Any super embarrassing period stories?
Hey! I am getting my period tomarrow and I am not happy about it. I want to hear some stories to cheer me up! Here's one of the ones I heard: (I don't have any but my friend does) So my freinds cousin was 17 and was a waitress at a semi fancy restaurant. She had her large maxi pad for her period and her notepad for taking orders in her pockets. So one of the tables is ready to order and she goes and takes the maxi pad out of her pocket thinking it was a notepad. The whole table of 4 men and 2 women were looking at her weirdly and she didn't understand why. She went to write down an order and quickly realized the problem and put the pad back and got the notepad out and took the orders. Needless to say, she had another guy finish serving that table because she was so embarrassed! I don't blame her! What are your stories?
Why am I cramping 3 days before my expected period?
I never feel cramps until a few hours before my period begins, so why am I experiencing them 3 days early??? They are not as intense as my regular cramps, but they are cramps nonetheless. The cramping started last night so I just thought my period was coming early, but there is still no period. What is going on???
How many days is the typical gestation period for a Sheltand Sheepdog?
If there is one thing I can pass on to you is to expect the unexpected. No 2 whelpings are ever the same. Just becaause she had no problems the first time doesn't mean she will not run into problems this time. You have to ever watchful for any sign of a problem & act quickly. Never assume anything and always be on your toes! I wish you all the very best!
How much discomfort should a mother accept when breastfeeding? At what point should she stop breastfeeding?
If you are in enough pain that you are flinching and pulling away, that will impair your let-down reflex, and feeding simply won't work. In which case you keep on asking questions, keep on asking for help, and keep on asking which pain relief is safe while feeding your baby.It's not meant to hurt at all, but it often does. We don't grow up in mediaeval villages seeing all the women around us breastfeeding baby after baby from when we were a breastfed baby until we have a baby to feed… and neither do the midwives and other “experts” advising us. Basically, we’re all semi-trained amateurs at a highly skilled task.My second had a faulty latch, and my nipples always ended up lipstick-shaped and dead white at the tip after every feed. There was no way to fix it - that was what she had learnt in her first few days, when I was too busy trying not to get mastitis again to argue with her about minor details - until she was verbal enough that I could explain to her in words “stick your tongue out over your teeth like this” and demonstrate. That fixed the problem, and she then fed until her fourth birthday, although the last few months were painful again because I was expecting again and my nipples became hypersensitive.My fifth child is two and a half years old now, and I have over twelve years’ breastfeeding experience. Feeding is easy when you know how, and IT DOESN'T HURT. A hyperactive toddler kicking you in the guts while feeding because he can't stay still is another matter, but the feeding part doesn't hurt.Keep asking questions. Keep asking for help. Ask all the different ‘experts’ you have access to, because if they didn't grow up in a tribal village where women were baby-production-machines, none of them are really experts, and one will know something another doesn't. A woman who did grow up in a tribal village like that probably won't understand why you're having so much trouble with something that every woman does!Think about how you would feel if you had put your precious baby on the bottle, with all the harm that does them, and then six months later you found someone else's story of your exact problem and how they solved it. That'd suck, huh?
Do mother cats leave on purpose and go away from their kittens after two months?
Most mother cats will start weaning their babies when they are around 8 weeks old. Kittens usually begin eating food when they are 4 to 5 weeks old. And by the time they are 8 weeks old, they can begin to do without their mother’s milk. The weaning process is usually pretty complete when the kittens are around 12 to 16 weeks old. If the mother cat is happy in her home, then near 8 weeks she will probably start to cut nursing periods short, and refuse to allow them at all more and more. She will begin to be tired of babying her offspring. She may greatly enjoy playing with them, though. And through play she will teach them; how to be gentle with family and friends, and how to fight when necessary and protect themselves from enemies. If there is a good balance of space, food, and human loving care for the number of animals present, she will probably keep a good relationship with the kittens as they mature. And she will probably want to stick around.Harmonious relationships are more likely to be maintained if all or most cats in the household are spayed or neutered when they mature. Adult cats with intact sex drives are like adult humans - they want to be in charge of their own home territories. If the home is crowded with cats, and/or if meals, comfort, human love, and security are not reliable, a mother cat (who is able to go outdoors) may become unhappy enough to leave and seek out another home. And even if she is content at home, when she goes into heat, she will probably leave long enough to get pregnant again. After that, if she discovers another home she feels is a better environment to raise her babies in (less crowded with older kittens, for instance), she may not return. This may happen even if she loves you, due to the powerful commitment mother cats have to ensuring the well-being of their babies.
Foreskin restoration, dekeratinization, sensitivity, smell and girth questions.?
Yet, another foreskin restoration question. I have been thinking and researching foreskin restoration for approximately 2 years. This year, (2012) I accepted my circumcision and, spoke to my parents about it, and decided I wish to have the psychological comfort of feeling like I am "whole" again. For those wondering why my parents chose to circumcise me, the answers are just about the same as everyone elses. They chose to circumcise me to "look like daddy" because my parents weren't educated on what foreskin does, because they thought "it's what they did back then" and lastly, "it was just a flap of skin." My questions are: How long does dekeratinization take/finish? I have been keeping my glans covered for 5 days now and on the 3rd day noticed a bunch of dead skin flaking off the head of my penis. The sensitivity with the glans and orgasm on the 3rd day was enough to drive me wild and i haven't even finished restoring/fully de-keratinized! Next question, sensitivity; it's been 5 days since i've kept my glans covered 24/7 and only washed with water. The sensitivity has improved at least 25%. My glans was previously rough, dry, cracked. Recently with covering its been moist, getting smoother, leaving it un-covered now is annoying. I notice temperature differences when covered/uncovered and the shower water tickled my glans to where i had to keep it from being below the shower head. Girth question; i read that girth increases, how so? I am already 8in long with 5 1/2 girth. (True, not trying to incite a sword size contest...) Lastly, smell. I noticed on my 4th day of only washing with water (every day and after masterbation/sex/oral sex) i had a fishy odor. I am std free, keep that out of discussion. I asked my gf to smell my glans/penis to see if she could smell what i was smelling and she said no. Is it just my imagination with the "foreskins smell" stereotype? I heard natural yogurt on the glans /cidar vinegar will fix that problem but i havent noticed it on my 5th day of being covered? One final question. I am 26 years old, will it take too long to restore completely at my age? Or do I have the age advantage that most didnt/dont when they started to restore? Thanks for your time.
When should you stop breastfeeding?
The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding up to two years and then beyond if it suits both mother and baby. The reasons for this are along the lines that it's the best form of nutrition and immunity in the first year for your baby. And then breastmilk has been shown to increase dramatically in immunities during the child's second year of life - which make sense since now the child is walking and exploring and putting her or his hands in her/his mouth after exploring... So our boobies up the ante to help them fight off more infections. All that being said, most American pediatricians recommend you give it go for at least 6 months, and fully acknowledging that really the first few days of "liquid gold" postpartum colostrum is the most important and real big deal. At six months a baby's digestive system is usually mature enough to start solids and have cow's milk (or whatever/whomever else's milk) instead of human milk. And then after Alllll of THAT being said... you should just breastfeed as long as you'd like. As long as it works for you. Research has proven that breast is "best"! But in practice it's only best if you can make it work and (mostly) enjoy it. It's not intuitive, oddly enough. It's painful at first and there's so many things that make it hard to for at all and if you have to go back to work or you are an only parent, it is even that much more difficult. It can be done- but sometimes at what mental and emotional expense for the mama, the milk-maker. Babies are truly only as happy as their Mama. Be good to you - and you will be best to your baby. And after all that - I am still breastfeeding my 17 month old. But I'm a stay at home mom. While this is the hardest job I've ever had... If I had to go to "back to work" and spend hours away from my child/have to get out the door looking like a normal functioning human in society before 11am, I would have ended this for sure... Probably by the year mark.But it works for me and my baby now. So we keep going. Do whatever works for you. It's a beautiful, magical thing and in my opinion you should give it a try.... But formula is pretty damn good these days too.
Can I Take My Nuvaring Out Early?
I use the Nuvaring and I wanted to skip my period so after the 3 weeks were over I inserted another Nuvaring right away... all worked well and my period did not come. However, 2 weeks later, I am now having break through bleeding. Do you think it is ok if I take my Nuvaring out now ( I have been using it well past the 21 days to stay protected as it states to do) so that my period would come? Then insert a new one in 7 days??? Thanks!! :)