

This morning I saw spotting have not had anything since then
but now I am starting to think I'm not pregnant
which is disappointing.
I am not going to worrying about it, dnt wana stress myself
but has anyone been in this situation.

me and hubby are young newlyweds and have been TTC for ages now I'm starting to feel like giving up the whole situation is changing my mind ( 1 pervious mc)
I never knew how hard it was trying for a baby.

any advice and similar stories welcomed

thanks in advance x

2007-10-17 03:07:26 · 19 answers · asked by worried 2 in Trying to Conceive

What is your fever policy, what is the max temp before calling parents to pick up the child? Illness policy in general?

2007-10-17 03:04:17 · 9 answers · asked by Tanya 6 in Parenting