Pregnancy & Parenting - 23 December 2007

To cut a long story short, when she first asked (aged 6) I told my daughter she couldn't get her ears done til she was 12.
Well, she's now 8, and all her friends seem to have had theirs done in the last year or 2. I have heard her telling her freinds she would love earrings but has to wait til she is 12, so I thought 'what the hell, I don't want her feeling odd-one-out'.
This morning, we went to the jewellers, under the guise of going for a necklace, and after she had chose one, I told her she could have any pair of clip-ons within a certain price range, or get her ears pierced.
The only part that was actually a decision for her was deciding which earrings she wanted to get pierced with.
Although the logical part of my head says "It's only earrings, most girls her age have them, and it was her choice" - I found it really difficult to let them do it, and even though she insists they don't hurt ("I can't even feel them"), it really upsets me to see her with studs in. Why is that?

2007-12-23 23:50:12 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Grade-Schooler

2007-12-23 23:42:35 · 17 answers · asked by dale i 2 in Parenting

They have told me that her mother has every right to see her, and by law she is aloud a minum of 3 weekdays and 2 nights per week, since she hasnt done anthing illegal. do you think this is corect or should i be calling a different lawyer. my daughter is 15, and even though she refuses to see her mother, (kye has no respect for the women that abonded her when she was 1 month old, and i dont blame her, but i have never influnced her choice about this, i have never ever spoken a single bad word about her.) my lawer said that if i do not allow her mother, and force my daughter to see each other, that lana could sue me. any help please??

2007-12-23 22:59:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

2007-12-23 22:47:04 · 6 answers · asked by proud mommy 3 in Pregnancy

Seriously, is it possible for a girl to be pregnant without going through any symptons???

2007-12-23 22:25:56 · 8 answers · asked by dumbenuf 1 in Pregnancy

serious answers .
please no "why on earth would you want to do that ?!" .

my mother had stopped my medical card .
right around the time i was supposed to get it again .
she didnt tell me till around that time .
and she wont pay for it, and i cant afford it right now .

2007-12-23 21:59:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

2007-12-23 21:52:05 · 2 answers · asked by D 2 in Pregnancy

were you late for your period.. and you took a test.. and turned out negative... but then took a test later at some point.. and turned out positive (obviously during the same cycle)

i had my last period nov 23 and next one should of been dec 21... i was so sure i was going to get it.. cuz i had strong AF cramps that i always get... so i put on a pad.. but then no period.. ive never missed or been late in my life.. so i did take a test last nite.. it came out negative.. so can i still be pregnant? can u relate to this please.. thanks

2007-12-23 21:22:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

to keep looking in the pregnancy section!!! i keep reading the questions and looking and thinking up names for my future children and imagining what it would be like...am i getting broody would you say???? this is so not like me but the past month or so ive found it to be my fave passtime! xx

2007-12-23 20:53:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

2007-12-23 20:38:15 · 23 answers · asked by TT 2 in Parenting

Okay...my girlfriend is gona start to take it. Im just curious about a few things.
-Does the time of day she takes it have to be EXACT? (Ex:3pm)? or can it be within the hour or something?
-Any bad side effects?

2007-12-23 20:06:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

My girlfreind was about 5 weeks pregnant and then appeared to have a mis carriage on Thursday Night, She said there was alot of blood and what appeared to be a small clot. She had alot of morning sickness and aches and pains last week. On friday she went to the Dr's and confirmed she had a mis carriage but she is still getting morning sickness and has been sick the last 2 Mornings, Could she still be Pregnant?

2007-12-23 19:49:09 · 8 answers · asked by leeds16bradford8 1 in Pregnancy

2007-12-23 19:42:01 · 12 answers · asked by ♂ Equibrilium ♀ 4 in Newborn & Baby

o.k
im 16
going to year 11 and 12
im not the smartest or brightest
i dont think i have any talents, i probally do, lol
all my ideas for future careers are very 'unrealistic' i was told by my skools career advisor.....

should i be worried that i still dont know what im going to do for the rest of my life cause im very relaxed about it but my family and friends say i have to be more serious about it..

thanks

=)

(merry christmas all)

2007-12-23 19:31:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

i usually do the 'sitting on the lap' method..when i burp him he will drop back his head and pull up his leg, when i do the "over the shoulder' he will roll his head left and right, and i have to support his head which makes it hard for me to rub his back on both style..and I'm nervous on trying the 'on his tummy' method..any other way to burp him?

2007-12-23 19:30:26 · 6 answers · asked by ann95 2 in Newborn & Baby

I have a 3 year old daughter who says "Mommy I'm hungry!" all the time. Like it's her favorite phrase. She says it right after she's done eating and whenever she sees other people eating. I've had family babysitters tell me that she complains about being hungry constantly. I know this makes it seem like I don't feed her, but she has very healthy eating habits. I'm afraid if the wrong person hears her cry about being hungry all the time someone will report me. Does anyone know of a way I can get her to stop saying this all the time?!

2007-12-23 19:14:59 · 21 answers · asked by Free Bree 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

Well my first two births ended with me cracking my tailbone upon delivery but I think the cause was because I was in a semi sitting/laying position which in turn caused me to be pushing right down on my tailbone and because its curved funny, it cracked.....

Do you think that if I gave birth on all fours this time or squatting that it would help take the pressure off the tailbone and therefore possibly stop me hurting it?

It took like 4-6 months to heal properly with the other two kids so I really really don't want to go through that again!!

Any other birthing positions that could possibly help my situation?
The midwives at my hospital are pretty thick and not really into suggesting ways to make it easier for me, rather easier for them!

Thanks ladies and have a fantastic christmas tommorrow!!

2007-12-23 19:05:17 · 3 answers · asked by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 in Pregnancy

my daughter (age 3) gets constipated constantly. i've tried pedialyte, castor oil, and powerade. none of them works, please help!

2007-12-23 19:04:57 · 24 answers · asked by Tropicala 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

i just want to know why can't the person doing the ultra sound say anything...i mean if they are their and see a prob what is the prob with them saying there might be a prob... i just read this in another question but it also brought up a situation i went thru... when i was preg i was asking question and she said i can not answer anything and that made it worse on me thinking well now what is wrong luckly i had an ultrasound and Dr appt the same day and the ultrasound was first so when i went the Dr i told him what happened and he used thier ultrasound and said everything was fine...but i am glad all this happened because we got some good shot of the baby sucking his thumb and waving at me lol all in the same few minutes it was great lol onlything better then seeing the unborn is seeing the born

2007-12-23 18:47:50 · 9 answers · asked by notme 3 in Pregnancy

my husbands name is Kris and my name Liandra. We have a son his name is Kris Jr. and know we're expecting a girl. So we are tryinh to put our names together and came up with the name Kailey. Kai for Kris and Ley for Liandra. is that a good name?
and other suggestions or middle names?

2007-12-23 18:41:35 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

Hello guys, I just gave birth to a little baby boy. I started to breast feed him. However, I feel my boobs kind of hurt, anyone in that situation? Am I making milk? I feel tender and yet my bottom is pretty sore. The doc gave me antibiotics & the other medicine to soften my poops. But somehow it hurts. I just discharged today after 3 days at the hospital. Share with me your experience please. Thanks. I would love to know more about it along with breast feeding & experience about the bottom. Thanks and Happy Holiday guys ^_^

2007-12-23 18:39:52 · 13 answers · asked by ♥ღ ♪♫(๏•ิ_•ิ๏) Mama ♂ 4 in Newborn & Baby

I'm 31 weeks pregnant almost 8 mths. I have 2 cats and most people think that I should get rid of them because they'll try to steal the babies milk right out of there mouths. Is this true? Has anyone had cats and a baby at the same time has the cats tried to do this? It does scare me to think about it. I don't want to hear shame on me either. I need to know and if you have personal expierience (not old wives tales) then please tell me.

2007-12-23 18:34:15 · 12 answers · asked by Wendie 6 in Newborn & Baby

2007-12-23 18:28:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

I have been waiting for my ex girlfriend to give me the news that she is NOT pregnant by telling me that she got her period. She has been overdue for 2 months. This morning she called and told me that after she went to the bathroom that she was bleeding. She put a tampon in and left it in all day and she said that when she took it out there was almost not a spot of blood on the whole tampon! She said that she started her period and that she stopped and that this has never happened before!! Today when I called her, I asked her how the period was coming and she said it hurt!! But now she has stopped bleeding all in the same day! What does this mean???

2007-12-23 18:19:42 · 4 answers · asked by dumbenuf 1 in Pregnancy

white:
yellow:
green:
blue:
purple:
pink:
red:
brown:
black:

match an emotion to each color ^ ^ ^ im curious to see what you guys say.

best answer gets 10 points... most creative and eye opening answer..

[the reason im asking this is because im an artist an one of my fortes' is photography and knowing what kind of input you guys get from each color help me with my photographs.]

thank you, hun.

<3Rhyyain.

2007-12-23 18:18:07 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

2007-12-23 18:17:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

My last name is Fur -- as in, animal fur. My first name is Jenna--i think it's a cute first & last name. What do you thnk

2007-12-23 18:13:41 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

Zeke Wood


Zeke being short for Ezekiel. and which do you prefer as he would be called, Zeke (the nn) or by the full first name Ezekiel. or both? or neither LOL. thanks for the help.

2007-12-23 17:59:20 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

My daughter is 9 1/2 months old, she is a very happy baby but when she tries to walk and fall she will cry, or when she is upset she will cry, but there are no tears, is this normal?

2007-12-23 17:55:01 · 5 answers · asked by natalie rose 3 in Newborn & Baby

My fiance's son is very heavy for his age: about 120 pounds and 6 years old. I know what most of the problem is, overfeeding. He eats more than I do much of the time. Second helpings are the norm, even the first plate is more than I gave one of my children when they were 6. I have 3 kids, by the way. I have a couple of times expressed my concerns, but it doesn't seem to do anything. He simply excuses it by saying he is just going to be a big man. My fiance is 6'6". This kid has to hoist himself up off of the couch, and cannot run very fast, until you call him for dinner anyway. You could feed him, and 5 minutes later, he is saying that he is hungry. I worry about him, not because of the weight itself, but because of higher ris of illnesses. What should I do??

2007-12-23 17:54:34 · 11 answers · asked by dnsnowden 2 in Grade-Schooler