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Need to lose 62 in a little under 23

MarineWife2009N1More
  • By MarineWife2009N1More · New reply 3:57 pm
  • Discussion in Caring for Infants · 3 replies
  • I am now 2 weeks postpartum and my son is doing well. My last weigh in while I was pregnant was 180.2 since then I have fallen down to 162. However my husband comes home from a deployment in 22 1/2 weeks ...

Marriage Problems

michille-maria
  • By michille-maria · New reply 3:54 pm
  • Discussion in Real World Advice from the Girlfriends · 5 replies
  • My husband and I are having marriage problems and I don't know what to do. We just got married a few months ago and he wants to have a baby. But the problem is, my sister is having a baby soon and we ...

Undecided Mother

expectingmomoffive
  • By expectingmomoffive · New reply 3:49 pm
  • Discussion in Adoption · 10 replies
  • I am a single Mother, considering Adoption for my unborn. Can someone help me, in making this decission? It's been very hard for me ...

Dealing with partner's baby momma drama

feyes34
  • By feyes34 · New reply 3:43 pm
  • Discussion in Real World Advice from the Girlfriends · 9 replies
  • I've been with my fiance for 4 years now , in which 3 of them his 4 kids have been living with us..which I have no problem with..I love them like my own..I have 3 kids of my own. Their mom is so irresponsible ...

Pregnant or Depo??

AmIaMommyToBe2010
  • By AmIaMommyToBe2010 · New reply 3:37 pm
  • Discussion in Real World Advice from the Girlfriends · 3 replies
  • I've been on depo shots for about 6 months and I never had any symptoms besides spotting. I had to get a lot late (about a week late) because I went out of town. Two days after I got the shot, I had unprotected ...

Young mother fears..?

TerribleTwos
  • By TerribleTwos · New reply 3:35 pm
  • Discussion in Community Help Desk · 21 replies
  • Hello; I just have a few fears that I would like to ask about... I am 17 and pregnant. I am around 8 months. But I am TERRIFIED of having my baby. Every time I think about it a get scared, does this mean ...

stress out,confuse and hope

ltjtlt
  • By ltjtlt · Posted 10:21 am
  • Discussion in Community Help Desk · 0 replies
  • please someone give me respond becuase last fews weeks i been searching how i'm going to get my tubal reversal and i know here to go in my area just that i dont have the money up front and most place ...

To Stressed

plea
  • By plea · Posted 1:37 am
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I'm 18 years old about to be 19 in Dec. and I am about 9 weeks pregnant. Im stressed all the time because my dad is an alcoholic and loves to put me down. Sometimes I feel like jumping off a bridge and ...

antibiotics

eflandkhgirl
  • By eflandkhgirl · New reply yesterday at 4:54 pm
  • Discussion in Trying to Conceive · 1 reply
  • can you conceive if you are on antibiotics, after being off depo for 3 and a half months ,and havent started your periods yet?alot to take in,i know , but any addvice could help me ...

Baby Grace

Mom2Dad
  • By Mom2Dad · Posted yesterday at 9:27 am
  • Discussion in Caring for Infants · 0 replies
  • Grace just turned 1 year old, but she's a handful.She is cute,funny,smart, and devilish.I love her so much.This is her first thanksgiving because she was born early. 2 months early to be exact, so she ...

Bottle to breast?

dagihik
  • By dagihik · New reply yesterday at 4:58 am
  • Discussion in Preemies · 1 reply
  • I am a new mother at 40. Son born 12 weeks early, now 15 weeks old and just got home from hospital. During that time I pumped milk for him the whole time but was not able to start breastfeeding b/c he ...

pregnant with IUD

falconflock
  • By falconflock · New reply yesterday at 1:29 am
  • Discussion in Healthy and Fit Pregnancy · 5 replies
  • I am pregnant with a confirmed IUD pregnancy. I plan to document it on this site since there is not a lot of support out there for women in my circumstance. I was scared and even the doctors did not know ...

fertility after mc

miriclechild
  • By miriclechild · New reply November 25, 2009
  • Discussion in Trying to Conceive · 2 replies
  • I lost my baby at 7 weeks preg. my doctor told me to wait for a period before trying again. I heard that you are more fertile after a miscarrage, How much more percent wise or does anyone know how long ...

I hate morning sickness!!!

search10
  • By search10 · New reply November 25, 2009
  • Discussion in Healthy and Fit Pregnancy · 4 replies
  • Hey guys, How are all you pregnant ladies doing? I’m about seven weeks now and the morning sickness is really kicking my butt! I always hear that this is easier the second time around…WRONG! Anyhow ...

No period for 7 months, negative hpt and blood test

mek703
  • By mek703 · New reply November 25, 2009
  • Discussion in Trying to Conceive · 2 replies
  • I am going through the same thing as some of you ladies my last period was in April and have took several hpt in which was negative. I have had no symptoms at one time I was sleeping alot and feeling ...

is 18 a good age to have a baby?

_eMiLyXgEm_
  • By _eMiLyXgEm_ · New reply November 25, 2009
  • Discussion in Real World Advice from the Girlfriends · 23 replies
  • is 17 a good age to have a baby? my boyfriend and i are planning to have a baby on his 17th bday. his bday is 7 months after mine. im 15 and hes almost 15. is this even a good age to be thinking about ...

Patent suite against Aerocrine for exhaled nitric oxide by Apieron, Inc.

jessibrown
  • By jessibrown · Posted November 25, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Apieron Inc. is a private, venture-backed medical device company based in Menlo Park, CA that was formed in early 2001 to develop a simple-to-use, non-invasive monitor for the measurement of exhaled nitric ...

Pregnant and on Dialysis

Willena
  • By Willena · Posted November 25, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • My friend just found out shes pregnant but, shes on dialysis... and the doctors told her yesterday that shes hypertention... so what i want to know what are the risks or any type of advice ...

Post tubligation syndrome is a real condition!!!!!

katarinasmommy
  • By katarinasmommy · New reply November 25, 2009
  • Discussion in Dealing with Emotions · 15 replies
  • if you have been struggling with emotions, irritability issues, anger, horrible periods, crying spells, depression, loss of SEX drive(this is a big one for me) and many other things which you will read ...

i think i am pregnant but every test says negative

sarahbear545
  • By sarahbear545 · New reply November 25, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • so for the last month or so, i have gained about 15 to 20 pounds, slight abdominal pain, breast tenderness, mood swings, frequent urination, cravings, swollen feet, back pain... just about all the symptoms ...

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