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Forum Post: Vaccines?
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Forum Post: Baby names
In response to IPWBride's comment: ALF, I think you are referring to my post. I didn't put my new 2nd cousin's (or cousin once removed... not sure how that works) name because its not my name choice more »
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Forum Post: Baby names
WPP if it's Beibhinn or Aoife, it's not as as unusual as you think. I have a cousin w/ the first, and I know other people w/ the name (albeit spelled phonetically!). Both are also not unusual names i more »
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Forum Post: Vanity sizing and the slender woman
Nordstrom also has a fabulous return policy. And many stylish choices that are not in the "mom jeans" category. If you are willing to spend the $$, check out Not Your Daughter's Jeans. They have sup more »
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Forum Post: Should NH dogs be allowed in outdoor restaurant areas?
What a horrible idea. Who defines 'well-behaved' and does the restaurant incur any liability if and when one of these "well-behaved" dogs bites someone? Unless it is a service animal and you have a c more »
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Forum Post: Vanity sizing and the slender woman
If you are paying more money for clothes, you are far more likely to run into vanity sizing - people want to be told they are smaller than they are, and they are willing to pay a premium for that. Whi more »
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Forum Post: Your thoughts on easier access to the morning-after pill?
Honestly, I think that a pregnancy for a 14 yo and any child that resulted from that pregnancy is a much worse long lasting side effect for the mother than any potential physical one that she might te more »
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Forum Post: Your thoughts on easier access to the morning-after pill?
Any drug approved by the FDA should not be subject to an age requirement UNLESS age plays a role in whether or not the drug is prescribed (ie, viagra is not routinely prescribed to 15 yo boys). If yo more »
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Forum Post: Medicines
If you are going to be staying in an airconditioned hotel and in urban areas only for48 hours, there is no need for you to take malaria mediation at all. Once I confirmed that for my dr last month, sh more »
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Forum Post: Friend wants advice... not sure what to say.
Yeah, this is going to open a world of pain. I'd back away slowly. If you don't want to back away, ask your friend first if she "really" wants you to comment on your observations b/c she is probably more »
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Forum Post: February 2013 TTC
congrats!
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Forum Post: OT: legal/financial question about refinance
If the mortgage company is requiring it, then you either need to get it or use a different mortgage co. I owned a condo in Brighton, near the reservoir, but not remotely in an area that flooded, much more »
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Forum Post: January 2013 TTC
I have friends and relatives who have had colonoscopies - they were all over 50. However, they drove themselves to and from. They certainly were not out of commission for the rest of the day. I would more »
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Forum Post: Handling baby showers and other events
it's actually quite simple - Kar and I have been TTC w/o success for a long time. We would have completely isolated ourselves from our family and friends if we stayed home from showers and other event more »
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Forum Post: Healthcare law(s) question
I admit I'm baffled by this post. Your company provides health care. You qualify for that health care. But you don't qualify for a discount, so you posit that it must be discrimination. How? Why mu more »
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Forum Post: Handling baby showers and other events
WPP, I realize that their happiness does not detract from my own. If I can make the shower or event, I RSVP yes and get a gift. If I can't make it, I RSVP my regrets and send a gift. If I simply don more »
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Forum Post: Requesting to Return to Work Part-Time
What you are asking about is not a legal question at all. It's a question of practicality and probabilities. In today's economy and not being able to see the future regarding what you will actually more »
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Forum Post: January 2013 TTC
There's a first time for everything!
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Forum Post: January 2013 TTC
not odd. this used to happen to me frequently. If you have had a hard work out, it might explain it. Also, you may be developing fibroids. Sometimes they get aggravated and then you spot. Or you co more »
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Forum Post: WAY OT - VPL issue
oh, and by the way, miss lily, forgot to mention boy shorts w/ lace on the legs openinggives you full coverage w/ a comfy pair of underpants, and the lace provides a smooth transition so no VP.
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Forum Post: WAY OT - VPL issue
B/C thongs are insanely uncomfortable. I wore one 1x. I could not wait to get home to rip it off. Never wore it again. There are ample frilly and sexy underthings out there that don't involve floss u more »
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Forum Post: January 2013 TTC
I have fibroids and ovarian cysts. I have had cysts pop, which explains all the pain I feel every few months. Other htan being uncomfortable, no one has said boo to me about them as posing any proble more »
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Forum Post: Requesting to Return to Work Part-Time
I strongly recommend that you do not propose anything to your boss until you actually return to work from maternity leave. A lot can change between now and then. You do not want to box yourself into more »
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Forum Post: December 2012 TTC
In response to Sally2340's comment: Hi ladies, I was just wondering what kind of lifestyle changes you have made while TTC (whether doing ART or not). For instance, coffee/alcohol/sweets, etc.? What h more »
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Forum Post: December 2012 TTC
There's no need to fudge the dates. Just tell them you've been off BCP since X date. It's true. Let them extrapolate from that that you've been TTC since X date. If you tell them "I've been TTC sin more »
I saw this heartbreaking story recently: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2317767/Francesca-McNally-Heart-breaking-story-parents-baby-girl-died-whooping-cough-doctors-failed-recognise-didnt-j more »