How did having a baby change your life? I'm intentionally leaving the question as broad as it is and would love to hear your answers, mothers and fathers; but especially in regard to how it may have changed you, as a person. My wife is expecting in 5 weeks, I feel both tremendous excitement, but also a slight anxiety as I know my life will never be the same.
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 31 answers

What's a good plan for post-partum family visits? [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 25 answers

Help me get knocked up 2008-style: woman seeks info and advice on getting pregnant non-traditionally. [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - 19 answers

Help me convince my girlfriend that, stastically speaking, a correctly-used condom is an adequate form of birth control! [more inside]
posted on Jul 2, 2008 - 41 answers

Are there any hip, trendy pregnancy/baby blogs out there? [more inside]
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - 10 answers

PregnancyFilter: I have four weeks to go and am suddenly miserable and in a lot of pain. My doctors shrug and say it's normal. Tips to get through the last month? Warning: some TMI-worthy confessions inside. [more inside]
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - 16 answers

Recommendations on what diet my 6-week pregnant wife should be following. [more inside]
posted on Jun 23, 2008 - 21 answers

Anyone used Rogaine (women, I mean; I'm a woman); had success with it, stopped using it to get pregnant/nurse, and had all her hair fall out? [more inside]
posted on Jun 9, 2008 - 4 answers

Assuming a woman has given up alcohol, to which she was strongly attached for 15 years, and has also given up cocaine and ecstasy (MDMA), which she used regularly, and she is now drink and drug free: could this past of substance-abuse affect her pregnancy in any way? And if so, what could she do to minimise the effects? For clarity: she's not pregnant at the moment, but would like to have a baby. [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2008 - 16 answers

what are the chances she's pregnant? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2008 - 48 answers

Back trouble and pregnancy: Which is worse for a person with a herniated disc, a C-section (which I imagine will compromise the all-important core muscles) or vaginal delivery (which might cause the disk to rupture)? Also, I am prone to sciatica and assume that pregnancy will involve a lot of sciatic nerve pain--can this lead to a permanent worsening of my condition or would it be relieved once I gave birth? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 8 answers

Botox and early pregnancy? What are the possible consequences and side-effects? [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2008 - 9 answers

Are my bHcg levels rising too quickly and when my clinic says they'll do whatever I want, what should I ask for? Be warned, gynaecological things are inside. (Sorry, couldn't resist that one.) [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 6 answers

How common is a false positive pregnancy test? Do you have any experiences you can share to help us determine our situation? More details (fears, worries, etc) inside. [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 34 answers

Marriage, illness, medication, bad timing and having children - what should we do? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 16 answers

How did you announce to your family that you were/are pregnant? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 35 answers

I am planning our post-wedding honeymoon. As an added bonus to the post-wedding bliss, my wife just found out she is 6 weeks pregnant!!! We wanted to do a blowout honeymoon, but with the recent news, we are at a loss as to what we should do and where we should go. We know we are going to be very busy with children in 8 months, and because of this, we think we should take a trip that would be very unlikely with kids in tow. But, because she is pregnant, I am not about to offer up trekking in Nepal, or diving in the Great Barrier Reef. My baby needs her chill time. [more inside]
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - 14 answers

I was tentatively offered a lecturer positions at a University for the coming spring semester, which I'm psyched about but has led to a dilemma. [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2008 - 8 answers

My darling girlfriend and I have a birth control dilemma and need some input. The short of it is this: because of regular medications she has to take, we're encouraged to use two forms of birth control. Consequently she takes Seasonalle and we use condoms. The question is: would the current breed of hormone-releasing IUD products suffice as two forms of birth control? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2008 - 30 answers

I need creative ways to eat eggs! [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2008 - 30 answers

Who is the best cord blood bank? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - 4 answers

How soon to try again after a miscarriage? [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 13 answers

Is the pesticide Dursban LO appropriate for use in residential applications? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 5 answers

So I'm clinically depressed. And right now I likely can't take medication or see a therapist. If things get worked out with medical coverage I might be able to do one or both. But, I'd like to avoid medication if at all possible. What are the things I can do/take (vitamins?) to feel better until ? [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2008 - 40 answers

Mid-back pain when seated-----help! [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2008 - 5 answers

I recently had a miscarriage (at 11 weeks), and had a D&C. That was two weeks ago, and now I can't sleep at all during the night. [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2008 - 14 answers

Here's something that Mrs. Jammer and I were wondering about this morning; it's proven really hard to google any information, but I'm sure someone's studied this somewhere at some point. Can anyone help me find out what percentage of conceptions in the US (or elsewhere in the Western world) are "accidental" vs. intentional? Bonus points for stats on accidentals in actual relationships vs. party-babies.
posted on Feb 3, 2008 - 5 answers

is there any way to know for sure if i was pregnant/miscarried several years ago? [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2008 - 8 answers

Having kids or not when you have chronic health issues: how did you decide and come to terms with it? [more inside]
posted on Jan 21, 2008 - 12 answers

My wife and I saw the lineup for Langerado last night and both of us are dying to go. However, around that first weekend in march, she will be eight months pregnant (or seven, math is hard, we're due in early May). She has never had an experience like Langerado, i.e. festivals full of hippies and lots of music. I have, and we have been meaning to do one together but things like law school and jobs have prevented us from doing so. Should the pregnancy stop us now? [more inside]
posted on Jan 19, 2008 - 14 answers

My husband and I are due to have our first child in May. We're thrilled, but starting to realize how much our lives will change once the kid arrives. We'd like to do a few things in these next few months that we won't be able to do once we have the baby. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 34 answers

Home test says wife is pregnant, doctor's pee test says she isn't. 2 weeks late on period, "feels pregnant", what gives? [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2008 - 22 answers

We're expecting our first child in a matter of months. My wife's employer doesn't provide paid leave so we've tried to rearrange the budget so we can soften the blow of lost income. I had a thought... can you delay a mortgage payment 1 or 2 months and add those months on the end? [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2008 - 14 answers

My good friends suffers from severe nausea during pregnancy. She is seven weeks pregnant now. It is not just morning nausea, and she is very sick. She went to the doctor and tried most home remedies already, but nothing works. [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 24 answers

What is the best way to deal with informing my employer of my pregnancy? The benefits situation is questionable at this point. Details below. [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2008 - 7 answers

I am in my third trimester of pregnancy - from the moment I knew I was pregnant, I cut out artificial sweeteners (in addition to other things) from my diet. [more inside]
posted on Dec 31, 2007 - 23 answers

Periods after Miscarriage? I had a miscarriage on 10-28-07. The first period after that was November 28 through December 3rd. It was complete and there was no D & C. I had a follow up with my OB 11-28 . Before the pregnancy and miscarriage my body was more predictable. Can a miscarriage change my body and periods? [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 7 answers

In the last couple of months, I have gone from not thinking about children at all to being just. Plain. Baby. Nutzo. My biological clock has to be out of whack - I'm only in my late 20's. But for some reason, I am PANICKING to have a child. And I need one now. I need stories, advice, anecdotes, what have you. Posthaste, people! Posthaste! [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 67 answers

Please help me make a kick-ass care package for my best friend, who is starting her third trimester of pregnancy. [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2007 - 12 answers

My wife is pregnant and due in June. She works in health care and up until now has been working a few different part-time jobs, juggling shifts to get to more or less full-time equivalent. She is planning on taking paid family leave when the baby arrives. [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2007 - 1 answers

If I eat mussels steamed in beer am I putting my unborn baby at risk of birth defects or fetal alcohol syndrome? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 25 answers

If you're on Depo Provera, how can you tell if you're pregnant? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 25 answers

I've recently discovered I'm pregnant, but I won't be staying pregnant, especially now that I know that's what's been making me feel so awful for the last several weeks. But I've missed a lot of work and several social events; people are worried about me. Everybody's always asking me what's wrong. What do I tell them? [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 50 answers

I had sex for the first time, and less than a week later I had period-like cramps and some blood spotting in my underwear. Was I, or am I now, pregnant? We took every possible precaution... [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - 55 answers

Ever had a subchorionic hematoma? First trimester, just diagnosed. What should I expect? (Somewhat graphic description included inside). [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - 8 answers

Can an 13 year old be expelled from a charter school in Chicago because she is pregnant? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2007 - 9 answers

Ectopic (tubal) pregnancy? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 16 answers

We found out my wife was pregnant the day before I lost my job. I was working for a non-profit whose healthcare coverage is self-funded and somehow they are exempt from having to offer COBRA. [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2007 - 22 answers

Can two parents who are both O negative have an O positive offspring? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 9 answers

Being pregnant is easily the weirdest experience of my life. How did you cope? [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2007 - 30 answers