Diagnosing Pregnancy
When a woman comes to you and thinks she is pregant.....she usually is! Breast will grow and become tender, nausea in the morning, mood swings etc......use the listening tube and listen to the stomach for a heartbeat (or two....or more), check ankles for bloating, ask the usual questions (missing anything this month....LOL). Sex the baby with a string and a nail. Hang the nail over the stomach and watch which way it sways: side to side for a girl, up and down for a boy, erratic circles indicate one of each (Twins!)

Once a woman has been determined to be pregnant she will need to make 3 tri-mester visits to your 'office.'

1) Establish parentage to determine what race the child will be, this will help determind how long the gestation period will be as well as many other factors. The race effects the type of birth conditions needed, what sort of diet the mother needs, whether or not the birth will be live or hatched.....etc!

2) This 'visit' can be a combo examination/baby shower. If a real person is going to play the baby the birth date will need to be coordinated with that person, the healer, the mother (father?, other relatives optional). Ask the mother to be if she is having any problems and if so prescribe the appropriate herbs, suggest a change in diet, reccomend exercise (swimming is excellent), etc...Don't forget to bring a gift to the shower!

3) This is a crucial visit! The mother needs to know birth conditions based on race (ie Syrens give birth in the water), know what she should feed the infant, and at least one developemnt that occurs after birth (ie....a dragons wings will be too small and weak to fly with at first, a vampire will already have the two crucial fangs poking out from their gums when they are born). You need to have her research this basic info and email you back with the answers. A good mid-wife does much more than just deliver babies! men: boil water and pass out cigars whoo whoo hee