Pregnancy & Parenting - 19 November 2007

the father of my unborn child insists the baby carry his name. we are not together as a couple any longer and i want to give my child my last name. Also, he thinks that he can have split 50/50 custody of my child, one week with him then one week with me. i will never agree to this. what are my rights?

2007-11-19 14:43:37 · 24 answers · asked by harts2sing 2 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

If a company that makes scented markers made a gray colored marker, what would it smell like? (a question thought up by my three-year-old son)

2007-11-19 14:40:07 · 13 answers · asked by snowangel_az 4 in Parenting

Trying to book a flight, but don't know wether she would be considered an infant or a toddler.

2007-11-19 14:40:05 · 29 answers · asked by Chulis 3 in Toddler & Preschooler

I am 7wks and went for an ultrasound today and nothing showed up she did it inside with the wand and on the outside. The nurse stated that my cervix was closed and said that was a good thing and scheduled me for another ultrasound tomorrow with a ultrasound tech. I am also spotting light pink here and there the ultrasound really made me scared today. How soon should the baby show in an ultrasound? Hopefully they are off with the time frame they have for how far I am and it's to early to see anything.

2007-11-19 14:30:47 · 10 answers · asked by Prettygirl 1 in Pregnancy

My almost 2 year old is already getting an attitude to me and her dad. We have tried eveything ( spanking, time out, talking, showing and then talking, and every combo you can think of ) but nothing is getting better! She tells me no and tell her dad also she throws a fit and has started to through her self back in public and get on the floor and I have no clue what to do !!!! I do belive in spanking and I do belive in time out but I do not think it is ok to tell her to not hit then spank her for something right after!! so how do I nip this in the butt now before she gets worse!!

Ps me and daddy are tog.

2007-11-19 14:25:39 · 12 answers · asked by mommy of 2 4 in Toddler & Preschooler

2007-11-19 14:23:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

Is this correct? Or a false positive of some sort? Thanx!

2007-11-19 14:22:28 · 1 answers · asked by hotmetalfreeq 3 in Trying to Conceive

2007-11-19 14:14:46 · 20 answers · asked by ArmyWife 4 in Newborn & Baby

I believe my period started today.
I thought I Had my fertility signs all down packed but NOPE!
Just wondering if You could give me A link of A GOOD online HPT and OPT that are affortable and also have had A good response to them.
Thanks!

2007-11-19 14:12:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

2007-11-19 13:51:11 · 7 answers · asked by junsiong88 1 in Newborn & Baby

2007-11-19 13:50:39 · 5 answers · asked by baby squirl 2 in Pregnancy

I'd like to suggest to the anti-adoption group that your answers would better serve the kids in the Pregnancy Forum than here. I think they NEED to hear about your experiences. For instance, Dew S asked this question, "what i should do to avoid my partner for being pregnant?". It's merely a suggestion & I don't think this boy should be harassed any more than the rest of us have been in the Adoption Forum, who have adopted, are adopting, thinking about placing their child, et.al. Don't you think that you would then be "barking up the right tree" & truly helping to prevent the trauma you say you suffer from now? You might actually help prevent these children from making the same mistakes that you made and feeling as bitter as you do, about having been adopted. I honestly think you could really help them. Please, won't you consider this?
It doesn't do any good to those of us who have had a good adoption/adoptive experience. We all have our own TRUTH & we'll never agree on this issue.

2007-11-19 13:50:20 · 9 answers · asked by noodlesmycat 4 in Adoption

2007-11-19 13:40:25 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

This two moth old boy started passing small qty. of blood in stool ( about one month back ). After few days of this incident, (aparantly) pieces of intestine lining / tissue started to come out along with stool. This happens 10-15 times per day and the child is in a very delicate situation. Many doctors have been consulted over past 30 days and they are all clue less as to what this is....

Any help / guess to understand this complication will be greatly appreciated as this might save a life .

Regards

2007-11-19 13:38:34 · 7 answers · asked by Techno 1 in Newborn & Baby

I'm not pregnant or anything but my friend is and she wants to know if she should name her baby Madalyn.

2007-11-19 13:38:05 · 19 answers · asked by Madi 1 in Pregnancy

My fourteen month old has had diarrhea (4-8 times a day) for the past two months (at which time she stopped nursing and began table food). I have seen our pediatrician three times over this period to try to determine what's going on. He first said that she was "adjusting." Then he told me that she had a milk allergy, so we switched to soy everything. At the last appt., he finally did a stool sample (for parasites and roto virus), which came back negative. Now he says there's no particular reason for the diarrhea, and I shouldn't worry about it.

He says that there is no reason to do more testing. I have decided to get a second opinion, which I almost feel guilty about because he has been our pediatrician for seven years. At the same time, I have to figure out what is going on with my baby.

A friend of mine took her baby for a second opinion, and he sent her a certified letter asking her not to return to him. How would you handle the situation? Thanks for your opinions.

2007-11-19 13:37:42 · 16 answers · asked by momof3 5 in Newborn & Baby

my baby boy is 1yr old and has colds and been coughing for 2wks already.. i gave him medicine as prescribed by his pedia for a week but didnt help at all.. he has cough and colds until now and he's not taking any meds... but been drinking a lot of water.. i know having cough for more than a week is not good...what should i get rid of it?

2007-11-19 13:37:07 · 4 answers · asked by ne 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

We were both into our 3rd month, everything looking up. We never really talked before and since we both got pregnant (her first, my second) we have been emailing a couple times a week. I heard that she had a miscarriage today from my dad... Should I write to her today or wait for her to announce it. What kind of thing can I say to her?? THanks for any help!

2007-11-19 13:33:49 · 16 answers · asked by Mommyof3 BGB 5 in Pregnancy

disabled parents on my own when theyre entitled to have a nuses aide come in our home at no cost to us? my brother thinks that i should be the main care takermy dad has advanced alzheimers and my mother is in a nursing home recouperating from a fractured hip bone,when she comes home its going to be bedlam here! with me running my tail off for my sick parents while my brother is nicely at his job as a dentist.he doesnt even look in on my dad! is this fair?? someone please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-19 13:27:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

Girl's, boy's, either. Just tell me how to pronounce them if they're hard to read. Let's see... I like the name Remi for a girl... and Zaid for a boy.

2007-11-19 13:24:56 · 12 answers · asked by So far from where you are 4 in Baby Names

im pregnant? my first baby how should i tell my husband? :)

2007-11-19 13:23:09 · 15 answers · asked by Yossi 2 in Pregnancy

Heres a link to my ultrasound pic. I'm only 10 weeks but the babys legs are up and head is down...my boyfriend swears up and down theres a penis, but i think it may be too soon to be making assumptions. I'll be happy either way we already have a beautiful daughter so I consider myself blessed with healthy babies gender doesnt matter. just fun to see what you think. :o)

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f190/ashleylynne_84/image-1.jpg

2007-11-19 13:20:59 · 26 answers · asked by ashleylynne_84 3 in Pregnancy

When my daughter was 3 she almost drowned at her aunt‘s house. She stopped breathing, eyes rolled back, stomach was filled with water, and had to be pumped, etc. I was not there, but this is what I was told. She is now going on 8 & since her near drowning 5 years ago, she has this fear of staying behind a closed door hearing the toilet flush. When she was about four years old she would go to the bathroom with the door open & would cry if you made her stay in the public stall or bathroom at home. She now goes to the bathroom with the door close & right before it's time to flush, she opens the door.

2007-11-19 13:18:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Grade-Schooler

Of the Name Alivia, Aleevia, Aleighvia? Like olivia but not... or any other names that have the sound Lee in them...?

2007-11-19 13:16:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

do you like Marisha Kaana (ka-a-na)?

2007-11-19 13:16:39 · 3 answers · asked by Miah 1 in Baby Names

I have a 4 yr old girl. I am a young single mom. My daughter is an only child and usually plays alone ince she doesnt have any sibblings which makes me feel sad since if she would of had sibblings she would have someone to play with and wouldnt feel so lonely. She goes to school in the morning but isnt in like ballet or any sport or activity where she can play with kids..I would enroll her in something but I cant afford it and dont have a car to take her...we dont have any neighbors that are her age and she doesnt have cousins either that are her age..I feel sad that she is so alone and sometimes she asks me to play with her but I dont usually feel like it, like I´ll play with her for awhile but then get tired/bored, she has a lot of energy so I have to keep up with her 24/7 and I cant all the time and it makes me feel guilty. I wish I could make it up to her somehow so she wouldnt feel so lonely..what can I do?...

2007-11-19 13:10:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Grade-Schooler

Parents with adolescents and teens: Does your child have a similar personality to when they were a baby? For example do easy-going, calm babies become easy-going and calm children and teens? What is your experience with your kids?

2007-11-19 13:10:25 · 7 answers · asked by Alexa's Mom 4 in Adolescent

Hi all, i`m going to do a home pregnancy test tomorrow but was just wondering if these sound like pregnancy symptoms....
2 weeks late with period but this could be due to not being on the pill so not always regular?
Feeling tired when i`m usually quite alert and dont get tired during the day.
slight cramps almost the way i feel before i have my period.
tender breasts when i dont have this before a period.
slight sickness in the morning,only lasts for about 5mins, feels as though i`m having a cold sweat?
veins running down my chest onto my breast.

I have a 5 year old but dont remember the early symptoms of pregnancy as i didnt find out i was pregnant until i was around 4 months, so answers appreciated, thanx.

2007-11-19 13:09:37 · 19 answers · asked by onlyme 5 in Pregnancy

Over the past weekend I experienced about two days of light pinkish/reddish spotting. Now I've noticed that there is more then normal vaginal dishcarge. I've also been experiencing mild period like cramps for the past couple days.

I'm due to start my period in about a week (or so). And depending on what happens there I plan on seeing the doctor/taking a pregnancy test. But I was wondering if these symptoms are typical of early pregnancy?

Thanks =]

2007-11-19 13:07:59 · 3 answers · asked by *Kristy* 2 in Pregnancy

I am 13...HELP

2007-11-19 13:07:39 · 17 answers · asked by Bones 1 in Pregnancy