Pregnancy & Parenting - 7 December 2007

My mom had twins recently and it's her first time having twins and having boys. This was their first night home and my mom barely got any sleep, and I feel bad because I can't do anything to help her. Can anybody give me tips like...how to get them to sleep, and stop crying, and any other things you think could help?

2007-12-07 23:53:57 · 7 answers · asked by Christina 2 in Newborn & Baby

I want the most natrual birth as possible. I have to go 2 hospital. I would like to refuse the IV's and constant fetal monitoring, but I do not want to be a problem patient and have nurses treat me like crap. i have 3 kids one born in car 2 born in hospital with no kind of pain killers. I know I'm able to have kids the way natrure intended I would love to do it at home but we are unable 2 do so. Any suggestions. they cant refuse me can they? I figrure I'm paying for this sholdnt I have a choice of what I'm buying

2007-12-07 23:46:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2007-12-07 23:43:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

im 4weeks and 3 days pregnant now and yesterday i went for an ultrasound and they could'nt see even a sac!
they also took my hcg levels which came in at 1025 and progesterone level at 68.
i have to be retested in a couple of days for hcg rising and doubling, but what i want to know is if its normal not to see anything other than a thickened endometrial lining.
the nurse said that everything looks ok and you dont see anything till hcg gets 2000 and above! but i'm not convinced
can anyone tell me if this has happened to them and had a succsessfull pregnancy?

2007-12-07 23:39:58 · 5 answers · asked by xbaby due 30/07/08x 3 in Pregnancy

2007-12-07 23:07:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

i am married and i had unprotected sex with my ex boyfriend only one time in 4/10/2006 and i gave birth in 25/5/2007 i want to know if there is any chance to be the father of my baby and i remembered two period one in 8/8/2007 and the other i dont remember plz help me

2007-12-07 23:05:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

My husband and i have just started trying to concieve our first child and we are going to start taking Vitamin and mineral supplements to hopefully enhance our chances..
I am unsure whether we should be taking specific pre-conception tablets or if just a regular multi-vitamin (like centrum) would do the same thing?

Anyone out there with some advice on this?
and if you have any other tips on ttc, they would be greatly appreciated. :)

2007-12-07 22:57:24 · 7 answers · asked by Megz 3 in Pregnancy

I expect a baby! Probably son, what would be his name? Help please!

2007-12-07 22:51:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

that the hospital made a mistake, and this baby belongs to another family, and your baby lives in their family?

2007-12-07 22:30:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

My 12 year old can be so moody. I "never" understand anything. She argues about everything. I "never" buy her anything good, ie video games, etc. She is never happy with any decision. Please tell me this will pass.

2007-12-07 22:11:12 · 35 answers · asked by e s 2 in Adolescent

a friend of mine has started on the pill and has been bleeding for 13 days now.
she the first one on the first day of her cycle and then regular from then.
is this normal?

2007-12-07 22:04:43 · 4 answers · asked by Eggman 2 in Pregnancy

My son and his girlfriend are16, and have a son, he pays his own childsupport, she and my grandson every once and awhile get to come up and visit. Her parents would not let her give her give the baby my sons last name. It has really been hard . I know that is what happens when you are 16 and have a child. My son buys daipers, pays his childsupport,but she doesnt tell her parents cause they take the money. By the way she lives with them. They say, if the kids don't start doing what they want, when they want, they will take my son to court. Now, I have been saying that all along. I have been tring to get my son's butt covered since day one. But, her parents won't let them see each other, if we change the baby's last name, ect...
Can her parents have that much control???? Can they take my son to court, or does it have to be the mother of the child?

2007-12-07 21:49:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

She has engaged in destructive behavoir (suicidal tendencies/cutting/6000 text messages in 30 days, now in effective counseling) a straight A student... who's totally lost her mind over a 17 y.o. boy that SHE HAS NEVER MET. He's 700 miles away; going out with some other girl in his school, which makes no difference to her. My concern (having been a 17 y.o. male) is that this relationship is entirely improper on EVERY level; let alone the fact that she never seen this guy. She tried to talk us into allowing him to stay in our house for Xmas week when he's supposed to be up here visiting. The problem is that, apparently, my wife is going to allow her to see him! Because of her cell phone abuse, we put strict limits on the phone, so she went out and got a prepaid phone so she can ignore those rules to call him. (I caught her, which was the straw breaking the camel's back) She could do anything; how do I protect myself from her? She could make something up to retaliate. Then what? HELP!

2007-12-07 21:44:02 · 12 answers · asked by Jim W 1 in Parenting

They say it's so painful. It it like cramps during the periods? I have very painful periods, and I take painkillers. Why can't you eat a couple of Ibuproms and tale it easy?

2007-12-07 21:35:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Do you think they will get along.My purpose of having a 2nd child is a companion for the 1st child.But with an age gap of 5 years,does it defeat the purpose?

2007-12-07 21:32:53 · 16 answers · asked by senora 1 in Parenting

My husband was a police detective but got the sack because of serious police corruption.
The children at school pick at my 12 year old daughter because of this.
One of his offences was tipping off a pedophille and planning to kidnap a woman for a huge amount of money.

My daughter comes home crying.
I have forgiven my husband for what he has done and love him and I understand he had to do what he had to do so we could have more
money. We have five children and we needed the extra cash.
And I understand the police force were not good to him because he had a bad back.

Should I expect childrren to pick at my daughter.
It's not fair - it's not her fault. If only the children realised that my husband was trying to help his family finanically and not hurt them.

I think people need to respect my husband and my family.

2007-12-07 20:37:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

Recently a friend of mine came back from a trip to another state that he took with his sister, her husband, and their 2 girls. One is about 11 and the other 14. They stayed in a motel that had 2 beds, and was not allowed a cot or other sleeping furniture because they said the motel had a 4 room occupancy limit. The parents slept in one bed with the 11 year old and the 14 year old girl slept in the other bed with her uncle, my friend. He is about 50 years old. I acted shocked at this information and he said it was fine, the first night him, his sister, and the 11 year old slept in one bed, the husband in the other, but the 3 of them made it too hot and crowded, so the next night they adjusted to the sleeping arrangement I have disclosed. His sister is very nice and a Christian, so I suppose she trusts her 50 year old brother, but I find this disturbing. He talks about this girl quite alot , taking her picture constantly. Am I silly to think bad of that situation?

2007-12-07 20:29:58 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Toddler & Preschooler

I have a 7 year old and a 2 year old. I have just left work to be on maternity leave. My kids spent a lot of time at day care cause I was working and going to school. Now that I have them they are driving me nuts. I don't know what to do. I am trying to follow the schedule the daycare provider had them on but they are really not cooperating with me. My two year old refuses to take naps and my seven year old spends like an hour and a half most nights screaming (literally) that she doesn't want to sleep in her room and that she wants to live with her dad. I am trying so hard to stay calm and be a good mom but I just don't know how to handle all the screaming they do. What am I doing wrong??? Why are they fighting with me so much? They are not like this with there babysitter. Please Help!!!

2007-12-07 20:27:18 · 11 answers · asked by anyhoo085 2 in Parenting

Our cat died. My husband had the cat for one year(the cat was 2). i have known the cat for 2 months because i only lived here for 2 months.
I love the cat, i cried when he died . My husband had/having a breakdown... something so innocent dying...etc. We are not religious but he doesnt
believe in anything after this, while i do, i think the kitty is still with us and so on. I have had to deal with my moms cancer
and a granparent dying all b4 i was 18, so i am more prepared to accept death then he is. But he cries all the time, he drove for 2 hours
with the neighbor ( it was her cat at first) to get some photos of the cat from someone that had them on a cell phone. He ordered
books about the afterlife etc etc etc. This is all fine, except for, he is always at work, or at law school, when he is home, its
all about the cat, look up some headstones etc etc etc. I am ok with him crying, dealing with this and so on, but i am not ok with the
fact that i am pregnant, first time around, and quite frankly i feel lonely. I am tired of being the stronger party. I want him to be the man.
He wont even have sex for 40d/40n . He is going to drive 2 hours to the pet cemetary tomorrow and wake up at 530am to do it.
I am frustrated. I think he doesnt even know how far along i am, i feel he is emotionally not connected to me, but more connected to the cat.
I can understand grieving a loss of a pet, but i am f. pregnant and i have a cold, and i cant take any cold meds. It has been 10 days
sence the cat died, i have been sick for the past 3 and this is really when i started getting annoyed, instead of staying home with me
making me some tea, or watching a movie with me, he drove two hours for cat photos.

Am i just being a pregnant b i t c h? i dont want to come off that way and i will adjust if it is the case, but i dont think i am being
unresonable. I have a lot of understanding and support for him, but how can he possibly understand what i am going through ... he cant.. and
he is not even being there for me.

2007-12-07 20:13:50 · 18 answers · asked by FunkyMonkey 5 in Pregnancy

Or should you just stick to your instincts and do what you know best? After all, no one should have the right to tell you how to raise your children, right?

2007-12-07 20:08:50 · 19 answers · asked by airforcewolf 4 in Parenting

My sister has five children(one is married) the other four at home
they range from ages 12, 9, 3 and 7 months.
Whenever I see them they are always quiet and they get on with each other. I think they are perfect.
could they really be this well-behaved or do you think they would have fights and disagreements at home?
Is it a front?

2007-12-07 20:07:37 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

If I have a kid who is like 4 years old and she is she did domething bad is it ok to let out my anger by breaking one of her toys?

2007-12-07 19:40:07 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Grade-Schooler

What I am asking here is for anyone that has AS, or has children with AS (or has had an experience dealing with AS in some way, shape, or form) to please tell me your stories, quirks, symptoms...I have read the "lists" of symptoms online...tell me about your experiences with real life.

This is for my own knowledge in trying to understand myself, my daughter, and my son.... I want a better understanding of Asperger's and life.

Please tell me anything you want (within Yahoo guidelines). I never know what might trigger an "understanding" of a subject with me.

Thank you very much for reading this....and thank you as well for answering this request.

2007-12-07 19:34:37 · 6 answers · asked by miriahstevens 2 in Parenting

Am I wrong in thinking a parent should make more time for a child that they dont see all the time?Call during the week just to see how school is or just to see how the day went?- maybe go out to dinner or just hang out for an hour some random day during the week.
one weekend a month isnt enough for me especially if there is no good reason (live very far away,working alot)to not spend more time with your child

2007-12-07 18:50:20 · 4 answers · asked by i<3laura 5 in Adolescent

I'm not saying it's wrong or a bad choice, and I know it's nobody else's business, but how can they claim that they do just as much parenting of their children when for a big chunk of the day they're not even there and somebody else raises their child? It doesn't make sense to me.

2007-12-07 18:43:04 · 17 answers · asked by Weeme 2 in Parenting

I want to purchase another carseat base for my infant carseat since I have two vehicles, and I'm due in the next two or three weeks...It's an evenflo journey premier. But the only bases I can find are for evenflo carseats, but different lines. Will they be compatible? Thanks!

2007-12-07 18:38:38 · 5 answers · asked by still waiting 6 in Newborn & Baby

The belief that even very young children are capable of deciding what they do and don't want to do. If they don't want to do a certain thing, or behave a certain way, they shouldn't have to.
Children can set their own bedtimes, mealtimes, decide what they want to eat, wear, do and how they wish to behave.
Children should get no discipline whatsoever, and should never have any restrictions or rules placed upon them. If your child tells you "no", then you accept that and respect their wishes.
If toddlers throw tantrums, it's because they have needs that you must meet, under no circumstances should their *right* to throw a tantrum be smothered.
What do you think about this philosophy? Will it/does it raise successful happy children?

2007-12-07 18:21:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

I was talking to my friend who has a friend who is a teacher or parepro, but she says in middle school now-a-days kids are getting together and having oral sex parties. can you believe that?

2007-12-07 17:42:34 · 17 answers · asked by just me 3 in Adolescent

the guy isnt my boyfriend hes a good friend and has a girlfreind. my parents know. i just told them. its only like 4 weeks using the pregnancy calander...but according to the wen you last had sex calander its almost 3 weeks. but to my question(s)

1. wat things should i expect next. (different sicknesses, more pains, etc)
2. wat do they do during the pelvic exam...im really worried about that.
3. how to i tell the guy...im scared to tell him.
4. im really happy about it just cuz i love childbirth and stuff, but i dont wanna show it in school for my own protection so is there certain things i shouldnt do?

i think thats all i got for now. thanks for helping me...those of you that do help me.

2007-12-07 17:41:59 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

Boy: Andrei or Nikolai or Drew

Girl: Mckenzie or Nigella

2007-12-07 17:33:10 · 21 answers · asked by Sheepish TinTin 3 in Baby Names