"Leslie" wrote in message ... I wear size XL, so I thought maybe if I bought plus sizes it would give me some extra room. But I got an XXL blouse at Target the other day, and when I tried it on it was too big in the chest...

Hi I am 30 weeks pregnant and a close friend of mine is 12 weeks pregnant. We are both in our first pregnancies and both have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Endometriosis so we are very glad to be pregnant. Problem is my friend asked me for advice early on in her pregnancy and I gave her advice...

http://www.upi.com/ConsumerHealthDaily/view.php?StoryID=20060728-111605-3532r "I have not seen autism with the Amish," said Dr. Frank Noonan, a family practitioner in Lancaster County, Pa., who has treated thousands of Amish for a quarter-century. "You'll find all the other stuff, but we don't...

Hi All, One of the defining features I have noticed when watching 'birth' programs from both here and across the pond is the completely different aproaches to medical care in pregnancy. Here, almost all children are delivered exclusively by midwives, so much so that I did not even see a doctor...

Okay, let me lay out the situation: One of my 4 year old daughters (Victoria) is tube-fed, and in order to wean her to eating orally, we will need to have specific mealtimes 3 times a day so she can model her eating behaviour after our consistent behaviour. In effect, we need to change the way we...

If the baby is a girl, we are probably going to name her our first choice: Isabella. We had this name picked out a very long time ago when I was pregnant with the twins but we didn't know the sexes yet. I've always liked the name because I think of Isabella Rossellini, whom I adore (I think she...

Okay, I THINK I may have figured out which name I like best. First of all, I'm using my mother's first name as the baby's middle name. So, what do you think of: Madison Kyung Kelley. I really liked Kimberly but don't want to have the KKK initials. I would like the first name to be 3+ syllables.

Hi All, With two weeks left before the arrival of #2, DH and I are completely stuck with a name for this child. With James it was really easy - it was the first name that came up, we both loved it, it went well with our surname, and that was it. This time, same thing happened - had another boy's...

When does an OB/midwife generally start checking to see if you are making progress, ie effacing or dilating? I don't remember when they started checking last time but I just had my 37 week appt. and they didn't check my cervix. Just wondering....... Wendy

Reading all the name threads, I have to ask: is anyone else uneasy about telling the names you are thinking of using? My Mom really wants to, er, help :), but we really already have just a few top choices for a boy name and we know the baby is a boy. I just don't want to tell anyone until he's...

Argh! Why does everyone think all little girls and girls baby clothes have to be pink! There is at least yellow and other colors. All the clothes people are getting for me and an awful lot of what is in the stores is pink pink pink. A lot of them are cute, granted. But if you don't want your...

How much clothing does the average baby need (per size range, that is - I'm not talking about the baby's entire infancy)? How about a spitty baby? I'm trying to make sure I have enough stuff on hand. I know that most people don't buy much in advance, but since I'm not going to have a shower, and...

http://www.indystar.com/articles/0/198259-8260-062.html November 29, 2004 It's a girl -- and a boy -- for actress Julia Roberts and her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder. Roberts gave birth to twins Hazel Patricia Moder and Phinnaeus Walter Moder on Sunday morning at a Southern California...

oh joy, so sorry for you. awful news christine "Joybelle" wrote in message ... This might be kind of long. I'm really having a hard time knowing where to start.

There is a LOT of evidence to the contrary...the amounts the pass into breastmilk are inconsequential. wrote in message ... BREASTFEEDING SSRIs pass into breast milk and some may occasionally cause unwanted side effects in...

Anyone else having an identity crisis about suddenly being a mom instead of having a career? I know the two aren't always mutually exclusive but right now (when baby will be young and needy) I feel that they are. It's real tough for me because I have just begun my career (dh says I don't have a...

Circumcision mix-up Broadcast News Friday, November 18, 2005 WINNIPEG -- Officials at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg are trying to figure out how a circumcision was performed on the wrong baby. As a results of the mistake, the hospital has suspended circumcisions of male newborns.

My 2 kitties in the past 2 ww have become so affectionate with me. I cannot even shower without them being in the same room with me. They are very nice and gentle (Main Coons) but quite independent. Now I cannot go anywhere without them following me! I thought in the beginning that they wanted...

So following Carol Ann's story over the last six weeks has had me reliving the early days with my daughter; the shellshock, the exhaustion, the inability to stop her crying at times, the six weeks sitting on the couch nursing, the 30 second showers, the mess.... I'm remembering all the stuff I'd...

Say "Hello" to: Ana Jessica born June 30, 2004 to proud mama Amy Miranda Noelani born July 3, 2004 to proud mama Nenette Nolan Andrew born July 6, 2004 to proud mama Sophie Alexander Tilman born July 9, 2004 to proud mama Elizabeth Zander Allen born July 11, 2004 to proud mama Sunshine Ethan Roy...