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Announcing Pregnancy
Asked by S.S. from Chicago
on August 30, 2008
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Hi fellow moms: I just found out that I'm pregnant with my second child from a home pregnancy test. I'm awaiting the results from the OBGYN office to confirm. Since it...
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- Congradulations S.! I think it would be ok to announce now, since this isn't your first child. Most people have gotten over the fears of a family memeber being a...
- Personally, I would wait until after the 12th week. If you just found out, you're probably about 6-8 weeks along. So much could happen then. Also, do you plan to get a...
- I would talk with my husband about wanting to share the joy with your in-laws now. If something does happen within the first trimester, they can grieve with you too. ...
When Did You Tell People You Were Pregnant?
Asked by E.A. from Charlotte
on November 9, 2008
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Last weekend I took a pregnancy test after missing my period...actually I took 3 of them and they all came back positive. My first appt with my ob/gyn is Nov 24th (st...
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- we only told our parents and my best friend until i hit the 12 week "safe" mark, then told the world LOL
- With my first pregnancy, we told both sets of our parents right away but waited until I was about 16 weeks along to tell anyone else. With the second pregnancy, we did...
- We told everyone as soon as the home pregnancy test came back positive, since they're pretty good these days. We figured that we wanted all the support of our friends...
Expecting a Girl & Slightly Disappointed
Asked by L.H. from Seattle
on December 24, 2008
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Ok, we found out yesterday that we are expecting a girl. We were hoping for another boy. I can't help but to feel slightly disappointed. I am happy she is healthy &...
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- Good Morning, I am so happy for your family and may your baby be full term and healthy. I am a mom of 4, 3 girls and a boy (#3). (I will also tell you that I had a...
- Come on now those thing should so small for you to worried about being high maintence. I have a girl 10yr, she is and was an easy baby compare to her now one year bro...
- Something to think about. Boys also go through puberty and are high maintenance also. Sports are very costly no matter the gender. Boys are pretty particular now days ...
Pregnancy Books
Asked by R.E. from Washington DC
on October 11, 2008
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Hi,
I just found out I'm pregnant with my first child! I'm looking for a good pregnancy book. Can anyone make a recommendation? Or a good website?
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- Hi R., I have had two kids and I definitely loved my "What to Expect When Your Expecting" book. It goes through all the stages with you and can answer all kinds of q...
- I've been subsribing to a great website (babycenter.com) since I was pregnant with my son 6 years ago. They give you weekly updates while you're pregnant and continue ...
- CONGRATULATIONS!!!! What To Expect When You're Expecting was good for me. I also talked to friends & family who had children. Just remember everyone is so different so...
Confused Mom Expecting Twins
Asked by M.F. from New York
on July 26, 2009
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Hello everybody!
Ladies, I just need to share my feelings so pls. dont judge me. Give me your support.
I am very happy mom of 21 month old son and I am pregnant seco...
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- Dear Monica - I had fraternal twin girls and they are now 35 years old. Motherhood is for a lifetime. Just think you may have a boy and girl or two girls and/or boys...
- Give yourself some time to adjust to the idea. I wasn't expecting my 3rd, but after a few weeks of thinking it through it was a very exciting time for us and her broth...
- Yep, when you get pregnant for the second time, you expect to have your second child, not your second and third child! My daughter was 2.8 years old when her brother ...
When to Tell...
Asked by L.S. from Omaha
on March 5, 2011
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My husband and I recently found out we're pregnant with our second child (yeah!) We have a 3 1/2 year old daughter, and have been so anxious to tell her we're expectin...
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- I would wait till past the 12 week mark. As much fun as it will be to tell her now, there is no need to put her through the pain of "loosing" her baby brother or sist...
- CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Not to be the bearer of bad news - but I would wait until 20+ weeks. I lost Alexis at 20 weeks and my boys - 4 and 2 didn't understand what happ...
- Yeah, wait -- one month is like a year to a little one, so even if you don't tell her till month 4 she'll have lots of time to get used to the idea.
Pregnancy and Anxiety
Asked by R.N. from Cleveland
on June 16, 2010
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Does anyone have any tactful way of telling an expecting mom not to worry so much about her pregnancy?
My sister is in the very early weeks with her second. She is ha...
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- Its hard to watch someone be so worried. Just listen and be there. Sometimes that is the best thing you can do. Perhaps since you are her sister you can get away with ...
- I would recommend she hire a doula who can help her get ready for the birth and all that--Amy Chavez at Bhakti House in Yellow Springs (http://bhaktihouse.com/) is gre...
- After having several miscarriages and one healthy baby boy, I am now 19 weeks pregnant with my second son (found out it was a boy last week:) I had extreme anxiety wit...
How to Tell Good Friend I'm Pregnant
Asked by J.C. from Davenport
on January 19, 2011
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I just found out I'm pregnant 3 days ago and am having a hard time getting excited about it because I'm so stressed about having to tell one of my best friends. I hav...
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- My best friend got preg accidentally--an did not want to be preg--after my husband and I had been trying for 8 months. She dreaded telling me, and basically told me sh...
- I have to say I was in your place about a month ago. I too have a best friend who has been trying for years to get pregnant with no sucess. I couldn't figure out how t...
- Invite her over for lunch and tell her that you know she is struggling with being able to conceive but you hope she will be happy for you because you are expecting.
Expecting Baby # 4 !!
Asked by R.O. from Billings
on April 26, 2009
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my husband and i just found out that we are expecting baby #4 and looking for some ideas to announce it to our familys. we had not expected it to happen at this momen...
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- I'm debating about how to break the news of #3 to my family. I have had a lot of ideas, so I thought I'd share. One idea I had was to make a simple sketch a bottle ...
- A friend of mine had little t-shirts made that siad "I'm gonna be a big brother/sister" and then took a picture of the kids and either e-mailed or sent snail mail to f...
- you could send out a cute birth announcement note. or have your kids call and announce it. My friend's parents set another place at the table and when the kids asked ...
Twin Pregnancy
Asked by M.V. from Salt Lake City
on April 22, 2009
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I have just been told I am pregnant with fraternal twins. Do not know what to expect. I do know it is a high risk pregnancy, I am aware of that and scared as well. But...
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- I have read a book by Jane Seymour called Two at a Time. She talks a lot about eating well and doing exercises (even if you're on bed rest). According to the book, you...
- I got bigger fast. Mine were my first pregnancy so I wasnt sure what was going on at all. I didnt find out until I was 3 almost 4 months along. I did go into preterm l...
- Full term for twins is usually 38 weeks instead of 40. I made it to 35 but I had identicals and some complications. Even with twins I didn't start showing till I was l...
