Pregnancy & Parenting - 30 October 2007

I am 10 weeks pregnant with my first, and am so excited to have this baby and enjoy all of those early experiences. My boyfriend has a 3 yr old and I love raising him and watching him learn and blossom into a young kid. My mother tells me that she enjoys her kids more now that we're all grown up. So my question is, at what stage do/did you enjoy the most with your child? Please explain. Thanks!!

2007-10-30 20:15:07 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

My partner and I are looking for a sperm donor!! We are hoping to start the process in January, we are currently raising two children and would love to have another!! Anyone interested? There will be ALOT more communication etc about this, I am trying to get a feeling of what is out there.

2007-10-30 20:11:03 · 5 answers · asked by turtles08 1 in Trying to Conceive

I am only about 4 weeks pregnant. i have been having a bit of mild cramp or discomfort, but i walked in a swimming pool tonight, which i hadnt done for along time. tonight when i wiped after using restroom there was a streak of bright red blood. i wiped a again and got a smaller streak. after that no more so far, but i am so scared. is this normal? this is my second pregnancy. I had a daughter 10 years ago.

2007-10-30 20:04:07 · 13 answers · asked by justmetcw01 1 in Pregnancy

My son 2 yrs. 10 mnth. old is very active, loving and intelligent. But he wants things his way and no matter how firmly you say NO he will throw a tantrum and cry until he has no more energy for furthur crying. I can't see him crying like that and I can't do what he says all the time.What should I do?

2007-10-30 19:51:48 · 11 answers · asked by palo 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

we are TTC for the first time. My last periods were delayed by 8 days. It came on 14th october. i found out that i am ovulating on 22nd oct as there was a clear white discharge. we had sex on 21st , 22nd , 24th and 26th. I am having all the symptoms like nausea , vomiting , abdomen pain , cramps which i generally dont get from past 5 days. coz its the fisrt time we are TTC thats y we are really impatient . We got the blood test yesterday i.e. 30th oct. i know it is very very early. The HCG level came to be 3.6 ml.
Do you think coz i am getting all the symptoms & a very strong feeling that i am prego , i can still be pregnant. Is 3.6 HCG a positive sign in a very early stage. Pls help as i am so desperate to know. Anyways i will be taking another test on 3rd November

Pls send all the baby dust my way

2007-10-30 19:21:14 · 3 answers · asked by mystery 3 in Trying to Conceive

Ok. My fiancee and I are talking baby names. Not an immediate thing, but just because we like to be prepped when things happen. The two first names we've come up with is eden/edan/aidan(He hasn't decided yet, lol) for the boy's name and River for the girls name. We are, hoever stuck on middle names. I'd love to hear some ideas. We just can't find anything that flows nicely and I'm tired of either really common names or names that are just plain crazy and filled with more vowels than makes sense or names that are completely consonants. I want ideas for something that sounds normal, but isn't extremely common.

2007-10-30 19:18:47 · 27 answers · asked by vixielillandith 1 in Baby Names

Who esle is currently pregnant with there first and is scared about the labor/birth. how are you all dealing with it?

2007-10-30 19:18:01 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

we have moved and my daughter has had to change schools, she is in her first year. I send my daughter to school with cordial in her drink bottle, as we all drink this. There is no benefit to drinking water over cordial in the physiological sense, as the body still uses the water either way, i understand the sugar could cause tooth decay, but i use diet cordial anyway. The teacher has now told my daughter that if she brings cordial again that she will tip it out and fill it with water, but im annoyed with this, if i drink stright water, i get heartburn and my daughter hates plain water, as she isnt used to it. how should i approach the teacher on this matter

2007-10-30 19:15:11 · 22 answers · asked by andianaplus3 2 in Grade-Schooler

see i took this at home pregnancy test because i've been feeling funny lately and it came out positive and i was just wondering if its possibly that a pregnancy test come out wrong when they say positive. i only took one test.

2007-10-30 19:13:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Essentially I'm just looking for names that sound nice and aren't crazy ness. Something that a person could actually use as a name and not sound like a nut case or like their parents were hippies or addicts on a high when they picked the name. Please and thankies. ^.^

2007-10-30 19:13:10 · 21 answers · asked by vixielillandith 1 in Baby Names

I am having a baby girl im due end of november and still have no idea of a name. My husband wants a biblical name can someone tell me the biblical names but how can we make it into english or say it for that matter (LOL), I like Kaitlin but I would like more suggestions. My daughter's name is Kaylee Michelle, Son name is Devin Nathaniel, hubbies Name is Daniel Joseph, and My name is Emily Marie. If this helps. Please I need help we can not think of a name for nothing, and I dont want to end up like my first daughter we thought of her name 4 hrs before i had her. Would like to be prepared. Any suggestions would be wonderful.

2007-10-30 18:45:46 · 31 answers · asked by marie76444 3 in Baby Names

Guy's B-Day= Nov. 25, 1989
Girl's B-Day= Dec. 5, 1992

2007-10-30 18:38:24 · 31 answers · asked by pologoalie8908 2 in Adolescent

I was watching Montel today, and there was a 12 year old girl who was beat up by another girl, because she "gave her dirty looks" and it was video taped and posted on myspace and Utube... I could NOT believe what i saw on the video! The poor girl could not do a thing to fight back, if that was my lil girl i would have taken her to get some boxing lessons, and the next time any kid came up and threatened her or through a punch, i would give her permission to FIGHT BACK! it made this question come to mind.... why don't we teach our children to fight back!? There are so many of these same girls out there, that just pick on other girls, i'm sure the boys do it too..... but the kids getting beat up have no clue how to react because they are not aggressive, but shouldn't there be a point in which we teach our kids a few things about defending themselves when someone is attacking them? especially something like this!? I can not believe these kids get away with this ****!! anyone?

2007-10-30 18:35:47 · 8 answers · asked by I'm the mommy!! 3 in Parenting

My friend wants to find some names that are old fashioned.. She want a first and middle name that are older... but nothing like "ester" and nothing with weird pronunciations... she's pretty much open to anything...

AND...
Could you give some suggestions of boy names? Traditional ones. OR new age ones that sound traditional. First and middle.

1 - no weird spellings
2 - no weird pronunciations.

2007-10-30 18:35:00 · 43 answers · asked by lilangeleyes_07 2 in Baby Names

I'm not pregnant and don't plan on getting pregnant for many more years but how painful is a natural child birth? I know it's not as risky as it once was but how would you relate the pain to something someone would most likely understand?

And...the same for a child birth with pain relievers? How painful is it?

I know that pain all goes away when you see your baby but I'm just curious...

2007-10-30 17:50:38 · 41 answers · asked by bri 3 in Pregnancy

Around the end of January 2006 my ex boyfriend's mother tricked me in to breaking up with him because he was to much of a coward to break up with face to face. A few days earlier he had started avoiding me because he didn't want to take responsibiltiy for getting me pregnant the month before. Two weeks after we broke up he started talking to another girl & 2 weeks after that they got together. He didn't tell her I was pregnant till 2 weeks after they got together & after he told her she actually stayed with him!!! Up untill the middle of the second trimester he didn't do anything to help me during the pregnancy because he chose to run around with new gorl instead. When he finally did come around to be there for me and our unborn child it was only to impress his girlfriend & her family & all her friends. It didn't stop there after I had the baby he would stand my daughter up on days he was suppose to come see & he hasn't paid any child support. Could that be held against him in court?

2007-10-30 17:46:17 · 23 answers · asked by Ms. Thang 1 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

If my daughters name is Hanna Rain what in your opinion would be a cute younger brothers name? I want my kids names to kinda go together but doesnt have to start with the same letter. first and/or middle name boys suggestions that goes well with Hanna Rain??

2007-10-30 17:41:25 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

My brother is coming stay with me and I want him to be respectful and not give him his way. So, what kind of chores would be right for him? He has never done a chore in his life.

2007-10-30 17:37:55 · 13 answers · asked by Love is.. 1 in Grade-Schooler

I live in SC if it matters.
For child care in my home I was thinking about charging $75 a week for 1 child and $100 a week for 2 children (siblings).

children will be 0-8 years old...they will be there 9 hours or less 5 days a week.

2007-10-30 17:35:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

I've been going to wal mart alot more recently. I've noticed stuff about the moms with kids there. This is going to be insulting: alot of them like 90% with kids is somewhat overweight, looks tired and worn out even with make up on, but their kids look so cute and energetic. And the husband is in okay shape(better than wife) and also looks tired.

2007-10-30 17:32:47 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

i had sex on the 14th day of my pack, but took the pill late. then the next day i took it late, but didnt have sex. then on the 16th day i forgot to take it and had sex. later on teh 17th day i had pinkish when i wiped, and i've also had brownish and white dicharge. i havent had any other symptoms, but i can smell everything! i now i could be spotting because i messed up on my pillls, but i have messed up b4 and that didnt happen. my sugar pills start on thur. so i should get my period a few days after that. could i possibly be pregnant? what do you guys think? please no mean answers i just would like you input.

2007-10-30 17:30:44 · 7 answers · asked by bree&& 2 in Pregnancy

how long did you wait until you had sex again? Did your incision area hurt at all? When did it stop hurting? Is it true that you could get pregnant very easily when you are in the six postpartum weeks? More easily than later on down the line? Why/how is this true?

2007-10-30 17:23:06 · 10 answers · asked by Miley 4 in Pregnancy

I would like to hear from women who had gestational diabetes. I mainly want to know how early it showed. thanks ahead of time.

2007-10-30 17:19:53 · 13 answers · asked by KatyCat 3 in Pregnancy

i really need a name for my son. i have no idea what to name him. I like Jacob , Joshua, or Justin.... or maybe Edward Junior? i have no idea i need some opinions. please help

2007-10-30 17:15:46 · 35 answers · asked by miss michelle 2 in Baby Names

2007-10-30 17:14:27 · 26 answers · asked by Mary J 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

My 3 week old daughter was 6lbs 12oz when born and she was full term. She now eats 4-6 oz every 3-4 hours. I told her doctor and she did not seem concerned. I am not questioning her ability to be a doctor, however, I thought newborns eat 2-3 oz every 2 hours??? Plus, she always acts hungry. She is formula fed. I wish I could have breast fed (she was in NICU and I could not even hold her for days because I had Staff infection 4 years ago from a knee surgery. :( And the pump did nothing for me). Oh, and she weighs 8lbs now at 3 weeks.

2007-10-30 17:11:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

side? or do you not? lol.. thanks

2007-10-30 17:11:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

If it's the 30 and tomorrow is the 31st the last day of the month. I haven't seen my period none this month and I have been sexual active w/o condoms. Should I wait a week and see if my period come are take a test.

2007-10-30 17:10:58 · 6 answers · asked by Sassy 18 2 in Pregnancy

I'm a SAHM with my toddler son, and was thinking about doing some in-home childcare. My mom did that when I was younger, and the girl she watched was a month younger than my sister. They were both infants at the time, and now at 14, almost 15, they're still friends even though they go to different schools.

I was wondering what, if any, laws there are about that. I know there are all sorts of laws governing daycares, but what about having just 1 or 2 children at my home?

2007-10-30 17:07:35 · 1 answers · asked by Queen Queso 6 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

hes had diaheriha for three days on the 2nd day he got sick once at night then he was fine all day running and playing no fever again tonight he was asleep and woke up and got sick again why is this happening he has no snotty nose but could it be because when he lays down his sinuses are draing into his belly cause hes fine all day hell just throw up when he goes to sleep?why?

2007-10-30 17:07:17 · 9 answers · asked by camarozsonia 3 in Toddler & Preschooler