Father's Attitude
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Coping with 17 Year Old That Is Pregnant and Moved Out of State with Her Father.
Asked by L.M. from Spartanburg
on May 4, 2011
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I am a single parent of 3 children (17, 14 and 12). My 17 year old daughter is pregnant and has moved out of state to live with her father. I am heartbroken. Her bab...
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- L., your daughter is almost an adult. She made this mistake on her own, getting herself pregnant. She needs to woman up to her responsibility. That means that she w...
- You sent her away. That is reality, you had your reasons, but you did send her away. She is 17, she can support a child. It will be hard and she will need the help ...
- Sometimes we do and say things in the heat of the moment. But if your finances are strapped as you say, you did the right thing. She does have a dad that she should ...
Pregnancy
Asked by L.W. from Minneapolis
on November 12, 2008
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Our daughter & son(in-law)just informed us that she is 8 weeks pregnant after trying for 2 years! Whoo Hoo!
What can we do to help make this a memorable time for the...
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- Here's what I would have LOVED while I was pregnant: *Help with the housework, either you do it or hire a housekeeper. *Pampering products: herbal teas, lotions,...
- Do they have a good camera for recording all their moments? I would buy her a good one and say it is to take a picture each month of her growing belly, and of course ...
- Get her maternity clothes! My mom did that for me and it was so nice that I didn't have to spend my own money on clothes that you'll be cursing at the end and be glad...
Looking for Any Good Father Books on Parenting or Transition into Fatherhood...
Asked by H.K. from Chicago
on February 7, 2007
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Hi! My husband is very excited about becoming a new father but his biggest complaint is that we can't find any good books on fatherhood. There really aren't any that...
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- My husband really liekd the book "The Man's Guide to Pregnancy, Fatherhood, and the first year of fatherhood"--it didn't have a lot of reference infomration it was mor...
- Fatherhood by Bill Cosby
- When we had our first I got my husband a book called "The Father's Almanac" that we thought was great. We buy it for all our Dad-to-be friends now. Here is a link t...
Pregnancy
Asked by D.T. from Cleveland
on October 24, 2010
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What is a cute way to tell everyone your pregnant?
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- I mailed my parents a photo frame that said something like 'grandchild' on it with some cryptic note inside. It took them a few minutes to figure it out but when the ...
- I'm not sure if you are somwehat crafty or not, but this is what we did when we told the soon to be grandparents: Many scrapbook stores sell small scrapbooks, I am ta...
- I got surprise party invitations and filled them out. The date I listed as July 2007, the time was "When ever I feel like showing up" it was given by baby smith. Whe...
Pregnancy
Asked by J.G. from New York
on December 22, 2009
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hi i just found out that im pregnant im already a mother of three wonderful girls . i would take a dozen more!! does anyone know of a method to find out the gender of...
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- The Chinese Birth Chart has always been right for me & my family & friends! Here's an easy to read one that I made.. http://chinesebirthchart.bestwd.com/ Look u...
- Actually boys are much easier to raise. If you have a b oy, you will fall right into being the Mom of a son. Mothers and sons have a special bond. Four girls are ...
- Anything before 17 or 18 weeks isn't accurate. My 3rd baby looked like a boy in her 13 week ultrasound, but at the 19 week mark we saw that she was a girl. They have...
Need Serious Opinions. My Newborn Son Doesn't like His Father
Asked by N.G. from Chicago
on November 15, 2010
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Hello mothers. I've come to you for advice. My son is soon to be 11 weeks old and ever since he was about 4 weeks old I noticed a slight change in his attitude for his...
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- He will get over it. For the longest time, my baby preferred me over anyone. It took several months, too. Maybe even close to a year. My daughter is now 5. She wan...
- Awww, I PROMISE this is a phase! If it makes your hubby feel better, my son hated ME for the first few months (which was super hard because I was nursing)... Seriously...
- My 11 week old daughter is the same way. Just last night, her dad was trying to get her to sleep by rocking. She was kicking, crying, squealing...I took her and she im...
Daughter Getting Married, Questions About Inviting Her Absentee Father
Asked by M.P. from Bloomington
on April 15, 2011
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A little background iinfo. I divorced my kids father 10 years ago. (They are now 19 & 17.) At times, he has been an awesome dad to them, when he isn't involved with...
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- If I had known how to contact my father when I got married, I would not have invited him. He was MIA and not interested in my life. I think that you should simply say ...
- I can see where your kids are coming from. My father left me when i was a baby and i have seen him through out his life an mine but he always told me he would give me ...
- It's her decision. She's about to become a parent and a wife. The time for wishing for an involved father is over. It doesn't sound like he's done much to raise h...
Preclampsia/PIH 2Nd Pregnancy?
Asked by A.M. from Houston
on August 1, 2010
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I'm just wondering if any of you ladies had preclampsia/PIH in 1st pregancy but NOT the second pregnancy? Mine was mild preclampsia during the last month of pregnancy...
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- I had 4 weeks bedrest with my first. Induced at 38 weeks. Second one no problems!
- I had preeclampsia twice but odds are you will not. Having pre-e close to term gives you a roughly 20% chance of developing it again: http://www.preeclampsia.org/...
- I had pre-eclampsia with my first pregnancy, my son was delivered 2 weeks early as a result of it. I didn't have any problems with the pregnancies of my other 3 child...
Healthy Pregnancy After a Chromosomal Defect Pregnancy
Asked by J.K. from Houston
on August 18, 2009
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In June my husband and I discovered that I am pregnant with our 3rd child. Although this pregnancy was very much a surprise( I was on the pill) we were wanting more c...
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- I think it depends on the specific syndrome as to the chance that it will reoccur. Some chromosomal disorders are random, others are carry a greater chance of reoccur...
- I don't know a lot about chromosomal disorders, but I thought you might find comfort in this blog where other women share stories like yours: http://audreycarolin...
- Hi J., 20 yrs ago I was pregnant with my 2nd child. Things right away 'seemed' not to be right to me. Through the months I felt things were wrong, but all tests tur...
What Is the Best Pregnancy Book?
Asked by J.B. from Minneapolis
on March 28, 2010
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Interested to find out what everyone's favorite pregnancy book is?
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- Although I enjoyed the What to Expect book, I also really liked a book called "Your Pregnancy Week by Week". It had some GREAT information, and it was so neat to reall...
- I loved the book called "I'm pregnant! A week by week guide from conception to birth." I really didn't like What To Expect, I wanted something with pictures and this ...
- I'd get the American Academy of Pediatrics book on caring for children from birth to age 5 and read the beginning section. Plus you will have it for later, it's very ...
