so sorry to hear your news Tony.

take care of yourselves
love terri

64% chance of a girl which is what everyone has been saying. I'll wait till i give birth to find out though!

Yes I'm still in denial.......I'm at 16 weeks today.

I just rang up to make an appointment with my osteopath and said 'better just let you know I'm 4 months pregnant'
came off the phone with a big grin on my face and said, oh my god Im 4 months pregnant' to my husband!
I still can't quite believe ...

thanks Libby

I understand some people are superstitious especially with different cultures and I respect that but I have never heard anything as extreme as this. I find it insulting that she thinks I have a negative effect on her baby. Her baby got sick at a time I wasn't seeing her anyway.
And she ...

thanks Caroline and Yasmina

I still believe it is unkind what she is doing. We have been friends since the age of 4 and she has seldom followed her culture so religiously. I know her grandparents are pressuring her about this and I understand thats stressful for her. However, in her shoes I would ...

Thanks Chel and Yasmina

Many people have told me now the same thing. So clearly its certainly not a big part of the chinese culture...........since she is very westernised, it makes it worse that she chose to follow this one thing.
she did stay in after the birth and didn't wash her hair but apart ...

thanks so much for your message Yasmina. This friend has let me down before this so maybe its time to call it a day with her. I think it is saying more about her personality than the Chinese culture.

thanks again, you have really helped.
Love Terri
P.S congratulations to you too!

Melanie, I am so so sorry. Nature is so cruel sometimes.
I wish I could say something to help.

you are in my thoughts.
Love Terri

can anyone offer any advice on this?

Hi Walsh

you are not overeacting because theres no such thing after what us lot have been through..........we panick at everything! I used to panick if my boobs weren't sore for a day!

But I think it sounds like you will be okay. Many women get spotting for months. My sister had it for ages too ...

I just wondered if anyone could shed some light on this......................

My chinese friend had a baby in April and a few weeks ago, she announced that her grandparents told her that I was not allowed to hold the baby as I am pregnant. Apparently I will unsettle the baby for a few days as I am ...

Hi Lisa

I'm 15 weeks today and am still getting headaches! I'm also getting similar aches and pains.
I get pains which actually feel like stretching as well! My midwife said something like this........'your uterus is moving fowards now and the fallopian tubes and ovaries are trying to stay where ...

Thanks for the advice.

I stopped taking pregnacare ages ago as I found it made me more sick. I just took folic acid. noone has told me to take iron and calcium. I do take sachets of natural iron supplements I got from the health shop though as I'm hoping it might increase my energy.......I'm so ...

you sound like you have the perfect dog to be around children! I don't think you have much to worry about!

My last dog was a X-german shepard and he was lovely with kids too. they are such intelligent doggies!

I'm going to ramble again................

since you have asked about your dog Madiva, I'll add a bit more. When you arrive home with the baby, introduce the baby to your dog as soon as possible and praise her for being good (as long as she is). if she does the wrong thing, like jumps up or gets ...