Survey Results

46 people have responded:

1. FAMILY & GENERAL QUESTIONS. Mother

Your age at baby's birth, in years, rounded to the closest year? Number: Percent:

(not entered) 3 6%

20 3 6%

23 1 2%

25 4 8%

26 5 10%

27 1 2%

28 2 4%

29 4 8%

30 6 13%

31 1 2%

32 3 6%

33 3 6%

34 3 6%

35 2 4%

36 1 2%

37 2 4%

38 1 2%

42 1 2%

Mother's education (highest degree?) Number: Percent:

high school diploma 3 6%

some college 11 23%

associates 2 4%

bachelor's 14 30%

some grad school 5 10%

masters 6 13%

DVM 1 2%

MD 1 2%

PhD 3 6%

What field? Number: Percent:

(not entered) 5 10%

Accounting 2 4%

Child Psychology 1 2%

Child and Family Studies 1 2%

Communications 1 2%

Computer Engineering 1 2%

Court Reporting 1 2%

Demography & Statistics 1 2%

Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education 1 2%

Education 1 2%

Elect. Engineering, some Computer Engineering 1 2%

Electrical Engineering 1 2%

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 1 2%

Elementary Education
Library 1 2%

English and education 1 2%

European history -- 18th and 19th century France (Finishing my Ph.D. dissertation) 1 2%

Fashion Merchandising/Interior Design 1 2%

Information Technology & Services 1 2%

Information and Computer Science 1 2%

Legal Secretarial 1 2%

Optometry 1 2%

Pediatrics 1 2%

Physics 1 2%

Psychology 1 2%

Public Administration 1 2%

Public Relations/Advertising and English Writing 1 2%

Quantitative Genetics 1 2%

Radiologic Technology 1 2%

Social Science and Humanities 1 2%

Sociology 1 2%

Speech Communication 2 4%

business administration/marketing 1 2%

computer science 1 2%

education 1 2%

elementry education 1 2%

engineering 1 2%

media arts & sciences, epistemology & learning
(children using computers for learning) 1 2%

music therapy and special education 1 2%

psychology 1 2%

veterinary medicine 1 2%

How old (in years) were you when you learned to read? Number: Percent:

(not entered) 10 21%

2 2 4%

3 5 10%

4 12 26%

5 10 21%

6 7 15%

Your partnership status when baby was born? Number: Percent:

married 40 86%

single 2 4%

permanent (but not married) partnership 3 6%

(not entered) 1 2%

Is the baby's father also your partner? Number: Percent:

yes 43 93%

no 3 6%

Comments? Number: Percent:

(not entered) 40 86%

Father is a sperm donor 1 2%

Husband 1 2%

Married 8 years 1 2%

We broke up before I discovered the pregnancy. 1 2%

We had been married three years and six months when our baby was born. 1 2%

We were married on June 20 1991. 1 2%

Who lives in the home with baby? Number: Percent:

(not entered) 5 10%

Dad (David Borgmeyer), Mom, and the kitty cat, Katya 1 2%

Dad (Edwin) and Mom (Carol) live with our twins (Ryan and Jared). 1 2%

Daddy - Darin
Mommy - Heidi
kitty - Minnie 1 2%

Father, mother and dog 1 2%

Jim (husband), myself (mom) Tyler (7-13-93) and Collie (border collie born 5-98) 1 2%

Just Hubby & Me 1 2%

Just me, baby and the cat. 1 2%

Me, his Daddy (Jamie), and his sissy (Angela) 1 2%

Mom, Dad, Sister (6) 1 2%

Mom, Dad, and Sister in law 1 2%

Mom, Dad, and big sister 1 2%

Mom, Dad, and big sister Samantha 1 2%

Mom, Dad. & brother Nathan 1 2%

Mom, Dad. sister and our dog. Our cat lives in the barn. We have chickens who have their own house. 1 2%

Mom, dad, Babe 1 2%

Mommy & Daddy 1 2%

Mommy and Daddy 1 2%

Mommy and Daddy, and step-siblings every other weekend. 1 2%

Mommy, Daddy and our dog Bailee! 1 2%

Mommy, Daddy and our first born - Flopper our beagle 1 2%

Mother and Father 2 4%

Mother and co-mother 1 2%

Mum & Dad 1 2%

Mummy and Daddy 1 2%

My husband and myself and four cats. 1 2%

My mother and I live with him. 1 2%

Our cat,Bernoulli 1 2%

Parents. 1 2%

Scott & Michelle 1 2%

both parents 1 2%

me 1 2%

me,husband,daughter,my mother 1 2%

mom and dad 1 2%

mom, dad, and puppy 1 2%

mom, dad, brother, dogs 1 2%

mom, dad, uncle, dog and 2 cats 1 2%

mother, father and sister 1 2%

mother, father, 4 siblings 1 2%

my husband (baby's daddy) and i 1 2%

parents only 1 2%

Any explanation/comments? Number: Percent:

(not entered) 42 91%

Although I live alone with my baby now, I statred out the first 6 months at my parent's house. 1 2%

My SIL lives with us when she is home from college. DH's mother passed away about 13 years ago and DH's father passed away the month I found out I was pregnant. My SIL therefore came to live with us. 1 2%

We are a lesbian couple 1 2%

We live with my mother. 1 2%

Your age at baby's birth, in years, rounded to the closest year?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	3	6%
20	3	6%
23	1	2%
25	4	8%
26	5	10%
27	1	2%
28	2	4%
29	4	8%
30	6	13%
31	1	2%
32	3	6%
33	3	6%
34	3	6%
35	2	4%
36	1	2%
37	2	4%
38	1	2%
42	1	2%

Mother's education (highest degree?)	Number:	Percent:
high school diploma	3	6%
some college	11	23%
associates	2	4%
bachelor's	14	30%
some grad school	5	10%
masters	6	13%
DVM	1	2%
MD	1	2%
PhD	3	6%

Your partnership status when baby was born?	Number:	Percent:
married	40	86%
single	2	4%
permanent (but not married) partnership	3	6%
(not entered)	1	2%

Is the baby's father also your partner?	Number:	Percent:
yes	43	93%
no	3	6%

2. Father

Father's education (highest degree?)	Number:	Percent:
some high school	1	2%
high school diploma	6	13%
some college	9	19%
associates	2	4%
bachelor's	16	34%
some grad school	2	4%
masters	5	10%
MD	1	2%
PhD	2	4%
other	2	4%

What field?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	9	19%
Accounting and financing	1	2%
Advertising, Accounting, and Organizational Management	1	2%
BS in Aerospace Engineering, grad work in viscous fluid dynamics	1	2%
Business	2	4%
Computer Information Systems	1	2%
Computer Science	2	4%
Construction Engineering	1	2%
Electrical Engineering	2	4%
Electrician	1	2%
Engineering	1	2%
Engineering Business Administration	1	2%
History	1	2%
Industrial Engineering	1	2%
JD	1	2%
Local cable company (cox communications) in adminstrative offices.	1	2%
MIS	1	2%
Mechanical Engineering	1	2%
Mechanical Engineering MBA	1	2%
Molecular and Cellular Biology	1	2%
Science	1	2%
Secondary Education - Industrial Technology	1	2%
Slavic Languages and LIterature (Avant Garde Philosophy and Art)	1	2%
Tool & Die	1	2%
business administration/accounting	1	2%
computer engineering	1	2%
computer science	1	2%
criminal justice business	1	2%
electronics	1	2%
engineering	1	2%
genetics	1	2%
management	1	2%
mechanical engineering	1	2%
medicine	1	2%
photography/computers	1	2%

Age of father at baby's birth, in years, rounded to the closest year?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	2	4%
20	1	2%
22	1	2%
23	1	2%
24	2	4%
25	1	2%
26	3	6%
27	1	2%
28	3	6%
29	7	15%
30	1	2%
31	4	8%
32	2	4%
33	5	10%
34	2	4%
35	4	8%
36	1	2%
38	2	4%
40	3	6%

Is the baby's father involved in parenting on a daily basis?	Number:	Percent:
yes	39	84%
no	6	13%
(not entered)	1	2%

...Details?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	19	41%
50% of baby care	1	2%
Dad is very involved. They do breakfast every Sat. morning so I can sleep in and spend every Wednesday evening just the two of them doing something. he is a great dad.	1	2%
Daddy changes diapers, fixes bottles, feeds Jeff solids, bathes him, etc.	1	2%
Doesn't do nighttime parenting, but doesn't mind changing diapers, feeding etc.	1	2%
Everything but breastfeeding!	1	2%
Geoff owns an interior landscaping company and works 7 days a week. Usually he leaves before Lynda is awake and gets home after she's in bed.	1	2%
He enjoys being a daddy.	1	2%
He even does diaper bombs.	1	2%
He gets her ready in the morning, changes more diapers than I do, gets her ready for bed and plays all the time.	1	2%
He is a GREAT father, and although he works very hard, he helps in the evening to give me a break, I am very lucky.	1	2%
He is out of the house by 6:30 am and not home until after 7:45 pm. This is usually before they get up and after their asleep at night.	1	2%
He visits on Saturdays.	1	2%
He will sometimes play with baby for short periods in the evenings, but that is all.	1	2%
He's there and takes Kayleigh usually when I'm busy doing other things. He plays really well. The other stuff I do on my own most of the time.	1	2%
His father has only seen him once, the day after he was born. I chose to end the relationship, I believe it is in the baby's best interest to be sheltered from his father.	1	2%
Jim is a wonderful father. My son loves to scream "DAD" and look to see Jim find him. He will play this game all day. Jim helps with every aspect of Jakes (and Tyler's) life and is even better than I am at putting Jake to sleep.	1	2%
Lots of playing! Some feeding, changing nappies, dressing, etc., but much less than Mummy	1	2%
Mom and dad split everything 50-50, except for breastfeeding.	1	2%
Since mom stays home and dad still has classes, it's not 50/50, but Dad feeds James dinner, gives the nightly bath, and changes diapers. If he isn't at school, we split things, if not wholly equally.	1	2%
Takes care of him in the morning and helps in the evening on weekdays. Has night duty on weekends and takes him for extended periods of time on the weekends. Includes feeding, "parenting" and changing.	1	2%
Takes care of son during the day.	1	2%
Watches her during the day while mother works	1	2%
Works out of the home so sees baby quite a bit	1	2%
dad works part time to share in parenting duties. he participates equally in all baby care duties and play!	1	2%
diaper changes, feedings, bathing and playtime	1	2%
he cares for her during the day.	1	2%
he feeds baby most breakfasts & dinners, sometimes diapers when home (or helps mom change poopy diapers), reads books to & plays with baby	1	2%

3. Your partner (if not baby's father)

Partner's education (highest degree?)	Number:	Percent:
bachelor's	1	2%
(not entered)	45	97%

What field?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
English	1	2%

Age of partner at baby's birth, in years, rounded to the closest year?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
32	1	2%
40	1	2%

Is your partner involved in parenting on a daily basis?	Number:	Percent:
yes	1	2%
no	1	2%
(not entered)	44	95%

...Details?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
I have no partner.	1	2%

4. Siblings

Number of OTHER children, not counting this one:	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	4	8%
0	28	60%
1	12	26%
4	2	4%

Age of oldest child (when baby was born, in closest number of years)	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	31	67%
1	1	2%
2	4	8%
3	2	4%
5	3	6%
6	2	4%
7	1	2%
10	1	2%
15	1	2%

...Gender of oldest child	Number:	Percent:
male	4	8%
female	11	23%
(not entered)	31	67%

Age of second child	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	43	93%
6	1	2%
7	1	2%
12	1	2%

...Gender of second child	Number:	Percent:
male	3	6%
(not entered)	43	93%

Age of third child	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
4	1	2%
10	1	2%

...Gender of third child	Number:	Percent:
female	2	4%
(not entered)	44	95%

Age of fourth child	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
2	2	4%

...Gender of fourth child	Number:	Percent:
male	1	2%
female	1	2%
(not entered)	44	95%

Age of fifth child	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

...Gender of fifth child	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

Age of sixth child	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

...Gender of sixth child	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	40	86%
(Both are step-siblings.)	1	2%
27 months apart in age	1	2%
I have three children in heaven of unknown sex	1	2%
Madison LOVES her big sister, and follows her around EVERYWHERE...LAUGHES at just about anything Samantha does, I hope that in time Samantha will love her little sister as much as her Mommy and Daddy.	1	2%
This is her half sister, she lives with her mother	1	2%
Tyler was very happy to have a brother and not a sister	1	2%

How are your other children dealing with having a new baby (or twins)?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	34	73%
Angela thinks she is a little mommy, but has trouble with being "gentle"	1	2%
First month was hell. Much better now.	1	2%
Great! She adores him, and he adores her. No problems - YET.	1	2%
Melissa - older of the two, loves her to death. Tommy doesn't have much to do with her.	1	2%
NOT dealing with it would be the right words. Sam does not like being a big sister at all, although she is sometimes affectionate with her	1	2%
Sister has been unbelievably good with baby from the minute he was born. We anticipated the normal sibling rivalry but there hasn't been any. We both make sure sister gets lots attention and one-on-one time with dad and mom, which I think helps.	1	2%
The three older children love him! The "former baby" has a harder time, and is sometimes overly zealous in his ministrations.	1	2%
Tyler was a little disapointed when Jake was first born that he could not play with him. Now that Jake is bigger they have a great time and Tyler is happy. Jake saves his biggest laughs and smiles for Tyler. If Jake is crying Tyler will stop doing what ever he is doing and go to Jake to make him smile. It is a beautiful thing and I am very proud of Tyler.	1	2%
Very well. It is getting a little problematic when she wants to crawl over his racetrack or lego creatoin.	1	2%
We have found it to be an adjustment	1	2%
While her mother tells her not to have anything to do with her, and doesn't want them to be called sisters, she loves to call her her sister even when she gets in trouble for doing so.	1	2%
fine she is happy to have her sister, very gentle, and adores her.	1	2%

If you have more than one child, have you been able to distinguish personality differences between your December 98 baby and the other(s)? How early?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	35	76%
Almost from birth! Christopher is pretty content, like all but one of his sibs, but was very sensitive to noises and could get overstimulated.	1	2%
OH YEAH!!!!!And the first week we noticed a BIG difference. Samantha has always been difficult from day one (and we love her that much more for all of the sprit that she has, although it can be frustrating at times). Madison is easy, easy, EASY..the very opposite of big sister. I have always said that my girls are like cake (we all love cake) Well, Sam is the cake...Madison is the frosting..I love them both the same, just one is much easier than the other. Does that make any sense? LOL	1	2%
Our kids were different from the start. It is hard to explain specifics but there are lots of things about each one that I often feel are "hard wired" or just the way they were born.	1	2%
Tyler was a little more advetureous than Jake. But I think Jake will walk sooner and Jake is all personality. He LOVES to smile and flirt with people and when he is upset he as such a dramatic way of showing it. First he will look at you and frown with a huge dropped lip (tears are just on the surface of the eyes), then he will just fall to the ground and put his head down as he wimpers and cries. I am a strong Mom but I have fallen to this tactict more than once. Jake's grandparents, daycare teachers and aunt are completly defensless against this attack. It is priceless.	1	2%
YES! By 9 months I could see a big difference.	1	2%
Yes, right after Holden was born, he is much more laid back.	1	2%
Yes. From the first, T-Bob needed to be awakened to nurse. The two-bit description is that he is patient and persistant.	1	2%
only at 12 months am I beginning to see some personality differences	1	2%
yes definitely, from early infancy	1	2%
yes right from the start. Michaela is outgoing and was like that from infancy..Lauren is more reserved, shy etc. also from infancy.	1	2%
yes. think within the first month	1	2%

5. Geographical location

Your country?	Number:	Percent:
Australia	2	4%
Canada	1	2%
Germany	1	2%
New Zealand	1	2%
USA	39	84%
Other	2	4%

Other?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
Western Canada	1	2%

...and state/province/region? If in the USA or Canada, please use the two-letter postal abbreviation, in CAPITAL letters, for example MN for Minnesota.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	1	2%
MO	1	2%
Auckland	1	2%
BC	1	2%
CA	6	13%
CO	1	2%
GA	1	2%
IA	1	2%
IL	1	2%
MA	1	2%
ME	1	2%
MI	1	2%
MN	2	4%
MT	1	2%
NC	1	2%
ND	1	2%
NH	2	4%
NJ	2	4%
NV	1	2%
NY	3	6%
OH	2	4%
OR	3	6%
Queensland	1	2%
SC	2	4%
Sydney, NSW	1	2%
TN	1	2%
TX	4	8%
UT	1	2%
WA	1	2%

6. Spiritual/Religious Issues

What religion are you?	Number:	Percent:
Anglican/Episcopalian/Anglo-Catholic	2	4%
Lutheran	1	2%
Methodist	2	4%
Baptist	3	6%
Presbyterian	1	2%
Seventh-Day Adventist	1	2%
other Protestant	4	8%
Catholic	8	17%
Jewish	4	8%
Unitarian	1	2%
Pagan	3	6%
other	5	10%
(not entered)	2	4%

...if other, what?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	37	80%
Agnostic, perhaps new age/ spiritualist	1	2%
Church of Christ	1	2%
Don't believe there should be denominations	1	2%
I go to a non-demoninational contemporary Chirstian Church.	1	2%
I was born and raised in a Jewish family. I do not practice now.	1	2%
Moravian	1	2%
None	1	2%
Roman Catholic	1	2%
no religion at all	1	2%

How religious are you?	Number:	Percent:
very much	10	21%
medium	13	28%
spiritual but not religious	17	36%
agnostic	1	2%
atheist	2	4%
other	2	4%
(not entered)	1	2%

...if other, what?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
no religion but not an atheist	1	2%
religion is not part of my life. I respect others beliefs (at least I think I do) and am familiar with many different beliefs but do not follow any myself (agnostic being undecided, which is not me and athiest being no God, which is also not me but I guess I'm not very spiritual either) so...?	1	2%

If you have a partner, is he or she the same religion as you?	Number:	Percent:
yes	29	63%
no	14	30%
(not entered)	3	6%

If you and your partner are of different religious persuasions, how do you intend to raise this child?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	30	65%
Catholic	2	4%
Expose him to different religions and allow him to attend church with freinds and let him decide.	1	2%
Geoff is Agnostic	1	2%
I beleive in showing my child all religions, and how all of them have good.	1	2%
I was raised Catholic and my dh was raised in the Church of Christ. I hope our child will be raised with an open mind.	1	2%
Jeff will be raised to know right and wrong and will be read Bible Stories. He'll also go to Church when mommy goes and with his grandpa	1	2%
My husband isn't any religion at the time, but we're working on it. Since Kayleigh was born he's been attending church with us. I think he wants her to be raised with spiritual values. :)	1	2%
The same as me as my partner is athiest	1	2%
Undecided	1	2%
Very good question. We are thinking about this a lot lately. We will probably tell our kids about lots of religions, as in, "some people believe this and other people believe that."	1	2%
We call this our "restaurant theory of religions". We don't see why you're supposed to have just one religion. If you're going out to dinner, you can eat Chinese food one day, American the next, and Ethiopian food the day after that. We think it'll be neat to do the same thing with religions: take the best from many different religions and find what works best for you. We intend to raise our baby that way.	1	2%
We plan to attend my church but include my husband's spiritual practises at home.	1	2%
With exposure to both churches (Catholic and Protestant) and being allowed to choose at some point	1	2%
With no religion	1	2%
we plan on raising our son with morals, and a spiritual belief but not with the rules or regulations of one particular religion.	1	2%

Do you consider yourself to be spiritual?	Number:	Percent:
yes	37	80%
no	7	15%
(not entered)	2	4%

Comments? (e.g. on church attendance or spirituality)	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	33	71%
Greg and I were both raised in Christian homes, met at a Christian college and will raise Mickayla the same way.	1	2%
I am about as spiritual as a sofa. (I find it interesting that the December List has very vocal religious people and actually a number of closetted non-religious people. Most Internet groups I've participated in are the other way around: the non-religious people are the vocal ones, and the devout Christians are hiding in the closets.)	1	2%
I believe in Karma. In doing good for the good feeling you get and because it is right. I do not believe in an organized religeon	1	2%
I consider myself to be "spiritual" but don't feel that I have to be attending church regularly to express it or BE it.	1	2%
I hardly go to church except on special occasion, i.e. weddings, christenings, etc. I don't feel that going to church makes you a good person. A good moral backround taught through example does.	1	2%
Kitchen Witch	1	2%
Only attended church once in our current city. Didn't feel "homey" so I have not returned. (Only one church of my denomination in the area)	1	2%
Very involved with our church participating in the choir and RCIA program. Try to bring other family members to church with us. Reading the Bible with our baby and learning about prayer.	1	2%
We go to Mass at least weekly and part of our bedtime ritual with James is saying prayers. Our spiritual lives are very important to both of us.	1	2%
We try to attend church every Sunday.	1	2%
attend church regulary. now teach church school for 3 year olds	1	2%
very spiritual - don't believe it should be religious - but realtionship! I am a Spirit Filled Christian, believe in last day healing, last day apostles and prophets and the importance of the five-fold ministry (Ephesians 4) in today's church, I believe that a Relationship is essential for daily santification and daily Spiritual warfare is essential. Praise and worship is the most vital thing and the heartbeat of your relationship with God. It will get you through anything (even childbirth!)	1	2%
we want to have a spiritual community, and are trying out local churches to find people we can feel close to	1	2%

Will your baby be (or has your baby been) baptised/consecrated/blessed/other in a religious ceremony?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	5	10%
Baby has been baptised in an Anglican church but we're going to a Baptist church, he will probably be dedicated there as wel	1	2%
Catholic baptism	1	2%
He has not been baptised but I think he'll be.	1	2%
He was baptized on 1/24/99	1	2%
Hopefully	1	2%
Lynda was baptized in the church I grew up in by a Methodist Minister who's a good friend of my husband and me.	1	2%
May 16, 1999	1	2%
Maybe a blessing	1	2%
NO	1	2%
Nathan and Karl were baptized together on 11/21/1999.	1	2%
No.	1	2%
No. A non-religious naming ceremony was held.	1	2%
Nooooooooo!	1	2%
Not as an INFANT, however will encourage all my children to be immersed in water once they make the decision to accept Christ - even if it has to be in our bathtub!	1	2%
Our baby has been baptised.	1	2%
Our baby was baptised on Feb. 14, 1999.	1	2%
She was dedicated as an infant. Whether or not she is baptised will be her decision to show she is a Christian.	1	2%
They were christened a month after they were born.	1	2%
We had a welcome to the world ceremony when Conor was 8 days old. We passed him among the family memebers that could be there and they all gave him a blessing that was personal, loving, and a perfect fit for our beliefs.	1	2%
We participated in a baby dedication in September.	1	2%
Will be	1	2%
Will probably go through a naming/dedication ceremony once we settle in a more permenent location.	1	2%
Yes, Jake was dedicated to God. He will hopefully be baptized one day once he accepts salvation.	1	2%
Yes, baptised Catholic at six months	1	2%
Yes, baptised at 6 months.	1	2%
Yes, he was baptized when he was 5 weeks old.	1	2%
Yes, probably (for husband's family's sake)	1	2%
Yes, she has been baptized.	1	2%
Yes...Mark is a bit more religious than me. Samantha had a baby naming. Madiosn will have hers at her birthday party.	1	2%
had a jewish baby naming.	1	2%
he will be baptised lutheran (my husbands faith) sence I have no objection and it is important to my husbands family.	1	2%
no	5	10%
no, but I may yet have a naming ceremony/ welcome to the world party.	1	2%
not entered	1	2%
yes, baby was dedicated at 7 months of age	1	2%
yes, he has been baptised. while I have not always been the most active Catholic I believe it is important for him to have some religious training in order to develop morality (jmo).	1	2%
yes, she has had a wiccaning.	1	2%

7. The December List

How did you discover the December List?	Number:	Percent:
random web surfing	26	56%
a friend told me	4	8%
from a newsgroup	5	10%
other	9	19%
(not entered)	2	4%

...If you selected "other", how?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	35	76%
A friend was on the May98 list and told me about it so I went in search of the Dec98 list.	1	2%
December 98 list	1	2%
From a discussion board a few of us created our own small dec98 group, then one woman found the pregnancy today list and we all joined.	1	2%
Husband found for me.	1	2%
I can't really recall but I belive I found it after doing a search on Pregnancy.	1	2%
I followed a link from a personal homepage that was posted at another parenting BB for expectant mothers due in Dec 98	1	2%
I had been on a previous due date list, so knew when to look.	1	2%
I was on an infertility list and someone on the list talked about the pregnancy lists.	1	2%
I was on the Jan99 list and knew there was a Dec 98 list and joined late.	1	2%
Someone on the lesbian mothers email list told me about 'due date' lists and where to find them, so I went and searched for it.	1	2%
web search for pregnancy lists	1	2%

When did you first subscribe?	Number:	Percent:
first trimester	29	63%
second trimester	9	19%
third trimester	3	6%
after birth	3	6%
(not entered)	2	4%

Were you in any other online pregnancy groups for this baby?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	10	21%
At first, but this was so much eaiser to keep up with and I was on bedrest, so I only kept up with this one	1	2%
Browsed StorkeSite Dec pages some	1	2%
Conceiving Community	1	2%
I don't remember when I subscribed! I also joined babycenter.com and the storksite too.	1	2%
I tried a couple of boards but did not like them. I just did not click with them.	1	2%
I used to read but not contribute to Jinglegals.	1	2%
Jan99 list Breastfeeding Extended Nursing	1	2%
No	7	15%
No.	1	2%
None	1	2%
Parent's Place BB...unsubbed quickly due to flame issues	1	2%
ParentsPlace Dec. 98 Boards	1	2%
StorkSite, ONNA and OYIP to name a few.	1	2%
Yes, I was involved with PAM (?) and SPALS	1	2%
Yes, stork site and parents place..I luked at ALL of them...LOL	1	2%
i tried parentsplace.com but didn't like it as much at all.	1	2%
no	9	19%
no other online support groups.	1	2%
parentsplace.com	1	2%
tried storksite but didn't like it	1	2%
www.pregnancytoday.com new mom boards	1	2%
yes, I was a regular at Storksite in the Dec 98 BB	1	2%

If this was not your first pregnancy, were you ever in another pregnancy/baby online group?	Number:	Percent:
yes	4	8%
no	14	30%
(not entered)	28	60%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
I did not have a computer when my son was born.	1	2%
I wish I had been!	1	2%
Jan97	1	2%
Not online during Michaela's pregnancy..wish I was now! Could have used the support!	1	2%
SPALS -subsequent pregnancy after a loss	1	2%

Approximately what percentage of the e-mail on the list do you read today?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	5	10%
10	1	2%
20	2	4%
40	1	2%
60	3	6%
70	2	4%
80	4	8%
90	15	32%
100	13	28%

8. PRE-PREGNANCY QUESTIONS. Planning

Was this a planned pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	34	73%
no	10	21%
(not entered)	2	4%

Length of trying to get pregnant for this pregnancy: years (if 2 or more)	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	40	86%
2	1	2%
3	3	6%
4	1	2%
12	1	2%

...OR months (if 2 years or less)	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	16	34%
0	3	6%
1	11	23%
2	2	4%
3	4	8%
4	1	2%
6	2	4%
8	1	2%
9	2	4%
12	1	2%
15	1	2%
18	1	2%
22	1	2%

...and comments (e.g. time off, miscarriages)	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	26	56%
1st try!	1	2%
9mths after a 2nd trimester miscarriage, took 9mths for the 1st pg too!	1	2%
Did infertility workup, first round of Clomid produced baby	1	2%
Got preg in Dec. 97, m/c in Jan. 98, pregnant again March 98.	1	2%
I had one miscarriage after my daughter was born and before we concieved baby.	1	2%
I had three miscarriages during the 3 years I was trying	1	2%
I had to take Clomid to become pregnant with Jake.	1	2%
I wouldn't necessarily use the term Planned. We wanted a child, were open to having a baby and not doing anything to prevent one, but we weren't actively trying as in making sure it happened soon.	1	2%
Matthew was a great surprise to us after many years of infertilty treatment and not even one miscarriage	1	2%
Miscarriage 4/96 Miscarriage 8/97	1	2%
Pregnant after 1 week of trying, miscarried, waited 2 1/2 months, pregnant within a month	1	2%
The first time in 10 years that we didn't use a condom, I got pregnant. We had sex without a condom on 4/2 and 4/4, I found out I was pregnant on 4/20. And, no, I couldn't have gotten pregnant before that... Dh was in San Diego for 6 weeks and had returned the end of Marcy.	1	2%
There were two months when we were actually "trying" plus maybe two or three other months when we took time off. That's because after the first month of trying, instead of getting pregnant I got a yeast infection. The next few months were spent clearing that up. Then we tried again, and that month I got pregnant.	1	2%
Three years trying, followed by 2 year break, followed by 1 year investigations and surgery, followed by 5 months trying, followed by 2 IVFs.	1	2%
We had taken a 2 month break from the Clomid and the IUI's that we had been doing. We were feeling very depressed and needed the emotional break.	1	2%
When I say unplanned, I don't mean unexpected. We weren't using birth control, but neither were using timing, temperatures, kits etc. to try to conceive.	1	2%
experienced secondary infertility....was about to start clomid when we got pregnant between the 11th and 12th month of trying.	1	2%
first try.	1	2%
not trying, but was married for 8 months before got pregnant	1	2%
we first tried to conceive in march of 1996, but 2 miscarriages ensued, along with "retained products" from one d&c and a long period (4 mos) from diagnosis of the second loss until it concluded itself (I refused another d&c). my first pregnancy could have been my son's older sibling...the baby was due in Jan 97, 23 months before my December baby was born.	1	2%

Did you chart your cycle?	Number:	Percent:
yes	25	54%
no	19	41%
(not entered)	2	4%

How was pregnancy achieved?	Number:	Percent:
spontaneous intercourse	16	34%
intercourse when you thought/knew you were ovulating	21	45%
intercourse with medical aid	4	8%
IVF	1	2%
other	3	6%
(not entered)	1	2%

Other?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
I don't think I'd call it "spontaneous intercourse." We made it a point to try just about every night. Actually, we even got tired of it after a while, but we did it anyway. It was work, but well worth the effort! :)	1	2%
I took Clomid. We planned to do an IUI but I ovulated late and we were out of town. I thought we had no chance to be pg that month. Happy surprise!	1	2%
Intercourse every day for one month..LOL!	1	2%
We charted my cycles, but mostly because we were already using NFP to avoid conception, so when we no longer wanted to avoid pregnancy, it seemed natural.	1	2%
Who knows we tried so much :)	1	2%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
Follow Natural Family Planning and used an ovulation predition kit for the second pregnancy, just NFP for first pregnancy.	1	2%
I beat the odds in a big way by conceiving via IVF at age 41.9.	1	2%
I'm not sure if what we did counts as charting or not. I can feel it loud and clear when I ovulate, and I've always written down the day of ovulation (and which ovary), and the day when my period starts. But I wasn't charting my temperature every morning or anything.	1	2%
My cycle was off that month, so by the time Megan was actually conceived, I was sure we had missed the 'right time'. Guess not!	1	2%
ONNA recommended the book Taking Cahrge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. I got pregnant on the first try with using the books technique.	1	2%

Did you encounter infertility difficulties?	Number:	Percent:
yes	11	23%
no	29	63%
(not entered)	6	13%

...what in particular?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	36	78%
Cycle too short - low progesterone	1	2%
Endometriosis and removal of one ovary for cyst.	1	2%
I had low progesterone, a hostile environment for sperm in my cervix and very low moisture.	1	2%
I have asympotomatic endometriosis stage 4	1	2%
It could not be explained.	1	2%
Nothing known, just took a long time	1	2%
Two miscarriages. Had just been referred to an infertility specialist when I found out I was pregnant.	1	2%
Unexplained	1	2%
irregular cycles, no clear pattern of ovulation, and cystic ovaries	1	2%
irregular ovulation	1	2%

...what helped/worked?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
3 surgeries and too many drugs	1	2%
Acupuncture/Chinese herbs/IVF	1	2%
Clomid	1	2%
Natural Family Planning.	1	2%
charting, vitamins,	1	2%
clomid	1	2%
we tried clomid, IUI's, and about every old wives tale out there. We eventually got pregnant the month that I had kidney stones and was given several IV bags of saline (so was very hydrated)	1	2%

If this was not a planned pregnancy and you were using some method of birth control, what happened? (E.g. Were you on the pill and it failed? Did a condom break? Did hormones overcome?)	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
I believe God wanted us to have a baby and it was all in His time.	1	2%
I mistakenly thought I was past ovulation	1	2%
This pg wasn't planned, however we discussd the fact that I was off the pill, we were causually careful (rhythm method) for awhile, then just ignored it and had sex unprotected. It took about three months of weekend visits until I was pg. (not planned but obviously not avoided either, I wonder where my brain cells were?? Perhaps, as suggested by this survey, my hormones took over.))	1	2%
Trying to use "natural" family planning. Opps, guess it isn't a good source of BC.	1	2%
We knew we wanted to get pregnant, but we had expected it to take a while, not happen the first shot!	1	2%
We went off Birth control to start trying to conceive in 3-6 months. We had unprotected sex once (on the first month of no bc) and became pregnant. With my oldest child we tried for over 6 months and used an ovulating kit to conceive.	1	2%
Weren't using birth control but weren't actively trying either.	1	2%

9. Gender

Were you trying for a baby of a particular gender?	Number:	Percent:
yes	3	6%
no	41	89%
(not entered)	2	4%

If so, male or female?	Number:	Percent:
Male	1	2%
Female	1	2%
(not entered)	44	95%

If so, what techniques did you use?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
Intercourse well in advance of ovulation.	1	2%
Not having sex until the day of Ovulation. And then just "doing it" once...	1	2%

Did it work? Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	43	93%
LOL!!!!! NO....Although for both of my girls, the Asian conception chart was correct. SO, if I have another, I will consult the chart first, LOL	1	2%
No. I wanted my firstborn to be a daughter. I got a son instead. I thought I would be happy with either sex, but when I found I was carrying a boy I was surprised to find it disturbed me deeply. Today sometimes I am OK with having a boy. Sometimes I still have trouble coping even now. I love my son and I hope he never finds out.	1	2%
husband did have dream after baby was conceived that he was a girl. he did turn out to be right.	1	2%

10. PREGNANCY. Finding Out

How many weeks from LMP were you when you found out you were pregnant?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	7	15%
1	1	2%
2	3	6%
3	3	6%
4	12	26%
5	10	21%
6	6	13%
7	1	2%
8	1	2%
14	1	2%
20	1	2%

How many weeks from ovulation were you when you found out you were pregnant?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	16	34%
1	3	6%
2	14	30%
3	7	15%
4	4	8%
5	1	2%
7	1	2%

How many weeks from conception could you tell (by physical or mental changes) that you were pregnant?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	9	19%
0	1	2%
1	3	6%
2	11	23%
3	3	6%
4	6	13%
5	2	4%
6	4	8%
7	1	2%
8	3	6%
10	1	2%
12	1	2%
18	1	2%

How did you find out you were pregnant?	Number:	Percent:
home test	32	69%
doctor visit	2	4%
missed period	3	6%
other	4	8%
(not entered)	5	10%

If other, what was it?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	36	78%
Confirmed by blood test.	1	2%
Emergency room visit. I had bad stomach pain, thought i was pregant and went in to see what was the matter.	1	2%
I charted and had 2 weeks of consistently high temperatures after ovulation. After that, I took a home test to confirm.	1	2%
I did 2 home tests (both positive) and a doctor's test the next day (positive)...I was in shock and just couldn't believe it ;-)	1	2%
I was charting my temp so I knew by 19 days post ovulation that I was pg.	1	2%
I was very sick to my stomach and real tired all of a sudden. After missing my 4th day of work, my supervisor asked if I was pregnant, which prompted me to go home and take the test.	1	2%
Missed period (not unusual) then a home test. We were waiting for this period to begin a second round of IVF	1	2%
Well I knew for sure from the home test, but I have to credit my dog for making me think I should do the test. She starts to act differently.	1	2%
failed blood test at 6 weeks pg. took home test at 8 weeks pg and tested positive..confirmed by blood test next day. low levels of hcg..	1	2%
sustained high temp using NFP	1	2%

11. Due Dates. [Many people were given multiple due dates, and some of us focused on one. This section attempts to include all possibilities.]

What date did you consider to be your Expected Due Date?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)//(not entered)	1	2%
(not entered)	4	8%
1/7/1999	1	2%
1/4/1999	1	2%
11/30/1998	1	2%
12/7/(not entered)	1	2%
12/10/	1	2%
12/24/1998	2	4%
12/15/1998	2	4%
12/16/1998	1	2%
12/25/1998	4	8%
12/17/1998	1	2%
12/18/1998	1	2%
12/19/1998	1	2%
12/28/1998	2	4%
12/3/1998	1	2%
12/4/1998	1	2%
12/15/(not entered)	1	2%
12/5/1998	2	4%
12/6/1998	1	2%
12/7/1998	1	2%
12/7/1999	1	2%
12/9/1998	1	2%
12/22/1998	1	2%
12//1998	1	2%
12/10/1998	1	2%
12/11/1998	1	2%
12/31/1998	1	2%
12/12/1998	2	4%
12/30/1998	1	2%
12/21/1998	2	4%
12/20/1999	1	2%
12/23/1998	2	4%

What method of due date calculation did you personally go by?	Number:	Percent:
last period	13	28%
conception date	12	26%
ovulation date	3	6%
ultrasound	13	28%
(not entered)	5	10%

Other method?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	43	93%
As I did IVF the conception date was known - it happenned to be exactly 2 weeks after last period date, so all the methods of calculating due date worked for me.	1	2%
Last period, adjusted because of short cycles	1	2%
also was pretty certain of conception date due to dh's traveling at the time.	1	2%

If there were other calculations: Expected Due Date by last period	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	2	4%
(not entered)/26/1998	1	2%
(not entered)//(not entered)	5	10%
(not entered)/(not entered)/	1	2%
(not entered)	23	50%
11/17/1998	1	2%
12/19/1998	1	2%
12/28/1998	1	2%
12/29/	1	2%
12/1/1998	1	2%
12/14/(not entered)	1	2%
12/22/1998	2	4%
12/3/1999	1	2%
12/24/1998	1	2%
12/9/1998	1	2%
12/17/1998	1	2%
12/2/(not entered)	1	2%
12/10/1998	1	2%

...Expected Due Date by conception date	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	1	2%
(not entered)//(not entered)	3	6%
(not entered)	31	67%
1/7/1999	1	2%
1/11/1999	1	2%
12/15/1998	1	2%
12/25/1998	1	2%
12/7/1998	1	2%
12/18/1998	1	2%
12/19/1998	1	2%
12/28/1998	1	2%
12/5/1998	1	2%
12//1998	1	2%
12/24/1998	1	2%

...Expected Due Date by ultrasound	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)/(not entered)/	4	8%
(not entered)	23	50%
1/8/1999	1	2%
1/4/1999	1	2%
12/25/1998	3	6%
12/18/1998	1	2%
12/27/1998	1	2%
12/5/1998	1	2%
12/4/1999	1	2%
12/7/1998	2	4%
12/9/1998	1	2%
12/13/1998	1	2%
12/10/1998	1	2%
12/20/1998	1	2%
12/12/1998	2	4%
12/24/1998	1	2%
12/21/1998	1	2%

What week of your pregnancy was the ultrasound done?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	21	45%
5	4	8%
6	2	4%
7	2	4%
8	3	6%
10	1	2%
11	1	2%
13	1	2%
14	2	4%
15	1	2%
16	1	2%
18	2	4%
19	2	4%
20	1	2%
22	1	2%
26	1	2%

...Expected Due Date by other method	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	1	2%
(not entered)//(not entered)	3	6%
(not entered)/(not entered)/	5	10%
(not entered)	36	78%
12/13/1998	1	2%

Other comments? When did you really think baby would be born?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	27	58%
12/10/98	1	2%
12/21/98 (I lost my bet!)	1	2%
Around 11/27/98.. a good week earlier then EDD	1	2%
First sonogram (8wks) indicated 12/25 later one at about 6 months indicated 12/12, since earlier is generally more accurate, we went by this one.	1	2%
For some reason I started thinking the baby would be born in November even before I started into preterm labor. My 1st U/S due date was 12/5, but the 2nd was 11/30 the rest of them were pretty much consistent.	1	2%
Had 4 ultrasounds because of my previous problems.	1	2%
I didn't know -- though I used the December date, I knew that the LMP date was wildly inaccurate and that his actual due date should have been early to mid-January.	1	2%
I figured the baby would be born the last week of November.	1	2%
I had missed 2 periods before I was pg so when I took the home test I thought I was way further along than I was.	1	2%
I hoped for the second week of December	1	2%
I somehow always knew he would be late, although my dates were right on by LMP, ovulation predictor and ultrasound.	1	2%
I thought he would be late. Just because we had family coming from far away and they wouldn't get to meet him.	1	2%
I thought she would be early and she was.	1	2%
My baby was born on his due date. His 75 year old grandfather's birthday! He came right on time.	1	2%
No date, but before the due date at least	1	2%
On or near his due date (wistful thinking ;-)	1	2%
i thought it likely that the baby would be 2 weeks early, since i was my mom's first child and i was 2 weeks early. i didn't know how she'd calculated her edd, though. my baby was 12 days earlier than edd calculated by conception.	1	2%
mid to late January	1	2%
transvaginal at 8 weeks put me back by two weeks til jan 4th. This date was physically impossible as conception would have occured while DH was away. So I kept with the first date according to LMP. Always thought around Christmas if not sooner.	1	2%

12. Prenatal Practitioners

Who was your prenatal practitioner (at time of birth)	Number:	Percent:
midwife	7	15%
obgyn	29	63%
other	1	2%
(not entered)	5	10%

If other, who?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
Certified Nurse Midwife	1	2%
We had lay midwives, not nurse midwives.	1	2%

Were you happy with the service?	Number:	Percent:
yes	33	71%
no	7	15%
(not entered)	6	13%

...Explain?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	28	60%
As I had an emergency caesarian, I was very pleased that it was done by someone I knew, and a woman.	1	2%
He rushed me on visits and dissmissed my concerns.	1	2%
I don't know if I'd call her my prenatal practitioner or not. The only time I saw her was during labor. I was with the wrong dr. in the wrong town. She was definitely not as helpful as my regular dr. (who is a family practitioner)	1	2%
I got the clueless midwife in the practice who chose to disregard my history of fast labor.	1	2%
I had this doctor for several years before getting pregnant and liked her very much.	1	2%
I was very happy with him as he was the person who had been treating our infertility as well so I felt like we had a long standing relationship.	1	2%
I went to a private Obgyn and he is the only one in his practice. I did see him and he did deliver my child!	1	2%
Looking back at it, I think she was too inexperienced.	1	2%
Somewhat, though it was a practice of 5 docs and I saw them all which made it a bit impersonal. And they kind of missed a few thing	1	2%
The NMWs of the practice were great and my favorite one delivered me. They were very supportive of how I wanted things.	1	2%
They did a FANTASTIC job -- they intervened quickly when the hypertension got to a dangerous level and all of the doctors (group practice) were personable and helpful.	1	2%
They failed to recognize that my baby was breech	1	2%
Thrilled we were allowed a very hands on birth experience in our hospital which was small and very friendly. All options were ours, and decisions based on what we wanted not what hospital wanted! Joe actually delivered Lauren, which amazed me compared to our first birth experience!	1	2%
Very reliable! Knew what she was doing. Very trustworthy. Kept her cool when problems arose	1	2%
Wanted a natural childbirth and didn't think they would help me achieve this.	1	2%
except for one dr, who left the practice mid pregnancy anyway.	1	2%
my midwife was wonderful, always took time to answer my questions and my husband's, and helped him participate fully (he even delivered our baby's second shoulder & body).	1	2%
my ob was part of a large group; I became really attached to 2 of the women and consider "them" to be my ob. of course, it was neither one of them who delivered me!	1	2%

Was this the first person you saw?	Number:	Percent:
yes	29	63%
no	11	23%
(not entered)	6	13%

...If no, explain?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	37	80%
Always saw my family practitioner.	1	2%
I saw an Army Dr. for the first couple of months then dh got out of the Army and we moved.	1	2%
I saw my former and well-liked OB until about the halfway point of the pregnancy....but more and more the waits were very long, the traffic was very bad, and above all I wanted a more intentionally noninterventive birth.	1	2%
My GP was also pregnant and due at the same time as I was. I saw her for all my prenatal visits, and was in the process of switching to another GP when Megan was born.	1	2%
My regular doctor was a good doctor for regular early checkups. When I became pregnant I wanted a dr who would spend a little more time on my needs and questions.	1	2%
Saw only nurses for 1st few hours of labor.	1	2%
Switched because I wanted to deliver at a different hospital.	1	2%
We moved 3 months before Lauren was due, so I had been seeing an OBGYN back home in RI.	1	2%
We started out seeing a regular obstetrician. She was wonderful! But she has 10 partners, any of whom might be present when your baby is born. Some of them work more days than others, with the result that there was about a 1 in 6 chance of my obstetrician actually being there when my baby was born. At the "ob tea" that her office holds so you can meet your obstetrician's partners, so that they're not all strangers to you when you arrive to give birth, I met about half of her partners. Most of them seemed nice enough, but one was really Scary. I knew I didn't even want him in the room with me when I was giving birth, let alone having him deliver my baby. Also, it was important to me to know the person who delivered the baby beforehand. So we switched to planning a home birth instead of a hospital birth. We continued seeing the obstetrician, as backup, but started seeing midwives who would deliver our baby at home. We chose the midwives who had delivered my obstetrician's youngest baby. They were great!	1	2%

13. Testing During Pregnancy

Did you have an ultrasound?	Number:	Percent:
yes	40	86%
no	1	2%
(not entered)	5	10%

When was your first ultrasound (gestation weeks, where week 1 is LMP)?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	8	17%
4	2	4%
5	4	8%
6	7	15%
7	3	6%
8	6	13%
9	1	2%
10	2	4%
11	1	2%
13	3	6%
14	2	4%
15	2	4%
16	1	2%
19	2	4%
22	1	2%
26	1	2%

Why did you have your first ultrasound?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	7	15%
A pregnancy test revealed I was indeed pg. the fertility clinic would not release me an OBGYN until I had 2 ultrasounds one at 4 wks and one at 8 wks.	1	2%
Check for viability (I'm paranoid due to previous pg losses)	1	2%
Had break through bleeding at 6 weeks. Ultrasound to see if miscarriage.	1	2%
I was considered a high risk because the pregnancy went undiscovered for so long.	1	2%
I was having cramping and bleeding, my r thought I may have miscarried, so I had an ultra sound to date my pg. I got to see a tiny "grain of rice" with a flashing heart beat!! Very awesome!!!!	1	2%
I was spotting	1	2%
My doctor does them as routine	1	2%
Problems with previous pregnancies.	1	2%
Routine	2	4%
Slight vaginal spotting	1	2%
Spotting caused concern since this was a pregnancy following a miscarriage at 12 weeks.	1	2%
Stomach pain, and used to rule out an eptopic pregnancy	1	2%
They did an ultrasound early on me because when I went in for my first ob appointment, she couldn't hear the baby's heartbeat. Since there was a little portable ultrasound machine right there in the room, she got that out and looked at the baby with it. Evidently I have a tipped-back uterus, which made it hard to hear the baby's heartbeat early in the pregnancy.	1	2%
To check it was not twins as I palpated large!	1	2%
To check out the baby. We only saw one at this time.	1	2%
To confirm due date.	1	2%
To determine due date!	1	2%
To find out a due date since I had no idea when my LMP was.	1	2%
To see how far along I was and to see that all was well.	1	2%
To see how many babies since i was on Clomid there was a 10% chance of twins...	1	2%
To see how many embryos there were, after IVF, and to see the heartbeat.	1	2%
To see the baby's heartbeat, so they could check and see how he was forming.	1	2%
We were unable to hear the baby's heartbeat, so the ultra sound was to make sure everything was ok.	1	2%
bleeding	1	2%
bleeding.	1	2%
due date calculation	1	2%
fetal viability	1	2%
instead of amnio.	1	2%
large uterus	1	2%
no particular medicial reason	1	2%
spotting	1	2%
to check for the possibility of twins!	1	2%
to confirm pregnancy, and to see the heartbeat.	1	2%
to date the pregnancy	1	2%
to determine EDD	1	2%
to determine gestational age	1	2%
to get an EDD since the date i gave by conception was a week earlier than the one by my LMP	1	2%
to look for a heartbeat b/c of my history of losses.	1	2%

How many times did you have an ultrasound?	Number:	Percent:
1	2	4%
2	12	26%
3	8	17%
4	3	6%
5	3	6%
6-10	12	26%
(not entered)	6	13%

Why did you have more than one ultrasound? [Note: There will be a question about gender that will ask if gender by ultrasound.]	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	9	19%
1. to determine due date 2. to do the regular mid pregnancy ultrasound. 3. to check out breech position for possible version.	1	2%
1st for due date, 2nd for health of fetus and 3rd to determine what type of breech.	1	2%
2 for viability/dates, several due to having Fifth disease and these were checking for fetal anemia, one for routine developmental check, and several looking at the babies position at the end of the pregnancy	1	2%
2nd was at 20 weeks checking for general problems 3rd was a week later to check the status 4th was 5 days later to make sure things were better 5th was because movement had slowed down a lot and to check the baby's size 6th was because of movement and heart beat	1	2%
After a haemmorhage at 9 weeks, for amnio at 16 wks, a full scan at 18 weeks, plus a scan the day the baby was born.	1	2%
Because I wanted to be sure the baby was developing healthy... and I wanted to take advantage of being able to see the baby.	1	2%
Because it was the fertility clinics policy.	1	2%
Biophysical profiles to check growth and blood flow due to my cronic hypertension	1	2%
Breech baby	1	2%
First one was to verify that I was not miscarrying. Based on LMP the ultrasound was off by about 8 days. Second was to confirm that the 8 days was really because my cycle was odd and not that the baby wasn't growing. 3rd was a standard US at 20 weeks.	1	2%
I fell down the stairs when I was 23 weeks pregnant, broke my ankle, and had to have surgery, so I wanted to "see" that the baby was ok.	1	2%
I had one for viability at 6 weeks and a routine one at 18 weeks.	1	2%
I had several to check the baby's weight gain as I had high blood pressure, and no weight gain myself. They also did one to check for thinning of my cervix (family history) but there was none.	1	2%
I was over 35, I had had a miscarriage, there was one that was part of a CVS test, one that was a follow up to the CVS test, which saw that my placenta was low, then to check on the placenta later.	1	2%
It is standard procedure with multiples to have an ultrasound every 4 to 6 weeks.	1	2%
Lack of audible heartbeat, one routine, some to check for injury because of falls	1	2%
Low-lying placenta	1	2%
Not exactly sure...either "large for dates" or to double check a cyst.	1	2%
Overdue	1	2%
Pregnancy complications; couldn't find heartbeat, size of baby, positon of baby, etc.. I had 6 total.	1	2%
Previous problems with pregnancies.	1	2%
Routine	1	2%
Standard operating procedure	1	2%
The first to determine if it was a viable pg and how far along I was. The second for birth abnormalities and other usual reasons. Typically we have only 1 US here in Canada.	1	2%
The second was the 22 week ultrasound to check anatomy and the third was at 34 weeks when I was in the hospital to check the baby's weight	1	2%
They thought they saw a problem with his kidneys and wanted to make sure that they were developing normally.	1	2%
To confirm due dates.	1	2%
To look at the baby's heart at 18 weeks.	1	2%
We had one very detailed ultrasound just for the heck of it, one ultrasound "to verify fetal viability" (because they couldn't hear the baby's heartbeat early on, which was because I have a tipped-back uterus), several quick scans late in the pregnancy to verify the baby's position because it was breech, and quite a few ultrasounds in the process of doing a breech version, a procedure that turns a breech baby head-down.	1	2%
break through bleeding at 6 and 12 weeks, normal one at 18 weeks, 4 more during pre-term labor/bedrest 5 weeks duration.	1	2%
had antibodies in my blood and was at increased risk of miscarriage/baby dying due to blood flow from placenta to baby.	1	2%
high risk pregnancy requiring Shirodkar suture	1	2%
history of pregnancy loss, then pih	1	2%
spotting	1	2%
spotting routine u/s gender determination had last u/s when I went to the hospital to deliver (found baby was breech)	1	2%
thought the baby was breech	1	2%
we wanted to determine sex...and had an accomodating office, also there were some problems, bleeding etc during pregnancy. So a few u/s were done for those purposes before actually trying to decipher sex/gender.	1	2%

Were any problems revealed via ultrasound?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	15	32%
1st ultrasound revealed I was 14 weeks pregnant instead of the 8 like we thought 2nd revealed my cervix was really short. 3rd revealed It had gotten worse 6th revealed I had really low amniotic fluid and the baby was no longer growing	1	2%
My baby had a "choroid plexus cyst" -- a cyst in the brain. But this turns out to be really common and not something to worry about. Evidently today's modern high-powered ultrasound machines pick up a lot of things like this that older ultrasound machines weren't able to detect -- things that look unusual but are in fact perfectly normal.	1	2%
NO thankfully!	1	2%
No	6	13%
No.	2	4%
None	1	2%
Placenta previa early in the pregnancy but it corrected itself.	1	2%
Yes and no. Though they thought they saw a problem in the first, the second ultrasound showed no problems -- the fluid around the kidneys had resolved itself. Later they said that this happens sometimes with baby boys.	1	2%
Yes. The final scan revealed that the baby was severely underweight.	1	2%
baby was breech until the very end	1	2%
breech baby	1	2%
breech position	1	2%
everything a-okay!	1	2%
no	10	21%
no, ultrasound showed everything was just fine. Also after giving birth the placenta was examined and all was fine.	1	2%
possible downs syndrome and a heart defect found in 1st ultrasound	1	2%

Did you have a triple-screen/AFP?	Number:	Percent:
yes	19	41%
no	20	43%
(not entered)	7	15%

Was the triple-screen/AFP normal?	Number:	Percent:
yes	20	43%
no	1	2%
(not entered)	25	54%

If not, results of the triple-screen?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
(I really wanted an amnio, but settled for a triple-screen and a detailed ultrasound. If either of those had come back with any issues, then I would have pressed for an amnio.)	1	2%

Did you have an amnio?	Number:	Percent:
yes	2	4%
no	39	84%
(not entered)	5	10%

...timing & results of the amnio?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
At 16 weeks, results 2 weeks later. Results: normal boy!!	1	2%
at 36 weeks to check lung developement	1	2%

Did you have CVS?	Number:	Percent:
yes	1	2%
no	39	84%
(not entered)	6	13%

...timing & results of CVS?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
11 weeks, results 3 days later with gender and good genetic health	1	2%

Did you have an HIV/AIDS test?	Number:	Percent:
yes	24	52%
no	16	34%
(not entered)	6	13%

Did you have a glucose tolerance test?	Number:	Percent:
yes	38	82%
no	2	4%
(not entered)	6	13%

...timing & results of the glucose test?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	16	34%
25 weeks and the results were normal.	1	2%
26 weeks, normal	1	2%
6th month, Glucose tolerance was good	1	2%
? 134	1	2%
About 24-30 weeks (I don't remember except it was about when everyone else had thiers), the test results were good.	1	2%
At 18 weeks No sign of gestational diabetes	1	2%
Failed 1 hour, passed 3 hour	1	2%
GTT at 28 wks - results normal.	1	2%
I had gestational diabetes	1	2%
I had the test at 25 weeks. The results were normal. I was annoyed to have to drink bright orange artifically flavored artificially colored drink, since I mostly eat organic foods with minimal additives, especially while I was pregnant and while I am lactating. The sugary drink left a lot of people on the list either hyper or exhausted, but it didn't seem to have any affect on me.	1	2%
I think 28 weeks, it was normal.	1	2%
NOrmal	1	2%
Normal	1	2%
Normal results	1	2%
Normal, I don't remember when I had it somewhere around 28 weeks if my mind serves me right.	1	2%
October tested fine	1	2%
One hour. Results were really low, I think 68	1	2%
Perfectly healthy.	1	2%
The glucose teste was at 28 weeks, everything was normal.	1	2%
around 34 weeks I think? and results were fine.	1	2%
at 30 weeks I believe. borderline for 1 hour test. had to go back to do 3 hour test. it was fine.	1	2%
don't remember timing, but it was fine.	1	2%
failed 1 hour test, passed 3 hour.	1	2%
failed the first test, went back for a 3hr screening, marginally passd. whew!!	1	2%
first one was positive...I had to go for a second one whcih was negative.	1	2%
normal	3	6%
passed , 28 weeks	1	2%
the first one(at 28 weeks) was high, I was given another one that was within the normal range	1	2%

Were you tested for Strep B?	Number:	Percent:
yes	26	56%
no	13	28%
(not entered)	7	15%

...timing & results of the Strep B test?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	26	56%
35 weeks, Negative	1	2%
36 weeks positive	1	2%
36 weeks, at my request, and it was positive :-(	1	2%
38 weeks and it was negative	1	2%
False Positive Result	1	2%
I don't remember when but I was negative.	1	2%
Normal	1	2%
Perfectly healthy.	1	2%
Test at 28 wks 0 - negative.	1	2%
Tested early in the pregnancy, was told I tested positive until 37 weeks.	1	2%
don't remember timing but the test was positive	1	2%
don't remember timing, but it was fine.	1	2%
negative	1	2%
negative. somewhere near the end of pregnancy. not sure.	1	2%
no problem	1	2%
no strep B	1	2%
passed	1	2%
passed, 34 weeks	1	2%
tested positive	1	2%
third trimester....negative	1	2%

Did you have any other tests?	Number:	Percent:
yes	12	26%
no	22	47%
(not entered)	12	26%

...What were the other tests, and what results did they have?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	35	76%
24 hour urine, a bunch of others, i have no idea! :)	1	2%
I was tested to see if I have a gene for Tay-Sachs disease (I don't), tested for immunity to Rubella (I am immune), tested for anemia (I had it mildly), tested repeatedly for various substances in my urine (usually traces of this and that, but not enough of anything to worry about), tested for high blood pressure (never high enough to worry about), and probably lots of other stuff that I'm forgetting. I was tested a lot during pregnancy, but was pretty much always healthy. Oh, the one test I did have come back abnormal was the one on my thyroid. I have an underactive thyroid, so they tested my thyroid hormone levels regularly during pregnancy. Early in pregnancy they found my levels were low and raised my medication dosage for the rest of the pregnancy. Once I delivered the baby, we went back to my old dosage, which has been fine. They've tested once or twice to monitor that, too.	1	2%
Other than the routine ones, I had some that dealt with the preterm labor examining whether there was infection and the likelihood of delivery in the next week.	1	2%
RH factor - Rh postive	1	2%
Several blood tests for Van Willebrands disease, which is a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia. My mother and all 3 sisters have it. They showed I had "the most normal blood ever seen", according to the doctor who did the tests.	1	2%
Test for toxoplasmosis at about 30 wks. Showed that I had antibodies.	1	2%
To check change in hormone levels (because of the earlier miscarriage)	1	2%
iron level--normal	1	2%
lots of non stress tests bloodwork and urine tests for kidney function	1	2%
tests to see about anticarlipitands (sp?) in my blood and for lupus. One was a followup from the initial test to see what the numbers did in terms of antibodies. they went down.	1	2%
was tested for Toxemia and Hellp (another form of toxemia ?)- all negative. Tested early in pregnancy for fifths disease. negative	1	2%

Did you have any mandatory tests that you objected to?	Number:	Percent:
yes	3	6%
no	35	76%
(not entered)	8	17%

Which tests? What did you object to?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
HIV was mandatory with Lauren's pregnancy, where as it was optional with my first pregnancy. I found this strange, and wasn't happy I was forced to take it.	1	2%
I had a HIV test I wasn't told about, it didn't really bother me, but I would have liked to know in advance.	1	2%
I really objected to the blood tests for Van Willebrands. The blood work wasn't the problem. What they wanted to do was 2 bleeding-time tests, one before delivery, and one DURING, to make sure that my hormones weren't affecting my blood's clotting ability. I still have tiny scars from those tests.	1	2%
The only thing I objected to was having to drink the orange junk for the glucose tolerance test.	1	2%

14. Medical Problems

Did you have any medical problems during pregnancy? [IF NOT, please skip the rest of this question and proceed to the next. IF SO, please fill in the appropriate box below, and add any details you care to share, such as when you had the problem, how long it lasted, etc.]	Number:	Percent:
yes	25	54%
no	8	17%
(not entered)	13	28%

Placenta previa?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

Preeclampsia?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
I became preeclamptic after the birth and was kept in L&D's High Risk area for 1 1/2 days post-partum.	1	2%
Preeclampsia. Will add more info later to this field.	1	2%
This only showed up at 36 wks, the day before the baby was born!	1	2%
Yes, Found at 32 weeks baby was almost taken at 35 weeks	1	2%
Yes, during labour only	1	2%

Pre-term labor?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	37	80%
At 20 weeks I started spotting and they were afraid I would have pre-term labor but it was stopped by bedrest.	1	2%
I went into pre-term labor at 34 weeks. I was at 2 centimeters and in active labor. I was checked into the hospital and on bedrest for a week getting shots of terbultaline every 2 hours. I was put on the pill and sent home and went back into labor 2 days later. Jake was born at 35 weeks.	1	2%
Went into labor 5 weeks early.	1	2%
Yes, at 24 weeks contractions started. They were able to get them to stop	1	2%
Yes, beginning at 28 weeks. I was not dilating quickly when we went to the hospital, but the midwife was alarmed by the softness, low position, and dilation at this point so I was put on bedrest. In retrospect, the ped thinks this was almost certainly a result of an abnormally small placenta.	1	2%
began having contractions at 19 weeks. started to dilate at 30 weeks and went on bedrest at 32 weeks.	1	2%
delivered at 36 weeks	1	2%
started at 28 weeks pregnant (happy halloween) and I was placed on bedrest til the end of the pregnancy. Irritable uterine contractions..that's the term they used. OUCH is what I called it. Constant on and off cxs for days at a time, then rest, and start again.	1	2%
yes 5 days in the hospital and 5 weeks bedrest still born 3 weeks early	1	2%

Gestational diabetes?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
Maybe - big baby but glucose test was normal	1	2%
yes, controlled very well with diet. I counted carbohydrates	1	2%

PIH?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
They induced labor at 37 weeks gestation (according to LMP -- actually more like 35 weeks gestation) because my blood pressure was spiraling out of control, my kidneys were starting to shut down, etc. When I delivered the placenta, they realized that it had started to tear away from the uterine wall, so they definitely made the right call in inducing!	1	2%
Weeks 34 to 39. Bedrest from 36 weeks till birth.	1	2%
Yes, high blood pressure. It was never really called "PIH".	1	2%
my blood pressure was high throughout my pregnancy, raising even higher towards term so they induced me 5 days early to ward off a c section.	1	2%
see above.	1	2%
yes	1	2%
yes - borderline toxemia by delivery	1	2%

Bedrest or partial pelvic rest?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	34	73%
Bedrest for approx. 3 months. ~ Yuck!	1	2%
Bedrest for last 2 weeks due to Hypertension (aggrivated by Preganacy, but not really PIH)	1	2%
Bedrest from 20 weeks	1	2%
Bedrest in the hospital for a week and at home for 2 days	1	2%
I was on "home rest" for the last 3 weeks of my pregnancy. (couldn't go up and down the stairs to leave the apartment) and on "bed rest" the last 4 days of the pregnancy.	1	2%
Pelvic rest for entire pregnancy	1	2%
Yes, bedrest from 28 weeks.	1	2%
Yes, due to high blood pressure.	1	2%
Yes, for 6 weeks or so?!	1	2%
from 28 weeks on	1	2%
yes for pih, some of it in the hospital	1	2%
yes, 5 days hospital 5 week home	1	2%

A breech baby?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
Hm. I was going to say I had no problems during pregnancy, but my baby was indeed breech. They did a breech version and turned him around so that I was able to have a very normal birth.	1	2%
Jared (or Twin B as he was known then) was breech with his head under my left ribs.	1	2%
Yes - second version was successful in turning him	1	2%
Yes, but he spontaneously turned about a week before birth (the day before a scheduled external version!)	1	2%
Yes, frank breech.	1	2%
yes	2	4%

Positive test for group B strep?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
Yes	1	2%
tested positive. Given antibiotics in hospital.	1	2%
yes	2	4%
yes. Told to report to the hospital at the first signs of labor so they could start IV antibiotics	1	2%

Excessive nausea?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
At 13 weeks I had to hospitalized for 2 days to receive IV's since I couldn't even keep water down.	1	2%
I began having problems with nausea at 14 weeks that required medication for the duration of my pregnancy.	1	2%
I had morning sickness every other week from week 7 - week 20.	1	2%
I had reflux and threw up from start to finish of both pregnancies.	1	2%
Yes, for most of the pregnancy	1	2%
all day long most days until 6th month	1	2%
what is excessive?? I had a lot of nausea and some vomiting but it resolved at 14 weeks.	1	2%

Anemia?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
Borderline towards the end of the pregnancy and yes after giving birth.	1	2%
Low haemoglobin at 28 wks - had to take iron for the rest of the pregnancy.	1	2%
Yes	1	2%
Yes, but I just had to take iron for this.	1	2%
became very anemic after Lauren's birth	1	2%
mild	1	2%
yes	2	4%

Other medical problems?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	36	78%
As I mentioned earlier, my thyroid medication dosage needed to be increased during pregnancy.	1	2%
Baby was lying on my sciatic nerve for most of the pregnancy. In the 3rd trimester, I started passing out more and more frequently, until it got to several times a day.	1	2%
Clinical Depression	1	2%
Cronic Hypertension	1	2%
Fifth disease in May.	1	2%
I took progesterone suppositorys the first trimester to help the pregnancy keep.	1	2%
Pitting Endemea - swelling because of on feet 40 hours per week. Hypertension - same reason.	1	2%
Short cervix, baby's heart rate dropped, low amniotic fluid	1	2%
bicornuate uterus, incompetent cervix, early parting of pelvic bones (20wks)	1	2%
first ultrasound at 5-6 weeks did not show heart beat. Next ultrasound did. I then had heavy bleeding in the end of my first trimester that lasted about 24 hours. No bed rest was ordered.	1	2%

15. Typical pregnancy

Did you have spotting during pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	21	45%
no	20	43%
(not entered)	5	10%

Comments on spotting?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	28	60%
6 weeks LMP, spotted for one day, and was really worried. my midwife called me back right away (i'd called the service, it was sunday) and reassured me and told me to take it easy. scary!	1	2%
For the first 4 weeks I had occasional spotting. At 8 weeks I had a major, but painless, haemmorhage. I then spotted daily for 4 weeks.	1	2%
Had to take sick leave from work due to spotting and cramping.	1	2%
I had spotting at 10 weeks. I saw the midwife who ws able to find a heart beat and told me to take it easy for a day or two.	1	2%
I had spotting the end of the first trimester due to a sensitive cervix.	1	2%
I spotted enough that I missed the pregnancy for 5 months.	1	2%
I spotted several times early on, which of course made me a wreck with 2 prior losses!	1	2%
It scared me!!!!! I was quite worried!!!	1	2%
Just for a few days after I had done some heavier work than I should have - at probably about 9 - 10 weeks.	1	2%
My biggest surprise that spotting can be heavy but it was early in my pregnancy and did not pose a problem just a scare	1	2%
Only at the very begining and It was before I truley knew I was pregnant	1	2%
Very light early on.	1	2%
Very light, 1st trimester	1	2%
Very slight. Apparently for no explainable reason.	1	2%
break through bleeding at 6 and 12 weeks	1	2%
happened at 7 weeks. thought I was having a miscarriage. Turned out it only lasted for 4 hours.	1	2%
lightly, around 2 mos for about a week.	1	2%
when I had a cold at 4 weeks	1	2%

Did you have morning/evening/constant 'morning sickness' during pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	23	50%
no	17	36%
(not entered)	6	13%

Comments on sickness?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	26	56%
As long as I kept something in my stomach all the time I was okay. If I couldn't do that, I got a little nauseous.	1	2%
Constant 24 hour nausea but I never threw up	1	2%
First trimester nausea, vomiting only once.	1	2%
I had morning sickness every other week from week 7-week 20, throwing up quite often.	1	2%
I never felt better than when I was pregnant.	1	2%
I remember I didn't feel better after vomitting...	1	2%
I was quite queasy all the time, but did not throw up all that often.	1	2%
In the 1st trimester has afternoon sickness. Though I never actually threwup I spent much time kneeling in the bathroom before crawling to the couch to fall into a long nap.	1	2%
It lasted for most of the pregnancy. I didn't feel sick all the time, but would feel it coming, throw up, and then feel better.	1	2%
Nausea during the third month only.	1	2%
Nausea until 18wks	1	2%
There was none at all. I was so lucky. This is supposed to be worse with twins.	1	2%
all day long most days until 6th month	1	2%
constant nausea for a few weeks during the first trimester -- not too bad, actually.	1	2%
constant until they cut the cord. lovely.	1	2%
horrible, 24/7 from 6-14 weeks. always nauseated and sick feeling; threw up from prenatal vitamins and brushing my teeth.	1	2%
i was queasy lots, but never vomitted	1	2%
only for the first 12-14 weeks.	1	2%
sickness was during 1st trimester	1	2%
weeks 6-12	1	2%

Did you get a linea nigra during pregnancy? (The linea nigra is the dark line going downward from your navel.)	Number:	Percent:
yes	24	52%
no	17	36%
(not entered)	5	10%

Comments on linea nigra?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
Faded, but still visible almost a year later.	1	2%
It went upwards from my navel.	1	2%
Mine went up from my belly button as well as down. The top half faded at about 11 months postpartum. The bottom half, just like my mom's, seems to be permanent.	1	2%
Very light	1	2%
came on late.	1	2%
it wasn't terribly dark, but visible (i'm caucasian)	1	2%
not very dark	1	2%

Did you have any cravings?	Number:	Percent:
yes	24	52%
no	16	34%
(not entered)	6	13%

Interesting craving info?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	20	43%
BEEF, BEEF and more BEEF!	1	2%
Carvings continued after the birth though!!	1	2%
Dates were good first trimester! Couldn't drink hot beverages.	1	2%
Fresh peas still in the pod!! Yum.	1	2%
Gingersnaps...Submarine sandwich (not at the same time)	1	2%
I really wanted to experience a craving, but never did. Unless you count endless wishing for chocolate cake with chocolate frosting -- a wish that I pretty much never gave in to -- but I think I want that a lot when I'm not pregnant, too, so I don't think it counts as a craving.	1	2%
I usually have cravings though, so this was not unique to pregnancy.	1	2%
I wanted potatoes!!! Any form of potatoes helped to keep the nausea down.	1	2%
I wanted the morning sickness to go away! ;)	1	2%
Ice cream, chinese food	1	2%
Not really but the week before I found out I was pregnant I ate a whole jar of green olives???? I don't usually eat olives.	1	2%
Oatmeal with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and raisens every morning.	1	2%
Once thought choclate covered steak sounded really good.	1	2%
Peach icecream. I had to settle for peach cobbler with vanilla icecream. I also craved beats.	1	2%
SALT!! I had bacon every day for a week and potato chips and sour cream and onion dip every day for a month!	1	2%
SPAM sandwiches when I was nauseous for about a week. (all the longer the morning sickness lasted)	1	2%
Spicy food, protien, ice cream	1	2%
anything SPICEY. potatoes, of any kind. Cocktail wheenies in grape jelly and mustard (I had only had these about 3 times in my life and HAD to have them one day...I ate 3 of them and was done)	1	2%
hot dogs (normally I don't like them)	1	2%
i was very suggestible; someone would mention a particular food in email, and i'd want it. i'd see or even think of something we had on the shelf or in the frig, and need it NOW. only once did i want something we didn't have, and then it wasn't such a strong desire. whew.	1	2%
ice	1	2%
not really any seafood seemed to make me the least nauseaous.	1	2%
protien, nothing weird	1	2%
strawberries, tomatoes and watermelon.	1	2%
vanilla milkshakes.	1	2%
vinegar	1	2%

Other?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
Heartburn	1	2%
I had the opposite of cravings - I knew strongly that I did not want certain foods.	1	2%
Not really a craving, but I ate a LOT of pizza!	1	2%
Salt and Vinegar chips	1	2%
Some smells made me want to throw up!	1	2%

16. Advance Knowledge of Gender

Did you want to know your baby's gender in advance?	Number:	Percent:
yes	29	63%
no	11	23%
(not entered)	6	13%

Did you know the baby's gender before baby was born?	Number:	Percent:
yes	25	54%
no	14	30%
(not entered)	7	15%

...If twins, did you know the second baby's gender before baby was born?	Number:	Percent:
yes	1	2%
(not entered)	45	97%

If you knew the baby's gender, was it correct?	Number:	Percent:
yes	25	54%
(not entered)	21	45%

...If twins, ditto for second baby?	Number:	Percent:
yes	1	2%
(not entered)	45	97%

If you knew the baby's gender, how was it known?	Number:	Percent:
amnio	1	2%
ultrasound	24	52%
(not entered)	21	45%

Other? How?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

Did you try any non-medical gender predictors?	Number:	Percent:
yes	11	23%
no	26	56%
(not entered)	9	19%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	34	73%
Chinese birth chart (just for laughs) - it was correct	1	2%
Chinese method - said would be girl it was wrong	1	2%
Did a pendulum test in the first trimester, I'm pretty sure it was wrong. Chinese chart was correct.	1	2%
I did a silly Chinese horoscope thing that said I would have a girl. I also read many medical articles about IVF and gender which all suggested I would have a girl.	1	2%
I took a couple of on-line tests. They were wrong.	1	2%
I was amazed by how many people on the list sounded like they thought those Chinese gender predictor charts would actually work. Goodness!	1	2%
The on-line quizes that claim to tell you the sex of the baby. Also, the old wives tales.	1	2%
a few old wives tales suggested by listmembers. The chinese calendar, the eye lids,	1	2%
based on old wives tales it was correct, it calculated her to be a girl!	1	2%
just for the fun of it, i checked the boxes on one of the web pages with a list of old wives tales. the result was something like 60% boy. :-)	1	2%
see above. Husband had a dream that baby was going to be a girl and it was.	1	2%
the chinese chart said girl; the book was 50/50 but more girl; everyone said I was carrying like a girl; I have a boy!!	1	2%

17. Birth Classes - First Time Parents

Did you take childbirth classes?	Number:	Percent:
yes	29	63%
no	4	8%
(not entered)	13	28%

Who attended with you?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	18	39%
Baby's dad attended with me.	1	2%
DH	2	4%
Dave (baby's father)	1	2%
Edwin, my husband.	1	2%
Husband	7	15%
My husband	3	6%
My husband.	1	2%
My partner and my 2 birth supporters.	1	2%
Nobody	1	2%
Spouse	1	2%
dad	1	2%
dh	1	2%
husband	4	8%
my dh attended.	1	2%
my husband	1	2%
my mom came to most classes with me	1	2%

Did you take Lamaze?	Number:	Percent:
yes	1	2%
no	21	45%
(not entered)	24	52%

Did you take Bradley?	Number:	Percent:
yes	4	8%
no	18	39%
(not entered)	24	52%

Did you take multi-method classes?	Number:	Percent:
yes	16	34%
no	12	26%
(not entered)	18	39%

Did you take some other type of childbirth classes?	Number:	Percent:
yes	6	13%
no	19	41%
(not entered)	21	45%

Other?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
Basically just gave general information about birth & delivery.	1	2%
I didn't really take birth classes as I was on bedrest, but I got videos from the hospital that we watched together.	1	2%
They were offered by the hospital -- not great, but informative. A little too appreciative of teh epidural in their descriptions of labor.	1	2%
They were oriented to natural childbirth without intervention.	1	2%

Did the class(es) you took help during labor and birth?	Number:	Percent:
yes	17	36%
no	12	26%
(not entered)	17	36%

If yes, how?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	28	60%
Gave us a better understanding of what to expect.	1	2%
I felt much more in control as I knew a bit more what to expect (especially since I took the class at the hospital where I delivered so I knew the procedures there). I also felt like I knew that I had choices, and to ask for them.	1	2%
I felt prepared and had some tools to deal with the pain.	1	2%
I had an emergency transport to the hospital - helped me know what to expect, and to know that I could do it without drugs	1	2%
I only got to go to 3 classes because of bedrest.	1	2%
I only made it to 2 of the 6 classes before I delivered so who knows?	1	2%
I was very anxious about L&D, the classes gave me lots of info to help prepare me, calm me, and inform me about what was available in the way of drugs, positions, etc	1	2%
It helped me to know what to expect from the hospital. We took our class here at the local hospital but I drove an hour to a hospital to give birth. So I was prepared with questions when I had my hospital tour.	1	2%
Mostly because it helped DH to understand what would happen, and why.	1	2%
My husband was real good with helping me breath and remembered the technicques our teacher taught us, ie: trying to get me to breath through the pain 5 times before having medicatin administered.	1	2%
Not really, although it was nice to have seen an actual C section before I had one, as I've heard about them, but having already seen the video knowing somewhat what was going to go on helped when I was told I'd have a c section.	1	2%
The classes helped because we knew what to expect. I couldn't get baby's dad to read anything about birth, so the classes were great for telling him what birth would be like. Also, it was great to know what my body was doing. During labor, I used some of the relaxation exercises and body positions that had been covered in my class. Those were helpful, although I wouldn't say that other positions wouldn't have worked just as well.	1	2%
They gave me a better idea of what to expect and made me feel prepared.	1	2%
Understanding of what would/might happen	1	2%
it gave us a knowledge of what would happen when (stages in my physical & mental progress), the knowledge of what we could request or refuse, and multiple positions for use in back labor (which i had).	1	2%
just being prepared	1	2%
providing information to what was going to happen and what the hospital's policies were regarding walking, etc.	1	2%
to focus on an object, my breathing, some relaxing techniques and an overall clue as to what I might expect while in labor.	1	2%

Did the classes help before labor?	Number:	Percent:
yes	11	23%
no	17	36%
(not entered)	18	39%

If yes, how?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	36	78%
Helped me sort through my feelings and come to terms with the reality of the baby.	1	2%
I was very anxious about L&D, the classes gave me lots of info to help prepare me and calm me.	1	2%
It was nice to meet (in person instead of online) with other people going through pregnancy at the same time as me. Also, the classes helped me to know what to expect, so I approached labor more confidently than I otherwise would have. However, an interesting comment I heard recently is that people spend months taking classes for birth, which lasts at most for maybe a day, but they tend to barely prepare at all for breastfeeding, even though that will be a daily activity for months to come.	1	2%
Preparation for bringing a baby home from the hospital.	1	2%
Saw a picture of labour, it was useful. BUT made me think it wouldn't be as painful as it was	1	2%
exercises and relaxation techniques	1	2%
see above. giving us information.	1	2%
they gave Barry some knowledge of what to expect and gave him a venue to ask any questions that he wanted. The class also taught us some relaxing techniques that we practiced together.	1	2%
to mentally prepare and the exercises taught helped	1	2%
we had to practice techniques, so my husband gave me massages.	1	2%

18. Birth Classes - Women Who Have Birthed Children Before

Did you take classes before?	Number:	Percent:
yes	8	17%
no	2	4%
(not entered)	36	78%

Who attended with you?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	40	86%
A friend	1	2%
My husband	1	2%
husband	1	2%
my DH	1	2%
my husband	2	4%

What kind?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
General info offered by hospital delivering the baby.	1	2%
Lamaze (before 1st child) general course, focusing on comfort measures (before 4th child)	1	2%
Multi-method, "prepared childbirth"	1	2%
The class was aimed at those preparing for home birth. It combined the best of Bradly and a variety of other methids.	1	2%
childbirth prepartion class provided by the hospital where I delivered.	1	2%
lamaze	2	4%

Did they help then?	Number:	Percent:
yes	6	13%
no	2	4%
(not entered)	38	82%

Did they help during that previous birth or in advance?	Number:	Percent:
during birth	2	4%
in advance	3	6%
both	2	4%
neither	1	2%
(not entered)	38	82%

Did they help during this birth?	Number:	Percent:
yes	5	10%
no	3	6%
(not entered)	38	82%

Did you take a refresher course?	Number:	Percent:
yes	4	8%
no	4	8%
(not entered)	38	82%

Who attended the refresher with you?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
Husband	1	2%
One with my husband and one with my son and my husband.	1	2%
my DH	1	2%
my husband	1	2%

Was the refresher useful?	Number:	Percent:
yes	4	8%
(not entered)	42	91%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
It was helpful to be familiar with the hospital and their policies.	1	2%

19. Birth Classes - All

Would you recommend classes like yours to others?	Number:	Percent:
yes	24	52%
no	10	21%
(not entered)	12	26%

Why or why not?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	18	39%
Although they didn't actually help me it wasn't because the information wasn't useful. It was because I had a "sunnyside up" baby and after 18 hours of back labor and trying the methods in class I had a C-section after my temperature shot up to 102.5 deg F. We did try things mentioned in class, we just weren't able to progress. I think that in most cases the info is very useful.	1	2%
Being second time parents we had some idea of what to expect. We could easily have read the Bradley method.	1	2%
Good general knowledge especially for the fathers.	1	2%
Hospital tour	1	2%
I felt it gave me some knowledge and the instructor was frank and open, yet didn't try to scare you.	1	2%
I found it to be very helpful, but as with anything, YMMV.	1	2%
I knew I would have a c-section so I only took a 1 day class. I would recommend the 6 day course for more in depth info.	1	2%
I liked my Bradley classes, but not my instructor. She usually (maybe 5 out of 8 evenings) forgot to bring important things that she needed for the class, such as the video that we were going to watch that evening. Also, I disliked the way Bradley claims that you have to do entirely Bradley in order to have a successful birth. I would have prefered a more multi-method approach, where the teacher covers the best of lots of methods. I took Bradley because I thought the Lamaze-style breathing techniques sounded like something I would find very silly, and also because Lamaze specializes in distraction from what your body is doing, while Bradley specializes in focusing on what your body is doing. I know I like to be aware of what's going on around me, and I knew I would want to be focused on what my body was doing, so Bradley sounded much better to me than Lamaze.	1	2%
I originally planned to beg for an epidural in admitting. The class showed me there were ways to deal with the pain. I ended up being induced and unable to use alot of the methods I planned and did end up requesting an epidural but I have no regrets (and btw now that I've done it I'll be requesting that epidural in admitting!!)	1	2%
I think it is wise to do some preparation for yourself in advance of going into labor.	1	2%
I think it's very important to understand the birth process, and what options the birthing mother has at each stage.	1	2%
I would, given the chance to be a first time parent all over again, want a more balanced approach.	1	2%
It was a great class but since I had a planned C-section most of the info was irrelevant.	1	2%
It was good to know what to expect and to tour the hospital	1	2%
It was helpful to be familiar with the facility and their policies.	1	2%
It wasn't specific to one method, and was very open and honest about the fact that things probably wouldn't go as we planned so we should be prepared for that possibility.	1	2%
Lots of good information	1	2%
More time should have been spent on practicing techniques than lectures.	1	2%
My husband and I both liked knowing what would happen and what it would be like. We felt more comfortable and familar with the hospital.	1	2%
Not all that helpful during the actual labor.	1	2%
The information was useful. I didn't really like the participants. We planned a hospital birth and they made it clear that was an "inferior" choice.	1	2%
The videos were of actual birth classes, and were old, but I don't think I would have enjoyed going to classes like that.	1	2%
Very informative, very positive	1	2%
Wanted more time spent on breathing/relaxation. Only 1 of 6 classes were breathing: rest were info which I had already read up o	1	2%
Yes but not the particular classes I took. (I thought the instructor wasn't so good.)	1	2%
Yes, because it relieves unknown fears.	1	2%
but I would recommend a pregnancy massage class	1	2%
the bradley classes were very useful, even if my husband thought there was lots of extra information--we might have needed it. (mainly his problem was that our teacher was new at it, and sometimes she babbled a bit.)	1	2%

20. Older siblings

If you have older children, did they take any kind of child-related class while you were pregnant?	Number:	Percent:
yes	5	10%
no	5	10%
(not entered)	36	78%

How did you try to prepare them for the new baby?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
Had her watch Baby Story (???) on TLC everyday.	1	2%
Involved her in every aspect of baby preparation. She knew that it was HER baby too. Sibling class was excellent.	1	2%
My daughter attended a sibling preparation class and attended prenatal visits with me. We read a great deal about siblings and the developing baby. We watched many episodes of the Baby Story on TLC.	1	2%
We read a lot of books about what it's like to live with a new baby, and talked about it.	1	2%
We talked about it a lot and read a few books. We also had other family members bring up the subject so he felt like the whole family was involved. We let Tyler take part in shopping for the baby and he took an active part in my health during the pregancy (he made sure I had NO coffee)	1	2%

Suggestions or comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
Our daughter was 23 months when her sister was born. It was the first time we had been away from her for longer than a night. Strep B resulted in us staying longer. My daughter was VERY depressed and that made the whole experience very hard on me.	1	2%

21. Self-Education during pregnancy

Approximately how many books did you read about pregnancy, childbirth, children, breastfeeding, etc?	Number:	Percent:
1	3	6%
2	2	4%
3	2	4%
4	5	10%
5	3	6%
6-10	14	30%
11-20	5	10%
20+	4	8%
(not entered)	8	17%

Did you watch any videos or TV programs?	Number:	Percent:
yes	29	63%
no	8	17%
(not entered)	9	19%

What online resources did you find useful?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	27	58%
December 98 list and sites recommended by those on the list	1	2%
Internet	1	2%
Lots and lots -- practically everything on the December List web page. I especially liked birthstories.com and the Fen's Ende midwifery archives.	1	2%
Pregnancy Today	1	2%
Pregnancy Today's calendar and mailing list Parents Place Boards	1	2%
Pregnancy Today, Baby Center, others	1	2%
Pregnancy Today Babycenter Baby Zone	1	2%
StorkSite, Pregnancy Today, OYIP, and several others that I can't remember the names of.	1	2%
The December List Various parenting websites...can't remember all the names	1	2%
The medical library; an ultrasound site; the midwives site - many sites, I've forgotten them all now.	1	2%
This LIST!!! And various related sites - Pregnancy Today, Parents'Place.com, etc.	1	2%
This list!!	1	2%
babycenter pregnancytoday parentsplace	1	2%
i read so many online resources, it's hard to remember which were best! valerie's pages has the best ones though.	1	2%
many many websites	1	2%
parenting websites like Storksite and Pregnancy Today as well as Parentsplace	1	2%
this list!	1	2%
this list. I did go online to search for specific things, but didn't go to one source all the time.	1	2%
www.pregnancytoday.com was my most common, but also visited childbirth.org. The list was helpful as well.	1	2%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
I read extensively about 4 months before each phase started and then didn't read about the phases while I was in the	1	2%
a baby's story on TLC was very helpful. It showed me how to push. Also I read a lot of magazines and articles, versus books.	1	2%

22. Exercise

Did you do Kegels during pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	26	56%
no	12	26%
(not entered)	8	17%

Did you exercise during pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	23	50%
no	13	28%
(not entered)	10	21%

What exercise(s) did you do?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	22	47%
A weekly prenatal yoga class. Some swimming and some walking.	1	2%
Kardio Kickbox	1	2%
Kegels, and a weekly Saturday morning walk of about 3-4 miles.	1	2%
Not enough! ;) I bought Denise Austin's pregnancy workout tape.	1	2%
Our local YMCA ofered a Motherwise exercise program for pregnant women. It really helped and I would take it again.	1	2%
Pregnancy aerobics for first half of pregnancy. Not much in second half, some walking	1	2%
Swimming	1	2%
Swimming.	1	2%
Walked a couple of miles a day.	1	2%
Walked, climbed trees	1	2%
Walking mostly	1	2%
Walking, not enough, especially during the third trimester.	1	2%
Water aerobics, until I was put on bedrest	1	2%
break through bleeding and bedrest prohibited it.	1	2%
butterfly, squats, kegels, and pelvic rock	1	2%
light aerobics	1	2%
some walking but not enough. Next time I plan on walking more.	1	2%
swimming, walking	1	2%
swimming, walking, a lot of stretching	1	2%
walking	2	4%
walking, lifting small weights, chasing a toddler.	1	2%
walking, swimming, bike riding in the early months	1	2%
water aerobics almost daily	1	2%

Did you feel that exercise during pregnancy helped?	Number:	Percent:
yes	18	39%
no	3	6%
(not entered)	25	54%

Did you have any restrictions on your exercise during pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	8	17%
no	22	47%
(not entered)	16	34%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	34	73%
Due to previous miscarriages, I was afraid to move!	1	2%
I had been doing the Kardio Kickbox workout consistently before getting pregnant so doc just wanted me to keep my heart rate low and not do any abs.	1	2%
I was told no exercise other than walking when I was allowed off of bedrest.	1	2%
Just in the last trimester.	1	2%
Only after preterm labor.	1	2%
The only restrictions I had for exercise was not getting my heart rate too high. I did have to have dr's permission to take the class.	1	2%
The weekly walk got harder and harder toward the end of pregnancy, but I did make it to the eighth month before I finally gave up on the walks altogether. I bought a book about exercise during pregnancy, but never used it. I hate exercise, and exercise during pregnancy was no exception. The only reason why I did Kegels was that my body was hurting and kegels seemed to help.	1	2%
The yoga class was invaluable. The breathing techniques really helped me during delivery.	1	2%
break through bleeding and bedrest prohibited it.	1	2%
complete bedrest, so I couldn't do exercise	1	2%
only very gentle non strenuous walking allowed and then water exercise after 28wks	1	2%
to only stretch during the last month	1	2%

23. Diet During Pregnancy

Were you vegetarian before pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	4	8%
no	33	71%
(not entered)	9	19%

If yes, what type?	Number:	Percent:
ovo-lacto-vegetarian	3	6%
other	1	2%
(not entered)	42	91%

If yes, did you eat meat during pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	3	6%
no	5	10%
(not entered)	38	82%

If you started eating meat during pregnancy, why?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

If you weren't vegetarian before pregnancy, did you become vegetarian during pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
no	32	69%
(not entered)	14	30%

Did you pay more attention to nutrition during pregnancy than before?	Number:	Percent:
yes	30	65%
no	6	13%
(not entered)	10	21%

Did you stop eating anything in particular during pregnancy? What? Why?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	20	43%
Alcohol and oysters Fruit and popcorn gave me horrible heartburn	1	2%
Alcohol. Hot drinks (made me nauseous).	1	2%
Caffiene	1	2%
Chinese Food made my stomach turn.	1	2%
Chinese food - due to MSGs., Pop - because of the caffiene.	1	2%
Chocolate, caffeine	1	2%
Coffee and chocolate because of the caffiene. I also did not drink soda but chose water or milk instead.	1	2%
Cut out coffee, chocolate and extra fatty foods fo r a majority of the pregnancy. Cheated only on occassion. I did not want excess caffeine in my body and did not want to gain excess pounds.	1	2%
Diet Pepsi	1	2%
I stopped eating anything with penuts. I stopped eating as much chocolate.	1	2%
I stopped eating potatoes for a while before conception and into first trimester, because there is some evidence that potato blight may be associated with a higher incidence of neural tube defects such as spina bifida. I also made a point of eating more organic foods, avoiding junk, artificial colorings, artificial flavorings, preservatives, and any other weird chemicals. For maybe the first six months of pregnancy I was completely junk-food-free. After that I switched to allowing myself one serving of junk food per week. By "junk" I mean something with some amount of nutritional value, such as ice cream; I didn't eat anything along the lines of candy or gummi bears. Toward the end of pregnancy, if I remember right, I relaxed on the once-a-week junk food limit and started eating calcium-enhanced frozen yogurt more often. I did an almost entirely caffeine-free pregnancy.	1	2%
Junky sugary stuff	1	2%
No soda,nutrasweet,	1	2%
Nutrasweet - just because I don't think that there is enough known about it. Caffiene, Alcohol	1	2%
Soft cheeses; shellfish, prawns, oysters. For listeria reasons!	1	2%
bell peppers, because they gave me heartburn. i also cut down on peanut butter.	1	2%
coffee/caffein	1	2%
less carbs because I couldn't gain too much.	1	2%
no nuts garlic, resulted in crippling heartburn	1	2%
nutrasweet, just in case; alcohol	1	2%
preprepared chilled foods because of the risk of listeria	1	2%
red meat...it made me nauseous	1	2%
seafood alcohol	1	2%
soft cheeses, deli meats, high-fat foods, peanuts	1	2%
sushi, because you are not suppose to eat it during pregnancy.	1	2%
sushi, brie and roquefort cheese because of what books said	1	2%

Did you start eating anything in particular during pregnancy? What? Why?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	29	63%
Beef. I had huge cravings for it.	1	2%
I ate more fruit and drank more fruit and vegetable juice. I was VERY good about taking my vitamins.	1	2%
I do not like fruit but ate some everyday while pregnant.	1	2%
I drank a lot more milk and calcium fortified orange juice, especially as my blood pressure increased, because I read that calcium deficiency contributes to high blood pressure.	1	2%
I made a point of eating lots of protein, especially in the later trimesters. I switched from regular multivitamins to prenatal ones. I started eating more vegetables. I started making a point of drinking at least two 12-ounce glasses of skim milk per day. (The official recommendation says three 8 ounce glasses of milk, which is the same thing.)	1	2%
I tried to eat more greens. not always was i sucessful.	1	2%
Milk 2-3 times a day	1	2%
More Milk	1	2%
More protein and drank lots and lots of water	1	2%
Vitamin A fruits. More protein. (What to expect book).	1	2%
apple juice....only thing that tasted really good.	1	2%
more fruit and vegetables, more calcium rich foods	1	2%
more protein. helped with my swelling	1	2%
spicy foods made me sick.	1	2%
string cheese, really cut that hunger pain	1	2%
wheat germ...heard it was very good for pg women orange juice...i don't like it but i forced myself to drink it every day	1	2%
yes-three meals a day	1	2%

Comments? Issues?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
Ate really well first half of pregnancy. Started a new job where I had lunch in a hospital cafeteria second half of pregnancy and that made me eat too much high-fat fo	1	2%
I am a fish-eating vegetarian but found that I disliked fish during pregnancy.	1	2%
In first trimester I couldn't believe how much food the charts said to eat in a day. It was hard to keep anything down. By third trimester, I understood. I wish I hadn't gained quite so much weight during pregnancy. Getting rid of the last 12-15 pounds of pregnancy weight is proving to be very difficult. :(	1	2%
The What to Expect Nutrition Guide is insane.	1	2%
weight was a big issue.	1	2%

24. Vitamins During Pregnancy

Did you take prenatal vitamins?	Number:	Percent:
yes	34	73%
no	3	6%
(not entered)	9	19%

If so, when did you start?	Number:	Percent:
Pre-conception	20	43%
First trimester	12	26%
Second trimester	3	6%
(not entered)	11	23%

Were they by prescription?	Number:	Percent:
yes	22	47%
no	13	28%
(not entered)	11	23%

What brand(s) did you take?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	27	58%
Centrum and a Folic Acid Supplement.	1	2%
Ethex - Prenatal MR 90 Fe	1	2%
Generic	1	2%
I actually took a Centrum with a folate supplement b/c I vomited the prenatals.	1	2%
I don't recall the brand name.	1	2%
I started with prescription prenatal vitamins, but didn't like them for a variety of reasons, including: they made me feel less healthy, they included chemicals such as polyethylene glycol that I didn't want to be eating, they included more vitamin A than the recommendations say is safe (can you believe that?!), and they only included a few vitamins while my old multivitamins had included a zillion different vitamins and minerals. After a bunch of reading, I switched back to my regular old multivitamins. I did a lot of stressing out about prenatal vitamins, since most of what's on the market really doesn't come close to what I wanted in a prenatal multi. Something that had enough of one thing didn't have enough of another and had a dangerously high amount of a third thing, and another brand seemed pretty good but required you to take 6 pills a day, and a third brand cost $100 for a month's supply. Sigh. Eventually I found a good brand of prenatal multivitamins that I liked a lot, so I switched to that instead. I don't remember the brand off the top of my head, but it comes in a green and yellow bottle.	1	2%
Materna	1	2%
Natalins GNC	1	2%
Nature's Way	1	2%
Shaklee	1	2%
The store brand of Stuartnatal	1	2%
They were actually called Pre-Natals.	1	2%
can't remember	1	2%
generic	1	2%
generic brand -- dr. said in his opinion they were just as good as prescription but cheaper	1	2%
generic of stuartnatal plus iron	1	2%
prenatal plus	1	2%
prenate	1	2%
ultra natalcare tab. /switched to flintstones chewables due to the vitamins making me nausious	1	2%

How many months total do you expect to take prenatal vitamins for this pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	19	41%
2	1	2%
4	1	2%
8	2	4%
9	2	4%
10	1	2%
12	6	13%
13	1	2%
15	1	2%
16	1	2%
18	2	4%
20	1	2%
21	1	2%
24	1	2%
30	1	2%
36	5	10%

Did you need iron supplements (or iron-supplemented vitamins)?	Number:	Percent:
yes	15	32%
no	18	39%
(not entered)	13	28%

Comments? Issues?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	35	76%
As a precaution; I wasn't anemic.	1	2%
I had to stop taking the prenatal vitamins at 4 1/2 months because they were making me sick.	1	2%
I took my prenatal vitamins until my perscription ran out and then resumed taking my regular daily multi-vitamin	1	2%
I'm going to take them as long as I continue to nurse.	1	2%
I'm not sure how long I'll take prenatal vitamins, because I'm not sure when I'll wean my baby. I'm continuing to take them for as long as I'm breastfeeding. I checked "no" for iron supplements, but I did indeed test as anemic. My doctor's office told me to take iron supplements, but instead I made a point of eating a tablespoon of blackstrap molasses every day, preferably with orange juice. My prenatal multivitamins contained some iron too.	1	2%
I've been on prenatals or vitamins with extra folate for over 3 years between pregnancies and now breastfeeding. I wasn't very good about taking the iron during my pg and my iron came up just fine.	1	2%
Low Hb at 28 wks.	1	2%
Not anaemic, but my multi-vit had iron.	1	2%
Took prenatal vitamins since I discovered first pregnancy in March of 96. Dr. said it wouldn't hurt if I was trying to get pregnant.	1	2%
Was severely anemic after the birth (I scared myself looking in the mirror)	1	2%
just started in week 35	1	2%

25. Smoking During Pregnancy

Were you a smoker pre-pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	4	8%
no	33	71%
(not entered)	9	19%

If yes, did you decide to quit during pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	4	8%
(not entered)	42	91%

If yes, how did it go?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
HORRIBLE.	1	2%
Pretty well. I scheduled one an hour, then one every 2 hours, then three and so on. Then one day I bought a bottle of V8 instead of a pack, and never looked back!	1	2%
cut down... never actually quit.. :(	1	2%
no problems!	1	2%

Comments? Issues?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	43	93%
Gained a lot of weight. Best part is I'm still not smoking.	1	2%
I had smoked half a pack a day for about 2 years.	1	2%
started back up in May 99 :( !	1	2%

26. Drinking During Pregnancy

Do you typically drink alcohol?	Number:	Percent:
yes	20	43%
no	17	36%
(not entered)	9	19%

If so, did you decrease the amount during pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	18	39%
no	1	2%
(not entered)	27	58%

How many alcoholic drinks per week did you have during pregnancy?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	22	47%
0	20	43%
1	2	4%
2	1	2%
3	1	2%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	36	78%
1 glass champagne in 9 months, a few sips of hubby's beer, thou	1	2%
Alcohol made me extremely tired during pregnancy. I drank a bit in the first trimester but cut back drastically after that.	1	2%
I did have an occasion sip of wine. just a sip.	1	2%
I didn't drink at all for the 1st 2 trimesters, but was advised by my midwife that a small glass of wine in the evening could help with irritable contractions, so I sometimes did this in the last trimester--maybe 3x/week.	1	2%
I normally drink maybe 3 drinks a year. During pregnancy it was very easy to simply not drink.	1	2%
I stopped drinking entirely when I learned I was preggers.	1	2%
I was nursing Iker when I became pregnant. My typical consumption can be measured in the single digits of drinks/year.	1	2%
I'm not a regular drinker, but I did have a wine cooler in early November at the urging of my midwife when I was having a lot of contractions on night.	1	2%
Stopped drinking.	1	2%
had a little wine at the very end of pregnancy...was told it would help speed things up.	1	2%

27. Comfort During Pregnancy

How many weeks before the baby came were you very uncomfortable and feeling urgently that you wanted the baby to arrive right away? (0 weeks would mean never, 2 weeks means for 2 weeks prior to the birth, and 40 means through your whole pregnancy.)	Number:	Percent:
0	12	26%
(not entered)	10	21%
1	8	17%
2	3	6%
3	2	4%
4	3	6%
5	1	2%
6	3	6%
7	1	2%
8	2	4%
10	1	2%

28. Weight

Weight change from conception to last weigh-in before delivery:	Number:	Percent:
loss	2	4%
same	1	2%
gain	33	71%
(not entered)	10	21%

...number of pounds GAINED	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	13	28%
0	1	2%
1	1	2%
4	1	2%
9	1	2%
19	1	2%
20	2	4%
22	2	4%
25	1	2%
29	1	2%
32	2	4%
35	4	8%
37	1	2%
38	2	4%
40	7	15%
47	1	2%
50	3	6%
55	1	2%
60	1	2%

...OR number of kilograms GAINED	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
14	1	2%
19	1	2%

...number of pounds LOST	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
12	2	4%

...OR number of kilograms LOST	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

29. Breast size

Breast change during pregnancy? (from pre-pregnancy to delivery)	Number:	Percent:
same	5	10%
gain	32	69%
(not entered)	9	19%

Breast change post-delivery? (from during pregnancy to after birth)	Number:	Percent:
loss	4	8%
same	11	23%
gain	21	45%
(not entered)	10	21%

Comments? Issues such as reduction?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
For the first time in my life I have normal-sized breasts. I didn't care that much about the size they were before, but it is kinda interesting to now have real breasts.	1	2%
I went up a cup size but when you belong to the IBTC, like me, who can tell?	1	2%
Reduced noticably (compared to pre-preg) a few months after delivery. A welcome change.	1	2%
Went from 34C to 34D	1	2%

30. LABOR & DELIVERY QUESTIONS. Labor

Did you have latent labor?	Number:	Percent:
yes	5	10%
no	18	39%
(not entered)	23	50%

False labor?	Number:	Percent:
yes	4	8%
no	28	60%
(not entered)	14	30%

Details?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
I had labor pains 5 minutes apart for 2 days prior to having my baby. I was dialated to a 3 or 4 and had strong pains 3-5 minutes apart. I could not sleep and was VERY uncomfortable. They induced labor with pitocin and all labor stopped.	1	2%
I had one week of prodromal labor.	1	2%
I had tons of Braxton Hicks contractions starting very early - 7 months or so	1	2%
I never went into labor and never had any kinds of contractions.	1	2%
Induced before natural labor ever hit.	1	2%
Lasted for one week two weeks before delivery. Contractions were close together, but not extremely strong...just very uncomfortable.	1	2%
latent labor for 3 days, contractions (not just b-h ctx) every 4 minutes. FINALLY got some rest, and they stopped or became so far spaced that i didn't notice. then 7 days after the latent labor started, real labor.	1	2%

How did you know when you were in "real" labor?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	22	47%
Contractions strong and close together	1	2%
I didn't	1	2%
I didn't ever hit "real" labor in the natural sense.	1	2%
I thought I might be in real labor Friday night, but got sent home. I slept on and off from 1am to 6am, but still wasn't sure it was real.I was pretty sure it was real when I had bloody show and harder contractions.	1	2%
I thought I was several times.	1	2%
I was in the hospital being induced...about 2 hours after being induced, contractions started to hurt. I knew it was the real thing, and I was going to have this baby today ;-)	1	2%
I wasn't positive but was having consistent mild contractions every 5 mins and then eventually 3 mins. apart before it got really strong.	1	2%
I went to the hospital and was having contractions 5-7 minutes apart and was 3 cm dialated	1	2%
My water broke and I had to be induced once we got to the hospital.	1	2%
My water broke and I thought it was just mymucus plug. Ha!!! It was the real thing.	1	2%
My water broke and my contractions were off the chart monitoring them!	1	2%
My water broke at a basketball game!	1	2%
My water broke, but my midwives didn't think I was in labor yet. But I was having little bitty contractions, and I knew this was the beginning of the leadup to the real thing.	1	2%
My waters broke.	1	2%
Rythmic, patterned, predictable contractions.	1	2%
Strong contractions and bloody show.	1	2%
The hospital (and my doctor) told me I was in labor the first night my pains started but I did not make any progress. They sent me home to relax and try to bring on labor. I knew it was real labor because the pains were so consistant and for so long.	1	2%
my water broke, and within 30 minutes i was having contractions every 4-5 minutes.	1	2%
regular contractions	1	2%
regular contractions five minutes apart started from the beginning	1	2%
the doctor told me during a routine checkup. I thought it was false labor.	1	2%
water broke	2	4%
when my water broke	1	2%

31. Length of Labor

How many hours from when you knew you were in labor, until the baby was born?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	16	34%
0	1	2%
2	1	2%
3	2	4%
4	2	4%
5	2	4%
6	2	4%
7	3	6%
11	1	2%
12	1	2%
13	1	2%
14	1	2%
16	1	2%
17	1	2%
18	1	2%
20	1	2%
21	1	2%
22	2	4%
23	1	2%
24	2	4%
36	1	2%
39	1	2%
40	1	2%

How many hours from when you were first in active labor (in serious pain with contractions, needed to concentrate or needed pain medication), until the baby was born?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	18	39%
1	2	4%
2	2	4%
3	4	8%
4	4	8%
5	5	10%
6	1	2%
7	1	2%
11	1	2%
12	2	4%
13	1	2%
14	1	2%
20	1	2%
30	1	2%
32	1	2%
33	1	2%

How long were you in transition (dilated at least 7, but not yet to pushing stage), in minutes?	Number:	Percent:
0	1	2%
(not entered)	29	63%
1	1	2%
5	2	4%
9	1	2%
10	2	4%
15	1	2%
30	4	8%
50	1	2%
60	1	2%
90	1	2%
180	2	4%

Was there a point where you weren't "progressing" (i.e. dilation seemed to stop)	Number:	Percent:
yes	8	17%
no	17	36%
(not entered)	21	45%

If yes, how long was it in hours?	Number:	Percent:
2	1	2%
2.5	1	2%
3	1	2%
3.5	1	2%
4.5	1	2%
5	2	4%
more than 6	1	2%
(not entered)	38	82%

...if yes, what did medical folks want to do?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
Keep increasing the Pit!	1	2%
brake my water and pitocin.	1	2%
discussed possiblity of c-section if my body could not complete dialation	1	2%
pitocin	1	2%
pitocin drip	1	2%
they upped the pitocin.	1	2%
wait and see	1	2%

...if yes, what did you do?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
Cried	1	2%
I think this question was asking about dilation later in labor, but... early on, after my water broke but before things were getting serious, I did a bunch of nipple stimulation to move things along.	1	2%
broke my water, then a couple of hours labor started pitocin. Con't to increase pitocin till stronger contractions started	1	2%
got angry and more determined to have a vaginal birth.	1	2%
pitocin and epidural	1	2%
pitocin drip	1	2%
up the dosage of pitocin	1	2%
was not aware of anything other than the labor at that point	1	2%

Was there a point when you didn't think you could make it?	Number:	Percent:
yes	13	28%
no	13	28%
(not entered)	20	43%

How did you deal with that?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	32	69%
At one point, I realized that, given the averages, I would have close to 24 hours left. Since I had labored all night and slept badly the night before, I had no idea how I could possibly make it another day before having the baby, without pain meds. I asked for meds and was given Stadol then an epidural, but James made his way into the world an hour later.	1	2%
Cried	1	2%
Got an intrathecal (numbs pelvic area only)	1	2%
I asked for an epidural	1	2%
I begged for the epidural.	1	2%
I didn't really cope with it, I just survived it.	1	2%
I focused on the end result - the baby.	1	2%
I screamed like a banshee.	1	2%
Just kept going!!	1	2%
The first stage of labor lasted for me for 2 days. The pains were strong enough to make me stop talking but not strong enough to make me take pain meds. After the first night with no sleep and no progress I went to the doctors office very upset, but when I was at the hosptial that night (after 24 hours of pain) and I still was not any more dialated I was mentally very upset and just cried alot.	1	2%
There wasn't a point when I thought I couldn't make it, but there was a point when I told people I thought I would like drugs. (My midwife later said that when people say that, she considers it a good sign because it usually means they are dilated to about 8, so it means that they are progressing nicely.	1	2%
concentrated	1	2%
screaming	1	2%
yelled a lot	1	2%

How long was your pushing stage?	Number:	Percent:
10 minutes or less	6	13%
15m	3	6%
30m	5	10%
45m	2	4%
1hr	4	8%
1.5hr	1	2%
3hr	2	4%
3.5hr	2	4%
5hr	1	2%
(not entered)	19	41%

32. Induction

Was your birth an induction?	Number:	Percent:
yes	16	34%
no	17	36%
(not entered)	13	28%

...details?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	30	65%
After a week of latent labor, I had my midwife break my water and then start pitocin.	1	2%
At 37 weeks gestation (dated by LMP, 34/5 by conception), they induced because of PIH. First they used Cervadol (SP?) to ripen the cervix. That made the baby's heartbeat plummet. After pulling out the insert and waiting a couple of hours to make sure that he had recovered, they began a pitocin drip. That ran through the IV until his birth, nearly 24 hours later. I was not at all ready physically, but even so, the labor wasn't THAT bad. I am glad that they induced -- it likely saved both the baby and me, as the placenta had started to tear away from the uterine wall.	1	2%
At my 41 week check there was poor fetal movement, I failed the BPP so induction was recommended. It was fast (less than an hour from start to hard labor) and hard. I started at 3 cm and after 5 hours I was only 4-5 but right after my epidural I was fully dilated and pushed my son out half an hour later!	1	2%
Cervadil tape and pitocin	1	2%
I stalled at early labor and due to lack of sleep and stress my blood pressure was rising. The doctor decided to break my water to induce labor. It did not work, they latter gave me pitocin. It took 5 hours of pitocin to increase labor.	1	2%
I was scheduled to be induced on Monday, but was induced the previous friday due to low amniotic fluid	1	2%
Induction at 3 weeks before my due date because of frequent passing out, etc. In addition, baby had been breech and then turned.	1	2%
Induction due to high blood pressure and low baby weight.	1	2%
Jacob was born 47 minutes after I was scheduled to be induced.	1	2%
My blood pressure was high and my doctor wanted to give me every chance to avoid a c section so decided to induce 5 days early. I was given pitocin in an IV. Labor started within half an hour.	1	2%
My water broke and they needed to induce labor.	1	2%
P.R.O.M., Labor never progressed used pitocin	1	2%
Started to be induced, baby responded poorly, c-section 2 hours later. (no "real" labor)	1	2%
augmented labour	1	2%
due to the babies size and my medical issues they decided to induce. Needed 2 nights of cervigil (sp?), thus first day was 8 hours but went nowhere, the 2nd day was the 5 hours listed. I dont include the time between when I had no contractions at all.	1	2%
one failed induction, returned a day later and delivered by c-section 2 days after the start of the second induction.	1	2%

33. Labor Support

How many people were with you for a significant amount of time during labor?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	14	30%
1	9	19%
2	14	30%
3	6	13%
4	1	2%
5	1	2%
6	1	2%

Was your partner present?	Number:	Percent:
yes	30	65%
no	1	2%
(not entered)	15	32%

If the father is not your partner, was the father present?	Number:	Percent:
no	2	4%
(not entered)	44	95%

How many nurses?	Number:	Percent:
0	6	13%
(not entered)	15	32%
1	14	30%
2	9	19%
3	2	4%

How many obstetricians?	Number:	Percent:
0	9	19%
(not entered)	16	34%
1	16	34%
2	3	6%
3	1	2%
4	1	2%

How many midwives?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	20	43%
0	17	36%
1	8	17%
2	1	2%

How many doulas?	Number:	Percent:
0	22	47%
(not entered)	23	50%
1	1	2%

Were there others who only dropped in for a short time?	Number:	Percent:
yes	21	45%
no	10	21%
(not entered)	15	32%

...If yes, what were their roles?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	28	60%
Anesti....	1	2%
Dr - to deliver the baby	1	2%
For the pushing stage (30 minutes), a second midwife and an apprentice midwife dropped in. They stuck around for several hours afterward, too, getting us started with parenthood.	1	2%
Moral Support, and hoping to be their for baby's arrival	1	2%
My parents were there.	1	2%
Nurse - MUCH less support than I wanted/needed. OB- popped in occasionally.	1	2%
Nurses and residents	1	2%
There were other nurses, my mother and my daughter.	1	2%
We called nor emailed a soul to say I was in labor because I didn't want the stress of being plagued with someone waiting for me to perform.	1	2%
a friend stopped by, she wasn't there long as I was in active labor. She brought lunch for hubby though!	1	2%
anaesthetist for epidural; pediatrican from NICU to discuss the baby's care after birth.	1	2%
anestesiologist	1	2%
anesthesiologist	1	2%
another nurse helped set things up, someone from the lab dropped by, and an OB who works with my midwife introduced herself to me and checked with my midwife.	1	2%
consultants	1	2%
friends, just to say hi and keep me company.	1	2%
obgyn	1	2%
the ob who delivered me spent less than 1/2 hour with me total; the anesthesiologist was there for about 10 mins for my epidural	1	2%

How much of the time did these people spend with you?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	33	71%
2 hours	1	2%
2 hours or so	1	2%
30 minutes tops.	1	2%
45 minutes	1	2%
5 minutes	1	2%
My partner was there the whole time, of course. Our primary midwife was there for about 6 hours. The secondary midwife and apprentice were there for maybe 3 or 4 hours.	1	2%
The different OB's from the group came in and out -- I didn't really want the nurse in too much of the time, but they came in when I asked for them and often to check my blood pressure, etc. Generally it was David and me, alone.	1	2%
The nurses stayed with me only a short time before strong labor pains to give me and my husband some time alone. After strong pains they came very often.	1	2%
The nurses were there most of the time	1	2%
a few minutes.	1	2%
about 2 hours	1	2%
about 30 minutes each.	1	2%
an hour or so.	1	2%

Were you ever alone?	Number:	Percent:
yes	6	13%
no	23	50%
(not entered)	17	36%

Did you ever want to be alone?	Number:	Percent:
yes	5	10%
no	23	50%
(not entered)	18	39%

How long were you alone, and was it good to be alone?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	36	78%
Definitely wanted more support.	1	2%
I pretty much wanted to be alone in the tub for most of the morning of the birth.	1	2%
I was alone for about 45 minutes. I wasn't happy to be alone. My niece and husband ran to the store across the street to get munchies and soda's because they didn't know how long the day would take.	1	2%
I was alone for the first two hours of my labor. I took a bath, relaxed and tried to decide if I was really in labor.	1	2%
I was alone while David made it to the hospital (I had our car and the induction was rather sudden) and then after they began induction for awhile while he ran home to get some things for us. It was okay -- the hard labor had not started and I was so focused on the things that WERE happening that I didn't really have time to panic.	1	2%
I was alone with my partner for a short time and that felt good.	1	2%
Well, I was alone-ish in the bathroom, which was fine with me. I liked having company throughout labor. I think that's largely because they were well-behaved, undemanding, company.	1	2%
Would have preferred to be alone (not talking about hubby - ) Found the nurses to be bothersome at times.	1	2%
minutes, here and there. Not good, I was ready to push and DH was MIA.	1	2%
overnight between the pitocin. I needed to sleep. Got morphine to help the 2nd night. The first night DH was there with me.	1	2%

Other comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	43	93%
I had 3 dr's but never at the same time. I just spanned 3 shifts. I dont remember how many nurses. I guess one or two when I gave birth.	1	2%
I had one nurse at a time during labor, both of them were great.	1	2%
my husband was with me from the beginning of labor until the baby's first bath (a few hours after birth), and i needed him to be. poor guy, though; he didn't get to use the bathroom for at least 5 of those hours, because i was having back labor and needed him.	1	2%

Was this the plan?	Number:	Percent:
yes	13	28%
no	8	17%
(not entered)	25	54%

Would you change this?	Number:	Percent:
yes	5	10%
no	15	32%
(not entered)	26	56%

What would you change?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
I found the other children very distracting. My DH was trying to keep them quiet. Even thought I coped alone for a good bit of the time, I wish he could have been available, even though I don't particularly know what I would have wanted him to do.	1	2%
I would see if they would let me try to go into labor on my own next time. Though I cant really complain much. I only had one morning of very bad pain. I just did not like the pitocin.	1	2%
Nothing really. My L&D was great.	1	2%
Some of the nurses were great -- with others I just wanted them to get out as soon as possible. I found it hard to be obviously in pain in front of them, so it was more difficult when they were in the room.	1	2%
not be induced, spend much of labor at home	1	2%
the plan had been for my friend and her husband to be there...I was glad that they had left before the baby was born. It was very special to just have Barry, my brother, and the medical staff there.	1	2%
this was our first child, and i was happy to have it this way, wouldn't have changed it. for our second child, however, i'd be willing to have my mom & sister at the birth.	1	2%

34. Water Breaking

When did your water break?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)/(not entered)/	1	2%
(not entered)	14	30%
(not entered)//(not entered)	1	2%
1/12/1999	1	2%
1/4/1999	1	2%
11/17/1998	1	2%
11/23/1998	3	6%
11/27/1998	1	2%
11/14/1998	2	4%
11/19/1998	1	2%
11/21/1998	1	2%
11/22/1998	1	2%
12/20/	1	2%
12/27/1998	1	2%
12/(not entered)/1998	1	2%
12/4/1998	1	2%
12/20/(not entered)	1	2%
12/5/1998	1	2%
12/7/1998	1	2%
12/8/1998	1	2%
12/22/1998	2	4%
12/10/1998	1	2%
12/20/1998	1	2%
12/30/1999	1	2%
12/12/1998	1	2%
12/23/1998	1	2%
12/21/1998	1	2%
12/3/1998	2	4%

What hour did it break (using the 24 hour clock so that 0 is midnight and 12 is noon)?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	21	45%
0	1	2%
2	1	2%
3	1	2%
4	2	4%
6	2	4%
7	1	2%
8	2	4%
9	1	2%
10	2	4%
11	2	4%
12	2	4%
13	1	2%
14	2	4%
16	1	2%
17	1	2%
19	1	2%
21	1	2%
22	1	2%

Where were you when it broke?	Number:	Percent:
home in bed	5	10%
home being active	3	6%
home and sitting	1	2%
out	1	2%
at hospital in bed	15	32%
at hospital	3	6%
(not entered)	18	39%

Details?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	25	54%
Actually I was home and kneeling. I can't remember if I was quite to the pushing stage yet.	1	2%
Both sacs were broken by the dr. during my c-section.	1	2%
Broken to try to improve progression	1	2%
Doctor broke it shortly before delivery. They thought that it had already broken, but it had not.	1	2%
Don't know exactly when water broke and neither did doctors. I believe it had began to trickle out 3 days before labor (although doc. said it wasn't) and I think it fully broke 12 hours into labor.	1	2%
I had a c section and they broke it when they took the baby out	1	2%
I had just had a nice hot bath and was in bed reading. It made a popping sound like that of a water balloon.	1	2%
I was DELIGHTED because I was already 10 days overdue. It was the first sign that labour had starte	1	2%
I was admitted to the hospital (I had been there 3 times in the past 48 hours).	1	2%
I was being induced and the ob broke my water to get things going (it worked!!)	1	2%
I woke up to go to the bathroom and my water broke.	1	2%
In the morning I woke up, used the bathroom, stood up to turn on the shower, leaned over to turn on the faucets, and a small amount of pink fluid dripped out of me onto the floor. Baby's dad was right there, and so I looked up at him and said, "hey, look at that!"	1	2%
It was punctured by the midwife with the hope that it would get labor going.	1	2%
My OB broke it	1	2%
My sister had just come to our house to stay with Sophie. I was in the kitchen deciding if I should go to the hospital. Pop!	1	2%
Obstetrician broke my water to start induced labour.	1	2%
The doctor broke my water to speed up the labor. He did this about an hour after the pitocin was started. I was in bed and there was a small gush of water. Shortly thereafter I took a walk and there was a huge gush of water.	1	2%
We were at a basketball game.	1	2%
got up to use the bathroom at 3:50 and it broke as I walked down the hallway.	1	2%
i was asleep, and woke to go to the bathroom. i felt a little damp, though, and more leaked uncontrollably when i stood up, so i thought maybe it broke. i wasn't sure, for some reason. after i laid back down (on towels), it gushed, so i knew. :-)	1	2%
the doctor broke my water as part of my induction	1	2%

Did it break by itself, or did a medical person break it?	Number:	Percent:
by itself	12	26%
medical person	18	39%
(not entered)	16	34%

35. Dilation

If you were checked before being in actual labor, how dilated were you before labor?	Number:	Percent:
0	3	6%
.5	2	4%
1	5	10%
1.5	4	8%
2	2	4%
2.5	3	6%
3	4	8%
4	1	2%
4.5 or more	1	2%
(not entered)	21	45%

If you were checked when you arrived at your birthing location, how dilated were you?	Number:	Percent:
0	2	4%
.5	1	2%
1	1	2%
2	4	8%
2.5	1	2%
3	5	10%
3.5	1	2%
4	2	4%
5	4	8%
6	1	2%
(not entered)	24	52%

How quickly did you progress? (e.g. I went from 4 to 5 in one hour, then to 7 in two hours, then was at 10 an hour later.)	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	26	56%
3-4 in 5 hours 5-6 in 1.5 hours 6-10 in 45 minutes	1	2%
4-5 in 1 hour, 5-7 in 1 hour, 7-8 in half an hour, 8-10 in half an hour.	1	2%
After off and on labor during the night, I was about 4 at 10am, complete by about 11:30, but had no urge to push for at least 45 minutes after that.	1	2%
I arrived at the hospital at 3 and was 4 several hours later. After my water broke I went to 8 in about an hour and then to 10 in another hour	1	2%
I sat at 1-2 cm for first 12 hours, then up to 8 cm in next 6 hrs, then stuck at 8 cm for approx. 3 hours before I began pushing at 9 cm -didn't get to 10.	1	2%
I was a 1.5 at my last dr appt. I had pains every 5-10 minutes on sunday at work and the doctor had me get checked at the hospital. All checked out fine I was a 3.5. Pain went on and off till Tuesday when pain started to come strong and every 3-5 minutes, I went to the hospital and was still 3.5 I had pain all night and all the next day but was still 3.5. I was admitted to the hospital on Thursday (dec 3rd) after 2 sleepless nights and was still 3.5 cm.	1	2%
I went from 1-3 in 2 hours, 3-10 in 2 hours.	1	2%
I went from 2 to 5 in eight hours. I went from 5 to 10 in one painful hour.	1	2%
It seemed to moe slowly but I can't really remember. I do remember that one part of my cervix was still thickened and th dr kept waiting for it to change. He finally used his hand to move the cervix sort of like a rubberband and pushing commenced.	1	2%
It took 2 hours to go from 2.5 to 4 and then 1 hour to get to 10.	1	2%
They never did any dilation checks on me at all. My midwife wanted to do one before I started pushing, but when she went to check, the baby's head was right there, so she didn't need to.	1	2%
Took 25 hours to get to 5. 4 hours later was at 6. 2 hours after that was at 10.	1	2%
VERY slowly	1	2%
Went from 0 to 1 in one day. and then the next day went from 1 to 3 in 2 hours an then they broke my water and and was at 5 an hour later (when the epidural kicked in) and then from 5 to 10 in an hour.	1	2%
Went from 1 to 4 in 3 hours after induction.	1	2%
Went from 2 to 5 in 2 hours, had an epidural, and was a 10 within 10 minutes after.	1	2%
When they checked me at 4am I was 5cm, at 4:45 I was complete. So from 5 to 10 in 45 minutes.	1	2%
from 3 to 4 / 5 in 5 hours then got an epidural, was checked 5 mins later and I was fully	1	2%
very very very slowly	1	2%
was 5-6 when we arrived at the hospital and stayed at 7 for 5 hours.	1	2%

36. Support tools in labor:

Did you use a bath tub?	Number:	Percent:
yes	3	6%
no	25	54%
(not entered)	18	39%

Did you use a shower?	Number:	Percent:
yes	5	10%
no	22	47%
(not entered)	19	41%

Did you use a bath-sized jacuzzi?	Number:	Percent:
yes	1	2%
no	26	56%
(not entered)	19	41%

Did you use a larger tub?	Number:	Percent:
no	27	58%
(not entered)	19	41%

Did you use a water birth tub?	Number:	Percent:
no	26	56%
(not entered)	20	43%

Did you use massage assisting tools (e.g. rolling pin)?	Number:	Percent:
yes	3	6%
no	23	50%
(not entered)	20	43%

...details?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
Barry used a vibrating massager on my neck during contractions as I was holding a lot of tension there. It did distract me, gave me another part of my body to focus on.	1	2%
Dave massaged my back some -- it was a little hard to work around the wires and sensors, but they were important since the baby's heartbeat kept dropping.	1	2%
I only used a massage for my back for a few minutes. The babies bp dropped every time I moved from lying on by back.	1	2%
I thought the shower would help but it just made me in pain and wet!	1	2%

Did you use a birth ball?	Number:	Percent:
yes	3	6%
no	24	52%
(not entered)	19	41%

Did you use a squatting bar?	Number:	Percent:
yes	1	2%
no	26	56%
(not entered)	19	41%

Did you use a birth bed?	Number:	Percent:
yes	15	32%
no	12	26%
(not entered)	19	41%

Did you use a birthing stool?	Number:	Percent:
yes	2	4%
no	25	54%
(not entered)	19	41%

Other?	Number:	Percent:
yes	2	4%
no	3	6%
(not entered)	41	89%

...details?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
The nurse and Dr. confined me to bed after my water broke and I was hooked up to the fetal monitor continuesly	1	2%
We had the birthing bed set up, but they never had a chance to remove the bottom half of the bed as Conor came fast.	1	2%
rocking chair.	1	2%
warmed blankets and a heating pack, a chair with a pillow on its seat.	1	2%

Tools that did not work for you:	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
everything worked for me. It was good to be able to switch a lot of times. the only thing that i didn't feel like trying again was the birthing ball as I didn't feel like it was as helpful as other things.	1	2%
massage, I did not want to be touched once the pain was heavy.	1	2%
pictures to visualize at.	1	2%
the hospital's birth ball--it was underinflated for me.	1	2%

Tools that you would have liked to use:	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	32	69%
Any of the above. I was confined to bed.	1	2%
Any tools at all, especially a hot tub.	1	2%
I would have liked to shower.	1	2%
I would have liked to take a hot bath or use the hot tub.	1	2%
I would have liked to use the jacuzzi tubs but I was being monitored.	1	2%
MANY MANY MORE! Because of the situation (induction, monitors on me and the baby, IV, etc.) it was very hard to get up and move around. The way I had envisoned laboring (walking, moving, taking a shower, rocking in a chair, etc.) was suddenly not possible at all and it was hard to readjust. I remember crying to Dave, "I just want to be able to MOOOOOVE," because it seemed so intolerable to just sit there and not be able to DO anything.	1	2%
Many of the above - I was in too much pain to think about them. Next time a doula	1	2%
Mostly, I was fine with not using any support tools. But I'd be a little curious to try doing more with water.	1	2%
Walking, a shower, whirlpool	1	2%
a hot tub and/or birthing pool	1	2%
birthing pool	1	2%
jacuzzi	1	2%
some of the above. Had iv in and monitors. wished I could have walked around or used the shower or tub.	1	2%
squatting bar	1	2%

37. Relaxation

Did you use any relaxation/breathing exercises during labor?	Number:	Percent:
yes	22	47%
no	7	15%
(not entered)	17	36%

If so, what were they?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	29	63%
Breathing and visualization	1	2%
Breathing stuff my mom was telling me to do. It didn't help.	1	2%
Deep breathing.	1	2%
I concentrated on maintaining even breathing and tried to focus on something pleasent to make the pain more tollerable.	1	2%
I did a lot of controlled breathing in sync with Barry to slow down my breathing.	1	2%
I just tried to relax and let my body work.	1	2%
Just deep breathing for the most part	1	2%
No specific "exercises," just breathing in general.	1	2%
Positioning my body in a comfortable position, relaxation, visualizing what my body was doing, and some massage from my partner.	1	2%
They really did not teach us this in our birthing class but it was scheduled to teach us this. They just gave us the book and said READ.	1	2%
Yoga breathing techniques.	1	2%
lamaze-like breathing and focusing on an object.	1	2%
progressive relaxation, lamaze type breathing	1	2%
slow, deep breathing/meditation in the tub	1	2%
telling myself (out loud) to relax with each contraction, having my husband remind me with each contraction. lots of deep breathing.	1	2%
tried to use breathing. did find it useless though.	1	2%
visualization exercises	1	2%

38. Pain Medications

Did you use pain medication while in labor?	Number:	Percent:
yes	23	50%
no	8	17%
(not entered)	15	32%

By injection?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
2 shots of Pethidine	1	2%
Intrathecal	1	2%
Stadol	1	2%
early on got morphine	1	2%
yes, stadol	1	2%

By IV?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	37	80%
Demerol	1	2%
Duramorph	1	2%
I had a 1/2 dose of Staydohl. (Sp?)	1	2%
Morphine	1	2%
Nubain x 2	1	2%
They injected me with stadol.	1	2%
Yes.	1	2%
late in the first day I got something to take the edge off.	1	2%
yes--Stadol	1	2%

By epidural?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	31	67%
Epidural	1	2%
Epidural.	1	2%
I had a epidural.	1	2%
Yes	1	2%
Yes, I had and epidural and I'd do it again.	1	2%
Yes.	1	2%
yes	8	17%
yes, I'm not sure which drugs though	1	2%

Other?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
I had a full Spinal.	1	2%
I had an intrathecal injection of fenerol (sp?)	1	2%
I was given a sleeping pill twice during my early labour in hopes of relaxing me and progressing labour.	1	2%
Spinal Block	1	2%
intrathecal	1	2%

...If yes, were you glad? Did they help? Plans for next time?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	23	50%
Helped somewhat but will probably opt for an epidural next time	1	2%
I did not have any of the major side effects from the epidural.	1	2%
I liked the spinal because I felt no pain but I hated the after effects of the duramorph and would rather not have it again.	1	2%
I loved my epidural and would not hessitate to use one again. The sleeping pills only helped me to sleep for about an hour	1	2%
I was able to relax my jaw and neck in between contractions so I do think it helped. It didn't take away any pain that I noticed, it still hurt like crazy...but I do think it helped to relax me which is why I took it. I plan to try the same thing next time, as little intervention as possible, but keeping myself open to what I may need.	1	2%
I was glad at the time, but I think it was the cause of the staph infection in my back shortly after. (Much more painful than the labor itself!) Next time? Nothing for me thanks!	1	2%
Intrathecal was WONDERFUL. Helped tremendously. Morphine not, slept between contractions but they were just as painful. I will try to go natural next time but if not, intrathecal aga	1	2%
It definately helped. I was able to laugh and joke around until transition hit, then it seemed like the meds wore off. I'd hope to not have to use meds next time, but knowing they helped I'm open to it.	1	2%
It helped for 20 minutes, I wish it had been longer.	1	2%
No, I needed something stronger for the pain.	1	2%
Oh yes. I was having back spasms with every contraction that made me want ti hold my breath and scream at the same time.	1	2%
YES!!! I was so happy and will always have an epidural!!	1	2%
Yes, I was glad. They did help. And yet, I had kind of hoped to avoid them and hope with a more natural, non-induced labor, I might be able to next time.	1	2%
Yes, Yes, Yes! Epidural at 38 weeks!	1	2%
Yes, they helped. Pain didn't go away completely by a long shot, but it was better. (I thought maybe I would live after all.)	1	2%
Yes. the epidural was great.	1	2%
definitely for next time.	1	2%
helped. Was not glad because I wanted it to be natural. Will try again for natural childbirth.	1	2%
stadol-caused disorientation, did nothing for the back labor. epidural-slept well for the first time in weeks.	1	2%
yes, loved the epidural. Will do it again as soon as I can have it.	1	2%
yes, once I got the epidural I dilated much faster. Will have one next time.	1	2%
yes, the morphine proved to docs/nurse that I was in labor. Yes to the epidural too, although it did not take the first time I was glad when it finally did. I would use the epidural again.	1	2%
yes.	1	2%

...If no medication, were you glad? Plans for next time?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
I would rather not have the duramorph because it made me shake uncontrollably and I itched horribly and sweated from head to toe.	1	2%
I'm glad I didn't use any medication. Right after my baby was born I announced that my next baby was going to be born by teleportation, being "beamed up" like the people on Star Trek. But since they don't have the technology to do that yet, I guess I'll aim to do the next one as a drug-free home birth too.	1	2%
No next time -- five kids is enough	1	2%
Unmedicated was my goal, but this delivery was much more painful than my previous unmedicated delivery. I wish a midwife who could have helped me with positional changes had been there, or that I could have stayed in the water longer.	1	2%
very glad! natural again.	1	2%

39. Pitocin

Did you use pitocin before or during labor?	Number:	Percent:
yes	21	45%
no	9	19%
(not entered)	16	34%

If so, was it to start labor?	Number:	Percent:
yes	12	26%
no	7	15%
(not entered)	27	58%

...to restart labor?	Number:	Percent:
yes	1	2%
no	8	17%
(not entered)	37	80%

...to hurry labor?	Number:	Percent:
yes	9	19%
no	5	10%
(not entered)	32	69%

Did you use pitocin after delivery?	Number:	Percent:
yes	9	19%
no	16	34%
(not entered)	21	45%

...to release the placenta?	Number:	Percent:
yes	7	15%
no	7	15%
(not entered)	32	69%

...to stop bleeding?	Number:	Percent:
yes	4	8%
no	8	17%
(not entered)	34	73%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	35	76%
I did have some bleeding after delivery, but my midwives used some kind of herbal tincture to deal with it, not pitocin.	1	2%
I did not realise that I had been given pitocin but I had been given it twice.	1	2%
I had a retained placenta, so got some additional pitocin.	1	2%
I had no adverse reaction to pitocin.	1	2%
I stopped having contractions after the birth, but the pit started them again so i could deliver the placenta.	1	2%
I was given pitocin to shrink my uterus since I never had any contractions.	1	2%
I wished that I didn't have to use the pitocin, and could have gone into labor on my own. But it ended up working really well for me, so in the end I was glad to have been induced.	1	2%
I would avoid induction like the plague if there were a next time.	1	2%
They kept the pitocin drip going until well after the labor was over.	1	2%
hated it. Made the contractions one on top of the other.	1	2%
my midwife said i was still "oozing" and she wanted to stop it. my baby was interested in my breasts, but not enough to nurse, so we used a mini dose of pitocin.	1	2%

40. Baby's Position

Was your baby head-down?	Number:	Percent:
yes	31	67%
no	3	6%
(not entered)	12	26%

Was your baby facing your back?	Number:	Percent:
yes	14	30%
no	15	32%
(not entered)	17	36%

If twins, was your second baby head-down?	Number:	Percent:
no	1	2%
(not entered)	45	97%

If twins, was your second baby facing your back?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
I don't know which way Jared (Twin B) was facing.	1	2%
My baby started out breech, but they did a breech version a few weeks before delivery so that we ended up with a baby in the traditional birth position.	1	2%
baby was very low and continued to drop significantly during labor.	1	2%
back labor HURTS! i made it without pain meds, but mainly because i was on my knees leaning on a chair.	1	2%

Was the cord around baby's neck at birth?	Number:	Percent:
yes	5	10%
no	22	47%
(not entered)	19	41%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
Dave was going to cut the cord, but he wasn't able to because it was wrapped so tightly around James' neck. That was part of the problem with the dropping heart rate.	1	2%
I didn't know that the cord had been around the baby's neck until many months later, when I read my copy of the midwives' notes. What a surprise that was! Baby's dad says he knew about it the whole time.	1	2%
Scared me to death when the dr. nonchalantly said,"oops cord around the neck."	1	2%
Wouldn't fit over the head, so they slipped it over his body as he came out.	1	2%
You know, I'm really not sure about the cord around the neck!	1	2%

41. Location of Birth

Planned location of birth	Number:	Percent:
hospital	33	71%
home	1	2%
free-standing birth center	1	2%
(not entered)	11	23%

Location of birth	Number:	Percent:
hospital	30	65%
home	2	4%
(not entered)	14	30%

...If other, explain?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

If not at home, did you go to the planned location as soon as you knew you were in labor?	Number:	Percent:
yes	8	17%
no	8	17%
(not entered)	30	65%

How many hours before delivery did you arrive at the place of birth? (Skip this if you gave birth at home!) (Please use decimals and type no text, so that 45 minutes would be .75, and one and a half hours would be 1.5.)	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	21	45%
.75	1	2%
1.5	1	2%
104	1	2%
11.5	1	2%
12 hours	1	2%
12.5	1	2%
14	1	2%
15	1	2%
16	1	2%
17 hours	1	2%
2	1	2%
23	1	2%
24	1	2%
24 (induced labor)	1	2%
29	1	2%
4.5	1	2%
42 hours.	1	2%
5.25	1	2%
5.75	1	2%
6.25	3	6%
6.75	1	2%
7.0	1	2%
7.5	1	2%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	40	86%
I was admitted to hospital due to raised blood pressure. 24 hours later I was induced. 5 hours after that the baby was born by caesarian.	1	2%
I was induced so needed to be at the hospital at 6 in the morning. The contractions started about .5 hours after starting pitocin	1	2%
They told me to wait until the contractions were 5 minutes apart and 1 minute long, for an hour. BUT I lived an hour away from the hospital. After calling them for the 3rd time and explaining, they finally told me to come in. Sheesh.	1	2%
This was a planned c-section so I never went into labor.	1	2%
had 2 nights worth of cervigel	1	2%
i was glad we didn't go earlier. the trip to the hospital did slow my contractions a LOT, and the room was cold, so it took an hour to "get going" again.	1	2%

42. Delivery Attendants

How many medical people (doctors, nurses, midwives) attended the actual birth of your baby or babies?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	15	32%
1	2	4%
2	9	19%
3	5	10%
4	7	15%
5	4	8%
6	2	4%
7	1	2%
8	1	2%

How many obstetricians?	Number:	Percent:
0	4	8%
(not entered)	15	32%
1	23	50%
2	4	8%

How many doctors were there for your baby or babies?	Number:	Percent:
0	10	21%
(not entered)	19	41%
1	15	32%
2	1	2%
3	1	2%

How many nurses?	Number:	Percent:
0	3	6%
(not entered)	16	34%
1	9	19%
2	12	26%
3	6	13%

How many midwives?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	19	41%
0	19	41%
1	7	15%
3	1	2%

How many non-medical people were there, not including yourself?	Number:	Percent:
0	2	4%
(not entered)	13	28%
1	23	50%
2	6	13%
3	1	2%
4	1	2%

How many doulas?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	19	41%
0	26	56%
1	1	2%

Who delivered the baby's head?	Number:	Percent:
No one	3	6%
midwife	4	8%
obgyn	21	45%
nurse	1	2%
other	1	2%
(not entered)	16	34%

Who delivered the baby's body?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	27	58%
Dr Lyman was present during 7 hours of my birth. I gave birth on a Saturday and he did not have anyone else in labor on that day. He did deliver 31 babies in Dec 98	1	2%
OBGYN	1	2%
ObGyn	1	2%
Obstetrician.	1	2%
The doctor	1	2%
doctor	1	2%
midwife	3	6%
my husband, baby's daddy	1	2%
ob	1	2%
obgyn	7	15%
obgyn. Baby just about flew into her arms. She almost dropped him.	1	2%

Who delivered the baby's first shoulder?	Number:	Percent:
No one	2	4%
midwife	5	10%
obgyn	22	47%
baby's father	1	2%
other	1	2%
(not entered)	15	32%

Who delivered the baby's second shoulder?	Number:	Percent:
No one	2	4%
midwife	4	8%
obgyn	22	47%
baby's father	2	4%
other	1	2%
(not entered)	15	32%

Who delivered the baby's body?	Number:	Percent:
No one	1	2%
midwife	4	8%
obgyn	24	52%
baby's father	2	4%
other	1	2%
(not entered)	14	30%

Who clamped the cord?	Number:	Percent:
midwife	4	8%
obgyn	24	52%
baby's father	2	4%
other	1	2%
(not entered)	15	32%

Who cut the cord?	Number:	Percent:
midwife	2	4%
obgyn	16	34%
baby's father	14	30%
other	1	2%
(not entered)	13	28%

Details on "other"s?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
Baby's dad was the other person present.	1	2%
surgeon (not OB)	1	2%

Was this as planned?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	22	47%
Baby was 2.5 hours pushing, at that stage we were delighted that it would come at all, whoever delivered i	1	2%
Kind of - Ob was meant to deliver the baby, but not via caesarian!	1	2%
No, my doc wasn't on-call that day, so I had her partner	1	2%
No, we planned to deliver with a CNM	1	2%
No. I had an unplanned c-section.	1	2%
No: The doctor came to deliver the head with the aid of a vacuum. I had a bump in my spine from a childhood injury.	1	2%
Not really -- due to the labor and birth problems, Dave took a much less active role than planned.	1	2%
Not really, we were hoping that dad would be able to participate as much as possible, but because the baby was early, the midwife wanted to make sure he was ok. She was in tears as she told us she was sorry he didn't get to help.	1	2%
Yes	3	6%
Yes.	1	2%
no	1	2%
no, father did not initially plan to cut cord.	1	2%
the father had planned not to cut the cord, but ended up doing so at the moment.	1	2%
yes	9	19%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
Husband wasn't the least bit interested in cutting the cord.	1	2%
I was given my epidural and I knew that if I relaxed labour would go better. So we turned down the lights and I closed my eyes to focas on being calm and relaxing. About an hour later the nurse came to check on me (I did not open my eyes). I felt like someone dropped something on my stomach and I asked the nurse what happen. When I opened my eyes I saw that she was on the other side of the room and nobody dropped anything. She quickly checked me and saw the babies head. Things then moved very quickly, my Dr. was not even there yet.	1	2%
I wasn't sure what to write for this question. My midwives are lay midwives, which means that technically they are not medical. But I think they count for the purposes of this question. I counted the two midwives and their one apprentice all as medical people. They also doubled as doulas, especially the apprentice. But I didn't think I should double-count anybody, so I wrote that no doulas were present. I wasn't sure what to put for questions like, "who delivered the baby's shoulder", since I'm not sure exactly what my midwives were doing at the time the shoulder was born. I'm guessing they were more hands-on for the head and body, and less so for the shoulders. But I checked "midwife" for pretty much everything, except cutting the cord, which baby's daddy did.	1	2%
I'm not sure how to count all this. The 2 people present were my husband and my doula. My husband happens to be a doctor, so I counted him as one above. My doula also happens to be a lay midwife, but I counted her just under doula above.	1	2%
My husband nearly passed out after seeing blood and amniotic fluid hit the floor. My niece was steady as a rock though.	1	2%
i was uncertain about having the nurse there, since i didn't know her, but she was really nice and stayed in the background unless i needed something.	1	2%
not sure how many people were there for the baby itself. we did have some meconium.	1	2%
the doctor made it to the room to deliver Conor by 1 minute (we checked it on the video) so He basically caught Conor's head and his body came out right after.	1	2%

43. Delivery Method

Birth method	Number:	Percent:
vaginal	23	50%
VBAC	1	2%
planned c-section	4	8%
emergency c-section	7	15%
(not entered)	11	23%

If twins, birth method for second baby	Number:	Percent:
planned c-section	1	2%
(not entered)	45	97%

If vaginal, did the medical personal need to stretch your cervix, or ease it over the head at all?	Number:	Percent:
yes	7	15%
no	10	21%
(not entered)	29	63%

...comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
I don't think she did any stretching. She did pinch some very sensitive tissues to prevent tearing -- which meant that the sensitive tissues felt horribly bruised for a month after the baby's birth. I felt like a horse wearing a metal shoe had kicked me hard. :(	1	2%
I have no idea!	1	2%
had an episiotomy	1	2%
i had a "lip" that wasn't quite dilated (because of my kneeling position, and the midwife was able to stretch it. i still needed a small episiotomy, though.	1	2%

If vaginal, were any tools necessary?	Number:	Percent:
none	19	41%
forceps	2	4%
vacuum extractor	1	2%
(not entered)	24	52%

...details?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
See above: Bump in my spine.	1	2%

If twins, assistance for second baby?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

...details?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

44. Complications

Were there any complications?	Number:	Percent:
yes	11	23%
no	20	43%
(not entered)	15	32%

...if yes, what were they?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	35	76%
After an hour of pushing, the baby's heartrate kept dropping with every contraction so a c-section was performed.	1	2%
Delayed placental delivery	1	2%
Excessive bleeding after delivery of placenta.	1	2%
I became preeclamtic after the birth and was kept in High Risk in L&D for 1 1/2 days postpartum.	1	2%
Long labor, maternal seizure	1	2%
My C-section was started before the pain medication took effect.	1	2%
Too big of a baby to have naturally.	1	2%
Very very high blood pressure. Big baby - 2.5 hours pushing. Forceps delivery (vacuum didn't work, popped off).	1	2%
epidural didn't work properly	1	2%
forceps used to turn baby to deliver	1	2%
retained placenta. They boosted up my epidural and did a manual extraction which they seemed to think I should find very uncomfortable but I didn't feel anything. They said I would be uncomfortable later but I wasn't.	1	2%

45. Episiotomy

Did you have an episiotomy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	14	30%
no	15	32%
(not entered)	17	36%

If yes, was it planned in advance?	Number:	Percent:
no	14	30%
(not entered)	32	69%

If it was planned, when was it done?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
A few minutes before forceps delivery	1	2%
as baby was crowning, when it became obvious that i would tear.	1	2%

If it wasn't planned, did you have it during crowning because tearing looked imminent?	Number:	Percent:
yes	10	21%
no	4	8%
(not entered)	32	69%

Otherwise, when and why did you have it?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
Because the baby was face up, it was very hard to push him out. As soon as the midwife completed the episiotomy, he slid right out.	1	2%
Forceps delivery, baby wouldn't come out.	1	2%
baby in distress, didn't have the time to allow stretching	1	2%
to allow forceps delivery	1	2%

Did your medical personal ask you before doing it?	Number:	Percent:
yes	6	13%
no	6	13%
(not entered)	34	73%

Were you given something to numb the area before it was performed?	Number:	Percent:
yes	8	17%
no	5	10%
(not entered)	33	71%

Did you tear beyond your episiotomy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	5	10%
no	9	19%
(not entered)	32	69%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
Heard doctor commenting to someone 'Look, there's the anal muscle, if I hadn't cut sideways it would have torn into it	1	2%
It was a fourth degree episiotomy.	1	2%
hear the snipping, but the epidural was still not worn off so I did not feel anything.	1	2%
i didn't want one if i could avoid it, but agreed when it was needed. it took a little while to heal; i think it was the most sore part after.	1	2%
small cut only requiring 2 stitches.	1	2%

46. Tearing

Did you have tearing?	Number:	Percent:
yes	12	26%
no	16	34%
(not entered)	18	39%

...type of tear	Number:	Percent:
first degree	5	10%
second degree	1	2%
other	1	2%
(not entered)	39	84%

Did it require stitches?	Number:	Percent:
yes	10	21%
no	5	10%
(not entered)	31	67%

Comments about tearing?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
10 stitches	1	2%
2 stitches for episiotomy	1	2%
I never felt it tear, and it healed pretty quickly.	1	2%
Internal tearing -- healed well.	1	2%
Skid marks, but the OB (not my regular) stitched them anyway	1	2%
They said my tear was actually less severe than even first degree. Stitches were optional. I didn't feel any desire to be stitched, so I chose not to have them.	1	2%
it was a very tine tear inside, didn't need stitching, but I "think" I felt it for the first few times we were intimate after the birth.	1	2%
much easier healing than the epi I had the first time around.	1	2%

47. BABY QUESTIONS. Gestation

How many weeks from the beginning of your last monthly period were you when the baby was born?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	16	34%
34	2	4%
35	2	4%
36	1	2%
37	6	13%
38	4	8%
39	5	10%
40	3	6%
41	3	6%
42	4	8%

How many weeks from CONCEPTION were you when the baby was born?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	26	56%
33	1	2%
34	1	2%
35	3	6%
36	3	6%
37	3	6%
38	4	8%
39	2	4%
40	1	2%
42	1	2%
43	1	2%

48. Baby is born!

Date of birth.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	1	2%
(not entered)	10	21%
1/13/1999	1	2%
1/4/1999	1	2%
11/27/1998	1	2%
11/24/1998	1	2%
11/19/1998	1	2%
11/15/1998	1	2%
11/16/1998	1	2%
11/18/1998	1	2%
11/23/1998	2	4%
11/20/1998	1	2%
11/21/1998	1	2%
11/22/1998	1	2%
11/14/1998	1	2%
12/3/1998	2	4%
12/4/1998	1	2%
12/5/1998	1	2%
12/6/1998	1	2%
12/7/1998	1	2%
12/8/1998	1	2%
12/22/1998	3	6%
12//1998	1	2%
12/31/1999	1	2%
12/11/1998	1	2%
12/23/1998	1	2%
12/20/1998	2	4%
12/30/1998	1	2%
12/12/1998	1	2%
12/28/1998	1	2%
12/2/1998	2	4%

Time of birth.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)::(not entered)	1	2%
(not entered)	10	21%
1:06:PM	1	2%
1:16:PM	1	2%
1:33:PM	1	2%
1:52:PM	1	2%
2:59:PM	1	2%
3:48:AM	1	2%
3:01:PM	1	2%
4:02:PM	1	2%
4:50:PM	1	2%
4:47:PM	1	2%
4:13:PM	1	2%
4:51:AM	1	2%
6:11:PM	1	2%
6:17:PM	2	4%
7:05:PM	1	2%
7:30:AM	1	2%
7:36:PM	1	2%
7:47:AM	1	2%
8:50:PM	1	2%
8:35:PM	1	2%
8:08:AM	1	2%
8:13:PM	1	2%
8:22:AM	1	2%
8:(not entered):(not entered)	1	2%
9:00:PM	1	2%
10:47:AM	1	2%
10:00:AM	1	2%
10:(not entered):AM	1	2%
10:37:AM	1	2%
11:47:AM	1	2%
12:44:PM	1	2%
12:51:PM	1	2%
12:52:AM	1	2%
12:42:PM	1	2%

If twins, time of second baby's birth.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	2	4%
(not entered)::(not entered)	7	15%
(not entered)	36	78%
1:17:PM	1	2%

Length of baby in inches.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	13	28%
17	3	6%
17.5	1	2%
18	1	2%
18.5	2	4%
19.5	8	17%
19.75	1	2%
20	3	6%
20.5	4	8%
20.75	1	2%
21	4	8%
21.25	1	2%
21.5	2	4%
22.5	1	2%
23.5	1	2%

...OR Length of baby in centimeters.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
43	1	2%

If twins, Length of second baby in inches.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
21	1	2%

...OR Length of second baby in centimeters.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

Weight of baby, in pounds (.0625 is an ounce).	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	13	28%
3.6875	1	2%
5.5	1	2%
5.5625	2	4%
5.625	1	2%
6	1	2%
6.25	1	2%
6.5625	1	2%
6.625	1	2%
6.875	1	2%
7	2	4%
7.1875	2	4%
7.4375	1	2%
7.5	1	2%
7.625	2	4%
7.75	2	4%
7.875	1	2%
7.9375	2	4%
8	1	2%
8.1875	1	2%
8.3125	1	2%
8.4375	1	2%
8.6875	1	2%
8.9375	1	2%
9.5625	1	2%
9.75	1	2%
10.8125	1	2%
11.4375	1	2%

...OR Weight of baby, in kilograms.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
1.6	1	2%
3.5	1	2%

If twins, weight of second baby, in pounds.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
7.625	1	2%

...OR Weight of second baby, in kilograms.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

49. Getting acquainted

How soon did mother hold baby for the first time, in minutes if less than 2 hours?	Number:	Percent:
0	4	8%
(not entered)	19	41%
1	3	6%
2	3	6%
3	2	4%
5	5	10%
10	4	8%
15	2	4%
20	2	4%
60	1	2%
115	1	2%

...in hours, if 2 or more?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
2	1	2%
3	1	2%
7	1	2%
17	1	2%
36	1	2%

Longer? Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	36	78%
As soon as the baby was suctioned, he was handed to me.	1	2%
Baby was given to me as soon as the cord was cut.	1	2%
Baby was not breathing on his own.	1	2%
I was kept in L&D High Risk for 1 1/2 days and also I didn't get to hold Jared until several hours after that because he ws in the NICU.	1	2%
I was under general anathesia and did not wake up until he has 2hrs old.	1	2%
I'm not quite sure. I had a c section and was put to sleep. she was born at 7:05, I was in the room at 7:40, and the next two hours seem like minutes in my mind as I was in an out of sleep. I remeber watching her first bath, seing her given to her daddy, then he handed her to me.	1	2%
They took him away too soon and then didn't even work on him...and misweighed him! I was not pleased with this aspect of the care.	1	2%
They were stitching me up and my dh held him until I was able to move	1	2%
held her before cord was even cut etc.	1	2%
my husband lifted my son from the birth canal right into my arms. awesome!	1	2%

If nursing, when did baby first latch on?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	16	34%
3 hours after birth for a very short time	1	2%
3 hours after she was born. She was given a bottle at birth, and I was told she didn't need anything until three hours later	1	2%
30 minutes	1	2%
30 minutes After delivery	1	2%
5 minutes after birth.	1	2%
Almost 2 hours later. This also didn't please me. Next time I would be much more vocal about it.	1	2%
Almost right away, perhaps 5 minutes.	1	2%
An hour after birth and before they took him to the nursery. Of course I don't hink he got too much nurishment??	1	2%
I first nursed the baby after initial cleaning and screaning aprox 15 minutes	1	2%
I forget... abotu half an hour after birth I think	1	2%
I tried to nurse him immediately, but I don't think he latched on well until hours later at the birthing center.	1	2%
I'd been up all night and don't remember exactly, but we think it was maybe 15 minutes after birth.	1	2%
In recovery, 15 minutes after birth.	1	2%
Moments after I first held him.	1	2%
Not for about 2 weeks!	1	2%
Right away	1	2%
Ryan was 1 1/2 days later and Jared was 2 days later.	1	2%
Sunday November 22	1	2%
When he was 3hrs old	1	2%
Within 1/2 hour	1	2%
after he was dried & weighed, and my episiotomy was stitched up. half an hour?	1	2%
first thing	1	2%
he latched on about an hour after birth, but before he was weighed or measured. We got to hold him and keep him in our arms for the first 2 hours of his life.	1	2%
immediately	1	2%
on the fifth day	1	2%
right when I got her.	1	2%
she never really "latched on," but we sure tried	1	2%
within 15 minutes I would say, after my placenta was delivered (I held the baby immediately, they did the weighing and measuring while the placenta was delivered then I was given the baby to nurse)	1	2%
within 1st hour of life.	1	2%
within a half hour of birth	1	2%

How soon did mother's partner (if there is one) hold baby for the first time, in minutes if less than 2 hours?	Number:	Percent:
0	1	2%
(not entered)	22	47%
1	3	6%
3	1	2%
5	8	17%
6	1	2%
10	3	6%
15	1	2%
20	1	2%
30	2	4%
60	2	4%
114	1	2%

...in hours, if 2 or more?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
8	1	2%
22	1	2%

Longer? Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
Baby went to NICU.	1	2%
Geoff held the baby so I could see her after my c-section	1	2%
NOt sure...I had a c-section and can't remember when dh first held the baby	1	2%
Right after the APGAR tests and footprints etc...	1	2%
We don't remember! We think it was quite early, but honestly don't know.	1	2%
about the same time I got her. not sure how long afterwards. Not sure how long either was to be truthful.	1	2%
if delivering baby and handing him to me counts as holding, then right away. DH also snuggled baby as i held him, and held his hands while baby was in the warmer being weighed.	1	2%
right before I got to hold her.	1	2%

If baby has siblings, when did they meet?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
1 day after birth	1	2%
3 hours later	1	2%
A little over an hour after birth.	1	2%
About 15 minutes after the birth	1	2%
Later that day	1	2%
Later that night	1	2%
Tyler met Jake later that night aprox. 3 hours.	1	2%
later that morning	1	2%

50. Gender

What was the baby's gender?	Number:	Percent:
male	25	54%
female	9	19%
twins	1	2%
(not entered)	11	23%

...if twins	Number:	Percent:
two males	1	2%
(not entered)	45	97%

51. Circumcision

If baby is a boy, is he circumcised?	Number:	Percent:
yes	13	28%
no	14	30%
(not entered)	19	41%

If twins and both babies are boys, is second baby circumcised? (Ok, it's really unlikely that someone would have one twin boy circumcized and the other one not).	Number:	Percent:
no	1	2%
(not entered)	45	97%

52. Apgars

First Apgar score	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	17	36%
1	1	2%
5	1	2%
6	2	4%
7	2	4%
8	12	26%
9	11	23%

...at how many minutes after birth	Number:	Percent:
0	3	6%
(not entered)	28	60%
1	11	23%
2	2	4%
5	2	4%

Second Apgar score	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	17	36%
6	1	2%
7	1	2%
8	2	4%
9	19	41%
10	6	13%

...at how many minutes after birth	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	28	60%
4	1	2%
5	12	26%
6	1	2%
9	1	2%
10	3	6%

If twins, second twin's first Apgar score	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
4	1	2%

...at how many minutes after birth	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
1	1	2%

Second twin's second Apgar score	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
7	1	2%

...at how many minutes after birth	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
5	1	2%

53. Naming the Baby

When was the baby's name chosen?	Number:	Percent:
before conception	5	10%
first trimester	6	13%
second trimester	9	19%
third trimester	6	13%
at birth	6	13%
at least an hour after birth	3	6%
(not entered)	11	23%

If twins, was the second baby's name chosen?	Number:	Percent:
third trimester	1	2%
(not entered)	45	97%

Did any family members object to your name choice?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	23	50%
Husband, until the third trimester! Then he gave in...	1	2%
NO	1	2%
No	3	6%
No, and we didn't give them any choice to object.	1	2%
No.	2	4%
Not the name, but the spelling. (We spelled it wrong!)	1	2%
Of course there were those who didn't like the names I chose, but who cares. I told them to watch out when they had kids.	1	2%
They made a few funny noises when we announced the baby's name, but we deliberately waited until after the baby was born in the hopes that we could forestall objections. This strategy worked. Oh, by the way, I checked that we picked the name in second trimester, but in fact we picked the baby's first name and his second middle name and his last name then, but we picked his first middle name in the hours after he was born. We had narrowed it down to two choices for the first middle name, but then we kept going back and forth between them and "definitely" deciding on one or the other and then changing our minds again. I leaned toward one name and my partner leaned toward the other. My choice prevailed because my partner figured that after all the pain I'd gone through to birth that baby, he was going to let me choose this. I think that's sweet but not very fair, and if I'd found this out then instead of months later, I might have objected.	1	2%
Yes, but only to the way we spelled it.	1	2%
Yes, the spelling of the name.	1	2%
didn't tell them til after she was born.	1	2%
no	6	13%
nope	1	2%
yes	1	2%
yes. My MIL hates his name.	1	2%

54. Regaining Birth Weight

How many days did it take for your baby to regain birth weight?	Number:	Percent:
0	2	4%
(not entered)	18	39%
1	1	2%
2	2	4%
3	2	4%
4	4	8%
5	2	4%
7	6	13%
9	2	4%
10	2	4%
14	2	4%
15	1	2%
20	1	2%
21	1	2%

55. Eye Color

What color were the baby's eyes at birth?	Number:	Percent:
blue	28	60%
grey	6	13%
hazel	1	2%
(not entered)	11	23%

...If other, what?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	46	100%

What color were the baby's eyes at two months of age?	Number:	Percent:
blue	24	52%
brown	4	8%
grey	4	8%
hazel	2	4%
(not entered)	12	26%

...If other, what?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	45	97%
I'm not sure anymore when the baby's eyes changed color. There was a long time when they were a blue-brown color, where we could get into debates about what color his eyes really were. Today we are definitely sure they are brown.	1	2%

56. Jaundice

Was your baby jaundiced?	Number:	Percent:
yes	22	47%
no	13	28%
(not entered)	11	23%

Was your baby treated for jaundice?	Number:	Percent:
yes	8	17%
no	24	52%
(not entered)	14	30%

Was your baby hospitalized for jaundice?	Number:	Percent:
yes	5	10%
no	26	56%
(not entered)	15	32%

Did your baby have home treatment for jaundice?	Number:	Percent:
yes	3	6%
no	25	54%
(not entered)	18	39%

Any other comments about jaundice?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	37	80%
He didn't look yellow (rather orange) and I had to convince them to test him, but they then hospitalized him because his bilirubin levels were over 30.	1	2%
It was the worst experience of my life.	1	2%
She was jaundiced when we left the hospital, and they let her leave anyway. 3 days later we were at a different hospital with her being treated for it.	1	2%
We just did a lot of sitting in the sunshine from the window wearing only a onesie.	1	2%
blood type incompatibility	1	2%
breastmilk jaundice -- no big deal	1	2%
breastmilk jaundice--long lasting, but low level	1	2%
mainly from metabolizing bruising	1	2%
was on a bili blanket at home and taken to the hospital daily to bilirubium tests first 2 weeks.	1	2%

57. Colic

Did your child have colic?	Number:	Percent:
yes	2	4%
no	33	71%
(not entered)	11	23%

When? For how long? Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	43	93%
24/7 it seemed; worst in the evening; until about 3 months	1	2%
but did have a bad stomach. Dont know if I would consider that colic.	1	2%
mylicon drops were a lifesaver	1	2%

Did your child have a daily fussy period?	Number:	Percent:
yes	16	34%
no	14	30%
(not entered)	16	34%

When? For how long? Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	30	65%
2 hours	1	2%
4-6pm, the first 3 months.	1	2%
6pm to 8pm from 2 to 6 months.	1	2%
Around 4 PM. Give or take an hour or so.	1	2%
Around the dinner time betwwen 5 and 7 PM	1	2%
Evenings.	1	2%
Evenings. Couple of hours. She's still fussier in the evenings.	1	2%
Late afternoon starting around 5pm and lasting until 7 pm. Unfortunately, it was both of them.	1	2%
Right before bed or when he is tired.	1	2%
an hour or so around 6pm	1	2%
between 3 and 5pm. for a couple of months.	1	2%
evening for about 1.5 hours	1	2%
evenings, from 7-9pm. Wants to nurse all the time then.	1	2%
in the evening from 6pm onward.	1	2%
nights. lasted for months due to acid reflux	1	2%
yes, around midnight every night for one month. She'd wake up and cry for about half an hour to an hour, and then go back to sleep	1	2%

Does baby cry the whole time, or can baby be comforted?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	28	60%
Baby can usually be comforted by nursing.	1	2%
Can be comforted.	1	2%
Comforted	1	2%
Comforted by nursing only!	1	2%
Comforted.	1	2%
Easily comforted, hard to entertain.	1	2%
He can be comforted.	1	2%
He had some fussy spells, but could generally be comforted. Sometimes comforting him took a lot of energy, but it could always be accomplished.	1	2%
One or the other, if not both of them cried almost the whole time. I did too sometimes.	1	2%
She'd stop crying if held, walked around, or rocked.	1	2%
The baby can be comforted if walked around.	1	2%
The baby is quite easily comforted, and seems to cry for obvious reasons. (wet, hungry,ect.)	1	2%
can be comforted	1	2%
caould be comforted briefly	1	2%
comforted with a paci or continual feeding	1	2%
he was either crying, nursing, or crying and nursing	1	2%
sometimes just cried the whole time. sometimes nursing or daddy holding her helped.	1	2%
the majority of the time during the 1.5 hours, not easily comforted and it would only last a few minutes.	1	2%

58. AFTER BIRTH QUESTIONS. Placenta

Did you see the placenta after giving birth?	Number:	Percent:
yes	15	32%
no	20	43%
(not entered)	11	23%

If birth was vaginal, was placenta spontanously delivered?	Number:	Percent:
yes	17	36%
no	5	10%
(not entered)	24	52%

If no, what kind of assistance was necessary for the placenta to be delivered?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
C-section	1	2%
I had to have pitocin increased to deliver the placenta	1	2%
Just one push from me and out it came	1	2%
The midwife pulled on the cord a bit to get the placenta out, which I thought was a big no-no. I think she did this because I was bleeding and she was worried.	1	2%
manual extraction	1	2%
pitocin	1	2%
pitocin was increased to hurry the delivery of the placenta.	1	2%

Were there any abnormalities with the placenta?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	28	60%
It had begun to calcify.	1	2%
It was abnormally small.	1	2%
NO	1	2%
No	2	4%
No the doc. said it looked good.	1	2%
No.	1	2%
None	1	2%
Nothing I was told.	1	2%
The placenta was two-lobed instead of round. I'm told this is a normal variation.	1	2%
Yes, a tear.	1	2%
Yes. It was dramatically smaller than average and had infarctions in it.	1	2%
no	5	10%
no.	1	2%

59. Cord Blood

Did you bank your baby's cord blood for your family's use?	Number:	Percent:
yes	1	2%
no	33	71%
(not entered)	12	26%

Did donate baby's cord blood?	Number:	Percent:
no	32	69%
(not entered)	14	30%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
I really wanted to, but my hosptial didn't have the facilities to do it yet.	1	2%
I wanted to donate but I was group b strep positive	1	2%
Thought about donation but they would not guarantee that they would not use the cord blood for testing if for some reason they decided not to bank the blood.	1	2%
not permitted since cancer is in the immediate family	1	2%

60. Mother's Hospital Stay

Did you stay in the hospital after baby was born?	Number:	Percent:
yes	32	69%
no	2	4%
(not entered)	12	26%

...number of days if 2 or more	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	19	41%
2	12	26%
3	6	13%
4	2	4%
5	5	10%
6	1	2%
7	1	2%

...OR number of hours if less than 48	Number:	Percent:
0	1	2%
(not entered)	40	86%
23	1	2%
26	1	2%
33	1	2%
41	1	2%
46	1	2%

If you stayed in the hospital how was your stay?	Number:	Percent:
too short	5	10%
just right	19	41%
too long	9	19%
(not entered)	13	28%

Comments about length of hospital stay?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	29	63%
Doctors wanted me to go home after 5 days but I felt completely unready and stayed another 2 days.	1	2%
Dying to get out of there 'cause I felt just great and wanted to show off my new baby.	1	2%
For my first son I was only in the hospital for about 10 hours. For me this was a mistake. I really enjoyed having the extra time to focas on us and take advantage of the nurses knowledge.	1	2%
Glad to come home!!!	1	2%
I left within 48 hours so I would receive a visit by a nurse, but due to paper work problems, I never got the visit.	1	2%
I should have stayed a bit longer...but I just wanted to come home. I could have had a bit more help with latch on and resting.	1	2%
I was anxious to get home, had to wait til noon but expected to live at 7 am.	1	2%
I wouldn't have minded a longer stay if I had a comfortable bed.	1	2%
Long enough to establish a good feeding relationship	1	2%
They even wanted to keep me an extra day past the 2 because of the hemorrage after birth, but I was READY to come home.	1	2%
Thought I would go stir-crazy	1	2%
We stayed and extra day because Mathew was dehydrated.	1	2%
if it had not been Christmas I would have tried to stay longer; my son had not even nursed once when we were discharged!	1	2%
stayed 2.5 days but was ready to leave earlier.	1	2%
was discharged after 2 days, but stayed another 2 without medical care as an NICU parent	1	2%
was forced to stay longer because of strep B. HATED this because I had a 2 year old at home who I needed to get home to.	1	2%
we were kicked out a day early because they couldn't get ahold of our insurance company	1	2%

61. Baby's or Babies' Hospital Stay

Did your baby require special treatment?	Number:	Percent:
yes	11	23%
no	23	50%
(not entered)	12	26%

Was your baby in the NICU?	Number:	Percent:
yes	6	13%
no	27	58%
(not entered)	13	28%

If so, how many days from birth was the baby there?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	37	80%
1	2	4%
2	1	2%
4	2	4%
5	3	6%
28	1	2%

Did your baby stay in the hospital longer than you did?	Number:	Percent:
yes	4	8%
no	25	54%
(not entered)	17	36%

If the baby was in the hospital longer, how many days from birth until release?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
4	1	2%
5	1	2%
6	1	2%
28	1	2%

What problems did baby have?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	37	80%
Bad blood sugar, needed antibiotics coz of higher temperature and my waters breaking early	1	2%
Dehydration.	1	2%
Jared had fluid in his lungs and his O2 level would drop too low when he cried.	1	2%
Jaundice	1	2%
Low birth weight therefore fed by naso-gastric tube and too weak to breastfeed.	1	2%
Needed oxygen because his lungs weren't squeezed properly during delivery	1	2%
had to be resusitated, unstable electrolyte levels (could have caused seizures), kidneys non-functioning for 24 hours after birth.	1	2%
jaundice, blood infection	1	2%
temperature instability; low blood sugars	1	2%

Comments about length of hospital stay?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
Definitely should have kept her longer since she was jaundiced, had a blood infection(we found out later), and still wasn't eating.	1	2%
Doctor let me stay in an extra day after asking me if I wanted to	1	2%
I think they did some unnecesary tests on Jared mostly to cover their own asses. I can say that now, though I was scared to death for him back then.	1	2%
It was too long. He could have come home a week earlier.	1	2%
She was actually discharged the day before I was	1	2%
Too too long. It was an evil time.	1	2%
home birth -- no hospital stay!	1	2%

62. Home birth

If you had a home birth, did you need to be checked elsewhere afterwards?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
No.	1	2%
Yes--needed pitocin to get the placenta out and stitching which were done at the birthing center.	1	2%

If you had a home birth, did you have to take baby to be checked elsewhere?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
He was also checked by the midwife who stitched me.	1	2%
We brought the baby to be checked by a pediatrician at 3 days of age. The midwives checked him over extremely thoroughly when he was born, so we weren't worried.	1	2%

63. Post-partum depression

Did you have a period of post-partum depression?	Number:	Percent:
yes	9	19%
no	23	50%
(not entered)	14	30%

When? How long did it last?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
2 days postpartum lasted for a day or so.	1	2%
About a month.	1	2%
I was worried about this, but I didn't really. I felt vulnerable and weepy but it wasn't really depressio	1	2%
It started around 6 - 8 weeks after birth.	1	2%
few weeks.	1	2%
low-level depression for a few months	1	2%
pretty much exactly a month	1	2%
still have some...not as bad though	1	2%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	40	86%
I checked the box that I didn't have a period of post-partum depression, but there were some really hard months in there. I don't think what I had was serious enough to qualify, though. I don't remember anymore exactly which months that was. I'm fine now!	1	2%
I didn't realize I had been depressed until it went away.	1	2%
I never was "depressed" but I definitely had baby blues. I was so scared and overwhelmed to be caring for twins all alone with no help.	1	2%
I was very emotional for a few days, but mainly was giddy, then crying, then happy, then crying. This only lasted a few days.	1	2%
Mourned the time I could no longer spend with my other daughter.	1	2%
did have lose of appetite.	1	2%

64. Postpartum Bleeding

How many weeks did you bleed after the birth?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	16	34%
1	1	2%
2	3	6%
3	7	15%
4	7	15%
5	5	10%
6	5	10%
7	1	2%
16	1	2%

65. Relatives

Did any family come when the baby was born specifically to help?	Number:	Percent:
yes	18	39%
no	15	32%
(not entered)	13	28%

If so, was it helpful?	Number:	Percent:
yes	15	32%
no	2	4%
(not entered)	29	63%

Who came? How long did they stay?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	26	56%
1 week	1	2%
Family came to visit for a weekend when the baby was 5 weeks old.	1	2%
MIL - one day	1	2%
Mom-1 week	1	2%
Mother and Sister stayed for a week	1	2%
Mother, for a few days	1	2%
Mum, for 2.5 weeks. It was WONDERFUL to have her. I really needed someone to care for me, and it was a great bonding experienc	1	2%
My MIL came. She was helpful but I wish she wanted to do more than just hold the baby and go shopping.	1	2%
My Mother, 1 week.	1	2%
My mom for 2 weeks.	1	2%
My mom helped us out for about a week. She arrived a week after he was born.	1	2%
My mother came for 4 days.	1	2%
My sister was here for about 4 days.	1	2%
No one came as I live 5 minutes away from my mom, but she helped me out, and drove me all over the place for the first few weeks.	1	2%
We all stayed at my parents house for a few days after the birth.	1	2%
in-laws 4 days	1	2%
maternal grandmother - visited daily for several weeks	1	2%
my mom came up each day	1	2%
my mom, dad, brother, MIL, and brother in law. I don't think they necessarily came to help so much as to meet the baby. My mom did help a great deal, just having her there. Each of the parents took a night of cooking so that was helpful to Barry so that he didn't have to worry about it and could spend the time with Conor.	1	2%
my mother. for a week.	1	2%

Any family problems you'd like to vent about?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
I would have preferred help right away when I was still in the healing process.	1	2%
If I had it to do over again I would not have in-laws there the first couple of days home from the hospital as they stay with us. My parents came to visit and went home that same night.	1	2%
It was a little intense having all my family here for Thanksgiving when the baby was so new, and I was having a lot of soreness.	1	2%
It was nice when she left too, she didn't really add much.	1	2%
My family is generally, um, not helpful. I love my mother, but I'm very glad that she didn't come to stay with me.	1	2%
Relatives who HAD to come over the night i came home.	1	2%
Surprisingly my mother offers little advice but my sister (a mother for not much longer than me) is atrocious about it!!	1	2%
parents were not very supportive of breastfeeding.	1	2%

66. Work Plans

Work plans	Number:	Percent:
stay home	14	30%
work fulltime	9	19%
work part-time	5	10%
work from home	2	4%
other	2	4%
(not entered)	14	30%

...if you selected other, what?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
Finish my dissertation (WAHM), then get a job out of the home in August of 2000, with Dad doing the bulk of the childcare.	1	2%
I've stayed home for 13 months and now I'm going to start woking at home temporarily	1	2%
One year maternity leave then return to work pt time.	1	2%
mostly sahm - occasional days at work	1	2%

If you are a stay-at-home mom, when did you decide to be one?	Number:	Percent:
Before having any children	5	10%
After the birth of a previous child	4	8%
During this pregnancy	3	6%
After the birth of this child	3	6%
(not entered)	31	67%

Other? Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
I was self-employed for a few years before the baby was born, and I plan to continue to do this.	1	2%
It was on a trial basis to see if we could afford this. We are still seeing if we can afford this.	1	2%

How much time is your child (or will your child be) in daycare?	Number:	Percent:
fulltime	4	8%
part-time	5	10%
none	24	52%
(not entered)	13	28%

If you are returning to work, how long are/were you home with the baby? (in weeks)	Number:	Percent:
0	1	2%
(not entered)	27	58%
2	1	2%
4	1	2%
6	2	4%
8	1	2%
10	1	2%
11	2	4%
12	3	6%
14	1	2%
20	1	2%
22	1	2%
28	1	2%
36	1	2%
52	2	4%

Is/was your partner home with the baby too?	Number:	Percent:
yes	8	17%
no	19	41%
(not entered)	19	41%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
Dad was home for 2 weeks.	1	2%
He started a new job right after she was born	1	2%
He took 3 weeks off work to be with the baby and me.	1	2%
I live with my mother. She works so that I can stay home all the time.	1	2%
I'm home with the baby during the day while daddy is at work, then I work at night when daddy's home.	1	2%
Partner home all but 7 days the first 4 weeks.	1	2%
She is now home with the baby.	1	2%
We both work from home, so we are both always home with the baby. I took about a month off from work when the baby was born. My partner took several months off.	1	2%

67. Parental Leave

Did you take time off from work (maternity leave)? (Don't enter anything if you don't work.)	Number:	Percent:
yes	18	39%
no	2	4%
(not entered)	26	56%

...Was it paid?	Number:	Percent:
fully paid	7	15%
partial pay	5	10%
unpaid	7	15%
(not entered)	27	58%

...How long (in weeks)?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	28	60%
4	1	2%
6	2	4%
8	1	2%
9	1	2%
11	1	2%
12	6	13%
14	1	2%
20	1	2%
24	1	2%
30	1	2%
52	2	4%

Did the baby's other parent take paternity leave?	Number:	Percent:
yes	13	28%
no	15	32%
(not entered)	18	39%

...If less than one week, how many days off?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
1	3	6%
2	2	4%

...If more than one week off, how many weeks?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
1	4	8%
2	1	2%
4	1	2%
6	1	2%
20	1	2%

...Was it paid?	Number:	Percent:
fully paid	8	17%
partial pay	1	2%
unpaid	4	8%
(not entered)	33	71%

Did the baby's other parent take vacation?	Number:	Percent:
yes	12	26%
no	13	28%
(not entered)	21	45%

...If less than one week of vacation, how many days off?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	40	86%
2	1	2%
3	3	6%
5	1	2%
6	1	2%

...If more than one week of vacation, how many weeks?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	39	84%
1	3	6%
2	2	4%
3	1	2%
10	1	2%

Clarification or extra info if necessary.	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
6 weeks after baby, 18 before due to bedrest. I was only paid for 13 weeks, the rest was disability	1	2%
Edwin took the week before and the week after the birth as vacation time.	1	2%
I used a total of 12 weeks paid and 1 week paid sick due to bedrest. Husband had two weeks of shutdown at work over Christmas so he was home all but 7 days the first 4 weeks.	1	2%
I wanted him to take more time off, esp after my Mother left... he had said he would but didn't	1	2%
I was between jobs for the last trimester. I got a job when baby was 14 weeks old.	1	2%
Jamie took 4 days off, one paid and 3 vac days	1	2%
Since we both are self-employed, taking leave is of necessity unpaid. Baby's dad took more time off from work than I did. He says this is because he's involved with volunteer work to do ecological burns of local parks, and he didn't want to start any paying work until burn season was over. (They burn parks mostly in the early spring, and also sometimes in the late autumn.) What can I say? He's an interesting character.	1	2%
Took days off when I was on bedrest and after baby was born	1	2%

68. Feeding

What type of feeding are you doing?	Number:	Percent:
breastfeeding	19	41%
bottle-feeding formula	6	13%
a combination	8	17%
(not entered)	13	28%

When the baby was born did you originally plan to breastfeed?	Number:	Percent:
yes	31	67%
(not entered)	15	32%

Did you see a lactation consultant?	Number:	Percent:
yes	19	41%
no	14	30%
(not entered)	13	28%

If you saw a lactation consultant, when and where? Was it helpful?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	26	56%
4 different consultants while in hospital	1	2%
Felt baby was a slow gainer and wasn't nursing well.	1	2%
I saw a LC in the hospital to give me suggestions on latching on. She thought I was doing great.	1	2%
I saw one at home several times b/c my son would not latch on and had lost alot of weight and was jaundiced. It was extremely helpful. I did not get to see any in the hospital b/c it was a holiday and there were none on.	1	2%
I think some of the nurses might have been lactation consultants. Doing lots of reading was the most helpful thin	1	2%
I took a breastfeeding class before the birth. The local hospital where I took the class also has a help line for BF'ing Moms.	1	2%
In hospital. Yes, helpful.	1	2%
In the hospital after birth - not helpful at all.	1	2%
In the hospital daily, very helpful	1	2%
In the hospital shortly after delivery	1	2%
In the hospital--not helpful at all. I was very disappointed.	1	2%
In the hospital. A little, but no one could explain why I didn't have enough milk.	1	2%
In the hospital. Yes, it was helpful.	1	2%
Since Matt was born on a Saturday I did not see a consultant until hours before I left the hospital on Monday.	1	2%
When baby was in the hospital. Very helpful!	1	2%
at hospital 1 day after birth... not helpful at all	1	2%
at the hospital and at a clinic...was very helpful!	1	2%
first one in hospital, 2nd one at home, 3rd one at family care centre. Didn't solve the problems	1	2%
hospital and home. the one sent to my home was more helpful.	1	2%
in the hospital after the birth. yes, it was helpful	1	2%

On what day postpartum did your milk come in?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	16	34%
1	2	4%
2	8	17%
3	10	21%
4	1	2%
5	9	19%

Did you try to breastfeed but find yourself unable to for some reason?	Number:	Percent:
yes	7	15%
no	17	36%
(not entered)	22	47%

What problems did you encounter with breastfeeding?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	29	63%
Holden couldn't stay awake long enough to get full... would eat a couple minutes, fall asleep, and then wake up hungry in another 10 min.	1	2%
Milk was VERY late coming in, baby was hungry on day 4. Other than that I was surprised how easy it wa	1	2%
My milk did not come in and Matt was having trouble gaining weight so the peds were concerned. Finally he did gain and bf is going well.	1	2%
My milk took a long time to come in. Had to give formula on the 2nd day. Once it came it was fine.	1	2%
None at all.	1	2%
Not enough milk -- at 5 months, he wasn't gaining weight despite good and frequent suckling. When we started supplementing, he gained well.	1	2%
Sore nipples, sleepy baby. I had a hard time waking the baby to eat. I had a hard time getting the baby to latch on, so that I was willing to accept any successful latch-on, even if it was painful. I didn't realize that a painful latch-on is generally a sign that the baby isn't latched on in the best way for getting milk. Things got better once I started rejecting any bad latch-on and making the baby re-latch until we got one that didn't hurt. The baby quickly learned to latch on in the better way, and then he got more milk and I was much more comfortable.	1	2%
The baby wouldn't latch on and wouldn't stay awake long enough to eat.	1	2%
The twins weren't cooperative. I also didn't think I had enough milk for the both of them.	1	2%
Too sick, she wouldn't latch on right, clogged milk ducts, etc. etc.	1	2%
baby snacking. my diet affecting baby, baby just not a good eater. would scream after 5 minutes on the breast at times. I did breastfeed for 3 months	1	2%
baby wouldn't suck on the breast. Had 2 bottle feeds in hospital before being offered the breast	1	2%
cracked bleeding nipples	1	2%
latch-on...milk came in after baby wanted it. We had to give her a little formula	1	2%
latching on	1	2%
nipples severely cracked and bled, unable? to achieve letdown, stress-stress-stress, baby did not latch on efficiently, baby did not tolerate anything...including breast, near face and would scream hysterically.	1	2%
some sore nipples from constant sucking.	1	2%

If you use formula, what brand(s) do you use?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	31	67%
Carnation	1	2%
Carnation Good Start and then Follow Up.	1	2%
Carnation good-start	1	2%
Enfamil with Iron, and Enfamil One Step Toddler, Carnation Good Start and Follow Up	1	2%
Enfamil, Similac, Carnation	1	2%
Isomil	2	4%
Nurture	1	2%
Similac and Carnation Follow-Up	1	2%
Similac with iron	1	2%
enfamil	1	2%
enfamil with iron	1	2%
enfamil.	1	2%
none!!!!	1	2%
rare Isomil, but by 5 months he would not accept it at all	1	2%

Does baby respond differently to expressed breast milk and formula?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	35	76%
No	1	2%
No.	2	4%
does not care for anything but right out of the breast	1	2%
no	3	6%
not really	1	2%
only had it once and threw up. never given again.	1	2%
responded the same.	1	2%
yes, he expressed some preference for ebm at first, but eventually completely rejected the formula	1	2%

If your baby has had a bad reaction to any type of formula, what kind was it?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	40	86%
Enfamil and Similac made them very gassy.	1	2%
I initially tried Similac and he had much more forceful and frequent vomiting/spitting up than usual.	1	2%
NO	1	2%
Similac	1	2%
no	1	2%
spit up badly with enfamil	1	2%

If you use both bottle and breast, did your baby experience any nipple confusion (eg. refusing the bottle or the breast after trying both)?	Number:	Percent:
yes	7	15%
no	12	26%
(not entered)	27	58%

If yes, comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	41	89%
At 3 months she would scream at the sight of a bottle unless it was at her daytime sitters house. At 6 months she again started taking the bottle.	1	2%
At first, after a bottle, the baby seemed to forget how to suck on the breast. It looked like he needed to re-learn it each time. This didn't last long, and then he long-term forgot how to suck on a bottle and prefered only the breast.	1	2%
More interested in bottles	1	2%
When first going to daycare had nipple confusion but daycare workers were very patient about helping with this.	1	2%
refused the bottle at around 2-3 months	1	2%

Have you had difficulties with baby taking a bottle?	Number:	Percent:
yes	8	17%
no	16	34%
(not entered)	22	47%

What difficulties with the bottle?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
Baby took a while to get used to a bottle. We started on bottles of ebm when he was 6 weeks old.	1	2%
He had a bottle weekly from 3 weeks. He refused the bottle at 4 months.	1	2%
He just preferred the breast.	1	2%
The baby was taking bottles fine, and then one evening when I was out, he took his first bottle fine but then later in the evening he couldn't figure out how to drink from a second bottle. He couldn't handle bottles for months after that. Even now, at 11 months old, he can't get much out of a bottle. He doesn't eat much by way of solids, either, so he basically gets all his nutrition from nursing from a breast. I wish he would take bottles better, or start eating solids, or something. It's a scary feeling to go out and know that you've taken your baby's food source with you, and that if he gets hungry he doesn't have a lot of options other than waiting for you to get home.	1	2%
between 2 to 3 months of age had problems with her taking the bottle she wuld just refuse, but she had to wean so we pursisted. i was going back to work.	1	2%
did not like to take expressed milk from the bottle, only would once and awhile.	1	2%
he really resisted the bottle until about a month after I went back to work.	1	2%
refuses from me and most of the time from daddy.	1	2%

What brand(s) of nipples work for you?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	30	65%
Any	1	2%
Avent	3	6%
Gerber, I think.	1	2%
Johnson's (silicone)	1	2%
Playtex nurser	1	2%
Playtex nursers -- the only ones we tried.	1	2%
Silicone for my Avent bottles.	1	2%
We used Avent nipples. Never did much experimentation, but looking back I think we should have.	1	2%
avent	2	4%
playtex	1	2%
playtex nursers	1	2%
playtex round top	1	2%
tried various kinds, none seem to please her well.	1	2%

If you are breastfeeding, how long, in months, do you intend to do so?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	22	47%
1	1	2%
3	1	2%
4	2	4%
6	1	2%
7	1	2%
8	1	2%
12	4	8%
14	1	2%
18	5	10%
24	3	6%
30	1	2%
36	2	4%
60	1	2%

Was this the original plan?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	23	50%
I breast fed for about a month and a half, and had to stop.	1	2%
I have extended the time I planned to breastfeed and will probably extend it again!	1	2%
I intend to let him wean himself, whenever that is.	1	2%
I intended to BF for at least 6 months if not more but they didn't cooperate so I gave up after 4 months.	1	2%
I made up a number for the answer to the question about how long I plan to breastfeed. I always knew I wanted to breastfeed, but I never had a specific idea of how long I wanted to do it for. I'd like to go with the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics, to breastfeed for at least 12 months and then for as long beyond that is mutually desirable for mother and baby. I think we'll continue nursing at bedtime for a long time into the future. I'd like to see him stop using me as his primary source of nutrition, though.	1	2%
No firm plan, just to go with the baby's needs.	1	2%
No set time; whenever me and baby want to.	1	2%
No, I hoped to nurse for at least 6 months.	1	2%
No, the original plan was to have baby-kled weaning, but after supplementing my supply really dwindled even more.	1	2%
No...I originally was going to do it for 6 months...now I'm going to let Lynda decide when she wants to wean.	1	2%
Yes	1	2%
Yes - For as long as baby wants to.	1	2%
Yes and still is	1	2%
Yes, I want to let the baby decide when to wean	1	2%
Yes.	1	2%
Yes: At least 2 years of breastfeeding.	1	2%
not sure	1	2%
originally 12 months, then decided whenever she was done	1	2%
originally 6, then 12, now 12-18	1	2%
originally planned to 12 mo. but doesn't look she'll be ready.	1	2%
yes	3	6%

Do you plan to raise your baby to be vegetarian?	Number:	Percent:
yes	2	4%
no	30	65%
(not entered)	14	30%

Comments on feeding?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	43	93%
Exclusively breastfed for the first 3 months. after that when I had a gall bladder attach she'd have a bottle of formula. After my gall baldder surgery in april she had a bottle of formula every evening	1	2%
On demand, no schedule.	1	2%
low meat diet	1	2%

69. Formula Samples

Did you receive formula samples at a prenatal visit?	Number:	Percent:
yes	10	21%
no	22	47%
(not entered)	14	30%

Did you receive formula samples at the hospital?	Number:	Percent:
yes	15	32%
no	17	36%
(not entered)	14	30%

Did you receive formula samples in the mail?	Number:	Percent:
yes	23	50%
no	9	19%
(not entered)	14	30%

70. Breast Pumps

If you are breastfeeding, do you (or did you) use a breastpump?	Number:	Percent:
yes	28	60%
no	2	4%
(not entered)	16	34%

What brand, and do you like it?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	20	43%
Aveda "Purely Yours"; I like it.	1	2%
Avent	1	2%
Avent Isis	1	2%
Avent Isis manual - love it. Used an electric pump for the first four weeks.	1	2%
I have a Pump in Style. I used it for 10 months for both babies. Well worth the $189 I paid for it in 1996.	1	2%
I rented a Medeal from the hospital until my milk supply was a bit more stable.	1	2%
I used an Avent Isis. It was fine at first, but I ran into some odd problems later on, where my milk would lubricate my breasts, causing slippage against the pump, which caused me not to get much milk out. I've solved that problem now, by drying my breasts at intervals while pumping, and it's possible that this would be a problem with any type of pump. But for my next baby I want to get a Medela Pump In Style. There's so much time pressure when you have a baby in the house, and I'm sure it's worse with more than one baby, that any savings in time or convenience with the Pump-In-Style is worth it to me.	1	2%
Medela	1	2%
Medela Mini electric and I LOVE it!	1	2%
Medela Pump In Style	1	2%
Medela Pump In Style -- like it a lot	1	2%
Medela Pump In Style seemed to work fine for me.	1	2%
Medela Pump In Style, and I LOVE it	1	2%
Medela Pump in Style - very much like	1	2%
Medela lactina?	1	2%
Medela pump in style dual electric	1	2%
Medela pump in style, I like it, but it took too much effort to do both sides at one, no free hands.	1	2%
Medella Mini Electric	1	2%
Midela? (I misremember) Hand pump.	1	2%
PIS....I think it is the best other than the hospital grade types	1	2%
Pump in Style Medela rented	1	2%
Pump in Style...LOVED it!!	1	2%
Used an evenflo manual pump, i HATED it!	1	2%
evenflo. not really.	1	2%
medela mini electric.	1	2%
mendela mini-electric, mostly liked it, but it took forever.	1	2%

How many times each week do you pump?	Number:	Percent:
0	7	15%
(not entered)	26	56%
2	3	6%
4	1	2%
5	1	2%
7	2	4%
9	1	2%
14	1	2%
15	2	4%
24	1	2%
36	1	2%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	30	65%
3 times a day 5 days a week.	1	2%
At one time I was pumping 6 times a day to try and increase my supply Finally I gave in and supplemented.	1	2%
I found breast pump to be very uncomfortable. Not just physically but mentally I did not like it.	1	2%
I no longer pump since I didn't return to work as planned.	1	2%
I only pumped so my Dh and babysitter could give Matt milk. I had the breast pump for convenience	1	2%
I pumped 3x a day at work for 10 months.	1	2%
I pumped because the boys weren't very cooperative with BF'ing but I wanted them to have breast milk.	1	2%
I stopped pumping almost right away as it was increasing my already abundant milk supply and I was getting really sore.	1	2%
I used to pump more often, but my baby doesn't take bottles well, so we've pretty much given it up. Sigh. It was never a very regular thing for me, though. At my most frequent it was once every day or two.	1	2%
I was never very good with pumping but did it a few times a week and got a good storage up. Then our situation changed and she either came to me at work, or I went home to feed her.	1	2%
My pumping is very irregular - mostly when I know I will need to give the baby a bottle.	1	2%
Not very successful at getting out milk with pump!	1	2%
Only for the first week he was in the hospital.	1	2%
Only pumped early on--not anymore.	1	2%
Only pumped for first month, then later pumped daily to mix with cereal. Stopped pumping at 9 months.	1	2%
do not pump anymore.	1	2%

71. Pacifiers (or Dummies for you UK folks)

Does your baby use a pacifier/dummy?	Number:	Percent:
yes	13	28%
no	19	41%
(not entered)	14	30%

What brand(s)?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	34	73%
Avent	1	2%
Binky	1	2%
Gerber	1	2%
NUK	1	2%
Nuk	2	4%
Nuk (silicone)	1	2%
Nuk, until about 6mo. old	1	2%
Playtex	1	2%
evenflo, or another kind can't remember. The round ones, not the orthopedic, she'd spit those out.	1	2%
mainly NUK, but he will take anything	1	2%
mam	1	2%

How many times a day?	Number:	Percent:
0	2	4%
(not entered)	37	80%
1	1	2%
2	1	2%
3	2	4%
4	1	2%
5	1	2%
8	1	2%

For nighttime sleep?	Number:	Percent:
yes	9	19%
no	10	21%
(not entered)	27	58%

For naps?	Number:	Percent:
yes	8	17%
no	10	21%
(not entered)	28	60%

For comfort at other times?	Number:	Percent:
yes	9	19%
no	10	21%
(not entered)	27	58%

If your baby does not use a pacifier, did you offer one and baby rejected it?	Number:	Percent:
yes	13	28%
no	2	4%
(not entered)	31	67%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	31	67%
Baby never thought pacifiers were very interesting. We tried offering a couple of times, but never pushed the issue.	1	2%
Does not use for every nap or every night.	1	2%
He rarely sucked on it; mostly chewed it, like gum.	1	2%
He uses a pacifier only when in his car seat.	1	2%
He wanted nothing to do with a pacifier	1	2%
I had not planned to use a pacifier, but Conor came out with sucking blisters so I knew I was in trouble. When he sucked so much that I was bleeding after a bad latch on I got him a pacifier. He uses it to sleep and for comfort in the car or if he is sick/hurting.	1	2%
I tried everything to get him to take one. I am a human pacifier!	1	2%
Jake would take a pacifier if offered it but lost intrest quickly.	1	2%
She used one for a while and has outgrown it.	1	2%
She uses it in the car, and if she's really cranky, but not constantly during the day.	1	2%
Sometimes he'll take it at night, sometimes not. MOstly he's not so interested in the pacifier.	1	2%
Used to fall asleep unless feeding	1	2%
Wouldn't take it, I didn't try very hard. Next baby I might try to use one for naps so he doesn't always need m	1	2%
prefers thumb	1	2%
took 8 weeks for baby to take paci. by 9 months of age was weaned to just naps and bedtime.	1	2%

72. Diapers

Are you using cloth diapers, disposables, or a combination?	Number:	Percent:
cloth	1	2%
disposables	27	58%
combination	5	10%
(not entered)	13	28%

What brand of disposables do you use?	Number:	Percent:
Huggies	13	28%
Pampers	4	8%
Luvs	2	4%
store brand	3	6%
combination	3	6%
other brand	5	10%
(not entered)	16	34%

Other brand?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
Costco (Kirkland) Brand	1	2%
Cuddles but I did use Pampers Premium and Huggies until Matt was 4 or 5 months old	1	2%
Drypers	1	2%
Kirkland Brand, from Costco	1	2%
Kirkland from Costco	1	2%
Treasures (occasionally Huggies)	1	2%
Von's diapers	1	2%
We use Huggies and an environmentally friendly brand called Tender Care.	1	2%

Comments on brand(s) of disposables?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	36	78%
HEB brand diapers are the absolute best! I've never ever had one spring a leak, and they are very inexpensive and have velcro.	1	2%
Huggies are great and keep them very dry. They also contained some major blowouts.	1	2%
Huggies have a funny smell!	1	2%
I like Pampers the best, by far.	1	2%
I prefer Von's store brand over huggies or pampers. They are cloth like and have velcro snaps but are aprox $3-4 less than name brand. They also have cute muppet babies on band.	1	2%
I really like Huggies as well, I like the kind with "velcro" tabs	1	2%
They are better than the most expensive ones I have tried and very economical.	1	2%
We think Tender Care diapers catch poop better (fewer blowouts). Huggies are more absorbant. So we generally put a Tender Care diaper on the baby when we think he is going to poop, and Huggies the rest of the day.	1	2%
We use Huggie Supreme or Pampers Premium. Lynda reacts to any other brands.	1	2%
only ones that fit her without leaking	1	2%

What brand(s) of cloth diapers do you use?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	40	86%
Actil Terry towelling	1	2%
Gerber Diaper Service Quality and Proservice Diapers	1	2%
Mother Ease fitted cloth diapers with a variety of covers. Mostly snap-on covers or fleece pull ons.	1	2%
Whatever I first see in the store...no preference.	1	2%
flat flannel	1	2%
gerber	1	2%

If you use both cloth and disposables, does baby react differently to each?	Number:	Percent:
yes	4	8%
no	2	4%
(not entered)	40	86%

If yes, in what way?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
Baby seems more comfortable in cloth diapers.	1	2%
He feels wet more quickly and complains a little more in cloth.	1	2%
Sometimes gets a rash from disposables	1	2%
does not like to get wet with cloth	1	2%

What kind(s) of diapers did you try and decide not to use?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	36	78%
Hughes	1	2%
Luvs and Pampter	1	2%
Pampers - the perfume smell was horrible.	1	2%
Pampers and Sam's Club brand called Smiles.	1	2%
We started experimenting with cloth diapers at 4 months. By 7 months we were using them nearly exclusively.	1	2%
cloth	1	2%
huggies, pampers and store brand	1	2%
pampers-disposables, store brand-disposable	1	2%
pampers. did not like the tape tabs.	1	2%
won't use Barney	1	2%

If you use cloth diapers, do you use a diaper service?	Number:	Percent:
yes	1	2%
no	6	13%
(not entered)	39	84%

If you use cloth diapers, do you use diaper pins?	Number:	Percent:
yes	5	10%
no	2	4%
(not entered)	39	84%

How do you clean your child when changing diapers?	Number:	Percent:
Baby wipes	22	47%
Washcloths	3	6%
Other	2	4%
(not entered)	19	41%

Other? Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	40	86%
Baby oil or lotion. Sometimes wipes particularly if away from home	1	2%
Both baby wipes and washclothes depending upon the mess	1	2%
Bounty paper towels and warm water, or a washcloth	1	2%
if only wet use tissues.	1	2%
mainly use baby wipes, but have wash cloths as a back-up	1	2%
washcloths at first then wipes later	1	2%

73. Transportation

Do you use a baby sling?	Number:	Percent:
yes	9	19%
no	20	43%
(not entered)	17	36%

Do you use a front pack?	Number:	Percent:
yes	20	43%
no	13	28%
(not entered)	13	28%

Do you use a backpack?	Number:	Percent:
yes	16	34%
no	17	36%
(not entered)	13	28%

What type of car seat did you start with?	Number:	Percent:
infant	29	63%
convertible	2	4%
(not entered)	15	32%

Do you use an umbrella stroller?	Number:	Percent:
yes	18	39%
no	12	26%
(not entered)	16	34%

Do you use another type of stroller?	Number:	Percent:
yes	30	65%
no	1	2%
(not entered)	15	32%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	33	71%
4-in-1 stroller and twin stroller	1	2%
Emmaljunga pram/stroller is fantastic for walking in the park. Combi Savvy travel stroller is great for travel.	1	2%
Have a buggy for use on the country roads around home and a smaller stroller for use around the shops	1	2%
I LOVE my sling!!	1	2%
I loved my baby pack (front) and used it often. I also like my cosco rock and roll stroller for walks but it is very bulky and takes up the entire trunk.	1	2%
I use Cosco's TwoWays stroller. The boys can face each other and we all like this.	1	2%
Next baby I'll get a sling and use it a lot - this baby had to be carried all the time and it's hard with no slin	1	2%
We used a single stroller for the first 8 months and then purchased a double stroller.	1	2%
We used to use a front pack, but don't anymore.	1	2%
did not like front pack--not enough space around face	1	2%
had to use preemie car bed for first 2 months.	1	2%
started using an umbrella stroller at 7 months when we went on vactation, ususally use a big stroller though	1	2%
use backpack most of the time, stroller very infrequently.	1	2%

74. Immunization

Do you plan to have your child immunized?	Number:	Percent:
yes	30	65%
no	1	2%
(not entered)	15	32%

75. Sleep at night (answer Yes to all that apply)

Did/Does your child sleep in a crib?	Number:	Percent:
yes	24	52%
no	8	17%
(not entered)	14	30%

Did/Does your child sleep in a bassinet?	Number:	Percent:
yes	20	43%
no	11	23%
(not entered)	15	32%

Did/Does your child sleep with you in a family bed?	Number:	Percent:
yes	23	50%
no	7	15%
(not entered)	16	34%

Did your baby have days and nights mixed up?	Number:	Percent:
yes	8	17%
no	24	52%
(not entered)	14	30%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	35	76%
After he reached a certain age he would not sleep in a family bed except when traveling.	1	2%
At 4 months we put up the crib and began using it for naps.	1	2%
Daddy had also refinished a cradle, but Conor never really liked it. I think the matress was hard and he couldn't see out of the solid sides.	1	2%
Jake did very well sleeping. He was in our bed for the first 4-6 weeks and then he was in his bassinet. He moved to his crib at about 4 months.	1	2%
She originally slept with us, then went to a bassinet beside the bed at 5 months, now in a crib in her own room at 8 months, but still comes to bed with us when she wants to	1	2%
Slept through for the first time from 8pm-5am at 8 weeks	1	2%
The twins slept in the same bassinet and crib for their first four months until I found Jared asleep on top of Ryan. Ryan didn't like this and we separated them.	1	2%
Was only mixed up for a short while.	1	2%
We started out co-sleeping. That didn't work very well for us, as nobody was getting a lot of sleep. We experimented quite a bit with a crib, but the baby really hated his crib, so we gave up on that. We tried moving Dad downstairs to the guest room, but Mom missed him terribly. When the baby got to be mobile, baby took to crawling off the edge of the bed. So we babyproofed the heck out of his room and put a futon in there. The baby sleeps on the futon. Mom can nurse him right there and leave him to sleep, without moving him. If he wakes up, the room is a safe place for him to roam around. Mom often spends a large part of the night co-sleeping with the baby on the futon, but she can go back to her own bed too. It's a wonderful arrangement.	1	2%
We used a "family bed" approach for the first 6 months or so, and then moved to the crib. Days and nights were mixed up for a short time.	1	2%
sleeps in our bed occasionally but not as family bed	1	2%

76. Weight (a touchy subject)

How much did you weigh before pregnancy? (in pounds)	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	22	47%
114	1	2%
118	1	2%
124	1	2%
125	1	2%
126	1	2%
133	1	2%
134	1	2%
135	1	2%
136	1	2%
138	1	2%
140	1	2%
147	2	4%
150	1	2%
152	1	2%
185	1	2%
187	1	2%
190	1	2%
210	1	2%
212	1	2%
215	1	2%
221	1	2%
253	1	2%
254	1	2%

...OR... in kilograms?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
70	1	2%
78	1	2%

How much did you weigh at the end of pregnancy? (in pounds)	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	22	47%
136	1	2%
141	1	2%
144	1	2%
156	1	2%
159	1	2%
160	1	2%
161	1	2%
166	1	2%
175	2	4%
178	1	2%
185	2	4%
187	1	2%
195	1	2%
198	1	2%
200	1	2%
205	1	2%
206	1	2%
221	1	2%
249	1	2%
250	1	2%
254	1	2%
255	1	2%

...OR... in kilograms?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
84	1	2%
97	1	2%

How much do you weigh now? (in pounds)	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	22	47%
117	1	2%
118	1	2%
126	1	2%
130	1	2%
131	1	2%
132	1	2%
133	1	2%
134	1	2%
135	2	4%
136	1	2%
148	1	2%
150	2	4%
155	1	2%
180	1	2%
190	1	2%
195	1	2%
200	1	2%
207	1	2%
215	1	2%
240	1	2%
250	1	2%
262	1	2%

...OR... in kilograms?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	44	95%
73	1	2%
75	1	2%

How many weeks postpartum are you?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	23	50%
3	1	2%
10	1	2%
45	1	2%
46	1	2%
47	2	4%
48	1	2%
49	2	4%
50	1	2%
52	8	17%
54	1	2%
56	1	2%
58	1	2%
61	1	2%
65	1	2%

Do you fit into your pre-pregnancy clothes yet?	Number:	Percent:
yes	21	45%
no	5	10%
some	2	4%
(not entered)	18	39%

If yes, how many weeks did it take you to fit them?	Number:	Percent:
0	6	13%
(not entered)	28	60%
3	3	6%
6	1	2%
7	1	2%
10	1	2%
16	1	2%
20	2	4%
32	1	2%
37	1	2%
44	1	2%

Comments on weight/clothes topic?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	34	73%
I called this my twin pregnancy diet. I don't look any thinner but I believe all I lost was muscle tone.	1	2%
I lost all the weight after she was born, and gained more before my gall bladder surgery	1	2%
I originally lost all my pregnancy weight within 6 weeks of delivery, but at 3 months post partum had abdominal surgery and gained alot back	1	2%
I weigh less than when I got pregnant, and feel like I should weigh even less. (like if I had actually worked at it, I may weigh less) but am not unhappy with myself so don't stress about it.	1	2%
I weighed about 40 lbs less at 3 months post-partum than I do now. :-(	1	2%
I wonder if I'll ever fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes. Some were so baggy that I wore them right through pregnancy. Others are still too tight to wear. I guess this question is really about whether my body is back in the same configuration as it was in before pregnancy, and the answer is definitely No. I still have a big bulge. It was exciting when the bulge meant that I was 4 months pregnant. But now that I'm not pregnant and I still have a four-months bulge, it's not so exciting anymore. Sigh.	1	2%
It's pretty easy to lose weight when you're sick and vomiting. Didn't have near the trouble losing it that I thought I would!	1	2%
Lost most of weight by about 3-4 months (except about 5-8 lbs) BUT had a huge flabby belly. Then size wouldnt' budge until I started a job, had stress, didn't eat much; went back to prepregnancy weight within a couple of weeks (belly still a bit flabby but clothes	1	2%
Went from 130 lbs.-177 lbs. :-P. I reached my pre-preg weight at about 10 months post-partum. I'm 10.5 mths. post partum now.	1	2%
Without disclosing specifics, I gained 29 pounds during my pregnancy. I lost 45 pounds during the 3 months post partum. I fit into my pre-pregnancy jeans at 8 weeks after baby's birth.	1	2%
You don't seriously expect us to enter our weight do you??	1	2%
a little bit heavier but still fit into most pre-pg clothes	1	2%

77. Future Plans

Do you want to have another child?	Number:	Percent:
yes	22	47%
no	8	17%
maybe	2	4%
(not entered)	14	30%

If so, when?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	26	56%
2 years	1	2%
2 years or so	1	2%
2 years?	1	2%
2-3 years	1	2%
After I have started a job and we have an income!	1	2%
After I lose weight	1	2%
As a former infertility patient, I have long ago given up the belief that we can plan these things.	1	2%
Hope to get pregnant in 2000.	1	2%
I lost a baby on 10.8.99. I would like to be pregnant by the time they are 18 months old.	1	2%
Maybe in another year or two.	1	2%
Not sure yet	1	2%
October, 2000. We plan to start trying for #2 in January, 2000.	1	2%
SOON!!!	1	2%
We will start trying TC late next summer. We are trying to decide the best timing now.	1	2%
When I stop breastfeeding.	1	2%
Whenever it comes. We have not been using birth control	1	2%
about 2 years difference between them.	1	2%
probably get pregnant in about a year. HOPEFULLY	1	2%
probaly when she's 2	1	2%
when Lynda is 2.5-3 years	1	2%

78. Other comments

Any other comments about this survey or about birth?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	38	82%
A lot of birth questions didn't apply to me because I had a c-section.	1	2%
Both are/were wonderful!!!	1	2%
Good work on the survey!! This birth experience was very, very tough, but it was WELL worth it. I adore my son.	1	2%
Great job! Thanks for doing all the work.	1	2%
Thanks for doing this!	1	2%
Thnaks for all your hard work.	1	2%
Whew!! :)	1	2%
You need more questions about C-Sections. Some of these questions did not apply to my situation at all. (I know that would be like asking for the world if it totally applied to me.) I never went into labor or had a twinge, never mind a contraction.	1	2%

79. Thanks!

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What field?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	5	10%
Accounting	2	4%
Child Psychology	1	2%
Child and Family Studies	1	2%
Communications	1	2%
Computer Engineering	1	2%
Court Reporting	1	2%
Demography & Statistics	1	2%
Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education	1	2%
Education	1	2%
Elect. Engineering, some Computer Engineering	1	2%
Electrical Engineering	1	2%
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	1	2%
Elementary Education Library	1	2%
English and education	1	2%
European history -- 18th and 19th century France (Finishing my Ph.D. dissertation)	1	2%
Fashion Merchandising/Interior Design	1	2%
Information Technology & Services	1	2%
Information and Computer Science	1	2%
Legal Secretarial	1	2%
Optometry	1	2%
Pediatrics	1	2%
Physics	1	2%
Psychology	1	2%
Public Administration	1	2%
Public Relations/Advertising and English Writing	1	2%
Quantitative Genetics	1	2%
Radiologic Technology	1	2%
Social Science and Humanities	1	2%
Sociology	1	2%
Speech Communication	2	4%
business administration/marketing	1	2%
computer science	1	2%
education	1	2%
elementry education	1	2%
engineering	1	2%
media arts & sciences, epistemology & learning (children using computers for learning)	1	2%
music therapy and special education	1	2%
psychology	1	2%
veterinary medicine	1	2%

Comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	40	86%
Father is a sperm donor	1	2%
Husband	1	2%
Married 8 years	1	2%
We broke up before I discovered the pregnancy.	1	2%
We had been married three years and six months when our baby was born.	1	2%
We were married on June 20 1991.	1	2%

Who lives in the home with baby?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	5	10%
Dad (David Borgmeyer), Mom, and the kitty cat, Katya	1	2%
Dad (Edwin) and Mom (Carol) live with our twins (Ryan and Jared).	1	2%
Daddy - Darin Mommy - Heidi kitty - Minnie	1	2%
Father, mother and dog	1	2%
Jim (husband), myself (mom) Tyler (7-13-93) and Collie (border collie born 5-98)	1	2%
Just Hubby & Me	1	2%
Just me, baby and the cat.	1	2%
Me, his Daddy (Jamie), and his sissy (Angela)	1	2%
Mom, Dad, Sister (6)	1	2%
Mom, Dad, and Sister in law	1	2%
Mom, Dad, and big sister	1	2%
Mom, Dad, and big sister Samantha	1	2%
Mom, Dad. & brother Nathan	1	2%
Mom, Dad. sister and our dog. Our cat lives in the barn. We have chickens who have their own house.	1	2%
Mom, dad, Babe	1	2%
Mommy & Daddy	1	2%
Mommy and Daddy	1	2%
Mommy and Daddy, and step-siblings every other weekend.	1	2%
Mommy, Daddy and our dog Bailee!	1	2%
Mommy, Daddy and our first born - Flopper our beagle	1	2%
Mother and Father	2	4%
Mother and co-mother	1	2%
Mum & Dad	1	2%
Mummy and Daddy	1	2%
My husband and myself and four cats.	1	2%
My mother and I live with him.	1	2%
Our cat,Bernoulli	1	2%
Parents.	1	2%
Scott & Michelle	1	2%
both parents	1	2%
me	1	2%
me,husband,daughter,my mother	1	2%
mom and dad	1	2%
mom, dad, and puppy	1	2%
mom, dad, brother, dogs	1	2%
mom, dad, uncle, dog and 2 cats	1	2%
mother, father and sister	1	2%
mother, father, 4 siblings	1	2%
my husband (baby's daddy) and i	1	2%
parents only	1	2%

Any explanation/comments?	Number:	Percent:
(not entered)	42	91%
Although I live alone with my baby now, I statred out the first 6 months at my parent's house.	1	2%
My SIL lives with us when she is home from college. DH's mother passed away about 13 years ago and DH's father passed away the month I found out I was pregnant. My SIL therefore came to live with us.	1	2%
We are a lesbian couple	1	2%
We live with my mother.	1	2%