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I have been under so much stress latly i am almost 8 weeks along and the my mood swings are really bad all day today I have wanted to just beat something up, I have been just under so much stress. Bills, and my mother has been driving me crazy I really just need someone to give me some peaceful talk. Can stress hurt your unborn baby?

im 8 weeks pregnant and i have been starting to wake up sore in my arm and the bottom of my back... i feel really weak and it is worst when im nausea... it started last wk after i been to the dr. so is this normal?? and does this suppose to happen

my girlfriend is almost 8 weeks pregnant and she is in pain and sick alot she don't liked to be tuched and i'm a tuchy kinda guy is this normal?? also she has lose all sexual feelings tord me is this also normal?? and if so does this last through the whole 9 months? AND if so do these feelings come back once the baby is born?

Okay I know I have asked this question already but... Okay me and my Bf starting baby planning In Mid November. My period Came on Dec 8, which means I start Ov 14 days after. So I started Ov around Dec 19. Well I started freaking out and I decided to get on BC on Dec 18. Well my BF didn't know I was having doubts. He believed it was still a go on the baby (which means no protection no pulling out). So I started the BC and guess what, I started messing up after pill #3. Never took one the day it was meant to be taken and they were never on time, so I called i quits on Friday 1/2 when there were 6 pills left to be taken. So my period came Monday 1/5. The thing is I have been feeling nausea, tired, LOTZ of headaches well according to some research I have done I may begin to feel nausea as early as week 3!!! YES I know I thought it was too soon, BUT here I am with freaking nausea and headaches. My cousin said this bleeding is not my period and that there is a possibility that I might be prego. That this bleeding is the cause of me F*N UP my BC. It is quite heavy, dark, but not smelly, and NOOOO cramps! Do I want a baby not yet but if Im pregnant HELL YEA!! I'll be more than happy to be a mommy. SO CONFUSED!!! I bought HPT I will take one first thing in the morning!! But I need help for now lol! Im so curious! I get dizzy very easily now.

1. Your 17 and you have a baby with your boyfriend. Your baby comes in april, it's a beutiful baby boy. With brown hair, fair skin, and hazel eyes. You wanted his name to have something to do with your boyfriend <James Christopher> but not exactly. 2. You continue to the same college in Boston as your boyfriend. Post graduating you get married and shortly after realize your pregnant. On a buisness trip in paris, your children are born. 2 twin girl and boy, one with honey blonde hair, medium skin and indigo eyes, the other identical. 3. Your husband graduates med school and gets a job as a doctor, you now have a house <your kids are 11, 5, and 5) You decide to have another child, you get fertillity and have quadruplets. You want them all to have the same initials. 3 boys and 1 girl. The first 2 boys have blonde hair and blue eyes, the second has curly brown hair and brown eyes. The girl has black hair and topaz eyes. 4. Your husband gets promoted, so you quit work to stay home with your growing family. then your 14 year-old daughter comes to you with news that she's PREGNANT. Coincidentlly, your pregnant at the same time. After, talking it through with your daughter, the baby daddy, and his parents, you decide, that you will keep the baby because both families are doctors and financially able, under the impression that the two will raise the kids together. <btw, your daughters boyfriend is your neighbor>. Your daughter has a boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. You have a girl with beautiful purple eyes, fair skin, and jet black hair. Names? 5. Your children are now 16, 10, 10 and 2. Your grandson dies, with extreme sadness your daughter says she wants to marry the baby daddy, you agree, if the wedding is when they are both 17 or 18 and they promise to both go to college. Overjoyed with that information, your daughter gets pregnant again but with a girl. The two get married and you and your husband adopt twin girls from Australia. Your daughter wants the name of her son to have the same initials as her first. Your twins mother wanted the babies to be named after your family. 6. Now your children are 21<the 21 year old is happily married and just graduated from and going to lawschool>, 15, 15, 4, 2 and 2. Your son tells you he is going to be a father <15 year old son> upset <like the 1st 2 times> and the girl was kicked out, you feel obligated to let her in to the house. After meeting her more thoroughly she feels more like family. The baby is born when they are 16, you keep it. After they live together for 2 years they get married. They both go to a 4 year college near by and live in the house. 7. now that your children are 30, 24, 24, 13, 11, and 11, your youngest dies of cancer. and your oldest has a child and names it a similar name. The baby is born on the day of your child's funeral, so it was an uneasy day. Your 24 year-olds are both married with children. 8. After stressing to your daughter not to have sex, at the age of 19, while in an ivy-league college she gets pregnant, the baby is born 7 weeks premature and okay. It was a girl on march 3, at 6:17 AM. She wanted a hawaiian name. You and your husband retired very rich, shortly after which he died, so you move near your daughter and her new-arrival. She did not get married to the baby daddy <or possible baby daddies> she finished her degee and got a good paying jobs, and later writes a book called "the house of youth" a fictinal book based on her and her siblings teen parenting experiences, the book was a huge hit, and turned in to a TV show.

i haven't been to a doctor, but i know i am atleast 3 and a half to 4 and a half months pregnant. i haven't had my period or any spotting since last august. i was showing all signs of pregnancy until the last week or two. my breasts got smaller. my nipples went back to their normal size and color. my tummy looks flatter. and i just don't feel so pregnant anymore. i have been having a LOT of discharge. some is clear. other is [sorry so graphic] but it's thick and yellow/white with what looks like pieces of tissue in it. i threw up the other day 8 times out of nowhere when i haven't thrown up at all during this whole thing. and today i blacked out and then fainted which also has never happened to me before. could i have had a missed miscarriage months ago but just don't know? i'm too scared to go to a doctor and have no insurance. so some help on here would be much appreciated. thanks. yeah i would think it's a miscarriage because of all the signs.. but there just hasn't been any blood or spotting of any sort and i always hear about that being the "first sign" or whatever.

i've been wanting a baby for ever and now im finally pregnant im very impatient when it comes to things i want {dont worry i have patients for a child!}i think im only like 8 weeks how can i make it seem like it will go faster?!

ok, so last month i though i had what was a period, but it was way early and very little, well ive been having to pee alot, been getting heartburn alot been really tierd, and very hungry all the time, anyways i took a test and it was positive but very very light. and i took more after that and they were negitive??!? soo if i got pregnant the last time i would be 8 weeks.. if i am not 8 weeks, i might have gotten pregnant last month on the 27th....i was very fertial on the 27th and i had sex that day to the 29th so it would be 11 days, yesterday night i had a cramping like feeling, that lasted 10 minutes and went away havent had it since, so im all confused i dont know if i am pregnant, if last month, or this month, you know, so tommarow i am going to the doctors to get a urin test done.. my questions are.. 1.are there test better then the ones in the store, why?? 2.will i get a correct answer if i concieved 11 days ago..the 27th??? 3.do you think the cramping pain last night could possibly have been implantation?? 4.what are there test like??? 5.is the clinic test free??? ANY ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW.? gosh i wanna cry, gosh its been 6 months of trying after our first loss =( thank you so much,, 10 poniys best answer..k. 17 minutes ago - 3 days left to answer. Additional Details 14 minutes ago IF I DO GET MY PERIOD THIS MONTH IT WOULD BE ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK...IF I GO TOMMAROW AND GET A NEGATIVE SHOULD I GO BACK NEXT WEEK???

please don't judge, im sincere and im just looking for some help and support. im sorry its long,but if your willing to help please read.. this morning i took a pregnancy test because i was 3 days late and i was worrying. to my complete shock it was postive. so i called my bestfriend and told her. she was pregnant at 15 and had an abortion =[ i however do not believe in that at all.i had to go to school today, it was horrible. i know in cannot have an abortion, and i dont want to give the baby up for adoption..after school i had to go tell my boyfriend.he was suprisingly calm, eventually we both broke down. he told me he wanted me to have an abortion, but i told him no. then he said he will support me and be there in whatever my decision is. but i have tonss of questions now..according to something online im due around sep. 12th..im only 4weeks 3 days. i dont want to tell my mom until im at least around 8 weeks..incase i have a misscarraige i dont want to upset her for nothing..when do you think i should tell her?? should i call planned parent hood and make an appointment??? what will they do there the first visit??? do i need to take prenatal vitamins now, or wait until i see planned parenthood, which probably wouldnt be able to get in until at atleast 3 weeks.??? how should i tell my mom??i cant imagine telling her to her face.. my boyfriend is arabic, his dad is VERY strict. he will probably kick him out..for a little while anyway..thats why he wants me to get an abortion bc he is scared of his dad.. please just help me with these questions and anyother information you can give me.. dont judge please, my boyfriend has a job i will get one soon. my parents will come around eventually i hope so i think i can do this.. thanks also im pretty skinny, im almost 5'6 im 114 lbs. when do you think ill start showing?? i know everyones different but ill still be in school when im 6 months, do you think ill be huge at that time??

So, Im 9 weeks 3 days pregnant. I throw up ALL DAY. It really gets to me. I hate vomit. Anyway my dr said for me to drink 8 cups of water a day. I sometimes feel dehydrated, but every time I try to drink water I start throwing up. I cant' drink ginger ale that good either. The only thing that settles my stomach is pepsi. Any ideas on what can make my stomach feel better. I really like water, but since I been pregnant its hard.

ok, so last month i though i had what was a period, but it was way early and very little, well ive been having to pee alot, been getting heartburn alot been really tierd, and very hungry all the time, anyways i took a test and it was positive but very very light. and i took more after that and they were negitive??!? soo if i got pregnant the last time i would be 8 weeks.. if i am not 8 weeks, i might have gotten pregnant last month on the 27th....i was very fertial on the 27th and i had sex that day to the 29th so it would be 11 days, yesterday night i had a cramping like feeling, that lasted 10 minutes and went away havent had it since, so im all confused i dont know if i am pregnant, if last month, or this month, you know, so tommarow i am going to the doctors to get a urin test done.. my questions are.. 1.are there test better then the ones in the store, why?? 2.will i get a correct answer if i concieved 11 days ago..the 27th??? 3.do you think the cramping pain last night could possibly have been implantation?? 4.what are there test like??? 5.is the clinic test free??? ANY ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW.? gosh i wanna cry, gosh its been 6 months of trying after our first loss =( thank you so much,, 10 poniys best answer..k. IF I DO GET MY PERIOD THIS MONTH IT WOULD BE ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK...IF I GO TOMMAROW AND GET A NEGATIVE SHOULD I GO BACK NEXT WEEK??? IF I DO GET MY PERIOD THIS MONTH IT WOULD BE ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK...IF I GO TOMMAROW AND GET A NEGATIVE SHOULD I GO BACK NEXT WEEK???

Hey all - I am a week away from 8 months pregnant with my second child (sex unknown). My husband and I have chosen names but have yet to narrow down the list. Time is winding down and I need to have my mind made up! (to an extent). Please pick the one you like best. Any suggestions are appreciated. My first child is a girl - Sydney Sandra Lynn (O'Connor). I'm trying to figure out which name flows the nicest with her name. Thanks in advance for all your help. Girls Dakota Ryan Paige O'Connor Julianne Elizabeth O'Connor Georgia Rae O'Connor Brooke Alexandra O'Connor Boys Nathaniel (Nate) Ryan James O'Connor William (Will) Mason Alexander O'Connor Dominic Anthony Richard O'Connor Mason William Alexander O'Connor Thanks Again The girls only have one middle name because I haven't yet chosen what name I can find to 'flow' properly. They will have two middle names, don't worry.. lmao - especially all of you people who don't like double middle names. My daughters name is: Sydney (a name we adored) Sandra (a very close relative) Lynn (my mothers name) Boys William (was my grandfather) Anthony (husbands fathers name) Alexander (husbands brothers name)

Did you ever feel like while TTC that you couldn't have children? I feel like through all of my cycles, when I see AF or a negative test I get so bummed like maybe I can't have kids.. I've been actively trying for about 6 months now, but really 5 because one cycle I didn't get to baby dance enough. Anyways, I went to my reproductive endocrinologist and ALL is fine. I did get pregnant once, almost 4 years ago.. but miscarried at 8 weeks. I just feel so frustrated that maybe I can't have them!! Did anyone else feel this way but then went on to be a happy mommy?

I am currently 9 months pregnant. My husband and I were planning a trip to Florida to visit his Mother shortly (8 weeks) after the baby is born (only for a day or two, the rest of the time we would actually have fun). The doctor said the trip was fine. My mother-in-law decided that this was a bad idea and said that we were "nuts" for making a trip to Florida so soon after the birth of the baby. My husband stood up for himself in a respectful manor and told her that she was abusive. My mother-in-law forwarded this email to the whole family, and I am now the vilan. My brother-in-law thinks that I wrote the email, or put my husband up to it, when I didn't. I just don't know what I should do. I want my little girl to have a family that loves her, but they don't. I am very pregnant and have high blood pressure. I can't take this stress. I just don't know what to do, because the last thing I want is strife in the family. I also don't want my brother-in-law or father-in-law visiting while I am in the hospital (they live locally). I just can't deal with the stress. Help! I live in NJ, and we were going to fly to Florida a 2 hour trip.

IM 10 WEEKS PREGNANT AND IM DYING TO GET AN ULTRASOUND. EVERYONE IS AGAINST ME FOR IT. I HAVE WHAT YOU CALL A BICORNUATE UTERUS. A HEART SHAPED UTERUS AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IF THE BABY ATTACHES TO THE HUMP IN MY UTERUS I WILL MISCARRY BECAUSE THERE IS VERY LIMITED BLOOD FLOW TO THAT PART OF MY UTERUS. THAT IS WHAT I BELIEVE HAPPENED LAST TIME. I WAS 7.1 WEEKS WHEN I STARTED TO BLEED AND THE BABY STOPPED GROWING AT 6.1 WEEKS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO HEART BEAT AT 8.3 WEEKS. THE LAST TIME I THIS BABY ON ULTRASOUND WAS AT 7 WEEKS. I AM NOW 10 WEEKS ON THE DOT BUT HAVING SOME CRAMPING. NOW I KNOW THIS IS NORMAL BUT THIS CRAMPING IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. ALSO I BLED FORM 5.2 WEEKS TILL AROUND THE 7TH OR 8TH WEEK. MY SYMPTOMS ARE LESSENING AND IM REALLY GETTING WORRIED. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE LAST NIGHT AFTER HAVING SEX I WENT TO THE BATHROOM AND WHEN I WIPED THERE WAS A BLOOD CLOT. NO BLOOD AT ALL JUST THE BLOOD CLOT.EVERYONE IN MY HOUSE IS GETTING MAD AT ME FOR WANTING TO GET AN ULTRASOUND. MY DOCTOR WONT GIVE ME ONE SO I WANT TO GO TO THE ER BUT NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE ME. THEY ALL SAY EVEN IF I AM GOING TO MISCARRY AN ULTRASOUND WONT PREVENT IT OR THAT IM OVER ANALYZING EVERYTHING. I JUST WANT MY MIND PUT AT EASE!! WHY CANT THEY UNDERSTAND HOW PETRIFIED I AM OF HAVING THIS KIND OF MISCARRIAGE HAPPENING AGAIN. SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME THERE INPUT...IM GOING NUTS!! sorry its so long

I need more feedback, Please. After My fiance' and I got done having sex, I had really thick white discharge. I don't have anything I've been checked, and all the above. Soo could this mean I'm Pregnant? Here are some other symptoms: 1)For the past 4 nights I haven't been sleeping very well 2)Food cravings such as alot of mayonaise on my sandwiches (which I don't like that much until now) pickles and Chocolate milke 3)lower back pain 4)slight cramps 5)I haven't been peeing alot, but I did the other day, and last night before I got to the toilet I dripped a lil bit. 6)Pressure in lower abdominal area 7)My Fiance' has been turning his nose down to foods he likes because he says they make him sick, he don't vomit though. 8) I had bad headaches for almost a week, It has subsided for the past 3 days or so. 9) I was VERY emotional today. 10) eating alot. headaches are really unusal for me. No, I'm not asking for answers, I'm just asking for opinions, and experiences

So everything was going normal. I had my period on october 29th than on december 3rd i took a test and found out i was pregnant! my periods are very abnormal so i was unsure of when i concieved. they said i should be about 9 weeks but i think its more like 8. so i had an ultra sound and the sac was an abnormal shape they said it was oval instead of round. than there was an embryo but no heart beat. Also they saw what they thought was a start of a baby. and they said my sac was the size of about 6 weeks. They said their is a very good chance i will miscary and i am so scared. they drew blood so that they can watch my hormone levels to see if they go up or down. but my sister had this happen to her (but not seeing the baby at all) around the same time and now the baby is born, and 5 months old! So what im asking is has this happened to anyone and it turned out fine? is there hope?

Ok, so its a long story but the short version is that my moms side of the family are all users and abusers. we only EVER hear from them when they want something thou wen my mom desperately needed help years ago, she was pregnant and really sick and couldn't work etc all her family had mysteriously disappeared. Now they think we have it made or whatever and only call when they want money or clothes or a hook up to a job...At one time My aunt and uncle who i hate actually treated my mom like a slave. Cooking and cleaning most of the day while they sat on their asses. The recently lost their business and were asking my mom for help and sucking up to us lol...Last week my aunt who has 3 children over the age of 20 and 1 teen and a working husband asked for $500, no given reason just that she is "short" blah blah. She works also and she is constantly bailing out her eldest daughter because her and her husband are spendaholics and her son who is over 25 still acts like he's 17 and needs money for everything. Right at this moment my mom's cousin is staying with us on our couch because shes looking for a job, my mom had found her one but she got fired and its probably because she is on the phone 20hrs a day (Shes 42years old with 5 kids and a hubby) Its just her here. Something happened YEARS ago and now i think my mom is trying to prove herself to everyone. She doesn't ask the family for help rarely. And she gives money to her parent who are on retirement every week. Shes the only one out of 8 children to give them $$. That doesnt matter because my grandparents are there and they're the g-parents. Me, my sis and brother are all in college at the moment and parent pay my interest off so that when i finish and start working it won't b overwhelming or watever only because my bro and sis don't hav to pay till they finish their course and its interest free loans. So my moms WHOLE family close and extended only vist or call because the need this and that. my moms cousin a couple of months ago who she has never talked to or met in her life called up and asked her to buy all this stuff for her daughters wedding...a wedding my mom wasn't even invited to...How rude is that?!!! I can't stand my family seriously they are all annoying and we would be better off without them. There are so much other stuff like how just recently my other aunt asked my mom to pay her daughters $17000 school tuition even though mom has three college kids of her own to look out for and a little one who needs to start a college fund. So much stuff that is soooo stupid..What would you do? As daughter to a mother who is a push over and a family that are users and my mom is the youngest 4th youngest out of my grandparents children on moms side by the way. Youngest daughter. than 3 sons after her. Sorry really confusing lol buuuttt seriously What would you do? by the way im 20 my sis 19 and bro 17 and youngest is 3

hello. I'm 16 years old and in november i had unprotected sex, i know it was stupid im an idiot I don't know why I did it.. but whatever please don't preach. anyway it was november 14 to be precise. I've also figured out it was two days before I ovulated. My period was late in december but then a week or two later I had one day off light/regular bleeding and a day of spotting so i assumed i had gotten luck thanked god and went on with it. but i've been noticing a few weird changes my breast are swollen and very sore, im feeling very fatigued and i can hardly sleep at night. I've been feeling super nauseated, and actually thrown up some, and im even urinating more.. It's been 8 weeks and 4 days since the actual sex. Can I be pregnant?! I mean i had a period or so I thought? is it possible to have your period while your pregnant? Please help.

i am very petite and small,but i have big babies at term,my babies were 8 and 9 pounds,12 and 10 years ago,i am currently pregnant at almost 31 weeks and had ultrasound today,i was worried about how big she will be,i have been miserable for 2 weeks now(groin pain from her head).........well,2 weeks ago they said,2lbs 10 ounces and today they guesstamated not quite 4 pounds!! ....how accurate are their estimates?

I am 9 1/2 weeks pregnant - have seen heartbeat on 8 week ultrasound, (YAY) But for the last day or so I have been getting period pains - no bleeding, just period cramps, should I be worried? (my last pregnancy ended in miscarriage so I am paranoid) Has anyone else had this and what happened?

From the last post I just wrote it would work out that I would be 7/8 weeks pregnant....surely this would show on a hpt? And too also have a period aswell...but then be late for another... Is at actully still possible to be preg?

i'm not really sure what to expect going in to this appointment... i'm a first-timer at this and i'd feel better knowing what they're going to check for or whatever. any advice, opinions, experiences to share?

My husband is deploying this month. I'm 8 weeks pregnant. We own two big dogs and a cat. I can no longer go to Virginia to be with my family because my parents landlord said I couldn't have my dogs up there. I live in Killeen right now and its very hard to find a place that will allow my dogs. Should I just stay in the place I'm in even though I really don't like it very much? Or should I try to look and find a place that I like that will accept them? I would like a place with a fenced in back yard. The place I'm in now doesn't have a back yard and its really annoying having to clean up their poop and pee off of a patio. Its going to be even more annoying when I'm showing and can barely kneel down to pick up the poo lol. What would you do in my situation? I've considered trying to retrain my dogs to do their business in the front yard like all the other dogs but my dogs are kind of stubborn. Killeen is a military town and almost everyone is very discriminatory when it comes to big dogs. So for people like me who own them and rent...its very hard to find a place. Of course I love my dogs...thats why I wanted a bigger place with a back yard for them to run around and play in.

So I am going to list my signs/syptoms. I am currently 12-13 DPO and I am expecting AF on Thursday this week. Here is what I am experiencing: On this past Friday, which would have been 8 DPO, so implantation could have occured, I got really nauseated about 3pm and I threw up about three times that night ending at 2 am. I have been really nauseated every afternoon since then. My nipples are very tender and the areolas are darker than normal with more goosebumps than normal. I am hungry, but I can only eat about half of what I normally eat. I smoke a very small amount, but when I do go to smoke I cannot even smoke a whole cigarette. I get very nauseated. I am bloated. I have cramps on and off. My lower abdomen feels a little tighter, or bigger, or something. Just feels strange. I am extremely tired. Like since Friday I have am able to go to bed at 10 and sleep til 11 the next morning and then still be tired. I'm emotional. So I am wanting to know if this may sound like I could finally be pregnant. This is month number 5 of TTC our first so we have our fingers crossed. As I said, my period hasn't came yet and it is not due til Thursday. What are your thoughts please? Thanks in advance and baby dust to all!!

I would love to hear from other mothers who grew up without a mother in their lives for all or most of their childhood. I won't get into my long life story but here is the basics. My parents split when I was a baby. My mother was in a a very physically abusive relationship and she didn't take good care of me when I was 3. My dad got custody of me and my mother moved from Ontario to Alberta and basically walked out of my life. I saw her for 6 weeks each summer for a few years then I basically stopped visiting. She moved back to Ontario when I became pregnant with my first child. We tried to establish a relationship but she became super religious and IMO, a little unbalanced in the head. We talk on the phone or by email maybe twice a year. There is a lot more to the story and there is so much pain when I even think about her and how she messed my life up. My dad did the best he could but I feel like a part of my life is missing. As a mother, I can't imagine being without my children for one day, I just don't understand how someone can leave their child. I came here with this story because I want to reach out to other mothers who suffered growing up without their mom. I wonder if others struggle with motherhood because they didn't have a female role model in their life. I have a loving husband who is really supportive and two awesome kids, a boy 6 and a girl 8. I love my kids more than life itself yet sometimes I find myself wondering what to do because I have a hard time relating to them. I wonder what normal families do, what moms do with their kids and the things they talk about. I also suffer form chronic pain, I can't work and it limits me in what activities we can do as a family so I feel guilty about that too. I do feel I am a good mother yet I second guess myself all the time. Please feel free to share your story and your struggles. You can PM me if you don't want to share publicly. It would mean more to me than anyone can understand just to know I am not alone. Thank you everyone for your stories. They are all so similar to mine. I also had a step mother as a teen. She was jelous of me so we never got along. It was an emotionally abusive situation so I moved out when I was 17. I do have a better relationship with my step mom now but she doesn't take my children for visits or anything. It helps knowing I am not alone. I think all of us could benefit from councelling. I would like to go but I am a little scared. I also suffer from panic attacks but I am going to push myself to talk to someone. I can't pick a best answer because they are all great. Thanks everyone.

I work as a freelance steel pans and drums tutor 5 days a week for approximately 8 hours per day. I love my job but it is quite noisy. I work with kids playing the pans from groups of 5 to 20 and I accompany them on the drum kit so it's music music music all day long. I am 12 weeks pregnant and continuing to work However one of the teachers told me today I should cut down my hours as the music and vibrations is bad for the baby! Is this true?? I can't cut my hours as i'm self-employed and counting on evey penny I make as I have to save up as i don't get much maternity pay (well the government rate of £117 isn't going to get me through the week). Also my boyfriend is out of work so no joy there either. However I don't want to do anything that will harm the baby.

Has anyone experienced this?

period has been coming every 22,23 days apart for the past couple months. before that it usually arrives 27 days apart. last i got pd was dec. 8, me and my boyfriend have been and were sexually active, unprotected, during my highest fertile days. i thought i would get my period 23 days apart again but nothing. so then i figured i would get it normally 27 days apart and still nothing. i took a hpt yesterday afternoon and it was negative. did i test too soon? i have most if not all preg symptoms(mostly, tired, hungry, cramping on and off for more than a week) To me, if my period is supposed to come it will come no matter how much i think about it, but nothing yet. has this ever happened to anyone? when do you think i should re test? *also, i had sex last night for the first time in a couple days and it was a bit uncomfortable.(never experienced that) when i woke up and went to the bathroom i wiped faint pink(lasted for about an hour on and off), nothing on underwear though(if tmi, sorryy..) and it has gone away completely. **Thanks in advance!!

im just over 8 weeks pregnant, and finding it very hard to get to sleep, why?

im just over 8 weeks pregnant, and for about 3 weeks now all i do is sit and shiver, im freezing cold all the time, i am from the UK and its quite cold over here, well to me it is lol, is this just a bug going round? or because im pregnant?

I've just found out that I'm 5 weeks pregnant with my first baby (well it'll be 5 weeks tomorrow) and I have an appointment for the midwife at 8 and a half weeks (on 6th Feb) and then I'll have my 12 week scan after that. However, my boyfriend and I are so happy about this baby, I am absolutely terrified at the thought of miscarrying! Can anyone give any advice? I fell pregnant really quickly and I'm worried it'll be snatched away as I was so excited when I found out and I know chances are about 1 in 4 will end in miscarriage. The doctor today didn't really fill me with confidence either with the 'it's very early days, so we don't usually like to build your hopes too much' talk.... Any advice would be greatly appreciated! It's such a long wait another 7 weeks before a scan...would I know if I've miscarried?! Would a pregnancy test still come up positive?! Thanks Thanks so much everyone. This is my first pregnancy but I'm just terrified of losing the baby, my boyfriend and I desperately want this.....I have Sanatogen Pre-Natal vitamins which I'll start taking today and I'll try and do what I can diet wise...I haven't drank alcohol since October, I don't smoke and my caffeine intake is pretty low. I'm so excited, I just can't put it out of my mind and want 7 weeks to pass so I get my scan.....

I am 8 weeks pregnant & want to terminate it.I am bit confused to choose between oral pills(medical termination) or to go surgical without hampering my future chances.

I'm currently 39 weeks pregnant and am constantly sick and throwing up. I've lost 8 pounds in the past six days from being so sick and honestly, I'm soo done with being pregnant. My classes also start back up on the 22nd and my due date is the 13th. I'd like to have had the baby before I go back to school and I really want to spend time with my baby and rest up before jumping right back into college. I have had no complications and the doc says the baby looks perfect. I am only one centimeter dilated and this is my first pregnancy. I'd like to hear about everyone else's experiences with castor oil. I've tried everything else to naturally induce myself, but so far all I've gotten is Braxton Hicks.

He does try to include me but I have two days off a week and he wants me to get off work at 8 and drive 1 1/2 to 2 hours to see him at various family members houses. They are all nice but that leaves me with no time to do anything else. He is with his family on most weekends and 2-3 days a week. I told him last night that I needed more time with him and he said his family feels abandoned since he moved in with me. The conversation started out ok but ended with him asking if I wanted him to move out. I haven't answered him yet because I feel like this is a trap. I didn't think he wanted to leave me but after last night I realize a comment like that doesn't come from no where. Is he looking for a way out? Can one persons family really expect that much of him? And how can you expect someone to get off work and drive like that all the time? I'm no superwomen, I'm a tired & over worked pregnant women who needs real advice.

my last pregnancy i was siick as a dog, i was in the hospital lke every week for dehydration from vomitting so much. i tried the ginger, etc. and nothing would work. now im pregnant again only this time i have an 8 month old so i dont have time to hover over the toilet. does anyone have any suggestions or your own remedies that may help. its awful, im always vomitting...morning to night...i dont know what to do

I have had endometriosis for 7 years and been on Lupron for 5 years consistently. The Lupron started at 11.25 mg, moved up to 22.5 mg, and now I am on 33.75 mg. Within the last 8 months I stop taking the add back (which I started taking again 2 days ago) norethindrone (a birth control). In the last week or so I have been nauseous and am concerned I am pregnant. Is this possible? I haven't had a period in 5 years, doesn't that mean I can't get pregnant? And if i do try to take a home pregnancy test, will it come out correctly since I don't have a time line (ie missed period) to judge when to take it?

I am 8 weeks pregnant and I've had a bug recently so I have been able to cover up my morning sickness the only problem is that my mum keeps trying to give me medicine which I cannot take due to my situation. I need to tell her but I'm so scared that she will be disappointed in me. I am smart and I was suppose to go to uni in march but I've had to postpone it. I am so scared and I don't know what to do please help me!

Hey there y'all!!!!! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and all the very best of everything for 2009.... My question is .....going by my last period etc I am 9 weeks pregnant today, but going by my ultrasound I am 8 weeks and 5 days.......which one do I go by?!?! I know there is only 4days in it...... Thanks all so much for your input! as this is our first, I am a little confused...... Also I just wanted to say.....for all the girls out there ttc, I will keep you all in my thoughts....for some of my contacts who have lost their babies, I know that your little angel is looking down on you and will keep you safe!!! and for those of you who are pregnant, I hope you are having an easy run of it! Good luck to all - whatever your situation!!! xxxxx

Im more of an evening symptomns person lol and have never been sick throught my pregnancy so far other than with certain foods and have the odd day of tierdness but nothing major I just feel like I did befor I was pregnant is this normal...also I was a size 6-8 and Im staring to show is this ok.... also what shall I expect from my first scan Im really nervous as to whether my baby is ok? xx

I am 15 weeks pregnant and from about 7 8 weeks I do not like laying on my belly as I always used to. So I lay on my Back or sometimes on my side. What way should I sleep? What positions shouldn't you sleep? Thanks xx

I have been married for 16years, have 5 children, my husband has been abusive in the past, anyway things were ok, but he gave up smoking about 4 weeks ago - a decision which he made as he had a mini stroke and is a heavy drinker and (was) smoker, anyway over the last week or so he's being really nasty again, verbally abusive, last night he wanted me to go and buy him some cigars - he said it's not the same as fags - and I said no,if you want them go and get them yourself, anyway he really got the hump and was really nasty, name calling, telling me I had to sleep on the sofa, oh and by the way I'm 8 weeks pregnant. I am so depressed today, I want him to leave but we've been through this before, he won't go. He's one of those men who you read about, who murder the children just to get back at the wife - well I couldn't say for sure he wouldn't do something like that. I want a termination as I just cannot bring another child into this situation, but he wouldn't agree to that so I'd have to do it behind his back. I'm so unhappy. Can I get an injunction out against him or something? I really feel like I hate him. Thanks for any advice.

? My son is 3 and she has only babysat for use 3 TIMES in his entire LIFE! So the last time she rejected us we told her we'll never ask again. now it's been 8 months since she has seen our son (yeah i'm stubborn). Now she complains that she dont see him enough, yet she will watch her other grandchildren Every single week. (we hardly ask).... She said she didnt want any black grandchildren before i ever got pregnant but once i got pregnant she said she's over the race issue, So why dont her azz ever babysit like she does the other kids.... I havent disowned her but she's only allowed to see the kid every 8 months or so. What do you think? I feel like we're being treated like a second class family

Okay...I am nearly 3 weeks late for my period. I have slight lightheadedness when i stand up. I know i am not dehydrated because i drink 8 glasses of water a day. so we can rule that out...secondly i feel like i have been on my period now for two weeks. At first i thought i was just having PMS then about a day before i usually start i put a liner in....then nothing happened and im quite nervous. I realize that being late can stress you out and cause you to be even more late. but i have never been this late even when i knew their was a good possibility that i could have been pregnant. And i have never been more than 3 days late. And i am plenty old enough that my cycle is regular. I know their is a possibility that i am but its been 18 days and the only symptoms i have are sore boobs, lightheadedness(coincidently the same symptoms you have before you start your period), missed period, frequent urination. so i am really more concerned that i feel like i am about to start and i never do, that worries me. i guess i just want a little insight as if anyone has been pregnant and felt this way. And i have already taken a test and it was negative, but it was also a dollar store test so. so any info i would appreciate. thanks starla.

im 16 and i think i am pregnant last month i had what i though was a period but it was too early and way to little, this month ive been having most symthoms, dizzy very tierd, pee alot, i took a test and i had a faint positive then i took more after and they were negative ive been having weird pains on the bottom of my stomach, and today i had cramping, and if i do get my period it wouldn't be for another 11 days or so..anyways i think i am about 8 weeks. and i was wondering if i could just go to the doctors and if they will tell me for sure. i live in palmdale california. will they do it for me at a clinic??? would i be able to go alone?

For the past two days I have been experience period-like cramps but lighter on and off. My period isn't due for for about 12 days. I went off the pill December 13 and had sex once using a condom about 8 days ago. Are the cramps a pregnancy sign? Also I have been dieting for the last week and probably not getting enough fibre and have been slightly constipated, could that be causing the cramps? I'm just hoping I'm not pregnant. I havnen't had fatigue or nausea or sore breasts.

okay im going to apologize now for to much info but........im 10 weeks pregnant and have been petrified to have sex. i bleed from 5.2 weeks to somewhere between my 7th and 8th week. ultrasounds show all is well with the baby. i was also diagnosed with a bicornuate uterus (heart shaped).so sex in my eyes has been a no no. but anyways the doctor said it was okay and so i did it. but tonight when we were having sex he kind of went in to deep and hurt me. when i went to the bathroom and wiped a blood clot came out. no bleeding on or around it. and looked a brownish color wit a hint of pink.....in other words it looked old. could it have been from the previous bleeding.again sorry for too much info but i really need help im scared sh*tless. previous miscarriage last january @ around 8 weeks.

alright so i have a few questions if you could just please help me answer them. i am 20 weeks, 5 days pregnant with a baby girl, just so you know. :) question one: last night, i woke up in the middle of the night with really bad cramps, and i passed a bowel movement... well, 2 of them. then, i felt better. but here lately, its been hurting to even pass a bowel movement. like in my lower, lower tummy (just about where your hairline starts down there and a little upwards)... is this ok? question 2: sometimes i get some sharp pains in my stomach... but they go away... could it be braxton hicks already? or what? question 3: when i get up off the couch or bed or move a lot, my lower, lower stomach gets a sharp pain... is that normal? maybe im getting up too fast or too rough? question 4: my baby hasnt been moving a lot today? she normally moves a lot. is this something to be concerned about? i mean, i have felt her kick today, just not a lot and not for a long period of time. after i get offline, im gonna go lay in bed and rub this lotion stuff on my tummy. that usually makes her move. :) but yeah... should i be concerned? question 5: does the baby change posistions a lot? like... one day i feel her kick on the left side, then i feel a kick on the right side a few days later? does she "punch" with her hands too? and can her head be on the left side, then be on the right side the next day? i just wanted to know if she moves around a lot... question 6: i know this is weird... but sometimes i get these like "sensations!" in my vaginal area... around my clitrous. not so much a wonderful one... just one that makes it feel like im peeing myself so i quickly grab down there... is this normal? whats that all about? question 7: my belly isnt always completely hard... sometimes its still a little mushy. is that normal for how far along i am? and i feel like im not big enough... does it seem like your belly is smaller when you lay down? it does to me. and just sometimes i feel super super huge and other times i just dont. like today... i just dont feel that big. :( is that ok? question 8: i have gained 9 lbs. so far... is that ok? thanks. if you can just please answer these. please. this is also my first pregnancy. :) also, i get sharp pains in my lower back too... is that ok? usually when i have a cramp around front. but sometimes not.

just about to be 8 weeks pregnant

8 weeks right now i got a very very bad pain on the bottom of my stomach right above the hair line, and it lasted almost 10 minutes maybe, and right now i can still fill it but they are very light pain, almost as if something is poking me inside, it kinda felt like cramps, but different kind of cramps i think, anyways i went pee and there was no blood so i dont think i lost it, has this happen to anyone of you girls?? can pains be normall at 8 weeks.??? or am i gonna loose it =(