I need some serious dog advice?

i rescued this 3 year old female pit bull very loving dog. i did not pay attention of what was wrong with her when i got her . i was just happy to get her. but it turns out that this evil man sold me this dog pregnant and she has hip displasha what can i do for her we got to go back and see the vet on monday again but what should i do or is their away to help her go through this difficult pregnancy can i get some advice on what to do for her doing this time . i call the guy but he does not get my calls. i know i can never do this to any body.is their natural stuff i can give besides meds that are ok to give her that wont affect the puppies well let see what this different vet says on monday.thanks, any advice is helpfull.thank you.is a high protien low fat diet better for her to build up muscle around the back legs i am so confused.thanks
their could of been more advice from others. but the person who gave me advice thank you so much and god bless you. when it comes to a pit bull people dont want to repond its like the world when you are black or mexican they dont care to respond. its ok their is a god and god loves every animal even the pit bull.just the way he loves every race the same.

getting induced with no epidural…help?

ok so i am a mom already of a 3 year old, with her i had complications and had her at 36 weeks, i didn’t have a epidural and i was in labor from 8:30am and delivered her at 3:13pm.. they did give me something in my iv that was supposed to relax me and i cat remember how well that really worked, i had some complications giving birth and my body kinda freaked out for a lil bit, but i did have a successful vaginal birth:)

..now with this one..i have went all the way, im 40 weeks and 3 days pregnant, thankfully ive had no complications, and im retty sure im being scheduled to be induced on tuesday which is what my doctor told me 2 days ago when i went in for my apt at 40+1 i had a nst done and i am having contractions every 2-5 minutes but they arnt intense and his heart rate is good, they have me going in this morning to do the same, im guessing we will discuss more about me getting induced on tuesday, im just wondering how things went for you mommy’s that got induced and had no epidural.. is it more painful than natural? does it go faster? i want to know every detail lol, i know every birth is different and im very excited to meet my son:) im just really freaking out about this whole getting induced thing.

ps. for the record, i don’t know how dilated i am or anything, i told my doctor i didn’t want any vaginal exams bc of how things went with my last pregnancy.

i will choose a best answer:) thanks to all who respond!

What is the tips for natural ways and to conceive a baby?

Hi ! I am 30 years old working woman.My husband is in defence. Probably we meet within 2-3 months. From last 6 months,we are trying for conceive. But we get failure .In february my M.C date is 16.We both are normal.We want to know about appropriate timing (date )for conceivea baby.I have regular M.cycle.(26-28 days.).Can you give me suggestion for successful pregnancy?

Pregnant. partner wants abortion. help?!?

We have a 2 year old already. My partner wants to abort our 5 week pregnancy as he thinks its a bad time to have a baby. I don’t want to. I also don’t want to break up my family.

He is a good man with many viable reasons such as money, living space, his long working hours and my previous post natal depression. All good points.

I think were in a better place now than we were before and my son is stunning, polite, intelligent and most importantly happy.

Am I being selfish in wanting to keep the baby? It seems so natural and right to. And we did want another.

How do I stop either decision from tearing my family apart?
I’m trying to be open to his idea but he won’t open to mine. Does that mean he’s right and I’m just to afraid and hurt?

How far along were you when you found out you were pregnant? (weeks, months)?

How did you find out….missed period? Pregnancy test a few weeks after sex? Doctor?

Planned/Accidental??

Your reaction….surprised, happy, shocked, abit frightened??

Did your relationship stay strong or are you now single?

Birth: Natural in hospital (with or w/o drugs)/ Water birth/ Home birth/ C section..?

I took 2 pregnancy tests, both were positive and my doctors appt. isn’t for another week….Please Help?!?!?!?

I think Id only be about six weeks along right now. I was just wondering if anyone could give me any advice on what to do to keep the baby safe and healthy? What to eat, what not to eat? What to do, what not to do? Anything that may help…. I’m just very nervous and im worried about every little thing that could be wrong or go wrong. Is it natural for me to be feeling this overload of emotions and worries? PLEASE, ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER?!?!

High Natural Killers Cells causing miscarriage???

I have had one miscarriage already and the research behind it indicates that my high level of natural killer cells have caused it. I have been on metformin, vitamin E and baby asprin for the past couple months. We did another blood test to see how my natural killers have reacted and they have since increased. My doctor has said she will put me on predisone before doing invitro again, just wondering if anyone has been able to overcome high natural killer cells and have a successful pregnancy.

How soon do you get positive preg test after symptoms ?

Has IUI last monday (9/28) post-clomid, my last period was 9/13. My first pregnancy was natural and i had all the symptoms. For several days now ive had muscle aches in the groin area, cramping back aches. Today the nausea began (lots of it the first time, no real vomitting) and very emotional. Still testing negative. I know i might be testing early, but could this also be the result of clomid use, multiple eggs being released and no conception? I keep waiting for a BFP cuz i sure feel pregnant, but nothing yet. i dont really remember how i felt before i tested positive with my first, except some lower abdominal pain (like an appendicitis) and cramping. Any hope for me??

Am I pregnant? What do I do? Help?

Everyone makes mistakes in life, I know.. and I made a really bad one. I made a HUGE mistake.. Please don’t leave rude comments about how I’m this and that.. I just want some help. I’m 14.. and I have a 16yr old boyfriend, we just wanted to try it to see what it feels like. He’s not a bad guy, he’s really sweet..We looked up some stuff, and on the website (I forgot) it said “Scientist proved there was no sperm on pre-c*m” …so we just wanted to try it, the next day, we looked it up again, and it said it did, like 50/50. He wasn’t even close to going all the way, though Im scared to death about being pregnant. Please.. It was wrong of me doing it, and I just want someone to talk to. Ya, I know, why don’t I talk to my parents about it, because terrified.. I’m afraid my mom might have a heart attach because of it, her heart is really weak.. One though, Im a little confused, pre-c*m has a chance of making you pregnant.. at the same time though, Im using ‘protopic ointment’ for my eczema. And on the symptoms it says: flu-like symptoms; headache. (That’s not all) and Ive been having headaches (I get them a lot natural) and flu- like symptoms. Im been sneezing and having a runny nose a lot. BUT, I also have a low immune system, so I get sick easily as well. Im been checking my temperature, and its been around 98.7 – 99.7, mostly up in the mid 90s… my normal temp is high 97/ low 98. Im so confused.. Im scared.. :'( Please don’t judge me and give me speech’s and all that, I just want some help. So far, its been only one week since I did it.. I look up the symptoms on pregnancy, and it says high temperature. That’s the only thing my body is showing, nothing else, but doesn’t flu- like symptoms have high temperature too..? Please.. help.. :'(
I know I could be pregnant, but I want to know.. what making me temperature so high? I don’t want to have a baby… please.. just some help.. If I am pregnant, what do I do? I don’t want my parents to know.. please.. :'(
Could I be sick..? I did swim while It was raining…

it been four years since I had a newborn need some advice?

Right now I am trying to get my memory on baby things. Last time I had a baby was four years ago. I am 16 weeks along in this pregnancy and everything is going so well. I think I can’t drive for a week after having natural birth I think, The question is how much newborn size diapers should I stock up before I had this baby. Right now I have two package of 40 counts of newborn size. Total 80 for right now. I can’t remember how many diaper the baby went through. I am planning to breastfeed. Should I get more newborn size diapers and just open one package a time and incase the baby outgrows them. Or you think the baby go through more then 80 diapers in one week. When the baby born it be winter time. I know they grow fast. My youngest is four year old and I still can’t believe he not a baby anymore. Thanks this help me decide on the diapers. I be stocking on them not just newborns size up to size two I think.

What would you do if you were in my shoes (10 fast points for best answer)?

Alright I’m facing a real problem here. This is pretty hard to go through. My girlfriend is extremely concerned about being pregnant but the problem is it might not be my child. So here is our situation.

She had a devastating breakup about 7 months ago with her boyfriend of two years. He once told her he loved her, and although she won’t admit it I think he just told he loved her so he could have sex with her. He broke her heart saying hes not in love with her anymore, and she didn’t understand it. I don’t know the whole story but the friendship they had ended when he called her dirt, spat on her. And slept with her best friend.

Now during those months she was devastated she was heart broken, and she couldn’t trust guys she hated guys. She would spend a lot of nights getting drunk and having one night stands. Most of them mistakes. My guess is she was taken advantage of a lot of time. But at the same time shes very sexual so she didn’t put up much of a fight.

Two months ago when she now knew me but she just had a crush on me. I didn’t make a move as quickly as she would of liked. She ended up having one last night one stand . Her mom just had her start birth control, and she had unprotected sex. She told the guy make sure he pulled out but he never did. Instead he stopped pretty early and told her she needs to take a break. And he just left, she thinks he went in her

Couple weeks later I made a move. At the time I didn’t know much about her past. She was really sweet and cute and appeared innocent at work. All I really knew is she had the biggest crush on me and it was no secret. She is absolutely beautiful so how could I resist.

Everything felt so natural and came together quickly. She has fallen in love with me, she trusts me. And I am exactly what shes looking for. The one thing that’s always been weird is. Every single time we have had sex its been unprotected. Shes on birth control but we have never had protected sex. We talked about condoms but she never pushed them on me, and in her past all her sex was protected before this one guy and of course me. The difference being every time I have pulled out and we have had sex about 25-30 times now.

So she thinks shes pregnant. She often feels tired, she has to pee a lot, her breast are tender, and we have both noticed they have gotten bigger. She didn’t have her period this weekend when it was expected and still has not had it. And apparently she had her period after she was with this guy and with me but she says it could be break through bleeding and it was not her actual period.

So Thursday we are going to get her a pregnancy test. I have been really supportive of her. But things are not looking good these are noticeable changes and its scary. I have to be supportive and make her feel better, but at the same this is tearing me up. The girl I love can be carrying a baby and that should be wonderful. But not at this point in my life. I’m 19 years old and not ready for this. She is 16 is definitely not ready for this.

The only hope is that she took a Plan B after what happened with this guy. She was hoping that was the end of it. We are going to find out Thursday for sure. She has already asked me if I would take her to get her an abortion so her mom would never know. I don’t know if I can do that, but its her decision and I have to support her.

This is extremely difficult, please need some opinions or answers or something. I honestly don’t know what to do. If its my kid I don’t want her to get an abortion. But if its not I don’t know what I want. I don’t want to be the father of a bastard child that’s not mine. I don’t want her to kill the baby though. I don’t know what to do.

10 points for best answer please offer some advise or support or something. I will reward points as soon as possible.

how strong are condoms?

i know what they do etc etc but now im worried. ya know most guys plan on using them when they are older but its at the point where im doubting them. i mean i know they can break but how do they break. if ya use oil it breaks, if the temperature isnt right itll break etc etc i mean with the hormones kickin in i wanna use one when im young i dont wanna wait 10 years for marriage or something(well its natural) i know some girls use the pill but some of them lie about it and my parents said to always make sure they use the pill and ON top of being scared the condom is gonna break its like im gonna have to wait until im married. right now im asking how do condoms break,how to stop them from breaking and other ways of preventing pregnancy AND DONT SAY ABSTINENCE!! its like telling a man to go without food…….-.-

trying to concieve after a miscarriage?

hi, i was 5 weeks pregnant and had a full natural miscarriage last week. this is my first miscarriage after two beautiful healthy babies… so my question is when can i start having sex and trying to conceive?? i ahve heard everything from right away… to waiting for your first period to waiting for 3??? please help!!
i should also add that my hcg level is down … went to the doc today and took a pregnancy test and it is now negative.
when i went into the er when i was bleeding and cramping they did 2 ultrasounds and saw nothing no sac or anything and said it was a full misscarriage… that was last thursday then today i went in and took a pregnancy test and it was negative???

when should i do a test? advice please!?

me and my partner are ttc, this is our first month 🙂 previous to this, i was on the pill. as they say that your periods take a few months to get into a normal rhythm so i don’t actually know when i am due on. my first and only natural period was 26th – 29th March. i think i ovulated on 8th april. i know it hasn’t been that long since i had the first period (around 3 weeks) but when would i be able to test for pregnancy? i have had a couple of symptoms, such as being very tired, eating loads, feeling sick, wind and i also keep getting headaches. it seems like a lifetime ago since i was last on!

any help would be much appreciated!
thanks in advance! 🙂

when should i do a test? advice please!?

me and my partner are ttc, this is our first month 🙂 previous to this, i was on the pill. as they say that your periods take a few months to get into a normal rhythm so i don’t actually know when i am due on. my first and only natural period was 26th – 29th March. i think i ovulated on 8th april. i know it hasn’t been that long since i had the first period (around 3 weeks) but when would i be able to test for pregnancy? i have had a couple of symptoms, such as being very tired, eating loads, feeling sick, wind and i also keep getting headaches. it seems like a lifetime ago since i was last on!

any help would be much appreciated!
thanks in advance! 🙂

how long should i wait to take a test?

me and my partner are ttc, this is our first month 🙂 previous to this, i was on the pill. as they say that your periods take a few months to get into a normal rhythm so i don’t actually know when i am due on. my first and only natural period was 26th – 29th March. i think i ovulated on 8th april. i know it hasn’t been that long since i had the first period (around 3 weeks) but when would i be able to test for pregnancy? i have had a couple of symptoms, such as being very tired, eating loads, feeling sick, wind and i also keep getting headaches. it seems like a lifetime ago since i was last on!

any help would be much appreciated!
thanks in advance! 🙂

Any teen mums/mums to be?

Im 17 and 24 weeks pregnant.
Is anyone else a pregnant teen or teen mum?
I have a 19 year old boyfriend who works as a mechanic.
I work at coles part-time.
We are expecting a boy and are almost certain of the name Mason Andrew.

We recently decorated his room with a cars theme.
We were given a cot off my boyfriends cousin and we are currently saving for a car seat.

It’s definately tough, but I’m planning it all out so everything will be ready for when he arrives.

Our son was a ‘surprise’ (the condom broke) and people on the street are always looking at me disapprovingly but I wouldn’t trade my son for anything in the world!

We are taking it day by day and my boyfriend is sooooo supportive!

We live an hour from family and friends – because of my boyfriends job, but we are making it work.
My mum visits almost every weekend and tells me about all the stuff she has been looking up on the internet lol.

I have planned to have a natural birth in a birthing centre where there is a doctor if I need it, and gas if i need that too 🙂
I am definately scared about the pain (who isn’t?) but I can’t wait to meet my son!

I would love to hear about others personal experiences.. pregnancy, labour, birth, whatever…
Thanks! =)

Cat: Pregnant or Not?

We decided to take in a pregnant cat for my sister’s friend until she gives birth. The cat is only 6 months old, and she is slightly fatter. Everywhere I read said the nipples should get pinker and larger. But they haven’t, and the friend said she took the cat to the vet and he told her you wouldn’t see many signs of her pregnancy because she’s so young and it’s her first litter.

I don’t know if I should believe the cat’s pregnant, because the only sign is her slightly fatter stomach. She is very affectionate, but I don’t know the cat, so that could just be her natural behavior.

Opinions and advice? THANKS!
Also, the friend said the cat should give birth within the month, maybe a week later.

Anyone feed Halo Spot’s Stew dry formulas? Or at least bought a bag before?

I’m now on my second bag of Halo Spot’s Stew Salmon Recipe. I bought it after I was feeding CA Natural Lamb and rice, and one day about a month ago my dogs were completely out of food so I went to the store and they were out out of it. I was in a hurry (was running late to a wedding), and so I picked up small bag of Halo to tide them over because one of my dogs has food allergies an it was the only other food I could find that didn’t have any of the ingredients she’s allergic to in it.

Anyway, long story short, they absolutely LOVE the food. Their coats are in the best shape I’ve ever seen them in, nice stools, and they would always eat every bite of it (which is unusual for them).

So when they ran out of food again, I decided to pick up another bag of Halo. But oddly, this time, they don’t seem to want to touch it. Also, my older dog started having loose stools. Then I looked closer at the food, and there appears to be massive amounts of some type of herb–it looks like either parsley or possibly oregano–in it. I know Halo has the freeze dried stuff in it, that’s not what I’m seeing. There is literally so much in there that after they’re done eating, their bowls are just covered in leftover green herb flakes!

I tried mixing the food up to see if maybe all the herbs just fell to one side during shipping or something, but nope, there’s equally massive amounts throughout the whole bag. There’s so much in there that even though it’s salmon recipe food, all I smell when I smell it is an overwhelming aroma of herbs, and if I handle the food, my hands reek of herbs and are stained green slightly. The other bag wasn’t like that at all, I remember it actually smelled like salmon.

Is this how the food normally is? I can’t find any herbs listed in the ingredients (unless I’m just being blind or it’s an herb that I’ve never heard of). I just wanna know if this bag was a fluke and got way too much herbs put in it, or the first bag was a fluke and somehow didn’t end up with any it.

I emailed Halo about it, but so far they haven’t responded.

Thank you

PS: LMAO category fail: Pregnancy and Parenting>Newborn and Baby

Can your location cause more frequent vaginal infections? IS this yeast or BV?

I moved to a different state about 4 years ago. I became pregnant with my 3 year old shortly after and since then have suffered from more frequent BV and Yeast infections. The doctors don’t always even find anything on the smear, but I constantly have an odor now which was NEVER a problem before. (The nurse suggested this might be my “natural odor”, I was mortified.) Seriously, I have even been complimented by past partners for never having a smelly problem. And yes, I have been tested 2x in 3 years for every STD!
As you can imagine, in 3 1/2 yrs I have tried everything! Rx, OTC, douching (new for me), not douching, vaginal wipes, no baths, non fragranced vaginal soaps, suppositories, changing my diet, changing my panties, wearing panty liners, having my IUD removed, etc. The only thing I haven’t tried is garlic or vinegar, but if I am having odor (not fishy) with no itching, irritation, burning, or any thing else it seems silly to add a stinky item to the mix. I am at an utter loss here and my sex life with my hubby is suffering along with my self confidence. I just gave birth to my third son 6 weeks ago and I am breastfeeding. This problem continued during the pregnancy and postpartum. HELP PLEASE!!!!

How soon can i become pregnant again after a natural miscarriage?

I had a miscarriage 12 days ago and want to be pregnant again asap. It broke my heart, but the only thing helping me stay strong is the thought of becoming pregnant again. When will i ovulate again? I read a miscarriage is like a period to the body, and so that means i’m nearly on day 14 of my cycle, my most fertile time? Any replies will be appreciated.
Also, if i become pregnant, when is the best time for me to test, as i know hcg levels in the body can take a while to return to normal, and that a positive pregnancy test could be from my last miscarriage.

Shes pregnant and just colored her hair a lighter shade can she color it back to her natural color?

My super long time best friend and i got our hair colored this past weekend but today she found out shes pregnant! She’s around 3-5 weeks. We arent sure yet because it was a home pregnancy test. But anyways she doesnt want her hair to look funky so she wants to color her hair back to her normal color that way she doesnt have to keep coloring it throughout the pregnancy. Is it okay if for the last time for the next nine months she colors it?

* She colored it light brown and she has dark dark dark brown hair

Is it possible to have double ectopic pregnancy on both fallopian tubes @ once, after previous miscarriages?

Background: 29 yrs, white, married.
In May (i was pregnant, 1st time trying).
In July we found out there was no heart beat & had a D&C.
In Aug (first normal period). I was sick so we decided not to try.
In Sept, I started my period (w/ cramping & pain)
2 days later a walnut sized lump, looking like a brain came out.
It was tested (pregancy tissue), a natural miscarriage.
My blood test said it was not a curent preg.
Which means it was f-twins, ironically we what I wanted all along 🙂

We got the green light to try in early Oct.
So tomorrow would mark my 6 week mark.
Still no period. OBGYN Preg. test on Thursday was negative

Last 1-1/2 weeks I have had very bad constant pain, sharp at times in my ovary area, on both sides (alternating). I have been close to fainting (white spells), & had pain near my armpit (leaving me breathless)
Blood test tomorrow 9:10am
Could this be an ectopical pregnancy on both tubes?
My cousing had similar problems w/ her twins

Does a natural father have the Legal right to change a baby’s last name?

Can a proven natural father by dna testing, not on the birth certificate change the childs last name to his legally? he wasn’t around in pregnancy nore delivery now hes fighting for ownership also some advice on what to do would be helpful? i agreed to give him visitation of the child but he is still trying hard to fight for anything! its very annoying

Very thirsty, emotional, painful sex..could i be pregnant?

So I’ve had unprotected sex on average every 2-4 days this past month. I believe that I was ovulating around the 11th. Well for the past week and a half or so I’ve been so emotional (which is not normal for me) that even thinking about old memories makes me cry! And I’ve been super thirsty all I want all the time is juice I go through almost a whole bottle every day. And then just in the past couple of days my boobs have gotten really big, they don’t hurt but they’re swollen and they seem to go up and down in size every couple of days. I took a pregnancy test monday and another one yesterday (wednesday) morning and they were both negative. I went off birth control over 3 months ago and I’ve only had one natural period since going off of it so I’m not sure if my cycles are regular but if they are I would have been getting my period yesterday, and I still haven’t gotten it.

Also, I had unprotected sex tonight and it was kind of painful it felt like my CM was slippery instead of wet if that makes any sense. I guess I’m just wondering if anyone has had these symptoms and when I should take another test?

Is it really shameful to be a surrogate mother?

Good evening and Merry Christmas everyone! First let me say that, I’m a happily married lady to my sweetheart & husband of ten years, and mother to three incredible children. My children are 8, 6 & 6 (twins) years old. After I had the twins, I opted to not have anymore biological children, and I had my tubes, cut, tied, and burned.

The reason why I ask this question, is because my sister posted some pictures of my nieces, on facebook, in their Christmas dresses. Then my SIL (husbands sister) said some really nasty things about me, and it really upset my sister. My SIL told me and my sister that we should be ashamed of ourselves for displaying such disgusting pictures of really ugly children. My nieces have been in natural beauty pageants, and have been modeling for over eight months now. They have quite a bit of money put away for college. Obviously my nieces are very pretty babies.

You see I was a surrogate mother for my sister. When my sister was 19, she was involved in an accident. The accident left my sister with the inability to have children. Most of her female organs had to be removed to save her life. I’m not ashamed of being a surrogate. My sister was here through out the whole pregnancy. She was here for every ultrasound, and every doctors appointment. My sister and my BIL were in the delivery room with me, when I gave birth. She took care of my children, when I couldn’t. My sister has a very special relationship with my children, and I have a unique relationship with my nieces.

After I deleted & blocked my SIL from my facebook, that’s when she called and left a hateful message on my voicemail. The ONLY reason why I added her on facebook, was because my husband asked me too. My SIL has never been married, nor does she have any children. She’s always been jealous of the realtionship that my sister and I share. I keep my SIL at a distance for vdery good reasons. I wanted to have the same type of relationship with my SIL that I do with my sister. But that won’t happen.

Now that you’ve read my question, do you think it’s shameful to be a surrogate?

What can I give my 18lb dog meds to help him sleep?

I have an 11 month old male puggle who is 18 lbs, I also have a female puggle who is 2. Yesterday we had him neutered, when we brought him home instead of being sleep and tired he was very hyper because my female is in heat. We told the vet this before the proceedure was done and they didn’t seem concerened. However, we have kept them seperate before and they were fine, last night he was going crazy jumping around trying to hump her and getting very excited, not in pain but running around like a mad man. On top of that he was up every hour crying and howling for her and neither one of us got any sleep. My biggest concern is not getting him to sleep but, my biggest concern is he is going to hurt himself and ruin the stiches. I called the vet and was told to just keep them apart, I tried to see if we can have medication or have him sleep overnight in a kennel to keep him calm and the answer was no, but they don’t want him to jump around.

Obviously my first mistake is my female not being fixed yet, but everytime we make her an apointment she has gone into heat and last time she had a fake pregnancy, so we were not able to have it done.

Can anyone give me any advice for a temporary solution or what has helped for them or can I give him atavan or benadryl and will that really help him sleep or any natural ideas. I have already tried menthol rub on his nose and on her tail, I washed the house in bleech and washed her with vinegar and water. Nothing can penitrate her smell. HELP!!!
I asked the vet before if we can have her fixed during the fake pregnancy and again today about having her fixed while in heat and they said she could not be. Should I ask another vet??

Am I meant to be a one-child mom?

I have a two year old son. And I LOVE him. He wasn’t the easiest baby, and he isn’t the easiest toddler, but he’s a joy and a blessing. Even during the miserable times (teething, colic, labor, delivery, tantrums, etc.) I still love being his mother. I look forward to watching him grow, and I’m involved in his development and take active roles in aiding his progress. For a long time I thought, I can’t wait to have another! He does well with other children, and I think I’m a good mom. I’m plenty young to avoid most of the health risks that run with pregnancy, and my husband and I have a healthy relationship with each other and our son. I don’t think he’d suffer for attention, nor do I think another baby would put much more strain on our marriage that Richie hasn’t already. My husband is in the USMC and deploys a lot, but after this deployment (ending December-February) he’ll be home for good for several years to come. Our plan was to try to concieve once he came home, and if all went well, Richie would be almost 4 when the next one came (a little more space than I wanted, but with him missing all the time, my options are limited).

Recently I took up a position as a nanny for a younger girl (11 months) and I don’t know if perhaps I just wasn’t prepared for the added child or if I just don’t like nannying, because it’s got me thinking that one is enough. I love Richie, I love the dynamic we hae now, and while our family doesn’t have a ton of money, we’re mostly debt free. My husband has a guaranteed career, and being a stay at home mom has been working for me. So now I’m wondering: do I not like nannying, or will having another child be much the same as this? I love babies, and I loved everything about my experience with Richie, and I like to think that with the 9 months prep time and having my husband around, another baby will require a bit of adjustment, but feel as natural as having the first. Am I wrong? Is my dislike for nannying a sign that I shouldn’t have more kids? Is my inability to juggle my son and the girl I’m watching (well watched, I quit the job, disclosing to the parents that I just didn’t feel like it was something I could commit to) proof that I should only have the one?

I had a natural miscarriage on 5th September at 5 weeks, just done HPT and says i’m 1-2 weeks pregnant!! Help!?

After starting to bleed heavily and losing a large clot at 5 weeks pregnant, i went to the Early Pregnancy unit who scanned me and said i had lost the baby as there was nothing left in my womb. They did a pregnancy test and they said it was negative which confirmed our fears. On Sat 10th Sept, i was intimate with my husband and used no protection. Then last week, i’ve had what i thought was PMS with sore boobs, heavy feeling in my lower stomach and last few days, i’ve felt tired and slightly sick. I’ve had a lot going on in my life so just ignored the symptoms. However, still no period and unsure when to expect it after a miscarriage so tonight i’ve decided to to take a pregnancy test which has said i’m pregnant 1-2 weeks!! If it wasn’t for the hospital telling me it was negative after my miscarriage, i would swear i still had the pregnancy hormone floating around but now i think i might actually be pregnant again. The dates match the indicator on the pregnancy test as well. Any thoughts as i’m confused??? Really want to be pregnant again!!
The test i took is the clear blue conception indicator pregnancy test. It’s been on the market for a year or so. it tells you if you are pregnant or not and if you are it measures the HCG in your urine, it tells you with 92% accurancy, how long it was since you conceived. Look online for Clear Blue pregnancy tests.
Can someone please answer instead of questioning the pregnancy test? Thanks

Are there any natural ways to bring on your period?

My usual cycle length is about 27-29days, tho I have once come on at day 21 and on day 32-33 so they’re not very regular (this is based on the last 5months- since m/c). We are TTC and atm I am on day 35. I’ve taken about 6 different pregnancy tests over the past 2 weeks (latest one being this morning) and they have all come up negative 🙁
I know that it is possible that I am still testing too early so if I don’t come on in the next week I will test again and make a doctors appointment.
But if I am not pregnant then I would like my period to hurry up so that we can try again next cycle.
I know it’s not very likely but… are there any ways that I can help bring on my period? Ways which will cause no harm to a baby if I am pregnant?
I used to use evening primrose oil to control my period, is it safe to use if I am pregnant?
Thanks

Are these just natural body changes? please help?

Okay my breast have been sore for the last 3 weeks and probley a half. One day my nipple is sore and tender and the rest of my breast is sore but not that sore. Today the sides and bottom of my breast are hurting so bad!. Last week I was cramping really bad but my period suppose to come on today. The other day I was sitting at the table and got really dizzy. I took a pregnancy test last week and it was negative. I usually cramped days before I come on, I didnt cramp yesterday or today. What is going on with my body?..
My pregnancy test was “NEGATIVE”..so Im not pregnant

Can u stop the natural length of your period if you’re stressed?

I started bleeding on saturday but it wasn’t heavy and i was cramping but i took some advil and it went away the cramps and ever since then i haven’t been cramping that much i had back aches but no cramps. The thing im nervous about is i think i’m pregnant still though because no matter if i’m still bleeding my blood is short like my pad usually is filled with blood and it’s not i have reddish pinkish blood and that scares me well it’s red but not as it usually is. And yes i did have blood cot the first two days but that doesn’t mean anything i could still be pregnant now my back is hurting that’s because im stressed . I usually have my period for seven days maximum i started bleeding saturday and i’m still bleeding today but its light blood . My back is killing me on my lower left side im stressed i wanna take a pregnancy test but i don’t know what kind to get to be more accurate.I”m stressed and yes i know you cant help me but you’ll give me little insight on this situation.

teen sex and parents ?!?

I’m a 15 years old girl and I just lost my virginity recently. Don’t get me wrong we love eachother. he was my bestfriend at first and now we been together for one year and two months.

I want to tell this to my mom and be honest but she is more likely to yell and lose my trust bring up the whole religion STD pregnancy talk. My mom is foreign so she raise me our tadition way. She wont understand the way things work in America. My boyfriend told his mom and she told him to always be protected and gave him condoms.

Sex is a natural thing. You make your own decision. Just because a parent says ”no” kids would stop ?

is everybody’s baby like this?

At around 8 months of pregnancy, i started going through preterm labour and had to limit my activity. My water broke a week early (39 weeks-7am) and i was in the hospital at around 10am. I stayed in active labour until 11pm when the doctor came and induced me and advised me to go for an epidural (i was opting for a natural labour) i said no and continued pushing. At 1am after no progress, i went in for an emergency c-section. My baby girl was 9.5lbs and 24 inches 🙂

A week after my c-section, i ended up in the hospital again as i developed an infection and was bleeding from the incision site. this continued for about 4 weeks. I was on antibiotics and unable to breast feed (as the medication made my baby sleepy)

4 weeks after, when i got better…my baby wouldn’t take the breast and my problems continued. she would cry when coming off the bottle and having burping problems. It would take so long to feed her as she would occasionally vomit as well.

When she started getting used to the bottle, she developed problems with her formula and i went from ready-to-feed to powder. BUT the powder caused her to cough and i went BACK to ready-to-feed (the nurse said as long as i was on the same brand-enfamil-i could switch types)

AFTER her feeding problem, she developed very hard and green stool. I took her to the hospital and the doctors found nothing wrong with her. Her poo was very hard and dry and we gave her warm baths and exercises, she’s still crying when she poops, but i guess thats normal.

NOW, she has little red bumps over her face, neck and chest. We’re told it’s prickly heat and am trying to keep her cool. In addition to this, whenever we have visitors over she doesnt sleep well at night, she cries uncontrolably at night and wont sleep. We thought it was colic but she doesnt cry for 3 hours ALL the time, just for an hour near her bedtime in the eveing and ONLY after we have visitors.

I keep waiting for things to get easier and better…but they dont. My baby girl is about 2 months old and i just feel depressed most of the time because it seems i have the most horrible luck.

Will things improve? Sometimes i just feel like taking a short vacation…i feel as if i’ve almost reached my limit….any advice?

Debating on a Breast Augmentation?

I am a 21 yr. old mom and my breast size is a 32 B– pretty small and similar to a 34 A– My boobs still look great (not saggy, still symetrical) but i feel like they are a tad deflated since my pregnancy ended a year ago. I have talked to a surgeon and i can get implants with no problem. My question is– are bigger boobs really the answer or can i still be hot without them?? I would love to have big breasts, but some men prefer natural or small boobs. I don’t want to make a mistake. I am 5’5, 104 lbs– my measurements are 32,22,36

I’m 36 weeks 4days pregnant with my first baby. I’m having great pain in my waist.?

I’m 24 years old and it’s my first baby. I don’t know what’s going wrong with me. I’m having pain in my lower back and waist all day long. My doctor advised me to sustain the pain. Will anybody tell me if it is natural?
The ultrasound report says my baby is 3.1 kg by now. Doctor is telling me to live with this for three more weeks. It’s painful. Any help or advice? I’m not diabetic and my blood group is O+. I was 46 prior to pregnancy and now about 59kg.

FOX NEWS………………………?

Y u no have news about foxes?

Is Fox News working in concert with Republicans to keep their viewer in the dark about Republican hypocrisy?

Fox News convince their viewers to only watch and trust them. So while other news outlets are reporting on Republican hypocrisy in regards to the stimulus bill Fox News is silent. If a Fox news viewer see a report about Republicans touting jobs that were created in their home district it is automatically dismissed as being liberal bias story because they only trust Fox News. Then those same Republicans get in front of national news cameras and claim the stimulus did not create a single job.

Is Fox News considered an existential threat to the left?

I judge fox‘s success but how frequent and how vicious the attacks are on it from MSNBC and other left leaning organizations. Right now, the name “Fox News” is a punchline in itself on the Colbert Report and the Daily Show. Seems like Fox is doing something right if liberals are this up in arms about it. What do you think?
@the nazbol returns: you know exactly what I’m saying. I’m wondering why the mere mention of their name strikes such a tense chord in liberals.

Why is Fox News giving such light coverage to one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent memory?

Haiti is certainly the biggest news event right now. Compared to CNN and MSNBC, Fox News‘ coverage of this major catastrophe has been very light. Fox spent more time on the ACORN tapes. Why is this? Does Fox News only devote significant amounts of time to “news” that can be politicized and used to attack the Left?