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35 And Trying for My First, Getting Worried
Asked by A.M. from Seattle
on July 12, 2011
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I'm 35 and am trying to get pregnant for the first time. Just wondering if any of you were like me and a little late in getting started..and how it went for you. I was...
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- I was 37 when I got pregnant and delivered my first child. Around age 35 my husband of 12 years and I thought-wow, wonder why we have never gotten pregnant as we hadn'...
- I was 35 when I got pregnant. You will be fine, just take all your vitamins, rest and go to all your appointments. The scary age is around 40. Good luck with your p...
- I've been to over 600 births. Any woman under 39 wishing to be a first time mother can become pregnant and bear a healthy child. Bouncing back depends on the woman'...
44-Year-old-mom to Be Hopefully!) Needs Advice
Asked by G.S. from Chicago
on June 20, 2008
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Just found out last night I am pregnant -- our second try as 6 months ago we had a very early 1st trimester miscarriage. I am confused about exactly how pregnant AM I...
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- G., When I had my son, due date was figured out by the first day of my LMP. Add 7 days and subtract 3 mos and that would give you your due date. Also there are grea...
- Congratulations G.! I did not know exactly with my first pregnancy. In the visits with ob-gyn, eventually there will be ultrasound and a measurement of the cross secti...
- Try to google a due date calendar, it will tell you when you are due, and what each stage should be like! Good luck, it is a very exciting time!
Trying to Conceive
Asked by B.W. from Salt Lake City
on July 23, 2010
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With my first child, we got pregnant in 2 months. With my second child, we got pregnant the very first month! We have now been trying for a third for 7 months now!!!...
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- Have you had any vaccines or flu shots in the last several years? They contain things that make women infertile. Increasing iodine can help with fertility (idoral i...
- My husband and I picked a date we wanted to start trying for our second.... he's in the military, so of course our great plans had a big 'ole Uncle Sam shaped monkey w...
- get the book "taking charge of your fertility"
Need a Princess
Asked by E.A. from Los Angeles
on September 29, 2009
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Recently, my boys started school, my little one is in preschool and the older one is in 1st grade, and I thought I wouldn't want to get pregnant again because two boys...
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- Hi E., Just wanted to tell you about a woman I used to work with. She had five boys, ages 6 to 16, and really, really wanted a girl. After much thought, she and h...
- I have 3 friends, who felt as you do and wanted a girl. But, on their 3rd try, they had boys, again. So they all now have 3 boys. I have heard of methods to conce...
- Don't worry so much about your age and the age difference. I was 35 when I delivered my third child. My other two were 10 and 7. Worry more about will you accep...
Natural Child Birth Control
Asked by L.S. from Austin
on October 16, 2006
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I had my obygn app this morning after having a baby girl 20 days ago. He talked to me about Natural Femenine Control as a birth control method, because I am breastfee...
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- I am surprised that your doctor told you that that was a good method of birth control. That is only supposed to work if you never pump or ever give a supplemental bott...
- Your doctor is more than likely talking about LAM -- it's not effective for everyone though. I'm one of the 2% who became pregnant 3 months post partum while exclusiv...
- I don't think that your doctor is talking about breastfeeding as a method of birth control. I did this method for a while and it worked for me. what you do is begin ...
REALLY Want a GIRL...
Asked by A.M. from El Paso
on December 11, 2006
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I have two boys and we are ttc #3...hoping for a GIRL...but would love just #3! Anyone know any wives tales, or anything we can try...not embarrassed, so positions, pe...
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- Hi A.. Here is a web site that may help. I suggest checking out the whole site but here is an interesting page. http://www.in-gender.com/Gender-Selection/Oplus12/ ...
- I have two older brothers, and my mom was exactly like you~desperately wanted a girl. She got a book from the library about how to concieve the gender child you want. ...
- Im 25 and have 2 boys also ages 3 and 1,,,I just got pregnant (6weeks) and I am hoping for a girl as well!! Well, let me rephrase I am dying to have a girl. lol There ...
The Grass Is Definely Not Greener on Other Sites!!
Asked by B.K. from San Francisco
on April 2, 2011
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Hi Mamas
I have a confession to make. For the last two months I have being cheating on you all with another site lol
I joined a pregnancy site ( I won't name it) as ...
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- This made me laugh! I post threads and participate in others' threads on a fertility website because I have been through/am going through IVF, and it AMAZES me how th...
- In general, I think the moms are very helpful and non-judgemental on this site. Even if I don't agree with some of the advice, at least it gets me thinking. The one ...
- Wellcome back. I enjoy playing games, so I joined cafemom. I looked at a few of the questions and answered a few. There were so many things that I would consider ...
Tricks to Get Pregnant...
Asked by M.H. from Raleigh
on June 21, 2010
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Hello Mamas,
Again I come to ask some advice from all of you! My hubby and I have been trying unsuccesfully for about 5 months now to get pregnant and it hasn't hap...
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- I assume that you know about 'wet = fertile' by checking your discharge. While they say most women get pregnant 10-14 days after the beginning of their 'monthly', our...
- You can try using the ovulation calculator (there is one on Babycenter website) where they will tell you which days are you are most fertile. It worked for us.
- i don't know if this is why we got pregnant (we weren't trying lol) but my hubby consumes alot of caffeine (makes the little guys swim faster hehe) and we had sex ever...
Trying to Get Pregnant Need Moms Advice
Asked by R.M. from Rockford
on November 8, 2008
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My husband and i just got married in october and we are excited about adding another child to our family. We are trying to get pregnant and i was wondering if any of y...
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- I agree with the book reccomendation. As for thr ovulation strips, they don't work for everyone. They never worked for me. What helped me was charting my basal body te...
- It depends on how long your cycle is. You ovulate 14 days prior to your period- so if you have a 28 day cycle you ovulate on day 14 but if you have a 32 day cycle you ...
- The book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler, MPH is great! I used the charts provided in the book, took my temperature in the morning and looked for t...
Spotting off of BC
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on March 19, 2010
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I went off of BC in Jan. During the month of Feb I ovulated on day 13 and had mild ovarian pain on the left side. During March I ovulated on Day 16 and now am spotti...
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- spotting can be triggered by a lot of things. it can be part of ovulation, it can be from a sudden change in weight (up and down), it can be caused by an overzealous w...
- I just stopped taking my birth control about 3 to 4 months ago because we plan on trying for another baby in a few months also. I have been having some spotting and lo...
- I am surprised that your OB/GYN told you that you could have endometriosis because of the spotting and mild pain! Both of these symptoms are very typical of ovulation!...
