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Needing advice...maybe I'm over reacting here. I havent spoke to my boyfriend about it yet. So my boyfriend and I have a 6 month old baby together. Him and his ex have a son together. They exchanged their son the other day and he had our daughter with him. I dont mind her interacting with the kids...Im very laid back and have a good relationship with her. Not close, but we get along. Well the other day my boyfriend posted a picture of our daughter on facebook...he didnt tag me in it...which fine whatever...but then his ex posted a picture of our daughter by herself in her car seat on his post that she must have took when they did the drop off with their son. On her post talking about how gorgeous her eyes are and so on. Then there was some other person commenting about how that was their god child? I dont even know this person let alone have said anyone was her god child? I'm so confused and kinda like wtf...i dont even know how to ask him about all of this because I dont want to sound like a crazy *****. Am I crazy for being upset that his ex is taking pictures of my daughter and gloating about her? On top of someone who says they are her god mother when I dont even know who the heck this person is?

we have a policy in our apartment to pick up after our dogs...no biggee cause my hubby and I do. A couple of days ago we started all of a sudden having an issue with one of our neighbors. I was walking my dog and grabbed a bag to pick up after her and my neighbor runs up at me yelling very rudely at me and asked me if I was going to pick up these three piles that someone else left by our building but accusing me of it. I politly told her that we dont even walk our dog in that area and that we always pick up after our dog. ,she continued wanting to start a fight by telling me she saw me doing it and told me I better clean it up because she didnt want to have to report it so we get a fine before the holidays. I told her as politly and nicely as I could if she told me where they were I will take care of it because my babysitters sometimes walk our dog and I dont know if they pick up after or not. whatever it was taken care of. the woman followed me to make sure it was done...ok...and as I'm taking care of it she's still harrasing me about it. so I walk away because I'm not one to fight. a day later my hubby is walking the dog and she for no reason followed him to make slure he picked up after our dog...now I'm getting a little pissed. she's watching us walk our dog for NO reason! I feel offended and quite frankly harrased that she's checking up on us as we leave our building! anyone have any advice on how I should handle this? because I'm at the point I feel uncomfortable being here knowing that she's watching our every move. they also just moved here recently and my hubby and I have been here for 5 years and never have had any problems with anyone like this!

I had my first daughter in June of 2010 and I just had my son 7 weeks ago in feb. I also work a 40+ full time job and then come home to chase my 22 month old daughter around on top of still breastfeeding my almost 2 month old baby. My fiance has been trying to get me intimate with him this past week but in the middle of it he'll stop and storm out of the room telling me I'm not being sexy enough for him. Granite I'm not the most energetic person right now but I don't know what else I could be doing that's upsetting him so much. He'll start really putting me down and tell me I'm lazy and boring and that I'm not like the girl I used to be back in highschool. I tell him I'm tired but w/e it doesn't matter anyways. Has anyone else gone through this after having a baby? What can I do to spice things up for him? I apparently don't know how to be sexy even when I try my hardest for him. This is starting to take a toll on our relationship but sex isn't the number one thing on my mind right now. But I feel I need to make it a priority to keep us togther right now. Suggestions?

I had came back from swimming at the pool in our apt and mind you I'm juggling an uptight 11 month old and our dog and cat greeting us. We live in an apt complex and we have a door that doesn't always shut properly for some reason. There is a couple in our apartment who have a dog that whenever they walk it down stairs it barks and jumps up on our door. The one time I forget to latch the door because of all the distractions as I'm giving my baby a rinse off bath from the pool I hear barking from the dog upstairs and then our dog go beserk and the owner yelling "stop it" I run out there and our door is cracked open assuming that their dog had jumped on our door and both dogs started going at it. I didn't see it since I was in the bathroom with my baby. So I shut the door and proceed to get my baby dressed and then while I'm getting her dressed I hear a knock at the door...I screamed One Minuet and by the time I got to the door they were gone. So I went up to there apartment and knocked on their door to apologize for the incedent and they wouldn't answer yet I could hear blaring music so I'm figuring they were ignoring me. Could they do legal action against us? I mean our dog was just defending her territory and my baby and I...its a natural instinct when a threatning animal or person they don't know walks in our aptartment. I want to know what to expect because these people can be known for complaining a lot.

I have had a little backpain in the past few days but all of a sudden not even an hour ago the pain has gotten so excrutiating! I can barely walk and if I do I have to have my back arched and its just so painful! Walking also makes me feel like I have to catch my breath to make it to where I got to go. I can't bend over it takes awhile for me to get on my feet. The pain is in my lower back and the pain extends to my upper inside thigh at times and can also extend around the sides of my lower back. The pain improves when I sit down but does not fully go away. I shouldn't be pregnant I've tooken tests and they've all been negative. I had a baby last year in June. I haven't done anything to pull a muscle and the pain doesn't even feel muscle related. Anyone ever had anything simmilar? My husband has the car at work and it just me and my 11 month old baby. I will go to the e-room tonight if it gets worse I'm just scared right now and want some ideas of what could be going on. Thanks

My 11 month old has found that when she gets mad, frustrated or even excited she likes to hit me on the face or hit my arm. I know its because she doesn't know how to express her feelings yet but how can I let her know that hitting is not ok? I have been grabbing her hand and telling her hitting isn't nice and then when she does it again I put her in her crib for a time out till she can contain her emotions. But I'm not sure if its really effective. I know she can't quite understand me but as a first time parent I'm not sure exactly how to handle this. Any one else deal with this? Any advice is appreciated! Thanks ahead of time!

I had my baby late June of 2010 and I'm 22 years old. I didn't have any complications besides tearing really bad but it wasn't too much to worry about. My postnatal bleeding lasted 3 weeks and by 3 months after having her I had started my menstraal cycles and they were very normal 28 day cycles , its usual flow and lasted 3-4 days. Everything was good until my last cycle which came 2½weeks early and was very light and first came in a brownish color and then stayed a light pink which is very unusual for me. It lasted about 2½ days and then was done. I took two pregnancy tests to double check the possibilities and they both came out negative. So I figured everything was normal but yesterday 2½ weeks later from that last one I started up again. Its a light flow...put it this way I don't need to use a tampon...and its a light pink color. Another thing we noticed was I started lactating again. Mind you I haven't breastfed in 8 months now. It was coming out that creamy color as it did the first time I breastfed. It wasn't a lot but its the most I've ever gotten since I quit breastfeeding. What could be going on? Anyone else experience this? Is this something to see my doctor about or am I just worrying over nothing?

I had my first baby about 10 months ago now and after my 3 weeks of bleeding at 3 months I hadstarted my normal menstral cycles. They were always on time on a 28day cycle and lasted 3-4 days, exactly what it was like before I had a baby. Well I noticed my last period was 2½ weeks early it wasn't normal either. It was very light and went from a brownish to a pink and never got its normal red color. My fiance told me to take a pregnancy test. I took two of them after the bleeding stopped and both read negative. So I figured maybe my body is still regulating after having a baby and will go back to normal. Well yesterday almost 2½ weeks later I had some more light bleeding but it started out pink. We also noticed I was lactating and it was a creamy color like when I was first breast feeding. I haven't breastfed in 8 months I thought I would have dried up by now. What could be possibly going wrong with me? Have any other women gone through this after having a baby? Or is this something I need to get ahold of my doctor for? Any comments are appreciated! Thank you!

After I had my first baby 9 months ago I've been wanting to get a gym membership and finally I got my husband to cave in and let me. I don't know where to start looking?! Does anybody know of a gym center that is affordable, offers classes(ex:yoga or pilates) and offers child care?

My daughter is 9 months and she is standing up on her own now with out helping support. She tries to take that step but looses her balance and falls. She is my first baby and I'm just curious as to what age other babies start learning to walk

Something other than chips. Preferably something simple, fun and yummy!

How does your apartments have you pay off the bill? Through the city or through the people you rent your apartment in? The apartment complex I am living at decided last month to disinclude the water\sewage with our rent payments instead of raising our rent. Which is fine, whatever. But this how they are charging us. They are estimating by the size of our apartment how much water we use and charge us by that. For a two bedroom small apartment I am getting charged $53 extra a month for water and sewage which I have to pay to the people renting out our apartment. Shouldn't this be illegal to do? If they are going to charge water and sewage for each apartment complex shouldn't they have water meters up so we can pay the city rather than them? Because if we don't use $53 worth of water that month they get to keep the extra money they don't use. I want to know if other apartments do this or if they are doing an illegal act. The apartment we are renting is in northwestern Ohio...any advice or knowledge will help...Thanks!

My baby is 6 weeks now and I'm getting ready to go back to work and would like to get a supply of breast milk set up before I go back. But I seem to be having trouble getting any milk at all! I have breastfed my baby some but she normally doesn't want to take the breast so I have to pump anyways for her to eat. I can get about only enough for barely a feeding...like an ounce each side and she's eating about 4 oz per feeding!!! I have to give the rest to her in formula. I don't know what to do! I hear of all these mothers pumping 4 oz on each breast at a time and I'm wondering what am I doing wrong?! I pump every 3 hours I breastfeed if my daughter will. I have a mild case of thrush as she does and we are getting treated for it. But that shouldn't have to do anything with my milk supply. I have done all the little rituals and what not and I still can't get but an ounce each side. Could my breasts just not want to produce??? If any one has an answer that would be fantastic because the lactation consultant I've been talking to hasn't been of any help :(

When I went to the e-room on Saturday thinking my water was leaking (which it wasn't ended up being her jumping around on my bladder) the doctor checked to see if I was dilating and they showed me at 2 cm already. My question of curiosity is if I'm already dilated 2cm does that mean I've lost my mucus plug??? The doc didn't tell me anything about that and I was thinking about swimming in our pool but I know if you've lost that plug your not supposed to swim due to being able to catching an infection with all of the chemicals. I don't remember seeing a plug yet and I've been looking but I also know that some people don't have it all come out at once but come out like a discharge. I'm just curious is all :)

I just got off the phone with my doctor because I had an ultrasound earlier this morning and they were overlooking my ultrasound pics. My doctor and one of his nurses noticed that during the ultrasound her heart stuttered and now makes me a high risk pregnancy even though there is nothing I can do to make this better. What can an off beat heart mean? Has anyone else had this issue with their pregnancy? I do know that I have to see a high risk doctor now and may have to have a heart surgeon around after I deliver. Should I even be worried even though the doctor says not to even worry? This is my first baby and I just don't know how to take this!

Yesterday I woke up for work and everything was fine and normal. While I was working I noticed I started feeling like menstral cramps...they weren't painful it was just a shock to feel them since I haven't felt good ones since b4 I got pregnant. Then following after that I started to feel a lot of pelvic pressure and a little more pressure on my bladder. It feels very uncomfortable to walk but I can still walk around I'v just slowed down a lot more. Other mothers I work have told me that I look like I'm carrying a little lower with out me saying anything to them. There were some people telling me a week before I started feeling all of this. Its been a day later and I'm still feeling the pelvic pressure and every now and then I'm feeling menstral cramps but I'm talking maybe once in like 5 hours and they last maybe 30 sec or so. I have showed no blood, no loss of my mucus plug or amniotic fluid. But isn't it a little to early for my baby to drop? If she has dropped what does that mean for me and my baby??? How much longer could I possibly have before having my baby girl??? I would like for her to wait for 3 more weeks atleast because I haven't changed much of my active lifestyle everyone has told me that I will most likely have her sooner...but I don't want her this soon!

This is my first baby and I know this is probablly a stupid question. But its had me a little freaked out. First time this has happened through out this pregnancy. Twice while I was sleeping on my sides it happened on both sides I would end up jolting straight up out of bed coughing and gagging out of nowhere. I felt like I almost had to vomit but didn't...although some would cough up in my mouth. Is it possible that my baby could be kicking me right in the stomach causing this to happen? Or could this be something else? I don't know what else it could be but its keeping me sleeping. and it also somehow is affecting my breathing...its hard to breath and can sting a little if I exhale. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME! I WANT TO SLEEP! lol

Beings that this is my first baby I'm not sure exactly what I'm supposed to be experiencing. But I woke up this morning and felt something I've never felt before. It feels as though my whole womb area where the baby is at is pulling at my sides and front and its hurting a lot. On a scale of 1-10 10 being the worst I want to say its between a 4 and a 5 right now. Its hard for me to walk and the only way to be comfortable is sitting straight up...laying down hurts and standing hurts.And when she moves around and kicks around in there its not exactly the most comfortable thing. I am not showing any signs of pre-term labor or anything and the pain is slowly getting where its a little manageable but this is going on for maybe 2 hours now. BUT I've noticed when I give support to my stomach area the pain goes almost completely away except for on my sides. Is it possible my baby could be getting to heavy for womb area? Do I need support to hold myself up? Do they even make anything of a sort? OR is this a sign of something else?

As stated I'm 31 weeks pregnant and I had been feeling just fine this morning. It wasn't until just an hour ago when I was taking a quick nap that I woke up in a random burst puking my guts out. I don't have morning sickness anymore that like ended around my 15th week pregnant. I also checked my temprature just to cover all areas and make sure I'm not running a high fever but I'm actually running a fever of 97.1 which may not even really be considered a fever but if it gets lower will it hurt my baby? Should I call my ob? Could morning sickness actually be coming back?