Q & A Index

Posted Monday, May 07, 2007 11:58 AM

Getting Pregnant 
Alcohol and TTC  
Alcohol's Effects on Sperm
Basal Body Temp Basics 
Basal Body Temp Thermometer EXPERT
Best Sex Positions 
Best Time for Sex  
Boosting TTC Odds EXPERT
Cervical Mucus Info   
Checking Cervical Mucus  
Conceiving After Birth Control?
EXPERT
Conceiving While Menstruating? EXPERT
Diet for Fertility EXPERT
Gender Determination EXPERT
Gender Selection Theories  
HCG Basics  
Implantation Bleeding
Implantation Cramps
Keeping TTC Fun 
Ovulation & Conception Basics
Ovulation after Birth Control? EXPERT
Ovulation Predictors Reliable?
Partner Unsure About TTC? EXPERT
Pregnancy Prep 
Prenatal Vitamin Basics 
Seafood Safety 
Sexual Lubricant   
Sperm and Hot Water  
Stress and TTC EXPERT
Touchy Subjects  
TTC Dentist Visit
TTC Nutrition Basics
 
TTC To-Do   
Understanding Ovulation

 

TTC Checkups & Tests 
Down Syndrome Termination EXPERT
Genetic Testing Basics
Types of Home Pregnancy Tests 
Preconception Checkup Questions 
Preconception Checkup Necessary?

Pregnancy Tests and the Pill EXPERT
Pregnancy Test False Negative?
Pregnancy Test Timeline

 

TTC Trouble & Concerns
38 and TTC
 
Bicornuate Uterus EXPERT
Dilation and Evacuation EXPERT
Emotions after Miscarriage 
Endometriosis -- HSG Test? EXPERT
Fertility Problems
  
Frustration with TTC 
Overweight and TTC 
PCOS and Fertility EXPERT
Signs of Reproductive Disorder EXPERT
Start Taking Clomid? EXPERT
Stressed Out by Infertility EXPERT
Time for IUI? EXPERT
When to Worry?

Common Fertility Tests EXPERT

 

Talking About TTC
Are We Ready?
 
Broaching the Baby Topic 
How Many Kids?
 
Telling Friends and Family NESTIES
Telling the Husband NESTIES
The Baby Conversation 
Think I'm Pregnant 
TTC Disagreements 
When to Tell EXPERT
Wrong Reasons to TTC

 

Pregnancy Symptoms
Abdominal Pain 
Aches, Pains and Sore Spots
 
Avoiding Hemorrhoids 
Bleeding in First Trimester 
Bleeding in Third Trimester 
Blurry, Itchy Eyes
Can't Stop Peeing 
Dealing with Dizziness
Decreasing Toilet Trips 
Fainting Hurt my Baby? EXPERT
Fighting Fatigue
Gas & Bloating
  
Gestational Diabetes EXPERT
Gestational Diabetes Risk Factors EXPERT
Gestational Diabetes Symptoms EXPERT
Gestational Diabetes Treatment EXPERT
Handling Constipation 
Handling Headaches
Handling Heartburn
Handling Hemorrhoids
Headache Relief w/o Meds EXPERT
Heavy Discharge
Hormone Basics
 
Itchy Skin EXPERT
Leaky Breasts 
Mask of Pregnancy
 
Morning Sickness Help EXPERT
Normal Emotions  
Preeclampsia Basics 
Pregnancy Symptom Primer   
Round Ligament Pain   
Sore Boobs  
Sore Hips and Pelvis 
Soreness Improving -- Miscarriage? EXPERT
Stretch Marks 
Swollen, Bleeding Gums
Swollen Feet & Ankles
Varicose Veins
Why Headaches? EXPERT 



Prenatal Checkups, Doctors & Tests 
3D & 4D Ultrasounds
EXPERT
Amniocentesis
Amniocentesis/CVS Basics  
Amniocentesis/CVS Benefits 
Amniocentesis/CVS Risks  
Beta Levels 
Biophysical Profile  
Birth Defect Risk Factors 
Chest X-ray EXPERT
Chorionic Villus Sampling
Contraction Stress Test  
CVS vs. Amniocentesis 
Doula Basics
Early Ultrasound OK? EXPERT
First Appointment Timing EXPERT
First OB Visit  
First Trimester Tests
Flu Shot When Preggers?
Genetic Counseling   
Glucose Tolerance Test  
Group B Strep Test  
Group or Solo OB?
Informed Consent
Initial Blood Tests EXPERT 
Interviewing a Doula
Interviewing an OB  
Mammogram in Pregnancy? EXPERT
Mid-Pregnancy Ultrasound  
Multiple Marker Screening
 
Nonstress Test   
Nuchal Translucency Screening  
OB Appointments 
Prenatal Appointment Schedule
Prenatal Caregivers 
Prenatal Test Timeline  
Positive Group B Strep Test  
Reducing CVS/Amnio Risk 
Safe Medications 
Second Trimester Tests
 
Should I Genetic Test?   
Spot on Baby's Heart? EXPERT
Taking Antidepressants EXPERT
Third Trimester Tests
Understanding Ultrasounds
Vaccinations During Pregnancy EXPERT
What to ask your OB
What's a Nurse-Midwife? EXPERT
When's My Due Date?
EXPERT 



Eating & Exercise
Binge Drinking Study?
 
Crazy Cravings
Eating for Two EXPERT
Exercise Dos & Don'ts
Facts on Calcium  
Facts on Fiber
Folic Acid

Foods to Avoid

Fun Exercise
Fun Non-Alcoholic Drinks NESTIES
Holiday Eating Tips 
Increase Iron Intake? EXPERT
Iron Supplements EXPERT
Is Caffeine Okay?

Is Seafood Safe?   
Losing Weight?

Lunch Meat Safety  
Natural Supplements 
Pregnant Pilates  
Prenatal Nutrition 
Prenatal Vitamins
 
Pregnant Yoga
(3rd tri)
Pregnant Yoga (1st tri) EXPERT
Putting on the Pounds  
Shedding Pregnancy Pounds   
Should I Eat MORE Fish?
Soft Cheeses  
Staying Hydrated
Weight Watch 
Waning Weight Gain

 

Your Fetus
Amniotic Fluid
Amniotic Sac
Boy or Girl 
Breech Baby 
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetus in First Trimester
Fetus in Second Trimester
Fetus in Third Trimester
Find Out Gender? EXPERT
Heartbeat on Ultrasound
Home Doppler Monitors 
Identical or Fraternal EXPERT
Is it Twins? 
Kick Counts 
Miscarriage After Month Three? 
No Heartbeat? EXPERT 
Others Feel Baby's Kicks?
Placenta Problems
Placenta's Purpose
Risk of Miscarriage EXPERT
Safe Sleep Position EXPERT
Signs of Miscarriage
Turning a Breech Baby 
Unpredictable Fetal Movement
When Will Baby Kick? 
When Will I Show?    

 

Work & Money
Back to Work Reluctance

Budgeting for Baby
Cost of Baby
 
Entitled to Maternity Leave?

Finance for TTC 
FMLA Information
Information for Caregiver
Interviewing a Caregiver
Maternity Leave Logistics
Micromanaging Nanny
Money Matters
Nanny vs. Daycare 
Saving for Baby EXPERT
Saving for College EXPERT
Saving Money in Pregnancy   
Telling the Boss
When to Stop Work NESTIES
Will Updates EXPERT
Working Mom Guilt EXPERT
Working Mom vs. SAHM
51 Ways to Save 

 

Sex & Relationship
Embarrassed About Belly
EXPERT 
Heightened Sex Drive EXPERT
Help for the Husband   
Husband Doesn't Like Belly
EXPERT
Husband Not Into Sex 
Is Sex Safe?
Late Pregnancy Sex 
Life Insurance EXPERT 
No Libido After Baby EXPERT 
Parenting as a Team EXPERT
Rlationship After Baby EXPERT
Scared of Pregnant Sex EXPERT
Sex After Birth 
Sex Feels Different 
Sickened by Sex  
Using a Vibrator EXPERT
What She Wants to Hear NESTIES


Beauty, Clothes & Lifestyle
Acupuncture and Massage EXPERT
Babymoon Tips
Budget Maternity Clothes 
Bump Watching NESTIES
Choosing a Maternity Photographer EXPERT
Comfortable Maternity Clothes NESTIES
Cute Maternity Clothes 
Discreetly Not Drinking
DIY Maternity Photos EXPERT 
Early Maternity Clothes EXPERT
Easy Hair Styles
Fingernail Therapy
Flying While Pregnant
Fun Maternity Photos EXPERT
Hair Color OK? EXPERT
Hair Help 
Handling Bigger Boobs EXPERT
Hiding Pregnancy     
Hot Tubs EXPERT
Low Maintenance Hair
Maternity Bras
Nail Polish OK?
Pregnancy Myths & Reality    
Prenatal Pampering  
Safe Cleaning Products EXPERT
Safe Travel Tips 
Skin Solutions
Spa Safety
Tanning While Pregnant EXPERT
Too Late to Fly? EXPERT
When in Maternity Clothes? NESTIES 

 

Preparing for Baby 
Amount of Diapers to Buy
 
Birth Announcements 
Birth Announcement Recipients  
Baby Books 
Baby Names 
Baby Shower Basics 
Bath Supplies

Best Baby Clothes NESTIES
Best Books for Dad
Buy or Rent Pump?  
Buying for Baby
 
Changing Supplies

Choosing a Name 
Creating a Nursery 
Cribs for Small Nurseries EXPERT
Diaper Pails EXPERT
Eco-Friendly Nursery  
Feeding Supplies 
Finding a Pediatrician  
First Trimester To-Do  
Food to Cook and Freeze  
Gear to Skip EXPERT
Great Nursery Products

Interviewing a Pediatrician 
Lead Paint in Home
Making Home Safe
 
Medicine Cabinet
 
Need Childbirth Class?
Newborn Car Seats  
Newborn Clothes Sizes NESTIES
Nursery Decorating Ideas
Nursery on a Budget
Nursery Tips & Safety 
Ordering Nursery Furniture  
Paint Fumes and Baby 
Parenting Classes 
Picking a Car Seat  
Postpartum Supplies
 
Preparing Pets for Baby  
Registering for Baby
Safe to Paint Nursery? 
Second Showers EXPERT
Second Trimester To-Do
Sharing Parental Responsibilities EXPERT
Tackling the To-Dos EXPERT
Thank-You Note Timing  
Third Trimester To-Do 
Tips for Small Nurseries
Toxoplasmosis Dangers
Travel Supplies 
Uniquely Spelled Names   
Washing Baby's Clothes EXPERT
What's in a Layette? 
When to Have Shower? NESTIES
Who Hosts Shower? EXPERT


Giving Birth
Alternative Birth Methods
  
Anesthesia for Cesarean   
Avoiding a C-Section?  
Avoiding Preterm Labor EXPERT
Back Pain a Sign of Labor? EXPERT
Best Kegel Exercises EXPERT
Braxton Hicks Contractions
 
Breech Delivery  
C-Section Procedure  
C-Section Recovery  
Circumcision History  
Circumcision Pain Relief  
Circumcision Procedure  
Circumcision Rates  
Childbirth Classes
Childbirth Class Curriculum 
Cord Blood Banking
Delivering Multiples
 
Delivery Room Guests  
DIY Labor Induction?  
Downsides of Labor Induction  
Emergency C-Section  
Exercises for Easy Birth EXPERT
Fill-in-the-Blank Birth Plan
 
Hospital Bag Don'ts NESTIES
Induction Methods  
Labor and Delivery Staff  
Maternity Ward Tour 
Maternity Ward Tour Questions 
Measuring Labor Progress 
Mucus Plug 
Music for Labor  
Need a Birth Plan?
Newborn Screenings
Other Kids During Delivery 
Packing a Hospital Bag
Placental Position
EXPERT
Postpartum -- Scared to Poop
Postpartum Bleeding 
Postpartum Healing 
Preregistering with Hospital  
Progesterone and Labor EXPERT
Reasons not to Induce  
Reasons to Induce Labor  
Risks of Labor Induction   
Signs of Labor 
Should We Circumcise?
Tears During Delivery
Understanding Episiotomies 
VBAC Basics 
Which Induction Method?    

 

Staying Sane
Baby Blues
 
Baby Blues or Postpartum Depression?  
Bored With Bed Rest 
Can't Sleep Comfortably 
Dealing in Late Pregnancy   
Dealing With Mom 
Dealing With Two  
Disturbing Dreams 
Handling Pregnancy Emotions EXPERT
Handling Stress EXPERT
Helping Baby Sleep EXPERT
Mood Swings EXPERT
Newborn Stress 
Outside Help EXPERT
Panicking About Parenthood 
Postpartum Depression 
Postpartum Depression Treatment 
Pregnancy Books  
Pregnancy Faux Pas
Sharing Nighttime Duties
Staying Calm EXPERT
Trouble Sleeping EXPERT
Unsure of Parenting Potential EXPERT
What NOT to say

 

Feeding Baby
Alcohol and Breastfeeding
   
Bonding Over the Bottle
Bottle Feeding Basics 
Breastfeeding Benefits 
Breastfeeding Positions EXPERT
Breast Lumps and Nursing EXPERT
Burping Basics 
Cold Med Alternatives 
Dealing with Thrush EXPERT
Finger Foods EXPERT
First Foods 
Infant Cold Meds   
Inverted Nipples EXPERT
Juice OK for Baby? EXPERT
Milk Blisters EXPERT
Newborn Eating Enough? EXPERT
Night Feeding EXPERT
Nursing Diet
Nursing in Public
Nursing Sore Nipples
Perfecting the Pump
Picking a Formula 
Prepping to Nurse EXPERT
Prepping to Pump EXPERT
Pumping and Work EXPERT
Pumping Extra Milk EXPERT
Pumping Problems EXPERT 
Salmonella EXPERT
Sterilizing Bottles 
Storing Breastmilk EXPERT
Switching to Regular Milk 
Travel while Nursing EXPERT
Unsafe Nursing Diet  
Unsafe Solid Foods? EXPERT
Weaning -- Milk Supply? EXPERT
Weaning Strategies
When to Start Solids EXPERT  

 

Babycare Basics
Baby-Soft Skin EXPERT
Baby Won't Stop Screaming EXPERT
Baby Wipes 
Bathtime Basics 
Bed Sharing Safety
Car Seat Safety?  
Caring for Foreskin 
Circumcision Care  
Cloth Diapers vs. Disposable
Decoding Baby's Cries EXPERT
Decreasing SIDS Risk EXPERT
DEET OK for Baby? EXPERT
Diaper Safety EXPERT
Eco-Friendly Parenting?
Emergency Info  
Exposure to Disease EXPERT
Flu Shot for Baby?
Giving Medicine NESTIES
Halloween Costume Safety 
Hunger vs. Fatigue EXPERT
Lead Paint Danger  
Lead Paint Safety EXPERT
Nanny Training Basics  EXPERT
Pacifier Precautions
 
Pacifier Pro & Con 
Packing a Diaper Bag
Postpartum Doulas EXPERT  
Safety Around the House       
Should We Bed Share? EXPERT
Sleep Inhibitors EXPERT
Sleep Sharing 
Soft Spots EXPERT
Squirmy During Diaper Time
Staying Organized EXPERT
Summertime Safety 
Sun Safety 
Sunscreen Safe?
Swaddling 101
Vaccines Safe? EXPERT 
What Does Baby Want? EXPERT 
What's Normal Poop? EXPERT
When to Nap?
When to Stop Swaddling

 

Baby Development
Are Blankies OK?   
Adult Play OK for Baby? EXPERT
Baby Weight Gain EXPERT
Baby's Eyes Wander? EXPERT
Baby's Sleep Needs 
Basic Bedtime Routine  
Best Baby Music  
Books for Baby  
Coping With the Clingies 
Crossed Eyes? EXPERT
Cry It Out  
Day and Night Confusion EXPERT
Dealing With Teething 
Effects of Bed Sharing EXPERT
Entertaining Baby  
Eye Color Change EXPERT
Fireworks Bad for Baby? EXPERT
First Haircut 
Flying with Baby
Good Baby DVDs
 
Is Television Bad? 
Learning to Speak 
Naptime Schedule EXPERT
Night Separation Anxiety EXPERT 
Outdoor Fun    
Pacifier Weaning 
Popular Baby TV Shows 
Sleep-Friendly Nursery  
Sleep Training EXPERT
Sleeping Through the Night 
Smart Playtime 
Speaking Up to Doctors  
Teething on Hand?
Teething Tips?

Theory of Cry It Out EXPERT
TV and Parent/Child Interaction EXPERT
TV on in the Background EXPERT
Vision Development EXPERT
Well Child Visits EXPERT

 

Adoption
Domestic vs. International Adoption EXPERT  
Foster Care Adoption EXPERT 
Partner Unsure About Adoption EXPERT
Pursue Adoption and IVF? EXPERT   

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Comments

re: Q & A Index

I have an odd question that I havent seen anything similiar to on the Q&A index. Right now I'm stay at home and 12 wks pregnant. I cant seem to get the motivation together to keep everything neat and organized in the house like I did before. Because of this I feel like I'm going to be an inadequate mom. I mean if I cant even keep my house clean while being pregnant how am I going to be able to take good care of the baby?

Posted by FallenAngelic1    Sunday, December 02, 2007 1:05 PM


Q: Mom and mother-in-law visit

Come springtime when  I give birth not only will my mom be visiting to help me and DH with our new baby(we're 1st time parents) but at the same time so will my mother-in-law.  Both are strong willed women and I'm not only worried that I won't get a word in edgewise when it comes to what I want to do with my baby, but I'm worried that their personalities will clash and there will be a big fight.  My DH's grandmother(m-i-l's mom) will also be there and I know that she will be some help, but what if it isn't?  Should I also have my mom's mom come?  If something blows up how should I handle it?

Posted by familyJ    Friday, January 04, 2008 7:03 AM


re: Q & A Index

I had the same fear in the first trimester. I had hyperemesis, spend 4 days in the hospital and three weeks on bedrest and I couldn't organize my coupon book much less my house. After week 20 things started getting ALOT better and now that nesting thing has kicked in. I can't seem to clean enough! My semester doesn't start until next week and instead of writing papers I have this unfightable desire to scrub my house instead! I think once you're out of the first trimester you'll feel better.

Posted by SweetieBabe    Friday, January 18, 2008 7:27 AM


re: Q & A Index

I was wondering if you would be able to email your response to this question.

I have been showing signs of pregnancy but the test keeps being negative. I have been keeping track, and here is what i have.

3/6= morning sickness

3/7= morning sickness, IUD removed, funny smells, bust grew 1"

3/8= no morning sickness, abdominal discomfort, smell of husbands tobacco=headache, test=neg

3/9= abdominal discomfort, heavy blood color/spotting for just this day, tired

3/10= morning sickness, abdominal discomfort

3/11=afternoon morning sickness, tired, slight abdominal discomfort, bust grew 1" more

3/12=morning sickness, dizzyness, abdominal discomfort

3/13=morning sickness, tender very itchy breasts

3/14=abdominal discomfort, tiredness

3/15=morning sickness, abdominal discomfort

3/16=morning sickness, tender breasts

3/17= morning sickness, pants feeling tight,

3/18=morning sickness, pants tight, itchy tender breasts, metallic taste (slight), urge to drink more water.

3/19=slight metallic taste, urge to drink more water, tender brests

DO YOU THINK I AM PREGNANT?

PLEASE EMAIL ME wildespirit86@yahoo.com

I AM NEW TO THIS, FIRST TIME.

Posted by wildespirit86    Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:57 PM


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