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  • A Question For ALL The Women Out There ?

    Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago

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    If I asked her for a date today..and she said yes..but she has a friend with benefit..should I worry if her and I get closer? Or will her feelings for him fade and her like me more if we get along great?
  • All that matters .........?

    Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago

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    If I asked her for a date today..and she said yes..but she has a friend with benefit..should I worry if her and I get closer? Or will her feelings for him fade and her like me more if we get along great? I'm not letting it phase me because we arent together and have only known eachother for 8 days. I want things to get serious with her and I first.
  • If I got The date ......?

    Singles & Dating - 6 hours ago

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    If I asked her for a date today..and she said yes..but she has a friend with benefit..should I worry if her and I get closer? Or will her feelings for him fade and her like me more if we get along great?
  • If one of your love ones got sick due to another person, would you.........?

    Marriage & Divorce - 6 hours ago

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    Be Mad at the person that infected your love one?? Also if your love one pass away due to the infection??? I'm talking about fever
  • dad died grandmother says life insurance was drained by funeral costs?

    Family - 7 hours ago

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    my father died. I am his only kid Im 27. my grandmother took a life insurance policy out on my father. I was never told the details. The arrangements was no funeral parlor 2 days after he died we went to the family church and had mass then went straight to the cemetery. I am unsure of how to find out if I was lied to. or if my grandmother was the one to end up with what ever the life insurance paid off. I have heard that she may have been the primary beneficiary as long as she survived his dying. and I would then be the secondary, only being beneficiary if my grandmother was deceased when he died. can someone put this in perspective for me please?
  • Teens: Is it embarassing not to have any plans for weekends?

    Friends - 8 hours ago

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    Do u feel nervous when it's thursday and u sill don't have any plans for the weekend? Do u feel sad or embarassed to stay at home all day on Saturday?
  • what do u do when one of your best doesnt like your other best friend!?help mi pllzzz?

    Friends - 8 hours ago

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    one of my friends really doesnt like my other best friend wat can i do....
  • Help! Boy trouble! Or maybe it's me..?

    Singles & Dating - 8 hours ago

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    Okay,here's the deal. Whenever I like a guy,I don't want him to right away (if at all), so I act uninterested even when he shows interest.It's childish but it's a defense mechanism for me. So there's this guy I really like a lot and I've given him the cold shoulder, even when I tried to show interest (I'm messed up,I know). I want to know if there's a way for me to fix the damage,start over maybe. The only method that I haven't tried is telling him flat out,which I cannot (will not) do, especially since I think he make have lost some interest. If anyone has any USEFUL advice,strategies,etc., I'd greatly appreciate them
  • How did u meet the person u ended up marrying?

    Singles & Dating - 8 hours ago

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    1. how old were u and the person when u guys met for the first time? 2. where and how did u meet the person 3. did u instantly realize that the person is " the one" when u first met him/her. 4. how long did it take to finally decide to marry 5. What's the top reason that u have decided to spend the rest of ur time with him/her?
  • How different are you from your fiance/fiancee?

    Weddings - 8 hours ago

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    How different are you from your loved one? i am more of aggressive, he's passive; i am impatient, he's patient; im little loud, he's very quiet. how about you? :)

A Tour of Your Newborn

By Ann Douglas
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Many first-time parents are more than a little shocked to discover that newborn babies are wet, wrinkled, and red-faced—not exactly the plump, chubby-cheeked cherubs that they may have envisioned before the birth. And, what’s more, newborn babies may also have a few other features that may be worrying to their parents—bluish hands and feet, body hair, a moulded head, and so on. Here’s a quick tour of a healthy newborn from head to toe.

Head:

- Don’t be alarmed if your baby looks a bit like one of “the Coneheads” of Saturday Night Live fame. Your baby’s head will assume a more rounded appearance within a few days of the birth as the plates in your baby’s skull shift back into their pre-labour positions.

- Wondering why there seems to be an abundance of extra skin at the back of your baby’s head? Blame it the on shifts in your baby’s body fluid balance as he adjusts to life outside the womb. (Don’t worry. It won’t be long before your newborn “grows into” his skin.)

- Worried about touching your baby’s “soft spot”? The membranes that cover your baby’s anterior (front) and posterior (back) fontanels provide a fair bit of protection, so as long as you handle your baby with care, you don’t have to worry about accidentally injuring your baby.

- If your baby was delivered with the aid of forceps (medical instruments that look like salad tongs), he may arrive with a few minor bumps and bruises. And if he hitched a ride down the birth canal with a vacuum extractor (another type of medical device), he may end up with a temporary suction mark on his head as well.

- Labour isn’t just physically demanding for the mother: it’s hard work for the baby, too. Some babies are born with a caput succedaneum (a swelling of the soft tissues of the skull that can occur during labour as the baby’s head pushes against the cervix). Fortunately, this swelling tends to subside on its own shortly after the birth. Other babies are born with a cephalohematoma—a raised bump that is caused by the pooling of blood between the skull bone and the tough covering of the skull during the birthing process. While cephalohematomas can be alarming to look at, they usually disappear on their own within a couple of weeks.

Hair:

- Some babies are born with a full head of hair: others are completely bald. Rest assured that any amount of hair is “normal.”

- Your newborn may have some soft, downy hair on his upper back and other parts of his body. This hair—known as lanugo—usually disappears within the first week of life and is more abundant in slightly premature infants.

Face:

- Don’t panic if your baby’s face is swollen or if there are patches of bluish bruising or flat streaks of broken blood vessels on his face. These changes are all temporary and result from the tight squeeze during birth.

- Concerned about your baby’s flat nose or receding chin? There’s nothing to worry about on that front either. Over time, your baby’s nose and chin will start to look more normal.

Eyes:

- Your baby may be born with puffy, droopy eyelids and eyes that are tightly squeezed together. Don’t worry: it’ll only be a matter of time before your baby starts flashing his baby blues (or browns).

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