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My wife's family has a history of blighted ovum so she has been booked in for an early ultrasound this Friday, which will put her at 6.5 weeks. I was under the impression that at this stage they need to be looking for a (faint) heartbeat, is that also something they will attempt during the ultrasound? I just re-read it and I was wrong, oops 
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Wife's at 6 weeks and her doctor has told her to avoid intercourse until she's at 12 weeks. This is odd advice right?
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Mar 28, 2011 03:00
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Sorry, 6 weeks pregnantdreamcatcherkwe posted:Yes, that is odd advice, Whitey, for a typical pregnancy. Was she bleeding or having some sort of issue? If she's not at risk for miscarriage, I don't see why you'd have to wait to have sex. No history of miscarriage or bleeding. Edit: Her sister obviously has the same family history and was not told the same thing through either of her pregnancies.
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Mar 28, 2011 04:45
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Juanito posted:Wife had a second ultrasound today. 8 weeks along, and we got to see a heartbeat. Only her sister knows, we're planning on telling our mothers on Mother's Day (8th May here). Not telling anyone is killing me.
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Apr 15, 2011 02:14
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My wife is 11 weeks today. Yesterday she had a ultrasound and it looked like the fetus was a hamster running in a wheel. I kinda expected it to be almost still and not much more, but there was a constant flurry of pumping arms and legs  We had a second scan about 15 minutes later (they forgot to print a copy for us to keep the first time) and it was completely still this time, apart from the heartbeat. Our obstetrician was overwhelmingly positive and basically said everything was perfect so we're looking forward to telling our mothers in a week on mother's day. It's the first grandchild and great grandchild on my side.
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Apr 29, 2011 06:31
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My wife is now at 20 weeks and in her own words, it has been "easy" so far. She's barely showing a tummy, we had the big US and our baby is bang on the development size for her gestational age. Mum to be has not had any negative symptoms from the pregnancy and in the last week I have been able to feel the baby moving about. I couldn't be happier, having a baby girl is about all I can think about most days. Oh and everyone is giving us poo poo for finding out the sex prior to birth.
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Jul 8, 2011 23:29
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VorpalBunny posted:Yeah, my pregnancy was pretty uneventful except for some major foot/ankle swelling near the end and some heartburn I kept in check by chewing lots of gum. I didn't even have morning sickness. It was only when I missed my due date and my blood pressure went up did things get hairy. I still can't get over how crazy our reproductive cycle is, and I probably never will.
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Jul 10, 2011 22:38
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TheSpiritFox posted:Words of wisdom for a 27 year old soon to be father? Book recommendations? I'm going to start reading through the thread but anything that seems like it should be thrown at me is welcome. At first I was excited, but 12 weeks before you can tell anyone seems to take forever. Then there is a weird period where your partners body changes rapidly, but the situation doesn't. This leads up to high anticipation for 20 weeks for the next big scan where you can find out the sex. That's when it got REAL for me. At around 22 weeks you will be able to feel kicks and movements from the outside. It was at this point I started to get jealous that my wife got to bond with our unborn child all day while I have to wait for the birth. Lots of people recommend "save our sleep" book, but that might be a controversial recommendation because the author believes that happy parents will result in happy kids, rather than letting kids dictate their parents behaviour. Oh and "eating for two" is not required. A pregnant woman needs to consume an average of 300 calories more per day than her regular diet. That's like a glass of milk. Your partner probably feels like sleeping for two though. This thread is very mother centric but there are fathers who lurk and it's a great resource of intelligent discussion from the mother's perspective, compared to dedicated pregnancy websites.
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Jul 30, 2011 22:18
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Eglamore posted:Hey thread, we had our baby this morning, and it does not have a mustache. Or really, eyebrows at all.
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Aug 9, 2011 08:30
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We've got a shitload of clothes courtesy of 3 cousins who were gifted summer clothes when they were all born at the start of winter. All new, never worn (not that it would bother us). My wife also is wearing her sisters and our friends maternity gear.
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Aug 26, 2011 21:58
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My wife was obeying all the food rules for about 6 months then just decided it was all nonsense and now eats whatever she likes, soft cheese, shellfish, deli meats, cured meat, raw fish etc. No alcohol though.
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Nov 7, 2011 19:45
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yawnie posted:My wife is actually due today, I think I am going to cry when our daughter is born
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Nov 23, 2011 04:45
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At the hospital and my wife has fallen asleep during labour.
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Nov 29, 2011 01:42
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Whitey Ford posted:Oh my god. Jessica was born 10pm on the 29th of November, 7lb 11oz  Thanks for being a great resource and group of people.
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Dec 2, 2011 00:22
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netally posted:I am slightly confused about birth plans. If you're not in the medical profession, how exactly do you go about writing one? Basically it took us until nearly full term to realise that a 'birth plan' is actually code for 'research things so you're not clueless about childbirth'. Incidentally, the only thing we requested was to have the placenta pulse out, but our OBGYN chose not to allow this to happen as he delivered our daughter for her safety. That's why we paid him all that money, he's the expert.
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Dec 15, 2011 00:57
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me your dad posted:Our girl is huge - 11 lbs, 5.4oz. She was delivered at 10pm via C-section after 12 hours of unproductive labor. About the confidence thing, one dad to another, fake it. Act like it's nothing, remember that it's your baby's first time to so they don't know any better. Handle your child confidentially and firmly, make your moves deliberate. The baby will respond to this. The midwives thought our newborn was our second because of how confident we appeared, despite being a bundle of nerves internally. Also watching a child go through vaginal birth (yours or in a video) you realise that newborns are HARDCORE and withstand pretty much anything so don't think they are fragile in any way.
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Dec 16, 2011 21:03
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Sarsaparilla posted:My midwife hasn't even told me what 'size' my baby is measuring. She just keeps saying "Yep, normal!" "Everything is where it should be!" I've only gained about 12 pounds and I'm at 36 weeks now so I can't help but wonder if the baby is small? I haven't had an ultrasound since 18weeks for the quad testing. Our daughter is just over 3 weeks old and my wife is now almost 5lb lighter than she was when she fell pregnant. dreamcatcherkwe posted:Your doctor sounds really weird. I took my newborn to babies r us for a boppy when he was a day old. I took my second newborn to the mall when he was a week old. We had family and friends over the day after I had my third newborn. None of them got sick. Avoiding the world is really crazymaking. Just do normal good hygiene things like wash your hands a lot. One friend said she didn't leave the house for 3 months after a regular birth! A couple in our prenatal class asked when it was safe to leave the house and the midwife was incredulous at the notion of staying at home.
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Dec 21, 2011 23:11
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Mangue posted:This is actually very reassuring. My OB said he wouldn't even start to worry about the baby's position until I went into labor and it's nice to know that the baby can turn even then. Still, hope she decides to turn well before then!
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Dec 29, 2011 19:30
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Fire In The Disco posted:Sex is supposed to help because sperm has prostaglandin in it, which can help ripen the cervix.
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Jan 5, 2012 20:21
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My little girl is now 7 weeks old She's been so easy, we're already planning our second. She now only gets up to feed once during the night, she will feed from the boob or bottle, hot or cold, without any fuss. She self burps and always seems to be happy. She's come out on the boat twice now, we made sure she had a whistle, for safety 
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Jan 16, 2012 06:06
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Lyz posted:(And Whitey, where'd you get that life vest? I think they'll have a boat down in Florida and I'd love to take the little man out on it.) https://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=144&item=18270&intAbsolutePage=1 But I am in Australia so that link is likely useless to you. It's for 3-10kg (6lb 10oz - 22lb)
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Sarsaparilla posted:Anyone have any secret burping techniques for newborns? I cannot seem to get her to burp after feeding. I finally give up, put her down, then 30 minutes later she's in a fit from gas. Of course my daughter's a bit of a self burper and often burps on the boob, so your mileage may vary.
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