Pregnancy & Parenting - 13 November 2007

I went to the doctor today and had been seeing her practitioner till today I am 38 weeks and well asked if she does an episiotomy if needed and she said no she doesn't. She would rather see 5 small tears then on large cut. This scares me as I have been told that my baby is large. What is it like to heal from a tear and what about afterwards when my husband and I can resume sexual activity. Will he be able to tell or it not be good for him anymore.

2007-11-13 05:32:14 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2007-11-13 05:30:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I don't know about anyone else, but I am sick to death of posts from young girls asking if they're pregnant, could they get pregnant if..., omg i might be pregnant, what am i going to do if i'm pregnant? WHY ISN'T ANYONE USING PROTECTION OF ANY KIND???? Like I tell my girls, if you have sex without protection then you'd better hope ALL you get is pregnant!! Having sex without using condoms could be a death sentence, yet it happens ALL THE TIME according to the posts on these boards!! I don't get it! Is it really that hard to understand that you're literally taking your life into your hands if you don't insist the guy wears a condom?? PARENTS OF TEENS - Is it really too much effort to pull your heads out of the sand long enough to inform your children they are playing russian roulette with their bodies???

2007-11-13 05:28:30 · 21 answers · asked by Flusterated 7 in Adolescent

And if the baby was early, how many weeks/days early, same with if you were over due.
Thanks

2007-11-13 05:28:08 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2007-11-13 05:28:01 · 23 answers · asked by Sheilla W 2 in Pregnancy

They're at my house 4 days out of the week with their dad for about the last 2 months. Everything has gone very well and up until last night they've seemed very happy with the move.
later though, they were acting up and when they went to bed they were screaming about wanting to go to mommy's. I feel really bad and I hope they still like staying with me. Do you think they really mean it?

2007-11-13 05:27:57 · 7 answers · asked by cales_042 1 in Parenting

My little son is so funny... I need some ideas....

2007-11-13 05:27:18 · 11 answers · asked by smilingontime 6 in Toddler & Preschooler

Well we're having boy / girl twins, the usual problem - stuck on names.
Thinking of Alistair James and Roslyn Cara, but not sure if Roslyn is suitable for a girl?
Any suggestions would be appreciated - we like traditional scottish / celtic names best, and nothing too bizarre!
Surname's Bolton.

2007-11-13 05:24:55 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

We are pregnant with baby #2 :) WoooHoooo!! And so exceited!! Too soon to know the sex of the baby. We are decided on a girls name (Rory Elizabeth) but undecided on a boys name. These are a few boys names I like. What do you think? Any other suggestions? Any middle name suggestions.

P.S.
My sons name is Brody William, has to sound good with his name. Do not include the name Riley (we just miscarried baby Riley in May) also my brother just had a little guy names Caleb, so thats out too. Thanks!

2007-11-13 05:22:15 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

My 10 year old son has had problems increasingly focusing and following directions. He has went from A's and B's to D's. He doesn't have the hyperactivity associated with ADHD, so I guess you'd just call it ADD. Anyway, we finally agreed start him on Adderall this past Friday. He is having trouble sleeping and with a little upset stomach but nothing severe. I don't see a huge difference, but as I said, it's not really his physical behavior that was an issue. I would just like to hear some experiences of a similar nature to help ease my mind :-) I am intersted in side effects, good changes, bad changes...anything really. Thanks!

2007-11-13 05:21:45 · 7 answers · asked by B Young 2 in Grade-Schooler

Hi ladies! I am not expecting but, and interested in what it's like to be pregnant. I am working on college and geting a home a puppy ect. before my husband and I have our kids. Congradts to all you ladies (and expecting fathers online)!

My Question: My friend of 3 told me she had trouble pushing when in labor. Her doc told her she'd know when to push and how. Do you push like you're having to use the bathroom or is it different? Will the doctor (or classes) explain how to push and when? How does that work?

2007-11-13 05:21:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Is it wrong to tell your family you don't want them in the delivery room. I just want it to be me and my husband is that soo wrong? I mean I want them to be there and I want them to come in after the birth but not during.

2007-11-13 05:20:58 · 16 answers · asked by poptart_babe06 2 in Pregnancy

My doctor wants to test me for gestational diabetes. I show none of the risk factors (I have had normal weight gain, am under 25, no one in my family has ever had it, am not thirsty or urinating a lot, etc) and the doctor admitted that he doesn't believe I have it.
Normally, I would just have the test, I have had every other test they have ordered, but I am hypoglycemic, I would throw up the glucose drink or would pass out before the test could be completed. I already eat like a diabetic (5 to 6 small meals a day, limited carbs per meal, very limited sugar intake) and am more then willing to up my blood glucose testing from 2 or 3 times a day to 4 or 5 times a day if they would like.
They are insisting that I get the test and are telling me I am being selfish for questioning it. Has anyone else with hypoglycemia run into this?
I want to do what is best for my baby, but I have to think about my health too and for a hypoglycemic to do this test just seems like asking for trouble.

2007-11-13 05:19:51 · 6 answers · asked by Diann C 6 in Pregnancy

Help out and go vote for my son you dont have to but I thought it was worth a shot his name is Tajuan hes #56 if you go to gallery 24 you dont sign up for anything it just sends you an email to validate your vote thanks

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2007-11-13 05:18:33 · 4 answers · asked by CR346 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

I'll be moving into a knew apartment on the Nov. 16th (Friday). I thought this might be a good time start making her sleep in her own bed. Her room in the new place will be cozier and more decorated for her.

2007-11-13 05:18:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

Do you or anyone else you know look down on Biracial couples or biracial kids?

2007-11-13 05:17:50 · 14 answers · asked by corrick_1 6 in Parenting

or do you do all the paper work by yourself??? if you're 16...............

2007-11-13 05:16:50 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I know there are tons of questions on this subj. but the answers are giving me mixed ideas. i took a pregnancy test 10 days after i had sex, just out of being paranoid because me and my husband are not yet ready for kids. it said i wasn't. My period is never regular and i normally always have vaginal discharge...ALWAYS. before my period, after my period...etc. My mother had the same thing. A little over a week ago it stopped (this is why i took the test) then it came back.
Its around my period, i think, but instead of a normal period. it was VERY light pink color. I called my pregnant friend for her opinion, but she thought her spotting was her period so it wasnt much help. ive heard there is a BIG difference between your period and spotting ( spotting doesnt require a liner at all??) I thought i was starting to have a normal period because the flow was more, but its all light brown dicharge...and some light pink watery....stuff...=) help?

2007-11-13 05:16:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2007-11-13 05:13:32 · 4 answers · asked by alfie harry born 27/06/08 4 in Pregnancy

I'm 36 weeks pregnant and i'm really getting nervous about the labor and delivery part how will know i'm having contractions what will they feel like i'm sorry worried i won't know i'm in labor.

2007-11-13 05:08:50 · 10 answers · asked by Brandi 2 in Pregnancy

im about 6 weeks pregnant and my boyfriend keeps telling me to get an abortion. i kinda want him to just leave me alone to make it easier since he dont want it. what should i do or tell him? and am i right for wanting him to leave me alone?

2007-11-13 05:07:49 · 15 answers · asked by mel 1 in Pregnancy

after postpartum check up i took micronor pills since im full b-feeding i had my last menstrual period oct.9.I should have my period on nov. 9 but i'm delayed for 3 days now.Would that pills side effect missing of period?need help what to do.

2007-11-13 05:05:28 · 5 answers · asked by leigh 4 in Pregnancy

I want my kids to understand the true meaning of Christmas. I want to tell them that santa is make believe, but there is no problem "pretending." In my family, the youngest of my siblings is 17, and we STILL pretend there is santa, with my parents leaving out unwrapped gifts. I don't want there to be any trust issues between my children & I. I don't want the day to come where they find out that santa isn't real, and know that I told them he is. I don't want them to think, "Well, is Jesus real???"

2007-11-13 05:04:49 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

Is there anyone out there like this. I have tried, but it is not the foods that I want to eat even some bad foods I don't want. I am just craving gravy with rice all the time.

2007-11-13 05:03:48 · 7 answers · asked by Prettygirl 1 in Trying to Conceive

i had a miscarriage in april i was 12 weeks and they did some procedure becuz the baby was big right after i got scared and went on birth control loestrin 24e i stopped in august becuz i am trying to get pregnant again. its not november and i still am not pregnant is there something wrong?can i concieve again?

2007-11-13 04:58:50 · 8 answers · asked by Pinky 1 in Pregnancy

Say a guy with the last name Smith-Jones marries a girl surnamed Evans-Robinson. They have a son. Given the parents' surnames, the kid's full name is John Smith-Jones-Evans-Robinson.

Another couple, with the surnames Black-Conrad and Woodward-Dubois, marry and have a daughter. The girl's full name is Mary Black-Conrad-Woodward-Dubois.

Twenty-five years later, John Smith-Jones-Evans-Robinson and Mary Black-Conrad-Woodward-Dubois fall in love and get married. Then they have a kid...

How do they name their kid without sounding like a pair of pompous idiots?

2007-11-13 04:57:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

Our family is very prejudice and I dont know what to do. I know this boy and liked him as long as they were just friends

2007-11-13 04:54:30 · 49 answers · asked by crys 2 in Adolescent

Any ideas for baby names specific to spring, girl or boy. Especially those relating to the pagan holidays of Beltain and Ostara.

2007-11-13 04:51:16 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

2007-11-13 04:47:45 · 29 answers · asked by USAF SSGT WIFEY 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

Tegan Rebecca
Shannen Rebecca
Jordan Rebecca

2007-11-13 04:46:28 · 66 answers · asked by skippygordon 2 in Baby Names