Pregnancy & Parenting - 28 November 2007

Long story: I am 5 weeks pregnant and I have a wonderful primary care doctor. However, she referred me to an OB/GYN that is not close to my house, not board certified, and not a fellow of the american college of OB/GYN. I got a word of mouth referral to another practice that has more doctors in it and I got scheduled with a doctor who is board eligible and a junior fellow of the ACOG. This practice doesn't schedule patients until 8-9 weeks pregnant. I though you should see an OB/GYN at 6 weeks. I am still being followed by my PCP but need an OB/GYN. They made my appointment for January 7, 2008 by that time I figure I will be 10+ weeks pregnant and this makes me really nervous. Is this waiting too long to be seen? Please help. This is my first pregnancy and my mom had difficult pregnancies so I want to make sure I do everything right.

2007-11-28 06:50:09 · 27 answers · asked by rudreamin 2 in Pregnancy

2007-11-28 06:47:42 · 18 answers · asked by lysistrata411 6 in Newborn & Baby

OMG my mom is pregnate!! She said i could help pick out the name. We all ready have a boys name picked out its Justin Matthew Hunter ...We decited on Emily as a first name..and my mom and dad want family names in there and have to 2 middle names being that thats a family tradition so my names are...
Emily Elise Montana...Montana is my great aunts name
Emily Rylie Montana...Rylie is my grandmas grandma name..its confusing
Emily Peyton Elise...Elise is my moms middle name
Emily Peyton Rylie...Peyton is my other grandmas middle name
Emily Reagan Elise...Reagan is my best freinds name she is like my sister

Thanks so much...who know i may be back with more names!!!

2007-11-28 06:44:34 · 10 answers · asked by (insert name here) 2 in Baby Names

My son is almost 16months old. When his diaper is wet he will take it off himself. I bring him into the bathroom when I go...to show him what the toilet is for and how it flushes "ickies" down the toilet. He is very smart. He can flush the toilet by himself, but not sure if he gets the concept.I was just curious when you potty trained your child and how did you do it?

2007-11-28 06:42:23 · 10 answers · asked by Sadbrowneyes13 4 in Toddler & Preschooler

My friend is having a baby and she's started to narrow down her name options.
Her first choice right now is Natalie Pearl.
I don't really know what to think of it.
What do y'all think.

2007-11-28 06:41:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

help please

2007-11-28 06:37:00 · 14 answers · asked by houstonsweetie07 2 in Pregnancy

I am 34 weeks/ 3 child. I just got back from the doctor a few hours ago. my cervix is almost completely effaced. she said that my cervix was almost completely gone...this shocked me i was like GONE? last week i wasnt effaced at all and was finger tip dilated this week my cervix is almost gone and still finger tip dilated and posterior. my questions are

is it common to be almost completely effaced before really dilating? i never had this happen with my other 2 it was the opposite.

Whats the likelihood that i will make it another 2 weeks on ur opinion? my doctor said she thinks baby will be comming REALLY soon

my first was born due date barely.. 5 1/2 hours labor

second born was 10 days early and was a little less then an hour and half of labor?

the hospital is fairly close just has lots of traffic and lights on the way to it?
when should i go to the hospital? and should i call the ambulance to take me since medical pays for it? IM REALLY NERVOUS NOW.
PLEASE HELP!!!

2007-11-28 06:32:20 · 5 answers · asked by ~*Serenity*~ 2 in Pregnancy

2007-11-28 06:32:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

I'm 29 weeks pregnant and want to hyphenate my son's last name when he is born. Who's name goes first? The fathers or the mothers?

2007-11-28 06:30:09 · 15 answers · asked by proud mommy 3 in Pregnancy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21320970@N02/?saved=1

Do you think it's a boy or a girl.... It has 3 lines and 3 dots but I was told it looked like a boy

2007-11-28 06:30:05 · 41 answers · asked by rebekahjoyd 1 in Pregnancy

Ok so the other question about whether or not it is legal to not see a doctor during pregnancy inspired me to ask this, because i dont see what the big deal is. opinions welcome, here is the deal: im about 5 months right now and because this month is so busy and im so tight on money, i called the other day to cancel my monthly appointment for december. all they ever do is have me pee in a cup, weigh me, and then check the heart beat. 5 mins and im out the door and i have to drive 2 hours there and 2 hours back home just for that so i didnt think it was that big a deal to miss just this month. i understand later down the road is more critical but the receptionist totally threw a fit on me and said i couldnt wait that long. she actually had the nerve to tell me that she was responsible for my pregnancy! im sorry but this is my child and my body and i am the only one ultimately responsible for either of us so if i decide i cant make it to ONE appointment that should be on me, right? plus,

2007-11-28 06:28:45 · 17 answers · asked by blondie 7 in Pregnancy

2007-11-28 06:28:36 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

well, I am anyways, but should I be? Somtimes I would like a do over to, i just wouldnt say it out loud. well first he says, are you ever going to not be pregnant ( im five months) and then i was going through baby cloths and thats when he said he wanted a do over

2007-11-28 06:28:04 · 53 answers · asked by ~Kim~ 2 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

What do they feel like?
Im 21 weeks and had what felt like a stitch, now i have no idea what they feel like as this is my first baby, so i may sound completely stupid but my friend (who has had 2 babies) said they may be braxton hicks??!?!?!

Anyone explain for me, when i would experience them and what they feel like.
Thanx

2007-11-28 06:26:39 · 15 answers · asked by Blondie 2 in Pregnancy

Okay I have a list of baby names, please vote on them, and then tell me what you think :)

http://www.babynames.com/namelist/9566569

2007-11-28 06:24:08 · 22 answers · asked by I ♥ ♥ ♥ you! 6 in Baby Names

2007-11-28 06:23:01 · 24 answers · asked by Rae Rae 3 in Pregnancy

Anybody have any suggestions or resons why she still wakes up 2-3 times a night? What can I do to help her sleep better? I give her a bath right before bed, she has babies in her bed and has a cup of water next to her too. It's so hard for me to keep running on 4 hours of sleep a day. Can you please help?

2007-11-28 06:22:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Toddler & Preschooler

I have a 6 week old baby. When I put her to sleep, on her back she sleeps for 10 min. then shes up again crying. I realize she likes to be on her stomach when I tryed out her new play mat. So I let her sleep on her stomach during the day so that I can watch her,but at night when I'm trying to sleep I put her on her back and she cries. I dont know what to do I afraid of SIDs, and this is something new she slep really good up util 1 or 2 weeks ago.

2007-11-28 06:22:18 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

who had buy this 2 system for baby?
my baby girl is 16 month old ,i want to buy a system for her.but i really don't know which one is good for her?

2007-11-28 06:21:44 · 6 answers · asked by may knobloch 1 in Newborn & Baby

Ok so i heard about this family is arkansas who has 17 children ranging in ages 18 to 9 months and i was listening to the radio and all these people were disrespecting their family saying they were overpopulating the world and i thought that what they said was very rude! Do you think that, that it is wrong to have so many kids?

2007-11-28 06:20:43 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

Me and my husband always knew we wanted kids but we never thought we would have five! My oldest daughter is a blessing she is so special and she always is the first to volinteer to help out and she just turned 14 and her little brothers Holland and Lucas are so special to us and so our our twins and after the twins were born we said we were done!!!!


But now my body has been changing and my stomach is growing a little larger and i have been having cravings but no morning sickness. I have not been eating more than usual and i have been exercising every morning. so could i be pregnant with number six??????? Please help! thanks!

2007-11-28 06:17:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I am 25 weeks pregnant and I am working a very good job, one that most people have to go to school for, so I am very fortunate and thankful for that, but I was wondering if anyone has heard of or accepted grants for college, rent, food stamps, health insurance, basically the whole 9 yards.

I am unmarried and my fiancee would continue to pay as much as he could with his check although it would come no where near covering everything, but I would really like to go to school and this is the only way I can think of to be a stay at home mom and accomplish my dream. I have no intent of abusing the government, in fact I want to work for a non-profit organization with teens in drug treatment but I need a degree to do so....would it be wrong of me to even look into this?

I was just thinking, I could take online courses at home, be a stay at home mom, and eventually contribute back to society....do you know where I could find information on this?

2007-11-28 06:14:16 · 20 answers · asked by For my scars shall mold me 4 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

hello everyone just took a test and i got my BFP :0)
im not due to saturday...
good luck to all trying this month,its taken us 14months to get the 2 lines and we couldnt be happier..
thanks all for all your help and support....

2007-11-28 06:11:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

I am 2 months pregnant and so far, I've seen 4 doctors. They all treated me like crap, saying that I wasn't their probleme, telling me that even with 4 misscarriage I could still weight lift and work out, that a 13 hours patrol is not dangerous for the baby. When I ask question, they say to go on the internet.
I've tried the mid-wife but they are full.
Me and my boyfriend are thinking about not seeing any more doctors and taking care of this ourselves. Is it legal?

2007-11-28 06:10:48 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

can anyone help me with girl or boy first and middle names that would go with the last name gard?!?!

2007-11-28 06:10:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

His teacher came to me this morning, and said that one day last week after completing a math paper (on something they had never done) He got five problems wrong, he broke down and cried. He is a straight A student, but he can not stand to fail at anything. I blame it on the fact that everything comes so easy to him. He doesnt have to study or ever have to work to understand anything. His teacher let the entire class redo the paper that he missed five on and he got all five right. He has even cried after getting a 90 on a paper. I have tried to tell him that all I could ever ask of him is his best! Ive never fussed at him for missing anything. I dont know what to do.... any help would be greatly appreciated!

2007-11-28 06:09:56 · 7 answers · asked by RenWal 2 in Grade-Schooler

My husband and I are expecting a little boy in the end of Feb. and I just wanted to see what everyone else thought of this name....Please be honest.....Even rate it 1-10....10 being you like it and 1 being hate it....Thanks....

Cristian Joseph

2007-11-28 06:09:55 · 33 answers · asked by Ashley T 1 in Baby Names

Autumn Sienna

Any suggestions?

2007-11-28 06:09:00 · 24 answers · asked by ILovePizza 5 in Baby Names

before i get and mean answers.....im 17 and prego.i know that sounds bad but i didnt ruin my life or anything we have support from both sides of the family...and are still going to finish school and go to collage ...(i want to be an RN or pedatric nurse..)

but i have been with the babys dad for over 2 years now and well are very much commited to our family..but i really to get back to school and get back to work as well so that we can both support our family....and i was wondering the earliest age a daycare would take an infant...

so does any one know?

2007-11-28 06:07:50 · 16 answers · asked by voney w 2 in Newborn & Baby

i dont have mornin sickness...but have back pain

2007-11-28 06:06:55 · 9 answers · asked by nicky 1 in Pregnancy