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Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

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[ - ] Does anyone have any info on UNIS? Is there a high turnover of international kids? Is this a bad thing? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 06.05.08, 01:25 PM Flag
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the turnover is no higher than other schools -- there's a page with FAQs on the UNIS website and that's one of the issues covered. Many of the international/UN families at UNIS have long-term posts in the US. What kind of other info are you looking for? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:52 PM Flag
[ - ] Please recommend a great toy for a 2 yo. MIL wants suggestions and I feel like we already have tons o' crap. She refuses to buy books. 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:24 PM Flag
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Any of the play-doh stuff [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:25 PM Flag
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Why does she refuse to buy books? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:25 PM Flag
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She says she wants to buy dd "something fun" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:26 PM Flag
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Interesting....Do you have a small table with chairs for her? We got one for my ds at that age and it is wonderful for coloring, painting, playing with play doh etc. Also great for eating at when we do not eat as a family. May not be fun enough though.... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:29 PM Flag
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dress up stuff is great at that age. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:25 PM Flag
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Right now I'm coveting this play gym for my 2 yo: http://mymomshops.blogspot.com/2008/06/mymomshops-giveaway-little-tikes-fold.html [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:26 PM Flag
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something that pushes...a shopping cart with pretend food, a doll with a stroller, etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:27 PM Flag
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^^and easel is also a nice idea. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:36 PM Flag
[ - ] How old was your dc when he/she could recognize all of the letters of the alphabet? 15 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Preschool/Kids 06.05.08, 01:22 PM Flag
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about 2.2 months (girl) but she doesn't really understand what a letter is-- just recognizes by sight [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:28 PM Flag
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is this a joke or a mistake? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:30 PM Flag
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Oh come on. What do you think? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:31 PM Flag
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i'm not sure, there are some crazies here. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:31 PM Flag
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Anyone who would even consider a 2.2 month old recognizing letters is pretty crazy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:36 PM Flag
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OR-- of course I meant 2.2 yo! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:53 PM Flag
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DS could do it well before he was 2. DD is 2.5 and only knows a handful of letters [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:29 PM Flag
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not much till he started preK at 3... prior to that a few letters only (his initial, m for mom, etc.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:33 PM Flag
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None at 2yo and all before 3 yo. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:43 PM Flag
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my 2.2 yo knows them all [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:45 PM Flag
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ditto. My DD knew shapes, colors, numbers, and the alphabet by 2.5 years of age. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:02 PM Flag
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she was four becasue I did not want to push her - she could have done it earlier had I forced it down her throat. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:47 PM Flag
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my kid taught herself from sesame street and fridge magnets at age 2, she was just interested. i did not shove anything down her throat. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:55 PM Flag
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the TV did that for ya! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:02 PM Flag
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np. it seems that some kids are just interested in letters from an early age. My ds is 3yo and can't stand it if I talk about ABCs, so I never bring them up. He can tell you the difference between a philips head and flathead screw driver and can screw real screws into boards, he knows left and right. They all have their strengths! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:04 PM Flag
[ - ] How do I tell DH his hair looks like Larry from the 3 Stooges and he needs to get it all cut. He thinks he looks mod 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:21 PM Flag
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say something about how good someone's short hair on TV looks. Clooney [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:24 PM Flag
[ - ] 3 wk old sleeping 2-4 hour stretches at night since birth - will this likely stretch out to 5-6 hours by 6 wks? 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:19 PM Flag
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likely not. babies go through all sorts of cycles in the early days- it's not a straight progression. but gl! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:21 PM Flag
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no. not likely at all. possible, but very much not likely. up until 9 m/o, 5 hours is considered "sleeping through the night". ours slept 2-3 hours max for the first 3 months at least. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:23 PM Flag
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^^ and hang in there. those first 6 wks are just rough. there's nothing that can prepare you for the 24/7 aspect of it all. it gets better at 6 wks, better again around 3 mos. congrats! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:24 PM Flag
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It happened like that for my ds. At 8 wks he was sleeping 10-5 or so. But I know thats not the norm. It could happen, though [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:26 PM Flag
[ - ] TTC experts needed here. How soon after a positive OPK do you ovulate? If I got a positive two days in a row, Sunday and Monday, does that mean I probably ovulated on Monday or on Tuesday? 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:17 PM Flag
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i'd guess monday. did you test at the same time on both days? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:19 PM Flag
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yes, same time both days, and each time the test line was darker than the control line, so they were certainly positive. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:24 PM Flag
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i would think monday. usually it's 12 to 24 hours so it should be pretty soon after your second test. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:26 PM Flag
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probably monday. Those sticks can be hard to read. There's a website called peeonastick.com that might be helpful. I liked my monitor better than the sticks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:20 PM Flag
[ - ] my friend says she has a blocked tube and her doctor says that he thinks she won't be able to conceive without IVF. What does a blocked tube mean? what is it blocked with? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:15 PM Flag
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scar tissue [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:16 PM Flag
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scar tissue? from what? how does that happen? i don't want to ask her becuase she is very upset but i am curious. and she has another tube that is not blocked, so why would there be a problem? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:18 PM Flag
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Im not an expert but I think the issue is you only ovulate from one ovary (usually) every month, and maybe not equally? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:38 PM Flag
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my SIL had this. As I remember it, you still ovulate normally, just the egg is not able to make it down the damaged tube to be fertilized. My SIL had the damaged tube removed (I think it was to improve conception probability.) After a few rounds, she had a beautiful healthy baby via IVF. Then a few years later... they had one naturally. Her doc said the wild part is that the egg which was fertilized was from the ovary without the fallopian tube. That the tube from the other side "reached over" and snagged that egg. (It was a one in a million chance.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:45 PM Flag
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i think it can happen from infections... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:48 PM Flag
[ - ] there is really noone here, is there? 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:12 PM Flag
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Not a soul [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:12 PM Flag
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do people still come here since the re-design? i hardly ever do .... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:12 PM Flag
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And yet here you are [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:13 PM Flag
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ha ha - i had a question to post [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:14 PM Flag
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peter noone from herman's hermits? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:15 PM Flag
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Mrs Brown youve got a lovely daughter [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:16 PM Flag
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Never a Willy or a Sam (or a SAM!)// I'm her eighth old man I'm Henary, Henry the Eighth I am [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:18 PM Flag
[ - ] anyone use a sleep positioner for their newborn? yay or nay? want to get my db out of her carseat and into bassinet ... tia 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:11 PM Flag
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We tried it for the same reason, but didn't really need them. We swaddled and that was enough. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:12 PM Flag
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we did because ds always broke out of his swaddle, and I thought it would help him feel snuggly. I thought it was good until he stopped being so twitchy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:40 PM Flag
[ - ] How warm is the Hannah Anderssen survival hoodie jacket, anyone? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:09 PM Flag
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a winter coat in a lil jacket [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:23 PM Flag
[ - ] i had a late miscarriage about a month ago. since then, things have been really weird. a lot of discharge, a lot of bloating. i asked my doctor and he brushed me off and said it's fine. but i'm uncomfortable. 20 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:07 PM Flag
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Did they check your HCG levels to make sure you were back to 0? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:08 PM Flag
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no. i guess i should ask my ob to do that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:17 PM Flag
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np- so sorry for your loss. but yes, they should have done that for sure. gl to you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:20 PM Flag
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thank you. i wonder if he did but didn't tell me. b/c now that i think about it, it should be pretty standard to test it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:24 PM Flag
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yes, I would think maybe they did. Did they do bloodwork following the mc? if so, that's what they were testing for. but it's no good to feel blown off in any event- especially in your circumstances. maybe go back and ask again. if you don't get a satisfactory response, perhaps seek another opinion? gl [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:32 PM Flag
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i'm thinking (strongly) of switching doctors but i think i need to get this whole thing finished with before anything else. my doctor didn't do the procedure but i did go to my doctor for a follow up. he drew blood but didn't specifically say that he was testing hcg levels. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:35 PM Flag
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I can completely understand that. You've got enough to worry about right now without worrying about finding a new doc. But it sounds like they probably did test the level-- but I'm sure you feel like it would have been nice to know that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:37 PM Flag
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it's been a very unsettling experience. i feel like my doctor is not giving me all the information i need. and between that and not feeling quite right since then, i'm just very not confident. but i'll call and double check. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:41 PM Flag
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did you miscarry naturally or have a d&c? are you in pain? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:46 PM Flag
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i had a d&e. (fetus was too big for a d&c). no pain. discharge on and off and bloating. just a general feeling of discomfort, no real pain. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:48 PM Flag
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It may just be your body coming down from all the hormones and getting back to normal, etc. Nonetheless, this is a huge red flag as far as your dr is concerned and I would switch to a new one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:49 PM Flag
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i was surprised b/c up until now the big thing my doctor had going for him was his consideration for me as a patient. i'm really leaning towards finding a new doctor. thanks for your post. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:01 PM Flag
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Yes. Call the office now and tell them you are concerned you might have "retained products of conception." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:21 PM Flag
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thanks. i'll call. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:25 PM Flag
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This is not normal, and it is not right for your OB to brush you off. I had to terminate a pregnancy in the 2nd trimester and had issues afterwards. Dr brushed me off and it turned out I had some serious post d&c complications that almost cost me my uterus. Not to alarm you, but I would get into see a doctor. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:42 PM Flag
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what were the symptoms of the problems? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:48 PM Flag
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severe pain a day or two after the procedure. I called the dr twice and he said that it was normal and that "this is just something women go through." Turns out it was a pretty severe infection, probably bc d&c was not complete. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:50 PM Flag
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yikes. i'm not having serious pain. a lot of bloating and gas. some discharge. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:56 PM Flag
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You should still see a doc (aren't you supposed to have a follow-up a month later? Hope you're feeling better and sorry about your loss. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:59 PM Flag
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i had a three week follow up. i mentioned the discharge and he wasn't concerned. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:03 PM Flag
[ - ] What's the difference between a G&T and Empowerment school? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:58 PM Flag
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an empowerment school accepts everyone--the principal is given greater authortiy/autonomy to decide curriculum, hiring, policies etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:05 PM Flag
[ - ] She's touching me! she's touching me! No, she touched me first! Now I understand why my mother is nuts. 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:57 PM Flag
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lol. really. that is one of my favorite posts ever. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:02 PM Flag
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and, i wonder, is there any way to avoid this (says she who has 1 and is thinking about 2) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:02 PM Flag
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That is the beauty of having siblings! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:06 PM Flag
[ - ] do you think simon cowell is married? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:54 PM Flag
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no, isn't he dating that chick from Access Hollywood? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:57 PM Flag
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i hadn't heard. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:04 PM Flag
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not married [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:53 PM Flag
[ - ] My kids end up in my bed every night, anyone find a way to stop them from doing that, I am about to lock my door or theirs, I am exhusted. 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:54 PM Flag
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just get up and walk them back to their beds. it'll take about two or three nights where you won't get much sleep. but you'll make up for it later on when you get your bed to yourself the entire night. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:57 PM Flag
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that's what I have been doing but it doesn't seem to work and now I am getting screaming and crying in the middle of the night when I take him back [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:03 PM Flag
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that's fine. just keep reiterating that everyone needs to stay in their own beds until the morning. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:04 PM Flag
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Can you start a reward system? Stickers or something if they stay in bed? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:05 PM Flag
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I might be crazy but I love the fact that when I wake up, I see my kids faces in my bed. In a few years they will not need me as much so I am trying to enjoy it for now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:09 PM Flag
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I had the same prob a couple of months ago.Reward system worked a treat.Dd got a sticker each morning after staying in bed and at end of week got a special reward. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:09 PM Flag
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bribe them [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:17 PM Flag
[ - ] People respond less to my posts on this new site. Does that make sense? (I have therapy later on, please be gentle). 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:53 PM Flag
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There are fewer people here. Everyone responds to everything less. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:53 PM Flag
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Why is that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:54 PM Flag
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New layout, etc. Whenever there's a changeover like this, you lose some users. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:55 PM Flag
[ - ] I am facebook obsessed and now looking to find old friends, I sent a email to one (a guy) and got back a really lame response- now I am annoyed. We were really really close friends almost 20 years ago and just lost touch over the years, thought he would be excited to hear from me. 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:48 PM Flag
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it was 20 years ago. he's moved on [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:49 PM Flag
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still. you wouldn't be excited to hear from a old friend? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:52 PM Flag
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I'd probably think, oh yeah, Brenda. I wouldn't jump through hoops [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 12:53 PM Flag
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ita you weren't that cool [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:03 PM Flag
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that stinks... i'd be excited to hear from someone i hadn't heard from in 20 yrs, too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:54 PM Flag
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