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My ex-husband promised me he would be there for my pregnancy but there is a new girl in the picture?
Im 25 he is 26 and she is 21. we were together 9 years married 6. as much as my heart ached we got divorced. We were living in different states when i found out i was having his baby since he at the time was in the military. he was supposedly excited about the baby and he promised that once he moved back ( he was finishing his military term) he would be there for me for the remainder of the pregnancy and be part of the experience. After much hesitation from my part, he convinced me that we should try to work out a friendship for the sake of the baby. he told me how he missed me, could not wait to see me, that he enjoyed talking to me because no one had so much with him in common than i did and he even even said that he was not talking to anyone and interested in anyone and although right now he was not trying to pursue a reconciliation with me that maybe one day that we never knew that we might be together again. i always pulled away for fear of a heartbreak and told him he had to be patient with me. The day after he arrives to the state I live in he tells me that he out of respect for me he wanted to let me know that he just got into a relationship with someone and that it was something that was not just a passing thing. I was devastated. The doctors appointments, the lunch meetings we had planned, the lamaze classes we arranged he said he would not go becuase he did not want me to go through anymore emotional pain which to me is an excuse. i found out through his siter that while he was talking to me he was already talking' to the other girl. she is her sister ex-best friend and her sister is fearful that there is a hidden agenda from her and that she does not understand why he is crazy about her that he has not been there for me and he is not speaking to her since she does not approve of their relationship. after him being with the girl for a month and not contacting me for that time, he emails me asking about how i was doing and my doctors appointments and that he still wants us to work on a freindship. i cant be friends with someone who cant put his child first so i did not respond. after a month with her, he claims that he is inlove with her and she is wonderful, moved in with her after a week getting with her all the while she still lives with her parents. i want to move on for the sake of my child and focus on the healthy development of my child, but as a woman i am hurt and am trying to understand why would he do this to me after everything him and i been through. his family does not approve of the situation and they say I was very good to him and dont know what happend. im 8 months pregnant now and i havent even gotten a pack of diapers from him. i cannot beleive how a man who used to treat me like a queen now has neglected me during this time. what is happening to him? do men tend to do this a lot to women? will he ever wake up and face the situation?

How do I comprimise between my wishes and my husband's eldery dog's quality of life.?
My husband brought an old dog into our marriage. She's about 16 or 17. He's out of town all week, home on the weekends, so the care during the week falls to me. She's a nice enough dog, but she doesn't have much control of pooping and peeing anymore. I cage her at night, but it isn't uncommon for her to poop or pee in the cage. However, if I leave her out, she almost always poops or pees and often steps in it and walks all around the room. She won't use a puppy pad, for some reason. During the day, she sometimes has daily accidents, even though she has a dog door with access to the outside. She's too stiff to take for a walk outside in the heat. She just sits down outside. So, I pretty much keep her gated in the back room. Sometimes I feel bad for that. What a boring life for an old dog. Just sitting in one room all the time when she used to have the run of the house and liked to lay about on the carpet in the family room. She kicks diapers off, unfortuately, and won't wear them. I get really sick of cleaning up her mess, but I know she can't help it. Are there ways to improve her quality of life without having poop and pee all over the house and yuck. Any suggestions?

Am I wrong for wanting help from my father? Help!?
Im 19 years old and just met my father this year for the first time. I found him on facebook and he was excited to meet me along with his other 7 kids he already has (which he takes care of) When i was a baby, he denied me being his daughter, never bought me anything, and left my mom with me. You can imagine how crazy it was meeting your dad for the first time, ever. Everyone was really happy, except my mom who said that I'll just end up getting hurt. My dad went on saying that he can help me out with anything, etc... He makes GOOD money. And his youngest kid is 2. He has EVERYTHING. And i thought it was insulting when my dad took me shopping to buy his 2 year old a flat screen tv. When, I never even got diapers from him. Recently, I fell upon a hard time trying to find a job. I have no phone, and my car can get repoed any second. It took me alot of courage to ask him for help so he did, kind of. He gave me one of his old cell phones, but turned it off a week later. And when i asked for help on my car payments and texted me back wow Am I wrong for wanting help from him? I'm not after his money, but he had no clue what it was like to join a family and look at everyone else that had no idea about me, but everyone else was taken care of. I am thinking my mom was right and I should just end communication with him. Help??

Why do you think most mothers choose formula over breast milk?
I was doing some research into breastfeeding and stumbled upon this: In 1994, after years of stalling by Republican administrations that opposed it, the United States joined every other developed nation in the world as a signatory to the WHO Code, an international agreement that, among other things, calls for an end to formula promotion and giveaways through the health-care system and includes a clause stating that no financial or material inducements should be offered by [infant formula] manufacturers or distributors to health workers, or members of their families, nor should these be accepted. Despite the WHO Code, virtually all hospitals in the United States offering maternity services -- as well as the majority of individual obstetricians and pediatricians -- continue to provide massive free advertising from the huge pharmaceutical companies that produce and market formula in the United States. Such promotional material comes in the form of formula giveaways, patient educational literature produced by the formula companies and even free baby equipment such as diaper bags. The article went on to say: American hospitals have largely shrugged off the idea that accepting free formula and large cash donations in return for a particular formula company's right to market directly to its patients represents an ethical problem. Around the world, thousands of hospitals have become certified by the World Health Organization as Baby-Friendly by agreeing to aggressively and accurately promote breast-feeding and to end the practice of allowing infant-formula companies to offer freebies to personnel or patients. In the United States, however, fewer than 20 hospitals and birthing centers have received the Baby-Friendly designation. Do you feel that the reason so many women opt to formula feed is because the formula companies have most hospitals and doctors in their pocket? http://www.salon.com/life/feature/1999/07/20/formula2 The article is a little old, but I just want some opinions on it. Another question: Did the hospital you delivered at offer to give you formula to go home with? What brand of formula did they offer? Rae's Momma: Don't be so defensive. I didn't say anything derogatory about formula feeding mommies. I was just wanting some opinions on that article.

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