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Preemies & Attachment

By jennyburkholder · Posted yesterday at 8:46 pm
Discussion in Preemies · 0 replies
I’m Jenny, mother to 4 ½-year-old son, Henry, who was born a preemie at 34 weeks. Now, I’m a doctoral student at St. Mary’s University investigating mother’s activities in the NICU and the mother-infant ...

Pseudomonas

By issy707 · New reply yesterday at 11:18 am
Journal · 3 replies
i need help getting rid of Pseudomonas from my bladder, so here is the story so far.... last week went to hospital for a kidney infection which was treated and i was allowed home but they decided to change ...

high risk pregnancy

By allreal · New reply May 15, 2012
Discussion in Dealing with Emotions · 6 replies
I am 31years old and I am 25 weeks and three days pregnant. I have medical conditions that put me very high risk. They want to do amnio at 36 weeks and C Section at 37 weeks.I am very scared and dealing ...

pregnant again

By lilwarner2011 · Posted May 15, 2012
Discussion in Preparing for Baby · 0 replies
I have made my prenatal appointment already...just anxious for others experience...I am pregnant with my second child, still in the first trimester, and within 6 months of my first child....anyone have ...

need advise

By mzladyt · New reply May 14, 2012
Discussion in Multiples · 2 replies
Hi fellow mothers an mothers to be my name is Lady an I have 5 month old twins girls and I writing this for some insight from some wise women. I am 23 an I jus had my first set of kids twins run in my ...

33 Weeks

By Alicesmommy87 · New reply May 14, 2012
Journal · 17 replies
I am 33 weeks along and doing pretty good. My FM has been a pain but I make the best of it and I look forward to meeting my baby girl soon!! 49 more days to go ...

31 weeks

By Alicesmommy87 · New reply May 13, 2012
Journal · 6 replies
Well I am going to be 31 weeks along with my pregnancy and everything is looking up for me. I am sorry it has been so long since my last post. I have had no access to a computer for a while. My FM is ...

59 More days to go....

By Alicesmommy87 · New reply May 13, 2012
Journal · 9 replies
Well I am counting down the days until I meet my litte girl. I am facing a lot of hardships and hard realities in this whole thing and it is so hard and frustrating I wish that it would be just simple ...

please can everyone pray for me

By issy707 · New reply May 10, 2012
Journal · 28 replies
i have woken up today and noticed a dark tinge in my knickers and thought nothing of it later on (3pm) now i have noticed pv bleeding, i am 7weeks pregnant and please can everyone pray i dont lose the ...

8th May 2012

By issy707 · New reply May 8, 2012
Journal · 3 replies
so i got the doctors today to tell me what is going on i cant believe i have had to wait a week to find out if i am losing the baby, but i have woken up feeling worst than death, my pulse is racing my ...

01 may 2012

By issy707 · Posted May 1, 2012
Journal · 0 replies
grrr sods law the day i go to the doctor the pain in my tummy and the morning sickness has stopped! gr ! yesterday was hell i could not keep anything down and i have this massive craving for creamy potatoes ...

30th april

By issy707 · Posted April 30, 2012
Journal · 0 replies
so since thursday i have been battling with the worst morning sickness or as i now know it day and night sickness! other than that my health is pretty good, no pain killers i get the odd spasm in my bladder ...

16 weeks

By kkc_hopeandpray · New reply April 28, 2012
Journal · 3 replies
I am still in awe about being pregnant. I feel so blesssed, so lucky that God granted me this wonderful gift of life and to carry it inside me is such a joy! My belly is growing more and more each week ...

Special needs baby in need of a forever Home

By shylanda · Posted April 27, 2012
Discussion in Adoption · 0 replies
Sharing from a friend of mine who is an adoption consultant... http://thespiritofadoption.wordpress.com /2012/04/26/special-needs-adoption- situation-2/ "Special Needs Situation: AA baby girl who was ...

Story about breast feeding--sources sought

By John2 · Posted April 27, 2012
Journal · 0 replies
From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire Hi members, A reporter with ABCNews.com contacted us last night seeking to interview a woman for an article about breast feeding and workplace issues ...

Pregnant and Depressed

By grand06 · New reply April 24, 2012
Discussion in Dealing with Emotions · 1 reply
I am a married 42 year old professional. We have an 11 year old, and we just learned that I am pregnant. I really do not want to start over again. However, I am sad about the decision to terminate. Any ...

advice

By brello11 · New reply April 23, 2012
Discussion in Trying to Conceive · 4 replies
My husband and I are trying to concieve but finding it hard I have endometriosis does anyone have any advice on what we could do to naturally get pregnant ...

Skin care during pregnancy

By LindaWatson · Posted April 20, 2012
Discussion in Healthy and Fit Pregnancy · 0 replies
Can any one suggest me safety considerations for my skin care during pregnancy?WhichSkin care products are safe to use? What are the safe ingredients in the skin care products ...

ok need help,, what to do about 15 year old pregnant?

By momto7 · New reply April 20, 2012
Discussion in Community Help Desk · 7 replies
Ok my step daughter is 15 and just found out she is 6 weeks pregnant. We were the last ones to know because she was afraid to tell her father. MY experiences in the past have been when myself got pregnant ...

Why do some women get varicose veins during pregnancy?

By prettybetty · New reply April 19, 2012
Discussion in Healthy and Fit Pregnancy · 2 replies
An interesting factoid I thought I'd share :) Varicose veins often develop during pregnancy. The key causes are high progesterone levels which cause the vein walls to dilate/relax, increased blood volume ...

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