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December 21, 1999

Pooh Points?

Dear Elisa,

I would like to know if you know how to redeem the "Hunny Pot Points" that come on Pooh stuff? I have contacted Disney, and they apparently have nothing to do with them. I was interested in a contact phone number, or Web site. I know it exists, but I have lost the number I was given! Thanks, and keep up the awesome site!!!

Shannin

Webmother's note: The Pooh Points informational phone number is: (888) 376-3252. The Pooh Hunny Pot Points Promotion ends Dec. 31st so you'll have to ask them to send a catalog of the products that can be purchased with the points ASAP. All point orders must be postmarked no later than Dec. 31st. When you call the toll-free number, hit 0 when the recording starts to talk to a rep. who can send you the catalog.

An Emotional Dad

As I write this, there are tears flowing down my cheeks. I tell you this because that is a side of me that I do not show, however, in writing it, it makes me feel a bit better. My wife (age 38) is 25 weeks pregnant with our first child. She is sleeping in the hospital as we are awaiting more test to be done tomorrow. I have chosen to leave for the night so she can get a peaceful night's sleep (I snore very loudly). Two nights ago she went into premature labor, and was rushed to the hospital. The doctors have managed to almost completely stop the contractions. For the entire pregnancy and especially for the past two days, the doctors and nurses have told us everything was great. All measurements were perfect, the baby looked and sounded great. Then tonight a doctor came in and said the measurements taken today were abnormal and he wants more tests done tomorrow. Since he mentioned amniocentesis, I felt I needed to do a bit more research on the subject. I have been feverishly trying to find out more information about amniocentesis because the doctors mentioned that tonight.

Thank you for a great site that provides information to parents, especially those of us whom have been given less than preferable reports from doctors and nurses, so that we may decipher some things for ourselves and gain some peace of mind. I really just need to say a few things and this seemed to be an easy way to unload. I really do appreciate your site and the helpful information on it and intend to visit again.

Anonymous Dad

Chinese Conception Calendar

I think a few days ago while on this -- my favorite Web site -- I came across a Chinese calender that was supposed to be able to predict the sex of your baby based on your month of conception and age at conception. Was this on the iParenting Web site or am I mistaken? Thanks for such a great resource. This will be our first child if I make it all the way to term. I miscarried last year at 3 months. Right now I am in my 6th week. I love this site it is a great resource.

Staggs

Webmother's Note: It was on Preconception.com at http://preconception.com/resources/chart.htm.

New Board Ideas

Hi!

My name is Christi and I have been so incredibly thankful for your TTC after Miscarriage and Pregnant After Miscarriage boards. Unfortunately I have lost yet another baby and am turning to the TTC board once again. However, I'm finding that I would like to talk to people who have now had several miscarriages and recurrent miscarriages and would like a board dedicated to that alone.

I think the TTC After Miscarriage board is extremely helpful...but one's feelings and questions are that much more in depth and different after two miscarriages or more. Could you please consider developing a board dedicated to recurrent miscarriages?

Thank you for your consideration in this matter!

Christi

Webmother's Note: You can find the new board here!

A Teen Reaches Out

Hello,

First of all, I just want to say that you have a very informative Web page and I really enjoy getting all of your e-mail. Now the hard part. I am 17 (I will be 18 in 2 months) and I have been seeing a guy for a year. We found out that I was pregnant and we were very excited. A couple weeks after I found out, I went to a dentist appointment and had two X-rays done and didn't even think to tell them. Well, the next day, I had a miscarriage. I was three months and one week. Two days later, me and my fiance broke up. Please post this on your Web page and ask for advice for me. This is a really traumatic time and I need all the advice I can get. All advice would be greatly appreciated. You can also put my e-mail address if people would like to send messages straight to me. Thank you for your time in reading this and thank you for your efforts.

Jennifer
Ruff_ryder_70@hotmail.com

Blended Families

Hello,

I just read your article on making new family traditions when someone comes into your life. I have more of a comment for what wasn't in there than what was in it. My birthday is Christmas Eve and my parents have been divorced from the time I was about 5. Christmas was always a hectic time for me and my sister as we were shuffled back and forth between Mom and Dad. Whoever we spent the Christmas break with before Christmas got us until 11:00 A.M. on Christmas morning. Then we were shuffled to the other parent to finish the Christmas break. This meant getting up early on Christmas morning and rushing to one set of grandparents, followed by the "trade." Then it was another set of grandparents before heading home for Christmas with the other parent.

I am going to tell you where this got difficult and I don't know how it ever got in a custody agreement. I said that my birthday is Christmas Eve; well on Christmas Eve, whoever didn't have me and my sister got us for a couple of hours because it was my birthday. I have received birthday presents in the bathtub when I was little just to make it special to get my birthday presents seperate from Christmas. As hard as this was on me it was harder on my younger sister. You see, her birthday was in November. Her birthday party was on whichever weekend was convienent around her birthday. Her birthday also went forgotten by some of the relatives, because it wasn't Christmas Eve. I saw my sister hurt many times because my mother had gotten everyone together on Christmas Eve for my birthday when my sister's went by without the hassle. This got even worse with my half-brother, whose birthday is in August. His birthday went by with only close family there a lot of the time. I guess from the time he was about 5, he no longer had the big birthdays. Now, for both of them it's just the cake and a few people. My sister is now 23 and my brother is now 17. I will be 25 this year and I think for the first time in a long time, I am going to have a small party. But best of all, I am going to have my husband, my sister, my brother, my mother, my father, my stepmother, and maybe even my mother-in-law and her husband. I am looking forward to this birthday more than any one I can think of. For once, it seems to be about me and having my close family with me, instead of the ordeal of getting everyone together on that day when you will see them all tomorrow.

I know about compromise and adding new additions to the family. I have that with my husband and his family, whose parents are also divorced. I understand the challenges of making it everywhere when you just don't seem to have the time. And I know about the guilt that comes from thinking that you might disappoint someone if you don't make it to their house. I don't know yet how this year will turn out. I can only hope that it will be more special because I have my husband with me now. And that now that I am almost 25 I think I might get the birthday that I want.

Thank you for listening. I just think that the Children of divorced parents need to be remembered in the shuffling between parents and grandparents. And I think you should remember how difficult a time of year it can be for them -- I know from experience.

Amy Sebring

More New Boards

Hello,

Dear Elisa,

I participate in your TTC after 40, TTC while Overweight, TTC after Infertility, TTC after Miscarriage, and (will be on) your TTC after Recurring Miscarriages boards. I enjoy all of them and I'm very grateful they exist. I see you have an adoption board for those trying to adopt. You have a pregnancy after adoption board for those who were adopted themselves. You have some stories about those who gave up a baby for adoption and now are trying/having another. What I would like to suggest is one that fits my situation: TTC after Adopting and (hopefully) Pregnancy after Adopting. I can't be the only one out there who, after losing three babies (one to an ectopic pregnancy and two miscarriages years apart) adopted a son and is now trying to conceive again to give him a sibling. Not everyone who adopts is infertile and not everyone who adopts because of infertility problems gives up on TTC. Sometimes, hopefully in my case, the problems that caused the infertility in the first place end up being resolved down the road, after the adoption, and with the ever-new advances in medicine. What do you think?

Kristin

Webmother's Note: You can find the new board here and our Adopted and Pregnant board here.

Looking for Pregnancy Daily

Yesterday I came across what was happening to my baby on each day of my pregnancy. I loved this information. Taday I cannot find the place that I was able to give my due date and up popped information about what day I was on, how many more days to go, what is happening to the fetus etc. Can you help? Thanks.

Rikki

Webmother's Note: You are looking for the Pregnancy Daily calendar.


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