I have 3 kids, unfortunately smoked through all 3 pregnancies (didn't know any better then), and every one of them weighed 8 1/2 lbs. Don't ask me why. It was as though they were all out of the same mold. Cousin Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Leeds" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Babies, etcOT > "Stillbirth happens to women with diabetes, diagnosed, or undiagnosed, as > well > as to those who smoke." > > Mary, Mary, Mary, don't tell me you're one of THOSE?!?!? lol I have yet > to meet a doctor who doesn't blame every single "itty bitty thing" I might > complain of on my diabetes. Give me a break, diabetes does NOT cause have > the things I've had over the years!!!!!!!!! I swear I could do a better > job of doctoring diabetics than any who've treated me!! ;D > > As for smoking, I asked my general practitioner about that when I was > pregnant with Jade. He said "Well, you're a diabetic, so you're bound to > have big babies. But you smoke, which means the baby will be fairly > small. That should work out about even!!" ROTFLMBO LOVED that doctor!! > ;D > > For the record, despite my diabetes ALL my babies were fairly small so I > guess Dr. White was right! lol Jade and Casey were about 6.5lbs each and > Lauren and Robert were 5.5lbs each. Jade now weighs 220lbs and is 1/2" > shorter than me, so don't ANYONE tell me smoking stunts your growth!! lol > > "Green potatoes do not cause such harm. That's another of those old wives > ENGLISH tales.... (now I'm running for the hills.)" > > Come to run with me have you Mary? The race is on!! lol Now I did some > research on this back in Germany because they ONLY had green potatoes at > the CX and it really peed me off! :( The quickest information I can find > today is that potatoes turn green because of solanine which IS toxic, if > eaten in large amounts. The site I just found also said you can just cut > the green off, but I've read differently on two other sites when we were > in Germany, both American sites from memory. Anyway, according to the > Mayo Clinic, they're "probably okay to eat". Don't you love their > decisiveness on this one, from of all places the Mayo Clinic?!? ;D > > I play it safe anyway; if it's green I simply don't buy it anymore. > > Take care, > > Rob. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message