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  1. ob said I will be late and possibly need induction.. (13 replies)
  2. Baby hiccups? What do they feel like to you? (5 replies)
  3. What can I do to speed it up (41 replies)
  4. When did you finish work and how long after was bub born? (43 replies)
  5. wraps (8 replies)
  6. blood pockets around sac (5 replies)
  7. Upper back pain (5 replies)
  8. Position of placenta (9 replies)
  9. 3D/4D Scan at 30 weeks (8 replies)
  10. antenatal classes - should i reschedule? (5 replies)
  11. Blood pressure readings - does anyone know what the numbers actually mean? (3 replies)
  12. your mothers pregnancy (32 replies)
  13. Swelling but only in one ankle? (2 replies)
  14. What does 5/5 or 3/5 mean? (5 replies)
  15. Gestational diabetes test (5 replies)
  16. Tell me what i need to hear... (6 replies)
  17. Flying in Areoplane (3 replies)
  18. Gender - were you right? (53 replies)
  19. Coffee? (19 replies)
  20. Draino (8 replies)
  21. Chickenpox during pregnancy (11 replies)
  22. How protected is the embryo? (8 replies)
  23. Castor OIl (4 replies)
  24. Posterior birth question (28 replies)
  25. Baked Cheesecake - Feta/Ricotta? (2 replies)
  26. Internal? Sorry if TMI! (3 replies)
  27. sorry if TMI very painful sex in pregnancy. (9 replies)
  28. When did you let your family know? (14 replies)
  29. Finding out baby's gender? (12 replies)
  30. Spotting is it a good or bad thing? (4 replies)
  31. How will I know if waters leaking? (8 replies)
  32. Hormones...?! (3 replies)
  33. 10 weeks, 4 days (heartbeat faint and slow) (9 replies)
  34. Are obs normally right when they tell you get "ready:" (27 replies)
  35. 7wks, Scan showed empty sac? (26 replies)
  36. When do you get baby capsule fitted? (23 replies)
  37. Were you induced? (27 replies)
  38. For those who had posterior babies when did labor start? (34 replies)
  39. Heavy bleeding, hcg still rising? (8 replies)
  40. How did you best organise visitors after the birth when you'd prefer private time with Dad & baby? (25 replies)
  41. 23 Weeks and Morning Sickness (1 reply)
  42. JILA mints (1 reply)
  43. Dating scan at 8 weeks - Internal/External? (14 replies)
  44. Green potatoes a big no no? (6 replies)
  45. What is going on with my body (1 reply)
  46. Sex and pregnancy - tmi maybe (8 replies)
  47. Change in baby movements (3 replies)
  48. how long after bloody show? TMI (3 replies)
  49. Skin tags (10 replies)
  50. Another anti-D question (6 replies)
  51. Labour and birth (15 replies)
  52. Don't feel pregnant.. (26 replies)
  53. Chinese or alternative medicine to assist labour? (5 replies)
  54. When did you wash babies clothes and pack bag? (23 replies)
  55. Acute and/or Congenital Cover? (0 replies)
  56. Carrying low people keep telling me : ( (19 replies)
  57. anyone conceived with the withdrawal method? (20 replies)
  58. Measuring 35 weeks at 39 weeks? (7 replies)
  59. quick question (4 replies)
  60. Hair Removal Cream? (4 replies)
  61. When did you start buying things for baby? (12 replies)
  62. I think todays the day! (10 replies)
  63. Anyone had Irritable Uterus - constant Braxton Hicks (5 replies)
  64. Gross Severe pregnancy stomach sagging? (15 replies)
  65. Car Seat + Moving + Airport PIckup etc etc (3 replies)
  66. swollen ankles & feet! (1 reply)
  67. Blackmores Travel Calm Ginger - My Saviour (I hope) (3 replies)
  68. I thought these foods were out of bounds? (30 replies)
  69. WARNING - COLES RECALL PRE PACKED CHICKEN - LISTERIA! (6 replies)
  70. ? about labour/plug etc (4 replies)
  71. Too much chocolate and junk food! (20 replies)
  72. Cherry ricotta trifle...? (2 replies)
  73. rant - sister in law VERY LONG (35 replies)
  74. thrush help needed please? (7 replies)
  75. Do we go for round 2 so soon? (3 replies)
  76. Baby Hiccups (9 replies)
  77. When your waters break...... (32 replies)
  78. when third trimester starts? (3 replies)
  79. sorry double post (0 replies)
  80. Can the baby tear the sac? (7 replies)
  81. Chicken Recall - Coles, Bi-Lo & Pick 'n Pay (0 replies)
  82. Shouldn't I be able to feel bub kick by now? (11 replies)
  83. Anyone had bleeding AND cramping and not m/c? (7 replies)
  84. Moved: Change table covers? (-- replies)
  85. Is it True? (18 replies)
  86. Seeing stars and black floaty things? (14 replies)
  87. Damn, I have a cold (1 reply)
  88. Baby moving creates noise. Is this normal? (3 replies)
  89. NT Scan - have you ever been told the gender at this scan? (28 replies)
  90. Morning Sikness Easing off. (8 replies)
  91. NT Scan (23 replies)
  92. 2 weeks till due date-feeling very heavy in the bottom (0 replies)
  93. Anti-D Injection? (1 reply)
  94. 4D Scan at Early View (in Sydney) - ignore, found my answer! (0 replies)
  95. How long did you stay dilated with your second pg? (1 reply)
  96. Can your milk come too early? Plus Whinging... (9 replies)
  97. Spotting at 15 weeks........... (5 replies)
  98. 26 weeks = 29cm (8 replies)
  99. Epidural - Does it make labour more enjoyable? (10 replies)
  100. With first time pregnancys has anybody.... (53 replies)
  101. What were your earliest symptoms / 2 ww? (38 replies)
  102. Need some stories to help me cope! (10 replies)
  103. Pregnancy Massage (14 replies)
  104. Boy or Girl? (12 replies)
  105. Big for dates (10 replies)
  106. Hayfever what do you do? (11 replies)
  107. Progesterone pessaries? (8 replies)
  108. Spotting, m/c or not? What's going on! (4 replies)
  109. Cursive lettering for nursery (5 replies)
  110. Do McDonald's thickshakes have soft serve icecream in them? (12 replies)
  111. First Baby Movements (20 replies)
  112. Is this dosage right? (1 reply)
  113. Whats going on? Did I overdo it? Or is this what happens late in pregnancy? (17 replies)
  114. Is this being 'weak'? LONG sorry :( (23 replies)
  115. Do hospitals stick to your birth plan? (11 replies)
  116. examinations down there during labour (20 replies)
  117. How do you pass the time between +ve HPT & BT and first Scan? (13 replies)
  118. I'm going to eat ham, sushi, smoked salmon, camembert (53 replies)
  119. Steph2106 IS FINALLY IN LABOUR! **UPDATED** (21 replies)
  120. For 1st timers is your partner making an effort to learn about birth? (28 replies)
  121. Hi was anyone 2 weeks overdue with first? and second bub early? (7 replies)
  122. Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction? (9 replies)
  123. Posterior Position (14 replies)
  124. Jumping the gun? pre labour signs (9 replies)
  125. Vicks Chest Rub (5 replies)
  126. HCG levels? (5 replies)
  127. varicose veins Brisbane (0 replies)
  128. Cooking (18 replies)
  129. born at 37 weeks - probs? (12 replies)
  130. Hi was anyone 2 weeks overdue with first? and second bub early? (0 replies)
  131. Favourite Pregnancy Jeans? (32 replies)
  132. Early Ultrasound - measuring BEHIND :( (37 replies)
  133. Any other pregnant Mums out there? (14 replies)
  134. Getting tooth taken out at 34 weeks preg? (7 replies)
  135. insomnia, grrrr..... (1 reply)
  136. Can I eat soft cheese if it is cooked? (5 replies)
  137. Strep B positive, am I worried about nothing? (7 replies)
  138. Help! (3 replies)
  139. In tears everytime i leave OB rooms! (14 replies)
  140. Raspberry Leaf Tea when do I start taking? (7 replies)
  141. Raw mushrooms (5 replies)
  142. Pain in Groin Area (5 replies)
  143. Bub Kicking Strange Places (9 replies)
  144. Which date would you trust more? (13 replies)
  145. Non-Medical Ultrasound ie for when you're just REALLY curious! - Wollongong area (2 replies)
  146. How many days would u go over, hit the big 40 tomorrow? (32 replies)
  147. Why does everyone.... (21 replies)
  148. How much/often does your baby move? (3 replies)
  149. GTT (7 replies)
  150. weight gain worry (6 replies)
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