Sex During Pregnancy: The First Years
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How Early Have You Experienced Pregnancy Symptoms
Asked by V.G. from Grand Rapids
on May 23, 2010
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Okay, I'm totally wacked out on this one. I have two older daughters, and shouldn't be able to get pregnant (and there is only a small failure rate). However, for th...
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- What you're describing could just be PMS. Every now and then I get those symptoms a week or so before my period and could SWEAR I was pregnant even when I know haven'...
- I have been in a obgyn office before and had a woman walk in because she had a tibiligation and she had taken a test and was pregnant. I would take a ept test and if i...
- I had symptoms with my second pregnancy a week and a half before my period was due. I was never sick with my first, with my second I was sick way before I even missed...
Husbands Lack of Sex Drive
Asked by A.L. from Columbia
on December 11, 2007
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Hello ladies... I guess I just need some advice - or want to know if anyone has ever known a man like this before. My husband and I have been married for 6 years and ...
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- The stereotype of men typically having a higher sex drive is just that - a stereotype. Your description pretty much fits the bill for my marriage as well. I talk with ...
- A., I feel for you! Remember that old advice: Wrap yourself in Saran Wrap and meet him at the door! JUST TEASING. I wonder how the Saran Wrap company felt about...
- First of all, there are plenty of women with a high sex drive. Secondly, my boyfriend/significant other is like that. He doesn't turn me away, but rarely initiates i...
Asking for Ideas on How to Break the Good News of Pregnancy to Parents!
Asked by A.W. from Rockford
on October 18, 2009
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Hi there! I was just racking my brain on creative ways to inform my parents of our first pregnancy. This is not their first grandchild (I have one niece and nephew) bu...
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- Hi, I lived away from my parents as well. I had my older son wear a shirt to a visit that said "I am the big brother". As soon as they read it everybody knew what was ...
- My advice - make sure that whatever you do is focused on them, first. 40 years is a BIG deal! I really like the idea of a gift from the baby to grandma and grandpa....
- We had a similar situation, but it was my father in-laws birthday. We signed his birthday card with our names and added "+1" He was confused at first but his when he...
JFF How Often Do You Really.....
Asked by K.R. from Decatur
on January 7, 2012
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So my husband and I are discussing sex - we disagree as to how often a wife performs oral sex for her husband. So, care to share how often you perform oral sex?(of ...
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- How often does HE do it for you? Is it pretty evenly balanced? I don't think it's a how often do you do this kind of thing. After all, men always climax during inter...
- I've always loved oral... giving and receiving. Correction. Giving since I learned to breathe through my nose! That was a very long time ago. I honestly, though, ha...
- my answer is probably a bit TMI...I used to absolutely LOVE to give oral. I would do it all the time, whether asked or not. I did not used to like to receive oral beca...
Registry
Asked by S.E. from New York
on February 21, 2012
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at what point during you pregnancy did u start a registry? did u wait til the very end? or once u found out the sex of the baby?
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- I'm guesssing you're registering for a shower. Then I would start 4 to 6 weeks before the shower.
- I think after you find out the sex of the baby. then you know what kind of things you would need. I did one, but no body got the stuff that I needed. Oh, one thing-...
- It depends on if you plan to find out the sex of the baby. I waited till after I found out what I was having then went and did it. Don't wait too late in case someth...
New Baby, New Marriage, and Trouble Adjusting
Asked by K.D. from Denver
on February 15, 2008
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After dating for several years, my husband and I married and then happily, immediately I became pregnant. Almost one year ago, I gave birth to our beautiful baby girl....
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- I felt the same way... I know it can feel like it will never be the same, but it will! Something that really helped me when my son was about a year old (last summer) ...
- I got married when I was 19, now 30, we were pregnant when we married and had 2 more 1.5 years apart. All 3 are boys. I made the huge mistake of forgetting I was a wif...
- I am a sahm of two. I had been with my husband for two years before we got married. We were married for one year before we had our first son. We were so close bef...
Continued Problems W/an Episiotomy
Asked by D.B. from Provo
on August 20, 2008
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I hope this isn't too descriptive, but I would love to know if anyone else has experienced this. To keep a long story short, my episiotomy hasn't healed, and it is sti...
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- It took me almost seven months to recover from mine. I ripped. I had infections, swelling and everything. It just takes time. I never could get used to tampons again. ...
- Hi D., Unfortunately, I feel your pain (and I say this literally, this being 2 years after my child was born)! I was very apprehensive about having sex after the deli...
- Hi D., I ended up having to use an estrogen cream to help heal it and make it not so tender down there. Perhaps it is worth asking your doc about? I believe it wa...
Infertility
Asked by J.N. from Los Angeles
on July 16, 2008
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Hi moms, I have been having some trouble getting pregnant. We've tried several times throughout the years but just basically felt if it happens it happens. Well now ...
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- Hi J., wow~ I cannot believe I'm just seeing this message that you wrote in July. I have a story too (here is the VERY short version)...6 doctors and over 3 years of ...
- Hi Jenn - I know you probably have enough responses, but I just wanted to let you know that you are NOT alone. I was diagnosed with PCOS and went through clomid and d...
- This may sound strange, but I picked up a book at a garage sale one day. It was about an old New England Doc and he was giving advice to a couple trying to concieve. H...
Just for Fun - What Do You Wish Some One Would Have Told You Before Now?
Asked by V.W. from Minneapolis
on February 7, 2011
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If you're pregnant, what are all the things you wish some one would have told you before this point in your pregnancy? If your kids are grown and out of the house, wha...
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- Labor is the easy part! =0)
- 1. Trust your mommy instincts (no matter how new they might be!). 2. Dressing an infant is very similar to putting clothing and shoes onto an octopus. 3. Peanu...
- 1. Once you become a parent you are genuinely and fundamentally "changed" as a person- you see things differently, react differently and plan differently and that's o...
Gender Disappointment
Asked by S.A. from St. Louis
on November 13, 2009
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Has anyone ever struggled with gender disappointment during pregnancy? Ever secretly desired one gender over the other? If so, how did you deal with the fears and anxi...
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- I didn't know the gender with my first because he never would turn the direction they needed. That being said everyone was convinced I was having a girl & that a girl...
- You are not the only one. I was disappointed twice--wanted boys, got two girls. I was really disappointed with my second because I wanted one of each. But, I wouldn...
- I will have to admit, I only wanted two kids, our first was a girl, so when I was pregnant with my second, my husband told me if it wasnt a boy we were going to keep t...
