Spotting & Bleeding: Toddler, Videos & Books
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Spotting at 11 Weeks
Asked by K.J. from Portland
on September 11, 2008
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I am currently 11.5 weeks into my second pregnancy and this morning I had some light spotting. It hasn't been constant all day and is brownish/pink rather than red, p...
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- Call your doctor, answering questions such as this is what you pay them for. Advice from the professional is the best way to calm a frightened mom in a very frighteni...
- Completely normal. I did too. :)
- I went through the same thing. Only I went to the ER and subjected myself to all the lousy bloodwork and whatnot. It is normal, but still enough to scare a person. :...
Family Dog Dies and 13 Month Old Misses Her Terribly...
Asked by P.B. from Anchorage
on April 13, 2008
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We have had our dog for literally 13 years and just last week she was taken by cancer. I knew that me and my husband would have a hard time with it as she had been a ...
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- We had to put one of our dogs down 2 months ago due to acute kidney failure. Our daughter who was a few months over 3 took it VERY hard. I cannot recommend "Dog Hea...
- Hi P. My family went through this when my daughter was barely 3, and again at 4 (two older dogs). Because I work in the field of the human-animal bond, I knew about a...
- Hi P., I understand your concerns, and the anguish over losing a member of your family. It's not easy when you lose a pet but in time those wounds do heal. I feel ge...
Weight After Pregnancy
Asked by K.A. from Lancaster
on April 3, 2007
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After having my first baby I was very eager to get back into shape. After a few months of working out and eating healthy I am now a few pounds less than before I had ...
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- Definately, my body took awhile to "go back" to normal after my first especially, I had lost the weight but my shape had changed. Keep up the good work and be pro...
- You can definitely have a different body shape post baby - in fact in autopsies, they can tell from the bone structure if a woman has ever had children. They can even ...
- Oh, this is the story of my life. After I had my daughter (mind you, she is 16 months old now), I began to work out every day. What did that do for me? Well, I defi...
Son Constantly Hitting Little Sister
Asked by E.C. from Eugene
on November 19, 2009
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Help! Son is constantly hitting, pushing, tripping, squeezing, sitting on top of daughter whenever he wants attention for ANYTHING -- hungry, potty, sleepy, wants dvd...
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- Hi E., Keeping in mind that your son is three, while I read several suggestions that would work better when your son is older, here's what I would do for now. 1....
- this is tough and I have a bit of this too. I wonder by saying anytime you hit you will get a time out, may make it still sound like it is OK, as it is acceptance tha...
- E., Two things stick in my mind about your post. First, your comments about timeouts. They do work when used properly and consistently. My son has spent an hou...
17 Year Old Step-daughter Pregnant
Asked by J.H. from Lawton
on March 7, 2008
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I am new to the mamasource community, but I need all the advice I can get.
My 17 year old stepdaughter is pregnant and I am having a very hard time dealing with t...
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- Hi Jeriane, I am a mother of four and step-mother of five, and I am working on a nursing degree too. My oldest step daughter, age 16, just gave birth last week to ...
- Jeriane: realizing that you have much responsibility with your education and family. One of my advisors once said that all our stressors are blessings - job, family...
- I hope you find it in your heart to overcome being angry. I am 27 years old and had my first baby 1 month after turning 17. I graduated in labor. I also had my second ...
Weight Loss and Sleep
Asked by J.C. from Albuquerque
on January 18, 2007
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I am a stay at home mom of a 2 month old little boy. I want to start trying to lose my pregnancy weight and don't know how to start. I've heard so many different thing...
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- Hi J.- What helped me with losing weight was just walking around the mall. I would go for an hour or two and just walk. Now my son is almost 20 months old so sometime...
- Well it sound like you are doing good to me. My youngest I had similar issues with he slept in the swing quite a bit, and on a pallet of blankets beside my side of th...
- I've done weight watchers and lost 37lbs. i've gained 8 back since Thanksgiving. I am Prgo now only a few weeks and was told by my coach to continue and add a few poin...
Advice for Scheduled C-section
Asked by M.S. from Portland
on February 23, 2011
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I had my first daughter in October 2009 and am due with our second child in 10 weeks. The doctor has scheduled a c-section for me at the end of April about a week befo...
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- My first pregnancy I carried twins, and I was blessed to go full term. My c-section was scheduled for 38 weeks and 2 days. I had two healthy, HUGE baby boys. I am n...
- I am a childbirth educator and while I can't tell you what the "right" answer is, I can tell you that you're on the right path to figuring this out with your husband. ...
- I would go with the scheduled date. A scheduled c-section a week before the due date is close enough to the due date, that the extra week is not going to make much of...
