Tue. May 19, 2009 | 3:19 PM
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With a new baby comes joy, happiness -- and lots and lots of questions!

Tyra dedicates the hour to answering all the questions your mama never answered about pregnancy. A panel of doctors field questions from our audience -- made up entirely of expectant mothers! Watch as all the craziest questions get answered -- and a few myths debunked!


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I think that the lady who says that people mistake her daughter for a boy should pierce the child's ears. I find that that helps a lot or at least it does in Barbados
Posted by Leah 05/20/09 3:07 PM
 
Great great show. I felt like someone had read my mind. Alot of problems that the women are having, I went through them, except wanting sex all the time.Intamacy was difficult to me and I did not want it @ all. On the other hand my husband is sex crazy. He tried all things possible to get me in the mood. I don't know if it was the fact that I was pregnant during the summer time( horrible) or that I was not use to being that big.I would ask my OBGYN was there something wrong with me.I don't think neither of my kids liked it, they would always ball up or stick their leg or arm out. Before I concieved we would be intimate all the time( ex. 2-3 times a day).We could not go without touching each other. The low sex drive has seemed to stay after the pregnancies, I still do not have the desire for sex. My husband loved the show, he was in the background saying," I told you".OMG the baby wigs are so cute, I need one for my daughter. Not only does she have a boy hair style, her name is Jordan. When people hear her name they automatically assume that she is a boy. That makes me so mad and I don't hesitate to correct them.
Posted by Evelyn 05/20/09 2:31 PM
 
The show was good but I was concerned about all the girls in the audience that were pregnant talking about sex with their boyfriends not their husbands. Why are so many women pregnant out of marriage? This would be a good show.
Posted by brit 05/20/09 12:55 PM
 
Loved the show today. There were only a few things that I thought were wrong. I'll give you a little of my background, and then what I thought was wrong. I'm 8 months pregnant and it took my husband and I 4 years to get pregnant. I went to a doctor when we lived in CA, and another when we lived in LA. Every time we were told "you'll never have a baby" simply due to me not being regular with my cycles. We had tried everything; from legs in the air after sex, to different positions. Anything a friend suggested we tried. Nothing worked. Finally we were like guess it's just not meant to be. Then last year we moved to SC and I went to an OBG-YN here. She asked me and my husband if we wanted to have a baby and we were like YES! Along with telling her that other doctors told us it couldn't be done. She then told us she would do everything in her power to get us that baby. She put me on a Rx prenatal vitamin and sure enough, after we took the "want out" and just relaxed; about a month later we were pregnant. The problem I had with the show today was that none of the doctors or specialist said anything about trying Rx prenatal vitamins. Nor did they tell them to just relax. One thing I learned was the more you “want” the harder it is to happen. Simply due to the stress you put yourself and your partner under. I think that was one thing the ladies should have told the girls. I had a few problems with some of the guys too. I completely understand were the girls are coming from about the sex while pregnant.
Posted by Heather J 05/20/09 12:12 PM
 
hey Tyra. I'm 21 and 7 months pregnant with my first child. my boyfriend and I have the same sex issue where I don't want to have sex and he does. he doesn't give me money but he does beg a lot for it. it gets annoying and some nights I just do it but he has to hurry up or it will start hurting. i just want to thank the doctor for giving us more ideas other then sex to please the both of us
Posted by brittany 05/20/09 12:08 PM
 
I just wanted to comment about the mom who put the wig on her beautiful little girl. What is wrong with you?? The little girl is absoulutley beautiful and I cannot believe that a mom would do that to her child. It brought tears to my eyes because in my opinion she is saying that her baby is not good enough. All babies are perfect, and I cannot imagine wanting to change the appearance of my children. If it is so important to her for people to know that her baby is a girl then put a headband on her or a dress, but never put a wig on your baby because she is bald. There are children out there that are suffering from cancer who lose their hair and need wigs, but putting a wig on a BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTHY BALD BABY is ridiculos! Be thankful that you have a healthy child. This is very disgraceful and disresrectful, and it really just broke my heart. I cannot truly express how I feel just by typing this comment. But thank you Tyra for taking it off of her, and thanks for another wonderful show.
Posted by Stephanie 05/20/09 11:09 AM
 
Tell the lady with the baby wearin the hairpiece to just go get her daughter's ears pierced! That's what I did with both of my daughters around 3 months old. Everyone loved it, and they still compliment them on their pretty earrings!
Posted by brandy 05/20/09 11:07 AM
 
OMG...i tink this is one of the best episodes i hav eva seen...I am a young woman and i immensely enjoyed your show today Tyra, thank u 4 doing it.... I am not tryin to hav a baby currently, but i understand the emotions dat come with infertility. During a regular check up wit my obgny i found i hav an ovarian cyst which is very common in women and well it can cause problems when tryin to get preg...there is just soo much that goes on in the body and to d women that are havin problems PLZ GO TO D DOCTOR..be aware of ur body... again Tyra thanks..i love ur show n keep doin wat u do!!!! Love all the way form TRINIDAD
Posted by Destini 05/20/09 11:07 AM
 
Tyra I can't tell you how much I appreiate and enjoyed this show.; even down to the baby head piece. It was kind of cute and a bit fuuny and agree that the beautiful baby girl did'nt need it. I must say when I heard the title of the show, I became anxious and even a little nervous. I never imagined that I would be able to relate with so much of what I heard. As one lady stated...I too became hairy around my nipple area, only I was too ashamed of it so I shaved often. I am no longer preganant and my son is 2 years old, however I am please to know that I am not alone. I would like to have another child someday, and this show has brought me a bit more peace of mind. Thank you.
Posted by Divine 05/20/09 10:59 AM
 
There actually is a way you can pretty much get rid of streatch marks that they forgot or possibly didnt know about yet.. Its a new laser technology that I tried a while after I had my baby, and it worked pretty good. It is supposed to work best right after you have your baby. Anyways It lightened the colour of the marks. Perfectly safe and I would recommend it to anyone!
Posted by Danique 05/20/09 10:38 AM
 
I REALLY appreciated Tyra for doing a show like this; it was LONG overdue. However, I was very disappointed to see ONLY OB/GYNs serving on the expert panel to answer most general pregnancy questions. I think a lot of women would have also benefited from a more diverse panel, such as having Midwive's and multiparous women. YES, midwives still exist, we have extensive education and preparation, and there were NO questions asked that a midwife could not have answered easily. Please consider this a suggestion for future pregnancy or GYN related shows.
Posted by Tina 05/20/09 10:33 AM
 
As someone that struggled with infertility for 5 years before the birth of my son the comment about "relaxing" irritates the heck out of me, and I can probably speak for anyone with IF that it's really irritating. Sometimes it's not about relaxing, sometimes medical intervention is needed. If you've been actively trying for more than a year I'm sure at least a couple times you were relaxed, and it still didnt' work. My advice to the couples that have been trying for 2-3 years, visit a fertility doctor!!! Invetro isn't the only answer! Save yourself the heartache and find out why it's not working instead of having the disappointment month after month, test after test of it not working.
Posted by Jaime 05/20/09 9:56 AM
 
Tyra- You said that black and hispanic women are the ones that get the "black line" during pregnancy...well you should include everyone. I am white and I had the line throughout my pregnancy. I think it is a common misconception that only black and hispanic women get the line. (I had it too until my belly grew and got the line on it). Just for your info! I loved the show though- I wish it had been on when I was pregnant (my baby boy is 5 months old). Love you!
Posted by Katie 05/20/09 9:45 AM
 
This show was absolutely GREAT! My oldest daughter is pregnant with her first child. She was unable to see the show and I was unable to record it for her. Is there a way we can purchase a copy of it?
Posted by Anonymous 05/20/09 9:19 AM
 
Where did Tyra white shirt she is wearing on todays episode come from?? I love it and have to purchase one.
Posted by Centa 05/20/09 9:06 AM



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