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Thanks Natalie and Autumn. The 88 score was from the 1-hour (50 gram) glucola test. I was worried because the drink was repulsive and I became nauseated for a couple of days. I thought something was wrong. I don't take any sugar normally (except fruit), so my doctor concluded the nausea was...

Yes, I used FAM, but not as form of birth control. I used it to TTC, and it worked like a charm. I'd be interested to know how well it works as birth control, but it makes perfect sense to me that if a woman is conscientious, it can. Manmohini

I took the 1-hour glucola test last week, and my hemoglobin was also tested. Bear with me. I'm not the scientific type. I just learned from a mailed card that I passed the glucola test with a score of 88. I have no idea what this means. Is this passing with an A, B, C, or D? My...

When I was on the job market, I was advised by a career expert NEVER to e-mail the thank you but to write a short and tasteful card and send it via U.S. Postal Service. I always followed this advice and received several offers. Manmohini

RE: what does everyone What an amazing variety here! I'm a college professor and a Vaisnava priestess. Son #1 is on the way in November. Manmohini

Thanks for those links. I will check them out. When I first started experiencing the swelling a few years back, I went to several doctors, a cranial-sacral massage therapist (for manipulating lymph), and a Chinese doctor. Nothing so far seems to work especially when heat or prolonged sitting...

Linda, Wow. What's up with your husband leaving the door closed? What a price to pay. Maybe toenails that are shed due to trauma are the ones that grow in with fungus Yes, I'm sure I must have that fungus although my nail has never cracked or split. It is pretty smooth. For the past...

I lost a toenail due to trauma. Somebody dropped a jumbo glass jar of peanut butter on it. Like your toenail, mine turned black and then my body sloughed it off. Unfortunately, the toenail grew back thicker and uglier. I pray this doesn't happen to you. Manmohini

Dear Janice, I have already written to you several times on the Pregnancy forum. Once again, I am very sorry for the grief, loss, and anxiety you've been pitched into. As I recall, one poster on that forum made some good suggestions about resources available to women who miscarry--both...

Chrissy, I pray that you quickly give birth to this child. My friend is also at 38 weeks. She's been dilated to 4 cm for several days and still waiting. She is so impatient now! Steph, yes, this is the growth spurt time. I think you and I are a few days (maybe a week apart--my due date...

Ugh. I can't stand the idea of compression stockings, especially in this blistering heat, but it seems that since I'm doing everything else right and still have the swelling problem, I ought to try them. Pray for me. 11-13 weeks in compression stockings. Ugh! Manmohini

Thank you, Sarah. I just tuned in to this thread, and I must say that I am disheartened by the way in which some posters who disagree with B & G have thought nothing of robbing her of her dignity by ganging up on her and heaping on mockery and ridicule. Is this any way to handle disagreement...

I wonder if any of you ladies have experience with my latest annoyance. I am on the brink of the third trimester, and my circulation-challenged left calf, ankle, and foot is worse than ever. I developed a slight swelling in this calf and ankle about 4 years ago, so it is normally slightly...

Yes, I agree abouth those French Meadows Hemp Bagels. They do smell fishy. I try to slather on some nut butter to cover the smell. But I eat them anyways when I need a quick shot of protein. I don't know what to do about the fishy smell. Manmohini

B& G--I know what you mean about asthma. When I was in my first year of grad school, I had a serious one-time bout with asthma. As a new and young teacher teaching college students who were about the same age as I, I was consumed with anxiety for weeks. In this time of stress and weakness, I...

My m/c was around 13 or 14 weeks. Yes, it certainly sobered me up about all of the possible things that can go wrong. Now that I am approaching the third trimester, I have to control my mind and anxiety about pre-term labor. (As the Bhagavad gita says, there's danger at every step in this...

Congratulations, Erin. You must feel so happy and relieved. Steph--I'm going through the same thing about buying stuff. I haven't bought a thing yet at 26+ weeks. A few friends have sent pajamas and blankets, but that's about it. I never thought of myself as superstitious, but maybe I am...

Thanks, Natalie, for your informative replies. I decided to go ahead and start with the Bradley series. I had my first class last night, and you're right, this method suits me better than Lamaz would. I've read through half of one of the books they give out, and I am satisfied with the...

Nancy156, I'm not sure how the Park Slope co-op works its membership, but my mother-in-law was a member for 30 years, and she lived in Crown Heights, and my step-daughter is also a member, and she lives in Bed-Stuy. These are both in Brooklyn, of course. If you go to www.foodcoop.com you can...

Dorothy: About kids developing taste. I read a study recently which suggests that children develop their tastes in utero starting about 5 or 6 months! This means that what a woman eats in pregnancy might be more consequential than we thought. The study said that if the woman ate a lot of...