Pregnancy & Parenting - 2 November 2007

I am pregnant. I don't have enough money to raise a child nor have an abortion. I don't know what to do. I have read up on the assistance the government and my state can give me but it isn't enough. Once my mother-in-law finds out that I am pregnant, we will be kicked out. My husband can't find a job anywhere because no one is hiring. I am scared and I don't know what to do. A part of me(small part) knows I have to abort because I can't give the child the care that it needs and a huge part of me wants to keep the baby. I'm about 5 weeks along. What should I do?

2007-11-02 07:49:32 · 32 answers · asked by lady_aqua_moon 1 in Pregnancy

i slept with my boyfriend i regret every second of it i took a pregnancy test this morning and it tested positive. I have took several and they are all testing positive, I am also showing early signs morning sickness etc. i tried talking to my boyfriend and he is just ignoring me i feel like crap. How do i tell my mom she is really religious (mormon) And she doesnt beieve in having sex b4 marriage. I am really scared how should i tell her she said if she ever caught me sleeping around she would be dissapointed in me any advise that would be great thnx

btw im only 15 yrs old

2007-11-02 07:44:02 · 25 answers · asked by Brittany J 3 in Adolescent

My daughter just started getting this rash and it is all over her face. She is 5 weeks old. It kinda looks like baby acne but it is all over her face and neck and behind her ears, and on the top of her head. could baby acne be that bad. or do you think she could be allergic to something.

2007-11-02 07:40:58 · 15 answers · asked by Sheena G 1 in Newborn & Baby

im not racist , i have white kids with my ex-wife , my present girlfriend is black and we are planning to have a child , i really wanted this child to be black .. does anyone know the possibilities for this .. is there anywhere or anyway i can know the possibilities of my girlfriend having a black child with me before i get her pregnant :: it would really help if someone answered

2007-11-02 07:38:40 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

we are at the first stage of potty training and all of a sudden my son has started to try and wipe himself when he does a number 2 and its going everywhere, he hasnt managed to actually go i have to put him on every 15 mins my ex partner has been teaching him to wipe his bum but i say its too soon let him learn to go and when to ask to go then move on to the wiping stage am i right or should i teach it all at once i expect acidents to happen i just wonder if my ex is teaching him too much too quickly

2007-11-02 07:33:25 · 22 answers · asked by rachel b 3 in Toddler & Preschooler

I've never drank breast milk but I have dabbed it on my finger before and it tasted sweet so I left it at that. Well I pumped and froze a bag of it about a month ago and decided last night to give it to the baby- well he won't take a bottle so I put it in a cup and he made a weird face- so I decided to try it. I took a big sip and it tasted sweet at first and then it tasted so disgusting that I couldn't bring myself to swallow it- I had to spit it out. It tasted kind of how dried breastmilk smells. Ok has anyone ever experienced this before? I'm thinking maybe I didn't freeze it the correct way. I did what the box said it- put the milk in squeeze out and air zipper it up both times. I put it in our regular freezer in the ice compartment. Did I do something wrong? Was that freezer burn or how the milk actually tastes?

2007-11-02 07:33:09 · 6 answers · asked by jose migel 3 in Newborn & Baby

My fiancee and I are having a little girl and there is one name that we both really like and it has very special meaning to me. Anne-Aël (On-elle) it is french, and comes from one of my best friends, she was our foreign exchange student in high school. I learned alot from her and we both agree the name is something we really like but can't come up with a middle name. We have considered Nicole (my sister's middle name) but we can definately use some suggestions! Can you help us? THANKS!

2007-11-02 07:27:53 · 15 answers · asked by For my scars shall mold me 4 in Baby Names

2007-11-02 07:25:47 · 4 answers · asked by Steph P 1 in Newborn & Baby

Yesterday I learned from the news that this mother 'forgot' to take her infant to day care, and she went straight to work and worked all day. An 8 hour day. She gets off of work only to find that her baby boy died from being left in the vehicle all day in the heat. The article mentions that experts say the increase of children dying in vehicles coinsides w/the practice of putting children in the back seat where they are more easily forgotten. How can 'experts' excuse a parent by saying that these particular incidences coinside with putting the child in the back seat? How is it that parents "forget" about their children? I'm a parent, and there is no way I would forget about my child. What in the world is going on with parents now a days? They leave their kids in their cars/trucks to suffocate, I just read of another mother/father that left their two toddlers to wonder an apartment complex on their own. Kids drowning all the time in their own pool. Why the increase in children's death?

2007-11-02 07:23:09 · 12 answers · asked by lady_bella 6 in Parenting

2007-11-02 07:22:52 · 3 answers · asked by blank 4 in Parenting

I am almost 37 weeks along with baby number 4 and I am dialated 3 , the doctor said that the babys head is way down there and there is a very good chance I'll go soon so because of that my husband is afraid to have sex in fear it will hurt the baby, which is driving me crazy, I am pretty sure that unless I have been told not to by the doctor that it is ok to.right?

2007-11-02 07:09:13 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I'm guessing it is carbon dioxide transfer or cellular respiration?

Btw, this is a science related question. No intention of doing this!!!!!!

Thanks for help!

2007-11-02 07:07:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

What do you think? If you have children is there anything they could do that would stop you loving them?

2007-11-02 06:52:48 · 40 answers · asked by Stitch 4 in Parenting

Im 3 months pregnant and have been having normal periods. Do you think this is caused by my THYROID problems? My THYROID problems cause me to have super heavy periods normally before I was pregnant, so do you think it is because of my thyroid issues?

My doctor says Im completely healthy.

2007-11-02 06:48:31 · 7 answers · asked by mmcchic23 1 in Pregnancy

Valid comparism? What are your thoughts?

2007-11-02 06:36:17 · 27 answers · asked by mom2jjorion 4 in Newborn & Baby

2007-11-02 06:35:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

And you don't need to burp your baby? Also does a breast fed baby gain weight much slower than powder milk one?

2007-11-02 06:33:27 · 21 answers · asked by "Natural Mother" 1 in Newborn & Baby

2007-11-02 06:32:06 · 13 answers · asked by diana l 1 in Baby Names

i wanna know whyyy do grown up children goes back home they wanna be grown but when you go back to your parents home your not considered grown you have to follow rules and help pay some bills and dont come back without nothing in the door im going through this im not by myself but i dont think kids dont really need to go tback home to thier parents because you dont wanna pay bills rent work ect thats a lot of burden going back home to mother and father orsingle parent be independent i never went back home i left when i was 17 and never been back im 38 now i have 3 grown kids 25-21-18 25 year old wanna come back in the door he had a apaprtment things didnt go well with his girl he split when he had his palce he didnt want to even call me wish a happy mothers day his father fathers day his sisters bithday graduation a card ect now he wanna come back i took care all my kids its time to be responsible dont go back home

2007-11-02 06:25:57 · 6 answers · asked by mcgloson@sbcglobal.net 2 in Parenting

Shawnee, or Kierra
?

2007-11-02 06:24:01 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

I have been on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo for 3 years now and this is it the first month any of these symptoms have shown up. At the time when I should have been ovulating I experienced sharp cramps on my left side. I had intercourse during that time. Seven days later I had pink and brown spotting that lasted 5 days. During that time I cried for no reason, vomitted, felt extremely tired, had vivid dreams and developed very dark veins on my breasts. I am expecting my period in 4-5 days and am wondering if I might be pregnant, despite taking my pills on time everydays. Any thoughts would be helpful.

Btw: I am married with no children. It would be an "accident" if I were pregnant but a happy accident so while I am concerned it is more the not knowing that is bothering me than the possibility of being pregnant.

2007-11-02 06:22:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I just figured out that I am going to have a baby boy around Feb 25th. I want his name to be a well rounded name...His original name was Anthony Edward Bowman but i just found out that my boyfriend has a son named anthony already...so i need some help...It would be greatly appriciated.

2007-11-02 06:21:32 · 26 answers · asked by conceived_in_affection 2 in Baby Names

They are women.

2007-11-02 06:21:28 · 5 answers · asked by Shiloh K 1 in Grade-Schooler

I don't want to use the obvious ones like Marie and my other daughter's middle name is Michelle.

2007-11-02 06:20:00 · 16 answers · asked by wendi 2 in Baby Names

I don't like the new trendy names, I definitely prefer more traditional ones.

Elizabeth Mary
-or-
Catherine Anne

2007-11-02 06:19:34 · 15 answers · asked by J Mack 3 in Baby Names

AS a Parent would you want your childs nanny ,of more than a year ,to tell you if she felt that your child had some learning/social issues?

2007-11-02 06:17:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

my son is having problems in school.He did 3rd grad 2x and now he is already failing 4th grade.The school called me wanting a meeting becasue he didnt do his math homework. .... He didnt bring it home...the homework he does bring home i help him with to make sure its done right....but he doesnt always turn it in....does anybody have any ideas what i can do to help my son get his head out of his a ss and start becoming a better student?

2007-11-02 06:14:26 · 8 answers · asked by branbran 3 in Grade-Schooler

Yup its true I feel I dont have much of a choice being a college student almost close to finals and having this baby anytime possible in 2-3 weeks. Thats right on Nov 22 my due date and I have a paper due and then I have to come back after baby born to take notes and take a final for another class. I dont know what condition I will be in to return like couple days after labor...Its tough because this is my last chance to make no mistakes in my GPA and If I mess up I will get kicked out of the University. Help!

2007-11-02 06:13:40 · 12 answers · asked by Janel 2 in Pregnancy

I am almost 38 weeks pregnant and I want to make my husband feel special. Every thing lately has been about the baby. And i don't have the energy that i use so i work and i come home and pass out. And also have been taking most of my mood swings out on him. I really don't have a lot of money to buy him any thing. I am just looking for an idea so he knows that i love him and apprecate him since he has been a trooper through out my whole pregnacy.

2007-11-02 06:10:04 · 9 answers · asked by Kelly Bean 4 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

Lets just say my nine year old daughter definately has a mind of her own and doesn't follow anyone. She has been bugging my husband and I that she wants to shave her hair, not totally bald but basically. She has asked to the point of where she is crying about it.

I really don't want to let her and neither does my husband because she is such a pretty girl. I let my kids dress how they like (as long as it's appropriate) and wear their hair how they like, because I want them to be there own person.

But I just don't know what to do about this, she is super smart so she knows what it will look like and knows she will be stuck with it until it grows out.

What do you guys think? I can't think of any reason really to give her besides, I wouldn't like it. And she really doesn't care what other kids say and she is well liked at school.

2007-11-02 06:08:29 · 22 answers · asked by Lucy 5 in Grade-Schooler