Other - Pregnancy & Parenting - January 2007

already im 28weeks does that mean i could have the baby in the next few weeks or not thanks

2007-01-11 22:28:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are in the process of taking custody of two children who are in local authority care. We are doing this on the basis of a special guardianship order (UK) which is a permanent move, that is akin to adoption. Essentially, we would be the legal guardians with complete parental rights and responsibilities until the children reach 18. They are 6 and 2 at the moment.

We have been told we can apply to change their surname to ours and we think this may be a good idea in the long-term because having a different surname to their parents highlights children as different etc. but we would need to justify this. As the girls get older, they will be more upset by their difference and their peers will start to question them, but at this point this probably won't happen.

What are your views on this? Do we be forward thinking and seek to make the change now, or should we wait until they are older and it becomes an issue? We are torn with this issue.

2007-01-11 21:50:51 · 13 answers · asked by jaynic72 3

ok i started my period nov28th and haven't had a period since and today is the 12th.. so if i took it now would it show up? and when i buy the test if i went on and took it as soon as i got the test wouldit show up? or should i wait wil in the morning?

2007-01-11 21:34:07 · 11 answers · asked by IM pregnant due in jan15,2009 4

I had a period in Nov. on the 28th. but i didn't have one at all in Dec. and im still waiting? I have been cramping really bad and my boobs are really tender so im thinking im about to start. could i be preg. and when is the best time to take an at home Preg. test? for it to show up?

2007-01-11 21:01:39 · 14 answers · asked by IM pregnant due in jan15,2009 4

2007-01-11 20:56:23 · 8 answers · asked by nicky 1

2007-01-11 20:12:24 · 11 answers · asked by TheSilverBeetles 4

When it is someone you know, what characteristics would make you recommend (or NOT recommend) that person be allowed to adopt a school-aged child?

2007-01-11 19:15:11 · 10 answers · asked by Etiquette Gal 5

I am a young mom. I am 19 and my daughter will be 6 months this month. I don't want drama in this post but I'm just wondering what you think the pros and cons are to each.

For example
Children of young moms are 3 times more likely to live to 100
Older moms had time to get an adult life without children

2007-01-11 18:46:28 · 14 answers · asked by shexshedsxtears 2

I feel like my baby's father caused my miscarriage he was abusive

2007-01-11 18:05:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have heard that when parents have same blood group then their child is not physically or mentally healthy. it has got some or other disoder. please clear my doubt.

2007-01-11 17:17:50 · 6 answers · asked by smart gals 1

I'm pregnant and my baby is due Feb. 13th. A few days ago my husband and I adopted a couple of cats. They are both fixed and have had all their shots. When I told my mother about the cats, she freaked out, and gave me a lecture on everything from how a cat will steal a baby's breath while it's asleep to how they could give the baby and my 4 year old son leukemia. These sound like old wives tales to me.

Is there anything I SHOULD be legitimately worried about when the baby comes?

2007-01-11 17:12:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

So I'm three months pregnant by a man that I have been friends with for ten years(i'm 23) he was my first highschool boyfriend. Anyway I have a boyfriend who is totally supportive and I love him so much(we're engaged) But i can't stop thinking about my childs father. He wants nothing to do with me but I cant help but love him. I think of him all the time because it's his baby im carrying. I'm in love with my fiancee but I don't know what to do. How do I stop thinking about my child's father? I

2007-01-11 16:35:11 · 20 answers · asked by tobeloved64 2

My husband and I are working for another, yay! I am looking for boys and girls names that are not too ethnic...not meant in a mean way, just mean that I want the name to fit the child. our first child's name is taylor...well, her name is Rebecca Taylor. Any ideas!?

2007-01-11 16:15:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Teenage pregnancy and out-of-wedlock childbearing have become central issues in the debate over welfare reform. Paradoxically, they are frequently seen as both the cause of increased welfare costs and caseloads over the last 25 years, and the result of the welfare system itself.

Out-of-wedlock births among teenagers have increased dramatically in the last several decades and now account for almost 70% of all teenage births. Yet, trends in teenage sexual activity and childbearing reflect broader trends in sexual and reproductive behavior among women of all ages and income levels. Women age 20 and older, for example, account for more than three-quarters of the unintended pregnancies and abortions that occur each year in the United States. Moreover, despite the sharp increase in teenage out-of-wedlock births, the increase has been even greater among older women. As a result, teenagers account for a much smaller proportion of out-of-wedlock births today than they did in the 1970s.

Contrary to popular belief, only 5% of mothers on welfare are teenagers, and just 1%, or about 32,000, are under age 18. However, a large proportion of women who begin childbearing as teenagers eventually end up on welfare, and those who do tend to need assistance for a long period of time.

Clearly, therefore, ensuring teenagers access to services that can enable them to avoid unplanned pregnancies and unwanted births is essential to helping them avoid or escape poverty and welfare. Making voluntary family planning services and, as a backup, abortion easily accessible to adolescents has been demonstrated to be a cost-effective way to reduce unplanned childbearing and its consequences.

For the most part, however, current welfare reform proposals take a different approach. They rely on disincentives-the threat of punitive measures down the line-to discourage teenage childbearing.

These proposals appear to rest on two basic assumptions: that poor, unmarried teenagers deliberately get pregnant and have babies in order to collect welfare and set up their own households; and that a prohibition on benefits will, in and of itself, discourage out-of-wedlock births. Undoubtedly, some teenagers want to get pregnant and have a child. Research indicates, however, that the great majority of poor teenagers use contraceptives to prevent pregnancy, and that most births to poor adolescents are unintended. It also suggests that most women, including teenagers, would prefer to give birth within marriage. The reality is, however, that marriage is not a realistic or even desirable option for most poor adolescent women.

This Issues in Brief examines teenage sexual and reproductive behavior, with special attention to key behavior differences among adolescents of varying income levels. It explores the extent to which teenage mothers depend on welfare and whether welfare recipients who gave birth as teenagers differ significantly on certain socioeconomic indicators from those who were not teenage mothers. It also considers whether current proposals to reduce teenage pregnancies and out-of-wedlock births among young women on or at risk of welfare are likely to achieve their stated goals.

2007-01-11 16:12:44 · 18 answers · asked by Jasmine_ Shante_ P 1

That comment hit me hard. My daughter is also pregnant... 12 weeks. 2 weeks before christmas her husband walked out.. came back the next day.. stayed for 1 week..while she was at work he packed up all his stuff and left. She was devasted. He could have caused her to loose the baby. He wants to be in her and the baby's life.. but not pay child support (he must be crazy). I think he is selfish, cruel, and a hundred other things I can think of. He also went to buy new furniture that week, that I financed, and left the next day. As a parent, I don't want my daughter to EVER take this self centered, pathetic excuse for a human being back. I hurt for her and and her child. Does he not think of what his child would think of him years later and hurt. Does he not want to feel the life growing in my daughter that he heped create? God help him. My daughter has us, her family to help her and love her. But that doesn't replace a husband's love, not that he ever had love to give.

2007-01-11 15:47:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My opinion: Most people know it's best, but some have no choice but to bottle feed. I have two kids (6 and 6 months). With my oldest, breast-feeding was no problem and he NEVER had formula. My daughter is both breast and formula fed. My supply is low because she had a hard time latching on properly at birth. Her little mouth was too small for the nipple and caused severe pain and scabbing of the nipples. So I had to supplement her while I healed. Because I did it that way, my full supply did not come in. I had enough to feed her but not to completley satisfy. It did make me feel like a failure because people kept saying breast is best. I know that and use both methods. I don't think people need to have it throwen into their face, sometimes it can't be helped. What's your opinion? This was a question in a parenting magazine.

2007-01-11 15:32:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

(we are using the pull out method now,for three years)and i dont want to hear anybodyy say how its wrong or sneaky or whatever bc i dont care about your opinion, all i want to hear are some good ideas you can give we

2007-01-11 14:46:46 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

my daughter will be 4 month old on 1/17. I fed her formula with cereal yesterday. How much can I feed her? can I feed her jar fruit (gerber)?
thank u

2007-01-11 14:28:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ive been invited to my aunty's baby shower next month and I dont know the sex of the baby so I need help with what i should give her. All ideas welcome!

2007-01-11 14:28:41 · 25 answers · asked by xoCandyGurlxo 1

When a baby start using toddler car seat? is it depends on her weight? height? age?
thank u

2007-01-11 14:25:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I noticed that since i've been nursing our son, my breasts have gotten quite large (greatly appreciated by my husband!)
When I quit breastfeeding, I know they will shrink, but will they still be larger than their pre-pregnancy size?

2007-01-11 14:05:33 · 17 answers · asked by Mandi R 2

2007-01-11 14:01:07 · 8 answers · asked by josiesmom305 2

2007-01-11 13:48:30 · 17 answers · asked by stacy w 1

I want to get pregnant soon.But i am not sure which month can i start trying for another pregnany.

2007-01-11 13:44:37 · 17 answers · asked by tarlochan 1

are you going to watch the national geographic special on tv on january 14th? " In the Womb: Multiples"? and do you think it would explain more about what goes on with one or even more in your lil tummy?

2007-01-11 13:30:10 · 6 answers · asked by Mandie 2

2007-01-11 13:00:08 · 13 answers · asked by Jesse D 1

2007-01-11 12:19:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

A pregnant chick (tried) to cut me in line today at the supermarket. She bumped up on me with her fat roll/gut/baby/whatever...and I simply asked her, "Are you okay?" I thought she was crazy because she kept rubbing on me lookinf foolish. Then she tells me "Listen, I gotta run to my appointment real soon and I had to get something to eat, could I go in front of you?" while rubbing her belly. What was I supposed to do? Call Sally Struthers? I paid for my cartfull of grocery and made her wait her turn without acknowledging her any more than a "are you insane???" glance.

Is this what you all DO?

2007-01-11 12:00:03 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was changing batteries for a calculator and when I pulled out the old batteries they leaked all over my hands. I washed my hands for a long time but I hope if any did get into my skin it wont hurt the baby! I am 31 weeks and this may sound stupid but can anyone relate? My doctors office is closed for the day and it may be a dumb question but I just want my baby to be ok. Thanks!

2007-01-11 11:28:04 · 7 answers · asked by Sakora 5

One of the soon-to-be parent wants to know the sex of the child, but the other one doesn't.

i'm just wondering what they'll do.

*my cousin's pregnant, and she said that she doesn't want to know, but her husband does*

2007-01-11 11:12:15 · 16 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5