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When Did You Spill the Beans About Your Pregnancy?
Asked by N.J. from Los Angeles
on October 21, 2011
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We told our immediate family and my 2 best friends around 8 weeks, and I went ahead and let the rest of the world know at 12 weeks which was today. At the same time I...
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- I tell my husband and bestie first then let everyone know right away.
- Within a week of finding out the "whole world" knew. I had morning sickness (all day sickness) with all my kids so there was no way of "hiding" it. Congrats!!!
- My husband & I shared the news after the doctor confirmed that I was pregnant with both of my pregnancies. We didn't want to keep it a secret because that can sometime...
Pregnancy Afer a Miscarriage
Asked by A.L. from Chicago
on October 20, 2012
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Hi Moms,
Need a little support here. Last year around this same exact time I found out I was pregnanat. There was some bleeding, the doc did some tests but everythi...
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- Just share your worries with your Husband. You are fearful... this happens after a miscarriage. I had a miscarriage once and the D&C. My Doc said to wait 3 months be...
- I have never experienced a miscarriage, but I do know that cramping during early pregnancy is normal. I had early cramping with all three of my pregnancies starting a...
- I went through a lot of the same feelings you are experiencing when I was pregnant with my 2nd following a miscarraige (at 12 weeks). My older dgtr was only 3 at the ...
Wood Staining During Early Pregnancy
Asked by D.W. from Boise
on December 15, 2008
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Please help. I've just found out that I'm pregnant for the first time after 9 months of TTC. Unfortunately before I took a test I stained a dollhouse I was building. ...
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- Calm down...you are perfectly fine!! It doesn't sound like you were inhaling the fumes from the can and you weren't in the room very long!! Your little one will be fin...
- You and the baby are fine. Stress on yourself is more harmful than 10 minutes of staining, or a week of staining for that matter. Enjoy this time and focus on the jo...
- D., I know it is scary. Pray always have faith in the savior and your baby will be fine. This baby will come to you the way Our Father planned for him/her to come an...
Pregnancy and Weight Watchers
Asked by N.O. from Detroit
on June 27, 2008
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Hey guys,
I'm so excited!! I found out I am pregnant. But I'm keeping it on the down low from everyone because I miscarried last time and just want to play it s...
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- Congrats! I know WW has a breast feeding points guideline, but not sure about pregnant guidelines. My suggestion would be to try to eat every few hours to keep your b...
- Hi N., Weight Watchers will not let you be "on program" while pregnant because of the risk. They do have a program for nursing mothers that you can follow once your ...
- They give nursing moms 12 extra points on the WW program. I wouldn't stick to the program while pregnant, but if you eat more of the foods on the core food list (They...
Memory Loss During Pregnancy
Asked by A.K. from Dallas
on November 10, 2006
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Good morning everyone, really hoping someone can help me w/ this burning question. During pregnancy I started noticing a pattern of forgetfulness,where sticky notes b...
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- Hi A., I have 3 children and have never experienced such forgetfulness. Were any drugs administered to you at the hospital? Sometimes, an overdose of medicated...
- Everything changes after the first child. Not only did I have a plethera of physical changes, but my whole way of thinking changed. It was like half of my brain was th...
- A., One thing I didn't notice in the responses is, lack of sleep. My kids are 3 and 5 years, and I still have memory loss every once in a while. It all goes back t...
Headaches and Nausea in Pregnancy
Asked by N.W. from Dallas
on May 12, 2011
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I am 5 weeks pregnant. I have high blood pressure and my doctor just put me on medication for my BP that I can take during pregnancy. I am having the worst headaches...
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- i had headaches when i was on my 34th week.. i thought it was just normal headache until i had my monthly check up and my BP was up to 150/100.. i am a nurse my BP was...
- Im sorry you don't feel good! Honestly, that's why I only have 2! I know it doesn't last forever but it sure feels like it when your miserable! Did the doc take you of...
- I don't know why this helped, but Sprees candy was my life saver for nausea when I was pregnant. I had 24 hour sickness. Though it didn't completely alleviate it, it d...
Teen Pregnancy, How Should They Tell Their Parents/grandparents?
Asked by B.M. from Cincinnati
on January 17, 2011
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Hi ladies,
My 18 year old nephew is with me today and we are trying to figure out how to tell his girlfriends father and his grandfather (my father), whom are ultra c...
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- Does he plan on marrying her? Or just being there to raise the baby? For me it would make a difference, since it would change the way I would suggest approaching ...
- Go with him. Having another adult present can diffuse the situation while offering moral support to your nephew. Try and have him be prepared with some concrete answer...
- What I did was tell my older sister, who then told my parents. (I had a baby at 16, he is now adopted) I know that sounds kind of bad, but if someone else tells them, ...
Pregnancy
Asked by B.P. from Tulsa
on September 30, 2009
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Hi, I have been on birth control for years. I only get my period every 3 months bc of it. So, I will have my period in another month.
I think I have been having pr...
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- blood test from dr is only positive way to confirm or deny. Just me, but I think that a birth control that only lets you have a period every 3 months can't be good on...
- I would def go see a doctor. A blood test will tell the truth. If you think you are also start acting like you are so that if you really are you will already be protec...
- False negatives are more common than false positives. That being said, four false negatives is a lot. If you can afford to I would make an appointment with your doct...
Possible Pregnancy Question T.M.I
Asked by I.I. from Los Angeles
on July 18, 2011
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Ok thank you ladies in advance to whoever has the patience to read this question, I did ask this question a few days ago and got some very helpful answers but I was ho...
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- 28 days would have been last Wednesday. You need to retest and contact your OB/Gyn. If the test is negative, you may be stressing so much about getting pregnant that y...
- Good Luck to you and your husband on conceiving. My husband and I are TTC too. I know that when you stress yourself about it that it can delay your period. Have you se...
- I experienced some spotting I guess you could say when we were ttc last year, and I sadly told my husband "not this month"... I was wrong! I totally thought that I was...
Need Help Telling My Brother & Wife I Am Expecting After They Lost Child?
Asked by S.G. from Augusta
on January 8, 2009
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My brother and his wife had their baby three months early and the baby lived for 1 month about a year earlier my SIL had a miscarriage. Now I am about 3 months pregna...
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- I felt very uncomfortable telling several friends and family members about both of my pregnancies because they either have had multiple miscarriages and no children or...
- Situations like this are so difficult. I think if you don't make it an issue, they will be very happy for you. You may find that your sister in law becomes very invo...
- That is a tough situation. But, don't make it more than it is. You're expecting. They lost a child. The two are not intertwined. When a tragedy happens to a perso...
